 Okay, let's pray. Father God, we thank you, Lord. We thank you for this day. We thank you, Lord, for enabling us to come together. Yet another day that you've given us, Lord, what a privilege to gather together in your name. What a privilege, Lord, to declare your praise. And what an awesome privilege it is to call you our Father. Yes, Lord, we just want to thank you for every good thing, Lord, that you bring our way. Master, we thank you for your presence, which is with us every day, every minute. We thank you. We bless your name, Lord. Even today, God, we, even as we seek your face, even as we seek you, God, we just want to thank you for your grace, which you pour out upon us. It's something that we don't deserve. You pour out on us, Lord. And we thank you that your grace enables us. Your grace empowers us. And we thank you. We thank you for the hope that we have in you. We thank you for the faith, Lord, that we have in you. We thank you for the comfort. We thank you for the strength that we draw, Lord, from you, from your word, from your presence, Lord, we thank you. Lord, we acknowledge all this, and we are grateful for all this, God. And we are grateful for your presence, Lord, individually in each one of our lives, Lord. We thank you. And Master, we just come at ourselves into your mighty hands today. Let's just thank him for the grace and let's just receive the grace of God. Hebrews 4, the fact that he has made a way for us to come to his presence, to the very holy of holies, to the throne of grace, and to receive grace and mercy, right? So maybe we need his mercy in some areas of Bala. We need his grace in some several areas of our lives. So let's just go before him today and say, Lord, we need you, we need your grace, we need your mercy. And knowing fully well that we can come, we can come boldly. We've been invited to come boldly. And as Hebrews 4 talks about that, so yes, Lord, we come before your presence and we come boldly, we draw near boldly to receive your grace and to receive your mercy. We thank you. We thank you, Lord. We thank you, God. We thank you for strengthening us. We thank you for empowering us. We thank you for filling us. We thank you for being so near to us. We thank you for quickening your word to us, Lord. We thank you for the change. We thank you for the transformation, Lord. We thank you for the renewing, Lord, that your word brings, God. We thank you. We thank you. We receive your grace and we receive your mercy this morning. Thank you, Master. Yes, Lord, we give you all the praise and we give you all the glory at this time. In Jesus' matchless name, we pray. Amen. Amen. Okay, so we'll get started. What we'll do is today we'll just look at a little bit of chapter 11, ministering God's word, expecting fruit, and probably leading people to respond, just that aspect. And then what we'll do is we'll go ahead with this presentation. And yes, I'll just invite probably maybe two of you or maybe three of you to present. That'll be 12 minutes each, right? So we'll see how it goes. And then we'll wind up for the day. Okay, so let's start with chapter 11. And, you know, last class we looked at expectation and what do we expect? What fruit do we expect? What result do we expect as a result of our sharing, our ministering the word? What is it that we are? What is the end result that we are expecting? And we looked at several things and each one of you shared, you know, what is it that you're expecting? So we looked at that. Okay, so what can we expect is what we looked at. And we saw several things that's all wonderful, you know, breakthroughs and healing and a lot ministering and different directions, the way by which we can pray and ask God to intervene and breakthroughs and several things that we looked at. Now, the reason why we can do that is because of God's promise about his word, what he will do regarding his word when his word is declared, when his word is preached and also the intrinsic power of God's word itself. So those things, those two are very, very important that God's word, you know, we looked at it earlier also, that God's word is powerful, that God's word is creative, that God's word is living and it is the truth which dispels lies and so on. And so God's word is capable of bringing in change, right, and therefore we can expect all these things to happen. It's because of God's word and over and above that God has promised that he will do this, that he will, you know, when his word is declared, when his word is preached, when the gospel is preached, that he will give witness to it, that he will testify to it with signs and wonders and miracles and so on. So God has promised that and therefore we can do that. And the other thing we see is that the Spirit of God, God's Holy Spirit, he brings in the change, he brings the conviction, like we saw that he's the one who leads people into all truth. He is the one who brings conviction in people's lives. He's the one who brings in conviction