0:01 Good morning, dear brothers and sisters. And I have uh two simple phrases in my heart this morning. Stand up and let go. 0:18 Yes, stand up and let go. The burden I have in my heart or the thoughts which I have in my heart can be summarized into these two little phrases. Stand up and let go. 0:36 And uh it's not a new message that I invented. And I don't believe that there is no there is any need to invent a new message in CFC. There's a beautiful verse in Jeremiah chapter 6:16. It says, "Stand by the ways 1:02 and see, and ask for the ancient paths, where the good way is, and walk in it. Then you will find a resting place for your soul." Ask for the ancient paths. 1:22 I believe this is the path which laid up for us by the brothers who led us. It doesn't need to be very smooth, but this is the path we have to walk. Now, if you look at Jesus' life, 1:41 Jesus stood up at different occasions. And Jesus let go at different occasions. And uh to stand up boldly, we need strength, we need courage. But to stand up 2:01 in the spirit of Christ, we need more grace and humility. And to let go, we may look like failures and fools in this world, but to to let go in the spirit of Christ, we need more grace and 2:21 more humility. Now, when we think of Jesus standing up boldly, this is the picture we get. Maybe he is standing in the temple boldly chasing the money changers, or standing in front of a king, not fearing 2:40 him. And uh speaking boldly in front of people. But I believe before he stood up in front, he stood in the gap. If we like to st- stand up, 2:58 but Jesus before he stood up in the front, I believe he stood up in the gap. I don't know how many of us remember when brother Suresh was sharing a word last year about intercession. It did some change into my heart. Especially I see 3:17 when I face some difficulty and trouble, I not only pray for myself, I say, "Lord, there is someone else may be going through this difficulty. I pray for them." I believe brothers and sisters, what you hear, you are taking heed. 3:35 Now, Jesus had a burden for father's business when he was 12. And uh but he only came to his public ministry when he was 30. And uh Matthew chapter 5:44. Love your enemies 3:55 and pray for those who persecute you. Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you. So, it gives a glimpse of what Jesus went through in Nazareth. I believe there were enemies and he was 4:13 persecuted. And he used to pray. He used to stand in the gap of those who persecuted him. So, Jesus stood in the gap before he start started his public ministry. 4:32 Now, when he started his ministry, Jesus stood in the gap for the disciples. For Peter and all the disciples, Jesus stood in the gap. Luke chapter 22:31. Simon, Simon, behold, 4:50 Satan has demanded permission to sift you like wheat. But I have prayed for you. I am standing in the gap for you, Peter, that your faith may not fail. And you, once you have turned again, strengthen your brothers." 5:09 But he said to him, "Lord, with you I am ready to go go to both prison and to death." Peter was not ready. Peter was saying to Jesus, "Lord, I will take a stand for you. 5:28 All these other brothers, they are cowards. But I will stand for you, Lord. You can count on me." And you know what happened? He was trying to stand alone, but he failed miserably. Now, after he was emptied and broken 5:48 and filled with the Holy Spirit, you see something happened in Acts chapter 2:14. Acts chapter 2:14. But Peter, taking his stand with the 11, raised his voice and declared to them, 6:07 he was afraid to stand alone on his strength strength. He took his stand with the brothers and sisters, brothers whom God has given to him. Whenever we have that spirit, only I, like Elijah once thought, only I am the one, and he went into 6:23 depression. We cannot stand alone. It's only when we understand the church, recognizing the Lord Jesus Christ, he is the head of the church, and then we have power against the the devil. Matthew 16:18. 6:43 Matthew chapter 16:18. I say to you that you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overpower it. Peter understood when he was baptized with the Holy Spirit. 7:02 There was no special message given to him about standing with others. But he recognized when the Holy Spirit came upon him. And now, what is Jesus doing now? He's not in our midst. The Holy Spirit is in our midst. 7:20 When we say the Lord is in our midst, it is it is the Holy Spirit, and Jesus is standing. He just he's sitting on the right side right hand side of the Father. As brother John was saying, he was seated on he's seated on the throne. 7:34 Romans chapter 8:33. We see what Jesus is doing there now. Who will bring a charge against God's elect? God is the one who justifies. Who is the one who condemns? Christ Jesus, who died, 7:53 yes, rather who was raised, who is at the right hand side of God, who also intercede for us. Who will separate us from the love of Christ? Will tribulation, distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? 