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Here is Grace to you Bible teacher John MacArthur.

Well, that is one of my very favorite hymns.

Certainly of the hymns that are written about the church, it's one of my most cherished hymns. The church is one

foundation. And that's really what I want to talk to you about today, the foundation

of the church. I've entitled the message, Heaven on Earth. And that is a very accurate description of the church just

out of curiosity I googled heaven on earth to find out if anybody wanted to

identify the church as Heaven on Earth.

This is what I found.

Heaven on Earth is 2.2 miles from here.

At least that's what Google said.

This is a place called Heaven on Earth.

So I looked them up, and here is their mission statement.

The mission of Heaven on Earth is to improve the quality of life for homeless cats. We are a caged-free, no-kill facility.

It's a pretty grandiose title for not killing cats.

The truth of the matter is, heaven on earth is right here. Right here.

The Church of God gathered, composed of those who have been called by God to faith in the Lord

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