 Okay, welcome back after the break. Just before we went for a break, we were looking, we read through chapter 4, the last chapter, Paul is writing to Timothy, which is 2 Timothy, chapter 4, we're looking at verses 1 and 2, where Paul is giving him a charge, a testimony, and he's saying, this is very, very important because I'm giving you this charge before God and the Lord. God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. And he says, you know, be, preach the word, be willing to preach the word in season and out of season. And he says, even as you preach the word, convince, which means, you know, convict people of the lies, you know, convict people of the truth, convict people of sin, challenge them to live, to overcome sin, overcome the lies of the enemy, false doctrines, just encourage people's heart, you know. Also, you know, he says, rebuke, even as you preach rebuke, which means, you know, lovingly bring about correction, lovingly bring correction in the lives of people, correct them about the false, the lies of the enemy, the false truth, the false doctrines, you know, correct them about their mannerisms, their way of life, the way they are living and indulging in sin. But even as you do it, you know, do it in a very loving way. And then he says, exalt them, which means, you know, just motivate them, inspire them, encourage them to change, to accommodate the change, to just allow the work of the Holy Spirit in their lives, allow scripture to re-transform them, you know, and, you know, make them like their master and their creator. Just invite them into this whole aspect of living holy lives and, you know, and invite them into being Christ-like, being holy just as Christ is holy. So even as we preach and teach, you know, Paul has written this to Timothy, you know, even as we preach and teach, we need to do it with, you know, do it in a way that could convince people, correct them in a loving way, in a humble way, and also exalt them, which means just encourage them, motivate them, inspire them, and invite them to accommodate the change, to be transformed into Christ-like. And even as he says this, you know, do all of this with long suffering, which means do it, be patient when you are teaching. He's already spoken about this to Timothy in the same letter. Second Timothy in chapter 2 was 23, where he says, you know, 24, he says, 23, he says, avoid foolish and ignoring disputes, knowing that they generate strife. And in chapter 2, verse 24 continues to say, the servant of Lord must not quarrel but be gentle to all, able to teach and be patient. So even as Paul is saying, you know, even as you preach and teach, you know, you will be so fed up, you know, I'm just teaching and preaching the truth. These people don't seem to understand, to comprehend. They're running behind these false teachers. They're listening to them. They're not able to take a stand. They're neither here, neither there. You know, this can demotivate you, get you angry and all of that. But he says just be patient. But long suffering, preach, convince, rebuke, and exalt. Because, you know, the fact is people will not get it, got everything at the first time. You know, they've heard it once. You need to keep repeating. You need to keep teaching it in different ways. And he says, you know, patiently present the Word of God, giving people the time to embrace the truth. So even as we preach and teach, you know, people will not get everything at the first goal. They will not learn, but we need to be patient. We need to continue teaching them, continue presenting the truths in various ways and getting them, giving them the time to embrace the truth. And so he goes on to say, why should we teach patiently? In verses three and four, he says, why should we teach patiently? Because he says in verse three that there will be a time when people will not endure sound doctrine. You know, there will be a time when people will not want to hear the truths of God's Word. They will not want to hear about sin, salvation, judgment, second coming, you know, all of those things, who Christ is, His nature, His work, the work person and work of the Holy Spirit. They will just want to hear sermons that are motivational, that will help them make them feel good, make them feel happy, and you know, talking about prosperity, talking about blessing, not about sin and salvation and all of those things. And when they are so inclined to hear motivational preaching and talk, things that will make them feel good, things that will make them feel happy, you know, they will shy away from the sound teaching of God's Word. And you know, such people will just kind of flock around these preachers and teachers who are teaching all of these feel good messages, motivational messages. And even as people wander around them and listen to them, you know, they will slowly wander away from the truth in God's Word. And once they do that, they will start following, you know, myths and fables and man-made stories. So, you know, people will then want to replace the truth in the Word of God in scripture with man-made fables and man-made stories. So they will just leave the Word of God and there will just the truth in God's Word and they will embrace fantastic fantasies. For example, they will reject and have nothing to do with, you know, what the Word of