 Welcome back everyone. So we are learning the exciting journey of the early church. We saw how amazing things were taking place in the church but at that point the apostles were caught and put on trial. So let's observe the various things that take place during this trial. We would need to read from verse 22 of Acts chapter 5 till verse 32. I request one of us to go ahead and read this verse. Acts chapter 5 verse 22. But when the officers came and did not find them in the prison they returned and reported saying, indeed we found the prison shut securely and the guards standing outside before the doors but when we opened them we found no one inside. Now when the high priest, the captain of the temple and the chief priest heard these things they wondered what the outcome would be. So one came and told them saying, look the men whom you put in the prison are standing in the temple and teaching the people. Then the captain went with the officers and brought them without violence for they feared the people lest they should be stoned and when they had brought them they said them before the council and the high priest asked them saying, did we not strictly command you not to teach in this name and look you have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine and intent to bring this man's blood on us. But Peter and the other apostles answered and said, we ought to obey God rather than men. The God of our fathers raised up Jesus whom you murdered by hanging on a tree. Him God has exalted to his right hand to be prince and savior to give repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins. And we are his witnesses to these things and so also is the Holy Spirit whom God has given to those who obey him. So we have now seen that the apostles follow the instructions of the angel and they go to the temple and they start to share about God and preach about the matters of salvation. But now because they have put themselves in front of the people again they are caught and they are brought back for a trial before the authorities. So over here one more thing to notice that something unusual has taken place isn't it? Because we are being told that though these prison authorities went to look for the men they found the prison shut securely and the guards standing. So something very unusual, what did we see earlier? By night the angel of the Lord opened the prison doors and brought them out. So the prison was shut securely it says, how did this happen? It's sounding like a miraculous occurrence has taken place and the guards didn't even know about it. Something supernatural which our minds cannot grasp. So they have come out and the guards are still standing outside before the doors. But when they opened they did not find anybody inside. I don't think this is something that happened only at that time and it doesn't take place anymore. I have heard one testimony of Sadhu Sukhdar Singh who was thrown into a well and the well was covered. The well had already some outcasts. Some people that the authorities had condemned to death. They were thrown into the well and they were already dead inside the well. So such a well they had thrown him and shut the well and locked it up. But there is a story somewhat similar like angelic intervention where there was a rope that came through and he had no idea. He was just happy that there is a rope and so he held the rope and lifted himself up through that rope. The rope was taken out of the well and he got free. When they found Sadhu Sukhdar Singh outside they were wondering about who set him free. But the story goes something like the well was still locked. And to everyone's surprise the key was the person in charge, the highest authority who was questioning. He was the one who had the key on his belt. So they were all amazed at how this man could come out of the prison when the key is in the most secure place with the highest authority. But God has his way of setting his people free. So something unusual has taken place to deliver the apostles and they have come out. But they followed the instruction of the angel and wherever they they went to the temple and there they were caught. But look at the confidence of these men. They are back at the temple and they are teaching the people the same thing that they were asked not to talk about. Remember the last time they were they were warned in Acts chapter 4 they were told don't preach in this name. Don't use the name of Jesus. But here they are only proclaiming the name of Jesus once again. Then what happens? So they get a hold of these people. They bring them back and they question them again and they ask them, didn't we strictly command you not to teach in this name? Why are they so worried about the name of Jesus? Because not very far before Jesus was under trial and Jesus the person the individual Jesus because of him the community or the society was at least the power that the authorities expected from the communities the support of the communities it was divided because somewhere in support of Jesus somewhere not in support of Jesus. Now again bringing the name of this man will affect their positions and their power. So that is their biggest issue. It's more of a political reason why they are after the apostles now we don't know but they were so worried about the miracles and the spiritual aspects of what was being taught. Maybe the religious leaders we read about the high priest who had a problem. So maybe they had an issue regarding the religious matters but it was more because of political reasons. So now they brought them back again and they are questioning them. They are telling them that you did not heed our warning. Why are you doing this again? You're teaching in the same name, the name of Jesus. So look at the boldness of Peter. Who is Peter? Fisherman. So the fisherman is answering all these members of the council. We have the high priest. We have the sector of the Sadducees. So they're all very well established educated people who are part of