 Let's say, Father, we thank you for this beautiful day that you've given us. We thank you that in Christ, Lord, you have been made unto us sanctification and righteousness and wisdom. Father, we thank you for your presence in our lives, Lord. You are ever present, not always with us. What an awesome privilege to have the King of kings and Lord of lords, the one who's the ruler of heaven and earth to be with us all the time. Lord, we thank you that we have access to your presence, Lord. Lord, we just need to turn to you, turn our hearts to you, and look to you and call upon your name and what you are there. Father, we thank you for the reassurance of your presence, of your indwelling presence. We thank you for the power, for the empowering, Lord, of the infilling of the Holy Spirit that we experience, God, that we can call upon and we can receive, Master. We thank you, Father, God. And even today, Lord, we thank you that you are with us and we commit these sessions and the rest of the classes into your mighty hands. And we pray that you will continue to speak to us, that you will lead us in all that you have for us, Lord. We thank you. We give you all the praise even as we come at ourselves into your mighty hands. In Jesus' precious name, we pray. Amen. Amen. Okay, so just a quick recap. You know, I hope you all got to answer the quiz. You know, every quiz will come with the expiry date or time on it. So, you know, try to finish it within that. So, I think I extended by one more day. You know, it was supposed to be Sunday night, Saturday night. I kept it open till, you know, Sunday night or Monday morning. So, but then, you know, subsequent quizzes, we'll finish by the due date. Right. Okay. Okay. Right. Okay. So, we've been looking at the Holy Spirit across, you know, several, across a book of Acts, in the book of Acts. And to get an understanding, like, how did he move? What did he do? Just for us to get an understanding of, you know, all that the Holy Spirit does and all that he does and all that he earned right through church history, early church history. You see, the wonderful ways in which he led the supernatural ways in which he intervened in people's lives. And it's all amazing, right? Some things are just so wonderful. And we know that, you know, we are living in that dispensation, right? And today, we are living in that dispensation. So, we can, you know, we can believe God to the same thing in our lives. We can, you know, we can receive from him and also be empowered, right, by the Holy Spirit to do the things that the early church did. So, that's the greatest, you know, I think that's a great privilege for us, for each one, for all of us, because we have the same Holy Spirit living inside of us. We have the same Holy Spirit, you know, empowering us to walk, just like, you know, just like the early church walked. So, that's the thing, you know, whatever we learn, let's try to look for, you know, how can I apply this in my life, you know? Of course, some of the things will be information, whatever we are learning, and not just Holy Spirit class, I'm just generally, you know, speaking about, you know, all the other courses and everything that we might be looking at. You know, look at what is it that I can apply. You know, sometimes the application is just an alignment of thinking, right, a renewing of thinking to the truth. Okay, sometimes it's an unlearning, hey, this is what I thought about God, or this is what I thought about, you know, how this is the way he looks at me, this is the way I, you know, and that, because we see in scripture, we see a clearer picture, and, you know, there's an alignment, there's a renewing of the mind to the truth, there's an aligning of our, you know, of our way of thinking to scripture, natural truth, and, you know, that could be an application. And in some cases, when we come through, when we look at some of the principles and precepts, and hey, these are things that I can put to practice in my life, right. So, so look at how can I apply, right, how can I apply this in my life, how will this change my thinking, how will this change my living, right. So, let's look for application and do that, right, that is, that will make our main study a lot more meaningful, right, a lot more meaningful, and that is what we, that is what our responsibility is as well, right. So, we not only hear the truth, but also do the truth, right, obey the truth, right. Okay, so last class we looked at that, we looked at, we, I think we finished with the book of Acts, and we started with the work of the Holy Spirit in the history of the church, and particularly we're talking about, you know, right from 480 till, you know, till the present time, the work of the Holy Spirit, right. So, if you look at church history, you will see that there's going to be another course, church history, and Christian history, and missions. So, that's a very interesting course again, and also, you know, you could look at another resource, a book written by Pastor Ashish, Revival Visitations and Moves of God. It's a, you know, wonderful compilation of various, you know, work, research done by various authors. It's a compilation of that work, and it's, it's really wonderful starting from, you know, starting from the early church, and going all the way to the present day, and looking at the Moves of God, what is revival, what is visitation, and so on. So that, so we get an understanding of what the Holy Spirit did, you know, how he moved