Welcome to the Vood Church podcast. Today Pastor Rich Wilkerson Jr. continues our

collection of talks thus far. In this message I get to give, sharing the power of

gratitude and generosity. If you need faith for tomorrow start by thanking God

for his grace today. Once a year we come around our bricklayers offering a

special above and beyond active faith to accelerate the vision we believe God has

given us for 2023. To learn how you can be a part check out Vood Church.com

slash vision. Now let's lean into the message together. And today I want to read

maybe a peculiar passage out of the Old Testament and then want to make some

relevant applications to your life as we are coming towards the end of the

year as it's Thanksgiving Sunday as we're in our vision collection. Let's look

at Genesis chapter 14 starting in verse 17 and there are some names here that

I'm going to royally mess up but you are going to be gracious and kind in

loving because I don't know how to speak some of these names but this is what it

says. Starting in verse 17 after his his here is Abraham after Abraham's return

from the defeat of shadow Lamar. We're just going to call him shit okay one

time everyone say what's up shed. Perfect let's just do that it'll be easier. The

defeat of shed and the kings who are with him the king of Sodom went out to

meet him at the Valley of Shave. That is the kings Valley and Mokezidek

king of Salem brought out bread and wine. He was priest of God most high. Watch

this and he blessed Abraham and said blessed be Abram by God most high possessor

of heaven and earth and blessed be God most high who has delivered your enemies

into your hand and Abram gave him a tenth of everything. I want to preach

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