Well, hey podcast pals, it's Pastor Mark Trisco here. Thank you for tuning in. I've had the

honor of teaching the Bible for around 30 years. Happy to report. I got my cancel card about a

decade ago. Nice to get that out of the way. And now I'm back in a zombie mode man, you can't kill

me. And if you would do me a solid, I could really use your help. Number one, rate this podcast.

Everybody gives me one in five star reviews. I need you to give me a five star. In addition,

review the podcast. Tell them it's good. It's helpful. It's fun. It's authentic. It's

genuine. It's down the fairway. It's all about Jesus. And share it. Let your friends know. Let

your family know. And if you want to trigger your enemies, let them know too. I've been triggering

woke joke folks since the mid 90s and glad to keep up to fight. All right, who's ready to get

into a book at the Bible, amen? Hey, we're in. We're in First Thessalonians. It's a great book

at the Bible. We're in chapter two. And before we jump in, let me give you two quick announcements.

And then I'll pray. And then we'll get right in. Number one, I want to give you a gift. And so

if you have not yet received it, there is a free study guide. If you scan the QR code, they'll

put up. I'll send you a free digital copy of the study guide. In addition, we're going to talk a

lot about the Bible today and how we got it and why we trusted and how we interpreted it.

And why some people criticize it and those people are wrong. And so what I, what I've got as a

special chapter in the doctrine book, just on the doctrine of revelation and how God reveals

himself, I want to send that to you as well as a free ebook. So if you're here live or you're

online, you scan the QR code, we'll send those resources to you. I'm going to cover as much as I

can, but there'll be a lot more in those two resources. Number two, how many of you are expecting a

great sermon? Okay, here's, I need you to lower your expectations. Okay, because just before I

got up, I got a photo of my daughter holding my newborn grandson. I'm like Miss America hot

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