8/2/2026 Sunday morning srvice

Week 9 Romans

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All my life you have been faithful. All my life you have been so so good. Every breath that I am able I will see of the goodness of God Your goodness is running after, running after me. Your goodness is running after, running after me. With my life laid down, I'll start and good now. I can't do everything. Your goodness is running after, running after me. Your goodness is running after, running after me. Running after me. With my life laid down off surrender now. I gave you everything. Running after me. And all my life you have been fake. You have been so, so good. With every breath that I am able I lost another goodness of God running after me. Your goodness that's running after, running after me. Put my life lay down on some red turn out of everything. Your goodness is running after, running after me. Your goodness is running after, running after me. Your goodness is running after, running after me. Put my life lay down after now. I give you everything. Your goodness is running after, running after me, and all my life you have been fake, and all my life you have been so good with every breath that I am able. I will see of the goodness. Till every dark addiction starts to break. And the sour with eight feel cheese. That Jesus Christ is locked.

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We come before you this morning, praising you, God, for your goodness, for your mercy, for your love. We we thank you, God, for the provision that you give to us, God, for our homes, for our cars, for our jobs, for our family, God, for the opportunity to worship you in spirit and in truth, God, without fear, Lord, that we can come together and praise the name of Jesus. And today, as we take up our offering, God, I ask that you bless the gift and the giver, Lord, those that give and those that don't. God, I pray your blessings upon everybody. And God, I pray that you would take this offering and that you would use it for your kingdom, God, that you would uh take this offering and help it to grow in a way that we can help your kingdom to grow. In the mighty name of Jesus, we pray. Amen. All right, so the guys are gonna be bringing the offering plate around. And before we get going any further, um, I'm gonna give you guys an opportunity of whether you're here in the service this morning, right here in this room, or if you're listening online, we are ready for our praise team to grow. We're ready for our praise team to grow. And I'm sure that out there, there are some of you that have a talent of singing, or maybe of guitar playing, or bass guitar playing. I I don't care if it's a jug. Okay? Like old Jed Clampett played his jug. If you have any type of musical talent or ability whatsoever, we want you. So if if that's you, if you're out there and you think that God's calling you to help in that ministry, then I want you to come see me and we're gonna get you plugged in uh up here on the praise team. You say, Well, I've never sang in front of people before, we're not singing for people. This is not a performance. We're not singing for people. We are cheerleaders, if you will. Have you ever seen the cheerleaders on the sidelines and they're cheering? What they're doing is leading the fans uh to cheer for their team. That's what we are, is we're cheerleaders for Jesus. And what we're doing is just guiding the worship so that people can enter into the throne room. So you're not singing to perform, you're singing for God. Now that that's out of the way. Turn to your neighbor next to you and tell them that you're glad to see him in the house of the Lord this morning. Glad to see you in the house of the Lord this morning. Today we are continuing our series in the book of Romans. And that's what we've been going through this summer, and we still have a ways to go through the book of Romans. It's one of the greatest letters that was ever written in the New Testament. In the very beginning of this letter, the Apostle Paul shares the main point of the entire letter. In Romans chapter 1, verse 16. For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. So the book of Romans can help us not just to know that we are saved, but it helps us to know how we are saved. It tells us how the motions that we that we go through, it tells us what we do, which is essentially just asking Jesus to come live in your heart. It's asking Jesus to come live in your heart. So we're going through the book of Romans. It's not just a history lesson. I don't want you to look at it as a history lesson. Sometimes when we have history, I don't know how many of you in here liked history in school. Mark is raising his hand, Ben's raising his hand, uh, Susan over here is raising her hand. We have some history, guys. You like it, Tristan? Well, look at you. Tristan likes it, Travis a little bit. So when we go through, when we go through, I I'm not thinking that's weird. I really am. I'm not, okay? Uh it's just, I figure Jim or something like that might be your favorite. But as we go through this, don't look at it as just a textbook. Look at it as a how-to book. All right? This is a how-to book for a Christian. So we're going to take a look this morning as at what it means to really be a part of the family of God. What does it mean to be an actual part of the family of God? Now, I tell you what, marriage. Marriage is a wonderful thing. And I'm sure that those