S1 Ep61: “Kingdom Come” podcast, episode 61
“Kingdom Come” podcast, episode 61 Would you like to know more about the heart of Jesus? If so, you’ve come to the right place. Welcome to the “Kingdom Come” podcast of the Thames Valley churches of Christ. For two months we are diving deep into the “Sermon on the Mount”, found in the Gospel of Matthew chapters 5, 6, and 7. These podcasts are designed to help us take these amazing words of Jesu...
4m Feb 28, 2020
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S1 Ep60: “Kingdom Come” podcast, episode 60
“Kingdom Come” podcast, episode 60 Would you like to know more about the heart of Jesus? If so, you’ve come to the right place. Welcome to the “Kingdom Come” podcast of the Thames Valley churches of Christ. For two months we are diving deep into the “Sermon on the Mount”, found in the Gospel of Matthew chapters 5, 6, and 7. These podcasts are designed to help us take these amazing words of Jesu...
4m Feb 27, 2020
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S1 Ep59: “Kingdom Come” podcast, episode 59
“Kingdom Come” podcast, episode 59 Would you like to know more about the heart of Jesus? If so, you’ve come to the right place. Welcome to the “Kingdom Come” podcast of the Thames Valley churches of Christ. For two months we are diving deep into the “Sermon on the Mount”, found in the Gospel of Matthew chapters 5, 6, and 7. These podcasts are designed to help us take these amazing words of Jesu...
4m Feb 26, 2020
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S1 Ep58: “Kingdom Come” podcast, episode 58
“Kingdom Come” podcast, episode 58 Would you like to know more about the heart of Jesus? If so, you’ve come to the right place. Welcome to the “Kingdom Come” podcast of the Thames Valley churches of Christ. For two months we are diving deep into the “Sermon on the Mount”, found in the Gospel of Matthew chapters 5, 6, and 7. These podcasts are designed to help us take these amazing words of Jesu...
4m Feb 25, 2020
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S1: “Jesus at his core - Part 2”, Matt 4.23-25
“Jesus at his core - Part 2”, Matt 4.23-25 “Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people. News about him spread all over Syria, and people brought to him all who were ill with various diseases, those suffering severe pain, the demon-possessed, those having seizures, and the paralyse...
32m Feb 24, 2020
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S1 Ep57: “Kingdom Come” podcast, episode 57
“Kingdom Come” podcast, episode 57 Would you like to know more about the heart of Jesus? If so, you’ve come to the right place.    Welcome to the “Kingdom Come” podcast of the Thames Valley churches of Christ. For two months we are diving deep into the “Sermon on the Mount”, found in the Gospel of Matthew chapters 5, 6, and 7.   These podcasts are designed to help us take these amazing words of...
4m Feb 24, 2020
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S1 Ep34: "Grateful for old friends", Newsletter 22 February 2020
Grateful for old friends Are you grateful for your friends? I'm especially grateful for my friends Akin & Lolu.  Our birthdays fall within a week or so of each other. Over the years we've regularly had a birthday meal together.  This year Akin invited me and Lolu to a delightful Turkish restaurant in Eastcote. Time flew by as we reminisced over the 30+ years of our friendships and caught up on ...
12m Feb 23, 2020
12m
S1 Ep56: “Kingdom Come” podcast, episode 56
“Kingdom Come” podcast, episode 56 Would you like to know more about the heart of Jesus? If so, you’ve come to the right place.    Welcome to the “Kingdom Come” podcast of the Thames Valley churches of Christ. For two months we are diving deep into the “Sermon on the Mount”, found in the Gospel of Matthew chapters 5, 6, and 7.   These podcasts are designed to help us take these amazing words of...
