Welcome to the Jesus Image Podcast.

Wow, what an honor to be here.

Thank you, Michael and Jess, for having me and Christy.

We've, you know, it feels like a badge of honor to have known you since the days when you called it Jesus

conference.

We remember it was Jesus conference and then you deleted the word conference and we thought

you can't call an event Jesus.

That's not allowed.

But you did.

And here we are.

11 years later and aren't you grateful for Michael and Jessica and the leaders that they are?

Yeah. Yeah.

Yeah.

The Bible says you give honor where honor is due, and if you don't know them personally,

they have sacrificed a great deal

to prioritize Jesus at all costs. And what he's preaching this morning about going the long way

to preserve his name, they have done, they have lived, both publicly and privately. And so I honor you guys.

And I'm so thankful for your lives, your example, your

witness. It's very rare in these days to find people who will just prioritize Jesus and his name and his

gospel. And so you, if you're home here, you're in good soil and you know that because Jesus is here.

There's so much about this house that I love and I'm so thankful. And I feel at home.

When I got here this morning, we were worshiping. There was a moment and I just thought, I don't want to leave

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