 Alright, welcome back everyone. I've just started the recording for the second lecture so any thoughts any questions about How believers relate to Civic authorities government any thoughts any questions any discussions on that? Yes, possible So yeah, we there's a lot of examples that's been given in the notes, you know with regards to the questions that Christians would have regarding submitting to the governing authorities and and also as examples that you've mentioned in the past you know there have been a lot of Dictators like Nero was one of them and in the recent Century was one of the persons that come to my mind at least is Hitler and What are your thoughts on dictatorship such as Hitler and you know and other like even China's Imperial Government who killed a lot more people than the Holocaust What what are your thoughts on those? How do we respond like even to any of the generation that asks us because I think one of the most popular questions when it comes to Atheism or about God is if God is good. Why is that evil? Why did he let Hitler do these things and then when we add to that Romans 31? I think just makes it a little complex for me at least so How would you tackle this? Yeah, good very good question and You know and then you know like you're saying when you put all of that alongside Romans 13 It makes it very difficult for us To you know, how do you reconcile all these things? so My my response would be that You see well while God has set up institutions People come into the institutions in various ways So we're talking about the institution of civil authority people who are in Government authority over over a land or a region of our nation So people come into that so that that institution was set up by God for a good purpose which is So in this case the the institution of civil government Was was was designed by God like just as we say marriage was designed by God we can say that now civil government was designed by God to be a channel of his Administration for the welfare of the people but That can be abused misused And People can use it for wrong reasons And wrong purposes so people come into the institution by various ways But they're elected or maybe they come into power by You know forcefully taking control of power or or you know somehow manipulating the way into that place or Working whatever system was there into that place Did God permit them there? Yes Was that institution set up by God yes, did God permit these people coming into that place yes, but those people could Carry out wickedness You know and as in the case of the dictators we have mentioned They carried out wickedness and that we can is definitely is not God's purpose, it's not God's will so They came into power through whatever means you know through working their way up and controlling people and Getting people to and back them up and so on the car came into that place of power But they carried out wickedness that is definitely not of God. It's not approved by God So the institution Was an ordinance of God it's set up by God which is civil authority to take care of the wealth of the people God permitted in the sense, you know, he allowed these person of these people to come in They did wrong the wrong is not from God and we do not condone it. We did not approve it and The the question is, you know, why doesn't God stop such things from happening? Well, that's because he's given us people in general The the freedom to make our choices the freedom to make our decisions to you know to do our thing so in that sense he's not, you know Picking and choosing every leader there They got permission to come into power into the institution that he said and Then carry out, you know, in this case, they carry out wrong things. They do wrong things So that's how I would understand it and you know, so I'm able to recognize that Institution is set up by God it was intended for good but man does Steps into that and does wrong things and yet God doesn't stop it because You know, God is not we are not puppets in God's hands We are not robots that God is pressing buttons upon but In the midst of all of that For the people who call on God They can experience the hand of God so We would have stories of people Who called on God during those difficult times and experience God's intervention and God's protection and so on and some died You know through all of that some endured hardships through all of that But God empowers his people through that while there are leaders who are carrying out wickedness and doing evil things So if we were there, what should we do? How would we respond to a dictator? Well, we have to protect ourselves We have to protect our lives. We have a right to do that and Trust in God to see us through We would not align ourselves to the wickedness that's being done Instead we would believe God for protection and we would do our part to protect people are being violated or Mount So that's how we would respond if we were there, you know in that in that time in that place That's what we would do because if what is being done is wrong, it's wrong and we have to protect ourselves trust in God to protect us as well as protect other people And stand up for what's right to do what's good Even when the leader is wrong or the leadership is wrong So that's kind of my thinking my thought process and In in in context like this in case of Hitler or others who Have been very evil People are in power who are very evil and wicked and doing you know terrible things Does that help Russian in there? I was just thinking I was just thinking loud out loud. You're just thinking through Yes, sir. Thank you And also if I may just One question might not be directly related to this almost that in but just for my clarity sake When I in this verse and Isaiah says as a continuation