 Okay, the director is getting the frame ready. Okay, I just want to read from Proverbs 25 and verse 28. Okay, Proverbs 25 and 28. It says, whoever has no rule over his own spirit is like a city broken down without walls, right? It's like, if I'm not self-controlled, that's the thing. If I don't have control over myself, if I can't rule over my own spirit, I'm like a city broken down without walls. So, city broken down without walls in the time of the writing of these scriptures. The wall of the city is like the protection of the city. The wall of the city is like the boundary, the protection from all outside forces, enemies. So, without wall, that's why, you know, Nahamaya is so moved that the walls of Jerusalem have fallen down because it's open to any kind of attack, open to anybody walking in. It's most vulnerable, right? So, just think about it. Like, if we are not able to rule over our own spirit, maybe in terms of anger, in terms of, I don't know, mood swing, whatever it is, you know, if there is no temperance or self-discipline, we are vulnerable actually. Like, for example, if a person is very angry, he or she might think, hey, I'm actually in control. You know, I'm able to direct my anger and get things done. But actually, it's a place of vulnerability, right? Because it's a place where you can easily get triggered and go off focus, you know, easily get triggered and lose control over oneself. And that invites all kinds of problems into our lives, right? So, that is what it says. So, the good thing is this, you know, what we see in Galatians 5 and 22, 23. Galatians 5, 22, 23, the fruit of the Spirit, but the fruit of the Spirit. The verses before that list a lot of things of the flesh. And then it says, but the fruit of the Spirit and one by one and verse 23, what is listed is self-control. The fruit of the Spirit is self-governing ability, right? So, the Holy Spirit really works in us, in cooperation with us and builds this quality called self-control, right? So, there is a, you know, slow transformation or fast transformation. It depends on how much we cooperate and surrender to the work of the Spirit, right? So, self-control is a fruit of the Holy Spirit, the work of the Holy Spirit in our lives, right? So, praise God for that, right? God is with us. He's working in us so that we can be like a city with walls, so that we can be protected. You know, there's this quality of self-control that the Holy Spirit brings in is for our good, right? It's for our protection, so that we will not be like a city without walls, that we will not be open to the attack of the enemy, that we will not lose ourselves in, you know, various things, but we will be protected, right? Okay, so let's, let's just pray and invite the work of the Holy Spirit and say, Lord, more of you, right? More of you, I just want my life to be built up. I want the self-governing ability to be made even more evident and strong in my life, and I just want to pray that I will be protected and strong, right? Father, we thank you. Thank you for this day, Lord. Thank you for the work of your Spirit in our Spirit, Lord. And Father, we thank you. The fruit of your Spirit is self-control. Lord, we thank you for this self-governing ability that you bring into our lives, Master. Father, we thank you that and we invite you, Lord. Invite you, invite more of you into our lives, Lord. I just pray, Lord, that even as we open ourselves, open our hearts to the work of the Spirit, Lord, we pray that you would have your way, Lord. Let the fruit of the Spirit be shown, visible in our lives, Master God, in everyday practical life, in our interactions, Lord, that the fruit of the Spirit be built up, and so that we will be like a city with walls, that we will be like a city well-protected, that we'll be a strong people, Father God, and Lord, displaying, oh, Father God, your virtues, oh, God, displaying your glory, Master. We thank you, Lord. We thank you. We praise you, Father God. We commit this day into your mighty hands, this time into your mighty hands. In Jesus' precious name, we pray. Amen. Amen. Okay, so, yeah, online students also, you can go to that link and start filling out your sermon topic and title. The IC, Jack in filled out. Yeah, by the way, when you write your names, write the full name, right? Your first name, second name as you've given in the Bible college. So that'll help. Okay, so today, let's look at, so we were looking at leading people to respond, right? And how we can lead people to respond. So this is in response to the message, response to the message that you've shared. Now, what are the ways by which we can lead people to respond? So what are some ways that you have observed, you know, leading people to respond to the message that was shared? Anything? Sorry, what? To be interactive. Okay, so maybe it's a small gathering, so you can ask questions. You can open up the time to ask questions. Yeah. But this is actually slightly different in the sense of asking questions is more of a further aiding the understanding, like whatever you've shared. Okay, there are some questions, there are some doubts, clarifications. And it's a, so, yeah, so the, so the response is like, how do you want people to respond to the message that you shared? Do you shared some message and it could be on various things, it could be on whatever, you