 So, yeah, welcome everyone and also last week I think Samuel had posted on the stream page and I don't have reply to that so that's good. I haven't been able to respond to it, so I'm not sorry about that but yes, I will also share my thoughts on the questions that you've posted on the stream page. So, we'll do that, today for our study we will get back to the APC publication, The House of God and we were, we had completed the army of God in the last class, we'll do the previous chapter, the chapter before that is the pillar of truth, so we could go to that one first and then we will touch on the next subject in line which would be the side of Christ. The pillar of truth, so the pillar of truth is, you know basically it's talking about the standard that the church sets with regard to everything pertaining to life, so if these are issues that matter to the church and these are issues that also matter to the world outside, so we'll look at that but before we get into it, I think as we usually do, we'll commit this time to the Lord asking to lead us so if one of us can pray to submit this time that would be great, anyone? Okay, how about Rose? Rose, are you able to pray? Is it too, is it kind? Yes, Pastor. Yes, yes Rose, please go ahead. Okay, Father in heaven, all glory, praise and honor to you. Thank you for another space in time when we can learn more about you. Father help us settle in this moment so we may receive what you have will to reveal to us. We commit this hour to you Father, open our eyes, open our ears and open our hearts. Father guide Pastor Nancy through the words that she says, may you empower her with your spirit and reveal to us Father and let them be rooted in hearts from this day on. Father it is in your teaching help us ask in your name of your son Jesus Christ in the help of your most Holy Spirit, Amen. Amen, thank you, thank you Rose. Okay, so we'll talk about the church as the pillar of truth. While Paul wrote to Timothy, he talked about the church as the house of God and you know, we've already looked at that the house of God, you should know how you must conduct yourself in the house of God, but he uses certain other descriptors as well. So in one Timothy chapter 3 and verse 15, he says that the church is the house of God, but the church is also the church of the living God, the church of the living God, where God dwells and he says that the church is the pillar and the ground of truth. So in other words, it's like saying that the church is, you know, it has strength of its own and it's able to stand. So when we look at pillars, you know, maybe famous pillars in the world, we look at all these what can I say, like they kind of signify something, they signify strength and we look up to those structures and we say, oh, look at that pillar, you know, it stood despite all the calamities that came upon the land or, you know, something to signify something, people erect pillars and that talks about strength, that talks about what that place stands for or what those people stood for. So in the same way, the church is supposed to be that pillar that stands firm in the mid-stock chaos and at the same time, we're told that the pillar has to do with truth, pillar and ground of truth. So in other words, the church has to not only be strong, but at the same time, the church needs to be one that has a standard, one that has a standard which cannot be diluted by the world around it. So the church is supposed to be the pillar and the ground of truth, upholding the standards of God's word, upholding the standards of God's wisdom. So that is the responsibility and the function of the church. So again, when I say church, it has to do with the global body of Christ, it has to do with the local congregations that exist around the world. So every congregation must stand up for the truth of God's word. Now we may ask, you know, truth regarding what? Truth regarding any and every subject that matters to mankind. So as long as the church remains that pillar or, you know, upholder, in other words, it remains an upholder of the truth of God's word, the darkness in the world because of wickedness, sin, and the untruth, deception that the enemy speaks into the minds of people, it's like the church can shine the light and the darkness will retreat. And so we have to recognize that we are the upholders of the truth. We must never compromise on the truth of God's word. So we'll try and break this down and see how we can use this practically. Yeah. So Jesus, he said that the word of God, the word of God is the truth. So when it comes to, you know, preaching the word of God, we must, yes, uphold it. We must preach it unashamedly. We must be uncompromising about the truth of God's word and at the same time, you know, make sure that we share it in such a way that we don't offend people. So our commitment to God's word is very, very important as a church body. And, you know, when we say truth, now within the church setting and the church congregation, we would be concerned about the doctrine. What do we believe? We would be concerned about the things pertaining to faith, pertaining to our spiritual walk, pertaining to spiritual maturity. So the local church has to be committed to the truth of God's word. So as long as, you know, we are striving to be aligned to