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Hey friends, welcome back to today's episode. We're in Matthew Chapter 13. But before we jump in,

I wanted to show you this fancy new coffee mug that one of our listeners, some of our listeners,

purchased for me. And I want to say, I'm sorry to

the Combs family because they gave me this coffee mug a couple weeks ago, and I brought it home

with me, and I put it on my desk, and I intended day after day to introduce this coffee

cup to all of you, and I've just forgotten.

But it says, the coffee is strong with this one. Do you see the little silhouette of Yoda?

So there it is. Instead of the force is strong, the coffee is strong. So folks, I just want you to know

that my coffee drinking has gone to the next level.

I am Yoda approved in my coffee drinking. And just a shout out to the Combs family and their

friendship. I've been to downtown thriving metropolis of Leiford, Indiana.

And so I appreciate the thoughts and the sentiments and the coffee, but especially the friendship.

Hey, we're in Matthew 13 today in our Bibles, and we're in a section where Jesus is giving some of what we call the kingdom parables.

Excuse me while I get my stopwatch going here because I never quite know how long I talk.

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