 The recording has started and we can continue. We were at Acts chapter 11 and verse 24, we saw how the bigger church or the more we couldn't, we can say, not that the bigger church is perfect, but whatever they had, whatever God had poured out on them, the church of Jerusalem was willing to share. And imparted to the smaller churches. And these smaller churches, at least in the context that we are starting about them, these churches where you could say, plotted by accidental missionaries, they did not intend to go to certain regions, but it happened because of persecution. And here they were just living out their Christian life and speaking the truth of the word to people that people gave their lives to Christ and churches were established. It's so beautiful to know that wherever God's people went, there were churches because sharing the gospel was just part of their lifestyle. So verse 25, we continue to read about Barnabas. Barnabas was there encouraging this church in Syria and Antioch. Then Barnabas departed for Tarsus to seek solace. Very interesting. If you recall earlier, you know, Saul, as soon as he became a believer, he was passionate to preach about Christ in the synagogues. He wasn't accepted and we also saw how he went to the church of Jerusalem. He went to the apostles. Even the apostles were afraid to accept Saul because they thought that this could be a trick. You know, that a persecutor is acting like a believer and who knows, down the road, they might end up in trouble if they entertained this individual called as Saul. But thank God for Barnabas. Barnabas was a man who could see the good in Saul. And obviously it wasn't a foolish decision on the part of Barnabas. He was quite aware of what he was doing and he understood that Saul was not an imposter, but that he was a genuine believer in the Lord. And though he was a new believer, Barnabas trusted in what God could do to Saul's life. Barnabas is an example of a believer who believes in the purpose and destiny of another believer and encourages them. But for Barnabas, you wouldn't have Saul emerge and come to the places where he could do his ministry and be accepted later on. But while people rejected Saul, there was a Barnabas who accepted. So it's beautiful to see how God uses the personality of every individual. In this case, Barnabas is a very accommodating person, a very nurturing, fatherly kind of a person and God worked through that. And Barnabas, when he saw the Church of Antioch, you look at the passion he had. Firstly, he was sent by the Apostles. Then he encouraged the Church of Antioch and he noticed how God's grace is upon these people. So we must ensure that they go to the next level. So somewhere in his heart, he would have thought, how about we bring in men and women of God who can impart more, who can invest more in the lives of these people. These young believers. And so he immediately thought of Saul. And it says, verse 25 says, he made an effort. It wasn't easy. So he departed to Tarsas where he knew Saul was to seek Saul, it says. So he searched, he literally searched for Saul because he needed a co-worker. So Barnabas also seems to be the kind who everyone has their own lead type or style of leadership. So he's more like a team worker. He likes people. He likes to include people in his assignment. So he seeks out Saul to bring him to the Church of Antioch, verse 26. And when he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. So it was that for a whole year, they assembled with the Church and taught great many people. And the disciples were first called Christians in Antioch. So you see here, what's happening? You know, it's something like how we envisioned here at ABC. Oh, one short term Bible college, three months, let's do that. Or Bible college, one year, let's equip the people. So they felt Barnabas and Saul, they had this burden that we must equip the people. These are wonderful believers, but they need to become stronger in the Word of God. So how about, you know, deliver the Word and share with the people what the Word has to say about to maybe the foundations of the faith and then other things, the gifts of the Spirit. So many different things that the people really needed to learn. So one year. So what did they teach the Church of Antioch in one year? Probably whatever they knew because remember earlier, we saw that once people started believing in Jerusalem, Apostles were going house to house, they were teaching what they were teaching the doctrine, whatever was handed to them. The same doctrine they were teaching in whatever Jesus taught them. So they were just passing on what they knew. And similarly, we can expect that Barnabas and Saul passed on whatever they knew to this Church in Antioch. So one year of strengthening people in the Word. You know, later to the Ephesian Church, we will see that Paul says in Acts 20 verse 32, he will say that the Word of God is able to build you up. So why are they teaching the people the Word of God for one year? Because the Word has an ability to strengthen, to establish people in God, in the Kingdom of God. So that's very important. So they knew that if they can invest this one year and equip God's people in the Word, the Church of Antioch will become a strong church. So it was 26, the end of that was so beautiful. The people of Antioch or the members of this Church of Antioch, they, Luke says, the disciples, believer, now disciple. They are followers of Jesus now because they are equipped in the Word and they have committed to that Word. So they are followers or they are disciples and they became noticeable disciples. They were called Christians or Christians is like little Christ. You know, they represent Jesus Christ. So for the