 Okay. Yeah. So, um, so biblical preaching, just wanted to ask, uh, you know, ever since we've started course, I'm sure some of you have been like preaching regularly. Uh, I can show John Paul. I'm not sure of the others. Um, maybe you've been sharing, um, preaching. So just wanted to know, um, like, have you been able to put to practice some of these things? And also, if so, what has been your experience? Just wanted to hear from you. Um, some of the things that we've been talking about, um, have you been able to put to practice, uh, consider some of these, even if it's one thing, maybe, um, just like to hear, you know, what is that one thing that you're able to use and so on. So, um, yeah, um, I'll just add one or two things first. Yeah. Um, the communication, uh, so I've been trying to work on making it better. Um, so, uh, specifically, uh, making it relevant for people, uh, of, uh, depending on their culture as well, uh, from their background. So, um, so that that's been helpful and, um, getting feedback from people also learning that, um, so communication and also the, um, rate of speech. Uh, so that that's been also helpful, um, in, in working out. Uh, and preparation part, uh, is mainly is the focus now, uh, which, which is really helping out well. Okay. Okay. Hey, good to hear that. Yeah. So, yeah, I've been doing the same, you know, with, uh, uh, because, uh, you know, I'm sharing almost every other Sunday. So, um, yeah, I've been doing the same as well. Um, uh, two things is, uh, one is of course, um, making it relevant for people like we've been doing the series on faith and science. So, um, knowing the audience has really helped, uh, in that sense to know what's, you know, what is the mix? You know, you have some students, you have some senior folks, you have some homemakers, uh, you have, uh, people who are retired. So, you know, it's a mix of all that, right? Uh, in a church congregation. So, um, to be able to, uh, since, you know, the audience that I'm referring to, uh, are pretty much, uh, it's, it's a small, smaller number. Um, in the sense it's about maybe 85, 200, right? So, uh, maybe not even 100, you know, 85, 90, that's it. So, um, so it's, it's, uh, it's helped in that sense, you know, to, to keep the attention, um, right? Because we're, we're dealing with some, some heavy material, you know, talking about faith and science. So, um, to keep it relevant, to keep it, uh, simple, um, and also to engage right through, right through. So, that has helped, yeah. So, knowing the audience on the second thing, of course, again, rate of speech, you know, this last Sunday, um, like we, uh, it was, uh, yeah, what happened was we had a few things, you know, like bands, wedding bands to be read out, then there was some other instructions and so on. So, uh, so really had to make sure that the message was, uh, clear, simple and also, you know, crisp, right? So, because we didn't have too much time and, um, so about, yeah, about 25, 30 minutes, I think. So, um, what John was sharing about rate of speech that really helped, um, to be able to, um, to be mindful of that, right? Um, yeah. Anyone else, uh, who's been sharing, maybe, um, have you been able to put to practice, whatever you've been learning? Um, Jeffina, I know you do videos. So, anything from your side, have you been uploading videos? Uh, I have thought about, like, to do all this, uh, topical studies here after and prepare videos, maybe according to what we, like the scripture studies and topical studies, I can do something like that. But all my videos that I'm posting now are actually prerecorded. Oh, is it? Okay, okay. Yeah, it's all prerecorded. So, maybe as I start recording for December or January, I thought of putting to practice. Okay, okay. Yeah. Okay. Thank you. Thanks, Jeffina. Um, anyone else? Georgia, Abu Bakr, Rosalind, um, others, Paul, Success, Aradna, Lubega. Um, well, if, um, you know, you could think of it, you know, it need not be a very formal kind of a presentation. It could be a small informal, uh, thing that you're doing, uh, sharing that you're doing. So you could think of these things. Um, and hopefully it'll help you, you know, like, to start preparing, um, you know, a topical thing or a character study or, um, you know, a textual sermon, you know, uh, at least in our minds, you know, we can approach it in that way saying, okay, um, let me do this and I can think of all this, you know, the introduction, the, uh, the outline. Um, so involving, uh, including all this so that it flows together so you can, you know, uh, communicate it well to the audience. Um, yeah. So the illustration, whatever we discussed, you know, think of all that, think of incorporating that. Um, and, and of course shared your feedback, you know, what, um, what helped, what did