This is the word of the Lord.

Thank you, James, for your very, uh, for Wayne, for your very gracious welcome, and thanks, James, also for your welcome.

It's a real joy to be here and to see so many dear friends' faces here.

So firstly, greetings from the Woodlands Group of Churches.

One of the wonderful things in the city is to sense, uh, God is building a real spirit of unity, and particularly unity in prayer across it, and BND is very much a part of that.

So it's a special joy to be with you today.

So my wife Pam sends her greetings as well, and, um, in fact, Pam, um, has just had her 83rd birthday, and, uh, and I've just had my 80th birthday.