in the lives of people, and specifically, you know, today let's look at, you know, in church history, starting from what we call, or what the historians call as the dark ages, referring to church, because it is, it had slipped into or, you know, turned into a very, very shadow of what it was, you know, what we read in the Book of Acts, we see that what churches so vibrant, we read about the church in Jerusalem, we read about the church in Antioch, we read about Ephesus, and we see all these, even in Samaria, like we see all these wonderful places, and outpouring of the Holy Spirit, and revival, and wonderful things happening, like people coming to know the Lord, and along with that, we also read about, you know, persecution against the church, and so on. So it's really difficult to understand, comprehend that, hey, this church, this was so fiery and vibrant, had slipped into, you know, normal or formal, a mere shadow of what it was, you know, more into rituals, denying the power, and also we see that the Word of God was not really the Word of God, the Spirit of, everything was resisted, and it was literally kept away from the people, kept away from the believers, and in one sense it had become an organization, right, the church had become an organization, it had become, you know, it had its own army, it had, it had become, you know, it had become a superpower, but in a very different way, it was conquering, wars were being waged, and so on, the church had become a completely different entity, right, and so we see that the church historians call that the Dark Ages, you know, 400 AD to about 1400, and even beyond AD, church becoming very, very feeble, but we see that even during those times when we read, we see that people were being touched by the Spirit of God, right, there were people who were responding to the call of God, who were moved by the Spirit of God, and despite all the challenges they faced, despite all the hardships, you know, and all the resistance that they faced, they continue to preach the truth, they continue to live the truth, okay, so we, so if you get an opportunity, you know, you can just download the book apcwo.org slash books, and you can download, let me just put the link here, I think that's the link, and the title of the book is Revivals, Resitations and Moves of God, okay, so you can check that out for a very detailed, it's a good read, right, you can just go through a lot of information though, so you can go through it, yeah, so anyway, so when we look at, you know, when we look at churches, we see that right from like 1400s, we see, well, there are different people, and they are, you know, they're pushing, they are moving like like John, John Hoos, as he's called, and then Waldo, Peter Waldo, and John Wickliffe, and all these people before the time of Martin Luther, right, we know we credit Martin Luther for the Reformation, right, and yes, well, he did, you know, nail those 95 theses to the people at Wittenberg in Germany, and against the Pope, Leo 10, and the church, really, you know, saying these are the things that are, that needs to be reformed in the church, these are the ills of the church, these are things that need to be reformed, and and then, you know, that kind of sparked the whole Reformation movement, but even before that, we see like Erasmus, people like, you know, John Hoos, and talking about salvation by grace, salvation by grace through faith, right, so 1500s, you know, we see that there was a restorative move, right, a Reformation, a restorative move, you know, if you're following in the notes, I'm in chapter six, which is page 15, right, so we see the restorative move, Restoration brought by the Holy Spirit in raising up people who boldly proclaimed the truth of, you know, of Scripture and bringing back what seemed to be hidden and lost to majority of the church, so there was Bible translation that was happening, so because people thought that, yes, you know, there needs to be Bible in their own language, the common person should be able to read and not just the language of the, you know, language of the very educated, which was Latin in those days, so, you know, everything, so there was a lot of persecution for the translation of the Bible, people were, people were killed, like William Tyndale and people were killed for doing the work of translation, because people did not want the common man to have access to the Word of God, and the reason was, of course, you know, hiding the truth and also, you know, also holding on to power, many, many, many other, many such things, right, so we see in 1500s, there is revelation, salvation by grace, through faith, the entire teaching that, you know, I'm not, I need to be born again, and it is, it is something that I can receive by faith, and it is a grace of God, it's not by works, because the church had come to a place where it was, there was a lot of wrong doctrine, wrong teaching, there was worship of the saints, there was also selling of indulgences, meaning that, so it is really funny when you think about it, but then typically, this is what they did, that, you know, each, I was, I had a visual with that, you know, I'd seen one, that the church had a list of things, right, list of sins, you know, mentioned, right, okay, if it's adultery, if it's this, this, this, and it had a cost, just like a hotel menu, it had a cost to it, right, and so you need to pay that money and buy what is called an indulgence, meaning that you can indulge in that