 Okay, yeah, why don't we why don't we just pray and we'll start right? Let's ask the Lord to speak to us. Let's ask the Lord to strengthen us Let's ask the Lord to fill us We see in Ephesians 5 it talks about be filled with the Spirit Right and Paul is writing to the believers in the Ephesians church saying be filled with the Spirit right It's an important aspect of a believer's life to be filled with the Spirit Okay, so let's just ask the Lord to fill us with his spirit right now And We ask him in faith saying God you fill us knowing fully well that he's not a partial God The prayer that we are praying is in line with his will what we are asking him is in line with his will so Yeah, so let's just ask him saying God you fill us Lord Fill us oh God Yes Lord this morning we we come before you expectantly God and Just designing your presence Come Holy Spirit have your way with us Come Lord fill us Come Lord strengthen us God fill us oh God Fill us to overflowing God Fill us Lord so that we might overflow God with your presence Come Lord And as a simple act of faith just put our hands out You know to the Lord and say Lord you fill us You know as an act of as a symbol of receiving from him I just put our hands out and say Lord you fill us Well, I'm here to receive from you Just here to receive from you Lord Hallelujah. Thank you Lord Hearer most seek and hearer may be praying and just be mindful of You know what the Lord reveals what the Lord speaks We know that you know, he's is a prayer answering God And You read that scripture, you know Even though human even as human fathers Know how to give good gifts to the children even so More so our heavenly father Yes, Lord. I just pray for a fresh infilling Father God this morning A fresh infilling of Father God of your spirit for each one of us. Oh God For those of us who are weary those of us who are Lord Lord in pain maybe those of us who are confused Lord for those of us Lord who who really need Lord your touch the assurance Of your touch of your presence Fill us Lord Fill us Oh God We thank you Lord. We thank you We thank you master Thank you Lord. We thank you. We bless your name God. We bless your name God Yes, Lord And I just believe the Lord is saying you know for those of us who who feel that You know, we've been like kind of Crippled emotionally All right, it's not a physical thing but emotionally just feel crippled saying, you know, I'm unable to walk You know emotionally right I'm unable to function the way God Wants me to function You know, I believe that the Lord is really strengthening and the Lord can strengthen and the Lord will strengthen The Lord is strengthening you Right strengthening you so that you can rise up and walk Rise up and walk Just like an empty wheelchair, right? Emotionally just rise up and walk Hallelujah. We thank you Lord We thank you Father We thank you. We thank you for who you are God prayer answering wonder working supernatural powerful God We thank you master We thank you for strengthening us in the inner man God No man can do that Lord. No person can do that when only you God You know, I believe the Lord is Is reminding us that he can see through us you know Man can see only on the outside But God can see through So, you know We can be just ourselves in his presence We can say Lord I'm hurting or Lord. I'm rejoicing and Lord. I'm full of faith or Lord I'm I need faith. You know, we can just be ourselves. So there's no pressure to be someone else In God's presence, there's no pressure to be someone else There's no pressure to put on an act All right, can Jesus just be ourselves Lord, we thank you Lord for this awesome privilege Of calling you our father. We thank you Lord that you've given us permission to come to the holy of holies And you've given us Lord the invitation Lord to come to your presence with boldness Lord with courage God And we do that Lord We just lift our eyes and focus on you God lift up our eyes focus on you God Jesus, thank you Thank you Lord. Thank you for making your way Thank you for inviting us to your presence And thank you Lord for filling us God with your spirit today. Thank you for strengthening us God You know, can we just go ahead and thank him just open our mouths and just thank the Lord You know, just say God Lord. I thank you. Thank you for what you're doing with me in my life right now today God Thank you for all the things that you have in store for me today And I believe the Lord wants to meet with us and you know every day You know, he wants to do something in us. He wants to take out certain things out of us He wants to put certain things in us and so we can just say Lord I thank you God for what you have in store for me today. Thank you Jesus Thank you Jesus. You have the right of way Lord in my life You have full permission God Lord to do what you want Lord in my life Lord Lord, we thank you. We can trust you God. We can we thank you Lord We can lay down our lives. Oh God for you God We thank you Lord. We thank you Lord. We thank you. We bless your name God We bless your name. We're so glad that you are in our life's father God We're so glad oh