 now have to answer that question as to, you know, whose name, you know, Peter and John ministered to this lame man. So Peter and John, they are bold enough, Peter being filled with the Holy Spirit, answers that question and tells them that they did it in the name of Jesus. So next, what happens from verse 13? I hope you're able to track with me. I'm reading some of these scriptures, you know, so that it'll be easier for you to understand. If I just narrate the story, you might miss out on some keywords there and all, but I hope it's not confusing. Is it okay? Okay. All right. So the best thing to do is to have the Bible open in front of you as I talk and look at the Bible. That is what is going to, you know, be the best way. But if you're just listening, I think that also should be fine, because I'm reading out some of the scriptures here. So yes, I'm at verse 13 of Acts chapter 4. So you can imagine the scene with me. Here are these leaders and they are, like they are just, you know, blown away by the answer of Peter and John. They would have wanted them to, you know, be covered Lee and try to, you know, cover up some matters and, you know, come across as really fearful, but they were bold enough. And they said they ministered in the name of Jesus. So when the authorities observed this, scriptures say, when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and you see how they're able to process it, these guys are so bold. How could they be so bold? And Luke goes on to write and perceive that they were uneducated and untrained men. Okay. Standing up in front of a learned audience, boldness comes when you have done this many times before, you've been trained, you probably educated, but these guys had none of that and the panel knew it. So they knew that the caliber of these men is they are untrained, they are uneducated. So what is the reason? They marveled, it says, look at them and they marveled and they realized that they had been with Jesus. So you see, they're already witnesses of the life and the ministry of the Lord Jesus and they knew, you know, what kind of a man he was and looking at Peter and John and their boldness they were immediately able to make the connector. They say, oh, you know, it's that clan, Jesus's tribe, Jesus's team. So they're just like Jesus. They had been with Jesus and that boldness rubs off on his disciples. Wow, what a wonderful testimony, isn't it? That somebody looks at us and they look at our, you know, life, they hear our testimony, they hear what we have to say and they are marveled. They say, how come this person has this wisdom or has this boldness and they come to the conclusion they had been with Jesus? Okay, so it really challenges us in our walk with the Lord and, you know, let's pray that we can be witnesses of this kind where people will immediately know that these people have been with Jesus. Okay, verse 14, seeing the man who had been healed, standing with them, they could say nothing against it. See, I've been saying that the miracle speaks for itself in many ways. So how can the authorities do, you know, any further? They are interrogating, intimidating, all that they're trying their tactics, but there is nothing solid that they can convict these men with. What will they convict them with? Peter also said, we did a good deed. You know, this man is able to walk now. What are you saying? Is that why we are under trial? So the authorities knew all this, that they really had no grasp on, you know, any solid point. So now what to do? They're stuck. The authorities are stuck. They can't do anything. So finally, what conclusion can they come to verse 15? But when they had commanded them to go aside out of the council, they comfort among themselves. Okay, this is panic mode, crisis mode. They may be influential people, but they comfort together. So you can imagine, okay, you can imagine. Here's the room and the whole trial is going on. And the authorities feel stuck. So they tell Peter and John, can you go out for a few minutes? I don't know, we have to talk. And then you can see what this Peter and John have gone out. They're like, okay, now what to do? What is the best thing to do? So they're having like a conversation among themselves to manage the situation. So they comfort among themselves, saying, what shall we do to these men? For indeed, that a notable miracle has been done through them is evident. So they are affirming. It's a real miracle to all who dwell in Jerusalem and we cannot deny it. How real is it? Everybody in Jerusalem knows this man. And now they can see he's walking. They can't do anything. Okay, it's out of our hand next 17. But so that it spreads no further among the people, let us severely threaten them that from now on, they speak to no man in this name. So this is the best they could do. They were like, we have no proper evidence. Our tactics of intimidation is not working on these men. Okay, let's do this. Let us threaten them. And we will instruct them. I will tell them, you should never again speak in this name. You do what you want. But we don't want to find you anywhere speaking in the name of Jesus. So they thought this is the best solution for now. We'll see how it goes. Okay, so they came to this conclusion. What happens next? They called them and they commanded them not to speak at all, not teach in the name of Jesus. They said, okay, we will be at peace with you, whatever you are doing as disciples, you do it, but don't take the name of this man Jesus. Okay, that's what they told them, the disciples. Can the disciples obey? Now, what do we do when the authorities tell us not to fulfill the great commission, talk in the name of Jesus? What do we do when we encounter such situations? Let's see the example of Peter and John. Peter and John 1st 19, they say, they answered them, whether it is a right in the sight of God