 Good morning everyone. Welcome to class. Welcome Arilla, Karen and all the in-person students. We begin with the word of prayer. Can I ask Karen, can you please lead us in prayer please? Karen, can you lead us in prayer? Yes, Pastor. Good morning, Father. We thank you Jesus for this wonderful day. We thank you for adding another day in our lives and helping us a lot to see this day. But as we start this class, I pray that we would understand from your word, Lord, and that you would speak to us through your servant, Lord, and help us a lot to understand, Lord. We pray that the Holy Spirit would help us a lot to understand everything that has been taught today, Jesus, help us a lot to apply it in our own lives, Jesus. Help us a lot to not only be hearers, but also doers of your word, Lord. Lead us and guide us throughout this day in Jesus' name, ask and pray, Lord. Amen. Amen. Thank you, Karen. Good to hear your voice. I'll just present the, are you all able to see the screen, the notes? Online students, do you need me to present the notes what we are looking at today? Can I hear some feedback from the online students? Our in-person students have their own books, the publication books, the copies. What about the online students? Do you want me to present this on the screen? Okay, no need. Okay, we do have a copy. Okay, what about Karen and Errilla? Okay, so I'll stop presenting. Last week, we began looking at chapter four where we were looking at conduct. You know how we need to conduct ourselves as ministers of God, as people who are in the ministry. So we looked at various points. The last point we looked at, we need to respect people's time by being punctual, by starting whatever meetings, gatherings that we are conducting on time. And we looked at the importance of honoring God at that time and also honoring and respecting people who come on time, who are there to make it on time and how it's important for us to start the programs on time so that we can teach people that we need to honor God in the way that we use our time. And also when we have to be somewhere, make sure that we are also honoring other people by keeping time, by being there on time. Okay, just a few more points in this chapter on conduct. We need to be blameless before God and man. Look at what Paul writes in 2 Corinthians 6, verses 3 and 4 and 2 Corinthians 8, verse 21. So can two of you please read that verses, 2 Corinthians 6, 3 and 4 and 2 Corinthians 8, 2, 21 please. And 2 Corinthians 8, 21, the second reference. 2 Corinthians 6, 3, 4, we give no offense in anything that our ministry may not be blamed. But in all things, we commend ourselves as ministers of God. Thank you. Yeah. 2 Corinthians 8, 21, providing honorable things, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of man. Thank you. So here Paul is saying that, you know, we need to conduct ourselves, our life, our ministry, whether it's before God or before men, both in our personal life, in the way that we, you know, how we are in our secret space of our own rooms, in our own houses, you know, how we conduct ourselves in at home and how we conduct ourselves in public or, you know, whether it is in church or whether it's outside on the street or in the shop, in the mall or office or whether you're serving a church wherever, you know, it says that we need to conduct ourselves in such a way that we will be blameless. And he says here in 2 Corinthians 6, 3 and 4, we give no offense in anything that our ministry will be blamed. So we need to conduct our lives in such a blameless way that no one will be able to point their finger at us so that, you know, we will not just be put to shame, but the office, the ministry that we hold, the kingdom that we belong to, the kingdom of God that we belong to, and the king of this kingdom God will not be shamed, will not be brought to disgrace. So in every area of our life, we need to conduct ourselves in such a way that we are blameless. You know, we all are human, we all make mistakes, but we can, it's important that we recognize our mistakes, that we repent of our sins, that we change in those areas as God's grace in those areas for us to change, to work on those areas, those weaknesses, the challenges that we have, and also ask God for His forgiveness. And you know, once we receive His forgiveness, we repent of our sins, we forgive, we receive God's forgiveness, then we need to move on. And also when we repent of our sins, we don't go back and continue sinning those same areas, but we work on those areas, and we know that God's grace is more than sufficient to help us. The next area where we need to conduct ourselves is we need to enjoy life, but avoid loose talk and foolish joking or jesting or just foolishly talking some things that are not honorable of a child of God, you know, that does not, you know, edify others, that does not enrich others, that does not build others, so we need to be careful even when we are joking what we are saying, what we are speaking. So can one of you please read Ephesians 4, 29 and chapter 5 verses 3 and 4 please. Ephesians chapter 4, 29, let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary edification that it may impact grace to the heroes. Ephesians chapter 5 verse 3 and 4. But fornication and all uncleanness are coerciousness, let it not even be named among you, as he is fitting for saints, neither filthlessness, filthness or not foolish talking nor coerciesting, which are