God talks about creation. They will just believe that creation came about by a big bang. Everything just evolved by itself. It just, you know, it's just the right environment, the right protons, neutrons, you know, everything, the RNA, the DNA, just everything just came into perfect alignment, collided with each other, just formed things. So they will just kind of begin to, you know, given to all of these man-made fables, man-made stories, also that, you know, we live in a greater grace period. You know, God will not correct us for our sin, you know, because we're living in this grace period. We can do whatever we want and His grace is freely available. So all of these things that, you know, these man-made stories, they will just kind of believe in those things. So it's so important for us to keep teaching and preaching the Word of God because people are just hearing it, you know, on a Sunday, just for a 40 minute. But the rest of the week, they are bombarded with content from the internet, from people, which they're just listening to. And most of them kind of believe those things as truth. And so it's so important for us to keep teaching and preaching the Word of God. So what is a danger here? The danger is that, you know, they'll miss out on all that God seeks to do in their lives, all that God seeks to bring into their lives through His Word. We know that God's Word is the truth. God works by His Word. His Word is power. His Word is life. His Word, you know, fulfills the purpose for which it goes forth, achieves the reason for which it goes forth. And there are so many things that the Word of God can do. It's only when people continue in the Word of God, they will know the truth and the truth will set them free from all the lies of the enemy, from all of these man-made stories and the fables. The truth will set them free, like as we read in John chapter 8 verses 31 and 32. It's only when they hear the Word of God and they do the Word of God that they have a solid foundation. There will be like that house that is built on the rock. So, you know, any storms that come their way, whether it's the lives of the enemy, it's this attack, it's schemes, it's the false teachings, the cults, they'll be able to weather any storm because they have their solid foundation built on the Word of God and the nature of God as we read in Matthew chapter 7 verse 24 and 27. And we know that the Word of God sanctifies Jesus in His high priestly prayer. John chapter 14, he says, Father sanctify them, let them know the truth. The Word of God purifies us. First Peter chapter 1 verses 22 and 23. And it also builds us up in the faith. And there are so many things the Word of God can also do in our lives. So what we need to do is, you know, things that are going around us. People are so caught up in so many things that they read. You know, you don't be highlighting those things. You don't highlight the cults or the wrong teachings, the false teachings that have come up in your city or town or impacting your churches. You just, you know, speak the truth of God that confounds or goes against, you know, the lives of the enemy or the false teaching. You teach them the truth and people will be able to apply the truth what they have learned against the false teachings that they are hearing to. And then he says, you know, Timothy, stay focused in verse 5 says, But you be watchful in all things, endure affliction, do the work of the evangelist and fulfill your ministry. So he's basically telling Timothy, don't get distracted with things around you. Just be sober, be watchful and be careful. And he says, you know, endure affliction. So Paul is telling Timothy, hey Timothy, just like life has various challenges, various afflictions that life throws at us the same in the ministry as well. You know, for some people, they think that ministry is just a beautiful spiritual experience. There will be no challenges, there will be no difficulties. But you know, even as we serve God, yes, there are wonderful blessings that we receive. But there are also afflictions and these afflictions we need to endure these afflictions. And that is what Paul is telling Timothy. So what do you do in the times of afflictions and difficulties? You know, you need to stay strong. Don't shy away from these challenges and problems. Keep proclaiming the good news of Jesus Christ preach and teach it. And, you know, continue running your race with perseverance, with endurance, fixing your eyes on Jesus, you know, and complete what Christ has taken hold of you. Complete the assignment that God has given you and what he has entrusted you with. Okay. So that is what he says in verse five tells Timothy to stay focused. And then he goes on, Paul goes on to talk about his own journey in verses six to eight. Can one of you please read verses six to eight, please. That day and not only to me, but also to all who have loved his appearing. Amen. Thank you, Asha. So here Paul knows that he's going to be, you know, martyred very soon. And he says his life is being offered up for the sake of the gospel. And he says his being, his life is going to be poured out as a drink offering. So what does it, what does Paul mean? Here he's talking about the Old Testament ritual or the Old Testament sacrifice. You know, the drink offering was one thing that was used every