 Morning everyone, Shalom, praise the Lord. Welcome to all our online students, Ravili and Nina, John, for joining us this morning. And also to our e-learning students who will be listening to the lectures later on. And welcome to also our in-person students. This morning, we will begin looking at the second publication for this course. It's Kingdom of God and Kingdom Builders. So we looked at Kingdom Builders. We studied Kingdom Builders. We studied the Kingdom of God. We will begin studying Kingdom Builders from today. I've posted the PDF copy of the Kingdom Builders in the Google Stream page so you all can access it. Online students and our in-person students have the publication with them. So we'll begin. I'll ask Nikhil to lead us in prayer, please. Father, we thank you for this wonderful... The online students were able to access the PDF copy on the Google Stream page. We'll begin looking at this publication, Kingdom Builders. We'll have to finish this before the end of November, our last class. So it's going to be quite a race. The first chapter is the Kingdom and the Church and it's just three pages. And it's a repetition of all that I have been actually speaking and teaching the last two and a half months, three months. So I'm not looking at chapter one because it's a repetition of what we had studied in the Kingdom of God. We'll look at chapter two this morning. But I would like you all to read chapter one because it just reiterates all the truths that you have been taught this last two months from the publication, The Kingdom of God. We look at chapter two, Christ, the King of the Kingdom. So as Christ as the King of the Kingdom, we will be looking at how we can be Kingdom Builders. So we studied all about the Kingdom of God, the Kingdom of Heaven. And we looked at various aspects of the Kingdom of God in the first publication that we studied. We also learned that we belong to the Kingdom of God, the Kingdom of Heaven, and we are part of it. And even as we belong and we are part of the Kingdom of God or the Kingdom of Heaven, we are co-laborers. And we are co-partnering with God in building His Kingdom. So in this publication, Kingdom Builders, which we are studying this morning, we will study different aspects of Kingdom Building, basically how we will look at how to be a Kingdom Builder and various other aspects of Kingdom Building. So for those of you who just joined in, we are beginning to study the other publication Kingdom Builders this morning. We are not looking at chapter one because chapter one is already a repetition of what we had studied in the publication, The Kingdom of God. So I'm not going to repeat everything because it's all repeated very often in my lectures, in the past few lectures. So like you all to read chapter one, we look at chapter two this morning. And in chapter two talks about that Christ is the King of the Kingdom. And as Christ being the King of the Kingdom, which we already studied, how do we relate with this truth, keeping this in mind? How do we relate to His Kingdom and how can we build His Kingdom? So in this publication, we're basically looking at how we can be Kingdom Builders and various aspects of Kingdom Building. So one person who we can look at who was a good Kingdom Builder, who can we look at as a good Kingdom Builder in the New Testament? The Apostle Paul. He was mightly used by God to establish and expand the Kingdom of God. Sorry Nina, you were saying something? Even Jesus, we can look up to Him as somebody who was a good Kingdom Builder. He was the one who came and initiated the Kingdom but also was a Kingdom Builder. So we look at how God, Apostle Paul was used mightly by God to establish and expand the Kingdom of God and he was a true Kingdom Builder. So in his various episodes, he talks about how to be a true Kingdom Builder. So we look at one such passage. So can one of you please read 1 Corinthians chapter 3 verses 6 and verses 9 to 11? 1 Corinthians chapter 3 verse 6, 9 to 11. I planned Apollo's water, but God gave the increases. For we are God's fellow workers. You are God's field. You are God's building. According to the grace of God, which was given to me as a Vice Master Builder, I have Lady Foundation and another builds on it. But let each one take heed how he builds on it. For no other foundation can anyone lead than that which is led, which is Jesus Christ. Amen. So here we see several important things. Paul says that the church represents a field of many co-workers who are cooperating with each other to reap a harvest. And a church is a lot like buildings where walls are being raised up together. Many builders, many women work to raise up these walls. So the walls are raised up together by co-workers. And so he compares the church to God's field and God's building. So we are God's field and our job must be to grow and harvest and not to quarrel with each other and not to fight who is the greatest and who is the best and who is the powerful. So therefore being co-workers with God means that we work together as one unit to achieve what God desires even as we are part of kingdom building and even as we are building his church. So we are co-workers with the king and this is what makes us kingdom builders. And we are working with him and we are working in partnership together with him and in partnership and togetherness with others to build people who are his kingdom. So kingdom building is not I, me, myself doing everything by myself but kingdom building is co-working with God and co-working