sin, you can commit that sin, but the license to that was actually issued by the church, you know, you see how far the church had come, right, so you pay the money, you buy the license or an indulgence, and then you go ahead and, you know, and commit that sin, so that was called an indulgence, and then, and of course, after committing this sin, you could come and, you know, get repentance, which was granted by the priest and so on, so it was, it was really messy, and in that darkness, spiritual darkness got raised up, you know, people and, and the Holy Spirit brought about that move or restoration of the truth, right, of salvation by grace through faith, so that we see in the 1500s. In the 1600s, a very, very interesting thing of the importance of water baptism, so along with this teaching of, you know, salvation by works, salvation because of, you know, trust in this and that and in, in a system, religious system, also, you know, in the whole, why was a person baptized was completely distorted, right, it was not according to scripture, so then, you know, there was this group of people called the Anabaptists. Anabaptists, it typically means re-baptized, okay, so, so the Anabaptists, their, believe it was in Zurich, Switzerland, so their, what was their stance, you know, was that, again, their emphasis on salvation through, by grace through faith and, and also baptism as a sacrament, as someone who fully understands why they are doing and what they are doing and it's, they also believe that, yes, you know, when you read the word of God, the Holy Spirit eliminates the truth, he's the one who leads and so on, a lot of, you know, movements we see that coming out of that, but we, because we, then we see that this restoration of the truth of why, you know, what a baptism and so we call it the Puritan, you know, movement, what a baptism, consecration and, and also importantly the separation of the church from the state, you know, like, you know, we, and the understanding of that, in the sense, the church had become more like a controlling authority, you know, with its own armies and, and so on, and was being fought in the name of Christ, you know, we read about crusades and so on, so the whole understanding of the separation of that, right, then in the 1700s we see revival of holiness, sanctification of the church being separated from the world, right, meaning being in the world, but not off the world, right, being in the world in order to reclaim or redeem the world, because that is what the Father does, that's the Father's mission to restore and to redeem the world, but to be separate from the ways of the world, right, so this whole thing of understanding of the holiness of God, which was lost during earlier times, so teaching on that and widespread teaching on that and, and the, and the awe of God and the reverence of God, of the holiness of God, and so we see the, what churches once again call as the holiness movement and understanding of sanctification and, and the people of God, the body of Christ being separate from the, from the, not conformed to the values, the culture, ways of the world, but to be separate from that, to be consecrated from that, right, then in the 800s we see another, you know, a resurgence of another aspect of God's truth being brought back to the body of Christ and which is the power of God, right, the power of God to heal the physical body and the mind, that the fact that, you know, the whole study of God's Word is to lead us to the presence of God and the presence of God, in the presence of God is the power of God and, and the power of God, God when, you know, the whole aspect of salvation and atonement that Isaiah 53 was his four and five, he carried our sickness, he carried our curse and by his stripes we are healed and the fact that salvation is, is not just forgiveness, but it also is, the healing is a big part of it. So there was a healing, you know, divine healing movement to minister the way the Lord Jesus ministered and to walk in his footsteps. So we see the Holy Spirit bringing back the truth and there were, you know, many teachers that raised up who taught that revelation of divine healing, you know, and we read about that, so divine healing movement. Then in the 1900s we see the revelation of the Holy Spirit, like the Holy Spirit and the outpouring, the baptism of the Holy Spirit, the gifts of the Holy Spirit, the power of the Spirit for today's church because there was somehow this understanding that with the days of the apostles or the 12 apostles and, you know, along with the days of the early church, what we see in the book of Acts, that somehow everything had ceased, like those, that kind of evangelism and that kind of move of God, the works of God, everything had come to an end, you know, there was that kind of an understanding and therefore there was no living in faith, expectation, forgot to move or even praying, you know, on those lines. So then we see that there was a revelation of that, there was a teaching of that about Holy Spirit baptism. So yes, we are born again when we are believers, we are born again when we put our faith in Christ and we are washed by His blood and the Holy Spirit indwells us, we are sealed by His Spirit as we see in the scripture, but also the fact that God wants to empower the believer, God wants to pour out His Spirit on the believer and whatever we have been learning so far, you know, the resurgence of that, restoration of that truth to the body of Christ. So