 Good morning, everyone. Thank you for joining class today. We'll begin. So can I ask Siddiquanu to lead us in prayer, please? Let's pray. Father, we come to the throne of grace, Lord. Thank you for this day as you have given us our Lord. Lord, as you are going to spend this hour, this day, learning about from your Lord, whatever we are going to learn about you, your kingdom, Lord, whatever we are going to teach us, Lord, it should not be wasted, but it should be used for kingdom expansion. And Lord, your manifestation should happen in our lives for Lord. We give you, we surrender you our lives for Lord, who, as ever, it pleases to you, O God. In Jesus' name, we ask everything in God's people, say Amen. Amen. Thank you, Siddiquanu. Thank you, everyone, for the wishes. Thank you, Jefina and Anita. Thank you also for, thank you to Paul as well. Okay, so we'll, we were looking at the last chapter in the kingdom of God, the kingdom mandate. Okay, so what is the kingdom mandate? What is the kingdom mandate? The kingdom mandate is like living on earth like a citizen heaven with a childlike attitude. Thank you, Jefina. The kingdom mandate, there is a kingdom mandate on our lives and it, what is it? It is to see his kingdom come and his will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Okay, so that is the kingdom mandate that God has given to us. So what is the kingdom mandate? The kingdom mandate is on our lives is to see God's kingdom come and his will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Okay, so it's our responsibility to see God's kingdom come. It's our responsibility. It's our God given responsibility and privilege to see his will be established in our lives wherever we are. And so we are supposed to pray that his kingdom come, his will be done in every area of our life. So whatever situation or, you know, wherever we step into, whichever place we step into, the king and his kingdom also steps into that place or to that situation, why? Because we carry the kingdom of God. Okay, the kingdom of God is within us. The kingdom of God is not a physical earthly rule. We said there are two dimensions of the kingdom of God. One is a spiritual aspect of spiritual dimension. The other one is the natural or the physical dimension and we are all presently now living in the spiritual dimension. And so, you know, the kingdom of God is within us. It's in our hearts. It's in our lives. So wherever we go, we are actually carrying the kings and the kingdom of God, his reign, his domain, his rule, his power, his authority. And we carry that into every situation that we go through, whether it is a positive situation, a negative situation, the challenges that we face and the places that we step into. So why is it important for us to know that, you know, we keep repeating this again and again that, you know, the kingdom of God is spiritual. It's in our hearts, in our lives because, you know, we need to know that, you know, we are people who are carrying this kingdom wherever we go. So when we are carriers of God's kingdom, you know, whether it's in our home where situations are not conducive or in our workplace or in our church, you know, we have that authority. We have that power to speak into, you know, speak into the challenge or speak into the situation that is there or the difficulties. And we can expect God's reign, his peace, his kingdom, domain to come and infiltrate and to just, you know, pierce through and, you know, God's peace. And his kingdom is righteousness, joy and peace. So we can expect to see his kingdom presence, his kingdom reign, which is righteousness, peace and joy and everything that God, you know, wants to bring into because of who he is and what he does in that place. So we have to pray. Okay, we have to pray that God, let your kingdom come, that you will be done in every area of our life. And also, you know, because we have the potential of God's kingdom to be released into the places that we go to the situations because we have walked in and the kingdom of God is within us. We are carrying this kingdom and we are, when we're carrying the kingdom of God, it's actually we can manifest the kingdom. We are carrying the manifestation of the kingdom and the authority of the kingdom and the power of the kingdom into that situation. Okay, so even when we look, when we go to the grocery store or when we see we go to the hospital or, you know, we're going to visit somebody in the hospital or we are just going to an old age home or we are going to a poor house just visiting them. We want to just do something, give them something. You know, yes, we can give them something, you know, physically, I mean, we can give them some gifts, but we're saying God, even as I'm going there, you know, I realize that I'm carrying your kingdom. I'm carrying your kingdom in my heart. Okay, and I want the kingdom to be manifested in and through me. I want your kingdom, authority in your kingdom, power to be manifested in that place. So we're saying God, you know, when I, as I go there, let, you know, do science miracles and wonders, let people experience your power, let people experience change in their lives. Let people experience your goodness, your faithfulness, let them experience