Praise God. Thank you. I think you may be seated.

It's so wonderful to be here again today and just to hear the enthusiasm in your worship.

It's wonderful to see. It's not something to see. It's something you can hear.

You know, I was a shepherd for quite a few years,

actually had a sheep farm, and when I would come home at night and I would go into the barn,

I could tell by the sound, I could tell by the sound of the chewing whether there was a problem.

It's amazing. If there was a mouse or a rat or something got into the barn, the sheep would be

chewing a little faster

than normally. And so I would know just by the sound that something is not right. If there was a lamb

that had fallen into an area where it couldn't get up, the chewing again would be, there would be a

restlessness. So I want to say, Pastor Tim, I like the sound of the chewing in this place. I really do. I like the sound of the worship. It's healthy.

And you are very, very blessed to have the Word of God that you have from this pulpit and the worship team that you have in this church.

So it's amazing, just absolutely amazing. The people

that bring praises like this and a word like you have from your pastor, that's a real gift

from God for you. And don't ever take that for granted. Not everybody has that. You know,

there's a lot of people in the Christian world that they never even get

one time to experience a service like you take for granted here in this church. That's the fact.

A lot of places are very, very dry, and there's just a lot of strife there. But here, God has

kept us for 38 years, 38 years with God's presence in this sanctuary. We've had the privilege

of seeing thousands of people come to Christ and see people strengthened. And many are, as Pastor

Tracy and I travel once in a while, we get to meet people from TSC all over the world that

went out. and many are doing

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