together with others. And who are we building? We are not building our empire. We are not building our own name, fame, power, our business, you know, but we are actually building people. That is very important to keep in mind. Sometimes when we get into kingdom building, we get so caught up and carried away and we think that kingdom building is about, you know, building my own empire, my own business, you know, even if it's church or ministry, you know, building a name, fame or reputation for myself. No, it is building people and it is co-working together with God and others. We need each other. So we, and that is why we should not quarrel with each other and God desires that, you know, we do this in unity and oneness. Okay, so we are co-workers with the king and that is what makes us as kingdom builders. Okay, and each one of us has to be, each one of us has a part in kingdom building. Okay, so each one of us has our own work and it's regardless of what it is, it is equally important. Whether you are an apostle, a pastor, a missionary or whether you are a Sunday school teacher or a children's church teacher or somebody who's just serving tea or coffee, whatever it is, each one of us have our work in the kingdom of God and regardless of what it is, each one of us, each one of our work is equally important. That means everyone is equally important in the kingdom of God. Okay, and as kingdom builders, our relationship with the king is of prime importance. Okay, so Jesus is the king of this kingdom and in kingdom building, we need to understand that our relationship with the king is of utmost importance. Okay, look at what 1 Corinthians chapter 3 verse 11 says, says, For no other foundation can anyone lay than that which is laid which is Christ Jesus. So in kingdom building, we must remember that who is the foundation? Jesus Christ, which means everything begins with him. Okay, and he is the head, he is the preeminent one, which means, you know, he's supreme, he's authority. Okay, so since he is the foundation and he is the head, so it is very important for us to have a relationship with the king and with the one who is the head. Okay, sometimes we think that kingdom in kingdom building, you know, it is important for us to have relationships or connect with bigger churches, bigger pastors, leaders, influential people. Yes, it's important for us to have healthy relationships with fellow ministers, with other believers, with other pastors, with other churches. But what really qualifies us to be good kingdom builders is first our relationship with the king. So sometimes we miss out on that, we forget that, we forget that our relationship with God is more important because he's the king of this kingdom. But we run around and try to, you know, associate ourselves with denominations, with bigger organizations, with bigger pastors, you know, come under the banner, come under the spiritual covering, so to say, so that we can receive from them. It's good to receive, but it's important that, you know, who is the king? Jesus. He is the one who pours into our lives. He's the one who gives us the anointing. He's the one who leads us. He's the one who, you know, directs us. He's the one who shows us what we need to do and how we need to build a kingdom. Okay, look at what Colossians chapter 1 verses 16 to 18 says, can somebody read that please? Colossians 1 6 to 18, for by him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or paths, all things were created through him and for him. And he is before all things and in him all things consist. And he is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, the first born from the dead, that in all things he may have the preeminence. Amen. So in Kingdom building we must remember that all things are by him, for him and through him. Who is the him here? Jesus. Okay. And in all things he must be preeminent. That means in all things he must be foremost, he must be the leader, he must be the number one. Okay, so Christ should hold the highest and supreme position in every aspect of the believer's life. Okay, and he is to be esteemed, he is to be honored, acknowledged above all. If not, then the work we do, you know, or the ministry we do cannot be considered as Christ's kingdom, cannot be considered as building Christ's kingdom. It will be considered as building our own kingdom or it will be considered as building somebody else's kingdom. Okay. So if at the end of our ministry or when we do some ministry or we do some program or we do some conference or we have some prayer meeting or after preaching in a service, you know, if people get more excited about us as a person, you know, our charm, our way of speaking, the way we, you know, we told the stories, the way we spoke, our charisma, whatever, you know, people get more excited about us than God and His Word. It means that whatever we have done, whatever program we have done, whatever conference, whatever prayer meeting, you know, whatever ministry we have done, whatever preaching, it has not served in a true sense of building God's kingdom. Okay, and you and I have not served as true kingdom builders. So as kingdom builders, we need to understand that kingdom building is all about building Christ's kingdom. Okay. It's not about my ministry. It's not about my church. It's not about my, you know, sometimes when we share the gospel and people accept and we mentor them, we think they belong to us. You know, we take authority over their lives. If they do something without telling us, we get