 Hey, good morning everyone. Welcome to a new week. Trust you had a good week and Let's begin this time with a word of prayer Charles, would you like to lead in prayer? Yes, let's pray Even if I other we thank you so much for this wonderful morning For us that we are in the morning and for those that are in Another part of the day Lord, we thank you that you have taken us through the day Now that we are set Lord, we pray that you will Comfort our hearts govern our minds She repose go through this Through Jesus we would be able to process what you have prepared for us to feed on And to be able to apply it in our lives in the church and in the world that you have preached us seen To do your works when Jesus name we pray. Amen. Amen. Amen. Thank you So much shells Right, so we've been covering a lot of ground in first Corinthians, right? So we last week we looked at chapter 9 So in chapter 9 of what the apostle Paul is doing is he's defending his apostleship. He's saying As an apostle, I have certain rights, right? I have certain responsibilities or have things that I can ask for But as an apostle as a leader as somebody who birth you into Christ I haven't used the rights of an apostle, right? He says You know, I refrained from using them meaning he he decided that in terms of even working and Earning for himself and he never really asked for any kind of Help and he says, why am I doing that? Because I want to be in a place where I'm self-sufficient But it's not that, you know As an apostle, you know, I just become you know This man of God and then I started dictate terms to people and then why is he bringing this whole thing of the Right of the Apostle because he's trying to tell the church, see I I am the one who birthed you into Christ. I'm the one who minister the gospel to you So I have the right to speak into your life But I have the right to correct you. So he goes on in the whole of chapter 9 chapter 10 He goes on to address Certain warnings from history. He goes back to the Israelites and he says look at the Israelites, you know, they they They were they came out of Egypt and yet they continue to live An evil life. They continue to live a sinful lives. They did what they had heart desired Right and and so God had to you know, make sure that things that were done in sin There was judgment for it, right? So Paul is trying to make them understand that these This what we see in history In in in exodus and what happened to the people of Israel we as believers must learn from it right and then he touches on that important point of idols and feasts and And the Lord supper as well, right? He says he he brings that whole chapter to a close and he says one idols are nothing but We don't worship them. We Why we don't partake in them because we as believers partake in the Lord's table We are in fellowship with God same way if we partake in You know feast or or Sacrifices food sacrifice to idols. It's like we are partaking or communion Or fellow shipping with the demon behind that idol. So he says to them look everything is permissible But not everything is beneficiary Right, not everything is beneficial. So It's okay if we do it, but it's not beneficial Right, so he's he's trying to you know, bring the believers to a place by saying that do what is right in the eyes of God right if if it's something that is going to defile or something that's going to You know cause Sin to come into your life abstain from it, right? So he closes off with that chapter saying, you know glorify God and everything that you do and This week we'll be going to chapter 11 and here again and Chapter 11 Paul addresses two other problems in the church, right? So we're seeing there are multiple problems in this church in the church in Corinth, right? and Now there are two more problems one is the You know in terms of worship and in terms of you know the times when people gather together the whole issue about head covering and to is about the Lord supper right and this is where he was The Apostle Paul was very Stearn with the believers, right? So shall we get into chapter 11? Right Okay, let me just Present the notes and Okay chapter 11 He starts off here Having addressed the matter of food offered to idols and all of that he goes into Keeping godly traditions. Let's reach verse 1 and 2 first Corinthians chapter 11 verse 1 and 2 Imitate me just as I also imitated Christ Now I praise you brethren that you remember me in all things and keep the traditions just as I Delivered them to you Now this is a powerful statement, right? And it just captures the essence of leadership People Paul is saying follow me just as I follow Christ So as leaders We must be setting an example in such a way That people are to follow us even as we follow Christ, right? So we are not only to teach people about Christ, but we must let people see Christ in our lives Right now. It's easy to teach right. We can prepare for you know one or two hours Right Understand the whole summary of a couple of chapters or a or a passage of scripture and then it's easy to teach about it But what Paul is saying is? Imitate me just as I imitate Christ. He doesn't say Teach Christ just as how I teach Christ. No, he says imitate me Just as how I imitate Christ Right and and this is very very powerful So Paul has come to a place the Apostle Paul