the council. And the fisherman is boldly responding to that. Even earlier we saw Peter and John. They were with Jesus which gave them that boldness and that courage. And even now though it seems like there is this, you know, like these levels where the people who are questioning are at a higher level of education and everything. That is not what mattered in that moment. We are not looking down upon education. You know, it's great education is great. We should all be educated. But in this situation, Peter is coming from another background. So he is, you know, an untrained person and an equipped person in terms of education. And even then he's so bold before the authorities and he responds to them. He says, we ought to obey God rather than men. So that is his response. I think Rosalind asked us a question a little bit before the previous session about the boss asking somebody to lie. So this is the response Rosalind. The way Peter responded, he said that he will only do the right thing, which is to continue to preach in the name of Jesus. So, yes, of course, we can do it in a nice way. But in this situation, there was some amount of direct response which was required. Please give me a moment. Please excuse me. Yes, thank you. So Peter boldly responds because there was a need for him to stand up for what is correct. And he says, we ought to obey God rather than men. So when the authorities are asking us to do something against God, that's the time we have to stand up. Isn't it? But we have other passages of scripture, you know, when Paul writes to the Romans, when Paul writes to Timothy. He says, you must pray for the authorities. You must uphold the authorities in prayer. Yes, all that is true. We must uphold them in prayer. We must, you know, uphold the law of the land. But at times when we are asked to go against God, that's the time when we have to stand up for God. And we find that Peter is doing that. Another parallel incident would be at the time when Daniel and his friends were asked to bow down to idols and they never did that. In fact, the friends of Daniel, they went into the fire for doing the right thing. They stood up for what was right. And God always rescues his people when they are facing moments of persecution for doing what is right. So Peter was standing up for the right thing. And then, you know, he is boldly speaking about Jesus. In verse 30, he says, the God of our fathers raised up Jesus whom you murdered by hanging on a tree. Him, God has exalted to his right hand to be prince and savior, to give repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins. And we are his witnesses to these things. And so also is the Holy Spirit whom God has given to those who obey Him. So it's very doctrinally rich. These few lines, we can even look at this as Peter is providing a defense for yourself. But he's utilizing the opportunity to proclaim the gospel. Why is he stating these things? Because he is establishing the Lord Jesus as the Messiah. When he says, Prince, savior, to give repentance to Israel. That's what they were waiting for. Somebody to come, the Messiah to come and deliver for give their sins. So he is proclaiming Jesus as the Messiah. This is another lesson for us. Every opportunity that we have in this situation, in the prison or in trial. Peter is making use of that opportunity as well to talk about Jesus and say that Jesus is the only way to repent. He has come for the forgiveness of your sins. And he says that we are witnesses to these things. And he also talks about the Holy Spirit whom God has given. And so he is presenting the faith that he himself is following. Now something like this reminds me of a man called Richard Wumbert. I don't know how many of you have read his life story. He was in a communist culture back in those days in Romania when times were very difficult. And those who believed in God were imprisoned. So he lived in such a time. And he proclaimed once he got born again, his life was transformed. Before he came to know the Lord, he lived a very morally corrupt sort of a life. And his lifestyle was not good. But once he was saved, his life changed. And that entire book in God's underground, it speaks about how he continued to proclaim the salvation. Salvation message wherever he went. So he was imprisoned. And for the most part, it talks about how he was in the prison. And even in the prison with the prisoners and the guards, he would share the gospel to the best that he could. Going through all the sufferings that he was going through physically, emotionally. He would still proclaim Jesus as the Savior. And one incident where he wanted to share the gospel with the person in the next prison. So the way he did it is thankfully he had memorized scriptures. And so he used Morse code, you know, by tapping to communicate the word of God to people in the other prisons. So amazing stories about people in their tough times. Still living for the gospel, for proclaiming the truth of Jesus bringing us salvation. To get this message out to everyone. And that's very similar what Peter is doing here. He's in a difficult time where his life is at stake. But what is important to him? The call of God on his life and the gospel. So to the authorities, he's talking about the Lord Jesus as the Messiah, the Prince and Savior. He's proclaiming Jesus to the authorities. It's amazing, amazing to see the boldness and the passion for the gospel. Now let's move on. So when all this is happening, there is a defense that Peter is providing. What would be the conclusion of this trial session? So from verse 33, let's go ahead. We will read till verse 42. Could somebody please help us? Gamelio's Advice. When they had this, they were furious and plotted to kill them. Then one in the council stood up, a Pharisee named Gamelio. Gamelini, something like that. And the teacher of the law held in respect by all the people and commanded them to put the apostles outside for a little while. He said to them, men of Israel, take heed to