of you that are in this uh room this morning can attest to the fact that marriage is a wonderful thing. But marriage also has its hard points too. Now, I'm going to talk about Brian. God blessed me with a wonderful, godly fearing, compassionate man. All right? He has been home for the past few days. And when I get home from work, how do I know? Brian may not show me in some ways, but he shows me in others. He had my bed turned down, he had my air conditioner on when I got home so that the room was already cool. I mean, just little things like that that show me, all right? But there are times when Brian and I frustrate, aggravate, and get on each other's last nerve. All right? Y'all agree with me that happens, right? Uh, Brian, he had a vacation, not this past year, but the year before that, I think. And he took two weeks off around Christmas time, and I took those same two weeks off, and we were around each other, and by the end of the first week, we were looking at each other saying, and when do you go back to work again? Because we there are times where you get so frustrated and so aggravated with each other, and he can push my buttons like that, and I'm sure that I repay him tenfold. And he's looking up in the air right now. He's not going to admit it that that's what happens. But here's the thing. Even though we can get on each other's nerves, we always work it out. We always work it out. We work through those issues because we love each other and we are committed completely to each other. Now, even above that, my children, I am committed to my children. I love them. I am committed to my daughter-in-law and my son-in-law because they are part of my family. They are part of my children now, and I love them. And then my grandson, let's not even go there. I went and spent the day with him yesterday, and I would lasso the moon for that little boy if I could, because he's just that precious to me. So family relationships are powerful. And I'm sure all of y'all can think of family members, that your relationship with them is powerful. Now, let's look at it as our Christian relationships, our relationship with God. I am committed to God, I am part of God's family, and because I am, even though I make mistakes, even though I might frustrate him at times, we always work it out. Why? Because I'm committed to him, and you know that he is committed to me. So Paul, in chapter 8 of Romans, and that's where we are today, he talks about family being a special blessing when it's done God's way. He talks about our adoption into God's family and how our adoption into God's family is something special. Romans eight, verses fifteen through eighteen. It says, So you have not received a spirit that makes you fearful slaves. Instead, you received God's spirit when he adopted you as his children. Now we call him Abba Father. For his spirit joins our spirit to affirm that we are God's children. And since we are his children, we are his heirs. In fact, together with Christ, we are heirs of God's glory. But if we are to share his glory, we must also share his suffering. Yet, what we suffer now is nothing compared to the glory he will reveal to us later. Alright? So, Abba, father, what does that mean? Abba is an extremely close term. It's daddy. Alright? Abba is daddy. Now, I don't know how many of you girls, and maybe some of you guys out there, but until the day that I die, my father, my earthly father, is my daddy. All right. I used to get ribbed in high school because I'd say, Well, my daddy, and they'd go, Daddy, why do you still call him daddy? Because that's what he is. He's my daddy. All right? My daddy. And that's what this term Abba means: a closeness as like daddy. All right? So that's pretty close, isn't it? When you have that type of relationship. And it goes on to tell us that his spirit joins with our spirit to affirm that we are God's children. And we are joint heirs with Christ. We will inherit heaven one day. And that's a wonderful thing. When we accept Jesus' sacrifice, we aren't just forgiven, we're adopted into the family. Now, one of the most amazing things about adoption into a family is it's completely voluntary for the parent. Have you ever thought about that? Adoption is completely voluntary for the parent. Now, God gave us Jared and Caitlin. Me and Brian gave us Jared and Caitlin and wonderful children. I would pick them all over again every single time. But that is God's gift to me, and you get what you get. All right? You get what you get. Some of us have kids that were like, oh man, if they'd just sit down, if they would just learn to be a little quieter, if they weren't so aggressive, if they but when you choose to adopt someone, that is you picking them. That is you deciding, I want that child, I want them. And that's what God did to us. He adopted us. And that means that he chose us. To be adopted, God chose us. And adopted son or daughter is simply a son or a daughter. They in full, they they inherit in full. If I was to adopt someone in addition to Jared and Caitlin, they would be fully heirs with Jared and Caitlin. And that's what we are. We are joint heirs with God's only Son, Jesus Christ. We are joint heirs of heaven. And that is wonderful. That is wonderful. So when God says we're adopted as his own children, he takes full responsibility over us, not holding our mistakes over our head, but always forgiving us and always working with us to help us overcome and live the life that He