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Speaker 4: This is Jack Graham. In our previous episode, we heard

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Speaker 4: He is our loving Savior, the Christ of every crisis.

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Speaker 4: Give your life to him, just as the boy gave

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Speaker 4: you are more than able to do abundantly more than

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Speaker 4: our savior, our deliverer. We pray in Jesus' name. Amen.

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