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What Makes the Cross So Powerful?

Pastor Chris Sommer

March 19, 2017

What makes the cross so powerful? Good question. Glad you asked. A dead guy hanging on the remnants of a tree isn’t the picture of power one might expect, yet for centuries Christians have looked to the cross as a source of power and motivation. Today Pastor Chris explains why they might do something so foolish.

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