your touch, let them be a change God as shipped in the whole atmosphere in the environment. And so, you know, we need to live this way. We need to live being conscious that the kingdom of God is within us and that we carry the authority of the kingdom and the power of the kingdom into every situation, every place that we go to. Often, you know, we, what we do is we run away from situations, we run away from places that, you know, that is not conducive to us that we don't like. Sometimes we just go to our workplaces because we have to go there, or we're looking for a change. So we're saying, okay, I need to leave this place. But, you know, instead of just biting our teeth and, you know, staying in a home where there is this constant strife or there's no peace or, you know, in a neighborhood where, you know, there is, there's no peace and harmony within the neighbors who are living there. But we can make a change. We can speak, you know, kingdom, love, kingdom, joy, peace, righteousness. And say, God, bring in your kingdom, let your kingdom come, let it will be done in my home, in my life, in my home, in my neighborhood, in the office that I go to the church where I go to this Bible study group, which I go to. Okay. So we also looked at, just doing a recap, we also looked at, you know, at, there are areas of our life when, just like Japhina said, you know, God expects us to be childlike, you know, where we just totally abandon ourselves, trust God, submit and surrender to Him. There are also areas in our life or times when God wants us to be militant in the spirit. Okay. Not militant in physically, but violent physically, but He wants us to be militant in the spirit. He expects us to be aggressive and violent in the spirit. The kingdom of God suffers violence and the violent take it by force. Okay, we looked at that scripture passage. And unless we are violent in the spirit, we cannot enter the kingdom of God. Okay, that means, you know, there are demonic forces, Satan, there are challenges that we face. And sometimes we just give in to all of that, accept that as a norm of life and just, you know, just live it as like, you know, as a struggle or like something that is like a thorn just flicking us. But we don't have to live like that. We need to be militant in the spirit man. We need to be aggressive and violent and take what is us as, you know, we are healing is our birthright. You know, peace and joy is what God has given to us. Shalom is what He has purchased for us, you know, righteousness, peace and joy is what He purchased for us on the cross. So everything is purchased for us on the cross. But sometimes, you know, there are times when Satan tries to be a hindrance or, you know, or sin can be a hindrance in our own lives. And we need to discern things. And sometimes we need to be violent and aggressive. You know, we need to speak God's word. We need to declare God's word. Keep declaring, keep confessing, keep standing, keep fighting. Put on the armor of God and stand and fight your battle till you take what is rightfully yours. Till you take what, you know, God has meant for you, purpose for you. What is your spiritual birthright, which God has, you know, purchased for you by his precious blood. So this is something that we need to understand that we need to be childlike sometimes. Just trust God that sometimes we need to be warrior like a militant like in our spirit where we need to take the kingdom by force. Okay. So even when people are sick, we don't give up, we keep interceding, we keep praying till we see a breakthrough. You know, even with those who are demonic, you know, have possessed demonically, you know, and they manifest. They don't get scared and run away from them. But, you know, we have the kingdom power and kingdom authority greater as he who is in us than he was in the world. And so we need to be forceful and pressing to see people delivered to see people heal to see ourselves being delivered and heal some of the areas of our life. So as we pursue the kingdom mandate. So the kingdom mandate is, you know, is to, you know, to see his kingdom come and his will be done on earth as it is in heaven. There are a few things we need to pursue to fulfill this mandate. And the first thing we said last week is we need to do everything in submission to the king. So everything that we do, we need to do it in submission to the king. And we just looked at that point, but just touch upon it. The last bit is, you know, we must welcome the king's domain into every area of our lives. And, you know, we need to allow him to touch our, you know, the kingdom domain to touch infiltrate penetrate, you know, to our everyday living. So we must live and operate out of a kingdom of God perspective, where everything we do is an extension of the king's domain here on earth, which is his fool being released in and through us. And, you know, you know, and like I said last week, you know, the kingdom of God should become like that pearl of great price. It should become like that treasure in the field where we are willing to give up everything, you know, for the king and his kingdom and nothing less. So, you know, we must, for us, the king and the kingdom must so consume our lives that we