Welcome to class. Thank you for joining class to Vega and Jeffina. Also a warm welcome to our e-learning students who will be listening to this lecture later on and welcome to the class on Romans. I hope you're enjoying the study learning some profound truths revelations that the Holy Spirit has had revealed to the Apostle Paul. Before we continue studying chapter 7, we'll just pause for a word of prayer so can I ask Jeffina to lead us in prayer please. Jeffina, please lead us. Heavenly Father, we come to you under the name of Jesus. We thank you for this day, for the class we are about to have. God, I just give us to Selena in their hands. I bless her in the name of Jesus as she's teaching the deep truths from the Bible. But I just pray that you'll help us to open our heart and mind and listen to it and be fully convinced about your word so that we can put it into practice in this life and we can be a blessing to others. Give you all the glory and honor in Jesus name I pray. Amen. Thank you Jeffina. So last week we began studying or sorry on Monday we also began looking at Romans chapter 7. We were looking at this subsection verses 7 to verse 12 is the law bad and so we see that in these verses Paul is addressing in verses 7 to verse 12 he's addressing the whole aspect of the law. He has just told us that the Jewish he has just told the Jewish believers that you know they are no longer under the law they are free from the law because they are now part of the body of Christ they are married to another which means they're married to Christ now they're part of the body of Christ and they are also serving God in the newness of the spirit. So he's asking basically a rhetorical question here in verse 7 is the law sin and you know he's saying the problem is there a problem with the law and then he says certainly not. The problem is not with the law you know as he concludes in verse 12 he says the law is holy and the commandment is holy and just and good. So the problem is not the law the problem is because of the law sin became very powerful which means that you know now you and I know that there is something called sin and then you know we realize that we can't free ourselves from this thing called sin even though we try our best to do the things that we don't want to do we end up doing the things that we you know don't want to do or even if you try to do the things that we want to do we don't do the things that we want to do but we end up doing the things that we don't want to do. And so he's saying that you know the problem is not the law but the problem is that because of the law sin became very powerful which means he's saying that I knew that there is something called sin and then I realized that I couldn't free myself from this thing called sin and the law highlighted my weakness against sin that means that the law highlighted that I can't keep the law I always break the law I'm incapable of keeping of the law and so the the law highlighted my weakness towards sin or my weakness against sin and we see in the dispatcher's passage a very interesting thing that Paul points out or says in verse nine he says you know I was alive once without the law but when the commandment came sin revived and I died and you know so he's saying you know sin revived and he died so this is a very challenging verse for many to understand and I tried explaining this and this is where we stopped on Monday in this verse Paul is referring to himself and when was Paul in the state and how do we understand this verse correctly to the best of our understanding is you know the best person to ask is Apostle Paul himself and because he's not here you know the Holy Spirit can help us when he says that he was without the law or he did not have the understanding of the law or he did not have an understanding of what is good and right or what is right and wrong he says that he you know he had this and this is not a stage of life where he was after he was born again where you know he did not have an understanding of what is right and wrong and all of those things before he had an encounter with Jesus on the road to Damascus and he says he did not know what he had to submit to so you know I said that I'm going to share something that is definitive but you know it is indicative as well that at the age of 12 just to understand what Paul is trying to say here now the age of 12 people or age of 12 or 13 you know young people can understand commandments now children know what is right and wrong but the age of 12 they come to a place of you know accountability to those commandments or the rules or you know laws that have been laid out they come to a place of accountability they come to a place where they're able to see the bigger picture yes that there is a God that you know when they break a law or they sin it's not just you know not getting some rewards or perks or you know receiving punishment but they come to a place where you know they understand that the commandments or the rules or the law has to do with God and what is that exact age the age can vary most people say it's 12 or 13 so Paul is saying in verse 9 that when Paul came to an understanding of the law he knew he was accountable to the standards of the law he came to a place or to an age where he was able to understand that you know it was not just about keeping the law it was not just about when you break the law you will receive all of these curses when you keep the law you'll receive all of these blessings but he came to an understanding of the law he knew he was accountable to the standards of the law he came to a place where he understood that the law had to do with God or he came to a place where he understood the commandments as having to do with God so when he understood this he says that sin revived and he died which means there was no way to overcome sin he understood that he realized that there was no way he could overcome sin and sin had taken such a hold of him there's no way he could overcome it and he says I died which means he's saying that the sin has taken such a hold of him and there's no way he can overcome that sin and that sin has brought about decay and corruption and is destroying his life and we we read in verse 8 he says when the understanding of the commandment came the awareness of of sin came so he says when the understanding of the commandment came the awareness of sin came so what is sin it is basically the violation of the laws breaking of the commandments so Paul is saying that sin produced in him all manner of evil desire so Paul saw that in him all kinds of wrong desires that are contrary to the law is just raging is just so evident in his life in his body and he says only when the law was presented to him that he realized that he was sinning not only did he realize that he was sinning but he also realized that sin was at work in him or sin was at work in against the members of his body and he also realized that that all manner of evil desires were in him as a result of him sinning which was causing him to break the law and causing him to sin okay so this is what he he mentions in verses 7 to verse 12 so as we progress in his or he as Paul writes his letter and he progresses in his letter or as we read verses 13 to 25 he now focuses not just on the law but the sin he's talking about the sinful evil desires in the person in verses 13 to verse 25 so we read verses 13 to 25 and then we would you know look at what Paul is trying to say or we understand what Paul is saying any questions so far verses 7 to 12 okay there are no questions we move to verses 13 to 25 can somebody please read verses 13 to 25 Romans chapter 7 verse 13 to 25 has done what is good become death to me certainly not but sin that it might appear sin was producing death in me through what is good so that sin through the commandment might become exceedingly sinful for we know that the law is spiritual but I'm God sold under sin for what I'm doing I do not understand for what I'll do what I will to do that I do not practice but what I hate that I do if then I do what I will not to do I agree with the law that it is good but now it is no longer I who do it but sin that doesn't make for I know that in me that is in my flesh nothing good was for to will is present with me but how to perform what is good I do not find for the good that I will to do I do not do but the evil I will not to do that I practice now if I do what I will not to do it is no longer I who do it but still that dwells in me I find then a law that evil is present within me the one who wills to do good for I delight in the law of God according to the improvement but I see another law in my members warring against the law of my men and bringing me into captivity into the law of sin which is my members oh wretched man that I am who will deliver me from this body of death I thank God to Jesus Christ our Lord so then with the mind I myself serve the law of God but with the flesh the law of sin amen thank you jeffina so in verses 13 to 25 paul describes his struggle paul has already mentioned to us that the law highlighted sin but the problem is not with the law because he says the law is holy it's spiritual it's just it's right okay we read this also in verse verse 12 he says therefore the law is holy the commandment is holy and it is just and good so we see that the the problem is not with the law but the problem the problem is there is sin and sin he says is working in my flesh through my natural desires okay so the problem is sin and sin that is working in his flesh in his fleshly