intended for us to live. He prepares a place for us in heaven, his home, not as guests. We're not coming in as guests. You know, when you're a guest in a house, sometimes that's a little awkward, isn't it? You don't know where to sit, you don't know what you can do, you're not free to just go open up the refrigerator door and take a look inside. But but he has adopted us so that when we get there, his home is actually our home too. Because it belongs to Daddy. It's our home too. That's an incredible inheritance. And Paul goes further in Romans chapter 8, verses 30 through 32. He says, and having chosen them, he called them to come to him, and having called them, he gave them right standing with himself. And having given them right standing, he gave them his glory. What shall we say about such wonderful things as these? If God is for us, who can ever be against us? Since he did not spare even his own son, but gave him up for us all, won't he also give us everything else? Isn't that great? Isn't that great? I want some reaction out of that. Give God a hand clap of praise this morning because He has made a way for you to go to heaven and to be joint heirs with Jesus Christ. He will take care of you, and nothing can pluck you out of his hand. That is a wonderful thing. Yes, Susan, hallelujah. That is a wonderful thing. These words that Paul uses of God are the very words God used of Abraham when Abraham proved his utter loyalty by being willing to sacrifice his son Isaac at God's command. And God said to Abraham in Genesis 22, verse 12, Do not lay a hand on the boy, he said. Do not do anything to him. Now I know that you fear God because you have not withheld from me your son, your only son. So Paul is seeming to say here that think of the think of the greatest human example in the world of a man's loyalty to God. God's loyalty to you is like that. Abraham was asked to sacrifice his son Isaac, and he got all the way. He was up here, he was ready. And then all of a sudden, God sent provision, didn't he? He sent that ram that got stuck in the bushes. And God said, Don't touch him. You have shown me that you are loyal because you were going to do what I asked of you. But I say, do not touch him. And that's how God looks at us. Only thing is, God went a step further and God actually gave his son as a sacrifice for each and every person that is sitting in this room, for each and every person that might be watching online, for each and every person in this world, he gave his only son as a sacrifice for their sins so that they might be covered by the blood of Jesus. What does it take? You have to accept the gift. You have to accept the gift. So since we're a part of God's family, and since he's so loyal and gracious to us, we have special privileges. How's that feel? To have special privileges. And we get those through his son Jesus, but too many of us often overlook or don't appreciate the special privileges that we actually have. In Romans 8, verses 33 and 34. Who dares accuse us whom God has chosen for his own? No one. For God Himself has given us right standing with himself. Who will then condemn us? No one. For Christ Jesus died for us and was raised to life for us, and he's sitting in the place of honor at God's right hand, preparing for us. Guys, God has acquitted us. He has said, you're not guilty. Now I think of my life and with all the things. Sometimes I'm not grateful. Sometimes I grumble and I complain. We all have that in us and we all fall short and sin from time to time. But if we have accepted Jesus Christ in our life as our Savior, there is a seal set upon us. And when God looks at us, he says, not guilty. Not guilty. Not because of anything we do, but because of Jesus Christ and the blood that Jesus shed on Calvary for each and every one of us. So if God set us free, who could possibly have power to condemn us? There is no one in this room that can condemn anyone else. I cannot go out and condemn any Christian because if God has set them free, they are free indeed. And nothing I say or you say will ever come against that. The answer is the only one who has that right, the only one who is and can be the judge of all men is Jesus Christ. That's it. Jesus Christ. He has the right to condemn us, he has the right to pronounce judgment upon us, and he has the right to sentence us and punish us. Jesus alone has that right. But even though he has every right to do so, and even though we certainly deserve it, instead of standing as our judge and jury, he stands at the right hand of God, intervening on our behalf. And that's wonderful. He intervenes on our behalf. We're going to slip, we're going to fall, but when we do, we have an advocate, Jesus Christ, sitting at the right hand of the Father, interceding for us and reminding them, no, God, remember, she's our child. She has accepted my blood. She's not guilty. He's not guilty. All because Jesus Christ made the sacrifice and we accept the gift. And because of Jesus' intervention, guys, we're safe from all punishment. We are safe from all punishment. In verse 34, Paul says four things about Jesus. He died, he rose again, he's at the right hand of God, and he's intervening for us. Those are four very powerful things about Jesus. Number one, he died. Say that with me. He died. Number two, he rose again. He rose again. Number three, he's at the right hand of God. Where is he? Right hand of God. And he's making intercession for us. So Paul is simply saying, you