father God that you are in our lives. Yes master We thank you that you will lead us from strength to strength Oh God, we thank you that you will lead us from glory to glory. Oh God Hallelujah God, we thank you You will lead us. You are the gentle shepherd. Oh God You are the soon and coming king. Oh God. You are the one who is holy Lord You are the one who is righteous. Oh God. Thank you Lord. Thank you this morning God Thank you for all that you've done. Thank you for covering us with your righteousness Lord Thank you for washing us with your precious blood. Oh God Yes, Lord. Thank you for forgiving us. Oh father God Thank you for Lord lifting us up. Oh master God when we are down. Oh father God And thank you Lord. You are lifting each one of us today God And you are reminding us God that we are seated with you in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus Lord, what an awesome privilege. We thank you. We thank you We bless your name and we come at this day We come at this time into your mighty hands in Jesus precious name. We pray Amen, amen Awesome. Wow Praise God Okay, um Let's pick up somewhere. We left um last class Okay, so we were looking at um, I think when we wound up we were looking at the work of the Holy Spirit in the Lord Jesus Death and resurrection, right? Is that is that what we ended with last class? Okay, I think that's what we looked at, right? Okay, so let's look at a few scriptures that after his resurrection and prior to his ascension Um, like what did the Holy Spirit? do Right, um, so we can look at John chapter 20 and verse 22 Okay, John 20 verse 22 The Lord Jesus said this he did this extraordinary thing. Okay And we see this in John 20 and verse 22 he says and when he had said this Okay, uh, that is he appears to the disciples In a closed room Right, John chapter 20 Okay, verse 19 onwards. He appears to the disciples After his resurrection in a closed room and the doors were shut And then he tells them peace be with you Okay, and in verse 22 we say we see this and when he had said this He breathed on them and said to them receive the Holy Spirit Okay, so we we see this instance that the Lord Jesus ministered the Holy Spirit to them and he said receive the Holy Spirit. Okay, so Um, so the now the thing is this He is risen from the dead He's gone to the cross He died he rose again And he's saying you know here he's meeting the disciples and he's saying receive the Holy Spirit But if you recall he also told them wait in Jerusalem till you are Endured with power on high till you receive the Father's promise. Yes or no Yeah, John last chapter and I think it's verse 49 or something. Um, let's look at that Um, so John chapter 24 right 21 um Sorry Luke chapter Luke chapter 20 Uh the last chapter 24 or not sure um, yeah 24 So he says behold I send the promise of my Father upon you but tarry await in the city of Jerusalem until you are endued with power on high So when this is just before he ascends But before that when he appears to them, he tells them Okay, uh, he breathed on them and he says receive the Holy Spirit Okay, so so what is that? so we we can conclude that This is the place where the disciples were actually born again Right till then they were following the Lord right they were following him they were um Yeah, they were being taught they were being taught here You know, they were even ministering and with the power that he gave them The authority that he gave them but here he's saying receive the Holy Spirit right so which means they they had the indwelling presence of the Holy Spirit here and after that Is when uh, he says you wait so he's talking about an another event Which will be the the infilling or the outpouring of the Holy Spirit upon their lives, right? Okay, so we see that okay um And the verse that we read just now he says wait in Jerusalem Wait in Jerusalem till you are filled with power from on high Okay, and they did and they were filled with power from on high, right? So that is what we see in in the book of acts Okay Okay, any doubts so far In whatever we have read in whatever we have studied um any questions that you might have um Anything at all any doubts any questions Yes, no, okay. If it is yes, you can say this if it is no you can say this Okay, okay Online class if you have any doubts any questions, you know, feel free to post them on the on the chat, right? Okay, okay. So now we're going to look at The book of acts the book of acts is interesting Okay, because the book of acts is where we see the new testament church being birthed Meaning the new testament church actually came into being the church as we know it right Came into being In the book of acts We read about the outpouring of the Holy Spirit. We read about the You know, what accompanied the outpouring of the Holy Spirit, right? The baptism of the Holy Spirit So we we see all that happening in the book of acts and also very interestingly, you know, we see what the disciples or how they How they did ministry Right in we see in the book of acts and the book of acts actually is our pattern If you want to say that, you know, it's it's our example Right, we