 Right, so yeah, let's just a good morning to all those who joined in just now So let's let's just spend some time just thanking the Lord, you know and thank the Lord for all the things that have happened for his faithfulness for his hand of protection for the way he has led us and guided us and And yeah, and one thing that we see, you know, we were just looking at it in the last class that you know in second Corinthians chapter one and Paul testifies You know chapter one and verse three says blessed be the God and father of our Lord Jesus Christ The father of mercies and God of all comfort who comforts us in all our tribulation That we may be able to comfort those who are in any trouble with the comfort with which we ourselves Are comforted by God For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us so our consolation also abounds through Christ and then on you know, he goes on to encourage the believers But so this is a beautiful thing that That God comforts us in all our tribulation in all our tribulation and tribulation meaning, you know It's like fresher hard pressure The Greek word slips us gives a picture of something some weights being play placed and pressed down Pressing down heavily. So God who comforts us and in fact, it says in verse three that the father of mercies and God of all comfort right the father the source the originator of Mercy compassion and comfort coming alongside so he not only does he Not only is the source of mercy, but also he draws alongside Yeah, one second current in chapter one chapter one three to five. Yes. Thanks. I mean, so So who draws alongside and comforts us as well, right? so we have him as as the source as the originator and And you know today being the first day of the month Of this month, this is thank God for being that source of comfort for the one who drew us to himself and comforted us and the one who's the source of All compassion and so on that that we may also You know in our ministering in our speaking in our proclaiming that we may also comfort those Who also goes through go through the same kind of Tribulation right and that's the objective that we pass on that comfort that we receive as As vessels we receive and then we also pour out that comfort on others as well Right, so so let's just pray and then we'll start father. We we thank you for this day We thank you for this new month that you've given us God. We thank you that When we look back at the months that have gone past the nine months that have gone past or God We just want to give you thanks our hearts are so full of gratitude and praise Lord for your your we have experienced your hand your leading your grace your mercy Father God, we thank you that your mercy has been so new every morning Your grace has been so abundant that you lavished upon us God extravagantly God. We thank you for your love God we thank you Lord and Lord as as a Gathering of believers God. We praise you. We bless your name and and Lord We thank you that we are recipients Lord of your mercy and recipients of your comfort Lord and this morning Also, we pray for those who are going through such kind of pressure Pressing down burdening and I just pray God that That even as as we go through as some of us are facing that We are also candidates of That comfort we are also candidates for that mercy and so God we thank you that you are so faithful to Bring in that bring a draw alongside us with your compassion and with your comfort Lord And I just pray that that will be so tangible for some of us For those of us who are going through that and even as we receive Lord So also pray that we will give we will pass on that same comfort and mercy God We thank you and we give you all the praise. We give you all the glory in Jesus match this name. We pray Amen, amen awesome, okay, so Praise God that's glad to hear that Awesome, yeah, so Yeah, so let's You know October normal is amalizes redeem the time walk walk circumspectly as Scripture also exalts us and continue to be who he has called us to be right Okay, so let's let's continue it with our Sermon presentations, okay, so Let's Yeah, we Looked at the ministering God's word and also expecting God's word in ministry and and the fact that when we in in our expectation of fruit in Response to the ministry of God's word. We also facilitate People to respond. Okay, so we looked at that, right? so So in response to the message we facilitate people to encounter God to to receive from God And and there are many ways by which we can do this. So I'll just share You know a few and and then we'll get on with the presentations, right? So The first one is of course, um, you know, uh, what we What we know and what uh, we call as the uh, we term it as the altar as an altar called, you know as an invitation to to come forward and to be prayed for Right now it an invitation to come and to be prayed for It could be for an altar call for salvation To receive Christ. It can be an altar call for a recommitment To renew our commitment to Christ. It can be for believers. It can be an altar call for receiving prayer for specific needs and maybe it could be to receive prayer for You know for restoration of things happening in the family maybe for harmony in the family Or it could be a restoration of things lost like whatever the enemy has come to steal kill destroy Um, you know the maybe that's just on those lines. So it it could be an altar call for various You know various topics So it