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Jun 2015
55m 48s

Money, Sex, and Power: The Dangers

DESIRING GOD
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The glory of God is the brightest beauty, and the greatest treasure, the sweetest pleasure in all of reality, and is, therefore, never to be exchanged for what sex, money, or power can bring. 
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