 Good morning everyone and welcome to class. I hope you all had a good weekend. I hope I'm not echoing. It's my sound okay online students Sound is fine Okay, thank you cheetah So welcome everyone to class. We also want to welcome the e-learning students will be listening to this lecture later on We were looking at chapter 5 Kingdom Builders Lifestyle We'll continue looking at chapter 5 before that we'll Just pause for the word of prayer and I'll ask ring to lead us in prayer Jesus we thank you for this beautiful morning and That you have blessed us with Lord and I thank you for the breath in our lungs and everything that we have and we're so thankful Jesus and Lord today as we're gonna Our class I pray that you That we will learn something Today and that we'll be able to apply it in our lives and that you'd help process Selena to teach as well Thank you Father for this time in your name and pray amen Amen. Thank you Rin. So we're basically looking at Kingdom Builders Lifestyle and You know, it's for God, it's important who we are and the life we live as Kingdom Builders So we are going to look at we were looking at three main areas In how we need to you know, build ourselves up. Okay first area is Anyone knows which is the first area? Our character. Yes, Godly character second What is the second one? spiritual Maturity and the third one is stewardship. Okay, so last week we began looking at Godly character. We saw how character is developed. We looked at Examples of Daniel and Joseph And we also looked at why characters is important. Okay now we look at the second area that is Spiritual maturity Okay. Now is spiritual maturity more is more important than spiritual gifting or spiritual gifting is more important than spiritual maturity Spiritual maturity is more important than spiritual gifting. Why do you think spiritual maturity is more important than your gifts? Can take the mic, please If we don't have a spiritual Maturity we may or misuse the gifts that was God that God given for us and We may also use it as they may as be dangerous in our hands Okay, we must we might misuse it waste the anointing and you know would not be profitable Okay, what else? They won't be power when we do it Okay, the power of God the anointing of God will not be released to minister to others anything else Okay, so we see that Our spiritual maturity is more important than Your your gifting. Okay, so if you're spiritually mature, you know, God can give you a greater anointing greater leading to do things Greater responsibility and also the gifts that and the grace that will enable you to fulfill the function Okay, so what is spiritual maturity? Spiritual maturity when translated in English basically means complete But when you look at greek greek is a much rich language much richer language than english You know for some of the greek words will have multiple Words and multiple meanings which we can be used in different contexts Which actually brings alive the truth and the the real Understanding the real meaning of that sentence and really changes the sentence So if you know when you study greek you study the bible in greek a whole understanding of The truths and the revelation in the new testament will you know just Bring such a fresh revelation. So greater insight such deeper insights, okay So we're going to look at three greek words which talk about spiritual maturity in various contexts in the new testament One is tilios. The other one is pilero and the other one is katharid zoe Okay, so tilios pilero and katharid zoe. So tilios basically means, you know being perfect full of age Mature being perfect pilero means basically to be full of or to be To be filled up, okay to fill up or to be full of and katharid zoe basically means to be thoroughly equipped Okay, so we look at these three greek words where it is used in different context in the In the new testament wherever we see complete It's basically talking about spiritual maturity, but it can mean either one of these words. It can mean either tilios pilero or katharid zoe, okay So even as we look at these various bible passages, we will also see Understand the seven characteristics of spiritual maturity. Okay. So if you look at matthew chapter five was 48 there it says What does it say? be perfect As your heavenly father is perfect. So it's basically talking perfect in the sense of tilios. What is tilios? To become to be full of age mature come, okay, uh, though actually the word Spiritual maturity means complete but in different context here it is tilios perfect means what? Full of age, okay tilios full of age the word perfect here means being full of age So, you know, uh, basically jesus is challenging us not to be childish Because god is not childish. Okay, so we need to be mature Look at what Ephesians 4 13 says It says till we come to be Perfect again the knowledge of the son of god to a perfect man To the measure of the stature of the fullness of christ So being Mature man being perfect means we come to a place where we are Basically in all things we are manifesting the fullness of christ. We are like christ We are like jesus in every area of our life. We are manifesting him in every area of our Lives Colossians 1 28 and 29 says can somebody read that please Him we preach warning every man and teaching every man in all wisdom that we may present every man perfect in christ jesus To this end i also lever striving according to his working which works in me mightly Amen, so what is paul saying what why is he preaching and teaching? Why is he preaching and teaching? So that every person can be present every man and woman can be presented as Perfect perfect means till the word is tilios means what? Mature complete. Okay, perfect. Yes Uh, the second characteristic is spiritual maturity is being perfect and complete in all the will of God, okay, so look at Colossians chapter 4 verse 12 But paul is saying that he's there their prayer is That the people or the believers be perfect tilios and complete Pilaro, okay in all the will