Blessings to you, loved ones.  I pray this finds you well, rejoicing in the Lord and pursuing that for which He created you.  Here’s you’re weekly chronicle.

Last Sunday was the first time since I began preaching every Sunday that I didn’t make it to church, and it felt so wrong, even though I think it was the right decision.  I wish I didn’t have to do that again any time soon, but it is likely the same situation will occur on May 3.  I hope you all enjoyed Steve’s message.  I have had another very busy workweek so I have only heard a few minutes of it myself, but I appreciated what I heard and look forward to hearing the rest of it.  Thanks to Cindy and Tim, the video is on Facebook and the podcast is here.  The audio is enhanced on the podcast to make it easier to hear.

Thanks to everyone who helped keep things moving in my absence.  Thank you, Brenda and Don, for stopping by to pick up the handouts.  I understand we had some unexpected technical difficulties, but I am encouraged that everyone pitched in.  I don’t know where we stand this week, but I’ll come prepared with backup plans.

This Sunday, i want to revisit a topic which may have been the subject of my first ever message at BBT.  I;m going to say some things you’ve definitely heard me say before, but I think these concepts are worth repeating, because they can change your life.

When God created Adam and Eve, Genesis 1:27 tells us that he created them “in His own image.”  What does that mean?  If we truly believed that of ourselves, how might it change the way we think and the things we do?  To say that we are like God sounds blasphemous.  Isn’t that the lure used by Satan himself in the garden?  Yet John the disciple tells us that we will be like Jesus (1Jn. 3:2.)  It was Satan’s sin to imagine that He could be God’s equal, but being like and being are two different things.  I am like my father in many ways, but we are not the same person.  He will always be my father and I will always be his son.

Let’s explore what it means for us that we are created in the image of God.   I am really looking forward to seeing you tomorrow.

Love y’all!

Larry