not fitting, but rather giving of thanks. Thank you. So here it says let no corrupt word come out of your mouth, proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for edification, that means what builds up others, what strengthens up others, what encourages others, what comforts, exhorts others, we need to speak such things. And here in chapter 5 verses 3 and 4, Paul is saying there should not be any kind of filthiness or foolish talking, even foolish talking. Sometimes we are just joking, we are talking casually, we can say some foolish things, he says even don't speak foolish talk or coerciesting, that means jokes that are improbable, that is not required, that is not right, because it's not fitting of saints. All of us are saints, all those who are believers in Christ Jesus are called saints. So it's not fitting of us even to engage in foolish talk or in jokes that are not fitting, that are not relevant or probable for that situation. And the last point where we are looking in conduct is, this is the last point, don't demand comforts or luxuries. As ministers of God, when we are invited by other churches, we demand, if you have to travel from our city to another city, then we demand, we can go by bus or we can go by train, but we demand flight tickets and then we want to stay in a luxurious place with an AC accommodation. And if they don't give us, they don't take care of our needs like proper food or travel within that city from the place where we are staying to the place where the meetings are held, we demand a luxury car or AC car. We need to remember that or we need to remind ourselves that we are serving God and whatever the people can afford, whatever they can do, I'm sure they can do their best when they invite us, whatever is in their own, how much they can afford, what they can do for us, I'm sure they will do their best for us and we need to go with what they are providing, what accommodation they're providing, what facilities they're providing and not demanding things from them. Sometimes we even say, you know, you have to pay us so much if you have to come and preach and teach because so much of our time we're investing and preparing and coming and all of those things, you know, we need to remember that and also remind ourselves that, you know, they are giving to us from people's tithes and offerings and those tithes and offerings which people are giving are actually, it belongs to God because, you know, our tithes is what goes into the house of God and, you know, we need to remind ourselves that the money that is being used for our travel, for our stay and for, you know, conducting the whole crusade or meetings, whatever it is from the tithe money, it's God's money and we need to be accountable to God for that money that we spend. Now, we need to ask ourselves this question if, you know, if I was volunteering to go and serve in that place, then would I go in a flight, take a flight or would I go by train or go by bus? If I was volunteering, would I, you know, and I had to pay for it, would I book an AC accommodation or luxurious hotel? So, you know, we need to think on those lines and whatever is given to us, you know, we are going there for the purpose to serve the people of God, to minister to them. It's not about what they give us, it's not about how they treat us, but it's, you know, what we are willing to impart into the lives of people, what we are willing to share from what God has imparted into our lives or what he has laid upon our hearts. And, you know, when we do that, you know, we are giving glory to God and also we are, you know, honoring him in the way that we live, in the way that we conduct ourselves. And so we need to even value the sources that God has given to us and, you know, is providing to us through somebody else's hands. The other thing I would like to reiterate or, you know, remind us is that when we serve God, you know, we need to honor God by being good stewards of the time, the resources, the energy that he's given to us, the facilities that he's given to us. And also we need to remind ourselves that, you know, when we are serving God, the money that we are getting paid is the types of what people give into the church. So, you know, I keep reminding myself that, you know, even as I'm serving in church and I'm ministering in church, the salary that I'm getting, the pay that I'm getting for my labor is, you know, tight money. And if I'm not being diligent and faithful and sincere and honest in the way that I serve, in the way that I use my time, in the way that I use the office time that, you know, the way that I work, being diligent, being sincere, you know, I'm actually being more accountable to God because the salary that I'm getting is tight money, you know, and God is going to hold me accountable for that. So sometimes we forget that, you know, in ministry we forget that people take things casually, time casually, you know, using the office hours for unnecessary personal work and personal use and just resting and, you know, for leisure time and entertainment, which is wrong, you know, we are accountable to God for the time, the resources and the money that is going into even for all of you who are being trained, even as Bible guidance, you know, being trained, it's the tight money that, you know, people are giving to us that we're able to use all of these facilities. So, you know, we are accountable to God and how we spend time, how you