morning and for the morning and evening sacrifice. We read about this in Exodus chapter 29 was 40 and 41, where, you know, God tells them you need to take a lamb. And along with that lamb, one tent of an Eiffel or flower mixed with one fourth of a hint of pressed oil and one fourth of a hint of wine as a drink offering. So even as this, you know, morning and evening sacrifice was made every day in the tabernacle in the temple, you know, where a lamb was taken, which was sacrificed and then the meal offering and the drink offering was poured on that sacrifice and everything was burnt up with fire. So, you know, Paul here basically is not seeing his whole execution as a cool tragedy, or as something as an unfair treatment in the view of the many years that he has, you know, dedicated in serving the Lord and preaching and teaching the word. Now that he sees his whole life as, you know, culminating as an offering, as a sacrificial life. And that's such a beautiful way of just looking at his entire life, isn't it? You know, just looking at his life, not as, you know, a cool tragedy or something that is an unfair treatment. But, you know, his whole life, he's looking at this as culminating as an offering as a sacrificial life. So, you know, just like I said, after the sacrificial lamb had been placed on the altar, and just before it was lit by fire for the whole offering to be consumed, you know, the priest would pour on it a quarter of wine. And it was the final sacrifice that was, you know, poured out on the existing sacrifice that was there on the altar. So this is how, you know, Paul is basically looking at his own death, his whole life. He's, you know, his whole life, he's seeing his whole life as a living sacrifice that has been presented to God. And now he's looking as his death would be a drink offering that would be poured on top of his life being a living sacrifice, you know. So, you know, just like he says in Romans chapter 12 verse 1, So therefore I urge you brethren in the view of the mercies of God to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing and acceptable to God. And this is your spiritual act of worship. So, you know, he's saying that my whole life is this lamb that, you know, the spiritual sacrifice that is being offered on the altar, you know, like the morning and the evening sacrifice. And then he says my death is like this, you know, drink offering that is being poured on top of that. So it means that, you know, he's saying it's important to finish well. It's important to finish your life well. Yes, you need to view all of your life as a sacrifice of worship unto God. But it's also important that, you know, you finish your life well. You serve him and do until the very end you do what God has called and purpose you to do. You don't serve God, you know, in order to get praise or to get, you know, appreciation from others. But you serve Christ as an act of worship towards him. So even if other people, you know, turn away from you, they, you know, they speak bad about you. So Paul is going through all of this, you know, many people have disowned him because he's in chains, he's in prison, he writes about it. Many of them have deserted him, left him. They don't even, they don't even want to say that they have been friends with Paul, co-workers with Paul, you know. But Paul is saying, you know, don't look at all of those things, you know, don't look for your reward here on earth, but, you know, offer your body as a living sacrifice, you know, offer yourself, you know, that should be like a drink offering that is poured out because you are offering it to God and there is a reward that will be given to you. You know, so even if you're going to be martyred, you know, don't be afraid because, you know, that is like an offering, a drink offering that has been poured out on the sacrifice that is already being made to God. So just such a beautiful way in which Paul is looking at his whole life, his ministry and also his death. So, you know, it's important that, you know, Paul is saying, you finish your life well in the view of, and also view yourself as somebody who is, you know, has no significance or who has little significance and, you know, therefore, you know, just be willing to be abandoned or be willing to be destroyed because your life is of no significance for yourself, but it's of greater significance for God, for his service and for his ministry. So here he is, this great apostle to the Gentiles, a man who did more to spread the gospel than any other man in church history and whose influence was somebody who was, it's so great that we can't even calculate, but yet, you know, we see he could finish his race so well because he saw himself as of little significance and therefore he is willing or able to abandon or be destroyed and be poured out as a drink offering. Okay, so this is something that we can learn as well, you know, just to know that our life is, you know, we need to present our life as a living sacrifice and at any time be willing to die for, you know, for our calling, for the name that we are called by, that we are identified by and the kingdom that we are, you know, ushered into. Okay, so it's important that we live with this whole thing that we are nothing, we are of little significance and that whatever we do is for the glory of God. When