Amen and amen. Would you join me in the word of prayer? Thank you, Lord, for your hope, Lord.

That's only found in you, Lord, for your peace, Lord, for your grace and your mercies, which are new every morning, Lord.

Would you just protect us, Lord? Protect us, Lord. Protects our minds this morning as we get into your word, Lord.

Your word is so powerful and life-changing Lord and we need not miss what it is that you have for us this morning because you love us

Lord so bless this time together we pray in Jesus name we say it is a saying amen amen

good morning you can be seated. So glad you're here.

Want to welcome those of you that are joining us online as well. We are so glad that you are as well.

And I just thought of it again. I probably should have just said, don't sit down because now I'm going to ask you to stand up.

Are you like having Catholic church flashbacks or something here? Sorry.

Well, you don't have to stand, but for the reading of God's word, if you would like to stand,

I'll ask you to stand if not where you're seated is fine.

And then after that, I'm going to ask you to sit out again.

So anyway, on Sunday mornings, we're going through First John.

We're in chapter three our text today, verses 10 through 15.

And the Apostle John is continuing and writing, and it's going to get real, not that it hasn't before, but in verse

10 he continues by the Holy Spirit and writes, this is how we know who the children of God

are and who the children of the devil are. Anyone who does not do what is right

is not a child of God, nor is anyone who does not love his brother. This is the message

you heard from the beginning. We should love one another. Do not be like Kane, who

belonged to the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his own actions

were evil and his brothers were righteous. Do not be surprised, my brothers, verse 13, if the world hates you.

We know that we have passed from death to life because we love our brothers.

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