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                             Free from Hustle Culture and Embracing Faith
                            Brian Sheppard
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                            (Lifeword)
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                                                                        Jul 30, 2025 
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                            Scripture
                                Galatians 6:9
                            
                            9 And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.
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