The Happy New Year, everybody.

Come on, anybody excited to be in church today.

I'm so excited to be standing here right now in a brand new year.

You guys look amazing.

You look smarter this year.

I don't know if something's different.

The wisdom in the room, the passion in the room. You look amazing.

And I know through that camera, getting to say hello for the first time this year to all of our locations in Alabama and Georgia. The Alabama correctional facilities also now into the state

of Georgia and correctional facilities online and on demand. The entire Highlands family, come on one more time.

Let's put our hands together.

It is such an honor to be with everybody today.

And I really, truthfully, I am so excited to be here with you today on this first Sunday

of the year.

I've been looking forward to it and just sense in my heart.

Honestly, this is the best way I can say it, that the revival spark that 2025 was is going to turn into a raging fire in 26, that God is up to something big. I am so full of faith for this year. And so thankful that you're already a part of it, this very first Sunday of 26. This is kind of crazy, by the way, it's 2026.

If I look at your neighbor and say, we made it. Look at your other neighbors and say,

you made it too. We are all here. And, you know, I love, I can even feel it in the room right now.

I love the energy of the new year. It's an interesting mix of emotions, because on one hand, there is so much

excitement. I mean, come on, somebody, the holidays are over. No more turkey and dressing.

And we can all say amen to this this year. No more bowl games matter. All right. So it's like,

let's roll up our sleeves and let's get to work and i love it because

change is in the air i mean there's this sense of of energy that that it's a fresh start

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