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Jan 2023
23m 37s

You Can’t Be God’s Friend without This

JOHN & LISA BEVERE, MESSENGER NETWORK
About this episode

According to a recent Barna study, church dropouts have risen to 64%. Only one in four Americans are a practicing Christian—a number that has dropped in half since 2000. Why? What is missing from our churches?

In this week’s episode of Conversations, John and Lisa Bevere dive deep into the often missing ingredient for true intimacy with God: the fear of the Lord.

Fearing God is very different than being afraid of God. Instead, it’s the key to everything.

Join us as we discuss how this healthy, holy, and largely forgotten virtue is the uncommon path to a more fulfilled and fruitful life.

P.S. You can get John’s new book, “The Awe of God”, anywhere books are sold. https://amzn.to/3ZPo4J6

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