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February 2, 2020 • Jeff Cramer

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Today we come to temptations! One’s from God (trials) & ones from Satan (temptations). Let's start by looking at (Matt. 6:13) NLT. Jesus taught the disciples to pray for protection against temptations! Why?! Because the Devil is roaming around looking to wreck lives because he hates humanity! (1 Peter 5:8) NLT

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