Well, thank you, Church of 1122, for the best and worst introduction I have ever had in my entire life.

Y'all, I always get a little nervous up here preaching for Pastor Joby, because he really is

one of our country's greatest preachers.

And this is one of the greatest churches that God has his hand on in our country and what an honor to be here.

I think I told you last time I was here that I always feel like if C.S. Lewis, Charles

Spurgeon and Jeff Foxworthy can have a child together, the offspring would be Joby Martin.

And so I'll be honest.

I'm going to do this for a living, but it's still kind of intimidating to stand here.

My wife noticed this week as I was trying to get ready for tonight.

I think she just noticed that I was a little bit more anxious than normal.

And she said, well, what are you worried about?

You do this all the time.

And I'm like, but what if I'm not, you know,

engaging enough or entertaining enough or what if I'm not funny enough? Because, you know,

Pastor Jobie is really, really funny. And she said, would you relax? She said, just don't worry

about it. Get up there. Do what you always do. She said, don't try to be smart or witty or funny

or profound or cool.

Just be yourself, okay?

So whatever that means, whatever that means.

And let me just say here right before we begin to those of you that are here right in front of me

and also at the, I believe, eight other campuses or seven other campuses that are all together

tonight. Tonight, at every campus, we are going to end with an opportunity for you to be

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