not help and so on, right? Okay. Okay. So today, um, uh, let's continue with what we, um, what we looked at last class. So we've been looking at, um, some of the, uh, practical things, right? Practical guidelines. And also, um, what will really help us to present or help us to speak in confident manner. And we started by looking at preparation, practice, perseverance, uh, the structure, making it simple. Uh, and also the fact that, you know, speaking, public speaking can be a very pleasurable thing. So, you know, moving from being petrified, you know, fearful to move into that place of confidence. Um, yeah. So all that, and also personality, you know, you don't have to try to be someone else or you don't have to withhold being who you are. Um, you know, let everything, um, which is in you, you know, just, you, why don't you communicate that, you know, feel free, uh, to be you in the way you speak so on. Um, so we looked at that. Okay. So let's, uh, let's look at, let's follow, uh, I mean, let's continue. Um, there are a few more points in that, uh, while we are looking at, you know, what, what will really help us to speak confidently? Okay. Uh, one of the things that would really help us, I'm at point number seven is to visualize, um, uh, see yourself, uh, right there, you know, you, you, especially if you know that, okay, this is the, this is the place, uh, where I'm going to be speaking. Um, to see yourself speaking, to see yourself, uh, being in that place, ministering to, you know, uh, how many ever people are going to be there, uh, in your mind, you know, you're speaking confidently. Um, in other words, we are visualizing, right? Um, it's a sanctified imagination. So, uh, nothing unrighteous about it. Uh, and, and to, to visualize that saying, okay, I'm here, I'm doing this, this is how I'm starting and, and to see it in our minds. I, uh, so that will really help us. Right. So, so one of the things, uh, like I said, one of the things that really threw me off was the fact that the whole view was different when I went forward, you know, in school for the first time, public speaking, and, uh, it was very, very different. All eyes looking at me, I didn't expect that. So, so to visualize this would really take care of that aspect, you know, there are no surprise elements that way, you know, that, okay, this is how it is going to be. So you visualize that, okay, this is how it's going to be. I'm there, I'm speaking, uh, I can, I'm going to hear my own voice for some time now. And these are the responses of the people. And I'm going to be speaking on this. Right. So, um, and that should hopefully help you to carry yourself confidently and, and go and start in a confident manner. Right. So the, uh, you know, what we need to understand is, uh, you know, it's, it's okay to feel some amount of, uh, nervousness. It's okay. It's just our, you know, physically our body just getting ready, you know, maybe, maybe you're sweating a bit or, you know, you're, you're feeling a little bit nervous. It's, it's fine. That is okay. Right. Uh, you're not overtly nervous, but you're just in anticipation. Right. Which is, which is okay. It's just fine. Um, so expect that is expected. So let that not throw you off. You know, you think, okay, I will be feeling this way. Emotionally, I'll be feeling this way. I'll be feeling a little bit on the edge. That's fine. And this is how it is. Um, so you tell yourself that it's going to be fine. And when we walk up, you know, do so decisively. Right. When you, when you're going there, maybe it's a formal thing and then people are, you know, there's a speaker there and, uh, whoever's there to introduce you and they're just inviting you up and say, so-and-so is here or, or maybe it's, you know, it's your time to go up and speak. Do so confidently. Right. Do so decisively. Even when you walk up, don't hesitate. You know, you know, you don't have to run to the, you know, the mic, but, uh, just, you know, be poised, be confident and go, go there and enjoy it. Right. Uh, you've been given the opportunity to be God's spokesperson. Enjoy it. Enjoy the process. I don't just suffer it. Enjoy the process. Right. Go there. And when you start, do so in a confident manner. Right. Uh, maybe your voice, uh, let it be comfortably loud. Right. You don't have to shout and scream and say, Hey, good morning, everyone. Uh, but, you know, let it be comfortably loud. Right. And confidently loud. Uh, so that when you hear your voice being, uh, loud and when you hear the confidence in your own voice, it in turn, you know, gives you that confidence. Right. Um, so all that nervousness just disappears. When you hear your own voice and when you share the confidence in your voice, it does something to you again. So, um, it is okay. Like I said, it's okay