yourselves. What do you intend to do regarding these men? For some time ago, Theodias rose up claiming to be somebody. A number of men, about 400, joined him. He was slain and all who obeyed him were scattered and came to nothing. After this, Theodias of Galilee rose up in the days of the censuses and drew away many people after him. He also perished and all who obeyed him were dispatched. And now I say to you, keep away from those men, keep away from these men and let them alone. For if this plan, all this work is of men, it will come to nothing. But if it is of God, you cannot overthrow it least. You even be found to fight against God. And they all agreed with him and when they had called for the apostles and beaten them, they commanded them. They commanded that they should not speak in the name of Jesus and let them go. So they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy. And they were counted worthy to suffer shame for his name. And dated in the temple and in every house, they did not cease teaching and preaching Jesus as the Christ. Amen. Thank you, Lubega, for reading this section. From verse 33, we have heard what Peter had to say regarding Jesus and the response that he got from the council was anger. They were furious, it says, and to the point where they plotted to kill them. So now the situation has gone from bad to worse and the apostles are really in trouble. But in the midst of what's going on, God can still intervene. The prophet says the heart of the king is in the hands of the Lord and he can move it whichever way he wants. And so in the council, a Pharisee by the name of Gamaliel stood up. Now Gamaliel had high esteem and good reputation among all the people. Because he had a title known as Rabban and Rabban is even above the title. We know Rabbi, we use that for a teacher. But Rabban is much higher than Rabbi and it means our teacher. Many wonderful things about Gamaliel. He was the grandson of an esteemed person known as Hillel who was the founder of Israel's strongest school of religion. So this man is not an ordinary man. Chappat is working through a very powerful personality at this point. And later on, we will understand from Apostle Paul that Apostle Paul was trained under Gamaliel. So which means that Apostle Paul had some of the best training in his past life as an unbeliever. So Gamaliel is introduced at this point a really influential Pharisee and Gamaliel has a suggestion. What is that? So Gamaliel, he commanded to put the Apostles outside so that the council can have a discussion. Now who is part of the council? Many different groups of people. You have the high priest, you have the Pharisees, teachers, you have the Sadducees. You have different people who all form the council. So now the council is having a discussion to come up with a solution for this matter. These people are speaking about Jesus and they don't seem to heed our warning. This might turn into a bad political situation for us. What do we do with these men? So that's the question that they want to address. So as they begin to address, Gamaliel takes them back to an example of a man called Theodos. So Theodos, apparently he was a man who had a following of people. A number of men, about 400, joined him and he was something like a rebel. And he misled people and after that there is another example that he brings up. Judas of Galilee who rose up in the days of census and drew away many people after him. He also perished. So basically he says both these examples of Theodos and Judas, they were men who tried to get the support of the people but both of them failed. Now they perished. It didn't work out. Their mutiny or their rebellion, it did not really work out. So the point that he is trying to make is that if these men are also going to cause a rebellion, it won't work out. Don't worry. But look at this. It's coming from Gamaliel's heart. Now it's amazing because a fisherman just spoke with minimal training. But Gamaliel, who is a highly educated man, he adds another point. He says if these men are trying to create a rebellion, it will cease like the others. That was 39. We don't know why he said what he said. So what is the statement that Gamaliel made? He said, but if it is of God, you cannot overthrow it. Lest you even be found to fight against God. Wow! What was Gamaliel thinking? Was he beginning to be convicted about the Lord Jesus? The Lord Jesus being the Messiah? We don't know what was going on in his heart. But an advice came through the most unlikely person at that time. The greatest man of influence. What is he saying? If it's a human effort or a human activity, it will cease. But if what is going on is of God, don't put yourself against God. You cannot overthrow it. Lest you even be found to fight against God. Wow! Amazing! So, we understand today that what started 2,000 years ago, so many people have tried to stop it. And we can read the incident after incident in history. We can read about the dark ages. We can read about the times of persecution. And in fact, even today in the world, there are pockets in the globe where so many things are going on against the faith, against Jesus. People are struggling, people are suffering, people are being persecuted. But the Gospel has not ceased to save people. The work of God has not stopped. It's been 2,000 years, roughly, since Gamaliel made the statement. He said, you can't stop God. He's right. Nobody could stop God. And nobody can stop God. So what Gamaliel said then is so applicable even today. If there is something that God is doing, no man can stop it. His work, Job says, who can do what his work? He's the God Almighty. And that was the advice of Gamaliel to the people. He said, hey, everyone, calm down. If what these people are doing is their own, it's going to cease. But if it is of God, then we cannot stop it. So don't go and put yourself against the mighty ocean wave and try to stop it. You just cannot hold out in the power of the wave. And so from verse 40, again, this