Good morning and welcome. Thank you for being here. Let's pray and move forward with our class this morning I'll just begin with the word of prayer Heavenly Father, we thank you Lord for the truth of your word Thank you that your word is eternal In God that even as we take time in your word that Lord our minds are being renewed and father we can establish ourselves O God In the the word of God and Lord live that kind of life father that you want us to Lord today, we pray that you will speak to us through the passages in the book of Hebrews and lighten us O God And equip us O God for victorious Christian living in Jesus name we pray Amen Let's get back to Hebrews chapter 4 where we were at yesterday We saw the concept of rest being introduced we understood that as Firstly salvation which brings us peace with God That's the rest that God wants us or everyone to enter first of all and in the context of the new covenant This rest also signifies that we are no longer bound by by The laws that we don't have the burden of the observance of the mosaic laws But now we are free under grace Empowered by the spirit We have become a new creation in Christ Jesus and we can live victorious lives in Christ Jesus So these are some of the things that we saw and we kept Hearing from the writer that one must not be discouraged that one must respond to God when he is Calling us and that our hearts must be sensitive to respond to him today and we kept seeing that phrase Which says enter my rest enter my rest we looked at God resting on the seventh day and It also showed us that it's not because he was tired, but just that he completed what he needed to do What God what intended to do he completed it and after which he rested So we looked at all of those aspects now we will come to Chapter 4 and verse 8 and I want to request one of us to please read from verse 8 to verse 10 And then we'll proceed Hebrews 4 verses 8 to 10 Yeah, who would like to read this passage for if Joshua had given them rest Then he would not after what have spoken of another day There remains there for a rest for the people of God For he who has entered his rest has himself also feast from his work Works as God did from his Okay, thank you John as we said earlier the rest that we are referring to here is not the promised land That's where there's a mention of Joshua earlier The example that the writer picked was the children of Israel Moving towards the promised land and the promised land being the rest that they did not enter the rest of God because of their unbelief But now he says if The rest was only supposed to be the promised land then He would not have Joshua would not have spoken of another day But we now understand that there is a rest another rest that is available to us and we already talked about it We talked about salvation in Christ Jesus But we will go on to see that there is something called as Entering his rest. So That makes us think, you know, if rest is automatic in our minds rest is all about not doing anything we'll just sit down and you know not make any effort and Slip into rest slip into rest is more like it rather than you know enter his rest It sounds like work that we need to do in order to rest So what exactly is the writer talking about? He's first of all encouraging these persecuted discouraged believers with the thought of salvation that Jesus has done it all You can enjoy peace with God now because you know that there is something that has been accomplished for us So that thought he already mentioned but again when he's saying There is a rest waiting for us and we must enter his rest It is available for us You know the kind of rest that Jesus finished his work or rather God finished his work of creation and he rested There exists a rest. Now. What is this rest? Obviously, it's not the promised land as he's already clarified. So let's look And we will understand What this rest is all about in verse 11 very interesting He says let us therefore be diligent to enter that rest Let anyone fall according to the same example of disobedience as I was saying, you know rest is supposed to just come upon us That that's when it's rest, right? You shouldn't be working hard But look at the language that the writer is using here. He's saying Let us be diligent to enter and It starts off with let us therefore. So whenever we look at therefore We have to go back to what the writer has said earlier. He talked about Unbelief he talked about, you know, if it is today if you hear his voice today, then you know You need to respond to him and all of that so What he means here is just believing because he talked so much about unbelief and how Unbelief keeps us out of the promises of God. His simple point here is Believing is the work that we do to Enter into the promises of God. Yes, the work of salvation. It's already done. Jesus has completed everything But what is the work on our part? It's not The good works, you know, which will earn us salvation. No but instead it's a heart of Faith it's believing believing and you know, we are talking about faith In our series here at church as well Because it's so important in the life of a believer having faith in God and when we carry faith in God that is the That is what will bring us into the kind of rest That we are so desiring, right when we look at ourselves today in the world that we live in there's so much going on and we Desire rest physically we desire rest, you know emotionally mentally and we seek after it, which is a good thing God is encouraging us and he's saying that he's also the author of rest Primarily how the rest comes into our lives is through being saved being born again and of course this Journey as a believer with faith. Okay, these are the things that we need to remember and when we journey this way with faith We will find that rest in God, you know his rest or God's kind of rest we will be able to find it and Though we are talking about a spiritual kind of rest I don't want to minimize the importance of physical rest. It's so important for us You know as as people and I I've been saying that we are seeking after that kind of rest it's important to ensure that we find rest in our day-to-day lives and you know, maybe certain Periods or seasons of our life where we may need more rest But as God's people, it's really good to have Rest as a part of our lifestyle because that would Rejuvenate us revive us refresh us so that we can come back with a greater focus and more Authority and power to do the work of God so Yes Right now, you know the the author is talking about rest and working towards that rest, but that work Simply means believing when we believe we will be able to experience that God kind of rest. I can Think of times when I've heard ministers of God say things like maybe they're physically exhausted but In the spirit Okay, and in their lives, they sense so much of fulfillment That's that's rest right physically. Yes, maybe when they get the time they can rest it out, but overall By believing God by walking in in the ways of God There is a kind of rest that we can experience Which is like the God kind of rest can that's a privilege that we all have and especially for these believers, right? That the author is referring to He knows that they've probably come to a place of exhaustion not so much of the physical kind but Spiritually Emotionally, right? They are at a place where they are tired and they want to give up and he wants them To experience the God kind of rest or the God kind of peace the God kind of refreshing Which can only happen by faith and they give up their faith or if they give up believing in God They will never be able to experience that God kind of faith that he is talking about and that's what this was 11 here means Therefore be diligent to enter that rest God's kind of rest is available We can