We want to give you thanks for this day.

I want to give you thanks for this place.

What a blessing to have to be where we are, Lord.

So we thank you for the people who are here joining us live.

Lord, we thank you for this time of worship and for those online as well.

Lord, would you speak to us this morning as we get into your word?

Would you make things as pastor says, red sea clear, Lord, that we may not miss anything that you have for us,

but rather soak it in, Lord, that we may be transformed by your word from the inside out.

So we ask these things, Lord, in your mighty name and the only name we could ever ask such

things we say, Jesus, we pray. Amen. Amen. And amen and welcome. You can be seated. Thank you.

Glad you're here. Those of you are online, glad you're watching. Before you online glad you're watching before we jump in though

I just want to quickly mention that our prayer meeting is going to be this upcoming Tuesday it's

the fourth 7 p.m. here in the sanctuary I'm going to begin with a brief teaching, keyword brief, a brief

titled When God Delays Answering Prayer. And actually it was birthed out of the text that we have before us

today which is Revelation chapter 16 the first nine verses now chapter 15 was

preparatory it was a preparation as the angels were given the golden bowls

filled with the wrath of God. Now as we turn this corner into chapter 16, the angels are going

to now pour out the wrath of God from these bowls.

So I'm just kind of forewarning you.

It's a pretty intense passage, but it's in our Bibles for a reason,

and I hope to explain what that reason is.

So for the reading of God's word if you're able, ask you to stand if not where you're

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