 Good morning and welcome everyone. Thank you for connecting to today's class. Let's pray and go ahead with our study of Hebrews chapter 11. Let's have someone pray please. In Jesus's name? Yes, yes. You have any father? Do you have any father who want to say thank you this morning for the gift of life? Thank you because you are the God Almighty, the God of all flesh. Behold, there is no one like you. Father, I will commit a lecture and a pastor and the rest of us too, my colleagues, into your hands. Please strength us and give us that good power to know your word. O Lord, may you be doers of your words and not only hear us alone in the name of Jesus. Thank you because you are wonderful God. In Jesus's name, we pray. Amen. Amen, amen. Thank you brother, success. We'll go ahead with our study of chapter 11. Yesterday we saw the lives of a few people and we understood that they were all people who lived by faith and which is what made their lives exemplary that God spoke about them in this hall of fame of hall of faith as it is called. We looked at the life of Abel, Enoch, Noah, then Abraham and Sarah. We also saw that there is a process that people followed to see victory in their lives and that is firstly to receive God's promises, to be assured of them and embrace them. That's when they actually walk into what God has intended for them. Now let's move on. We'll start from verse 17. Let's first read verses 17 to 19 and then we will go further. Could someone please read this section? Yes please. Hebrews chapter 11 verses 17 to 19, by faith Abraham when he was tested offered up Isaac and he who had received the promises offered up his only begotten son of whom it was said in Isaac your seed shall be called concluding that God was able to raise him up even from the dead from which he also received him in a figurative sense. Thank you. A little more about Abraham here. We've already seen that his life is a great example of one who lived by faith. He trusted God for a land of promise for himself as well as his descendants but here there's a different incident that is reported and we can learn once again from Abraham's life it says that during the test that Abraham had and we are aware of that test that God had asked him to sacrifice the only child that he obtained by promise which was who was Isaac and Abraham responded by faith and he went ahead and offered up this child whom he received after such a long time and we noticed that there was a faith that Abraham carried in his heart so verse 19 concluding that God was able to raise him up even from the dead from which he also received him as a figurative sense so Abraham carried revelation that God was a God of power so we now know that our God when Jesus spoke in John 11 25 he says I'm the resurrection and the life so we now know people of the new covenant we know that our God is a God of resurrection but think about this way back Abraham was such a friend of God the way he walked with God he carried revelation that God is faithful to his word God had promised Abraham many blessings through his descendants and he knew that Isaac is that path through Isaac you know God is going to give him many descendants and all the promises of God will be fulfilled and imagine you know when God is calling to sacrifice that Isaac what may have gone through Abraham's mind but he knew God so closely and had such great faith in God he carried the revelation that God was even able to raise Isaac from the dead now if Abraham went ahead and sacrificed Isaac we know that's not what happened God stopped him but even if that were to happen the faith of Abraham in God was so strong that he believed that God was able to raise up Isaac from the dead and you know that again is such a blessing that Abraham continues to to be that man of faith okay and an example for all of us so in our circumstances in the tests that we go through who do we believe God to be do we believe in our test do we believe that God is still faithful God is still powerful he can work all things together for good to me because I love the Lord I'm called according to his purposes so that revelation of God that we carry matters a lot and the faith that we carry in the Lord matters a lot let's continue let's look at other people now verse 20 I'll read it because it's just like one line it says by faith Isaac blessed Jacob and he saw concerning things to come so even in order to be able to bless his children uh Isaac needed faith is what we are told so speaking blessings on his descendants was an act of faith if it was not then it wouldn't be recorded here but God is commanding it and appreciating the faith of Isaac as he brought the blessings upon his children and therefore the descendants and something unique that happened uh is that you know the blessings were in such a way that you know it was really from the heart of God though he saw us first he was the first born we understand that he sold his birthright and so technically the blessings of the first born needed to come upon Jacob and it happened like that of course there's another story attached to which is the wrong that Jacob did by cheating his brother but you know whatever the case the blessings went the way God intended and so the blessing of Isaac was by faith and he spoke as it were in the heart of God giving the blessings of the first born to Jacob or whom God called as Israel moving on verse 21 it says by faith Jacob when he was dying blessed each of the sons of Joseph and worship leaning on the top of his stuff so speaking about Jacob and his blessings uh and again you know the fact that blessing their descendants was an act of faith which they did and you know a minor detail given there is leaning on top of the staff and some commentators refer to what the encounter that Jacob had with God in Genesis 32 when he developed that limp and he needed a staff to hold on to so that is the reason why leaning on top of the staff there is mention but in essence the blessing that he pronounced was through faith that