November 2, 2025

Greetings my friends. It is Sunday November 02ND 2025, 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.

It’s “Time-Change Sunday” here in the U.S.A., as my favorite time of the year – Standard Time – returns. I know that it’s an unpopular opinion with many who want their daylight into the evening. I like my daylight in the morning. I don’t like darkness at 7:30 AM. I’m an “early to bed early to rise” guy.

November’s “Time-Change Sunday” is one of the better-attended Sunday mornings at churches with the extra hour of sleep leading-in to it. It’s also the Sunday morning where more people unintentionally arrive at church early – because they forgot to move their clocks back an hour. If you’re in the Hospitality business at your church – then it’s a great opportunity to invite new people to an area of service. Some people are simply waiting to be invited to serve God and His church. That was me almost 19 years ago.

This morning at my home church I’ll be leading Communion on the 1-year anniversary of when I first started doing so at Highlands Community Church. I’m honored and blessed to lead my church family every first Sunday of the month with this important observance.

Last week I began transcribing my “Apostle & Elder” sermon that I preached to my previous church family on Sunday October 18TH 2020.

Here’s Part 2:

Remember – this is the John that wrote in his Gospel (and we all know this verse – 3:16, and maybe even the one that comes after it – 3:17): “For God loved the world so much that He gave His one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life. God sent His Son into the world not to judge the world, but to save the world through Him. (3:16-17)

There’s a popular song on the radio right now – from a band by the name of We The Kingdom. (I love that name – We The Kingdom – for we – you and I – are part of God’s Kingdom.) So the name of the song – from We The Kingdom – is “For God So Loved”. You’ve probably heard it on the radio – if you listen to K-LOVE or LIFE-FM Miami. I won’t sing it, but check-out these lyrics:

For God so loved the world that He gave us
His one and only Son to save us
Whoever believes in Him will live forever
The power of hell forever defeated
Now it is well. I’m walking in freedom
For God so loved. God so loved the world

AMEN !

You know I love singing along to great music on the radio. But I really love to listen to the words being sung to our Lord & Savior Jesus Christ. Whether we’re singing here during Praise & Worship, or singing along to the music on the radio, or singing His praises at home – we sing for Him. We sing – for what He did for us.

He lived with us. He died for us. And He rose on the third day. He was the bridegroom. He gave up His life for the bride He loved – and loves – and will forever love. The church is His bride. We the Kingdom. We are the bride of Christ. When Christ returns – He will celebrate with His bride. We will be united forever. That will be a Glorious day !

[TO BE CONTINUED – NEXT WEEK]

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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.