say, God, I'm willing to give up everything, you know, to pursue your kingdom. So, you know, God for each one of us, you know, is the king of the kingdom, or the kingdom is that treasure in that field and that pearl of great worth that we are willing to leave everything aside and just go behind pursuing God, the king of the kingdom and also his kingdom. And everything that we do our life should be focused or centered on the king and his kingdom. So all of our dreams and ambitions, our plans, our purposes, everything should be put into the king's basket. You know, like the saying, put all my eggs into one basket, it's like, you know, we're putting everything into the kingdom basket. Not some in the kingdom basket, some in our own basket, you know, because we have no other options in our life, but our only option is, you know, to please the king and, you know, make his kingdom known into our, you know, bring about his kingdom here on earth. Okay. So the only thing that matters to us and the only thing that we live for is to see his kingdom come and it will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Okay. So once we, you know, do everything in submission to the king, the next step is, you know, we need to unleash the kingdom influence. Now we need to remember that the kingdom of God is within us and the kingdom of God, like we studied is like a mustard seed. No, when we sow it, it will grow into a big tree or a big bush. Okay. And Jesus said that the kingdom of God is like that leaving when you put it in that lump, you know, it will affect the entire lump. So the kingdom of God is in us. We are that mustard seed. We are that leaving that God has placed in our home, in our office, in our neighborhood, in our, in our town, in our city, in our nation. And, you know, even as this little seed can grow into a tree or a big bush, or even as this little leaving can, you know, actually impact or influence the entire lump and cause it to, you know, do its work just a little bit. You know, we might be very small that ever God has placed us, but it's not about our size is not about our age is not about who we are, but it's about the king. And it's about his power is it's about his authority. It's about his kingdom that will be unleashed in and through us that will influence our, wherever God has placed us. And God wants his influence to come in and through our world and that is why he, he created us, he created us, you know, to have fellowship with him. But also remember when he created Adam and him, he, he gave them, you know, he told them subdue and have dominion. Okay, so they were supposed to rule and the earth and we also as sons and daughters of the kingdom, we are hares and co-heirs of his kingdom, like we read in Romans chapter eight. Okay, we are hares and co, we're heirs of God and co-heirs with, with Christ Jesus. And because we are sons and daughters, we belong to this kingdom, you know, we have this responsibility to take, you know, to further God's kingdom to bring about his influence into this world. And how do we do it? We do it by kingdom thinking, we do it by kingdom living and we do it by kingdom lifestyle and kingdom culture, which we have all looked at and have already learned about. Okay, so, you know, we can be that mustard seed, we can be that leaving, we can be that salt and light because God has placed us a salt and light wherever we are. And, you know, we are to bring God's influence into our world, wherever we, God has put us, you know, so it should be our prayer, God, even as you have, you know, placed me in this, wherever God has placed you. And even as God, you know, we are that, I am that mustard seed, I am that leaving, I am that, I am your salt and light and you want me to influence my world, whichever world, our small worlds that we live in. You know, if it's that is our prayer, then we can see God using us mightily to influence the people in our workplace, people in our hostel, you know, in our neighborhood, in our home, among our relatives, in our office, wherever. Okay, God has placed us because that is what he wants to do in and through us. He wants us to be influencers of his kingdom, just unleashing his kingdom here on earth. So when we think differently, when we live differently, what are we doing? We're actually bringing kingdom influence into our home, into our, in our relationships, office, neighborhood, friends. And then we are being that mustard seed, we are being that leave and we are being that salt and light. Just by the way we are thinking, living, we are bringing the kingdom influence. It's not preaching. Many times we don't have to preach, we don't have to preach, but it's just the way that we live, the way that we speak, the way that we interact with people in our home, office, neighborhood. You know, they will just see God in us and will just bring a kingdom influence, our lifestyle, our culture that we live. Okay, we always said that the kingdom is within us. And we said that the kingdom is an overpowering kingdom. It's a pervasive kingdom. So if anything is going to, you know, is going to win, it is his kingdom operating in and through our life. Okay, because Jesus has already won the victory on the cross, and he shares his victory