has come to a place where he's saying I have done everything In line with the will of God or I am obedient to all his You know the leading of the Holy Spirit. I'm obedient to God's word and I'm pursuing God So he's so confident. He's saying pursue me I mean follow me just as I follow Christ Right now. Can we say that to people who we are you know? overseeing We say follow me. Just as I follow Christ Basically means that we are to portray Christ-like values in our lives Right as leaders we are to come to this place of Just being humble being able to you know show mercy show love show grace and And let people see Christ in our lives, right? Then Paul commends them For keeping the traditions in verse 2 He says that you remember me in all things and keep the traditions just as I deliver them to you Right now. What are those traditions? It is most likely those traditions are that of the Lord's table and what a baptism now We know that Paul has the apostle Paul has come from Judaism and in Judaism there are plenty of traditions Laws to be kept Now we know that Paul is not talking about that because in Galatia to the church in Galatia. He says the law is is powerless Once what for what Christ did the law becomes powerless, right? So he's not focusing on the law here, but he's saying you're keeping traditions. So You know, probably they are Having the Lord's table every now and then and they are having also water baptism. They're teaching people about water baptism, right now Here's the problem Paul then proceeds to address matters of head covering for women and Proper participation in the Lord's table. So you see here Paul is saying it's good You're following the traditions, but even as you're doing it do it the right way But the problem with you as believers is you're not doing it the right way Right the Lord's table. You're doing it just because I have given you the instructions. You're doing it. That's good But you're doing it the wrong way Right, so it's like this if if for example, somebody gives you a task, right? Gives anyone of one any one of us a task like the task is to clean as a room Right. So what if I clean the room? Right, and I follow the instructions. I clean the room but I forget to you know Dust off the walls, but I only sweep the ground Right, but I forget to dust off the walls and the corners of the walls now I've done what has been asked, but I've not done a good job I've done Partially what has been asked So Paul is trying to address this problem here, right and and and look at this right here first thing Spiritual headship and in first Corinthians 11-3. He talks about that, right? Now let's look at that later on but let's just look at this comparison here So things that are addressed in other places in scripture, especially the New Testament and addressed exclusively to the Corinthian church Right. So now we must understand There are some traditions or we say some practices that we follow exclusively For the Corinthian church exclusively for the different churches that he was writing to but there are certain places where Scripture teaches us that is it is for the entire church Right now spiritual headship. What do you think about it? So the entire church right whether we are a You know in in a city in a village in a In a town whether we are English, Canada or any other regional language There needs to be a spiritual headship. So it's for all churches Right now. What about head covering? Now when you look at head covering, there is a context as to why Paul writes and he says there, you know, we look at the chapter there later on Why does he say head covering? It is exclusively For the church in Corinth now he does not mention this to the church in you know, Ephesus it does not mention it to the church in in Galatia or in, you know Any other churches right in Thessalonica or Philippi. He does not mention all this Right, but why does he exclusively say women cover your head? Right, so we look at that. Why does he say that right later on? now The Lord's table Right now the Lord's table is for the entire church Right each one of us everyone must partake in the Lord's table Right those who have accepted the Lord who have received him as their personal savior Walking in fellowship with God must partake of the Lord's table, right and the Lord himself said do this in remembrance of me And in the book of Acts we see that they partook in the Lord's table whenever they could write Paul himself says whenever you meet partake in the Lord's table, right? Even the Corinthians he tells them partake in the Lord's table, right now He's addressing a matter Within the church in Corinth. He's saying now You all are coming you know partaking in the Lord's table as if it is food and some, you know drinks So he goes on to say don't you know that when you're partaking you're partaking in the death the burial The resurrection of the Lord Jesus, don't you have food at home? Don't you have homes where you can have your food and and drink and make merry? so he's You know exorting the church. He's giving them a stern warning, right and not to You know partake in this Lord's table in an unworthy manner Now does he talk about this in other churches to other churches? He doesn't right He's just talking to it to the Corinthian church, right and then in The in in terms of the New