could be a call to respond in faith Right to make a commitment now, um You know, most often it is, uh, you know, it's it's either an altar call could be to to To raise one's hand to raise one's hand To indicate that yes, um, you know, I I make this decision Or I I am going through this therefore, you know, I I need prayer So, um, it can be, you know, you know on those lines It can be to raise one's hands. It can be to say kneel where you are stand where you are And and of course we need to be sensitive not to embarrass people not to you know, do that But under the leading of the Holy Spirit, uh, we we you know, we For us sometimes, you know, we also need to be bold Right to to take that, you know, we sometimes we It is possible that we hold back saying what if nobody responds, you know, maybe it's um It's something like, you know, you want people to stand up or you want people to put your put their hands up or um, you want people to come forward and yeah, the thing is what if What if nobody does that, you know, um, but the question to ask is, you know, what if There are people, you know, what if there is this one person, um, and what if You know, it's that person needs to make That commitment or that person needs to be facilitated to encounter God to make that decision Now I I don't know how much of this is true, but apparently when Billy Graham gave his life to Christ He was probably the one person only one person who responded that day to the altar call, you know And it was I think it was about to search or I forget the details, but he was the one only one person, you know, who responded to the The to the message to the altar call and he gave his life to Christ, you know You can you can check out the facts and maybe he was one of the few or I but I I remember reading that he was, you know, there's this one person who responded and that was you know, Billy Graham, so You could correct me, you know, if check the facts and correct, but but the thing is this, you know, there maybe there is one person and and as you've shared the word and And the spirit of God is prompting you to go in that direction And do that and that one person, you know, could be An influencer Could be a chosen vessel who will You know move nations move continents With the message of the gospel, right? So So just go with it and what if no one responds? Well, it's okay It's absolutely fine, you know, it's Maybe people are holding back. Maybe people are, you know, praying that prayer and their hearts, you know, we don't know right, so even if Even if there's no one that's okay, you know, but you're just being you know, we are just being obedient to the to the call of God and We are just being obedient to And being faithful and enabling people to come to a decision, right? And I'm typically talking about maybe an altar call for salvation or You know, a call of that nature, right? Um another way is also to pray, uh, you know I'm just putting it here. What is called, you know, you pray a general prayer, right? So, uh, an altar call would necessitate somebody to Take that step and make a decision put their hands up stand up come forward Here it could be a general prayer, you know, we prayed and and Sorry, you've completed sharing the message saying the sermon and we pray a general prayer of thanksgiving and pray as led by the spirit of God for Spirit of God to touch, you know, people in the congregation. Maybe it was for the entire entire You know audience entire gathering that the Lord would touch them the Lord would visit them the Lord would manifest His power, you know in their lives and so on. So it could be a very general prayer. Okay And you know currently it could be be a prophetic prayer and also, uh, you know, inviting people in in response to the, you know, the The way the Lord is leading the he maybe he gives a word of knowledge Okay So it's a Rather than call it prophetic prayer. I probably should call it prophetic ministry, right? So maybe there is a word of knowledge. Okay, so word of knowledge the Lord reveals Probably some it's a information. It's a word And maybe it is for an individual Maybe it is for a group Maybe it is for sometimes it's for the entire gathering, right? Okay, maybe the entire collectively the church is going through the season and it's a word of knowledge now Um, like based on what or how the Lord is leading, right? There are several ways to do this. You could of course If you know for sure that there is a person in the congregation to whom this applies right, so we could either call that person out and say the Lord This is you know, this is something and you could of course test it, you know And ask, okay, is this something that's happening or you know, as long as it's not very sensitive information, right? So of course, we've studied in the prophetic about this so We could respond in that or we could facilitate in that manner minister in this manner call out and say, you know You know for that person point out and say I believe that this is what the Lord is Doing or or you can ask a question, you know, is this so? I believe the Lord wants to do this, you know, and it can word of knowledge can also be a You know something some kind of a physical condition maybe illness maybe A difficult time that they're going difficult situation that they are facing etc So we just make sure that it's not, you know, very sensitive something that'll you know, break the person Which we can do privately, right? Otherwise, we