first time, the followers of Jesus were known as Christians. So far we've not seen this Word in the Bible. Here is the first time in Acts 11 that this term Christians has even emerged earlier. The people who are following Jesus, what were they known as? The people of the way. So that was the term which was used for believers. But now as believers are becoming, you know, more like Jesus, they are disciples. Their lifestyle is revealing Christ. They were called as Christians in Antioch. So this is where the term Christians is found for the first time in the book of Acts. Okay, so now we have these equipped Christians in the Church of Antioch. What else is happening in Antioch? Okay, verse 27. And in these days, prophets came from Jerusalem to Antioch. So you see that the relationship between churches is so beautiful. Earlier, there was encouragement. Earlier, there was, you know, Barnabas came to do a smart spiritual survey and check out, hey, what do these people really need? And he figured they need to be equipped in the Word. So he went, he quickly brought Saul and said, okay, come on, let's do this together, Saul. We'll be a team. Let's teach the Word to these people. So they equipped the Church in the Word of God. And now what else does this Church of Antioch need? They figured they need the ministry of the Spirit. So in verse 27, we are told prophets came from Jerusalem. So the five-fold ministry. So far, teachers were there and now prophets are coming in. So what is happening? They are trying to establish. They are trying to make the Church grow well. Okay? So this is how a small church can grow well when there is input. There is investment, a spiritual investment in their life. So prophets have come. Verse 28, then one of them named Agabus stood up and showed by the Spirit that there was going to be a great famine throughout all the world, which also happened in the days of Claudius Caesar. Verse 29, then the disciples, each according to his ability, determined to set relief to the brethren dwelling in Judea. They also did and sent it to the elders by the hands of Barnabas. So prophets come to ministers. So there is ministry of the Word. There is ministry of the Spirit. So you see both of these are required in the local church, ministry of the Word. And I'm just using the word ministry of the Spirit to kind of, you know, talk about this umbrella term of the gifts of the Spirit and, you know, the presence of God, the glory of God, all that coming into the church. So the Word and the Spirit with that, the church of Antioch, the elders thought that the church must be established in this way. So when the prophets came, there was a prophet. Obviously, he's a notable and a well-respected prophet. So you see here how Agabas had established himself. How could people trust him for the prophecy that he released? He said that, you know, the Spirit is revealing to me that there is going to be a great famine throughout the world, throughout all the world. Okay, something that happened at a time of Claudius Caesar. So when Agabas said this, people took action. So this tells us that he was a trusted prophet, unless, you know, his words could be trusted. People will not take action. So, obviously, he was a notable, experienced, trusted prophet. And, you know, they knew that what he was saying, maybe even they would have had their own internal checks and come to the conclusion that, yes, what he is saying is from the Spirit of God. So they begin to act on it. Okay, now in understanding the prophetic, we have learned this. We've said that whenever there is a prophetic word, we must check, we must, you know, confirm that it is really from God and then we act on it. So in this case, though it's happening in two verses, our understanding is they must have been that internal check and the people were sure that, yes, what he is saying is correct. So what do they do? They, according to their ability, according to each person's ability, they determine to send relief to the brethren dwelling in Judea. So the famine, you know, there was a great, there was going to be a great famine. But these people have already acted in faith, you know, for the famine to come. There was no compulsion. Again, remember, even in the early church, we saw how people just brought their gifts and laid it at the feet of the apostles by their own will. So even here, according to each person's own ability, so maybe some people gave more, some people gave less, but there was no pressure as far as giving was concerned. They gave whatever they could. And the idea was to collect some fund as a relief for the brethren dwelling in Judea. So when the famine comes, this money will be helpful. And how do they send it? You see how they are doing everything with great wisdom. You know, when money is handled poorly, you know, it really messes things up, especially in the Christian circle. But the Church of Antioch seems to be a wise church. And no wonder because, you know, they have the leadership of godly men and women. So when the money was collected, maybe they had a discussion and everything about how to send this money. They did it in an honorable way. They sent it through trustworthy people and not one person, two people, so that there is transparency. So they hand it, they send it to the elders. So it's quite clear. The money should be taken to the elders of the church of Jerusalem through the hands of Barnabas and Saul. Okay? So that there is accountability, what happened, you know, how did the money reach the elders? You know, there is a confirmation, right? So they did things in a very wise way. So that's what we've seen. So this is a little bit about the Church of Antioch. So how are you all doing? I hope it's going okay so