that's what we understand now verse 22 Joseph by faith Joseph when he was dying made mention of the departure of the children of Israel and gave instructions concerning his bones so this is also somewhat unusual I mean think about this these men had great faith in God that he would fulfill what he had promised to their fathers so these are the promises made to Abraham and Joseph knew that they were living in the times where the Israelites were in bondage under the Egyptians and there was a certain time limit for that after which would be the deliverance of the Israelites so Joseph way before the Israelites are delivered you know he is instructing the children and he's telling them you know you need to take my bones you need to bury me in such and such a place so if you did not have faith that God will deliver the people you know God will bring them out of Egypt into the promised land Joseph would never have said that but because he carried faith about the future he is speaking you know by the Spirit of God and he says yes you will be able to do it and these are my instructions regarding my bones so that is the faith of Joseph now we could ask the question didn't these people have faith in other aspects of course they had faith in other aspects for whatever reason God has chosen certain incidents to be mentioned in this particular chapter let's move on to the life of Moses next so verse 23 it says by faith Moses when he was born was hidden three months by his parents because they saw he was a beautiful child and they were not afraid of the king's command so in a season where there was a decree to kill young children Moses also would have fallen pray to that but Moses's parents you know they had faith in God that this child would continue to live and so they came up with a scheme and you know they helped Moses escape that slaughter and that's what we are talking about we're talking about the faith of his parents and how that actually opened the door for Moses to fulfill his destiny now verse 24 is again about Moses it says by faith Moses when he became of age refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God than to enjoy the passing pleasures of sin esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt for he looked to the reward so it's talking about the stand that Moses took when Moses understood that he was a Hebrew child and he did not really belong to the Egyptians he took a stand you know and refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter so he sided you know with with his own people and it takes courage so how can we apply this in our in our time it's something like you know we are secure in our identity in Christ and we are not afraid to be called as a child of God we are not afraid to be called as somebody who's born again or a Christian and we take a stand for God for faith at in his times Moses could have enjoyed the pleasures of Egypt okay even though he was Hebrew he had the favor of the palace but he understood that that's not what he was created for he understood his destiny and so he was ready to let go of these pleasures and choose suffering for the right cause and that again speaks to us that we can be enjoying the pleasures of this world and be caught up right in all that the world has to offer but as believers as children of God as Christians we need to choose godliness holiness and live for the greater call of God on our lives it's going to take faith to do that Moses did it by faith and if we are going to do it in our time and age it's going to take faith to actually stand up for Christ to be a witness for Christ and in verse 26 notice he's speaking about Moses but there's a mention of Christ so all these people though they lived way beyond way before the cross the revelation that they had by the Spirit of God they knew that someone greater is going to come something greater is going to happen and you know they were living with that expectation of the Christ being manifest so that is why verse 26 it says estimating the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt for he looked to the reward so he was a man of faith and we could even say that his faith was in Christ who would come later and who would be our ultimate deliverer and redeemer moving on to verses 27 and 28 it says by faith he forsook Egypt not fearing the wrath of the king for he endured as seeing him who is invisible by faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of blood lest he who destroyed the firstborn should touch them so it continues to speak about the stand of Moses again he was not afraid of what would transpire you know if if he did not side with the Egyptians and the king and his daughter he was bold enough to embrace his destiny in God and be or become that deliverer for God's people so that it took faith to make a stand which we've already been talking about secondly it says by faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of blood so this shows that in what Moses did we know that you know he observed the Passover before the people left the land of Egypt so he trusted in God's protection he trusted in God's covenant he trusted in the power of the blood okay of the Passover lamb in in a way he was also trusting in what Jesus is going to do later on okay but there was faith that he expressed in those actions when he believed God for protection when he believed God that the firstborn would not die okay and the plague would not come upon his people and yet judgment will continue on the Egyptians so that really shows the faith of Moses imagine if Moses did not have that faith if his belief was that yes even the Jewish people are going to die just the way the Egyptians are dying he would not have taken that step of sprinkling the blood of the Passover lamb but he did it okay and that shows his actions show his faith in the deliverance and protection of God verse 29 by faith they pass through the Red Sea as by dry land whereas the Egyptians attempting to do so were drowned so now it's talking about the faith of the