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The God of Two Testaments

Pastor Chris Sommer

January 28, 2018

We are in the midst of our message series called This is the Bible. Today, we are focusing on the fact that there is an Old Testament and a New Testament, and they feel very different from one another. While the differences between the two Testaments seem significant, Jesus is the common thread throughout the Bible. The differences may not be as great as we might think.

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