Title: Holy Living or Unholy Lying
Speaker: David Wilson
Location: Lubbock, TX
Date: 16 January 2022
Verse: 1 John 1:5-10

I. The foundation of holiness (5) (The light declared)
A. Physically (Light = Glory)
B. Intellectually (Light = Truth)
C. Morally (Light = Purity)

II. The fabrication of holiness (6, 8, 10) (The life deceived)
A. Profession – Righteousness is more than talk (6a, 8a, 10a)
B. Practice – The denial of sin does not eliminate it (6b, 8b)
C. Pretentiousness – It’s your word against God’s (10b)

III. The fellowship of holiness (7, 9) (The life dedicated)
A. A camaraderie with believers (7a)
B. Cleansing by the blood (7b)
C. Confessions of sin (9)

I am tired and out of the state – and will hopefully catch up on writing about that soon.

But know that this last Saturday, Southcrest had their annual get together at the local skating rink.

H, you could barely stand up in roller skates last year and this year you skated around everywhere completely on your own! You did absolutely awesome. I am so proud.

K, you skated around all night on a scooter with a classmate and I think enjoyed the autonomy. You are beautiful and perfect.

T, you pushed yourself around the outside of the rink twice on a little tricycle/motorcycle. (Your determination impressed me.)

You all enjoyed the limbo game at the end.

But T, it was your first-time “roller skating.”

And you went nuts when the limbo started,

Of course, you were in shoes and not skates, but you danced to the music like a disco queen bopping and high stepping to every beat.

I love you.

-Dad

Well, Happy New Year.

We rang in New Year’s Eve last night at Pop and Gramm’s house.

Pop grilled us steak for dinner and then we all toasted each other Welch’s sparkling grape juice.

H and K, yall had slept over the night before.

We brought tamales over for lunch and then took y’all home when T needed to nap.

My favorite part of the day was that it started snowing around dinnertime.

The snow finally started to stick and then the air turned blizzard-like there for a bit.

H, you went to pick up dinner with me and we found ourselves out in a winter wonderland.

It was so pretty we all went for a short drive around the neighborhood just to enjoy it.

When we got home we did a few chores – and then H, mom, and I did our annual polar bear challenge.

We all get in our underwear and stand on the back porch for 2 minutes as a sheer act of courage and ridiculousness.

It was 16-degrees when we did it tonight.

The years are coming too fast.

But I can’t wait to spend another with you.

I love you.

-Dad