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Aug 2024
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The Personal Jesus

LIGONIER MINISTRIES
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Since the Christian life involves an ongoing transformation of becoming more like Jesus, we need to know what Jesus is actually like. Today, Sinclair Ferguson expresses the importance of knowing our Lord personally and deeply.

Read the transcript: https://ligonier.org/podcasts/things-unseen-with-sinclair-ferguson/the-personal-jesus

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