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deliverer, and some were not. Let’s
learn from their example. When we
have physical distresses of any kind,
whether illness, injury, weakness,
or whatever it may be, Christ our
spiritual Rock is sufficient to satisfy
our needs. The sooner we learn
this lesson, the better. Because
our vulnerability to hardship and
distress is not going to go away. If
anything, we’ll get weaker and more
vulnerable as we go on in life.
STEVEN FURTICK is the New York Times
best-selling author of Sun Stand Still,
Greater, Crash the Chatterbox, and
(Un)Qualified. He is also the founder
and lead pastor of Elevation Church,
based in Charlotte, North Carolina,
which since its founding in 2006, has
grown to multiple locations across
several states. He preaches around
the world and holds a Master of
Divinity degree from Southern Baptist
Theological Seminary. Steven and his
wife, Holly, have three children.
Excerpted from SEVEN-MILE MIRACLE. Copyright ©
2017 by Steven Furtick. Published by Multnomah, an
imprint of Penguin Random House LLC.
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