think of Jesus as the judge who is there to condemn. And he has won the right to do so, but you are wrong. He's not there to be our prosecuting attorney. He's there to be our advocate, our public defender, there to plead our case before God and rescue us from the punishment that we actually deserve. That we actually deserve. So why would he do this for us? Why would he do this for us? Because we're a part of his family. We adopted in. He adopted us and he shares his inheritance with us, even though none of us deserve it. With such amazing promise waiting for us. The next obvious question is how do I know Jesus is really advocating for me when so many bad things seem to happen in this life? I don't always feel like I have a blessed life. Do y'all ever feel like that sometimes? Why do so many bad things continue to happen to me if Jesus wants me to have a good life? If I have done the right thing, I have accepted Jesus Christ into my heart, then why do I sometimes feel so bad? I don't feel blessed. I don't feel blessed. So Paul, being the human that he is, he also asks this question. Romans 8, 35 through 37. He says, Can anything ever separate us from Christ's love? Does it mean he no longer loves us? If we have trouble or calamity or are persecuted or hungry or destitute or in danger or threatened with death? As the scriptures say, for your sake we are killed every day. We are being slaughtered like sheep. And then he turns around here and he answers the question. He's first saying, Why do I still feel these things? Why are there still hungry people? Why are we still persecuted? Why are we still destitute? Why are we still in danger? Does that mean Jesus doesn't love us anymore? He answers, he says, no. Despite all these things, overwhelming victory is ours through Christ who loves us. So the next time you're having a bad day or the next time you feel like you're not being blessed, you need to remember that Christ died for you and is interceding for you. And we've read the back of the book. Every single person in here has victory through Christ Jesus. Victory through Christ Jesus. Amen. We still live in this fallen world and we're waiting for Christ to redeem the world one day. But until that day comes, we have the blessing and the curse of freedom. We have them both. The blessing is that we have the opportunity to freely choose who and what we will serve. And because we freely chose Jesus without coercion, he allows us to be full members of his family, receiving the full inheritance of heaven. Even above the angels, even above the angels and other heavenly creatures. Hebrews chapter 2, verses 6 through 8. Says, What is mankind that you are mindful of them? A son of man that you care for him. You made them a little lower than the angels, you crowned them with glory and honor, and put everything under their feet. In putting everything under them, guys, God left nothing that is not subject to them, humans. Yet at present we do not see everything subject to them. I was at work one day, and you know, there's you're always in life going to run into some people that believe and some people that don't believe. And I was talking to a fellow co-worker, and we were we were debating, and I'll just go ahead. Look at the galaxies and look at the beauty, look at the vastness of what God created, yet he cares about the little man. He has more important things to worry about in this huge universe, in this huge galaxy, than what I am doing as this little man. This verse right here proves that is not true because it says, What is mankind that you are mindful of them? That's kind of the same question that person was asking me. Who are we in this vast universe that God even cares? He's too busy taking care of his greatness. You made them a little lower than the angels, you crowned them with glory and honor and put everything under their feet. Why does God care about us? How do we know? Because you look at that vastness. Charity, they have been in Tennessee and she sent me a picture yesterday. It looked like the sun may have been setting, this picture that she sent me. And it was absolutely beautiful looking over those Tennessee mountains with that sun setting in the background. And the first thing that came to my mind was God doesn't do that for his glory, he gave that out to us for our view, for our aesthetics, to show us that he loves us. He made that, but that wasn't his important creation. Man is his important creation, and he made everything to be under our feet. Everything is made to be under our feet. So Paul, he tries to encourage us, and there's so many letters that Paul has written. It says, that is why we never give up. Though our bodies are dying, our spirits are being renewed every day. For our present troubles are small and won't last very long, yet they produce for us a glory that vastly outweighs them and will last forever. So we don't look at the troubles that we can see now. Rather, we fix our gaze on things that cannot be seen. For the things we see now will soon be gone, but the things we cannot see will last forever. Is that not wonderful? Whenever you're having a bad day, just remember we have to go through the good times and the bad while we're here. But the Bible says that our lives while we're here is like a vapor. You think about it. The average lifespan, I think of a woman is upper 70s, 80, maybe, 81, I don't know. But the thing is, when you put that in the context of time, that's like that.

