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Mar 2022
30m 36s

Activated Disciple Series Part 3: Who Is...

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Who chooses whom? In this third part of the Activated Disciple series, Jeff Cavins explains how God chose us first and how we are called to respond.

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The vocation of every Christian is to imitate God.

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