with us. But God needs to release this victory, his influence in and through us. So we are the salt, we are the light, we are that mustard seed, we are that leave and that will influence our world around. And we need to say God, you know, as I go to my office or I'm going to my, I'm going to the gym now, or I'm just going to go for a party, birthday party where I'm going to meet all my relatives or I'm going to my neighbor's house, friend's house. God, I want to bring your kingdom thinking, your kingdom lifestyle, your kingdom culture, your kingdom power and dominion into that place. Even as I step in, I know that I carry all of this. And God, I want to see your kingdom influence. So it can just be a birthday party, but you're going or you can be a wedding party that you are going or you're going to just go into the office or the gym. You're going to your neighbor's house, just talking to him randomly. But you're just in your heart, you're saying, God, you know, I want to bring the kingdom influence in my workplace, in my home, in my neighborhood. And even as I'm going here, as I'm going there, or even as you're going to the store, you know, there are many people in the store who come broken, you know, who come lost. And you can say, God, I want to see your kingdom come, you will be done with all those people who are working in the store or people like people who come there to shop. So even when you go to your workplace, you know, when you see your boss, your colleagues, your friends, or people at the grocery store, you see your neighbor. You know, we can just quietly silently pray in our hearts, saying, God, let your kingdom come into that heart and let your kingdom come into their lives. When you do that, you're actually being a kingdom influence in that place. Okay. Or you just look at a man on the street who's drunk and he's lying there or a beggar or a homeless person. You're just saying quietly of this praying, you know, saying, God, let your kingdom come, let your will be done in that person's life. And, you know, that a genuine prayer, God is going to answer and he will, you know, work on your behalf. So we need to, we must also be willing to position ourselves in this world. And Jesus also instructed us, as we saw in the previous chapter, interested us to do business till he comes, right? He wants us to engage with the world. And that's not sinful with the intent of becoming profitable. And so the only way we can unleash kingdom influence in the world is by engaging with the world. So, you know, we, when we step into our mountain or mountains, whether it's your mountain is your sphere of influence. So it can be the mountain of art or entertainment that you are working in or that you are engaged in. It can be media, it can be education, it can be business, government, family or religion. Whichever mountain or mountains God has, you know, is taking you into, you can say, God, you know, even as you position my position here on this mountain or mountains. I expect the mustard seed of the kingdom within me, the leaving of your kingdom within me, the salt and light that you've called me to be, to begin to permeate and, you know, penetrate into this environment or the church meeting or if your pastor, you know, and God let your kingdom come, let your, will be done. So you say, God, on this mountain of art and entertainment, I want your kingdom reign, your kingdom presence, your kingdom domain, your kingdom rule, your kingdom power to be manifested powerfully. And even as you do that, you know, you are, whether you're a teacher or whether you are in the media or business or government, you can just say, God, this mountain, I want to, you know, I want to influence it for your kingdom. I want your kingdom values, your kingdom reign, your kingdom presence, your kingdom ethics to just come and permeate and infiltrate through this mountain. And so when we, when we play like this, you know, we become more conscious of who we are, the kingdom that we belong to, the lifestyle, the thinking, the thought process and, you know, we do everything to please the king and we're doing things to bring about his kingdom on the mountain and be a sphere of influence for God and the king of this kingdom. So we need to position ourselves rightly on this mountain so that we can begin to, you know, influence that mountain or mountains or our little worlds for the kingdom of God. So even as we begin to pray, you know, that kingdom come that will be done. The next step is, you know, first step is submitting to the king. The second step is that we are praying God. I want to be a kingdom influence by just praying, by bringing about kingdom thinking, culture, lifestyle in that place. But we're going on to say, God, I want kingdom invasion. Okay, so we move to the next step of kingdom invasion. We need to ask God, God, give me some strategies. Just not enough for us to pray. Important for us to pray, but we need to also say, God, please give me some kingdom strategies or some methods to bring your kingdom in my sphere of influence, whether it's in your own neighborhood, school, college, workplace, wherever you have a chance of bringing in the kingdom. Say, God, give me some method that I can use. So for example, you