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Todd Porter said…
Great message, Brian! Thank you for sharing this with us. It is a great example of how a church needs to respond in cases like this.
December 10, 2009 at 8:10 AM
Big Mama said…
WOW!! Powerful sermon and definitely NOT written by YOU but by the Holy Spirit in you!!! I'm very touched!
And, just for the record, it would have been much easier to have let the candy issue go by. I would have loved to have just shown you the grace without the consequences!!
December 10, 2009 at 4:56 PM
Wade said…
This is a great message Brian. It could be used as a template for many churches who need to address conflict directly.
December 11, 2009 at 8:36 AM
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