of, you know, their own state or whatever state they are in their own state. And he's the one who convicts them about truth and about the Lord Jesus, about judgment and so on, about sin, right? And when we look at God's word, for example, okay, let's look at that first one, that God's word. When we look at Isaiah, probably we'll turn there, Isaiah chapter 55. Isaiah 55 and maybe from eight onwards, when the Lord says that his thoughts are not our thoughts, okay, so he's actually, you know, we looked at it, when we looked at the context, we see that he's talking about the unrighteous man and also about the wicked person, and he's saying, you know, my thoughts are not your thoughts, right? So let the wicked forsake his way and unrighteous man his thoughts. Now that's what he says in chapter seven, I'm sorry, verse seven. And then the Lord says, my thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways my ways, says the Lord, for as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts. Okay, then he goes on to explain about his word, verse 10. 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 that it may give seed to the sower and bread to the eater, so shall my word be that goes forth from my mouth, it shall not return to me void, but it shall accomplish what I pleased and it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it. And then he goes on to say, you know, you shall go out with joy and be led forth with peace and so on. So the Lord is describing what kind of effect his word will have, what kind of result will his word bring. The word that he speaks of, the word that he declares, he says, this is what will happen. And as the rain comes down, he draws a parallel between rain and snow and it says, you know, the rain comes down, waters the earth that it may make the land bring forth the potential that is already there and bring forth and bud and it gives seed to the sower so that the land may give seed to the sower and bread for food. And then he says, so shall my word be, my word also, you know, bring this kind of an end, it shall do the work of watering, it shall do the work of, you know, bringing forth growth in what seems to be, there seems to be nothing but it shall bring forth growth, it shall bring forth freshness, it shall change, it will change the whole environment. Now we see that the seed is there and the seed is also likened to God's word, you know, we see in Mark chapter 4, but here it's likened to rain which causes what is embedded there to, you know, what is there as potential, causes growth of that, stirs that up and like an catalyst brings forth, causes the earth to produce. So this is what we see that God's word can do. Mark chapter 4 of course, we read about the parable of the sower and the seed being God's word and the Lord Jesus teaching that, you know, this is what will happen, the seed is valuable because it is capable of bringing forth, you know, bringing forth harvest to 30, 600. Therefore, the enemy knowing the value of God's, knowing the value of the seed comes to take it away. There's persecution because of the seed of God's word and there's all these cares and if you look at it, you know, all these cares and cares of the world, the lust of the flesh, the desires for other things which we see listed there, what are they trying to do? They're trying to choke the word of God, so the word of God being very valuable, but it is the seed. And as the seed, we see that God's word is powerful and God's word carries God's power. We see in the creation account that God just spoke forth, you know, he spoke his word and he created, he said, you know, let these things be and it was so, let there be and it was so. So God's word carries his power. Let's look at a couple of other verses. Hebrews 11, okay, Hebrews 11 verse 3, By faith, we understand worlds were framed by the word of God, like the creation account and saying, the worlds were framed by the word of God. He released his word, he spoke his word and things came into being so that, second part of the verse, so that things which are seen were not made of things which are visible. So it was made of the word of God, the word of God brought forth the change, brought forth things that were not there earlier. So the word of God created. So we see that the reason we can expect, you know, like each of us we declared and said, you know, this is what I can expect, I want this change, I want this to happen to the hearer. The reason is that the word of God is the carrier of God's power and the word of God is capable of bringing about all this change. So the word of God, the promises of God, we declare the truth of God's word and it brings forth fruit. So we can expect that fruit. One scripture that we see here is this in 1 Thessalonians 2 and verse 13. Let me just put it here. 1 Thessalonians 2 and verse 13, for this reason we also thank God without seizing, because when you received the word of God, which you heard from us, you welcomed