are using, making use of your time to equip yourself in the Word of God, to train yourself, to build yourself up in the Word of God, in the things of God so that you can launch out to be a minister who's currently handling the Word of God and who's also valuing the time, the resources that God is giving to us. Remember the part of the stewards, you know, God is going to hold us accountable for not only the talents that he's given to us, but even the way that we use what he has entrusted into our hands or entrusted into our care, okay? So don't demand comforts or luxuries, you know, just be satisfied with what you have received, what you have, you know, what people are giving to you and, you know, God will just bless and use you mightily even as you honor him by being a good steward of the time, the resources and the opportunities that he is giving you, okay? So this is the end of chapter four. Anyone has any questions on this chapter on conduct? We just had a little one or two pages that we had to look at in this chapter because we finished most of it in the previous class, last slide. Any questions anyone has? Okay, thank you, Biko. In-person students, you have any questions? If there are no questions, we'll move on to chapter five. Chapter five is talking about preaching, how, you know, as ministers of God when we preach and teach, what are some of the important things that we need to keep in mind, okay? So we look at chapter five, preaching. God has ordained that, you know, his word be preached so that lives can be touched, you know, people can be edified, be strengthened, be encouraged, you know, that when people hear God's word being preached, being taught, you know, lives will be saved, sinners will repent of their sins, people will also be healed, restored, delivered because that is God's word. God's word is power. God's word is life. God's word brings about transformation. It brings about edification, correction and it trains us in righteousness and in this holyness. So, you know, what are some of the things that we need to keep in mind even as we preach or teach God's word, okay? So even as, you know, being a preacher or being a teacher of God's word is not a very fancy position. It's not something that, you know, is something that we can boast about, but it is something that we need to hold with great, you know, responsibility, with great reverence because it is a higher call and, you know, it is something that we have to live by higher standards because we who preach or we who preach will be judged because it says in James chapter three verse one, my brethren, let not many of you become teachers knowing that we shall receive a stricter judgment, okay? So those of us who are going to be preachers and teachers of God's word, you know, we who preach and teach will be judged most strictly than others. So, you know, we need to be prepared. We need to know, you know, what are the boundaries that we need to work within even as we preach and teach, what we should be doing, what we doing, okay? So we need to establish people in God's word. One of our objectives even as we preach and teach God's word, the main objective is not for people to know how good a speaker we are or how anointed we are, how, you know, intellectual we are or how much of wisdom, knowledge we have about God's word. All that is important, our style, charisma, all that is important. But the main important thing is that, you know, we need to preach and teach God's word with this objective, with this motive that, you know, people will be established in God's word and God's word will build them up, will enable them, you know, to know that identity in Christ will help them to overcome their temptations, their weaknesses, you know, it will give them the strength and the endurance and the perseverance to run their race. It will also help them to know, you know, the ways of God, the nature of God, what God is doing in their life, how he is acting, how he is moving in their lives, so to recognize things, that should be the main objective of preaching and teaching God's word. So that God's people are firmly established in God's word, you know, and also they are not driven by any kind of false doctrines, false teachings that come up that kind of sway people because it's, you know, very emotional, it's very intellectual, it's very pleasing to their senses, but how people can be built up and grounded in the truth of God's word so that they can be able to overcome any, you know, false doctrines that come. You know, look at what Paul writes in Acts chapter 20 verse 32, you know, his Paul's final admonition to the churches or the elders from Ephesus, what does he tell them? Acts chapter 20 verse 32, can one of you please read that? So now, President, I commend you to God and to the word of His grace, which is able to build you up and give you an inheritance among all those who are sanctified. Thank you. So here Paul's final admonition to the elders at the churches of Ephesus, you know, what is he saying? I commend you to God and to the word of His grace. So he's pointing them to God. He's saying, you know, always let your focus be on God, who God is, what He does, His nature and to His word. And he says, this is what is going to, you know, build you up and give you an inheritance. This is what is going to give you your physical, your spiritual inheritance, your blessing comes by, you know, knowing who God is, His nature, and also it