How To Teach A Bible Study - Sis. Caressa Chambers

Okay. Pastor Brad has been very kind and I'm so thankful for this privilege. even though I can barely breathe right now. So, please pray for me to be able to breathe and speak, but I love this topic of how to teach Bible studies and um I am very privileged to actually share it with you. So, I have given out a handout.

I don't know if you don't have one, feel free to raise your hand and I know that ushers will see you and come by and get you one if they missed you, which I don't see how that's possible because they even gave me one tonight. So, they did they did their job great. All right. Um, I want to take you through the process of teaching a Bible study, but not just the mechanics of sitting down and opening up a lesson. Um, I want to us to focus on the bigger picture of what God is actually doing when we teach someone the word of God.

So, it is my hope that tonight you will leave enlightened, equipped, and excited. And maybe, just maybe, you'll go home and want to teach your own Bible study. I hope that is my prayer. First, I would like to just briefly begin at the very beginning. In Genesis, God gave mankind a command to be fruitful and multiply. So, how do you think starting way back at creation all the way till today that we still have birds and fish and bears and tigers and even Toby's pet guinea pig?

I mean, why do you think we still have animals today? It's because nature has continued to obey the law that God set in place. God designed living things to reproduce after their own kind. And the church is not exempt from this law. If you want to uh look at the final instructions that Jesus gave his disciples in Matthew 28:19-20, he says, "Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I command you.

And lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age." Jesus said, "Go make disciples, baptize them, and teach them." That's multiplication. And we sometimes look at this verse, and I know many of us, including myself, at times, we get the shovel out and we say, "Well, that's for the missionaries to do or that's for the pastor to do. That's after all, that's his job. I mean, he's getting paid to do that, right? But Jesus wasn't speaking to a group of professional ministers, was he?

He was speaking to his disciples. And who were his disciples? The church. Who in here is a part of the church? Then this command to multiply was given to us as the church. It isn't a suggestion. It's a command. And if we want to obey all of Jesus' commands, we have to ask ourselves, am I obeying this one? And as Aaron so perfectly articulated last week, if we're not obeying this command, then that means we are disobeying. Right? If you look at the description of the early church in Acts 5 28, it says, "You have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine." Then in Acts 17:6, it says, it describes them as the people who had turned their world upside down.

Think about that. After they had received the great commission, they filled their city with their doctrine. They turned their world upside down. The great commission was given to the church. And as we've heard it said so many times, it gets cliche, but it is so true. We have to be careful not to let the great commission become the great omission in our lives. And Pastor Brad said something probably a year or two ago. I was sitting right here when he said it and I could not amen it loud enough.

He said something. He said, "We should always either be just finishing a Bible study in the middle of a Bible study or actively looking for our next Bible study. That's the goal. We should always have someone that we are investing the word of God into because there are people all around us who need Jesus." Now, I am going to make an analogy tonight. I love how Jesus used parables. He would take a physical reality to eliminate a spiritual truth. So, tonight we're going to look at the process of bringing physical babies into the world to show us how we are to bring spiritual babies into the kingdom.

So, men, I will need you to bear with me. Please excuse that pun. I had to. So there's just four stages we're going to go through tonight. Number one is condition. Say condition. Number two is carry. Number three celebrate. And number four is care. Okay. The church is supposed to be a mother. We all know the church is the bride of Christ. But we're not simply supposed to stay a bride. We are supposed to become a mother and God designed us to multiply and bear spiritual children.

There is no greater joy and I I am convinced of this. There is no greater joy than seeing someone that you have taught respond to the truth, repent of their sins, get baptized in Jesus name, and be filled with the gift of the Holy Ghost and live a sanctified life. There is no greater joy in life. I am convinced of that. Which is why we do Bible studies. I am so addicted to it because it brings so much joy. And when I get to heaven, I'm not going to have my house.

I'm not going to have my car. I'm not going to have my possessions. But I want to be able to count as many people as possible standing next to me, thanking God that he allowed me to partake and getting them there. All right, let's dive in. Number one condition, preparing for a Bible study. Often before a baby is even formed, preparation begins. A soontobe mama will start preparing her body by taking vitamins and exercising. She wants her body to be in the best shape possible to bring this new life into the world.

