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The sermon below is the next in Terry\u2019s long-running series from when he preaches at CCK<\/a>. Terry has several decades of experience of leading a growing family of churches. As a result he has encountered many people who\u2019s experience mirrored that of Elijah when he ran into the dessert. His pastoral wisdom and unmatched ability to preach inI such a way that a biblical character leaps of the page with lessons for us today make this an unmissable sermon. I am pleased to be able to share the video here (click to the second part<\/a> when the first part is done to watch the whole sermon.) Audio and other messages <\/a>in the series are available at the CCK site.<\/p>\n https:\/\/vimeo.com\/7485581<\/a>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"