So there's a tremendous opportunity in some seasons and in some seasons bring

tremendous challenges. Great effort, great toil, endurance is required, but that too is a season.

The effort that's invested in harvest is not a permanent effort because the harvest will

be complete and there'll be a time to rest.

And I don't know what the season that you're walking through is right now.

It's far beyond COVID because life hasn't been suspended. We're still getting diagnosis that we wish we hadn't received.

We're still facing challenges within our relationships.

Our businesses still have to work in spite of all the things that we hear. We're still neighbors and

families and citizens together in a community and life is still happening.

The children are still having school. But all the challenges that come with that.

And if you're in a triumphant time, enjoy it.

If you're in a season of mourning and grief, understand that the challenge will pass too.

That's important to know.

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Now it's on to Pastor Allen.

Be blessed. I've been working on a series on the kingdom of God and if you looked at the title,

this is not that.

I'm not sure the theme is dramatically different but I had a little downtime last week and

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