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Speaker 1: darkest of enemies. Thank you Jesus. Thank you that I

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Speaker 1: to point people to You and your absolute freedom. In

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Speaker 2: Com The Storm Within. In our last story, Jesus told

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Speaker 2: parables on the Kingdom of Heaven. He told earthly stories

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Speaker 2: with heavenly implication. His disciples were greatly impacted by the

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Speaker 2: seemingly backwards Kingdom of God. Now we see Jesus showing

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Speaker 3: Hello, and welcome to the Bible in a Year podcast,

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Speaker 3: I'm Jack Graham. In our last episode, we heard Jesus

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Speaker 3: teaching about the things of Heaven, God's mercy, and the

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Speaker 2: Dark clouds rolled in from the middle of the Sea

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Speaker 3: And so the message of God's power to heal the

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Speaker 3: today's Bible in a Year podcast. I'm Jack Graham from Dallas, Texas.

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