know, you, the topic that you shared. So how, what do you want people to do? What action do you want people to take in response to the message? So that's the thing, right? So for example, if it is, if it's a matter of, let's say, the gospel being shared, then there is the, you know, inviting people to respond to that gospel, to invite Jesus into their hearts, like if they've never done that to do that, right? So what are various ways by which we can do that? Right? I'm sure you would have seen different ways leading, sorry. Yeah, you've seen. So maybe asking people to pray along, right? I've also seen where, well, some places they say, okay, you come forward with the person who has invited you to church. Okay, you come with them. So they, they also feel they don't feel too out of place. I'm going with the person who, with whom I came, who invited me. So that person is also there. So then they invite them, they invite them forward, if they want to respond, no, if they want to accept, if they want to receive Jesus in their hearts, they invited forward, then they prayed for, and then they led in the prayer and, you know, that happens. So of course, most common being, lift your hands, every eye closed, every head bowed. Okay, I don't want anybody to open their eyes. Only those who have received Jesus, you raise your hands. Invariably, there'll be some people seeing, you know, who is it? How many are there? And the pastor goes, okay, I see your hand. I see your hand. I see your hand, sister, put your hand down. And, you know, we've seen all that. But this is effective ways, right? People respond. And it's good. And like people, getting people to stand up, come forward. This is all, you know, for the, like in response to the salvation message. If it's something else, right? If it's a recommitment, it is, if it's going to be a surrender. So in line with that, you know, you can just invite people to open their hearts to the work of the Holy Spirit, invite the Holy Spirit to work in their hearts. You know, and maybe it is a need, right? Maybe the message was on a breakthrough. Maybe there's a breakthrough in various aspects of their lives, you know, invite, like, or maybe there's something that they need to do in terms of forgiving someone in terms of, you know, letting go of bitterness or unforgiveness in their lives. Invite the Holy Spirit to work on them, right? Invite the Holy Spirit to bring healing to their hearts and then, you know, move. So these are different ways we get to, you know, get people to respond to the message, okay? And it is a powerful time, right? It's good if we give this time. It's a powerful time where people have just heard the word, which the word of God brings faith, right? It's a word of God which brings faith. So faith to act on the word is there, already there in people's heart if they have received. And God has spoken through them, through the message, right? In various points, God has emphasized certain things. The Holy Spirit has emphasized certain things to their hearts. So now is the time to really act on it, right? Move on it. So, you know, some of these things could be like a step-by-step process. Maybe, you know, it's not the full breakthrough yet, but it's a step in that direction, right? So we need to be mindful of that and help people with that, okay? Okay. So any questions on this before we move? Yeah. To application, we've already, we've already shared the application, okay? These are the three things that they can do. Maybe it's one of those things. You know, maybe it's, let's say you're teaching on, this is the whole messages on praying in tongues, for example, you know, a baptism of the Holy Spirit. So that the application and the takeaway would be that, let's say, okay, would you like to start praying? Would you like to invite Jesus, I mean, to baptize you? And would you like to take a step of faith in that direction? So that would be the thing. And to encourage them, okay, maybe not here, but then when you go to the privacy of your homes, do the same thing. Invite them to do those things. So that would be it, right? Not every time. It depends on the message. So let's say you're teaching on end times, you know, and a lot of it would be information, understanding about the end times, but there could be something which would be an emphasis of it, okay, maybe, you know, an expectation to live in a state of alertness, to live with expectation, to maybe, to, you know, to not be passive, right, to do the work of the Lord. These could be various things, even if it's a message like, you know, end times. So it's more of a preparing of our hearts, and maybe it's just the heart's response to God. We can even leave it as, okay, why don't you pray? What is the Lord putting in your heart? Why don't you pray and on those lines? It's as simple as that, you know, so pray, make a commitment, make a decision, whatever the Lord is prompting in your heart. So the thing is, it's good to do that then, rather than leaving it to, you know, when you go out and a lot of things can happen, then you just leave the environment, right? So it's good to have it there and then have the Lord meet with them. And at those times, people, you know, expect the presence of, I mean, experience the presence of God, experience the power of God, maybe a word of God is quickened to them and all these