Mother's Day, youth led service

The speaker is discussing the importance of knowing and supporting fellow believers in the church community. They emphasize the need to know those who labor among us and are over us in the Lord, as well as those who teach and admonish us. They also emphasize the importance of knowing and supporting those who may be unruly or weak in faith. The speaker emphasizes the need for open communication and connection within the church community in order to effectively support and encourage one another. Yeah, 1 Thessalonians chapter 5, 1 Thessalonians chapter 5, and this is where we were at, and this is what we were looking at, 1 Thessalonians chapter 5, verse 12, and we're going to go through it briefly, because I think that was presented to the youth there on the last Monday night, and it's not just for the youth, but it's very applicable to us today. So 1 Thessalonians chapter 5, I guess I need to get there too myself, it says in verse 12, if you're there, and we beseech you, brethren, to know them which labor among you, and are tough and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you, verse 13 says, and to esteem them very highly in love for their work's sake, and to be at peace among yourselves, verse 14, now we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are unruly, comfort the feeble-minded, support the weak, be patient towards all men, let's pray. God, I come to you now, Lord, just thank you for this day, I thank you for the blessings you give us, Lord, I thank you for the performance that the youth have put on for your honor and your glory as they show this message that's presented in the song, presented in their actions, Lord, that we need to take the masks off, Lord, and that we may be open one to one another as brothers and sisters in Christ, that we may grow for you, since you've sent me for you, amen. So to briefly go through that, verse 12 and verse 13, it says to know them, know them, who are we knowing, who are they to know, who are we to know? If you can, Brother Darby, go back to verse 12, let's look at that, I don't have my Bible open to it, but it says, we beseech you to know them that are laboring among you, that are laboring among you and those that are over you in the Lord, those that are admonishing you, those that are pouring into you. So we're not just talking about the brother and sister of Christ that are sitting alongside us in the pews, we're also talking about the brothers and sisters of Christ that have the ability to teach. We have those that are sitting, that are in the Sunday schools in the morning there, that are in Wednesday nights, teaching, admonishing over brothers. Paul's saying this, know them, everyone, those that are laboring amongst you, maybe not necessarily teaching you, but also the ones that are teaching you, the ones that God has blessed with that in Him. Know them. If you'll go over to verse 14, back to verse 14 again, Brother Darby, and so how are we to know? What are we to know about them? You know, that song, Stained Glass Masks of Race, if we continue to come into church service and continue to come together with a mask put on, not allowing anybody to know us and not getting to know anybody else, we do not truly know one another. We do not truly know one another so that we can serve God for the better and so that we can grow in thanksgiving to Him. It says to know them, the brethren, warn them that I'm ruling. If you do not know your brethren, you cannot know if they're unruly. What does unruly mean? It means to not be doing right. Does that mean they're sinning? Possibly. Does that mean they're not sinning? Possibly. We'll get back to that in a second. It means if we do not know one another, if Brother Boris, you're sitting here on the front pew here, I'll pick on you for a second, and if I don't know you, if I haven't gotten to know you, I won't know how you're acting amongst the other brothers and sisters Christ. I don't know how you're doing during the week and so I can't warn you, I can't go to you and say, hey, you're possibly not doing some good things and you're tripping, you're close to falling. Be careful. But if I don't know Brother Boris, how am I to go to him to warn him? If we don't know one another, how are we to go to one another to warn one another so that we can all grow in sanctification, grow close to the Lord Jesus Christ? How are we to live out the gospel of the church in this world if we do not know one another? And it goes on, it says, warn them that are unruly, comfort the feeble-minded. So as we are knowing one another, we're watching out for one another. Is he creeping up at the door or are they possibly doing something that's not so expedient, not so good? It says comfort the feeble-minded. What does feeble-minded mean? Feeble-minded means to be discouraged. In this sense right here, it's those that are discouraged. But hey, Brother Eric and Miss Kathy, since y'all are sitting on the front, I'll go ahead and pick on y'all with this one. If I don't know y'all, if I don't really know y'all, I don't know if y'all are going through hard times. I can't see. If you're needing help, if you need prayers, I don't know how I can pour into y'all. I don't know how I can help y'all and minister to y'all in the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ if I don't know y'all. Does that make sense? Does that make sense? There's many times that Paul, he was even asking for prayer. Those that are in a discouraged state. And