 So let's just want to read one verse and then we'll pray. Just want to read from 1 Corinthians chapter 2. Okay, 1 Corinthians chapter 2 verse 9 onwards, 9 to 12, right? 9 onwards. But as it is written, I has not seen nor you heard nor have entered into the heart of man. The things which God has prepared for those who love Him, but God has revealed them to us through His Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God, for what man knows the things of a man except the Spirit of man which is in Him. Even so, no one knows the things of God except the Spirit of God. First of all, now we have received not the Spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God that we might know the things that have been freely given to us by God. Okay, so one of the reasons for which the Holy Spirit in wells us, the Holy Spirit has been given to us, right? To reveal those things, to teach us those things. Whatever I has not seen or you has not heard nor have entered into the heart of man. Okay, that is verse 9. So, which means I, it's a physical organ, you're again physical organ, right? Nor have entered into the heart of man, meaning even into the, you know, the Spirit of man. Things have not been revealed yet, but the Holy Spirit, He has come. God reveals them to us through His Spirit. Okay, so God reveals by His Spirit. Verse 12. We have received the Holy Spirit that we might know the things that have been freely given to us by God. Okay, so we have this awesome privilege. There have been a lot of things that have been given to us freely in Christ by the Father and we have received as new creations. These have been freely given to us. These are gifts that have been given to us. Now the Holy Spirit reveals them to us and He's going to show us, even as we journey with Him, He's going to show us, what are those things that have been freely given to us, right? And so that we might know them. So that's one of the things God wants to know those things that have been freely given to us. He wants us to know. And the reason for that is He wants us to not just be ignorant of it, but to know it and to walk in it. It could be spiritual life authority, it could be identity, it could be any other thing. The mysteries of the gospel, the gifts about the gifts, about power, about character, about nature, how to walk victoriously and other things personally as well. Personally, okay, I don't know what the future holds. But God wants to reveal them to us by His Spirit. And these things are freely given to us. It's not that we have to do something to earn it. These have been freely given to us because we are in Christ. So that's great news. That's amazing news, right? So as we pray today, let's pray and ask the Lord to reveal something, one aspect of something that have been freely given to us. It might be so personal to you, so it might be your need and something that's been weighing on you. So even as we pray in this Spirit, as we pray in tongues, we can ask the Holy Spirit to reveal these things to us. So just ask God, you reveal something. What is that thing that did you want me to know today? That thing that has been freely given to me in Christ. That has been freely given to me by God. I want to know that by the Father that has been freely given. So it could be some deep spiritual truth, some answers to some question that you've been seeking. You've been asking God and it could be anything, but the Holy Spirit can absolutely surprise us and reveal that to us. So let's pray. If you want to stand up and pray, you can. If you want to walk and pray, that's fine. Online class, the same thing goes. You just want to spend a few minutes and pray. So whatever posture, if you want to stand, if you want to walk, if you want to pray, but just get intense, get intentional and get intense about this and say, God, I'm praying, I'm seeking you. And just go ahead and pray in the spirit. And even as you pray, even as you pray in the spirit, pray that prayer, so you can hear yourself loudly, loud enough so you can hear. But it's just between you and God. Just between you and God, but pray loud enough so you can hear. Let deep cry unto deep, that there be a hunger, that there be intense desire for Him. He loves us and He shows us. And there's a rich deposit of His word that He wants to put. And there are other things that He wants to show and reveal. So let's pray. So let's pray. So last week, just be mindful of, even as you pray, just be mindful of the things that God is speaking to you, right? Mindful of what He's impressing, mindful of what He's showing, mindful of anything that He's clicking into your heart. So lay a hold of that. Thank you, Jesus. Thank you, Lord. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, Lord. Thank you, Lord. Bless you, name. Thank you, God. Bless you. Thank you, Lord. Thank you, God. You are worthy of it all. You are worthy of it all. For from you are all things. And to you are all things. You deserve the glory. Let's just sing it and just worship the Lord. You are worthy of it all. You are worthy of it all. For from you are all things. And to you are all things. You deserve the glory. Day and night, night and day, let incense arise. Day and night, night and day, let incense arise. Day and night, night and day, let incense arise. Day and night, night and day, let incense arise. You're worthy of it all. You're worthy of it all. And to you are all things. Yes, you deserve the glory. Hallelujah, we bless your name, O God. Yes, Lord, all that we are, all that we have, O God, is everything is from you, Father God. You are the source of life itself, Lord. You are the giver of good gifts, O Father God. Lord, we bless your name this morning, O God. As we draw near, O Father God, we bless your name, O Father God. Lord, we thank you that you are a generous God. We thank you that you give without holding back, O Father God. We thank you this morning, O God, for all the things that we have freely received, Lord, because we are in Christ, O God, even as you were in the class, O God, that he who gave his only begotten Son, will he not freely give you all things. And Father God, we thank you for those things that you've given us, O God. We thank you that we are blessed with all the spiritual blessings in the heavenly places, O Father God. We thank you, O God, that you've blessed us with your very presence itself, O Father God. We thank you that you've blessed us with your word, O Father God. We thank you that you've blessed us, O God, and clothed us, O God, with your righteousness, O Father God. We thank you, O God, that you've washed us with your precious blood, O Father God. We thank you, O Master God, Lord, for all the resources that you've given us, O God. We thank you for all the spiritual weapons, O God, that you've, Lord, given us, O God, freely, O God. We thank you, O Master. We thank you for each and every one of them, O God. We thank you. We bless your name, Lord. bless your name, O Father God. And Father God, we just want to thank you that you are the Spirit of Revelation and Wisdom and you open our eyes and reveal things to us, O God, which we cannot know, Lord, by our own means, O Father God. Yes, Lord, you, Lord, write upon our hearts, O God, the things, O God, that we have not yet entered our hearts, O God. Lord, the things that is not possible, O God, in the natural realm, O God, through our natural faculties, O God, O God, you reveal to us, O God, by your Spirit, O God. We just want to thank you. We just want to thank you. We bless your name for it, O God. We thank you, Lord. You are the faithful God and you're calling us, O God, in consecration, O God, for consecration, O God. Lord, to live a consecrated life, O God. You're calling us, O God, to live, O God, life's obedience, O God. You're calling us, O God, to live lives, O God, of faithfulness, O Father God. Oh, we thank you. We thank you. We thank you. We bless your name. Yes, Lord, we place ourselves in your hands, O Father God, which, Lord, posture ourselves, O God, we position ourselves, O God, to hear your word, O Father God, to hear your voice, O Master God. Yes, Lord, I pray that the voice of the shepherd, Lord, your voice, O God, will be louder than any other voice, O God, will be louder than the voice of the flesh, O God, will be louder than the voice of the world, O Father God, will be louder than the voice of fear and intimidation. Lord, will be louder than the voice of fear and anxiety and cares of this world, O God. And then the burdens of the Lord, we pray, O Father God, that we will not be distracted, God. But we Lord, our focus will be upon you, O God, and what you are, who you are, and Lord, that our focus will be on you, O Master, your face, your presence, O God. Yes, Lord, even as we run this race, you've called us, O God. Lord, looking unto Jesus, the author and the perfecter of our faith, we thank you, we bless your name, we give you all the praise and all the glory at this time. In Jesus' name, we pray. Amen. Amen. Take your seats, guys. The best. Yeah, praise God, you know, is when we have such an awesome God, we don't have to fear. We don't have to live in fear and anxiety. You know, we can cast our cares upon Him. We can give Him our burdens. It's not that we, you know, we do pick up our burdens, we do pick up, you know, whatever worries, but then we can give them to God. We can give them to Him because He says, I will carry it. And the thing is, so many things because of His grace we have received. And we didn't earn it. We didn't, it's not because we reached us level of spiritual maturity, or, you know, level of righteousness. Scripture says not by our works. It's by His grace. So He has given us, He has given us the teacher, the author of the scriptures, who will actually lead us on a journey of discovering, like discovering what it is that He's given us. So praise God. Amen. Yeah, awesome. Okay, so we start with that question. I've not forgotten that. We start with the question which we asked Pastor Rinchen and Saint Francis and others. What is that question? Yeah, so we asked it a little differently in a sense. Yeah, so let's say a believer asks this question, you know, okay, I believe in the baptism of the Holy Spirit, but do I really