 Okay, welcome back to the second lecture, to our second class on conquest of our mind. We've been looking at how do we ensure that we keep our minds well and healthy and stable as we go through life. And the first point that we looked of was taking every thought captive. And we have a question by Abraham. He asked with the temptation of Jesus, did he open the door to the enemy? So the question I think what is being asked is, you know, Jesus was tempted as we are, then why did he even have to go through this? Why did Jesus have to be tempted? So here's maybe just bring about one or two scriptures as I'm answering this. So when we look at Hebrews chapter 2 verse 17, I'm just picking up that verse and just reading it for us. Hebrews chapter 2 verse 17, it says, therefore in all things he had to be made like his brethren that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God to make propitiation for the sins of the people. So it was necessary for Jesus to be in every respect like you and me, so that he could be our high priest before God, since he had also gone through the same temptation and suffering he's able to help us when we are being tempted. So this is something Christ wished to be tempted so that you and I could be strengthened in our temptation, because Christ was one without sin and able to keep away, but in order for us as a warning for us that, you know, all we did, regardless of how safe or of how holy we feel, we are all against temptation. That's what Christ wanted to show as an example to teach us how to battle against that temptation and also to be confident to be in that mercy and to also show us a way out of that temptation. So he permitted that so that you and I could, number one, so that he could see us in our temptation, know what we go through and also give us a way to walk out of it. So that's something that Christ wished and willfully did, so that you and I would have an example to follow on how to battle against that temptation and what is it that we do to keep away and to resist the enemy by the word. Ibrahim, I hope that answered your question. Yes, madam. Thank you so much. First up. Oh, sorry. Was I my, my, could you all hear me? Yes, ma'am. Okay, great. All right. Okay. So let's, let's move on to, I think before we move into this, the second and the third point, let's just quickly go back to what we were, what we were looking at is anybody would like to, you know, bring up any kind of an example that, that you have decided that, you know, there are, there are these thoughts that are there and, you know, just taking what we learned right now, taking those thoughts to captivity. Anybody wants anything to share? Anyone would like to share anything before we move on. Okay. All right. So I think we'll, we'll go forward. The next, the next point that we're looking at of when we're conquering the mind is, you know, something that we've heard over and over and over again. It is to renew our minds. It is to come to a place of transforming the mind. So in order to combat or conquer these things in our mind, we need to keep our mind holy and come to a place of constant renewing of it. And I just want to, let's, let's just look at about, you know, what are our natural minds and what, you know, where is it, but what, what is it by default? What, what does scripture talk about our minds by default? And for this, I just like to read Romans chapter eight versus five onwards. Okay. Romans eight versus five onwards. Okay. So I'm just going to read that. If you have your Bibles, you could open that alongside with me to understand what the mind is about and why is it needed that we continually come to a place of renewing it? Okay. Romans eight verse five for those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the spirit, the things of the spirit for to be carnally minded is death, but to be spiritual minded is life and peace. Because the carnal mind is enmity against God for it is not subject to the law of God, nor indeed can be. So then those who are in the flesh cannot please God, but you are not in the flesh, but in the spirit. If indeed the spirit of God dwells in you. Now if anyone does not have the spirit of Christ, he is not his. So when we, when we're looking at two of minds here, we're talking about one is the carnal mind and one is the Bible talks about man have a carnal mind till we are a new creation. And then we continue to be in a place of progressive, progressively satisfying that so that we become more and more like Christ. So when you look at these that that entire few verses, it gives you a description of what the mind is. The carnal mind is a mind that does things that that are in error or are have desires that are wrong. It is a mind that desires the things of the flesh, the things that are carnal, the things that are fleshly. It is more geared to to to enjoying things of the world as it says in in Romans chapter eight verse five, it says for those who live according to the flesh, set their minds on things of the flesh. So we see that the carnal mind desires things that are fleshly, desires things that are of the world. It talks of how the carnal mind is an enmity with God or enmity with the ways and the thoughts and the desires of God and it resists all what God has it resists the ways and the thoughts of God and it cannot and it does not want to come in subject to what what God's word says or subject to the law of God is and it says nor indeed can be it is not in a place where it can be the carnal mind is not just an enmity against God. It cannot be subject. It cannot be made in obedience to the law of God and that's why we need to have those renewed minds. A carnal mind is the mind that cannot please God Romans eight verse eight. So then those who are in the flesh cannot please God that is a place a carnal mind is is not in a position to please God. A carnal mind it brings about death. We see that in Romans eight verse six it says the car the carnal mind it for to be carnal mind it is death whereas spiritual being spiritual minded has life and peace. A