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It Was A Good Fight (Larry Brey)

Elevation with Steven Furtick

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The Persecutor and the Preacher

In Acts 8, a great persecution broke out against the church in jerusalem. Paul would flip from the persecutor to paul the preacher. And i want to tell you, persecution always serves a purpose. What happened to stephen was not good, but what god did with it was good. He works all things that are called according to his purposes. That's what he does for those who follow him. But when i think of stephen being stoned I flashed forward to paul. Have you ever been in a space where the weight of your shame almost killed you? Picture him lying there and just this weight on him,. The poster child for persecuted christians is going to be

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