 Will be good. Somebody please pray for God's blessings for God to lead us and then we will start today's discussion. Who would like to lead us in a word of prayer? Manu, you're on the call. I think it's been a while, right? You haven't been able to join recently. Yeah. Hope you're doing okay? Yes ma'am. Okay. Will you be able to lead us in prayer? Yes ma'am. Sure ma'am. Thank you. Go ahead. Thank you Lord Jesus for this day. Thank you Lord Jesus. I submit Lord Jesus this day. Hallelujah in your hand Father God. Father God I pray to you Lord Jesus as we are going to... Lord Jesus learn some more things Lord Jesus to discuss. Father God lead us Lord Jesus. Holy Spirit I welcome you Lord and dwell in us. And Lord Jesus teach us Lord Jesus through madam. Thank you Lord Jesus. I submit all prayer in my hand Lord Jesus. Amen. Amen. Amen. Thank you Lord. Amen. Thank you Lord. Thank you Jesus. Yeah. Thank you Manu. Thank you for leading us in prayer. So we'll get started with today's portion. If you are concerned that we are taking a lot of time to kind of go through some of the sections here in the book of Acts. Don't worry about it. Depending on the content that we cover, sometimes the pace is a little slower, sometimes it's faster. Now I really don't want to rush. I want to make sure we look at as many details as possible. Okay. So that's the reason that in some places we may feel stuck, but you know it's good for us. In Acts chapter 11 so far what we saw is we saw that the believers who got persecuted, they were scattered throughout the region. And they did the work of the ministry and we saw a place called Antioch. There are many Antiochs. At that time there were several Antiochs, you know that cities that were named Antioch by a certain ruler because I think it was his father's name that he wanted. So there are lots of Antiochs, about 15 Antiochs. So whenever we talk about an Antioch, we need to know which Antioch we are referring to. But we are basically referring to Syrian, the Antioch of Syria where the believers had planted a church. And this was a church which was doing well, which the elders in Jerusalem heard about. And the moment they heard about this church, they sent their colleagues, so Barnabas was somebody who was sent to this church because you know a beautiful thing about this church is it was, see again it was planted by believers. It was not planted by some apostle or you know some great. We may think that they have a certain anointing and they are the ones who have planted the church. But of course for the growth of the church, we need the anointing, we need the teaching anointing, we need the prophetic anointing, we need all of that to continue the church. But while the church began, you had just like regular people who started the church. And the beauty of this church in verse 21 it says, the hand of the Lord was with them and a great number believed and turned to the Lord. You know how wonderful, what does a church need the hand of the Lord to be upon it? And there was great multiplication and growth that came about. Hand of the Lord means the strength of the Lord, the blessing of the Lord was on the church. And today what do we seek for our churches? That's what we need, right? We need God's leading, we need God moving upon us. And the hand of the Lord is something that we desire every local church. We desire that and when God's hand is upon our lives, what happens? We see the church of Antioch that it great number believed and turned to the Lord. So it's growth, church growth, we talk about it, right? So one of the key things is that we need God's presence, we need God's blessing and leading. Now just backing up a little bit, before this we had talked about Cornelius. Cornelius who is from a Gentile background and God called Peter to go minister to him. And it was a historic event. How do we know it? In one sense, there is a repetition of what a dream Peter had. He once sees that and then he explains it to Cornelius and then later when he comes to Jerusalem in Acts chapter 11, the other apostles question him. In fact, they are angered. They say, how could you go and how could you eat with the Gentiles? Now eating is a sign of deep fellowship. Now Jews never would do that with Gentiles. But Peter, because of the change of heart that he had by the leading of God, he ended up fellowshiping with the Gentile known as Cornelius. And he shares this with the other apostles in Jerusalem and they are upset with him. And then again by way of repetition. So in scripture we know generally when there is a repetition like a dream is repeated, it is significant. So the explanation is repeated. Now Peter repeats, oh, you know what? I saw a vision in that vision. God showed me the kosher clean, unclean animals and all on the same sheet. And he told me to go and, you know, kill and eat. So basically he explains and says, God led me. And at the end of that we saw how God is working in the lives of the apostles. They were silent when they heard this account by Peter. They were receptive of the message that God is now moving into other communities and he's touching the lives of believers. Now, you know, all this teaches us that the Church of Acts was open to the leading of God. They were not stuck in their own biases. They were not stuck. Yes, they revolted when they saw that, you know, Peter was doing something that traditionally nobody would do. But when they understood that God is directing them