01 How to Walk With God

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hw uss MaaIn Victory, th priary vnu for disciplship

happns in a sall group. It is calld a Victory group.

W strongly ncourag vryon to b involvd sinc

these groups are specically designed to help disciplesgrow spiritually.

A Victory group ting has thr sctions: Cc,

W, and P, and idally lasts fro forty to

sixty inuts.

ConneCt (5-10 ms)

Victory group tings bgin with a ti to rlat with

on anothr. Dpnding on th popl who copris

th group, this can b don through a varity of ways:

Funsuch as an icebreaker activity

Answered prayerssharing of testionies

and updats Questionssuch as those provided in the

atrial, larning ach othrs prsonal storis,

and sharing feedback fro the weekly essage

Eective Questions During the Connect Portion:

Are deliberately friendly to rst-tiers

Ask for opinion or experiences

Require no Bible knowledge

Have no right or wrong answer

Are not controversial

Are preferably connected to the eetings topic


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nw Wh: How do I apply the Word to my life?

Our priary reason for sharing the Bible is so that people will know

who God is and what He has done. In doing so, the participants will

bgin to discovr who thy ar and what thy should do.

If it is a prois, tach th to clai it. If it is a coand or a

principl, ncourag th to put it to action by Gods grac. If it is a

truth, lt th brac it willingly and not undr copulsion. Allow

Gods grac and lov to win th by th way

you tach Gods Word.

Encourage specic, easurable action steps that are consistentwith th lif chang that th Scriptur is bringing about. W do not

coand popl, but w spur th on toward lov and good dds.

Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves.

Do what it says.JAmeS 1:22

Tips for Life-Changing Application

You ay choose one of the So What and Now What questions

or you ay add your own.

An eective standby application question is: What one action

step are you going to take as a result of what you heard today?

Designate who will be the rst to answer the question asked.

Do not allow soeone to argue or be critical of others.

Reind everyone to apply the lesson to their own lives, not tosoon lss.

Ask God for wisdo to know when to balance or correct strange

or unbiblical applications. Insnsitiv corrction or criticis can

kill the group, as can unchecked heresy.

Reind everyone that transforation is Gods work, not ours, and

our obedience is a response to who He is and His love for us. It is

Gods grace that enables us to apply and obey His Word.

Word (20-30 ms)

Tach th truth and rlvanc of Gods Word for lif application. Th

Victory group eeting is not priarily a Bible study. Although teaching

and xplanation of Scriptur is involvd, th goal is to inistr, not

nish a aterial.

Thr is no nd tach all th points in a atrial.

Within this section, we look at what the Bible says, its relevance to us

today, and its application in our livs.

Wh: What does the Bible say?

Counicat and ipart biblical truth clarly and concisly

16All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking,

correcting and training in righteousness, 17so that the man of God

may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.2 TImOTHY 3:16,17

Tips for Sharing the Word Eectively

Let the Bible speak for itself.

Use illustrations and tell stories to explain Bible verses.

When entertaining clarications, be watchful not to allow the

discussion to go o-tangent.

The priary goal is to inister to the needs of the people, not to

nish a Bible lesson. Be led by the Spirit when using the aterial.

S Wh: What is the relevance of the Word to my life?

Giv participants th opportunity to discuss how th Word ipacts

th way thy liv.

Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be

transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test

and approve what Gods will ishis good, pleasing and perfect will.

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Pray(15-20 ms)

Prayer is the ost iportant part of the Victory group eeting. make

sur you hav plnty of ti lft so your prayr ti is not rushd. This

is not a closing prayer, but a tie for everyone in the group to take

specic requests to God. This is where the action is. The goal is to create

a vnu whr popl will s God ov on thir bhalf.

Again, I tell you that if two of you on earth agree about anything you

ask for, it will be done for you by my Father in heaven.mATTHEW 18:19

Tips for Powerful Prayer

Listen to the Holy Spirit carefully during the Connect and Wordsctions for things that ay nd prayr.

Spend your tie praying for one another, not sharing and

discussing prayer requests.

Keep your prayers siple, sincere, and short. most non-believers

have never heard an ordinary Christian just talk to God and will

b touchd by th sincrity and siplicity of th prayr.

Pray, dont preach. Pray in siple and short sentences, not long

seron prayers.

Use conversational prayer, not coplicated or profound,

intrcssory prayr.

