May 28, 2026 Wednesday Teachings

Every class is like a new night of encounter with God—a new opportunity to develop spiritual habits rooted in power and authority. You see, knowledge is power. When you possess knowledge, you possess power. That is why the Lord has gathered us here: to educate us in the knowledge of who He is, so that we may carry His power and authority within our spirits.

In times past, many of us have lived powerless lives—unable to overcome sin, unable to fully reveal the life of Christ in us. But true spiritual power gives us victory over sin and enables us to visibly demonstrate the Spirit of Christ. Christianity was never meant to be hidden. In the days of the apostles, people did not call themselves Christians simply by confession; others saw the power of God at work in them and said, “These are people who have been with Jesus.” That is how the name “Christian” came about.

And this is what the Lord is restoring in our generation: power and authority in His people. It is a wonderful thing that God is doing in our time.

As you come to these meetings, make sure your heart is prepared to receive the Word of God. Every form of education has three things: a classroom, a teacher, and a student. The teacher here is the Holy Spirit. We are only human vessels communicating His mind. And the true student is not your flesh—it is your spirit and your soul.

So when you come, do not only be physically present; let your heart also be present. Leave behind every distraction. We all have twenty-four hours in a day to attend to business, family, and personal matters. But in these moments that the Lord has gathered us together, let us focus completely on Him. Sometimes we may sit physically in the meeting while our minds are elsewhere. Bring your thoughts back and allow the Lord to minister to you.

The New Man Class is a continuation of the journey that began in Gospel Classes A, B, and C. It is the first stage of repentance and being born again—the beginning of the journey of the spirit man into righteousness, spirituality, and the kingdom of God. It is a gate where the seeds within us are screened, sanctified, and purified.

The Lord desires to expose everything in us that hinders His purpose—every hidden property of sin, every obstacle preventing us from becoming what He has called us to be. Christianity is not merely something we speak about; it must be lived and demonstrated through our spirit man. It should become evident that we truly belong to the kingdom of God and are connected to our Heavenly Father, able to hear Him and walk with Him personally.

This journey is not easy, but we must ask the Lord for strength to walk in it.

The New Man Class is also a class of expectation. Every stage of spiritual growth comes with new expectations from the Lord. Just as there are different expectations of a child at age nine compared to adulthood, there are also expectations as your spirit grows in God. The Lord expects that at this stage, hidden sins and weaknesses within you will be exposed and removed.

Therefore, every topic taught should create a hunger and expectation in your heart. You should pray:
“Lord, I do not want to leave this class without being screened. I do not want to leave without being sanctified. I do not want to leave without transformation.”

This is the work God desires to accomplish in us.

Every time you receive a topic, let it create an expectation in your heart concerning what you want the Lord to do in your life. Pray within yourself:

“Lord, I do not want to leave this class without being screened. I do not want to leave this class without being sanctified. I do not want to leave this class without being able to testify that You have purified me from this weakness or that limitation.”

Let this become your expectation concerning every topic that is taught. Let it shape your prayers and guide your spiritual desires.

There was a time when many of us did not know what to pray for. We only prayed for physical things: “Lord, give me a good job. Give me a house. Bless me materially.” Those things are not wrong, and God knows we need them. But the Scripture says, “Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you.”

That is why the focus of this New Man Class is the kingdom of God as it relates to you personally. The Lord desires that you be sanctified and screened. But why must we be sanctified? Why must we be screened? These are the things we will be covering today, so that a vision and spiritual target can be formed in your heart.

One sister shared her understanding, saying that there should be evidence when the seed of Christ has truly germinated in a person. One of those evidences is boldness to speak and bear witness of Christ—to freely share the gospel and testify about the goodness of the Lord.

Another evidence is persecution. When the seed of Christ begins to grow in us, we may experience opposition because of Him. The seed itself becomes persecuted through us. There will also begin to be a clash between our lives and the lifestyle of worldliness. We may no longer walk comfortably with people who are not abiding in Christ, even if they call themselves believers. The life of Christ growing within us will begin to speak through our conduct, words, and actions.

That is the evidence that the seed has germinated.

When a seed is first sown into the ground, nobody sees it. A person can walk past the field and never know anything was planted there. But once it begins to germinate, everyone can see that something is alive beneath the surface. In the same way, when the seed of Christ is received in a person, there may not be visible evidence immediately. But with time, if the seed is truly received, it must germinate and become visible for others to see.