carnal mind makes a believer indulge in many things that are not of the spirit. It is of a worldly nature and we see that in in verse first Corinthians chapter three verse three it says for where there is envy strife and divisions among you are you not carnal right and you're behaving like mere men. So this is the description of the mind of being carnaly minded of being fleshly minded. And so as a believer we are called to renew our mind. So remember we did say that when we are saved we are saved in our spirits but it requires a renewing of the mind to move it from a place of being carnal to a place of being renewed and and we see that in scripture Romans chapter 12 verses one and two and let's read that together let's just let's just read it I'm just going to pick it up from from another you know another translation and this is again NLT. So it says Romans 12 verse 12 one and two so dear brothers and sisters I plead with you to give your bodies to God let them be a living and holy sacrifice the kind he will accept when you think of what he has done for you is this too much to ask. So verse two don't copy the behavior behavior and customs of this world but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. So renewal is is what what it talks about is changing the way one thinks it is renewing it is being transformed being changed in entirety in its ideals in its attitudes so that so that you can prove sorry don't copy the behavior and customs of this world but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think then you will know what God wants you to do and you will know how good and pleasing and perfect his will really is. So when we are renewing our minds what we are doing is we are letting go of all that is fleshly letting go of all that is carnal the way that we originally carnaly think the thoughts that we have and having the word of God taking on God's ways and God's thoughts scripture very emphatically says in Isaiah 557 to 11 it says the unrighteous man has his thoughts and those who are unrighteous or those the wicked man whose thoughts are unrighteous let him return to the Lord and God will have mercy on him and God says in verse 8 the Lord says for my thoughts are not your thoughts nor are your ways my ways for as the heavens are higher than the earth so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts for as the rain comes down and the snow from heaven and do not return there but water the earth and make it bring forth and bud then that it may give seed to the to the sower and bread to the eater so shall my word be that goes forth from my my mouth it shall not return to me void but it shall accomplish what I please and prosper in the thing which I sent it so what does it do so first of all we understand that that it it needs a renewal and when there is a renewal what is it what does it do it undergoes a transformation and how does it how does our minds undergo transformation only through the word of God our our thoughts are renewed only through the word of God being transformed through the word of God and it you know the the the notes actually gives you and it says it undergoes a metamorphosis metamorphosis which is it undergoes a complete change the transformation that is seen like how a caterpillar becomes a butterfly the kind of renewal that takes place is something that was different you know if you if you look at the way that that a caterpillar evolves the pupa is is is the way that it is but then when it is being transformed it comes out as something beautiful it comes out as something completely changed and completely transformed which is what Romans 8 6 is talking Romans 8 that what we read is talking about to be having a spirit filled mind to be having a spiritual mind is to have a renewed mind because that's what leads to life and peace so we are called to live that mind which is renewed so a renewed mind cannot be seen akin to the carnal mind because a renewed mind is a mind that is able to keep away every thought that is not an alignment to God's word or every idea that is not an alignment to the will of God so a renewed mind is a mind that is being trans that is transformed that that it changes so what is the content of what should the content of a renewed mind be we saw the content of the carnal mind the content of the carnal mind is death the content of the carnal mind is is that which does not please God the content of the carnal mind are those whose thoughts and the ways resist God who's not subject to what God's word says it is it is the carnal mind is that which desires the wrong things so we see the description of the carnal mind but what is the description of the renewed mind for that let's turn to Philippians chapter four verse eight so it says finally brethren whatever things are true whatever things are noble whatever things are just whatever things are pure things are lowly lovely whatever things are a good report if there is any virtue anything praise worthy meditate on these things this is what the renewing renewed mind looks like it is a mind that things in accordance to truth in nobility in just in that which is pure that which is lovely that which is good report so all of that is what a renewed mind looks at and to come to a place of being renewed and we are called to do that and that's one of the biggest ways of how we learn to conquer our minds is being in a place of renewing the mind so if you look at it in progression knowing that there are thoughts that you may need to to bring to captive captivity and in to the obedience of Christ and then renewing it now you know a simple way of learning how to renew your mind is number one is to recognize what are these thoughts what are the thoughts that are in disobedience to God so recognizing it and you know the next is to if we could if we could just use a word like either replacing or reframing your thought into God's word into into God's God's thoughts so recognizing it you know taking it into captive okay and then reframing reframing those thoughts into what God wants you to think