God Takes our Worst and Gives His Best

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God Takes our Worst and Gives His Best

FromThe Mark Driscoll Podcast

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43 minutes

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Jan 11, 2016

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This Sermon by Pastor Mark Driscoll was preached at Trinity Church in Lubbock Texas on September 27rd 2015.

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Jan 11, 2016

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God Takes our Worst and Gives His Best

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