the believer's faithful. I made the example during the youth crowd that even Jesus Christ asked for prayer. The Son of God asked for prayer. So, this is a two-way street. Not only do we have to take the action, do the action to go out to know our brethren, but we also must be willing to allow our others and brothers and sisters in Christ to know something about us. We have to be willing and they have to be willing or we cannot know each other. Does that make sense? We continue on and it says, comfort the feeble-minded, support the weak. Okay. I've been here at this church since I was invited here by Brother Howard Chapman and then, of course, my grandma bringing me since I was eight years old. Praise the Lord, I've gotten to know some of y'all. I'll be honest, as I was growing up, some of y'all I didn't know. Why? Because I felt intimidated. I felt, and not necessarily in a bad way, it's just y'all were adults and I didn't think that that was my place to come up to the adults. That was the no-go zone. But, yeah, it shouldn't be so. And there were many of y'all, pretty much all of y'all here, that in some way, form, or fashion, as I was growing up, y'all knew me in a way. Y'all came to me and you opened up that door and it became more comfortable. And now we're here where we are today. It says to support the weak. How are we to know who are we supporting if we do not know one another? What this literally means here in this week, it's speaking of two different ways, possibly. Weak of faith, but also weak in sickness. Just physical weakness. If we don't know one another, if we're not communicating one to another, we cannot know, hey, well, Brother So-and-so, he's sick. He's not here today. But if we don't know one another, we will never know that. We can never know to pray for them. We can never know how can we go out and support that brother and sister in Christ. We must know them. We must know them. But also, I've mentioned, it's not just sick, it's also weak of faith. Okay? There are many churches where you go there and you see this older gentleman or gentlelady, and you would think, surely they are strong in the faith. Surely they have been there for how many years? Surely they're strong in the faith. But, unless you know them, you will never know they're actually weak in the faith. That they need to be supported, that they need help, they need instruction, they need to be drawn closer to the Lord, and God's put you in a perfect position to do it. Likewise, not just picking on the old, but also on the younger. There are some of us that maybe aren't where we need to be, and I say some of us, I mean, it's not a major thing. None of us are where we need to be, but we're all striving to get to that point, because the goal is to be like Jesus Christ, right? Ultimately, we cannot get there completely in this world, in our bodies where we are at right now, but that doesn't negate what we are responsible for reaching that point. But if we are looking to one another, and we do not know one another, we do not invest in one another to open that door of communication, you cannot look at that brother and say, oh man, they're weak, they're still young in their faith, they're still babes, and they're needing help, they need to be grown, but unless you know them, you never know. You never know that's what they're needing. I made the statement that the unruly warn the unruly. This kind of plays into that idea of the weak, supporting the weak. Because get this, when the Gospel went out, and the Jews were being saved, the Gentiles were being saved, Paul said this, I've become all things to all men that by all means I might save some. He had also warned in Romans about the partaking of meat, eating meat. If you know that whatever you're doing might cause that Christian, the young Christian brother to fall and stumble in their faith, and you have the choice to do that thing or to not do that thing, it may not even be a sin. Paul says, don't do it. The example that Paul used was Jews. Jews were not allowed to eat pork. It is an unclean meat, but we love bacon. So if a fresh convert, a fresh child of God that is a Jew comes in to our sanctuary, and we have a potluck breakfast, it's probably not the best idea to bring bacon to the breakfast. Why? Is it a sin to eat bacon? Praise the Lord, no. But it could cause that Christian to stumble. But if we do not know them, if we do not know them, we will never know where their weak point is, so we never know how to support them. And also my prayer is this, through the song, through the youth doing that performance there, that we will take off our masks, and that we will hold each other accountable to know one another, to know one another. Does that make sense? And with that, I think this message does tie in pretty well, this little devotional does tie in pretty well with where we're going tonight. Now if you can, turn your Bibles to Philippians chapter 1. As we know one another, as we know one another, we can help support one another, we can pray for one another, we can help each other grow in Jesus Christ. The ultimate goal is to be conformed in the image of God, be ready so that we will not be ashamed of His coming, to be looking for Him. See, God desires that we live for Him in this life, not just the next life. And so we come over to Philippians chapter 1, verse 3. And Paul is writing to the Philippians. Philippians chapter 1, verse 3. And he says this, I thank my God upon every remembrance of you, always and every