And the same sp the same principle applies to us spiritually. If we're going to help bring a spiritual life into the kingdom, we do need to prepare ourself. Erin, I already read this verse last week, but I already had it in my notes because it is such a good scripture that goes along with what we're talking about. 1 Peter 3:15 says, "But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts, and be ready always to give an answer to every man that askketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear." So, a good place to start is to pray.

And for those of you that want to fill in the blanks on your handouts, this is your first blank. is ask God, "Who do you want me to teach?" And when you pray that prayer, don't be surprised when God answers you. Sometimes he'll put someone on your heart. Sometimes he'll arrange a divine appointment or sometimes the person will already be right in front of you. I remember um I was I had just finished mentoring someone on Monday nights and I had one free hour in my schedule.

literally one free hour. And I was driving home and I prayed and I said, "God, all right, I have one free hour. Who do you want me to teach?" And he literally spoke to me as I was driving. And he said, "I've already placed him in your life." I was like, "Okay, who who is it? Please do tell." And then he spoke the name Richard Parkerst to my mind and he said give him a Bible study. Now I I went ahead and I went over to Corinthian which is where he lived at the time and they have a a common area where they have all their mailboxes where everybody comes and goes to get their mail.

So we sat out there and I gave him a Bible study week after week and before long he started inviting this friend and then he would invite this friend and then another friend and by the time it was all said and done we were had about I think 12 people in that Bible study and altogether we've baptized nine of them and seven of them have received the Holy Ghost since then. So it started with one person but it became something so much bigger. So you never know what one prayer can do.

That all started with a prayer that I prayed. Next feed yourself your next blank on your handout. You cannot lead people where you have not been. Before you teach somebody else, I encourage you take the Bible study yourself. Don't let the first time you dive into the Bible study be when you're with somebody. Study the word, learn the scriptures, and get comfortable with the content. Second Timothy 2:15 says, "Study to show yourself approved unto God, rightly dividing the word of truth." In fact, that was the very first Bible study I gave myself was rightly dividing the word of truth.

And I got so excited. I was like, why why don't more people get excited about this? We're we're apostolic. We've got their truth. You know, it just resonated in my spirit. And I couldn't help but share it with somebody else. So, who is a candidate? Colossians 4 5-6 says, "Live wisely among those who are not believers and make the most of every opportunity. Let your conversation be gracious and attractive so that you will have the right response for everyone. Say everyone. That's your next blank on your handout.

Everyone is a candidate. Who should we teach? We should teach everyone. Your children, your family, your friend, your neighbor, your coworker, even your boss. You're Taylor, Pastor Brad. Get him into a Bible study. All right. We have got to become conscious of the people around us because everywhere we go, there are souls. A good prayer to pray every morning is God order my steps today. Put me in the path of somebody who wants to know more about you. And a good question, how many should you teach at one time?

Um, Bible studies are about relationships and you want to know the person. You want them to feel comfortable asking you questions. You want to hear what's going on in their life. So, the smaller the group, the more personal the study can become. Ideally, a good rule of thumb is from between one to three people at a time. Now what happened at Corinthian was definitely an anomaly and not something that I planned on but and it had its drawbacks. So you lose um you lose closeness if the bigger the group becomes.

Number two carry making room for growth. Once a baby is starting to form it needs somewhere to grow. The womb is the place where life develops. And I felt the Lord put this on my heart and I've even hesitated keeping it in my notes if I'm being honest. But a big problem that many churches are facing is that too many church members have had spiritual hyerectomies. They no longer make space in their lives to carry spiritual babies. and their reasons, whether they're valid or invalid, have inadvertently aborted the process of life and spiritual growth that is supposed to be happening.

Sometimes we've just made our lives too full that there is no room left. Our schedules are full. Our calendars are full. Our commitments are full. Our lives are full. And there is no room left for another person. Sometimes we become so comfortable with our own schedules and routines that we don't even want to think about the commitment required to teach someone. But spiritual babies require space. They require time. They require sacrifice. They require commitment. If we want spiritual children, then we have to make room for them.

Where should you teach this Bible study? So, where does this spiritual baby grow? Should it be at your house? Should it be at their house? Should it be at a public location like a restaurant or a coffee shop? I will say I have taught Bible studies in all three settings and each one has its advantages and disadvantages. Your house gives you more control over the environment and that means fewer distractions. The only challenge is that when the Bible studies is over and everybody's enjoying the fellowship, it can be hard for them to kind of get the hint that it's time to go.