People should begin to recognize that you have truly received the seed of Christ. Your Christianity should become visible, tangible, and evident.

The New Man Class teaches what it means to become a new man in Christ. It is the first gate where the selected seeds of the kingdom are screened and sanctified in preparation for the vision of the kingdom. Every definition carries important keywords, and those words should become part of your meditation because they reveal the direction and purpose of the topic.

We are gathered here for one purpose only: the kingdom of God. We are not gathered merely for marriage, financial success, or physical advancement. Those things may come, but they are not the central purpose. The kingdom of God remains the focus because the kingdom itself has remained a mystery to many people.

The Lord is calling us into understanding, sanctification, and transformation so that we may truly live as citizens of His kingdom.

The purpose of this gathering is the kingdom of God, because the kingdom has remained a mystery to many people. Many believe they will enter the kingdom, yet they do not know how they will become part of it, when they will enter it, or even who truly belongs to the kingdom. That is why the mysteries of the kingdom must be taught and revealed. 

These mysteries are not taught to just anyone. They are taught to the selected seeds of the kingdom—the people whose hearts are prepared to receive the voice of the Lord. Jesus said that His sheep hear His voice and follow Him. The Lord will not cast precious things before those who cannot value them.

Every class has a purpose and a target. The target of this class is your screening and sanctification. Therefore, every prayer you pray and every meditation you meditate on should be centered around this cry:

“Lord, screen me. Lord, sanctify me. Lord, purify me.”

But first, who are these selected seeds of the kingdom?

They are those who possess the seed of God within them. Not everyone in church possesses that seed. There are people who may once have received the seed of God but later lost it because a seed, in its early stage, is tender and vulnerable. Just as pregnancy is most delicate in the first few weeks, the seed of God in a person can also be easily lost if not protected and nurtured.

So the screening and sanctification are not for everybody indiscriminately. They are for those who truly carry the seed of God in their spirit. That is why you must ask yourself honestly:

“Do I truly possess the seed of God?”

This is why the Gospel Classes focused so much on salvation, deliverance, healing, and the message of the gospel. The gospel was taught repeatedly so that understanding and desire for salvation could be established in us. The true “selected seeds” are those whose spirits have been born again by the Holy Ghost. That is who this screening and sanctification are meant for.

An example was given using airport security. Before anyone is screened at the airport, they must first present identification and a boarding pass. Security officers do not screen just anybody; they screen only those qualified to travel.

In the same way, the seed of God is like the spiritual ticket that qualifies a person for divine screening and sanctification. When you became born again, that seed became your qualification for this spiritual journey.

The Lord is calling His people beyond surface Christianity into deeper understanding of the kingdom and the hidden truths of spiritual transformation.

And the truth is this: when you became born again, that ticket was given to you freely through Christ. The Lord Jesus paid the price for it on the cross. The moment you accepted Him and confessed Him as Lord and Savior of your life, you received access to that journey.

But one thing we must understand is that although the ticket is freely given, the journey itself is yours to walk. Salvation opens the door, but growth and transformation require your participation.

That seed of God is deposited in your spirit man. And one of the evidences that the seed has truly been planted is seen through your spiritual life and revelations. When you sleep at night, what do you see? Do you see evidence that your spirit man has changed ownership? Or do you still find yourself under the bondage of the old master? A true sign that the seed has been sown is a change of ownership—from darkness to Christ.

Another evidence is newness within you. Just like a pregnant woman begins to experience changes in appetite and behavior, a person who carries the seed of God begins to experience new desires. Your appetites begin to change. Things you once loved no longer satisfy you the same way.

This is important because you must examine yourself. If these evidences are absent, then screening and sanctification cannot properly take place in those areas of your life. You must be able to honestly ask yourself:

“Can I defend the fact that the seed of God is truly in me?”

That is the first checkpoint every believer must examine. When the seed of God is planted, there must be visible change.

As one sister mentioned earlier, when the seed germinates, there is evidence. Before, you may have loved gossip or worldly conversations, but now your desire changes. Instead of spreading gossip, you want to speak about Christ and share the gospel. But if you still find yourself completely comfortable in the old ways without conviction, then you must cry out more earnestly to the Lord:

“Lord, give me evidence of salvation. Give me evidence that Your seed is truly in me.”

