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gets out to as many people as possible. Thanks. I'll read our text for us in its entirety.

When I finish reading the text,

I'll say, this is the word of the Lord, at which point I would appreciate if you would respond by

saying thanks be to God. One final time, our text for today is Psalm chapter 51, verses 1 through 5.

The Bible says this, have mercy on me, O God, according to your steadfast love.

According to your abundant mercy, blot out my transgressions.

Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin.

For I know my transgressions and my sin is ever before me.

Against you, you only, have I sinned and done what is evil in your sight, so that you may

be justified in your words, and blameless in your judgment. Behold, I was brought forth in

in iniquity, and in sin, did my mother conceive me? This is the word of the Lord.

All right, please be seated and join me as I briefly pray once more.

Father, we do pray that indeed through the preaching of your word today that your people

would arrive at a greater, more accurate, more biblical, more faithful knowledge of who you

are, of what you've done, and of what it is that you now require from us as a proper,

that is a right response. And Father, we pray that this knowledge of who you are, what you've done,

and what you require, that it would not serve as an end in itself, but rather the necessary

means propelling your people into a right response of love.

That our minds would be filled with the right knowledge of your truth, so that our hearts would

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