Well, thank you, Carlos. We'll look forward to hearing more from him and the Team Peru, members of Team Peru after, after this service. Well, let me have you guys turn in your Bibles to Philemon. It's one of the smaller books, one of the smallest books in the New Testament.
And so it's easy to miss. Just find the Book of Hebrews, which is towards the latter part of your New Testament. And then, right before the Book of Hebrews, you'll find Philemon. It's right in between Titus and Hebrews.
We have been doing a series on the subject of mercy. We have defined mercy as compassionate ministry to someone in dire need, just meeting spiritual needs, material needs, physical needs, and especially exploring ways of how we can do that in the community in which we find ourselves here on Linden Street and That has raised an issue that we feel is critical to address today, and that is the subject of illegal immigration. And so what we're going to do this morning is to talk a little bit on that subject with the time that we have, and the title of the message this morning is showing mercy to those who illegally cross your path, showing mercy to those who illegally cross your path. And let me begin this morning with, I can't get this.
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