4m Feb 23, 2020
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S1: “Kingdom Come”: Matthew 7.13-23, Sermon on the Mount Series
“Kingdom Come” Sermon on the Mount Series: Fourteenth Lesson, Matthew 7.13-23 Two Ways Learning Objectives - motivation to: Stay on the right road Stay alert Stay sincere Introduction QUESTION: Highlights so far? Contrast with Matt 7.12. What that does not look like. An anti-postmodernism section par excellence! 1. Two Ways Choice: Jer. 21:8 The gates: ’stene (“narrow,” v13) and tethlimmene (v1...
31m Feb 22, 2020
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S1 Ep55: “Kingdom Come” podcast, episode 55
“Kingdom Come” podcast, episode 55   Would you like to know more about the heart of Jesus? If so, you’ve come to the right place.      Welcome to the “Kingdom Come” podcast of the Thames Valley churches of Christ. For two months we are diving deep into the “Sermon on the Mount”, found in the Gospel of Matthew chapters 5, 6, and 7.     These podcasts are designed to help us take these amazing wo...
4m Feb 22, 2020
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S1 Ep54: “Kingdom Come” podcast, episode 54
“Kingdom Come” podcast, episode 54   Would you like to know more about the heart of Jesus? If so, you’ve come to the right place.      Welcome to the “Kingdom Come” podcast of the Thames Valley churches of Christ. For two months we are diving deep into the “Sermon on the Mount”, found in the Gospel of Matthew chapters 5, 6, and 7.     These podcasts are designed to help us take these amazing wo...
4m Feb 21, 2020
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S1 Ep53: “Kingdom Come” podcast, episode 53
“Kingdom Come” podcast, episode 53 Would you like to know more about the heart of Jesus? If so, you’ve come to the right place.    Welcome to the “Kingdom Come” podcast of the Thames Valley churches of Christ. For two months we are diving deep into the “Sermon on the Mount”, found in the Gospel of Matthew chapters 5, 6, and 7.   These podcasts are designed to help us take these amazing words of...
4m Feb 20, 2020
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S1 Ep52: “Kingdom Come” podcast, episode 52
“Kingdom Come” podcast, episode 52 Would you like to know more about the heart of Jesus? If so, you’ve come to the right place.    Welcome to the “Kingdom Come” podcast of the Thames Valley churches of Christ. For two months we are diving deep into the “Sermon on the Mount”, found in the Gospel of Matthew chapters 5, 6, and 7.   These podcasts are designed to help us take these amazing words of...
4m Feb 19, 2020
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S1 Ep193: "Secrets of the interactive sermon", Tuesday Teaching Tips, Episode 193
Today’s episode comes courtesy of inspiration provided by a conversation I had last week. Albert and Angela May came over to discuss vision and plans for the ministry in Beaconsfield. We had a thoroughly edifying time discussing ideas and sharing experiences. I found much to enrich the way I’m thinking about our ministry here in Watford. One of the topics we discussed was our services. I descri...
33m Feb 18, 2020
33m
S1: “Jesus at His Core”, Matthew 4.12-22. Sermon for the Watford church of Christ.
“Jesus at His Core” - Matthew 4.12-22 Introduction, vv12 “When Jesus heard that John had been put in prison, he withdrew to Galilee. Leaving Nazareth, he went and lived in Capernaum, which was by the lake in the area of Zebulun and Naphtali— to fulfil what was said through the prophet Isaiah: “Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles— ...
31m Feb 18, 2020
31m
S1 Ep51: “Kingdom Come” podcast, episode 51
“Kingdom Come” podcast, episode 51   Would you like to know more about the heart of Jesus? If so, you’ve come to the right place.     Welcome to the “Kingdom Come” podcast of the Thames Valley churches of Christ. For two months we are diving deep into the “Sermon on the Mount”, found in the Gospel of Matthew chapters 5, 6, and 7.    These podcasts are designed to help us take these amazing word...