what the Bible says, you know, we will keep on that straight path. We will keep on that right track and keep moving forward. And that's a commitment. That's a commitment to stay aligned to God's word, which is required by every believer, which is required of every church, which is required of the leadership of all churches. So that's a commitment that we have to make. Now, it's easy for us, you know, when, how do I say this? Depending on the situation, depending on what the people want to hear, we could bend and we could preach for convenience. Okay. And that's easy. That's easy to do. However, even through those challenging times, you know, even through the difficult times, it's important for us to stand on God's word. It's important for us to preach what God's word has to say. So again, we'll come to the examples later. We just cover whatever our topic here has. So we must uphold the truth. We must be uncompromising. We must be committed to stay aligned to the truth of God's word regarding every subject, every topic. Then we must also raise up people who are upholders of the truth. So when Jesus prayed for the disciples, he prayed for the disciples. He said, sanctify them by your truth. Your word is truth. So sanctify them by your truth. Simply means that everyone who heard Jesus, his disciples, he wanted them to have the same standards as him. And he knew that it's only God's word which is able to work in our hearts and convict us. If you're carrying, you know, alternate standards, the sanctification comes by the power of God's word. When we see that, okay, this is what God's word says. And we've seen that in the preachings of Jesus. He always gave higher standards as compared to what the Pharisees were teaching in those times. So when he spoke the word, that's when people heard it and they were able to respond to the truth of God's word. And that word carried power to cleanse their hearts, to convict their hearts. So Jesus talking about his disciples, he says this, he prays this to God and says, Lord, let the word, let the truth sanctify the disciples. And it's true for us as well. We are many generations after the disciples who lived with Jesus. But still, it is the truth of God's word which is able to sanctify us. So when we talk about being sanctified, sanctified by the truth, again, is basically aligning us as cleansing our hearts and bringing our hearts to a position where we are holding on to what is right by God's word. So we do have to be sanctified. And the truth, the truth will be imparted, it will be planted in the hearts of believers if the leadership is committed to preaching the truth. Or let's say, not just preaching on Sundays, but making the truth available to the people and just giving them the truth, time and again, giving them the truth of God's word. So when pastors, let's say, impart God's word, time and again, they impart undiluted, uncompromised, clear, and complete word of God. So week after week, this is the kind of input the people get. This is the kind of input that goes in continually. So not necessarily week after week. Now we have the privilege of the internet, so we can provide access to publications, we can provide access to sermons, sermon notes. So there is greater opportunity for exposure to God's word. So leadership must take it up, you know, first of all, to examine God's word well, to preach God's word and to impart it, impart it to the people with every given opportunity. So what happens, you know, the word begins to work in the lives of the people. So the way Jesus said, sanctify them by your word, your word is truth. People will keep receiving the standard of God's word. Time and again, when we speak, okay, let's say, for example, we are born of God, we overcome the word, this is our victory, even our faith. So that's a statement of victory. Now when that is taught to the congregation, that is taught to God's people as the truth. So what does God say? God says that we are overcomes. But time and again, when that truth is preached, what happens? Even the believers who maybe fell in you, they don't understand who they are in Christ, over a period of time, they align themselves through the truth of God's word that came, you know. I have an overcome, I can overcome with the faith that I have in Christ Jesus. So what's happening? There is a sanctification, there is a renewing, there is like a reconstruction of what people believe. And that reconstruction is based on God's word. It's also based on the response that every individual has to God's word. So the responsibility of the leadership, however, is to examine God's word, be clear that this is what the truth of God's word says, preach that uncompromisingly in a clear way. And then, you know, just put it out there and let the word do its work. And the word does the work of sanctification. In other places, when you study about the word of God, we see the word is like water. Jesus says, Jesus will cleanse the church. He will cleanse the bride. How is he going to do that? With the water, washing off water, which is the word of God. So through the word of God, that preparation happens, that cleansing happens, that sanctification happens and people's hearts and lives can be aligned to the truth of God's word. So it's very, very important for the truth to be preached