desires and through his natural desires so in these verses we basically see the struggle that paul is going through he says you know I want to do what is right but I don't do it you know I desire to please God but I don't do it and why is that he says because he says in verse 21 he says I find then a law that evil is present with me the one who wills to do good okay so he says he finds a law a law here is not the Old Testament law that God gave Moses and the Israelites but he's saying this law is something that is controlling me you know something that is is dominating me something that is powerful that is controlling me okay and having a control over my life and he's saying it is the evil that is present in me this evil in verse 23 he says but I see another law in my members that means I see another force or something that is controlling me or dominating me in my members is basically he's talking about his body you know warring against the law of my mind and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members the all of these words is not talking when it is read law it's not here talking about the Old Testament law but it is the law means a controlling factor overpowering factor something that is that is they have been enslaved to that is you know pinning them down that is controlling them so he's saying you know you know I want to desire to please God I want to do what is right but I don't do it why is that because he says I find a law something that is controlling me dominating me no it's so overpowering and it is an evil that is present in me and he says this evil in verse 23 is keeping the members in my body enslaved to sin even though in my mind I want to obey God so he's saying I desire to obey God and in my mind I desire that but you know I am so enslaved to think to sin because the law of sin is controlling me there's a law that is really controlling me and enslaving me and pinning me down to this whole aspect of sin and then in verse 24 says who will deliver me from this body of death so why is he calling it a body of death because you know sin is reigning in his body and sin you know what does sin produce sin produces that he's already spoken about it he says the wages of sin is death but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus so the life that Jesus gives is eternal life so he's calling it a body of death which means that sin is so controlling him so warring against the members of his body so enslaved to sin and hence sin is going to produce death and in verse 13 he talks about how sin produces death and he says the more he sins the more you know it's producing death his body has become a body of death why because it is being controlled by sin the more he's going to let his body to be dominated controlled overpowered by sin the sin that you know that is controlling him is producing death and is at work in his body so what is the death that he's talking about here it's not just you know the final painful death but is talking about you know there is corruption there is decay there is sin there is the thickness there is pain there is suffering and futility because why is this happening in his body or why is he facing all of this is because sin the law of sin that is in his body or the law of sin that is controlling him okay so verses 13 to 25 you know is descriptive of is this descriptive of paul as a believer or as paul as a man under the law before becoming a believer so this is a question and you know many of them are debating on this this basically saying hey this is what paul is writing after he became a believer after he encountered Jesus in the road to Damascus and many of them say it cannot be descriptive of paul as a believer because paul already has mentioned very detailed in roman chapter 6 that you know hey we are dead to sin you know once we are in christ Jesus once we are married to christ once we are part of the body of christ you know sin has no control over us we are dead to sin the power of sin over our lives is broken so you know in in that context they say that you know what paul is basically writing here in chapter 7 is not descriptive of him you know after he becomes a believer but it is before he is a believer so because of this you know many believers quote these verses to describe their struggle with sin and they say hey look at paul when paul himself struggled with sin you know i also there's no way out because even paul suffered so it's okay you know if i don't do what is good if i end up doing what giving up to my own evil desires or sinful lustful passions so i just want to you know point out to a couple of things the first one is that paul is talking of him when he was under the law and not when he you know became a believer or when he encountered jesus on the road to Damascus so it's not talking of him when when he was a believer but it's talking of him when he was under the law so we we also saw this in verse 9 he says when the commandment came means when i came to know the law sin revived in me sin came up in me and i died and this was his experience when he was under the law and he says that sin i died to sin which means you know anything that decays corrupts and destroys is in this context is referring to i died or death the second thing is he concludes by saying you know this passage of his letter or this portion of this letter in verse 25 he says i thank god through christ jesus our lord meaning that he's you know pointing to the way he says hey you know i feel trapped you know about the way i'm feeling you know about how i'm bound to sin and slave to sin there's no way the law of sin is you know has such a dominating force over me control over me i feel trapped but you know this is the way out there is a way out and he's saying he's not saying i took the way out and came to the other side and found myself trapped which means he's not saying hey i was in the law and i felt so bound by the law i knew i couldn't keep the law and i felt so enslaved the law because the law highlighted a sin in my life and now you know i i i took the way out and i came out to the other side and i feel trapped no he can't say that because he says you know um oh when we are in christ jesus sin has no longer control or power or authority over us but he says i'm under the law and i'm trapped because i want to do the right things that the law is telling me but i find sin is controlling my body and then he says how can i get rid of the sin that is controlling my desires and then he points the way out and he says that this jesus christ is the way out so he's not feeling trapped in sin or enslaved to sin you know after he's found the way out after he's found the way to salvation and then he's saying hey i continue to feel trapped in this sin continue to feel enslaved in sin no it's not he's saying that you know when he was under the law you know before he came into christ jesus before he became part of body of christ he says you know i was under the law i i was trapped why does he feel trapped because he says i want to do the right things that the law is telling me but i find sin is controlling my body and he says how can i get rid of the sin that's controlling my desires and then he's pointing out the way out and he's saying the way out is jesus christ so jesus christ is the answer uh for us to be freed from the law of sin which means the bondage or the stronghold or the dominating force or the control of sin and that is why i say that you know that the experience that paul is writing about in this chapter and more specifically in verses 13 to 25 that's not applied to him as a believer because the believer is now on the other side and paul is basically talking about his experience when he was under the law before coming to uh jesus so some people don't see it as we see it and i'm i'm just sharing this with you but you are free to take your position you're free to take what you know you feel comfortable after reading romance chapter seven and from your understanding of of this study you can take your stand whether paul is talking about his life when he was you know in when he was under the law when he uh when he was not under christ or you know you can understand this chapter as paul was is mentioning that how he suffered when he was under the law but he feels so trapped but he finds a way out and that is the way out is jesus christ so paul is basically here talking about himself as a good jewish person you know who wants to keep the law who loves the law you know who's delis for the law but he says he cannot do it because you know he cannot keep the law without the power of jesus christ so he says in verse 25 i thank god through jesus christ our lord and there are two things that we have to deal with here uh the law has already been dealt with uh and he says we are dead to the law and we are married to christ but the law of sin and death or the law of death is still at work in our body which means the dominating controlling force of the law of sin and the law of death but there is still the law of sin and the law of death and he says in verse 9 sin revived and i died and you know um uh and sin is producing death in me was 13 uh so death here again you know talking about decay corruption and something that destroys so he's saying ultimately there is the physical and you know the spiritual death but he says verse 7 sin dwells in me and he says verse 23 the law of sin which is in the members in my body which means the control of sin in my body and what is the result verse 24 he says the body of death the sin in my body is causing