Welcome to Calvary Church with Skip Heitzik. We're so glad you've joined us today.

Sometimes the Bible reads like a museum gallery. Stories unfolding in bright swatches of color and brushstrokes of glory with larger than life figures like Abraham, David, and Jesus himself showcased in beautiful lighting with polished plaques gleaming beneath them.

But hidden in the corners of the gallery and tucked between the pages of Scripture are stories

that have been passed over.

Through this message with Pastor Skip, we'll encounter those who may have been overlooked

for centuries, but were seen, called, and used by God.

Good morning.

Happy New Year.

I haven't seen you since last year.

And, you know, you actually look better than you did last year.

Would you turn in your Bibles, please?

First of all, do you have one of these things?

Have one of these babies?

Okay.

New Year's resolution, this is a good one. Get one of these things? Have one of these babies? Okay. New Year's Resolution, this is a good one.

Get one of these things and read through it.

So this is the Bible.

Make sure you have one.

It's always good to have one to follow along with us as well.

Turn in your Bibles to Jeremiah, chapter 45.

Old Testament book of Jeremiah, pretty easy to find, pretty big book. Chapter 45,

as we begin this series called Overlooked. So Leonard Bernstein, you may recognize the name,

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