and for it to be preached in such a way that people are able to understand it and apply it in their everyday lives. So sanctification will happen through the word of God. We must also be very careful not to let the word get diluted. So there are several scriptures again over here. John 17, 16 says, they are not of the world just as I am not of the world. So Jesus recognized that there is a life to be lived here on the earth, which is heavenly. And it must not be tainted by and there's a whole list of things, the work of the flesh, the worldliness which is around us, the temptations that the evil one brings. So many things can influence us. But we have to live that life as Jesus said, I am from above. We have to live that life from above here on the earth. So we cannot afford to compromise our standards in any way. And we are the ones who have to show that light. We are the ones who have to show that standard of living to the people around us. Now if we compromise, if we compromise, then that will be, there will be no difference. The people of the world hold the same standards as us. And that will be a very sad state of affairs. And as Jesus said, the salt loses its taste. What use is it for? It's just good to be thrown underfoot. So and trampled, it's good to be thrown and trampled underfoot by men. So basically he's saying that something that's supposed to have flavor, something that's supposed to influence, if it does not do it, then it is useless. And the same way we have a calling, we have, we have been called as, you know, the royal priesthood holy nation. We are here to release the kingdom. The kingdom which is within us, we are here to release it to the world around us. But if we are walking in compromise, it's very sad because then, you know, we are of God, we do belong to the kingdom, we do belong to the church, we do attend church, but it doesn't make any difference, you know, to the world. It doesn't make any difference to the society. It's the same, like if we compare our lives with someone else who lives in the world, it would be the same thing. So a life without compromise is what God is calling for. And we must never compromise. There will be a lot of things that will try to rock our boats in different seasons of our lives. But through it all, you know, we must hold on, we must hold on to what God's word says. So simply, we could just talk about young people. So when we equip young people, when we train young people, we could talk to them about Godly standards. But what if we talk to them about Godly standards and they get offended? Okay, we can talk to them about values, we can talk to them about how to have integrity, like Joseph, or how to be different, dare to be different in the setting, right, wherever they are, maybe they are attending college and there's all kinds of things that they see around us, see around them. Like Daniel, we can encourage them and say, hey, you can dare to be different because you belong to God, you worship God. So when it comes to your attitudes, you can be committed to your studies, you can be respectful towards your teachers, you know, you can be honoring of everyone, your friends, your colleagues, you can aim for excellence. Then, you know, when it comes to relationships, we can guide them and say, okay, you know, walk holy before God, don't go by the standards of the world, the world will say, yeah, you can do whatever you want, but that's not how God wants us to live our lives. So we can teach things like this, but what happens is that it may not go down well sometimes. Okay, so what if you preach in this way and young people get offended, let's say, there are like 30 young people who start attending the meetings at church, and then, you know, we are equipping them with the truth of God's word, we tell them, like, this is what God's standard is. So, you know, you pursue God when you are young, in the days of your youth, you pursue God, be passionate about God, draw closer to God and learn Godly values. Now, some young people may say, hey, I just can't relate to this, and then, you know, drop out. So if, for example, let's say, out of the 30, 15 of them decide, this is too difficult for me, I can't live by these standards, and I'm quitting, I will quit this youth group, maybe I'll go find another youth group, which doesn't talk about, you know, these things, but maybe it just has some activities that I can engage in and, you know, feel good about. So what would we do? It's challenging. If we preach things that are easy for the people that people want to hear, that will not rock their boat, which will not challenge them, you know, we may see a, you know, larger number of people attending. But the question is, what are we after? What is the goal? Are we there to disciple people the way Jesus disciples, then by the truth of God's word, the uncompromising word of God being taught to them? Of course, we do our part to not offend them in our way of communicating, but having done that, we really can't do more than that if people get offended by the truth, because sometimes the truth does offend people. Now, we still have to stick to the truth of God's word. And that is something, you know, that conviction, that commitment, that alignment is something that we must sort of let God bring us to that place where