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In Micah 6:8 we are told to “do justice, love kindness, and walk humbly with our God”.  One of the ways that God calls us to do justice is to speak on behalf of the speechless and to help the needy.  Today we will be looking at our obligation to speak out on behalf of the most vulnerable and speechless of all, the unborn.  We will address this topic with grace and sensitivity, but also with urgency.  Wherever you are on this, I would encourage you to listen to this message.

I want to welcome Rev. Robert McKenzie to our service. Rob has been the pastor of the same area church for over 30 years.  I met him 15 or so years ago at a pastor’s fellowship and am honored to call him a friend. Since he has recently retired, I was eager to invite him to fill the pulpit for me while I was away. I hope you will come out in person to hear him or join here if you can’t. Rob will be preaching from John 7 on accepting the authority of Christ.

Have you set any New Year resolutions? Do you have some big hopes? Or have you long ago given both up and look at January 1st as just another date on the calendar?There is a lot of pressure to make big goals for the New Year and to right down action steps that you are going to follow, and for some people these are very helpful, but for others, they just lead to more burdens and discouragement. The realm of spiritual growth is no exception to this. January is a good time to purpose in your heart that you will