"Authority!" — Luke 9:1-2 (What Jesus Did!)

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"Authority!" — Luke 9:1-2 (What Jesus Did!): Key Thought: Power, or "the right and authority to powerfully act" as the Greek word more appropriately means, is something that belongs to...

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