are the church. We are a new testament church and the book of acts is actually our example You know, we we can go there and we can we can see how God moved And how God used the disciples or led the disciples to minister And we we can conclude. Okay, you know, if I want to Do ministry Or if I am deciding to let's say plant a church And do you know ministry This is a great example There's a great pattern. There's a great, you know place to go and say, okay This is how we can be also. Okay, so so we're going to look at the book of acts and see The work of the Holy Spirit, right Right throughout we see many instances where the Holy Spirit is mentioned. We've seen some of them Earlier also, but we could just go in to go through several Verses and we're going to learn about how the Holy Spirit Ministered what he did. Okay, so that we can learn and say, okay This is available for us today also like this is available for us in our day and time Right. Yeah. Okay. So let's turn to uh, accept Accept a one And we're just going to quickly read through all these verses that are listed there in your notes. Okay So we are in chapter five, right Work of the Holy Spirit Okay, so let's look at accept a one And verses five to eight. Okay, so the Lord Jesus words So he's saying for John truly baptized with water But you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now Therefore when they had come together, they asked him saying Lord, will you at this time? Restore the kingdom to Israel He said to them it is not for you to know that times or seasons which your father has put in his own authority Verse eight, but you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you And you shall be witnesses to me in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria and to the end of the earth okay, so I want you to You know, tell me like what do you learn from these three verses of four verses five six seven four verses What do you learn from this? What is your understanding of this? Okay, anyone From here Prince. What is your name? Francis, okay, Francis. What do you understand from this? Holy Spirit knows everything. Okay, but is that what we? Understand from there Just these verses what we read just now accept one verse five To eight when you read that what do you understand? Prince And there's no wrong answer actually, you know this What is from the text, right? So what do you understand from there? Right? That's verse seven Right. Okay. So that's fine. Okay. What else? That's that the father knows But about the Holy Spirit, what what is it? We're talking about the Holy Spirit studying about the Holy Spirit So about the Holy Spirit, what do you understand? anyone This row So there is a parallel there is a baptism of water But there is also baptism of the Holy Spirit, which is a reality, right? And we see that it is a separate event altogether now These are disciples who are following the Lord Jesus and the Lord Jesus telling the disciples the followers That you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit, right? He had breathed on them and they said to see the Holy Spirit So they they already had the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. So when we relate it to our lives So we can we can you know, we can see the same thing. Okay, uh, you know as believers Well, we have the Holy Spirit. That's how you know, we got convicted and we received Jesus Into our lives invited and we had the Holy Spirit But there is an event there is a separate We want to use the word experience that or truth That God wants us Jesus wants us to Receive which is the baptism of the Holy Spirit. Okay, and many of us have right prayed for to see Okay, I'm just going to look through some of the comments here the power of power that Jesus talked about to empower them and Testify and the perceived witnesses is what they had to wait for absolutely, right? Um, though the Holy Spirit through the Holy Spirit, they will receive power Through the Holy Spirit, they will they will be fulfillment. We can gain power, right? It's only through the baptism of the Holy Spirit. Yeah, wonderful. So that's so that's the second part, right? So we see that Verse eight You shall receive power and what is this power for? It is to witness So very clear. It is to witness. So So we also understand that hey, we need Holy Spirit power to witness Right, Holy Spirit power to witness to share about Christ But the thing is this it is to witness the way Jesus ministered Okay, which means not just words But following the words you you see that he always taught he always preached But he also reached out and he prophesied He healed he delivered all that and all that requires Holy Spirit power and all that You know All that Is part of us being witnesses Which is what we see in the book of acts, right? They were witnesses. They went out They preached they but it was with power with Holy Spirit power Right, so which is the reality for all of us as believers Because it's it was for them, right? So that's a very important truth that we understand and we learn, okay? Okay, let's go down to verse 16 Um Verse 16 we see men and