4m Feb 18, 2020
4m
S1: Sermon on the Mount, Bonus Episode - Matthew 7.1-6
Sermon on the Mount Bonus Episode - Matthew 7.1-6 Matt. 7:1 Chapter 3 dangers building toward the golden rule. Danger of judgmental-ism, danger of folly, danger of misunderstanding the father. Judge Judge (krinoœ) can mean to discern, to judge judicially, to be judgmental, to condemn.  What about the context? Must mean “do not be judgmental”, no critical spirit, condemning attitude.  Same verb ...
12m Feb 17, 2020
12m
S1 Ep50: “Kingdom Come” podcast, episode 50
“Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name and in your name drive out demons and in your name perform many miracles?’ Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!’” (Matthew 7:22–23 NIV11) Would you like to know more about the heart of Jesus? If so, you’ve come to the right place.    Welcome to the “Kingdom Come” podcast of ...
4m Feb 17, 2020
4m
S1 Ep49: “Kingdom Come” podcast, episode 49
 ““Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.” (Matthew 7:21 NIV11) Would you like to know more about the heart of Jesus? If so, you’ve come to the right place.    Welcome to the “Kingdom Come” podcast of the Thames Valley churches of Christ. For two months we are diving deep into the “Sermon on ...
4m Feb 16, 2020
4m
S1: “Kingdom Come” Sermon on the Mount Series, Class 12: Matthew 6.25-34
“Kingdom Come” Sermon on the Mount Series  Class 12: Matthew 6.25-34 QUESTION: What impact is the series having on your faith so far? ‘Therefore’  Because material treasures unsatisfactory and temporary (Matthew 6:19-21)  Because focus on wrong things (Matthew 6:22)  Because must choose master (Matthew 6:24) Because kingdom loyalty must be total (Matthew 6:19-24)  1. Worry QUESTION: When is wor...
31m Feb 15, 2020
31m
S1 Ep33: "Can a Christian be an environmentalist?", Newsletter 15 February 2020
Caring for Creation We have seen what I would call "proper weather" this last week. Flights cancelled, trees felled, rivers overflowing their banks. It puts me in awe of God.  How are we to respond to the needs of the creation? I attended a lecture this week titled "Can a Christian be an environmentalist?". The speaker was Dr Sandra Richter.  I don't have the time or space to go into the detail...
14m Feb 15, 2020
14m
S1 Ep48: “Kingdom Come” podcast, episode 48
“Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. Thus, by their fruit you will recognize them.” (Matthew 7:19–20 NIV11) Would you like to know more about the heart of Jesus? If so, you’ve come to the right place.    Welcome to the “Kingdom Come” podcast of the Thames Valley churches of Christ. For two months we are diving deep into the “Sermon on the Mount”, found...
4m Feb 15, 2020
4m
S1 Ep119: The Sunday Sample, Episode 119: "How worship helps develop the heart of Christ in us"
We are going to take a look at how worship helps develop the heart. These thoughts are inspired by a section from the book, “For the audience of one” by Mike Pilavachi and Craig Borlase. Who we spend time with has a big impact on us. My wife is from the north of England. Her accent, having lived in the south so long now and being married to a southerner, is not so strong. However, when she gets...
15m Feb 14, 2020
15m
S1 Ep47: “Kingdom Come” podcast, episode 47
“By their fruit you will recognise them. Do people pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? Likewise, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit.” (Matthew 7:16–18 NIV11) “Kingdom Come” podcast, episode 47 Would you like to know more about the heart of Jesus? If so, you’ve come to the rig...
4m Feb 14, 2020
4m
S1 Ep44: “Kingdom Come” podcast, episode 44
Matthew 7.12 “Kingdom Come” podcast, episode 44 Would you like to know more about the heart of Jesus? If so, you’ve come to the right place.    Welcome to the “Kingdom Come” podcast of the Thames Valley churches of Christ. For two months we are diving deep into the “Sermon on the Mount”, found in the Gospel of Matthew chapters 5, 6, and 7.   These podcasts are designed to help us take these ama...