is, you know, by, you know, reading His word and staying aligned to His word. And what does he say to the churches when he writes in Ephesians, the church of Ephesians, he says, you know, can somebody read that Ephesians chapter 4 was spoken? That we should no longer be children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine by the trickery of men in the cunning, craftiness and deceitful plotting. Thank you. So here, you know, Paul is saying that, you know, there are men who, you know, trick others, they are so smart, you know, they're so cunning, they're so crafty. You know, crafty is the work of the enemy, you know, very sly, very slowly, just like how Satan tempted Eve, you know, just a few lines, very craftily, very smartly, very cunningly, and how he fell into Satan's deception, his craftiness. So, you know, there are people who, you know, very craftily, very cunningly, you know, can lead us away from the truth. And so he says, you know, you should not be people who are, you know, be tossed to and fro. You know, just going here and there, but you should, you know, be strong, made up in your mind about the truth. What is the truth, so that you stand by the truth, and you're not just going right, left and way, any and every other way, what people are saying, just believing them and just following them. Okay. So, it's important for us to also, you know, be careful, Paul is writing the Church of the Depth, he's written this many years back, and we think that's not, you know, applicable for us today, but it is because, you know, in the day and age that we are in, there will be many false prophets, many people will deceive, many false doctrines, and how are we able to know if it is a truth or it's a cult or it's a false doctrine is only when we are established in God's Word. And how will we teach people, all of you are in a Bible college, whether you're in person, online, whether you do e-learning, you're part of the Bible college, and I'm sure your main motive is just beyond, you know, just gathering some information about what the Bible says on various doctrines is also so that you're better equipped to minister to people. So, you know, the important thing is, you know, we need to study God's Word, you know, including me. We need to study God's Word. We need to be equipped in God's Word so that, you know, when people have doubts, when they have questions, we are able to guide them and show them from God's Word. What is the truth? You know, when people are grounded in the truth, they will not sway easily to the right or left. They will hold on to what is the truth. And we know that, you know, our enemy is a very crafty, he's a deceiver, he's a liar, and it's so much, and so it is so important for us to be established in the truth because we also can, you know, be drawn away, we can be deceived by his lies. There are so many of his lies that some of us are believing and living that's so dangerous. You know, just the basic thing that, you know, some of us believe that, you know, I'm good for nothing, I can't do this, I can't do that, I'm a failure, you know, nobody loves me, I'm not good looking, I'm not smart, I'm not intelligent, I can never do this, I can never do that. It's the lie of the enemy that we are believing. I can never be healed of this, I have to live with this, I can never overcome this, it's all the lie of the enemy and believing lies is so dangerous. And so it's even for our own personal lives, for the way we think about ourselves, the way we look at ourselves for our own self-image, our own self-identity, our own self-value, it's so important for us to be rooted in God's Word so that, you know, when the enemy bombards us with his lies, we're able to overcome that with the truth in God's Word. Okay, the next one is be pure, reverent, genuine and wholesome. Look at what Paul is telling young Titus what is he telling Titus and the churches at Crete where Titus, young Titus is overseeing the churches at Crete. Can one of you please read Titus chapter 2 verse 7 and 8 please? In all things, showing yourself to be a patron of good works, in doctrine, showing integrity, reverence and corruptibility. Sound speech that cannot be condemned, that one who is an opponent may be ashamed, having nothing evil to say of you. Thank you Rin. So here we see that, you know, Paul is saying that, you know, even as he's just defining the standard we must maintain even as we minister God's Word so there should be integrity. That means, you know, what we preach and teach should not just be made up of some stories, some mythological stories, man-made stories or, you know, philosophies that are there, anything that contradicts God's truth but we need to teach the pure Word of God, teach God's Word without error. The next thing is with reverence, we must, even as we preach and teach God's Word, we must do it with respect. Even the way that we deliver God's Word needs to be done with respect and also, you know, we need to, you know, also expect people who are listening to the message, you know, respect God's Word even as we are preaching and teaching it. So, you know, even as we preach and teach God's Word, it's not for us to just, you know, try to look cool and be nice and, you know, speak the kind of language that people would be excited about, be happy about, you know, or just to feel accepted by the audience. Yes, we do that but, you know, keeping our boundaries, keeping things in place. But