 He's able. He's able. I know what he means through. He's able. He makes the land cross the blind to see that's why he's able. We thank for this day, we thank for the gift of life. As we're about to learn about the journey of Paul, please help us learn lessons from it and apply it into our daily lives in jizanemi pray. Amen. Amen. Thank you very much for joining us today for the children's someone. Which class is this? Junior class. This is junior class. In the months passed by, we've been studying the book of acts. Today we are in acts chapter 21 and as to begin, the writer of the book of acts, by the way, who wrote this book? Luke. Oh, Luke. Dr. Luke wrote the book of acts and in acts chapter 21, Luke is giving us step by step journey of Paul from one island to the next island. But before we go deep into the story, would we remind boys and girls about our key texts as well as the topic for today? Oh, Siza. What's our topic for today? Boys and girls, our topic for today is Bound for Christ. Bound for Christ, nice. And our key text is Hawi. Our key text is bound by Jerusalem, but I'm also ready to be bound for the Lord. Thank you very much, Hawi. With me is a very fantastic team. A team from junior class. His name is Siza, he's Aaron and the only girl amidst boys is Hawi. The name is Tjastim. Now get into the story in acts chapter 21. Luke, with the writer, gives us a step by step scenario of the journey of Paul. Beginning from Kos, an island, then proceeds to Rhodes, an island as well, proceeds to Patara, but we could stop there and help the boys understand how these islands look like. Do we have a picture of these islands how they look like? Yes, Siza. Patara was a very important city. It had a beautiful harbor. It was a very busy city, just like Mombasa. Did you say busy? Yes. Busy means there are a lot of activities taking place there. Yes. Oh well. And it's compared it to Mombasa. Probably because of the sandy beaches and maybe the beautiful harbor. Well, from Patara, Paul proceeds to a place called Tyre. Now at Tyre, Paul is welcomed by the disciples there, the believers there. They welcome Paul so much. And Paul, remember, is on his journey to Jerusalem. So Paul tells them, I'm just passing by. I want to go to Jerusalem. And so the people are happy that he's going to Jerusalem. Are they happy? No. They're not happy. Yes. So what happens? Yes, yes, Errol. What happens? They said, don't go to Jerusalem. Oh, they told him not to go to Jerusalem. Why? Because they were afraid for his safety. Oh, for his safety. But does Paul accept and stays back? No, he goes to Jerusalem just like that. He insists on going to Jerusalem. Yes. Well, so the entire church at Tyre accepts Paul's decision. They accompany Paul to the show. And then what happens at the show? They prayed with him. They pray with Paul at the show. And if I say the entire church accompanied Paul to the show, what does it mean the entire church? Yes, howee. Howee say the entire church means children ministry, ammo as well as the women ministry. They accompany Paul to the show. And did you say what happened at the show? What happens there? They prayed. Oh, they knelt down at the show and prayed with Paul before he sails to another destination. Is there a lesson we can learn from here? Yes, howee. The lesson is that whenever a family member is travelling, you need to come together and pray for them. Very important, the entire church accompanied Paul and prayed with him. To ask children whenever a family member or a friend is going on a journey, they need to come together and pray for their safety. Very well. So he leaves Tyre and sails over and gets to Caesarean. When he gets there, let me ask you people. You know Paul, when you are going on a journey like us, we don't move with our houses there. So when he gets to the other side of Caesarean, who was he? Yes, Aaron? Philip. Philip was Paul to the other side of Caesarean. Who is Philip? Who is Philip? Yes? Philip was one of the seven evangelists and had four unmarried daughters who proclaimed the word of God. Wait, many lessons are here. Evangelists had four daughters unmarried who professed the word of God. Now this reminds me of some, can I call this daughter's prophetess? Yes. Oh, I'm allowed. This reminds me of many female prophetess in the Bible, but I might not remember their names. Anybody who remembers? Oh, we do. Okay. Caesar? Oh, Aaron? Hi, Rod. Hanna. Hanna? Ehe, any? Deborah. Deborah. Hulda. Hulda. I remember Miriam as well singing the song after the cross direct sing. Thank you very much. Now Paul again here at Caesarean. He tells the entire church that you know what? I'm not staying here. I'm going to Jerusalem and so the people are very happy for him because he's leaving, isn't it? No. No. Again they're not happy? No. Caesarean, what happens? They begged him not to go to Jerusalem because they were afraid for his safety. What does Paul respond? What is Paul's response? Why are you crying like this? No, I'm not only ready to be bowed by Jerusalem, but I'm also ready to die for Christ. So Paul was so determined to go to Jerusalem. At Tyre he existed. They left him. Here at Caesarean he's insisting and they're almost leaving him. So what does the church here do now that he's insisted that he's going to Jerusalem? Yes, Aaron? They gave up and said. And they gave up. Paul, now we give up. You go. And they say. May the Lord's will be done. We've told you not to go. We fear for your safety, but you said you're going all the best. Now Paul crosses over, gets another ship, crosses over to Jerusalem. So now we are at Jerusalem. Feel easy we are at Jerusalem. But now the next question is, at Jerusalem, who lost Paul? Because remember it's not moving with the house. Who lost Paul at Jerusalem? Again, Aaron? It was Nassan. Oh, we get to Nassan's place at Jerusalem. So he's hosted there. But remember, Paul is moving with the look, Paul himself and the entire company. There are so many. So I'm wondering how Nassan, one