The faithfulness of our lives is going to have to reach beyond comfort and ease and convenience

and be built around those foundational principles that God gives to us.

I would submit to you that the church, particularly in the United States these days,

is in the midst of a water crisis.

As the world grows thirstier,

the church is in a period of extended drought.

You understand fundamentally that you die without water.

It's true physically, but it's equally true spiritual.

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Be blessed.

So for our offatory prayer tonight, can we pray for our nation?

I'll tell you what's in my heart is the children.

We have to stand on behalf of the children, not just our children,

the children.

This is our generation and we want to stand between

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