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The Hi, everyone, Merry Christmas, and thank you so much for joining us today.

I really hope you're enjoying the service. And before I go any further, let me take a moment and thank you so much for joining us today. I really hope you're enjoying the service.

And before I go any further, let me take a moment

and thank the amazingly talented people

on our music and creative teams,

who for months have poured out their heart and soul

into this Christmas service.

We are so blessed with some of the most talented people on the planet,

and I am so proud of them.

I also want to say thank you to the thousands of dream teamers who are serving in these services,

who are parking cars and making hot chocolate and serving all of you today.

And I also want to say to the entire Highlands church family, Tammy and I love you so much.

And we want you to know that we are praying for you every day,

especially in this season.

And finally, to all of you who are here for the first time,

let me give you my heartfelt welcome to Church of the Highlands.

And if you're looking for a church home,

I hope you've found one. We would love for you to be a part of this family of faith.

You know, almost 24 years ago, when Tammy and I moved to Birmingham to start Church of the Highlands,

we had a dream to do more than just start a new church. From day one, we wanted to answer the question

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