Israelites they were standing before the Red Sea the Red Sea parted okay it's amazing just think of those think of that time when when this would have happened before their eyes they're looking at the sea whose waters are standing like a wall and they just have to walk through it as people of God they knew that God was working on their behalf and so they crossed through it right and we also read that soon after the Egyptians came chasing and they tried crossing through the parted waters but what happened the waters you know came back in they caved in on them and they drowned so Hebrews 11 is telling us why this happened why this difference why is it that the people of God could walk through a sea but others could not what is that element the key element there is faith the Israelites walked by faith and so they crossed their Red Sea but the Egyptians did not have any faith though they could have walked through but it was not possible because they needed faith so it also teaches us that in our lives to cross through our difficulties to cross through you know those seas that are standing in the way what do what do we need we need faith we need some faith to cross through the Red Sea because faith is that element which made it possible for the Israelites the Egyptians see they could have used the same principles okay when when we study the many miracles for that God did for the Israelites the Jericho was coming down the Red Sea parting the Jordan parting we could look at the signs of it and try to reproduce it what exactly happened was it this was it that the physics the chemistry but ultimately it's a spiritual reality or a spiritual principle that worked not so much a natural one and that spiritual reality is the element of faith so if there is that ingredient miracles happen we are able to cross our difficulties you know conquer our giants and that makes a difference faith makes the difference in our lives okay the Egyptians did not have it and so what happened they drowned let's move on verse 30 sorry it's talking about the Jericho walls says by faith the walls of Jericho fell down after they were encircled for seven days as I'm stating there is a spiritual reality a spiritual principle faith faith made the walls come down and so same thing applies for us today if we are standing before maybe some other kind of walls not the Jericho walls our Jericho could be anything else faith will bring it down so we need to apply our faith to see these miracles take place verse 31 by faith the harlot Rahab did not perish with those who did not believe when she had received the spice with peace so it's speaking about a non Jew Rahab she did not have a great reputation but one thing that made a difference for her is the faith that she carried even though she did not belong to the Jews she believed in the God of the Jews and she asked for favor from the spice and and said you know like okay I'll help you out and you know because you're God I understand who your God is I've heard about your God so her faith was in the God of the Israelites and she displayed her faith and because of her faith what did God do for her God protected her even when the walls came down God honored the faith of Rahab and she was protected and we read so many other things about Rahab and it's a blessing to know that faith could do this in the life of someone who even belonged outside of the covenant back in those days okay so it's incredible but that element is faith if we can recall even in the new testament we see that Kenanite woman come to Jesus you know and then Jesus says the bread is only for the children it's not for the dogs but her faith was so great and she expressed her faith and she said Lord even the dogs eat the crumbs and Jesus was amazed by her faith and said woman you know I'm so amazed what great faith you carry in the new testament as well as in the old testament what is it that is pleasing God remember yesterday we said Hebrews 11 6 faith pleases God it was faith that impressed God every time and Rahab woman outside the covenant was protected because of her faith and faith is that important moving on to verse 32 I'll read till verse 35 the first portion of it here it says and what more shall I say for the time would fail me to tell of hillus south names Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jeffta, David, Samuel the prophets who through faith subdued kingdoms worked righteousness obtained promises stopped the mouths of lions quenched the violence of fire escaped the edge of the sword out of weakness were made strong became valiant in battle turn to flight the armies of the aliens women received their dead race to life again so it's just letting us know that if there are these breakthroughs these conquests these victories in scripture it's because people battled in faith okay and there are names listed and there are many names which are not listed but all these people walked by faith and that is how they could do what they did so it says Gideon what did Gideon do no Gideon was very covered Lee individual and yet God called him you know a valiant man and through his life and ministry no median he defeated a much larger army of the Midianites but at the same time God worked through his life to destroy idols okay some of those those idols that were left behind Gideon was that bold man who destroyed it how did he do it he seemed like a very covered Lee person but faith and Hebrews 11 is telling us you know how he did it the man carried faith and so the works of the enemy or you know those those symbols of unrighteousness those those idols he was able to destroy by faith during his times Barak Barak is another person we read about him in the story of Deborah in Judges chapter 4 and he was a warrior and we see about the dramatic victory of the people of God over the Canaanites again the question how did Barak do it how did he win that battle against Isera faith so when we are fighting battles in our lives against the enemy you know against the demonic world so we're not talking