 Okay, right morning once again. Let's pray and we'll get Okay Yeah, yeah, Lord thank you for the privilege of looking to your word and Lord, thank you for the privilege that that you are with us Lord the author of scriptures to give us understanding and Lord to lead us into all truth and to guide us Father God, we thank you and we ask that you would do that today to each one of us In our hearts and our minds Lord enable us to be edified to the work of your spirit and I pray that you would quicken your word to us Lord Me a word be quickened to us Lord Yes, Lord and to that end we we yield ourselves Lord you submit ourselves to you father God Yes, Lord. Have your way with us. Have your way with us Right your word upon our hearts Lord We thank you that your word is like a fire that burns and like a Like a hammer that breaks the rock in pieces Yes, Lord, we pray that every stronghold let it be broken down in your mighty name But I pray the truth of your word will drive away Dispel all darkness and lies and deception of the enemy Lord let your word God anchor us to the truth and Father God, we pray that as you were as you said Lord that the truth will set us free Yes, Lord Thank you. Let there be freedom and liberty Lord even as your word sets us free We thank you we give you all the praise and all the glory in Jesus matchless name we pray amen Okay raise God for his word for his truth, right that really sets us free and That's one of the things that we can expect, you know, Jeremiah 23 and 29 23 verse 29 says his word is like a hammer His word is like fire fire that burns burns away the shaft burns away Everything that is not required to be there and also purifying You know does the work of purifying fire does that? And also his word is like a hammer that breaks the rock In into pieces, you know the hardest parts of us Maybe we are still resistant to the work to his work and In the word of God breaks the hardest rock in pieces. So praise God for that, right? Okay. So last class We looked at the work of the Holy Spirit in the life of the Lord Jesus you know, we we finished with the The work of the Holy Spirit in the Old Testament and then we went on to study about What are the, you know, God the Holy Spirit? What did he do during the time of in the life of Jesus? And specifically we looked at just before Jesus or around the time that Jesus was born Yeah, you know, we looked at some of those situations and We looked at what the Holy Spirit was doing and how he was moving on the lives of people, right? Page 11 chapter 4 So we looked at several references last class How the Holy Spirit Mowed in the lives of Mary and Elizabeth and Zechariah the father of John the Baptist Simeon who was there in the temple and also, you know, John the Baptist himself and how he announces the coming of the Messiah Announces about the forerunner and how the Lord Jesus will baptize with the Holy Spirit with fire and so on and then we looked at how The Holy Spirit baptized the Lord Jesus even as he came out of the river and You know, the we saw that picture of Trinity there Where the triune God where we heard the voice of the father saying beloved This is my beloved son in whom well, I'm well pleased and then we saw, you know the Holy Spirit sending like a dove on the son so the son the Holy Spirit and the father right and how he was led by the spirit to go into the wilderness and And how he was tempted by the Attemptor Satan himself and how he overcame and he came back in the power of the Holy Spirit and He ministered right so we see that Whatever ministry he did on the earth he ministered by the power of the Holy Spirit and We looked at a very important aspect last class or how the Lord Jesus And we were referring to Philippians chapter 2 and how he made himself up. No reputation how he emptied himself of something right and and very Importantly we saw that yes, he is deity Deity wrapped in humanity wrapped in human flesh and so as he walked on the earth He did not display the The characteristics of deity in the sense that he was not omni omnipresent. He was in one place One location time. He was not in multiple places at a certain time, right? And then we see that he was also Not omnipotent in the sense. He was tired. He was hungry and we also saw that he was You know, he grew in wisdom Right, he grew in wisdom and in favor with God and man Luke records that so He was taught by the father. He saw he did what the father did he and what the father spoke You know, that is what he he spoke and so on So John talks about John chapter 1 talks about the glory of God Okay, that He walked in a glory and we looked at what glory was the word glory What what does it refer to? You know the word glory and which is in Greek, which is doctor it talks about the manifestation or Being made visible about who God is and what he does So in John chapter 1 we saw that This is what he did He manifested his glory and we saw John says John testifies and he says we saw his glory Let's look at that verse again John chapter 1 and verse 14 and The word became flesh and dwelt among us and we beheld his glory beheld means to we saw his glory The glory as of the only begotten of the father full of grace and truth Okay, so we saw the glory of God saw what he did and you know How he moved about how he ministered and all that okay? So we says, you know, we saw his glory, but the Lord himself says that When he prays in John chapter 17, you know restore that glory bring back the glory that I had with you When I was