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October 26, 2020

Freedom

Nicholas Patterson (Florida, USA)

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If the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed. - John 8:36 (NIV)

I am in prison, but I am more free now than I was prior to incarceration. Though I was a pastor, worship leader, and staff member in several congregations, I lost touch with the God I shared with others. Through a pattern of destructive choices and the desire to be...

Today's Prayer
Dear God, thank you for the freedom that you have given us through the life, death, and resurrection of your son, Jesus Christ. Amen.
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John 8:34-38

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God can set me free.

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