A Survey Through Church History - W. Robert Godfrey
Martin Luther's Early Life - P3:E2 - A Survey of Church History
Episode 2
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23m
Extraordinary events often begin with seemingly ordinary people. A promising son of a typical middle-class family at the turn of the sixteenth century, Martin Luther had no other ambition than to know God's Word. As Martin applied himself to that pursuit, God was equipping and preparing this young monk for an astonishing future. In this message, Dr. Godfrey explores the circumstances leading up to the events of 1517 that forever shaped the trajectories of Martin Luther's life and of the Christian church.
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