we are uncompromising. No matter what people want to hear, you know, we will not move from what the truth is and we will continue to preach what God wants us to preach and preach, because if we don't, what will happen? No question of sanctification. We want to see people sanctified by the truth of God's word. And if we don't preach the word, what is it that will work in people's lives? Nothing. So how can we have results? How can we have people who live as the salt and life in the world out there? It's not possible. The true word of God, that is what will work. That's the agent which will release its power, which will do the cleansing work. And the way Jesus wanted us to walk around here, as he is Soviet, as he was Soviet in this world. So we are here to disciple people according to God's word, so that they can live like Jesus. We live in the world, but we are not off the world. We carry the standards of God, carry the standards of heaven while we live here. So compromise. There can be so many other scenarios where we may be forced to preach nice and soft. But we must never come under pressure. We must never come under pressure. Now, I mean, there are so many things, what if James writes that don't be partial, even if there's somebody in church who is rich and influential and then you see a person coming in who is not rich. Don't make a distinction because of the status of individuals. Now, it is possible for us to come under pressure. Maybe we are serving in church and we are in this place of incredible need and a particular individual starts coming to church and they're very influential. They help us out in our time of need. They're able to give the necessary finances or make the required connections. Now, what if this person seeks prominence in the church gatherings or what if this person insists that, okay, Pastor, you've been preaching too long about the Holy Spirit. How about you preach about, you know, something else? I don't know, prayer. How about you preach about prayer or how about you preach about prosperity? Now, it's quite challenging. In real life scenario, we come across all these pressures. Are we going to say no to this person or how are we going to explain to this person? What if they get offended with us? What if they leave the church? What if we don't get the support that we were getting from them? You know, we will be left stranded and this wonderful opportunity and help that we've got through this individual, we'll lose it. So now, how about given a little bit to this influential individual? So, you know, there are so many pressures that one could come under even when you're teaching a Bible study. There can be so many pressures that you must teach on this or you must teach it this way. But we must be very careful not to compromise. Okay, if I lose, if this person gets offended and they don't want to attend, so be it. I can't change what I'm saying to make this person comfortable. Or similarly, you know, Holy Spirit baptism, sometimes when we talk about things like this, again, so many people may not like it. So are we going to stop talking about certain things? No, we'll work on how to communicate it in the nicest possible way. But never dilute the word of God, never dilute the word of God. Okay, and talking about compromise. If you remember, I think it was, yeah, earlier in this publication itself, we talked about peddling the word of God, where what we speak, what we preach may sound very much like the word of God, but the standards being set are not Godly. Now, for example, the other day, we talked about fathers and mothers, fathers and mothers. It's a biblical truth. It's then God's word. But if it is taught in a way, the truth is stopped. There are examples from the Bible, there's an Elish, there's an Elijah for Elisha, there is a Moses for Joshua, you know, the disciples had Jesus, and you know, God honors the fathers, God honors the you know, the pioneers and the blessing goes to the pioneers. All this is what we like to say what we want to say. And that's the danger. There's always that danger. We can use the word to say whatever we want to say. So if you want to say that, okay, the fathers in the house or the mothers in the house have the right to tell you what to do or basically control over the lives of the people, it's possible to say that with the word of God. So what's actually happening? It's like diluting the truth. It's like manipulating the truth. We're preaching from the word. But what is being spoken, it's not rightly divided. It's not rightly divided. And there's a compromise right there. Or when it comes to prosperity. There, yes, does the Bible talk about prosperity? Does the Bible talk about us being blessed by God in the spiritual as well as in the physical? Yes, the Bible definitely talks about that and every believer can expect it. But we know that there have been abuses of this teaching on prosperity. So we could use that. We could use that to say that if you want a blessing, then you need to give me a certain amount of money. Only then God will bless you. We've seen, we've seen things like this happen in the past. So what's happening? The word is being presented but the word is being manipulated. The word is being pedaled. It's being diluted. And it's being presented to the people to meet them in