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Hope Deferred: Proverbs 13:12

  • July 26, 2026
  • Sam McIntyre
  • Hope, Wisdom, Fulfilment, Heaven
  • Genesis, Revelation, Proverbs

Genesis 2:4-9

Genesis 3:3-8

Proverbs 13:12

Revelation 21-22:7

  • Hope deferred makes the heart sick
  • A tree of life, longing fulfilled
Series: Proverbs 'The Tree of Life'
Proverbs 10
John 6:60-71

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