enter it for that. We need to believe and don't be like the children of Israel the latter part of that scripture says Yes, anyone fall according to the same example of disobedience, so when they have disobeyed When they disobeyed they could not enter the promised land So those are you know some thoughts regarding the rest from Hebrew chapter 4 I'll pause right now and Let's see if there is Something, you know, we want to talk about before we go ahead with the next set of scriptures Anything about rest God's kind of rest Yeah, I thought that's coming to my mind is it's not it's not directly connected to this passage But we know how Isaiah sorry 28 talks about Tongues right that God brings refreshing Through tongues and so when we pray in the spirit that is also something that can release the rest of God to our spirit man a Refreshing can come when we pray in tongues So I just wanted to throw that thought in here since we are speaking about rest Okay, nobody wants to talk about a holiday and a vacation Fine, we'll just go forward then and we look at oh, yeah. Yes So it says So when we read the book of Romans, we understand that salvation is by faith and not by works Okay, so this is referring to salvation by faith So when one believes When we have faith in Christ Jesus, we are not being qualified because of our works So that that's the meaning one scripture would be Romans 3 22 Which says even the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ to all and on all who believe for there is no difference. So the righteousness of God through faith In Jesus Christ So that's how we walk into salvation But yeah, thank you Okay, let's move on we'll go ahead with the next set of scriptures here Let's read Hebrews 4 verses 12 and 13 Could somebody please pick it up and read please Hebrews chapter 4 verses 12 and 13 for the word of God is living and powerful and sharper than any two-edged sword piercing even to the division of soul and spirit and of joint and Marrow and is a discerner of the thoughts and Intense of the heart and there is no creature hidden from his sight But all things are naked and open to the eyes of him to whom we must give Thank you Rosalind so much is said in these two scriptures We know verse 12 Because it's very familiar and used a lot By you know believers everywhere for the word of God is living and powerful and Sharper than any two-edged sword. That's talking about the nature of the word of God It's living meaning it's not Dormant the word of God is alive It is powerful meaning it can impact our lives it can Bring change it can bring transformation And that's the inherent quality that the word carries Sharper than any two-edged sword again It reveals to us that when we know the word well it can Help the ability of discernment to be so Strong in us that we can figure out right like Sword cuts through a sword can separate so we can understand, you know, what is of the flesh? What is of the spirit? So for that though we need the word in our lives and Then you know, we will be able to discern so those are some thoughts that are coming out and Then as we continue here, it says piercing even to the division of soul and spirit The discernment that I talked about and of joints and marrow and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart So the word of God goes works in us And it weighs out Every thought it weighs out Every pattern that we carry and if there's something of God then you know, we Are filled with peace, but if there's something that is not of God then we are able to discern that hey this Thought that I'm Subscribing to is not of God and I have to deal with it. So this part here this portion here is talking about God it's talking about the power of his word in our lives and then in verse 13 he says There is no creature hidden from his sight But all things are naked and open to the eyes of him to whom we must give account. So It's just revealing to us that God is judge overall and that we cannot escape You know, he's knowing that he is able to see all things clearly even the matters of our heart So all of this just forms a section Together with what we've been saying so far We talked about unbelief and then we talked about the importance of believing through belief Believing we can diligently enter into the rest of God and God is looking for a believing heart So he's speaking in that context where he says, you know, the word of God, it's powerful It's a discerner and God himself is somebody who can discern our hearts now As a side note, we can talk so much about that first portion of Hebrews chapter 12 about the word of God Okay, and you know, all of you would agree with me when we say that no God's word It's living and powerful. We said powerful for what powerful to transform us If you go back to passages like Romans chapter 12, right? And verse 2 it says be Transformed by the renewing of your mind. How do we renew our mind? We take in the word of God. So it's powerful to transform us The word of God is Powerful it can reveal God to us. We know scriptures that Tell us that, you know, Jesus told The people who came up to him. He said that you search the scriptures But these scriptures are testifying of me in John 5 39. He made that statement So the word of God what is its quality? It points us to God it directs us to Christ So that is also something for us to understand about the nature of the word of God So when we are taking time in God's word one, we are being transformed. Secondly, it's pointing us to God, you know more and more Understanding about who God is What his character is like what he does what he wants of us. So it's revealing God to us and of course about the nature of the word of God. We also know that it can birth faith in our hearts that familiar Scripture we say faith comes by hearing hearing by the word of God Romans 10 17. So the word of God has this capability of Forming faith in our hearts and faith can rise up the more we devote ourselves to the word The word of God is also a weapon, right because in Efficient 617 we read about the sword of the spirit, which is the word of God So the word of God can help us fight the devil We can use the sword of the spirit to fight our enemy and gain victory So these are all the properties of the word of God There's so much that one can gain from the work of the word and we need this because the author is Reminding the people about Believing in God and how can they believe unless they take time in the word or for them at that time Whatever a doctrine's the Apostles were teaching them They needed to put their faith in that word and today for us We have the canon of Scripture and as believers one of the primary Responsibilities for us to enter the rest we are saying enter the rest enter the rest by believing But how do we believe if you don't know the word of God? so the word is so very central to even you know rest and Living a victorious life and it has all these properties and I can just go on and on I've listed out, you know a couple of things about the word of God. Maybe I'll just see a line about some of these other Aspects of the word of God before we move on to the next passage here So we know that the word also cleans us Jesus said I have already spoken the word you're clean Because of the word that I have already spoken to you So the more time we are sitting under the word Hearing the word believing the word. It's cleaning us up right, it's helping us get rid of Worldly standards as far as things are concerned the word of God Causes us to prosper in John 15 Jesus said that if you abide in me my word abides in you And we go on to read that passage you will bear much fruit So in order for us to bear fruit, what do we need? We need the word dwelling in our hearts the word of God will help us establish and root out because it carries power and authority