to feel a little bit nervous and, uh, and don't worry. You know, people don't know what's going on on the inside of you. You know, maybe you're thinking, Oh, that person also can sense my nervousness. No, you know, people don't know it's all on the inside. So don't worry. Um, don't fidget. Don't, you know, don't, uh, uh, just go with confidence and enjoy. Right. Okay. Uh, the next thing that we see is that to ask ourselves this question, you know, even as you're preparing, am I passionate about this, this thing, this message, uh, that I'm going to be sharing. Okay. Um, if you're not passionate about it and it's better that you don't do it, right? Or if you're not passionate about that particular topic, that message, um, you need to ask the Lord, Lord, I want to be passionate about it. Just give me a revelation to me. It seems to be just information, but Lord, you give me that inside information, which is revelation, right? Give me that inside information about what time, uh, what I need to share. Um, therefore, you know, I can be passionate about it. Okay. It's a difference. It's a big difference when you're passionate about a subject and when you're speaking and when you're, when you're dispassionate, you know, you're not interested about the subject. Okay. So it must be when you're passionate. It means that it's something that I'm really interested in. Right. I'm really interested, interested in, interested in that. And, and I'm, I'm so much of enthusiasm for it. Right. And, um, and it, and people know, you know, sometimes you're just speaking about something and then, um, I'm sure in your casual conversations, you know, some, and you're talking about something and then this person is just so interested about it. And till then they were totally disinterested. You know, they were talking, they were just listening. And then you, you come to that subject, which is their favorite, or maybe, you know, it's their hobby, or maybe they'd say a sport or whatever. And then suddenly they come alive and you'll notice that. So when there's a lot of enthusiasm, when you're passionate about something, when you're really interested in it, so ask the Lord, Lord, uh, just give me that inside information and about this, this topic about the subject. In other words, to ask the Lord, Lord, give me that, you know, if you want to use a Biblical term, give me that burden God, you know, give me that burden from that burden comes the passion and give me that heart. Right. So, um, sometimes it's like, Oh God, you know, what is this? And, you know, uh, I just need to share and I don't want to, you know, want it to be like yet another message. I don't want it to be okay. Just be done with it. I want, you know, people to experience, encounter the truth. I want people to experience the freedom that truth brings, the liberation that truth brings. So God, give me that revelation, give me that passion. Right. So when you're, when you're excited, when you're interested, then you will communicate that to the congregation, to the audience. You will communicate that, you will share that and it will, it will be, you know, uh, the words that you're speaking, the message, um, and along with that, this and this passion for what you're speaking, this burden with which you're speaking also becomes part of the message. Right. And there's so much of conviction, you know, as you speak, there's so much of conviction, there's so much of, so much of authenticity, um, and we say authenticity, I'm saying, talking about realness, right, to it. Um, so people see that, okay, it's real. It's not something superficial. It's not something artificial. It's not something that's made up, but it's real. Right. And, um, and you're able to share that. So passion is very, very important to be really interested in it. So that brings about the conviction. Okay. Um, okay. So we're not overruling, yeah, the work of the Holy Spirit, right? But we're saying, God, we work in me so that as a messenger, you know, I am all that the message, um, is supposed to be, you know, I, I, I, the middle of the message go through me, in me and transform me, change me. And so that when I communicated, I'm not just doing it as a job. I'm not doing it in a very disinterested manner, but I'm doing it with that passion, with that burden, with that fire. Right. Okay. Then the next one is, um, you know, as we continue to minister, as we continue to share, to look back and to really thank God, to reflect, uh, to see, you know, the distance that we have traveled to learn from those mistakes, to learn from, from the, from the good, you know, to, from those, um, from the good things that we have done and from the progress that we have made, to learn from that. Okay. What has worked, um, what has not worked and, and to learn from