Sermons by Kevin Boyd
Back to Sermon ArchiveMay 28, 2023
People on Mission: Philip Part 1
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: The Church is People on Mission Passage: Acts 8:1–25
May 21, 2023
People on Mission: Stephen
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: The Church is People on Mission Passage: Acts 6:1– 7:60
April 9, 2023
Fix Your Eyes : Easter Sunday
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: Easter at Legacy 2023 Passage: Luke 24:1, Hebrews 12:1–2
March 19, 2023
Jesus Prays for Church Unity
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: Jesus Prays Passage: John 17:20–23
March 5, 2023
How to Know if you Know Jesus
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: Jesus Prays Passage: John 17:6–12
February 26, 2023
The (Real) Lord's Prayer
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: Jesus Prays Passage: John 17:1–5
February 19, 2023
Missional Praying
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: The Church on Mission Passage: Acts 4:23–31
January 29, 2023
Movements Move
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: The Church on Mission Passage: Acts 2:42–47
January 22, 2023
Viral Christianity
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: The End is the Beginning Passage: Acts 2:22–41
January 8, 2023
Everyone, Everywhere, All the Time
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: The End is the Beginning Passage: Acts 1:1–11
January 1, 2023
The End is the Beginning
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: The End is the Beginning Passage: Acts 1:1–7
December 24, 2022
Make Room for Jesus
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: Make Room Passage: Luke 10:38–42, Luke 2:7
November 20, 2022
How to Face Life
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: Stand Alone Sermons 2022 Passage: 1 Samuel 17:1–58
November 6, 2022
What Are We Waiting On?
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: 2nd Peter Passage: 2 Peter 3:1–10
October 16, 2022
Good Marketing or Personal Witness?
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: 2nd Peter Passage: 2 Peter 1:16–19
October 9, 2022
Couch Potato Christians
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: 2nd Peter Passage: 2 Peter 1:5–11
October 2, 2022
You Gotta Go Through It
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: 2nd Peter Passage: 2 Peter 1:1–4
September 25, 2022
Proverbs 18:21
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: 4 Proverbs for the People Passage: Proverbs 18:21
August 28, 2022
Blind Spot & a Blind Man
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: One Big Thing Passage: Mark 10:35–45
August 21, 2022
Strive Together
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: One Big Thing Passage: Philippians 1:27–28
August 14, 2022
Light of the World
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: One Big Thing Passage: Matthew 5:14–16
July 24, 2022
Psalm 4
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: Summer in Psalms 2022 : Four Psalms for Peace Passage: Psalm 4:1–8
May 22, 2022
4: Keep the Sabbath Holy
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: Count to TEN Passage: Exodus 20:8–11
May 15, 2022
3: Don't Misuse God's Name
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: Count to TEN Passage: Exodus 20:7
April 17, 2022
When's Easter? - Easter Sunday
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: Not The End Passage: John 20:1–10
April 15, 2022
It Is Finished. - Good Friday
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: Not The End Passage: John 19:30
April 3, 2022
Praying with Jesus
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: 5 Great Prayers for Lent Passage: Matthew 6:9–13
March 27, 2022
Praying with a Hurting Parent
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: 5 Great Prayers for Lent Passage: Mark 9:14–29
March 20, 2022
Praying with Daniel Part 2
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: 5 Great Prayers for Lent Passage: Daniel 9:1–19
March 13, 2022
Praying with Daniel Part 1
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: 5 Great Prayers for Lent Passage: Daniel 6:1–10
December 24, 2021
Exchanging Happiness for Joy
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: The Gift Exchange Passage: Luke 2:10–11
December 19, 2021
Exchanging Hurt for Healing
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: The Gift Exchange Passage: Malachi 4:2
December 12, 2021
Exchanging Anxiety for Peace
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: The Gift Exchange Passage: Luke 2:14
November 14, 2021
A Framework for Understanding Christian Baptism
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: ISMs Passage: Matthew 3:13–17
November 7, 2021
Get Busy Living or Get Busy Dying
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: Pastoral Epistles Passage: Titus 3:4–15
October 24, 2021
Remember Who You Are
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: Pastoral Epistles Passage: Titus 3:1–8
October 10, 2021
Most Like Jesus When We _________
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: Pastoral Epistles Passage: 1 Timothy 3:8–13, Acts 6:1–6, Mark 10:45
October 3, 2021
To Guide And To Guard
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: Pastoral Epistles Passage: 1 Timothy 3:1–7, Titus 1:5–9
September 26, 2021
Do As I Say & As I Do
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: Pastoral Epistles Passage: 1 Timothy 4:11–16
September 19, 2021
3 Rules for Churching
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: Pastoral Epistles Passage: Titus 2:2–8
September 12, 2021
Guard Yourself from Idols
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: Real Mature Passage: 1 John 5:21
August 15, 2021
Am I Walking in the Light?
