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Speaker 1: version of Me in Jesus name. Amen. Listening to these

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Speaker 1: daily prayers strengthens your relationship with God. Continue hearing from

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Speaker 1: Victory after victory. In our last story, David came to

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Speaker 1: a Year podcast. In our last episode, we saw David's

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