to listen to you more than to God, you judge. So obviously, they are not succumbing to the pressure and they are not willing to give up and say that, okay, fine, we will stop preaching in the name of Jesus. Oh, we are so scared. What will happen to us? No, but they knew that the God they served is greater, just like Jesus. It's like they tried to contain one Jesus, but now you have many others just like Jesus and they're not able to control what's going on and the boldness remains. So Peter and John, they say, we're sorry, we cannot do what you're asking us to do. We have to stand up for what we believe. We are witnesses of the Lord Jesus. So they counter question them. Okay, you asked us all these questions and now you're commanding us not to preach in the name of Jesus. Here's our counter question, whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you more than to God, you judge, you decide. How can this is the same God you claim to worship? And we are following that God and you're asking us to stop. So it's not fair. That's the point they were trying to make. So verse 20, for we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard. So they are simply saying, we will be witnesses. You can't stop it. Whatever we know till now, whatever we have seen till now, we are going to continue to share it and you can't stop us. Okay, so they told, come under the pressure. So at times when authorities ask us to do things which will make us go against what God has spoken. Or let me put it this way, against worshiping God. Yes, there are some, a few things which, you know, if we are told, okay, don't worship in this space or don't make too much noise or don't fight. You understandable, very reasonable requests. You can follow those things. But if it comes to a place where like in the case of Daniel, he's told, oh, you need to bow down. You cannot worship your God. You have to bow down to, at that point it was the idol of the book of Nazareth. He says, no, I'm sorry, I can't do it. So right now, the disciples are doing the same thing. They're saying, we cannot but speak of the things which we have heard and we have seen. So we will continue to be witnesses. So they tell them boldly and verse 18, okay, we've already done verse 18, verse 21. So when they had further threatened them, so further threatened means it's been a hard time for Peter and John. They have been threatened earlier. They have been threatened prior to this. So they continue to face opposition through this entire trial and the authorities are clearly instructing them. They're commanding them. Don't speak. Just don't speak in the name of Jesus and they let them go, finding no way to punish them because of the people since they all glorified God for what had been done. I know that your batch has completed the course on keys to supernatural ministry and how over there we said, why is the supernatural important? Because it turns the hearts of the people towards God. So notice here, even the authorities recognize that the people are glorifying God because of what had happened. So when miracles take place, when supernatural things take place, what is the outcome of that glory to God? So we must pray and ask God that all these things happen in our midst today. So they are commanded, they are threatened and they are let go. Okay, so yes, again, there's that explanation that it was a notable miracle for the man who was over 40 years old on whom this miracle of healing had been performed. Okay, now let's see what kind of reaction Peter and John would have. Something has completely changed in the dynamics. They are so bold compared to the times of the trial of Jesus. So Peter and John, they are let go. They went to their own companions. Again, it's so beautiful. See, when we are going through a time of persecution, a time of opposition, these are all not things that we can face alone. Okay, so thank God, because the word of God talks about the church, it talks about community, it talks about coedonia, the fellowship of believers and Peter and John had such a fellowship. So they go back, it says, to their own companions. These are the believers. Are the believers who are in the upper room? They are the believers who accepted Christ on the day of Pentecost and we don't know. As the ministry is going on, we are only hearing about the ministry of Peter and John. There were other apostles, there were other believers. They would have gone and spoken to people. So there could be others as well. We don't know how many people are believing and how many people are joining the church of Jerusalem, how many are on their own worshipping the Lord. But the message is spreading in Jerusalem. These folks, Peter and John had their own companions. So they had that gathering that I was mentioning about for those 3000 people plus 120 at least. So they come back to some of these people, they come back to companions and do what they shared. They unburdened their hearts. They told that they reported all that the chief priests and the elders had said to them. It would have been a painful experience but thank God, that was the fellowship of the believers. They came back and they were able to share, they were able to report. Look, all this has happened. Why? Why do you think it would have been helpful to share? For several reasons. One is they would have found comfort in those companions. They would have just been able to release the, if at all, atmosphere or anxiety, whatever they were carrying and they could rely on the prayers of the others. So while there are some in the forefront facing the fire, there are others in the background upholding these men in prayer. They are also battling in the spiritual realm when times of opposition come and times of persecution come. So that is the beauty of this. So they go back to their own companions and they report. So we can