things happen, right? So it's good to do it at the end of the message, right? Okay, so in line with the, you know, with the message that is being shared and also with the application, just want to continue on. Like in your notes, you have that application of scripture to today's culture and people. Now, when we look at application, see the truth should, the interpretation of the truth should actually help us to apply the word. And it's not the other way around, where we have an application, okay, so this is the course of action that you need to take. And based on that, we are reinterpreting or stretching the verse to fit that, right? So that is what is called as, you know, just posting the scripture in order to fit this. So we need to be a little careful, like for example, you know, certain scriptures are mentioned there, like Romans 14, 1 Corinthians 8, it's all about, you know, stumbling block. But that's stumbling block and being a barrier, you know, Romans 14, talking about, I think, food offered to idols. Let's just go there. And maybe somebody can turn to 1 Corinthians 8. Yeah, so it's talking about how to receive a person who is maybe not very mature in faith, not very strong in faith, and not to dispute over doubtful things, you know, maybe the person doesn't eat meat, maybe the person esteems one day, no more respects one day more than the other and observes days and seasons and all that. So it's talking about how, you know, one should, one can actually not dispute about those things, you know, these are minor things, but let them do it. It's okay as they observe, it's unto the Lord and so on. And also about food, right? And typically it's about, he just says verse 15, you know, do not destroy with your food the one for whom Christ died, okay? So it's fine, you know, do not destroy the work of God, pursue the things which make for peace and all that. So in this, he's actually referring to the application is for a believer. Okay, the context is that, a believer who is weak in faith, a believer who is, you know, who's immature maybe, so that is the thing. So this is not to be stretched for a non-Christian, okay, for a non-believer, right? So that is the thing, right? One other scripture, I think which is normally used, one Corinthians 3, right? Which is about how our body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, okay? So the body is the temple of the Holy Spirit. So if anyone defiles the body, is that, what is there? One Corinthians 3, 16, yeah? If anyone defiles the temple of God, God will destroy him for the temple of God is holy, which temple you are, okay? So like some people can be very insensitive and use that scripture to say, okay, this person took their own lives and therefore they are damned for a destiny without God to be in hell, okay? So but is that what that verse is saying, right? It's saying that, yes, you are a temple of the Holy Spirit. If anyone defies the temple in the sense, if you live in a manner unworthy of the spirit of God dwelling in you, if you indulge in works of the flesh, if you indulge in something else, then yes, God will bring about a judgment because the temple is holy, whose temple you are. So is that referring to, can we apply it to say, okay, this person took their own lives, therefore, you know, God is going to send them to hell, right? People use that scripture, right? So these kind of things where the scripture is not, the truth of God's word is not actually saying something, but based on the application, you are using the scripture to fit, kind of give weightage to your application, okay? You want to say something, but then you are using the scripture to say something which the scripture is actually not saying, you know, applying the scripture. So that's the first thing, the application must not change the, bring about a change in the interpretation of the word, right? Whatever the word is saying, that's the thing. The second one, yeah, you have a question? Okay, the second one is, see, what is the scope of the application which the scripture is talking about? Okay, what is the scope of the application that scripture is talking about? You know, can we use it to broader that scope? Okay, so this is what it says, and this is also what it applies for, you know, examples like that. Can we actually use it? Okay, broader than what the application is meant for. For example, 1 Corinthians 6, now this is again about the body being the, you know, the collectively, the believers being the dwelling place of the Holy Spirit, right? 1 Corinthians 6, 19, right? Do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own? Sorry, this is actually individually, right? Your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit. Now, can I use it to say you should not smoke cigarettes? What do you think? We can. We can, right? So the application is actually sexually morality. If you look at the, you know, if you look at it, right, 1 Corinthians 6, you look at verse 18, it says, flee sexual, you know, right from, I think, 16 onwards, 15 onwards, do you not know that your body is a members of Christ? Shall I then take a member of Christ and make them members of the heartlet? Certainly not, and so on. So it's about sexual immorality. So don't use your body for immoral purposes, right? And then that context says, don't know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit. So, but