we see that, you know, the Holy Spirit baptism, praying in tongues and the other gifts. Well, praying in tongues was probably, you know, emphasized, highlighted a lot more than the other gifts during this time, but, you know, but the fact that, you know, the gifts are for today, like the baptism of the Holy Spirit is for today, it's for today's church, for, you know, every believer. So we see that truth being restored. Then, you know, from the year 2000 onwards, the people who have studied this, they see that, well, following this is the restoration of five-fold ministers, five-fold ministry gifts to the body of Christ. You know, earlier, okay, an evangelist or pastor would be, well, that was a common thing. And even in, I think today, everyone who's in ministries say they're called in, you know, nobody's called in, you know, an evangelist, or, you know, commonly what we see is pastor, you know, even though the person may not do actual pastoral ministry. The tendency is, you know, if anyone is in ministries called a pastor, right? It's there in, you know, even in our country, and if you go up north in many places, you see that common thing happening. But the five-fold ministry, the apostle, the prophet, the evangelist, pastor, teacher, we see that that was restored to the body of Christ. So there were men and women who were raised up, who were teaching this truth that the five-fold ministry gift is for today. Like what we see in Ephesians 4 and verse 11. Let me put that verse. Okay, Ephesians 4 verses 11 to 12. So we read about how, first of all, the five-fold ministry is listed there. And that is, it is for the edification of the body of Christ. It is for the equipping of the saints to do the work of ministry and so on. So the identifying that gift, you know, people, I'm not stifling that in people, to love people, to rise up and to be released into that. So we see that happening. And also, in line with that, you know, several things like the prophetic, the apostolic being restored to the body of Christ. Of course, evangelism and the pastoral things always there, teaching also. But predominantly, we see that being brought back. They are being apostles in the workplace, even, you know, having carrying an apostolic anointing in the workplace, doing the work of ministry, you know, while being in the workplace and so on. So we see that being restored to the body of Christ. And then the other thing is very interesting is the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry. Right? So the common understanding was, well, the pastor will do the work. You know, I will support the church. I will do the other things. I will do, I will be a help, you know, that there's nothing wrong, administrative help to the pastor. I'll be a deacon and so on. But he's the one who's called, you know, because he's left everything and come. So he'll do the work, the pastoral work, the preaching, teaching, everything. He will do it. Whereas I will attend the church. I will be faithful in attending the church. And this is all that I am called to do. This is what I will do. So the, again, Ephesians 4 verses 11 and 12, the whole thing of saints being raised, saints being equipped. And the whole concept of saints itself, right? I'm sure you must have studied in the in Christ, in the in Christ class that the word saint, it's not a title, right? It just means consecrated ones, the separated ones, which is every believer, right? Separated from something and separated for something or someone, right? Haggios meaning consecrated ones. So, so that understanding that every believer is actually a minister of God, right? Every believer is a servant of Christ. And every believer has a ministry, whether it's in the body of Christ, it's in, you know, it's whether it's their call to the, what we call as the five-fold ministry or, you know, in any form, right? What we see a list in Romans 12, right? We see the five-fold ministry gift mentioned there. We see one contains 12, 28 talking about, you know, giving another list. So we see all this and we see that the saints are to be equipped for the work of ministry. So that happening, you know, that, so teachers, I mean, sorry, churches teaching that, you know, you're not just called to attend, you have a bigger purpose, right? You might be, you might be a homemaker, you might be a working professional, you might be a, you know, software engineer, whatever, you know, a doctor, but you have a purpose, bigger purpose, which is ministry, right? You see your work as ministry, you see that as, because you're coming in contact with people where the, even the five-fold full-time, so-called full-time ministers may not have access to, right? So that understanding, so workplace professional, business as a mission and so on, coming back, you know, to the body of Christ, restoration of this truth, okay? So the thing is, as believers, you know, we have to contend for that, that kind of faith, which was, like what we see in Jude, verse three, that it was given, Jude chapter one of verse three, it was given to the early church, that kind of faith, and walk in the present truth, you know, it's very interesting, right? Second Peter chapter one and verse 12, Peter makes a reference to that, that we will walk in the present truth. Let's just read that verse. Yeah, second Peter, one, 12. For this reason, I will not be negligent to remind you always of these things, though you know and are established in the present truth. So he was talking about