expect probably this companion, this group of believers will get scared. They will be disturbed and they might come to the conclusion that, or they might try to convince Peter and John, what have you done? You should have just said, okay, we will no longer preach in the name of Jesus. We will preach in some places, but they don't notice us. So they could have given such advice also, but that was not the case. Verse 24, what happens when they heard that, they heard the report, they raised, they raised just all these people, the fellowship of believers, including Peter and John, it says, raised their voice to God. So prayer is rising up. So moments of great opposition, there is a need for prayer and even prayer in groups and communities, it says, they raised their voice. Isn't that interesting? They raised their voices. That would probably be like Acts 2, when they were all gathered and they were all praying together. So there would have been, I mean, there was a sound and people gathered because of lots of voices. But in this case, Acts 4, they raised their voice, one voice. So one voice, we can understand it in several ways. Maybe one person prayed aloud, but the hearts of the others was very much in line with that one person. And so the voice of that one person is the voice of every person gathered in that meeting. So it just goes to say there was unity of heart. Remember, we said that was one of the beautiful features of the early church, the oneness, the unity of their hearts. And you see that even at a time like this in difficulty. So they have one voice to God or together they are asking God, the same things. It's not like some believers have a few points which are pulling in the opposite direction of the points of other believers. Unity of thought, unity of mind, unity of heart. So they cry out to God and it also adds as if one voice was not enough. Luke adds, he says, with one accord, one voice to God and with one accord. That's a beautiful fellowship, oneness of heart. They call out to God. Okay, so what could their prayer be now? Let's see. They are saying, so whoever prayed on their behalf, Lord, you are God who made heaven and earth and the sea and all that is in them. So they are beginning by affirming the nature of God, the capacity of God, the greatness of God, the majesty of God. So no, they just getting perspective. What we are going through is nothing in the face of eternity that God has created. We worship the God who has created the heavens and the earth and they're affirming that and by the mouth of your servant David have said, the quoting from Psalm 2, why did the nations rage and the people plot vain things, the kings of the earth took their stand and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord and against his Christ. So the opposition reminds them of what the psalmist wrote. Why did the nations rage? So why did opposition rise up against who? Notice again, they are not saying that, at least in the beginning, they're not saying that we have encountered opposition. But the context here is, this is a plot against you, oh God, against the Christ. So just give me a moment here. I would like to pause and also just reconnect my system here. It's sort of losing the power. So I'll just reconnect it and be back with you in a minute. Okay, my apologies. Let's go back. Yeah, so I was saying that they did not take the opposition as just opposition that came against them. But they understood that this was a spiritual opposition, just the way the opposition came against Jesus today when they are ministering in the name of Jesus, they're also facing opposition. And remember Jesus said that when he taught his people, he said, if they did not spare the leader, the master, how would they spare the followers? So it was happening. Everything that Jesus talked about was actually beginning to manifest in the lives of his followers. So let's go forward verse 27. Truly against your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed, both Herod and Pontus Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, were gathered together to do whatever your hand and your purpose determined before to be done. So basically they're stating facts, whatever happened in the life of Jesus, his trial. But they also say that God, your purposes were accomplished anyway, no matter what man tries to do, God is powerful enough to accomplish his own purposes. And verse 29, knowing all this, knowing that God is mighty, knowing that this kind of opposition had come against Christ and as followers of Christ, they're facing the same thing. Jesus went through it, they're asking for God's intervention. What do they ask for? Are they asking God protectors, God put us in a new city or harm the rulers? Sometimes we hear prayers like that. Yes, be led by the Holy Spirit. We're not saying every time somebody is facing persecution, you have to pray only like this. No, you pray as the Holy Spirit leads you, but this prayer is very encouraging to us because what they ask verse 29, they say, now Lord, look on their threats and grant to your servants that with all boldness they may speak your word. So as boldness throughout this passage filled with the Holy Spirit, Peter says to them and now again in prayer, in unity, they are telling God, God, whatever boldness we had till now, let it continue and give us Lord, give us all boldness, they say, that give us meaning the apostles in this case because at that point they were the primary leaders of the church. So they were the ones who would stir things for all the believers. So they're asking, the people are also praying for these apostles and in this case, more specifically Peter and John and they're saying, God, give them the boldness, give them that they may speak your word, nobody can stop. The word of the living God of heaven and earth, let nothing intimidate us, help