can I use it for, you know, like drinking and smoking and kind of thing? Yeah, yeah. So even though the application, you know, the context is not that, but I can use it, right? That's the, that's the thing. What about this one? Which talks about, yeah. So I'm just thinking that, you know, the place where we can use is, you know, uses that, that we should not let anything rule over us in the sense, like in terms of addictions, ruling over us, controlling us, and the flesh ruling over us. So that would be the thing. And also it's destruction for the physical body. So in terms of that, yes, we can. So here, the context is absolutely completely different. It's about sexual immorality. So we can, but we can say it, but it would not be 100% correct. Your body is holy. We can say, okay, God doesn't want you to destroy your body. In that sense, you can say, you don't want your body to be destroyed. You don't want your body to be, you know, it's for holy purpose, but you don't want it to be corrupted and destroyed and suffer. You know, why should you suffer? So you can use it. Yeah. Right. I think one, one verse which we can use is Colossians 3, where let's look at that scripture. Colossians 3, 17, 23, right? Whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to the God, the Father through Him. So would you be able to smoke a cigarette and say, I'm doing it in Jesus' name? And verse 23, whatever you do, do it heartily as to the Lord and not unto men. So, you know, these scriptures really help us, you know, bring perspective into our actions, whatever we are doing, you know. So that's a check for us as believers. Yeah. So then, see, 2nd Corinthians 13 and verse 5. Okay, there's another scripture. 2nd question is 13, verse 5. It says, examine yourselves as to whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Do you not know yourselves that Jesus Christ is in you unless indeed you are disqualified? So is this, is this a commandment, you know, asking us to check ourselves or introspect? Yes, it is. Right. And then if you look at 1 Corinthians 4, verse 3, where Paul says, I do not judge myself. Okay. So I don't, it's, for me, it's a very small thing to be judged by a human court. And he says, you know, I do not even judge myself in the sense, you know, I know that God is my judge. And let's just look at that verse. He's talking about, you know, one should be found faithful. And he's also addressing the fact that people are actually telling him or judging him, you know, harshly. So he's saying for it is, for me, it's a very small thing that I should be judged by you or by a human court. In fact, I do not even judge myself, etc. And then he says, therefore, judge nothing before it's time. Right. So, so is that something which is contradiction to introspection and reflection? You know, the answer is no. Right. So he's talking about verse one, 1 Corinthians 4, verse one, let a man so consider us as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God. And so here, he's addressing a fact that a situation in the Corinthian church where people are saying, I'm of Paul, I'm of Apollos, I'm of Cephas or Peter, you know, so they were also saying Paul is, you know, Paul is, his letters are great. But in physical appearance, he is feeble. And, you know, he's not so this thing. And also, you know, they were kind of making judgment on based on their physical thing. And also, and because of that, they were saying Apollos is great. Peter is great. Maybe Paul is not so. So they were actually judging him like that. So then he says collectively, you know, let a man so consider us stewards of God. And then if you look at the scriptures before that, he's saying, you know, the God uses one to sow, God uses one to water, one to read, but it's God who gives the increase. So we are all of God. He says we are all in God's team. So in line with that, he's saying, I don't judge myself, you know, I don't judge myself. So it is not something to be used against introspection, examining oneself to see if we are going in the right way. If we to see that, okay, are we being sensitive to God? It is not, you know, we can't use that. So I think like that. So, yeah. So it just goes on to say that we should be a little careful when it comes to application, interpreting scriptures, don't stretch it, fit the application. Look at what the scripture actually stating, look at the context, look at the background. And if it fits it, use it. Okay. Several other examples are there. So you can, you know, go through that. Okay. Another one, the third one is about, okay, let's say, tarrying in the spirit. Right. What does it mean? Wait, waiting for the baptism of the Holy Spirit. Okay. So Acts chapter one, verse four. Now, this is also something that was taught and observed by the church in the early days, early days meaning, you know, during the times of the revival and so on. Acts chapter one, verse four, what does it say? And being assembled together with them, he commanded them not to depart, but to wait for the promise of the Father. Okay. So that's what the Lord Jesus tells the disciples. Then if you go to verse 13, he says that they all entered, they went up, they were, it talks about the upper room. And these all continued with one accord in prayer and supplication with the man and it, you know, and so they