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Well, good morning everyone. And we are picking up in Leviticus chapter 19, if you want to turn there. And just reminder that after the second service, we're having a spaghetti dinner for our youth. And there's a youth conference that's coming up. And so we'd like to be able to supplement the cost for some very young people. And it's $5 a person. And if you have a family of four or more, it's $20. So, and if you with families of 6, 7, 8, it's good deal for you. Father, we come before you in Jesus name. We are so thankful for the fact that you have given us your Holy Spirit. You have not left us alone as orphans, that you have filled us to overflowing with the spirit of love, your love, Lord, that we might be able to take that love and spread it around. And so I asked Heavenly Father as we break open these portions of Scripture, That it would encourage us speak to us, and direct us, Lord, that our feet might walk exactly where you want them to go. And that we would be doing exactly what you desire us to do. I pray, Father, that we would come to understand that it's not about religion, it's about relationship. It's not about do's and don'ts. It's about love. And so father come and anointed us, me to minister to and speak to these your precious people. I pray in Jesus name. Amen. Amen. You know, Thursday, via and I went to the new hope Family Service banquet that they had at drivers village. And their keynote speaker was, well, young woman to me. I don't know how old she was maybe 40. She's young to me. And she was an attorney who's actually argued cases against the Supreme Court, and quite a well qualified young woman and I'm not going To get into the whole thing she shared, but the bottom line is this. And she said, Make no mistake about it. The government is trying to stamp out Christianity. When they pass laws, they pass them in order to inhibit anyone from sharing their faith. You know, whether it be the guy who refused to bake a cake for same sex couples, or in the state of California, their clinics, their their new hope clinics, you know, their Christian faith based faith based clinics had to have a big sign in the window saying that you could get an abortion for free by the state. They had to have that in their window. And they're just trying to stamp it out. But anyway, they argued it before the Supreme Court and actually a liberal justice is the one who made the final decision in in their favor. In other words, they said no, the that wouldn't be required. And his whole point was that he sees that as is a concerted effort to stamp out a faith, you know, to stamp out a belief system. And the thing we have to understand that is and always has been Satan's desire. And the only thing that stands between Satan having victory over this world is you and I filled with the Holy Spirit. We're the ones who are able to stand that gap between complete immorality and satanic, you know, endeavors and the truth. And so while we are still in this world, we are to be a lamp. And we're to be a bright lamp were to be the fragrance of Christ. And so as believers you might think, well, I'm just one person.

Well just take the stone wall was made up of individual stones. You take one stone out the walls weekend, and the Christian family is made up of individual believers and you are So important, you might not think that you have that great a job to do. But every little light you shine, wherever you might be, every little thing you say, for the gospel of Jesus Christ is doing an effective work. And so, as we look into this portion, I think it relates to what we're going to be talking about. I think it's going to encourage us and even all the more, to be holy, as He is holy. Now, there is a form of holiness and perfect holiness that only God possesses.