 Okay, good morning everyone Welcome to a new semester. Everyone can hear me. Okay. This is my voice. All right Okay, great. All right, so welcome to spring 2022 wishing you all a blessed new year And may the Lord bless you even as you continue to equip yourself for the ministry if the God has called you for so This semester the subject that I'll be taking the course will be Timeless principles for the workplace. This is the publication from written by pastor Ashish and the PDF version is available on the stream and and so you can download it and Follow along even as we go through the entire Course this semester. All right, so before we begin shall we Begin with a word of prayer. Let's dedicate this entire semester And everything that we're learning It's asked the Lord to minister to each one of us that the Holy Spirit will speak to us in In his own way that each of us will be ministered in this Semester, so maybe one of us could please lead us in prayer Rupa, is it okay if you can lead us, please? Sure, sir. Good morning. Good morning, everyone Father we come to your throne of grace with thanksgiving and praise we enter this Semester with your goodness Lord other God. Thank you for the course you have prepared and Doing this semester Lord father, especially this marketplace ministry Please equip each one of us Holy Spirit God, please be with our faculty Pastor Paul as he ministers on to us Lord Fill him a new afresh and let him father minister on to us teachers your ways other God Blesses with receptive hearts and also oneness in heart as we learn at your feet master Bind us together with your purpose In Jesus name strengthen us each day as we follow your father in this course teachers Lord God father new insights revelations and new ways to reach out To the lost in the marketplace father blesses with your heart and your fervor in Jesus name Amen, amen. Amen. Thank you Rupa. Thank you for leading us in prayer all right, so let's You know begin with this book now let me just give you a introduction to What what this whole subject is all about right now many of us maybe in the workplace in we may spend a lot of hours in office Or many of us may be already in the ministry now even in the ministry We will get to meet people from different places different cultures different settings and and even as we You know work maybe even in the business or the workplace or even in ministry God has given each one of us Certain principles that we have to use so that you know Even as we walk this life, we walk a life of integrity We walk a life of honor that when people look at us they say hey this person You know he these are certain values that he will walk in this is his character These are things that he does these are things that he does not do and so each one of us You know, even as we journey along in our life Even some of us may be just housewives or just working from home, but these principles As we apply it in our lives We will learn wonderful things. We will learn how to Really glorify God in every aspect of our life Right, so we'll move to chapter one and we'll see what we can learn from chapter one The chapter one is Personal vision and purpose. So if you have the documents if you've downloaded it, you can probably follow along with me even as we You know continue to study this if you have questions feel free to post it on the chat if you'd like to unmute as well Feel free to do that. Right chapter one now As I was saying many of us maybe in you know colleges Looking to go into the workplace in the near future. Maybe some of us are already in the workplace so what are some of the principles that We must apply to ourselves So that our lives will be fruitful For the kingdom of God, right now, let's look at personal vision and purpose Efficience chapter 2 and verse 10 Oh, let me read that God has made us what we are and in our union with Christ Jesus He has created us for a life of good deeds Which he has already Prepared for us to do Now it says here that God has already designed a purpose for each one of us So each one of us in our life, we have a purpose now here's the thing you may have learned this even in Who we are in Christ or fulfilling God's purpose for your life where there are two purposes One is the general purpose of God All right, meaning all of us to get to know the Lord Jesus to live a life to pleasing in his sight And to know that we've been created by him to give glory to God in our lives That's the general purpose Then we have a personal purpose for our lives, right? So now these specific personal purposes could be anything maybe some of us may be in business Some of us may be in sports and entertainment government in whatever mountain that God has called us for these specific purposes are what Become what we become professionally, right? Now many of us may have heard this, you know this whole aspect of full-time ministry part-time ministry now We may be in the workplace but yet God is working in our lives even in the workplace. It's not like God is saying, okay Only those who are pastors and those who are in ministry You know God's, you know blessings are there on them or God has, you know a special anointing upon them No, even if we are in the workplace, we may be doing something very small But if God has called you to do that remember