were all waiting, continuing. So the application of this was that, how it was actually applied to the body of Christ was that in order to receive the baptism of the Holy Spirit, you need to wait. Okay. It's not enough for you to just pray, but you need to, the old English used was tarry in the Spirit. You need to wait. The Lord will choose the time, the Lord will choose the day, but you need to continue waiting upon the Lord and then he will pour out, he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit. Now, is that valid or not? Because the Lord Jesus asked them to wait and these 120, they were waiting, praying. So is it valid or not? If it's valid, why, if it's not valid, why? Probably you can use the mic. So if it's the first time you wait. There's a first time that God is going to pour out his Spirit and that was, after that, there's obviously going to be a free gift to all. It was the first time. Anyone else? Yes, it was definitely the first time the Holy Spirit was being poured out and the reason why he asked them to wait was for the feast of Pentecost on the day of Pentecost. So that was the thing. So on the day of Pentecost was when the Holy Spirit was poured out. So that was the timing, God's timing. But after that, when we read Philip going to Samaria, Peter and John going there, or Peter going to Cornelius' house, Paul in Damascus, all these things were right then and there. It was not as if they were waiting for the baptism of the Holy Spirit. So here this waiting, the staring was for those 50 days after the first feast of first fruits on the day of Pentecost. So we see that. So the application again, of course, it's good to wait on the Lord. But then we don't have to say, okay, I don't know when he's going to pour out. I have to be in a constant state of waiting. And if he chooses to, he will. We can be in faith and we have to receive pen and there. So those kind of things. Then one more, let's just look at one more. Acts 238, gift of the Holy Spirit. So the thing is, he says, let each one of you be baptized in the name of the Jesus. Repent first. Repent and lead, which means you become born again, you come to the Lord and you'll be baptized. And then you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. So that's the normal progression. You repent and your baptism is a sign of repentance. And of course, you're being filled. No, he's not talking about the baptism of the Holy Spirit. He's talking about being baptized in water. Gift of the Holy Spirit. He's talking about the baptism of the Holy Spirit. No, not really. Because Saint Peter, when he went to Cornelia's house, people received Christ, they got filled in the Holy Spirit and prayed in tongues. And then he says, hey, how can I stop them from being baptized, water baptized? And he baptizes them. Saint Peter accepted them. So it's not the order. God can use anything. So the important thing is, you receive Christ. And baptism, water baptism is a sign of your symbolic proclamation of what has happened to you. I'm dead in Christ. And I'm born again. My new life, my oldest gone, new has come. And it's, of course, an obedience of the instruction of Jesus. And so you do that. But the baptism of the Holy Spirit can happen anytime, like we see. So, yeah, so if you, yeah, I hope that helps. So accept a four if you go there and then was 32, right? So it says that, you know, now the multitude of those who believed were of one heart, one mind, neither did anyone say that any of the things he possessed was his own. But they had all things in common. So can we say, you know, this is how a church should be. Right. My laptop is yours. My car, you know, is yours. I can't say it is mine. So it's communal living. But that's what it says. This is how it was. So how do you apply that? Francis, Francis felt like singing a song, I think. So, yeah, online students also like, you know, what do you ask for 32? My dad was preaching on Sunday and he told this thing. This thing was, and then everything which was just there in the church compound, so our church is in between houses. So there are so many trees, mango trees, everything, leave, he will stables and all. So after dad told this thing, after the church, it's everyone went and called. Roots leave, leaves, stables and all, they went. Like I said, pastor only told everything. So according to what Francis said, like regarding this, same, like is more complicated thing. Like what happened is like, not this verse, like my father only preached. So it's a New Year's sermon. So what happened is, my father preached like us love each other. It's a topic. So after Savi is one person went on and the pastor said love each other from this New Year, we can love each other. So it became a big problem. So radical obedience, praise God for that. But yeah, I know misapplication of the truth is damaging consequences. Yeah, so in regard to this, you know, we know that Acts chapter two, people had gathered together for the feast. Feast of Pentecost, they were all there. Right. And there was this major outpouring of the Holy Spirit. Acts chapter two was 3839. We see that how many were added to the church. Yeah. Right. So does 38 talk about that? No. So we see huge numbers being added and they were all, you know, they were all there. And they did not go back. You know, Acts chapter three talks about that and