very, very upset. You know, we think it's our sheep. You know, so it's not my sheep. It's not my church. It's not my ministry. It's not even your ministry. It's not even your church. The kingdom of God neither belongs to me or to you. It's not mine or yours. It's about His kingdom. Okay, because He is the King of the kingdom. Look at what Matthew chapter 6 verse 10 says. It says, your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. So it's our desire to see whose kingdom come is kingdom. Not my kingdom come and not my will be done and not my ministry to come. We need to remember that very, very clearly. And that's very, very subtly that Satan can bring us about or our own selfish desires. And, you know, before long, we can get, you know, we'll be ruined or we can, you know, ruin the ministry of the calling that God has called us to do. So we are here on earth to do what God wants to be done on the earth, not what I want to do. And God in heaven expresses His will and He's looking up to us as His people, walking them builders to execute or to do His will here on earth. So it's not my will. It's not what I want to do through my ministry, whether I'm running catalyst or writing children's church curriculum or, you know, doing teaching in Bible college. It's only what God wants to do in and through all of these ministries. Okay, and we must seek to glow as kingdom builders, we must seek to glorify God alone. Okay, Matthew 6 verse 13, the second part of the word says, for yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen. So as kingdom builders, our purpose must be very, very clear. What should be our purpose? Our purpose should be doing God's will. Okay, and our purpose should that God alone should be glorified in every aspect of our ministry and every aspect of our life. So we should desire that, you know, we don't receive any glory, but God deserves all the glory, not even a small portion, the glory for ourselves. And this can be very, very subtle. Okay, we can get deceived very easily because some of us think, hey, I'm leading worship or I'm singing or I'm playing the instrument or I'm teaching, I'm preaching and I'm a apostle, I'm a minister. You know, I have a church, I have a Bible study group, I am a powerful evangelist, which is all good, you know, and we think that we are giving God the glory. So sometimes we can give God 90% of the glory, but 10% of the glory we want for ourselves. So how do we know that we are seeking glory? We think nobody told me I sang well. Nobody told me that the worship was powerful or the preaching was so powerful. You know, nobody's recognizing me, nobody's acknowledging me. So, you know, that is, you know, or if somebody tells you, gives you some feedback, you get very, very upset, you get very annoyed, you get very angry. You know, how can that person tell me? Okay, so all of this is basically seeking glory for ourselves. Even sometimes we would give God 90% of the glory, but we want 10% or even 5%. So what I'm saying is very, very subtle, you know, and we can think, oh, I'm giving God all the glory, but there is 10% deep down. So sometimes we need to even, not even, we have to kill that 10%, crucify that flesh in that part of the sun. So even if you don't receive any recognition, nobody says good job, well done, so blessed, so powerful, so anointed and all of those things. You just, you know, seek for more of God's anointing and more power that people's lives be touched. Okay, so we shouldn't draw attention for ourselves. It's not because of our, sometimes we think it's our words, our power, our charisma, the way we speak, the way we have the style of speaking. You know, all of that, it's not our characters, it's not our words, it's not our virtues, not our charisma. That wonderful things happen, you know, sometimes we see that even our words, our ministry reports, our testimonies can all be geared up to people fixing their eyes on us. So sometimes we say, I went here, I went there, I preached, you know, there are 100 people came to the conference and all of them accepted Jesus Christ. All of them were powerfully touched and all of the exaggeration, which is all, you know, people are looking up at us and saying, oh, so powerful, so wonderful. Okay, so like Peter and John, you know, who went to the temple and they saw the lame man and the lame man was begging for money. And Peter and John said, in the name of Jesus, rise up and stand. And then when, you know, he stood up and he was sleeping and jumping and praising God. Everyone was so amazed and they were so marveled that they were looking at Peter and John like as if they say God had come down on earth. So what does Peter and John tell them in Acts chapter 3 verse 12, he says, why do you marvel at us like this? Or why do you look so intently, you know, as though it is through our own power or through our godliness that we made this man, lame man, walk. And then they point out to the living God, who is Jesus Christ. Okay, so sometimes we pray for that people looking at us, giving that kind of attention, giving that kind of, oh, so good, so nice. And we are so happy, you know, but look at Peter and John, they quickly identified it and they pointed, you know, they said, don't look at us. It's not our power or godliness, but it is Jesus. Okay, they point out to Jesus. So we need to move away from a place of receiving glory for ourselves, a place where we're giving God all the glory. So sometimes it's, you know, it's as human beings, we will think, hey, nobody came and told me