about so the earlier on we did that exercise of understanding what are those thoughts that we need to take captive that we need to pin out that we need to bring out now it is to saying what how can I reframe how can I replay how can I renew this by God's word so that you know my thoughts are pure my thoughts are true my thoughts are worthy my thought as my thought is of good report okay so the same thought that you had last you know in the last couple of minutes we kind of wrote that down the same thought that you had now reframe it renew it use God's word to display something that that is that is that is not an obedience to God so you know maybe we'll just take a couple of minutes to complete that and say okay this is what I have got it I have recognized it now I want to replace it I want to reframe it to renew my mind so just take maybe three or four minutes to maybe write down what is it what are the words or what are the thoughts that you are going to bring about so that you can continue to renew your mind so that you know you have that that experience of transformation as you do that okay couple of minutes maybe three four minutes to do that yes Christopher I think you have a question yes pastor I just wanted to uh confirm what it's actually you want us to do um so the first part was having the thought that may have made uh having those thoughts made captive so that would be now we are you know skipping it uh you know uh kept kept now you know bound basically yeah and then in this in this stage we are talking but renewing the mind so are you talking about replacing it with something else so based on what God yes wants to yes yes or how do we do that I mean in the scripture scripture so we need to find the scripture or it would be good if you can find scripture to help you to renew that part of a thought that you would have like let's say the thought is maybe it is about something to do with your with your children okay the thought of maybe they would I'm telling you that is because this is something that you know that that did come up in a discussion in the morning about um maybe uh about how they're they're doing or how you know what will come out of their lives and I found a you know I I found a scripture saying you know we do not bear our children in um uh in captivity but they are called the blessed of the Lord they are descendants of the Lord right so so just declaring that is renewing your mind so if you can find a scripture that would be wonderful because the word of God is living and active and that's what brings about you know as as you read in in you know just a couple of verses that it will do what it was sent forth for it will accomplish what it was sent forth for so scripture is definitely the place to go okay we'll move on to the last last point that we have here is so we've we've learned about taking the thought our thoughts captive we've learned about renewing our minds and now it is to develop a positive mindset it is to continuously being in a place where you have uh um and a positive or optimistic or a spirit filled mindset now when when you know to to understand that God just as much as he's interested in everything in our lives you know the Lord is is more than interested in how we think and uh you know the verse that talks about in Psalm 139 1 and 2 it says you have searched me and known me you know my sitting down my rising rising up and you know my thoughts from far off right so uh God wants or desires that we have a better attitude or a better lifestyle of thinking because um uh a lot of what we think impacts us as as we have as we had spoken about and uh you know when we are when when we are developing a mindset but what is a mindset a mindset is something that you carry throughout it's not like for position or for uh uh you know pockets of time but it's something that you carry out so every time you have thoughts coming to your mind you're either you're either building like a negative a negative um empire or you're building a positive empire depending on what are the kind of thoughts that you are engaging in okay so it is to discipline yourself and be in a state of positively always thinking about about things that are that are good and true and noble like we said the renewed renewed mind right things that are good lovely good report noble just all of that so uh positively using scripture to combat any thought that comes about so this means that you know we were always on alert we're always in a place of being like a century trying to watch out for what those thoughts are and I think that is that is what we are called to do to be able to have a mindset a positive mindset because in every situation when we're saying we to build a positive mindset it's not some psychology uh pop psychology that throwing up it is to say that we look at everything through the eyes of God through the promises of God through based on who God is so even in a situation that that may seem most unlikely positive we look at it in the way that God has seen it we look at it that even um you know as uh Romans 8 26 I think it says um all things work together for good to them that love the Lord so even at a place where there is something that is negative we we receive it as you know all things will work together for good to them that love the Lord so so seeing it in through a positive light and certain examples that we can bring about is you know in numbers 13 where the about the 12 spies where Joshua sends about sends the spies um to go look up the the land of Canaan now all these spies were sent to the to the land and all of them all the 12 of them saw the giants right including Joshua and Caleb and the and the rest of the 10 um uh they saw the giants but 10 of them how did they see it you know they saw themselves as grass hoppers before the giants and were immediately they were immediately frightened and they immediately said you know this is uh this is not a place that we should go or we will we will lose the battle but you know if you look at it interestingly the other two Joshua and Caleb