prayer of mine for you all making the requests with joy, for your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now, being confident of this very thing, that He which has begun a good work in you will perform it into the day of Jesus Christ. And we look at verse 5, and it says, for your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now. He's praying for them. He knows these Christians. He knows what they need. He's praying for them for some necessities. But I think it's a point that we need to stop at at verse 5. He's praying for them for your fellowship in the gospel. For your fellowship in the gospel. What is he getting at with the word fellowship? Is he talking about us coming into the sanctuary every Sunday and getting together? That's part of it. But I don't think that's all of it, though. See, this word fellowship is the same as communion. It's the same as participation. So Paul's praying for them, for their participation in the gospel from the first day until now. How do we participate in the gospel? What does it look like to participate in the gospel? First, it all starts with this. That we know we are a sinner. And that we know we need salvation. And upon that, we come to the Lord and we ask the Lord to save us. We trust in Him for our salvation. And then, of course, baptism after that point. And then we grow from the first day until now. Active participation in the gospel. It's to be more than a part of the group only, but it's also to be an active participant in it. And why do we need to be active? Why do we need to be active in the gospel? It goes back to that idea of knowing one another so that we can help one another grow, so that we can grow individually, so that we can glorify the Lord Jesus Christ in our lives. And likewise, where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. Is your treasure in the Lord? Is your treasure in the gospel? Is your treasure in what He tells us in Him? In the things of Him? Or are you a participant in the world? And I'm talking about the Christian who is after his Ardigan Saints. You know, there's a phrase, if you don't use it, you'll lose it. The thing is that if we are not an active participant in the gospel, if we are not an active participant in serving our Lord Jesus Christ, daily sacrificing ourselves, we will steadily, though being saved, appear more and more and more like the world. Until somebody looks at us and they can't tell you any different. Are you really a Christian? Are you really a Christian? Brother Morris, he had given an example in the class this morning. If you were put on trial for being a Christian, would you be found guilty? That's an interesting statement. Are you an active participation in the gospel? We go on. Are you saved? Are you walking in the Lord Jesus Christ? Paul is praying for those Christians and we ought to be praying for one another. We get in verse 6 and it says, Be confident of this very thing, that He which has begun a good work in you, will perform it until the day of the Lord Jesus Christ. See, Christ is doing the work in us as we are participating in the gospel. And all this is because of the grace that we have received. It says in verse 7, Even as it is neat for me to think this of you all, because I have you in my heart, inasmuch as both in my bonds and in defense and confirmation of the gospel. For you are all partakers of my grace. And when he says that you are all partakers of my grace, He's literally speaking, You all have received the same grace that I have received. And what does it look like to be a Christian? What's the cost? What's going to happen? And I don't have these slides up here, but speaking of different parts of what Jesus says, we may not have steady shelter. We're called to give our devotion first to Christ. Matthew chapter 10. Matthew chapter 16. Those that follow him must deny themselves and live in humility. John chapter 15. We must love one another. And by that, the world will know we are Christians. We can be expected to receive hatred from the world. In Acts chapter 11, they were first called Christians. 11-23. But to be called a Christian was not a good thing. It means you're like Christ. You're like Jesus Christ, the one who was crucified. It was a derogatory term. It was an insult. And we are called to walk in the light of sin. On the flip side of that, we know that in this world there will be suffering. The master is no greater than its servant. And that Jesus Christ, he was persecuted. Likewise, we will be persecuted. But also, he promised us in being a Christian, in having salvation, that he would give us the comforter. He would be with us. He would help us in our times of need. He would give us the words we need when we need them, in the moment when we are being brought to trial. He has a promised home before us. He has promised us rewards that we will one day be able to give back to him as we are serving him, only living a life worthy of the gospel in this life. We continue on, and it says, Remember, God is my record. How greatly I long after you in all my battles. God, or Paul, had a desire, had a love for the brothers and sisters of Christ. And then it goes on in verse 9, and it says this, I pray that your love may abound yet more and more. And how is Paul praying that their love may abound? Of course, he's knowing these Christians. He's knowing what they're needing. And he says, I pray that your love may abound more and more. Now, in knowledge and in judgment. These two things are very important, and very important to recognize. But what is knowledge? It's gaining familiarity with God's Word through apprehending the truths of it, by study and the leading of the Holy Spirit. 