in itself So I we could just go on and on and on so powerful the word of God as that passage says living and powerful Shaper than any two-edged sword discerning right Dividing between born and marrow discerning our very hearts So we can rely on the word of God and that will help us filter out Things in our hearts which are not of God and we can then put our faith in the things which are of God and remain in faith Okay Even if you are going through a season of discouragement now we come to the next section here versus 14 through 16 which again point us to our Lord Jesus Christ I'll read it for us It says seeing then that we have a high priest who has passed through the heavens Jesus the Son of God let us hold fast our confession For we do not have a high priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses But wasn't all points tempted as we are yet without sin Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace that we may obtain mercy and Find grace to help in time of need so Here he's pointing to Jesus once again. He did that earlier as well When he talked about the Lord Jesus our high priest He is able to aid us in our weaknesses because he himself Has put on humanity and he has gone through challenges in the human form Again, he says that Particularly in this scenario when the people are going through discouragement he says Yes, we need to have faith. That's how we enter into the promises of God the rest of God And depend on the word of God But also remember that we have a he says great high priest Among all the high priests that existed Jesus our great high priest. Why is he our great high priest? We've already said that he's God himself Right deity who put on humanity. It's a great high priest He represented us so well and what else did he do? High priest who has passed through the heavens. No other high priest did that for us It's only Jesus Who ascended up back into heaven after completing his mandate here on earth? Jesus the Son of God let us hold fast our confession. So till now the Hebrews or the other people they were so proud of their today Background and you know all the traditions the temple practices and we are going to move towards that now slowly You'll see there'll be concepts coming up of the high priest of Melchizedek of Temple sacrifices and you know the shedding of blood so with all this What the author is trying to tell these These Hebrew believers is that Jesus is the fulfillment what you have right now as Christians or as believers in the Lord Jesus is so much greater Than the traditions that you are aware of and so now he's telling them. Yeah, you're proud of all the high priest Who have represented us in the temple? But Jesus is the greatest of them all great high priests now Tell me was there any high priest who went up to heaven on our behalf? Isn't it the Lord Jesus Christ? So now that you have the Lord Jesus Christ as your great high priest. Why do you give up? Why do you give up? one of the ways of giving up is by declaring our defeat and Satan knows that when we speak failure when we speak Doubt unbelief he can easily, you know get in and cause havoc But the author is reminding the believers when we are down and out One of the things that we should never do is to give up on our declaration to give up on our confession Don't do that because what you have as a believer right now is the greatest ever Isn't it the Lord Jesus the fulfillment of all the so-called? Practices in fact we use this term the shadow All these practices were but a shadow of what was to be fulfilled in our Lord Jesus Christ So he's encouraging them when he's saying you have the best high priest ever Don't give up and one of the ways not to give up is to hold on or hold fast our Confession what you have believed keeps speaking that okay keep declaring that Verse 15 For we do not have a high priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses But was in all points tempted as we are yet without sin. So In this particular context where the people want to give up Okay, he's reminding them even Jesus was tempted in all forms Do we think that he would have been tempted to give up on his mandate? Of course, no, we do see in scripture when he was in the Garden of Gethsemane, right? He prays to the father. He says Lord Take this cup away from me, but not my will yours be done. There was a temptation to give up so because he went through a temptation That was kind of leading him towards quitting He can now relate To us believers when we are going through temptation Where we want to give up right where we want to let go so he's encouraging the believers look We have the best high priest. He's gone into heaven He's representing us and because he's been through everything that we are going through he can sympathize with our weaknesses Okay, he won't shut us down in sympathize with our weaknesses, but here's the other victorious thing about this high priest That though he was tempted he was without sin Right, so it's amazing that Jesus overcame temptation and so With his help we can also overcome temptation another thought that we can gain from here is Tempted yet without sin So temptation in itself is not sin Okay, we are understanding that so the first time if if a ungodly thought comes to us That is not sin. It's when we entertain that thought and go along with it in agreement And you know, we we are thinking it through the second time that it becomes a sin But when temptation itself happens for the first time That's not sin and we as believers, you know There are periods when we feel so guilty that how could I even think that I I'll give up You know my ministry or how could I even think? that God is not for me the thought or that temptation when it came That is not sin, but when we agree with it and you know, we go ahead with it That's when we commit sin. So there's a distinction between being tempted and Sinning in the case of Jesus was he tempted? In fact, it says in all points Tempted yes. He was tempted. He must have been tempted in many aspects but Without sin meaning he did not commit sin and that's the challenge for us today. We do live in a world Where Satan is playing his games his tactics Will he tempt us believers? Of course, he will he will not spare any anyone and that's you know part of His tactics, but that doesn't mean that we need to sin We can be tempted, but we don't really have to sin and we can learn from Jesus's example So now that he has stated that we have such a wonderful high priest He's compassionate. He'll understand us earlier. He said that he aids us in our weaknesses This time around he's saying because we have such a wonderful high priest. What can we do? He says just reach out to Jesus. So in verse 16, he says let us therefore where for Because we have such a wonderful high priest Come boldly to the throne of grace That we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in a time of need So come boldly. What does coming boldly mean? Coming really means, you know coming freely With a sense of assurance that if I reach out to Jesus then There will be an intervention Coming boldly means setting aside anxiety setting aside, you know, our fears setting aside our doubts and Coming to Jesus trusting him believing that He will provide for us to come out of that particular situation So come boldly come with a sense of assurance that Jesus will help and it says throne of grace Okay, so that means there is an abundance of grace that our Lord Jesus carries Which he can release into our lives. He has that Capacity or ability to release the kind of grace that we need for that particular situation. So grace For our situation Mercy for our situation And you know, we can rise above that time of need that we are going through So it's an encouragement for Time when we are really struggling to come to our Lord Jesus