the fact that, you know, that even for the believers of that day, the, you know, the fact that they needed to be rooted, established in the present truth. You know, we see, when we were looking at Book of Acts, we read about Apollos and how Priscilla and Akhila, you know, how they, they aligned him to the present truth about the baptism of the Holy Spirit, how Paul, when he went to Ephesus, when he spoke to those 12 disciples who were there, how he aligned them to the present truth. He prayed, laid hands, prayed over there. They were filled with the Spirit and they prophesied and prayed in tongues. We see that, right? So, so all that, so the fact is that we as believers, as disciples, followers of Christ, we need to be aligned to the present truth and which the Holy Spirit has restored, has been restoring through the ages and restored the church to this truth, right? Restored the truth to this church, sorry. Okay, so, so that is something, yeah, I have a question. Somebody asked a question. I thought somebody put their hands up, right? Anyway, so, so any questions so far on what we have seen? Past a small question. So, if someone asks, are you Pentecostal, how do we respond? Yeah, so I think we need to ask the question, what do you mean by that? You know, because the thing is, that term itself, you know, people have different understandings of it, understanding of it, based on where they grew up, what they, you know, so you just need to ask, you know, what do you mean by that? You know, do you mean, do I believe in the Holy Spirit? Do I believe in the baptism of the Spirit? Yes, I do. Right, so I think that will help clarify, because like, I remember a friend of mine, you know, had a similar question, but his understanding was he was coming from a background where, like, you know, if a person was dedicated to the gospel, it was a, I think it was a kind of a Pentecostal church, but then a different, I don't know what to call it, a different sect of it, a different group. So where, like, even married people who were given for full-time ministry, they were living separately, you know, it was like that. They were, the church would have living quarters, the men would live separately, women, something like that, you know. So if he would ask, you know, are you Pentecostally, he would come from that understanding. So it's better to ask, clarify, you know, what do you really mean by that? And then I think I can answer. So just in case, while sharing the gospel, you know, people ask, what denomination are you? How do we introduce? Respond to that. So I guess they would, based on their understanding, they might have an understanding, basic thing of okay, I'm Catholic, I mean, a Catholic Protestant kind of a thing. So we can say, I go to a Bible-believing church, you know, because we, as far as, I'm just talking as far as APC, we're a non-denominational and also charismatic Bible-believing emphasis on the word and spirit. So, you know, I think it'll be quite a mouthful, taking time to explain which denomination, you know, if someone were to ask me. Yeah, but I think that's a, you know, that's a great opportunity, actually, to talk about some of the deeper things. Yeah, to talk about, you know, why, why you believe what you believe, actually, to steer the conversation that way. Sure, I'll say. Thanks. Sure. Yeah. Okay. So, so there's, that's, you know, so we see the, you know, the move of the spirit. It's interesting that, you know, God never gives up in what we, you know, today, you know, today's time. I just think, you know, if you just look at it today, we are talking about, you know, being born again. We are teaching about being born again. We are leading people to Christ. Today, we are also teaching about, you know, the works of the Spirit, being baptized in the Holy Spirit, teaching people and leading them in prayer and having the wonderful, you know, opportunity to see them being filled with the Spirit and praying in tongues and prophesying and so on. And today we have the opportunity to go deeper and teach about prayer, teach about prophecy, teach about, you know, several things, you know, with all these truths, right? But it wasn't so, if you actually look back, it wasn't so, you know, when you study church history. And for us, it's really difficult to imagine, can there be a time, you know, was there a time after all that we see in scripture, was there a time there where people really forgot about that or did not have that kind of knowledge. It was commonplace, right? But the thing is, yes, it was that way. And, but the Holy Spirit has brought back, right, restored through willing people, through obedient hearts, you know, brought back to the body of Christ. And it's wonderful to see that. Okay. Okay, so let's move on to the next chapter, which is chapter seven and page 16 is the work of the Holy Spirit towards a sinner. So we're specifically looking at someone who, like, who does not know Christ, and, you know, and who is lost in sin. So, you know, we call that person a good person, a noble person, but who does not have the knowledge of Christ. And, you know, the Holy Spirit draws that person, what is the work of that Holy Spirit towards such a person, right? So, so this is, let's just read through some of the scriptures. And the first thing we see that the Holy Spirit convicts the world, you know, this is the teaching of the Lord Jesus about the Holy Spirit in John chapter 16. And he, he taught, you know, we looked at that earlier. He