place, one person, sorry, is able to take care of these big companies. Yes, how? Because Nassan is one very, one very wealthy man. Oh, Nassan is wealthy. So he's able to take care of these people. I think here if you look at it kindly, there's a lesson we can pick from here. Can we pick a lesson from here? I give this to Caesar. Boys and girls, when God blesses you with wealth, he should use it to advance the gospel. Oh, nice. Nassan is very wealthy. So he's able to accommodate Paul, Luke and the entire company so that the cause of the gospel is advanced as Caesar puts it. Very nice. Now Paul thought that when he arrives in Jerusalem, he will not be received warmly by the church but opposite happens. He's welcomed warmly and from Nassan's place he goes to see, to meet some people. Whom does he meet first? Yes, howie? He meets Elder James. Oh Elder James, the Elder James, the Elder James, the Elder Elder and the Elder Elders of the church. So they welcome Paul very warmly but connected one thing, not everybody was happy to receive Paul back. Okay, the Elders, they received him. A bigger section of the church, they received him but just a click, a small group, they didn't welcome Paul. They looked at him with a lot of mistrust. They said, ah, this man is not good, he's not honest, he's not genuine. I'm just wondering why this portion of the church will not trust Paul. Why were they doubting Paul? Why were they doubting Paul? Yes, Aaron. It's because they thought that he brought, he told people not to listen to the laws of Moses. Oh, so there were rumors that Paul was teaching against the law of Moses, that's why they doubted him. Now the next question, you have another point? There were also rumors that Paul said that you should not circumcise their children. Oh, the law of Moses, so they thought that Paul was teaching contrary to the law of Moses. But let me ask you, was it true? Is that legation? Are they true? No. No. Hey, how can I know proof? Yes, because Paul himself believed in circumcision and circumcised Timothy. One evidence, Paul himself believed in circumcision and even went further to circumcise Timothy. Aaron. Another one, he attended Jewish pilgrims. Paul himself took part in the Jewish pilgrim festival. All the festivals. Thank you, Hawee. Another one, do you have the last one? Oh, I'm thinking of one. Yes. And he was also another right vow. Oh, Paul took another right vow. That's a big word for the children. What is another right vow? You know, Hawee. Another right vow is someone who doesn't do the following three things. The following three things. One, we'll never cut their hair. Two, we'll never touch dead bodies. And three, he'll never take strong drinks like alcohol or wine. That is another right. Thank you very much for helping me and the boys and girls understand who another right is. So we've learned that Paul was falsely accused. Now Paul, for the sake of the unity of the church, for the sake of the unity of the church, they last told him, Paul, there are some four men who are going to be purified. Please join them. You be purified so that you are accepted by the entire church. Then Paul accepted to be purified. But you know what? They saw him. They just there in Jerusalem, they saw Paul with somebody, with a man. Do you remember the name? Yes, Hawee? Trophy mass. Trophy mass. But now I'm just wondering. Is there a problem? Like if somebody see me with you, sees me with you, what's the problem with that? Yes, Caesar? They were mad with Paul because Trophy mass was a gentle and gentiles weren't allowed in the temple. Also that was the problem that Paul was moving with this man, a gentile into the temple while the gentiles were never allowed to get into the temple. Okay. So the mob, after seeing Paul, the mob does something. What does the mob do? He throws him out of the church. The police close the door behind him and then they start beating Paul. They grab and start beating him. And now when the other people in Jerusalem heard about this, they came running from every part of the city coming and they came, so everybody was there. And they grab Paul and they were still beating Paul. And now this noise went as far as somewhere. The noise reached somebody. Who heard this? Yes, Caesar? The commander. Oh, the commander had the noise that there's something going on. So what do we do? Took chariots, ran very fast to where Paul was and he joined the beating, isn't it? No. What does he do? He comes and then when he comes, the mob stops beating. Oh, the mob stops beating this, beating Paul. Is there a lesson we can pick from there? Yes, howie? The lesson that we pick from there is that God is always on time. Oh, God is always on time. Thank you. Paul didn't see. He thought this was his last day, but the news reached the commander, came very fast, stopped the mob from beating him. Then they took Paul into the inner courts as people were still trying to beat Paul. Paul spoke to the commander. In which language? Greek. Oh, in Greek. Can I tell you something? And then the permission was granted and then Paul spoke to the commander. But before, they thought that Paul was an Egyptian. The Egyptian fellow that led 4,000 terrorists into the desert. So why did Paul want to speak to the commander as well as these other people? Yes. For his own defence. He wanted to make it very clear that he's not a Greek. So was and an Egyptian. Thank you. So was this permission granted? Was it? Yes. It was granted? Yes. Then Paul started speaking. How does it start it? He stands up and says the crowd and says, I am a Jew born in Tarsis in Silesia and I am a citizen of a very important city. Please let me speak to the people. Then Paul starts speaking to the people. That speech is part of our next sabat samon. Don't miss Paul's speech. Thank you for joining us today. For now, how we will pray with us. Let's pray. And help and please take us through the day in Jesus' name. Amen. Amen. Welcome as we listen to Paul's speech next sabat. For now.