Acts chapter four, how they were arrested. And so this is how they were at that time. So they had gathered and there was this outpouring of the Holy Spirit. There was this great huge number which had come to know Christ and people were from all the surrounding areas. So they were there. And this is how it was. They were together and they were sharing everything. And, you know, so scriptures just, Luke is just writing about an observation now, you know, now the multitude, those who believed were a one heart, one mind, one soul. Neither did anyone say any of the things. And with great power, the apostles gave witness, you know, then they sold stuff, they brought for the sake of ministry, etc. Acts chapter five, we read about Ananias and Sapphira and what happened. So the thing is this, yes, you know, we are called to, you know, share, be kind, share to those in need and take care of others' needs, etc., which is very, very valid scripture. But this thing, it was an occurrence in scripture at that time in history, when people were together, when they experienced the outpouring of the Holy Spirit. Right. So, but after that, you see, you know, there was a persecution, people went, there was, if you look at the church in Antioch, if you look at the church in Ephesus, you know, all these different churches, we don't read about the same thing, right? Even like Paul writes to Timothy and Paul gives an instruction, you know, let a man work, if he does not work, you know, he shall not eat and things like that, you know, not being a busy body in other people's affairs. So he's laying down those, you know, the principles and so on. So let him who's, you know, who's stealing, steal no more, but work with his hands so that he might have something to give those who have others who have need, right? So that is the thing. So this whole thing of communal living and, you know, it is for that, you know, when that outpouring happened, that is the thing. So we should not missupply, you know, stretch out and missupply the scripture. The other thing is also about the crusades, right? God asked Joshua to go destroy the giants, take over the land. This is the promised land. So history, you know, talks about how these people waged holy wars, you know, in conquest of the lands, right? Like the Spanish Inquisition or these crusades, because of which people still talk about it saying, you know, the Christians also, you know, you guys also did this. You forced, you know, you killed, you know, destroyed and saying that you are spreading the gospel. That was not spreading the gospel, right? Right from Constantine's time and others who waged wars in the name of Jesus. And well, they, so, so that is not actually a biblical precedent for us to go and wage a war in the name of Christ to conquer a land in the name of Christ, right? So things like that. So we just need to be careful when we are applying that when it comes to application of the truth. Well, we, well, it is good commendable that we are basing it on scripture, but is the text talking about the same thing, right? Okay, yeah. Yeah, that's what we see. Can we actually take it? No, we cannot. We cannot see a multitude of those who believed were of one heart, one soul. Neither did anyone say that they had possessed over them, but they had all things in common and with great power. Now, was there any of them who lacked? They were all possessors of lands and sold them and brought the proceeds and laid them at, and they distributed each one as everyone had need. So we see this, but we see the, you know, practical outworking of it much later that it did not continue like that. It was there for that time. It did not continue that way. So yeah. So the thing is that this kind of teaching, it also led to certain, you know, cults, cultic behaviors, you know, so everybody lives separately. They live in a commune and then obviously there is someone who is giving the instructions, teaching and that person is very controlling, right? And it's an open door for the enemy to come and spread whatever, you know, confusion in terms of heresies and so on. So yeah, so that's the danger of, okay. Yeah, can people actually do it practically and biblically? I guess it is possible. Right? But the minute you say, okay, you need to do this in order to be called the actual disciple of the Lord, you know, like for example, all the disciples themselves, like where did Paul leave? Paul, he lived in a rented house, it says, till the rest of his, you know, it's not like he was with the thing. He was ministering, traveling and he lived in his own rented house till he was executed extra biblically, you know, points to that. So they didn't really apply it in their lives. It was there for a time being. But can I believe it? If you want to do it, you can, but you need to be careful. You need to know that there are boundaries between the natural and the spiritual, that it comes with its own dangers. That's the thing. Yeah, yeah, because especially, you know, if you want to do that, you will, you will have to put some rules, right? Okay, you'll have to put some, this thing, okay, between this time and this time, this stuff can be used, the refrigerator, you know, you know, some, so you'll put some rules and then we'll come in some kind of control, right? And then if people are not following the thing, there has to