Heavenly Father, we look so forward to that day when we can be with you, Lord, and everything is perfect.

Oh, man, what a day it will be.

Thank you, Lord, for this time and this place, Lord, and even this season where we can just unashamed

with not being ashamed at all, Lord, as has mentioned in the first message, Lord, that we can just praise you, Lord.

And I pray that we will do so as we're out and about, Lord.

Be with the message this morning, Lord, may speak to our hearts.

And may we just glorify you with all that said and done today.

And we ask this in the mighty name of Jesus.

And we all say, amen. Amen. And amen ask this in the mighty name of Jesus and we all say amen. Amen and amen. Good morning.

You can be seated. Welcome. So glad you're here. I want to welcome those of you that are joining us

online as well. We're so glad that you are. Before we get started, I wanted to mention that, can you believe that Christmas is like this

upcoming Sunday already?

Does that stress you out?

So please note that we are not having Sunday morning services on Christmas.

However, we are having a Christmas Eve service.

Saturday night, 5 p.m. is the start time. Also, today will be the last time we're in 2nd Peter until Sunday, January 8th, we'll resume our study.

And this because I'm going to have Pastor Mack and Pastor Latu filling in for me.

So starting this Thursday, Pastor Matt, yeah.

I like it when you do that because that they really like it when you do that.

It encourages them.

Okay.

So but so starting this Thursday, Pastor Mack will be teaching and then I will be here

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