Welcome to the Sunday Sermons podcast of First Presbyterian Church of Allentown We hope you'll join us each week by setting aside a few moments to take a prayerful breath and listen to God's Word. Check out First Presbyterian Church of Allentown online at https://fpcallentown.org/ and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/firstpresbyterianchurchofallentown
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Captain Kirk, Billie Eilish, and Jesus
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19:24Who are the holy ones who have gone before you? Join us as Pastor Stephanie Anthony preaches a sermon entitled "Captain Kirk, Billie Eilish, and Jesus". The scripture readings are Ephesians 1:15-19 & Luke 6:17-31 (Read by Bill White) This sermon was preached at First Presbyterian Church of Allentown at our 8:45am All Saints' Day Worship Service on …
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In what ways does God's generosity inspire your own? Join us as Pastor Stephanie Anthony preaches a sermon entitled "BOLD Proclamation". The scripture readings are Psalm 65:1-2, 9-13 & Joel 2:23-32 (Read by Bob Martin) This sermon was preached at First Presbyterian Church of Allentown at our 11:00am Worship Service on Sunday, October 26, 2025; you …
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How does our church proclaim God's love to one another and to the world? How can you be part of the proclamation? Join us as Pastor Taylor Hall preaches a sermon entitled "BOLD Proclamation". The scripture readings are Genesis 32:22-31 & 2 Timothy 3:14-4:5 This sermon was preached at First Presbyterian Church of Allentown at our 11:00am Worship Ser…
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For what are you grateful today? Join us as Pastor Stephanie Anthony preaches a sermon entitled "BOLD Gratitude". The scripture readings are Psalm 111 & Luke 17:11-19 This sermon was preached at First Presbyterian Church of Allentown at our 11:00am Worship Service on Sunday, October 12, 2025; you can read the text version on blog page. Join us Sund…
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Join us as Pastors Stephanie, Moufid, and Abraham preach a three-part sermon entitled "BOLD Vision" from Sunday October 5, 2025. This special service brought together all 4 unique styles of worship at FPC Allentown. The scripture readings are 2 Timothy 1:1-10 and Habakkuk 2:1-4 (Read in multiple languages by Bob Martin, Moufid Khoury, and Abraham P…
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What step might you take this week toward a future that God promises which you can't fully see? Join us as Pastor Stephanie Anthony preaches a sermon entitled "BOLD Hope". The scripture readings are Psalm 91:1-6, 14-16 (Read by Bruce Gunn) & Jeremiah 32:1-3a, 6-15 (During the sermon) This sermon was preached at First Presbyterian Church of Allentow…
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What do you see that breaks God's heart? Do you hear a call to be a part of the healing? Join us as Pastor Stephanie Anthony preaches a sermon entitled "When God's Heart Breaks". The scripture readings are Jeremiah 8:18 - 9:1 (Read by Bob Martin) This sermon was preached at First Presbyterian Church of Allentown at our 8:45am Worship Service on Sun…
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What does it look like for you to be "rich toward God"? Join us as Pastor Stephanie Anthony preaches a sermon entitled "Better Barns". The scripture readings are Colossians 3:1-4 & Luke 12:13-21 (Read by Erica Simmons) This sermon was preached at First Presbyterian Church of Allentown at our 8:45am Worship Service on Sunday, September 14, 2025. Joi…
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Welcome Home! Join us as Pastor Taylor Hall preaches a sermon entitled "Devoted in Every Season" for our Faith Formation Homecoming worship service on September 7, 2025 at First Presbyterian Church of Allentown. The scripture readings are Matthew 10:26-39 & Acts 2:42-47 (Read by Pastor Stephanie Anthony) Join us Sunday morning's in person or online…
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Who do we tend to eat with? Who is invited to our gatherings? How might the Spirit be prompting us to expand our guest lists? Join us as Pastor Stephanie Anthony preaches a sermon entitled "Seating Arrangements". The scripture readings are Proverbs 25:6-7a & Luke 14:1, 7-14 (Read by Kathy Matthews) This sermon was preached at First Presbyterian Chu…
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Join us as Pastor Stephanie Anthony preaches a sermon on today's scripture readings: Isaiah 58:9b-14 & Luke 13:10-17 (Read by Bob Martin) This sermon was preached at First Presbyterian Church of Allentown at our 11am Worship Service on Sunday, August 24, 2025 Join us Sunday morning's in person or online, visit fpcallentown.org/sunday-worship for mo…
