It was such a wonderful climax yesterday. Through the month of October, ICC Mombasa was engaging our present day culture with the sermon series, "24 - Every second counts" and yesterday was the climax with the sermon entitled, "Apprentice Connection". The theme was derived from the following verses, Mathew 4:9 Next the devil took Him to the peak of a very high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. "I will give it all to You," he said, "if You will kneel down and worship me." The devil wanted to recruit Jesus to be his apprentice by dangling the carrot of riches, kingdoms adn the glory they bring but Jesus refused and rebuked him. Just like the enemy tempted Jesus, he is busy at work tempting and trying to derail us from God's will for our lives by recruiting us to fall for the carrot. Think about it, men and women continue to sell their values and lives literally to chase some more money through programs such as the Big Brother. We left the service with a commitment to stay true to what God has for us, to refuse to fall for the devil's schemes and to seek to please and serve the Lord, making every second to count for God's glory. While we are at it, we begin a new series, "Explore" in the month of November. I am so grateful to God for what He is doing at ICC Mombasa, the growth, the creativity and impact we are having. Praise God with me.