can just pray And call out the word of knowledge and pray so it could be for a person. We we identify They know for sure and then you you know, you pray The otherwise it can be the word of knowledge can also be, you know, we don't know the identity of the person Right or people it could be for one. It could be for many but we we Speak it out. Anyway, say I believe or we believe that They could be, you know, this kind of a scenario that Some of you are going through this or maybe there's one person who's going through this kind of This challenge or this is what has happened or on the way to church. This is what happened to you You know, could you please is there anyone who's, you know, who's Who can testify to that who is yes to that and we would like to pray and minister, right now You know, the question is, you know, why should we why should we ask? You know, why should we ask in public? Can't we just pray? Yes, we can right? Yes, we can and sometimes, you know, it's it's like let's say, you know doing an outreach and it's like a very you know You know people from different worldviews are there and you have an opportunity to present and minister and Well, there you could just simply say, you know, I believe that God, you know This is what it is and God wants to bless and you can go that And and do that as well, right? So So what what why do we, you know, want to specifically call out and say, you know Identify and ask people to respond. Well What happens is that when we respond and when we let's say there's a word of knowledge and then when When I respond there is also faith being built up and I'm responding to the word I'm being obedient to or I'm taking that step I'm making that I'm placing myself in a Right. I'm I'm putting myself in a place of receiving Further from God, right and faith rises up in me as well when I respond. So so that happens So we we do that, right? So we ask people to respond and then we pray on those lines We could also, you know, in line with that similar to an altar call. Maybe if there is something like You know something to do with healing physical healing or healing of any nature we could even If it is okay, right? If you could even call the person forward and pray Okay, we know specifically when it comes to, you know, prophetic ministry and the word of knowledge the the fact that the Lord Shares that is that he he doesn't he wants to make a change Right about That situation or that condition now the change could be immediate Or it could be a part of recovery But the Lord wants to intervene in that right in that situation. So um, we We call out and we can call the person forward and pray as well, right? So we could do it can be a prophetic ministry time right Okay, so, um, these are just some general Categories it can be an altar call. It could be a gentle prayer or it could be a Time of prophetic ministry Okay, um, will we know that certain, uh, you know, when it comes to certain certain messages Maybe it's just good to just close with prayer, you know, there's nothing specific but you know, but as a As a ministry and as a church what we decided is that we will always, you know, give that time And it could be we just flow with the Way the Spirit of God is leading and we will all we will just kind of dig in dig deep and And minister in the prophetic. Okay, so So that's, you know, very surprised how the Lord leads and what the world reveals and what it shows so So it's it's good for us as ministers to be open I say and and not really have the mindset, right? Okay. I finished the message now. Let me just pray and You know and close So we are we for us. Also, it's a step of faith, right as we are ministering and we're saying, okay God now what what more lot what is it that you want to do and and we see um, the Lord opening up You know and ministering in ways that We would have missed out if we had just, you know ended it there. Okay, so Of course, it depends on the kind of Kind of fellowship the kind of gathering that we are in like for example, I was sharing with the youth group and and But I was having a conversation with the leader before the meeting itself So I was just sharing and on certain things and I then I asked, you know, um, you know, can we have communion? Can we have communion and I'll just talk about. I think this was Yeah, this was around Easter time You know, there's a section Sunday. So it was I think around that time. So So I was asking, you know, can we Oh, it was actually during the lockdown. So it was online so Asking, can we have communion? Is it okay? Can we do that now? We come from a background where You know, communion is taken only in church, you know in in the church building And so on so and by the pastor right so So they were kind of hesitant and he's and the youth leader said I think it's better that we, you know, we don't get into that And and that's fine. Right. So I Really wanted to pray for breakthroughs, healings, whatever and, you know, with the proclamation of the cross And then, you know, with powerful proclamation, right? So but then they were not okay with it. So we we kind of skipped that So so, you know, all this all the methods by which we closed now some we we just are mindful And and what the leadership is okay with And then go with it, right and There's so much more freedom right when we do that And and we do it in a manner that is god-honoring. We do it in a manner. Um, that's You know, that's uh, um, but