8:08 Nothing will separate us from the love of God because Jesus is interceding for us. What a great revelation Apostle Paul had. The picture my Lord who was risen, who is interceding for us. It is not only for Apostle Paul, 8:27 brothers and sisters, it is a least child of God, uh the one who even saved yesterday, a struggling child of God, the Lord intercedes. What a great comfort and courage we can have. You know, some of these very senior advocates, 8:46 if we go to them, and they will allocate a junior advocate to take our case. But Jesus, he himself intercede for us. Now, there is a beautiful picture of a court. Uh it's a picture of a court in Zechariah chapter Zechariah chapter 3. 9:04 Let's turn there. Zechariah chapter 3. Then he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the Lord. And Satan standing at the side right hand side to accuse him. The Lord said to Satan, 9:23 "The Lord rebuke you, Satan. Indeed, the Lord has chosen Jerusalem rebukes you. Is it not a brand plucked from fire?" Now, Joshua was clothed with filthy garments and standing before the angel. He spoke and said to those who were 9:41 standing before him, saying, "Remove the filthy garments from him." Again, he said to him, "I see I have taken your iniquity away from you, and will clothe you with festival robes." And then I said, "Zechariah, let them put a clean turban on his head. 9:59 So, they put a clean turban on his head and clothed him with garments while the angel of the Lord was standing by. Now, Joshua the high priest went in with filthy garments. But when he he was clothed with a festival robes and a clean turban. 10:16 Beautiful picture. I believe that that's the way we must go out of our meetings. Not guilty and condemned. Recognizing what the Lord what the Lord can do with a repentant heart. It's a picture of having joy in our hearts when the Lord touches 10:35 us. We should never take the spirit of the accuser. Especially those of us who share in our meetings and weekly meetings. We should not be like Job's friends. Speaking the right things 10:54 with the wrong spirit. We must continually seek to be filled with the Holy Spirit and examine the motives of our heart. I heard I often remember what Brother Zac spoke. Jesus wept 11:12 before he used a whip. I believe he stood in the gap more than he stood in the front. Let's never lose that picture, dear brothers and sisters. I thought of that lines from the song before the throne of God above, I have a 11:29 strong and perfect plea. A great high priest whose name is love and whoever lives to lives and pleads for me. Then I'd like to share a word about standing up for the truth. Because many of us we know if we really take up the cross in our 11:49 life, it will lead us to a conflict. Whether it is your workplace or between the relatives. If you're brutally honest, "Lord, I want to take up the cross." It will many times lead us to a conflict. Now, you know, I'd like to share a 12:08 Jude chapter 1:3. Jude chapter 1:3. So, he was about to write something and then I felt the Holy Spirit changed the message. Beloved, while I was making every effort 12:26 to write you about our common salvation. But I felt the necessary to write you about appealing that you contend earnestly for the faith which once which was once for all handed down to the saints. There was a true faith which was handed 12:46 over to the saints and but he recognized that there were some who polluted It is essentially it is the devil who tried to pollute the truth. But some men started teaching 13:03 that grace is a license to sin. Now, I don't believe that will ever happen in CFC. And but I sometimes fear, brothers and sisters, we we know love we heard we must love 13:21 each other. And we must be willing to lay down our life for each other. Brother Santosh in this book Club, Congregation and Church, he warns us that it's possible that we can become a club. I feel sometimes we get 13:44 into this a soul-ish fellowship. How do you know that your fellowship is soul-ish? You're willing to offend God but you're not willing to offend a brother or sister. Then it become a holy a soul-ish 14:03 fellowship. In the true fellowship there is a cross. If there is no cross, it's not a true fellowship. The covenant you have with God the relationship with you have with God is much greater 14:22 and it is the outflow the relationship and the love we have is the outflow of the love and covenant and commitment we have with the Lord. Sometimes even the spirit-filled brothers can fall into the soul-ish fellowship. Now, 14:43 turn to Galatians chapter 2. Galatians chapter 2:11. But when Cephas, that is Peter, when he came to Antioch I opposed him to his face. That is Apostle Paul. Because he stood condemned. 