far. Are you with me? Okay, good. Yeah, good to hear back from all of you. Thank you so much. Let's continue. We are at Chapter 12 now. So we have learned a little bit about, you know, the Church of Antioch and the persecution days, but God is still doing mighty things through his church. Now, Chapter 12, we read, somehow Luke brings the focus back to persecution. The focus was persecution. At 9, when we saw that Saul, he took the permission to go to Damascus and, you know, there he wanted to bring back believers as prisoners. So there was intense persecution that was already happening, but all the more in Chapter 12. So we are starting at the first verse of Acts Chapter 12. It says, Now about that time, Herod the king stretched out his hand to harass some from the church. Was it new that Herod was, you know, trying to persecute the believers? Not at all new. It was already happening, but this is a more direct kind of persecution because it is coming from the ruler, Herod the king, and his efforts to persecute some from the church. Who is this Herod? Who is this Herod? So this Herod is Herod Agrippa I. He is the grandson of Herod the Great who ruled during the birth of Jesus. You all will recall the small children were being killed the boys, you know, small boys were being killed because of the decree of Herod the Great. Now this Herod in Acts 12 is the grandson and he is Herod Agrippa I. So you notice here that, you know, it seems like they continue to have this sense of anger for the things of God and, you know, Jesus and his followers. And during the trial of Jesus, there is another Herod who is the nephew. Who is the... Okay, forget it. So let's not go into that history part of it. We'll just stick to this. So Herod Agrippa I. So we all know that he was the grandson of Herod the Great and he continued, you know, with the activities of persecution. So what exactly happened? So we see here verse 2. It says, Then he killed James the brother of John with the soul. So in one sentence, Luke states that the persecution in the church went to, you know, the greatest heights, great levels. So far, believers were being persecuted, you know, unknown people and maybe some volunteers like Stephen in the church. But still now we have not seen a leader of the church persecuted. But in one sentence, Luke says, Herod, he killed James, the brother of John with the soul. So that is to say that James was beheaded. Who is this James? James is the son of Zebedee. Usually you see James and John and you also see how, you know, Peter, James and John, you know, they went with Jesus, Jesus took them and he asked them to pray. So there are many accounts where Peter, James and John, you know, sort of, they were being taken by Jesus here and there, the other disciples also. But this, you know, this trial, we read about them. So James was killed. Okay. Later on we see another James. That's a different James who is the leader of the church. He's the half brother of Jesus. But this James is the son of Zebedee. The son of Zebedee who was murdered, was three. And because he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded further to cease Peter also. Now, it was during the days of Unleavened Bread, verse 4. So when he had arrested him, he put him in prison and delivered him to four squads of soldiers to keep him intending to bring him before the people after Passover. So what happens is, for political reasons, now if we just look at the persecution of Saul, Saul had a very different reason for persecution. So he was passionate about his faith and he thought that he was doing God's service as he was persecuting the people of the way. But what is Herod's reason for persecution? Herod is persecuting people for political points. And you know, it's quite obvious. We are told he killed James and he saw that it pleased the Jews. So he understood the dynamics. He thought, wow, you know, if we kill the leaders of the church, people are going to be so happy with me. So how about I do this to another leader? So he goes ahead and seizes Peter. But it was the festival time. Okay? Or whatever. You know, the Jewish calendar is something very important for the Jews. Days of Unleavened Bread. So he thought, okay, how about I keep Peter in the prison. And once this is over, I will go ahead and kill Peter also. So how was Peter in prison? He was arrested and we are told four squads of soldiers kept him. If you recall earlier, we saw how God delivered the apostles from the prison and they went back, you know, to the temple area and they preached once again. So the authorities knew that these people are very strange, these church leaders. Though we imprisoned them, it is possible that they might escape. So four squads of leaders. So basically there were four soldiers who, you know, threw some chains or something like that. They were connected to Peter. So you can imagine, you know, one chain, one end of the chain on Peter's hand and that is connected to the hand of a soldier. So like that there were four soldiers who were connected to Peter. This is just to ensure that Peter does not escape. So the idea was, we will safely keep Peter in the prison and before the people after Passover we will murder Peter. And then there will be greater support and ensuring of the people for the king Herod Agrippa I. So that was the idea. Now what happens? So this is again very beautiful how God works in the lives of his people. So from verse 5 all the way till till verse 19 we read about the escape of Peter. So this incident encourages us to note the power of prayer. So once Peter is in prison we read in verse 5 constant prayer was offered to God for him by the church. So what is the church doing when their leader is being persecuted? The