outside their box, their area, they were happy. They were like, okay, fine, you know, God is touching many other communities. So these are the things that we have seen. Now in the Church of Antioch, which is doing very well, once, see again, the elders in the Church of Jerusalem, they were the kind who knew that equipping the believers is very important. You know, planting churches, sometimes we may take pride in that. Oh, we have five churches, we have six churches, we have 10 churches. Now, the number of churches is wonderful, but the equipping of the saints, the maturing of the saints in the churches is also of importance. Now, in the Church of Jerusalem, whenever the elders heard about a church, you remember when they heard about the ministry of Philip, they immediately sent Peter and John for adding to the revelation which the people in Samaria had. So about the Holy Spirit, you know, the baptism of the Holy Spirit, they did not know. But when the ministers went from Jerusalem, they imparted this revelation as well. Now, the Church of Antioch, is it a good church? Is it a thriving church? Is it a dynamic church? Very much. It's doing very well. So what is the need for the Church of Jerusalem to send somebody to equip them further? But we see that the elders do this. So they sent Barnabas to go to Antioch and when he comes to the Church of Antioch, again, you know, so beautiful, it says, he had seen the grace of God, he was glad and encouraged them all that with purpose of heart, they should continue with the Lord. So again, you know, we are understanding that the Church of Antioch was a good church because even Barnabas was so happy, he was glad. He saw the grace of God upon them, he encouraged them, it says. So that is what we have understood about the Church of Antioch. Now, Barnabas is there and again, it says great many people were added to the church. So overall the church is doing very well. But, you know, we go on to see that at one point Barnabas goes to search for Saul. He goes to Tarsus itself. Remember, he was in the areas of Damascus and Arabia for a little bit and then he went away to Tarsus because people were not ready to accept Saul. They thought he was, you know, like an impostor, he was trying to gain the favor of the people but he was actually against the believers. That was the idea which the believers had. So they didn't believe him. But he went back to Tarsus and, you know, this was like several years had passed by maybe about 12 years or so had passed by in Tarsus and we don't know much about the ministry of Saul there. But we know that, you know, these are the years that God really built him up and he was engaging in ministry. He was growing in the revelation of God's Word over his life. So there was a growth but it was not a time of public ministry in the life of Saul. Now, why does Barnabas go to find Saul to bring him to Antioch? You know, we have already seen that Antioch is a thriving church. Now maybe Barnabas himself being, you know, him being like a kind of a father in the church, you know, engaging in teaching ministry and things like that. He may have felt that he needs an additional hand. You know, whenever the work of the ministry increases, what happens? We end up needing more people to serve. So maybe that was the reason he would have thought, OK, if Saul comes, he can also help me in teaching and equipping the saints here so that they will mature in the things of the Lord. So that is the reason he goes and it says he seeks Saul, meaning to really search for Saul. And when he found him, he brought him back to Antioch. And then what happens? For an entire year, for an entire year, what is happening? Equipping, OK, training, OK. A great many people were taught, it is said, OK. And at this point, when they were taught so well for an entire year by leaders like Barnabas, leader like Saul, at the end of this, we are hearing that for the first time, the disciples are known as Christians in Antioch. So till now, the term Christian has not been used. But now, you know, in Antioch, the people are being called as Christians. So so far, what were the believers called? Did they have any name? Did the movement have any name? Do you recall? Tell me, I think from your memory, we have discussed this. Brethren, OK, very nice. What else? OK, Christ follower. When we read about Saul, he was persecuting the fill in the blanks. The term was used. Disciple. OK, disciple, yes, disciple we have seen. Church, maybe not. Believer, OK, they believed, it says. You know for the movement, OK, God's followers. All right, so you know what? There were a few terms which were used to describe the believers. Disciples, saints, believers, brothers, witnesses, followers of the, remember the term, the way. W-A-Y, which was used, OK, W-A-Y, way. So Saul was persecuting those who belong to the way you remember. So this was also a term that was used. And yes, now finally in Acts 11, for the first time, the believers are being known as Christians. So Christians means what? Similar to disciple, OK. It basically means somebody who is a Christ follower. A disciple is a follower and a Christian is a Christ follower. So that is the meaning. And here is where you see the term Christian for the very first time. And the Church of Antioch is equipping its believers. Now let's continue to see what happens in the Church of Antioch. So now we are at verse 27, OK. So in the time when the Antioch Church was growing, there