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the Villagechurch.net. Hi, my name is Rick Snyder, and I'm on the global missions team, and I'm a mobilizer,

helping people in evangelism and just taking their steps in the Great Commission for going

overseas.

And today's passage is from 2 2 Corinthians 5, 11 through 15.

Therefore, knowing the fear of the Lord, we persuade others. But what we are is known to God,

and I hope it is known also to your conscience. We are not commending ourselves to you again,

but giving you cause to boast about us so that you may be able

to answer those who boast about outward appearance and not about what is in the heart.

For if we are beside ourselves, it is for God. If we are, excuse me, if we are in our right mind,

it is for you. For the love of christ controls us because we have concluded this

that no one that that one has died for all therefore all have died and he died for all that those

who live might no longer live for themselves but for him who for their sake died and was raised

this is the word of the lord thanks Thanks, Rick. You got some fans out here.

All right. How's everybody doing? Okay. The center area. You guys got here first. Y'all are

alive and ready to go. Everybody else. I trust y'all are going to join us shortly. Good. Sounds good. Is that a deal?

I'm feeling it over here. I'm just going to need some participation good sound good is that a deal especially i'm feeling that

over here i'm just going to need some participation thank you okay good good y'all always do you'll get

there hey uh good to see you my name is Trevor join one of the pastors that I live here

um I was not supposed to be preaching this weekend though I'm not sad about it Matt uh Matt

was up this weekend and bad news you're stuck with me good news he is on the mend and I'm sure sad about it. Matt was up this weekend.

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