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And then you've got eternity after that where you live with the decision that you made while you were here. The decision of do I want to give my heart to Jesus or am I not going to give my heart to Jesus? And there's only two choices because, like today, when you walk out that back door, you have either said yes or you've said no. There is no, well, I will do that after I get a little bit older. I will do that after I get through this certain uh part of my life. I will do that once I sow my wild oats, as some people say, once I've lived it up a little. There's only two answers, yes or no. Because you are not guaranteed to live for the next hour. So are you saying yes to Jesus or are you saying no? Let's look at Philippians chapter 1, verses 19 through 21. For I know that as you pray for me and the Spirit of Jesus Christ helps me, this will lead to my deliverance. For I fully expect and hope that I will never be ashamed, but that I will continue to be bold for Christ as I have been in the past. And I trust that my life will bring honor to Christ, whether I live or die. For to me, living means living for Christ, and dying is even better. Dying is even better. And you say, how can you say that? How can you say that dying is better? People ask me all the time, why does God let children die? Well, when they're going through it, for me to say, oh, but that's a blessing, that's not the right answer to give at that point. But guys, I'm telling you right now, to die is better because you get to immediately go to heaven. You immediately get to go where Jesus Christ is. You immediately get to see your Father face to face. And that is the ultimate blessing. After all, that's what we're living for, right? We're living for Christ so that one day we will be face to face with Him in glory and we will get to see Him. Our selfishness wants to keep people here. Our selfishness doesn't want to give up people, but that is a blessing for them. It says right here, if I stay, that's good. I'll just keep on working for Christ. But if I die, that is better. That's better. That's better. Our present troubles are small and won't last very long. Yet they produce for us a glory that vastly outweighs them and will last forever. So Paul, he closes out chapter 8 with one of the most beautiful promises in the Bible. In Romans chapter 8, verses 38 and 39. Here's what he says. And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God's love. Neither death nor life, neither angels, nor demons, neither our fears for today, nor our worries about tomorrow. Not even the powers of hell can separate us from God's love. No power in the sky above or in the earth below. Indeed, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord. Guys, there's nothing. There's nothing that's worth getting exciting about, isn't it, Susan? There's nothing that can separate you from the love of God. Nothing. And that should make you happy. That should make you excited. I know my daughter went through this time a couple, three, four, five years ago where she was, am I saved? She was doubting herself, am I truly saved? I want to be saved. Am I truly saved? Well, of course, me looking at her was like, well, if you are worried that much about being saved, then yeah, you are. Because if you weren't saved and you were going to hell, you wouldn't worry about it so much. All right. So that in and of itself is proof that the fact that you want to be saved so bad, you are. But but she couldn't get past the part of, but what if I've done one sin too much? What if I've done something one time too many? What if I've sinned and sinned and I keep asking God to forgive me? He's going to get tired of forgiving me at some point. Here it is, guys. Here it is, right there in the Bible. It tells us neither death nor life, nor angels, nor demons, or fears for today, worries about tomorrow, not even the power of hell. No power in the sky above or the earth below. Nothing in all of creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord. Isn't that amazing? Because we as humans are weak. We fail all the time. We sin every day. I am so glad that Jesus does not give up on us and does not sit up there with a calculator, adding up the times that He's had to forgive us. Nothing can separate us. Nothing. Even in our darkest days, even when God seems so far away with us, even when we feel lost and alone, God is still right there and his promises will always stand. When we choose to serve Him, we accept Jesus as our Lord and King. We inherit heaven, and nothing can take that away from us. Paul writes a lot about faith and how we're saved by our faith in Jesus alone and not by our good works. And that's absolutely true. We are not saved by our own actions, but by Jesus Christ's sacrifice. But there's one