The following message is by pastor John Piper.

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Today's sermon text is from John Chapter 1,

verses 9 through 18. The true light, which enlightens everyone, was coming into the world.

He was in the world, and the world was made through him, yet the world did not know him. He came to his own, and his own people did not receive

him. But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become

children of God, who were born not of blood nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

And the word became flesh and dwut among us,

and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only son from the father,

full of grace and truth.

John bore witness about him and cried out,

This is the one of whom I said, he who comes after me ranks before me, because

he was before me.

And from his fullness we have all received grace upon grace. For the law was given through Moses,

grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.

No one has ever seen God, the only God who is at the Father's side, he has made him known.

Let's pray together.

Almighty God and Heavenly Father,

these are important days in America as we are preparing to elect the next President

and Vice President and others on Tuesday.

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