us to keep doing what you have called us to do. So I'm just reminded at this point, there are many stories that we can talk about, but I'm reminded of the story of Richard Wumber and those of you who have read and I probably have quoted, talked about him earlier in God's underground. He said story of a Christian who was put in the communist prison for his faith, but it's beautiful because once he got saved, he developed the habit of memorizing scripture and in the prison, he was so moved by the power of God or the spirit of God to continue to share Christ and you see how difficult it is to share Christ in the prison. You're in your own cell, how can you even talk about Jesus to someone else, but the beauty was he had scriptures inside him, so in the prison, they say more scored and some such things where you can communicate with tapping. So he would do things like that to share the gospel. Can you imagine, you don't expect somebody who is persecuted, being persecuted to be bold enough to continue sharing the gospel, but somehow we see when people are standing up for Christ in the right way, sincerely and opposition comes, nothing can intimidate, nothing can stop the work of God and the book of Acts is a great example of how persecution, it's just starting by the way as we go into the coming chapters, there'll be more persecution, pretty scary stuff, but did that stop the gospel? No, did that stop the saving of souls and people being added to the kingdom of God? No, it only multiplied, it continues to multiply, so that thing can stop the purpose of God and that's what they prayed also in this prayer, they said, God, you're not afraid, they tried to crucify you, they tried to stop your process, but yeah, they tried to stop your purpose, but nothing stopped Jesus, your purpose was anyway fulfilled, even through us, your purpose will be fulfilled. So what do they ask for? They say, God, you know all the threats, grant us all boldness, especially the leaders so that they may speak your word. Can we pray like this for people we know who are facing persecution right now? Yes, we can pray for our brothers and sisters and say, God, you give them your word, boldness to speak your word in the very circumstances where they are at. Second thing which they're asking was 30, they're saying by stretching out your hand to heal and that signs and wonders may be done through the name of your holy servant Jesus. Okay, again marvelous, one miracle which took place, you're in trouble, we're already in trial Peter and John, but what are the people asking for? They're saying, God, do more. Hello, wasn't this enough? We've already faced the fire, no, because they also had this boldness that nobody can stop God. Let them try, let them try all they want. We have a mandate, we are witnesses with power for the gospel, we are witnesses with power about the resurrection of Christ. So let them do what they want to do, we've got to do what we've got to do. So they are bold, they're asking for the word to go out and the miracles too, we continue among their midst. So how does God respond? We pray, sometimes there are physical manifestations where we can say, I felt peace, I felt the warmth of God on my body, I felt like a cool breeze, something tangible that we can point to and say, I know God answered my prayer. Not always though, we don't have such things happening all the time. In this time when the believer spread something tangible to place, verse 31 it says, and when they have prayed, a place where they were assembled together was shaken and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and they spoke the word of God with boldness. So somehow, you know, God thought it fit to give them these physical manifestations of his presence. Earlier we said a sound from heaven rushing mighty wind. So it was evident, hey, God is here, God is ministering to you guys again when they are in this place physically, the place where they were was shaken. Some translations, they kind of point to an earthquake. So an earthquake took place. As if to tell them, I heard your prayer. So don't ask me why earthquake, why not rain, I have no idea. God just wanted a way in which he wanted to show that I'm with you. And I've heard your prayer. So an earthquake took place at that time, like not like a destroying earthquake, but just like a shaking where there's some sort of comfort to their hearts that yes, the God of heaven and earth is with us. And the next thing it says, they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and they spoke the word of God with boldness. So their prayer is answered in a way right at that moment. They are speaking God's word with boldness. It doesn't feel like they lost their mandate or their agenda or their great commission despite the opposition. And one more thing that I want us to note is they were filled, they were all filled with the Holy Spirit. So notice baptism in the Holy Spirit for the first time happened on the day of Pentecost. So we also stated being born again is a separate experience from being baptized in the Holy Spirit. And all believers in the book of Acts, you will see first they accept Christ, next they will be led into baptism in whatever baptism in the Holy Spirit once. So once it happens. But that is just the beginning. Have you noticed with me Peter being filled with the Holy Spirit, Peter being filled with the Holy Spirit, they prayed, they were all filled with the Holy Spirit. So baptism in the Holy Spirit, the initiation of it is, you could say, yes, I'm baptized in the Holy Spirit that speaks of that first experience which you've had, I've had. But that's not all. There can be multiple and repeated fillings in the Holy Spirit, which you and I can have. So don't stop at the day of Pentecost. Time and again, day in and day out, no wonder Paul later wrote, he said, you know, walk in