know, we're going, when we go to our workplace, we're not just going there to earn a salary. But you know, God has put you there for kingdom advancement. Okay, so you have a message to proclaim and what is that message that message is the kingdom of heaven is here, the kingdom of heaven is at hand. And we have that mandate to see his kingdom come and this will be done in that place where God has placed you. So, you know, we begin by starting to pray. And then we also ask God to, you know, open our minds and give us ideas and strategies and things that we could do, you know, to bring about the kingdom of God and to influence our worlds that we are living on the mountains, God has placed us. So our objective is by kingdom thinking, kingdom lifestyle, kingdom culture is not just to show ourselves as good people or godly people that everyone know that, okay, you're a Christian, you're a believer wherever we are, you know, but our objective is to see God's kingdom come into the hearts and lives of the people that we are actually relating to on a day to day basis, whether we are relating to our neighbors or people in our home who haven't accepted Christ, or whether it's our maids who come to our home, or, you know, whether the same grocery store that we go in, you know, or the offices that we go to the gym that we go to. So we're meeting the same kind of people day in and day out. They just don't have to think of us as this good person or this godly person, you know, who they can't approach but all, you know, nice to talk to, or we better not tell him or her, we're doing this because, you know, he's very godly or she's very godly. But our objective is for God's kingdom to come into their hearts and lives. They must experience the kingdom of God. It's not just for them to look at us and say, okay, you know, they have the kingdom of God in them, but you know, it is for them as well to experience the kingdom of God. So we don't just stop at kingdom influence. We just don't stop at kingdom submission. When you submit to the king, it leads us to kingdom influence when, you know, when we pray for kingdom influence to come to the place that we are. So we need to show them kingdom thinking kingdom lifestyle kingdom culture. And so we need to take it to the next step of kingdom invasion where you know, the king of the kingdom becomes part of that life they have a personal relationship with the king of this kingdom. And when you ask God, God will give you simple plans or strategies. For example, in your workplace, you know, you can, you can start a Bible study, maybe you can say I can't do it in my office space, but you know, the lunchtime I know many people who are working the corporates, they just go to the cafeteria or after work they on one day of the week they just go to a coffee day or some coffee place close by they just meet together. Just share God's word and in some of the MNCs they have a chapel so you know Christians have organized Bible study and people join that many non Christians come, many are led to the Lord so you know, just simple things like this. So even when we go to the grocery store we can say God, you know, the hearts and minds of people who are working there or people who are coming there. Just give me a word of wisdom or knowledge, a prophecy that I can just speak into somebody's life. And so you're going there and looking out for the things that you have to buy, but also you are engaging in this with this spirit of God, the spirit man is in tune with God's spirit and saying God, who can I just give a smile to or just give a word of wisdom or knowledge that can change the course of their life that can change their whole direction of life that can bring joy, purpose meaning and then to know that, you know, there is a God who cares about them. We never know, you know, somebody is even planning to end their life. They're coming to the grocery store or to the mall to buy some rope or something like that. And, you know, we just speak into people's life and can just change the whole course of their life. So we need to, we're walking on the street, we see somebody, we go to the restaurant, you know, waiters who wait upon us, you know, we can just speak into their lives. We can just, you know, tell them what God is conveying to us and what a difference it will make just telling them, you know, I'm just saying this because Jesus loves you, he cares for you and that's what he said. I'm sure they're going to listen because you've spoken something into their lives. You said something that they're going through and the challenging situations. Just like to give you an example of Tommy Tenney who was a pastor for 10 years. He was a pastor then he became an itinerary minister and he went around the world, you know, speaking revival messages and unity in the body of Christ. So to all denominations, Baptists and Methodists and Pentecostals and Calisthenics just went to speaking revival and unity in the body of Christ. And, you know, one day God says, tells Tommy Tenney that I want you to do something more for me. So like Tommy was telling God, God, you just look at my itinerary, it's packed. Oh, Zedotoli, can you please mute your mic please Zedotoli. Thank you. So, let's go look at