Expect God to answer your prayers.


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Dscrib yourslf in on word. Why did you

choose that word?

How do you show soeone that you

love hi or her?

What is one of the greatest sacrices you

have ever ade? Was it worth it?


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So WhAtHow does Gods love dier fro our love? How does

Gods love ake you feel?

Why do you think God loves us, even though we are

sinners? What does His love say about who He is?

How does the constancy of Gods love ake you feel?

How does this aect your life, and how does this

challenge your view of love?

Thank God for His great love expressed through

Jsus dath on th cross. exprss your gratitud for

Gods lov.

Pray that you would hav a gratr undrstanding of

and condence based on Gods love for you.

Ask God to use you to express His love to those

around you, especially those who do not know Hi

yet. Pray for specic people so that they would know

that God lovs th.

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Are you convinced that God loves you? All the tie,as uch as He loves those around you? What can you

do to know and experience His love ore this week?

How do you respond to Gods love? How do you

express this every day?

Are you currently in a dicult situation? What can

you do to furthr undrstand th constancy and

greatness of Gods love for you?

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What circumstances

did Paul experience

and how did

he respond

to these, knowing

the constancy of

Gods love?

4 Gs v s cs.35Who shall separate us from the love of Christ?

Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or

nakedness or danger or sword? . . . 37No . . . 38For I am

convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels

nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any

powers, 39neither height nor depth, nor anything else in

all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of

God . . . ROmANS 8:35,37-39

It is asy to fl that God lovs us whn things ar

going wellin ties of prosperity, health, and peace.But what about in ties of lack, persecution, and

doubt? During tough ties, any of us wrongly feel

that w ar sparatd fro Gods lov. W ust sttl

once and for all that God loves us. The proof of His love

is not found in our prsnt circustancs, but in what

He did on the cross for us 2,000 years ago.

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What is on of your bst oris

as a child?

How do you celebrate special holidays or

faily ilestones?

What disciplin did you sotis hat as

a child but have now coe to appreciate?


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dscp shu b gh, shu b cus f scugm.My son, do not make light of the Lords discipline, and do

not lose heart when he rebukes you . . .HEBREWS 12:5

Soe Christians tend to take Gods discipline too

lightly. Others receive His discipline as rejection and

feel like coplete failures. As we grow up in Christ, we

ust larn to avoid both of ths dangrous xtrs.

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5And you have forgotten that word of

encouragement that addresses you as sons:

My son, do not make light of the Lords

discipline, and do not lose heart when he

rebukes you, 6because the Lord disciplines those

he loves, and he punishes everyone he accepts

as a son.HEBREWS 12:5,6

Because of Gods great love for us, He protects us andprovides for us. He saves and blesses us not because

of how uch we love Hi, but because of how uch

He loves us. While we joyfully accept these expressions

of His love, we often isunderstand another iportant

anifstation of divin lov: Disciplin.

How do people

make light of the

Lords discipline?

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dscp s pf f Gs v.11My son, do not despise the Lords discipline and do not

resent his rebuke, 12because the Lord disciplines those he

loves, as a father the son he delights in. PROVERBS 3:11,12

The rebuke, correction, and discipline of the Lord in our

lives is proof of His love for us. He loves us too uch

to tolrat sinful habits and ungodly attituds that will

ultiatly dstroy us.

dscp s pf f Gs ccpc.. . . the Lord disciplines those he loves, and he punishes

everyone he accepts . . .HEBREWS 12:6

God disciplines everyone He has accepted as His own

child. Thrfor disciplin is a sign of accptanc,

not rjction.

What does

acceptance

mean?

How has God

rebuked and

disciplined you?

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How did your

father discipline

you? What does

it mean to be

Gods child?

4 dscp s pf h w Gs ch.Know then in your heart that as a man disciplines his son,

so the LORD your God disciplines you. DEUTERONOmY 8:5

(SEE ALSO HEBREWS 12:7,8.)

You cannot discipline your neighbors children, no

atter how uch they need it. Why? Because they are

not in your faily. Disciplin is for faily brs only.

Likewise, divine discipline is only for those who are part

of Gods faily.

So WhAtHow does your view of discipline dier fro Gods?

Why do you think discipline is a divine anifestation

of Gods love?

How can you be careful not to take the Lords

discipline too lightly or get discouraged by it?