people are being edified rather than being broken, right? Okay, any any questions anything Further that you'd like to share on this um No questions. Okay So, um, so, uh, I know there are a few of us like, um, who are You know, who are who regularly minister and so on. So So just want to encourage you to take that. I mean, if you are already doing this, that's great. Uh, but uh, also to You know, to take that step of faith and You know, push into this When you when you close I post the sermon, um, when you're ministering um To do that and allow the spirit of god to to minister to move among the people Yeah, to to just open up that time And invite god to touch people's lives. I just want to encourage us to do that. Okay right, um Okay, so Wednesday we had Rose share with us on humility um And just a couple of things rose from what we were sharing Obviously, you know, you you read it out. You had the message in front of you, but um the thing is also to to be able to You know to to be able to preach when you say preach we are communicating sharing and you use your You know, your outline as something to glance at refer to it from time to time And and I also, you know, and and just to preach it right speak it Speak it out. So that would be something to do it. Um So I'm sorry. I'm just clarifying. Did you uh, you said you would read it out So that's why, you know, I I thought I should share this. I'll give this feedback. Um, but did you also Like, you know speak it preach it um The outline pastor when I was okay. Yeah, I was uh, I included the The lines from the outlines into the sermon So that was what guided the next thought and then the next thought and then the next thought Yeah, yeah, but uh, did you um Like did you read it out or because you didn't have the camera on just ask Yeah, everything was written down pastor. Okay. Okay. Okay. So that's uh, maybe that's another level for you. Uh, you know, you could try it out where Because what happens is uh When we like write out word for what it's a great thing And it's good because you're very accurate and you know, you know, and then you finished Um, exactly, you know, 12 minutes. I guess that helped. Um, But also to move into, you know, the next thing of Preaching it and using it as a using your notes as a guideline something that you can refer to but you you know, you actually look at the audience Uh congregation and uh and preach it, right? I know we're doing this online So we have all these constraints, but then To actually address uh people, you know make eye contact look at them Watch their response and uh do so, right? Okay Okay, right Okay, uh, so rosen do do you want to share anything with us? You know as you as you went about the preparation As you went about sharing Like any thoughts anything at all any learning? Yeah pastor. I was um, the last time you already spoke about that that I I just I I have to share what I went through the experience that I had While doing that uh sermon so Before before everything else pastor when you when you asked about the sermon title Um, it has already been in my mind about um humility So that was right away when you asked for it. I was like, um ready to to bring it out because I thought like this is where The lord is leading me anyway, so I'll just better put it out there And then so in during writing pastor Um, I haven't really done any preaching or anything like that I just faced my life group and that's about As far as preaching as I have done, but I've not really done this thing like most of you have already so um Firstly, I I didn't know how to start. I didn't have a word And so I just prayed to the holy spirit to how can I start lord? Where do I start and immediately I had the impression of when and he just said just build on my word so Very clear pastored. He just said build on my word and immediately um the the topic of humility connected to the verse of God opposes the proud and Gives grace to the whole so from their pastor everything just flowed And and it was surely not me So, yeah, definitely the help of the holy spirit and as well as the outline pastor It really helped it really helped with the flow of thought and being As as the note said being organized Um and not to stray because for every thought you would get lots of ideas But then that would sometimes be out of topic already So it really helped the the outline that you've let us do and especially the The goal, uh, what was that the the very first uh column that you were asking for the expectation Yeah, the expectation that really helped Yeah, to to like have that uh beeline on what what what I need to to put out there And so um after that pastor, I just just always practiced. I recorded myself talking and uh within the 12 minutes I I've partitioned I've divided the sermon within those 12 minutes just to be sure that I've I've put out there what I need to put out to every outline topic that I had so Yeah pastor and so the goal for me was when writing that was um, not just uh to to put into words that could be understand Understood by believers new believers and even the non-believers. So I chose the words that could be understood Yeah I think that was evident in The way you presented and the language that you used The words that you used and the phrases That would be it would be um, yeah, it would strike a chord with the non-christian audience as well. Okay Thank you. Thanks rose Yeah, does anyone have a feedback like if you if you wrote