the Spirit, be filled with the Spirit, okay, bear the fruit of the Spirit. So we can have these multiple fillings of the Holy Spirit resulting in what? Resulting in, as we've seen, boldness, science, miracles, wonders, wisdom of God, the fruit, the nature of God being seen through us like Jesus, becoming more like Jesus. So the point I'm making is we have to desire filling of the Holy Spirit. Don't be satisfied. Oh, on the first time when I was baptized in the Holy Spirit, you know, I've spoken tons like this and this happened, that happened. Wonderful. That was just the beginning. So we need to continually be filled in the Holy Spirit. And that is what we see in the lives of the apostles and believers, the Book of Acts. And I want to invite you to that, continually be filled, be filled. How is it possible to be filled, filled all the time? There are so many people and multiple fillings of the Holy Spirit. Won't Holy Spirit God be exhausted? No, we're talking about the infinite God, the Old Testament we read about him, the everlasting God. He's infinite, so infinity. And the Holy Spirit, I'm not sure if I gave you that analogy, but if you look at an ocean, when you take a drop, you can't dip with the ocean. Okay, all of us take drops, you just can't dip with the ocean. It's that big. So in the same way, we can keep receiving, keep receiving, be put the limit on God. So desire, desire, multiple infillings of the Holy Spirit and it will produce all of what we have seen and the Spirit of God, we can't box them up. There are so many other things that we can do in and through our lives as well, but just be open to the feelings of the Holy Spirit. Okay, let's move on. Verse 32, it's talking about the community of believers. What a beautiful community that in a troubled time, they could support one another, they could pray with one another. Beautiful, isn't it? Also, I don't want us to get stuck in the acts community. It's always, you take the good, leave the bad. Okay, so is this a loving fellowship? Is this a beautiful fellowship? Is it a fellowship that, you know, reveals God to the world? Very true, but you see, there are people at the end of the day, there is flaw in every community. So we will begin to see and talk about the flaws which this early church community also had. But at this point, what is being described as all positive, it's all great. So thank God for that verse 32. Now, the multitude of those who believe that of one heart and one soul, neither did anyone say that any of the things he possessed was his own. But they had all things in common, right? So going back to acts two, we've already talked about the context, we've already talked about the fact that it's a growing church, you know, growing set of leaders, they're making decisions for the church, they're establishing the organization, they are, you know, planning the resources, the finances, all that is happening. It's a growing church just to birth recently. So that is the reason why all the sharing was necessary. So what have we told you, anyone, neither did anyone say that any of the things he possessed was his own, but they, they had all things in common. Okay, so what does it show? Very selfless. Okay, very selfless. They were caring about each other. Verse 32. They were caring, they were united verse 33. And with great power, the apostles gave witness to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace was upon them all. Okay. Features, features of the church unity, sacrificial love, you may call it third one, supernatural. Supernatural to the extent, right, that they're able to give witness for Christ. So if we can imagine a local church in a city or in a particular place, we would look at them and say, Oh, these people are also so loving, you know, they love one another, we can observe that they're united. And you could also say that there's something supernatural going on there. Whatever they do, you can see the power of God. For such was their witness, great grace was upon them. And here I told us the leadership is evolving. So currently, the apostles are the, you know, in the center. So the apostles, the great power, the apostles gave witness to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. Maybe they had more opportunities than the others, but they were able to demonstrate the supernatural. Okay. That was 34. Nor was there anyone among them who lacked for all who were possessors of lands or houses sold them and brought the proceeds of the things that were sold. Okay. So again, that selfless way of giving is continuing. People are even selling what they have and giving to those who don't have. So you see there that nobody is lacking. Okay, nobody is lacking. In Psalm 132, what promises, he says, my house, Zion, the church is called as Zion there. That provision will be in Zion. And at this time, you can see the fulfillment of that. Nobody lacked anything, look, right? So there was provision for all the believers. And let's remember it was all voluntary. You don't really see that, you know, the apostles are telling people, you have to do like this, you have to sell the things. No, it was all voluntary. And I think Sister Rupa pointed it out also in our earlier class. So it was voluntary. And verse 35, so they sold all the things. And what are they doing? Laid them at the apostles feet and they distributed to each one as anyone had need. So voluntarily, they are bringing the resources to the apostles. So there is a system. Okay, somehow it seems like that, that they would give the resources to the apostles. The leadership would make decisions on how, where, when these resources need to be sent. So, but at the end of the day, nobody is lacking anything. That's 36. We have the introduction of notable personality, who will later on become quite popular in the Book of Fats. So, Joseph, who was also named