that, to avoid those mistakes again, right? To making, avoid making those mistakes again and to go forward in the things that we have progressed in so far and to keep, keep doing that. Okay. Then the 10th one is, um, to, to perfect what we are doing, you know, to do those fine tunings, to what we are already, um, doing, to, to speak and to become even more confident and, and to be sensitive to the voice of the Holy Spirit and, um, to perfect those skills, right? To think about it, uh, because not just think about preparing, not just think about, um, you know, ministering, but also look back and see, okay, what could I have done better? Uh, and what am I doing better? Or what are those mistakes that I'm repeating over and over again? You know, can I avoid it? What should I do to avoid it? And why do I make those mistakes? Yeah. Uh, why do I make those mistakes? What should I do to avoid it? Okay. So sometimes, maybe, um, well, keep forgetting certain things, right? Maybe we, uh, camp around certain points for a long time and we don't, we end up rushing towards the end. Like mentioning those things that are, you know, that are important, um, that are life-giving, but we end up rushing through because we have probably 10 minutes left or 15 minutes left and you realize that there's so much content yet to be shared, but you've, you know, you stayed on certain points, which were your favorite, or, you know, uh, something like that happened. And, uh, well, it's, if it's happening over and over again, then that's, that's an area of concern, right? That's an area that needs to be changed. Uh, so, uh, perfect that fine-tuned that. Okay. So how, how can I do that? How can I communicate this as a person? You know, how can I, how can I communicate it clearly? How can I communicate in a simple manner? How can I communicate in a confident manner? Um, you know, learn all that, learn to do that. Okay. Right. Um, so now let's look at, um, you know, I'm on page 41 in my notes. I'm not sure, um, if that is the same. So some of the keys to effective preaching. Okay. Some of the keys, now there could be overlap. We looked at confidence speaking and, uh, now this, those were some of the practical aspects of it. Now this would also involve some of the spiritual aspects of it, right? Keys to effective speaking. Um, so, uh, we're looking at, uh, the first and foremost thing, which is prayer. Okay. Now prayer is very important, uh, because, uh, I mean, it's, it's a lifeline of every believer. It's, uh, it is something as a necessary and something as simple as breathing. You know, we know that because we are engaging with God, who is a source of revelation and wisdom, who's a source of, uh, you know, the power who, who, who actually enables us, uh, and he is the one who puts us into ministry and he also enables us to minister. Right. So praying really shapes us, praying really transforms us, changes us. And there's a great transaction that happens where we are able to put down our burdens, we're able to put down our fears. And, uh, you know, after that season or time of prayer, you're so, um, empowered, you're so strengthened and, um, you know, all that bad mood has gone, all those fears have gone. And now you're really, you know, wearing to go, you really want to speak. Okay. And the Holy Spirit has, um, has, uh, you know, has kind of imparted so much hope and so much, uh, um, so much grace and, and all that in you. And you just feel it in your emotions even, right. There's so much sense of peace and a sense of joy and for no reason, right. There's a sense of joy and it's not like the physical environment has changed or whatever, but, uh, but God has put that joy in you and it's so infectious, contagious that you know, you begin to speak and that's, that's, there's an impartation of that as well. Right. So, uh, which is a sign of the kingdom of God, righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit, right. There's sense of peace, there's a sense of quietness and confidence that God brings. And so we pray to receive from him. We pray to, um, be empowered, changed ourselves. We, we pray to be, you know, uh, refined ourselves, um, and to renew, to be renewed ourselves. Okay. So, so main things if you want to see, you know, we pray because, um, God gives us elimination that he will give us insight. You know, it could be a message that we shared many times, but God gives us that edge. God gives us that sharp edge, um, to that message. And when you preach it, you know, it could be a truth that you've, you've spoken many times, but you know, it comes out in a different way. It comes out with the edge, with that sharp end, you know, uh, that only the Holy Spirit can give. Right. And you know, something is different. Yeah. And you know, and you sense it even as you're