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The mission of Making Great Saints is to help you truly understand your identity as God’s image and likeness. As God’s image and likeness, we are called to be without sin, to be perfect as Our Heavenly Father is perfect. This is beyond us, but through Jesus, the impossible is made possible. Join us on this thoughtful journey in discipleship and explore with us how Jesus makes this happen, and how through Jesus and following Him, we will become Great Saints. Visit MakingGreatSaints.com (https://makinggreatsaints.com/) for more episodes.
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