how I led worship. Nobody told me how I preach, you know, nobody clapped for me, nobody said anything. And that time what you need to do is, yes, we are human, we can think like that. But, you know, you might need to quickly cut those thoughts and say, God, you know, I just crucified these thoughts. I don't want to receive glory for myself. I just believe what you have laid on my heart, what you have asked me to do, the skills and talents you've given to me. I have just gone ahead and done it. You just touch and impact people's lives. Okay, so it's only when we truly seek that God be glorified, you know, will our hearts be pure and there will be no unrighteousness in us. So one way to keep our hearts pure and one way that there is no unrighteousness to be found in us is to truly seek in every aspect of our life that God be glorified. How do we know this? John chapter 7 verse 18, can somebody read that please? John chapter 7 verse 18, he who speaks for himself seeks his own glory. But he who seeks the glory of the one who sent him is true and no unrighteousness is in him. Amen. So here we see that, you know, those who seek the glory of one who sent him is true and there's no unrighteousness in him. Okay, so let's look at 1 Thessalonians chapter 2. 1 Thessalonians chapter 2 verses 4 to 6. Can somebody read that please? 1 Thessalonians chapter 2 verses 4 to 6. But as we have been approved by God to be interested with the gospel, even so we speak, not as pleasing men, but God who tests our hearts for neither at any time did we use flattering words as you know, nor a cloak for covetiousness. God is witness, nor did we seek glory from men either from you or from others. Yeah, so here we see that the motivation of our hearts, even as we preach and teach and minister should always be to please God and not man. Okay. And if we do this in this way, you know, where we are seeking glory for God and not for man, then we know that our hearts are pure. And there is no unrighteousness in us. Okay. So we need to also remind ourselves that this King of this kingdom is a jealous and a zealous God. He's a jealous God. He will not tolerate his glory to go to anyone else. And we know that we read this in Isaiah chapter 42 verse 8. He says, I am the Lord and this is my name and my glory. I will give, I will not give it to anyone else or give it to any other nor my praise to carved images. Okay. So we see that the God that we serve is a God who is a jealous God and who will not tolerate his glory to be given to anyone else. Okay. So let's look at what Jesus said about giving God all the glory and not looking to receive honor from men. Jesus said in John chapter 5 verse 41, he says, I do not receive honor from men. Okay. So we need to come to a place before God where we do not desire honor from men, but desire honor only from God. Okay. When we live to receive applause from heaven and not wanting applause or, you know, from men, from men, that's when we are truly seeking to glorify God. Okay. Look at what Jesus says in John chapter 8 verse 54. Can somebody read that please? John chapter 8 verse 54. John chapter 5 verse 54. How can you? Okay. Jesus answered, if I honor myself, my honor is nothing. Please honor that is... No? Okay. Okay. Honor that is self-bestowed is not true. Honor and is devoid of any value. Okay. So our hearts must be totally void, empty of any desire or praise from man. Okay. And that is who a true kingdom builder is. So what is the real test to know whether our hearts are really pure, whether our hearts are not seeking glory for men or not looking for glory for ourselves? The real test is, you know, is when, you know, when we are willing to risk, you know, or two situations where we're willing to even risk losing out on acceptance of man and even face rejection. Okay. So even if we face rejection, even if we face shame, even if we are in a place where, you know, we risk losing acceptance or recognition, it's when we come, we know that we are in a place where our hearts are pure and righteous, where we are not seeking praise of men, but we are seeking honor and we are seeking God alone to be glorified. Okay. Look at what Jesus says in regarding this in John chapter 12 verses 42 to 43. John chapter 12 verses 42 to 43. John chapter 12, 42, 43. They were blessed even among the rulers. Many believed in him, but because of the Pharisees, they did not confess to him. Lest they should be put out of the synagogue. Yeah. So look at what happens here. You know, the very rulers believed in Jesus Christ, that he was a son of God. But because of the fear of the acceptance of the Pharisees, that the Pharisees will not accept them. They will not be among these Pharisees. They will not be well-known. They will not be recognized. And also because they will be put out of the synagogue, you know, they did not confess him as God or did not confess him as the Messiah, even though they accepted him. So how do we really test that our hearts, you know, are pure with regard to not receiving praises of men or and just receiving praise from God is when we choose in these kind of situations. Okay. We risk losing our acceptance by man and we even can face rejection by man, but that does not matter to us because we are doing what God is honoring God and what God is pleased with. Okay. Just not be like these rulers who just because they wanted to be well-known Pharisees, be friends with them, not be tonal synagogue. They even though they believed in Jesus, they did not confess him. Okay. And how can we