Dwight Fletcher | Our faith will cost us something – Part II

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Dwight Fletcher | Our faith will cost us something – Part II

Last week, we began to talk about spiritual passivity. It’s this idea that being a Christian is about God pouring out blessings with little or no responsibility on our part. The Bible teaches that covenant relationship with God requires active...

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