How do you feel about Gods love? How do you feel

about His discipline? How does God want you to view

His love and discipline?

Thank God for His love, acceptance, and

discipline, even though His discipline ay be painful

or inconvnint.

Ask God to help you respond to His discipline in a

godly anner. Pray that He would transfor you daily

to becoe the person He has called you to be.

Pray for those you know who are not part of Gods

faily yet. Ask the Lord to draw the in and pray for

their salvation. Believe God for opportunities to show

th Gods lov.prAyer

noW WhAtIn what area do you think the Lord is disciplining you?

What do you think He wants you to learn

or understand?

How can you respond to Gods discipline in a way that

honors Hi?

Do you believe God has accepted you as His child?

Why or why not? What can you do to understand and

appreciate His love ore this week?

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Tll us about your favorit ovi. What do

you like about it?

What is on bad habit you wish you can

break? Why?

Who is on of th ost gracious popl

you know? Recall a specic instance

xplaining this.


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W sv b gc.8For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith

and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God9not by

works, so that no one can boast. EPHESIANS 2:8,9

(SEE ALSO ROmANS 11:6.)

Th victorious Christian lif bgins whn w accpt

that salvation is only by th grac of God, not by

our good works. Grace eans we are saved becauseof what God did for us, not what we do for Hi.

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For if, by the trespass of the one man, death

reigned through that one man, how much more

will those who receive Gods abundant provision

of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in

life through the one man, Jesus Christ. ROmANS 5:17

Th Christian should not liv a lif of constant

oppression, depression, and hopelessness. Because

God has given the abundance of His grace, we can reign

ovr whatvr advrs circustancs co our way.

Because of His grace, we can and should live victorious

lives in Christ. Following are four benets of Gods grace

in our livs.

What did God do

for us that ensures

our salvation?

What did we

do for God to

deserve salvation?

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W c vcm wss hugh gc.But he said to me, My grace is sucient for you,

for my power is made perfect in weakness.

Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about

my weaknesses, so that Christs power may rest on me.

2 CORINTHIANS 12:9

W c hv vc v s hugh gc.For sin shall not be your master, because you are not

under law, but under grace. ROmANS 6:14

11For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared

to all men. 12It teaches us to say No to ungodliness and

worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and

godly lives in this present age. TITUS 2:11,12

What is a aster? Why should sin not be our aster?

Who is our aster?

What are your

weaknesses?

How has Gods

grace been

sucient? What

does sucient

mean?

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What does grace

teach us to say

no to?

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What does it

mean to have all

that you need?

a u s c b m hugh gc.And God is able to make all grace abound to you,

so that in all things at all times, having all that you need,

you will abound in every good work.

2 CORINTHIANS 9:8

How has Gods grace supplied your needs?

So WhAtAccording to the Bible, what is grace? How does Gods

grace dier fro your understanding of grace?

How does grace enable you to overcoe weakness

and sin? How do you think a person full of Gods grace

looks like?

Why do you think Gods grace is described as

abundant, rich, and all-sucient?

Thank God for His all-sucient, abundant, and

saving grac.

Appropriate Gods grace over your life in your specic

situation. Whether it is a weakness, sin, or a dicult

circustance, ask God for His grace to ood your life

and ll you to the overowing. Believe that every

need you have will be et through His grace.

Pray for your faily and frinds who hav not yt

rcivd Gods saving grac for thir livs. Pray for

thir salvation and that thy would surrndr thir

livs to Jsus Christ.prAyer

noW WhAtHave you been saved by Gods grace? If not, would

you like to receive His grace and gift of eternal life,

and begin living for Hi today?

Ar thr sinful habits, actions, or attituds in your

life that you need Gods grace to say no to? How

can you walk in repentance and faith to overcoe

these this week?

Do you have a biblical understanding of grace? What

can you do to appreciate and further understand His

grace this coing week?

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Tll us about on prson you rally adir.

What do you like and respect about hi

or her?

What is one thing you want to be known

for? Why?

Who is on of th popl you ar closst

to? What do you appreciate about

this person?


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W sv b fh, b g ws.That if you confess with your mouth, Jesus is Lord,

and believe in your heart that God raised him from the

dead, you will be saved. ROmANS 10:9

W ar not savd by what w do, but by trusting in what

Christ has alrady don for us. etrnal salvation is basd

on what w bliv, not on what w do. This is thstarting point of Christian faith.

