Amen and amen and good morning and welcome.

You can be seated so glad you're here today and those of you online.

So glad that you're joining with us today.

Before we get started, I wanted to mention a couple of things,

the first of which, of course, is it's Father's Day. So, yeah, we didn't,

wait. How about let's do this. A shout out to all the fathers of which I am one by the way just so you remember

thank you so much you know being a father I, shared this before, but I'll share it again.

Being a father is more of an honor than being a pastor, but so too is being a father infinitely harder than being a pastor.

Did that mess you up?

That I should not have started that way, but the role of the father in the family, which is a microcosm of the family,

can never be underestimated and it's important.

So I want to do some, instead of wishing fathers a happy

Father's Day, I want to wish all the fathers a blessed Father's Day. I'm not trying to be

hyper spiritual. I just, because it is a blessing and an honor and a joy, as hard as it is.

More importantly, I also think we should on this Father's Day celebrate and commemorate

our Heavenly Father, who in his infinite, unfailing love for us would send to us His only begotten Son to die for us instead of us.

Jesus, God the Son, the Son of God, to provide a way of salvation, which is our most valuable

possession here on earth.

So I'm done. Secondly, I want to let you know that I've invited Dr. J.B.

Hickson to join me here on stage and also online where it will be live streamed in its entirety,

starting at 7 p.m. Hawaii time, for those of you online,

this upcoming Thursday, which is June 19th.

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