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Thank you, Bruce, and thank all of you for coming.

It's really quite an honor to be with you and to mark a hundred years.

That's a remarkable thing. We just started a little school at our church and I've prayed for 140 years out because our church is

140 years old this year and I just thought Lord was anybody praying for me 140 years ago? I wonder. I bet they were. And so I've been

praying for our little school 140 years from now if God doesn't send the Lord Jesus

before then and perhaps you'll have another 100 years as well but it's awesome to me to be a part of

marking a hundred years of God's faithfulness on an institution. Let me pray with

you and ask the Lord's help before we move forward.

Father in heaven, I ask that you would help me to spread a passion for your supremacy in all things for the joy of all peoples.

And I ask that you would cause your name to be hallowed in this room and through these brothers and sisters in this city and state and nation and world.

I ask that Christ would be magnified in our bodies,

whether by life or by death.

And I ask that you would help me to make plain what it is to proclaim Christ

in the power of the Holy Spirit and that you would not only make it plain but that you would embed

it in the hearts and minds and mouths of those who are here so that Christ is proclaimed wherever they are.

So come and help me I pray now and all of us give us ears to hear and guide my mouth I pray in Jesus name

amen. I'm gonna invite you if you have a Bible and can see it.

You know, it wouldn't bother me at all if lights went up in this house, but I don't want to break the rules or anything.

I really like to see the people I'm speaking to but look at that let there be light thank you

Galatians chapter 3 but before I read you the first five verses, let me tell you why I'm reading

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