it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth the word of God. He's talking about the Thessalonians church and this is how they esteem the word of God, this is how they receive the word of God. Look at the second part. The word of God, which also effectively works in you who believe. So the word of God was received, welcomed, invited as the word of God, as the truth. And Paul declared is that which effectively works in you who believe. So it's received in faith and when we continue to believe, continue to believe on the word of God, in the word of God, the word of God effectively works in us. Effectively works in us. And let me just look at that word effectively. I think it's that word, Enagia, 2 Thirteen. Effectively works in Enagia, which means to be mighty and which means to be operative, to show forth in power. So it's effectively works, fervently, mightily works. Condition is in those who believe. So it's mixed with faith. It is received, invited, welcomed and believed on. It's mixed with faith. It's grasped with faith. It's held on with faith. And that's the condition that we see. The word of God is God's power, God's character, God's nature. We need to esteem and this can produce. This will produce when it's received in faith, when it effectively works in those who believe. So also, that's the reason why we can expect food. We are dealing with God's word. We are handling God's word. We are ministering God's word and we know that it carries God's power and it effectively works in those who believe. So we share and we expect. And of course, the Holy Spirit brings about the change. The Holy Spirit is having those conversations with people, is making Jesus real, exalting Jesus and bringing those things which the Lord has spoken into people's lives. And when they receive it, there is a result. So what do we do as ministers to bring about it? Of course, we expect. We know when we go and minister, when we share, it is with that expectation. It is with that faith knowing that God will bring about change. Whether it's visible or whether it's going to be a process, whether it's going to be instantaneous, well, the Lord will do that. But we go expecting. And I'm sure sometimes when we don't go with that expectation, also the Lord surprises. The Lord sovereignly does some things even when there is unbelief. He does that as well. But the principle that we see in scripture is that we also, as ministers, primarily that we go with faith. We go with the expectation. We minister with the expectation. So we talk about those things which don't hold back anything. If there are some things that need to be mentioned, which needs to be addressed in truth, firmly, but in love, the truth needs to be spoken in love, we do that. We address that so that whatever is blocking people from receiving that word, whether it's unbelief or whether it's hardness of heart due to several things, several other things. To Paul addressed all that to the Corinthian church and to whomever he wrote, he addressed the character issues. He addressed those things. And we read about how the prayers are hindered, especially with regard to the husband and wife, so that your prayers may not be hindered. So be with them with understanding so that your prayers may not be hindered. So this is Peter, chapter 3. Chapter 3 verse 7, dwell with them with understanding, giving honour to the wife as to the weaker vessel as being heirs together of the grace of life that your prayers may not be hindered. So what are those things that hinder? It is willful sin. These are heart issues like this, character issues like this and lifestyles like this which hinder God's word from working in our lives. So address those things. As led by the Spirit of God, address those things. The other thing is to make the word of God relevant. Of course, we looked at that again without compromising on the truth of the message. And it's practical that it's everyday. That is not something that word of God is not something out there in the sky, but it's for us today, for the living of everyday lives. And make it illustrate in such a way so that people are able to receive that word and apply it in everyday life situations, whether it's work, whether it's at home, whether it's with children, whether it's with interactions with family. So people are able to relate and make it and apply practically the word of God. And thirdly, we pray. Of course, pray for the hearer of the word. We can pray even as we prepare. We pray for the congregation. It's like preparing the field. We pray and it's like tilling the field before the word is sown. And so we pray and ask the Lord, Lord, prepare the hearts of the people. And even as we minister with authenticity, being real and we minister the word with compassion, with boldness and with integrity. Having received the word in our own lives and having lived that word in our own lives, we will see things happen, things change. So pray for the congregation. Pray for your hearers even