Our guest speaker today is Ramon Rivera. Ramon’s wife, Diamond, and their two children, Scarlett and Levi, are joining us as special guests today. The Riveras live in Chicago where Ramon serves as a Pastoral Resident at Renewal Church. The Riveras are considering planting a church out of Renewal in the Humboldt Park area. Ramon is a recent graduate of Moody Bible Institute in Chicago.

On a personal note (from our Pastor, Mike Hubbard), we got to know Ramon and his family when he officiated the wedding of our daughter, Alex, and son-in-law Cameron, who also attend and serve at Renewal. It will be a joy to hear Ramon preach Christ from James 1:9-18 this morning.