15:02 Before the coming of certain men from James he used to eat with the Gentiles. There was a division between the Jewish Christians and Gentile Christians. And it was not the division made by God. And it was revealed to Paul also to 15:22 Peter. But James was opposing this. But when in verse 13 it says when the rest of the Jews joined him Yeah, when when people from James came he began to withdraw, verse 12, and hold himself aloof 15:41 fearing the party of circumcision. Now, Peter was afraid of James. And the rest of the Jews joined him in the hypocrisy. And the result that even Barnabas was carried away with their hypocrisy. But when I saw that they were not 16:01 straightforward about the truth of the gospel, I said to Peter, "Brother, this is not right." Peter was not evil. But instead of obeying the spirit he handled it in a diplomatic way. 16:20 And Barnabas and the rest of the Jews joined in that hypocrisy. But Paul stood up. Paul stood up. Now, how could a man do like this? I see an answer in Galatians chapter 16:40 2:20. I have been crucified with Christ and it's no longer I who lives but Christ lives in me. So, it was not Paul polished. We can think of what we hear in the church 16:58 and we can apply it on our outside and it will give us a testimony before people. But I believe we must love the cross, take up the cross. It was not Paul polished, it is Paul crucified with Christ. 17:17 Now, we brothers, we feel okay, we really want to stand up. We don't need many Pauls. But we need brothers and sisters to have the spirit of Apostle Paul. We need ordinary brothers and sisters 17:33 who are filled with the Holy Spirit. Not fearing the opinion of men. Look at this verse in Nehemiah chapter 4:13. Then Nehemiah stationed men in the lowest part of the space behind the wall. 17:52 The exposed places. And I stationed the people in families with their swords, spears and bows. He arranged families at different places. We have to keep our boundary. Mindful of our boundary, the responsibility 18:11 which the Lord has given to us. And in that boundary we have to be bold and stand up. Ephesians 5:21, it says, "Be subject to one another in the fear of Christ." Our subjection to each other 18:29 should be in the fear of Christ. Not in the fear of man. Ephesians 4:5 4:15. Speaking the truth in love, we are to grow. Brother John was mentioning last Sunday, 18:50 we should not open our mouth when we don't have love. I believe it's a prophetic word. We must love like Jesus loved. Now, Jesus didn't used smooth words to his disciples. So, 19:10 so that we we must learn to speak in love. But we learn to speak the truth in love. Then I'd like to share about let go to letting go. What do you think, brothers and sisters, to 19:27 which need more strength and more power? To stand up or to let go? I believe we need more power to let go. Let go of people when they offend us or 19:45 create trouble or do something harm for us. And turn to 2 Kings chapter 2 verse 23. 2 Kings chapter 2 verse 23. Then Elisha 20:04 he went up from there to Bethel and he was going up by the way young lads came out from the city and mocked him saying go up you bald head. Go up you bald head. 20:22 And he looked behind and saw them. And he cursed them in the name of the Lord. Two female bears came out of the woods and tore up 42 lads. They killed. And 25 Elijah Elisha he went from there to 20:40 Mount Carmel and from there he returned to Samaria. He just went on. It didn't touch his conscience. 42 kids were killed because of his curse. He just went on. Matthew chapter 26 verse 67. 21:02 They spat at his face and beat him with their fists and others slapped him. Said prophecy to us you Christ who's the one who hit you. They stripped him and mocked him. Luke chapter 23 verse 33. 21:28 Then they came when they came to the place called skull there they crucified him and the criminals one on the right and one on the left but Jesus was praying. Father forgive them for they do not know 21:46 what they are doing. Jesus stood in the gap for those who killed him. There is a verse in Hebrews chapter 12 24 about the blood of Abel and blood of Jesus. It says 22:06 the blood of Abel always cry for vengeance. But blood of Jesus it cries out for mercy. Now brothers and sisters which is your blood group? Is it crying out for vengeance? 22:24 Or is it crying out for mercy? There is a beautiful expression in Genesis chapter 8 verse 21. The Lord smelled the smoothing aroma. More than our words 22:42 the Lord can see the innermost in our spirits. Is it mercy? Or is it vengeance? And I believe it is love. It is the love of God that should penetrate every 23:02 being every fiber of my being. And I heard once a godly man mentioning he went through many difficulty people tried to do much harm. He said I don't have anything except 23:21 love in my heart for these people. And he was quoting this verse from Song of Solomon chapter 8 verse 7. Many waters cannot quench love. 23:39 Nor will rivers overflow it. Maybe we are faced with the floods of difficulties troubles enmities but brothers and sisters if we let 23:58 the love of God flood in our heart we can love. We can love our enemies. We can forgive. So then we can stand up. So we were singing that song