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How to Fulfill Your Potential. (2 Samuel...

Pastor Jeremy R McCandless
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Send us a text In today’s episode, we step into one of the most painful and sobering chapters in all of Scripture — a chapter that shows us not only the depths of human sin, but the tragedy of wasted potential. If you’ve been following our journey through the life of David, you know that chapter 12 ended with forgiveness, restoration, and hope. God confronte ... Show More
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Send us a textIn today's episode, we will be looking at one of the most emotionally complex chapters in the entire story of David — a chapter filled with manipulation, political manoeuvring, and a father‑son relationship that never quite heals.This is a chapter about reconciliati ... Show More
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Send us a textSubscribe to my new free weekly newsletter on Substack.https://substack.com/@jeremymccandlessIf a believer commits a colossal sin… is there any hope for that person?Our instinct is to answer quickly: “Of course there’s hope!” But if we’re honest — and if we’re bibli ... Show More
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Send us a textLife can be a battle sometimes. Not always the big, dramatic battles. Most of the time, the battles we fight are far quieter… and far closer to home.Because we also have a battle going on within ourselves — the tug‑of‑war between what we do and what we know is right ... Show More
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