came some prophets also from the Church of Jerusalem. We all know that God has given the five-fold ministry offices for the equipping of the saints. So you see how beautifully the Church of Jerusalem was interested in serving local churches which they heard of. So when they heard the Church of Antioch was doing well, they sent a leader and that leader took on the responsibility to equip them with teaching. OK, so Barnabas saw for one year they taught. What could they have taught? They could have taught them. Earlier remember we said the Apostles' doctrine was taught to the people. We said that the teachings of the Kingdom of God and about the life of Jesus, these are all the teachings that we can expect Paul and Barnabas to have imparted to the believers. Now the prophetic is required. So all these things will cause the growth of the Church. It will cause the growth and the maturity of the believer. So now prophets are coming from the Church of Jerusalem to Antioch. One of them, that person's name is Agabus. And what does Agabus do? He stands up and he prophesies that there is going to be a great famine throughout all the world which happened in the days of Claudius Caesar. Then the disciples, each according to his ability, determined to send relief to the brethren dwelling in Judea. This they also did and sent it to the elders by the hands of Barnabas. So this is a feature of the Antioch Church. It's a church which was already doing well. A lot of people are being added to it. Then the church was equipped. Now prophets have come to the church. And what else do we see when they hear this word? They believe in prophecy. Apparently Agabus is a notable prophet during those times. We will see Agabus's name once again in the book of Acts. Agabus gives a prophecy about a famine. And you see that the Church of Antioch responds. Nowadays if we hear, suppose let's say there is a prophecy that there is going to be a difficult time and churches are going to struggle and we come to know about it. What should be our response? What do you think? Somebody comes to us, a notable prophet. We can trust the word which he is saying and he is saying there is going to be a famine in this country. What will be your response? You can unmute an answer. I mean you don't even have to type in the chat. If you hear that there is going to be a famine, what would you do? Okay, come on believers. How will you respond? Pray about it and seek for confirmation maybe. Yes, true. And prepare for the decision. Yeah, very good. Very practical also, spiritual. They were saying we will pray and he is also saying we will prepare. What should be done? Very good, very nice answer. Anyone else, how do you think we should respond? How would you respond? Do we plan to respond? We are all just thinking what would be the best way. Manu says she will arrange things. Okay, very nice. Engaging in some sort of a practical way of helping. That is how Manu would respond. We have seen so far some spiritual way of ministering which of course we can pray, we can prepare. Practically Manu is saying we will try to give help. Now if you look at the Church of Antioch, this was before them. They know that there is going to be a famine. How are the people responding? You see the early church, earlier remember there were people living in Jerusalem who did not have resources. What did the church do? Okay, so the Christians we see them really being a powerful witness. Not just in the spiritual matters. It is a praying church, it is a worshipping church. It is a church which is sitting to listen to the word of God. But when it comes to issues of practical concern, it is also a church that is responding. So the Church of Antioch, everyone according to his own ability. Again, there is no compulsion. The church was not forced. You remember even Ananas and Safara, there was no compulsion that they had to sell and they had to give all their property to the church. There was no compulsion but they lied. They tried to make it look like that. But everyone according to his own ability is what even God expects. The people, they collected. Like Manu said, made some arrangements, whatever they had, they put it together so that they could send it to help the brethren or others who believed in the region of Judea. So such a beautiful, you would love to be part of such a church where you are being taught the word of God and people are also practically responding to the challenges around them. So that is the kind of church the Church of Antioch was and it's a blessing to really know about such a church. So what did they do? They determined it says to send relief. Wow! That means the word is really working in their hearts. They are not just trying to be spiritual but they are also practical. So they determined to send relief to the brethren dwelling in Judea. How did they do this? Again, a lot of wisdom. How did they send the money? A good way to do it is they sent it to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul. So the trusted people in the group were obviously the leaders, Barnabas and Saul. So they got whatever they wanted to give and they sent to the hands of their leaders to Jerusalem. And Jerusalem, there the leaders could decide which region, which are the most needy churches. Come on, let's send this money to them and let it be a blessing to the people. So this is what is happening that we have read a little bit about the Church of Antioch. Now let's move on