W hv pc wh G b fh, bbg gus us.Therefore, since we have been justied through faith,

we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.

ROmANS 5:1

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For in the gospel a righteousness from God is

revealed, a righteousness that is by faith from

rst to last, just as it is written: The righteous

will live by faith.ROmANS 1:17

W can stand rightous bfor a holy God bcaus

of what He did for us, not what we do for Hi. Real

righteousness is based on faith, not on works. Five

hundred years ago when a frustrated Geran onk

gured out that the righteous will live by faith and not

by works, the whole course of church history changed

draatically. Likewise, when we learn to live by faith

and not by works, our spiritual lives will never be the

sae. Following are three foundations of living by faith.

If good works

could save us,

what should we

do then?

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Pac with God ans w hav frdo fro constant

guilt, spiritual inferiority, feeling like we never do

nough, and th far of dath. Pac with God can

never be attained through keeping religious rules, doing

good dds, or joining rligious organizations. Pac

only coes through putting faith in the nished work of

Christ on the cross. Our works add nothing to what He

has alrady don for us.

ou shp wh G s hugh fh, hugh pg h w.Not having a righteousness of my own that comes from

the law, but that which is through faith in Christthe

righteousness that comes from God and is by faith.

PHILIPPIANS 3:9

Paul trid in vain to stablish his own rightousnss

by diligently keeping the law. He nally cae to thepoint of accpting that no attr how hard h trid, h

would forever fall short of Gods standard. He realized

that rightousnss cos through faith in Christ, not

through faith in ones ability to keep the law.

Why can

we never be

righteous

through the law?

What does it

mean to be

justied?

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So WhAtHow would it look like to live by faith today? Why do

you think the Bible tells us that the righteous will live

by faith?

Why does justication produce peace?

How do soe people try to please God through

their own religious works? What does the Bible say

about this?

Thank God for what Christ did on the crossfor His

love, forgiveness, redeption, justication, and peace.

Pray that you would liv by faith, not by what you s,

not by your own good works. Ask God for His peace to

ll you.

Pray for your faily and friends who do not know

Christ yet, that they will trust in Hi ore than their

own good works.

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Do you bliv you hav bn savd by grac,through faith? Are you still trusting in your own

religious good works for salvation, peace, and

relationship with God? Would you like to put your

faith in what Christ did on the cross today?

Do you have peace of ind? How can you live in

frdo fro guilt, spiritual rjction, and th far of

death? How can you have greater peace this week?

What can you do to live by faith every day? How will

you put what you have learned into practice?

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Do you like sports? Which sport do you

enjoy or which tea do you like cheering

for? Why?

What is one of the ost dicult things you

have ever had to do? What did it feel like?

Tll us about a ti whn a frind or faily

br ad a prois thy could not

keep. How did you respond?


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Fh bvs hg s mpssbwh G.I tell you the truth, if you have faith as small as a mustard

seed, you can say to this mountain, Move from here to

there and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for

you.mATTHEW 17:20

Th ral issu is not how tall th ountain is, or how

tiny our faith is in coparison to th ountain. Th ral

issu of faith is how big our God is. evn if our faith is as

sall as a ustard sd, if it is connctd to a big God,

nothing will b ipossibl.

Fh bvs G s b p Hs pmss.19Without weakening in his faith, he faced the fact

that his body was as good as deadsince he was about

a hundred years oldand that Sarahs womb was also

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For everyone born of God overcomes the world.

This is the victory that has overcome the world,

even our faith. 1 JOHN 5:4

The Christian life is a ght. It is lled with obstacles that

w ust ovrco. Th good nws is that vryon

born of God can be an overcoer! Not just the pastor or

Victory group leader, but every child of God! The key to

victory is faith.

What are some

impossible-to-

move mountains

that you have

faced in life?

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dead. 20Yet he did not waver through unbelief regarding

the promise of God, but was strengthened in his faith

and gave glory to God, 21being fully persuaded

that God had power to do what he had promised.

ROmANS 4:19-21

Th circustancs told Abraha h was too old to

fathr a child. mdical xprts would hav told hi h

was too old. His wife laughed at the idea. But his faith

told hi that his God was able to keep His proises.

Faith focuses on the power of God, not on the size of

th probl.