we, even as we preach and teach, you know, and use some cool words or try to look cool or try to be cool, you know, you should not lose that sense of reverence and awe for God's Word. And even as we minister, we are telling people that, hey, we are listening to God His Word. There's some sense of reverence that we need to give and it's not the same as, you know, how we talk in our casual conversations with our friends or acquaintances. But there is a sense of reverence that we have to hold towards God and towards His Word. And the other thing is here what Paul says is it should be the, you know, should be the word that we preach, it should be incorruptible. That means it should be genuine. We don't preach something that we don't believe in, that we have not practiced ourselves, that we are not living in our own lives. It's not just messages that we feel. We preach to make people feel good, to feel happy, to feel comfortable. So, you know, sometimes people don't preach about sin. We don't preach about God's wrath, His judgment, that He's a God who punishes. We don't speak about heaven or hell. We don't speak on all of these topics. Even concerning integrity, you know, honesty, you know, being good stewards, being accountable for the time that we spend, the money that God has given to us, the talents. We don't want to speak on all of these things and also about our mind, you know, and what we see and how we live our life, conduct. Because, you know, when we speak, these people get uncomfortable. Then we think that they will not come back to our church services. They're not listening to us. Because people will say that we sound like the Old Testament prophets who are always talking about sin, judgment, you know, the wrath of God and things like that. So, we avoid all of these topics. We just talk about peace and prosperity and blessings and hope and, you know, all of those things. It is important that we, you know, have all of this in our messages and sermons and teaching as well. But it's also important to talk about sin and salvation. I remember, you know, when I was in Bible college, I don't know if I share this example. When I was in Bible college and I came down to Bandra for my holidays. One of the pastors in one of the mainline churches asked me to come and it was Christmas time, it was December. He asked me to speak, share a sermon in his church. And this is something he told me. He said, you can talk about anything from God's word, but don't talk about sin and salvation. And I was shocked because you can't preach a Christmas message without talking about sin and salvation. Why did Jesus come? You know, why are we celebrating his birth? It's because he came down to the earth. Why did God become man so that, you know, he can die for the sins of this whole world. He can, you know, we can receive salvation by what he does on the cross, by him taking our place, our punishment. And so, you know, I just didn't say yes or no, I just kept quiet. But when I went, I preached about, I preached a Christmas message, but I did talk about sin and salvation. I did give an altar call for those of them who want to repent of their sins. I know what was, you know, what was the outcome of it. Of course, there were many of them who said they were blessed by the sermon, which was okay. I mean, the glory goes to God. But the pastor didn't come and meet me after the service. He didn't talk to me. He didn't invite me back to his church, nothing. So I just stood at the, you know, the entrance of the church when everybody was leaving wished everybody. And there's nobody who came and spoke to me after that. And I just quietly took my Bible in my bag and I left. But, you know, it's important that we honor God. You know, he's asked us to give us this great commission to preach and teach and baptize in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. That is what we need to do. And, you know, we can't please men, we can't be men pleasers, but we need to be God pleasers and honor him in what we preach and what we say. Okay. The last thing is, so we don't feel, don't just speak out, but feel good messages. But we also need to talk about sin and salvation because that is what the gospel is all about. That is why Christ came. That is a good news of Jesus Christ. The last thing is, he says here in Titus chapter two or seven and eight is sound speech. Okay. So when we speak, we need to speak wholesome words. We don't use say things that, you know, people can hold us accountable, which means we don't, you know, criticize other teachers, teachers, other churches, other denominations. We don't make fun of people, you know, with their weaknesses and the challenges that they're facing just don't make some, you know, kind of stupid so-called stupid jokes, which people would think it's so inappropriate for a minister of God, a minister of God even sharing it from the pulpit or through his message, you know, that was such an inappropriate joke or, you know, a line or something that was just said. So we need to talk things that are wholesome and, you know, so that people don't blame our preaching and our teaching and what, you know, how we are doing, how we are preaching and teaching as well. Okay. Any questions on this so far? Okay, the next thing is we need to preach to impart, okay, impart into people's lives and not to impress people. Okay, look at what Paul writes the church at Corinth in 2 Corinthians chapter 2 verse 17. Can one of you please read that? 2 Corinthians chapter 2 verse 17. 