always also have a pure heart in regard to giving God all the glory in our life and ministry? You know, it's important for us to pray this prayer every day. Whatever is your area of skill and talent in the ministry, whether you are leading worship, whether you're playing an instrument, whether you're preaching, teaching, you're a pastor, you know, an evangelist, whatever, you know, you need to pray and ask God to remove, you know, all of these things, these towns that can be there, which can actually destroy your ministry, destroy your relationship with the King. So the Psalmist in Psalm 115 verse one says, not unto us, oh Lord, not unto us, but your name give glory because of your mercy, because of your truth. So we need to pray often, you know, that God will keep our hearts pure and that will keep our hearts in the right direction. Okay. Another way that we can truly be kingdom builders is that, you know, we need to know that our authority on earth is dependent on our submission to the King. Okay. So the amount, the extent we, you know, are able to use God's power and authority is the extent that we are submissive and yielded to the King in this, in his kingdom. Look at what James chapter four was seven cents. Can one of you read that please? James chapter four was seven. Therefore submit to God, this is the devil and he will flee from you. Yeah. So our authority on earth is effective only to the extent that we are in submission to the King. So we are first to submit to the King and it says submit to God, then you can resist the devil. Okay. Sometimes we have battling Satan, we are fighting Satan and we're thinking, Hey, I'm not able to win and how is it possible? You know, as a, as a child of God, as a son and daughter of God, I have the authority. I have the power. You know, and some of you are wondering, but I'm not able to overcome Satan in this area or this temptation or this weakness. So what is the first thing we need to do? We need to submit to God. Okay. So we see that in the Garden of Eden, there were two trees, right? The tree of. Okay. Good and evil and the tree of life. Okay. So God told them not to eat from those trees, but when they eat from the tree of good and evil, their eyes were opened. Okay. They were empowered. Okay. Um, and God said, as far as you don't eat from these trees, you will have dominion on the earth. But when they disobeyed what happened, they lost their dominion on the earth. They lost the authority on the earth and who did they give their authority to Satan? Okay. And all as a result, they also lost access to the tree of life. So the extent we are becoming under obedience and submission to the king of this kingdom, you know, is the extent that we will have authority in his kingdom. So the key to have authority in God's kingdom as a kingdom builder, if you want to have that power and that authority, the answer or the key is obedience and submission. Okay. So some spiritual authority is very simple. His dominion in me determines his dominion through me. Okay. Uh, some good statements here. His dominion in me determines his dominion through me or his authority. The extent I submit and he's, uh, he, uh, he is, uh, in authority in my life is the extent that his authority will flow through my life to the extent God reigns in me is the extent he can reign through me. Okay. So when you are under authority, you can exert the authority that you are submitted to. Okay. So if you want to be authoritative in God's kingdom, what is the answer? Submission and obedience. Okay. Two very, very important things. And also, you know, as a kingdom builder, we should know let us not glory in man. Okay. Look at what Paul says in first Corinthians chapter one was 11 to 13. Can somebody read that? Please. First Corinthians chapter 11 to 13 quality has been declared to me concerning you, my brother, my dose of choice household that there are. Conventions. Conventions among you. Now I say this that each of you says I'm of Paul or I am of Apollos or I am of Seifas or I am of Christ. Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Or were you baptized in the name of Paul? Amen. So first Corinthians chapter three was 21 says therefore let no one boast in men for all things are yours. Okay. Please read first Corinthians chapter four was six. So these things, brethren, I have figuratively transferred to myself and Apollos for your sake that you may learn in us, us to think beyond what is written that none of you may be puffed up on behalf of one and a behalf of one against the other. Yes. So while scripture teaches us that we need to respect and honor those in Christian leadership, those who teach the doctrine, Paul writes Timothy and says, you know, we need to give them double honor, honor to all believers, but double honor to those who specifically preach and teach the word and doctrine. We must, you know, we must respect them and honor them, but we must be careful not to become puffed up one on behalf of an or one or sorry puffed up on behalf of one against and other. Okay. So we should not elevate any man, any individual beyond their rightful place. But when we do that, what happens, you know, it will produce divisions in the kingdom of God. Look at what Paul is saying. He's saying, you know, you know, some of you say I'm of Paul, I'm of Apollos, I'm a sepis, I'm of Christ is Christ divided. So it's basically saying, you know, when you say all of this, I belong to this person, I belong to that person, I belong to that person, but actually bringing in