of god, okay So which means you know spiritual maturity basically means that in every area of our lives We are fully aligned. We are fully surrendered to the will of god in everything that we do Whatever we preach teach whatever we do. We are completely aligned to the will of god The third characteristic of spiritual maturity is that we are being thoroughly equipped for every good Work, okay, so growing spiritually mature means that we should be thoroughly equipped for every good work, okay, so Here in second quarantine's chapter 30 in paul writing to the church at Corinth He's saying, you know, it's our prayer that you be made complete complete is katharit zoe. What is katharit zoe? No complete is the general It's a general word, but what is katharit zoe? Being thoroughly equipped. Yes. So all of these words, you know, wherever we see spiritual maturity Whether where you know tilios pilario katharit zoe it this in english means complete But when you're looking it in the greek sense, what is it katharit zoe means to be thoroughly equipped, okay So he's saying that, you know, it is our prayer that you be thoroughly equipped. Okay, so We what is what should we pray for believers? What should we pray for ourselves that we be thoroughly equipped so spiritually mature means that we are You know thoroughly equipped that we are You know, uh aligned ourselves the will of god that we are mature in every area of our life that in every area of our life We are like christ. We are growing into christ likeness. Okay, so if you look at uh second quarantine's 13 verse 11 It says finally brethren farewell become complete So he's saying become complete which means the responsibility is whose here God or us us Seeing us okay become we have to become so sometimes we think spiritually mature Being spiritually mature is the work of the holy spirit. It's only the work of this holy spirit It's only the work of god, but we know that in every aspect of christian life God or the holy spirit cannot work if we are not Co-working or co-laboring or co-voluntary along with them. Okay So it's important that we become complete. So the the responsibility is us It's not only us, but also if you look at hebrew's chapter 13 It says here that you know, um, the the good shepherd the great good shepherd that is the lord jesus christ He will make you complete. Okay, so even as we Work to Into spiritual maturity we even as we work towards becoming complete in christ in all areas of our life Okay, and even as god works out his good in our lives It's also the work of the holy spirit. It's also the work of god So he works in us bringing about what is well pleasing in his site like we read in this Worse in hebrew's chapter 13. Okay. Look at luke chapter 6 verse 40. What does jesus say there? Yes Everyone who's perfectly trained will be like his teacher So jesus wants us to be like the master Okay, like the teacher and for that. What do we have to go through? We need to go through a process of training and equipping. Okay um, even In the five-fold ministry office that of the apostle prophet evangelist pastors and teachers What is their responsibility? Ephesians chapter 4 verse 12 It is to equip the saints. Okay Equip the saints that means equip Uh us to do every good work that god has purpose for us. So that is the work of those in the five-fold ministry, okay, so The spiritual maturity means that we are equipped in every good work The fourth one spiritual maturity means that we are in a place where we are able to receive solid Meat solid food. So when we read about solid meat solid food when paul writes Whether it's in hebrus or paul is writing to the church at corrent. What do we mean by solid food or meat? Revelation okay, that means we are in a place. We are so spiritually mature We are full of spiritual wisdom and understanding like paul says so that we can understand the mysteries of god or the mysteries of the kingdom of god, okay So we will be able to receive wisdom and we'll be able to understand the mysteries of the kingdom of god When we are spiritually mature. Okay, so that is what we see here in hebrus five six Uh chapter six and first correntians chapter Two, okay So look at first correntians chapter two was seven. What does paul write? In the mystery the hidden wisdom which paul ordained before the hebrus Yes, so he says we speak the wisdom of god in a mystery the hidden wisdom Which god ordained for ages to come so he's saying that this mystery this wisdom that we're speaking cannot be understood by everyone And who can understand it those who are spiritually mature, okay The fifth one is spiritually the spiritual maturity Gets our senses trained to know what is good and evil, okay, so Uh, when we are spiritually mature, we know what is bad. What is good? What is right? What is wrong? What is good? What is evil? We just don't know our soul which means our mind Our emotions and our will is trained to know what is good and evil and is Able to do what is good and overcome Evil, okay, so that is what hebrus chapter five was 14 says that those Uh, can somebody read that hebrus chapter five was 14 hebrus five 14 11 to 14 Of foam we have much to say and here to explain since you have hebrus five 14 Page 93, please Okay Okay, no is there, okay But solid food belongs to those who are of full age. That is those who Why reason of use have their senses? Exercise to discern both good and evil. Yes. Thank you. Amen. So here he's saying those who are of full age That means the word is Thelios, okay Is able to understand in their senses their full age complete perfect men Okay, or women and then have their senses trained to discern both good and evil the sixth one is spiritual maturity is putting away childish behavior We already saw that it's you know in our behavior in our attitudes in our thinking in our speaking You know in our thoughts in our understanding We are not childish, you know to be childish is when when can we be childish when we are more carnal in our carnal in nature, okay So when we're