1 John 2, verse 27. 1 John 2, verse 27. If you'll look over there with me. It says, But the anointing which you have received of him abides in you. And you need not that any man teach you, but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is the truth and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, you shall abide with him. The anointing, the Holy Spirit, he's going to guide us as we're getting into the Word of God. He's going to teach us. He's going to have us grow in knowledge, gaining familiarity with God's Word, His statutes, and apprehending those truths. We gain this knowledge through study and the leading of the Holy Spirit. Colossians chapter 3, verse 10. It says, And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him. When we put on the new man, we receive a renewed knowledge, a renewed focus, a focus that is on the Word of God, and the Holy Spirit guides us, directs us to grow closer to him. Paul prays that the love abounds in knowledge, knowledge of the Word of God, what God has done for us, what God instructs us to do. He also says that he prays that the love abounds in judgment. Now, the thing about judgment is we must have knowledge to make good judgments. Judgment is the process of forming an opinion or evaluation by the knowledge of the Word and discernment of the Holy Spirit. Judgment is the act of taking the knowledge, what we know, and practically applying it. Put it simply. Romans chapter 12, verse 1 and 2 says, I beseech you, therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present yourselves a living, sacrificed, wholly accessible unto God, which is your reasonable service. And be not conformed to this world, but be you transformed through the renewing of your mind, that you may prove, judge what is good and accessible in the perfect will of God. See, as we are growing in love through knowledge and judgment, we will be able to apply God's Word to our lives that we may be able to live for one another and that we will live for him, know one another, and glorify him. This is all part of sanctification. It says in verse 9, chapter 1 of Philippians, And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in judgment, that you may approve all things that are excellent, and that you may be sincere and without offense till the day of Christ. Till the day of Christ. We want to be ready when Jesus Christ comes and currently living for him, a participant in the gospel. Do we not? Do we want to be ready? We continue on. Colossians chapter 1 verse 27 says this, To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of the mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. And verse 28, whom we preach, warning every man and teaching every man in all wisdom for this reason, that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus. You know, at the end of Philippians, or at the end of Thessalonians, that's the goal. That's the goal that Paul's reaching, or reaching to. I believe it's verse 32 is where it talks about that. That we all may be presented perfect before the Lord Christ Jesus, as we are knowing one another. You know, we can help each other grow in sanctification, set ourselves apart for the Lord Jesus Christ. Think about the person to the left and right of you. Do you know them? And as you know them, you can help each other grow. We continue on, verse 11, it says in Philippians chapter 1, that you, reading verse 10 again, the latter part of it, that you may be sincere and without offense until the day of Christ, being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ unto the glory and praise of God. Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ unto the glory and praise of God. As knowledge is applied and judgment is carried out, we're going to naturally grow closer to the Lord. Galatians chapter 5, verse 22 says this, and as we are growing closer to the Lord, we're going to be producing fruit that are like Him. It says, but the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance, against such there is no law. In chapter 5, verse 22, or 24, it says, and they that are of Christ have crucified the flesh with the affections of the lust. If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit. Romans chapter 8, verse 35 says this, for they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh, but they that are of the Spirit, the things of the Spirit. Romans chapter 8, verse 5, going on to verse 6, it says, for the carnally minded is death, but the spiritually minded is life and peace, because the carnal mind is enmity against God, for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be. So then they that are in flesh cannot please God, but you are not of flesh, but in Spirit. If so, be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now, if any man had not the Spirit of God, or Spirit of Christ, he is none of this. And if Christ be in you, the body is now dead because of sin, but the Spirit is alive because of righteousness. As we are living out that knowledge that we've gained, in clear judgment, clear application, we are living a life worthy of the Lord Jesus Christ. We are living a life worthy of the Lord Jesus Christ. When we go back to Philippians, and we continue on, and we won't be going too much longer, but it says this, but I would, you should understand in verse 