Under Heaven Podcast: Pastor Bert Tippett - Simple Words that Change Lives

Under Heaven Podcast host, Trish, sits down with Pastor Bert Tippett of Corinth Missionary Baptist Church. In this heartfelt conversation, Pastor Bert reflects on nearly 40 years of faithful ministry, radical transformation, and the simple power of sharing Jesus' love.

Together, Trish and Pastor Bert explore what it means to show the love of God. After being radically saved at the age of 22, Pastor Bert began sharing the simple words: "Jesus loves you". Through the years, he has empowered others to grow, released ministry into the hands of the church body, and learned to trust God through every season. 

Today, he not only shares the gospel on Sundays, but he also shares practical, heartfelt teaching on his YouTube channel and internet broadcasts offering a small church perspective with Big Kingdom impact. Encouraging others and spreading the Good News of Jesus Christ is Pastor Bert's passion.

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Welcome to Under Heaven, the podcast where we glorify God and celebrate the beautiful stories of women whose lives have been transformed by his goodness and grace. I'm your host, Fritz, and each week we share real conversations about faith, hope, and purpose. This is a place for encouragement and truth, where every story matters and every listener is welcome. No matter where you are in your journey, let's grow together under heaven. Hello and welcome to Under Heaven Podcast. I'm your host, Chris, and today we are welcoming a gentleman who has spent nearly four decades faithfully preaching the gospel and loving on God's people. We have Pastor Bert Tippett from Cornth Missionary Baptist Church in Alabama. And I asked him to give me a little uh bio. And he said that he has a wonderful wife who I have met and texted with for over 36 years. He's the father of three daughters and the proud grandfather of an amazing little girl. What's her name, Bert? Her name is Fiona. Fiona thing. I'd love to hear your little stories and see your pictures of Fiona on Facebook. She is a mess right now. So she's at that age, right. Oh yeah. Oh yeah. And uh she had a little not uh too bad of a meltdown today. Uh she had a little meltdown because the internet, of course, going storms coming through. They stuck everyone. Yeah. Well, Bert, I I've I this is Pastor Bert Tippett. I call him Bert because I that's how I got to know you. But you are Pastor Bert. And um you have have a uh church in Alabama. And what's the biggest city near you that people could come see you from? Well, we're halfway in between Birmingham and Clanton. I mean uh Montgomery. Uh if you take the look at the state, you take a look at the uh middle of the state and put your finger on the middle and you expand on your map, you're gonna find Clanton right in the middle of the state. So uh there's a big debate that Monte Valley used to be the center of the state, but we are in the center of Alabama, north, south, east, and west. But the little town that I am a part of is about seven miles below Clanton on um uh highway 31. And uh off of 31, there's a little uh place called Babina. That's where I'm at, uh in a church. But uh we had a uh we are growing, and I'm thankful for that. We have uh young people coming, we have older people starting to, you know, that's there. Uh so we're the Lord is blessing us little by little, uh growing us, and uh, I'm starting to see a lot of growth in my uh parishioners and uh the people around me, and it's great, it's a great feeling. Oh, that is now I know that you you have so many stories you could tell, but tell us about when you uh I heard you say in in one of your sermons, salvation changed my heart, my mind, and the direction of my life. Can you tell us a little bit about that? Uh yes, and I'm gonna I'll I'll say it like this it was the right way to do it. And what I mean by that, you know, over the years, and I'm not knocking churches, uh we as pastors, we as churches, you know, we get people saved. You know, they come into the church, they find the Lord Jesus Christ, they get saved, and I was radically saved at the age of 22. Never went to church when I was younger or anything like that. And um one Tuesday night, someone invited me to church. And uh I went to church and I was in that church service, and uh uh I was holding on to that pew at the end of the service. I don't know what the preacher preached on, uh, but I knew that, you know, I was trying to make every excuse not to get saved that night. Uh I was holding on to the pew, and there was people to my left, to my right. I was sick of sitting with my family who had invited me to church. My best my first cousin invited me, but we were like brothers. We grew up together, and he invited me to church. So we went that night, and I closed my eyes and said, Well, Lord, there's too many people to my right, too many two people to my left, I'll do it another night. And when I opened my eyes, everybody was at the altar praying. So I made a beeline to the preacher and got saved that night, but uh the preacher showed me in the word what it means to be saved. And the pastor of that church um was a good country preacher, uh, but he'd been at that church for 20 