Episode Synopsis "Comfort - December 1, 2024"

Advent 2024: ComfortJohn 1:1-9, 14-15, 19-23; Matthew 11:11; Isaiah 40:1-11Pastor Joel Fredrikson teaches at The Point is to Serve church in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. https://www.thepointistoserve.org/

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