12, Brethren, that the things which happened unto me have fallen out rather for the fervence of the gospel. So what happened to Paul? Where's Paul at at this time? He's not on any road preaching the gospel. We see later on, earlier in the chapter, that it says he's in my bonds and I'm praying for you. He's chained up somewhere, but where is he chained up? He's chained up in Herod's palace. He's not in a good place. And he's saying these Christians live a life worthy of the gospel. He's living a life worthy of the gospel. I believe Paul is, and yet he finds himself in prison. But yet, does that mean that we stop living for the Lord Jesus Christ when we find ourselves in persecution, when things start crashing down? Look at what Paul does. Look at what Paul says. But I would, you should understand, Brethren, that the things which happened unto me have fallen out rather for the fervence of the gospel. Living a life worthy of the gospel, even in suffering. Alright, it says in many, it's verse 13, so that my bonds in Christ are manifest in all the palace and in all other places. The gospel is getting out in the palace because of this. Verse 14, and many of the brethren in the Lord are waxing confident in my bonds and are much more bold to speak the word without fear because they see how God has worked in the life of Paul and is still working and is helping them even in this moment. These Christians that are out there being persecuted, just like Paul was, you know, they're seeing his suffering and they're seeing the faithfulness of God. Y'all, when we are living a life worthy of the gospel, we're knowing one another. We can see that other brother and sister that's in the faith, that is going through suffering. And does that make us coward? Does that make us turn from God and go away? But no, it shouldn't. Rather, we should be able to see as we're praying for one another, as we're knowing one another, helping one another in their weakness. Paul is asking for prayer here. We should see the faithfulness of God in their lives. And we should not think that that moment of suffering, we should not think that that moment of suffering is not being used for the glory of God. We continue on. And it says, I'm confident in my bonds and much more bold to speak the word without fear. We go on to verse 15. Some indeed preach Christ. Amen, they're preaching Christ. How are they preaching Christ though? Some of envy. Some of envy. Does that mean they're looking at Christ, or looking at Paul and seeing his ministry, and they're envious, they're desiring of him? Literally, that word of envy means jealous. Some are preaching the gospel with jealousy, looking at someone else's ministry. Is it good to preach the gospel in jealousy? It's probably not the most kosher means. I wouldn't say it's the best way to do it. It says also that it's not only preaching Christ of envy, but also in strife. Does that mean they're striving along, they're pushing forward to preach the gospel, having a little bit of jealousy, no? There? No. Strife is, in this case, it's striving against Paul. Rivalry. So, they're preaching the gospel in a jealous manner, and trying to rival Paul and Paul's ministry. We don't see that happening in the world today, do we? Do we see that? That's not the best way to preach the gospel. I will say, that's not a good mindset to think that, oh, that brother and sister of Christ man, they look at all the people that God's using them to touch their lives, or God's using them to touch the lives of others. God's using them for God's purpose in that area? Praise God for it. God has put you in a specific place and a specific time where you're at right now so that God can use you in however He sees fit, and how He knows you can be used best. You may not be reaching thousands, but you may be able to reach the one that that one guy who was reaching thousands could not reach. These people were preaching the gospel in jealousy and rivalry. And then it goes on, and we get to the good stuff. And some also goodwill. They were preaching the gospel just for the Lord Jesus Christ and the glory of Him. And we come on to verse 16, then the one preach of contention, not sincerely supposing to add afflictions to my bonds. The guy was preaching the gospel so that he could try to make things worse off for Paul. And we look on to the next verse, but together of love, a self-giving love, that word-agapping love, knowing that I am set forth for the defense of the gospel. Paul's passion was Jesus Christ. Paul's passion was Jesus Christ. And as he was sharing that, showing, letting other people know that passion that he had, he said, follow me as I follow Christ. Mark those that are among you that are living for the Lord. Follow them as they are following Christ. This was his desire. This was his goal. It says, but the others of love, knowing that I am set, for the gospel. And it says, verse 18, Paul ridiculed all those that were preaching it in the wrong way and said it should not happen. No, it doesn't say that. What then notwithstanding every way, whether pretense, truth, or truth, Christ is preached and I therein do rejoice and will rejoice, even in my suffering. Even if we're suffering for the Lord Jesus Christ, are we living a life worthy of the gospel? We continue on. It says in verse 19, For I know that this shall turn to my salvation through the prayer and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, according to my earnest expectation and my hope that in nothing I shall be