of this verse that the government should be upon his shoulders Is it talking about God's? Sovereignty over the current government or is it talking about or is it like prophetic about God's millenium rain? to come Yeah, so I would look at it as the second one which is When when Isaiah says, you know the government will be on his shoulder. That means It's Jesus sitting literally on the throne of David You know, so for example in I in some 89 he Speaks very clearly saying that Jesus will sit on the throne of David. He will rule and reign You know and This is some 89 verse 36 And it will be established forever. So, you know, Jesus Jesus is going to Literally be king From Jerusalem and rule and have the government administered by his people So my understanding was his prophecy is that it will be literally that He will be king He will govern he will rule And righteousness will be established Yeah, so that's the millenium rain. Yeah, yeah, thank you Okay, so yeah Romans 13 and so I think a very challenging Discussion would be You know what and I'm just going to mention this I'm not arriving at any conclusions But a very challenging discussion or a very interesting discussion would be how does Roman Romans 13 apply? Or how should the church apply Romans 13? In say and I'm thinking about the church in America or other Western countries where In the you know in the last three years. There's been this whole thing about, you know And as I mentioned earlier about mask mandates and vaccinations and so on and The church has actually been divided in any kind of response towards these things And some are portraying the government as evil because of mandating masks and vaccinations and some are You know the Cooperating with the government then this is from the church, you know, so what would be an interesting discussion is to say Okay, take Romans 13 and how would we apply it into a Situation like this You know, what would be the correct response of the church because we're already in the same Bible And we're all reading the same passage of Romans 13, but why is the church divided like this? when they are responding to Something that is by the government or the good of the citizens of the entire nation And why is there so much of you know I think even even among God's people, you know, that's a that's a discussion and Anyway, so let's move forward in Romans 13 Let's read verses 9 to 40. We'll try to finish that then try to finish Romans 14 as well today Romans 7 13 let's go from verse 9 to 14 somebody could Read that for us, please Dave would you like to read that for us, please Romans 13 9 to 14 maybe Siddharth Would you be able to read for us Romans 13 9 to 14? I'm not sure what happened. Okay. Who can read for us Romans 13 9 to 14? Russian go ahead. I don't know why the others. Yeah, maybe the connection Romans 13 9 onwards For the commandments, you shall not commit adultery. You shall not murder You shall not steal. You shall not bear false witness You shall not covet and if there is any other commandment or all summed up in this same Namely, you shall love your neighbor as yourself. Love does no harm to a neighbor Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law See 11 and do this knowing the time that now it is high time to awake out of sleep For now our salvation is nearer than when we first believe The night is far spent the day is at hand Therefore, let us cast off the works of darkness and let us put on the armor of light Let us walk properly as in the day not in revelry and drunkenness Not a lewdness and lust not in strife and envy But put on the Lord Jesus Christ and make no provision for the flesh to fulfill its lusts So Having Instructed us versus 13 to versus one to eight having instructed us to Obey the government based civic authorities Paul then tells us look the key is to walk in love Right he says look If you walk in love You're going to Do no harm to neighbor you're gonna keep the law and the law of course you're referring to the old All and the law of Moses gonna keep the law. You're not gonna harm anybody and basically You know, it's he we're gonna fulfill what he told us there in Romans 13 3, you know Do good do what is good do what is good. So He points to walking in love ultimately, you know, even in the context of Oh, you know being a respectful of civic authorities And of course, you know, there's that the background to Romans 12 which is how you treat one another in the in the body of Christ Then you how you treat the government Ultimately, he's saying okay in all of this and how we treat one another and how we how we Relate to the government on all of this the summary is walk-in love Walk-in. So we use that same thing when we come into the in relationship with in relating to the government. Yeah, love must be our Standard we walk in love and if you walk in love, we do no harm to our neighbor We're gonna do everything. It's right before God. We're gonna keep the law Then Moses 11 to 14 He turns it back again to the personal life of the believer the way we live as Believers you say, okay, you know what we got to be people who are awake and we are Closer now then when we first believed We walk in Righteousness and I think worse 14 sums up what he's telling us essentially, you know worse 14 is it's it's He says Put on the Lord Jesus Christ and make no provision for the flesh to fulfill It's less now put on the Lord Jesus Christ. That's a phrase that Paul uses Often right you find him using that in Ephesians You find him using that in Galatians and also here in Romans put on the Lord Jesus Christ And literally we can try to imagine it like this right when you wear something on Then what people see is what you're wearing They see what you're wearing. So in this case We're not wearing a garment. We are wearing a person