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And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together. And he is the head of the body, the church. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in everything he might be preeminent.   Colossians 1:17–18 Several years ago when Warren G. Harding was President of the United States, he regularly attended a particular church in Washington D.C. A lady heard he was a regular attender at this church and wanted to meet Harding. So she showed up at church one Sunday. Not seeing the President, she walked up to the pastor before the service and asked him, “Sir, is the President going to be in the service today?” The pastor looked at her and said, “I’m not sure, ma’am, but the King of kings will be here today!” Many churchgoers today are a lot like that woman. They see church as an opportunity to see the right people or be seen as a good person, and they completely miss the real meaning of church. But the truth is that church is about much more than just seeing people. It’s about those people coming together to bring glory to the Almighty God. Don’t fall into the idolatrous notion that church is all about the people who are there. Yes, go for the fellowship with others. But more important, join with others in the faith and focus your worship on the true King! Have the right heart in worship by making sure you’re focused on the one true king: Jesus! Truly Unshakable by Dr. Paul Chappell “Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till all be fulfilled. Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away.” Luke 21:32–33 From the time of Aristotle until the 1800s, the belief in spontaneous generation of life was widespread. The leading scientists thought that living things could come from dead matter. The teaching was commonly accepted and few even thought of challenging it. Then the great scientist Louis Pasteur conducted a series of experiments that conclusively demonstrated that life did not spring from dead matter. By sterilizing and sealing his test subjects, Pasteur showed that despite what had long been confidently believed, life only comes from other living things, just as God described in His Word. Over and over throughout history the things that many, or even most, people believed have been proven to be false. Seemingly solid scientific and historical knowledge has been shaken as new discoveries have undermined what was previously thought to be certain. Those who trust in the Word of God never have that problem. Though what God said has been challenged by skeptics and doubters through the centuries, it has never wavered and never been proved false. That is because it is completely true. The Word of God is a reflection of the nature and character of God. It never changes, and it is never in error. There are no mistakes in Scripture, and no one who trusts in the Word of God will ever be shaken when it proves not to be true. That is the basis on which our faith rests—and it is solid and trustworthy. “Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity” (2 Timothy 2:19). Faith is only as good as the object of belief, and faith in the Bible is never in vain. Today’s Growth Principle:  No one has ever gone wrong by believing what God says, for His Word is always faithful and true.