254.What is the Difference Anyway: A Look at Free Will

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254.What is the Difference Anyway: A Look at Free Will

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Dec 14, 2023

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Pastor's David Endorf and Will Harley talk about Free Will and find out it isn't quite as free as we would like it to be. That is until we are freed in Christ as we are brought to faith through Word and Sacrament.

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Dec 14, 2023

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