down anything? um, if you have a feedback, uh, just one thing probably You could share As rose was sharing and last class if you made a note of it or um Okay, yeah, so uh, so from what you shared today, uh rose the takeaway is of course you started with prayer You waited on the lord for the direction and especially the start what you should build You know how you should start that was uh good and then also some practical things like You know, you recorded yourself and you, uh, you know, you heard and then timed yourself and and really Divided the message so that it fits into you know, 12 minutes and so, um, yeah, so all those practical things So so good learnings take away for all of us. So that's good Yeah That's true Yeah Into a short time it was easy to follow. Yeah Uh, oh one of one of the things that I wanted to share was rose, you know, um so you could um I know you packed in a lot. You had a lot of share but you can Choose maybe You know, what are those main things that you want to emphasize? And those could be repeated right, um You could take time and pause and you could Pause for emphasis and repeat that as well so that it stays with the here, you know Um, like like for a for me the that last illustration About the car and you know that that is there. Of course. I wrote down But also like that if you could Pause and and make that statement and make it stand out, you know highlighted emphasize it repeated Of course not to repeat it too many times But then because we have only 12 minutes, but that would stand out as well All right. Yeah, pastor. Um, I just want to share one more thing pastor. Um at first like, uh Maybe you guys don't get it anymore. But I just felt uh, I even wrote it in the comment that I was like shaking because Um, I was not that confident yet even though I've practiced many times But then in the middle of it pastor, you can feel Um, you know how you could feel the conviction in what you're saying So sometimes I paused and as if I was really in front of a real audience I paused and I I felt that I want to Get the message through pastor. I guess you guys always feel that when you do these things Yeah, hey, wonderful wonderful to hear that Okay, so um, so a whole chat today anyone who's ready I don't mind going. Okay. See. Yeah um, so If you're ready, um, we can start right away. So we have say say where are you from? Sorry, I forget um say which Sorry kingdom driven kingdom driven That's your topic kingdom driven. Is it? Yes, sir Okay, and uh, just a minute. Let me um Check it out here um So see have you uh updated it in the Yes, I did you have you have okay. I'm just going through that Okay Okay, you your name starts with Oh say, okay. I was searching to say okay um Seeking God's kingdom and kingdom driven. Okay, wonderful. So yeah, so we And say where are you from? Um, so originally I'm from Nigeria, but I'm currently in Canada In Canada. Okay Okay, wonderful. Okay. Say, uh, you can start now Let me know if you can see my screen Can everyone see my screen? Yeah Yeah, we can see your screen Good morning to everyone. Um for those who am like on my own side. Good evening Um So today we have topic here kingdom driven And in the few minutes or just be sharing From scriptures What we mean by kingdom driven when we talk about the topic of kingdom on god's kingdom It's a wide topic. So I'll be streaming basically on us, you know Sicken the kingdom and um being motivated which is kingdom driven in essence It's basically to be motivated to be propelled, you know By the purposes of the kingdom what god wants us to do here on earth I have to open in scriptures. Um, I will join us to open our bibles to Matthew chapter six verse 10 matthew chapter six verse 10 And um, basically, I just want to show us in relation to our topic one of the desires of the father And jesus communicated that when he was teaching the people how to pray And in chapter six verse 10 of matthew, you think Your kingdom come Your will be done on earth It tells us very well that As it is in heaven To complete it it tells us very well that For god's kingdom to find expression on earth The will of god must first take place the will of god must first be accomplished And this was the desire of the father when he created man is that he wanted The kingdom of heaven to find expression upon this earth You know that everything of Heaven everything of god, you know will Flow through man here on earth and man through his dominion Would be An outflow of everything that represents the kingdom of heaven, you know here on earth Unfortunately, same came to this world true man and that plan, you know Was distorted though god tried so many times, you know with various men through history but In christ jesus as the last adam He fulfilled it And he didn't only just do it By himself He also gave every one of us by dying on the cross By bringing us into the kingdom of life so that the kingdom of heaven will find expression Both it's essential that until we Come to the will of god until we so come and submit to the will of god Who would never see the manifestation of this kingdom? So the we so come in and submit into his will brings the kingdom here on earth And so we're enjoying to be kingdom driven My second flight shows a treasure, you know If I told you of an island that had this treasure that would make you You know never pour again in your life, you know, you don't have to work You don't have to do anything else You'll be