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Speaker 1: Acts nineteen seventeen. Through the power of the Holy Spirit,

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Speaker 1: thank you for making prayer a priority in your day.

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Speaker 1: To learn more about the Bible, stay tuned for today's story,

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Speaker 2: Paul in Ephesus story, Paul established the Corinthian Church. The

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Speaker 2: Now we see a new church emerge. The Church of

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Speaker 2: Ephesus begins with Paul and just twelve men willing to

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Speaker 3: Hello, I'm Pastor Jack Graham with today's episode of the

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Speaker 3: Bible in a Year. In our previous time together, we

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Speaker 3: heard how Paul journeyed to Corinth and planted the church

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Speaker 2: The cool breeze and the Corinthian shore faded as Paul

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Speaker 3: That opened the door for him to share the truth

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Speaker 3: Not only then, but now. Eventually, Paul was well known

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Speaker 3: Many of those who believe now came and openly confess

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Speaker 3: for which they would need the full armor of God

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Speaker 3: our spiritual battles with spiritual weapons. Dear God, thank you

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Speaker 5: Hello, I'm doctor Tony Evans, and I'm excited to have

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Speaker 1: He beckoned the giant and said, I come.

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Speaker 5: You know, we all have giants that we face in

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Speaker 4: Look past his height and appearance. Samuel for man sees

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Speaker 4: But the Lord looks and to the heart.

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