brethren, uh, this is Peter, right? Let's read verses 15 and 16 in those days Peter stood up In the midst of the disciples all together the number of names was about 120 And said men and brethren This scripture had to be fulfilled Which the Holy Spirit spoke before by the mouth of david concerning judas who became a guide to those who arrested Jesus, okay So this scripture had to be fulfilled. He's referring to You know Referring to the prophecy about how the how Messiah would suffer and so on And he's specifically saying this is what the Holy Spirit spoke before Right, so the Holy Spirit who knows what is in the past Okay, who knows what is In the future or what will happen, right? He's saying this is what the Holy Spirit spoke by the mouth of david So so david may not even you know would not even have understood. What is it? But then he prophesied And he prophesied by the Holy Spirit Okay, and is concerning Judas who became a guide for those who arrested Jesus so so So what what is that truth that we learned here about the Holy Spirit? Simple thing. What is it? What do we understand or what do we learn about the Holy Spirit now? In this verse, do we learn anything about the Holy Spirit? Yeah, right Right, so the Holy Spirit who knows the end from the beginning Holy Spirit is God All-knowing omniscient, right? That's one of the characters of God. We saw omniscient So he knows the end from the beginning and he spoke Through man, which is prophecy and God speaking to man through man is prophecy And you know, of course we learn about prophecy, but we see that It has Prophecy also has a foretelling aspect Right the work of the spirit also has a foretelling aspect. So he foretold of what would come So can he foretell through us? What would happen? Yes Right, so that's thing, you know, that's the thing that we understand now. Okay. I'm just expanding our understanding Yeah, Holy Spirit Who knows the end from the beginning who's all-knowing? He can Speak to us about what is to come Right, maybe in our own lives Right, so we can be prepared Maybe about something else so that we can be so it's a very you know, it's a practical thing Right, so we are looking at the book of acts and how are we ministered and how we moved and And we need to draw from these truths and say a lot today In our day and time lord, you move in the same way Right, so he can foretell he does and that is what we see. Okay, let's look at um chapter two Okay, chapter two verses one and one to four when the day of Pentecost had fully come They were with one accord in one place and suddenly they came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind And it filled the whole house Where they were sitting then there appeared to them divided tongues as a fire and one sat upon each of them And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues as the spirit gave them utterance, okay, so something supernatural happened Something which you know affected the natural Environment there was a sound of a rushing wind and the whole house it filled the whole house Where they were sitting so there was a rushing wind, you know, you know when there's a sound of the wind Rushing through, you know that and then there was this sound so they heard that sound They were about 120 of them, right? And then it says that There appeared divided tongues as a fire once had upon each of them So that also something that was visible something that was supernatural that was happening And it says in verse four They were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues as the spirit gave them utterance, okay, so these this is something that they did not plan They did this is something they did not learn They did not prepare for but the Holy Spirit gave them utterance, which means They received these words from the Holy Spirit and they spoke them out. They could not help but speak them out Okay, so that is what happened here The spirit gave them utterance, okay in the verses following that Uh, I just want to mention that like we see People's response to it Okay, what was what are the how do the people who heard this Who heard the supernatural work? How do they respond? Did they say hallelujah, praise the lord? No, we see varied responses. Okay, somewhere like, um, it says verse 12 So they were all amazed Okay, somewhere amazed why because they knew these people They knew know that they were Jews and how do they learn our language? Okay, so they were speaking in an earthly language, but they did not learn so they were speaking How did they learn? Right and because they were people from crete and people from the arabian region and say then we hear them speaking In our language, so they heard them speak And in the same verse it says and they were perplexed Right Perplexed meaning they were a little worried. They were a little anxious What is this? Because they could not understand it. They were perplexed. Okay verse 13 it says Others mocking Okay, so they made fun of it. Okay, so they were amazed They were perplexed They they said they were ridiculing. They were making fun saying, okay What is this? You know, they were all drunk. So we