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How does knowing you are made in the image of God shape the way you see yourself? Knowing that all of God’s children are also made in the image of God, how does it shape the way you see others, especially those who are different than you? Join us as Pastor Taylor Hall preaches a sermon entitled "An Everlasting Name". The scripture readings are Isai…
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Join us as Pastor Stephanie Anthony preaches her sermon from August 10, 2025. It was preached at First Presbyterian Church of Allentown at our 11:00am Worship Service held weekly in our Sanctuary. Today's scripture readings are Psalm 50:1-6 & Luke 12:32-40 (Read by Erica Simmons at our 8:45am service in Fellowship Hall) Join us Sunday morning's in …
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Join us as Pastor Stephanie Anthony preaches her sermon from August 3, 2025. It was preached at First Presbyterian Church of Allentown at our 11:00am Worship Service held weekly in our Sanctuary. Today's scripture reading is Hosea 11:1-11 (Read by Kathy Matthews) Join us Sunday morning's in person or online, visit fpcallentown.org/sunday-worship fo…
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Serving Children, Angels, Jesus, God
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18:57Have you ever thought you were discerning angels while you were serving the needs of others? If so, what did that make you think and feel? Join us as Pastor Kathryn Foster preaches a sermon entitled "Serving Children, Angels, Jesus, God". The scripture readings are Mark 9:33-37 & Hebrews:13:2 (Read by Margaret Metzgar) This sermon was preached at F…
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What might it look like for our church to truly exist for others in our community? In our country? In our world? Join us as Pastor Taylor Hall preaches a sermon entitled "Existing for Others". The scripture readings are Amos 8:1-12 & Luke 10:38-42 (Read by Caroline Grum) This sermon was preached at First Presbyterian Church of Allentown at our 8:45…
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What would you bring to Show and Tell to talk about your own faith journey? Join us as Pastor Stephanie Anthony preaches a sermon entitled "Show and Tell". The scripture readings are Deuteronomy 6:1-9 & Luke 18:15-17 (Read by Nelson Rabenold) This sermon was preached at First Presbyterian Church of Allentown at our 11am Worship Service on Sunday, J…
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How will our church follow Christ courageously to minister in our community? Join us as Pastor Stephanie Anthony preaches a sermon entitled "The Girl or the King?". The scripture readings are Luke 10:1-11 & 2 Kings 5:1-14 (Read by Aaron Wilcoxson) This sermon was preached at First Presbyterian Church of Allentown at our 11am Worship Service on Sund…
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Sermon from Pastor Stephanie Anthony's Installation Service
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20:33Join us for a special sermon from the Installation Service of Pastor Stephanie Anthony as the Lead Pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Allentown. This sermon was preached on Saturday, June 28, 2025 by the Rev. Eliana Maxim, Co-Executive Presbyter of the Seattle Presbytery. The scripture reading (Acts 9:36-43) and Prayer for Illumination were lea…
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Where do you find the bread from God to sustain your faith and justice journey? Join us as Pastor Stephanie Anthony preaches a sermon entitled "Get Up and Eat". Today's scripture reading is Psalm 42 & 1 Kings 19:1-15a (Read by Diane Edelman) This sermon was preached at First Presbyterian Church of Allentown at our 8:45am Worship Service on Sunday, …
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Join us as Pastor Stephanie Anthony preaches a sermon entitled "Wisdom's Call". Today's scripture reading is Proverbs 8 (Read by Betty Jo Richards and Pastor Stephanie) This sermon was preached at First Presbyterian Church of Allentown at our 11:00am Worship Service on Sunday, June 15, 2025. Join us Sunday morning's in person or online, visit fpcal…
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Confirmation 2024-2025 Statements of Faith
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19:57Join us for a special sermon brought to you by the Confirmation Class of 2025 as they read excerpts from their Statements of Faith. [00:18] - Prayer for Illumination & Acts 2:1-21 (Pastor Stephanie Anthony) [04:04] - Introduction (Pastor Taylor Hall) [07:00] - Kate Brion [07:46] - Chris Longyhore [08:35] - Connor Sarnoski [09:22] - Daniel Prosser […
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Reason, healing.... yeah, but fear and...and....you know us!