stand up 24:17 stand up for Jesus. There was a young preacher in Philadelphia around 1850s. He was a very bold witness for the Lord and once he was met with an accident. He was only 33 or he was in his 30s 24:34 and subsequently he died. And while he was on the deathbed one of his co-worker named George Duffield and other minister they used to minister together and asked him 24:51 do you have any final message? And he he replied tell them to stand up for Jesus. And uh at his this man's memorial service his friend George Duffield wrote this hymn stand up 25:10 for Jesus. And he was speaking from Ephesians chapter 6. You don't need to turn there. There in 6 three times it is reminded us to stand firm against the devil. You know a grenade if you take out the pin it's only a few seconds left it'll 25:31 blast. An unforgiving heart is like a grenade that pin is removed. The devil has power over you. We must let people free from our heart. Not just let free. You know sometimes when we tell children 25:51 to say sorry they say sorry. No. Jesus loved. Jesus prayed. Jesus stood in the gap for those who killed him. May we have a strength and courage to stand like Jesus. 26:10 Praise the Lord for what we heard this morning. Brothers and sisters it is very clear message for us today. Just two words. Stand up and let go. We heard a challenging word brothers and sisters. >> [clears throat] 26:31 >> We heard about Jesus standing in the gap for others and for his disciples. And we also heard that Jesus is seated on the right hand of the Father and he is interceding for us. What a wonderful privilege to know this truth. 26:46 You all should rejoice that seated is Jesus is seated at the right hand of the Father and he is interceding for each and every one of us. So we need not be discouraged. We need not be gloomy this morning. >> [clears throat] 27:02 >> We heard that Peter took a stand after the day of Pentecost. He boldly testified and we know the incident what happened after that. 3,000 people they were repented. There was a genuine repentance. And we saw about Apostle Paul. 27:22 He did not have any fear in confronting a senior brother and he said that he stood for the truth. Brother what you are doing is not right. What a challenge for Paul to speak against because Peter was an 27:39 uh little senior brother but he didn't mind that. He didn't think that oh he'll be offended. How shall I say? You see that boldness. We saw about Jesus standing. We saw about Peter standing. We saw about Apostle Paul also standing. 27:57 And the call for us this morning brothers and sisters the Lord wants us to stand for the truth. He wants us not to compromise in defending the truth. So many times we might compromise. We might think I don't want to offend somebody. 28:17 Oh how would how should I say this? What they will think? But the Lord is telling that we should have that boldness in saying our yes should be yes or our no should be no. At the same time when we say that we have to stand boldly 28:35 it doesn't mean we have to raise our voice. It doesn't mean that I should be stubborn or have a strong stern face. Gently I can stand for the truth like Jesus did. And at the same time we heard that we have to let go. 28:53 We have to forgive others. We should not have the spirit of vengeance. We should not have the spirit of revenge. As we hear this message many might think that it's a very difficult and challenging task. I came here that 29:10 I'll get an word that oh God will bless you. God will protect you. From this this day onwards I will bless you. That's the type of message just people try to hear often. But today the morning morning the Lord was speaking to the church and 29:26 it is very clear that in these last days he's asking us to stand firm for the truth and let go. Like Jesus like Peter like Apostle Paul. When we see that this is very difficult how can we apply this in our life? Is it really possible? 29:45 But this morning I want to introduce to an young man who had all these qualities. He stood up in the gap like Jesus. He stood for the truth. He did not compromise. At the same time, he let go people. He forgave them. He did not want 30:03 to take revenge. An young man who was almost around 30 to 35 years of age. We see about this man in Acts chapter 6 and verse 7. The first martyr of the Christian church, Stephen. We 30:21 see that he was a man, a young man. He was so zealous for the Lord, for the truth. He stood like Jesus we can see. He It says in we can see in >> [clears throat] 30:39 >> verse 51 of chapter 7. You see this a boldness of this young man. He's telling to those religious leaders, people who are in the synagogues, he's telling, "You men who are stiff-necked, [clears throat] uncircumcised in heart, and hears are 30:55 always resisting the Holy Spirit. You are doing just as your fathers did." All alone standing there, he didn't raise his voice. He didn't shout or scream. Boldly he's telling. And if you see in verse 52 last part, 31:14 he says, "You are betrayers