my schedule. It's packed for the year. I have, you know, preaching appointments throughout the whole year. I'm also writing books. He's written many books. But God tells Tommy that, you know, nobody's Zedotoli, that's fine. So God tells Tommy, you know, just look at your schedule. You know, you've been spending time ministering to believers, but God says it's time now to move on to minister to people who are not of the faith who do not know me. He was still yet to come and be assured into the kingdom. And God moves him and uses a talent that Tommy has, which his talent is writing. So, you know, he suddenly is ready to read the book of Esther. And, you know, he writes a novel or a story book, One Night with the King. Okay. And this was a book that was published, but based on Esther's story, but, you know, a common man could read it. And then one of the Hollywood producers read it and was so excited about it and wanted to, you know, make a film on it. And they called Tommy Tenney and asked him to come and speak to the crew and everything and just explain this whole story so they can get the right perspective. Just imagine, you know, Tommy Tenney would have never thought of going to Hollywood speaking to actors and all people who work on producing and releasing a movie and directors. But here he was called to preach, which otherwise he would never have the opportunity and the, you know, the way in to do this. And so we see that, you know, God can just give us ideas. You know, he can just do things and tell us to do things. And amazingly, he can open doors for us. And when we just step in and do what God is asking us, you know, he will move on our behalf. So we need to ask God to open doors that people can listen and know the God we believe in. God can give us just simple things. But I also know there's one lady in our church who's Hindu convert, but she says, you know, zealous for the Lord. She just wants to share Jesus with anyone and everyone, whoever she needs in the office, who's speaking to or goes to the restaurant or in the bus. And once she told me that, you know, something in her office, she works in a multinational set, we've always seen you smile. So what is it about your smile? So she just threw her a smile, she just let that person to Jesus. So she's saying, even a simple thing like a smile, you know, or the joy of the Lord can just, you know, again lead people to Christ. So she just looks for little opportunities where she can, you know, just open that it opens a door for her and she just steps in and, you know, she's she just does what God wants her to do. So it's as simple as that God will show us some things that, you know, how we can be an influence in the world that he has placed us on the mountain that he has placed us for. Okay, various places. So all we need to do is, you know, we need to just be available, ask God for strategies to see the advancement of his kingdom come into the hearts and lives of people. And God will give you some simple ideas when you do it, you will see his kingdom come in practical ways in your kingdom. So when you are doing and living everything in submission to the king, there's the unleashing and you're unleashing the kingdom influence and you're beginning to work out these strategies that God is putting in your heart to see the advancement of the kingdom of God. Remember that God's kingdom comes in power. Okay, so the kingdom of God is within us. His kingdom is a kingdom of power, like Paul says in 1 Corinthians chapter four verse 20, his kingdom is not in word but in power. It's not just in word but in power. So we have been vested with the authority of the kingdom of God. So, you know, we need to be aggressive at times to dominate the situation and say no, we will bring in the kingdom of God in the situation and enforce the kingdom of God in this place. So whether it's you're handling a person to demonic oppression, or you know, all of their ailments is because is caused by demonic affliction or some sickness or some, you know, you can see some patterns happening in your house in your family. Through the generations, you know, you take control of that situation, you dominate that situation and you enforce the kingdom of God into the lives of the people and in that place. You know, Jesus sent his disciples to introduce the kingdom of God and when he sent them, he said in Matthew chapter, we read in Matthew chapter, Matthew chapter 10 was a seven and eight. He said, and as you go preach, saying the kingdom of God is at hand, heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out demons freely, you have received freely gift. Okay. We all are comfortable doing the preaching part or the teaching part or even the sharing part, but they're still not comfortable healing the sick, cleansing the lepers, raising the dead and casting out demons. But we need to know that we have freely received this kingdom, authority and power. And because we freely received it, it's not something that is ours. It's God and it's the Holy Spirit that works through our lives, the Holy Spirit that manifests His glory through science miracles and wonders. So we just need to be freely be available to give. You know, not holding back and saying, I don't know this