 John, would you please lead us in a word of prayer? Chawmasa, father we want to thank you for this time. Don't be something us for your presence as we continue to learn about other authority that you have given us or you have more than you would open the eyes of our understanding and help us to know more about it and we pray to God, we would walk in that authority that you have called us in and we pray Lord Jesus that we would manifest what you want us to do in this world of God. Lord we submit pastor also into your mighty hands and ask for your grace to be with her as she teaches of God. We pray for the rest of the class that they will be able to join soon and we will all be able to learn together of God. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen. Amen. Thank you so much John. We've been studying about different realms where we can take authorities and today we are at chapter 13. We have moved on to more practical chapters now where we will look at ways and methods although you can't really box up how authority is exercised. There are some common practices based on common observation that are very helpful. So we are moving on to more practical subjects now. Let me see it's likely that we might complete the portions well ahead of time. I hope so. That way you will have a couple of weeks for you to do your assignments as well. So let's get into chapter 13 here. This is about exercising authority in deliverance. So we've seen so much of this in scripture. We see that the Lord Jesus cast out spirits and he exercised his authority in doing this. So Matthew 8.16 is a verse. Could somebody read that for us? Matthew 8.16 please. I'll read. When evening had come they bought to him many who were demon possessed and he cast out the spirits with a word and killed all who were sick. Amen. Thank you Anita. So it's so clear isn't it that Jesus was able to cast out demons with a word. So he did function in this way. Jesus also destroyed the yokes and the burdens or if you want to call it oppression that the enemy put on people. So Luke 13 is a very good example. Luke 13 maybe we can read some verses from this passage as well. You can read verse 11 through 10 to 13. You can read Luke 13, 10 to 13 that should be enough. I'll read Luke 13, 10 to 13. Now he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath and behold there was a woman who had a spirit of infirmity 18 years and was bent over and couldn't no way raise herself up. But when Jesus saw her he called her to him and said to her woman you are loosed from your infirmity. And he laid his hands on her and immediately she was made straight and glorified God. Thank you, thank you Nicholson for reading that. So you see here that there was an oppression of the devil that brought about a physical manifestation. So there was a woman who was bent over. But when Jesus addressed the issue which was a demon spirit in this case the spirit left her that bondage was broken and she was able to straighten up. So in the same way we too can cast, we too can break bondages that people may have and be suffering with. So destroying bondages you could call it yokes, burdens, oppression of the devil. Then stopping demonic works. Stopping demonic works is something where the authority of Jesus was seen. One good example is when he spoke to the storm. It is likely that the storm was a demonic activity. But some may even say that no it was a natural occurrence that was trying to stop them. But in any case he spoke to the storm and he said peace be still. So it's a command which he issued and he was able to exercise his authority. So you see here in all the things that we are discussing what did Jesus do? Exosia, the power, what is that translated to authority? The authority which he had he used it. Now think about it, how good is the authority if we keep it packed up in the cupboard? No use. It has to be put to use. Only then it is valuable. So we discussed this early on in our study of authority. If you take a traffic police and this traffic police is not willing to wear their uniform and not willing to show their hand actions to regulate traffic. They may be a traffic police. By the government they can have a certificate in their hand which says you are a traffic police. But no use because authority is not used. But in the case of Jesus what are we seeing? We see that he was using his authority. Whenever he saw any demonic activity he used it. So it is something for us to learn from. If I'm experiencing something where I know that there seems to be a demonic interference. Come on, I have the authority. Let me put it to work. Let me put it to use. So now we will look at some practical guidelines about how we can put this authority to use and very specifically in ministering deliverance to people. Deliverance is a term which we use for casting out demons. Generally that's what it means. So if I'm ministering deliverance to someone it means I'm casting out demons and I'm breaking, destroying the influence or the work of demonic powers over the life of that person. So that's the meaning. Now if we look at the way people have studied deliverance there is a categorization that is spoken of in Christendom. It's called ground level warfare and then strategic level warfare. So what does it mean? Ground level warfare is more of a personal level where somebody is demon possessed and we are ministering deliverance to them. So at a personal level when we are casting out demons that is known as ground level warfare. Strategic level warfare would be more of, we said there are principalities, powers of darkness, rulers of wickedness in the