Well, it's on weekends like that, that this, I get incredibly emotional,

seeing so many people come forward in their faith to say that their lives have been

changed by Jesus. And to every single one of you that you've been baptized, I

thank God for you. Thank God for His work. One story, just one, in a life-first

coutuse, a Karen being baptized. At the same time you're being baptized, you're

celebrating five years of sobriety. I thank God for you. I thank God for His work.

That's one story of over 1400 people going public with their faith to declare that

the old is gone and the new has come. And I forever want to lose sight of what

God is doing in the lives of so many people. Today we're starting a new

message series and this one is personal to me. We're going to be studying

through the book of Habakkuk and I've written a new book on the book of Habakkuk.

It's called Hope in the Dark, believing God is good when life is not. This book is

not yet available to the public. It's available at some life churches. We sold out

at many locations. You can pre-order anywhere online where books are sold.

Amy and I are very honored to donate all of the proceeds of these books to the church

and so buy a bunch. If you've read any of my books, this is the 15th book that I've written.

This one is different. It's the most raw. If you read it, you'll say it's very different.

And I want to tell you the story behind this book because it's really important to me.

The people that I work with in my office, we're like family. It's like we're in a daily

spiritual war together and the bond is incredible. One of the dearest people to my family is

Adrian Manning who served with me in my office for years and years and years. She is, I love

her more than I can describe. Adrian and her husband Danny, I've got a picture of them

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