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: Real Mature Passage: 1 John 2:3–11
August 8, 2021
Before You Lose Your Faith
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: Real Mature Passage: 1 John 1:1– 2:2
July 25, 2021
Real Repentance
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: Summer in Psalms 2021 : Songs of Zion Passage: Psalm 51
July 11, 2021
Great
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: Summer in Psalms 2021 : Songs of Zion Passage: Psalm 48
June 27, 2021
Those Who Trust
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: Summer in Psalms 2021 : Songs of Zion Passage: Psalm 125
June 20, 2021
Warning: Running on Empty?
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: Summer in Psalms 2021 : Songs of Zion Passage: Psalm 50
June 13, 2021
The Reigning King of Zion
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: Summer in Psalms 2021 : Songs of Zion Passage: Psalm 2
May 30, 2021
Am I Making Disciples?
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: Disciple : Be One, Make One Passage: 2 Timothy 2:1–2
May 23, 2021
Should I Make Disciples?
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: Disciple : Be One, Make One Passage: Luke 6:39–45
May 9, 2021
Should I Follow God?
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: Disciple : Be One, Make One Passage: Isaiah 43:1–3
April 18, 2021
Mission
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: Identity.Mission.Impact. Passage: Colossians 4:2–6
April 2, 2021
The Cross Declares Him Worthy
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: Easter 2021 Passage: John 12:27–37
March 28, 2021
The Cycle of Sin and the Sovereignty of God
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: Not Perfect Passage: Judges 13:1– 16:31
February 28, 2021
In Their Own Eyes
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: Not Perfect Passage: Judges 1:1– 2:10
February 23, 2021
Caught In The Middle
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: Escape From Entanglement Passage: Revelation 2:8–11
February 14, 2021
Instruct One Another
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: Escape From Entanglement Passage: Romans 15:14
February 7, 2021
Should I Stay or Should I Go?
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: Escape From Entanglement Passage: Ephesians 4:1–6
January 31, 2021
Called Out (To What?)