saw the giants as bread that are ready to be eaten what did they see they saw victory so they had already won the battle the minute that they saw it so the way that they saw it the way that they perceived it was one saw it as a problem and the other saw it as uh you know as something that was victory and they they began they saw things as the way god has seen it so when we um when we speak positively we speak into our lives but when we think negative or when we speak negative we can begin to feel defeated even before we have entered into the place of war or entered into that place of battle so we are to learn to look at things from the point of the way god sees it and another example is um is the way that Abraham you know he is called out uh in in Genesis 15 he's called out and shown by god he's he shows Abraham shows god and sorry god shows Abraham the the stars and says you know look up to the heavens and count the stars and number them see if you are able to number them okay so what does uh what does Abraham do you know he goes out and and god gives him a a picture he gives him something to visualize and uh he he's he begins to visualize and say and say you know this is as much as what your descendants will be like for a man who didn't even have a son out of out as a promise right he goes to visualize and he sees the promises of god and he begins to see that as a reality so we are also called to think in the way that god thinks to understand number one to see the way that god thinks god the way that god thinks is not small and concealed and little and uh limited the way that he sees it is huge is big it is it has a lot of details in it it has it has many things in it and that's that's how we are called to think the way that god thinks god also you know if we look in um uh Jeremiah uh Jeremiah 29 11 11 it says god thinks about a good future things that are not yet seen he says that's what's going to come or you know at the time that he speaks to Abraham um god god tells Abraham that you know he he's he promises Abraham to bring life into into a dead situation and for 25 years uh Abraham waits for that promise so god calls things that that has never been to come to fruition to come to an existence so that's what that's how we are called to think to have that sense of a positive attitude to be able to align all of our thinking to the way god thinks to align ourselves to the way god um god's word says to align our thinking uh into maybe visions and dreams and ideas that the holy spirit may be may be bringing into our lives and to completely eliminate all that is that's that's negative because that's the hope that we have been called for you know we keeping our hopes alive the anticipation of what is to come of knowing that when we have entrusted whatever it is into god's hand he makes things much greater much larger for us and uh you know as we read that scripture in Ephesians 3 20 it says he is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that you and I can ask or think according to the power that works in us so when we are in the midst of his presence in the midst of that power the lord can do much more than what we can ask or think even better than whatever we can imagine and whatever we can we can think think of so we are to be completely strong and completely persuaded in our minds to know that whatever god has uh has shown to us that's what we are going to be receiving okay so developing that positive mindset is what we are called to do so here we've completed um how do we how do we come to a place of being at a place of conquering our minds is one taking every thought captive bringing it to the obedience of Christ renewing our minds on a regular uh basis with the word of god and developing a healthy mindset by continuously by keeping our minds and our hopes on seeing things through the lens of god's promises through god's word amen okay um we have a good 15 to 20 minutes available for us uh either we can open this up for questions or or any kind of a sharing um that maybe things that you have done or or the way that you have you know done this in your personal life I think will really help and encourage one because I have a story which I'd like to bring up and maybe something I'd like it to be open to anybody who'd like to share who's built through this journey or who are uh in this journey as well okay yes mangi I think there's a question that you have or a share yes pastor uh see this similar question that I the what I had earlier I brought earlier um in many churches especially in in black churches and also um Indian churches also uh people put more if they focus more on like on the devil not not like they are focused on the especially on the devil but also they put more they give uh they cast out devil most of the time and and from what what we've learned today that temptations and temptations temptation begins in us because of what we see what we think what we we hear and how my question is how much should we how much time should we spend on casting out the devil and speaking about enemy instead of focusing on improving our our souls our relationship with God and spending time in prayer because I find most of the time it's devil this devil that's devil this devil that and then we forget that we've got the responsibility and we can yeah okay thank you pastor thank you mangi I think that's a that's a great question at mangi's question was we see that a lot of times we people churches lay a lot of emphasis on the devil on what he does and casting out rather than rather than immersing ourselves on building our relationship and ourselves in God and I think there in itself lies the answer do not give the devil more importance than he needs so it says resist the devil and I would would say it as you know even in the literal sense of it once you have identified maybe things open doors what we are you know where we may be engaging in working with the enemy to being able to cast out to being able to rebuke to pull down all of his works that is sufficient there and to park that and work