I want to get into the word today. We got baptisms today, y'all. So I want to get, I want to get right to it.

I got a word. I want to get us in. And so there's a word found in John chapter number 21, beginning at verse number seven.

It says, then the disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter it is the Lord and as

as soon as Peter heard him say this um as soon as Peter heard him say it's the Lord he wrapped the

outer garment around him for he had taken it off and he jumped into the water the other disciples

followed the boat towing the net full of fish,

for they were not far from shore, about 100 yards.

And when they landed, they saw a fire of burning coals with fish on it and some bread.

Jesus said to them, bring some of the fish you just caught.

So Peter climbed back into the boat, dragged the net ashore.

It was full of large fish, 153. But even so, even with so many, the net was not torn.

Jesus said to them, come and have breakfast. None of the disciples dared to ask him,

who are you? They knew it was the Lord. Jesus came, took the bread, and gave it to them,

and did the same with the fish.

I want to stop right there, and I want to talk from this subject in our time together.

This is your declaration for 2024.

I'm about to cook.

I'm about to cook.

Family, we just exited out of the holiday season, and it is a season that is saturated with fellowshiping, with fraternizing, with friends and family.

And some of that fellowshiping and fraternizing is around fun,

but a lot of that fellowship and fraternizing is also around food. And if many individuals would be

objective and honest, they would have to admit they take the food

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