see all kinds of reactions there. Okay, let's go down to Verses 17 and 18 and here peter he's referring to the prophecy of Prophet Joel and is saying verse 17 and 18 and it shall come to pass in the last days Says god that I will pour out my spirit on all flesh Your sons and your daughters shall prophesy Your young men shall see visions Your old men shall dream dreams and on my men servants and on my maid servants I will pour out my spirit in those days and they shall prophesy Okay, so this is prophet Joel And many years later hundreds of years later Peter stands up and he says This is what was spoken by the prophet Joel These people are filled with the holy spirit And this is what the prophet said that god will pour out his spirit on all flesh That let's read that. What does it say? What is the out? What is the outcome of that? Just look at verse 17 and tell me what is the outcome of that? They will prophesy they shall prophesy meaning That they will speak inspired words. They will receive words from the holy spirit. I will speak it out Well, did they receive words from the holy spirit? Did they receive utterance from the holy spirit? Yes, they did Did they speak it out? Yes, they did Yes, it was in different languages. They spoke it out Right. They received utterance from the holy spirit and they spoke it out and peter saying this is what it is Right. This is what Joel prophesied Okay, then your young man shall see visions And your old men shall dream dreams now that didn't happen right then Right, that didn't happen there, but he's saying this is what will happen visions. What is the vision a picture? Okay Something that you see when you're awake Okay, and something then you see when you're sleeping is dreams, right? Okay. That's a that's a good explanation I think explanation. Okay, when you're awake vision when you're sleeping dreams Um, and there's more to it. Of course when we study the prophetic we see that In a dream, there's a vision, you know all that big. So okay. And so vision and dreams. Okay, great So he's saying that as a result of the work of the holy spirit You will see visions So peter's saying, you know, this is what it is. So We can be open Holy spirit Will speak in these ways We can be expectant Holy spirit, you can speak in these ways Right, so when you go to bed, you can say God, you speak to me in dreams Right, we can be expectant lord. You speak to me whatever you want Speak to me lord. I'm anyway. I'm available Speak to me speak to me in visions. What is it god that you want to show me show me lord Right, we don't have to be closed Because this is for the new testament church Right, we can be open. We can be expectant and say holy spirit. This is what you did. You do it in my life Right, okay Then, um Let's look at verse 33 Okay Okay, uh, I think it's just uh, you know, it's a Reiteration therefore being exalted to the right hand of god and having received from the father the promise of the holy spirit He poured out this which you now see and hear Okay, it was a 38 30, um 39. Okay, this is again a very interesting very important verse Then peter said to them, okay, it is in response to their question Okay What are what are their question when this after, you know, peter shared this message This first message Their question was what shall we do? Why did they ask that because they were cut to the heart they were convicted right because They were talking because peter was talking about how how You know, you rejected christ He was crucified god raised him up So they were convicted and they said no, what shall we do then peter said to them repent And let every one of you be baptized in the name of jesus For the remission of sins and you shall receive the gift of the holy spirit. Okay, so Uh, he's talking to His immediate audience whoever was gathered there right he's saying repent You'll be baptized there will be remission of sins meaning you will your sins will be cleansed You'll be forgiven And you will be baptized with the holy spirit. Okay, so it's one package Right, so that is something that for the immediate audience. Okay, verse 39 For the promise is to you And to your children And to all who are afar off As many as the lord our god will call. Okay, so what do you learn from that? That's 39 the holy spirit is Is for everyone. Yeah, so this gift of the holy spirit Is not only for that that time Or that audience that peter was addressing right there But peter made it very clear as you were speaking by the holy spirit that it is for them their children who may be there may not have been there And to all who are afar off as many as our lord will call and that includes us And the future generations right, so It's made very clear that jesus Salvation through jesus Outpouring of the holy spirit being filled with the holy spirit Again jesus the baptizer being baptized in the holy spirit is for Anyone whom the lord will call whom who will call upon the lord? Okay, very clear, right, so that is something that we see. Okay. Um, and the fact that Every believer can be filled with the holy spirit or every believer can receive the gift of the holy spirit