ministering that something is different because it has come with the edge. Okay. So, uh, Paul asked the question, what is the difference between teaching and preaching the word of God? Well, uh, like we studied, um, preaching. Um, let me look at preaching first. Preaching is proclaiming, right? Preaching is proclaiming, declaring. And, and so we may not go into the details. We may, we may not go into the details. It is just a proclamation of truth. It's a declaration of it. Okay. So I might declare, oh, you need to be born again in order to be saved. I might declare, okay, this is what you need to do, but I might not go into much detail of it. Okay. Whereas teaching would be going into the details of, uh, you know, what is the need for salvation? Uh, why, uh, do we need to be born again? What is the, you know, with the fall of man and what resulted as a fall of man? You know, so much of details. So you're going into the details of it, the nuts and bowls of it, the workings of it. And, um, so with the intention of, um, uh, with the intention of establishing people in the truth, right? So people are taken from a place of, well, uh, not knowing or ignorance sometimes or knowing to a limited capacity to a place of, you know, being established in the truth, the place of knowing and receiving the truth. So, so that would be a basic difference between teaching and preaching the word of God. So preaching is declaration, proclaim, proclaiming the truth. Teaching is taking time to explain what the truth is, how it works and so on. For example, you know, to, if you're going to do a teaching about the gifts of the spirit, now that's, you know, you're going into the gifts, why gifts, you know, what, what are they for and what are the different kinds of gifts of the spirit and what are the, you know, outworking of each of that. Well, if you want to preach the same message, it would be, well, the gifts are for today and you will just declare that, yes, I need to pursue God. I need to pursue love and desire, spiritual gifts and God wants to move in my, um, move in our midst. So I need to be passionate. I need to receive, you know, something on those lines where we are not really going into the depth, but, uh, we are proclaiming, declaring and each has its role and function, right? I hope that helps, Paul. And, uh, sometimes, um, it also is like, um, you know, certain aspects, certain parts of the message that you're sharing, you might have to declare, preach it. Maybe there are certain sections that you, you know, teach, go into details, explain the workings of it. That could also happen, right? Um, so Paul, uh, does that help? Or is there, uh, something more that you want to ask? Okay. You, you let us know. Put it on the chat. Okay. So, uh, we see that, um, when we pray God eliminates our understanding, gives us revelation. He gives us utterance. It's okay. It's okay first. Yeah, thank you. Thank you, Paul. So elimination utterance and also, um, you know, when we pray God draws the people, right, draws the people to himself. And, um, also a lot more things can happen, uh, when we pray God protects us, the Lord protects us, um, preempts, right, what could happen. So it's like, uh, alerting in advance so that we can pray, um, and we can be prepared and, uh, we can be, you know, protected, right, um, from the enemy. So when we pray, uh, when we pray for protection, when we pray for, when we pray, you know, for a particular, let's say a ministry, time of ministry, um, you know, one of the things that can happen to us as, uh, as ministers of God is that, um, you know, suddenly these thoughts of accusation, you know, that you are not prepared enough or you're not worthy enough, you're not holy enough, um, you know, or you're not skilled enough, you're not experienced enough, you know, uh, all of a sudden, suddenly, you know, uh, it's like an avalanche of thoughts, you know, just coming your way. And then you realize that this is an attack of the enemy. You know, when I normally, when I do certain things, you know, these things, I don't think so much. I don't overthink these kind of things. It's, it's really these kind of thoughts coming and not helpful at all. You know, it's not like a constructive thing, but it's just to keep me trapped. So, uh, these kind of accusations, right? So, we don't, we don't need to give in to that fear. Once we are aware, then we, then we rise up in faith, right? And we, and we face that fear head on. Let me say that, yes, you know, this is who I am. This is who God has made me in Christ. And, and, uh, you know, it's, it's so wonderful that when we declare God's word and we declare, uh, God's word personally, you know, about who we are, who we have become and to acknowledge all the good things that we have in Christ. Scripture