a way which is not necessarily one-off worship to God. So that is something that we have to be very, very careful about and especially those of us who are teaching God's word. The intention, the motivation, we have to be very careful because if you're trying to say something that the word is not saying, like God's word says, like those of us who handle God's word, we will be judged. So there is that accountability that we must maintain. So within ourselves, we have to be sure. What am I saying? Is the truth that I'm putting forward? Is that what God's word says? So what I believe is contrary to what God's word says, I have to be in a position to correct myself and say, okay, fine. I thought this is what God's word is saying but not really. So I'm going to change my standard and align it to God's word. So personally as individuals, to align ourselves to God's word and then when we minister the truth of God's word, we must be careful to teach the truth. We must be careful to teach the truth because what's happening, it's that word which is working in the hearts and the lives of the people and it will do its work. It will do its work of sanctification. We saw how Paul wrote to Paul, told the Ephesians, the word of God is able to build you up. So the word of God will edify. The word of God will strengthen God's people to live on the earth and maintain the standards of God's word. So far, I think we all understand what is being said and how the word must be preached in the church, how the word must be upheld, even in the face of compromise. Now one of the challenging times that we see in the early church is when the Gentiles were forced to follow the traditions of the Jews. At that time, you find the apostles led by Peter and Barnabas, they take the matter to the Jerusalem Council but you see the passion that they have to maintain the truth. So no compromise. So they're very careful to set the right standards and even like in church history from time to time, there can be wrong teachings, error, compromise standards that are being taught but as long as we hold on to God's word and we are passionate about it. So in other words, it's not just to know the truth and live the truth but also to uphold it. We uphold it. That is necessary in the body of Christ. That is necessary in the body of Christ. So let's be renewed to the truth of God's word, things pertaining to our spiritual work with God and our godly standards for life. So when you say Godly standards for life, we mean things to do with, it could be things to do with marriage, God's principles. It could be things to do with our work like wisdom, principles that we can follow from God's word applicable to our career, applicable to the business or God's truth regarding finances, how to manage finances, what is a Godly way of managing finances, so on and so forth. So the truth of God's word in every matter and we become upholders of the truth, the spiritual aspect as well as the practical aspects. Now that is kind of simple and we all understand it. Now coming to response, the response of the church to current issues. Now in this area, I think a lot of churches don't really take a stand, maybe because they haven't been able to rightly divide God's word and they don't want to get into a sticky situation or they know the truth but they don't know how to communicate it. So there are so many current issues like early on this year, we saw this whole thing about equality, equality, equity, how there must be no discrimination and something like a movement was going on in parts of the world. So what is the stand of the church regarding that? We must not be afraid to talk on these subjects and yes, it is difficult, it is difficult to give a response. It's going to take a lot of study actually to able to respond on current issues but we must try and we must research and be able to present the right standard of God's word. So there are so many challenges and one of which is your civil disobedience which has been posted on the stream there. So yeah, it could be civil disobedience and I'm yet to answer. In fact, the other day there was a question about IVF and what about the wasted fertilized eggs. So these are questions that people have and we must be able to answer these questions and if we are able to present clear, precise answers, it will help people do the right thing. If we are unclear, then people wouldn't know how to go about that particular aspect. So there's a scripture, 1 Corinthians 14 and verse 8, it says, for if the trumpet makes an uncertain sound, who will prepare for battle? So uncertain sound is presenting our thoughts but not necessarily in a way that guides people on what should be done. For example, persecution. How do I deal with persecution? Things are happening as opposition and it's difficult to minister. Is it okay to try and escape persecution? You know, am I still a godly person if I'm trying to keep my family safe? Questions like this, there can be so many things bothering people, things about, you know, how should I respect my government? There are these policies that are being given up. So is it okay? Should I continue to listen to what the government says? Like even if it causes me to dishonor God? So people are asking a lot of questions but the fact is that if we spend time in God's word