with you, you know when I had I had when I was with you, which means that the Lord as He was filled with the Holy Spirit. He was empowered by the Holy Spirit And he went about doing the ministry He went about news. He went about healing the sick. He went about delivering people He went about doing all the signs and wonders. He did it by the power of the Holy Spirit as man Okay, and we see that You know the Apostles and the disciples We looked at that and Also with the Lord Jesus says that these things you will do also He looks at the disciples and he says He who believes in me the things that I do he will do also John chapter 14 Okay, and the reason is this what is the reason because I go to my father And the fact that He was going to the father to send the Holy Spirit and the believer Empowered by the Holy Spirit walking in the footsteps of Jesus as a follower of the Lord Jesus Will continue to do the things that he will do also and the Lord Jesus also said John chapter 14 is and greater things he will do so which is amazing which is Which is something Which is which is for every which is a privilege of every believer Okay, so so we don't have to look down and say okay, I'm human and Well, the Lord Jesus he did it because he's God Well, the truth is that he walked and he ministered by the power of the Holy Spirit and the same You know the day he ministered the same privilege is available for each one of us You know that is great news, right? So it's not like he he can do ministry in our own strength or you know We have to just come up with something and do it and get by no we are empowered by the Spirit on high Our sufficiency is from God we are empowered by his spirit to do the things that he's called us to do Okay, so we look at more of that about the baptism of the Holy Spirit the gifts of the Holy Spirit released in us and through us and So on okay, so what are the Lord teach? We're on page 12 if you're following in the notes. What does the Lord teach about the Holy Spirit? Okay, what are some of his teachings about the Holy Spirit? Of course He said the Holy Spirit will come he will He will be the teacher He will show you he will tell you things. He will remind you and all that we see in John chapter 15 John chapter 14 15 and 16 If you read through it's almost something specifically we look at Matthew 10 and verse 20 Matthew chapter 10 and verse 20 probably we should 17 onwards there's Maybe 16, you know the Lord is saying the whole I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves Therefore be wise as serpents and harmless as doves But beware of men for they will deliver you up to councils and scourge you in their synagogues You will be brought before governors and kings for my sake as a testimony to them and to the Gentiles But when they deliver you up do not worry about how or what you should speak for it will be given you in that hour What you should speak for it is not you who speak but the spirit of your father who speaks in you so the Lord very very Specifically saying that when you are persecuted when you are brought up, you know You don't have to pre-meditate and you don't have to You know think about what needs to be said what needs to be done well The Lord the Holy Spirit he will guide you he will show you he will teach you what needs to be The Holy Spirit will speak and other scriptures, you know Mark 13 and verse 11 also talk about the same thing that the Holy Spirit when you are delivered When you are in that place, you know, you don't have to worry the Holy Spirit will give you the words The Holy Spirit will speak Okay. Now a wrong application of this would be Okay, I need to speak the preach on the preach this Sunday well Now I don't have to Prepare the Holy Spirit will speak through me So, you know, I'll just go up show up and it will speak So that'll be a wrong application of this verse because the context here is It's really yes, the spirit will speak through you And he will give you the words to speak but it's the context of persecution and being delivered up You know for the sake of the faith for the sake of following Jesus, right? So that's the I think yes, but but other times also yes, God will speak, right? Suppose, you know, you Well, you know put in a southern situation where you have to share the word and and somebody says, you know Share and then you you sing, okay, but you've not, you know, you're not really sat and prepared a message, but Even at that time, you know, God will give the words to speak and and you can speak but that does not Excuse us from spending time in his presence and waiting on the Lord and receiving what needs to be shared, right? So a wrong application of this verse would be every time you are invited You know, I'm not going to prepare. I'm just going and you know, God, Holy Spirit will speak through me Okay, that's a wrong application of the verse. Okay. Okay, so the Holy Spirit The Lord also spoke about the blasphemy of the spirit, right? He said that This especially Wendy's Wendy say this, you know about the blasphemy of the Holy Spirit He said that those who blaspheme against the spirit it will not be forgiven them Okay, so this was when He went and delivered a person who had a Mute spirit, okay An evil spirit which was causing the person not to see not to speak Right, that was a spirit. So the Lord Jesus delivered that person and The religious leaders said, you know, this person this Jesus is casting out demons by the power of Beelzebub, okay. Just one second. Sorry By the power of