action that we all have to take, and that's the action of accepting it. Because that's where the difference is. Have you accepted Jesus or have you not? It's impossible for the adoption to be final unless all parties willingly agree to be part of the family. You can't have an adoption if the child screams, No, I don't want to be part of that family. I don't want to. It has to be all parties agreeing. That's the catch. All parties have to agree. Jesus only joins with us if we willingly accept him and his sacrifice and ask him to be Lord and Savior. He's never going to force us to. He's a gentleman. He's not going to force himself on anybody. The good news for today is that it's an easy choice. If you're tired of carrying the weight of your own guilt, if you need an advocate instead of a judge, if you want to be adopted into a family where nothing will separate you from the Lord, you can choose that today. And I'm sure many of us already have. Many of us already have. But I'm going to give everybody the opportunity. So if you will, just stand with me. Bow your heads, close your eyes. Online, if you will, do the same. Just close your eyes. If you want to accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior in your heart today, raise your hand and put it right back down. Amen. Amen. All right. Now here's what I'm going to do. I'm going to ask you to take a bold step because the Bible says, Do not be ashamed of me. And we've got to learn not to be ashamed of Jesus Christ. So we're going to do things a little bit different today. I saw a couple hands go up. If you want to solidify your place in heaven this morning, I want you to step out of your seat and walk down here to this altar with me this morning. Step out of your seat and walk down here to this altar with me this morning. Amen. Amen. Have I got any more? Don't let the person beside you talk you out of coming down here. This is an eternal decision. This is a decision that will affect your eternity. And remember, if you walk out of here today and you haven't said yes, then you've said no. And if you were to die this week before you have another opportunity, if you were to die this week, where would you go? I'm going to linger for just a second. If you want to accept Jesus Christ into your life this morning, step out of your seat and come down here with me. All right. For those that are down here, I want you to stretch your hands this way. I'm going to ask you guys to pray as I pray. I'm going to, she's okay. I'm going to say the prayer and you repeat it after me, okay? Heavenly Father, Heavenly Father, I come to you this morning. I know I'm a sinner. Please forgive me for all my sins. Come and live in my heart. And be the Lord of my life. Show me day to day how to live for you. I completely surrender. In Jesus' name. Amen. Amen. Woo! Everybody, uh, everybody. Angels are rejoicing in heaven today. It says that the angels rejoice when one soul comes to the Lord. And look what we've got up here today. I want to give you guys a charge this morning. You have got some people up here. Some are new, some have been here a while. I want you to promise me that you will pray for them. Guys up here, the devil now will put a target on your back. Always has. This week might be the worst week you've ever had. He's going to fight you. He's going to try to keep you out of church. He's going to try to make family come against you. He's going to throw up roadblocks every single time he gets a chance. Don't let it work. Remember, Jesus is always, He's right here now. You call on the name of Jesus and tell him you want the devil to flee. And your church family is here for you. Here for you. I encourage you to get involved. I encourage you to make friends, to exchange phone numbers. When you're having a bad time, you call somebody. You don't face that alone. Let your church family help you. Okay? All right. Let's give one more hand clap to God for these wonderful souls this morning. You guys can go ahead and be seated. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Go ahead and be seated. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. All right. So, you guys feel like you've been in church today? Amen. You guys happy we've had some salvations in here today, right? Amen. Hallelujah. I hope all hearts are clear and clean. I'm going to make a couple of announcements this week. Tonight is youth at six o'clock. If you have any youth that you know of that need to be in church, tonight at 6 o'clock. And we've got three, four of them in this room right now. All right. We've got Naveya and John? Woo! I remembered. And Travis and Tristan are here. And there's more, the youth is growing. We are getting upwards of 11 or more in youth sometimes when they all show up at the same time. Pray for our youth and pray for their leaders. They're