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20:151 John 4:18 says, "Perfect love casts out fear." God loves us with that perfect love, but we might understandably still fear the difficulties of this human existence. Along with knowing God's love, how can we reason together and also cast out some fear? Join us as Pastor Kathryn Foster preaches a sermon entitled "Reason, healing.... yeah, but fear …
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What do you need to do (or not do) to make space for God in your life? Join us as Pastor Stephanie Anthony preaches a sermon entitled "Making Space". Today's scripture readings are Psalm 67 & Acts 16:9-15 (Read by Bob Martin) Join us Sunday morning's in person or online, visit fpcallentown.org/sunday-worship for more details. For a text transcript …
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When has your discipleship challenged you to do something difficult, something counter-cultural? Join us as Pastor Stephanie Anthony preaches her sermon from May 18, 2025. Today's scripture readings are John 13:31-35 & Acts 11:1-18 (Read by Linda Boyle) Join us Sunday morning's in person or online, visit fpcallentown.org/sunday-worship for more det…
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What does resurrection look like in the here and now of our daily lives? How is God calling you to embody that resurrection for others? Join us as Pastor Taylor Hall preaches a sermon entitled "Resurrection: Right Here, Right Now". Today's scripture readings are Psalm 23 & John 10:22-30 (Read by Aaron Wilcoxson) Join us Sunday morning's in person o…
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Join us as Pastor Stephanie Anthony preaches a sermon entitled "The Last Breakfast". Today's scripture reading is John 21:1-19 (Read by Kate Gilchrist) Join us Sunday morning's in person or online, visit fpcallentown.org/sunday-worship for more details. For a text transcript of the sermon, please check it on the FPCA Blog: blog.fpcallentown.org…
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It only says hilarious once, but joy 250 times
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19:22Do you think Jesus smiled or laughed when things were funny or joyful even though the Bible doesn't explicitly say so? --- Join us as Pastor Kathryn Foster preaches a sermon for the second Sunday of Easter. Traditionally, this Sunday is often called Holy Humor Sunday because after all the shadows of Lent, we celebrate and laugh – laugh because who …
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Everything [in] Between: Grief & Hope
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20:43How can you bring hope to a place of grief? During our Easter Sunday service Pastor Stephanie Anthony wrapped up our Lenten sermon series, inspired by "Everything [in] Between" from A Sanctified Art, focusing on the topic "Grief & Hope". Check out the whole sermon, as well as this week's scripture readings: Psalm 47 & Luke 24:1-12 (Read by Linda Bo…
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Everything [in] Between: Shouting & Silence
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20:55Where is God whispering to you: ‘The Lord needs you for this’? This week Pastor Taylor Hall continues our Lenten sermon series, inspired by "Everything [in] Between" from A Sanctified Art. The Palm Sunday sermon looks at the topic of "Shouting & Silence", and reminds us that the "Lord Needs You!" Check out the whole sermon, as well as this week's s…
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Everything [in] Between: Righteousness & Mercy
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20:46How does it feel to be restored to a community you have lost? This week Pastor Stephanie Anthony continues our Lenten sermon series, inspired by "Everything [in] Between" from A Sanctified Art. The fifth sermon looks at the topic of "Righteousness & Mercy" through the story of Zacchaeus the Tax Collector (Luke 19) Check out the whole sermon, as wel…
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Everything [in] Between: Lost & Found
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21:53Where in your life does God desire radical transformation? This week Pastor Stephanie Anthony continues our Lenten sermon series, inspired by "Everything [in] Between" from A Sanctified Art. The fourth sermon looks at the topic of being "Lost & Found" through the parable of the lost sheep... or perhaps the "incomplete flock". Check out the whole se…
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Everything [in] Between: Rest & Growth
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19:52Where you can you give someone the grace of more time? This week Pastor Stephanie Anthony continues our Lenten sermon series, inspired by "Everything [in] Between" from A Sanctified Art. The second sermon looks at the topic of Rest & Growth through the parable of the Fig Tree. Check out the whole sermon, as well as this week's scripture readings: P…
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Everything [in] Between: Faith & Works
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21:45How can you make time and space to listen for what Jesus is saying to you this week? This week Pastor Stephanie Anthony continues our Lenten sermon series, inspired by "Everything [in] Between" from A Sanctified Art. The second sermon looks at the topic of Faith & Works through the lens of the story of Mary & Martha, exploring how these two aspects…
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Everything [in] Between: Stranger & Neighbor
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23:13When has a stranger seen you as a neighbor? How did that feel? This week Pastor Stephanie Anthony kicks off our Lenten sermon series, inspired by "Everything [in] Between" from A Sanctified Art. The first sermon in the series reflects on the story of the Good Samaritan from Luke 10. Check out the whole sermon, as well as this week's scripture readi…
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What will you do with the light (the divine presence of God) you have seen? --- Join us as Pastor Taylor Hall preaches a sermon entitled "Divine Encounters" from Sunday March 2, 2025. Today's scripture readings are Exodus 34:29-35, Luke 9:28-36 and 2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2 (Read by Kim Ceccatti) Join us Sunday morning's in person or online, visit fpc…
