Turn with us, please, to 1 Samuel the 2nd chapter.

Glad to be in church on Sunday morning?

Oh, yeah.

Good to be saved.

Think about the alternative.

Thank you, Lord.

We've been on a series for some weeks entitled honor to whom honor and I believe we're

nearing if not at the end of this series for now certainly not at the end of honoring the Lord

should be at the beginning of coming up to a whole enough place.

And if you haven't been with us, let me encourage you.

Go online, download the previous messages.

You can go back to the word supply and get CDs, DVDs,

won't cost you anything.

But immerse yourself in this. This is so important. It is, if you'll remember, if you were with us, in the beginning

of the series, we talked about promotion, that this was about, among other things, things promotion and God's plan for us is very great

very good he said I know the thoughts I've thought about you good thoughts give you an

expected in give you a successful, prosperous outcome.

But in order for the Lord to promote us, we have to pass tests.

It wouldn't be just and fair for him to do great things for us that he didn't do for everybody,

and yet we weren't any more obedient or believing or respectful than anybody

else.

That wouldn't be fair.

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