need tongues? Are tongues really evidence? I believe that I'm baptized. I have other gifts. So what would you tell that person, or you as a person who has learned all this and, you know, maybe you're a special leader, so what will you tell that person if there is such a query? Okay, so online class also. So what will you tell that person? You had a week to think about it. Come on, you still have that question. Okay, yeah, Prince, or at least say. Okay, something, you guys can put it on the chat, those of you who want to. So it's a valid question. First of all, you know, it's a valid question. People are saying, okay, see, I'm accepted as I am. So there's no problem with that. I'm not a second-class citizen just because I don't train tongues. So I'm a first-class citizen of heaven, I've been accepted, washed by the blood of Jesus. So, you know, and he dwells me and I've been baptized, but for some reason, you know, I'm not started speaking in tongues and I'm asking, you know, is it necessary, you know, is it important, you know, the other gifts? So what would you say? Yeah, Nina, it's so easy in this sense. Okay, you can pray about so many other things and et cetera. Okay, so you'll talk about the advantages of praying in tongues. Okay, okay, so you, I mean, I guess you'll actually explain about why tongues, right? Why tongues is there in the first place, the gift of tongues and the advantages of it. Yeah, so what else can you share with that person? It's something that Satan cannot understand. Okay, okay, I don't know, but yeah, okay, Satan cannot understand. Right? What else would you say? If you pray in tongues, then it'll build up the other spiritual gifts. See, one of the things that we see is 1 Corinthians 14 talks about how when we pray in tongues, we are being edified, we are being personally built up, right? And we're going to look at, yeah, the other kinds of tongues. And so, yeah, so it is, so yeah. Okay, so Chaya says it helps us to have more faith and trust and become more spiritual. So, yeah, so we can talk about the advantages, you can talk about the gift itself, you know, what the gift, why God intended this gift for us, right? And we can go back to scripture and talk about like what we saw, all those five instances, when we look at the promise of the Father, when we look at the baptism of the Holy Spirit, we see that there are direct references to praying in tongues, okay? So for whatever reason, we have disconnected that, you know, in the church over the years from the baptism of the Holy Spirit, even we've disconnected that from, you know, the normal life of a believer, right? So these are all new believers, these could be mature believers, these could be people who are journeyed with Christ, I mean, with God for a long time. But all those five instances that we saw, we saw that it is a normal life of the church, right? So we can actually dispel any kind of fears that they might have. Normally, when a person asks that question, right, they might have some fears, they might have some prejudices about praying in tongues, they might have seen something, they might have heard about something, they, you know, there's usually something, right? Like for example, I remember once talking to a believer after church, after service, and that particular day we had ministry time for what we call as the Holy Spirit baptism service, right? People stay back, there's a teaching and ministry. So this person said, you know, he said, I just want to focus on character. I don't want anything to do with the gifts. I just want to focus on character and that's it. So gently, I just had to show him 1 Corinthians 14 and verse one, which says, first you love and desire spiritual gifts. So for him, like he had had a bad experience, right? Bad experience because of other believers, because of whatever. Bad experience with the gifts itself, with the gifts of the Spirit, probably the ones who were ministering in the gifts, you know, did it in a way that was hurtful, whatever. So he had a history to, you know, that was actually preventing him from stepping in. Okay. So we could ask that question, you know, why do you ask this question? Some people have fears, right? What if something else happens? What if something else jumps in, right? Because some fears or, and like that funny story, you know, one person said, because this person asked in the church, you know, can I pray for you to receive the baptism of the Holy Spirit and praying in tongues and so on. And this person said, no, you know, today I have a, you know, I have a sprain in my neck. I don't think I can receive. So which means that person has seen somebody, you know, like shaking their head and all that connected with baptism of the Holy Spirit. So he said, no, today actually my, I've got an explain. I don't think I can handle that. So all kinds of wrong beliefs, wrong thinking, all kinds of fears, right, prejudices about that. So we just need to point that, you know, address those fears. Okay. And, and I also point to the fact that our Father is a giver of good gifts, right? You know, when, when the Lord Jesus