The great high priest and receive office grace and mercy So let me just pause here to just give us some time to think through and if there's anything related that you Want to talk about? We can do that We will proceed into chapter five afterwards Okay, so we're all happy with the rest With knowing Jesus as a high priest entering boldly into his presence Let's now move on to chapter five here Let's begin with verse one. We can read up to four verses. I'll explain it and then we can continue further But somebody please read it Hebrews chapter five verses One to four for every high priest taken from among men is a scientific for men in things Retaining to God that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins He can have compassion on those who are ignorant and going astray since he himself is also subject to weakness Because of this he's required as for the people So also for himself to offer sacrifices Sacrifices for sins and no man takes this honor to himself, but he who is called by God just as a rose Okay, thank you. Jeffy now. So let's look at this passage here We once again see that a high priest Is Taken from among men Okay, and is appointed for men in things pertaining to God that again Says the same thing that we said a representative a high priest must be representative of the people Why do we need a high priest to offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins? So there is a ministry that a high priest carries. So he goes before God On behalf of the people he brings in gifts. He brings in sacrifices for the sins of the People that's the ministry that he has and of course, he also goes to the people on behalf of God So he's appointed by God. He represents people and he has a ministry Second verse to here. He can have compassion on those who are ignorant and going astray since he himself Is also subject to weaknesses. We've already talked about this aspect of Representing closely which we've seen in Jesus's life as well verse 3 Because of this he is required as for the people so also for himself to offer Sacrifices for sins. So something we have to note here is in the usual high priestly order the high priest themselves needed to offer sacrifices for their own sins But what's the difference between all the other high priests and our great high priest Who has passed through the heavens? He did not have to offer up any sacrifice for his sins because he's already sinless Right, so that's the difference In verse 4 No man takes this on into himself But he who is called by God just as Aaron was So another thought for us to understand when we talk about being a high priest That was not something that People could desire and step into it didn't work like that God himself Established the office of the high priest for this we have to go back to Exodus chapter 28 and there we read how God instructed and Aaron was chosen and called by God to be the high priest and we know that The Levites the tribe of the Levites. They were the ones who were appointed into these priestly roles So it was not by choice that someone could become a high priest But they needed to be appointed by God and we also know that the Lord Jesus himself Was appointed by God it was not that you know He woke up one day and then suddenly he became our high priest. It's definitely appointed by God Let's continue. We'll read from verses 5 to verse 10, please After the order of Who is in the days of the of the service flesh when he had often Upraises and supplications With strong crying and tears under him God was able to save him from death and was hurt in that He feared Though it though you were a son yes, then he's Providence by the things which is so fast and being made perfect cream photo of internal foundation onto holding that Call of God and high priest after the order of Thank you. Thank you so much for reading when we look at this passage here He reiterates the fact that Jesus is part of the Trinity so in verse 5 so also Christ did not glorify himself to become high priest But it was he who said to him and we've noticed this in chapter 1 where Father is speaking to the Sun Again the father here is speaking to the Sun and he says I have begotten you So who is Jesus? He's the son of God In verse 6 There are a couple of things that we can connect to this High Priestly team that we are talking about we've already said that he's a great high priest He passed through the heavens. He represents us very well He's chosen by God But what else does it say here? This high priest is a priest forever When we look at different high priests who came into that position They had a time span or a duration when they needed to do their service And to God and people and then the next one would come and take over but what is the specialty? Or the uniqueness of Jesus Christ as our high priest High priest forever So he is There representing us for ever isn't that wonderful that he's never going to retire Okay, a good high priest who understands us and somebody who's never going to retire He's always going to be there for us as our high priest. So that's what it says high priest forever Now we said earlier that Aaron was appointed right Aaron was chosen by God What about Jesus? Yes, Jesus was chosen by God as well as a son of God. He was mandated to do the work that he did But notice he's from the tribe of Judah Okay, but what did God appoint from the lineage of Aaron is where priests came from Then how would Jesus fit into what God had established? But notice there is something known as the order of Melchizedek Okay, it's very unique. There is an order from where Jesus was appointed Not the Aaronic order not the Levitical order, but the order of Melchizedek and we will come to that later on We'll talk a lot about this this person in history By the name Melchizedek quite mysterious actually who this individual was He we read about him in in the book of Genesis When Abraham goes and he gives a tithe to Melchizedek, but Jesus for for now We are understanding Jesus is chosen as a high priest and he's coming from a new order And what is that order the order of Melchizedek? Let's move on verse 7 It again talks about the Lord Jesus in the days of his Flesh what is days of his flesh in his humanity is period on the earth He offered up prayers and supplications with vehement cries and tears to him who was able to save him from death So this is talking about The the period close to Jesus Going up to the cross when he was really battling You know and and struggling we already mentioned get seminary So it's about that the context is that He did suffer right But what is that that suffering he basically as a human Whatever we are talking about being overwhelmed Maybe being tempted by fear being tempted to give up those are all the the kind of things that he went through But what is the speciality about him or the different difference as compared to any Anyone else we see here that his prayers were heard because of his godly fear Though he was the son yet he learned obedience by the things which he suffered remember when we did Hebrews chapter 1 We said that he has a name he was given a name as the son of God by inheritance and We look at that and we think oh so easy. He just got it by inheritance But look at this passenger Hebrews 5 verse 7 it says even though He has the rights and privileges as the son of God yet He learned obedience by the things which he suffered so to compliment the privileges that he had By inheritance Jesus also lived out that life Okay, that righteous life before God through his obedience and It says he learned obedience through his sufferings meaning through whatever he went through He kind of make made it work for his benefit He grew through those Experiences by responding rightly in those Experiences and you know he came up stronger as the son of God not just by