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: Escape From Entanglement Passage: Romans 12:1–10
January 10, 2021
God Just Wants Me To Be Happy
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: Folk Theology Passage: John 17:13–14
November 29, 2020
The Good News After The Bad News
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: Prepare Him Room Passage: Isaiah 40
November 22, 2020
Something to Brag About
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: Low Key Passage: 2 Corinthians 12:1–21
November 15, 2020
Pride Comes Before the Fall
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: Low Key Passage: 1 Peter 5:1–14
October 25, 2020
God, Our Sovereign Lord, Christ, Our King Forever
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: A Tale of Three Kings Passage: 2 Samuel 7:1–29
October 18, 2020
Agendas and Consequences
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: A Tale of Three Kings Passage: 2 Samuel 13–19
October 4, 2020
What's Inside the Ask
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: A Tale of Three Kings Passage: 1 Samuel 1–15
September 27, 2020
Check Yourself
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: Old Made New Passage: 2 Corinthians 13:1–14
September 20, 2020
The Intersection of Generosity and Joy
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: Old Made New Passage: 2 Corinthians 8:1– 9:5
September 6, 2020
Guard Your Affections
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: Old Made New Topic: Test Passage: 2 Corinthians 6:11– 7:1
August 23, 2020
The Ministry of Reconciliation
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: Old Made New Passage: 2 Corinthians 5:18–21
June 7, 2020
Keep Showing Up
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: Summer in Psalms 2020 Passage: Psalm 145:1–21
May 17, 2020
Disciple-Making Disciples
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: Habits for a New World : Thriving in Seasons of Uncertainty Passage: 1 Thessalonians 2:1–20
May 10, 2020
Outreach When You Can't Go Out
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: Habits for a New World : Thriving in Seasons of Uncertainty Passage: Mark 1:16–17, Luke 5:17–26
April 26, 2020
Worship Over Worry
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: Habits for a New World : Thriving in Seasons of Uncertainty Passage: Romans 12:1–2
April 19, 2020
Faith Over Fear
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: Habits for a New World : Thriving in Seasons of Uncertainty Passage: Hebrews 12:1–3
April 12, 2020
Easter Sunday | The Day Death Met Jesus
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: The Day I Met Jesus Passage: John 11:1–57
March 29, 2020
The Day the Rich Young Ruler Met Jesus
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: The Day I Met Jesus Passage: Mark 10:17–31
March 22, 2020
The Day Pilate Met Jesus
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: The Day I Met Jesus Passage: John 18:1– 19:42
March 15, 2020
The Day The Woman at the Well Met Jesus
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: The Day I Met Jesus Passage: John 4:1–54
February 23, 2020
Glory Junkies
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: Power in Weakness Passage: 2 Corinthians 3:7–18
February 9, 2020
How Conflict Helps us Practice the Gospel
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: Power in Weakness Passage: 2 Corinthians 1:12– 2:13
February 2, 2020
How Hard Times Reveal God's Power
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: Power in Weakness Passage: 2 Corinthians 1:1–11
January 19, 2020
He Called them What?
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: What Did You Expect? Passage: 1 Corinthians 3
January 12, 2020
What Are You Going to Do?
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: What Did You Expect? Passage: 1 Corinthians 12
January 5, 2020
The Church Belongs to God
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: What Did You Expect? Passage: 1 Corinthians 1:1–16
December 24, 2019
Christmas Past, Future, and Present
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: The Weary World Rejoices Passage: Revelation 21
December 22, 2019
The Christmas War
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: The Weary World Rejoices Passage: Revelation 12
December 15, 2019
Can Anyone Help?
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: The Weary World Rejoices Passage: Revelation 5
December 1, 2019
The First and Last Christmas
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: The Weary World Rejoices Passage: Revelation 1
November 10, 2019
The Prayer We Need
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: Stand Alone Sermons 2019 Passage: Psalm 85:6
October 27, 2019
To Whomever You Have Influence
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: As It Is In Heaven Passage: Acts 17
October 6, 2019
The Response of an Adopted People
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: Adopted Passage: James 1:22–27
September 29, 2019
The Experience of God's Adopted Children
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: Adopted Passage: Romans 8:14–18
September 22, 2019
God, The Adoptive Father
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: Adopted Passage: Galatians 4:4–6
September 1, 2019
Who are you Working For?
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: Colossians : The Supremacy of Christ Passage: Colossians 3:22– 4:1
August 18, 2019
Putting Sin to Death
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: Colossians : The Supremacy of Christ Passage: Colossians 3:1–11
August 11, 2019
Set Your Mind & Keep Seeking
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: Colossians : The Supremacy of Christ Passage: Colossians 3:1–4
August 4, 2019
What Matters in a Church?