years or so, and he took me under his wing, and he knew a little bit about my background, he knew I'd never been in church, so he put a Bible in front of me, he put Bible studies in front of me, he put there was this uh old uh beginner's uh guide called a survival kit. And it was like almost like a cartoon type thing for young people that have never been in church or anything, and it and it gives you like a six-week uh uh how do you get an introduction into what church is about and what the word of God is and what prayer is all about. Because like I said, I didn't grow up in church, never went to church other than a a wedding or a funeral. And uh all of a sudden, you know, when he put that uh that word in front of me, you know, after six weeks I finished the book and I said, Well, I finished this. He said, Here's another one. So he gave me another one, and he just kept the word in front of me for two or three years, and we started doing discipleship training. And it just, I mean, I was with under his leadership for three, four years, and uh and he it got to the point every Sunday morning I would sit out there in in a pew next to his wife, and his son was married, and they lit they sat in the back of the church. Everybody thought I was the pastor's son, but you know, it it was just funny. But uh, you know, he took me in, and I'm so thankful that he did because he put the word of God in front of me, and I fell in love with the word of God, and uh and and he taught me and and and prayed with me and you know did things for me. Uh so I looked up to him a lot. He was my first pastor, but he was my mentor forever until he passed away. But Roland Davis was his name, and uh I'm so thankful. And the reason I say these things is because sometimes we get people saved in the church and we'll try to get them involved, and sometimes they just they go away, or it's not for them, or they're they get frustrated. We gotta take our time and teach. We gotta take our time and love on these people, nourishing them, you know. When because you know, you and I know you're gonna fail, you're gonna fall down, you're gonna scrape your knees, or you're gonna bump your head along the way. And you need somebody to help pick you up. And that's that's what we need to. And I've been trying my best the past 10 years or so to do that particular thing with my congregation. And it's starting what's the word I'm trying to say, multiply with others. You know, it's starting it's starting to grow with others, so that's that's a good thing. Yes, that's what I like to call the ripple effect, and that's what I look at with with the ladies that I work with. And I think we've both been in ministry pretty much the same amount of time, about 40 years ago. I started a Bible study uh by hand, but I know it was God. I had been, I was a new Christian and I started Bible study and going to one, and for some reason, I don't remember why, this lady couldn't have it at her house anymore. And I'm like, well, hey, have them all come over here. And so it just ended up being my Bible study or Bible study at my house, you know. Oh wow. And um, that was 40 years ago. So, but that's my heart too, is to teach the women and let that ripple effect go so that others hear the word too and grow. Yeah, and it and it takes a lot for a pastor to surrender some of the ministry, you know what I mean? Because we pastors get this inclination or this pride self sometimes, and I hate to say that word, but that's what it is. We get in out there and think we have to do everything in the church. We don't. It's good to let others grow in their ministry because they're part of the ministry. Uh if you did everything, nobody's gonna do anything. So that's right. And uh so we we have to do the encouraging, we have to uh include them. And and you know, we were talking, uh well, you knew that I had gone through uh my surgery a few months ago, you know, and I had to let my congregation help me during this time. So, you know, help me with the ministry part, and you know, uh I had other people come in and fill in for preaching, but they did everything else around the church and they made sure everything was going. So that is a functional church. That's what doesn't all fall on the pastor, uh and it and it doesn't. We pastors think it does, um, or we you know we want it to for whatever purpose, but I've realized if I don't let other people grow in my church, I'm refusing to let them be blessed by God. That's good. Okay, and I I'm trying to take the glory from it. So uh God has humbled me in many ways over the past 10, 12, 15 years, and uh to let others do other things. And um, so it it's been a blessing. It's it's a wonderful blessing to to allow people and to see their growth too, to see them come from trouble, to see the blessings that God gives them and let them grow in their their walk with God. So it's it's been great. It's been great. It is, and you do have that pastor's heart, that evangelistic heart. And and it is so cool to watch these people grow because it's like it's kind of like when you're watching your own child, or maybe your grandchild, because you don't have that much time when you got your your own little one. But when you're watching that that little girl learn to