carnal in nature, we can be more Childish we can behave childish childish behavior also here Can mean here when paul is writing to the church at corrent first current in chapter three versus one to four He says Um in verse three. Can you read that for you are verse three First current in chapter three was three for you are still For where there are envy strife and divisions Among you are you not carnal and behaving like mere men mere men. Yes. So here Uh, it it shows that if you are not spiritually mature, then you are somebody who's more carnal in your nature And that is why when people are carnal there we find more envy stripe and Uh division, okay, the seventh one is spiritual maturity is having our whole body and tongue in control, okay, James chapter three verse two For we all stumble in many things if anyone does not stumble in word He's a perfect man able also to riddle the whole body Amen. So perfect here. What is a greek word used? Tilios, okay mature man perfect man, okay So in what area here is talking about spiritual maturity in which area can we show ourselves spiritually mature In the words that we speak when we're able to control our tongue and we know that self control is one of the Important and also the fruit of the spirit. Okay, and it's also a sign of maturity. Okay So, uh now spiritual maturity, does it just happen in a season? Does it happen in a period of time? What do you think? In a period of time, uh, you mean in a in a short frame of time or It's a process. Yes, it continues to work You know, it's not something that happens instantly not just for a season a period You know, but it's something that's a process even as we and how do we become more spiritual mature? How does the process happen When you're renewing our mind, how do you renew your mind with the word of god? Okay Submitting to the person in the work of the holy spirit yielding. Yes obedience to the holy spirit. What else? We also learn through life experiences, right? Yes, we learn through life experience So all of this constantly helps us in progressing in spiritual maturity. Okay Now the next one the last one which area do we Are we going to look at regarding? Kingdom lifestyle We looked at character Spiritual maturity. The last one is stewardship. Okay. What is the meaning of stewardship? What is stewardship? Being a disciple being a manager Take care of something that has been entrusted to you or somebody's trusted something to you given to you and you take Care of that. Okay Good. What else? So as stewardship Stewardship is not ownership. Okay To properly handle what has been entrusted to you. Okay. Good. Okay. Uh, what are we stewards of in the kingdom of god? What are we stewards of in the kingdom of god? The spiritual gifts. Yes People that have been entrusted to us The authority that god has given to us. Yes Good What else The word of god Yes, that's very important. Right. Yes. So, uh, what do we mean by stewardship? Now the greek word for steward is um comes from two root words Oikos means house and nomos means a law. Okay So stewardship the greek word is oikonomos or oikonomia Okay, which means managing a household or it's basically administering a household Okay, so you're basically a manager who's managing an estate or home, you know, uh, managing everything that is Has been entrusted to you. Okay. So a steward is basically, um, manager Somebody who's a caretaker of a house an estate property building whatever an overseer Okay, somebody who's put in charge of somebody else's Property somebody else is taking care of somebody else's good. They feel the goods their feels, uh, you know, uh, and their, um Their property basically, okay, and also it is something someone who is responsible for somebody else's Property somebody else's goods or somebody else's things. Okay Now, like we said, we are stewards of the gospel The mysteries of god the grace of god that has been given to us. Okay So as stewards in uh, are we stewards in the kingdom of god? Why do we call ourselves as stewards of the kingdom of god? They're basically sons and daughters, right? We're also hairs co hairs with jesus christ. Why are we calling ourselves as stewards? Yeah, we are here to take care of gods kingdom. Okay. We're here to bring, uh, you know His kingdom here and his will be done here on earth. Okay So as stewards, what must we ensure doing as towards what should we ensure that we Do or make sure that we do and what are the characteristics of a good Steward, okay, so, uh, uh, a good steward ensures proper Functioning that everything is in order. Everything goes well. Everything is nothing is beyond the reproach. Okay And a good steward also ensures or make sure that there is profit Right, not just taking care of the property and not getting any benefit, you know Any profit or any fruit from the estate or the property? Okay, so he should ensure that there's fruitful work that is Done. Okay, but that's taking care of the property and looking after it in a need In a good way or also ensuring that there is a good harvest a good reaping a good fruit that that is Is uh required. Okay Also, we need to see that if and a man a steward should also assess to find out if You know, there is fruit if there's productivity if there is no fruit. There's no productivity What do we do as stewards? Yes, we try some other strategies methods. What else? We make some changes to ensure that there is Uh, some kind of productivity some good fruit that is bone a good steward also ensures Accountability, right? Who are we accountable to? Huh to god, right? You remember what joseph tells potifers wife, you know, he uh, he's made me In charge of his entire household. So how can I do this against him and against god? So we are Stewards and we are accountable to god and also accountable to the government that god has placed in our life Okay, uh, the authority that god has placed in our life And then we need to carry out kingdom work with this deep sense of accountability So even when nobody is watching who's watching you