Let me invite you to turn in your Bibles this morning to Genesis chapter 2, and while you're turning, I'm gonna move this pulpit up. I don't think it's, nope, I'm gonna have to leave it down here. OK. Can you guys hear me?
All right. Genesis chapter 2 verse 24, and we are doing a series on marriage that we began last week. I know it takes a lot of courage actually to show up. If you're married and struggling at all in your marriage, I know it takes a lot of courage to actually show up not knowing what you're gonna get.
and if you're gonna be convicted or whatever of the spirit, I just applaud you for being here and just wanting God's word, whatever God has to say, to you, and thank you for being here on a Sunday where you lost an hour of sleep. Maybe some of you are thinking you're gonna catch up on that hour right now. So, maybe that's why you're here. All right.
anyway, Genesis chapter 2, in his book, Evangelism as a, Lifestyle, Jim Peterson tells the story about a Brazilian young man whose name was Mario. Who was a Marxist intellectual and a political activist in Brazil. Jim Peterson started a relationship with Mario and ended up having 4 years of regular Bible studies with this man. Until one day, Mario believed in Christ and called upon the name of the Lord for salvation....