Put on Jesus Now that phrase put on Jesus simply means so it's it's more than just putting on a garment. It's it's saying Take on take on Everything about Jesus take on his ways of thinking his way of speaking Just take on everything about him is you know, if you want to say his mannerisms or his way of life So that the end result is when people see you they should see Jesus. That's the point so to put on Jesus means Simulate everything about Jesus let it become part of you So that ultimately when people see you they see Jesus and he says put on Jesus and Don't make any provision for the flesh. Don't give any room for the flesh to Exercise it's itself, you know a zero zero room for the flesh and You know over this making a provision for a flesh is is something to keep in mind all the time when especially when you're going when they're going what a day-to-day life of What I like to do is I like to think preemptively That means you think ahead of time To make sure that in the plans you're making the things you're doing the flesh doesn't get any opportunity Right, so you are preemptively eliminating any opportunity for the flesh so Make no provision for the flesh Right so example Let's say you are Traveling alone on you're going on a trip. You're traveling alone Which means you are going to you know, you're you're going to be at the airport alone You're going to be on the flight by yourself. You're going to go to the hotel by yourself You know, you know all these things are happening Sure you're by yourself which means There's nobody else watching you I mean believer watching you So now you've got to think preemptively you're gonna be very careful That hey as I'm joining alone. I want to be careful that I don't let my guard down So I don't do anything that is displeasing to God So For instance when you okay, let's say you go to the hotel room you all by yourself What would the temptation be? Well? what if you I'm not against watching television. You can watch news or watch a good clean movie on a television That's that's up to you. That's that's not a problem, but I'm just saying Okay, you have to think hey, I'm alone. I Don't want to do anything here that would cause me to sin Right. Okay. I can turn on television or I can choose to keep it off Or be very careful when I'm watching television and I want to get caught into programs and things that are Unclean or unholy that are not holy now that are displeasing to God. So You are thinking ahead. You are making sure you don't give the flesh any opportunity Make no provision for the flesh, you know, that's just one scenario one example But like that in As we go about everyday life We can have this this this Two things to guide us Put on Jesus put out the flesh You put on Jesus Put out the flesh that put out the flesh means make no problem. Don't give the flesh a chance Make no provision for the flesh so that it So dictate our actions and then we end up fulfilling the desires of the flesh, right? So What is Paul bringing us to he says look In the light of what he's taught us in Romans 12 and Romans 13 loving each other Respect in the government all that the key is you walk in love and We are also in a time when we are closer to the return of the Lord and So we have to live as people are awake and the key to living people as people are awake is Put on Jesus put out the flesh Put on Jesus That is imbibe everything that is of him So that it says it's like you and me wearing Christ so that when people see as they see Christ and Put out the flesh meaning I don't give any opportunity to a flesh to express itself and You know have any chance of fulfilling its desires. So that's how we are supposed to live Having taught us that in Romans 14 Paul turns attention back to How we relate to one another So so so now he's talking all about Christian living, you know, how do we live as believers? So in Romans 14 is back to how we relate to one another and there are two Key points he highlights in Romans 14 one Is don't judge another brother who is expressing his faith differently from you Don't judge another I said brother means don't judge another believer Don't look down don't condemn don't accuse don't judge Another believer was expressing their faith different from you. So don't judge second. It is don't become a stumbling block That means Live in such a way that Your expression of faith Shouldn't cause somebody else to stumble in their faith So don't judge somebody else was expressing their faith differently from you second Make sure that your expression of faith Doesn't cause somebody else to stumble in their fate Okay, so that's the essence of robins 14 and And then he puts it in the context of Certain things that were relevant for them the first one he puts in the context of you know What days you observe and what food you eat? That is don't judge somebody And they are in their observance of days and food The second one is in how I express my faith in the food that I eat I should do it in a way that doesn't cause somebody else to stumble now today Observing days and Food May not be a major issue It may not may not be I would say in many places in many cases that nobody cares About which day you observe and food you eat But the truth or the principle that that Paul has brought out here still applies there may be other situations where I Need to apply the same truth in today's context. Okay, so let's read Romans 14 Understand the principle and then think about context in which we can apply this the truth In in our our world today, right? So we're gonna read Romans 14 versus 1 to 13 Romans 14 verse 1 to 13. This is the first point the first part Could somebody read that passage for us please Romans chapter 14 1 to 13 something Romans chapter 14 Versus 1 to 13 Okay, 1 to 13 Receive one and one who