But their house, if you have it there, it allows them to be more relaxed and more comfortable in their own environment, and it's easier for you to manage your time because all you have to do is pack up your stuff and make a graceful exit. However, you do have less control over distractions. A public place can be a comfortable, neutral environment when you're still getting to know someone and trust hasn't yet been established. The drawback is that it may be difficult for them to respond emotionally or for prayer to happen should God start moving on their heart.

So, as the relationship grows, the meeting place can always change. The goal, this is next on your handout. The goal is just to create an environment where they can comfortably hear God's word and grow spiritually. Acts 5:42 says, "And daily in the temple and in every house they cease not to teach and preach Jesus Christ." So the apostles taught publicly and from house to house. So there is biblical precedent for both. Next, feed the baby. During pregnancy, a mother becomes very conscious of what she eats.

Why is that? Because she knows that what she consumes affects the baby. The same the same principle applies to us spiritually. Whatever we're eating is what we're going to end up feeding our baby. Have you ever noticed that whatever you've been consuming is what you talk about naturally in conversations with people? Whether it be vacation or the news, it just tends to be something you talk about naturally. So, if you're teaching someone the word of God, you may need to consume less entertainment. You may need to consume less time scrolling and more time in the scripture.

You may need to pray more. You may not because you're not just eating for yourself. You are eating now for two. What Bible study should you use? There are many. We'll call them meal plans. Some are short, some are long, some are simple, some are very detailed. So whether you need a just a snack or you need a five course meal, there are all kinds of Bible study materials to choose from. I do have a resource listing on the back of your page. If you flip that over of your notes, I've asked um Brother Christian Walmer, who works at Pentecostal Publishing House, to bring several of the Bible studies for you to actually pick up and look through tonight and explore after I'm done teaching.

You're welcome to come up here and flip through a lot of these. He um he's created a special discount code so you can purchase your choice through their website. But here's what I want to challenge you with. Don't just come up and look through these, but I actually want you to pray about it. Ask God to lead you to the right Bible study and more importantly to someone that you can teach it to. You never know whose life will be changed because you're willing to say yes.

Two of their most common Bible studies that um PPH sells are exploring God's word and search for truth 2. Both of these take a systematic chronological approach by walking through the Bible from Genesis to Revelation in 12 lessons. And the reason that there are many teachers that like this chronological approach is because God's word has order to it. It doesn't begin with Acts 238 or even John 3:5. It begins at the very beginning. Acts 17:24 and Acts 7:2. Both Paul and Stephen liked this chronological approach.

They often went back and started with creation and Abraham and then they preached Jesus and salvation to their audience. So what they did is they first laid a foundation and then they built upon it. So when someone studies the Bible chronologically, they begin to see the entire story of God's plan of redemption and then they discover where they fit into that plan and where God is calling them to next. Just be flexible. Teach the person and not just the lesson. While the chronological studies are an excellent foundation, they aren't the only option.

Don't be so so committed to a curriculum that you forget the person sitting across from you. Choose a study that fits your students needs, interests, whether that means they're they're needing salvation or baptism or the Holy Ghost or Bible prophecy. Not everyone starts in the same place. There isn't a onesizefits-all Bible study. And you can teach from anywhere in scripture because the goal isn't just to teach a curriculum. It's to help people take their next step of faith. Philip liked this approach of meeting people where they are and leading them forward in salvation.

In Acts 8:35, he uh he met the Ethiopian unic. He didn't force him into a particular lesson. He just started with where the man was. Right? He asked what he was reading. He answered his questions. And he taught him about Jesus. Just start where they are. Let the word of God do the work. You don't have to be a pastor. You don't have to be an apostle. And thank God you don't have to have a theology degree because I have none of those. Philip wasn't even one of the original 12 apostles.

But yet God used him. And God can use you, too. Although Paul, Steven, and Philip each had a different approach to where in the Bible they started teaching their students, one thing they all did the same was they led their audience to the gospel message. That's the goal of any Bible study. Just get them to Jesus. And once they get there, they will have a choice to make. A question that comes up is, how long should a Bible study last? Well, there are Bible studies that can can be completed in just one lesson, and there's some that take months.

I've been in many of those, and they're fun. But actually uh the lesson itself doesn't need to be excessively long. In my experience, about 50 minutes to one hour max because you want to give them enough to help them understand, but you don't want to overwhelm them. And too much at one time can just be too much to process. And you still want them to love you the next morning when they have to get up and go to work. So it's important to protect consistency. Avoid missing studies.

