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* it’s been great to hear of what God accomplished at SEMP this summer * it’s humbling to realize that we all have a responsibility to reach out to our neighbor * I’m

* please open your Bibles this morning to the passage read earlier, 1 Peter 1 * I have shocking news for you this morning, although I sense that not all of you will be surprised

* I’d ask you to open your Bibles to Acts 4 this evening * I don’t need to tell you that many churches are going through difficult times right now * somebody has estimated

* so you think you’re having a bad day? * I’ve learned that it could always be worse * two German motorists were guiding their cars at a snail’s pace in opposite directions,

* please open your Bible to Zechariah 4, the second last book of the Old Testament * when I was just a child, I developed a tremendous respect for those engaged in God’s service