4m Feb 13, 2020
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S1 Ep46: “Kingdom Come” podcast, episode 46
““Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves.” (Matthew 7:15 NIV11) Would you like to know more about the heart of Jesus? If so, you’ve come to the right place.    Welcome to the “Kingdom Come” podcast of the Thames Valley churches of Christ. For two months we are diving deep into the “Sermon on the Mount”, found in the Gospel of M...
4m Feb 13, 2020
4m
S1 Ep45: “Kingdom Come” podcast, episode 45
Would you like to know more about the heart of Jesus? If so, you’ve come to the right place.    Welcome to the “Kingdom Come” podcast of the Thames Valley churches of Christ. For two months we are diving deep into the “Sermon on the Mount”, found in the Gospel of Matthew chapters 5, 6, and 7.   These podcasts are designed to help us take these amazing words of Jesus and apply them to our devoti...
4m Feb 12, 2020
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S1: Bonus Episode, “Matthew 6.16-24”
It’s a bonus recording on a paragraph of the Sermon on the Mount not covered in the class series. Please add your comments on this week’s topic. We learn best when we learn in community. Do you have a question about teaching the Bible? Is it theological, technical, practical? Send me your questions or suggestions. Here’s the email: malcolm@malcolmcox.org. If you’d like a copy of my free eBook o...
16m Feb 11, 2020
16m
S1: “Matthew 6.1-4”, Bonus Episode, Thames Valley churches of Christ
It’s a bonus recording on a paragraph of the Sermon on the Mount not covered in the class series. Please add your comments on this week’s topic. We learn best when we learn in community.  Do you have a question about teaching the Bible? Is it theological, technical, practical? Send me your questions or suggestions. Here’s the email: malcolm@malcolmcox.org. If you’d like a copy of my free eBook ...
12m Feb 10, 2020
12m
S1: “Testing, Testing…”, Matthew 4.1-11. Sermon for the Watford church of Christ
“Testing, Testing…”, Matthew 4.1-11 “Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. After fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. The tempter came to him and said, “If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.” Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’” T...
33m Feb 10, 2020
33m
S1 Ep32: "How to be safe", Newsletter 09 February 2020
How to be safeIt's easy to become obsessed with safety. And with good reason. The coronavirus seems to be spreading. As I type this rain is travelling horizontally outside my window. Storm Ciara is sweeping Great Britain. Roads are closed, trains are cancelled and Welsh rugby fans are stuck in Ireland unable to get home on the ferry! It's desperately tempting to make 'safety' too much of a focu...
13m Feb 09, 2020
13m
S1 Ep43: “Kingdom Come” podcast, episode 43
“Kingdom Come” podcast, episode 43 Would you like to know more about the heart of Jesus? If so, you’ve come to the right place.    Welcome to the “Kingdom Come” podcast of the Thames Valley churches of Christ. For two months we are diving deep into the “Sermon on the Mount”, found in the Gospel of Matthew chapters 5, 6, and 7.   These podcasts are designed to help us take these amazing words of...
4m Feb 09, 2020
4m
S1 Ep42: “Kingdom Come” podcast, episode 42
“Kingdom Come” podcast, episode 42 Would you like to know more about the heart of Jesus? If so, you’ve come to the right place.    Welcome to the “Kingdom Come” podcast of the Thames Valley churches of Christ. For two months we are diving deep into the “Sermon on the Mount”, found in the Gospel of Matthew chapters 5, 6, and 7.   These podcasts are designed to help us take these amazing words of...
4m Feb 09, 2020
4m
S1: “Kingdom Come”, Sermon on the Mount Series, Class 10: Matthew 5.21-48
“Kingdom Come” Sermon on the Mount Series  Class 10: Matthew 5.21-48 QUESTION: What impact is the series having on your faith so far? 1. Raca and Reconciliation, 5.21-26 a. Murder is in view here, not 'killing'. Exodus 20.13. “These verses make one great point. The Old Testament law forbidding murder must not be thought adequately satisfied when no blood has been shed.” Carson, 46. ‘raca’: ‘emp...
