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  1. The Greatest Pardon Ever Offered

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    The Greatest Pardon Ever Offered — a word by Pastor Bill Young from The Rock Church in Draper, UT. "Don’t reject the greatest pardon God has ever offered. Receive it. The Judge Himself has signed it in the blood of His own Son."

    Every once in a while, history gives us a story so powerful that it almost sounds like someone made it up.

    In 1830, a court sentenced a man named George Wilson to death for robbing the U.S. Mail and taking a man’s life. Before Wilson’s execution, however, President Andrew Jackson did something extraordinary. He signed a full presidential pardon.

    Even so, George Wilson did the unthinkable.

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  2. Reframe Your Thinking

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    Reframing doesn’t change your circumstances — it changes what your circumstances mean.

    Most of us are fine following Jesus when it’s convenient. The trouble starts when faith feels costly: awkward conversations, social pressure, and tension at work. Along with family eye-rolls and that subtle “keep it private” vibe. When the heat rises, the temptation is simple: keep your head down until it gets easier.

    Paul doesn’t do that.

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  3. Breaking Walls

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    Breaking Barriers — a word by Pastor Tony D'Amico from The Rock Church in Draper, UT. "border walls, paywalls, and also social-media echo chambers. Two thousand years ago, Paul wrote about one of history’s most infamous walls"

    Admittedly, the news cycle loves walls—border walls, paywalls, and also social-media echo chambers. Two thousand years ago, Paul wrote about one of history’s most infamous walls: a five-foot stone balustrade in Herod’s temple. It warned Gentiles, “Enter and die.” In Ephesians (2:14-18), he stunned his readers with the headline: “Christ has destroyed the dividing wall of hostility.” In fact, the claim still shatters our walls today.

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