person is really going to get healed. This person is manifesting. What if the demon catches me or if the demon doesn't leave, I'll become a laughing stock. No, we just speak the name of Jesus and we know that demons shudder and shiver the name of Jesus. They just have to leave. So we just use simple kingdom, authority, the power that is given to us. And we also see in read in book chapter 10 verses one and nine that Jesus not only sends out the 12 disciples, but also the 70 others and he tells them the same thing. No, when you go to every city, heal the sick and say that the kingdom of God has come near you. So, you know, just as Jesus had the kingdom authority, he gave it to his disciples, he gave it to 70. He gave it to all who believed in him, the same authority is given to us. And so we can expect the manifestation of the kingdom of God and a manifestation of the kingdom of God in and through our life. A very interesting story about, you know, Bethel church, possible Johnson, possible Johnson's church. There was this veteran who was retired man of the US Army, and he was down with cancer the last pages the last few days of his life. And, you know, he did not believe in God yet no relationship with God. And his son said that why don't you just go to Reading, California. It's just a neighboring city. And, you know, there's a church called Bethel church, they have something called healing rooms. And I've heard that many people are healed. So why don't you just go and pray for healing. So, you know, this man thought I mean there's nothing to lose. He does not believe in God and which is my son's last request, anyway, I'm dying. So let's just go to Reading, California. So he goes to build Johnson's church. And, you know, they call him the healing rooms he happens on Saturday. And so he went, and then, you know, when his name was called out, he tells them, you know, you can pray for me, but no one should lay your hands on me. Okay. That was his condition. So they pray for him. And because I think he seemed people fall down at the power of the Holy Spirit and he didn't want to do that. He didn't want to have anything to do with all of those things. He said, you can pray for me but no one should lay your hands on me. And so he kept his eyes open like everyone's eyes were closed and they're praying for him. And he was watching if anyone is placing their hands on him. And suddenly after they were praying after, you know, a couple of minutes, he just sends amazing peace. And that had him to just close his eyes. And when he closed his eyes, you know, there was a 12-year-old teen who came from, you know, from the crowd who was just there. There are many people there, ministering to different people at the same time. He just came, I think he was just led by the Spirit. He just came and he didn't know that this man had, you know, put this condition that no one should lay hands on him. He just put his hand on this man and this man just boomed and fell down, you know, and he lay on the ground for 55 minutes. And then when he caught up, he said, who touched me? Who put their hand on me? And so they all just pointed out to that small child and of course he couldn't do anything to that small kid. But when he went home, he sends, he was feeling much better. So he went to the hospital and, you know, he did all the checks and they couldn't find a trace of cancer in his body. Just imagine the last stages, he was about to die and there's not a trace of cancer in his body. And the doctors were amazed, you know, the word spread among different doctors or 14 doctors would keep calling him time and time out, you know, just calling him to investigate, to check, to see and kept on asking him. And finally he got so fed up that he kind of produced a small booklet, you know. In that booklet, he wrote who he was, what he had done, how he got cancer, what was the treatment, what was he going through, how he went to Redding, California, what happened there. And he just put the name of the church, he put the map there and he said, if you want to know anymore, if you want to do any more investigation, you want to know anything more, just go to Redding, California, this is the map, you know. And so you see that, you know, it's just a small 12 year old teen that, you know, God used. So, you know, when Jesus asked us to pray that kingdom come and that will be done on earth as heaven, it's a kingdom of power, you know. And it's all about, the kingdom is all about Jesus. It's not about our reputation, it's not about our name, it's not about our fame, it's not us, the size or the age. But the kingdom of God is within us and the kingdom of God comes with power even as we fulfill that kingdom mandate. So let's not think that we can establish the kingdom in the hearts and lives of people through our own efforts. It cannot happen because it's only to the power of God, okay? So it's not about us, it's not our reputation, it's not our name, fame. It's not even about whether we are liked or accepted by people, whether people adore us. But it's all about Jesus, it's all about the king of the kingdom. And our mandate is just, you know, let the kingdom come that will be done. And we need to do will God's kingdom with that