division in the church. It's producing division. Okay. And when we do that, we are seizing to become kingdom builders. Instead, we are becoming kingdom dividers. Okay. And we need to be very, very careful. Okay. Because in churches, we are seeing this. You know, there's a senior pastor, there are associate pastors, and suddenly, you know, people say, I don't want to listen to what the senior pastor says. Okay. And associate pastor becomes puffed up because everybody is like in associate pastor, then compared to the senior pastor and is becoming and becomes, brings about division in the body of Christ or in the kingdom of God. Okay. So when you elevate yourself thinking that all things are happening in the ministry or in the church, because of you, or what you are doing, you're actually glorifying in man. Okay. And also we see in the spectrum, you know, man. Okay. And also we see in these passages that we read when you elevate yourself thinking that you are more spiritual or you're something more sensitive to God, more prayerful, more anointed in others than you are glorifying in man. And it's a very dangerous place to be there. Okay. Another thing we need to keep in mind as kingdom builders is that we're accountable to God who judges all things. Okay. So let's look at two scripture passages. 1 Corinthians 4, 3 to 5. Can somebody read that? And also 2 Corinthians 5, 9 to 11. 1 Corinthians chapter 4 verse 3 to 5. But with me, it is a very simple, small thing that I should be judged by you or by a human court. In fact, I do not even judge myself for I know of nothing against myself. Yet I am not justified by this. But he who judges me is the Lord. Therefore, judge nothing before the time under the Lord comes who will both bring to light and the hidden things of darkness and reveal the counsels of the hearts. Then each one's praise will come from God. 2 Corinthians chapter 5 verse 9 to 11. Therefore, we make it our aim whether present or absent to be well pleasing to him. So we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ that each one may receive the things done in the body according to what he has done whether good or bad. Knowing, therefore, the terror of the Lord we persuade men, but we are all well known to God and I also trust are well known in your concerns. Conscience. Amen. Thank you. So while it's important to be accountable to those whom the Lord has placed around us, it is even more accountable, it is even more important to be accountable to God. Ultimately, we are accountable to God who will judge all things. So what is accountability? Accountability is basically being true to God, true to yourselves, true to our family, true to those we serve and true to those who watch over our lives. So we will be judged not by the amount of things that we do or the ministry that we do or what we have accomplished, but God will judge us for our motives, why we did what we did. We will be judged with the motives with which we did things. So it's not how much we accomplished for the kingdom but why we did what we did. We will also be judged not for the greatness of the things that we have done, but for our obedience to God's will. Sometimes we can do great things and all of those great things are because I wanted to do them, I felt I should be doing them. It is good for me to do it for the kingdom of God but it is not in accordance with God's will or plan or purpose. So we will be judged for the, not for the greatness of the things we have done but for our obedience, whether we have done the Father's will. And we will also be judged not by the significance of our calling or our gifting but for the faithfulness with which we have done it. That is more important. If you look at Revelation 3 verses 1 to 2 the angel is talking about the church in Sardis and he says, I know your works that you have a name and that you are alive but you are dead. So the angel is saying, great are your works the church at Sardis. Many things, good things, great things you are doing. And it looks like your church is very, very alive and active but actually you are dead. Why are you dead? Because you are doing what you think you should be doing but you are not doing God's will. So it is possible that we have a reputation that we are found alive. We found active, very energetic in the ministry but we are actually dead in God's sight in God's judgment, in God's estimation. It is possible for us to look like we are anointed men and women of God but we can also be in a place where we are actually doing things which people think we are anointed but where actually God is being disappointed with us. I like the words that the pastor has used. It is possible for us to consider being anointed but God being disappointed with us. So our desire should be that our work and ministry be perfect before God which means doing what God wills, what he wants he receiving the glory and doing it in total obedience and submission and that is why even when Jesus did that he finished the work on the cross and he resurrected there is no more payment for sin that was needed because Jesus paid the full sufficient and the perfect sacrifice and he pleased or appeased the wrath of God. So we need to develop a heart of a kingdom builder. What is a heart of a kingdom builder? A heart of a kingdom builder is a heart that is totally devoted to Christ who is the King. A heart that seeks the glory of God the glory of the King alone who is Jesus Christ a heart that does not receive honor from man but receives honor from God a heart