leader is in the prison. The church is offering constant prayer. Sometimes we pray for our leader. Sometimes we pray for people who are being persecuted and then we wonder what can God do through our prayers but you see what God does through the prayers of the church. So I think I will quickly read through this account or better still one of you could please read from verse 6 to verse 19 and then I will kind of summarize what we have here. So acts 12 verses 6 through 19. Pasa, can you read? Yes, go ahead. The night before Peter was to be placed on trial he was asleep fastened with two chains between two soldiers others stood up stood guard at the prison gate. Suddenly there was a bright in the cell and an angel of the Lord stood before Peter. The angel struck him on the side to awaken him and said, quick get up and the chains fell off his wrist. Then the angel told him get dressed and put on your sandals and he did. Now put on your coat and follow me the angel ordered. So Peter left the cell following the angel but all the time he thought it was a vision. He didn't realize that it was actually happening. They passed the first and the second guard post and came to the iron gate leading to the city and this opened for them and this opened for them all by itself. So they passed through and started walking down the street and the angel suddenly left him. Peter finally came to his senses it's really true he said the Lord has sent his angel and saved me from Herod and from the Jewish leaders and from what the Jewish leaders have planned to do to me. When he realized this he went to the home of Mary the mother of John Mark where many were gathered for prayer. He knocked at the door in the gate and a servant girl named Herod came to open it. When she recognized Peter's voice she was so overwhelmed that instead of opening the door she ran back inside and told everyone Peter is standing at the door. So how does it do? Which verse? 19. Okay. Verse 15 You're out of your mind they said when she insisted that they said it it must be his angel. Meanwhile Peter continued knocking. When they finally opened the door and saw him they were amazed. He motioned for them to quiet down and told them how the Lord had led him out of the house. Tell James and the other brothers what happened he said and then he went to another place. At dawn there was a great commotion among the soldiers about what happened to Peter. Herod ordered a thorough search for him. When he couldn't be found Herod interrogated the guards and sentenced them to death. Afterward Herod left Judea to stay in Caesarea for a while. He was not reading that long passage. But really encouraging and very interesting isn't it that you know we see that God supernaturally delivered Peter. Now some asked the question why is it that James died he was beheaded but Peter escapes. You know we don't know the answer to a question like that. The way I would look at it is I think it depends on the purpose of God for our lives. As far as persecution is concerned it's very hard to say why is it that some escape it and some others don't like Stephen. He was a man full of faith he was a man who performed signs wonders and miracles so he was an ideal disciple in the church. But why did Stephen die? We don't know but you see the life of the martyrs it's a seed for the church so it's never a wasted thing. And we also saw how Jesus welcomed Stephen now regarding James we don't have anything written about how God welcomed him into glory but one thing we know that definitely Jesus would have commended him and appreciated him for what he went through and as we study about the lives of all the disciples you would see that except for John who lived on to a good old age John the Apostle all the others at some point they were subject to this kind of violent martyrdom and we know as believers that this earth and this worldly life is not the end for us but we have a glorious life in Christ even after our time here on earth so it's not a loss in eternity as Paul writes to the believers and he says they are just asleep and they will come back in glory as Jesus returns so James was killed but Peter escapes maybe it was just not the right time for Peter to die so what happens there is a supernatural encounter with an angel and Peter thinks that he is having a vision there is a bright light and then the angel starts instructing Peter and says arise quickly and it starts leading Peter and you know first of all we read that the chains fell off ok so just think about the power of God here is Herod he planned his best move four squads of soldiers make sure this church guy doesn't escape but supernaturally the angel comes maybe that's an angel different kinds of angels we read in the Bible this angel was engaged in Peter's deliverance so the angel comes and the chains are broken and you know we read about iron gate and the gates some gates and obstacles in the way nothing really holds Peter back ok so that's again for us to understand the power of God you know we get anxious oh what about this hindrance and what about that iron gate and you know different restrictions God is able beyond even an iron gate to get us out if he has intended to get us out no gate can stop us and that's what we see here no chain can stop us so Peter was freed supernaturally from those chains you know the man is still kind of sleepy and drowsy and he's thinking it's a vision it's only later that he realizes that these are all real things that are happening in his life so even when he's not fully conscious God is at work and it just goes to tell us how powerfully God works and that he's a supernatural God so he brings Peter out in this way and he realizes when he's out and he now has to find his way and