and see what else is happening around the same time. You had the rule of Herod. Now this Herod is Agrippa I. He is the grandson of Herod the Great. So Herod the Great was the one who ruled at the time when Jesus was born. It's not the same Herod that we are talking about now. This one is the grandson. And this grandson, what he does is he begins to harass the Church. We do understand that the period is one of persecution and there is persecution coming from so many sides. We've already seen how Saul was treating the Church. We've already seen how Stephen was martyred. Now at the high level, at the authority level also you observe that King Herod he is going against the believers. Now we can also use the term Christians to describe the believers. What did he do? So far it seemed as if only the congregation was bearing the brunt of the persecution as if only the people who were being taught are the ones who were the target. But in Acts chapter 12, we see the martyrdom of an apostle. So we read in verse 2 that he killed Herod James the brother of John with the sword. Which tells us generally the term with the sword means that he would have been beheaded. So one of the apostles James the brother of John. There are two James. Don't get confused. One James is the brother of Jesus. But this James is the brother of John. So the brother of John James was beheaded and we can understand that even the apostles were on the hit list of the authorities and they were waiting to persecute both the apostles as well as other believers who were following Jesus Christ. So very unfortunate and it must have been a time of shaking for the church because so much of opposition and direct opposition against them. Now what happens? And when Herod saw that what he had done actually made the people, the Jews very happy. He went ahead and it says that he caught Peter and he caught him, put him in the prison. Now why did Herod do this? Different persecutors as we study from the time of Peter and John walking into the temple and them healing the lame person. What were the leaders afraid of at that time? They were afraid that the people will turn their trust and put their trust on these apostles and their trust will be moved away from the existing leadership. So that was the fear. Later when you look at somebody like Saul persecuting you observe that he was zealous for the work of God but he was zealous for the wrong things. So he had a reason why he was persecuting. Now looking at King Herod, why is King Herod persecuting? The reason is purely political. So you notice here that he went ahead and he killed James the brother of John and he got a good response from the Jews. The Jews would have been very pleased with the king. Wow what a brave king, look at him. He's stopping these so-called followers of Jesus and Christians. So he wants to get additional praise and acclaim from the Jews. So he decides okay let's make this better. How about you catch another apostle? So does Herod have a sort of a better reason to persecute the believers? Doesn't look like, it just looks like he wanted to please the Jews and hold on to his position and his authority. So that is why he goes and he seizes, it says Peter, puts him in the prison. So Peter is now arrested. Okay, but what happens is that time it is a season of unliving, the days of unliving bread. So they are following certain Jewish rituals at that time and because of the period where this arrest takes place he's not able to execute Peter immediately. So what he does is he puts Peter in the prison and he puts four squads of soldiers to keep him. Now four squads of soldiers, usually they would not put so many soldiers to take care of a prisoner. But as if the apostles were so dangerous, they're trying to prove that these people are very, very dangerous. So there are four squads of soldiers to guard Peter and they hered again to please the Jews. At the time of Passover he decides after the days of unliving bread at the time of Passover, after Passover he plans to kind of bring Peter out and then have his trial and have him killed. So that is Herod's plan and Herod is only after pleasing the people. Now what is the situation on Peter's side? Peter is in the prison, we are told. Now in such a serious situation, one of your leaders just got killed and one of your leaders is now in prison, what would be the response of the church? Suppose something like this happens today in our church, what would we do? Come on, think with me, class, how will we respond? It's scary, isn't it? Yeah, so what would you do if one of your leaders is in the prison and you know? Yeah, so what have we seen the early church do generally when they get into trouble, what do they do? They gather and they pray, what do they do about it? Yes, exactly, exactly. So amazing response, isn't it? We would think that we will try to find the person who is highly influential among us. Okay, let's see if we can contact the authorities, bring our leader out. Those are all certain practical things that run through our minds, nothing wrong with it. But the response of the early church, they depended on the Lord, they prayed together, that was very, very common, their practice. So we notice once again over here that they are coming together. It says, but constant prayer. And that word constant there, it is from a Greek word called ectinos which is comparable. In fact, it was the same word which was used for Jesus agonizing in the Garden of