my body to die and he says the law of sin the control of sin is causing my body to die so what i'm pointing out here in these verses is paul is saying that there are two problems here there is sin and there is death so he's asking the question who is going to set me free from the sin that is controlling my flesh and is ultimately producing death in me and he says who is going to deliver me now i'm going out uh who is going to deliver me and he says now i'm going to come out of this and how is he going to come out of this you know he's pointing through uh jesus christ now why is this important in the light of what paul has already said in roman chapter six uh there is one connecting point uh we read this in roman chapter six verse 19 he says i'm speaking to you because of the weakness of the flesh so he says there is a weakness in the flesh of a believer and what is it he says sin is at work and sin is producing death and sin if it is allowed to continue in the flesh it will still produce death so while the believer is you know set free from this law of sin from this dominion of sin this bondage of sin this control of sin how does he walk free from sin that produces death in the flesh and then he goes on to talk about this in chapter eight where he says you know it is the holy spirit that you know gives us the freedom that helps us to overcome and walk help us to walk free from sin that produces death in the flesh okay so this is what he's basically trying to um stay in these verses um where he's saying hey you know now i have how i was living under the law what the law did to me you know what was the control of the law of sin and death and how i'm struggling but now since i have come out i found a way out i've come out of it you know and um um i'm part of the body of christ but there is still that weakness in the flesh of a believer and what is that that sin is at work and sin is producing death and if sin is allowed to continue in the flesh it will still produce death so how can a believer be set free or how can a believer walk in this freedom from sin that produces death in the flesh uh he gives us the answer in chapter eight where he talks about the work of the holy spirit okay so very beautifully roman chapter eight he talks about um how the holy spirit helps us and how the holy spirit helps us to overcome the weakness in the flesh okay so that is roman chapter seven where he talks about his struggles uh verse 17 he says what i'm doing i do not understand what i will to do i do not practice that that i do not practice what i hate that i do what i want to do good but i may unable to do it uh verse 18 then he says the good that i will to do i do not do it verse 19 and the evil i will not do that i practice and then he also talks about the problem uh in these verses he says sin dwells in me was 17 in my flesh nothing good dwells was 18 um sin that dwells in me was 20 and the evil that is present in me was 21 so he says something is ruling in the members of my body fighting against my mind bringing me to captivity to sin was 23 okay so that is what he is presenting here and then he goes on to talk about uh how jesus is our deliverer and he thanks uh god uh for the answer that is in christ jesus okay uh and how you know um while he knew that is my in his mind that he is controlled by sin but he says while i know that in my mind i'm submitted to god's rule i'm aware that there is law of sin or the rule of dominion of sin in my flesh but god has an answer how to get rid of this law of sin and the debt that it produces and uh he presents that to us in roman's chapter eight so any questions on in this chapter roman's chapter seven any questions just so that uh first we can explain the last verse one more time again as it says uh we serve the law of sin over here we understand that uh as he said he he talked with before he moved uh even he was under the law right but then uh i think in the last verse he knew jesus in 25 thank god to Jesus christ our lord so then with the mind i myself serve the law of god but with flesh the law of sin so just one more of the last okay so here uh he's basically what he's saying is there are two problems here there is sin and there is death and he's saying who's going to set me free from sin that is controlling my flesh and that is ultimately producing death means decay and you know distress and pain and suffering and all of those things so he's saying who's going to deliver me and who's going to help me to come out of um this so uh what is this whole uh agony or cry or his desperation is that he's speaking about the weakness in the flesh the weakness of the flesh of a believer and what is that weakness of the flesh that is you know that sin is at work you know uh we are born again in our spirit man but in our flesh uh you know our flesh or our soul and um our minds need to be renewed daily in our spirit man we have been born again but in our in our mind and in our body you know uh sin is still at work uh and you know the weak there's weakness of the flesh and the the flesh tends to desire to give into sin to give into sinful um passions and so he's saying that even as sin is still at work you know it is producing death and if it is allowed to you know it will continue to produce death which means you know you know all of the the consequences as a result uh that comes because we sin and so he says now how do I overcome this you know I know that uh I'm no longer under the law I know that I'm part of the body of Christ I know that I'm dead to sin but even as I know that I'm dead to sin but there is this weakness in my flesh that tendency that pulls me or drives me towards you know doing things that I don't want to do and I want to desire to do the things that pleases God but I find myself self at times doing things that I don't want to do so you know how do I walk free from the sin that produces death in my flesh and he says it is the person and the work of the holy spirit it is by walking the spirit living the spirit you know abiding in the spirit and you know when we desire the things the spirit we don't gratify the desires of the flesh but when we gratify the desires of our flesh we cannot please the holy spirit so we see that Paul also talks about you know how there is a war that is happening the carnal nature and the spirit filled nature so you know he talks about how the more we keep feeding our spirit man our spirit man keeps growing and that is starving our carnal nature but he says when you know when you keep feeding our carnal nature how our spirit man is starved and that keeps pushing the carnal nature pushes it down and what is controlling us is our carnal nature so he's saying you know how do I have this problem I'm free from sin I know I'm dead to sin but you know there is weakness in my flesh because there's a tendency to go towards that but who can free me from that weakness in my flesh that tendency towards sin that is producing death in my flesh and that is what he talks in goes on to elaborate or discuss and explain to us in chapter eight did that help now jeffina yes because he says the answer is Jesus Christ yeah and I understand that only the last sentence when he says uh with the flesh so he says I myself serve the law of God but the law of sin so does it say when we connect it it says like I serve with my flesh the law of sin right is what is the meaning of the law of sin the law of sin means the controlling dominating power of sin that is working in his uh in his flesh in his carnal nature what is the law of God means the dominating controlling the power of God that is working in his spirit man okay so he's saying there is this law of God and there is this law of sin the controlling dominating power so I want to do things that pleases God in my mind or in my mind when he's talking about the mind he's basically talking about the spirit uh man you know but he's saying in the flesh uh you know I have this weakness because my flesh is weak it has the tendency to you know to give into the control or the dominating factor of sin and I find myself you know giving into sin and the weakness of my flesh so he's saying you know how do I find a way out of it or who can free me from it and he says you know it is Jesus Christ so it's the holy spirit that will help you to overcome the weakness in the flesh okay thank you pastor oh I got it yeah so the law of God and the law of sin is not the law here is not talking about the the Old Testament laws it's talking about the the power the control or the dominion of sin or the control the power and the dominion of God that is what it's talking about when it's referring to law here thank you pastor okay anyone else has any questions okay there are no questions so we'll move on to chapter eight okay we'll just quickly read through chapters eight and then maybe a few of you can share you know some insights from chapter eight that has blessed you uh you know in your life your journey with the God or if you're reading the chapter now you know something Reema where this comes or some where this sleeps out at you or where the sleeps out that you can share or if you've had um you know powerful encounter when reading scripture reading chapter eight of Romans you can also um you know share with us so we'll quickly just read Romans chapter eight I hope you'll have time to share our thoughts on it but uh if a few of you can read uh no four or five verses and we can get through Romans chapter eight so can somebody please read Romans chapter eight Romans chapter eight verses one there