Today I am calling Joseph the quiet hero in the story. According to Websters Dictionary a hero is a person of exceptional quality who wins admiration for noble deeds, especially deeds of courage. While that is a modern day definition, I think hero today is more often applied to a deed of courage, isn't it, and whether or not they are a person of exceptional quality is really not the focus. Joseph is the whole hero package. We do not see or hear a lot about Joseph in the text, but what we see is profound.

Walking worthy of the Lord is entirely related to what we are with one another, for one another and to one another. The result of being at this table today is that we walk away more like Jesus, and when that happens, it is the people around us who loved, served, and blessed.

Walking worthy of the Lord is entirely related to what we are with one another, for one another and to one another. The result of being at this table today is that we walk away more like Jesus, and when that happens, it is the people around us who loved, served, and blessed.

I love Thanksgiving. It contains a lot of the same stuff of Christmas without the cost and the stress; right? Same food, family, and football without all the effort. But I love this holiday because it challenges us at a biblical discipline that may shape your understanding of God and life more than anything else. Your gratitude shapes your attitude and that determines the life you experience.

I love Thanksgiving. It contains a lot of the same stuff of Christmas without the cost and the stress; right? Same food, family, and football without all the effort. But I love this holiday because it challenges us at a biblical discipline that may shape your understanding of God and life more than anything else. Your gratitude shapes your attitude and that determines the life you experience.

Today concludes our 2015 Global Impact Conference where we here our church members, David and Sheila Johnson, share about their call to missions.

Today concludes our 2015 Global Impact Conference where we here our church members, David and Sheila Johnson, share about their call to missions.

There is no greater and more consistent force for good in the world, past and present, than the Christian Church. Be proud of the Church. Don't be bullied into believing the misinformation and lies. But I would also have to say, *Dont expect any thanks from the world.* They want the lie. They want to hold onto any place we have messed up in a community or in the world, and that is not going to change. So what do we do? We keep right on doing what Jesus said to do as the world watches.

There is no greater and more consistent force for good in the world, past and present, than the Christian Church. Be proud of the Church. Don't be bullied into believing the misinformation and lies. But I would also have to say, *Dont expect any thanks from the world.* They want the lie. They want to hold onto any place we have messed up in a community or in the world, and that is not going to change. So what do we do? We keep right on doing what Jesus said to do as the world watches.

The vision of The Heights Baptist is to impact our community and world for Christ. That is what we want to be and do together. In making this impact for Christ we must have a vision toward where we live and a vision for the world for that is what Jesus calls us to do.