heavenly place. So we know that there is this whole hierarchy of demonic powers and when you consider and study the hierarchy of these demonic powers we also said that they are very specialized, isn't it? So some will attack people at a personal level but then there are those who are functioning over a region, functioning over a nation, things like that. So at a different level in their hierarchy. So that would be more of strategic level of spiritual warfare. So that good practices in that would be, we will look at it briefly later on but our course here is mainly focusing on the ground level warfare which is ministering deliverance in casting out a demon and so forth. So in strategic level it would be good for the churches to sort of come together. It would be good for people to come together in the city and pray together to be of one heart and pray regularly. All these things matter as far as strategic level is concerned. So strategic level is another discussion. So you may not find insights on that in today's class or a couple of classes ahead. We will specifically touch on the ground level warfare. So when it comes to deliverance, the best thing, not just deliverance, anything that we are involved in, maybe prophesying. Good thing to do is we go back to scriptures and we read passages on that topic. So prophecy will be good to read. 1 Corinthians 12, 1 Corinthians 14 and then read about people who are ministering in the prophetic gift or the prophetic anointing, the prophetic calling, study about them. How did they do it? How did the spirit of God work through them? So what happens is very scripturally our faith will be built up in those matters. So coming to deliverance, sometimes what happens, we want to read over this book, that book. Not that it's bad or it's wrong or anything, we can. But it's always good to have a very strong scriptural foundation. So I generally do this. This is something that I practice. I try to get a scriptural foundation of different topics. So I do read books, but I would go to a book on prayer after I read all the scriptures about prayer in the Bible. Because there can be many opinions that people have and those opinions need not necessarily be right as far as scripture is concerned. So it's good to first rely on the word of God, meditate on what the Bible says, the verses say. For a while, just meditate when you feel like, okay, you know, I have a sense of what this is talking about. Then you want to read some books or listen to some sermons to get an idea of practical application. And also by that time, you would be in a better position to discern. Okay, is what they're saying right or is it wrong? We would have some idea because scripturally we've already seen what the word of God says. So that's how you build on. So coming to casting out demons, the best to do is to meditate on incidents where Jesus cast out demons in the word of God. Now, you might ask, what am I going to get from it? No, observe how he used his authority. We might want to read it once, twice, thrice, 20 times, 30 times, but just going over those passages you recognize. Okay, you know, this is how he used the authority. He spoke a word, he commanded, he, you know, he spoke to the demon or he had compassion on the people and he sent them free. So it's really helping us get a perspective on how did Jesus do deliverance and not just that. Another great thing is that in Romans 10, 17, it says, faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word of God. So as we are meditating on passages regarding deliverance in this case, faith is being built up. More and more faith, more and more faith. So then what happens? I am in a situation where I have to minister deliverance. What is important when we minister deliverance? Faith. So I'm carrying that faith in order to issue or release that authority. So that is the reason why it is a good practice to meditate on scriptures. So there are many scriptures given here. We may not have time to go through all of them. Maybe we will look at maybe three passages and that will really help. So yeah, I think three passages is good. Let's look at three. Okay, so can somebody please turn to Matthew chapter four versus 23 and 24. Any one person? Let me know who that would be. Matthew four, 23, 24. Who's going to read that? Okay, I'll just randomly assign. You could please say yes or no to save time. Okay, John is going to read that. Wonderful. So another person could please read Mark one versus 21 through 28. Who will that be? Okay, Jeff, I will read. Great. That's nice. Then Matthew eight versus 28 to 34. Another person could read that please. Who would that be? Yeah, I don't see any. Okay, okay, Nicholson. Great. So that's nice. Let's go ahead and read it then. Let's begin with Matthew four, 23 and 24. And Jesus went about all Galilee teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom and healing all kinds of sickness and all kinds of disease among the people. Then his fame went throughout all Syria and they brought to him all sick people who were afflicted with various diseases and torments and those who were redeeming possessed epileptics and paralytics and he healed them. Yes. Thank you, John. Thank you. So, you know, we see that right healing, preaching. He was doing his ministry, which had all these components and he, you know, he healed, which means he set people free from torments from demon possession. So that's quite clear. So thank you, John. Thank you for that. Jeffy now. Can you go next please? 