sitting right here. Pray for them as well. On Tuesday night, guys, Tuesday's been a real struggle for us. God knows we're out in the community and He knows that we're talking to people and inviting them to church. The devil knows it. It has rained every Tuesday for the past month. We have not been able to have our Tuesday night witnessing because it keeps raining us out. And it happens every Tuesday. So you know what? We're going to outsmart the devil. We're going to outsmart the devil and we're going to find a way to overcome it. Tuesday night at 6 o'clock. If you want to be part of the outreach team, be here with bells on, and we're going to go out Tuesday night and reach this community. And if we can't, we're going to stay in here and work on some outreach for Saturday's back to school bash. All right? We're going to work on some opportunities for that. Being your grinning. It's supposed to rain Saturday. Is it raining Tuesday? See what I mean? Every Tuesday. So Wednesday night. Wednesday night is children's or kids' church. It's also youth meet at 6 o'clock. Men's are meeting at 6 o'clock. I've stalled the women's out for a little while because I want to focus on these kids. Now, Friday night is celebrate recovery, 5 30. 6 30 is the meeting. And then Saturday is a wonderful back to school bash. I want to talk about Wednesday nights and Sunday mornings first, though. We have grown, guys. On Wednesday night, we had 18 kids. That's not counting the youth. We had 18 kids. And they're growing. Here's the thing: we now have about 10 that are preschool and 10 that are actual kids, like in kids' church. We need help. All right? We need help. We need a preschool teacher and then we need an aid. Now I'm not asking that somebody step up and take that position and run with it and be that forever. What I am asking is if you can volunteer for a Sunday every now and then, I would like to put people on a rotating schedule because charity is losing her hair. All right? She's pulling it out. All right. Stressful, stressful. So we want to make sure these kids have a wonderful experience. If you would like to start helping in kids' church on Sunday mornings or uh Wednesday nights with the kids, please get in touch with me and let me know. And we will work it out to fit what you want. If you want to work once every two months, if you want to work every Sunday, if you want to work every month, we will fit it. To your schedule. But if you are willing to help, we need you. We need you because these programs are growing. These programs, but that's a good thing. We call it growing pains, and growing pains is a good thing. We love growing pains. Back to school bash is on Saturday. Um, it's supposed to rain, but we're going to pray that we will still get to put our back to school bash off. I need people to help with the back to school bash. If you can help, whatever capacity. I need people to sit at registration tables just as much as I need people to work the bounce house and the foam machine. All right. So if you can help, we need uh, I don't know why I always ask for the men to see what I mean? I don't know why I always ask for the men to cook the hot dogs, but if you want to grill, y'all, Walmart, we got a grill this week donated to us. So we got a grill donated to us. So now what we need is those to cook on it. So if you're even willing to make hamburgers, or not hamburgers, we're only having hot dogs. If you're willing to flip weenies over and grill weanies, let me know. And that way we can have you um help us out with a back to school bash. But whatever, just come and see me. We'll get you plugged in somewhere. Anything else? The back to school bash is 5 to 8 on Saturday. And the reason we're starting it later this year is because we want to show a movie when it gets dark outside, and we looked and the sun sets at 8:15-ish. Now, that has been affected by weather or gunmen in the past. One of the two has affected us. Susan's looking at me like, what? Yeah. We haven't had luck doing movies outside, but we're gonna give it another whirl. But if it happens to rain, we're gonna do it in here. So either way, we're having a movie and we're showing Soul Surfer, which, if you haven't seen it, that is a fantastic movie. Soul Surfer. All right, I think that's all I have. Yes.

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Um, Donna goes to surgery Tuesday, all right? She has to have some things fixed in her abdominal area. So she goes for surgery Tuesday. How many will commit to praying for Donna? Okay? All right. Yes, your family has committed. And Julie, don't you start your treatment Tuesday? Julie starts her treatments Tuesday for her throat cancer. How many are gonna commit to praying for Julie? Every one of us, okay? All right. I love y'all so much. Brian, if you will dismiss us.