Beelzebub. So they were saying that, you know, this is This is doing it by the power of an evil spirit an evil spirit or Satan is who is Empowering him. Now, if you look at that You know, we can say maybe maybe they were speaking out of ignorance. Maybe they were They didn't know but the fact is that when we look at The John we see that they knew exactly Okay, they the John chapter 9 if we read verse 31 Okay So John chapter 11 and was 40 46 onwards, okay John chapter 11 verse 46 some of them went away to the Pharisees and told them the things Jesus did Then the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered a council and said, what shall we do for this man works many signs? If we let him alone like this Everyone will believe in him and the Romans will come and take away both our place and nation and One of them Caiaphas being high priests that he has said to them You know nothing at all. Not do you consider etc. But the fact is that, you know, he was actually prophesying that day But the fact is that this was the intention If we let him like this Everyone will believe in him. The Romans will come and take away our place and nation they realize that he's working many signs and they attributed what was done by God to demons So and the Lord Jesus said that, you know, this blasphemy will not be forgiven This is blasphemy against the Holy Spirit, right? So so that's that is something that he shared about the spirit about the blasphemy of the spirit Okay, let's look at a few other Scriptures where the Lord Jesus taught about the Holy Spirit. Okay, let's look at Luke chapter 11. Okay question Yes, so something related to what we just discussed So does this also mean that When we quest in the works of the Holy Spirit that is blasphemy that's Why I ask is sometimes when we see ministers during ministry if something Which is not according to our senses proper and something like wild happening screaming and running around and things like that Yeah, so Is it is it also? I mean if you try to question that is it also a part of No, it's not because we're not attributing we're not saying that it's You know, it's not of God and we're not so we we are questioning in the sense that God knows our heart Okay, so God knows our heart. We are actually Genuinely, we want to know You know, yes, yes, we are offended our senses are offended, you know, a culture that At the root of it, you know, we really want to know so we're not really blaspheming The work of the spirit then we are asking God But yes We you know, if you're going to be launching a campaign, you know and then off the things that we do not understand and then we're going to you know Now especially you know today's day in time we can do that, right very things are very visible social media, etc And then you can say oh this man is doing this this this Yeah, then we We are in a way, you know offending God and you know, we're leading a lot of people astray And we are doing it in the egg again, you know, it's because of the ignorance of our own heart And and that even that will be forgiven. That's not it's not a Because we are and we come to repentance when we know but when we know and Still when we continue, you know, that's an act of rebellion. That's an act of you know, that's the thing So till we come to that place of asking forgiveness, you know, you know, then we are in a placing ourselves in a dangerous place so that's the thing so When do we reach that place, you know the point of no return or we don't know really But but the fact is that if we know that it is the work of God and we are attributing that to The devil's work, you know Then that is really dangerous that that would be because they we have blasphemy against God against his spirit and That's dangerous. Yeah, and so how should we approach if you see something which is Which we think I mean maybe according to our senses, it doesn't look perfect or it doesn't look Yeah, so Yeah, so that was my experience also initially, you know, like We looked at the work of the spirit and the baptism of the spirit and praying in tongues and all that From the background that I come from for me it was all it seemed, you know, a kind of You know, I'm not used to all that so So the right thing for us would be to to ask God and say Lord, you know, I Know it's it's all disturbing, but you teach me you show me It's disturbing for me. I don't know I can't not able to make sense of this But you teach me you show me if there is, you know, is there anything genuine you teach me you show So and and the Lord will show The genuine things, you know, like for example, see there are exorcists Exorcists happening in the you know manifestation of the flesh and exorcists happening along with the genuine, right Because simply because we are human, right and and for me what happened was a lot really Led me to certain sources certain people who really Taught the genuine, you know, hey, you don't have to shout and scream you can just receive and you know If you want to shout and scream go ahead and do it But you know, right we what we see in the one Corinthians 15, right? Yeah, the spirit of the prophet is subject to the prophet and so on so so people who taught that and and also certain certain testimonies that I've read, you know about Some of the churches some of the church background people came from how they were filled with the spirit and the genuine work of God I was done in them and all the gifts released and this was a very very very conservative church very conservative