Mar 4, 2017
THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT: Part 10 – The Promise of Persecution
Series: The Sermon on the Mount
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"Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness sake..."
Matthew 11
Pastor Ray concludes the section of studies on the Beatitudes from the Sermon on the Mount as the series continues with an eye-opening look at the 8th, and perhaps least understood, of them all.
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- Mar 4, 2017THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT: Part 10 – The Promise of Persecution
Mar 4, 2017THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT: Part 10 – The Promise of PersecutionSeries: The Sermon on the MountP A R T 1 0 :T H E P R O M I S E O F P E R S E C U T I O N
"Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness sake..."
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