If you miss week after week, you lose momentum. There is a principle that a lot of the um experienced teachers use. It's called the three-week rule. They try not to miss three consecutive weeks in meeting. So, make every effort to protect this three-week rule. And if you absolutely just have to miss, uh, find another way to keep the word moving. Send them a sermon on YouTube. Give them scriptures to read. Just keep that connection alive if you can. And here are some practical tips for teaching I have found very helpful.

Food and fellowship can be valuable. As Pastor Brad preached a few weeks ago, sometimes the relationships you build around the table opens doors that lessons alone cannot. Ben and Diane Westerrip do this in their Bible studies, and it's helped us bond with our students on a personal level. I think that's probably half the reason they come is for Dian's food. Um, but pray. Here's another thing. Pray before the lesson, pray during the lesson, pray after the lesson. Ask God to open their understanding and let his word accomplish its purpose.

You also want to make sure that they trust the Bible. One of the first things we want to establish with them is that this isn't just what I believe. This is what the Bible says. Your goal, and this is your next blank in your handout, your goal is not to make them trust you. Your goal is to help them trust the word of God. So, if we can agree that God's word is true, then when scripture speaks, our response should be to receive it, to believe it, and to heed it.

Next, know your student. Learn about them. What is their educational background? What is their religious background? What do they already believe? What is their personality? Some people need to be coaxed into speaking and talking. Other people need to be kind of guided back on topic. Everybody's different. Also, create a good learning environment. Remove any distractions if possible, such as televisions or dogs barking or unnecessary interruptions. Visual aids and charts can be very helpful. In fact, many of my students like to take pictures of the slides for them to take home and review the material later.

Keep them engaged. Make the study interactive. Have them read scripture, ask questions, participate, and listen carefully. You can learn a lot from their responses. In my opinion, brother Ben Westerrip has a phenomenal gift for doing this. He has an amazing ability to challenge his students with thoughtprovoking questions which when they answer reveal a whole lot to him on their level of understanding. So when you are asking those questions or they're asking questions, handle them wisely. Don't allow one question to derail the entire lesson. Don't allow speculative topics like were there dinosaurs back on the ark or Cain's wife or who were the Nephilim?

Don't allow these questions to consume a study and don't get bogged down with them. It says in 2 Timothy 2:23, "Avoid foolish and questions that only create arguments." Just stay in the scripture. Don't add to or take away, you know, or don't even use outside sources. Just let the Bible be sufficient. And don't be afraid to say, "I don't know." They will ask questions that you possibly don't know the answer to. And that's okay. Just don't make up an answer because trust is hard to rebuild once you've lost it because they might go home and they might Google it and find out you lied to them.

Review. People don't remember everything the first time they hear it. So, a simple pattern I learned a long time ago as a child. Tell them what you're going to teach them, then teach them, then tell them what you taught them. Now, we come to an important part in the pregnancy analogy that um some expert Bible study people out there that if you sit and and watch a lot of Bible study movies like I do online, a lot of these preachers, they call this the crisis point.

And it is true. Before a baby is born, there can be a crisis that threatens the pregnancy. The same can happen in a Bible study because as God's word is being taught, it begins to expose things, hidden struggles, addictions, relationships, habits, living situations, attitudes, and areas of disobedience. And eventually the word of God may put his finger on the one thing that a person doesn't want to surrender. And this is where it becomes difficult. And it's difficult for you as the teacher too because at this point you've invested weeks and perhaps months into them.

You love them and you don't want to see them leave. But you do need to remember this. This isn't ultimately a relationship between them and you. This is ultimately a relationship between them and God. You are just simply the facilitator. God is the one who is calling them. And when God asks them to surrender something, you cannot make that decision for them. They have to be the one to choose. Your role is just to simply walk with them. through the crisis. When it comes, just pray with them, encourage them, and remind them that they're not alone.

It may be the very moment when a person has to decide, am I going to hold on to this thing that has held me captive or am I going to surrender it to God? Because faith and obedience cannot be separated. What you believe will eventually affect what you do. If I say I believe the word of God, but yet I refuse to obey the word of God, eventually my actions are going to reveal what I believe. Here's your next blank on your handout. Because faith produces obedience.