we do that, when we live our lives like this, we will be able to continue and finish well and all of us should view our life in a service as a sacrificial offering to God. And then he says, you know, there's, when you do that, there's a deep sense of accomplishment because he says, I fought a good fight because then, and he's able to say that because he says that, you know, I have a deep sense of accomplishment. I have finished the race, which means he says, you know, I have completed what God has taken hold of me, what God has called me for. And, you know, a crown is laid up for me. He says, you know, there is an expectation before that he says, keep the faith, which means, you know, there's a fulfillment that yes, I have done what has been entrusted to me, what I've called, been called into and the faith that I have encountered, you know, I have been able to fulfill that. And there's a crown laid up for me, which there is an expectation or a hope of a greater reward, you know, a greater blessing and eternal life. Isn't it wonderful the way, you know, Paul just mentions this about how he's been poured out as a drink offering and how he's viewing his life and how he's able to say with such great confidence that he's fought the fight, he's finished the race, he's kept the faith and there is going to be, you know, crown of righteousness that awaits him on the day of judgment. So this is how we need to view our lives, see our life, be willing to be sacrificed, be willing to be poured out as a drink offering and also, you know, be able to fight the good fight, be able to finish the race, keep the faith because we know there is a great reward and we know that there is a great hope and we're doing this all for the glory of God, for his kingdom, for the extension of his kingdom, okay. Verses 10 to 11, can somebody read that please? Verses 10 to 11? 10 to 11, can he read? 10 to 11, yes, it says, but you have carefully followed my doctrine, manner and life, purpose, faith, long suffering, love, perseverance, persecution, affliction, which happened to me. No, say sorry. Oh, sorry. Oh, sorry, say. Verses 9 to 11 of chapter 4. Sorry, chapter 4, sorry. Be diligent to come to me quickly, for Dhammas has forsaken me, having loved this present world and has departed for Thessalonica, Christians for Galatia, and Titus for Dal-Maltia. Only Luke is with me. Get Mark and bring him with you, for he is useful to me for ministry. Amen, thank you, Sayyih. So here Paul longs to see Timothy soon and, you know, because others have left. He says only Luke is with him. And then he also gives a sad account of this man called Dimas, who was a fellow worker with Paul. Paul writes about him in Colossians chapter 4, was 14. Finally in chapter 1 was 24. He says, you know, this person traveled with Paul, ministered along with Paul. He has basically seen the mighty works that God has been doing through Paul, but now he is forsaken Paul and the work of the kingdom, because he's drawn away by the things of this world. So Paul is warning Timothy, you know, you be on your guard. Don't abandon your life as an assignment, you know, that God has given you to, you know, to the things of this world. Don't be drawn by the things of this world. So this is something as a warning for us as well. You know, we can be so much into ministry. We can be so much in love for God, passionate for God. But, you know, there can be a time when we can be drawn away by the things of the world. So we always need to work out our salvation dearly, daily with fear and trembling so that, you know, the things of the world will not simply take us away from the things of God. And very nice to see here, you know, Paul is saying, you know, get John Mark with me, get John Mark and bring him with you. Now, you know, it's very interesting to note, you know, Paul's attitude, his change of heart towards John Mark was Barnabas' nephew. When Paul went on his first missionary journey, Paul and Barnabas went together and Barnabas took along with him his nephew John Mark and they left to Antioch and went to the seaport town of Cypheria and from there they sailed to Cyprus and then they came onto the east coast of Cyprus and then they went all around the west coast and when they reached the west coast of Cyprus, you know, John Mark, I think, was tired of all the travel and all the ministry. He just had enough so he wanted to go back home and Paul was kind of upset about that, you know, how can he just desert them, how can he, you know, be so, you know, selfish or he's not committed to the task, he would have had all of these notions about John Mark. So when, you know, Paul wanted to go on his second missionary journey, he again tells Barnabas would become his good partner in mission trips, doesn't come along, let's go and John, sorry, Barnabas wanted to take his nephew again, John Mark and Paul refuses and they have such a strong disagreement and strong contention and argument that, you know, Paul and Barnabas finally split. Barnabas takes John Mark and goes on his missionary journey and Paul takes Silas along with him and goes to Antioch. But later on he hears news about how well John Mark is doing and all of that and his whole mindset, his whole idea about what he had about John Mark has changed and, you know, he tells him here, you know, bring John Mark