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  1. Fuses and Friends

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    Fuses and Friends — a word from Pastor Josh Whitney from The Rock Church in Draper, UT. "the air conditioning wasn’t running. Quickly, I ran outside and saw the AC fuse box had clearly been on fire while we were gone."

    “So, being affectionately desirous of you, we were ready to share with you not only the gospel of God but also our own selves, because you had become very dear to us.” — 1 Thessalonians 2:8

    Last July, several of us went to Faithcamp in Alamosa, Colorado. It was a fantastic four-day conference, and we definitely had an encouraging time. Very tired, we started the nine-hour car trip back to Utah early on Sunday morning.

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  2. With All Your Heart

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    With All Your Heart – a word by Pastor Steele Croswhite from The Rock Church in Draper, UT. "so now you must show sincere love to each other as brothers and sisters. Love each other deeply with all your heart."

    “You were cleansed from your sins when you obeyed the truth, so now you must show sincere love to each other as brothers and sisters. Love each other deeply with all your heart.” — 1 Peter 1:22

    How many times a day do you hear the word “love”? It seems like I hear that word in every other sentence: “I love this song.”, “I love Chipotle.”, “I love Nike shoes.”, “I love what you’ve done with the place.”

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  3. Watermelon and Lawnmowers

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    Watermelons and Lawnmowers – a word by Pastor Bryan Edwards from The Rock Church in Draper, UT. "My daughter saw Mr. Grant sitting in his lawn chair in his yard. She took her lunch (and a whole lotta watermelon) over to share with him."

    My next-door neighbor (Mr.Grant) is an 89-year-old firecracker. He loves Jesus and has endless opinions (as you can imagine an 89-year-old man would have). Recently, his wife of 70 years passed away. I can’t imagine his grief.

    Our family prays for him and loves him dearly; we offer to help him in any way we can. Unfortunately for us, he is one of them old boys who “doesn’t need any help from no one.” So, it can be difficult. Recently, however, I saw my children serve him in some beautiful ways.

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