Welcome to Gateway Church's podcast. Wherever you're tuning in from, we hope you're encouraged by today's message.

I'm excited to be here. I'm especially excited in that introduction that the Cowboys have a winning record.

Sometimes that introduction doesn't go well.

But I'm excited to be here and have the opportunity to share. I'm also excited because my wife is here with me.

Canika stand up. Canika, stand up. You got to stand up. You got to stand up.

This is her first time at Gateway, which I was like, I don't know how that's possible.

I mean, all you got to do is jump on the highway and look to the right. You'll find one somewhere.

But I'm excited to share. We have five beautiful children

at home, and so I know.

I'm in the middle of the world with no navigation. Just trying to figure this thing out. We're just working it out.

But I'm excited to be here this weekend. This is also my birthday weekend.

And so this weekend, I turn, yes.

25. That's what I'm talking about. 25. I turn 41 this weekend.

And so I'm excited. I'm excited to be here.

Well, I'm going to pray for us, and we're just going to jump right into God's Word. You're all right with that?

All right. Let's pray heavily, Father. We love you and honor you.

We give you the praise and glory for who you are.

And if you don't do anything else, you've already done enough.

By sending your son Jesus Christ to down the cross for our sins, we love you. Help us to yes believe in it, but even the more walk in it.

And so that when people see the people here at Gateway, they get to read a Bible that they may have never read and be more interested in who is this Jesus.

We love you and honor you today. Bless the words out of my mouth and the meditation of my heart to only be acceptable to you and help us to learn, grow so that we can achieve in Jesus' name. Amen.

All right, y'all. I'm coming from Genesis 29.

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