where would Peter go after the angel disappears he can only go to the fellowship of the believers so he goes straight to the house of Mary the mother of John Mark and there he finds people would pray they were praying how is it that God did this miracle in the life of Peter another thing we can say is that the church was praying when you have a praying church supernatural things take place supernatural deliverance takes place so God sent an angel to deliver Peter as the people committed themselves to prayer you see the power of prayer there so Peter comes to that home but look at the irony of it there's a girl called Rhoda she comes to the gate to the door she opens it and she's amazed to see Peter he is out of the prison but when she goes back and reports this to the believers it's funny that they say it can't be Peter it's probably his angel so in the Jewish tradition they had this understanding that maybe human being has an angel so you know it comes from the Jewish thought that oh it's not Peter it's his angel there are some traditional thoughts and you know some are scriptural this is not a scriptural thought so they just assume that the angel of Peter looks like Peter standing at the door but isn't it funny that here are the people who are praying for Peter's release and Peter is released but they are not able to accept it you know it's like that story where they say a little girl prayed or a family of a little girl they prayed that it would rain and as they stepped out of the house it was only the little girl who was carrying the umbrella because she believed that God would give rain but the parents actually did not believe it okay so something like that so the people are finding it hard to accept that Peter is standing at the door but what an amazing prayer answering God we have that the prayer was actually answered and you know the people finally they saw verse 16 it says now Peter continued knocking and when they opened the door and saw him they were astonished they were amazed how God had answered it immediately he didn't let Peter stay in the prison even through the entire night and verse 17 but motioning to them with his hand to keep silent he declared to them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison and he said go tell these things to James and to the brethren and he departed and went to another place so look at Peter he is on assignment yes he rejoiced that he was delivered but he is on his next duty now and you don't read about Peter after this right in the book of ads what happened to Peter Luke will turn the story to focus on Paul okay from this point onwards because as I told you it's likely that this entire book of ads was more of a defense brief for Paul so we read though about the leadership of Peter so far how he still continues to be on assignment and he is not afraid to do the work of the ministry of course in the book of Galatians we read that Peter probably went and Peter and Paul met and Peter also wrote his epistles first Peter, second Peter after this so that's about Peter and the miracle that God did in Peter's life there is another incident that you know people talk about in history about this individual called as Sadhu Sundar Singh he ministered in Tibet he's a Tibetan Christian and it is said that he was thrown into a well okay so that was the prison thrown into a well the well was closed and the incident goes something like he was in that well for three days there were many other bodies decaying bodies in the well that was the form of punishment that was given to the accused so after three days strangely somebody opened the well Sadhu Sundar Singh was still alive at that point and he noticed that the well is being opened and he saw a rope coming down a rescue rope which had a loop which was comfortable enough for him to position himself to be lifted out of the well and it is also said that the loop it was helpful because he had an injury and some part of his body so he could comfortably keep that limb on that loop and he was ready to be lifted out of the well so he was lifted out of the well and when he came out of the well apparently he found nobody outside so it was a very strange incident that he got rescued out of the well but there was nobody standing outside of the well and he went back to the same place where he was preaching earlier very similar to the apostles so he goes back and he is preaching the next day morning the person the authority who had imprisoned Sadhu Sundar Singh he asks the soldiers to bring him again and he starts enquiring whose carelessness is this that you would let a prisoner out of the well and a lot of questioning happens and they start they question who had the keys to the well and all that and strangely they find that the key which is supposed to open the well on the belt of that main guard himself the person who is questioning he was the one who had the keys on his belt so there was no question of somebody else taking the key and letting Sadhu Sundar Singh out so the incident who ever reported the incident stated this to show that God has supernatural ways to rescue his people to help them continue the work of the ministry and can we expect supernatural deliverance from God today very much so God hasn't changed his kingdom hasn't changed you know God still has ministering angels whom he can send to rescue people out of chains through mighty metal gates or whatever whatever security is holding his people God is able and that's the way in which Peter was brought out because of the prayers the constant prayers that's a beautiful verse again if we just go back verse 5 Acts 12 constant prayer was offered to God for him by the church and through those prayers the supernatural was made manifest in