says, right, if a father asks for a bread, would he give a stone? If a son asks for a, I'm sorry, if a son asked for a bread to the father, or if a son asked for fish, would he give him a snake, you know, anything that is, you know, not healthy for him or dangerous for him? No. And if you see that context is with Holy Spirit, you know, about the Holy Spirit, right? So how much more will the Father give good gifts, right? So, so just to put out those fears, okay, the way we have, yes. Okay. Yeah. I mean, I just see that. Okay. So, so we can, you know, talk about that. We can basically explain why and then put out all those fears. Okay. So let's address some other questions. So the question is, is speaking in tongues, you know, I'm just following the notes here, baptism of the Holy Spirit is speaking in tongues, the evidence of baptism in the Holy Spirit is speaking in tongues, the proof of a person being baptized in the Holy Spirit. What do you think? Yes. Anybody saying no? Okay. So why do you say no? It's not the evidence. Okay. So Anand's responses. Okay. That is not the only evidence because we see that the other gifts also can be manifest, right? Because all these nine gifts come with this Holy Spirit and he's the one who is, you know, who's baptizing. I mean, he's the one, you're baptized with him or he is, you know, he's, the Lord Jesus is baptizing in the Holy Spirit. So he's the giver of the gifts. He's got all the gifts. Okay. So he releases these gifts. Okay. So the point, that's a good point in the sense, you know, when we, when we read, sorry, Acts chapter 19, we looked at the efficient, the believers in the efficient church in Ephesus, right? So they prayed in tongues and they prophesied. Okay. So which means prophecy can also be a gift that is, that could be released. Word of knowledge could be a gift that could be released. Word of wisdom could be a gift that could be released. But in all those five instances, we see direct or indirect references to, to what? The gift of tongues. Okay. So we can see that. Okay. We can conclude that, okay, yes, it is an evidence, but no, it need not be. Like praying in tongues is an evidence, is the evidence from the scriptures that we saw, but it need not be also because there could be other gifts that could be manifest. Okay. But our response should be, you know, if somebody asks us a question, our response should be to encourage the person to pursue, to expect, to pray in tongues, to encourage the person, to pursue, because in 1 Corinthians 14, it talks about plural, pursue, love and desire, spiritual gifts. It's plural. So tongues is one of the gifts. So pursue that, right? And when we look at the benefits of praying in tongues, benefits of that, the Lord wants the believer to be strong in it. The Lord wants to do something. The Lord wants the believer to be edified, right? And you're praying the mysteries and you're going to be looking at that, you know, little in detail today. So when you look at all that, yes, why don't you expect, why don't you pursue? Now that should be our response. Now, we're not just focusing on tongues and leaving other things out. No, but it's a, it's a basic thing. It's not that you're a, you know, the others who speak in tongues have something and then subspecial and you don't know, it's not like that. But since it's available, go for it. Go all out. Don't hold back. So that, you know, is a, it could be our response. Okay. Another question. The Lord Jesus said to the disciples, He said, wait in Jerusalem, tarry in Jerusalem. You know, that old English word, tarry in Jerusalem, till you are filled with power on high. So they waited, they were in prayer, they were in one accord and this happened, they baptized in the Holy Spirit. So should we also wait or tarry, maybe three days, five days, maybe a month in order to receive the baptism of the Holy Spirit? What do you think? If you're saying yes, why? If you're saying no, no wine, sorry. Yeah, you're asking and waiting. No, should we wait? See, asking is fine because we are asking. Yeah, so should we always, you know, it's not the question of not expecting or not asking, paying and asking. But the thing is this, you know, should we wait? Because Jesus said wait, tarry. So should we wait three days, five days, seven days, whatever in order to be filled with the Holy Spirit, you know, fasting and praying and waiting and maybe, maybe not, maybe not. Okay. See, the first instance that we see Acts chapter 2, the Lord asked them to wait in Jerusalem. They waited and they were filled with the Holy Spirit and Lord had a purpose in that. Okay, so it was a feast of Pentecost and people from all over the sound regions had come to Jerusalem and the first church was born, you know, at that time they were filled and people, it was a witness to the church, it was witness to the Jews, right, something supernatural that happened. There was this outpouring of the Holy Spirit and as a result of that, Peter shared Acts chapter 2 was 38-39. You know, we see that response, you know, like he's saying, this is what you must do and we see the huge numbers that