21 to 28, right faster. Yes, you're right. Mark 121 to 28. Okay. Jesus and his companions went to the town of Capernaum. When the Sabbath day came, he went into the synagogue and began to teach. The people were amazed at his teaching for he thought with real authority quite unlike the teachers of religious law. Suddenly, a man in the synagogue who was possessed by an evil spirit cried out, Why are you interfering with us? Jesus of Nazareth, have you come to destroy us? I know who you are, the Holy One of God. But Jesus reprimanded him. Be quiet. Come out of the man he ordered. At that, the spirit, the evil spirits screamed then threw the man into a convulsion and then came out of him. Amazement gripped the audience and they began to discuss what had happened. What sort of new teaching is this? They asked excitedly. It has such an authority, even evil spirits obey his orders. The news about Jesus spread quickly throughout the entire region of Galilee. Amen. Amen. Thank you, Jeffy now. So now you share your observations with me about Jesus's deliverance ministry. We just looked at the passage, Mark 1, 21 to 28. So anything you can share from it? I just want to say that Jesus has a great authority and Satan, he knows the power of authority. I feel that like he's so much afraid. He's asking why are you here? You come to destroy us. So the authority makes the devil so much weak and he's so much afraid. So it makes me feel like when I use the authority, the devil is so much afraid of us. Thank you. Thank you, Jeffy now. Good observation. That's right. Because in verse 24, we see that, isn't it? Let us alone. What have we to do with you? Jesus of Nazareth, did you come to destroy us? So Satan is afraid of the authority that Jesus carried. Good. So anything else? Any other observations in this passage? How did Jesus use his authority? Jesus commanded his authority. Very good. Very nice, Anita. So verse 25, isn't it? What does he do? He rebukes. The moment there is a manifestation, he just rebukes that demon. That's the way in which he has used his authority. And what does he say? He says, be quiet and come out of him and he issues a command. Okay. So this is the way we are observing. Okay. This is how Jesus ministered the power of God in this situation. Okay. Great. Thank you. Anything else? Any observation is fine? Any other observation? Others? Ma'am, in verse 27, when Jesus commanded his authority, the unclean spirit obeyed him. That's right. Yeah. See, so wow, that is a wonderful observation. So what is the meaning? The demonic realm responds to the authority of God. Okay. So that gives us so much confidence. Wow. Thanks, Anita, for sharing that. So the spirits listen and they obey. It says, you know, obey is more like no questions asked, right? You just do it. Obey him. Good. Very nice. Anything else? Okay. So I think you're getting the point. We can look at the passage, think about it, right? And see so many things in it. Like I'm just seeing that the demon spoke. So when we are ministering deliverance, is there a possibility that the demon might speak? Yeah, maybe it can. Then, you know, Jesus issues a command to be quiet. Okay. So then, yeah, that is also something. So when demons speak, what should we do? We generally see Jesus saying be quiet. He doesn't engage in too much of a conversation with the demon. Okay. So then, yeah, we too can do that. We can command the demon to be quiet. What else do we see here? You know, the unclean spirit, it says. Okay. So that is what a demon spirit is termed in this particular situation. Now, we don't know exactly why it is called as an unclean spirit. But yeah, okay, that's an observation. Fine. Then when it came out of the person in this case, you see that it convulsed him and cried out with a loud voice. And he came out of him. So is it possible that when we cast a demon out that a person can behave like this? That, you know, maybe they convulse, they shake, they fall, there is a scream and the spirit comes out like that. Yeah, there is a possibility because we have observed that here. So, you know, in this way, when we are meditating more and more, there are lots of observations, spiritual observations, practical observations. So then, you know, it is equipping us that, okay, fine, this is how Jesus ministered deliverance. But at the end of the day, what is a beautiful thing? You know, I heard somebody say that Jesus was not afraid to minister deliverance. See, he went to the synagogue and he found somebody with an unclean spirit there. Now, he could have been concerned if I cast out a demon, what will they do? Will they allow me to come back to the synagogue or not? But Jesus was very bold. He knew that part of his ministry was to bring freedom to the captives. So he got the demon out of the man. Okay, so I heard somebody say that sometimes we are so scared about demons that, you know, we would rather have, you know, demons in people and them attending church than, you know, casting them out. So Jesus was not like that. He was not afraid of casting out, dealing. He noticed there is an issue here. There is a problem. This man needs to be set free and he did it. And what was the reaction? In this case, there seems to be a positive reaction of the people. They are very thrilled. They say, oh, see how he teaches, see what authority he has that he commands, even unclean spirits and they obey him. And then his fame. So people are talking about what Jesus has done. So those are some observations from this passage. Now, let's go to another passage. I said, yeah. Matthew 8, 28 to 34. So, Nicholson, please go ahead. Matthew 8, 28 to 34. When he had come to the other side to the country of the gurgle sinness, there met him to