as you prepare. And pray even as we minister. We can pray even as we minister and you see certain things happening. The Lord shows in the audience, here's a person struggling with these issues. Here's a person having these challenges. Pray those Nehemiah prayers. In between the conversation with the king, he prays, he looks toward God, go towards God and then he addresses the king. So those lightning prayers, even as we're ministering, we can pray. And definitely, as we lead the congregation to respond to God's word, we pray as well. We pray and lead the congregation as we minister. And as we invite the congregation, hearers to respond to the word of God. So we do that as well. So Nehemiah 8, let's look at that. I'm in chapter 12. Nehemiah 8, verses 1-13. Probably I'll just pick a few verses. Nehemiah 8, verse 5. And Ezra opened the book in the sight of all people for he was standing above all the people and when he had opened it, all the people stood up. And Ezra blessed the Lord, the great God. Then all the people answered, amen, amen, while lifting up their hands and they bowed their heads and worshiped the Lord with their faces to the ground. And verse 8, so they read distinctly from the book in the law of God and they gave the sense and helped them to understand the reading. And it's talking about, you know, the verse 7 lists a few names of the people who actually helped do that. They gave the sense, helped them understand the reading. And then it goes on to say, Nehemiah gives further instructions and he says, you know, go away, eat the fat, drink the sweet and so on. Do not sorrow for the joy of the Lord is your strength. And so the Levites quieted all the people. So there is, you know, there is a leading, there's a reading of the word. There is a sense, they're giving them the understanding of the word and then also instructing and leading them how they should respond to it. So we see that happening. And also in chapter 9, verses 1 to 3, we see that they're giving specific instructions. They stood, they confessed their sins, the inequities, read from the book of the law and so on. So getting people to respond to the word of God. So we will do that, lead people to respond. Be sensitive to how the Lord is leading. What is the Lord leading you to do in terms of that conclusion? So probably we can, you know, if possible, maybe you can have a time of worship and that's the best time to, you know, to seek the Lord, to pray in the Spirit and ask the Lord, Lord, what direction? Now what? And what direction would you want us to go? Is there any specific direction that you want us to take? What do we do now? Do we pray for it? It depends on the message, of course. If it's a message that requires, you know, repentance and coming back to Him and recommitting. So ask the Lord, Lord, you know, how do we do that? Can we go into that? Can we go into a time of, you know, do I just pray out loud and ask people to do that or just, you know, keep it silent, keep it quiet so that each person can engage with you. You know, it's just ask the Lord and the Lord will give and the Lord will lead, right, in the direction. So we can do that, right? So we'll continue to look at this particular topic about how different ways of getting people to respond to the word that was preached. We'll look at it, right? So this is something which is quite important. You know, why we can expect knowing fully well, being convinced in your heart, fully well that, you know, this is what, it's not some instructions that I've given but, you know, God is there to back up His word, to perform according to His word. Maybe just two more scriptures and then we'll go into the presentations, right? So let's look at Jeremiah chapter 1 and verse 12. Okay, Jeremiah 1, verse 12 says, Then the Lord said to me, you have seen well, okay, this is the Lord asked Jeremiah, you know, what do you see? And then Jeremiah says, I see the branch of an almond tree. And then the Lord said to me, you have seen well, for I am ready to perform my word. Okay, I'm ready to perform my word. And so in other words, the Lord is saying, you know, I'm going to perform the word that I released to you, what you saw, I'm going to perform. Of course, the context is, you know, he's saying, okay, he's giving Jeremiah a vision or a picture and Jeremiah says, this is what I see. And then he says, I'm ready to perform my word now, right? But also if you look at Hebrews chapter 2, and I think we've visited this verse over and over again, Hebrews 2, yeah, Hebrews 2, verse 4, God also bearing witness both with signs and wonders, with various miracles and gifts of the Holy Spirit according to his own will. It's actually a question. And verse 3 talks about, you know, he's saying, how can we escape so great a salvation which was spoken by the Lord and was confirmed by those who heard him and then God also bearing witness. So as a witness to the word, God bore witness, God accompanied this by releasing the gifts of