and we study God's word, you know, there are answers. There are answers to, you know, I wouldn't say all because maybe there are some subjects that, you know, God may, God may not want to explain about certain matters, right? But whatever has been revealed, whatever has been revealed, whatever needs to be revealed to man, that is provided for us in scripture. So we can study God's word and do our best to provide clear and precise answers. And of course, it's not easy. It's not easy at all to be able to do this. But it's possible and we need a commitment to do that. So this is what this subject is about. And because, you know, the church is called as the pillar and the ground of truth, we must make sure that we uphold God's truth in every way. So there are some practical aspects here that we are coming to. Okay, Samuel, have you heard the movement that the COVID vaccine is the mark of the disease? Yes, Samuel, I have heard this. Yeah, but you have eschatology this semester? The end times? Are you doing that course? No? Oh, next. Oh, yes, yes, next semester. Okay, so in that course, the mark of the beast is explained. Okay. Yeah, so I think I will again, not get into it. But when we when we study, right, what the mark of the beast could be, we can very well say that the COVID vaccine has nothing to do with it. Okay, so the COVID vaccine is just a solution for the spreading pandemic. And, you know, that's how it should be treated. And, you know, it's not the mark of the beast. Right? So, yeah, I will leave it at that. But let me see if I can just post something from that, the end times class on the stream later. Okay. But yes, I have heard this, a lot of people are saying that the COVID vaccine is the mark of the beast. Yeah. Okay, so coming here to the sections on the practical aspects. So the preaching from the pulpit should be sound strong and uncompromising. So always place the truth of God's word for the standards that it carries before people. So what happens then when we keep, for example, integrity, if we keep preaching about integrity from God's word and we say, you know, Jesus said, I'm the way, the truth and the life that, you know, he himself is the truth. So we must never rely on compromises. We must never rely on lies. And then there are many, many examples that you could use God's word to teach about the truth. Over a period of time, the people will start aligning themselves to what is being preached from the pulpit. So that is the result of what is being delivered from the pulpit. So if the truth is being delivered and it is sound, it is strong, it is uncompromising, that's the result which we will get. But if it is compromised over a period of time, it's going to affect the lives of the people. So if we don't teach integrity, the church could be growing, we could be moving in, you know, the supernatural things and all of that. But there can be wrong standards of living among the people and they don't feel bad about it because the truth has not been preached to them, right, from the pulpit. So sound, strong, uncompromising doctrine has to be taught from God's word and let's say even if people are not walking in it right now, not to worry about it. For example, you know, we could look at the Corinthian church and in the Corinthian church what happened, they were a highly spiritual church. So that's why Paul addresses matters about the spiritual gains. He tells them how to use the spiritual gains, you know, how to flow in them, how to bless one another and all of that. But if you look at the passages that follow, he's addressing lifestyle issues, he's addressing, you know, the matters of holiness, he's addressing, you know, things like you have strife among you, you have division among you. So how is Paul trying to address matters in the lives of believers through the word? So he first presents the word and says, look, you know, you are the temple of God. So hold your vessel honorably. So he goes by the standards of God's word and he preaches the sound doctrine to them. So when we place sound doctrine before people, over a period of time the change will come. So what change do we want to see? Are people walking in sin? Then preach about righteousness, preach about holiness, preach about, you know, standards, integrity, things like that. So whatever we want to see happen in the lives of the people, we have to present the word pertaining to that and always hold on to sound, strong and uncompromising word of God. Then from time to time, address real life issues. When we talked about the pillars while planning our pulpit calendar, we said that we can address matters that have to do with the spiritual life of the believer, their work with God. Then the second thing is ministry, how to minister. So there must be some teaching on that, which we like put the believer to serve God. And the third one we said is life skills. So there are real life issues that people have, which we must talk about. Because, yeah, if we don't touch on those matters, for example, marriage and family. Now a lot of believers, they're not equipped for marriage. Maybe they come from a very good home where they know what, you know, how family must be run or they come from a background where they've had a lot of struggles, but the church can equip. We can still speak about, you