is all supernatural, verse 40 says, and they agreed with him. How did they even agree to such a statement? But they agreed. The council agreed. And when they had called for the apostles and beaten them. See, they haven't changed their original attitude. They had warned them. They had threatened them. Now they're trying some physical harm and physical discipline and they beat them up. Okay, hoping if the warning doesn't, if the threatening doesn't get to them, the beating will. So let's try. So they beat them up and they commanded them again. Earlier, what did they say? Don't speak in this name. Again, the same point is being emphasized. You should not speak in the name of Jesus. Give them this instruction and let them go. Okay, let's see what happens, you know, after this. And so now the apostles, they departed from the presence of the council and noticed their attitude. Wow, excellent attitude. Verse 41. Second part says, Rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for his name. So sometimes for the name of Jesus that we carry, we bear, we may need to suffer shame. It's happened throughout history. Men and women who stood up for God have faced opposition in various seasons of their lives. But what makes their testimony special? What does it say? Rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for his name. So the love that these people carry for God, that even death or persecution or pain, think about this. This time it was not just warning. Basically they are hurting. They are in pain. They were beaten. And when we talk about the, you know, the beatings that are happening under, you know, the governors and the authorities, it would not have been just, you know, like an ordinary tap and then send them back. It wasn't, they were really beaten badly. So they are in pain. And they've gone through a lot because of the trial and being in the prison and so much has happened. But what is their response? They just thought, wow, we had an opportunity to suffer shame for the name of Jesus. We are so blessed, right? I don't know. I don't know how people can even think like this, but that's how these people thought when they suffered shame for the name of Jesus. So their lives had been impacted. Their lives had been so, you know, powerfully touched by the gospel that they were ready for anything, to face anything. And that's the kind of people that we see in the Book of Acts. So first of all, they are happy that they went through persecution and they're continuing their works. Nothing is hindering them, verse 42. And daily in the temple and in every house, they did not cease teaching and preaching. It's like, yeah, and you know, life goes on. It's as simple as that. But it is made to sound very simple, but we understand that it was not simple. But it only goes to show what had happened to their lives because of salvation that they received from Christ and the baptism in the Holy Spirit. So let me pause for a minute and if there's anything you want to talk about, let's talk about that and then we'll get into chapter 6. We're not saying that, you know, we must invite persecution so that we feel a sense of being loyal to Christ. That's not the point. When persecution happens, okay, maybe we've done it all right and then we find ourselves in a position of being persecuted. That is an honourable thing to go through and that's the attitude that we find among the apostles as well. So they did the right thing, but they got into trouble and at that point, they said, okay, we got this opportunity to suffer for the name of Jesus, we are rejoicing. So just wanted to add that point. So don't go looking for persecution. Any other comments before we proceed? There are many stories of the lives of people that we can actually read who lived in difficult times and who stood up for Christ who had that, it's like saying, I pledge allegiance to the Lamb, you all probably have heard that song. But they lived like that, that even if it means life or death, I'm living for Jesus, okay. So much for us to learn from the people who have gone ahead of us. I know that there are still places where people are facing such circumstances, but also we understand that things are so much more comfortable now. Yeah, technology, sometimes it's so easy to share the gospel, but then even those opportunities somewhere we hesitate to take it up. But to always remember that people have paid a great price for us to have what we have today. And because there are some people who stood up for the truth back in those years, we can, we now have, we have our Bibles, we have inspiring life stories because somebody has stood up. Okay, so let's not forget the way people were ready to suffer for the gospel. So shall we just move on to chapter 6 then? All right, great. So let's read about what is happening in the church. We talked about the rising persecution till now and now let's look a little bit inside the church. What's happening within the community. Even chapter 5 started with something that was happening within the community, right? The heightened presence of God, the mighty work of the spirit and sin showed up. And so there was judgment, right? And quicker judgment. So whenever we experience a revival, it's a given that, you know, sort of judgment will be seen and a quick judgment like the one that we saw in the case of Ananias and Sapphira. So in Acts chapter 6, there is a little bit of a crisis in the church which the apostles have to solve. So let's read from verse 1 all the way till verse 7. Acts 6 verses 1 to 7. Now in those days when the number of the disciples was multiplying, there arose a complaint against the Hebrews by the Hellenists because their widows were neglected in the daily distributions. Then there was someone, the multitude of the disciples in state. It is not desirable that we should leave the Word of God and serve the disciples. Therefore brethren, seek out from among you seven men of good reputation full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom whom we may appoint over this business. But we will give ourselves continually to prayer and to the ministry of the Word. And the saints pleased the whole multitude and they chose Stefan and men full of faith and the Holy Spirit and Pilate, Porosius, Niccardo, Timon, Paramanus and Nicholas Procelled it from Antioch whom they said before the apostles and when they had prayed they laid hands on them. Then the Word of God spread and the number of the disciples multiplied greatly in Jerusalem in a great many of the priests were obedient to the faith. Thank you Thank you Azali. Now within the church we earlier said it's a growing church. It's a thriving church spiritually in numbers and in high esteem among the people. So at this time when the number of disciples was multiplying the growth is continuing there arose a complaint. So as I said earlier it's not like this church we can have a very rosy picture of the early church but at the end of the day they were people and so there were issues in the church but the point is not so much that there are issues in the church but the focus should be on how to resolve those issues depending on the communities that we serve as pastors, as leaders problems will happen. So recognize the problem and find the solution. So this section is the beautiful way in which the apostles solve the problem. So Luke is stating the matter in the church which is simply regarding food distribution. So there was a complaint against the Hebrews. Who are the Hebrews? They are the Hebrews speaking Jews. By the Hellenists who are the Hellenists? They are the Greeks so among two communities there are two language speaking communities and they have an issue. So the Hellenists are saying that their widows were neglected in the daily distribution. Remember we saw earlier that those who had need there was a supply. So the admin office is working very well Church of Jerusalem administration is nice. They have their rosters, the food is being served, money is coming in, the food is being bought nicely given to the people. All that is going on beautifully but someone is noticing that the people who speak this language they are not giving the food to the people who speak the other language. So that's the last thing that should come to your mind. It is a real issue which needs to be addressed. Maybe it was not intentional maybe it just happened. We don't know why it really happened. Then the 12th someone in the multitude of the disciples. So what does it mean? It means that they are addressing the issue. So when there is an issue what is the task of the leadership? They are supposed to address the issue sufficiently by the wisdom of the Holy Spirit. So they are doing that and that is what we must learn from. So they are calling the disciples and in fighting the solution to the problem they are saying this problem has to be solved. However we cannot get into this role of serving food because we have other tasks which have been given to us by God and what is that task? They put it this way. The word of God. We cannot leave the word of God and serve tables. So now for people who are in leadership we ask the question oh that means that I must never serve tables. Serve tables is a way of describing the ministry of help where we could be handling the logistics the operational aspects of things that are going on. See Luke is not saying that operations are not so godly as compared to preaching the word of God. It is not like that. Every responsibility that God gives us is to worship and we honour it. But in the case of the Apostles one of the primary responsibility which they had was to uphold the word of God. So it is their primary role. Now if they give time to other activities they may not have sufficient time for the word of God where they need to really meditate and study and teach the people the word of God which was most important. So basically this is an issue of prioritization and they are saying we cannot give our time. We are not in a position where we can give our time which is meant for the word to other responsibilities. So other responsibilities need to be addressed. So how do we do this? We cannot give our time because we have to focus on the word so then they come up with a solution. Let's just find other people who can give their time in the operational aspects. So as those who are called in the positions of a pastor teacher this is also a reminder for us that when God calls us to prioritize the word of God teaching of the word of God we must not give it second place. I know it's really hard because there is so much work to do in the church we are running around, we have to sort out this, sort out that and study the word and teach the word but eventually a wise thing to do will be to delegate a wise thing to do will be to develop a structure where we can do everything. So slowly how about find good people of God according to the call of God on their lives and then start to hand off certain responsibility and guide them, instruct them how it needs to be done that way we can dedicate our time more into the doctrine and the word of God. So let's not get this understanding that serving tables is less than the word of God not at all in fact sometimes even if we are called to the ministry of the word we need to step into other tasks and take care of other tasks because if everything is worshiping God then let's move on. So now they have come to the conclusion that they must have this task delegated now who do they delegate the task to we are told that there were seven men they seek out from among them seven men with a criteria there is a list they must have good reputation they must be full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom whom they want to appoint over this business now wait a minute we want people to serve food why do you need people with good reputation why do you need them to be filled with the Holy Spirit to serve food you know this is how we look at it but when it comes to serving God even in the