2 17. For we are not as so many peddling the word of God, but as a sincerity and as from God, we speak in the sight of God in Christ. Yes. Can you also read 2 Corinthians 4 to Nina, please. Thank you. 2 Corinthians 4 to but we have renounced the hidden things of shame, not walking in craftiness, not handling the word of God deceitfully, but by manifestation of the truth, commenting ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God. Thank you, Nina. So in 2 Corinthians chapter 2 verse 17 Paul is saying, for we are not so many peddling the word of God, but as a sincerity, but as from God, we speak in the sight of God in Christ. So this face peddling the word of God is basically the idea that is taken in a wine shop, you know, in a wine shop, you know, the owner dilutes the wine or mixes other, you know, cheaper wine or cheaper alcohol, cheaper drinks. He dilutes it and, you know, he mixes it with not something that is genuine wine, but something that is much more cheaper. So here Paul is saying in the ministry, there are two things that we need to keep in mind that is two important things. You know, we don't dilute the word of God and there is no mixture. Okay, which means we don't dilute the word of God means we don't mix God's word with, you know, just manmade ideas, philosophies, you know, popular or nice thoughts with the word of God. Even as we preach and teach God's word, it should be the uncompromised undiluted word of God. And also here we see that, you know, what it should be our motivation when we preach or teach as ministers of God, our motivation is that we need to impart truth and revelation that will result in transformation of lives. So preaching and teaching God's word is not for people to come and say, just tell us, you know, oh, you're so charismatic in the way you preach. It's such good charisma, your words, so intellectual what you preach, you know, there is style, there is, you know, the diction is so good. Everything is so good and, you know, people's emotions are stirred up, they feel good, they feel comfortable. That is not what is more important when we preach. What should be our motivation when we preach is not to impress people. Well, you know, all these are very, very important, the style, addiction, our pronunciations, the words that we use. We need to, you know, always come up to a higher level or a higher standard in the way we preach and teach. So we need to, you know, we need to grow in those areas of how we can be better preachers, how we can use better words and how we can use clear good sentences and how to preach, you know, just to kind of catch the attention of our audience. But at the same time, it should not just be to impress people, but the main motive for the idea behind our preaching is that, you know, we are imparting the truth. We are imparting the revelation from God's Word, which should bear fruit in the lives of people. It should not just make them feel good, comfortable, impress them that any, you know, people can, any person can do. A politician can also speak to impress people, but this is the Word of God. And Word of God is not just to impress people. The Word of God, you know, corrects people. It rebukes, it trains in righteousness and holiness. It encourages, it builds up, it strengthens, it motivates people. And it, you know, it leads to life transformation. That is what we must be looking for. Motivation is God. When I preach and teach, you know, people should experience your love. People should repent of their sins. You know, bondages should be broken. Strongholds should be broken. The lies of the enemy that they're believing should be broken in their lives. That should be our motivation. And our motivation should not just be that we impress people and people say it's a nice sermon. That is something that is very disappointing. But if they say, you know, we should be disappointed with that. But if they say, you know, we were blessed, you know, we, you know, it brought about so much of, you know, meaning into my life. It brought so much of purpose. It helped me, you know, turn around in the situations that, you know, I am going through or it brought about a turnaround in my life is what we need to be looking for. So when we, when our focus and our desire is that, you know, remember God's word says that he will grant us the desires of art. So when our desire is God, when I preach and teach, I want people to live to be transformed. You know, then God will fulfill that desire. But if I desire this God, I want people to be impressed so that they come to my church, my church grows, people will love me. I have a great fan following. Then that is what you will receive because that is your desire God will give you your desire. But our desire should be that people's, you know, lives are transformed and they are showed into the kingdom of God. Okay. There are times when we have to preach difficult topics. When we do that, we do it with love. So we are not just talking about messages about hope, faith, success, blessings, prosperity. But also talk about topics like personal character, you know, sexual purity about, you know, keeping the marriage covenant. How to have integrity in our finances in the way we spend our time, integrity in our personal times, in the way we serve God, in the way we work, the way we do our business, about forgiving others, forgiveness, sacrifices and so