Okay Okay, let's move to acceptor four Okay, acceptor four and verse eight No, um, we see In acceptor two, you know, we see that the disciples were there They were all filled with the spirit They spoke in tongues peter gave this first message Right of the new testament church many were saved They asked him what we should do and he gave them. Okay, this is what you need to do and it says in third verse 40 You know with many other words he testified and exorted And then those who gladly, okay, let's look at acceptor two verse 41, right? Then those who gladly received his word were Baptized and that day about 3000 souls were added to them And they continued steadfastly in the apostles doctrine and fellowship and the breaking of bread and a praise So we see all that happening. Okay. Now acceptor four and verse eight Then peter filled with the holy spirit Okay, so what is happening here? It's another instance that he is actually phasing the rulers and elders and scribes in the temple because the peter and john what happens here is peter and john and actually healed The man who was lame Right who was sitting at the big gates begging peter and john went there And lord jesus healed that man Right, so now they are being arrested. They are being brought and they're saying, you know, why are you doing this? By what name are you doing this? Right who gave you the authority to do this? So in response to this um peter says and then we read that peter Filled with the holy spirit So we see this this outpouring this baptism being filled with the spirit is not A isolated one-time thing There can be many times where we are Filled by the holy spirit. Okay this morning. We just prayed this all fill us a lot Right. So it's scriptural Right. It's not just the first time when you got filled and you prayed in tongues or It can be multiple times. So peter was filled with the holy spirit And he addressed them Addressed the rulers and the elders and and he spoke to them, right? Okay Less 31 Again, it says here Less 31 what happens is peter and john are reprimanded by these authorities and they let them go. Okay, they said Now you you should not do this. You cannot speak in the name of jesus You cannot minister in the name of jesus Go back now. Okay So when they went peter and john go back and they tell all the disciples say this is what happened, you know, we I went there Lord jesus healed this man He had actually he could not walk from birth But the lord jesus strengthened his legs and ankles and he could walk And the people, you know, they they told us not to preach in the name of jesus, right all that So they gathered together and they prayed verse 24 acts 4 verse 24 Says and they heard that they raised their voice to god with one accord and said lord You are god who made heaven and earth and the sea and all that is in them And you know, they prayed Now verse 31 and when they had prayed The place where they were assembled together was shaken And they were all filled with the holy spirit and they spoke the word of god with boldness Right verse 31 chapter 4 verse 31. So again, they prayed to the lord They said god, you know, these people are doing this They're you know forbidding us to you know minister God, you know, you you give us that boldness. They're they're saying, you know, lord you You your servants with all boldness it says in verse 29 right now look on their threads and grant to your servants that would all boldness They may speak your word Verse 30 by stretching out your hand to heal and that signs and wonders may be done through the name of the holy servant jesus And says yeah, they were all filled with the holy spirit. So this is again another another time where they were all Filled by the holy spirit and as a result of that You know, what the lord jesus said would happen happened. Okay said that you will minister you'll be endured with power And you will be witnesses, right? It says here that they were all filled with the holy spirit and they spoke the word with boldness They they were witnesses right with boldness with courage. Okay. That is something that we see here. Okay um Then accept a five Versus one to nine. Okay Accept a five is about ananias and sapphira They sell The possession Ananias comes He pretends as if this is the everything and he comes and gives it because those days people were actually doing that They were they said, okay, uh, you know, this is a possession. You why don't you take it? Why don't you use it use it for ministry? Okay, so all that was happening now ananias actually part of it. He kept it and he brought it And it was as if you know, it was a As if this was the whole thing So peter said ananias why has satan filled your heart to lie to the holy spirit? And keep back part of the price of the land for yourself Right was for You have not lied to men But to god Okay, so something that we learn here holy spirit is deity Holy spirit is god, you know, he is worthy of worship. He is He's part of the triune godhead. So, you know, that is established here. Okay, and the fact is that um That god can be, you know, holy spirit can be lied to Right, uh, he knows