is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus who do not walk according to the flesh but according to the spirit for the law of the spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin a bit for what the law could not do in that it was weak through the flesh God did by sanding his own son in the likeness of sinful flesh on account of sin he condemned sin in the flesh that the righteous requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us who do not walk according to the flesh but according to the spirit for those who live according to the flesh shed their minds on the things of the flesh but those who live according to the spirit the things of the spirit thank you somebody else can read verses six to ten for to be carnally minded is death but to be spiritually minded is life and peace because the carnal mind is enmity against God for it is not subject to the law of God nor indeed can be so then those who are in the flesh cannot please God but you are not in the flesh but in the spirit if indeed the spirit of God dwells in you now if anyone does not have the spirit of Christ he is not his and if Christ is in you the body is dead because of sin but the spirit is life because of righteousness men thank you john paul can somebody else read verses 11 to verse 15 but if the spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead in you he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his spirit who dwells in you a brother and we are that test not to the flesh to live according to the flesh for if you live according to the flesh you will die but if by the spirit you put to death the deeds of the body you will live for as many or led by the spirit of God these are sons of God for you did not receive the spirit of bondage again to fear but you receive the spirit of adoption by whom we cry out above father amen thank you anyone else likes to read verses 16 to me verses 26 10 verses anyone likes to read that please the spirit himself be a witness with our spirit that we are children of God and if children then here's here's of God and join here with Christ if indeed we suffer with him that we may also glorify together for I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared to the glory which shall be revealed in us for the honest expectation of the creation eagerly waits for the revealing of the sons of God for the creation was subjected to fertility not willingly but because of him who subjected each in hope because the creation itself also will be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God but we know that the whole creation groans and neighbors with birth of thanks gather until now not only that but we also who have the first fruits of the spirit when we ourselves grown within ourselves eagerly waiting for the adoption the redemption of our body for we were saved in this hope but hope that is seen is not hope for why does one still hope for what he sees but if we hope for what we do not see we eagerly wait for it with perseverance likewise the spirit also helps in our weaknesses or we do not know what we should pray for as we ought but the spirit himself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered amen thank you super she's okay no problems hello toly thank you okay versus 27 towards 39 can somebody read that please for us anyone would like to read now he who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the spirit is because he makes intercession for the saints according to the will of God and we know that all things work together for good to those who love God to those who are called according to his purpose for whom he for knew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his son that he might be the first born among many brethren moreover whom he predestined this he also called whom he called these he also justified and whom he justified this he also glorified what then shall we say to these things if God is for us who can be against us if he who did not spare his own son but delivered him up for us all how shall he not with him also freely give us all things who shall bring a charge against God select it is God who justifies who is he who condemns it is Christ who died and furthermore is also risen who is even at the right hand of God who also makes indecision for us who shall separate us from the love of Christ shall tribulation or distress or persecution or famine or nakedness or peril or sword as it is written for your sake we are killed all day long we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us for I am persuaded that neither death nor life nor angels nor principalities nor powers nor things present nor things to come nor height nor depth nor any other created thing shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. Amen thank you John Paul so we'll just have one or two minutes anyone likes to share something specific that you know you received while reading the scripture passage or any favorite you know words that you have here that's spoken to you in life it's helped you anything like you like to share highlight anyone 18 credit saves but I consider that the sufferings of this present to be compound with the glory which I'll be revealed in this I think this was always helps me to go through the other things and like when I just and I just think like okay it's nothing whatever I go through it's it's all nothing when I have got Christ and I think that gives a great hope it just it just transforms mind in a second just to focus on God just to focus on what he has dead for us and what he's about to do for us just gets us out of this world gets us to that kingdom mindset that's it's it's God who is with us slowly will be revealed in us we should think in that spiritual mindset and even the last verse does the same thing for us that nothing can separate us from them or it also gives us that hope maybe especially when we feel guilty I mean in my life when I ever felt guilty I feel like maybe I'm far away maybe not just for me or if something but then when I when I heard this verse that I remember this was okay nothing can separate me from the Lord God and it's just beyond imagination I think the love is just beyond imagination beyond understanding actually yes thank you jeffina for sharing anyone else anyone else likes to share now the first verse where it talks about there is therefore now now condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus I think sums up what we spoke in chapter six and seven and how God makes it easy for us to overcome the work of the enemy and even the sin that is trying to dominate us and also encouraging us to walk in the spirit not according to the flesh and also submitting ourselves to as an instrument of righteousness and even towards the end we see this the same team being presented we are overcomers I think towards the end the last section I'm pursuing the death yeah yeah we are more than conquerors through him who loved us talking about the assurance that we have through Christ Jesus that we can overcome the work of the flesh the work of the enemy and we are more than conquerors yeah thank you john paul good to hear your voice after a long time of the many classes thank you thank you yeah so we stop here as time is up I just like to say that we you know should have our first assessment on chapters one to four so when would you like that can you please suggest the date sometime next week would you like it in the weekend or during the weekdays can you suggest the date and how many days do you want to have chapters one to four the weekdays is better the weekdays is better yeah uh and maybe four days we can have four days okay two days anything is fantastic but mostly in the week weekdays is the better I think so what about if I give it to you on the fifth that is next Thursday and you submit it on Saturday is that to the sun or you want it on the fourth and submit it on the sixth yeah fourth and sixth Saturday we have a conference okay oh yeah yeah fourth and sixth is that fine yeah all of you yes first okay so I'll post it on the fourth and you'll can submit it on the sixth okay thank you so much for joining class have a good weekend everyone refreshing and a blessed weekend see you I don't think we have class on Monday right this Monday is a holiday yes October 2nd okay we meet next Friday yeah okay thank you everyone God bless bye bye thank you best