Testament woman can or the entire church women can pray prophesy and preach right and Here he's he's there are a lot of scriptures there. We see in the book of Acts The Apostle Paul himself raises up many leaders who were women and and you know They were they were used in the church, right? So even now Women are being used in the church. They can pray they can prophesy they can preach they can teach they can flown the gifts of the Spirit But when we look at it on the other side The Apostle Paul tells two churches For the church in Corinth and the church in Ephesus For women to be silent He does not say this to the Roman church He does not say to the church in Galatia women be silent Right Because we know that you know people who are helping in the Roman church Aquila and Priscilla were helping right So nowhere is it mentioned that Paul said only Aquila to do the things no Aquila and Priscilla as a couple they minister there was Phoebe there was Lydia There was there were many women who got used and Paul raised us Again, we must take text and put it into context, right? So From what we see here, right The Lord's table is for every church Spiritual headship is for every church, right? Women to preach is for every church So we are not to take this scripture and say hey Paul said, you know Women should keep quiet should be silent. So now Women should not preach Now we must remember that is exclusively for the church in Corinth Right. So let's look at chapter 3 onwards and we sorry verse 3 onwards I will talk about this spiritual headship and head covering Right, let's look at that verse 3 But I want you to know that the head of every man is Christ The head of woman is man and the head of Christ is God Every man praying or prophesying having his head covered Dishonours his head but every woman who prays or prophesies with the head uncovered Dishonours her head for that is One and and same as if her head was shaved Let's go down Verse 6 for if a woman is not covered let her also be shown But it is shameful for a woman to be shown or shaved Let her be covered for a man indeed ought not to cover his head Since he is the image and glory of God But woman is the glory of man for man is not from woman, but woman from man Nor was man created for the woman, but woman for the man For this reason the woman ought to have a symbol of authority on her head because of the angels Nevertheless, neither is man independent of woman nor woman independent of man in the Lord For as women came from man even so man also comes through woman But all things are from God Right, so let's break down these verses right this is very important for all of us to remember to understand Verse 3 he says but I want you to know that the head of every man is Christ, right now We are seeing here the revelation of truth concerning spiritual authority Right the head of every man is Christ Right now the word the head in the Greek is capale, which is metaphorically representing authority headship or government Right, so the head of the woman Right is the man so here we will have to understand this Is specifically for married women Right because her head is is specifically her husband So it will also apply to a local church setting where women submit to the appointed leader Now let's look at that example there It would be absurd to apply it generally to other situation example One cannot expect a 60 year old woman to submit to a random 25 year old man now We see here that When Paul is saying woman your head is the man The man is referring to the husband, right? It's not just some random man Right, it is the husband Right the head of every man is Christ Right, and now this is referring to the believer Right, it's not just any man the believer as a believer The head of every man is Christ The head of Christ is God referring to God the father right so So here we see That the believing man himself willingly submits to the Lordship of Christ over his life Because he or she he is following the example of Christ Now look at this spirit the cultural context, right? This is what we want to get at now It's I've underlined it here marked it yellow so that we can all just focus on this, right? I'm going to read this passage, right? The Corinthian cultural context was such that while women typically had long hair a Married woman would have her head covered While a prostitute typically had her head shown or shaved So we can imagine that we have all kinds of women Coming from such backgrounds who had been saved and were now part of the local church Hence in view of both their cultural context and the backgrounds from where they come from Paul is instructing all women to cover their heads while praying or prophesying the local church right in the church in Corinth There was the the temple aphrodite Thousand male prostitutes thousand female prostitutes now the male would just be right They would just be however they are but women as Prostitutes they would shave their head So for example if they see a woman in the marketplace and their head is shaved They will know that that woman is a prostitute Right now what's happening? Maybe there are women who have you know have shaved their head or shorn But they've accepted Christ after that and they've come into church Right now. They're new. They're a new person. They're new in the inside So