walk and talk and do things, it's so exciting. And that's the exact same way when you got that pastor's heart. It is so wonderful. When you see them grow, it's great. Yeah, that's that's the joy of being a pastor, watching others grow in their their spiritual walk. And uh uh I can I tell people, uh, God has allowed me to be, you know, legally blind uh and see partially, but I see more now than I've ever seen spiritually, not just that, I'm you know, physically too. Uh I I pay attention more, I guess. Uh my wife thinks I don't pay enough attention to others in the family. But you know, she said you look for everybody else. I said, Well, okay, I gotta start. You know, I'm not perfect, so we gotta um yeah, but but like you said, your inside eyes are opening up and that and Jesus said uh in the word, uh I'm not really good with remembering verses, but he said that you know they they they think they can see, but they're blind. Oh yeah. And then he he talked to the churches in the book of Revelation and said, you know, they think they've got everything, right? But they're destitute and blind. So yeah. Uh so that's cool. Yeah. And I I I was thinking about, you know, the first time we we talked, it's been what, three years, two years, maybe two and a half, three years that we've known each other. Uh, I told somebody the other day, I said, we haven't ever met physically, but you know, we know each other. And I said we're like friends. And I said, uh that's that's the good thing about radio, uh, podcasts, uh, this platforms that we have, Facebook and stuff like that. Um, you know, a lot of people want to downplay it or think it's you know pure evil. It's not, it has its good things too. And like I said, you know, because of what we both do, we've been able to meet and uh through other people too. And it it's been a great thing. It's a great thing. So you're allowing me to do this. So oh, what a privilege. Well, Bert, uh Pastor Bert was the first one to um invite me to an interview on his radio program and talk about the book series that I wrote. And what an honor that was. And see, this is just how God works. And it's so awesome. I love talking to people around the world. We make friends everywhere. We will maybe not see till we get to heaven, but uh I believe I'm going to see you because I definitely want to get down to Alabama. If I've been wanting to do that, you got to come to the peach park and eat some ice cream, homemade ice cream. I love the outreaches you do. Tell the people about some of the places you go where you can share the gospel. Well, uh, in and around us, we're live, we live in the central Alabama. And if you come down I-65, like if you're going to the beach of Florida or South Alabama, or even going towards the New Orleans, if you come down through the middle of the state of Alabama, you're going to come to what we call peach country. There's going to be a big water tank with a peach in the sky. Uh we got peach farms, we have uh it's our number one um attraction in and around us. We got some great places that serve homemade ice cream uh by the gallons. I'm telling you, they sell it by the gallons every day. Uh all kinds of ice cream, but the peach, of course, is everything. And then you have fruit stands, you have all kinds of stuff around here. Um, then you got Montgomery, you got uh Birmingham, a lot of places to visit in between. Uh, you got uh there's a lot of people like outdoor stuff. So I mean, you know, from where I live, you're four hours from the beach, six hours from the mountains. So either way you want to go for a vacation, you can go. And it's a wonderful place and uh uh good southern people. Uh we're not perfect, but uh we'll speak and wave and you know, and and there's that I'm sorry, that barbecue festival. That's what I was thinking about, how you go to that, and I know that Janet and John Woods go there, and there is a barbecue place, one of the best barbecues in in in the south, uh, I say in the south, in our area, and it's flying peach barbecue. Uh, and they have what you call on the weekends, they serve their barbecue, but they have uh trade days, and they'll invite a lot of vendors and and people to come and set up. And um, that's how I met John and um excuse me, uh I lost her name. John and Janet. Yeah. John and Janet. If she's listening, please forgive me, Janet. But uh uh she is um her and John were there that day, and we met, and we just instantly, you know, were drawn to each other, and I invited them to do the radio, and they became a well-known, you know, couple on the radio show with me uh several times, and uh it was great. Uh they always, you know, do well. Uh they came and helped me out one one weekend, uh, filled in and preached for me. Uh while I was gone somewhere, I can't something happen, and they came and I wasn't able to be there, but they did a wonderful job for me. Uh it was great. So it was just a wonderful thing. So I'm so thankful for what you know, people like that. And that's how we got, and you know, yeah, that's how we met through Janet and John. So yeah, and Janet has been on my podcast. I have a couple podcasts with her, and you know what? The reason we're talking about them is that they share the gospel. Oh, yes, just like Bert shares