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Authentic Christianity calls us to more than just belief; it also calls us to labor. Scripture reminds us that, like a farmer, we must plant ourselves, persevere in the work, and patiently await the harvest God provides. Let us commit ourselves to be faithful farmers, committed to the work of the Lord of the harvest.

Thank you, Veterans! We are forever grateful for your sacrifice and service to secure our freedoms.

This day reminds us all Christians reminds us all Christians are called to be good soldiers. We are given armor, warned of enemies, and promised rewards for faithfulness.

Too many are disarming for peace at any cost. Let us not be weary in well doing; and having done all our King requires, stand!

My wife and I just returned from six days in Israel. The people speak of both breathing a sigh of relief that the conflict is over, and holding their breathe that tensions do not reignite.

Peace is evasive. So it will always be until the Prince of Peace reigns in Jerusalem! In the meantime, the kingdom of God is within us. May He rule in our hearts today.

Ret. Gen. John Teichert knows how to lead because he learned how to follow. But, the real question is captured in the title of his message today, "Who Are You Following?"

Many of us spend our lives looking back to see who's following us. It is not only difficult to walk while looking backwards, it's dangerous to the point of fatal!

God has something specific for us today. Let's listen with an open heart and an open Bible.

Psalm 22 describes the Good Shepherd who gives His life for the sheep. What cleansing!

Psalm 23 presents the Great Shepherd who gives His life to the sheep. What care!

Today we will answer the repeated question of Psalm 24, "Who is this King of glory?"

He is the Chief Shepherd who will return soon to live eternally with the sheep. What a Conqueror!

May I urge you to trust in God for now and eternity? For He alone is worthy!

In Psalms 22, the Good Shepherd gives His life for the sheep. In more the thirty-three places, we clearly see Jesus fulfilled its Messianic prophecies in providing our eternal salvation.

Today we move to what many acclaim is the most beautiful piece of literature ever written, Psalms 23. It presents the Great Shepherd as giving His life to the sheep.

Sheep are helpless creatures! They are a perfect metaphor for us, wandering and defenseless without our Great Shepherd. Thank God, He is all we need.

Our theme for 2025 takes our national motto and makes it our personal declaration: In God I Trust.

The psalmist declares, "Unto Thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul. O, my God, I trust in Thee." Yet, why should we offer our mind, our will, and all we desire to one whom we've never seen?

David could do this because he had laid the foundation of his faith upon the Messiah. Specifically, in Psalm 22, he saw the coming Messiah who would give His life as a sacrifice for all of our sin.

Have you heard? God gave us some direction this past Friday. We were walking on, with no further light on our path, when the call came: OUR BID HAD BEEN ACCEPTED! It felt like a flash of lightening across our way.

What do we do first? What if we don't move fast enough? What if we do something wrong?

Then I opened the Bible to Isaiah 50. A calming warning came to remind me: even those who obey God will experience times when they can't see the way ahead. This is when we must declare, without hesitation, "In God I still trust."

The woven vine bridge swung above the jungle mountain river 20' below. With space for only one foot at a time, the key was to hang on and step confidently forward.

The Psalms of King David are full of instructions on how to walk this journey we call life. Many times he cried out for help to steady his step, but he always kept boldly putting one foot in front of the other.

It is through much tribulation that we will enter the kingdom of God. But let's step forward without a single doubt that God will deliver us to the other side!

In a moment, one single shot changed everything. It has been called a "watershed moment." I looked up that idiom. It means "a significant turning point." This is what Charlie Kirk prayed for, preached for, and ultimately died for.

GraceWay, may God turn our hearts back to His Word and Way! Apostle Peter said the time will come when "judgment must begin at the house of God." That time is now. Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to the Lord.