is weak in faith, but not good disputes of disputes over Doubtful things for one believes he may eat at it all things, but he always speak its only vegetables Let no one who eats despise him who does not eat and let not him who does not eat Just him who eats for God has said Who are you to just another servant? to him Own master is he stands for false indeed He will be made to stand for God is able to make him stand one person seems one day another One day above another another seems every day alike let each be fully Convince in his own mind. He who observes the day observes it to the Lord and he who does not observe the day The Lord he does not observe it. He oh it's It's to the Lord for he gives God thanks and he who does not eat To the Lord he does not eat and it's God thanks for none of us lives to him and no one dies to himself For none of us lives to himself and none no one dies to himself for it will If we live we live to the Lord and if he died we died with a load Therefore whether we live or die we are the Lord's For to this end Christ died and rose and lived again That he might be Lord of both the dead and the living But why do you judge your brother or why do you so come contempt for your brother? For we shall all stand before the judgment seek of Christ For it is written as I lead says the Lord every me shall bow to me and every tongue shall confess to God So then each of us shall give account to himself to God Therefore let us not judge one another anymore But rather resolve this not to put a stumbling block or a cause to fall in our brother's way Thank you so Like we mentioned in this first part of this chapter Romans 14 1 to 13 Paul is you know, he's concerned about people who are weak in the faith That's verse 1 weak in the faith weak in the faith This would typically refer to somebody who is new to the faith and they've just come to know the Lord so they they know they still are not and they don't necessarily understand have the understanding of As much as it to the somebody who's been in the Lord for a while. They kind of weaken their faith They knew to the faith right so so he says, you know, you receive somebody who is like this I mean you welcome them, but you receive them you welcome them, but I don't get into dispute or doubtful things. I don't go arguing with a new believer of You know and like I said in those days, okay, which day, you know It's about what you eat and what you observe which day you observe and all those things Maybe perhaps those were things for important in those days today We can think of other things like, you know, what clothes you wear whether you wear jewelry Uh Oh, you know, do you go to the movies and do you all kinds of other things? All right, and that that we could dispute over And he calls him Paul writes this is dispute over doubtful things. I mean these things are you know, it's not like There's a hard and fast rule about And other than what the scriptures already tell us You know people are free to you know people of course wear different kinds of clothing and all of that So don't start arguing with new believers about these kinds of things So don't so he says receive somebody who's weak in faith But don't get into disputes arguments with them over doubtful things And the two things he's talking about here doubtful things are what you eat And Days you observe so for them that probably was very important You know, like, okay, what do you eat? Do you eat mate? Do you not eat mate? What you know what you know and Uh, do you eat only he you know somebody eats everything somebody eats only vegetables That's worse too And then about days, you know, which day you observe and which day you worship God and so on So what is the essence of what paul is saying saying look That every man be fully persuaded in their own minds That's worse five in the worst five. You make up your own mind You know, whether you want to eat meat No, you won't eat only vegetables Whether you, you know, you keep a certain day aside to as a measures or holy day or But you treat all days the same You be persuaded in your own minds So that means there is no hard and fast rule From the new testament for the new testament believer On such things You make up your own mind But then You having made up your own mind There are two things that you should follow One Don't judge somebody else That's the summation of what he says there in verse 30, you know, he repeats that in our verse 10 Why do you judge another brother? And why do you should contempt for another but why do you look down? Oh That brother, you know eats meat Or that person needs this Or they dress like this or you know, what whatever Why do you why are you judging that person? Why are you showing contempt as though you are, you know, um You're more spirits who are more righteous No Right So it was 30 says so let us not judge one another anymore Because ultimately says look we Are the lords Whatever we do we do it unto the lord and god himself Would judge us Each one will give an account to the lord So you don't go around judging other people, right? So, you know, we can think of today's context There And again, this this can vary from different parts of the world, you know, what this is what is a big issue there But maybe let's say, you know in in in some of our traditional church context Clothing is like a big issue. You know, what do you wear? You know, well if a preacher wears, you know, if a pastor goes up on stage with jeans Wearing jeans so people think, oh, he's backslidden. He's you know, something's wrong with the pastor You know, that's just That's just the way people May think But he's saying don't judge, you know, why are you judging? Let each person be fully persuaded in their own minds Or you know, if you have a long hair or if you have tattoos