Try this So money gives me the V here. Welcome to another video guys. So into the video we are going to talk about ticket symbol SDL, so that's sundale Growers, so this is a company that produces marijuana products in I had talked about this company before here on the channel where I Had it. I think one of my penny stocks to to buy and own so after Congress, you know certified the election that you know, Joe Biden's gonna be president I think this stock is getting ready for a pop So as I want to bring it to to you guys's attention so you guys are aware of it again Like I said, this is a company that produces marijuana and marijuana based products they are based out of Canada and they own a 470,000 square feet facility where they grow The marijuana and just do all their products within that facility. So again, this is under Trading under a dollar as when I'm doing this video the stock is currently trading about 67 cents So I think it has huge potential, but again guys, you know very well that we Penny stocks like this is it's high risk high reward if Part get legalized in the United States at the federal level because at the state level It's the leader in certain states But again with Biden and Kamala they promised that we're gonna legalize pot at the federal level So if they do that then you're gonna see companies like these that already have the infrastructure The business model and everything to just hit the ground running They're gonna take advantage of these opportunities and and just fly with it So again the ticket symbol is SND L and I think this company is gonna do good Right now the company is not really profitable Pitch is based on what I read from their investor presentation They're not making profit just yet because it read the investing money and building the company So which is expected for a start up But I'm pretty sure as soon as they get the opportunity to start even selling stuff abroad like here in the United States They're gonna get a ton of business and maybe even become a supplier for other people because they also do Not just the actual part. They do like inhalers. They do some solutions You know chewables. There's like a lot of a lot of products that they they build and they have even high-end products That you see in just a packaging shows you that is these guys are these guys are for real So, I mean, I like the company. I think they have our in our a potential to kind of explode I wanted to make sure that you guys are aware of this one again I actually I'm already in the stock. I do have it in my portfolio. I got maybe about three or three to five thousand shares I got a double check But again, this is one where if these things just explode a little bit here and break that one dollar price point You're gonna be sitting pretty good So if not add this to your watch list or maybe pick up a few shares and just hang on to it because again Like I said with the elections has been certified with Joe Biden and Kamala Harris We are going to see not just that and then Democrats have control of the house the Senate and the presidency We're gonna see a push of most of the policies and which legalizing wheat at the federal level is one of them And there's no way anybody can stab them right now.  So it's not like this is just a company that's just starting No, they have a product that is selling already in in Canada and they're just looking for opportunity to expand Which I think If this again think goes as planned that would expand their market to the United States Which is going to be huge huge huge For their profit margin. So definitely Keep an eye on this one. I wanted to bring this one to you guys's attention Again, if you're new to the channel guys, we talk about how to earn money how to save money How to invest and build wealth So if that's something that interests you go ahead and hit that subscribe button and the notification bell So you don't miss out on new content also if you're looking to get started with investing guys We both is still doing your promotion where if you sign up and deposit hundred dollars You get four free stocks. So take advantage of that links in the description below And as always guys, make sure that you always do your homework read on these companies Before you invest and stay motivated


If you've ever wondered what it'd be like to go through a thrilling chase through the Forgotten Realms, well you're in luck. Let me introduce you to Heist Adventures. Betrayals, twists, villains, rooftop scenes, it's all there. Waterdeep Dragon Heist is a beginner adventure meant for those who yearn for a bit more mystery than your classical Dungeon Delve. Make no mistake, it has all the elements that makes up a Dungeons and Dragons adventure. It is with the addition of an overarching heist along with the villains that change depending on how the adventure is run that makes this adventure different from others. If you're interested in the story that unfold, follow me as I walk you through the events of the adventure. And with that, let us begin our story of Waterdeep Dragon Heist at the notorious Yawning Portal. The Yawning Portal, a famous inn and tavern located in the castle ward of Waterdeep. The place is a stone building with a slate roof and several chimneys. It is a building built of multiple floors and is where you find yourself at the beginning of this adventure. You sit around a sturdy wooden table lit by brightly burning candles and littered with plates clear to food and half-drained tankards. The sounds of gambles yelling and drunken adventurers singing songs nearly drown out the off-key strumming of a young bard three tables over. Then all the noise is eclipsed by a shout. You pig? Like killing me mates, does ya?  Four other humans stand behind him, ready to jump into the fray. The half-orc cracks her knuckles, roars, and leaps at the tattooed figure, but before you can see if blood is drawn, a crowd of spectators clusters around the brawl. Out of interest for the fight, you press through the crowd to find the man is horrendously beaten by the half-orc. Friends of the tattooed man jump into the fray and beat the half-orc unconscious before the innkeeper yells at them to get out. A sense of alarm suddenly ring out as a hulking creature climbs out of the shaft in the middle of the tap room.  As it bears its teeth and howls, you can see that a half-dozen bat-like creatures are attached to its body with three more circling above it like flies. Everyone in the tavern reacts with fear except for the barkeep, Jernan, who shouts, Troll. You defend off the Troll and douse it with fire, putting the monster to rest. Once the Troll is dealt with, a man pushes against the tide of Patience, staying clear of the monster to greet you. You be adventurers, am I right? I could use your help. Let's find a table to talk, shall we? The figure who approached you strokes his mustache, adjusts his floppy hat, and tightens his scarf. Volotham, chronicler, wizard, and celebrity. At your service. I trust you've noted the violence in our fair city these past ten days. I haven't seen so much blood since my last visit to Baldur's Gate, but now, I fear I've misplaced a friend amid this odious malevolence. My friend's name is Flune Blagmar. He's got more beauty than brains, and I worry he took a bad way home a couple of nights ago, and was kidnapped, or worse. If you agree to recover him, I can pay you a hefty sum of gold. May I prevail upon you in my hour of need? You accept the mage's request, and he hands you a bit of gold for doing so. Volotham describes Flune as a handsome human male in his early 30s with wavy red-blonde hair. He is dressed in princely garb when the volo last saw him. Two nights ago, before Flune disappeared, he and Volotham were drinking and merry-making at the Skewered Dragon, a dark, body tavern in the dock ward. Volotham recommends that you start your search there. You agree to his request, and start your journey to the Skewered Tavern. On the path there, you find yourself on a street that has been cordoned off by the City Watch. Lying on the cobblestones are a half-dozen corpses, seemingly the victims of some terrible skirmish. Watch officers have disarmed and arrested 30 blood-drenched humans, and are in the midst of questioning the witnesses. One of the officers sees you. Get on, she says. Nothing to see here. Heating her advice, you move onto the dock ward and search for Flune. The dock ward has tall, densely packed tenements, leaving most of the neighborhood in shadow at ground level. Most of the street lamps have had their glass smashed, and their candles stolen, and the smells of salt air and excrement lingers as you pass by rows of run-down buildings. One nearby shop stands out from the others. It has a deep purple facade, and in its window hangs a stuffed beholder. Above the door stands a sign whose elaborate letters spell out, Old Zop Love Shop. You decide to enter the shop out of curiosity. A cloud of lavender scented purple smoke trails out of the shop's door as you peer inside. Every wall is painted purple, and every dusty knick-knack on the shelves is dyed a deep violet. The hairless old gnome sitting cross-legged on a counter wears plum-colored robes. The gnome lowers a pipe and exhales a cloud of lavender smoke before raising a hand. Hail and well met. Come browse the shelves of the most curious curiosity shop in the world. You inquire about the disappearance of Flune. The gnome tells you that Flune and a well-dressed fellow of similar appearance were jumped outside the shop by rough-looking men in black leather armor. He thinks there were five attackers, but none of them look familiar. One of them had a black tattoo of a winged snake on his neck. You thank the purple-clad merchant for the information, pay him a few coins, and proceed on your way to the skewered dragon. The skewered dragon looks like a ruin. Both of its front-facing windows are smashed, and a ship's anchors lodged in the roof. Through the windows, you can see a group of haggard patrons drinking from huge tankards. You mingle with the patrons of the bar and inquire about Flune's disappearance. Several of the regulars remember seeing Volo and Flune drinking together a couple of nights ago. After Volo left, Flune stuck around long enough to meet with another friend, Rene Neverember, the son of Waterdeep's previous open lord, Daggolt Neverember. Step off the old block, that one, sneers one patron. Just another spoiled rich noble who likes to rub our noses in it, says another. Flune and Rene are drank and played a few rounds of three dragon ante before leaving around midnight. Five men followed them out, and no one in the tavern knows what happened after that. The men who left shortly after Flune and Rene haven't returned to the tavern since, but