Fh bvs G s w.And without faith it is impossible to please God, because

anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and

that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.

HEBREWS 11:6

many Christians know God as Lord, Savior, and Father,

but not as rewarder. Hebrews tells us that we ust

believe that He is a rewarder. This is the starting point

of grat faith.

What is a

reward? Why are

rewards given?

Have you ever

received a reward?

What? Why?

What is a

promise? Why

is it impossible

for God to break

His promise?

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So WhAtHow does your view of God aect your situation? How

do you think your view of God needs to change? Do

you believe that nothing is ipossible with Hi?

How do God as a proise-keeper dier fro you and

those who have ade proises to you? How does

Gods unchanging and faithful nature ake you feel?

Why do you think the Bible tells us we ust believe

that God is a rewarder?

Thank God for who He is, that He is faithful, all-

powerful, and a proise-keeping God.

Believe God for His proises to be fullled in your

lif, for your faily, in your job, and through your

inistry. Pray specically for your current situation.

Ask God for ountain-oving faith. Do not give up!

Pray for those you know who are facing tough

situations. Ask God that they will be strengthened in

their faith and see His proises fullled in their lives.prAyer

noW WhAtDo you have ountain-oving faith? How do youthink you can have greater faith? When you face a

ountain, how can you rspond in a way that

honors God?

What are soe ipossible situations you are

facing? What are soe proises you are still waiting

on God to fulll? Are you fully persuaded that God

has enough power to do what He proised? What will

you do whil waiting and to hlp you not giv

up hope?

Do you know soeone who is facing a big

ountain and needs great faith? How can you be an

encourageent to the this week?

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How do you nd out what is in the news?

What or who is your sourc of currnt

aairs or breaking news?

What is one of the ost recent books you

have read? Why did you read it?

What is on thing you hop will happn in

the next twelve onths?

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Fh HpNow faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of

what we do not see. HEBREWS 11:1

Faith is the power that akes our hopes and dreas

becoe reality. Hope without faith causes great

frustration. Faith without hope is like a dart player who

does not know where the dart board is. He is dangerous

bcaus h randoly throws darts all ovr th plac.

Fh h WConsequently, faith comes from hearing the message,

and the message is heard through the word of Christ.

ROmANS 10:17

Why is it that so popl s to hav grat faith and

others little faith? Gods Word is the key to strong faith.

Just as propr dit and xrcis produc a strongr

body, reading, studying, and obeying the Bible cause

faith to grow strong.

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Take up the shield of faith, with which you can

extinguish all the aming arrows of the evil one.

EPHESIANS 6:16

Faith is an integral part of the aror of the Christian.

Th shild of faith has th powr to protct us fro

every attack of the devil. In order to eectively use our

shield of faith, we ust understand how it works in

conjunction with hop, th Word, lov, and action.

What is your

greatest hope?

Are you sure it

will become a

reality? Why?

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Fh lvFor in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor

uncircumcision has any value. The only thing that counts

is faith expressing itself through love.GALATIANS 5:6

Faith that expresses itself through arrogance,

selshness, and anger is not true faith at all. Faith is

foundd on Gods lov for us. It grows as our lov for

God grows, and it sprads as w larn to lov othrs.

Fh acIn the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied

by action, is dead. JAmES 2:17

Inactive faith is false faith. Faith is only as alive as it is

active. Faith that only stays in the ind, but is never

translated into real life, is not Bible faith. But when faith

is put into practic, it bcos a powrful forc.

How does faith

express itself

through love?

How does

faith come?

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So WhAtWhat do you think it eans to take up the shield

of faith?

How does Gods Word strengthen your faith? How do

you think God wants us to prioritize His Word?Why is it iportant for faith to xprss itslf through

love? How have you seen other people express faith

through love?

Thank God for His shield of faith, that through it you

can extinguish all the aing arrows of the evil one.

Ask God to reveal Hiself to you in greater ways

through His Word.

Pray that your faith would continu to grow, that

your faith would b xprssd through lov, that you

would not los hop, and that your faith would baliv and activ.

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How can you put on your shield of faith every day?How can you apply what you have learned today?

How often do you read the Bible? Do you have a

systeatic plan of study? How can you go deeper in

Gods Word this week?

Is your faith active and real? What can you do to

further activate your faith this week?

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