March 18, 2018. If we were witnesses of the crucifixion — the blood, the violence, and the inhumanity of it — would we be able to see the glory in it? Pastor Penny preaches today on how the world looks different to us once we realize that through the cross, Jesus bought us a life we wouldn’t have had otherwise.
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