Amen, amen, amen. Merry Christmas, church. It is, man, I love this season. I hope that you

have fully engaged in all the Christmas music. I hope you have reached the end of Netflix,

the end of Hallmark. I hope that you are just cycling back through the good ones like Elf and Home Alone and

jingle all the way, which there's a jingle all the way too, starting Larry the Cable Guy.

You must watch TV, right?

I hope you're having a great Merry Christmas season.

We are at my family, and, man, I love this season.

I love the fact that we're doing the Advent wreath.

Man, it takes me back to my roots.

I grew up in a South, South Georgia, a Southern Baptist church.

And, man, we had, like, the hanging of the green ceremony.

Like, if you've never been to one of those, it's actually a blessing for you.

But they're just this long-drawn-out, like, you just hang these greens, these ladies up on stepstools.

You're like, oh, she falls.

Or that's the end of, it's the end of Sister Lucy, right?

And so it's just this time of season that reminds us, all these traditions that remind us

and soften our heart to what matters most.

And I love, I love this season.

Speaking of our Advent wreath last week,

our candle reminded us of the compassion of God. And we also had compassion Sunday in church,

man, a great job. We were able to sponsor 1,066 kids. Amen. Amen. And 1122 online, you did a great job because we sponsored, not only sponsored

1,66, but 20 different states sponsored compassion kids through our online ministry. Amen?

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