the Spirit and he witnessed, he testified with all these things, with signs and wonders and miracles. So we need to be convinced in our hearts, right? And say, okay, God, this is who we were and I'm going with the expectation, right? And let it be tangible, God, and there's nothing wrong in expecting that, Lord. Let it be tangible. Let me see it. Let's bodies be healed, minds be healed and so on. So we as ministers, we go with that expectation, right? Okay, so now what we'll do is we'll spend some time with doing the presentations. Anybody wants to, everybody's ready? And you want to start? Step forward and start the presentation. Can I see your hand? Anyone who's ready, you're ready to go. Before I call out the name, I just want to ask, is this anyone? Okay, so shall we call out then? Okay, let me just ask. Okay, I'll ask Mrs. Nalini. If you're ready, you can share. I'm calling out the names from the top row and I just saw Mrs. Nalini. Yes, Pastor. Yeah, you're ready? Okay, great. Wonderful. So tomorrow I'll share. Sorry? Tomorrow I'll share because I'm not connected to the laptop today. I have put one PPT. I have done a little bit of it. I've done most of it, but it's on a PPT and I don't have my laptop connection today. I'm locked up with my phone. No problem, no problem. So Friday is good. Friday is also good. Anyone else who's ready? Yeah, Taisha, you know, we looked at the, we were looking, we listed all the sermon topics and also the, you know, the sermon title and what we expect in that. I don't think you filled in that sheet. Yeah, you've not filled in that sheet. It's a Google sheet which is there in the in the classwork section. So you can just fill in that. So we are going to present, make a sermon presentation or preach a sermon, present a sermon for 12 minutes. So you choose the topic, you choose the title and this can be, yeah, you can select a sermon topic. It can be your choice. And the reason we put it is that so we don't duplicate someone else's topic. So we know what direction the other person is, I mean, what sermon specific of the sermon so that we don't duplicate it so we can be ready with that, right? So it can be a minimum of three points, three main points or a maximum of five points, but the duration is 12 minutes only. Okay, anyone else who's ready? The first row, okay. Yes, Taisha. First row, I see Sayi. Sayi, are you? Sayi, Adibola? Okay. Not today, sir. Not today, okay. Okay, right, Sayi. Felix. So the thing is, Felix, you know, I just felt that it's good if people are ready, you know, we essentially have had so much time that if they are ready and then, you know, then they can, you know, on that day we can just choose rather than have a schedule. So that was my initial thought, but, yeah, if it is a schedule, then I can, but the only thing is, you know, if on a schedule they don't show up in class, you know, and then no one else is ready, then that's the reason. Okay. Okay, who else? Abhishek said, no, Mangi says, so I'll go to the second row. Maybe third row. Tharum, are you about hearing God's voice? Oh, sir, I haven't made the slide. Oh, the presentation, no? Okay, okay, no problem, no problem. Okay, so I think I see, okay, Rose is ready. Yes, Pastor, just bear with me. Yeah, sure, go ahead. No problem at all. Okay, ladies and gentlemen, we have with us Rose Salsido, so she can share. Yeah, just one quick, this thing, let me just explain. So you can use a PowerPoint, yeah, you can use any of those tools to share the word, right? You can use the PowerPoint, okay. So, Rose, do you have a PowerPoint? Do you want to? No, Pastor, I'm just going to read out. Okay, yeah, that's fine. You want to turn on the camera, you can. Otherwise, if you can't, that's also okay. Just like this. Just like this, okay. Okay, so let me just time you. It's, yeah, you have 12 minutes. You can start right now, yeah. Okay, a blessed day to everyone. My sermon title is The Mindset of Christ, specifically exhorting on the humility of Jesus as a servant king. God resists the proud but gives grace to the humble. How many times have we heard of these phrases? Have we really paused for a moment and thought about what they mean? These words were actually said by James, the Lord's earthly brother in James 4-6. I reckon being one of the three who were the closest to Jesus, his words carry truth and what he means is real. Peter also said the same thing to the believers in Asia Minor. In 1 Peter 5, verse 5, and even the wisdom of Solomon endorses it in Proverbs 3, 34. Supposing we don't know yet how to attain humility for ourselves, wouldn't the mere thought of God giving grace to the humble make us want to be humble? I would. Humility could mean a whole lot of things to different people, both non-believers and believers. For non-believers, the Webster's Dictionary defines humility as not being proud, not haughty, not arrogant or not assertive. It is a character reflecting submission. On the other hand, humility for a follower of