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We're so happy that you're here, front row, for this. We're moving through the New Testament right now. We're so happy that you're here front row for this. We're moving through

the New Testament right now. We are in the book of Ephesians today. We are in the writings and

letters of Paul, who is becoming a dear friend of ours as we move through this. I really am.

I think either you forget every four years, I don't know, you come back every four years or

something like that, but I really am like, in my mind, I knew I loved Paul. But it's different. Right, but if you'd ask, why do you love him? I have to be in it to actually realize like, oh, I just, I don't know, there's so much about. And for some reason, don't you feel like in the New Testament, you get to know him so good.

Right.

Like more than other people.

Like it really does feel like he's your friend. Yeah, because it's like his, these are his letters. These are his actual words, his thoughts, his feelings. He's talking about things he's struggling with and working through and he's encouraging people. And you realize, like, how much he cares about people that and you think

your life would have been so much better had you just um not taking that road to damascus and by

better i mean like more comfortable like your life probably could have you could have avoided a lot of

heartache a lot of struggle had you um not been obedient to call, but there is a courage in his obedience.

And there's something, you're just, it's inspiring to see somebody really just shift,

an entire shift of their whole life that, like the decision was made that quickly, I guess we should say, to change everything.

And I just so encouraged by him, I can't wait to meet him, all the above.

We love him.

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