Paul is saying Just to avoid any problems any confusions all women Cover your head So this will show that you are coming under the headship spiritual headship of the leader of the church and To this is also show that you're honoring God in what you're doing So whether women have long hair whether they are shaved whether they are shorn Whatever it is Paul is saying women you cover your head for now. Why because if you don't cover It will be like people will think you're a prostitute Coming into church Right now nothing wrong with that But if you've come into the church you believe become a believer You need to show others that now you are no longer a prostitute But you are under the headship of the You know the pastor the leader of the church and you are under Christ Right and so that is why Paul is saying cover your head That is the cultural context as to why The head covering is Happens right now in the nation in our nation especially in India I don't know about other countries, but but in India, you know, especially if you go into North India we see a lot of you know All of all women right they cover their head as a sign of respect to God now It is a cultural setting to Corinth But that tradition has somehow followed on maybe, you know, just through some teaching and you know So women cover their head now just because they cover their head. We don't have to go and tell them no No, don't cover your head You should not cover your head because you're not a prostitute Paul is I think into the Corinthian church We don't have to explain all of that Right if they are doing if they're covering their head even now then do it You don't have to cause a strife because of that head covering right now We especially we travel all across North India. We go to many places right we see You know women covering their head And praying we see that you know people take off their shoes or their footwear and they get into church barefoot because they're the traditions right so certain traditions which don't affect the You know the the spiritual side of our life. It's all right Now if we cover our head and pray God will answer if we don't cover the head and pray still God will answer right But what we're trying to come, you know to gather from this whole point here is that Paul has written it exclusively for the Corinthian church because The women who are prostitutes who usually shave their head and now if they have become they've come into the church He's trying to make them say that by covering the head You're saying you're under the leadership of your husband If you're not married you're under the leadership of your spiritual leader in the church and So much so you're under the leadership of God Right So he goes on verse 10 for this reason the woman ought to have a symbol of authority on her head because of the angels right now Paul is Explaining why it is important to have an expression of submission under spiritual authority because God has intended for angels to learn from the church Can you believe that right? God has intended Angels to learn from the church so picture this right Maybe God is in heaven. Yeah, and he's telling the angels see that is how You know you should worship God that is how you should probably preach or this is how You know now I'm just putting me painting a picture right for you, but he intends that right efficient 310 It says to the intent now that now the manifold wisdom of God May might be made known by the church to the principalities and powers in the heavenly places Right, so so it is a symbol of like we are an example to the angels So Paul is saying what you're doing in this church and Corinth is going to be an example for the angels Right or they have they will learn from us Now are they going to have a church and all of that? No, they may not have that But that that's how God has ordained it right so it's wonderful to see you know this this context so maybe some of us Especially those in India and maybe even I'm not sure about African in Africa and other continents but in India if you're getting an opportunity to minister and This whole point comes up. It's a simple explanation, right? It's not very complicated All you have to say is you know in Corinth. This was the background Prostitutes is to shave their head walk around without covering their head so that you know men would know that He or she is a prostitute and so okay. I'll just get to that one minute. Yes, Mangi. Go ahead, please Thank you pasta what to clarify at the point of the angel landing because Yeah, it's it's a new concept. So Because he yeah, he said that it's because of angels and how do you get to to know that? Thank you first Yes. Yes. So the the verse itself Says that Mangi so one minute. Let me just go back there Is it presenting to you now? Are you able to see the notes? Yeah, okay? Yes Sorry, I'll just post that again Okay, so here it says here verse 10 Mangi It says for this reason the woman ought to have the symbol of authority on her head because of the angels in the sense that Paul is explaining why is it important? He's saying because God has intended angels to learn from the church Right, so he's given there's a worst there. It's so an efficiency 10 now Now we know that we are made in God's image, right? We also know that we are the book of Hebrew says we are higher than