along with you, Timothy, when you come because he's useful for me in the ministry. So there's something that we can learn here, you know, as people have a past but we don't hold on to their past, you know, we have seen them change, transformed because God can redeem people, you know, just overlook their past, see what God is doing in their lives now in the present and, you know, that's what we need to learn with each other and also when God can change their lives and God can accept them and use them in the ministry, you know, yes, we need to also do the same. Yes, Elisha, how can we describe the temperament of Paul? Very human, you know, even though he's a great apostle, he's very, very human. He goes through human weaknesses and frailties and thoughts just like you and I go through. And yes, anyone would, you know, looking at somebody like that and somebody who's so zealous for missions and looking at somebody who wants to go back home and, you know, not want to continue on missions. We too can be angered, we too can be irritated. But look at the way, you know, Paul is able to make changes about the way he has thought about people, how he writes about them, how he warns people about them and his grief about how people have left the faith, gone away. So yes, you know, he has human weaknesses, but yes, you know, is able to change, accommodate and also love people and, you know, give them the credits that is due for what they have done and how they have accompanied him for what they are doing. Okay. Any other questions anyone else has so far? Pastor, is this the same John Mark that Peter refers to as his son in his last letter? I don't know if I'm confusing it. He did say something, my son John Mark. Let me just quickly find it. I think he said something wrong. I don't know if it's the same John Mark. Second Peter? Second Peter. Second Peter, I think 3 verse 18, his last. Second Peter chapter 3 verse? I'm looking for it. I think it's first Peter, sorry. Okay, say you can take your time and look at it till then, I think Rupa has put up her hand. I don't know Rupa, is that by accident or? Ma'am, I just wanted to say something about John Mark. John Mark, he is the mentee of Peter and when you dwell on it, the reason they say that John Mark left during his first missionary journey was because if you study the book of Galatians, there comes a place where Paul corrects Peter and also Barnabas. He opposes them because they were acting differently before the Jewish people who have come from Jerusalem. He was very young and I think he was upset the way his mentor was dealt there and that is the reason why that John Mark has left during his first missionary journey. He left and went back because Peter was his mentor and he was so close. Barnabas was also, they both were seniors in the beginning church, early church and they said to Paul, Saul. They say that because of that, if you see the dates also Ma'am in Galatians, it is written in 34 to 35 AD. That is the time after Paul comes to Christian faith, Barnabas goes after him, seeks him in taxes, brings him into the ministry, all that you see the transition from saying Paul and Barnabas and Paul to Paul and Barnabas in the act. But all that is okay because he has that heart Barnabas. But here we see John Mark, they say that because he was hurt the way Peter was and called opposed by Paul. It is the right thing only but because of his age and Barnabas as the nature of Barnabas he brings him back and the spirit of God works in Paul so beautifully through the end of his life. Again there is a great peace and acceptance and the way he writes about John Mark is so beautiful. You see a great change in Paul's life that way, it is so beautiful. I just wanted to add Ma'am, it is my power. Thank you Rupa. I kind of look into that and then maybe get back at what you said. But thank you for highlighting that. So yeah, Sayi. Yes, I found it pasto. Yes, first Peter chapter 5. Are you there Sayi? Hello Sayi, are you there? Yesterday I left the meeting just now. Okay. Okay so maybe we'll, yeah that's actually, he's talking about John Mark, the same Mark of Acts 12-12, Acts 12-25 and also Acts 15 was 37 and 39. So here we see in Acts 12. So when he had considered this he came to the house of Mary, the mother of John whose surname was Mark and there were many who were gathered praying there. Acts 12-25 which talks about Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem when they had fulfilled their ministry and they took with them John whose surname was Mark. And also Mark Acts 15, 37 and 39 says Barnabas was determined to take with them John called Mark but Paul insisted that they should not take with them the one who had departed from them in Pamphylia and had not gone with them to the work. Then the contention became so sharp that they parted from one another and so Barnabas took Mark and sailed to Cyprus. So Rupa thank you for, yeah first of all Sayi this is John Mark that is mentioned by Peter in 1 Peter chapter 5. But yeah Rupa I'll just get back to what you have said because here what I said was basically what was written in Acts 15 Paul and Barnabas wanted to take John Mark with them but Paul insisted that they should not take him with them because the one who had departed from them in Pamphylia had not gone with them to the work. Then the contention