says that so that the sharing of your faith might become effective, right? So, we acknowledge every good thing that we have in Christ, through Christ and what we have become, what we are becoming and, uh, and we see all those fears dissipate, right? We, we see all those things, all those questions, all those accusations, just kind of settling and, you know, uh, it's as if the path has been cleared and we can just walk now. So, so for those of us who are, you know, who are venturing out, it can, it can take us with surprise at times, but to know that, yes, um, these things do happen, but I'm going to be ready for it. You know, sometimes you see, you know, in your audience, um, you see people who are more qualified than you. Maybe you see people who are more learned than you, uh, more experienced than you. And, uh, yeah, maybe they've been ministering for years. You know, all that happens, uh, and then you begin to question yourself, or maybe they should be sharing, not me, but the fact that God has given you the message, God has given you the opportunity and God has created this whole thing, is so that you can share what he has put in your heart, right? So, never doubt that. Never second guess that. Uh, the fact that, you know, all this has happened is because you can share what he has put in your heart, right? So go ahead, just celebrate that, give thanks to the Lord for that and share what he has put in your heart, right? So don't give in to the accusation of the enemy. Okay. Um, so another way Satan accuses us is also, you know, about the very message itself. Okay. First of all, about you as a person, you as a messenger. Second, it could be about the message itself. You know, it's not deep enough or, you know, it's too deep that people cannot understand all these things, right? Uh, it's, it's amazing, you know, all, how all these thoughts suddenly come, you know, and, Satan can accuse us in that manner, right? Maybe it's too deep. People will not understand, people will not receive it. Maybe it's too simple. You know, people will be disinterested in all kinds of things, right? But the fact, you know, when you know that God has spoken and God has given that, just go with it. It, it can actually, uh, it can seem very illogical at times, you know, God gives a message and then you're like, God, uh, this congregation already, uh, I think knows it and, and I sure God, you know, I sure you want to talk about, uh, you know, your love, you know, it's something that everybody knows. John 3.16 is something that this congregation has grown upon. It's been a steady diet of that. So I sure Lord, you know, why should we just go back to it again? But that's the need of the hour. God wants to reiterate that, right? Of course, you're, you know, you've prepared, you've prepared, you've studied and, and still God seems to be, you know, emphasizing this, go with it, right? Um, and also, uh, well, there could be accusation about the audience, you know, they are this, they are that, they don't love you, they don't respect you, they don't like, you know, all kinds of things, right? So, uh, so just go with what God has put in your heart, just go with, um, go in full confidence, right? Go with prayer and prayer actually settles all that. Um, and once we begin to share, then you realize, okay, this is what I'm, this is why, you know, there's been so much attacks, it doesn't want me to really, um, convey or communicate this message. And so all these things have been happening, but I'm just pushing through, right? I'm going with it. I'm going on. Okay. Right. Second thing is to, um, so we're looking at, um, effective preaching, right? Some of the keys, um, some of the important things to remember. Second thing is to validate whatever you're sharing, you know, some of those statements, important points or important statements that you're making, validate that with scripture. Okay. Let it not be an assumption, let it not be an opinion. Right? This is a, this is a statement of truth, a declarative truth that you're sharing, something that people can take back, think about, put to practice, right? So validate that from with scripture. Okay. So validate it with scripture, share scripture. This is what God's word says, right? And therefore, you know, you're making that statement. So when we validate scripture, then with scripture, then there is that added emphasis and that approval that comes from scripture, then there is that authority, authoritative authentication that comes because of scripture. Okay. So, so it's people realize that it's not just our opinion or not just a great good idea, not just a, you know, a popular saying, but it's actually the word of God. Okay. It's just the word of God that has been shared, right? So validate that. One other thing that we, we