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Jun 2024
6m 12s

Knowing the Holy Spirit

LIGONIER MINISTRIES
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Often when people talk about the Holy Spirit, their attention focuses on the gifts and blessings He bears in our lives. Today, Sinclair Ferguson challenges us to get to know the Spirit who is at work in us.

Read the transcript: https://ligonier.org/podcasts/things-unseen-with-sinclair-ferguson/knowing-the-holy-spirit

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