Greg Lorry and Harvest Ministries recommend a great new children's book by Sally Lloyd-Jones called Jesus Our True Friend.

You have kids, and they need to hear the story of Jesus.

And I bet you struggle at times trying to read Bible stories to your children.

This is a great tool.

So order your copy of Jesus Our True, stories to fill your heart with joy

written by Sally Lloyd Jones. Yours for a gift of any amount at harvest.org. Sometimes we can

allow people to take the place of God in our life. A husband chooses to not go to church because his wife

doesn't go anymore. Or maybe the kids don't go to church because their parents don't go anymore.

Listen, you need your own relationship with God. Pastor Greg Lorry points out, God wants a one-on-one

relationship with each of us. Even if others don't, we need to

focus on the Lord. Only you can work out your salvation. This is the day when the lost I found. This is

the day for a does your electricity come?

Oh, can you hear all the angels are seen it?

This is the day to day when life begins.

Where does your electricity come from in your home?

The electric company, right?

You're connected directly. Your neighbor is connected directly. You're not running an extension cord over to the neighbors to power up your lights. At least I hope not. Well, we each need a direct spiritual connection to our Heavenly Father. And today on a new beginning, Pastor Greg Lorry points out how that sheds light on Paul's

injunction to work out our own salvation. Glad you're along today for one of our best of messages.

So let's look at Philippians 2.

Verse 12, therefore, my beloved, as you've always obeyed not as in my presence only, but much more in my absence,

work out your own salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who works in you both to will and do of his good pleasure.

Work out your own salvation. What does that mean? It means only you can work out your salvation.

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