demon possessed man, coming out of the tombs, exceedingly fierce. So that no one could pass that way. And suddenly they cried out saying, what have we to do with you, Jesus, you son of God? Have you come here to torment us before the time? Now a good way off from them there was a herd of many swine feeding. So the demons begged him saying, if you cast us out, permit us to go away into those herd of swine. And he said to them, go. So when he had come out, when they had come out, they went into the herd of swine and suddenly the whole herd of swine ran violently down the steep place into the sea and perished in the water. Then those who kept them fled and they went away into the city and told everything, including what had happened to the demon possessed man. And behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus. And when they saw him, they begged him to depart from their region. Thank you so much, Nicholson, for reading that. So what observations do we have here? Just feel free, anything that you noted. Can I say something? Yes, yes, Isaac. Yes, we observe like we're establishing the monology that the spirit world, that is the evil world, recognized the authority of the power of light. So we see they recognize straight away, they see Jesus, they recognize that he had authority to just cast them out. So in fact, he made a request. Thank you. Thank you, Isaac. Good observation. So you see straight away, so there were these men, but when they saw Jesus, it says suddenly they cried out, what have we to do with you Jesus? So they recognized the authority, so this also. So does the kingdom of darkness or demons, when they see us, do they recognize that this person, born again, saved, filled with the Holy Spirit, carrying the authority, do they recognize it very much? Even before Jesus can say something, they are the ones speaking up. So they recognize authority. Wonderful. Nikolson, you had something to say. I thought I saw your hand go up. It was the same thing, but yeah, by one thing I had to, which I don't know if I'm right or wrong, but I think this is the only place where Jesus permitted what the demons requested. So I found that interesting in the past. Yeah, I know, but it's kind of, I wonder why, that he heard them and he sent them into pigs. So that's true. So they asked, the demons had a request and then Jesus kind of listens to that. But okay, another thing that we can see here is, remember I said demons are disembodied spirits. So they were in the men. When Jesus cast them out, they go into animals. Okay, so what we were discussing earlier is correct. They can inhabit, we said people, they can inhabit animals, they can also inhabit objects or spaces. So yeah, so that is again another observation that we have here. Then you notice that the men were very, they were exceedingly fierce. So the manifestation of the demons or demon possession through those two men, it can come, it can happen in different ways. In some passages we see that the demon threw the child into the water, into the fire. So that's a different way in which that demon is functioning. Here however, what's happening to these men, they're very fierce to the extent that no one could pass that way. So is it okay for us to understand that they were violent, they were scary? Yeah, possible. That's how those men were. So then remember we said that demons can take charge of the faculties of a human being. They can slowly try to control more and more of the person. So here it seems like full possession where the men had no control whatsoever and the demons were using them literally to do what they wanted to do. So that is another observation. Anything else you want to add? It's so interesting, isn't it? There's so much. Yeah, you can share your thoughts. Yes, mine is different. Now there is a debate that since Jesus cast demons and they went into the pigs, so we should not eat pigs because they are not holy. Okay, okay, okay. So is that a question? Yeah, I need you to throw light on it. Should we eat pigs? Oh, we don't eat. Okay, fine. Yeah, thank you Paul. So I'll just see if I can get a passage of scripture here for you. So coming to Acts chapter 10 and verse 15. Okay, so this passage talks about... Let me post it first. Acts 10 and verse 15. It says, and a voice spoke to him again the second time, what God has cleansed you must not call common. So Peter had that vision of a sheet coming down from heaven and all kinds of animals. Now if you look at the Old Testament, yes, there were laws. God gave the people many laws regarding hygiene, regarding eating. And at that time he did forbid people from eating certain foods. I don't know what it's called. I think some kosher diet or something. So definitely the devout Jews are following those diets. And that is why when Peter sees all these animals in the vision and he is prompted to go eat those animals, he says, no, I will not touch unclean animals. That's when a voice speaks to him and says that what God has cleansed you must not call common. So again, it's as if you see a change of an Old Testament law. So what we do is we will... See, there are many laws in the Old Testament. But you have to look at it after the cross. After the cross, if you find a very clear cut change in scripture, you can take it as, okay, I no longer need to follow that Old Law. So when it comes to clean animals, unclean animals and a certain food law which God gave in the Old Testament, okay, don't eat pigs and all. If you look at the New Testament, it sort of negates that and it says, okay, don't worry about it anymore. So it's okay to eat pigs is what I would say