make, you know, the mistake that we make as speakers is, you know, we want to read a particular verse, but then we tell the audience not to turn to that particular verse, right? We say, okay, you don't have to turn there, but let me read it out. That's really unnecessary, right? Well, let them turn, you know, let them turn in there. You just read out the scripture. Probably you don't, you know, the reason why people say that is they don't want people to be distracted or, you know, they want people's attention to be there. You know, you don't want them to be distracted from whatever you want to say, but that is fine. Anyway, you're reading out the scripture. So if you want people to turn, you say, please turn in your Bibles, but if you don't want people to turn and just don't say it, you read out the scripture yourself. Okay, let me read it out and you just read it out and people will listen anyway, right? Okay. So, so another thing that we need to make sure is that, that there is revelation, okay, which is interpretation, revelation, explanation, and also, you know, the burden and the passion and the application, okay? What we can call as heat and light, okay? The light would be the explanation, the revelation, the interpretation, and the heat would be the passion and the burden and, you know, the application point. So, so it should not be just one or the other, right? There's both heat and there's both light. So, so sometimes, you know, when we look at our message, you know, we can, we can reflect and see, okay, was there enough heat or was it just passion without a revelation or without interpretation, without explanation or teaching, right? Was it just a feel good? Was it just a pumped up kind of thing? You know, saying hallelujah, praise the Lord and glory and all that and without, you know, the without the light. So, we can learn, right? I need to have both in equal measure, right? Because teachings which have without passion, teachings which are there without passion, can boring to the audience, can be, people can become disinterested. But on the other hand, teachings without, you know, without the explanations can be, you know, it can be just like people might feel, okay, I'm being manipulated, you know, just lift your hand and say hallelujah, you know, say it again and saying, okay, you know, I am, this is what it is, without actually going into the revelation or the explanation or the depth of scripture, if it's going to be just that, then people feel, you know, there's an emotional high, people feel manipulated. And yeah, at the end of it, there's not much edification, right? So we can identify and correct those things. So, so the thing is, you know, scripture plays an important part. So have validate things with the word of God, backup everything with the word of God. Okay. Okay, so the next thing that we see is one of the things, important thing, aspects of it is to include humor. Okay, to humor really helps, you know, just like how an, how an illustration would help. When we say humor, you know, we're saying making light of the situation, maybe even being able to laugh at oneself. It really helps. Okay, so it helps in a way where, you know, suppose you want to, you know, conveying something, which is very, very serious, very, very convincing, self-convicting. And well, people are, you know, kind of taking time to deal with it, right? And a humor helps in a gentle manner to relieve that whole tension, maybe something very difficult, right, for them to hear, but you said it, but then when there's humor, you're not diluting, but you're just helping people to relax, right? It helps. So, you know, but then the thing is, humor is always the, it's one of the ingredients. It's not the main course. Okay, because otherwise people can just listen to, you know, hear the jokes, listen to the funny anecdotes, and they can laugh about it, but not really taking anything of value back home. Okay, so it's, you know, just a spice, so just like any dish, you would use it sparingly just to heighten the taste of it, but that's not the main thing. That's not the main dish. The main thing is the main thing, which is, you know, the content of the Word of God, the message is the main thing, right? So, humor helps, but don't substitute humor, okay, with substitute, you know, the content of the message with humor, okay, but also the fact is, you know, if you're refuting something, don't just use humor, joke about it, to refute, you know, to refute a particular thing, you know, it could be maybe some way of living, some way of doing things, you know, maybe using humor to refute that, but also, you know, it shouldn't become like we're just mocking people who are living that way, you know, maybe, so it should be with the truth that you're refuting, that you're