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head of an old man, but power that healed the water; the power that stopped
the Jordan river, the power to heal the sick and raise the dead, the physical
embodiment of the power of God Himself in His Holy Word. Amen.
Lessons: 2 Kings 2: 19-25, Matthew 12: 25-32, True Christian Religion 223
about the author
The Rev. James P. Cooper was ordained in 1982 and into the second
degree in 1984. He has served in Bryn Athyn, Pittsburgh, Durban, South
Africa, and Washington, DC. He is pastor of the Olivet New Church
in Toronto, Canada, regional pastor for Canada, and Secretary for the
General Council of the Clergy. He and his wife, Karen (Jorgenson), live
in Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada. Contact: [email protected]
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