that God will always be there even in that workplace, right? He is part of our life He's an integral part of every purpose that God has called us for Right? It is important that each one of us the beginning of our careers, right? We each take a step and we live out that divine purpose Now I know some of us may be feeling okay. I'm going into ministry So why should I learn this? How is it going to help me? I'm not going to Go to an office and work there eight hours a day. Now remember Even in ministry Right? Eventually as ministry grows, you will have an office. You'll have people working alongside with you and And so it's very important to set Standards in in our lives set standards In our personal life and our personal walk with God, right now foundation What we build on matters Right? What we build on matters Let's read Matthew chapter 7 24 and 26. Yes. Could one of us please read that Matthew chapter 7 24 to 26 Go ahead Matthew chapter 7 verses 24 to 27 says Therefore whoever hears these sayings of mine and does them I will liken them him to be a wise man who built his house on the rock and The rain descended the floods came and the winds blew and beat on that house And it did not fall for it was founded on the rock But everyone who hears these sayings of mine and does not do them Will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand and the rain descended the floods came and the winds blew And beat on that house and it fell and great was its fall Man, thank you of me. So we see here that Jesus is bringing this wonderful example. He's saying Some of them build on rock some of them build on sand So what we build on our foundation really matters Right? Our spiritual foundation is important Now even as we look at, you know, a structure any structure The higher the structure has to be The deeper the foundation goes Right? We can't have you know, if you want to have a 10 story Building to be built you can't have a three feet foundation It's not going to work out The building is going to be weak. It's going to you know, there's a heavy wind Or even if there is you know, a couple of years passed by you may find cracks You may find the you know, the building may just even be so weak that it can just collapse to its ground Why? Because the foundation is not strong So if you have to build a 10 story building You have to go down at least 20 feet deep into the ground To get a strong foundation So as ministers of God what we build on is very important We must hear the things that the Lord Jesus has taught us Good foundations are very important in our professional life Right? Now Maybe some of us are already in the ministry you've begun or maybe some of us are in the workplace And so take time Take effort to lay a good foundation Right? Here's the thing when And somebody you know when an engineer is building a home, it may be a beautiful house, you know these It looks very beautiful. And so he may the architect may show you the house and say okay This is the end product of your house This is how your house is gonna look. You may say, wow This looks beautiful. This is what I want in this is what I want my house to look like But when the foundation is happening The architect or even the owner or people around are not going to look at the foundation and say oh wow What a wonderful foundation The foundation looks very beautiful. Nobody's gonna say that it does not look beautiful. It's just nothing Right? Nobody may appreciate it. Nobody may come and click photos and say wow, what a wonderful foundation Nobody may even care about it but The fact of the matter is that foundation Is the most important part of the entire house Because if that foundation was not right the house is going to collapse and So each one of us take time. It's very important. The Lord Jesus is teaching us take time to lay a good foundation Maybe some of us are planning to start your own ministry after this course or even after your BTH Whatever you have planned for or maybe start a business and Simultaneously do ministry Here's the thing lay a good foundation Lay good standards and when you lay that good foundation What you build on that on the next phase will be very strong It'll be very strong right now. Let me give you this example right Again, I'm going to give you examples of Mangalore because I was I'm in Mangalore When we went when we came to APC Mangalore, we were about 10 odd people in the church and And I realized that there was nothing really set there there was no core team And so we had to begin from scratch right so We we we had two three of them older folks to be part of a core team and Then we slowly Began to know I remember I used to tell the church folks We were only about nine ten of us. We would meet every week and we would discuss on How to how this church should be three years or five years from now And so we would we would come up with we would write out our plans and One of the things that we always, you know Focus on is, you know, something like setting right standards. No gossip Be available for our church members right be You know transparent In terms of funds and money and all of that. So these are certain Foundations that we laid So even now in the church Oh Many of them who visit our church they come they stay back. They say I like this church because