and murderers." Really he should have that He had that courage to tell them, "You are the ones who murdered my savior, my Messiah." So, this shows that he had that boldness. And he has that uh he he he never wanted to compromise 31:33 what they will uh say, or how I'm going to is anybody any brothers will come and back me up? No. He had that clear boldness to stand for the truth, defending the truth without being compromised. And at the same time we read that 31:48 uh he stood in the gap like Jesus. We heard that Jesus stood in the gap for Peter and other disciples. In the similar manner, Stephen also when he was talking to them and they were very angry when he said that you are all murderers 32:05 and stiff-necked people, they become angry. So, but he did not revile back. He did not accuse them. You see, you spoke against me. See what God will do. He never said that. He was just politely standing there like how Jesus stood in front of 32:20 Pilate. So, he stood in the gap for them. And we heard that uh was mentioning that Jesus is seated at the right hand of the Father. We all know that. In many places in the scriptures, it is recorded that 32:39 Jesus is seated at the right hand of the Father. Many verses. For example, Hebrews 1:3, Mark 16:19, Colossians 3:1, 1 Peter 3:22, Romans 8:34, so on. Many places it records that Jesus 32:58 is seated at the right hand of the Father. But it's only place only one place it is written Jesus is standing at the right hand of the Father or God. It is recorded in the same chapter, Acts chapter 7. 55 56. And he said, "Behold, I see the 33:20 heavens opened up and the Son of Man standing out uh standing at the right hand of God." So, as he was speaking, Stephen could recognize that I can see Jesus standing at the right hand of Father. The only place it's recorded there. All 33:38 the other places Jesus is seated. So, why is that Jesus is standing there? Jesus stood up to welcome Stephen. What a privilege, brothers and sisters, to that uh Son of Man is standing to welcome this young man. Why? 33:56 If you see, because he stood for the truth without compromise. He did not revile back. He let go. He had the similar spirit of Jesus when he was accused and when he was stoned to death, he didn't say a single word. He spoke for the truth, but he 34:15 didn't have any personal grudge or vengeance against them. That's what made Jesus to welcome Stephen there. And we can apply in our life many times when you are misunderstood, many times people say that uh uh falsely accused, we get disturbed. 34:31 Oh, they misunderstood me. They misunder- They're always misunderstanding Jesus many times. When he ate little more food, they saw that he is glutton. And they say that he is demon-possessed. Various other things they always Jesus 34:45 was misunderstood. Brothers and sisters, as we are called to follow Jesus, we'll be misunderstood in many times. Are we reviling back? The spirit of the Lord is telling us, "Let go. Forgive. Don't take revenge. Don't take vengeance." So, that's the 35:00 reason Jesus was standing there. And like Jesus it says in Isaiah 57:10, he kept his face like a flint. There was maybe as they were hitting that stone, it was not small pebbles, big stones. And maybe he just gave his face or his head to be knocked 35:17 off by that stone. He never reviled back. So, that's the thing which we see in Stephen. So, okay, it's all good. We can I want to stand for the truth. I want to let go. What What is that I get? What I'm What I'm going to get if I'm standing for the 35:36 truth and if I don't take revenge and let go? So, we can see from the life of Stephen. So, what happened after that? He was stoned to death. And he was [snorts] no more. Nobody knows where Stephen is. Maybe they buried him. 35:49 But there was after his death, what happened? If you see in Acts chapter 11 verse 19. >> [clears throat] >> So, then those who were scattered because of the persecution that occurred in connection with Stephen made their way to Phoenicia and Cyprus 36:08 and Antioch, speaking the word to one no one except to Jews alone. So, what happened after this persecution of Stephen, after this killing of Stephen, people scattered to various places and they gathered in a place one among the place among those place was 36:25 Antioch. We read in verse uh 24 25. So, they all gathered disciples gathered there. So, they There was a church born there. So, because these people gathered, disciples all they were there, we see Barnabas bringing Apostle Paul to Antioch. And 36:43 for the very first time you read in verse 26 last part, the disciples were called as Christians. Today we are all called Christians. Brothers and sisters, it is started because of one young man who stood for the truth without 36:59 compromise and who let go without taking any vengeance. I want to covet this spirit. And >> [clears throat] >> we have a lot of similarities between Jesus and Stephen. Jesus was falsely accused. They said you're a blasphemer. The same thing 37:17 