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Apr 2025
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The Beauty God Looks For | Historical Bo...

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Are you body-obsessed? Have you been trained to believe that your body is ugly? How does God measure a person's worth? In today's episode, Patrick shares how 1 Samuel 16:1-13 reminds us that people look at outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.


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Passages: 1 Samuel 16:1-13

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