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Jesus commanded his followers to have agape love their enemies in Luke 6:27-38. This radical love isn’t passive; it disrupts cycles of hate and fear transforming the world rather than conforming to it. In this sermon, we explore what it means to embody a selfless love that refuses to mirror brokenness but instead works to heal and restore. --- Join…
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Join us as Pastor Kathryn Foster preaches a sermon entitled "Watered or Parched". Today's scripture readings are Jeremiah 17:5-10 & Luke 6:17-26 (Read by Finn Bull & Lola Whitehead) Join us Sunday morning's in person or online, visit fpcallentown.org/sunday-worship for more details. For a text transcript of the sermon, please check it on the FPCA B…
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Join us as Pastor Carter Lester preaches his last sermon at FPC Allentown entitled "TODAY". Additionally, the band performs an original acapella song written by our own Phil Henderson called "God's Love Will Always Prevail" Today's scripture readings are Isaiah 61:1-4 & Luke 4:14-21 (Read by Bruce Gunn [English], Moufid Khoury [Arabic], and Abraham…
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Join us as Pastor Carter Lester preaches a Sermon entitled "Sermon Reactions" Today's scripture readings are Jeremiah 1:4-10 & Luke 4:21-30 (Read by Bob Martin) Join us Sunday morning's in person or online, visit fpcallentown.org/sunday-worship for more details. For a text transcript of the sermon, please check it on the FPCA Blog: https://blog.fpc…
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Rev. Liz Heinzel-Nelson, Executive Director of our mission partner, Villages in Partnership (VIP), preached on a snowy January 19th service. VIP is a faith based nonprofit organization whose mission is to eliminate extreme poverty in rural Malawi. Liz co-founded VIP after she and her family stepped away from serving Allentown (New Jersey) Presbyter…
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The Rev. Stephanie Anthony joins us for a special combined Worship Service this Sunday as we prepare to welcome her as our new Lead Pastor starting in March. Today's scripture readings are Isaiah 43:1-7 & Luke 3:15-17, 21-22 (Read by Moufid Khoury in Arabic, Nelson Rabenold in English, and Abraham Pa Cawi in Chin) If you'd like your very own Star W…
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Words for the Beginning: The Road isn't Straight
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27:44Life often unfolds in ways that surprise us, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing. How have you felt God's presence when your life took an unexpected turn? This Epiphany Sunday, we conclude our Advent and Christmas journey with a sermon that looks forward. Join Pastor Taylor as we embark on the road of a new year, exploring the unexpected paths a…
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Words for the Beginning: Wisdom's Ways
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16:27Join us this Christmastide as we look at the way Wisdom impacts us and our faith. The sermon, entitled "Wisdom's Ways" is the penultimate sermon in our series "Words for the Beginning" inspired by "A Sanctified Art". Today's scripture readings are 1 Corinthians 2:6-13, 16 & Luke 2:41-51 (Read by Nelson Rabenold) Join us Sunday morning's in person o…
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Words for the Beginning: Love Knows Your Name (Christmas Eve)
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17:28Merry Christmas! In a special Christmas Eve message Pastor Carter continues our Advent Season sermon series, inspired by "Words for the Beginning" from A Sanctified Art; reminding us this week that "Loves Knows Your Name". Checkout the sermon as well as the Christmas story read narratively by Pastors Taylor Hall, Kathryn Foster and Carter Lester. J…
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Words for the Beginning: Hope is Worth the Risk
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23:27What dream of God might you have a part to play in during this season of your life? This week Pastor Carter continues our Advent Season sermon series, inspired by "Words for the Beginning" from A Sanctified Art; reminding us this week that "Hope is Worth the Risk". Check out the whole sermon, as well as this week's scripture readings: Luke 1:46-55 …
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Words for the Beginning: We Can't Go Alone
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23:12Reflect on what it means to have a "with-us" God. If you have experienced a time of isolation, from God or others, what practices might help you break free from that isolation? How can you support others experiencing loneliness and isolation? This week Pastor Kathryn continues our Advent Season sermon series, inspired by "Words for the Beginning" f…
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Words for the Beginning: You Are a Blessing
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20:10You are a beloved child of God. When do you doubt this truth? What helps you remember that this is true? This week Pastor Taylor kicks off our Advent Season, inspired by "Words for the Beginning" from A Sanctified Art. The first sermon in the series reminds us that "You Are a Blessing" Check out the whole sermon, as well as this week's scripture re…
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For what do you want to thank God this morning? Join us as Pastor Carter wraps up our Autumn sermon series on "Fruits of the Spirit", focusing this week on Gratitude. Check out the whole sermon, as well as this week's scripture readings: Deuteronomy 8:7-18 and Philippians 4:4-7, 10-13 (Read by Kathy Matthews) Join us Sunday morning's in person or o…
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What are the gifts that God has given to you to share with others in this season of your life? What is one way you can use those gifts to bless someone in this church family or your community this week? This week we welcome guest preacher, and new Shared General Presbyter for Lackawanna and Lehigh Presbyteries Rev. Denise Pass, who joins us to deli…
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