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When Nehemiah's heart was broken he paid attention to his broken heart.

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Andy Stanley
Age: 66
Born: 1958
Born: May 16
Pastor
Atlanta
Georgia
Attention
Church
Christian
Heart
Nehemiah
Paid
Leadership
Broken

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