early church for a small role we were careful to pick people with a good testimony and testimony matters so that's why when we equip our young people we equip our volunteers we train them in all these things and we say look all these things matter in the early church the bosses looked for men with a good reputation full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom all this shows the kind of heart they carry for God and once we are clear that they are devoted to God and they are you know devoted to the church then you hand over any responsibility whether a small responsibility or a big responsibility so they are identifying devoted men that was the point devoted men, dedicated men, committed men men who are given to the purposes of God such men even to serve the food and they decided that they will give themselves continually to prayer and the ministry of the word so in a church setting as the church grows this is how it should be so the pastors the teachers they should be able to give more of their type for the word and prayer and delegate other responsibilities in a proper way in an excellent way to the right people so and what is one more thing beautiful thing verse 5 with us and the same pleased the whole multitude so it also shows godly leadership where they are not imposing themselves the apostles didn't go and say I will tell you what we have to do we will have these seven men they will serve the food and this is what will happen amen so that's not how they did it they shared this with the people and when the decision comes by the Holy Spirit notice how verse 5 says everyone is happy with it the others were pleased the same pleased the whole multitude so the others also were happy with it okay now please don't misunderstand this as when we make godly decisions every time there will be a positive response from the people no maybe sometimes we are making a godly decision but that is not being accepted by the people those are moments when we have to stand up for what god is saying we must really learn to communicate in a positive way so that what god is doing is acceptable by the people during that time however in general when we are sharing the wisdom of god with the people and it is at the right time the right decision is being made we notice that generally there is an acceptance for what is being done so the people were happy with this decision and then they go and pick up men who have this criteria fulfilled so one person's name is mentioned Stephen and a little more is spoken about Stephen and what a man is Stephen we will see in scripture that there is not so much spoken about him we will read about him in Acts chapter 6 we will read about him in Acts chapter 7 and that is about it but the devotion that he has for God it is life impacting and Luke is adding already we have seen the criteria for the people who need to be chosen but Luke is adding to the nature of Stephen and he says a man full of faith and the Holy Spirit so today if people were to describe us or if Luke had to make a mention of us while talking about the church what would he have said about us about Stephen he said a man full of faith and the Holy Spirit so these are all really good things to think about and there were people in the early church who were full of faith and the Holy Spirit and then there is a whole list of all the other names and it also says a proselyte from Antioch Nicholas a proselyte is a person who is from another religion who has come to believe in Jesus so we call them as proselytes so you might see this word here and there in the book of Acts so they picked all these people and they sent them before the apostles and when they had prayed they laid hands on them you have seen that earlier and laid hands on them means that they were seized or they were caught but in this situation they were commissioned by the apostles to go and do the food distribution now when the problem was solved in the church what does verse 7 say the word of God spread and the number of disciples multiplied greatly in Jerusalem and a great many of the priests were obedient to the faith so whenever we handle issues address issues in the right way within the church God's work can come to an end what if they had not solved this problem what if the apostles had said come to me with a question theological question please don't come to me with food problems but they did not treat a natural problem in a light way they solved it and praise God for verse 7 it says then the word of God spread and the number of disciples multiplied greatly in Jerusalem so and those of us who are leaders whatever capacity no issues a small issue in the house of God we need to deal with it in the right way and that will also help in extending the kingdom of God so we are just going to stop here and I will request Jafina is it possible to pray Jafina please pray we will wrap up for today Jai Havenday Father we come to you under the name of Jesus thank you for this day we thank you for the class that we have so we thank you for your Holy Spirit Jesus we thank you for the power of the Holy Spirit thank you for dwelling in us Lord the cross that you took for us you went up to heaven so that we can have this Holy Spirit so that we can walk in authority so that we can use your name and live mightily down here on this earth Jesus God I just pray for all my classmates and customers over here thank you for the teachings that we have learned God I pray that you help us to apply it in our life where we walk in the Holy Spirit and everything that we do Jesus where we solve the issues in the right way so that the word of God will keep growing among the places where we are serving for you Jesus we give you all the glory and honor builders of acupous Jesus as we are learning the subject to move under your acts to move under your authority your spirit and your guidance in Jesus name we pray thank you thank you everyone God bless you have a wonderful weekend ahead see you all in the next class bye for now