Welcome to Life Church. We're so glad you're here. Be sure to stick around until the end because we have some great resources for you. Now, here's this week's message.

Today, we're going to do something different. And what I want to do is I want to take a moment to say thank you to every single one of you.

And my goal today is to show you, and I'm praying that God would do this, to show you that you matter more than you realize.

That your presence here today at all of our churches, your presence online, it matters.

Your worship matters.

When you lift up the name of Jesus, when you praise them, it matters.

Your prayers matter.

Your faith matters.

When you serve, it matters.

When you invite people who are far from God to join you at church, it matters.

Who you are matters.

What you do matters. You matter more than you

realize. And I want to show you a portion of scripture that reminds me of you when the apostle

Paul said to the Thessalonians, he said this. He said, so we have been greatly encouraged in the

midst of our troubles and suffering.

How many of you know there's a lot going on in the world right now, a lot of pain,

and you are encouraging me just as the believers encourage, Paul.

We've been encouraged in the middle of our hard times, dear brothers and sisters,

because you have remained strong in your faith.

I'm thankful for a church that remains strong in their faith.

And it gives us new life to know that you're standing firm in the Lord.

Paul said, how we thank God for you.

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