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sometimes. Look at the things he went
through — shipwreck, beaten, stoned,
everything else just for Christ's sake. He
paid the cost. And I challenge you to also
read 2 Corinthians 11, verses 23 through 33.
Paul told the church at Galatia in
Galatians 4:16, “Am I therefore become your
enemy, because I tell you the truth?” Paul
lost his health; he lost his finances; he lost
many friends; he ultimately lost his life. He
lost the popularity that all the preachers are
trying to get today. He was ostracized by
his own nation. It was the leaders in his
nation who delivered him over to the
Romans where he ended up in court. He lost
other preacher friends. I'm saying to you
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