sharing the truth, okay, this is what scripture says, and that is why, you know, we cannot accept that, you know, accept that way of living, accept that worldview, but when you're actually including humor, then be careful that you're not mocking the other people, you know. So, even, you know, recently, when we're doing the faith and science subject, I realized, you know, while some of the faith and science sermon series that we were doing, well, I realized that there could be people who are, you know, maybe scientists or maybe who are having that worldview, right, in the congregation, like, while certain things were really totally logical, right, when you look at it, how certain non-Christian or non-scriptural worldviews of, you know, not really in agreement with creation or a creator or everything, you know, it seems so illogical, but I just reminded not to mock that particular worldview, you know, not to share it in a condescending manner, right, while it was okay to, you know, include humor, talking about the Big Bang, talking about the origin of the species and so on, but not to really mock that because there could be people who are really seeking the truth, who are sitting in the congregation. And then on top of that, we are inviting people to come, right, we are inviting people to come and to listen to these interesting thoughts being shared. So, don't share in a condescending manner, don't share in a, you know, in a way that you mock then, but even if you are including humor, okay, right. And the thing is to use humor that is conducive to your personality, you know, who are you as a person, you know, are you a very, you know, you speak in a very, in a manner that's quiet and that's things, so use humor in that manner, or if you are very active and loud and extroverted and, you know, use a humor that is conducive to your personality, right. So, don't try, in other words, don't try, you know, in an effort to be funny, don't try to be someone else, okay, don't try to put on, you know, some and be someone else, okay. And the fourth thing, okay, I think we'll stop with this, but let's look at this and then we'll stop, okay. Keep a plan on a good level of content per minute, okay. Now, we have, we will always have, you know, in a, you know, this content to be shared and so we need to break it down and to see, okay, you know, what is it, how much of it can I share and how can I time myself and so that I can keep moving at a good pace and I can share, you know, what is it that I can share within this timeframe, right. So, that would help, you know, when you have your outline, that's why it helps, you know, when you're dealing with some difficult subjects, when you're dealing with something which is deep, intense, sometimes complex. So, okay, how much do I need to share? How much time do I need to take to explain this? Now, if it is very complex, then obviously I need to spend more time. So, plan it out, okay, even as you're preparing a plan, okay, I need to maybe spend some time on this. Okay, don't leave it to chance, don't leave it to okay, I'll see how I feel and then I do it, you know, just think about it, okay, maybe I will plan, you know, I will spend this much time on it because it requires that much of explanation, right, and don't go into too much of depth into things that are really, you know, which don't need to be, you don't need to go there, right, you can just state and keep going, right, because we cannot keep emphasizing, you know, each and everything, some things are just to be stated and just move on, you don't really have to go into depth with it, right, not at that point anyway. So, you make that distinction, okay, these things I'm just going to just share and move on. Well, these things, you know, these, these verses, well, I'm going to ask people to open the Bible and look at it and then read it. Well, these verses, I'm just going to just paraphrase them, I'm just going to say, okay, you know, that John 3.16 talks about how God loves the world, you know, you know about it and then you keep going on, you know, you're not going to dwell too much time, just go into that, you're not going to do that. So, that will help us to keep moving and not getting stuck with one particular, you know, one particular point or, you know, which, and then you realize that you don't have time for the rest of it. Okay, okay, there's some more stuff, there's some more things that we need to look at when it comes to, you know, delivering content and planning out how much time for each of those contents. So, some more things that we need to look at. So, we'll look at it in our next class. Okay, so we'll stop here for now. Okay. Okay. Thank you. God bless. We'll meet in our next class. Bye-bye. Thank you, Pastor. Right. See you, Isaac. Bye-bye.