based on what we have seen here. And yes, the vision was in the context. It was about something completely different. So basically what Jesus was telling Peter or God was telling Peter was you must not consider the Gentiles as unclean because up until that time, you know, Peter also by personality was only passionate about ministering to the Jews and God had to make a change to that and say, look, now that the Lord Jesus has died on the cross, the salvation has to be preached to all tribes, tongues, nations, everybody. So now it's out for everyone. So, you know, why don't you start ministering to the Gentiles also. So God had to work in Peter's heart and so he gave him the vision. So that is the context. But then, you know, we are also able to see that God sort of makes it clear that, okay, there's no clean unclean animals anymore. So yeah, did you get your answer Paul? Yes, yes. Okay. Great. Thank you. All right. And Zellie, good observation also. She's asking in verse 34, why is it that the people of the region beg Jesus to depart. So earlier in what Jeffina read, we saw that his fame went all around. So when we do God's work, you know, sometimes there's a positive response. People will appreciate you and they say, wow, Jesus, you cast out a demon. But now in this case, it is likely that the people who own the pigs, you know, they had a loss. So when the demons went into the pigs, what happened? The pigs went and you know, they jumped into the water, they died. So what is this economical loss for the people? And it's so unfortunate, isn't it? They're not seeing what Jesus has done with the power of God to set free people whom he has made in the image of God. Now, those things are not valuable in the sight of these so-called owners of those animals. They just notice that they had a loss. The pigs died. Come on, Jesus, we don't want you anymore because you came and, you know, our business is in jeopardy now. So can you please go to some other place? So negative reaction. Okay, but what did Jesus do? Same thing, he did God's work, he set people free. But this is how, you know, the audience, that's the reason we say we should look for God's approval. Sometimes, you know, the response of the people around will be very positive. Sometimes it will be very negative. So if you're just going by that, you can't do God's work. So, Zellie, does it answer your question? Yes, Pastor, thank you. Okay, wonderful. So nice that, you know, you're all observing all these things. And Jeffina shares, I loved how the demons couldn't even stand the presence of Jesus. Jesus didn't come and speak anything, but they were so much afraid just by knowing that Jesus is here. Yeah, very true, Jeffina. So the Kingdom of Darkness as also another one of our students pointed out, they are aware and they are afraid. So then you imagine how much courage we should have. So see, we only looked at some three passages and that took quickly and we learned so much. Now, if we can take time to study several other passages and it is listed here in our notes. Okay, we're not going to look at them one by one. I encourage you to do it in your personal time. There is a Canaanite woman's daughter whom Jesus sets free in Matthew 15 verses 21 to 28. You can study about that. A young boy with an evil spirit in Matthew 17. That's the time they bring the boy and they're not able to cast out the demon. So it's like, you know, you have a practical class, isn't it? So then they fail, but personally, they come back and ask Jesus, Jesus, why did we fail? So you see how the disciples are being trained. They are asking Jesus questions and Jesus is giving them answers. This kind shall not go out, you know, except by fasting and prayer. So he's helping them and guiding them on how they must do it the next time. So if they come with fasting and prayer, how will that help? It will help build up the faith of the individual. You know, when we are prayed up, when we have fasted, what happens? Our spiritual man is so become stronger and the noise of the flesh is under control, you know. And so we are in a better place to exercise our authority and our faith is also stronger. Okay. So all these reasons why one must fast and pray. So from that passage, we will understand, okay, fasting and prayer really helps. Then a dumb man demonized. You can study about that. Then blind and dumb man demonized. So just go ahead, Luke 13, we saw that, you know, woman who was bound by Satan. When Jesus set her free, she straightened up. So when we study, there are so many observations which we can make. One is that Jesus, I'm just summarizing some of the common things that you will notice. Jesus ministered with great authority. He never, he never went to demons and said, please, can you, if you don't mind, can you just leave this? No. In fact, people were so amazed to see his authority. So Jesus ministered with authority that that is something we take away from it. Then he commanded these demons. And what else do we see? They came out from the people. And in all the passages that we read, we understand that it's like right away. They came out of the people. So that is the standard. So can demons come out right away when we issue a command? Yes, they can. Okay, then some occasions we observe that these demons try to speak back to Jesus and they said, oh, you are the Son of God. Allow us to go into the pigs. So sometimes there is that happening, but not all the time. Some other times he just sees a demon. He commands it. It comes out. Okay, so then that also we can understand. At times when they spoke, what did Jesus do? He usually said, be