angels, right? Our authority our place is higher than that of angels, right? And to we also know that some of us The book of revelations talk about it and even Paul talks about it later on he says some of us will judge the angels Right now how we'll do that. We don't know, right? We did this is We cannot explain how that judgment is going to happen but We must understand we must know that Angels are you know, God says I've set his angels charge over you So angels are there. There are different kinds of angels and we can study a lot about that But every angel Right, whether they are seraphims cherubims Right, whatever angel they all have the opportunity To learn from this relationship that we have with God Now remember Christ died Not for the angels Christ died for us for man Right, so we have this personal relationship With with the with the God the Father with the Lord Jesus Christ. We have a personal relationship The angels don't have the Holy Spirit right so when they see us Walking in the gifts of the Holy Spirit or ministering in the gifts and they see us You know serving or the the manifold it says they're an efficiency 10 to the intent that the manifold which means the many The the different assets of the wisdom of God might be known by the church Right to the powers principalities and powers of heavenly places right, so this is known to Angels that they will learn from it right now Who's going to how will they learn from it that is something that? God has ordained that God will you know Probably minister to them in their own way, but as they are watching us They're seeing this personal relationship that we have with God the Father with the Lord Jesus Christ Right, so this this is something that is you know Not comprehensive. I mean not comprehensible meaning we can't wrap our minds around this Right that God has set us above these heavenly Beings these angels that are so beautiful or so great and so mighty God has placed us above them and And they will learn from what we are doing in the church Right, so Maggie how they will learn that is something that you know God will ordain their learnings on how they will learn But as for us We must ensure that what we are doing people are learning No fellow believers and people around us are looking and learning and also it's for angels angels are learning from what we are Doing within the church Right, so Yes, Maggie. I hope that answers your question right Yes, pasta. Thank you. Okay. Okay. All right, so let's get back there Sorry, it keeps going off. Just give me one minute, please All right, so verse 16, but if anyone seems to be contentious We have we have no such custom or nor do the churches of God now Here this verse indicates the practice of head covering was a custom specific to the Corinthian church, right now if this is this matter has settled Paul has settled this matter. He's saying, okay Women you cover your head because I've because this is the reason why you have to do it Right and men don't cover your head because it's not meant for you It is meant for women and because women are the ones who You know who are who are under the headship or the under the leadership of the man, right now Verse 17 onwards he goes into this big big problem within the church Which is the Lord's table Right so now picture this what's happening in the church probably People are entering that right. I'm just giving you a picture of what's happening Probably people are coming into church as they're entering They're going to the Lord's table They're having the bread and juice discussing among themselves talking about what happened over the last few weeks talking about, you know Other matters and then they come they sit for the service and then suddenly in between the service Some of them are getting up going Partaking in the Lord's table or maybe some of them after church are going You know just partaking of the food like like it was food, you know, just having the bread and the wave the wine and just There was no order Right, what are they doing? They're doing the right thing. What partaking the Lord's table, but they're not doing it the right way Right Now remember God is a God of order, right? There's no chaos. There's no confusion in the things that he does Right. So see how what Apostle Paul? Instructs them now verse 17 now. I'm giving these instructions. I do not praise you right Just a few verses before he says It's good. You all are keeping the customs That I have taught you but here he's going on when he's saying I Giving you these instructions. I do not praise you since you came together not for the better, but for the worse First of all when you come together as a church, I hear that there are divisions among you and in part I believe it right now this whole thing of division He's he's talked about it. He's trying he's bringing it across here again. There's division among you Now there's a reason it's not like Paul is saying, you know, he's just going on nagging about the problems No, the reason is when because of divisions what's happening is there are different groups of people having the Lord's table at different timings and different ways Again causing further divisions Right, so he goes on for this must be also for there must also be factions among you That those who are approved may be recognized among you