Inheritance but also by his righteous life by his righteous choices and having been perfected He became the author of eternal salvation to all who obey him So we'll just stop it that having been perfected. What does it mean? We've discussed that earlier. Does it mean that Jesus was not already perfect? No, he was already perfect But you see when we go through struggles in our lives, you know There's something that Endurance can build in us and that is called as character It cannot be built any other way No, we cannot short-circuit the process and say, oh, I will not go through anything and you know, I'll just become mature and and Strong automatically that will not happen in any of our lives You look at the life of Jesus even he went through the process and he was obedient Though he was already perfect He continued to walk that path With the father being obedient and being righteous and as he did that He Having been perfected it says so the understanding is That it's not that he was not perfect But he allowed the situations and circumstances as a human being to build him up Which also tells us that today Whatever we are going through The choice is ours it can build us or we can allow that to break us but from Jesus's example He was built up through all the trials tribulations We too can be built up and we can sort of Let everything work for our good and scriptures say that right all things work together for good to those who love the Lord And are called according to his purposes So we'll pick up from verse nine once again, but for right now, let's stop here We will close with the word of prayer and I want to request somebody from the class to please go ahead and pray That's great. The Heavenly Father we come to you under the name of Jesus. We thank you for the state we thank you God for Everything that you have paid for us But when we look at you it's beyond our imaginations Whatever the works that you're doing that you're there that you're planning to do Who are mad that you think about us Jesus, but you love us your first love does you have brought us into this grace? You have brought us into this new life into made us into a new creation But we think about everything and we thank you God for everything help us to walk in that In the ways of the spirit so that God we can live this life with you We can glorify you above all and we can let people know that there's a true God Who loves them be with us and guide us. We thank you for everything in Jesus name. I pray Amen. Thank you. Jaffina. Thank you everyone. God bless you. Have a good week ahead


Good morning cyber traders. Happy Wednesday, everybody on this beautiful August 22nd Has everybody doing good to see you Edward good to see you Ken Grant good to see you my Tim Well the greatest song ever I got sorry started a little late but I saw some of you guys a fans of that great song that we just played before we got started so Kind of let that play through but hopefully everyone had a great morning and Got I say listen. I see a lot of you guys logging a lot earlier It's good to know early bird gets the money. Remember. That's our slogan here at cyber trading But there are a couple of things that are moving. I mean you see right here the NEWA yesterday got destroyed Destroyed look at that stock and we're only looking at what happened here at 330 but if I changed the time frame here and I bring into a five-day five-minute chart the stock was $29 got crushed And then we saw it we were talking about it in class yesterday And then it started trying to make a little bit of a comeback and remember what I told you in class yesterday How do we know how to trade what for going into the following day? Well, we took our notes We looked at this NEWA and we talk a little bit about it. But before we do that Let's get right back into what is moving and what happened Obviously this stock obviously is going to be one on our watch list But a couple of stuff and by the way, it was a phenomenal phenomenal short the only problem with the NEWA You know, you know when we teach you in class, you know, there are different levels of And we spent actually a lot of time talking about that in in my phase three but we're talking a lot about what level it was at and you know listen this stock was in the High threes for category of what type of trader you are So it was very volatile. Listen, you can make a lot of money because lose a lot of money So, you know at the end of the day, you got no level you're at but anyway, couple of the stocks didn't make some nice moves Let's just check them out really quick. Let me just fix the time trend flame over here So if you were not here yesterday and you want to know what you missed or what moved a couple of them The CGC was a really nice move. You could see how that great pre-market trading You know and then it had a nice little short everyone did pretty well on it Not the most doesn't look as pretty as we like it to look right there But it did pretty well another stock right here. It had a nice little pop in pre-market The CRON this I think was probably our best yesterday. We talked about but that you could see One thing I was great about this one was talking about the iceberg orders if you watch yesterday's Video I post on YouTube What was nice about this one was ice I talked a little bit about that iceberg order, which is right here on the right on the matrix and Stocks took a nice little pop right there easy 20 30 cents winner right there. That was like taking candy from a little kid G Evo another one that worked out really well. I still like this G Evo I'm gonna put it on the watch list by the way and And the first for a few reasons first of all had a nice little push going into the clothes It's not an expensive stock. It's got some good iceberg orders out there The only problem right now is volume is a little low in pre-market a lot of you remember this stock We did traded it back in June. You remember this one from $3 all the way to 30 I talked yesterday also about in class about if you want to be a good swing trader You want to be a good options trader you damn well know how to day trade first and then you'll know how to get into it, but this was such a beautiful short squeeze and We did really well on it. I want to keep an eye on it You know let it build up its momentum see how it goes if it breaks its resistance level so anyway So that's what you missed yesterday. Now guys, that's the archives. That's the past now. Let's focus on What we'll get what's going on this morning? So anyway big news stocks up 16% Wonder why what's the news? Why is up 16% because the stock got destroyed yesterday destroyed The stock right here the any WA It doesn't have the greatest iceberg orders right now, which is shockingly being the stock already trades 600,000 shares in pre-market But let me just fix my time frame over here The other thing that kind of gets me a little nervous about it if you look at what do you notice what's going on right here guys? Everyone see what's what we're looking at on the pre-market. What do we got going on? Lot of low lows, right? It is testing. It's getting close to yesterday's support levels so keep an eye on that and Remember great traders never buy at the bottom sell top you always buy in between It's all about not you know getting assured from 28 down to 10 You know It's about buying it at 12 and selling at 13 on a thousand shares make it thousand bucks quarter million That's we're looking for great traders never buy at the bottom of top. All right So now that one is also going to make the watch list couple all the ones EX AS a lot of you remember this one to we trade this stock also not too long ago She's making a little bit of a comeback stocks like a little bit of a hit But she's gapping up pretty nicely right here up 20 percent half million shares not the biggest iceberg orders again Big spread you're probably in the category four on that one This stock is great. This is going way way way way back. Okay Zenga Z a GA. I remember trading this stock.  