Peter's life and Peter continues on his ministry he went down from Judea to Caesarea and stayed there now a little bit more about Herod so this Herod a grippa one he seems to be you know a hardcore politician he wants power and he wants fame and he wants the applause of people so verses 20 through 24 you know we read how some cities like Tyre and Sidin Tyre and Sidin Herod had been very angry with them but Tyre and the people of Tyre and Sidin want to appease Herod okay so they kind of make a deal with them and you know they want him to visit their city so for some sort of peace treaties happening between Herod and Tyre and Sidin so they invite Herod to come and visit so also we understand from these scriptures that they wanted food supply from Herod at that point maybe they did not have food and they wanted food so Herod goes to visit the people of Tyre and Sidin in verse 21 it says so on a same day Herod added in royal apparel sat on his throne and gave an oration to them so seems like a very you know self indulgent proud self reliant individual here Herod he is very well dressed and he is just all flashy he goes to the people and he makes a speech so what happens after that verse 22 and the people kept shouting the voice of a god and not of a man you know the people are enabling his self dependence and his pride they say oh wow whatever Herod is saying it's the voice of a god and not of a man okay so we see the pride of an individual here verse 23 says that immediately an angel of the lord struck him because he did not give glory to god and he was eaten by worms and died okay so strange you know like a judgment comes upon Herod in that very moment where have we seen this kind of judgment happen we've seen it in acts fire in the church but here is judgment coming upon a leader very powerful leader because of his pride and not giving glory to god another angel so angels have different roles maybe some warrior angel of something immediately struck by an angel and you know we read about him being eaten by worms and dying so that's the very painful death of a proud ruler who thought who thought he could get the applause of people he could get the support of people and that was all that was required but you know there is a god isn't it there is a god above all of these things and god did not, god was not pleased with his life and because he did not give glory to god there was judgment on Herod and he guys was 24 says but the word of god grew and multiplied so I don't know if you have noticed after every incident in different cities we see how the church grew the hand of the lord was upon the church god's grace was upon the church many were added to the church the word of god grew and multiplied so you see nothing even persecution at its height where a notable leader of the church was killed imagine what would happen today in our context if a notable person was killed or persecution came about the leadership people would be so discouraged and we would imagine that is the end of the ministry or that is the end of god's work but time and again in the book of facts no matter what we see the word god grew and multiplied god's word god's work is never contained nothing is a good enough strategy to stop what god is doing here on the earth so it's again so uplifting and encouraging to note that even at a time of intense persecution the word of god grew and multiplied meaning people were learning about Jesus people were giving their lives to Jesus people were being equipped in the world many disciples were being formed leaders were being raised up all this is going on parallelly as you see persecution unfolding upon the people now verse 25 and Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem when they had fulfilled their ministry and they also took with them John whose surname was Mark so you see team ministry there and accountability they had given a task they completed the task they went to Jerusalem to provide relief and we see that task is completed so the work the ministry is going on despite persecution so Barnabas and Saul finished their task they come back and there is another person added to the team who is this his name is John Mark remember Rhoda you know she was in the house of those believers praying when Peter was rescued the house of Mary whose son is John Mark so that is who John Mark is we will read a little bit more about John Mark later on so let me just stop here we will start with Acts chapter 13 in the next class any thoughts any comments before we pray and close for today I think a lot happening in these passages so do think about it and if you have something to share you can post that on the stream page or share in our next class from Acts 13 it is more of an intentional intentional ministry or intentional missions that will get started and we will focus more on the life of Apostle Paul so I want to request somebody to please pray as being close to this class okay any volunteer Kishree Kumar who do you please shall I pray man yes yes sister please go ahead Father we thank you we bless your holy name as we stand on of your early works in the church Lord God we thank and praise you the way we could see the hand of God working in disciples life magnifying your name on the earth and spreading your gospel Lord we thank and praise you enable us to be your faithful committed and passionate disciples Lord God wherever we are thank you for our teacher Nancy Master bless her as a group Lord bind us together with more of your love and fill us Father in Jesus name I pray amen amen thank you thank you sister thank you everyone God bless you have a wonderful weekend and we will meet again next Friday bye for now thank you ma'am thank you thank you bye thank you everyone bye