people don't talk about others And why is that why is there? You know, there's no gossip. There's no You know people like, you know saying, okay, this person is high this person will know all of us are equal And so these standards have been set the foundations have been set many years ago And so even now three four years down the line now as we are a growing church There are certain standards and we know that hey, this is what it is. This is how we talk. This is how we Portray ourselves and these are certain standards that we follow And what's happening your foundation is strong You're building something That will not fall down very easily Proverbs 24 27 says Don't build your house and establish a home Until your fields are ready And you are sure That you can earn a living It's a wonderful verse. It's so such a practical verse Do the important work first and then plan for the comforts right Yes Thank you Christopher for I'm saying that question. Yeah, so do the important work first and then plan for comfort sometimes In our personal walk in our personal life You know, we are we may be in a hurry to see success or prosperity in our lives for example If we start a ministry we may want to see hey, you know 500 people in one year very fast people inviting you to many places if it happens, that's great But if it doesn't happen, it's all right It's important to work first and then plan for comfort. So then plan for success and then plan for things ahead Ensure that you lay a good foundation Ensure that your skills That the Lord has blessed you with are relevant and useful For the work that God has called you for now maybe some of us God has called us to be You know evangelists or for example, maybe, you know to start your Start your own business What are the skills? So there could be verbal skills. They could be non-verbal skills Right communication skills our professional skills management skills problem-solving decision-making negotiation skills Planning and organizing very important in ministry as well Leadership skills again very important in ministry And then you gain knowledge And develop your skills. So all this is part of the foundation that you're building on You are you and I even as we study even as we learn as we do all this We are setting ourselves to fulfill the vision that God has given us Right. So for example If you want to be a preacher or a pastor We know one thing you have to be a good reader You have to be able to read Because you have to read the word to spend time reading meditating Right. You have to be Good in speaking at least communicating well. So these are simple things and we begin to develop on that Right. So each one of us If whatever God has called you for Whatever calling or Whatever sphere of influence right. We can develop ourselves for that Right grow in those skills Now next point Your personal priorities are foundational Right. Uh, let's read mark chapter 12 and verse 30 Mark 12 and verse 30. Yes. Could one of us please read that Mark 12 and verse 30 Can I read Yes, please go ahead Charles I'm Mark 12 of 30 and you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart With all your soul with all your mind and with all your strength. This is the first command man man Amen, thank you Charles. So in addition to laying, you know, a good foundation A spiritual foundation a professional foundation Very very important Right. Is remember that personal Character values your attitudes Are the ones that help us In our personal walk with God in our fulfillment of God's purpose in our lives Right. What is uh, what does it say here? This is the first commandment You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart With all your mind with all your strength with everything that we are So no matter what we do in our lives Whether it is business, whether we are working in the private sector in the public sector And sports and entertainment Whatever that God has called us to do This should be our foundation. This should be our priority. We say God Even as I learn, you know, all these develop my skills and all these talents that you bless me with My key responsibility Or my key role is to love the Lord my God with all my heart with all my soul with all my strength That is the first responsibility That we have as believers. So personal character values and attitudes are very important Right Knowing and establishing those personal priorities are very important You know as young parents some of the things that we try to do is we we You know impart things into our children Right. We impart we tell them about hey, you know, this is what God is This is what God did for you. You teach them how to pray you tell them. Okay. Sunday's is church This is why we go to church And so what are we doing? We are Imparting good character. We are imparting values and attitudes in in in the child because Even as they grow they will recognize their gifts and callings But even as they recognize that the key should be Lord I want to give you glory in all these things that you have blessed me with right If loving God and worshiping God And serving the Lord as priority then everything around Will be centered to the Lord Jesus Christ Right your professional work your your family everything will be centered in Christ because why we love the Lord our God