Therefore when you come together in one place, it is not to eat the Lord's supper For an eating each one takes his own supper ahead of others. One is hungry and another is drunk See this emphatic was in verse 22 he says what? Do you not have houses to eat or drink in or do you despise the church of God and shame those who have nothing? What shall I say to you? Shall I praise you in this? I do not praise you Right. He's very stern. He's saying there are some who come early. There are some who come late and Some are hungry. So they go partake in the Lord's table as if it was food and you know Something to drink and some of them are getting drunk with that And is this something that I should praise you for what you're doing? He says no The worst 22 he's in that that first word what right? It just shows the concern those and the surprise or that element of you know Unbelievable so the Apostle Paul is saying I cannot believe that you people are doing this Being believers who have who are flowing in the gifts of the Spirit understanding, you know You've been in the church. You're you're you know, you have been established in God's word How can you do this? Then he goes on verse 23 for what I received from the Lord that which I also delivered to you that the Lord Jesus On the same night in which he was betrayed took bread and he when he had given thanks He broke it and said Take it. This is my body which is broken for you do this in remembrance of me in the same manner He also took the cup after supper saying this cup is a new covenant In my blood this do as often as you drink it in remembrance of me now Have you ever wondered why Paul is repeating this? Right now I thought about it and I feel that what's happened is He's gone to Corinth many years back And he's explained to them probably he's told them, you know, what this is what Jesus he came into this world You know, he's pointing them to the To the Old Testament scriptures Then he's pointing them to how Jesus fulfilled those scriptures and how he came as a man the miracles he did how he died He uh, he was he rose again from the dead and he's probably explained to them in person the whole thing of You know the Lord's table and how when we partake in the bread we are partaking in his body this And when we partake of the wine we are partaking of the blood that was shackles that was shared Sacrificed on the cross So he has shared with them verbally This is the first time he's writing it to them. Why maybe because they have forgotten Right What's happened the church has formed Maybe there were 10 people Just giving an example, right? Maybe there were 10 people all of them are partaking very sincerely in the Lord's table And the church has grown to maybe 50 100 people All of a sudden people who are coming in the church don't know why they're doing it Why paul has said it long back so paul said do it Maybe there was no proper teaching also at that time So paul is reminding the believers See what you are doing Is you're doing what the Lord Jesus himself has commanded us That when we eat of his body And we drink of his cup We are partaking in the new covenant Right, we are partaking in his death his burial his resurrection and new people as believers that such a Awesome or such an important deed that we do A custom that we'd have of the Lord's table must be done in such reverence But you all are partaking of it as if it is of Of of, you know, no significance. You're partaking of it as if it is just regular food And he's upset Right verse 25 he says sorry verse 20 six Therefore whoever eats this bread or drinks of the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner Will be guilty of the body and the blood of the Lord But let a man examine himself and so let him eat of the bread and drink of the cup So he's saying if we eat in an unworthy manner We're bringing judgment upon ourselves Right, so let's get into let's just look here disorder during communion now The Corinthian church was a very spiritual group of people Paul has addressed a lot of problems Now instead of treating this Uh whole aspect of the Lord's table with the reverence. It's become uh You know, how do I say this like a potluck? It's become of a time of just feasting and eating and drinking All says go and do this at home Right what was intended for the Lord To be done of great reverence Has become more of a feast now instead of enjoying the benefits of the cross What is happening to the Corinthians? They're dishonoring the safe food table and they are Putting judgment upon themselves and as a result of this Many were becoming sick weak Many were dying prematurely And many were having all kinds of problems in their lives right because they were having it Having this partaking in the Lord's table just out of you know Ignorance and just you know not in a worthy manner So this is very important right imagine us as believers We are partaking in the Lord's table And even as we partake remember we are sitting with the Lord Jesus where we are We are remembering what he did It signifies that bread or that great juice And that you know, it could just be a piece of bread. But when we do it in remembrance of him the power the resurrection power of The Lord Jesus Christ enters into it Right, so if we are partaking of it in an unworthy manner now some of the ways now