Gethsemane. Luke 22 verse 44. So it tells us constant prayer. What kind of prayer did they pray? It was not a prayer where the apostles put a timetable and said, huh, time to pray. We are in this situation, we are announcing 40 days of fasting and prayer, you people pray. So then people come, yeah, okay, we have to pray. It was not like that. But constant prayer means from the heart, the sense of feeling. And it's not just emotional. I don't know how to explain it, but earnestness, sincerity, from the depth of their heart, just the way Jesus prayed in Gethsemane. Was he serious in his prayer in Gethsemane? Yeah, he was travelling. We studied about that, you know, the prayer of travelling. So he agonized. He felt it in his soul, in his spirit. He kind of feels it and he reaches out to God in the same way the situation that the church is in, they are going before God and see that they are offering constant prayer. Okay, Peter is in the prison. We just lost a leader, God, we don't want to lose another leader. Okay, and they are praying for Peter. Wow, what an example. You know, we see that they are called as witnesses. Jesus said, you will be my witnesses, right? What a witness for us today to follow their example. They were sincere in their prayer to God and they were praying for Peter. Yeah, Peter is in the prison, but Lord, you know, protect him, bring him out, you know, save him. The church has to continue to thrive. So these are all the prayers they could have been praying, but they were sincere and they offered constant prayer to God. Then finally, you know, when Herod was about to bring Peter out, you know, the days of unleavened bread are going on, so Herod decides, I need to bring him out on such and such a date. So he decides, okay, tomorrow soldiers bring Peter out. So what is happening? At the same time, believers are praying and the night, you know, before this person has to be brought out, Peter has to be brought out, we read that Peter was sleeping. You just imagine, okay, somebody is in the prison. Suppose you are Peter, I am Peter, in the prison. Is it even possible to sleep tomorrow? You know, I might get executed. That might make an individual so anxious. You're wondering, you're thinking, oh my goodness, what do I have to say sorry to anybody? Do I have to pay anybody? You're thinking all those things because tomorrow can be the execution. Just now James died. But what is Peter doing? What is Peter doing? Yeah, correct Manu. Sleeping, how can you sleep? You know, it's incredible. It's my interpretation that till now Peter had developed that confidence. Remember, even earlier they caught him. They took him for interrogation. So many things happened. The angel came and opened the kind of rescued Peter at that time. So Peter must have been hopeful that no problem, let them do whatever they want. God knows how to rescue me. Why should I spoil my night sleep? Let me enjoy my sleep. So he's actually sleeping. Or who knows, maybe he was exhausted. That also is a possibility. That is why he's sleeping. And we're told that he was bound with chains between two soldiers. So is there a way of escape? Not at all. How can he escape? No way. And guards before the door were keeping the prison. So high security zone. Now what happens when people pray? Here is the result. Now behold, an angel of the Lord stood by him. So when the church is praying, God is sending a supernatural rescue. Supernatural deliverance. An angel stands before him. And how does an angel look? Light's shown in the prison. It's standing before him. And he struck Peter on the side and raised him up saying, Arise quickly. And the chains fell off his hands. So the angel is delivering Peter from the chains. Then the angel says to him, guard yourself and tie on your sandals. Or kind of get ready because you need to go out. And then Peter follows that. He puts on his garments and he follows. Now the angel is leading him. Where is the angel leading him? The angel leads him past the first and the second guard post. Then they came to the iron gate that leads to the city which opened to them of its own accord. You see how God delivers when people are praying. Chains come off. And Peter is wondering, is this real? Am I sleeping? Is this a vision? Is this even a state of confusion? Because he's in that sleep mode. But the chains broke. God is showing him how to get out of the prison. And he's coming to the iron gate. And what do you read? The iron gate. It says automatically. It's like a movie. It's unbelievable. It says which opened to them on its own accord. How can an iron gate open on its own accord? Tell me. I don't know. Nobody knows. But when people are praying these miracles are taking place. Supernatural deliverance is taking place in the life of a leader. The iron gate is opened. Then what else? And they went out and went down one street and immediately angel departed from him. So what did the angel do? Guidance. Okay, come. Peter, you don't know where to go. It's dark. You're sleepy. You might stumble and fall. Follow me. So go this way. That way. One more street. Went down one street. So correct road. Where should Peter go? That also he doesn't know. But the angel leads him. And he comes out and Peter finally when the angel left and he realizes this is not a vision. This is real. You know, you kind of pinch yourself. You tap yourself and you see what is happening. So he becomes alert and it says when Peter had come to himself or