church Unbelievably conservative and then how the work was done through them So when I read all that, you know that created a hunger in my own spirit for I said God I need that I want that so Yeah, so that would be the approach like when we see certain things and We're not able to wrap our minds around it and say God, you know, this goes beyond me This is not what I'm used to but you show me you teach me and God would Yeah, so Zellie Tolle's question. Yes. Yes, John You have anything else John. Sorry, I kind of interrupted and no Yeah, this is fine. Okay. Okay, so Zellie Tolle's question is yes blasphemy against the spirit No, this is this is what the Lord Jesus taught taught, you know so In fact, he and that is what we've been we've been looking at that He said that the blasphemy against the spirit will not be forgiven and the reason was this that the Pharisees were attributing the work of God Okay, because the Lord Jesus says, you know, if I cast out the spirit by the finger of God Surely the kingdom of God has come upon you, right? So but the religious leaders were attributing this Excuse me, we're attributing this to the work of the demons work of Satan so and And knowing fully well that this was this was supernatural work, my God And then John chapter 11 what we the worst is we Regist now 47 on West talks about the intention, you know, they knew the truth, but they will fully Ignore the truth or disregard at the truth because of their own positions, right? They wanted to retain their position and therefore they spoke ill about or ill about the work of the spirit So that is blasphemy and the Lord says that it will not be forgiven because of the fact that they were Attributing this to the work of the devil So that's the that's the reason Thank you posture Okay, fine Okay, so normally when we, you know, the thing is this know when we when we come across this scripture our Fear is no did I blaspheme the spirit, you know, and am I have I committed the unpardonable sin? You know, I made fun of that person who was praying in tongues. I made fun of that that preacher And you know, have I committed blasphemy the very fact that you have that struggle Okay, and the very fact that you want to get right with God Okay, now that's that's a great sign Okay, so you don't have to fear The very fact that the posture of your heart is Lord, I I don't want to do that Now that's a that's a thing which means that you are positioning. You know, we are positioning ourselves to receive Forgiveness from God. So so don't worry, right? If you if you, you know, maybe you've made fun of a pastor made fun of, you know, a believer and You found it so funny that you laughed and and you know, all that happens, right? but the fact that You've come to that place, you know, you're asking yourself, did I do that? You know, that means that your conscience is, you know, still sensitive Wanting to please God wanting to get right with God and that's a great place to be. It's where you've not Committed the unpardonable sin. You want to get right with God and that's that's fine. Your conscience is not seared You're still sensitive and you want to please God Right, so yeah, just get right with God and keep going. Okay, right? Okay, so let's continue Let's look at a few other scriptures Look chapter 11 and verse 13 Look 11 and verse 13, okay Maybe we should just read from Verse nine onwards, so I say to you ask and it will be given to you Seek and you will find knock and it will be open to you for everyone who asks Receives and he who seeks finds and to him who knocks it will be opened Verse 11 the Lord goes on to explain. Okay, if a son asks for bread from any father among you Will he give him a stone or if he asks for a fish will he give him a serpent instead of a fish? Or if you ask for an egg will he offer him a scorpion? If you then being evil know how how to give good gifts to your children How much more will your heavenly father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him? Okay, so so he's Explaining to his disciples and he's saying, you know, this is it, you know, you ask you receive you You seek and you find and you knock it will be open to you and and the any qualifies it by saying, you know If a son asks for bread will the father give him something that is not the genuine, right? So that's the thing in all these three cases bread will you give him a stone if you ask for fish will you give him a Serpent a snake or will he give if you ask for an egg will you give him a scorpion? I know that in certain cultures, this is food. This is normal food, right serpents or scorpions Like especially in places like Vietnam and I've seen that people will normally it's part of the diet Okay, so so the way to understand it is that God is not giving them something, you know for the Jewish Culture that these were all forbidden food, right? And this is not part of the diet, right? So the so the Lord is explaining and he's saying, you know, if he asked for a fish will he give him a snake? No, if you ask for a, you know an egg will he offer him a scorpion? No the father will not do it an earthly father with all his faults and you know limitations and And all that an earthly father will not do that. So You know, how much more your heavenly father? How much more your heavenly father will give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him? Okay, so so something that we learn here that When we ask When you ask the Lord, you know the for the Maybe baptism of the spirit to be filled with