Amen.

Well, I wanna open with a scripture out of Isaiah, uh, 9:2.

And it says, "The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light, and those who dwelt in a land of deep darkness, on them has light shined." And in the very beginning of the Bible, in Genesis 1, we see that, that there was just darkness.

There was darkness and chaos, and there wasn't any form or anything.

And God's Spirit was brooding over it all.

And then he said, "Let there be light," or, "Light be," and all of a sudden there was light.

So in the very beginning of the Bible, we see this truth about how, how light penetrates darkness, and it's very clear.

Right.

We exist to bring heaven's kingdom to earth, walking in our purpose, empowered by the Spirit, transforming our world.

Thank you so much and what a house, a beautiful house of worship that we are in this morning and thank you for your love for the Lord and the way that you just gave yourself to him in worship this morning.

It was so beautiful.

It is an absolute honor to be here, my very first time with being with you in this house.

And I want to honor the pastors today, Pastor Cindy and Terry.

Thank you so much for being steadfast and movable and always abounding in the work of the Lord.

And for just the spirit of excellence you carry and for your conviction of the power of the word of God and his truth.