Possessing the seed of God is the first qualification for screening and sanctification. And when we speak about screening, we are not speaking about the outward flesh. Many people judge themselves by external behavior and say, “I don’t drink, I don’t smoke, I don’t do terrible things, so I must be fine.”

But holiness is not merely outward conduct. The real focus is the spirit man.

A person may appear gentle outwardly while inwardly carrying pride, bitterness, lust, jealousy, or hidden darkness. In the flesh someone may look humble, but in the spirit there may still be rebellion and self-exaltation. That is why we must ask the Lord to expose who we truly are within.

Screening is like an X-ray. At airport security, an X-ray machine reveals what cannot be seen naturally. In the same way, spiritual screening is divine exposure, enlightenment, and revelation. The Word of God shines light into the hidden places of the heart and exposes every hidden property of darkness that still remains within us. (desiringgod.org)

There are many hidden properties of the enemy that still need to be screened out of our lives. When you became born again, the seed of God was planted in you, but every man still carries influences and remnants that must be exposed and removed through sanctification.

No man is left empty. A person either carries the seed of God or remains under the influence of the seed of darkness. That is why the Lord brings us into these classes—not merely for information, but for transformation, purification, and preparation for His kingdom.

What happens is this: before a person becomes born again, the spirit and seed of sin already occupy their life. It is like a house that had previous tenants living in it. When those tenants leave and new ones move in, the old tenants may leave behind some of their belongings—their buckets, furniture, and personal items still remain in the house.

In the same way, when the seed of God comes into a person, the old properties of sin do not automatically disappear overnight. What the seed of God does is shine light on those hidden things. Many of these things would remain unnoticed unless the Lord exposes them.

For example, many people may look at me and think I am humble because we often misunderstand pride. We think a proud person is only someone loud, boastful, and attention-seeking. But the Lord began to expose deeper forms of pride in my life that I never recognized before.

There are different shades of pride, just as there are different shades of lust, anger, bitterness, and other works of the flesh. Some people do not explode outwardly when offended, but they silently keep offenses in their hearts. They appear calm and quiet on the outside, while inwardly resentment continues to grow.

That is why we cannot judge only by outward appearance. The real question is: what is happening in your spirit man?

One day, the Lord exposed pride in my heart through something very simple. I began thinking about wanting to drive a nice car. The truth was, I did not even have the money to buy one. But as the Lord questioned my heart, He asked me:

“Why do you really want this?”

When I examined myself honestly, I realized part of my desire was so people would look at me and think I was successful or doing well. At that moment, the Lord revealed hidden pride in my heart. Outwardly it looked harmless, but inwardly it was rooted in self-glory and the desire for approval.

This is why spiritual screening is necessary. The spirit man is the real man. Many believers receive revelations because God is constantly exposing the hidden condition of the heart.

That is why we must continually pray like David in Book of Psalms:

“Search me, O God, and know my heart;
Try me, and know my thoughts.
See if there be any wicked way in me,
And lead me in the way everlasting.”

Screening is spiritual. God is not merely examining the outward flesh; He is examining the heart daily. Your spirit man reflects the true condition of your inner life. Whatever occupies your heart—your thoughts, desires, motives, and intentions—is what God seeks to expose and purify.

Screening is spiritual. What God is screening is not your outward flesh that people see with their eyes, but your heart day by day. Your spirit man is your true inner condition. Whatever fills your heart and occupies your thoughts is what God examines.

Even in the night, when you sleep and your spirit man is revealed through dreams or revelations, that is a reflection of who you truly are inwardly. That is why we must constantly pray:

“Search me, O God, and know my heart;
Try me, and know my thoughts.”

We truly need to understand what spiritual screening means. Screening is spiritual because it is directed toward the spirit man.

One of the first ways God screens us is through His speaking and revelation. That is why possessing the seed of God is the number one qualification. The seed of God is your spiritual connection to Him. It is like having a phone with a SIM card. Without the SIM card, the phone cannot receive calls or messages. In the same way, without the seed of God, spiritual communication cannot flow properly.

God speaks through revelation. Revelation is evidence that your spiritual eyes are opening. It shows that your spirit man is alive and responsive to God.

Not everyone receives dramatic revelations every night, but a believer should never remain completely in darkness. One evidence that the seed of God is present is spiritual awareness and sensitivity.