Number three, celebrate. Eventually, the pregnancy reaches its purpose, which is birth. When a physical baby is born, everybody celebrates, right? Family comes in, friends come in, people gather around the baby. I think when Maya was born, we probably had like 20 people in the recovery room passing her around. Why is that? Because new life brings joy. and is exactly the same spiritually. Regardless of which Bible study you choose, they are all designed to get your baby to this moment. Every Bible study, here's your next blank on your handout.

Every Bible study is designed to get your baby born into the kingdom of God. John 3:5 says, "You must be born of the water and of the spirit to enter the kingdom of God." So each Bible study will culminate at some point with a lesson that requires a response. And when you get to this lesson, just be prepared. That's what this is what you've been building towards this whole time. But don't be surprised if suddenly there are obstacles. they counsel or something comes up or the car breaks down or their dog dies or their schedule changes because the enemy does not want them to get to this lesson.

Don't be discouraged. Just pray for them. And when you do finally get to the lesson, here's your next blank on your handout. Don't be afraid to ask direct questions. An example of this would be, you know, we've been studying about Jesus and how he said you must be born of the water and of the spirit. Would you like to be born of the water by getting baptized in Jesus' name? It's kind of a direct question and we're not used to in our society being so forthright and abr not abrasive, but just kind of blunt.

You're requiring a response from them when you ask these direct questions. You're going to feel probably a knot in the pit of your stomach when you're asking these questions because you have invested in this person and you don't want them to say no. But remember, here's your next blank on your handout. Your responsibility is to faithfully teach God's word. Their response is ultimately between them and God. In Acts 19, Paul gives us a great example. Paul found people that had been baptized by John unto repentance.

He didn't ignore the issue. He asked questions. He taught them. They responded to the truth. They were baptized in Jesus' name. Paul prayed with them. They received the Holy Ghost. Notice that Paul did not force them. Paul brought them to a point of decision by asking questions and inviting them to respond to the truth they had just learned, which was to be baptized the correct way. That's what we have to learn to do. Present the truth clearly. Then lovingly ask, "What are you going to do with what you just learned?" And if con conviction begins to fall, don't worry about finishing the lesson, stop and pray.

Sometimes the greatest moments of a Bible study happen when you follow the leading of the Holy Ghost because the Holy Ghost knows what they're dealing with in their life. And if you're sensitive to following that, it could be the moment that changes everything for them. The whole church celebrates a spiritual birth. Think about what happens when somebody receives the Holy Ghost here. What do we do? We gather around them. We pray. We celebrate. We do a Holy Ghost dance, right? When someone's baptized, what do we do?

We stop the music. We all look up front because we are celebrating a spiritual birth. Number four, care. It's the last one. Care. Don't leave the baby. So this is where we have to be careful. When a physical baby is born, the parents don't leave the hospital and say, "Well, we got the baby born. Our job is done." No. What do they do? They take the baby home. They feed the baby. They teach the baby. They care for the baby. And spiritually we must do the same.

Don't leave your spiritual baby in the baptismal tank. After they've repented, they've gotten the Holy Ghost, they've been baptized in Jesus' name, the work isn't over. It's actually just beginning. First Peter 2:2 says, it teaches that newborn babes desire the sincere milk of the word so they can grow. They need disciplehip. They need teaching. They need encouragement. They need someone to walk beside them because the goal is maturity. If you think about this, I had um close friend share this with me. He said, "Think about this." He said Jesus spent approximately three years teaching his disciples and investing in them.

He didn't just save them and then send them away. We need to possibly do the same with our spiritual babies and our disciples. After the first Bible study is finished, start another one and then another one. Keep feeding them. The goal isn't simply just to get them baptized and get the Holy Ghost. We really the goal is to keep them so they stay and they don't leave the church after six months. We want them to stay and grow and become mature. Your next blank on your handout is a newborn apostolic needs time to develop.

The first few years are especially important because they are establishing habits, convictions, new relationships, and spiritual roots. And here's something every Bible study teacher needs to understand. Babies are messy. When a baby learns to feed itself, you mamas can understand, right? Food gets everywhere and the spoon doesn't always make it into the mouth, right? Sometimes spaghetti ends up on the floor and if you're OCD like this mama, it just killed me. But that's growth. When they're learning to feed themsel, they're growing. They're maturing. So, it's going to be the same spiritually.