on. So these are some of the difficult topics. But, you know, when we share on these difficult topics, first of all, we need to share these difficult topics. We have to preach and teach on them. Even as we do it, the key is love. Like we read in Ephesians chapter 4, verse 15, it says, you know, speaking the truth in love and so that we may grow up in all things into him who is the head that is Christ. So even as we preach and teach, we do it in love, not standing there condemning people, you know, judgmentally or, you know, looking down on people as to say that we are perfect, you know, we have got it all right in our own lives. So, you know, don't preach these messages trying of being in a way that it condemns people, that it's judgmental, it's like, you know, talking down on them, putting them down. But we need to, you know, the key here is we need to do it in love. We need to speak the truth in love, as God's word says. And why we need to speak the truth in love is that, you know, we can grow up in all things into him who is head that is Christ. Okay, so it's difficult to speak on these topics, but we can ask God's grace, can give us the grace. And even as we do it, we speak it in love. And, you know, we do it so that, you know, even as we speak it in love, we speak the truth in love, you know, we do it with the goodness of God. Like it says in Romans chapter two, verse four, not knowing that the goodness of God leads to repentance. Okay, so our main motive is our messages to be, you know, be life-transforming. So when we speak the truth in love with the goodness of God, rather than, you know, talking, preaching is in a judgmental way, in a condemning way. You know, it will only, when we do that in a condemning judgmental way that it puts down people, it will just, you know, it kind of irritate people. It will kind of disturb them. It will kind of get them very angry. So, and it'll just drive people away from God. They will not want to change and repent. But we read here in Romans chapter two, verse four says that goodness of God leads to repentance. Okay, so when we do it with the goodness of God, it will lead people to repent. Okay, and even as we speak these difficult topics, we need to tell people that, you know, we also struggle with the same things. We are not perfect, but we are also, you know, in the same journey of, you know, working on these weaknesses, these challenges, you know, we are striving towards perfection. You're not perfect, so we're still striving towards perfection. And, you know, just encourage them to join along with us even as we journey into Christlikeness. So when we put ourselves in the same place of other people, we bring ourselves in the same level of other people. Other people will also listen. So, you know, when I go and teach children in school, you know, I'm part of APC School Outreach Ministry Catalyst. You know, I can be talking to them about all of these things and they can, you know, it can just go out of their mind and say, okay, this is difficult. What does she know? She doesn't, she doesn't know the challenges, the difficulties that we go through. But, you know, I always give them my examples from my own personal life. You know, when I was your age, I did this, I went through this, and that is why I'm able to, you know, understand what you're also going through. You know, when I say that, you know, I have seen a better response. You know, students have come to me after class and said, ma'am, you know, I also am going through this and going through that. They're better able to respond and listen. And then I say, you know, I went through this and how, you know, God helped me get out of it, overcome it. And then they know, okay, there is a God who can help us. I can go to Jesus. He's not just a God who's punishing me. You know, I'm talking to non-prison children as well, but he's a God who is there to help me. He's not just a God of wrath and punishment. Waiting to judge me, but a God who's waiting to, you know, help me get on the right path. Forgive me when I repent. Guide me, lead me and strengthen me in those weak areas. So it's good to share your own personal life journeys, stories. So people also know that the preacher and teacher is not very up there and what he or she is talking makes sense only to them. But okay, they've gone through it, you know, and I'm also going through it, which means that I can also come out just like they have come out. They can come through this challenge or difficulty just like, you know, the person has a sharing their own destiny. Okay, so, you know, it says in Proverbs, we need to speak in sweetness of the lips, which increases learning. So when there's sweetness on our lips, it increases learning, but when there's harshness, condemnation, judgmental attitude, you know, it just puts off people. Okay, so when you preach and teach, just let people know that you're also not perfect. You're also trying to be more Christlike. We've not got everything together ourselves, but we're also trying to journey towards that. Okay, the next one is rightly divide the word of God. You know, even as we preach and teach, we need to maintain some doctrine and rightly divide the word of God. We'll stop here. It's time for a break and we'll come back. We just have one more minute, but anyone has any questions? Any questions? Okay, if there are no questions, we'll go for a break now and we'll come back after that break. Okay, thank you.