the spirit. He's more than willing. He doesn't you know give something else Okay, so many times people are have that question, you know if I ask You know for the baptism of the Holy Spirit and to be able to pray in tongues. What if I get filled with the evil spirit? I remember a friend when you in our youth group Had that doubt and stop praying in tongues now. She was actually filled with the spirit She she used to pray in tongues then she had a doubt that what if I'm you know, this is an evil spirit Which is working. She's so she stopped praying in tongues, right? So the Lord is putting to rest all such fears and doubts and saying hey, who are you asking? Is he not your heavenly father? Is he not much better a Million times better than your earthly father if an earthly father With all limitations and weaknesses and frailties knows how to give good gifts to the son or Daughter how much more your heavenly father? He knows How much more your heavenly father will give the spirit give off the Holy Spirit to those who ask it so we get an understanding of Father's heart to whom we are asking so we don't have to fear Like we don't have to all have all these fears when it comes to the work of the spirit Just because we have seen you know people behave in strange ways. We don't have to you know this or throw the truth out Go for the genuine ask for the authentic and and the Lord will give Right. Okay. Let's look at another scripture. John chapter 3 and Verses 1 to 8 now. This is something that we discussed in the morning also about In the in the mentoring hour like John chapter 3 This is the conversation between Nicodemus a Pharisee and the Lord Jesus. So he Asked the Lord, you know You know, no one can do these signs Unless God is with him and the Lord replies. We're let's read from verse 3 the Lord Jesus answered and said to him most assuredly I say to you unless one is born again He cannot see the kingdom of God. Okay, then Nicodemus has a question. How can a man be born again? So he's looking at it in natural terms You know, how can a man can he enter a second time into a mother's womb and be born? So he's saying about Jesus. What are you asking? Is it even possible? Then verse 5 Jesus answered most assuredly I say to you unless one is born of water and the spirit He cannot enter the kingdom of God and verse 6 that which is born of the flesh is flesh And that which is born of the spirit is spirit. So he's explaining, you know, we're not talking about a A natural birth, a natural birth would be a man entering the womb again and be born So that which is born of the flesh is flesh But that which is born of the spirit of the Holy Spirit is spirit. So he's saying that Do not marvel verse 7 that I say to you that I said to you you must be born again The wind blows where it wishes and you hear the sound of it But cannot tell where it comes from and where it goes. So is everyone who is born of the Spirit okay, and Nicodemus is again He says, you know, he's in awe. He's saying how can these things be and then he goes on to talk about You know, the Old Testament reference and then he says, you know, God so loved the world That was that we all know it got so loved the world that he gave his begotten son Only begotten son whoever believes in him should not perish whatever lasting life But yeah, we're looking at verse 6 that which is born of the flesh is flesh that which is born of the spirit of spirit So so the Lord Jesus teaching that the born again experience The spiritual birth is brought about by the Holy Spirit The Holy Spirit is the one who causes it. Yes When you look at the wind, we don't know where it's coming from. We can we can sense it I mean, we can't see it that we can sense it and so also this this Born again experience this new birth, you know, that's a transformer to a transformer to work has happened and it's by the Work of the Holy Spirit. Okay, so so that is something that we see. Okay Then John chapter 4 verses 23 and 24. It's it's about worship. The Lord is again having a conversation It's it's with the Samaritan woman and and the Lord teaches about worship or Align something correctly to the to the Samaritan woman because she asked this question Sorry any questions Isaac Okay Okay, so she asked this question right our fathers worshiped on this mountain John chapter 4 verse 20 And the Jews say that in Jerusalem is the place where you ought to worship That the Lord Lord goes on to a lot Lord goes on to clarify Believe me the hour is coming when you will neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem worship the father You worship worship what you do not know we worship. We know what we worship for salvation is of the Jews Look at verse 23, but the hour is coming and now is when the true worshippers Will worship the father in spirit and truth for the father is seeking such to worship him God is Spirit and those who worship him must worship in spirit and Truth so he's he's clarifying and saying, you know, this is what worship is worship in spirit and truth and this is what the father is seeking The father is seeking true worshippers who will worship in spirit and so when he says spirit and truth We're talking about how Excuse me how a person Worship out of the innermost being From one spirit and it's it's not, you know, it's it's you know Yes, it will have these outward things, but it's that is not the main thing, but it's from the spirit and he also goes on to say that You know, you will worship it spirit and truth meaning that you last