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Speaker 2: A Conversation with Fire. In our last story, we learned

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Speaker 3: we learned the new Pharaoh enslaved and brutalized the people

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Speaker 2: Moses could hear screaming in the distance. He ran towards

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Speaker 2: Yet Moses was still riddled with doubt, for he stuttered

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Speaker 3: God can do through us. It's about God working through

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Speaker 3: that's God's answer to Moses. He promises, I will be

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Speaker 3: with you, but that's not enough. For Moses. Apparently, his

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Speaker 3: God uses the name that will be his name forever, Endeavor,

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Speaker 3: after God shows Moses wondrous signs. He's afraid and secure

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Speaker 3: is sometimes we can relate to what Moses is going through.

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Speaker 3: moses brother Aaron as a helper. That's where we'll pick

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Speaker 3: up the story the next time. Dear God, the Great

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Speaker 3: fulfill your calling upon our lives. Please help us to

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Speaker 3: remember that it's not our power, or our strength or

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Speaker 3: Thank you for reminding us today that you can use

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