that does not glory in man but glorifies in God a heart that is pure in his in its motives and so our prayer as kingdom builder should be God create in me a heart that is a heart of a kingdom builder where you know all the kingdom building I am doing begins with you and ends with you because we read the verses like Christ is the foundation he is a preeminent one so we need to pray and ask God give me that heart of a kingdom builder and start praying it now even as you are involved in small ministries some of you are involved in full time ministry work even when you are doing a little ministry important for us to pray this prayer so this is chapter 2 anyone has any questions? any questions? no questions? ok there are no questions we will move on to chapter 2 chapter 3 sorry yeah chapter 3 in chapter 3 we will be looking at the Holy Spirit who is our character now you have already studied in depth the Holy Spirit so most of this is quite a lot of content that is repetitive so I am just going to quickly go through it just to reiterate some important truths before that before we look at the Holy Spirit who leads us and guides us in kingdom building we just looked at how important it is for us to do the father's will if you do the father's will we are rewarded not only here on earth but also in eternity ok so Matthew chapter 7 verses 21 to 23 can somebody read that please can give it to Sri Radha or you can read it sorry read it read it Matthew chapter 7 21 to 23 Matthew chapter 7 reading from verse 21 not everyone who says to me Lord Lord shall enter the kingdom of her but he who does the will of my father in heaven many will say to me in the day Lord Lord have we not prophesied in your name cast out demons in your name and then many wonders in your name and then I will declare to them I never knew you depart from me you who practice lawlessness so here what is it saying you know he is saying that you can do many good things and then you think you are going to get a reward when you stand before God and then he is you are going to be shocked because all that you have done is you have done it by your own will but you have disappointed God and he says I never knew you depart from me what is lawlessness lawlessness actually is you know a state of moral or spiritual rebellion against God when you are spiritually or morally rebelling against God, against his commandments against his principles okay or it's an idea where an individual is basically you know engaging in immoral or sinful behavior and even though they know that God is this peace with them their behavior is they are acting in basically in defiance of God's law so that is lawlessness so for us it is impossible for us to do many good things in his name but not have a personal relationship with the king okay it's also for us to do many good things but you know be someone who practices lawlessness which means we are doing what we think is important what we think is right and good but we are totally defying God we are totally disobeying him and not doing his will okay so anything that is not the will of God and it's not born out of a relationship with God you know even though it's done in God's name even though it seems to be right and perfect and good and something that will build God's kingdom it is still called lawlessness okay so too often you know we can get in ministry you know we can get so caught up in doing projects and programs one program of the other one conference after the other do a lot of things in the name of God but not first asking God whether we should be doing what we are doing whether we should do this conference whether we should be doing this program I like one of the church pastors having the biggest church in India here in South India he came here to Bangalore and had a conference and something that he said you know stayed in my mind he said you know the first 6 months of the year as a church they fast and pray for the next 6 months of mission work or ministry work first 6 months prayer next 6 months of the year ministry and mission and I think that is so right that is so powerful because unless you are soaked in the presence of God you can't carry His presence, His power His authority into the you know into the ministry field and it's the power that gives us anointing the backing and the leading and also the direction what we need to do when we need to do it where we need to go and preach and preach so important okay and also something this pastor said stuck in my mind he said you know he never takes commitments to preach anywhere on Sunday he is there in his church to preach on Sunday it's a very famous man biggest church in India he says you know why because if I don't feed my sheep who will feed my sheep I don't take care of my sheep who will take care of my sheep I shouldn't be running around taking care of other people's sheep and shepherd I must be taking care of my own sheep and shepherd so right in his way a method of kingdom building so sometimes it's so important for us to get things right running into conferences and programs and everything no wait on God listen to him spend time in prayer sometimes we think six months what's a waste of time you know but it's not see Jesus 30 years waited three years of powerful ministry before that three years 40 days in the wilderness fasting and praying what a powerful what you know two and two sorry two and less years of ministry so powerful why because did it in the right way okay we'll come back after the break and continue thank you everyone