Let's pray together.

Father, I feel very blessed to be here, to stand here, to be a part of desiring God community church 10th

anniversary I feel like I've taken a bath of grace this afternoon as the stories of your faithfulness have cascaded over my head and

then been prayed for upstairs and then sung your praises here.

Thank you.

And now Lord I asked that you would do in this room

far more than would be in proportion to me. Grant, I pray that the ripple effect

of this message in the lives of those folks who are gathered here would be eternal and global.

Lord you have people here in this room by appointment and I'm going to be eager to hear the

stories if I'm alive in the years to come of where people wind up because of what they hear now in your service.

So come and hallow your name and advance. and

advance your kingdom and get your saving will done in this world.

And get your saving will done in this world.

I ask this through Christ. Amen.

My wife and daughter and I, of 45 years and daughter of 17 years,

are living for a year in Knoxville right now,

or just outside Knoxville, so I drove over here this morning

four and a half for four hours and 40 minutes or so it took me to get over And we're renting a house over there

from a cousin of my wife.

And on the second floor of the house,

at the east end, there's an empty bedroom. it was empty when we got there, and I staked claim to it for my

study, since there's five bedrooms in this house.

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