Before we get started, I would like to take a moment and pray for Mark Brando.

You may have noticed that he's not back where he usually is in the sound booth.

Thankfully we have Nick back there filling in for him, doing a great job in his absence.

But Mark was rushed to the ER at Straub Hospital yesterday with heart fibrillation

and they were able to stabilize him with medication but they did admit him last night for observation.

I was able to visit him in the hospital and of of course, he's up and wants to be here.

And we're telling him, just wait, don't push it.

The doctors are still deciding as to what they're going to do with regards to a defibrillator.

We're hoping it doesn't come to that.

He is stable now.

His heart rate is good. His blood pressure is good. Everything is good. But we do want to lift him up in prayer. And if you would please at this time, join with me so we can do that.

Loving Heavenly Father, we are so grateful that we can come to you in prayer as the great physician and bring to you,

our brother Mark, and ask you to grant him the grace of a complete and full recovery.

Lord, would you just with your mighty hand

minister a healing touch? Lord, keep him stable. Lord, thank you that he has

responded to the medication. Pray that should give the doctor's

wisdom, supernatural wisdom really,

to be able to properly diagnose and treat his condition. So Lord, we just commit him into

your care and we do ask that he is back with us in fellowship as I know he so desires to be soon in Jesus name amen all right

let's get into God's word on Sunday mornings we're going through 1 Corinthians chapter by

chapter and verse by verse and today we begin a new chapter, chapter 9. And our text will

be verses 1 through 13. So I'll have you turn there at this time and once you do, if you're

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