Remembering the Sabbath | Learning to Follow Jesus | Luke 6.6-11
Episode Date: March 4, 2020"And here's what's crazy. Jesus treating the Sabbath as a day for blessing and giving life and freeing people, that led the Pharisees and teachers to...
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