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In God We Trust

This Sunday, we will continue our series titled In God We Trust, in which we are looking at God's principles for managing our money. We've talked the last two weeks about how God has given all of us a small business--managing our financial resources. This Sunday, we're going to talk about how our business can be blessed by God. Don't miss it!
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