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I feel so honored to be here, first of all.

There are many people unfamiliar out there in the country,

unfamiliar with this church. Now you think, what are you talking about? It's Bethel. Well, let me just tell you.

It's a funny thing when you go to different places. There are certain people I know when I said to them,

I'm speaking at Bethel Church in Reading. They're like you now come on Bill that's Bill Johnson's pulpit like why

would he let you that's not happening Eric right because I understand this is a big

deal church here you know and then other people say I'm speaking to Bethel and they like

what do you mean Bethel Connecticut what are you talking about what are you talking about

so I feel really honored and people say that all the time, but boy, it's, I feel honored and humbled that I get to speak from here. And I'm just very grateful to you. But so this is the first time I've ever experienced that thing where God calls an audible on you, right? Now, if you're not familiar with football, what are you a communist? What is wrong with you? It's football, it's a football term. Snap out of it. Watch some football. No, I don't watch football. I don't have that much time. This side of glory to watch sports. But an audible is where, you know, it's like, we're not gonna do what we planned, we're gonna do this.

Well, this morning, I went to bed last night

knowing exactly what I wanted to say.

And I will say some of that.

I want to tell you the story of how I came to Jesus

and how I was really hostile and scared of the whole Jesus, you know,

all you freaky Jesus freaks, like, no, I don't want that,

I don't want that.

And yet, of course, I did, as I found out.

But I was really kind of hostile,

and I want to tell you this story of how Jesus got me.

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