with all our heart All our mind with all our soul with all our strength and so our work Our ministry our family is an outflow of that love right, so If if the choices if in the family if there are certain choices that we should make it's all It all it all comes down to The foundation that was laid You know, let me share this example in our church in manglow. There's There's an older couple they are The husband is 90 years old And the wife is 85 years old And they drive to church at an older couple And they come Sunday after Sunday every Sunday. They're there Right, uh, and so I asked this uncle uncle How is it that you're so You know, even at the age of 90 you want to do so much for God You have so so much of zeal so much of passion You're there on Sundays, even though you may have sicknesses in your body You know, he's 90 years old and she auntie is 85 years old But they're there and One of the things this gentleman said to me was He said I've set certain priorities And that no matter what I will be a church on Sunday to glorify God Right, so it's very important that you know, these foundations are laid and they're strong Right, uh, once it's laid In good ground, that's when even as we grow even as we mature in Christ, we know what is important What is not important? Right sometimes You know, I remember this Just we we finished with Christmas and You know Christmas is a time of friends and family and getting together and it's a wonderful season, especially for each one of us But here's the important thing You know, we have people coming friends relatives. They come home. We all have good time together All that is good. It's wonderful But if Chris but if all that becomes priority and Christ is not the center of it The whole point of Christmas is lost Right, uh, I remember my friend A known person of mine a good friend and On Christmas day, I called him my wish to him and I said, hey, bless it Christmas to you So how was church and he said hey, I didn't go to church. I said, what happened? No, we had family and we had friends all come over. We had a christmas eve You know, we he's a good believer, but they all spent time together. They had a good time together And then I told him Here's the thing I told him I told him see It's wonderful to you know come together and have this fellowship and all of it But you missed the whole point of Christmas That on christmas day if you haven't gone to church Then you know The priorities are not right So I explained to him like I told him see all this is important But set priorities love the lord your god with all your heart Let him be the priority and out of that everything will flow And of course there were covid restrictions and all of it, but uh, but many of them were You know had churches were open And so what I'm trying to say is give importance to god first Let other things flow out of that Have we love to talk about work life balance in the coming In coming chapters of this course we'll talk about work life balance as well how As as men and women of god, we should have a work life balance. We should work We should have time for family. We should have personal time. And so we'll also talk about that going ahead. So Next point Be clear Of your about your non-negotiables Let's read Luke chapter 9 verse 62 Go ahead. Could one of us please read uh, Luke 9 and verse 62 Shall I read it? Yes. Go ahead Rupa Luke 962 but Jesus said to him no one having put his hand to the plug And looking back is fit for the kingdom of god Right. Thank you rupa. So Jesus is saying something very important here Which is if you've started something Or you've you've planned to do something Don't start it and look back and say okay. I don't want to do this Let's look at the context of this There are some things That you and I cannot sell out on Just for the sake of making money or professional benefits Right. So for example Your boss may come and tell you hey, why don't you just uh, uh, you know, uh Put the extra You know Points on your scores or why don't you, you know, just tell the other boss that you know, you already did this work Or the work has been assigned to somebody else Or somebody else did the assignment and then you they asking You know, your boss may tell you you tell them that you did it Or there are certain things remember that Um Even in ministry people may say why don't you do this or why don't you do that? Set non-negotiables There's no negotiations Right. So for example as a church as a ministry One of the things that I personally follow is I don't follow. I don't handle cash No money Right. Everything is online on the account Uh, so there should be a wire to wire transfer All our vendors everything is done online All right, non-negotiable or if the vendors come and say, okay, take this cash. This is the cash for the uh, balance amount. No It you need to wire the amount back to the to the church funds So there are certain things that we Have to set In our lives. There's a non-negotiable Right. For example, even as in a family You know, uh I I always tell my kids My elder one especially say without prayer no sleeping It's a non-negotiable You have to pray and then you have to sleep Unless they are, you know, they have fever or not feeling well And that's all right, but you have to pray and then you have to sleep