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1 Corinthians 1:18-31 — Universal (pastoral)

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1 Corinthians 1:18-31 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18 is read aloud, hope gets a voice and fear loses the microphone.

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1 Corinthians 1:18-31

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