ashamed, and that with all boldness as always, so now also Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether it be by life or by death. Paul's goal was the gospel. Paul's goal was Jesus Christ. And he says on in verse 21, for me to live is Christ and to die is death. He was ready to live a life worthy of the gospel, even in suffering, even if it meant living it out to the death. But, of course, he says that he's praying about salvation. He was ready, if it were, if it was fit for the will of God, to also come out of that prison and continue living for the gospel. See, that idea of salvation there does literally mean, could mean in these two ways, to be released from that prison or to be released from the prison ultimately because he was dead and was with the Lord Jesus Christ. It says for me to live is Christ and to die is gain. It says in verse 22, but if I live in the flesh, this is the fruit of my labor, yet what I shall choose I want not. For I am straight betwixt two, having a desire to depart and to be with Christ, which is far better. Nevertheless, to abide with you in the flesh is more needful for you. Paul's desire was for the gospel of Jesus Christ, the growth of the saints, so that they could be presented before Jesus Christ. That's without blemish, even if it meant a longer period of suffering. Are we living for the Lord Jesus Christ in a worthy manner, even in suffering? We look on to verse 25 and it says, And having this confidence, I know that I shall abide and continue with you all for your furtherance and joy of the faith, that your rejoicing may be more abundant in Jesus Christ for me by my coming to you again, that they may be more abundant in Jesus Christ. Only let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel, that whether I come and see you or else be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that you stand fast in one spirit, one mind, striving together for the faith of the gospel. Are we living in a worthy manner? Are we living life in a worthy manner? Are we living the gospel in a worthy manner during suffering? But also, are we living in confidence of the gospel? It says that striving together literally means to be working side by side. Working side by side. You know, I've gotten to work with Jim, Jim Allen there at the store about a year and a half now. Been working side by side with him to help grow the store. Him taking the lead and I'll support him as much as I can. And I've gotten to know him. I've gotten to talk with him. I've gotten to know about his family. I've gotten to know what he does and what not, what his passions are, his hobbies, his downfalls, things that he's helped. And you know, as we're working side by side, living out the faith, living a life worthy of the gospel. Why is it so often that we come into the Lord's houses and it's as if they're strangers one to another? Why is it so often? Praise God, I believe we're growing together. I believe we're, especially this tight-knit group here in the evening service, and so it seems that we tend to know each other a little bit more. We tend to see one another and see where God's working in their lives, where we're needing help, where we're needing prayer. Are we living a life worthy of the gospel? And that, as it says in verse, as Paul had said time and time again, that we may be presented holy and perfect at the coming of the Lord. As our musicians come forward for the invitation, I don't know how God has worked on your heart. I don't know if He's calling you to really reach out and come and know one another. Is it time to take off that mask as the youth have presented and to let that two-way street of communication, two-way street of participation in the gospel to flourish in your life? Is it time to open up that door so that you can grow and you can help someone else grow? But also, have you examined your life and seen, you know, I haven't been living a life worthy of the gospel. I haven't been trusting because I know what could happen. I've seen what Jesus Christ has said. I've seen that there could be suffering just for being a Christian. But I can tell you this, just as Paul saw that Jesus was faithful in every minute, even back then, we can look to the example of Paul and see that he's faithful today. And we can also look to examples of brothers and sisters in Christ today and see that he's even faithful in suffering and see that he's faithful in life. There's an example of that. I don't know if you all have heard or watched. I guess you can't watch radio, can you? If you listen to the gospel, you'll hear it discussed a lot. And there's this pastor who's a evangelist for the gospel over in Asia. He's from China. And he's going out to share the gospel. And basically, he shares it with Walter. He doesn't report it. The equivalent of the police man goes out and interrogates him. He comes up and gives him a ball and beat him. And he tells him, he has a chair. He interrogates him. And he's walking to the back. And he goes back and asks, how is it possible that so much peace is involved in peace? How is it possible that peace, even in our suffering, it is possible that there's a share of peace in the world, a really significant share. And that is, I think, a tremendous issue. If you look at what gravity says, it's real powerful. Also, I'm studying this. And I'm studying this, that we can have that Jesus Christ is faithful in everything we do. So, everything that depends on the invitation page 51. Page 51, without him. Thank you.