or if you have piercing and things like that gone, that's it people Will not look at you as A preacher, you know, it's gone And so Those kinds of things, you know in in our in our world means I'm talking about here in tradition in the air and in traditional Indian context also These kind things that people dispute over, you know, they fight over and As he says don't judge that each one be fully persuaded in their own mind Each one is doing it unto the Lord and it is the Lord is God In he's judge of the living and the dead. He's the Lord over everyone and you know To the Lord he will stand and then the Lord makes him stand. So that should be our perspective Then he not only says don't judge somebody how they express their faith He also says there in verse 13 second part Don't put a stumbling block to somebody else. That means Make sure that how you express your faith doesn't become a hindrance to Somebody who is weak in the faith. So let's read the rest of the passage that is from verse 14 to 23 And here he's focusing on primarily on what we eat and drink So verse 14 to 23, please somebody could read that for us Go ahead. Kiran Prince Aaron I know and I am convinced by the Lord Jesus that there is nothing unclean of it's all But do him who consider Anything to be unclean to him it is unclean Yet if your brother is script because of your food, you are no longer working in love to not destroy with Your food the one of the one for whom Christ died Therefore do not let your good be spoken of as evil for the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking But righteousness in peace and joy in the Holy Spirit for he who serve Christ in this thing Is acceptable to God and approved by man Therefore therefore let us pursue the things which make for peace and the things by which one may Edify another to not destroy the work of God for the sake of food all things indeed appear but if it is evil for the man who eat With offense it is good neither to eat meat nor drink wine nor to Anything by which your brother stumbles or or if all is offended or is made weak To you have faith have it to yourself Before God happy is he who does not contain himself in what he approves But he who doubts is contained If he eats because he does not eat from faith for whatever is not from the faith is seen All right, so it was 14 to 23 I guess another important thing In that time was about what you eat What you eat and drink, you know, he's specifically talking here about meat the system verse 21 You know talking about eating meat Talking about drinking wine You know, so those kinds of things, you know, he says okay What about those things? The essence of what paul is telling us is look We are free We are free to eat whatever we want. Of course 14, you know I'm convinced in Jesus that there's nothing clean or unclean of itself It's you eat what you want when you're in christ You're free to eat What do you want? Right, it's your choice you decide but I want to be careful. I'm just paraphrasing what paul is saying here I want to be careful that I don't grieve my brother because of food right and and if What I'm doing Is causing an offense to another one. That's verse 20 Yeah, it is even for the man who eats with an offense. That means He's eating but he knows that what he's eating is actually offending a weak brother So the context here again is a weak brother like somebody who is a weak in their faith and They don't understand the liberty we have in christ the freedom we have in christ and By my eating meat or drinking wine in this case as paul mentions here Or whatever is you know the food may be If it is causing the weak brother to be offended Now offended in what sense Offended in the sense that He doesn't understand the freedom we have and for him. It's like, you know, hey, this is not right This is not right and this shouldn't be happening No, he's a weak brother. He doesn't understand But once if I'm eating and I know that my eating is causing an offense to him or to the other to the brother then and then again verse 21 It causes your brother to stumble Or is offended or is made weak right so The context as we said is A weak brother somebody's new to the faith And this person is new to the faith is going to be stumbling or he's tripping up in his faith Stumble means to trip up so if my action Of eating something or drinking something Is going to offend this new brother Brothers new to the faith cause him to trip up on his faith Or is going to weaken his faith in christ That's the ultimate thing is affecting his faith in the person of jesus Then he says look I won't eat it I'm not going to be I'm not going to eat or drink that Because he says uh, you know We're 16 My good, I mean i'm free i'm exercising my freedom in christ It's a good thing the king of god is not about what you eat and drink Right just this piece and joy so the the bigger and important more important things, which is righteousness peace in john the holy spirit So I have the freedom But in the exercise of my freedom and the exercise of my faith and the expression of my faith If my action is going to cause a New believer To either be offended Or the the faith in christ is going to be offended Or they're going to be weakened in the faith in christ Or they're going to trip up in the faith in christ then in that context I won't eat or drink you know, whatever is causing offense and And he says and and that's it so um, that's how we position ourselves in in the expression of faith and But he says, you know, you be free in yourself You don't judge a condemn. You don't you're free as far as you are concerned. You are free in what you eat and drink So, you know, that's the conclusion was 22 and 23 You know, if you don't condemn yourself and you're fine with it, you know, happy is the one who