happened with Stephen. Jesus was was taken out of the city and killed. Stephen also was took out of the city and they killed him. Jesus forgave his enemies who killed him, who tortured him. He for- Stephen also did the same thing. He had 37:33 the same spirit exactly like Jesus. And when Jesus was said that it is finished, he said, "I surrender my spirit." Exactly same way Stephen also said that, "Lord Jesus, I surrender my spirit." So, there was a lot of similarity. We have heard in this 37:49 church 1 John 4:17 says, "Like Jesus we are in this earth." Stephen lived that life. We all We can also live this life, brothers and sisters, that we can live like Jesus. We can really stand for the truth without compromise. The Lord will 38:02 protect us. If you really let go, people will say that some people will say, "So, somehow we have to fight for our rights. Or if you keep quiet, then they will uh take advantage of us." Jesus never felt that insecurity. He always trusted in 38:15 the Father. If you really trust in the Lord and God, you have faith on him, definitely the Lord will help us, brothers and sisters. And sometimes when we have to stand boldly for the truth, we need not uh lose our temper. We need 38:28 not raise our voices. But the question is, are we Maybe today we may not be asked to be like Stephen, but are we really defending the truth? Are we really standing for the truth in my office where all are non-believers? 38:44 Am I really having that boldness to testify that I'm a Christian? Am I really willing to have that bold testimony with my uh my brothers and sisters, my family members, relatives? And at the same time when I'm misunderstood, 38:59 am I really willing to let go? And I have the spirit of forgiveness. That's what the challenge uh brothers and sisters that we have before us. So, how do we when we see Stephen's life, how do we come How How was it he was able to have this such a 39:15 life? We can in closing we can see that >> [clears throat] >> it says, "What made him to be stand alone for the truth boldly without compromise and letting go, having the spirit of forgiveness?" Four things we can see in his life. 39:31 Acts chapter 6 verse 5. >> [clears throat] >> The statement found approval with the whole congregation and those and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit. He was full of faith. He was full of the Holy Spirit. 39:48 And verse 8 we see, and Stephen full of grace and power. He was full of faith, full of the Holy Spirit, full of grace. And verse 10, but they were unable to cope with the wisdom and the spirit which he was speaking. He was full of wisdom as well. 40:06 Faith, full of the Holy Spirit, full of grace, and full of wisdom. That's what made this young brother to really stand for the truth without compromise, to have the spirit of forgiveness. We can also, as it says, Romans 10:17, 40:23 we can treasure the words of God in our heart so that that will increase our faith. So, how do I increase my faith is meditating the scriptures daily. And Luke 11:13 it says, if you really ask the power of the Holy Spirit, the Father 40:36 is willing to give us without measure. I have to believe that. Then I can also, like be Stephen, I can be full of the spirit. Not sometime 10 years ago or 2 years ago I was filled with the Holy Spirit. No, every day we can be full of the spirit. 40:50 And 1 Peter 5:5 it says, humble yourself so that you will get grace. Maybe many situations Stephen humbled himself in all circumstances. Maybe even his family members or with the brothers and sisters in the church, he was always trying to 41:04 humble himself. That's the reason he was full of grace. And finally it says in James 1:5, if we lack in wisdom, we can with faith ask the Lord to give us wisdom. He will give us those who ask. So, we can ask the Lord to give us these 41:21 things so that we can also, like Stephen, be bold in these last days to live for the Lord without compromise. And asking the Lord to help us in our secret life as well as in our wherever we go. I Lord, I want to be a true witness for 41:35 you. May not be that I have to go and share the gospel to anyone, but am I really standing true for the truth? I will not sign a false document. I will not tell a lie. I will not try to do a slightest compromise because I don't want to 41:51 offend my Lord. So, if we really have this spirit, the Lord will help us, brothers and sisters. The Lord has spoken to us clearly this morning that stand up and let go. And I was really challenged by the life of Stephen. And 42:05 we can also have this life. In the world many youngsters, they have who football players or cricket players, they call them as goat, greatest of all time. I want to say Stephen is a goat, greatest of all time. A man, 30, 35 years old man. 42:25 You can read You see about his life in only two chapters. But he did a marvelous He lived a marvelous life where we can also follow so that we can stand up and let go. May the Holy Spirit help us to live this life. Amen.