everything. He sees everything. He hears everything Right, so that is something that we see verse nine says how it is How is it that you have agreed together to test the spirit of the lord? Look the feet of those who are buried your husband. So You know What we see is that there was a great outpouring mighty outpouring The glory of the lord was manifest in an amazing way and so also You know the level of holiness and everything was you know was there so Um, we see that judgment also was immediate Okay, he was pure holy His great glory being revealed and it says here that they because of that they died Okay, so, uh, we see that in acceptor Five, okay acceptor six acceptor six Verse one Okay here What do we see here? Let's let's read right And in those days when the number of the disciples was multiplying There arose a complaint against the Hebrews by the hellenists because Their widows were neglected in the daily distribution Okay, so the early church had the first problem and it's had something to do with logistics distribution of food Okay, so then the twelve summoned the multitude of the disciples and said It is not desirable that we should leave the word of God and serve tables Therefore brethren seek out from among you seven men of good reputation. Okay, so they are going to Solve this logistical problem So they say okay, you take seven men from among you. Okay, so these are the qualifications. What do they say? seven men of Good reputation Second one is full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom Whom we may appoint over this business, but we will give ourselves continually to prayer and to the ministry of the word so This was something the qualification was good reputation, which means that you know people would know of them And say okay, these are good guys Right, we know them. We've seen them. We've observed them We know what they do. So they are good Okay, then second one is full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom Okay, which means that these were people who were acquainted With God in this manner. They were filled with the Holy Spirit and wisdom. So what task are they going to do? They want to do in distribution of food serve food, right? And to all those, you know, the the women who had lost their husband So this is what they're going to do But the qualification was that they'll be good reputation Full of the Holy Spirit, which means that these were men who were acquainted with God If we go down further We see We read about this people, right? They chose Stephen A man full of faith and the Holy Spirit And all these things and then it says here In verse eight and Stephen full of faith and power Did great wonders and signs among the people so it's not like they They just distributed food But they were actually, you know, full of the Holy Spirit and they ministered in the power of the Spirit Right, this is what they say, you know, they might be doing, you know, they might be archering They might be, you know, laying out the chairs and, you know, in today's context, you know, it could be like that They could be fixing the mic whatever set up, but they They were full of the Holy Spirit And they did great things. This is what we read about Stephen Then if you see of the seven, there's one more man Philip Philip is mentioned there And if we read the chapter following, you know, we'll come to that but in chapter eight we read about Philip who goes to Samaria And in Samaria, there's revival because of Philip Okay, because God used Philip, right, without pouring people being saved, etc. Okay Right, so let's look at Chapter seven verse 51 Okay, so 51 and 55 maybe You stiff necked and uncircumcised in heart and ears You always resist the Holy Spirit as your fathers did. So do you who spoke these words? Who spoke these words? Okay, let's ask Huh Sri Radha, okay, Sri Radha. So who spoke these words? Okay, so you you back up and you Okay, you back up and you'll see that verse two Okay, right from verse two Stephen is actually speaking. Okay, this one of the seven, right? So Stephen starts speaking and he is it's a long message And in verse 51, this is what he says. Okay, so it's Stephen Speaking to to those people who would actually, you know, gathered around who had arrested him gathered around me So he says you stiff necked and uncircumcised in heart and ears You always resist the Holy Spirit as your fathers did. So he's referring to them and saying, okay You resist the Holy Spirit. Okay, so that's another reality Right, so you and I can resist the Holy Spirit Okay, Holy Spirit is God All powerful all knowing Right present everywhere. He's God We are finite Right in our understanding in our strength right human beings But we can resist the Holy Spirit Which means to me I need to be careful God might be showing something God might be wanting me to you know through his spirit guiding me asking me to do some things but I could very well resist the Holy Spirit Right, so that's a danger. That's a reality You know as a as a believer. Okay. Okay, so we'll take a break And then we'll come back in 10 minutes. Okay, and continue with this, right? Okay