* 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