taught about three things, right? That the Holy Spirit convicts the world of sin. The Holy Spirit convicts the world of righteousness, Christ's righteousness, and also brings a conviction about the judgment. Okay, so these three things he, he taught in John chapter 16. And let's read those verses. Okay, verse eight says, and when he has come, referring to the Holy Spirit, it says, when he has come, he will convict the world of sin and of righteousness and of judgment. And then he goes on to explain of sin, because they do not believe in me, of righteousness, because I go to my father and you see me no more of judgment, because the ruler of the world is judged. So he makes this statement. And then he also goes on to say that, you know, in verse 13, of course, he's the spirit of truth. He will guide you into all truth. He will not speak on his own authority, but whatever he hears, he will speak and he will tell you things to come. He will glorify me and he'll take what is of mine and declare to you. And so he testifies about, about the Lord Jesus. He exalts the Lord Jesus. So we see that. Okay, so, so first and foremost, you know, he convicts the world of sin. And we also see that there is a, there is something that the Father does. I think this is a question which Divya asked this morning, right? John 6 and 44. You know, no one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him and I will raise him up at the last day. So the Father is, you know, giving that open invitation. The Father is drawing each and every person and the Holy Spirit convicts. Okay, so what is conviction? Anyone? What is conviction? Making you realize that we have sinned against God? Making us realize or a belief? Realization, okay. Belief can exist. Strong belief, right? So it's a, yes, it's, when you say conviction, you know, it's something that you believe in very strongly that it's, it's not, you know, you're not shaken. You're not wavering. So the Holy Spirit brings conviction about sin. That something is wrong. And that's the work of the Holy Spirit. So, you know, feeling guilty. Okay, Robert. Yeah, Robert, so the thing is, you know, we feel, you know, as believers, we, or, you know, even as not as believers, we feel guilty because we have a sense of right and wrong. And we have kind of, we are sensitive our values and, you know, the things that we hold dear, we are sensitive to that. And when we miss that, we feel guilty, you know, that we have, that we have missed that. Okay. But does the Holy Spirit make us guilty? Well, we don't see, because guilt, you can feel guilt and stay guilty and not do anything, you know, about it. It need not always lead us to remorse and repentance, right? But whereas the work of the Holy Spirit is to bring in conviction, where a strong belief that, yes, what I'm doing is wrong. And then the need for answers, you know, how can I come out of this, and also to, and a very strong desire to come out of it, right? So, so that's the thing. Yeah. So, yes, we feel guilty when we are sin, when we sin, sorry, you know, as believers, it's part of that guilt and shame, because we have missed out. And we see that guilt, shame, condemnation is, is a, you know, it's a emotion of the flesh. We feel that. And also, it's also the work of the enemy when the enemy brings in shame and condemnation and lies, right? Okay. Okay, so we see that he convicts the world of sin. When we look at Acts chapter 2, Acts chapter 2 and verses 37, after the, you know, after Peter shares, right, Peter is filled with the Spirit and then he stands up, he shares the message, we see this response. Now, when they heard this verse 37, Acts chapter 2 verse 37, now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart. Okay, so something pierced them, they were cut to the heart and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, brethren, men and brethren, what shall we do? Okay, we need to do something, what shall we do? Okay, looking for steps to come out of that, what shall we do? So, you know, that is, that is the work of the Holy Spirit. He was present there and he, and then Peter goes on to say, repent, change, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Christ, and they, and they follow through. He also gives instruction about the Holy Spirit and so on, right? So, convicts the world of sin. He also convicts the world of Christ's righteousness, right? The righteousness of Christ, he brings an understanding and a conviction about, about Christ, about the righteousness of Christ specifically. You know, that's what we read about righteousness, convicts the world of righteousness. And we can always also say that he convicts the world of, you know, what is, what is actually right? And what is wrong? What is right? You know, that standard of righteousness says, because I go to my father and you see me no more, and convicts the world of, of judgment, of things to come, the consequence of their actions. Now, now we might say, okay, you know, the person is just going free. They're not, you know, aware of it at all. And, you know, they're just enjoying the, you know, being in sin, having a sinful lifestyle, walking in rebellion, yeah, that may be so. That is the typical condition of someone who is turned their back on God or someone who is ignorant of God, right? But when the Holy Spirit ministers, you know, this is how he ministers, he brings an understanding and conviction, like to the sinner and about, about sin, about righteousness, the right standard, and