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May 15, 2022
Sermon: God’s Presence in Our Thirst
By: Pastor Ben Hulst
Exodus 17.1-7: The wilderness is a place of thirst. But to understand this passage, we must see the interaction between physical thirst and soul thirst. At the depth of our soul, we are thirsty for the presence of God - of connection to our Creator. In response, God stands among them, giving them water for their body and water for their soul.
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- May 15, 2022Sermon: God’s Presence in Our Thirst
May 15, 2022Sermon: God’s Presence in Our ThirstBy: Pastor Ben HulstExodus 17.1-7: The wilderness is a place of thirst. But to understand this passage, we must see the interaction between physical thirst and soul thirst. At the depth of our soul, we are thirsty for the presence of God - of connection to our Creator. In response, God stands among them, giving them water for their body and water for their soul.
- May 1, 2022Sermon: Daily Trust
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