led by the spirit of God verse 24 God is spirit and those who worship him must worship so he goes on to say this is how a person must worship Right in spirit and truth Okay, so we see that The Lord Jesus teaching that then we look at John's chapter 6 and verse 63 where he says the words that I speak to you These are spirit and they are life Let's look at that John 6 and verse 63. It is the spirit who gives life the flesh profits Nothing the words that I speak to you are spirit and they are life Okay, they are spirit and they are life. So it is a spirit who gives life. It is a holy spirit who brings life To your spirit the words that I speak to The words that I'm that you're listening to the words that I speak to you. They are spirit and they are life Okay, so Referring to his teachings referring to the work of the Holy Spirit saying this is what it is the spirit and they are life Okay Any questions any doubts so far? Okay, shall we look at a few more scriptures? Okay, let's look at John chapter 7 verse 38 and 39. Okay Maybe from verse 37 onwards on the last day the great day of the feast Jesus stood and cried out saying if anyone thirsts let him come to me and drink He who believes in me as the scripture has said out of his heart will flow reverse of living water But this he spoke concerning the spirit whom those believing in him would receive For the Holy Spirit was not yet given because Jesus was not yet glorified Okay So the Lord gave an invitation he if anyone thirsts let him come to me and drink if anyone thirsts Let him come and I'm going to quench his thirst now. Let him come and drink I'm gonna have this I'm gonna engage with him and give him this experience He who believes in me as the scriptures has said out of his heart will flow reverse of living water So he's talking about the work of the spirit in a person's in a person's heart in a person's life after in the most being saying the reverse will flow okay, and and the writer of Gospel John is saying that this he spoke concerning the spirit Okay, so this work this river flowing is Is referring to the work of the spirit work of the Holy Spirit so river flows river Rivers do many things, you know, like if you find civilization actually comes up wherever the river flows because there's there's water this You know this water for agriculture and so on, you know, there's probably Water for sustenance So, you know, he's using that picture in this, you know, it's out of his heart will flow reverse just like a natural river out of his heart and This he spoke concerning the spirit saying that You know, this will be the experience of the believer that the work of the Holy Spirit will touch will others lives Will will touch others lives will bless others lives will minister to others And he spoke about this Holy Spirit and and look at verse 39 The whom those believing in him will receive Okay For the Holy Spirit was not yet given because Jesus was not yet glorified. So there again You know, it ties in with what the Lord was saying in John chapter 14 also saying that I go to the father right, so after his death on the cross burial is a resurrection and Him being glorified being ascending and going to the father The Lord says if I go to the father so that I might send The helper. Okay, so here is he was not yet given the Holy Spirit was not yet He was not yet glorified. Okay, but it is for those whom for everyone Who believe in Jesus? So there's no partiality. There's no, you know is for every person who believes in the Lord Jesus Okay John chapter 14, I think we're coming to those three chapters where there's a lot of references about the Holy Spirit John chapter 14 and verse 16 And I pray the father and he will give you another Helper that he may abide with you forever. Okay, so he's talking about the paracletus Okay, what is the meaning of water and the spirit? Aradhana What is the meaning of water and the spirit so? Are you referring to that? John chapter 7 that we looked at Out of his heart will flow reverse of living water Aradhana, okay, so probably you're referring to that Please correct me if I'm wrong. You're referring to the fact that Jesus referring to you know Out of the heart flowing rivers of living water So so what is the Lord saying, you know is saying is if anyone is Thirstying if anyone let him come to me and drink, you know another scripture that we can look at this again John chapter 4 and In the conversation with the woman at the well The Lord says this right John chapter 4 and verse 10 Okay, if you knew the gift of God and who it is who says do you give me a drink? You would have asked him and he would have given you living water. Okay, so he's talking about not about The woman actually had come to the well to draw water physical natural water For her sustenance and for the whatever, you know use but the Lord is saying, you know, there's something more that That I could have given And I will give and that would be living water. So he's talking about Something that he's going to give that is going to quench Not the natural thirst but spiritual thirst, you know living water and he Goes on to say in verse 13, whoever drinks off this water will thirst again. It's natural water But whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst But the water that I give shall give him will become in him a fountain of waters bringing up into everlasting life. So he's talking about a spiritual thirst a spiritual quest that a person who you know that every Person has and that being quenched only