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Speaker 2: Paul in Corinth. In our last story, we were able

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Speaker 4: today's episode of the Bible in a Year podcast and

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Speaker 4: As we read in Acts eighteen, verse nine, one night,

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Speaker 4: May we boldly share the gospel of Jesus Christ to

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Speaker 2: Boy, you and your God will crumble beneath my feet.

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Speaker 5: He beckoned the giant and said, I come to you

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Speaker 5: in the name of the Lord of Hosts and creator

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Speaker 5: of the stars.

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Speaker 3: You know we all have giants that we face in

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Speaker 3: our life. And when you understand that the greatness of

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Speaker 3: God affects our ability to handle the giants of life,

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Speaker 3: it will encourage, inspire, and challenge all of us to

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Speaker 3: our faith in God and our growth in Jesus Christ.

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Speaker 6: Look past his height and appearance. Samuel for man sees

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Speaker 6: the outward appearance. They see the strength of the man's arms.

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Speaker 6: But the Lord looks and to the heart.

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