I believe this is what the Spirit of God is saying to the churches.

Focus on men, give young men a vision, tell the truth, focus on the Holy Spirit, preach the Word,

live for the second coming of Jesus, focus on raising up families and boys and girls to be men and women.

Commit yourself to life as sacred,

fear God and finish well,

and ministry starts at home.

I believe that's what the Spirit of God is saying to the churches.

I'll give you a personal update and then a ministry update.

Next year will be my 30th year as a senior pastor

and 30th year in the pulpit pretty much every week.

I have been faithfully married to my wife, Grace,

our entire marriage, and I'm happy to report

that I have nothing to report.

I am overjoyed.

This is the best season of my whole life.

I love my wife.

She's awesome. I get to teach the Bible. It's

exciting every week. The kids love and serve Jesus. That's amazing. They've married believers.

They love and serve Jesus. That's incredible. We have four grandkids. They're fantastic.

My grandsons are an absolute blast. They're a little over one, so now we can wrestle and go

for walks, and it's the best part of the week. My granddaughter, she likes to go for walks with her

grandpa, and I pray over her, and she smiles at me. And I've been all over the world. I've been to

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