Thank you, Robert. He has said those same things are very similar to them for four times, this being the fourth.

He says them so sincerely, my only regret is that my mother is not here to hear those words spoken.

How precious to be received so graciously and welcomed so wonderfully, especially at this scene of a site that I told

your pastor exactly why I accepted the invitation.

And I don't want to embellish the remarks,

but I personally witness in my spirit

of an unusual and profound purpose of God in this congregation.

I've always been careful with our own congregation as God began to raise it up over 30 years ago in a very remarkable way to not give people a sense of self-importance as a church because none of us are absolutely necessary at all to God, but he desires

to use those who will make themselves available.

And when the whole congregation decides to glorify the Lord truly and to become genuine people in God and open to His Holy Spirit,

there's unusual things that will begin to multiply through them and that's clearly happening with you and it is far more than just a growing church.

A growing church can be just an accumulation of numbers. A growing people are another thing.

And they are a congregation, they are a church, but I witness in my spirit that God is raising up a very significant center for his glory and

purpose that will require more of you all the time in your own depth and development and awareness that you have not been created by the Lord for

yourself but for his purpose.

At the same time he has that beautiful way of ministering to each one of us personally and giving us what we need,

but it's so he can do more with us.

Any takers on this bargain?

Amen.

That's what the Lord is doing.

And so when Robert invited me, I was delighted to come and honored as well.

Pastor Griffin, we've never met, but I want to express my own sense about heartwarming this has to be for you and I look forward to gaining

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