You could see the iceberg orders. It's just all over the place It's got a couple of shakes here and there what it'll do in this stock Gapped up pretty nicely after hours. You could see it She started trend down right now, but she's gonna be testing yesterday's highs You could see it right here, you know right there. We're talking about so she's got some support levels right around here So we'll keep a close eye on that one that one looks pretty decent I think everybody could trade that one Momo another one that we've traded several times Momo we traded this stock Go back to your journals like we trained you how to go out to monitor certain stocks I always tell you this you're always going to trade these stocks again and again and again And they always come up and it's always seems like the same stocks Trust me when you become a cyber trader, you'll notice First of all, you're not trading you're not making money And if you're not losing you're not learning when it comes to trading But when it comes to something like this, you know, you'll probably be trading two three four hundred different stocks you know and then you just realize it it's all about momentum and You the most important you want to know about the momentum is how the stock worked out And here's one of them that you should check out if you did trade it if you didn't trade it Stay away from it because the stock Can hurt you now let's talk about a couple of brand names that are moving urban outfitters. Okay urban outfitters You know, I'm not a fan of the $50 stock, you know, but it is moving It's got some good volatility right here Stocks got a nice little falstero flag breaking the 52 a chi not bad But once again, probably in the three to four category of a type of trader you are SMC Bring this one up over here the SMC I okay, so this one to me Could be a short down 23% made a little bit of a comeback You could see in the pre-market right there took a huge hit after hours took another hit early this morning around 8 30 did come back So we know we know if that happens this stock can get some good volatility Right right off the bat. I just want to be aware, you know I teach scalping and this is a five cent spread stock a lot of us like the five cent spreads Remember, there's a whole rule about why they all came back So anyway, just be careful with that. You got to scalp this stock, but it looks like a fun stock um What did I say and last but not least the PSTG That one does nice little push after hours nice little gap up probably came out with earnings right there Of 12% not a lot of shares kind of like this one a little bit better because it's not up that much Not the greatest iceberg orders out there. You got 100 500. Listen.  All right now before we go guys anything. I'm missing that I that I missed out Ben says black rock owns 125 million Of sm ci Well read between the lines black rock a major major Power horse down here on wall street big power horse and it's very interesting But anything that I'm missing. I did not call out anybody else All right, so anyway, um, just really quick. Hopefully a lot of you guys that are here that are That just joined us at cyber train university are enjoying it seeing how fun the training room is see how everybody works together Remember, it's not about the education. It's about the training community, which we which we preach It's about being a team effort. We work together So hopefully you guys have been enjoying it and then class is going to be starting just in about A little less than a little bit more than 15 minutes away So i'm going to see everybody any gold platinum diamond students I'll see you in the phase three class if you want to know more about it talk to education viz I'll let you know in the meantime guys remember old saying see something say something and all you new members All you need to do is look listen and learn Please don't trade anything because you obviously we didn't teach you how to do it just watch see how the students do it and just make sure it's for you because If it's not then that's okay. You can always go back to a stock broker and give it to him Because you think you're going to learn this the hard way you'll end up blowing up your account. It's not that it's it's not hard It's quite simple, but it's not easy and the easy and the hard part is taking the time to learn and be patient All right guys. Good luck today. Happy trading and we'll see you back at 2 30 for everyone who's going to be in class I'll see you in about in 15 minutes


CHAPTER XXXIV The good citizens' league had spread through the country, but nowhere was it so effective and well-esteemed as in the cities of the type of zenith, commercial cities, of a few hundred thousand inhabitants, most of which, though not all, lay inland, against a background of cornfields and mines, and of small towns which depended upon them for mortgage loans, table manners, art, social philosophy, and millinery. To the league belonged most of the prosperous citizens of zenith. They were not all of the kind who called themselves regular guys. Besides these hearty fellows, these salesmen of prosperity, there were the aristocrats, that is, the men who were richer or had been rich for more generations, the presidents of banks and factories, the landowners, the corporation lawyers, the fashionable doctors, and the few young old men who worked, not at all, but reluctantly remaining in zenith-collected lusterware, and first editions as though they were back in Paris. All of them agreed that the working classes must be kept in their place, and all of them perceived that American democracy did not imply any equality of wealth, but did demand a wholesome sameness of thought, dress, painting, morals, and vocabulary. In this they were like the ruling class of any other country, particularly of Great Britain, but they differed in being more vigorous and in actually trying to produce the accepted standards which all classes everywhere desire, but usually despair and realizing. The longest struggle of the Good Citizens League was against the open shop, which was secretly a struggle against all union labor. Accompanying it was an Americanization movement, with evening classes in English and history and economics, and daily articles in the newspapers, so that newly arrived foreigners might learn that the true blue, and 100% American way of settling labor troubles, was for workmen to trust and love their employers. The league was more than generous in approving other organizations which agreed with its names. It helped the YMCA to raise a $200,000 fund for a new building. Babbit, Virgil Gunsch, Sidney Finkelstein, and even Charles McKelvie, told the spectators at movie theaters how great an influence for manly Christianity, the good ol' Y, had been in their own lives, and the whore and mighty Colonel Redford Snow, owner of the Advocate Times, was photographed clasping the hands of Sheldon Smeeth of the YMCA. It is true that afterwards, when Smeeth lips, you must come to one of our prayer meetings, the ferocious Colonel Bellowed, what the hell would I do that for? Gotta borrow my own. But this did not appear in the public prints. The league was of value to the American Legion at a time when certain of the lesser and looser newspapers were criticizing that organization of veterans of the Great War. One evening a number of young men raided the Zenith Socialist headquarters, burned its records, beat the office staff, and agreeably dumped desks out of the window. All the newspapers, save the Advocate Times and the Evening Advocate, attributed this valuable but perhaps hasty direct action to the American