on building our relationship with God because it is not so so I think I want to answer this in this way it's not just about not only about identifying what the enemy does and you know doing rebuking all of that that is in our authority that's what we are called to do but at the same time we have to still build our muscle you know our spiritual muscle and that happens only when we continue to meditate on God's word pray read scripture come to a place of edifying ourselves learning from it it's like this you know you go to the if you if you you know take a physical example when you are faced with let's say let's say some kind of a illness or a disease right in order to fight it yes you may do all you know you may you may take your medicines and do all of that but you need to still build your physical self you need to build stamina you need to build immunity you need to build bone structure so that you are stronger to fight a disease that comes about so you don't pay too much attention about skirting the illness but you pay attention to building yourself up so that you know you're strong your your body learns to fight a germ or a or a bacteria that comes about so similarly identifying recognizing is important but keeping it at its place and not exalting the devil or the same or the evil one much more than the place that you give the Lord we are called to continuously you know pray at all I mean if you look at scripture there are so many things that say love the Lord your God at all times or pray I love the Lord your God with all your heart with all your soul with all your mind constantly keep your relationship with God growing so yes the focus needs to be that and give the enemy the importance and the focus as it needs where it is where is it under your feet and not on the top of your head so yes the idea is to build your relationship with God more and more so that you build your immunity your stamina against the enemy not that you're spending too much of time figuring out how to how to recognize and keep the enemy at bay it is when the more that you build the the more that you stay in that we learned about that right sanctification when we are healing comes through very naturally sometimes when you're just in the word of God just meditating just worshiping just being in the presence of God in itself builds you up a lot more and gets you stronger so that's the place where we are called to be okay any other questions or any other thoughts or any sharing we have 10 minutes more so if anyone would like to share or bring up any thoughts you can take this time to do that if not we could just close with a word of prayer maybe one or two of us can pray that you know God helps us to keep our focus on on the way that we can I share yes Avni go ahead go ahead the Romans 12 1 and 2 has been Lord has been sending this verse very very often like probably on daily basis this comes to me in every situation when I find myself struggling and I find that I've actually entertained something that I shouldn't be and this word comes to me renew your mind and do not be confirmed to the pattern of the world because many times we see that those who are following the pattern of the world they sound better they look better than we who are struggling to walk in the narrow path and you know sometimes we start wondering what is happening like and especially like my my younger one my daughter she always says mama why are they not troubled as much as I'm troubled I pray and I'm still troubled and they are not troubled mama they are not following the word of God but they are all happy and I'm struggling so I always tell her read this Romans 12 the entire chapter is like a beautiful chapter for us to be strengthened to you know know that no matter how much we are being tried and trusted by the world and by our own self or by devil anywhere but the final word is from the Lord and what he has promised through his word no one can take away our fruit our portion our you know inheritance that we have in Christ so this word has even today morning Romans 12 when I just was talking to my niece and she was asking me something I said just I don't have time but you just go and read this Romans 12 and you'll be blessed and after that you were teaching on it I was so glad that Lord has been ministering to me through this word and especially ma'am you know when we were talking about like temptation I remember that many times we think in our own strength that we are on the right way and everything is fine with us and we are following God but you know as the sanctification as we have read is a progressive thing in our life and God knows Psalm 139 says he knows deep inside what is going on so even I was you know thinking of certain relationship with somebody that it's all okay and it's all going well but then in the process of sanctification I came across a season of my life where I realized that actually it wasn't that good but I bless God for teaching me through APC especially not only Bible college but through the church and all the teachings that we are receiving that by the renewing of my mind and by holding on to the word of God I've really seen the power of God working in my life and he has you know done that work in me which I needed to be you know be more forgiving be more rejoicing in the Lord be being more experiencing the victories that God gives in our situations where we feel defeated and you know delivers us from all kinds of self pity and and you know condemning ourselves living in guilt and condemnation so I've seen Lord doing this in my life day after day day after day day after day and it's a joy it's a joy understanding that what power is there in the word of God I mean people keep praying Lord humble me humble me humble me but when we say humble me we do not know what we have to go through through the refinance fire to be humble it's not just a prayer which you know surfaceially it is it looks good to pray that humble me but when we say humble me the process is as it says that when you are being disciplined by the Lord it may