more than motivated To actually go there you will do everything You would maybe even sell everything you have Because you know that by the time you go there, you don't have to work again for your for anything And that takes me to this passage in matthew chapter 14 matthew chapter 14 Verse um 23 Matthew sorry matthew my apologies matthew 13 verse 44 matthew 13 verse 44 It reads the kingdom of heaven is like a treasure hidden in a field When a man found it he hid everything he hid he hid it again and then he He went with joy and went to so I saw all he had and bought that field You know Jesus Christ was trying to paint a description of what the kingdom of heaven is It tells us that truly speaking the kingdom had more value than the earthly treasures we have More than our accounts more than the possessions we have our houses The things we own the things we even have The kingdom of god is more treasured the kingdom of god is more valuable And so if indeed there's so much value that jesus christ placed on the kingdom then For every believer of christ we ought To be seekers of his kingdom We ought to prioritize and put the kingdom first I will go through some scriptures again just basically to stress on this Importance of us as believers of christ seeking and pursuing after the kingdom In matthew chapter 6, which is an excerpt of jesus popularly known as His someone on the mount, you know, he said so many things and he came to this portion where he talked about We're pleasing our treasures in heaven. He says do not gather and hip hop and stop up Yourselves treasures and earth when moth and rust and warm consume and destroy and where teams Break through and steal You know, many will think oh, maybe the lord is telling me not to have any possessions here on earth You know, don't don't don't have any savings don't make any investment But that's not what jesus was driving at and we'll see as we go on Basically, what he was saying is that do not allow your whole life pursuit or life motivation Be all about acquiring things on earth that we just place our values on the things that we want to have You know, we pursue after everything that we we like we like the things that That glow, you know the treasures the gold the silver were always after those things And we for sick. What is important? So jesus saying Don't make your whole life pursuit. Just be about the things you acquire Invest 20 says but gather and hip hop and stop for yourself treasures in heaven When either moth or rust no warm consume and destroy and where things do not break through and steal Rather let everything in your life be about the pursuit for jesus and his kingdom because he is a king in this kingdom He's the one we are called to serve. He's the one we are called to serve the purposes of his His will here on earth And so how then do we lay treasures in heaven? How then do we bring the kingdom here on earth? Is by making everything about our life be about his kingdom And then machi 26 where it says that for where your treasure is There will your heart be also So the question I want to ask every one of us as believers in crisis. What drives our life? Is it the treasures of the earth? Or is it the purposes of god's kingdom because many times we only just think that oh, we're just saved and then oh We're just supposed to leave here on earth looking forward to make heaven. But I want to tell us based on Jesus desire expressed in the way we ought to pray is that we as believers ought to live our lives Submitting to the will of god so that the kingdom of christ the kingdom of light The kingdom of god the kingdom of heaven will find expression here on earth That is the desire of our father that is the desire of our king of this kingdom And so if our heart is on the purposes of god, it will show that we're kingdom driven But if our heart our mind it's focused on what we want to eat What we want to acquire what we want to become what we want to have Then it will show that we're earthly driven It will show that we're only Sicken after the pleasures of the earth what we want and not what the father wants That guides me then to what's the balance because sometimes we might think okay, shei um, you want me to be heavenly focused I have bills to pay I have things to do I have kids to feed I have a wife to please I have so many things and the question then I ask is that is is christ against us Having an enjoyable life It's christ against us having finances having Money in our account, you know saving up for the future And I will remind you of the story about the rich fool. You see jesus was not Against or god wasn't against him actually, you know starting up I'm having so much working hard and all that what what he was not happy about was that He wanted to stop for himself alone Not thinking about what he could use his world for He was only concerned about what he was going to enjoy And what did god tell him? He said you fool Your soul shall be inquired of you this night For you have not been you are not rich to us god paraphrasing You see everything we have in this life Is supposed to be used For his kingdom for his glory And this is how we show that we're kingdom driven I'll give you three scriptures to balance this out first john 2 15 Do not love or cherish the world or the things that are in the world If anyone loves the world the love of the father is not him Our love is supposed to be for god and for man Nothing else should take our affection