Legion. Then a flying squadron from the Good Citizens League called on the unfair papers and explained that no ex-soldier could possibly do such a thing. And the editors saw the light and retained their advertising. When Zenith's lone conscientious abjector came home from prison and was righteously run out of town, the newspapers referred to the perpetrators as an unidentified mob. Two. In all the activities and triumphs of the Good Citizens League, Babet took part, and completely won back to self-respect, acidity, and the affection of his friends. But he began to protest. Of course, I've done my share in cleaning up the city. I want to tend to business. I think I'll just kind of slacken up on this GCL stuff now. He had returned to the church as he had returned to the Boosters Club. He had even endured the lavish greeting which Sheldon Smeeth gave him. He was worried, at least during his late discontent, he had imperiled his salvation. He was not quite sure there was a heaven to be attained. But Dr. John Jonathan Drew said there was, and Babet was not going to take a chance. One evening, when he was walking past Dr. Drew's parsonage, he impulsively went in and found a pastor in his study. Just a minute and getting a phone call, said Dr. Drew in business-like tones, then aggressively to the telephone. Hello? Hello? There's Berkeley and Haines? Reverend Drew speaking. Where the dickens is approved for next Sunday's calendar? Huh? He ought to have it here. Well, I can't help it. They're all sick. I've got to have it tonight. Get an ADT, boy, and you should have it up here quick. He turned without slacking his briskness. Well, Brother Babet, what can I do for you? I just want to ask, tell you how it is. Dominique, a while ago, I guess I got kind of slack. Took a few drinks and so on. What I wanted to ask is, how is it if a fellow cuts that all out and comes back to his senses? Does it sort of, well, you might say, does it score against him in the long run? Reverend Drew was suddenly interested. And, uh, Brother, what are the things, too? Women? No, practically, you might say, practically not at all. Don't hesitate to tell me, Brother. That's what I'm here for. Been going on joy rides, squeezing girls in cars? The Reverend's eyes like, listen. Oh, no. Well, I'll tell you, I've got a deputation from the Don't Make Prohibition, a joke association, coming to see me in a quarter of an hour, and one from the Anti-Birth Control Union at a quarter of ten. He busily granted his watch, but I can take five minutes off and pray with you, kneel right down by your chair, brother. Don't be ashamed to seek the guidance of God. That scalp itched, and he longed to flee, but Dr. Drew had already flopped down beside his desk-chair, and his voice had changed from rasping efficiency to an uncuteous familiarity with sin, and with the Almighty. Babbot also knelt while Drew gloated. Oh, Lord, thou seest our brother here, who has been led astray by manifold temptations. Oh, Heavenly Father, make his heart to be pure, as pure as a little child's. Oh, let him know again the joy of a manly courage to abstain from evil. Sheldon Smeeth came flockering into the study. At the sight of the two men he smirked, forgivingly patted Babbot on the shoulder, and knelt beside him, his arm about him, while he authorized Dr. Drew's implications with moans of, yes, Lord, help our brother, Lord. Though he was trying to keep his eyes closed, Babbot squinted between his fingers and saw the pastor glance at his watch, as he concluded with a triumphant, and let him never be afraid to come to us for counsel and tender care, and let him know that the church can lead him as a little lamb. Dr. Drew sprang up, rolled his eyes in the general direction of heaven, chucked his watch into his pocket, and demanded, has the deputation come yet, Sheldon? Yep, ran outside, Sheldon answered. With equivocal liveliness, then caressingly to Babbot, brother, if it would help, I'd love to go into the next room and pray with you while Dr. Drew is receiving the brothers from the Don't Make a Prohibition of Joke Association. No, thanks, I can't take the time. Yep, Babbot rushing toward the door. Thereafter, he was often seen at the Catham Road Presbyterian Church, but it is recorded that he avoided shaking hands with the pastor at the door. Three. If his moral fiber had been so weakened by rebellion that he was not quite dependable, in the more rigorous campaigns of the Good Citizens League nor quite appreciative of the church, yet there was no doubt of the joy with which Babbot returned to the pleasures of his home and of the athletic club, the boosters and elks. Verona and Kenneth Escott were eventually and hesitatingly married. For the wedding, Babbot was dressed as carefully as was Verona. He was crammed into the morning coat he wore to tease thrice a year, and with a certain relief after Verona and Kenneth had driven away in a limousine, he returned to the house, removed the morning coat, sat with his aching feet upon a Davenport, and reflected that his wife and he could have the living-room to themselves now, and not have to listen to Verona and Kenneth worrying in a cultured collegiate manner about minimum wages and the drama league. But even this sinking into peace was less consoling than his return to being one of the best-loved men in the Boosters Club. Four. President Willis I. Gems began the Boosters Club luncheon by standing quiet and staring at them so unhappily that they feared he was about to announce the death of a brother-booster. He spoke slowly then and gravely. Boys, I have something shocking to reveal to you, something terrible about one of our own members. Several boosters, including Babbot, looked a little disconcerted. A night of the grip, a trusted friend of mine, recently made a trip upstate, and in a certain town where a certain booster spent his boyhood, he found out something which can no longer be concealed. In fact, he discovered the inward nature of a man whom we have accepted as a real guy, and one of us. Gentlemen, I cannot trust my voice to say it, so I've written it down. He uncovered a large blackboard and on it in huge capitals was the legend. George Volonus B. Babbot. O you folly. The boosters cheered, they laughed, they wept, they threw rolls at Babbot, they cried, speech, speech, O you folly. President I. Gems continued, that gentleman is the awful thing, Georgie Babbot has been concealing all these years. When we thought he was just playing George F., now I want you to tell us, talking in turn, what you've always supposed the F. stood for. Fliver, they suggested, and Frogface, and Flathead, and Finanches, and Freezone, and Flapidoodle, and Flaughorn. By joviality of their insults, Babbot knew that he had been taken back to their hearts, and happily he rose. Boys, I've got to admit it, I've never worn a wrist watch or parted my name in the middle. But I will confess to Volonus B. Only justification is that my old dad, though otherwise he was perfectly sane and packed an awful wallop when it came to trimming the city fathers and checkers, named me after the family Doc, old Doc Ambrose Follensby. I apologize, boys. In my next, what do you call it, I'll see to it that I get named something really practical. Something that sounds swell and yet is good and veral. Something, in fact, like that grand old name so familiar to every household, that bold, and almost overpowering name, Willis Jimmy Jams I Jams. He knew by the cheer that he was secure again and popular. He knew that he would no more endanger his security and popularity by straying from the clan of good fellows. Five Henry Thompson dashed into the office clamming, Georgie, big news, Jake Offit says the traction bunch are dissatisfied with the way Sanders, Tory, and Wing handle their last deal, and they're willing to dicker with