they're known to frequent a warehouse on Candle Lane. Look for the snake symbol on the door, says one of the tavern regulars. After gathering enough information from the patrons, you exit the facility and head towards Candle Lane. Once reaching the area of Candle Lane, you find the streets to be a bit darker than other locations in Waterdeep regardless of the presence of the sun. Gloom envelopes a narrow alley as dark as a dungeon and as odorous as one too. Nearly all the street lamps have been smashed. The only light that pierces the darkness is the faint flickering from down the lane, like a distant candle. A warehouse is directly across the street from the land, which illuminates a black winged snake painted above the door's handle. You recognize the symbol belonging to the centerum, a shadow network seeking to hold influence empowered throughout the lands. This must be the building in which the patrons were referring to. You sneak your way into the building and find the building to be in a rather chaotic state. Tables and chairs have been tossed across the floor. The corpses of a dozen men lie along the walls, their rapiers and daggers lying nearby. Four short avian creatures with long beaks and black feathers look over in surprise from where they stand in the middle of the warehouse. Each wears a hooded cloak and wields a short sword. Some of the humans have a tattoo of a winged snake and others have a tattoo of an unfamiliar symbol. The symbol is a circle with ten spokes raiding out of its circumference. You capture the avian creatures and interrogate them, but they are unable to communicate properly. Speaking the words, Xanathar sends his regards and follow the yellow signs and the sewers in various accents. Further exploring the building, you find a storage room hiding a human male. The man notes that you do not contain any markings that indicate you belong to an organization and you inform him that you've been tasked by Volo to find Flune. The man sighs in relief and introduces himself as Reneer Neverumber. He recounts the events that led him to this unfortunate situation. He states, On the night that Flune and I were drinking, I was concerned that Flune was too intoxicated to find his way home by himself and offered to escort him. We were junked by five thugs with tattoos of a snake as soon as we left. I feel guilty that Flune was taken since I believe they mistook Flune for me. You ask Reneer as to why anyone would want to kidnap him. He lowers his head in shame and replies. Does Xanatharum thinks that my father embezzled a large amount of gold while he was open lord and that he hid the gold somewhere in the city? They think that they can find it by using an artifact called the Stone of Galore which was in the hands of the Xanathar Guild until recently. Apparently someone stole it. The Zents thought I knew something about all of this, but I don't. My father and I haven't spoken in years. You offered to bring him along to find Flune and he gladly agrees picking up some weapons and armor from the corpses that littered the area. Soon you hear a loud crash at the door of the building followed by the clanking of armor and the shout of authority. The city watch has broken into the building and surrounded the entrances and exits preventing anyone from escaping. Distinguished man stands out from the group and looks over the dead bodies before concluding that this must have been a battle between the Xanatharum faction and the Xanathar Guild. He approaches you and notes the presence of Reneer beside you. The man introduces himself as Captain Staget and politely inquires as to why you are present here. You tell him of your goal to find Flune and he nods in agreement. Captain Staget hands you a piece of parchment containing the laws of Waterty, clearly as a reminder of the rules of the city. He heads towards the door before turning back and offering some last-minute advice to you. Best not to meddle in criminal matters. Leave this dirty business to the city watch. Keep the blood off the streets, okay? Not all city watch officers are as nice as me. And with that, he bids you farewell and leaves. Give in time to contemplate on your situation. You ponder on your next step to locating Flune. Recalling the avian's creature's word, you decide to enter the sewers of the town in search of the yellow symbols. You make your way to a back alley where you find a circular metal cover on the pavement. Prying the metal cover off, you find a ladder into the sewers and begin climbing down. Reneaer looks at you with disgust but follows you down, pinching his nose whenever he can. After a bit of climbing, he descend down and land onto the sewers floor. A putrid stream flows along the sewers tunnel which leads in two directions. In one direction, you see a tiny symbol drawn on the wall and yellow chalk. A palm-sized circle of ten equidestined spokes raiding out from its circumference. Deciding to follow the symbols, you find yourself at an entrance of a hideout. You sneak your way into the facility and hear screams of pain and torture. Following the sounds, it takes you down a corridor. Threadbare curtains hang on the east wall of a long hall, in the middle of which a muscular half-orc and dingy robes stand with his foot on the chest of a male human with wavy red-blonde hair. Fire burns around the orcs' clench fist and his victim cries and squirms helplessly beneath him. Seated on a raised platform to the south is the nightmarish figure wearing black robes.   Upon seeing you, the creature rises from a stone chair, sets down its pet and glides across the room intending to leave through the double door in the west wall. You immediately commence a battle with the orc and save the human from his torture. After the orcs defeat, you heal the human and he looks at both you and Renear with gratitude. Overcome with emotion, he hugs the both of you and introduces himself as Flune. Having found the missing personnel, you make your way out of the sewer and back to the yawning portal with a particularly foul stench on your body. At the yawning portal, you see Volo drinking alone, clearly anxious about the news of his friend. As soon as Volo spots you, he springs up and rushes over to embrace you, Renear, and Flune. He gives you a rather sheepish look before he explains to you your reward. I confess that I have but few coins to spare, but never let it set that Volo renegs on a promise. Allow me to present something much more valuable. He holds out a scroll tube, the deed to a remarkable property here in Waterdeep. You accept the strange immense reward as the three of them thank you for reuniting them. They offer you their aid if you are ever in need of it and see you off as you make your way to the address on the scroll to claim your new home. You make your way to the resident to find a large four-story building to claim as your own. Exploring the mansion, you find it to be on the exquisite side, if not a bit creepy. Over time, you clean the manor and make it your own. The streets of Trollskull Alley become familiar for your face as you become acquainted with the area over the coming weeks. The multiple businesses and community facilities within the area become a part of your daily life and, in turn, you become a part of theirs. News of your heroic rescue of Flune has spread across the town and factions from all over the world have come to recruit you to join them. With joining them, they have various requests for you to complete. Whether you wish to join these factions or not, you must admit that this style of living is a bit dull compared to that of an adventurer. That certainly would be the case, but unfortunately, troubles are about to stir. On an unassuming morning, you are startled awake by the sounds of an explosion. Windows rattle as the roar of an explosion fills Trollskull Alley. Charred bodies and anguished screams fly through the air. A thick cloud of accurate smoke billows outward from the blast which seems to have occurred right outside your door. From what you can gather, the sound of the explosion was eerily similar to that of a fireball spell. You open your door and exit your house to find a large gathering of people emerging from their respective houses as well. None of the buildings are ablaze, but multiple people have been killed in the explosion. Murmurs from the crowd fill you in on some details regarding the people who have been killed. Of the many dead bodies, one of them has a black-winged snake tattoo and another body is of a gnome with dry waste on his boots. The tattoo on the man is one that is all too familiar to you. It is the tattoo that represents this isterum faction. The dead gnome's boots indicates that he has been in the sewer sometime recently. Along with the gnome's body is a pouch containing a hefty sum of gemstones. After a few minutes pass, the city guards arrive and blocks off Trollskull Alley. As you are escorted off the crime scene, you overhear talks from the city watch. The gnome was running in the direction of your house and was fleeing from armed pursuers of which there were three. Only two of the pursuers' bodies were found. An old man emerges from the horde of guards and confronts you, noting how the gnomes and centerum humans were heading to your house. He is Barnabas Blaswin and a member of the watchful order. Along with him is a member of the city guard named Sergeant Cromley. You spend a bit of time inquiring about your knowledge of these men. Of course, you know nothing of who they are and why have they come to your house. That answer seems to satisfy them as it would be illogical to launch such a destructive spell so close to one's home. You offer to aid into the investigation but they refuse your request. That would introduce too many variables into an already confounding equation, says Barnabas. Cromley adds, trust in the watch. Curiosity, getting the better of you.  