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: Stand Alone Sermons 2019 Passage: 2 Corinthians 10
June 30, 2019
Don't Try Harder
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: That's My Favorite Verse Passage: Ephesians 4:17–32
June 23, 2019
Jesus is My Shepherd
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: That's My Favorite Verse Passage: Psalm 23:1–6
June 9, 2019
I No Longer Live
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: That's My Favorite Verse Passage: Galatians 2:20
April 21, 2019
The Scandalous Message of the Cross
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: Easter at Legacy 2019 Passage: 1 Corinthians 1:18– 2:5
April 19, 2019
There is a Fountain Filled with Blood
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: Easter at Legacy 2019 Passage: Zechariah 13:1–9, Mark 14:27–28
April 14, 2019
Resisting the Pressure of False Teaching
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: Colossians : The Supremacy of Christ Passage: Colossians 2:16–23
March 31, 2019
Simple Gospel. Profound Results.
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: Colossians : The Supremacy of Christ Passage: Colossians 2:11–14
March 24, 2019
Dealing with Spiritual Dissonance
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: Colossians : The Supremacy of Christ Passage: Colossians 2:6–10
March 17, 2019
A Vision for your Ministry
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: Colossians : The Supremacy of Christ Passage: Colossians 2:1–5
March 3, 2019
The Centrality of Jesus in All Things
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: Colossians : The Supremacy of Christ Passage: Colossians 1:15–23
February 24, 2019
Am I Really 'A Saint in Christ?'
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: Colossians : The Supremacy of Christ Passage: Colossians 1:1–2
February 17, 2019
We are the Resistance!
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: Colossians : The Supremacy of Christ Passage: Colossians 1:1–14
February 10, 2019
Rediscovering Jesus
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: Stand Alone Sermons 2019 Passage: John 21:1–27
December 24, 2018
Where's God? There's God
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: Home for Christmas Passage: Matthew 1:21–23
December 2, 2018
How To Be Like a Satisfied Old Man/Woman
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: Home for Christmas Passage: Luke 2:21–38
November 18, 2018
Unfinished Business
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: Rewind 2018 Passage: Genesis 31:1– 33:10
November 4, 2018
God's Will & My Faith
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: Rewind 2018 Passage: James 4:13–17
October 14, 2018
Multiplying Fruit
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: Bear Fruit Passage: John 15:5–8, John 6:1–14
October 7, 2018
Fruit of the Spirit
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: Bear Fruit Passage: John 15:8, Galatians 5:16–25
September 30, 2018
Give Your Life Away
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: Bear Fruit Passage: John 15:12–17
September 23, 2018
Go and Bear Fruit
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: Bear Fruit Passage: John 15:1–11, John 15:16–16
September 9, 2018
Instruct One Another
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: one another I ing Passage: Romans 15:14
August 26, 2018
Serve One Another
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: one another I ing Passage: Galatians 5:13–15, Galatians 5:26– 6:6
August 19, 2018
Forgive One Another
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: one another I ing Passage: Ephesians 4:31–32
August 5, 2018
Fully Alive
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: Stand Alone Sermons 2018 Passage: John 10:10–10
July 23, 2018
The King, the Carrot, and the Horse
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: You Had Me at Habakkuk Passage: Zechariah 7:1–8
July 8, 2018
The End of Shame
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: You Had Me at Habakkuk Passage: Zephaniah 3:9–17
July 1, 2018
How to Get Up
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: You Had Me at Habakkuk Passage: Habakkuk 3:1–19
June 17, 2018
Walk Humbly with God
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: You Had Me at Habakkuk Passage: Micah 4:1– 7:7
June 10, 2018
We are Jonah
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: You Had Me at Habakkuk Passage: Jonah 1:1– 3:1
May 27, 2018
Cows of Bashan
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: You Had Me at Habakkuk Passage: Amos 4:1– 5:15
April 1, 2018
The Resurrecting King is Resurrecting Me
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: Easter at Legacy 2018 Passage: 1 Corinthians 15:1–8, 1 Corinthians 15:54–57
March 30, 2018
Show Us Your Glory
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: Easter at Legacy 2018 Passage: John 17:1–23
February 11, 2018
Friend of God
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: Faith Forward Passage: Genesis 12:1– 20:2
December 31, 2017
12:01am
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: Stand Alone Sermons 2017 Passage: Matthew 25:14–30
December 24, 2017
What To Do With the King
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: For This Passage: John 18:29–28, John 19:9–12
October 22, 2017
The Creature Serves
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: Creatures of Habit Passage: John 13:1–17
October 8, 2017
The Creature Seeks
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: Creatures of Habit Passage: 1 Kings 3:5–13
September 24, 2017
The Creature Prays
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: Creatures of Habit Passage: Daniel 6:1–28
September 17, 2017
Creatures of Habit
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: Creatures of Habit Passage: 1 Timothy 4:6–11
September 10, 2017
Because of the Resurrection
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: *assembly required Passage: 1 Corinthians 15:50–58
September 3, 2017
How Can I Help the Church?