Without prayer no sleep Meaning what i'm trying to say is You know, you you can't negotiate on that Finish your prayer go to sleep. And so It may it may sound very simple Oh, you know for for a six-year-old Why are you forcing the child without prayer? No, what is happening is we're setting Priorities we're setting a good foundation Right. And so even in your Personal life in your professional life Set non-negotiables. This is very interesting saying right if you Don't stand for anything You know, if you don't stand for something you will fall for anything Right. You got to stand for something Right. There'll be areas in your life where you cannot bargain It's a big no, right. This would include integrity honesty You know dealing fairly with people people in your business You need to respect them love them, right Stand by them don't compromise Right. So each one of us Must set certain non-negotiables Right. Now if you don't have any non-negotiables And we will fall for anything If your boss tells you, uh, you know, just uh, write this email and tell them that You know, we'll complete this work And and you know that we it's something that cannot be done and we are you know, you're sending the work to some other team Then you know, you know, it's very easy to say, okay boss and then go send that email But if we have certain You know non-negotiable set in our life, we can say Uh, so I think that this would be wrong on my part and these are certain things that I follow And so I will not be able to do that Right. So, uh Be clear On your on what you can do your non-negotiables. Yes, Charles. Go ahead. You have a question. Is your hand It's not a question pastor, but About non-negotiables You you are talking about that When I was I joined the I joined the the crucial ministry of Child evangelism. I was a head teacher Of a primary school and the after training I went to the school and I told them Uh, I look for another head teacher. I can't I can't continue. No, they said no I will quit for you this this job You were away for four months Now You have let us down. I told them I cannot afford I cannot afford to do two things I will I will betray one And I wouldn't love to betray you I want to remain friends with you. So the director for the school understood it and allowed me But again, I was to meet the director for child evangelism fellowship So in child evangelism fellowship, uh, they have a financial policy that ask God and tell his people So there is no study salary You you have to ask God and tell his people So he told me Charles Why don't you Keep doing the worker for teaching but also being partly for me children ministry told him He who has called me is going to see me through. I cannot do that Then he told me for me. I have told you that there is no money here So you must know that you are going to suffer. I said, yeah, I know I am going to pay the cost So my non-negotiable was He who has called me is going to feed me Yeah, I spent I had the costs that I paid but later it was okay now. I'm okay And when we meet he says wow You you are so determined But he did not know that it was an end negotiate but that I should not serve to master. I thank you Right. Yeah. Thank you for sharing that Charles. Uh, yes, there will be times We will have to make decisions But here's the important thing That we also get clarity from God. We know that okay God I know that this is you asking me to do this and then when we have that assurance when we have that conviction Uh, there's like child shed, you know, the one who has called you is faithful, but on the other side Uh, if God is calling us to work Uh, you can work you you you can do that new that is like we began the class by saying that It's not like God is only pleased with those in full-time ministry. No If God has called you to work you can also work also do ministry Uh, but even as we do that we should be You know, even as we do these things we should be wise and we should have good foundations Uh laid before us Then some of the other personal priorities or non-negotiables that may come is uh People questioning your faith People giving you tricky decisions at times. Now remember the enemy will You know attack our weak points Right, uh, there will be times when he may say The enemy may target you for a couple of weeks or a couple of months Right, uh, I remember when I was in the workplace, uh, we started the small prayer fellowship And for a couple of months they were targeting me and they're saying, you know, you need to stop this. This is not something that Uh, you know, and I was very immature in Christ. I was just a young boy And I said, you know, I took it up as a challenge and I said no, I will not stop Maybe in some areas I didn't walk in wisdom But uh, but there are some things that I learned out of that and I said god I know that you are with me. You have called me to do this So, uh, you will bless the work. Uh, that you have given me here. So there will be big situations small situations where we will be challenged, but This is the time where we draw our strength From our spiritual walk with god meaning our spiritual foundations If we are in the workplace, suddenly the you know that somebody's asking you to do something wrong Or not in line with god's word asking you to just say oh small lie What are