Sometimes people receive revelations but forget them upon waking. As you grow spiritually, you must learn to value those moments. Whenever you wake up and cannot remember what the Lord showed you, pause and ask Him to bring it back to your remembrance. Often, repetition carries an important spiritual message.

Another way God performs spiritual screening is through the teaching of the Spirit. Through sound teaching, your eyes begin to open gradually. That is why believers must continually give themselves to spiritual instruction, meditation, prayer, and study of the Word.

At times, the busyness of the heart prevents God from speaking clearly. A crowded heart filled with offense, bitterness, distractions, or unclean thoughts becomes difficult ground for spiritual sensitivity. If there is anyone you are holding resentment against, you must seek peace and forgiveness, because bitterness blocks spiritual clarity.

Spiritual screening also comes through persecution, trials, and testing. God uses difficult situations to expose the true condition of the heart. Trials reveal what is hidden inside us.

Even when the children of Israel left Egypt, God carefully led them because trials have the power either to strengthen faith or reveal unbelief. In our own lives, trials expose our weaknesses, motives, fears, and hidden struggles.

For example, there was a time when I was applying for a grant and desperately needed the money. The form asked whether I worked full-time. I knew that if I answered “yes,” my chances of receiving the grant would improve, even though it was not true.

Normally, I would have said I was not a liar. But in that moment, the pressure of needing money exposed something hidden in my heart. The trial revealed that under certain conditions, I was willing to compromise the truth.

That experience taught me something important: trials expose the true state of the heart. God allows these moments not to destroy us, but to reveal what still needs cleansing and transformation within us.

There were situations in my life that revealed weaknesses in my heart that I did not even know existed. Under normal circumstances, I would confidently say, “I cannot lie.” But when financial pressure came, I discovered that in certain situations, lying suddenly became easy for me.

That was what the Lord wanted to expose. I was filling out a form for financial assistance, and I believed that if I answered a certain way, I would be more likely to receive the money. The truthful answer was “No,” but I was tempted to write “Yes.” I did not realize that money had such a strong hold on my heart until the Lord allowed that test to come.

Ironically, what they truly wanted to hear was my honest situation. Yet the pressure exposed what was hidden within me. That is one of the ways God uses trials to reveal the condition of the heart.

There are situations that will arise in life, and if you remain connected to the teachings of the Lord, you will begin to recognize that these moments are spiritual tests. Through trials and persecutions, God reveals whether we are truly able to stand firm.

When people criticize you, misunderstand you, or speak against you, will you still remain steady? Will their words deeply shake you? These are the kinds of things trials expose.

After screening comes sanctification.

When God screens a person, it is not merely to expose evil for condemnation. The purpose of exposure is so that we can be equipped to fight and overcome. You cannot fight what you do not recognize. Many people pray generally without understanding the true condition of their hearts, but when God exposes the exact issue, prayer becomes targeted and effective.

God’s exposure is an act of love. It is like someone showing you exactly what to study before an examination. The Lord reveals hidden things because He desires our growth and transformation.

Scripture says that whom the Lord loves, He chastens. Therefore, when the Lord exposes something within us, we must receive it with humility rather than rejection. If we refuse correction, sanctification cannot fully take place.

So what is sanctification?

Sanctification is being set apart by God and for God. It is cleansing, purification, washing, and removal of everything that does not belong to Him.

Think again about the example of changing ownership in a house. When old tenants leave, they may leave dirt, broken items, and unwanted belongings behind. The new owner must clean the house thoroughly and remove everything connected to the former occupants.

That is what happens spiritually. Every person was born under sin and influenced by the spirit of sin. When we accept the Lord Jesus, the dominion of sin is broken, but many old habits, mindsets, desires, and properties of the old life may still remain.

That is why a believer may still struggle with anger, lying, pride, lust, bitterness, or other weaknesses even after becoming born again. These things do not mean God has abandoned the person; rather, they are areas that still need cleansing and transformation.

This is why the knowledge of God’s Word is so important. Through spiritual understanding, we receive power to overcome.

Sanctification is the washing away, cleansing, purification, and destruction of every leftover property of darkness within us. Some of these issues are obvious, while others are deeply hidden. That is why this process is personal.

