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Hebrews 10:24
N: And let us consider how to provoke one another to love and good deeds
1: provoke
2: I like that word
1: provoke
2: to anger
3: to incite
2: to agitate
3: to antagonize
N: And let us consider how to provoke one another to love and good deeds
4: WAIT! Provoke has to be the wrong word.
1: provoke
2: to incite
3: love?
4: It’s too strong. Why not “let us encourage one another”?
N: And let us consider how to provoke one another to love and good deeds.
1: provoke
2: to stir up emotion
3: emotion that must become action
2: Emotion…
3: called out…
2: to become action.
1: provoke
4: tangible love
3: love called out
2: called out so strongly
1: that it must grow hands and feet
2: love that must be living
3: and breathing
2: in the world.
(pause)
4: But how?
(pause)
N: And let us consider
[read on top of each other so it lines up as shown (vertically)]
1: And let us consider how to provoke
2: think about how
3: how to provoke
4: provoke
[separate again]
1: spur on
2: incite
3: call out
1: living love
2: daring good deeds
4: But how?
(pause)
3: Brothers and sisters,
1: let us consider, together, how
All: to provoke love and good deeds