The people around the area seem to be willing to gossip about what they've seen in regards to the event and it certainly works in your favor. Witnesses report that after the explosion, a man had picked something off the gnomes body and headed towards the bent nail. Others tell you that the figure that hurled the fireball was actually some sort of puppet on the rooftop, bearing striking resemblance to those news by the Temple of Gond. A young boy even found a necklace of fireballs with two beads remaining, clearly being the murder weapon. You make your way to the morgue where you cast a speak with the dead spell to pry some information from the deceased souls. When speaking with the soul of the gnome, you learn the gnome's name is Dalekar. He stole an artifact called the Stone of Galore from the lair of a beholder known as Xanathar in a dungeon deep below the city. Dalekar worked for Lord Daggold Neverember and believed the Stone of Galore is the key to finding a horde of gold hidden in the city. Having heard of your aid to Lord Neverember's son, he was hoping that you'd be able to hold it for safekeeping. With a list of leads to choose from, you decide it is best to confront the Temple of Gond before more murder arises. You head to the House of Inspired Hands where the Temple of Gond resides. The House of Inspired Hands looks like a cross between a temple and a workshop. The symbol of gond, a tooth cogged with four spokes, is displayed prominently. You see the silhouette of a humanoid shape perching on the rooftop. It extends an arm, releasing a tiny metal sparrow into the sky. The bird does a few loops in the air, then veers right towards you. The bird crashes into you and destroys itself on impact. Looking back up at the roof, the figure is gone. You enter the temple and meet a dragonborn priest of bronze dragon ancestry. She introduces herself as Valetta. How may I be of assistance? She asks earnestly. You inquire about the figure on the roof that attacked you with a mechanical bird. She breathes a deep sigh and states, that would be Nim. A nimble rite gifted to us by Lantene's wizard. Follow me and we shall speak with Nim. Going upstairs, you approach the locked door. Valetta seems to be having trouble unlocking the door, claiming the locks must have been switched. Speaking through the door, the two of you convince Nim to unlock the door. After a moment's pause, the sound of clicking is heard before the door swings open. Nim explains that it has been creating a multitude of inventions to curb its loneliness, one of which is another nimble rite that has fled into confusion. Angered by this revelation, Valetta orders that Nim's equipment and inventions are to be confiscated and pleads with you to find the rogue nimble rite. Among the devices found within the room is the strange wearing device. Nim explains that it is a nimble rite detector that begins to spin when activated within 500 feet of a nimble rite. You request that you take this device with you in your hunt, and Valetta agrees. Embarking into the town, he news the device word by word until it alerts you to the presence of a nimble rite in the dock ward. It leads you to three ships, each containing a nimble rite of their own. You question the patrons on the ship about the nimble rite, but they assure you that they are only to be used as entertainment. The owner of the fleet contacts one of the crew members via a sending spell, and invites you to dine with him aboard another ship known as the Eyecatcher. You accept the dinner and are shuttled by a dingy to a large flagship. The welcome aboard the ship is warmly and you're led by some human to captain's dining area. The dining cabin is decked with golden filigree, the purple curtains festooned with silken tassels, the wood paneling scented with perfume. A magnificent feast laid out on golden platters sprawl atop a mahogany table of a squizzed craftsmanship. Standing behind it all with wine glass in hand is a well-built, scantily clad man, his scarlet apparel designed to accentuate his trim figure and bountiful chest hair. A flashy rapier hangs from his stylish belt. Welcome aboard the Eyecatcher, he says, flashing his pearly white teeth. Zardos Zord at your service? You inquire about the nimble rites aboard his ship and he assures you that they are completely harmless. As if on cue, a nimble rite holding a decanter enters the dining cabin and quietly refills everybody's wine glass. Zord tells you that the fleet is a seafaring carnival based in Luskin that travels along the Sword Coast. He enjoys visiting the distant island of Lantan about once a year. During his last visit, he purchased four nimble rites from a Lantanese wizard. He keeps two aboard his flagship and one aboard each of the other two vessels. Everything here seems harmless enough but you can't help but feel a bit of suspicion towards the man. You thank him for the dinner and insist on heading back to your search and he politely bids you farewell. Crew members enter the cabin and escort you back to land where you're left to figure out what to do.  Finding him drinking at the Yawning Portal, you approach your friend and share a few drinks together. You inform him about the gnome that has been killed in the chase by the Tuzanterum. His jolly face drops into one of sadness. Reneir looks at you and begins a long speech. When the Lords of Waterdeep asked him my father, I thought his long dark shadow was finally gone for good. The truth is, I want nothing to do with him. But his spies hound me. One of them, Anomium Dalekar, had been watching me for months. Then, about two, 10 days ago, the spy was suddenly nowhere to be seen. My father didn't trust many people but he trusted that gnome. I spoke to a few of Dalekar's friends. Apparently he was on a special mission to retrieve the Stone of Galore and was afraid that the Tuzanterum and the Xanathar Guild were closing to catch him. When he heard about my kidnapping, he wanted more information about the ventures who had rescued me. I think Dalekar was planning to pay you to deliver the Stone of Galore to my father in never winter. You inform Reneir about the man you had heard that was found fleeing the scene and describe him to Reneir. He looks down to his half-finished beard in contemplation before responding. Get some rest for today. I shall talk to some informants of mine and see what I can find. Meet here tomorrow and I will tell you what I learned. It is obvious that his father's shadow has made him weary. He placed a hand on his back and bid him farewell for the time being. Exiting the tavern, you find a nearby inn and stay there for a night. When morning breaks, you come back to the Yawning Portal as instructed. You find yourself a seat, order a beer, and wait patiently for your friend to arrive. After a bit of time at the Yawning Portal, Reneir returns and takes a seat next to you. He informs you that he has learned that the man who fled the scene was a member of the Xanatharum, named Erstal Flockson. Erstal was spotted entering the Gralhan Villa located in the North Ward. Armed with the new lead, you finish your beer and proceed onwards to the North Ward. Gralhan Villa sits in the middle of an upper-class residential neighborhood in the North Ward. The streets around the villa have pedestrians and coaches traveling along them. Your nimble-right detectors alert you for a bit before dissipating into silence. It seems a nimble-right was just here but has fled the scene. You sneak into the Gralhan Villa to find Erstal trying to kick open a door. He notices you and flees almost immediately. You bust open the door that Erstal was trying to open to find a middle-aged man with a rather opulent suit. He cowers in fear and you're a man to know who he is. The man introduces himself as Lord Gralhan. You press the Lord for information he complies rather easily. It knows the location of a hidden vault in Waterdeep containing a half-million gold pieces. House Gralhan has been bankrolling some terrarium operations in Waterdeep, including the plot to kidnap Rene Neverember and the plot to steal the stone of galore from his father's gnome spy, Dalakar. His wife was frustrated with the sense and their inability to secure the artifact. She gave a necklace of fireballs to a mechanical servant and sent it out to help retrieve the stone. It was careless and caught the zents in the fireball by mistake. After learning all that you could from this noble, you tie him up and leave him to be when the city watch surely arrives. Further in the villa is Lady Gralhan who has locked herself behind a door with her children. It seems as though the door is magically secured and you are unable to break it down. Examining the mansion a bit closer, you discover a chest containing the red and gold robes of cultives matching the size of adults. It seems as though the Gralhans belong to a cult but to which remains mystery. You exit the mansion in secrecy and continue your hunt of the Numborite hoping to obtain the stone of galore. Spring, summer, autumn, and winter. With the change in climate comes in change in villains. From here on, your adventure takes many different paths depending on the seasons. While many seem to yearn for the gold contained in Lord Neverember's vault, only one is actively pursuing it. Let us see the adventures unfold with their relative season. Ah, spring time. When behold, her eye stalks are in bloom. The stone of galore was originally snatched from Xanathar and the eye tyrant wants it back. The stone is delivered to Grinda Garloth, a mage who has worked for Xanathar in the past. When she refuses to give up the stone, members of the Xanathar guild try to take it by force. You defeat these attackers and learn that Grinda told her rat familiar to hide the stone and her family's crypt in the city of the dead. From this point on, you're followed by a gazer through whose eye Xanathar can see. Losser Murkloff, a halfling necromancer, raids the Garloth mausoleum and takes the stone shortly before you arrive.  