Episode Synopsis "March 30, 2025 - The Better Way: Practicing Virtue in a World of Vice"

Rev. Todd Nelson preaches from Philippians 3:17-21, NRSV. Sermon notes can be found here.   For more information about the Downtown Community of First UMC |Lexington, KY, please visit our website: www.downtownlex.org.

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