Your spiritual baby may ask questions you think they should already know. They may misunderstand things. They may make mistakes. They may struggle with things that seem simple to us. Don't ma mistake messiness for failure. That's your last blank on the handout there. Don't mistake messiness for failure because that's growth and progress. Your role changes as they mature. At first, you may be the one that needs to feed them, but eventually you want to teach them to feed themselves and eventually you're hopefully your baby is going to grow up and mature and eventually multiply themsel.

So take your current student and teach them how to teach someone else. Healthy disciples don't just receive truth. Here's your blank. Healthy disciples don't just receive truth, but healthy disciples reproduce truth because that's how the kingdom grows. The last thing on your handout at the bottom is a commitment that I would like you to pray over. I'm sure I don't know if these notes are going to end up in the trash, but I pray your commitment to teach a Bible study does not. In conclusion, if we all could just stand.

Tonight, we've walked through the process of bringing a spiritual baby into the kingdom. We've talked about condition. Prepare yourself. Give yourself the Bible study. pray and find someone. We've talked about carry, making room in your life, investing time, choosing a place in teaching your student. Then we've talked about celebrate. How you've got to ask those direct questions, bring them to a point of decision, and then celebrate their new birth. And finally, care. Don't leave them. Disciple them. Encourage them. help them to grow and eventually multiply.

So, I'm going to leave you with this final thought. I want us to go back to the beginning where God commanded us to be fruitful and multiply. And then Jesus commanded, "Go make disciples, baptize, teach." The church, the first church filled Jerusalem with their doctrine, and they turned their world upside down. What about us? Are we making disciples? Are we teaching someone? Are we looking for the next person? Because there are people all around us who are waiting. There's people on your job. There's people in your neighborhood.

There's people in your family. There are babies that are waiting to be born into God's kingdom and the church cannot afford to be spiritually barren because Jesus is coming and time is running out. So my challenge to you tonight is just simply do it. Get a Bible study, study it, and teach it to somebody. And wouldn't it be amazing if every person in this room left tonight determined to either just be finishing a Bible study or in the middle of a Bible study or actively looking for their next Bible study.

Let's become a church that multiplies. Let's become a church that fills our city with the apostolic doctrine. and let's become a church that turns our world upside down. If you would just join me in praying right now. God, we need you. This task may seem daunting to some of us. It may seem overwhelming to sit down and teach someone your word. We may feel inadequate. But Lord, you spoke to us last week and said that we are not inadequate because the power rests within you, God, not within us.

Tonight, Lord, we repent of letting our lives become so full, where we've not made room for somebody else in our life, God, we repent tonight, and we want to change that going forward. We want to give ourselves to you. We want to give our schedules to you. We want to give our lives to you, God, tonight. Move on us, I pray, and open doors for us to obey your word. Thank you, Lord. Anybody ready to go teach a Bible study? Sister Crest, I mentioned if everyone in this room would make that commitment, how exciting that would be.

I would tell you if everybody in this room was teaching a Bible study, we'd need a bigger room. It would change everything. And this is one of, this is from a pastoral perspective, one of the greatest needs we have as a church right now. And if you need a name to add to that paper, if you don't have someone on there, I'll help you with that next week. Lord willing and the creek don't rise. We'll talk about evangelism on the way. But I don't need to teach that lesson to give you a list of names of people who are already here but don't have someone to teach them on a consistent basis.

Thank God for the teaching they get when they come to service, but that need somebody to take them under their arm and under their wing. And we're doing that as much as we can. We just had our connect class and we've got our grow class. Thank you to the buoys. They're uh we have some systematic ways of doing that. But there's nothing that replaces what we just talked about. So, if you're interested and you're ready to teach and you don't have a name, come find me.

I've got a name for you. Uh, I've got a list and together we'll make disciples and you'll find it's the most fulfilling thing you could ever do. I feel the Holy Ghost in this room. The Lord's stirring our hearts. This is his heart. This is the great commission. It's the reason you're in this room right now as well as uh the reason I'm in this room. Again, I want you to stretch your hand towards heaven and just commit to the Lord. I'm going to find a way, oh God.

I'm going to I'm going to open whatever I got to uh whatever time, whatever slot, whatever I've got to do uh to teach your word to somebody because this is the great commission. It's not just another command. This is the reason that we're here, Lord. The reason that we've been given uh your truth, oh God, among others. And Lord, it's one of the main reasons we've got the Holy Ghost to be a witness to others. I pray you'd help us to do it in the name of Jesus.

We thank you for your help and word tonight in Jesus name. Amen. Amen.