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    <title>Connections - Episodes Tagged with “John Thomas”</title>
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  <title>77: Enduring Hardship with John Thomas</title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>John Thomas reflects on how we can hold on to faith when dealing with challenges. </itunes:subtitle>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;John Thomas sits down with us to discuss how we endure hardship as Christians. He shares what he has learned from scripture, his own experiences, and the examples of others.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Also watch on Youtube ➡️ &lt;a href="https://youtu.be/TcEvnQ3IcLY" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://youtu.be/TcEvnQ3IcLY&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Relevant Links: &lt;a href="http://southgatechurchofchrist.org" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;southgatechurchofchrist.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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<p>Also watch on Youtube ➡️ <a href="https://youtu.be/TcEvnQ3IcLY" rel="nofollow noopener">https://youtu.be/TcEvnQ3IcLY</a></p>

<p>Relevant Links: <a href="http://southgatechurchofchrist.org" rel="nofollow noopener">southgatechurchofchrist.org</a></p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>John Thomas sits down with us to discuss how we endure hardship as Christians. He shares what he has learned from scripture, his own experiences, and the examples of others.</p>

<p>Also watch on Youtube ➡️ <a href="https://youtu.be/TcEvnQ3IcLY" rel="nofollow noopener">https://youtu.be/TcEvnQ3IcLY</a></p>

<p>Relevant Links: <a href="http://southgatechurchofchrist.org" rel="nofollow noopener">southgatechurchofchrist.org</a></p>]]>
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  <title>76: Saying Yes to the Opportunities God Gives Us with John Thomas</title>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 03:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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  <itunes:subtitle>John Thomas shares his experience transitioning from teaching to preaching ministry. </itunes:subtitle>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;John Thomas is the pulpit minister for the Southgate Church of Christ, and he discusses his life and the transition he made from full-time Bible teacher and coach to full-time pulpit ministry. He shares the lessons he has learned from saying yes to the ministry opportunities provided by God.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Relevant Links: &lt;a href="http://southgatechurchofchrist.org" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;southgatechurchofchrist.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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    <![CDATA[<p>John Thomas is the pulpit minister for the Southgate Church of Christ, and he discusses his life and the transition he made from full-time Bible teacher and coach to full-time pulpit ministry. He shares the lessons he has learned from saying yes to the ministry opportunities provided by God.</p>

<p>Relevant Links: <a href="http://southgatechurchofchrist.org" rel="nofollow noopener">southgatechurchofchrist.org</a></p>]]>
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<p>Relevant Links: <a href="http://southgatechurchofchrist.org" rel="nofollow noopener">southgatechurchofchrist.org</a></p>]]>
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