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Feb 2023
9m 11s

Crucified upside down

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Topics like sin or failure can often be associated with guilt or shame. None of us enjoy coming to terms with our mistakes. Yet the reality is that all of us have fallen short, and that even includes some of our greatest heroes of the faith. Today, let’s look at how God desires to restore and redeem every failure for his glory and our greatest good.

 

Our Scripture for today comes from John 21:15, and today's worship is By The Grace of God by Bethel Music, Brian & Jenn Johnson.

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