about you know any fighting against flesh and blood has efficiency after success we know our battles our greatest battles are against the principalities and powers of darkness so as we are engaging in spiritual warfare what will bring us that victory you know faith in God faith in the name of Jesus faith in who we are in Christ faith in the authority that God has given us and these people won their earthly battles okay we too can win our earthly battles spiritual battles by faith so Barak won that battle Hebrews 11 sheds light that it is through faith it's also talking about Samson you know we uh and notice not that these people did not have weaknesses right starting from Abraham who tried to make it work in a fleshly way the promise of God to Sarah who laughed at God's promise to Samson who was careless with the call of God on his life these were imperfect people but we do see aspects of their life where they exercised faith and they saw victory through that faith so we we are saying that hey we can learn from the good we can take the good right we can also learn lessons from what they did and they should not have done so the highlight here when we speak about Samson is about his victory and he was the one that the Lord worked through to defeat the Philistines so excuse me that is the faith victory in the life of Samson then there is the mention of Jefta and the story of Jefta from Judges 11 speaks about his conquest or victory over or God's defeat of the Ammonites so through Jefta God defeated the Ammonites how did all these people win their battles by faith so that's an encouragement for us that we will win our battles we will win our spiritual enemies through faith we go on to reading about David you know David was a was a Samist a worshipper a mighty king but at the same time a warrior so there are many things that David did in his life and there's a mention of David here a remarkable man of faith okay did he have his downsides did he have mistakes yes he did but there were accomplishments of faith as well in his life and we are pointing to that and we're saying we can learn from the life of David excuse me and you know the display of faith in other amazing things that took place things like subduing of kingdoms subduing of kingdoms is overcoming of enemies and taking on the regions conquering pieces of land we can see that isn't it we can see Joshua he was someone who who led the people in many battles they occupied you know piece by piece the land that was given to them we see David was a warrior they David's battles David's mighty men uh there are other kings we can speak about you know Jehoshaphat Hezekiah Josiah everyone has their stories about battles and conquering enemies of taking on kingdoms how did they do it they did it by faith and so today we can also do it by faith if there are battles ahead of us we can fight it we can conquer we can overcome we can subdue the enemy through faith and on this side of the cross you know we uh have been saying that and the book of Hebrews tells us we are part of a better covenant better promises we are walking in the authority of Christ so we have so much more they subdued we can subdue we can do the greater works of Christ because we are part of the new covenant and uh you know faith is that marker or that key ingredient that they had in their lives through which they can they could do this so subduing of kingdoms that's how we understand it working of righteousness or the establishing of righteousness we can look at difficult times uh you know times such as those of Elijah when there is uh Ahab and Jezebel and uh the evil powers are thriving but through God's people people like Elijah Elisha you know God made his himself known the righteousness of God known uh and the powers of darkness where where overcome right by the works of God so it's just one example but many such uh circumstances and uh times when we we see that God's people were victorious you know the times of Daniel we could refer to things were hard things were difficult but God's righteousness displayed through his people Daniel uh Shadrak Meshak Abednego the God was able to work out his righteousness through his men uh Joseph you know times of famine times of difficulty but a man of God he used his wisdom interpreter of dreams a great leader okay so in this way God is displaying his righteousness his greatness his goodness through his people how did all these people work it out by faith by faith and today we may live in difficult circumstances but the righteousness of God can still be evident it can still be splashed in that you know dark dark dark situation or circumstance because of us okay when we are walking by faith then obtain promises what are some of the promises that we see obtain we see people like Caleb okay Caleb is a good example uh he was promised a piece of land and we know that he waited upon God he waited for 40 years and he was still full of uh energy and positivity and hope and faith after 40 years to actually receive that land and we also study about him that he was quite well ahead in years 80 year old but he still received the promise of God so if he can receive God's promise we can receive God's promise uh people like Sarah Abraham well passed in age but they had a child because they believed in the promise of God they obtained the promises of God so this way we can look at the lives of many people how did they get their promises they stood in faith so today God's promises maybe over our lives that okay we are going to uh serve in this manner in the ministry or these breakthroughs will happen in our family you know or we are going to see the power of God manifest in this way so what are those promises or maybe something to do with our career and work uh how God is going to grant us favor uh to to be a witness in the marketplace so whatever promises God has given to us how are we going to make it happen faith if we let go of faith we will not walk in any of these promises so we learn from the example of those who have