the gospel, and these people are coming to the flying peach barbecue, and they're enjoying looking at all the the crafts and things, but at the same time, they can hear the word of God while they're there. And um, that's how I I bought their book, of course. And of course, I I read uh Janet's book and John's, and they both of them were great. So um they're wonderful people, and and it's by sharing or just knowing Jesus has opened doors many ways, uh many different times for uh friends of mine. Um that's how we meet. That's how God is. It doesn't matter where you are, you can share the gospel with someone. Absolutely. And summer's coming up, so you know, our listeners can get out there and they can just mingle among the people. And you know what? God opens, well, you know that. God will just open the opportunity. If we are vessels that are saying, okay, God, use me today, or who can I talk to today? You know, who can I talk to? You know, a lot of people say, Well, I just can't talk to a total stranger. Uh well, if you don't try, you can't, you don't know if you can or not. Uh, but I always start off with something simple. Um one, uh I learned from a buddy of mine uh who's also a good evangelist and uh and good speaker. Uh he has a great TikTok following and all that. And um a couple years ago, he would he would ask the question uh, has somebody told you today that Jesus loves you? Well, I mean, they're gonna say yes or no. And that just opened the door for you to be able to share Jesus or tell them, yes, Jesus loves you, and so do I. And and a lot of people, uh, you can ask that, or you can just simply ask them, hey, I'm a believer in the Lord Jesus Christ. Is there something I can pray with you for today? Yes. You know, simple question that's it that's gonna get a yes or no response, but you don't know until you try. And uh I you know, the little Jesuses, you know. Uh oh yeah, I got I got one right here. There you go. I got one in my pocket. Uh the pocket crosses are good things to start. I mean, you can buy a bunch of those. Uh I got a little uh cross that I carry with me. Uh I've I've I've given out bunches of those. It's just something that just opened the door. It doesn't matter what uh I prayed with people at Walmart in the parking lot. Uh I led a person to the Lord uh and it came up. I I used to be a car salesman. I did that for 25 years. And I was on the lot one day, and a buddy or someone came up. We became eventually we uh we found out we were kin, but he came up and he was looking for a vehicle, and um the more we talked, the more I realized that he was hurting. And so I started sharing Jesus with him and sharing my testimony about how I used to be an alcoholic and how God saved me and what he's been doing in my life. And through that, I was able to share Jesus with him right there in a parking lot, in between two trucks, and he found Jesus. So that's the way you know we're to do it. Um be out there amongst the people and share the gospel and don't be afraid because we got to remember that God goes before us. He's he is touching the hearts and the minds of the people that are out there that need a touch or a light from God or encouragement or a prayer. I have had people ask me in the middle of the Um, you know, checkout line at Walmart one night. One day, this lady uh I knew she had a um she had cancer. Now she's totally healed right now and she's doing well, but she said, You're a preacher. And I said, Yes, ma'am, I am. She said, Can you remember me in prayer? Uh, because you know, I've got some things I need to, you know. And I said, sure. So I prayed with her right there. I asked the cashier, let me pray with her right quick. So I did right there in front of you know everybody at Walmart. I didn't do it for that, I did it because she asked. So it's a great thing. It's a great thing. And those are the what I'm trying to say is we have to get over our insecurities when it comes to sharing the gospel. And yeah, Satan knows how to use our insecurities against it. Oh, yeah. We've got to kick out rejection. I think that's one of the biggest things, at least for I know our feet, the female that I work with, is rejection. Oh, I don't want to say that they might say no. You know what? They're not saying no to you, they're saying no to God at the moment. But that doesn't mean that that won't keep going through their mind the rest of the day. Right. You're right. You're absolutely and and we got it, and it's like you just said, I like the way you said it it uh they're not rejecting us, it ain't about us, and we got to quit thinking about us and just let them know that Jesus loves them, loves them dearly, gave his life for them, uh, to uh to to change our life. You know, the other other week I I was able to share the gospel about, you know, God coming and saving us uh to have a life of abundance, you know, and abundance begins with him. Uh it ain't about the abundance of things we have, it's about the abundant life of all the gifts that he gives us, all the uh mercy that he gives us, all the grace he gives us. It's about being in him at all times. Uh that's what I love about absolutely. Uh yeah, that that's one thing I I love talking to you about is your different stories or hearing me uh when