us. Babbit was pleased in the realization that the last scar of his rebellion was healed. Yet as he drove home he was annoyed by such background thought as had never weakened him in his days of belligerent conformity. He discovered that he actually did not consider the traction group quite honest. Well, he'd carry out one more deal for them, but as soon as it was practicable, maybe as soon as old Henry Thompson died, he'd break away from all association from them. He was 48 and 12 years he'd be 60. He wanted to leave a clean business to his grandchildren. Of course, there was a lot of money in negotiating for the traction people and the fellow had to look at things in a practical way, only he wiggled uncomfortably. He wanted to tell the traction group what he thought of them. Oh, he couldn't do it none now. If he offended them this second time they would crush him, buuuut. He was conscious that his line of progress seemed confused. He wondered what he would do with his future. He was still young. Was he through with all adventuring? He felt that he had been trapped into the very net from which he had with such fury escaped and supremus jest of all been made to rejoice in the trapping. I've licked me. Licked me to a finish, he whimpered. The house was peaceful that evening and he enjoyed a game of pinocchio with his wife. He indignantly told a tempter that he was content to do things in a good old-fashioned way. The day after he went to see the purchasing agent of the street traction company and they made plans for the secret purchase of lots along the Everston Road. But as he drove to his office he struggled. I'm going to run things and figure out things to suit myself when I retire. 6. Ted had come down from the university for the weekend. Though he no longer spoke of mechanical engineering and though he was resident about his opinion of his instructors, he seemed no more reconciled to college and his chief interest was his wireless telephone set. On Saturday evening he took Eunice Littlefield to a dance at Devon Woods. Babbit had a glimpse of her bouncing in the seat of the car. Brilliant in a scarlet cloak were a frock of thinnest creamy silk. They too had not returned when the Babbits went to bed. At half-past eleven, at a blurred and definite time of late night, Babbit was awakened by the ring of the telephone and gloomily crawled downstairs. Howard Littlefield was speaking. 6. George? Am I isn't back yet, is Ted? 7. Oh, at least his door is open. 8. They ought to be home. Eunice said the dance would be over at midnight. What's the name of those people where they're going? 9. Oh, gosh, tell the truth. I don't know. Howard did some classmate of Ted's out in Devon Woods. Don't see what we can do. We all skip up and ask Mary if she knows her name. 8. Babbit turned on the light in Ted's room. It was a brown boy's room, disordered dresser, worn books, a high school pennant, photographs of basketball teams and baseball teams. Ted was decidedly not there. 9. Mrs. Babbit, awakened irritably, observed that she certainly did not know the name of Ted's host, that it was late that Howard Littlefield was but little better than a born fool and that she was sleepy. But she remained awake and worrying while Babbit, on the sleeping porch, struggled back into sleep through the incessant, soft rain of her remarks. It was after Don, when he was aroused by her shaking him and calling her, George, George! In something like horror. What is it? Come here quick and see. Be quiet. 10. She led him down the hall to the door of Ted's room and pushed it gently open. On the worn brown rug, she saw a fourth of rose-colored chiffon lingerie on the sedate morse chair, a girl's silver slipper, and on the pillows were two sleepy heads, Ted's and Eunice's. 11. Ted woke to grin and mutter with unconvincing defiance. Good morning! Let me introduce my wife, Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt, Eunice Littlefield Babbit. Esquiris. Good God! From Babbit and from his wife along with him, I love coming! We got married last evening. Wife, sit up and say pretty good morning to mother-in-law. 12. But Eunice hit her shoulders and her charming wild hair under the pillow. By nine o'clock the assembly, which was gathered about Ted and Eunice in the living room included Mr. and Mrs. George Babbit, Dr. and Mrs. Howard Littlefield, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Escott, Mr. and Mrs. Henry T. Thompson, and Tinka Babbit, who was the only pleased member of the inquisition. A crackling shower of phrases filled a room, at their age ought to be a note, never heard of such a thing. Fault of both of them, keeping out of the papers, ought to be packed off to school, do something about it at once, and what I say is, damn good old-fashioned spanking. Worst of them all was Rona. Ted!  He began to revolt. Well, like Rona, you got married yourself, didn't you? That's entirely different. You bet it is. They didn't have to work on you and me with a chain and tackled to get us to the hold hands. Now, young man, we'll have no more flippancy, old Henry Thompson ordered. You listen to me. You listen to grandfather, said Rona. You listen to your grandfather, said Mrs. Babbit. Dad, you listen to Mr. Thompson, said Howard Littlefield. Oh, for the love of Mike, I am listening, Ted shouted. But you look here, all of you. I am getting sick and tired of being the corpse in this post-mortem.  Why, he stung me five dollars, and all the money I had in the world was six dollars and two bits. I am getting just about enough of being hard at. A new voice, booming, authoritative, dominated the room. It was Babbit. Yup, there's two darn many putting in their oar.  Howard and I are still pretty strong and able to do our own cussing. Ted, come into the dining-room and we'll talk this over. In the dining-room, the door firmly closed. Babbit walked to his son, put both hands on his shoulders. You're, uh, more or less right. They all talk too much. Now what do you plan to do, old man?  Well, I remember one time you called us the Babbit men and said we ought to stick together. I want to. I don't pretend to think this isn't serious the way the cards are stacked against a young fellow today. I can't say I'll prove of early marriages, but you couldn't have married a better girl than Eunice. And way I figure it, Littlefield is darn lucky to get a Babbit for a Sun Law. But what do you plan to do? Of course, you could go right ahead with the you, and when you're finished. Dad, I can't stand it anymore. Maybe it's all right for some fellows. Maybe I'll want to go back some day with me. I want to get into mechanics. I think I'll get to be a good inventor. There's a fellow that would give me twenty dollars a week in a factory right now. Well, Babbit crossed the floor slowly, ponderously, seemed a little old. I've always wanted you to have a college degree. He meditatively stomped across the floor again.  But practically, I've never done a single thing I've wanted to in my whole life. I don't know if I've accomplished anything except just get along. Figure out I've made about a quarter of an inch out of a possible hundred rods. Well, maybe you'll carry things on further. I don't know. But I do get kind of a sneaking pleasure out of the fact that you know what you want to do, and you did it. Well, those folks in there will try to bully you and tame you down. Tell them to go to the devil. I'll back you. Take your factory job if you want to. Don't be scared of the family. No, nor all of Xenath, nor of yourself. The way I've been. Go ahead, old man. The world is yours. Arms about each other's shoulders, the Babbit men marched into the living room and faced the swooping family. End of chapter thirty four, recording by Mike Vendetti, Canyon City, Colorado. Mike Vendetti dot com. End of Babbit by Sinclair Lewis.