Each believer must sincerely pray:

“Lord, expose me. Reveal what is hidden in me. Search me and show me what still needs to be cleansed.”

 Please expose me, review this case, and search me.

And yes, that is necessary. The reason we are satisfied is because the Lord has already paid the price. But remember what we said at the beginning: it is you who must journey toward the kingdom. It is you who must take up your cross and follow Him.

That journey of purity is a process. It is a journey toward screening, certification, deliverance, and sanctification. Even certification itself is part of deliverance.

And as we said in gospel class many times, salvation is free. But discipleship and growth in Christ involve a cost. Salvation is a gift of grace, but following Christ requires a response.

Someone asked earlier about that distinction—how salvation is free, but deliverance involves a price. What we mean is that salvation is not something you can earn; it is received by faith. However, the process of transformation that follows requires your active cooperation, your willingness, and your surrender to God’s work in your life.

That “price” is not money or physical effort in a human sense—it is the giving of yourself to God.

You may already be born again, but the journey does not end there. You are called to take up your cross daily and follow the Lord in obedience, instruction, and growth.

It is like someone who has been released from prison. The person is truly free, but for years they have learned the habits, language, and patterns of prison life. Even after release, those patterns do not disappear immediately. They must be unlearned and replaced with a new way of living.

In the same way, when we come to Christ, we are brought into a new life, but we must learn a new way of living under His kingdom. That is where obedience becomes the “price”—not to earn salvation, but as the process of transformation. It often goes against our old nature and therefore feels difficult.

It is similar to learning a new language. At first, you may feel embarrassed or struggle with pronunciation, but over time, with practice, you become fluent. In the same way, walking with God reshapes how we think, speak, and live.

So the process of screening, sanctification, and deliverance is not to condemn us, but to build us. It equips us, because you cannot fight what you do not understand.

And most importantly, this process is rooted in God’s love. Scripture reminds us that whom the Lord loves, He corrects and trains.

So when we say, “Lord, search me,” we are inviting Him to reveal what needs to be removed, what needs to be healed, and what needs to be aligned with His will.

Please expose me, review this case, and search me.

And the answer is yes—because we must understand that the Lord has already paid the price. But remember what we said at the beginning: it is still you who must journey into the kingdom. It is you who must take up your cross and follow Him.

That journey of purity is a process. It involves screening, sanctification, deliverance, and certification. Even certification itself is part of deliverance.

And as we learned in gospel class, salvation is free. It is a gift from God. But discipleship and growth in Christ involve responsibility.

So when we say “salvation is free but deliverance comes with a price,” we are not talking about money or physical payment. We are talking about surrender, obedience, and participation in God’s process of transformation.

Someone asked a very important question about this.

The key understanding is this: deliverance is carried out by Christ, but we cooperate with Him. The Bible says the battle is not of the flesh, meaning the real work is spiritual. Yet we are still required to respond in obedience.

For example, if a person struggles with lying, sometimes you may even lie without thinking. You may not intend to, but it just happens. You realize later that something inside you still needs deliverance.

So the question becomes: who delivers? It is Christ who delivers us, but we must yield to Him in obedience.

That is where the “price” comes in—not that we earn deliverance, but that we submit ourselves to God’s instructions even when it is difficult.

For example, the Holy Spirit may instruct you that whenever you lie, you must go back and correct it and tell the truth. That instruction is simple, but obeying it is costly to the flesh. That is where the price is—obedience against your natural tendencies.

Sanctification is therefore not just a message; it is a process of being washed, cleansed, and set apart. It is the removal of sinful patterns and hidden weaknesses.

Deliverance is the removal of old properties of sin that still remain after salvation. Even though we are born again, those patterns do not disappear automatically—they must be dealt with through truth, obedience, and spiritual growth.

So when we say sanctification, we are talking about:

• Washing
• Cleansing
• Purification
• Removal of sinful habits and nature

Like a house that changes ownership, the new owner must clean out everything left behind by the former occupant.

That is what God does in us. He cleanses what sin left behind.

And this is why we must not rely on self-judgment based only on outward behavior. True transformation is deeper than appearance.

That is why we pray:

“Search me, O God, and know my heart.”

Because screening is spiritual. It is God revealing what is inside us so that He can heal, correct, and transform us.

In conclusion, deliverance and sanctification are not just teachings—they are God’s loving process of making us truly free, inside and out.