32m Feb 08, 2020
32m
S1 Ep41: “Kingdom Come” podcast, episode 41
“Kingdom Come” podcast, episode 41 Would you like to know more about the heart of Jesus? If so, you’ve come to the right place.    Welcome to the “Kingdom Come” podcast of the Thames Valley churches of Christ. For two months we are diving deep into the “Sermon on the Mount”, found in the Gospel of Matthew chapters 5, 6, and 7.   These podcasts are designed to help us take these amazing words of...
4m Feb 08, 2020
4m
S1 Ep40: “Kingdom Come” podcast, episode 40
“Kingdom Come” podcast, episode 40 Would you like to know more about the heart of Jesus? If so, you’ve come to the right place.    Welcome to the “Kingdom Come” podcast of the Thames Valley churches of Christ. For two months we are diving deep into the “Sermon on the Mount”, found in the Gospel of Matthew chapters 5, 6, and 7.   These podcasts are designed to help us take these amazing words of...
4m Feb 07, 2020
4m
S1: Matthew 5.17-20, "Kingdom Come", Bonus Episode
Some notes on Matthew 5.17-20. It's a bonus recording on a paragraph of the Sermon on the Mount not covered in the class series. Please add your comments on this week’s topic. We learn best when we learn in community. Do you have a question about teaching the Bible? Is it theological, technical, practical? Send me your questions or suggestions. Here’s the email: malcolm@malcolmcox.org. If you’d...
26m Feb 06, 2020
26m
S1 Ep39: “Kingdom Come” podcast, episode 39
“Kingdom Come” podcast, episode 39   Would you like to know more about the heart of Jesus? If so, you’ve come to the right place.     Welcome to the “Kingdom Come” podcast of the Thames Valley churches of Christ. For two months we are diving deep into the “Sermon on the Mount”, found in the Gospel of Matthew chapters 5, 6, and 7.    These podcasts are designed to help us take these amazing word...
4m Feb 06, 2020
4m
S1 Ep38: “Kingdom Come” podcast, episode 38
“Kingdom Come” podcast, episode 38 Would you like to know more about the heart of Jesus? If so, you’ve come to the right place.    Welcome to the “Kingdom Come” podcast of the Thames Valley churches of Christ. For two months we are diving deep into the “Sermon on the Mount”, found in the Gospel of Matthew chapters 5, 6, and 7.   These podcasts are designed to help us take these amazing words of...
4m Feb 05, 2020
4m
S1 Ep192: Tuesday Teaching Tips, Episode 192: "Four essential elements in the act of preaching"
Today another episode inspired by my reading of Dr D Martyn Lloyd-Jones' book, “Preaching and preachers”. Let’s look at some thoughts from the fifth chapter of the book entitled “The act of preaching”. A sermon is not simply about the text. The point of the sermon is drawing meaning from the text for our lives. But the sermon itself is more than simply what is written on the page. We have all b...
32m Feb 04, 2020
32m
S1 Ep37: “Kingdom Come” podcast, episode 37
“Kingdom Come” podcast, episode 37 Would you like to know more about the heart of Jesus? If so, you’ve come to the right place.    Welcome to the “Kingdom Come” podcast of the Thames Valley churches of Christ. For two months we are diving deep into the “Sermon on the Mount”, found in the Gospel of Matthew chapters 5, 6, and 7.   These podcasts are designed to help us take these amazing words of...
4m Feb 04, 2020
4m
S1 Ep36: “Kingdom Come” podcast, episode 36
“Kingdom Come” podcast, episode 36 Would you like to know more about the heart of Jesus? If so, you’ve come to the right place.    Welcome to the “Kingdom Come” podcast of the Thames Valley churches of Christ. For two months we are diving deep into the “Sermon on the Mount”, found in the Gospel of Matthew chapters 5, 6, and 7.   These podcasts are designed to help us take these amazing words of...
