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The Paid-Off Mortgage

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In 2019, a woman in Cleveland named Dana Carter made her final mortgage payment after thirty years. The bank sent confirmation: paid in full, zero...

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Colossians 2:6-15

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Colossians 2:6-15 — Christocentric (edgy)

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Colossians 2:6-15 — Anabaptist (classic)

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Colossians 2:6-15 — Pentecostal (pastoral)

Colossians 2:6-15 invites expectancy: God can move in your life today—today, not someday.

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