Christ could mean coming before Jesus in awe and reverence, despite of how high people may think of us. Humility is being able to lay aside preserving or defending oneself and instead say, Humility is positioning our hearts to be open to the corrections brought about by God's word. Humility is taking the focus off of ourselves and realigning our gaze to God. Humility that pleases God is a teachable spirit that is responsive to him and reflects him to his people. It is a malleable character, soft and surrendered enough to be bent towards his will. Humility was the greatest mindset of Jesus Christ while he was still walking on the earth. For him, the more humble a person is, the more great he shall become. He said in Matthew 23, verse 11 to 12, but he who is greatest among you shall be your servant and whoever exalts himself will be humbled and he who humbles himself will be exalted. Or, in other words, a person who chooses to be humble, ironically, turns out to be the greatest. In this specific passage, Jesus was speaking to the multitudes and to his disciples. He was warning them against the scribes and Pharisees who were exalting themselves in their places of positions. Jesus cautioned the listeners not to imitate their actions for although they appeared righteous to men, they were not righteous before God. Jesus identifies to his listeners who is the greatest of all and it will be that one who is willing to be last of all and servant of all and not those in the positions of power. For God is not impressed with the loftiness of man. In God's sight, to be the first is to be the last of all and servant of all. In contrast to this self-exalting Pharisees, the Son of God himself, Jesus Christ, made himself of no reputation. Paul said in Philippians 2 verse 7, Jesus took on the form of a bond-servant and came in the likeness of man. Humility was the greatest mindset of Jesus Christ. Why? Because this is the very same God who created the universe who rules over all creation, who did not only appear as a man, but took to his person the nature and faculties and inferiorities of man. And as if these were not enough, he added in the nature of a servant. He humbled himself and willingly took the role of a servant. No one forced him to do it. Second, although he never sinned and did not deserve to die, he chose to die so that the sins of the world could be charged to his account. Third, even if he became the scapegoat, he credits this act of righteousness on the cross to the account of all who believe and will believe in him. Jesus gave his life away, and then still he gave some more. Fourth, he died by the cruelest form of capital punishment, which was crucifixion. The Romans reserved the agonizing death of crucifixion for slaves and foreigners, and the Jews viewed death on a cross as a curse from God. Jesus' humility was his strongest and greatest mental attitude through it all. Jesus' expression and magnitude of humility can be seen in the contrast between Christ as God, who is the ultimate highest, and Christ as being made sin for all in a debate status. The measurement of this extremes no one could ever reach or fathom or even re-enact or perform. Its effect is beyond eternity. It is so profound. Can we pause and think for a moment the expanse of humility Jesus possessed? Now think about this. What creator submits himself to be killed by his creation just to be able to serve his purpose to them as king? What God, who is the most innocent, pure and holy, volunteers to acquire to himself all impurities and holiness and every sin known to man and eventually be condemned and judged by his own loving Father just to spare his creation the punishment they so rightfully and legally deserve. No one can express in words the magnitude of Jesus' humility. Succeeding Jesus' act on the cross, God followed it with the exultation of his one and only son. Jesus Christ's depth of humiliation was rewarded by God the Father's elevation of him to the highest exalted status. In Philippians 2, verse 9 to 11, the apostle Paul wrote, Therefore God also has highly exalted him and given him the name which is above every name that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow of those in heaven, those on the earth and of those under the earth and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of God the Father. God indeed gives grace to the humble. There are countless rewards for choosing to be humble before God and man. For us today, who are the living followers of Christ, the rewards for godly humility are riches, honor and life, whereas choosing to be self-proud leads to destruction. The God-given wisdom of Solomon says in Proverbs 11, verse 2, When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with a humble is wisdom. The Hebrew word for pride comes from a root that means to boil up. It refers to a raging arrogance or insolence. This brings up an image of an arrogant behavior of a godless person. Such behavior always leads to shame or