you and I going to do? It's the boss who's told us to say this We have to say no god God has not given me this you know the spirit And and so you and I can say no, I'm not going to lie. I'm not going to say this Uh, and we can take a stand. It's a non-negotiable So, where do we gain our strength from? Remember in the mornings we wake up we pray and we see god and we say god Grant me the grace. Grant me the favor. That's where we gain our strength from Remember at nights we sit and pray As a family or we read the word and we meditate on god's word We draw our strength from those places right and we refuse to you know Stand under pressure By the principles of the world or the things that are not against the things that are against That which god has called us for so here's the point. I'm trying to bring there will be Attacks there will be non-negotiables But we have to stand firm. That is why Our personal prayer our personal time with the lord is very important Because when that time comes We can gain our strength out of this Out of the our our personal walk with god Then we look at developing A life plan Right, uh, let's read proverbs 21 verse five Proverbs chapter 21 and verse five Yes, could one of us please read it Proverbs 21 and verse five Careful planning puts you ahead in the long run. Hari and skari puts you further behind Thank you, Samuel careful planning puts you ahead in the long run I I always say this to myself Uh, every time right, I've written it in a lot of my books and I say to myself Failing to plan a style is planning to fail as Children of god as people That god has called us for we must plan It's a must Even as you all have prepared to join this course plan yourself Right, you can probably plan and say okay by the end of 2022 What do I want? What do I want to see myself? in 2022 plan Right careful planning puts you ahead in the long run Right, you and I can develop a life plan You can do a one-year plan. You can do a three-year plan. You can do a five-year plan. You can do a 10-year plan right And and you begin to review it you look at it There will be times when god may you know take you in a little diversion Or maybe times you realize that You know I myself have diverted from the plan which god has given me so then we can Come back and say okay god. I thank you for you know reminding me A life plan is a high level plan Of what god wants us to do in our life and how do we intend to get there? Right now remember that The god who created us who designed us he knows our plan for our life Right. He knows what what is what is what he wants us to do So if we plan There's nothing wrong in planning When we plan and surrender those plans into god's hand That is where we will see the the work coming into place in our lives I remember in 2012 Uh in 2012 when we were bible college students I remember this very clearly. I would tell I would write down and every piece of paper I would write down one day You know, uh, I will share the word in church one day. I will lead the worship. I would write it down everywhere I will lock the door and preach sermons in front of the mirror Why because one day I thought God will open a door for me and I will one day share And so there was a plan there was a focus And many times if we don't have a plan we will tend to lose focus in our life Right. So it's very important that we plan And oh if you're if you're not yet married you can plan about your marriage. This is what I want to do Right. Uh, if you haven't yet Have children plan about that if you if you haven't You know, uh, if you plan to have a start a business and maybe you feel that, you know, it's Uh, I don't think I can do it the kovid You know has brought so much of trouble plan ahead Plan ahead. God is in control All right, ask God God This is what I want to do. How do how can I pursue it? How can I fulfill this call that you've given me? right Jeremiah 33 3 which is a very common familiar and powerful verse says You will the message translation says you will not have all You know Jeremiah 33 3 sorry call to me and I will answer you I will tell you marvelous And wondrous things that you could never figure out on your own. I love the message translation I'll tell you marvelous and wondrous things that you could never figure out on your own You and I may not have all the details of our lives, but we have a sense of direction And this will help us To live out our life with purpose and meaning All right, so if some of us have not Made plans for 2022 Or even for maybe two years or three or five year plan do it You know, I made a five-year plan already Right open the next cell sheet 22. Here's what I want to do 23 24 and 25. So by 2025 Here's what I want to see myself 2025 December. So what I do is I open the excel I read it every now and then not every day every now and then Remind myself god, you've been faithful You've been faithful And even as we continue to journey along I look maybe god may take us through transitions That's all right, but the bigger purpose god is fulfilling it in our lives So here are three important facets That we need to remember even as we plan right First one The person you believe you will become Right, what is the person that god wants you to be? Right, if you if you look at maybe this year, what is it that god wants