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: *assembly required Passage: 1 Corinthians 12:1–12
August 27, 2017
More Than Yourself
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: *assembly required Passage: 1 Corinthians 12:12–27
August 13, 2017
The Gospel-Shaped Community
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: Making Room for Yes Passage: Acts 2:41–47
July 30, 2017
Everyday I Will Praise
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: Summer in Psalms 2017 Passage: Psalm 145
July 9, 2017
The Fear of Missing Out and The Fullness of Joy
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: Summer in Psalms 2017 Passage: Psalm 16
June 25, 2017
Who Needs a Shepherd?
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: Summer in Psalms 2017 Passage: Psalm 23
June 18, 2017
Meet the King of Glory
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: Summer in Psalms 2017 Passage: Psalm 24
May 7, 2017
Reaching People in Difficult Places
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: Love n' the Burbs Passage: Acts 17:1–10, 1 Thessalonians 1–2
April 23, 2017
Unfinished Business
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: This Is Us Passage: Genesis 32:1– 33:4
April 2, 2017
The Cause and Cure of Worry
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: Kingdom Come Passage: Matthew 6:25–34
March 26, 2017
Our Father in Heaven
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: Kingdom Come Passage: Matthew 6:5–13
February 26, 2017
Be Generous
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: How to be Rich Towards God Passage: 2 Corinthians 8:1–9
February 19, 2017
Be Humble
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: How to be Rich Towards God Passage: 2 Samuel 7:1–29
February 5, 2017
Be Faithful
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: How to be Rich Towards God Passage: Malachi 3:6–10
January 29, 2017
Time to Land the Plane
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: Change is Good Passage: Esther 4:7–17
January 15, 2017
I AM Changes Who I Am
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: Change is Good Passage: Exodus 3:1–14, Exodus 34:6–9
January 8, 2017
Living the Changed Life
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: Change is Good Passage: Matthew 28:16–20
December 24, 2016
The Joy of Christmas
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: Wonder Passage: Genesis 1:1–4, John 1:1–5
December 11, 2016
The Beginning of Christmas
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: Wonder Passage: Genesis 1, Genesis 3
November 20, 2016
Holy Holy Holy
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: Church Songs Passage: Exodus 33:18–23, Isaiah 6:1–8
November 6, 2016
From Responsibility to Responsible
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: Make it Personal Passage: Luke 16:1–15
October 23, 2016
From Preference to Deference
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: Make it Personal Passage: Luke 14:7–11
October 16, 2016
From Emergency to Urgency
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: Make it Personal Passage: Luke 12:35–40
October 2, 2016
From Careless to Compassion
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: Make it Personal Passage: Luke 10:25–27
September 25, 2016
From This to That
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: Make it Personal Passage: Luke 5:33–39
August 28, 2016
Impact the World Through the Gospel
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: Finding Our Bearings Passage: John 15:1–8
August 21, 2016
Find Your Place in His Mission
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: Finding Our Bearings Passage: Matthew 5:13–16
August 14, 2016
Find Your Identity in Jesus
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: Finding Our Bearings Passage: Galatians 1:10– 6:14
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August 7, 2016
This is What We Mean
Speaker: Kevin Boyd Series: Finding Our Bearings Passage: 2 Corinthians 5:11–21
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