also the righteousness of Christ, and the, the judgment, the consequence of the action. And he brings that conviction. And the thing is, yes, you know, he does that, the Holy Spirit does that through human agents, or he could do that sovereignly also, right? He, he does that through you and I, you know, when we go and share, share the gospel and share your testimony and share the truth that is in scripture and the Holy Spirit brings that conviction in the hearts of people, right? And knowing that I need to change, there needs to be changed. Something has to change. And I'm sure, you know, if you look at your own lives, the Holy Spirit brought conviction in, in, you know, in different ways, through different people, or maybe, you know, even sovereignly, right? Maybe you had an encounter with God, and human beings were not involved in the sense visibly, maybe they were praying and just like, you know, household on the way to Damascus had an encounter and he falls off the horse that he's traveling on and hears the voice. He has an encounter and, and then you see his response, you know, you know, when did I, when did I do this? And, and the Lord has the conversation with him. And we see that something has changed in him, right? He, something has changed in him. And, and when Anna and I has actually goes and meets Saul, he says, you know, Brother Saul, Lord has told me this. So, you know, he had already changed. The Lord had already spoken to him. This person will come. He's going to pray and you will receive your sight and, and so many other things, right? So, so we see that the Holy Spirit does that. Okay. So, which is for us, it is again, something very, very reassuring. Also, something that is liberating, knowing that God will use us maybe to present reasons, maybe to, maybe to present the truth, the evidence, and so on. And he will, you know, and as we prepare ourselves by studying the word, by, by meditating, by, you know, receiving from him, maybe a word of knowledge, or a word of wisdom, or a prophetic word, and a word in season, right, to share to the person. He might use all of that, but the work of conviction is by the Holy Spirit. So, that's where that's really pressured off, you know, saying that, okay, I will deliver, right, I will go, I'll, I'll deliver it in the best way possible, making sure that it's clear and so on. I will engage with the person, but ultimately the work of conviction, the work of transformation, the Holy Spirit will do, right? So, that takes a lot of pressure off, right? So, we can, we can rest easy and say, you know, and we don't have to do the work of the Holy Spirit, right? And he will do it, right? He will, he will do the work of cleansing, he will do the work of convincing, he'll do the work of convicting. So, so that's, that's his, that's what he does best, that's what God does, how the Holy Spirit does, okay? The Holy Spirit testifies of Jesus, you know, that's the other thing that we saw. John 15, verse 26, the Holy Spirit testifies, when the helper comes whom I shall send to you from the Father, the spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father, he will testify of me. So, the Holy Spirit, you know, in the next chapter we saw that he will exalt, he will glorify me, the Lord Jesus says. So, he will exalt Jesus, he will put the spotlight on the Lord Jesus, on the person of Jesus. He will testify of Jesus, bring evidence about Jesus, the reality of the Lord, right? He will testify and say, this is he who, this is who he is, and bring convincing reasons to testify, to point to Jesus and to elevate and exalt Jesus, right? In, in way, when we see, accept of five, accept of five and verse 32, excuse me, so we see, yeah, so let's just read from verse 29 onwards, Peter and the other apostles answered and said, we ought to obey God rather than men, the God of our fathers raised up Jesus whom you murdered by hanging on a tree, him, God has exalted to his right hand to be prince and savior, to give repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins and we are his witnesses to these things and so also is the Holy Spirit whom God has given to those who obey him, right? So, he's saying, you know, we are witnesses to these things, the Holy Spirit is witnesses to these things, so the Holy Spirit is given to those who obey him and then the witness testifies, right? The Holy Spirit being witness to these things, testifies, the Holy Spirit is God because he knows all things and here specifically the scripture talks about how he's the witness of all things and he, he will, he does the work of testifying, okay? One Corinthians 12 says, no one can say that Jesus is Lord except by the Holy Spirit, right? Says, while talking about again, he's talking about gifts, he's talking about, you know, the idols that were there in the land and he's saying, therefore I make known to you that no one speaking by the Spirit of God calls Jesus accursed and no one can say that Jesus is Lord except by the Holy Spirit to really say that Jesus is Lord. Now, that's the work of conviction and that's the work of testifying and witnessing that the Holy Spirit brings about and so the person is able to say yes, Jesus is Lord, okay? So, so this is something that we see as the ministry of the Holy Spirit towards a person who's ignorant, who is, you know, who's rebellious, who's turned his way away from God, okay? Who's a sinner? Yeah, so we'll stop here and then we'll take a break and we'll come back, right? Thank you.