Barnabas by the apostles. So what is the meaning of his name? Barnabas means son of encouragement. A Levite of the country of Cyprus, having land, sold it and brought the money and laid it at the apostles feet. So we are told about this good man who was a Levite. So he comes from a good land as well. He's wealthy. So again, think about the nature of the church of Jerusalem. There are poor people and also very rich people. Okay, so some have enough and they are able to sell it and give to the others. They are poor but they are receiving. So there's humility on both sides. You need humility to give, you need humility to even receive. So it's a very humble church. They are caring for each other. So in this manner, possessions are being supplied and it's a voluntary act where people are not being forced joyfully. They are making this decision. So let me just pause here. We completed Acts chapter 4. We can come back and pick up from Acts chapter 5. At this point, if there are things that you wanted to ask, you could please do that or just share your thoughts, anything that touched you, anything you found interesting in our discussion so far. So it could only mean two things. Something that you grasped which you're wondering about or you're completely blank, have nothing to wonder. Hi Pastor. Yes, hi Tisha. No, I am Claire. Thank you. It is very enlightening how the apostles that they thought about honor of a man, pretty much just paraphrasing in my word, men of integrity, set aside to look about the widows, to care about dealing about food but they did not stop per it was essential. But at the same time, they were not distracted by the needs and the needs of the people were the same. And when you look at it today, how people sometimes become so selfish. Oh, it's my, my, my. It's all about me, my money, my this. And they don't remember that. It's the Almighty God that gives you the power to get wealth as he says in church of anime. And you forget. He gives you the wisdom, knowledge, and the strength to work it. But yet still you cannot share with somebody. I was sharing with somebody and it brought me to, to this scripture came back to me acts and it's not the first I've done the studies on it. But it came back to me and always stood out like a sore thumb so to speak. That the person said to me, it's not my fault people are poor. I don't see why I should give them my money. And it really struck me. I'm like, wow, why, why would you think that way? You know, people, they were the babes that are always bit of poor. And they, they is not that you're saying your should squander your money, but some, they generally need help. And to see the need that we should help wherever we can, in the book of acts, these are exemplary men, you know, doing this work and still in prayer, right? And taking care of the church and the widows and looking out for the little ones, so to speak, because whatsoever we do to the least, you know, Jesus, they're still following Jesus's plan. Jesus always look out. He always feeding people. He's always looking out. No matter how weary he is, you saw when gender Baptist died and he went in the boat to console himself, then look after he was moved by the multitude came, not just one person. The multitude came and he fed them just the same and prayed for them. He was moved, but he had come, the Bible said he had compassion on them. So it's the same compassion we should have on the God's people. So I like the book of acts and I like what is showing us so we can still, in essence, practice that today. Do not forego it, practice it. Just as a person is important, just like how you talk about the supernatural, it is important too, but don't forget, there are needs to do that needs to be met. That's my tip. Thank you. Thank you, Tasha. Thank you for sharing your thoughts. And yes, it is a giving community and very relevant to their times. Of course, I pointed out that Paul does talk about taking responsibility for yourself and managing your resources yourself, but that's, you know, in that context, but right now people, as you said, they need help and the community was compassionate enough and it's beautiful. So, oh, we've already had a lot of times say I saw your hand raised and it's, you know, 1050. So if you don't mind, we could take up your question in the next class. We'll just pray and close. So I want to request someone please to pray that God will continue to, you know, enlighten us through the book of Acts. Father, we thank you for the studies. We thank you that we're here to learn and apply. Father, whatever this mighty book to our lives when the exemplary beavers of the apostles that have gone before us, the foreigners of the faith. Father, thank you so much and the work that the Holy Spirit has done and is still doing, the wind that is blowing, but I pray the same wind and the fire of Pentecost to locate us. I pray Lord God for a mighty outpouring upon each and every one of our lives that we will be moved by compassion and not only for our own needs, but in needs of the people. Lord, for prayer, for Lord, for physical food, for encouragement, for spiritual enrichment and uplifting. We thank you for healing and for deliverance. Lord, we pray that miracles and signs and wonders will follow us like God follows their apostles. In the mighty name of Jesus continue to pour out an APC and the administrative Lord and pastor Nancy. Thank you Lord for doing the work Lord. Thank you so much for giving them up in prayer for this course and this semester in Jesus name. Amen. Amen. Amen. Thank you. Thank you Tisha. Thank you everyone. Always appreciate your patient listening. I mean I pray that it will make a difference and that God will impart his word into each of you. Okay, so God bless and we shall meet again next week. See you then. Bye for now. Alright Tisha. Bye. Bye. Thank you. Thank you.