I listen to your sermons. Now, you can listen to um Pastor Burt's sermons on Facebook and on YouTube. YouTube is probably where they would want to go on is under Burt Tippett, right? Your state, your channel. And you can listen to a sermons that I love. You give me stories, you give me. See, I take it personal when I listen. I think you're talking to me, putting the word of God right here. But you give stories of transformed lives, you give stories, you know, like you said, we may fall, but we get back up. Right. And um, you give the truth and you give it straight and you do it with humor. I love that. I love your humor. Thank you, thank you very much. I uh, you know, you gotta give it a you gotta give it all. And uh and God allows us to laugh at ourselves. So if he's laughing with us, you know, that's a that's a great thing. But uh the truth is what we need to be sharing. That's right. And with sincerity, uh, that's what we need to be doing. And uh it's not about us, it's about him. Absolutely. And if we let him go for before us, hit that word that you share will touch the heart as well as the mind. But it will touch the heart, and uh, you know, it that's how God draws people with his love. It's just that word you use the transformation, the transforming of our mind, you know, renew our spirits every day. Uh let God transform our hearts or mind, let it turn it inside out sometimes. Sometimes he has to shake us, sometimes he has to hold us still. But the transforming, you know, nobody likes change, uh, nobody liked to go through the process, but the process is what makes us who we are in Christ. The transformation that God does from darkness to life, uh to the light. Uh you know, it's it's like it's like when you I love sunsets and I love uh sunrises. Sunrises are are wonderful. And I love being on the beach uh when a sunrise is about. I love taking pictures. And uh that's what you know, that's what it reminds me every day is a renewal, uh, another day of of God transforming our lives. He's never finished with us. That's what I love about it. And uh, you know, doing this, you know, doing these podcasts, doing these uh interviews, or just talking to friends, family, and loved ones, it you know, God's giving you the spirit to speak, speak, you know. If he's giving you wisdom to speak to others, give it, you know, uh, it comes from him anyway. So and I love the fact that you um speak uh well, I'm thinking of like you were the car salesman, insurance, you've done all kinds of things, just like me. I've done all kinds of jobs. But when God has a calling on your life, it doesn't matter where you've been, what you've done, it's where are you gonna yield and go to now? Oh I think you chose the ministry in spite of you said you're legally blind, so there are some limits there, but it hasn't stopped because God's inside of you. My wife is my taxi driver, so uh she still drives me around. Now I'll drive my golf cart around here in the you know, around my neighborhood, but uh you know, coming and going, you know, I you know, my wife I depend on my wife there, but you know, I'm let me put it to you this way. Um I'm legally blind, I'm deaf, so I have hearing a I have a walking gang, uh a blind man's gang, and I have all these resources, so I use them for the glory of God. Uh I share what my weakest weaknesses are, just like the apostle Paul said, you know, God brings glory in our weaknesses, you know, over there in in in the um, I think it's 2 Corinthians chapter 15. Yeah, talk about our weaknesses. And um, he said, I can testify about all the glorious things and what God has done, but through that thorn of the flesh, he humbles me and uh he allows uh me to be able to share with with others, and and that's the way it is. I can call these, you know, this blindness, this loss of hearing, you know, thorns in the flesh, but like I said, I'm still going. I'm not gonna stop. Even during my uh open heart surgery, I was still going. So tell us a little bit about that. How did you get through that? Was uh you mentioned your your your uh people members of your church uh did things around that you couldn't do. What else? What kept you through that time? Well, um, you know, sometimes God allows these situations to to happen to stop us to rely on him. And again, everything that we go through is a learning experience. Um first of all, back at the end of last year, I started feeling fluttered in my heart. And uh it got me to thinking about you know, the history of my family, uh, the men in my family, especially. I had several uncles that passed away uh in a young age, you know, in their 50s, you know, uh because of heart failure. So, you know, I got to thinking about that. Here I am, uh reached the age of 60, and uh I went to the doctor and she checked my heart and she said, Well, everything sounds fine. I said, No, I'll recheck it. I said, I felt some, I I didn't know what the word was, but it I said I called it flutter in my heart, and she said, palpitations. I said, Yeah. So through that, she started listening, she started doing tests, and my doctor sent me to specialists. Well, a month and a half later, I was open heart surgery, and I had four bypass. Um and that was on February 23rd. So for about five to six weeks, I