he realized this is not a vision I have really escaped from the prison by the help of an angel. So he understood. Now he says, now I know I'm certain that the Lord has sent his angel and has delivered me from the hand of Herod and from all the expectation of the Jewish people. Isn't that amazing? Is God able to rescue his people from the prison? I think this is like, you know, Peter's kind of second experience. He has been rescued from the prison and he knows that, you know, he's our God. He can deliver us. If he wants to deliver us, God can deliver us. Now, some people may ask the question, why is it that James was killed by the sword? But we have Peter here. Who has escaped the sword? God, what is the logic behind this? You know, it's hard for us to answer a question like that. But only God is aware of the lives of the people. Now, James, do you think God was upset with him because he got martyred? No. We know how God treats the martyrs. In the life of Stephen, we've seen it. When Stephen was going to be martyred, Jesus was standing up in heaven and it was like a standing ovation for that martyr and the martyr's life. Now, why is it that some people are martyred? It's hard to answer that question. But we know God's response. You know, God receives the martyr in such an honourable way. So, was James any lesser than Peter before God's eyes? No. Why did Peter escape? Why did James die? I don't know the answer to that question. But God's honour over the life of James, that is understandable. He became a martyr and we know how God treats martyrs, how Jesus treats martyrs. Jesus told Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? Isn't it? And now Peter, Peter has escaped. Maybe, we can look at it this way. Maybe there was something more for Peter to complete through his lifetime which is why it was not yet time for him to go to God. So, he continued to live on. Peter continued to live on. He had a supernatural escape through the guidance of an angel. And this happened because the church was praying for Peter. So now, when we see, where did the angel bring him? The angel actually brought him to a house. In the house of Mary. Mary was the mother of a young man called as John Mark. And in the house of John Mark, the believers were gathered together in prayer. And because he's at this door, Peter understands. Angel brought me here. Let me knock the door. So, he knocks the door. And a girl comes running out. Her name is Rhoda. She recognises Peter's voice. And she is so happy that she does not even open the gate for him. But she runs and she tells everyone that Peter is at the gate. But the funny part is, when she tells the people this, they say, how can it be Peter? It must be his angel. Because in those days, they had a concept something like guardian angel where a person's angel is with that person and may look like that person. So, they believed in all those kind of things. So, the believers thought it can't be Peter. He's in the prison. How can he be at the door? But don't you think it's a little funny because they are praying for God to deliver Peter. And God has answered their prayer. But the answer is so miraculous that they are not able to accept it. You know, it's like this. I've heard this story where some people, they prayed for it to rain. A little girl goes up to them and says, okay, I brought some umbrellas for all of you. And they say, why are you bringing an umbrella? She says, no, you just prayed for rain. Then you should believe that it's going to rain. But the people say, no, we don't want umbrella. And she's the only one who's holding an umbrella because she's really expecting God to cause it to rain. So, this girl, Rhoda she sees Peter and she's so excited that out of the excitement, you know, she's not opening the door. God has answered the prayer and this little girl is going and telling everybody. Peter just at the door but the so-called mature believers, they say, can't be Peter. We prayed for rain but it's not going to rain. It's like that. But I guess sometimes we have that attitude, isn't it? We it's hard for us to accept that God will answer the prayer. So, anyway that's what happened. Now Peter continued knocking the door and when they opened the door and saw him, it says they were astonished. Wow, it is a miracle. Four squads of soldiers Herod had put how did this man escape? Supernatural. So, they were astonished. But quietly they knew that if they are going to get excited and scream and all in the night, everyone will come to know. So, they quietly tell him, okay, you come inside, okay? And then Peter tells them, you know, God did this. He sent an angel. The chains came off. The angel showed me the way and finally I'm here. And he tells them, go tell these things to James and to the brethren and he departed and went to another place. So, he tells these believers to go ahead and tell which James now, this is the brother of Jesus. Who is the considered as, you know, one of the first pastors of the church of Jerusalem. So, James is the leader. This is the brother of Jesus. So, this is what we have seen so far. What we'll do is, we'll take a small break. We will come back. We will maybe have some discussion. Okay. And then we will continue. I hope you are getting something out of this, everyone. Yes, ma'am. Okay. Excellent. Excellent. Alright. Let's go for a break class. We'll be back at 10 o'clock. We'll continue. Yeah. Wonderful. Thank you. Thank you everybody. God bless.