gone before us they obtain promises by faith we will obtain our promises by faith then stop the mouths of lions a classic example is Daniel okay so amazing that he is in the den of hungry lions but nothing happened to him God sent his angels he shut them out of lions so today for us I mean rarely I don't even know if I've seen a lion actually like a physical lion maybe in the zoo when I was a kid but we're not dealing with real lions around us anymore but our lion can be something completely different right it could be a situation or a circumstance where people are uh uh ganging up against us so uh accusations the enemy is hurling accusations against us uh you know he's creating these difficult circumstances at the workplace in the family in the neighborhood so many things happen so that could be our lion that we are facing but can we see God stop the mouth of lions of course if Daniel could see it happen with real lions you know God can do it for us but we need faith we need faith and say okay God yes there are real enemies yes these are tough times but the God who shut them out of lions and protected Daniel will shut them out of my lions and protect me and he'll bring me out of this lions den you know so this is the kind of faith that we exercise we learn from people who have had these you know who've come out of these circumstances let's move on so shut them out of lions quench the violence of fire who's that violence of fire anyone who went into the fire exactly Shadrachmi Shaka Betnikur and we read that they came out without the smell of fire the bible says so can we go through some fiery fiery trials and come out without even the the smell of fire like nobody even knows you went through it and you came out of it okay it's possible how did they do it they had faith in their God and God is saying it'll work for us today if their faith did not scorch them in the fiery furnace okay it's amazing I really don't know what we would have done had we seen these things like with our naturalize had we been in those times right incredible incredible how is it that these men did not get scorched and God is saying they did it by faith we can do it by faith come out of trials of life okay we know that the bible says persecution is one of those trials that if people ill treat in Jesus if they spoke all kinds of things about our master obviously they will do that about his disciples so we all go through some form of opposition difficulty when we are living for Christ persecution but God is saying those fiery trials don't be afraid it'll not scorch you you'll come out of it victorious you'll be a witness okay so we can do that by faith escape the sword of escape the edge of the sword examples like you know David escaped David escaped Goliath David escaped Saul when he tried to attack him Moses escaped Pharaoh the the Israelites escaped the Egyptians Elijah escaped Jezebel okay so a rescue they were able to experience a rescue in a time where they thought that they'll be taken so can we experience that you know the nick of the moment a favor of God comes and just rescues us delivers us like how we saw right act 16 we saw Paul and Silas worshipping and the prison doors are open and they they see the deliverance of God we can we can faith work then faith will work now we can escape those you know those those moments of threat and danger and we're also told out of weakness were made strong a wonderful example is Sarah she she was weak in that her body could not bear a child at that age but what do what did we read earlier Sarah received strength by faith Sarah received strength to conceive a child okay so she was weak but the faith made her strong so today in our circumstances Gideon you know he never thought he could he could be a warrior for God but he became a warrior for God and he is in Hebrews chapter 11 so you know how amazing is that weak people Esther and often who had nothing going for her God elevated her suddenly she comes on you know the the national scene and she becomes the the instrument that God uses for deliverance for her entire nation you know her people how is this happening the weak are made strong because of faith in God of faith in God so today we may sense that yeah I'm actually not that strong God and you're calling me to do this but don't worry by faith our weaknesses will be transformed into the strength of God and that is the faith that we must carry became valiant in battle about battle we've seen a lot so all the men of God women of God who were victorious in battle how did they do it by faith and then it says women who received their dead race to life who are these women we particularly see one story where a prophet of God ministers and the widow of Zarefat okay and we find that God is able to do such a miracle right in her her life just one second is it the widow of Zarefat or the Shunamite I'll just quickly check I keep getting confused between them yeah the son of widow of Zarefat so it happened how did she get her dead son back by faith so the raising of the dead by faith so now let's see the last section here and it's very interesting so far we talked about victory we talked about overcoming coming out conquering and all of that but we are going to see something slightly different in the last portion here from verse 35 the second half of that I'm going to read it says others were tortured not accepting deliverance that they might obtain a better resurrection still others had trial of mockings and scourgings yes and of chains and imprisonment they were stoned they were sawn into were tempted were slain with the sword they wandered about in sheep's skins and goat's skins being destitute afflicted tormented verse 38 of whom the world was not worthy they wandered in deserts and mountains in dens and caves of the earth okay let me also read 39 and 40 and all these having obtained a good testimony through faith did not receive the promise God having provided something better for us and they should not be made perfect apart from us so we have this