actually added to the church. So the Lord had a purpose in, you know, them waiting for that carousel moment, right, for the outpouring of the Holy Spirit and the church to be born, birthed, all that. After that, we don't see that. They're waiting for one particular moment. No. Peter and John go to Samaria, Philip had already preached the Gospel, people are already believers, they laid hands, prayed, they were filled. Same thing, Ananias goes, visits Saul, he's born again, he prays and then his something like scales fall off his eyes, he receives his sight and it says he was baptized. Now, we don't know whether he prayed but we know that eventually he started praying if he did not at that time. Acts chapter 10, Cornelius' house, Peter's just preaching, they are hearing the Word, they are receiving the Word and they are filled with the Holy Spirit. Acts chapter 19, efficient believer, elders, or believers, sorry, Peter, I mean, sorry, Paul goes there, he teaches them about the Holy Spirit, he gets them water baptized first and then he prays, they are filled. So that is the thing, you know, the staring, it had its place in the first instance when we read about the outpouring of the Holy Spirit but this was the reason. God had a reason for them to wait and receive for that timing. But when we read the other accounts, we don't see that. And if you look at our own lives, well, it is more a question of faith, it is more a question of a matter of you know, all those stumbling blocks being removed, things that, wrong thinking, maybe lack of understanding, fears, all those things to be removed out where we are in a place of is receiving. So he's not holding back, it's a question of what is actually holding me back from receiving. It's tongues especially. Okay, we're going to look at that. Okay, just hold on. We're going to study that and we get into the benefits of praying in tongues, why tongues? We're going to address that very question because that's a question from 1 Corinthians 12, verse 28, it talks about, do all pray in tongues, do all, he asks those questions. So we'll answer that. Okay, a few other questions. Do I need to have hands laid on me to receive the baptism of the Holy Spirit? Not really. Okay, should somebody lay hands and pray and only then, not because we see both, people did lay hands on others and pray. There were also others who just got suddenly poured out a spirit, like in Cornelius' house, so it both can happen. Do I need to be baptized in water before I can pray for the baptism of the Holy Spirit? What do you think? No, so that also we see, people will receive the baptism and then they were water baptized, some were water baptized and then we see, they were filled with the Holy Spirit. Okay, so other things about tongues, I think we'll look for it, I mean we'll study it a little, when we go on to the next topic. Okay, so what is the thing that we need to do? We just need to ask and receive. Ask in faith and receive, that is it. So don't complicate it, like maybe for your own selves or for others, maybe you're ministering to others, you're teaching others, you don't have to put so many things, hurdles in front of them, they have to go through, live a holy life, read the Word, fast, pray, come and then don't put too many things in front of them. If they believe, if they believe us, they sincerely accept the Lord as saviour, faith is what is required, they ask and they will be filled. Jesus is the baptizer, you can lay hands, help them, you don't have to lay hands also, but they will be filled, we pray in faith. So okay, so let's look at the gift of tongues. Okay, so we're going to study about, because we have been looking at the baptism of the Holy Spirit, let's start with the gift of tongues. The next topic is going to be the gifts of the Holy Spirit. So we're going to look at the gifts of the Holy Spirit in general, what are these gifts, why and so on, but before that, we'll let's look at the gift of tongues. Can it be faith? Fake, can it be a fake? Can people pretend discern, know it? Okay, see everything that God ordains or establishes, Satan brings the counterfeit for every real thing, there is a counterfeit in this and Satan can bring, and I've not heard, but then I've, me personally, but I've also read there that people in, steeped in witchcraft, black magic and everything, they also speak in tongues, like energized by the demons and so on. So there is that little counterfeit, so that we need to understand, the source is the evil one, there is a counterfeit, which will glorify, maybe the man or whatever, and create deception, not really bring that person close to Jesus, but create deception, so that is possible. Yes, there is a counterfeit, but as a believer, can I, oh, it's already, right, as a believer can I fool myself, can I, that only you will know, you will know, and maybe this should the Holy Spirit give us discernment, you would know. Yeah, the thing is, anyone who loves Jesus, anyone who's praying in faith, sincerely seeking, will receive, that's the thing, yeah. Okay, we'll take a break and we'll come back at 10 minutes. Thank you.