Let's believe God together and then open up the word.

Father God, we do thank you for your word.

Lord, we know that you're a God of love and that your desire is for us to know you

and to know more about you and to know more about your love for us.

So, Lord, we pray today that as we open your word, that there come an utterance and anointing,

that there come revelation of your, anointing, that there

will come revelation of your word and of your goodness in our lives, Lord. And we just pray for

hearts that would receive it, ears that could hear it, eyes that could perceive it, Lord.

And we purpose in our hearts to receive it by faith and not to be forgetful hears,

but to be doers of your word.

And we give you glory in advance for every good thing that will happen because of this word.

In Jesus' name.

Amen.

Glory to God.

Well, let's open our Bibles to Matthew 7. You know, last time I preached was in January, wasn't it? Somewhere. It was a long time ago. Here, anyway. And we were talking

about receiving and giving. Amen. And guess what? God still has me on that. I actually preached on giving last week

in Florida. And a lot of people say you preached on us giving. I preached on giving. Not on us giving,

on giving. You know, giving is more than just me handing you something.

Giving starts in the heart.

It doesn't start in the hand.

Amen?

That's why God's the ultimate giver.

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