not seem good at that point of time but it will bring you to a place where you will not be ashamed anymore so personally I have really been blessed and I've understood that what the power word of God carries in our life and how we can hold on to it and truly experience the joy and victory that Jesus has provided on the cross that's my testimony man thank you so much thank you Avni for sharing that was that was so wonderful thank you yeah so I maybe I'll also quickly share and then I think we can close so something and so much so in the lines of what Avni was saying about you know this constant prayer of Lord surrender you know when we say surrender I keep telling myself you've got to be completely clear that when you're saying surrender it is laying down every right to to yourself and so when you when you pray the prayer it's a beautiful prayer to pray but like Avni was saying actually going through that place of surrender is is very hard yet what comes out as a result of that is so beautiful and so something so when we when we're looking at surrender and I think for me personally when I was looking at surrender it is surrendering all all of life's decisions that that we've I made making and will make because there is that sense of so maybe bring it out as an example there are there are certain things that you know maybe there are certain decisions you make for for your family because you know that that's that's what God would would like you to do but however the the kind of responses that come can be very very difficult at that point of time so that's that being in that place of surrender is actually completely lifting your hands and saying God I have no right to hold this anymore and I'm willing for you to take it to the extent that you would want to so that it will turn out to be something so beautiful so you know even for decisions that that we've had to make for different you know issues within the family sometimes it comes and it comes like condemnation especially when people condemn you for certain decisions you've made maybe it's within the home itself or within the family itself that there are condemning words that are condemning thoughts you know it's because this is something that you did or something that you and you go back to God and say Lord you know this was done I I know that you know this is as part of your will that we surrendered to this and did this but coming again that the thoughts the the scripture that says Romans 8 1 there is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus and that becomes like a repeated you know word of God that that that I had to completely keep telling myself there's no condemnation whatever we've done or whatever the decisions we've made is going to come for out for his glory maybe you can't see it right now it's not evident at this time right now but it will come it's just looking at the promises of God and saying Lord I'm keeping away every kind of condemning thought that's generating within me that's being generated by the outside and knowing Lord that you will bring to to fruition what you have promised so yeah so that's so much in line with what what you said thank you Avni for sharing yes Louis I think you have you've raised your hand would you would you like to share your thoughts good morning ma'am good morning everyone um please this is not to um they get what anybody is saying but um is the word surrender the most accurate word we can use considering the fact Bible says we are not ourselves we have been bought by Christ so it means that ownership is is is Christ he owns us even though sometimes you want to want to want to give him the good and take the bad or give him the bad and take the good but he bought he bought us the way we are both good bad ugly everything so is the word surrender the right word to use or allow him be the owner of the property both the divinity the humanity and everything that that's why I'm trying to see if we can if it doesn't change the narrative of the discord okay all right thank you thank you for that yeah thank you right um I do see um Christopher you've added a question I'm going to keep this and maybe we could we could look at it next week problem romance 12 was three we can we can address this next week I'd keep it as a as a reminder to be addressed next week so could one of you just close with a word of prayer please and we could we could end today's session ma'am shall I pray go ahead Rupa please go ahead and before I pray adjust a small line to add ma'am um in the bible it says we we should humble ourselves but I went through a course called in image Christ image training there it is very uh specifically told we should never pray that God shall humble us we should humble ourselves give us God ask God to give us the strength to humble ourselves that is that is that just a small edition that's all ma'am I'll pray Father God we come to your presence Lord we have enjoyed your father spirit of the living God pouring out into our hearts your life the word of life through your servants master thank you for the teaching we are learning Father God please enable us to renew our mind each day as we dwell on your precious word Lord God Father we surrender ourselves humble ourselves under your mighty hand O Lord you have a plan and purpose for each one of us Lord God help us to be in tune with your purpose and Father grant us hearts that trust in your leadership in your authority your guidance your shepherding to embrace you in all that we do and say and walk master thank you Lord I see uh pastor trouble with the small cold father please send forth your word and heal her bless her efforts and all that she does for you Lord thank you for making her a blessing to us Lord God thank you for all our classmates that they all stand and learn together thank you for this experience Lord learning from each other thank you master in Jesus name amen thank you ma'am amen thank you Rufa thank you for being so sensitive to what you saw thank you God bless all thank you thank you thank you ma'am thank you ma'am bye bye