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<v SPEAKER_00>Good morning, First Baptist Wimberly.

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<v SPEAKER_00>This is Mike Gibbons.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Welcome to Friday.

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<v SPEAKER_00>I don't know about you, but I have been really enjoying this one gathering.

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<v SPEAKER_00>It is so good to see everyone together.

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<v SPEAKER_00>It encourages me and it makes me look forward even more to getting together on Sunday morning.

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<v SPEAKER_00>As Psalm 122.

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<v SPEAKER_00>I only got to stay a couple of days and had to leave on Saturday.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Over lunch, that Saturday, I reminded her that I would be leaving in a couple of hours.

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<v SPEAKER_00>She replied, Pops, you are going to miss the best day of the week.

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<v SPEAKER_00>I said, Really?

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<v SPEAKER_00>Izzy, what is the best day of the week?

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<v SPEAKER_00>Her reply really touched and convicted me.

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<v SPEAKER_00>She said, The best day of the week is Sunday because we get to learn even more about Jesus.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Now, her parents are doing a good job of raising their children in the fear and admonition of the Lord.

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<v SPEAKER_00>She wasn't saying that she wasn't learning about Jesus only on Sunday.

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<v SPEAKER_00>She learns about Jesus throughout the week.

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<v SPEAKER_00>What she was saying was that she was genuinely excited to participate in the fellowship of believers, worshiping together around the throne of grace in their local assembly.

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<v SPEAKER_00>As Psalm 84, 10 says, For a day in your courts is better than a thousand elsewhere.

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<v SPEAKER_00>I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of wickedness.

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<v SPEAKER_00>So I'm checking my heart this week and asking, is there somewhere else I would rather be than with my church family on Sunday?

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<v SPEAKER_00>Do I really think there are better days elsewhere than one day in the court of our Lord?

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<v SPEAKER_00>This is Mike Gibbons, and I love being your pastor.