Oh, I love my car. Oh, I love my house. Oh, I love my dog That's very wrong as believers. We ought not to say that we ought not to give our affections to the things of the world Our love should be given to the our father Should be given to god and should be given to men It's our love that shows us that helps us to be motivated by the purposes of the kingdom It helps us to be driven by what god wants to do in our time here on earth The next balance i'll give us is matthew 6 33 And again, this is still part of jesus salmon on the mouth You know, he was talking about people being bothered about what they will eat What the way and he came down and say to this verse But seek aim at and strive after first of all his kingdom and his righteousness In other words, prioritize his kingdom. Let everything be about our lives be first about his kingdom our marriage Our finances our career everything should be about his kingdom prioritize this first And every other thing that we seek for all the things we want they would follow afterwards So prioritize the purposes of god's kingdom Seek his kingdom in everything What is kingdom in anything we do should be the question We always ask to ourselves Another balance i'll give us is first Timothy 6 11 17 18 as for the rich jesus and paul my apologies speaking to Timothy who was his protégé then As a young bishop telling him As for the rich in the world charge them not to be proud and arrogant Or contemptuous of all this nor to set their hopes on on certain riches but on god And then as the emphasis says who richly assiduously provides us with everything for our enjoyment Charge to do good to be rich in good works and to be libre and generous of hearts ready to share with others Now you can see my emphasis there is that Reach and scissors they provide to us with everything enjoying so god is not against our enjoyment for He's charging us To do good to be rich in good works This is how we show that we are kingdom driven When we use the things that god has blessed us with for kingdom purposes And for blessing the body of christ and people around us because we communicate our love When we do good works we communicate the value system of god's kingdom When we do good works So these are those balances i've identified from scriptures and i'll end with two examples of people who put their hopes And put the things of the world first And did not consider god's kingdom agenda on earth And it's a lesson we need to learn so that we do not fall prey of this So for example, who was the rejected king first king god's first choice king You know He put his greed. He was greedy For the good things he was supposed to destroy in amalek when he was sent to destroy everything Which was the punishment against the amalekites for what they had done To the israelites when they came out off Egypt And so god told so go and destroy through the mouth of prophet samuel go destroy every single thing Don't spare anything every single thing god was specific But saw was greedy saw was arrogant saw was disobedient. He was rebellious He left the choices things. He left the good things. He left the the the fight the the the the ship The good things the gold he left all the things and he was spared the king He neglected what god wanted. He neglected god's kingdom agenda. I'm sorry to interrupt say, uh, that's 12 minutes done, but Yeah, um, what is the other? Okay. Yeah, that's for example The last example, sorry to take your time. The last example was gehazi Who was more or less the son of the prophet alaysha? you know He was kind of next in line to be the prophet of our israel Well, again, he was taken away by the treasures the silver and the gold of neyman he lied That he had been sent to come and collect it And he took what ended up giving him leprosy Because why he put his value first On the gold and the silver of this world above what god wanted for his life I usually say this basically that gehazi lost his opportunity of having a quadruplet anointing Because remember that alaysha had double anointing of Elijah Maybe he would have also got a double anointing of alaysha and that of the double anointing of Elijah John just saying in quotes Well, one thing is this is that he placed his heart On worldly treasures pleasures and lost his opportunity So my encouragement for us all is As believers in Christ whatever the Lord has blessed us with Let us not be overtaken by those things Again, God is not against us having all the good things in his life and enjoying. No, he's not But he wants us to use everything for his kingdom and be driven every day by the purposes of his kingdom here on earth By committing to his will and ensuring that everything Is about him and his kingdom here on earth God help us all to fulfill his will in Jesus Thank you say thank you so much Such a blessing Thank you for sharing that word Yeah, I think it went a little beyond time I think that's something that all of us should be mindful of When we present that we maybe I can just give a reminder With one minute to go. So that will help you wrap up things. I can do that in the future So what we'll do is we'll So say if you don't mind I'll I'll share the feedback in next class Wednesday since we are out of time And but thank you so much. There was a very good presentation. Very passionate Preaching. Thank you so much. Okay, so enjoy your weekend God bless everyone. We shall catch up again on Wednesday Yeah, okay. God bless. Bye. Bye