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It works well for me to go ahead and prepare the sermon with a chapter in mind. What that does is to force me to be very thrifty in my language, tighten up my words and not ramble so much. It puts some fiber in the sermon.

Max Lucado

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Max Lucado
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: January 11
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