{"id":5765,"date":"2023-08-11T12:29:28","date_gmt":"2023-08-11T12:29:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sermonwatch.com\/?p=5765"},"modified":"2023-08-23T04:59:19","modified_gmt":"2023-08-23T04:59:19","slug":"5765","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/sermonwatch.com\/index.php\/2023\/08\/11\/5765\/","title":{"rendered":"When It&#8217;s Time To Walk Away"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Life Church&#8217;s video &#8220;When It\u2019s Time to Walk Away,&#8221; led by Pastor Craig Groeschel, offers an inspiring sermon based on the Book of Ruth. 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