You will see in the texts of the morning the immense value that the apostle Paul and the

Apostle Peter attached to Jesus Christ and the awesome privilege of belonging to him by faith.

And so I invite you to turn first to the book of First Peter,

First Peter Chapter 1, and when you have found that place in your Bibles, put a finger

there and flip back to acts chapter 20.

And I'll begin reading at Act 20,

verse 25. And now behold, I know that all you among whom I have gone about preaching

the kingdom will see my face no more.

Therefore I testify to you this day that I am innocent of the blood of you all,

for I did not shrink from declaring to you the whole

council of God.

Take heed to yourselves and to all the flock in which the Holy Spirit has made you guardians, to feed the Church of

the Lord which he obtained with his own blood.

And now to 1st Peter, Chapter 1, verse 18.

You know that you were ransomed from the futile ways inherited from your fathers, not with

perishable things such as silver and gold, but with the precious blood of Christ, like that of a lamb without blemish or spot.

He was destined before the foundation of the world, but he was made manifest at the end of the times for your sake.

Through him you have confidence in God, who raised him from the dead and gave Him glory so that Your faith and hope are in God.

Amen.

I've been moved very deeply in recent days by reading about the life of Nicholas Ludwig

Von Sinsendorf.

And some of you know who Zinsendorf is and others of you may not.

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