be some kind of a punishment or disciplinary action. You see the outworking of that? So all that will happen. So it's, I don't know if it's, yeah, right. See, that's, that's another thing, no? So that's a dangerous now. Yeah. Okay. Okay. So yeah, very quickly, we'll just go into Chapter 13 and look at a few things. See, these are things that we've already seen in the earlier, there could be an overlap, but look at some practical, practical instructions, okay? First one is that God is watching over His Word to perform it. So you preach the Word of God, right? He is the one who is having that parallel conversation with the people to the listener. So He is convincing. He's reasoning with them. He knows where they are at the point of their need. But so we be faithful to deliver the Word, right? So the, the greatest assurance we have is that He will confirm the Word in the lives of the hearers, right? We deliver the Word. And of course, we will, we may see immediate results in terms of life transformation, like the person says, okay, today I came with so many addictions, I'm going back completely free, or it could be a process where the person makes up their mind and say, okay, this is the first step I'm taking and it could be a process, right? We know that God's Word is a seed. So God's Word will produce fruit if the seed is nurtured and it will bear fruit, right? The thing is, other thing to keep in mind is, you know, see in the course of us ministering the Word, God, you know, each one of us is built differently, okay? Some of us could be very serious. Some of us, some of us could be, I don't know, jovial, you know, that's our personality, right? But whatever be the personality, God uses through us and it's still the Word of God which comes through us, right? Do not use that time to merely entertain the people, right? To maybe make people laugh all the time or to make people feel good all the time, let it not be a time of entertainment but a time of edification, right? So, you know, so the thing is, it doesn't mean that, you know, in the presence of God, no laughing, no moving, you know, everybody be, you know, it's God's presence, no, it's not like that, right? In the presence of the Lord, there is fullness of joy, right? And there is freedom, there is liberty, but just make sure and the Holy Spirit will let you know, you know, whether you are actually ministering. So why do people minister to entertain? You know, why should they do that? I think it comes from a place of insecurity. It comes from a place of our identity not being secure, right? Of wanting approval, right? People saying, wow, that is fantastic. I really enjoyed the message and, you know, people saying, Pastor, it was so good, Pastor, you know, you want to hear that or you want that kind of a response from people. So, you know, so that's the thing. If you're a person who's secure in who you are, even if the person, you know, after the message, nobody comes and tells you, okay, that was great or whatever, you'll still be fine. You know, you knew that this is what God put in your heart to share and you share and you were faithful to do it, right? You just go on your way, okay? So yeah, so what is our responsibility to deliver the Word of God in without adulterating it, without changing it, without diluting it, right? And in the course of doing that, rightly divide the Word. We looked at that. Our interpretation should be consistent with the rest of scripture. We looked at that. Avoid arguments over words, which brings disputes, okay? And then compare, it's good to compare our, okay, this is what I believe, but what is, you know, is there any other teaching parallel to it, you know, to what I'm sharing? It's good to compare, you know, it's good to see, just to establish ourselves, right? And yeah, every time we share, we don't always have to have a new revelation, minister the present to, that's very important, right? Minister the current growth, meaning, okay, this is what happened in history, right? So people actually stopped with that, right? I believed and it's a work of grace salvation, work of grace through faith. Fine, you share that. But what is the present thing? It is that and also the more of the Holy Spirit being filled with the Holy Spirit, all that. So minister the present current growth, okay? Yeah, then avoid subjective revelation. What is subjective revelation? A revelation where you add a lot of your opinions and biases based on your experience, okay? So it's a subjective revelation, like for example, you know, I was a working professional and I left, okay? So if it's a call to ministry and if I always say, you need to leave your job in order to serve, no, that's a very subjective thing. That's how God called me, but I can't apply that in everyone's lives, right? Okay, watch what you teach. That's Paul's instruction to Timothy and develop the ability to communicate God's word clearly, okay? So we'll stop with that. Next class, we'll look at some practical ways in terms of preparation, just to public speaking, right? We'll look at that, okay? So what we'll do is next class onwards, we'll try and take the, I'll try and take the second hour also, not today, right? So online students also just be prepared for, you know, for the next additional class as well, like Tuesday, Wednesdays for the second bell, okay? Thank you.