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  • 18:30 - Domestic Church Radio…Why did God throughout Salvation History demand a blood sacrifice?   
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  • 28:50 - Why did Jesus not say “This is my body” at the feeding of 5,000? This would have been more convincing. 
  • 32:30 - Why do we only receive the host and not from the Chalice during communion? 
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  • 40:55 - Why would abortion automatically excommunicate someone? Wouldn’t confession just solve it? 
  • 46:10 - Do I have a responsibility to talk to someone who has given up hope on salvation? How would I go about that? 
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