became so sharp that they parted from one another and so Barnabas and sailed to Cyprus. Okay so in that context is what I said but I can always take a look at you know what you mentioned as well. Yes Sayi so. Yes Pastor, yes you're going to say it. One minute Sayi. Christopher is John Mark what Sayi is mentioning in 1 Peter chapter 5 is not the same Mark that he is talking about the sun. Here is basically saying this verse connects Mark with Peter you know apparently the same Mark of Acts 1212 which I just read for you. You know John whose surname was Mark and 1225 where Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem and they took with them John whose surname was Mark and also Acts 15 where Paul and Barnabas had a strong disagreement with the sun. So here it's talking about John Mark yes but it's not talking about Mark the Evangelist who's different. The writer of the book of Mark no it's different. Yeah is that does that help say? Yes Pastor that helps. Thank you Pastor. Yeah okay now we'll continue with Paul continuing. Yes Christopher. Sorry I was just going through some of the references to John Mark and they said that it's considered to be the same as Mark the Evangelist the one who wrote the Gospel of Mark. So just wanted to find out that's confirmed. Let me just check on that Christopher and get back to you. Okay thank you. Okay okay I'll just check on what Kennedy says and what Christopher says and also Rupa and then get back okay. Yeah okay so we'll continue on with verses 12 to 15. Okay so Paul is requesting Timothy when he comes to bring his cloak since winter is approaching he has no warm clothes. Basically when Paul was arrested in Taurus they say during his second imprisonment you know in those days when soldiers used to arrest people they used to take away the extra garments and all their positions that they had of the one they are arresting. So Peter sorry Paul already was forewarned of his arrest and so he leaves his parchment and his cloak with a man honest man named Carpus so that's not taken away. So Paul is telling Timothy when he comes you know get all of these things because it's cold and also he wanted his parchment which are portions of the Old Testament. So we see that Paul is so interested in still learning still writing making his last days even more meaningful than he talks about Paul warns Timothy about Alexander the Corpus Smith who he's already talked about and mentioned in first Timothy chapter one was 20 where Paul has already and we've already looked at it where you know Alexander someone who has shipwrecked his faith and Paul is now warning Timothy about the same man. Paul simply writes that he did him much harm and that he would also oppose Timothy and that's why he should be aware of him or be careful of him. You know, and this, you know this phrase where he says, you know, because he has greatly resisted our words you must be aware of him, for he has greatly resisted our words, or another, you know, thing is that he's informed many things against me. Perhaps it was Alexander the Corpus Smith who was a traitor, an informer who betrayed Paul to the Roman government, and hence he was had his hand or somebody was responsible in his Paul's current imprisonment. And so perhaps the thought that you know he has greatly resisted our words, meant that Alexander was a witness against Paul at his first defense so Paul is saying, you know hey Timothy you be careful. Now you know he can even attack you, be very careful about Alexander the Corpus Smith. And then it was his 17 to 18 he talks about, you know, you know Paul shares about his first trial, where you know took place two years prior to his, when he was first imprisoned in Rome, his two years of house arrest his first imprisonment. And when he was put in trial before Nero he says, you know, even then everyone forsook him just like everyone has forsaken him now. But Paul says, you know, he holds no grievances against all those who forsook him during his hardship during his hard time. You know, it's amazing that you know, even as people have deserted him, have, you know, stopped communicating with him with the fear that they would also be imprisoned. You know Paul does not hold any resentment hated or bitterness at them, or towards them. But he says, you know, when he was alone, the Lord was the one who delivered him, even as, you know, from being sentenced to death, how God was there with him, how he got him out of that first imprisonment. And he says how he used that opportunity, you know, to proclaim the gospel in the courtroom to the Gentiles and the Romans who were there who heard the good news in the courtroom who otherwise had no opportunity to hear the good news. So Paul is putting his confidence again in the same God, you know, who delivered him from every evil work and preserved him, you know, from every evil work of the enemy, from Nero, from his first woman imprisonment. You know, preserved him so that he could minister and build his kingdom. And, you know, and he's just saying that, you know, even as the Lord Jesus Christ was there with him, he's there with him even now, even as people have forsaken him. But the emphasis here is not that he will not suffer or be persecuted or even killed. Paul, you know, already has mentioned in verse six that he knows that, you know, that