question like what exactly is happening just now we talked of all these mighty things that God did let's see Jordan Jericho now we are reading about people who did not escape they were tortured they did not get delivered okay they were mocked they experienced scourgings or they were beaten they were in chains imprisoned think about Paul right we read martyred many of the disciples of Jesus martyred okay why why how if they were supposed to come out of it every time but they they actually succumbed to that persecution they are also listed here so the question why is God including those people who do who did not make it out it says sawn into okay sawn into people who are sawn into what is the victory in them dying like that okay we're slain with the sword many prophets of of God at the time of Elijah were murdered what about them whether they're not men of God whether not people of God but they died right we see in the book of Acts Herod right he kills one James and then he's after Peter but thank God you know Peter escapes but why did James die we have all these questions however what God is saying is you see there can be times in our lives where we don't see victory the way we want to but even those who have been through trials and have not come out of it God is proud of them the fact that they lived by faith and they died by faith makes God proud why didn't they die why didn't they escape we can ask all these questions but what is God saying I'm proud of them because their life was a life of faith they may not have you know seen the Red Sea part or they may not have come out escaped death they died Stephen he died lived by faith died by faith see even when our victory doesn't sound like you know what we saw earlier what counts for God a life of faith okay a life of faith sometimes we can't explain why did this happen this person is such a person of faith why did this happen to them we don't have explanations for many of these questions but is God happy with them is God pleased with their life yes when they are people of they are people of faith God is so happy otherwise we would not have put them he would not have put them in Hebrews chapter 11 right and what what is verse 39 saying having obtained good testimony where is the good testimony these people died they were put to the sword they were sawn into you know they were wondering about the good testimony is whatever they went through they carried faith in their hearts that is the good testimony not so much about only the result or the outcome okay that also we have to remember and so God is still proud when we don't see the outcome the the way we wish for the outcome to be and this is the good testimony through faith and they did not receive the promise some of them did not receive the promise think about Abraham you know it is said that God promised him all these dimensions of land but literally he lived in tents and he lived in tents with his children his descendants ultimately he never he never occupied that land his descendants did many years later hundreds of years later but he didn't but he's a man of faith because he believed God that it is going to happen okay so it's not just the results sometimes and even then what matters is our life of faith so be strong in God believe God live by faith not just by the results verse 40 God having provided something better for us that they should not be made perfect apart from us and that simply states that you know there's a way that God integrates many stories somehow their story is connected to the stories of their descendants and it's connected to us in some way you know they were the torchbearers and now we are taking things forward so there are all these connections that are happening and many things that people dreamt about God is actually doing it now you know things like under the new covenant the Holy Spirit dwelling inside every believer these things were amazing for the people of the Old Testament but today we are living in those times and so we need to do our part you know and fully have faith in what Jesus says and you shall do greater things than these so faith is what matters and faith is what we must live by I'm going to stop here so we've gone through Hebrews 11 there are any points of discussion we could please take that up I'm coming here to the chat and Jefina has posted from which he also received him in a figurative sense what is the meaning of this phrase so it's by faith Jefina you know in our thoughts sometimes we think what if this happens so in Abraham's mind he would have thought that okay tomorrow morning I'm taking Isaac and I will sacrifice him but in Abraham's mind he would have also thought okay I sacrifice Isaac and God has raised him from the dead it's settled in his heart that way yeah in his mind basically or in his heart you may want to call it okay okay if you have nothing to say I will say one thing and we will close the class have faith in God okay have faith in God that's what God is trying to tell us in so many different ways okay let's close with the word of prayer I invite any one of our students to please pray and then we will close the class let's pray and I have only father I come to you under the name of Jesus I thank you for this day thank you for the class that we had and God helped us to realize the truth Jesus to accept it and to walk in faith what a privilege it is to be your sons and daughters and God what are the greater things that we can do in this life God with faith and God I pray that Jesus that we won't just listen to it for the sake of the cause but but we will apply it in our life and God we will do mighty things for your kingdom will be those people who walk and faith Jesus who walk in the light of the Lord who walk in faith every single day of our life Jesus so that we can please you we can glorify you we can lift your name above everything else we give you all the glory and all the Jesus name I pray amen amen thank you jeffina thank you everyone God bless you have a great week ahead bye for now