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Why God’s Trials Are Purifying, Not Punitive

August 04, 2026

Summary

When dread presses in and you'd give anything to avoid the fire, where do you turn? Jesus walked through death first—into the wilderness, then Gethsemane, then the cross. In this message, Pastor Philip Miller reveals how our Father uses hardship to refine us. Discover why Jesus’ agonizing prayer in Gethsemane holds the key to your endurance.

This is part three of the sermon, “Lead Us Not Into Temptation.”

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