all that he's going through, he acknowledged that his life will be poured out as a drink offering. But he's saying that, you know, that anything that the evil one or the enemy or his schemes or his plans to rob him of his peace, his joy, his trust in his saviour, or his eternal destination will not succeed. But God will preserve him for his eternal kingdom. Okay, that's so amazing that, you know, we need to have the same kind of hope, the same kind of confidence in the God who we serve. Even when we go through challenges and difficulties, look back at the blessings, look back at how God has helped you overcome. And then, you know, Paul just breaks out into again praise and worship. He says to him, be the glory forever and ever. He just reflects on the unreasonable optimism and joy. And, you know, Paul faced even in this last moments of his life, even though he was without money, without friends, without his possessions, he was cold, did not have enough clothing. And that was looming large over him. Even then, you know, he just praises God. He has his confidence in this, in this God he's serving, the God he's put his trust in. And he knows that there is an heavenly reward waiting for him. And then he sends his greetings to Priscilla and Aquila who are there with Paul's team who served in Corinth. We studied about them when we looked at the introduction to the book of Romans. They were originally from Rome, but because of the persecution in Rome, they joined Paul at Corinth. They helped in establishing the church at Corinth. Then they moved, this couple moved on to Ephesus where they trained Apollos and they sent him to Corinth. So Paul remembers, you know, with the gratefulness, with gratitude and sends his greetings to Aquila and Priscilla. Also to Onesophorus who Paul has already mentioned earlier in this chapter in chapter one of Second Timothy. Chapter one was 16 and who served, you know, onesophorus is somebody who served Paul at Ephesus and at Rome. And Paul mentions how Onesophorus, you know, looked for Paul in Rome and serves him. And he wants to thank him and sends his greetings as well. Also he talks about the Trofimius who he left sick in Miletus. Now this is very strange that, you know, Paul is acknowledging that he has left one of his old fellow workers, companions, co-workers sick at Miletus. You know, Paul was so mightily used and flowing in all the gifts of the spirit, bringing healing and deliverance to people. But it's strange that he says he writes that he leaves one still sick. So how do we look at this, you know, Paul ministered in the same way that you and I also ministered through the power of the Holy Spirit and in Jesus' name. And we do not know anything about Trofimius' sickness, how long he was sick, what was the outcome. But one thing we know that, you know, Paul left him sick, but this does not in any way change who God is. You know, God is still Jehovah Rafa. He's the Lord our healer. He will heal. He will continue to heal. And this does not also change what God has asked us to do, a commission asked to do to heal the sick, to raise the dead, to cast out demons. We must do that. But like Paul, we will always not see success in every case where we are trying to speak healing, pray healing or deliver people. Which means that does not change our theology about who God is. God is always a healer. He will continue to heal. He will heal. But at times when we don't see healing, you know, we press in and go back to God. We press in and ask him what is lacking, what we should have done, what we shouldn't have done or what we should do in the future. Just press in for, you know, for greater move of God, for greater healing and for greater completeness and healing that we can see. So Paul is not, you know, trying to cover up or say, you know, but he's willing to even acknowledge his weaknesses. Hey, I left one sick there. You know, and he talks about trophymus. So this is what we can also know that even as Paul was not able to bring about healing in everybody's life, at times when it'll happen in our lives as well. But that should not change our theology about who God is and that he is a healer and also should not stop us from praying and continue to heal people. And to press in and ask God, you know, what is the reason? What should we do better? What is lacking in us? What should we have done? What shouldn't we have done? So then Paul closes verses 21 and 22. He says, do your utmost to come before winter. And then he sends greetings of people from Yulebius, Pudence, Linus, Claudia and all the brethren send greetings to Timothy. And then he closes the letter with saying, the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit and grace be with you. Okay. So we finished chapter four and that's end second Timothy. Anyone has any questions other than John Mark, which I will look into do a study and get back to you. Anyone else has any questions? Any doubts? No questions? No questions. Anyone? Okay. There are no questions. We'll end class. Thank you everyone for joining class. And I will see you next week. Today is your assessment on, a second assessment on the, on Children's Ministry, which I post by the end of today. Okay. Yeah. Thank you everyone. Have a good week and a good day ahead. God bless. Thank you. Thank you ma'am. God bless you. Thank you, Laisha.