quiet. So then when we get into deliverance ministry, we need not engage in too much of a conversation with demons. Then what else do we see? Some more observations. Yeah, so in Matthew 1228, we see that he cast out demons by the spirit of God. Okay, so then that gives us a lot of confidence. So when I go before a demon and then the demon, you know, usually it will try to intimidate us and say all kinds of things. Then I won't get scared because I know that, hey, it's not just me, isn't it? I'm coming with the authority which I have in Christ Jesus and how is the demon going to leave this person by the spirit of God, by the Holy Spirit. So I'm depending on that to see the person set free. So that again is something that we must keep in our hearts that it is by the spirit of God. Jesus cast out demons. We too can cast out demons by the spirit of God. We get great confidence by going through these passages and just getting faith out of it about the authority and the way the authority was released and ministered to the people. So now we will move on to general instructions for deliverance. So this is very, very practical stuff. So how do we come up with these instructions? This is based on people's experiences and that's how. So one is always operate out of love. Now, because we are referring to deliverance as spiritual warfare, we have that sense of seriousness and anger towards the devil, isn't it? That's why when we speak to the demon, it's usually a command. We are commanding them, they have to obey it. So going with this as our understanding of deliverance, we should not forget that ultimately we love the person. All this anger and all this firmness is against the demon, not against the person. So to have the right motivation is very important when we minister deliverance. So love the person. Another thing about right motivation is that we are not seeking to gain some badge so that I can tell, oh, if somebody asked me, ma'am, how many spirits have you cast out? Oh, just now I cast out 99, very soon it's going to be 100. You know, like I'm just adding it to my resume or my bio data to show that, wow, you see, this is how God has helped me exercise authority. Or I am doing this for 15 years. Now, even if I say things like that, why am I saying it? What is my motivation? Is my motivation really to glorify God? Or is it to show people that I'm so great or that God is using me mightily? So motivation of the heart is so, so critical. One is love for the person. I truly love that person with the love of Jesus. So when I'm casting out a demon, it is not so that I can say, oh, you are 100 number 100 and I cast out the demon. Come on, you know, this is how powerfully God is using me. So we should be very careful. Many times when we talk about motivation, outside people will not know. People will only look at our ministry and say, oh, all these flattering things about us. Wow, pastor, you are doing so nicely, so well, you're carrying such great authority, anointing. But you should not let that mess with our mind. We know that, hey, I am walking in submission to Christ. I'm depending on God. It's like John 15. Without him, I can do nothing. So God, thank you that this brother has been set free. Thank you that the sister has been set free, bless them, you know, help them grow in you. And God, I'm grateful that you're working through my life. So when we maintain right attitude, okay, and don't become proud because there is a tendency. We human beings, we have that flesh now. We have that tendency that we want to be recognized or praised, but avoid all that motivation is number one. Whatever we are doing in the ministry, motivation is number one and generally motivation is before God. You know, we can fool the whole world, but we can't fool God. So what is the thing in my heart? Why question? Why am I doing what I am doing? So if I have the right motivation to honor God, to love people, then yes, this ministry is going to be a blessed ministry. Okay, so more practical stuff to be prepared. Okay, now we may not be able to predict. You know, when we are going to encounter a situation where there's demonic oppression or, you know, somebody is possessed with a demon. You might just go thinking, okay, I'm going to share from God's word today and you go there and suddenly, you know, you have this one situation where you have to cast out a demon. So the best thing to do is, that is why remember when we did prayer and intercession, that course also, we said daily, daily time in prayer, daily time, you know, praying in the spirit, daily time in meditating in God's word and as regularly as possible. You know, if we can also have these disciplines of fasting, what happens? It's like day in and day out, we are ready. We have the scouts and guides in school, they used to teach us the motto, be prepared, be prepared. So I think it applies for the believers also, isn't it? Always be prepared because we don't know when we will be in a situation where we have to apply the authority of God and release the power of God. So it is helpful to maintain a lifestyle where we are daily strengthened in prayer and fasting. I mean, don't fast daily but regularly, you know, if we can have fasting in our lifestyle. Okay, so let's do one thing. We kind of, at the end of the first session, let's come back, we'll discuss more and it's very practical. So I encourage you if you have any questions, comments, observations from your experience, please share. It will make our learning more, you know, enriched. Okay, so okay, let's go for a break now. We'll meet in 10 minutes. We'll meet at 11 o'clock. Thank you.