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Source or Substitute (Smyrna)
April 26, 2026
Revelation 2:8-11
Matthew 16:24-26,
Our culture has us convinced that if we just stay on the trail long enough — the next thing, the next experience, the next upgrade — we'll finally arrive at meaning. But the trail is not the Source. Smyrna refused to trade the Source for the Substitute. Will we?
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