doesn't condemn himself Um, and uh, you know, you're eating in faith. You know that you're free to eat this you're eating in faith so If there is a weak brother And I know that the exercise of my faith and the exercise of my freedom here is going to cause me to stumble and that situation I won't eat okay, so Romans 14, what's he telling us? Like we said in the beginning Then we have we need to be sensitive To people meaning in the sense. Okay. Here's a new believer in christ Uh, I don't want to judge him On what he eats Or how what daisy observes on okay, you know, he's growing up. Let him, you know, express his faith Let him be fully convinced in his own mind and grow don't judge don't hold any kind of contempt Don't get in the argument about weak things Secondly Make sure that in the expression of your faith He don't become a stumbling block or offense to a new believer In that context you We may choose to not eat You know, you may go home and eat do what you want. You're free your heart doesn't condemn you but In order to prevent a new believer from being offended in that when I'm with that person I won't eat Is how we express our faith? so The point is don't judge and be sensitive that The expression your faith doesn't cause somebody else to be offended or stumble or fall So I'll just give some examples that this may be very silly and you know, actually It is for example In some some scenarios I'm talking about especially from the Indian Indian church context It is wrong Not wrong. I mean it is don't like it for you to You know, if you're up on the pulpit or on the altar area You shouldn't cross your legs when you sit It's it's considered disrespectful Or you shouldn't chew gum or You and some you shouldn't wear shoes When you go up on the altar now I'm not free to chew gum. Yeah, I mean, I don't condemn myself because I chew gum Or I'm not free to cross my legs. Yeah, I cross my legs. I don't condemn myself because I cross my legs or do I wear shoes where I go? Yeah But when I go into that context and They they they are looking at it very differently. I don't want to cause an offense I don't know, you know Fend their faith in Christ Okay, so if I have to sit on the the altar when I'm invited to preach over there if I sit for the altar without crossing my legs Okay, it's okay for one hour or two hours. I'll do that And yeah, normally I don't chew gum. Anyway, it's uh, it's a really bad thing But you know, okay, I won't go there and cause an offense And just make sure I don't do that You know, uh, or If they want us to make one way to take my shoes off, I'll take my shoes off, you know in that context I'm just being respectful and I'm making sure I don't offend somebody else Uh, in the expression of my faith Yeah, it's just a simple thing. So like the I guess the main message here is Don't judge somebody else In how they express their faith When what they eat or in in these things that are, you know, they're doubtful. They it doesn't even really matter and secondly be Sensitive that when you express your faith It shouldn't offend somebody else If you feel it's going to be offensive to them when you're with them You know, you refrain but you're free on your own when you're elsewhere. You're free to Exercise your faith and your heart is not condemning you So that's romance 14 is very short chapter simple chapter but it just gives us Practical instruction how we live with each other Being sensitive and respectful of each other Any thoughts any questions on romance 14? Yes, pastor, could you please elaborate verse 17 as in the kingdom of god is not a matter of eating and drinking that's understood So, uh, but the righteousness peace and joy in the holy ghost So when we talk about the kingdom of god, uh, so these three things are also Part of it. Is that right pastor? Yeah. Yeah. So what he's saying is This is how we live out And this is how this is what the expression the kingdom of god involves is walking in righteousness peace and joy which are produced in us By the holy spirit and that's what we need to focus on So so what is the correct expression of god's kingdom in our midst as believers? Walking in righteousness walking in peace walking in joy that come from the holy spirit It's not about the eating and the drinking part You know, each one will eat and drink what they are comfortable with But that's not what describes the kingdom of god What describes an expression now? What is an expression of the kingdom of god is We're all regardless of what we eat and drink. We're all walking in righteousness in peace and in joy That comes from the holy spirit and that's the expression of god's kingdom in our midst Thank you, pastor. Okay All right, so next week We would work on chapter 15 and 16. So I think in in a week or Definitely definitely in two weeks. We will be done with romans going through it and just do a quick review and then Work on the assessments as well Okay, let's close in prayer. Please anybody could just pray and dismiss us this morning Prince are you able to pray or kirin? wherever can Or russian I think your mic says best Sure, okay, so Father we thank you lord Love we thank you for your grace and your mercy father And your favor over us. Jesus. Thank you for this wonderful opportunity That that you continue to give us to learn from your word lord I pray everything that we study lord will bear fruit in our lives. Jesus I pray that our hearts will be like the soil that where the seeds fall and bears fruit father I thank you for what you are doing in us and you're going to do through us lord I give you all the glory honor power and praise in jesus name. I pray amen Amen. Amen. Thank you. Thank you everyone Enjoy your break and have a good rest of the day I'll see you all again. So thanks. Bye. Thank you. Thank you everyone