November 12, 2023

Greetings my friends. It is Sunday November 12TH 2023, and this is the day that our LORD has made. Let us rejoice. Let us be glad in it. Let us celebrate this great new day of believing, following, trusting, loving, and being more like our Lord + Savior Jesus Christ. Let us love our neighbor as ourself.

I was honored yesterday morning by my neighbors at our Veterans Day Breakfast. We had an excellent turnout (90+), and I am grateful for the recognition. I am also thankful that I finally live in a military-friendly community. I am my neighborhood’s youngest resident – and youngest Veteran (by default).

I’m back with my Sebring (Florida) church family this morning. Our service starts at 1030, and it runs for about an hour. I always look forward to praising and worshipping my Lord + Savior Jesus Christ and learning more about Him alongside my new brothers and sisters of my church family. I’m hoping to assimilate myself even further into my new church by joining in on weekly Bible Study every Friday night starting in the new year.

I’ll be leading services from start to finish for 4 Sundays in a row starting in 2 weeks at my longtime Homestead church. That includes Praise & Worship (music videos), Sermons, Communion on the first Sunday of December, and everything in-between. I’m looking forward to it all, but I have a lot of work to do to prepare for it. I’m getting ready to fly away on vacation. It’ll be a great time to prepare for my 4 Sundays (in-between family-time).

Here’s why it’s so important to be an active part of a church body:

But you – dear friends – must build each other up in your most holy faith, pray in the power of the Holy Spirit, and await the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ – who will bring you eternal life. In this way – you will keep yourselves safe in God’s love. And you must show mercy to those whose faith is wavering. Rescue others by snatching them from the flames of judgment. Show mercy to still others, but do so with great caution – hating the sins that contaminate their lives. (Jude 1:20-23 NLT)

That’s from my 2ND of 2 sermons from Jude’s letter, and I wrote a lot about that Scripture right there, and I’m still writing about it. Every time I review what I’ve written – God gives me new ideas and sometimes even sends me in a different direction. I love and cherish those moments. I want more of those moments. My sermons must always reflect what God has placed on my heart, so I must always listen to Him and not be distracted by the world.

My testimony is featured here each week on #SundayScripture whether it’s part of a sermon, or just me writing about the events of the past week. Hopefully it encourages you and inspires you to seek the Lord, and get closer to Him with each new day.

If you wish to learn more about the God I know then stay tuned to #SundayScripture. The best is yet to come !

Thank you for reading my blog for this day, and may:

The LORD bless you, and keep you.
The LORD make His face shine upon you, and be gracious to you.
The LORD lift up His countenance upon you, and give you peace.

In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. AMEN.