perspective, not with the perspective that it's my kingdom, my ministry, it's my reputation, my church, my name. But it's about dine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, okay? So we are pointing out to Jesus because it is his kingdom, it is his glory that is being manifested. So we need to pursue his kingdom. At the end of the day, it is God's kingdom, it is his kingdom, and it is his power and the glory is also his, okay? So Jesus left us with thy kingdom come, we need, and that will be done. We need to pray that into our situations, into every sphere of influence that God has placed us in every mountain, our little worlds. And we need to see his kingdom mandate being fulfilled in and through our lives, even as we influence and bring about kingdom invasion in the areas that he has placed us. Okay, that is the last lesson of the kingdom of God. Anyone has any questions? I hope this entire book is not just a course, but has challenged you to think with kingdom perspective, live kingdom lifestyle, culture, how we need to be permeate and bring about his kingdom wherever God has placed us, how we need to pray into our situations. Sometimes being childlike, sometimes being militant, forceful, aggressive in our spirit and take what is us and not live defeated lives because that is not what how God wants to see us live. He wants to see us live victorious life. And he also wants us to be that mustard seed that leave and salt and light to bring about kingdom, you know, his kingdom into the lives and hearts of people that we minister to on a day to day basis. So we need to advance the kingdom. Okay, any questions, any thoughts, anything anyone has to say? No. Okay, if not, we will move on to another ABC publication Kingdom Builders. Okay, we'll be looking at this book over the next few weeks. Okay, so in this book, we're basically going to be looking at what is kingdom building. What does it take to be a kingdom builder, how we can core labor with God to build his kingdom. You need to, you know, mark this words core laborers, we are core laborers with God in his kingdom. Sometimes we act like bosses in God's kingdom. We act like the king of the kingdom. We act like we are the owners of the kingdom. And that's how Satan subtly, you know, brings in our downfall, but we need to understand that we are core laborers, core laborers with others in the body of Christ, and we are core laborers with God. So, you know, we are core laborers with God to build his kingdom. Okay. So we will begin our journey of how we can be kingdom builders because God has called us to be kingdom builders. So we look at the quick introduction of the kingdom of God. We just look at a few things, reiterate a few things that we've already learned in the publication kingdom of God. And then we will look at how we can be kingdom builders starting first with ourselves, you know, with our hearts, you know, we'll discover what it means to be a core worker with the king, how to develop a heart of a kingdom builder without which we cannot be true kingdom builders. Okay. So if we do not have a heart to be a kingdom builder, we cannot be a kingdom builder. And also we will look at how we need to yield to the Holy Spirit, who is the one who directs us in the work of the kingdom. Okay. And we'll also see the kingdom building is not about building our own churches, our own ministries, our own empires, our own name, a fame, but it's about building people. Okay. Kingdom building is about building people. It's not about building huge ministries, huge churches, about, you know, making a huge name for ourselves, big reputation, but kingdom building is all about building people. It's about, you know, influencing their hearts and lives, you know, for the kingdom of God, so that, you know, God can rightly take his place of glory and honor in their lives. And how do we build people, you know, we build people only by the spirit, like we said, we learned, you know, we don't have the authority over people's life. I think we studied this in the first chapter, second chapter, when we studied the kingdom of God, you know, we just share with them, but, you know, we can't change their will, we have no authority. So we will look at simple ways or keys of doing this and, you know, we would then remind ourselves about, you know, how we can collectively, you know, build kingdom, we kingdom builders, even as we, you know, relate to, even as we co-work with others in our community, in our city, with other churches, with other ministries who do the same work, how we can collectively, you know, build God's kingdom, then we remind ourselves of our kingdom responsibility towards the next generation, how we need to leave the right legacy, so that the work of the kingdom continues stronger with each new generation. Okay, so if all of us as kingdom builders keep some of the things that, you know, all of the things that we look at in this publication, you know, we will see a radical shift in the spiritual dynamics of the body of Christ in our city, in our town or in the region that God has placed us with, placed us in. Okay, we'll stop here, we'll take a break and then we'll come back and look at the first chapter kingdom builders. Okay, thank you everyone.