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Set Apart Before the First Whistle - Illustration on Sermon | IllustrateTheWord

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Set Apart Before the First Whistle

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In 2019, sixteen-year-old Marcus Freeman Jr. sat in his father's office at Purdue, watching game film he didn't fully understand. His dad pointed at the...

This is stories & illustrations, drawing on Romans 1:1-7.

In 2019, sixteen-year-old Marcus Freeman Jr. sat in his father's office at Purdue, watching game film he didn't fully understand. His dad pointed at the screen and said, "See that linebacker? He was set apart before he ever took the field. The coaches had already chosen him — he just hadn't stepped into it yet." That phrase stuck. Set apart before stepping into it.…

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