you? What are the skills that you want to develop? Now each one of you are in the bible college So I'm sure you're going to, you know, wonderfully grow in the word and the lord is going to minister to you Even as you spend time in your personal life your churches your ministries The lord is going to equip you empower you. That's wonderful Right the person that you believe you will become so So write it down Write down I want to see myself as a As a evangelist or I want to see myself as a pastor of a church I want to see myself as a businessman You know serving the poor community or I want to see myself as a businessman who is helping mission organizations Whatever god has called you you see you see it in your mind's like the person That god wants you to be Now even as I'm saying this maybe some of us are thinking in our own mind Yeah, this is what god wants me to be but you know, I don't know how to take this step. It's all right. Plan it out Open our excel sheet or have a diary have a book write down your plans I tried it down to the place you believe You should position yourself to occupy now this could be a geographical place or it could be a professional place right, so it could be In India or it could be in a different country. It could be different states in India geographically or professionally the place that god wants you to be maybe god wants you to be in the sports and entertainment or in in arts and entertainment or maybe You know in ministry or maybe in in the it sector or maybe in The medical field right whatever field that god has called you for You know to be an example there And you can write it down Third one is the purpose That which god wants to release in and through your life Whatever god has called me for the main purpose is to Bless others to build god's kingdom To increase the work of god in every area of of our lives Here on earth So that's the thing first one the person that god wants us to be the place And then the purpose for which he has called us now before we close Let's quickly look at this example from Abraham Right, it's a wonderful example Genesis 12 1 to 3 again Uh, a very very familiar verse. I'll just read that quickly now the lord said to Abraham Get out of your country from your family and from your father's house to a land That I will show you I will make you a great nation I will bless you and make your name great And you shall be a blessing I'll bless those who bless you and I will curse him who curses you And in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed Let's look at these three things here the person That god wanted Abraham to be what does it say the person you will be the father of a great nation Right the father of a great nation god saw Abraham as This person the father of a great nation And then god tells Abraham you will inherit a land that I will show you and I will give you an inheritance This was more of a geographical land Right and he says there I'll give you an inheritance. That's the place where god had for Abraham And three what is the purpose you will be a blessing And through you all families of the earth will be blessed Wonderful all three the person the father of many nations you will inherit a land Which I will show you for you and your descendants purpose to be a blessing to the entire nation God called Abraham, but he still didn't know the entire plan. He didn't know the entire details But he just journeyed in faith So even as today You know each one of us We begin this new year I want to encourage each one of you To make a plan Document a plan for your life Document the person that god wants you to be the place Whether geographical or the profession that god wants you to be in And also the the purpose that god's called you for documented I review it keep looking at it And maybe you know, you may not know all of it just like Abraham. We are to journey in faith Amen, amen. So Maybe next class I'll give you some ideas on how to You know make these plans and then We can pick up from the next class. So let's just close in prayer Yes, could one of us please close in prayer Pastor time Samuel can you lead us in prayer, please? Sure pastor Heavenly father, we thank you for this morning and we thank you for this class. We are grateful to you father for For your grace for your abundance grace and your grip of righteousness that you've given to us And as we journey Into this new year into this new semester. We dedicate our lecturer and each of us into your hands As we were looking today lord How we could Set right principles in our lives as we get ready to minister In our workplace in our homes through our lives And as we are learning this timeless principles lord commit to you Give us knowledge. Give us understanding Give us a deeper revelation of the purpose that you have for each of us help us make plans Help us commit to the desires help us commit to our non-negotiables That we grow stronger and stronger in you and that we can make a difference In Difference everywhere we go. We thank you for pastor Paul. We thank you for our classmates. We thank you for this time And we commit the rest of the day into your hands this in the name of Jesus amen Amen. Amen. Thank you. Samuel. Thank you everyone. Have a great week ahead. I'll see you on monday. God bless. Good bless Thank you sir