4m Feb 03, 2020
4m
S1 Ep35: “Kingdom Come” podcast, episode 35
“Kingdom Come” podcast, episode 35 Would you like to know more about the heart of Jesus? If so, you’ve come to the right place.    Welcome to the “Kingdom Come” podcast of the Thames Valley churches of Christ. For two months we are diving deep into the “Sermon on the Mount”, found in the Gospel of Matthew chapters 5, 6, and 7.   These podcasts are designed to help us take these amazing words of...
4m Feb 02, 2020
4m
S1 Ep34: “Kingdom Come” podcast, episode 34
“Kingdom Come” podcast, episode 34 Would you like to know more about the heart of Jesus? If so, you’ve come to the right place.    Welcome to the “Kingdom Come” podcast of the Thames Valley churches of Christ. For two months we are diving deep into the “Sermon on the Mount”, found in the Gospel of Matthew chapters 5, 6, and 7.   These podcasts are designed to help us take these amazing words of...
4m Feb 01, 2020
4m
S1 Ep31: "Prepared for moments of privilege", Episode 31, Newsletter 01 Feb 20
Prepared for moments of privilege There are special moments of privilege in life. Perhaps none more so than being asked to participate in a funeral. It's certainly wonderful to be at a birth, a baby dedication, wedding and other special events. For example, I'm looking forward to joining in the celebrations for Oge's somethingth birthday next month! However, a funeral is summing up, a reflectio...
9m Jan 31, 2020
9m
S1 Ep118: The Sunday Sample, Episode 118: "Compelled to sing!"
Do you ever have difficulty persuading your congregation to engage wholeheartedly with singing?  Perhaps you've tried everything. Rehearsing more thoroughly, picking familiar songs, pitching them in a comfortable key, making sure the words are visible, upping your game by leading with greater energy, praying passionately and specifically for the congregation to enjoy corporate worship. Nothing ...
15m Jan 31, 2020
15m
S1 Ep33: “Kingdom Come” podcast, episode 33
“Kingdom Come” podcast, episode 33 Would you like to know more about the heart of Jesus? If so, you’ve come to the right place.    Welcome to the “Kingdom Come” podcast of the Thames Valley churches of Christ. For two months we are diving deep into the “Sermon on the Mount”, found in the Gospel of Matthew chapters 5, 6, and 7.   These podcasts are designed to help us take these amazing words of...
4m Jan 31, 2020
4m
S1 Ep32: “Kingdom Come” podcast, episode 32
“Kingdom Come” podcast, episode 32 Would you like to know more about the heart of Jesus? If so, you’ve come to the right place.    Welcome to the “Kingdom Come” podcast of the Thames Valley churches of Christ. For two months we are diving deep into the “Sermon on the Mount”, found in the Gospel of Matthew chapters 5, 6, and 7.   These podcasts are designed to help us take these amazing words of...
4m Jan 30, 2020
4m
S1 Ep31: “Kingdom Come” podcast, episode 31
“Kingdom Come” podcast, episode 31 Would you like to know more about the heart of Jesus? If so, you’ve come to the right place.    Welcome to the “Kingdom Come” podcast of the Thames Valley churches of Christ. For two months we are diving deep into the “Sermon on the Mount”, found in the Gospel of Matthew chapters 5, 6, and 7.   These podcasts are designed to help us take these amazing words of...
4m Jan 29, 2020
4m
S1 Ep30: “Kingdom Come” podcast, episode 30
“Kingdom Come” podcast, episode 30 Would you like to know more about the heart of Jesus? If so, you’ve come to the right place.    Welcome to the “Kingdom Come” podcast of the Thames Valley churches of Christ. For two months we are diving deep into the “Sermon on the Mount”, found in the Gospel of Matthew chapters 5, 6, and 7.   These podcasts are designed to help us take these amazing words of...
4m Jan 28, 2020
4m