if you put it into context now I'm sure all of us, you know, we know that we must partake in the right manner but What if we are you know, we have holding the communion we are partaking of it and our phone is ringing or maybe You know, we're in church or we're distracted with what something somebody else is doing Right, we are not Looking at the cross. We're not thinking of the cross. What's happening? What is happening is we are getting distracted And we are going to be taking that in an unworthy manner Because we're not thinking We're not proclaiming What Jesus did for us So we just Imagine okay, there's this picture this right imagine you're taking the Lord's table and suddenly your phone rings And you stop that you pick up the phone you talk now We know it's not right you know, it's not right because It just takes a few minutes Right, but even as we do it we must do it in reverence Whether we cover our head whether we take out our shoe Doesn't matter Right, we can cover our head and think of hundred other things Other than what the cross What proclaiming what Jesus did on the cross we can take off our shoe and say oh, this is holy time But think about all other things So it's not about the physical But it's about the spiritual Right now when we don't take it in a You know fearful manner in reverence in a thankful manner What are we proclaiming we have a list here Of the proclamation When we are partaking in the Lord's table Right, so i'm just going to highlight it also even as we just do that see First one all our sins were paid for so we are in right standing before God Imagine maybe a couple of weeks previous to this we we or a few days before we have committed sin We've got angry or hurt somebody or said something wrong But on Sunday we're a church Right and we are holding that The Lord's supper where we're getting ready to have the Holy Spirit reminds us You know these are the things that you have done which is not pleasing in my eyes That's our moment where we say God forgive me for my sins And I thank you that even as I partake of this I receive Your forgiveness all our sins are paid for so then when we've received it We have a right standing before God You see that Right, we don't have to be in condemnation or in continuing to live in sin To the power of sin is broken when we partake of it. We're saying God Lord even as I partake of this the power of sin what you did on the cross You broke the power of sin And now because of that I don't have to live under sin Because I'm partaking In your body in your blood Right Most importantly Jesus removed our sicknesses Because Isaiah says by his stripes we are healed So even as you're partaking You can pray for your healing over your body healing over your mind over your spirit your soul emotional healing Any pain anything that you're going through Jesus can bring healing Right now we must remember this is not some magic potion, but Right many at times we may think okay if I have the Lord's table then everything will be okay. No We must proclaim this we must understand this It's not a You know healing portion or a healing thing that just happens automatically. No Right, we must understand that we're proclaiming this on the cross Then we are saying Jesus paid the punishment So we can have Shalom or well-being Right Jesus paid the punishment when we're partaking of it. We're saying God I was supposed to be on that cross. I was supposed to take up that punishment But Jesus you took it up for me so that the father And me and I we have Our relationship is that of complete Shalom. There's peace What does the bible say Paul says right and the god of peace shall soon crush satan under your feet right We have the peace of God Jesus removed the curse of the law Right now the law was a curse because even though they did all those sacrifices All those, you know offerings. There was no forgiveness of sins So that's why it's called a curse because there's no forgiveness. There was no right standing before God There were blessings of Abraham right now The Lord Jesus is saying not only Are you going to get the blessings of Abraham? But I'm going to give you the blessings of the cross as well So you no more have to say okay. I've not obeyed this law that law but The curse of that law is gone And you can live in you know in freedom in in wholeness right Next one the power of sin was destroyed So we have complete mastery over satan and his demons Paul says in Colossians chapter one, I guess he says yes Colossians one he says Having overpowered right? I think yeah Verse 16 for For by him all things were created things in heaven and on earth visible and visible whether thrones or rulers Or authorities all things were created by him and for him right so He Paul is saying that he as believers We have the authority Complete mastery over satan Right, so satan will come His demons will come but you and I have complete authority over it We need to believe in that authority Right, and we are redeemed by God's blood We are his possession. He has paid the price For us to be redeemed. So devil does not have authority over us Unless we give it to him Right, so one drop of blood of the blood of Jesus destroys everything that satan can do Right, okay, let's take a break. We'll come back in 10 minutes and we'll continue from here. Right. Thank you