A clue left behind in the mausoleum leads you to an old windmill in the Southern Ward and a pair of grave robbers. Fearing arrest, the grave robbers point you to a cellar complex under the trade's ward. When you arrive, you find lossers surrounded by foes and Kenku working for the Xanathar guild, making off with the stone. A chase through the streets on or before Trolltide ends with the Kenku fearing capture duck into an old tower. You capture and confront the Kenkus, who hand over the stone with a bit of persuasion. Attuning yourself to the stone, you learn that the Vault of Dragons lies beneath the theater in the castle ward. As the citizens of Waterdeep contend with sweltering heat, the castle-lanters send their disciples of their Asmodia's worshipping cult to seize the Stone of Galore while definitely avoiding entanglements with local authorities. You arrive at the castle-lanter mausoleum to find several dead cultists inside wearing the same robes found in the residence of Lord Grollhund. A left-for-dead survivor reveals that these cultists were betrayed by two of their own. You head to an old windmill in the Southern Ward where the cult fanatics practice their diabolical faith. A spine devil swoops in, snatching the stone and flees, giving rise to a rooftop chase. The spine devil delivers the stone to a higher coach parked in an alley. Inside the coach is a victoral castle-lanter's valet, Williford Crowell, a doppelganger in tifeling form. As the higher coach flees, a street chase ensues. When a crowd cuts off his escape route, Williford leaps out of the higher coach and tries to lose himself in the crowd. In the confusion, street urchins snatch the stone. You catch up to the children in the cellar hideout. With the Stone of Galore in your possession, you emerge from the cellar complex only to find yourself surrounded by members of the city watch. You are arrested for one or more crimes and taken to a courthouse in the dock ward to face sentencing by a magister. Meanwhile, the doppelganger tries to get the stone back. Luckily, you manage to attune yourself to the stone before its confiscation and learn that the Vault of Dragons is hidden under an old tower in the Sea Ward. Convincing the court that your crimes are only but a misunderstanding, you exit the Sea Ward and travel to the tower. You visit the residence of Fenerys Stormcastle, a lamplighter and retired brigand who funnels the information to Brigand D'Arth, a drought mercantile group. You arrive to find a place ransacked. The Dewargar who looted the residence works for the Xanathar Guild and Brigand's spies have tracked them to a cellar complex in the southern ward. In the guise of Laryl Silverhand, the current open lord of Waterdeep, a drought by the name of Jarlaxle steers you in the direction of the cellar. Deception and misdirection are Jarlaxle's forte and he likes to trick his rivals into working for him. You've met the man before, but only under the guise of Zardas Zord. A search of the cellar complex yields a fake stone and not the real stone of Golor. With no other leads, you follow up with the false Laryl at a theater in the dock ward. Here, Jarlaxle makes you an offer you can't refuse. Once he realizes that the Xanathar Guild doesn't have the stone, Jarlaxle asks you to interrogate Fenerys to find out where he hid it. Jarlaxle has learned that Fenerys is awaiting trial at a courthouse in the castle ward. Fenerys wants immunity for all his past crimes. You are in no position to grant him his wish, but you choose to use other unconventional means to get the answers you want. You compel him to reveal the stone's location and Fenerys points you to an old tower in the dock ward. Jarlaxle's lieutenants reach the stone first and flees across the rooftops in the dock ward to escape you. Once you rest the stone away from this drow, it guides you to the home of a famous painter in the Sea Ward, beneath which is a tunnel that leads to the Vault of Dragons. Now is the winter of Waterdeep's discontent. The Zents who serve Manshoon believe their master to be all-powerful which has made them reckless. Against the backdrop, they're willing to thumb their noses at local authorities and risk death in pursuit of the stone of Golor. The stone is delivered to Thrakis, a dragon born butcher in the field ward. Thrakis hides the stone in one of his meat deliveries. You follow the delivery cart to an alley in the trade wards where the Zents meet in secret. Before you can lay hands on the stone, a Zent named Bavette Blackwater grabs it and flees, initiating a chase across icy rooftops. She hands off the stone to Agorn Foucault, a bard who is attending a play in a nearby theater before leading you on a merry chase through the snow-covered streets. You learn that the stone has been taken by the guard coach to Mishor where you are able to intercept Agorn. He is captured and questioned by you and reveals that he made one stop on his way to Mishor. He dropped off a lady friend, a priest of Bane allied with the Zenterum and left the stone with her and her acolytes for safekeeping. You find them in an old tower at the castle ward. Before you leave the old tower, you are confronted by Manshoon Simulachrum which arrives by way of teleportation circle to collect the stone. You use the stone to learn that the entrance to the Vault of Dragon is hidden below a mausoleum in the city of the dead. It has been quite a chase through Waterdeep for the Stone of Galore but you finally made it to the Vault of Dragons. Along your journey here you have managed to acquire the keys that should give you access to the vault. When approaching the area, you find a 20 foot high, 20 foot wide stone corridor that ends before an adamantine double door bearing dwarvish runes. Dwarves have neither handles nor hinges. The writings on them read the three keys bring them forth. You present the keys you found in the doors part, sliding back in the walls. You step forth into the tunnel and traverse through a small dungeon before finding yourself in the main vault. Although deep underground this vault is lit by streams of sunlight that pour down from the ceiling catching moats of dust in their luminous pools. Ornate columns support a 30 foot high vaulted ceiling which is adorned carvings of dwarves basking in the presence of their gods. Deep alcoves line the walls and piled in one of them is a vast golden trove. Out of the dusty gloom steps an aged dwarf clutching a staff carved and painted to resemble a pair of entwined dragons. One red, one gold. Despite the dwarf's age, his eyes are steady and bright. I wasn't expecting anyone, he says plainly. As you can see, the place is a mess. I'll be back later after I've tidied up a bit. The dwarf is actually the adult gold dragon Aranex in disguise. He guards the gold for Lord Dagult Neverember and holds the dragon staff of Agaron in exchange for his services. You try to convince the noble dragon that Lord Neverember embezzled the gold from the people of Waterdeep that would be fair and just to see the coin or safely return to its rifle owners. Deep down Aranex knows where the gold came from, but the dragon agreed in his agreement with Lord Neverember to cloud his moral judgment. Conjuring every persuasive ability you have, you talk to Aranex until allowing the gold to be returned to the people to whom it rightfully belongs. He refuses to give up his gemstones promised to him or the dragon staff since they are his payment for guarding the gold. However, he is willing to use the staff's power on behalf of the city in exchange for more gemstones. Satisfied with the completed mission, you exit the vault only to be confronted by the last encounter. A horde of enemies await you outside ready to reap the contents of the vault. You rush back into the vault and alert Aranex of the pursuers who makes quick work of those who dare steal from the vault. With your foes vanquished, you return back to Waterdeep and alert the current open lord, Laryl Silverhand of the stolen gold. She thanks you for your service to the city and allows you to keep one-tenth of the treasure amounting to 50,000 gold pieces. The large sum of coins in your possession is wanted attention in the form of several people who beg loans or donations from you. In the weeks that follow, words of your deeds spread to every corner of Waterdeep. You enjoy your small fortune from your manner and the days of throwing adventures seem to fade away. All is quiet in your world and the silence seems nearly deafening. One morning, you find a note placed precariously on your doorstep. It reads, under mountain beckons, see you at the yawning portal. And you shall continue in the event the Unfold in Waterdeep, Dungeon of the Mad Mage. Hello everybody. 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