disgrace. Whereas in humility comes wisdom. Humility brings on wisdom because as we take on the posture that acknowledges our dependence on God, we also open ourselves to the sanctifying work of the Holy Spirit. And as we are transformed by the Holy Spirit, our hearts can receive God's wisdom and instructions to live right. In Proverbs 3, verse 34, God gives favor to the humble. Humility moves the heart of God. He pours out His blessings to the people who do what is right in His eyes. Therefore, just to name a few, the rewards for godly humility are true riches, honor, life, wisdom, favor, and grace from our heavenly Father. The Apostle Paul said in Philippians 2, verse 5, Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus. It was referring to the humble mindset of Jesus Christ. All godly action begins with a renewing of the mind. Right thinking produces right actions. Our actions are the fruit of our deepest thoughts. Thinking and being like Christ are requirements not only for an individual, but also for the corporate body of believers. Together we need to think and act like one being, like the person of Jesus Christ. Like all things, there must be a beginning. And for something to begin, we need to decide to start. We lay out the stepping stones for us to walk on in the pursuit of attaining Jesus' mindset of humility. Here can be some initial stepping stones. So imagine yourself driving a non-automatic vehicle. The first step, stop what you are doing that contradicts God's idea of humility. Second step, look at what God's word says about humility. Third step, listen to God's wisdom on why he requires humility. Fourth step, neutralize or shift your gear to neutral. Let go of the mind of being master of your thoughts, words and actions. And let go of the mentality that says, I am the master of my faith and destiny that I should be served. Fifth step, shift to first gear. Put yourself in the position, attitude and perspective of a servant attuned to God's commanding voice. And then take on the mentality of, I am a servant, God must be served. Sixth step, maintain pace of your first gear. Stay on first gear until you are confident that you can resist pride of self and life and maintain humility of self and life. When acquired enough mileage and basic humility, shift to the next gear and take humility to a whole new level or to different spheres of influence. Final step, practice makes perfect. Don't forget to fuel up with empowerment of the Holy Spirit and regularly check maintenance with God's word. Take ownership of that mindset of Christ-like humility. Think it and be it. And do this not for the self-gain, but for the glory of God. Thank you. Amen. Wonderful. Thank you, Rose. I think we give Rose applause. We don't have enough emojis here. I think we can just put our hands up and good job. Very nice, Rose. Super. Yeah, and I think it was very, very clear, your rate of speech and how you presented it very, very clear thoughts and clear points as well. And you started by defining humility and what is humility. That was very nice. And also how you finished the application, the car example, the automatic car example. I think that was really creative, the application of it. Very nice. Just a few thoughts here. Some feedback here. If you can, with regard to the logical flow arrangement of material, I felt that even the Hebrew definition, that could have been earlier right at the top when you were defining what humility is and you could place that here. I think that would flow well. And also, I think with regard to the examples, you had a few points, almost five points about how Jesus is the example of humility. That was very nice. Similarly, if you had the main points for what you wanted to talk about, that would also help. And I guess if you were using a PowerPoint, you could have just put that and that would help. Some of the scriptures that you shared right at the top, I think you were just giving references. So maybe again, pausing there to give the references would help. Or you could just read out the whole verse itself. Because of course, you're assuming that people would take down the reference and check later. So you could just read the verse itself. I think that was good. So what we'll do is on Friday, we'll continue with this. And Rose, maybe you can share what you felt as you were sharing and what went into putting these thoughts together and what happened when you were putting this together. And also we'll have some time to ask the class to share about what they felt and what is it that they felt about the message also. Maybe one or two people will do that on Friday. Okay. Thank you, Rose. That was a good job. Thank you. Thank you, Pastor. Alright, got a bless. Okay, so everyone, Friday, let's be ready. If not you, who? If not on Friday, when? Yeah, let's do it. Okay, so we'll meet on Friday. God bless. Take care. Thank you, Pastor. Alright, see you. Bye-bye. Thank you, Pastor. And Rose, thank you for leading us.