wasn't I was going to church, but I wasn't preaching. So I allowed others to preach for me and uh allowed the church to do the things that they were normally doing, uh, what they did, they stepped up and shined, and God used everything. And it's a blessing. And through it all, God is even in the hospital when I was, you know, trying to recover. I had people pray for me. I had people praying all over the United States for me. Uh, I had a nurse come up. I had some wonderful nursing um doctors, they were, you know, they were very sincere, um, encouraging me and stuff. And it was just a blessing all the way around, uh, even though I went through it. And then when I got home, of course, I had to go the recovery time, but the Lord has blessed me and continue to bless me um through it all. Yeah, and uh, and I'm four months over and I feel better, uh I'm doing well. Uh but during those times, the word of God helped me. Prayer helped me, but the prayers and actions of other people encouraged me, strengthened me too. It wasn't just me, you know, searching anything like that. It was me allowing other people to do for me. Uh, and again, they were being blessed because of it. Uh, anything we do for others is a blessing uh by God, for God, and through Him. And uh every good gift comes from heaven above. That's what I call it. Uh, what I well, what the word says. So again, uh the people praying and all these things, me, you know, relying on God every day just strengthened me. Um doing this. Did you have I'm sorry, did you have a scripture that you held on to during that time? Yes, my scripture is Luke 9, 23. Uh always has been. It's been that was the first scripture I ever learned as a Christian. And it's if any man will come after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross daily and follow me. Every day that is my verse, every day that is my motto in life. The word if means a lot. People don't realize it. But if you look at the word if in the Bible, a lot of the time that is um that's telling us to make a decision. If you're gonna follow me today, you gotta do these things. If you're gonna be my disciple, you got to do, you know, if you're gonna abide in me, you gotta do this. And it's because of my love for Christ, is I take this so go to it's my go-to verse. I mean, it's everything. And even while I was down, even when I was in the hospital, uh, I would I would think about that verse. If any man will come after me, let him deny himself. You gotta deny the flesh, you gotta deny the desires of this world, and and take up your cross. And that cross, Jesus Christ's cross was a purpose, his purpose to die for us, to give us life, life more abundant, to show us uh to the Father, his love for the Father. I mean, it was his total purpose, and that's our purpose is to carry our own cross every day and follow him, follow him wherever he leads. That's to the grocery store, that is to the convenience store, or that's to the to your job or your church or your community, wherever you go, wherever you go in life, that is the path that God puts you on, and you're to carry your cross. That's why that cross in my pocket means a lot because it reminds me of Luke 9.23. Um I will all I can preach on that 24-7. Uh, I mean, that verse has gotten me through a lot, and uh I'm I'm so thankful. And again, that verse uh was my first verse 30-something years ago, 36, no, th almost 39 years ago was given to me by my pastor. Uh, if any man will come after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross daily and follow me. And that was one of the classes that he taught me as a disciple. It was called a master life, and and that's my go-to. It will always be. Awesome. Thank you for sharing that. And you know, I was thinking about the cross in your pocket and the lady you were talking to at the grocery store who asked for prayer. You know, those are the perfect opportunities to say, Right, remember Jesus loves you. You know, and that's a point of contact. It's not like that that cross or that little Jesus or whatever we give out. It's not that that has any power. It's that point of contact where you're reminded God loves me and God is for me. Oh, yeah, and it it's the greatest world. It's great. Yeah. We're gonna have to wrap this up, Bert, but I hope you'll come back for a second part because we could just talk forever. But I thank you so much, Bert, and I want to thank everyone who's been with us today on Underhead Podcast. And you've heard a pastor's heart, you've heard an evangelist's heart, and he loves people, and Jesus loves people, and you know what? You are part of that. You are one who is loved by God, you are even an ambassador for God, just like Bert said. It is our opportunity to go out and tell others and see their lives changed as well. So you remember whatever season you're in, whatever, God will still use you. Bert, any last word? Oh, yes, Jesus loves you, and so do I. Amen. Amen. And bless y'all. We'll talk to you next time. Bye-bye. Bye-bye. Thank you for being with us today on Under Heaven. I trust this conversation encouraged your heart and reminded you of God's faithfulness. If today's episode blessed you, please click like, subscribe, and share the hope with others. Until next time, blessings.