by the Lord Jesus Right, so he's saying, you know, we ask I will give and this is a living water Which will quench the spiritual thirst or spiritual quest and this water will give him will become in him a fountain of water Springing into everlasting life. So he's saying this experience will You know will become in him a fountain Springing up into everlasting life. So So what is the meaning of water? He's talking about the born-again experience He's talking about the spirit of man coming alive. He's talking about the work of the spirit in a human I mean in a human work of the Holy Spirit in a person's in a person's life in a person's heart Which so he's referring to that a person being born again and Becoming alive spiritually alive in God Okay And John 7 to 7 also same, you know, same reference out of his heart before the rivers of Living water again the work of the spirit the Lord himself. I mean the John clarifies right in verse 39. This is both concerning the spirit So that river of living water again brought about by the Holy Spirit So the life that a person lives the ministry of the Holy Spirit through that person. So So the meaning of living water is the work of the Holy Spirit in a person's life It could also mean that eternal life That a person has cause of Jesus because of What the Holy Spirit does in a person's life? Okay, does that help? Is Aradhana here? Okay, I don't see. Okay, Aradhana. Yeah, okay, so So this is what it means but when you look at John chapter 3 right in that in the conversation that Nicodemus has With the Lord Jesus, you know, that's why I just specifically wanted to know Whether it was referring to these verses because in John chapter 3 The Lord is answering in John chapter 3 and verse 5 He says unless one is born of water and the spirit He cannot enter the kingdom of God and then he goes on to explain, you know, that which is born of the flesh is flesh That is born of the spirit of spirit. So Water represents natural life Physical life again, all that which is so he's contrasting between physical birth and spiritual birth Okay, in those verses physical birth, spiritual birth So he's saying, you know, that which is born of the spirit of spirit that which is one of the flesh is flesh Unless one is born of the water and the spirit You know, it cannot be born again. So So that is what he is referring to over there Okay, any other questions So let's look at John chapter 14 and verse 16, right? I pray the helper that he will I'll pray the father that he will give you another helper that he may abide with you or stay with you for ever Verse 17 the spirit of truth Whom the world cannot receive because it neither sees him nor knows him But you know him for he develops with you and will be in you. I will not leave you often So I will come to you. So the Lord is saying here that Okay, we have another question Divya, yeah Thank you, best of my question is What is that difference that John the Baptist mentions about the baptism of repentance? Yeah, like he says I baptize you with water, but the one who comes up to me baptizes with holy spirit and fire So what is essentially the difference because really smooth also? Convicts is right. He brings the repentance So Okay, so so the So the baptism that John was actually teaching Was the baptism of repentance in the sense people were repenting and as a sign of that He was leading them in in the waters of baptism that people would come and then they'd be baptized and you know, it is So that that is something that he was teaching and also By example, you know, he was leading them in that what he was referring to And Matthew 3 verse 11, I think you know where it says that one coming after me He will baptize with the Holy Spirit. So the word baptize in Greek mean baptized So which means to immerse completely? So so here is something that the Lord Jesus is going to do. He's going to baptize you with the Holy Spirit He's going to be like you're gonna be immersed in the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is going to be, you know, you're gonna be filled with him and So that is something that the Lord Jesus is going to do So he is he's referring to the future work that the Lord Jesus will Bring about an encounter and experience That the Holy Spirit that that the Lord Jesus do so he's referring to that So that's the difference. So he's here. He's saying abaptism of repentance. You repent I'm going to lead you in this act of being immersed in water with the Lord Jesus You know, he's going to lead you into something which is which is going to be different It's going to be immersion in the Holy Spirit baptize the Holy baptize with the Holy Spirit and He's going to do that And the outworking of all that we're going to see we're gonna look at that So, can we say that one is outward and the other is Internal like when the Holy Spirit comes the work is internal Yeah, yeah Yeah, definitely the work is internal, but it also leads you to make certain choices on the outside also See so we'll Just I think we get more clarity when we look at the baptism of the Holy Spirit and and also What a baptism look at it. But yes, yeah, but yes, it's it's a it's an internal work But it also manifests on the outside in your choices and the way you live Yeah, right. Thank you. Thank you. Right, right again Okay, we'll take a break and then we'll come back to Isaac's question Okay, so we'll take a break and come back Isaac once we come back we'll answer that question. Thank you Thank you. Thank you master