know, practical things pertaining to the marriage relationship, building a home. So then what happens? People are not just, you know, good at praying and prophesying and, you know, all of those things, but they know how to set goals for the family, how to strengthen the marriage relationship, how to take care of the family, how to lead the family, practical things like that. So there several real life issues, there can be problems, maybe communication and marriage. I remember there was one sermon on that, if I'm not wrong, from the marriage and family series. So problems that people might be facing in their marriage or their career. So pick up towards specific things and address it from the pulpit and that will really be helpful. And then addressing difficult issues. You know, address it with the love of God because it's very, again, easy for us to be all fiery at the pulpit and just, you know, bang people with the word of God, that once people listen to it, they'll feel like, oh, I'm such a wretched sinner. I should never even think of coming back to church, you know, forget about God's presence. I can't enter God's presence. So when we bang them with God's word, sometimes with, like without love, it will not produce the fruit that it is supposed to produce. So speak the truth but in love, speak the truth in love. Then encourage believers to live by the truth. They hear the truth, but encourage them to live by the truth, help them to engage meaningfully in society, maybe matters of justice. So when we set that standard from God's word and we talk about it, about equality, I think another, our believers will take those standards into the word. They live by those standards. Maybe one or two of them are passionate about justice. They might start off, you know, I don't know, maybe an NGO or engage in some sort of social action and bring about a very significant change for the society. So we encourage them, whatever passion God has put on their hearts, we encourage them, we support them to engage society in meaningful ways. Then engage, encourage believers to take opportunities to bring kingdom values and kingdom perspectives in public places and forums. So I'll just stop with this example and we come back and continue. Campus Elevates is a program that we used to have for schools and colleges, schools as in the 11th and 12th standard. And then, you know, colleges, we would go to college campuses and talk about things that matter to young people, you know, things like self-esteem, things like healthy relationships, things like, you know, good habits to be successful, you know, how to overcome anxiety, how to overcome fear. So, I mean, just some examples here for us. So this format, you know, this particular program, through this, we were able to bring kingdom values to young people. And the great part is that even in Christian colleges, you know, these days, you don't have, like everybody is not Christian. So you may have for 10% or something, 10, 20% of the young people who actually believe in God, but most of them don't and still like solved. We are able to preserve the value systems in people's lives by proclaiming the word. And again, we were very careful about the way the word was presented, where we don't offend the very those who were speakers in this elevator program, we would brief them and tell them, you know, please do not talk about other religions, please or do not talk condescendingly about other religions, you know, be uplifting, encouraging. So we used to kind of give them the guidelines of what they what they must follow and everything that was preached. You know, I don't remember one time where we got a negative feedback. It was always positive. Young people were happy to receive what was being shared with them. In fact, teachers used to call us up and say, okay, exams are going on and the children are very scared. Why can't you come and have a prayer for us? So they truly blessed by what we were doing. But we are making an impact not just in the lives of believers, Christians, but body principles are applicable and helpful for everyone. So we were able to bring it out to people of different religions and cultures as well. So just one example, but I know that there are many other initiatives, the workplace initiative. Yeah, so you know, different initiatives that we can have. I don't know if there was something in Tarun where people from APC would talk in different forums. Did we have that? Did we have something like that? Just trying to recall. We had the workplace ministry, Christian Professions Conference we used to do, Elevates and the catalyst was there. Yes, yes, yes, yes. Thank you. So catalyst is an exclusive school program. So it's for kids still 10 standard. Again, we had some Christian schools that gave us permission, but not all the students were Christian and yet they were open for us to teach principles from scripture. So it was a wonderful opportunity. So in this way, these are some examples, we can engage society, we can bring kingdom values to the world around us. Okay, so with that people just going for a break, we'll come back and I know that there's different things to discuss after that. So yeah, let's do that. We'll come back in 10 minutes. It's 9.53. So let's come back at 10 or 3 and we'll come back. Thank you.