God that is very very important if you lose foresight of that nothing can Keep us in ministry. Nothing can humble us. Nothing can, um, you know, um Uh, stop us from falling into sin and breaking god's heart and grieving the spirit of god if we Don't have this in our in our mind that hey god is watching I'm accountable to god ultimately not just do it because the person is watching But I do it because I'm accountable to god, okay So a good steward is not somebody who wastes Or is unproductive, but is somebody who's uh, you know productive in what has been entrusted to them Managing things very very well a good steward also ensures Security a good steward actually guards and protects. So what do we guard and protect in the kingdom of god? His word his revelation The truths Everything he's given us. Okay guard our minds No guard our whole our guard our salvation Right, we need to guard our salvation with fear and trembling, you know and also that we um Guard and protect what is entrusted to us people guard and protect them from False doctrines false teachings. Okay, also a good steward ensures continuity That means make sure that when he's not there the work is not just left Somebody else is there and is able to manage and continue the work or being a good steward Okay, so if you are running a ministry or a church, you know, sometimes we think it's all about IME myself I don't want anyone to be in my position. But what if suddenly we die, you know Did we have somebody or train somebody who can continue the work after us or is the work going to fall? That is very very important. So good steward ensures continuity, okay Now let's look at the two parables one in Luke chapter 12 and the other in Luke chapter 16 Okay, a good steward is faithful and Vice, okay, so here we see that um, you know, um in Luke chapter 12 versus 21 to 48 Peter is asking Jesus about the parable and he's asking him to Explain he says who then is a faithful and wise Steward that his master will make him ruler over his entire household Okay, so who is a faithful and a wise steward Somebody who is able to manage what has been entrusted to them and bring about productivity or multiplication or Growth and when the person is able to do that What will the person receive? reward, what is a reward? ah, the master will make him ruler over His household and give him many more responsibilities. There will be promotion And there'll be a greater level of stewardship. Which means he will be entrusted with More okay, and also stewardship is not doing what we like what we want to do by doing what The master wants look at verse 47. Can somebody read that please And that servant who knew his master's will and did not prepare himself or do according to his will Shall be beaten with many stripes. Yes So here is a servant who knew his master's will but did not prepare himself or do according to his Well, so it's important who's a wise and faithful steward steward one who does also what his master wills, okay and Let's look at the unjust steward. Okay, and unjust steward in loop chapter 16 so here, you know rich man He here is that one of his steward is wasting his goods and he calls him And asks him to give an account of his Stewardship and so he realizes that the steward realizes that he's soon going to be thrown out Okay, so what does he do? He goes to the all the debtors who owe this rich man Money or goods or whatever and he tells them to reduce their debts Why does he do that? Why does he do that? He can take the money later So that he becomes friends with them. He has favor with them So when he loses this job at least somebody else will have mercy on him and give him a job or help him out Okay So here we see that Jesus is commending this steward saying, you know, he's actually in one way praising him for Even though he's done something wrong. He's praising him because he's somebody who's using Foresight and thoughtfulness that means he's using foresight and being very thoughtful about his future Okay, but even though Jesus was commending him praising him for what he has done or plotting him for what he's done But yet Jesus says that he is an unjust or a steward or a crooked manager. He's not approving of his His work or what he has done. Okay, so here we see that um You know, even as Jesus commended the fact that he acted wisely And in a prudent manner that showed thoughtfulness and foresight But you know, he used his position and his money and the money to build friendships But yet, you know, um, we see that uh, he calls him an unjust Steward, okay, and he's dismissed from his position. Okay, so what is basically Jesus teaching us here? What is basically Jesus teaching us here? Huh That the people in this world use a lot of they're very clever. They're very strategic in their thinking Okay, and uh in that dealing with the worldly Affairs and so he's saying, you know as spiritual minded people as followers of the light We do have to be, you know, we do have to be prudent. We do have to be wise We do have to be clever in the way and strategic in the way that we are going about building gods kingdom We cannot just be naive and childish, but we need to be prudent We need to be smart. We need to be wise not in the wrong way Okay, uh in the right way, but you know, Jesus using this parable basically to encourage us to be wise and prudent In handling the spiritual affairs or spiritual matters when okay, so in uh, when we build god's kingdom We think we don't need strategy. We don't need prudence. We don't need wisdom Sharpness smartness, you know, we just go as the leading of the holy spirit Or we just do what you know, we feel is the norm and what everybody has been doing No, we need some good strategies. We need to be smart and clever But in the spirit in the spiritual sense, okay So that we can do what has been entrusted to us in um, you know In handling the spiritual affairs well wisely smartly and prudently Okay, so that is what jesus is trying to tell us in this the sun. So that is why he says A steward is faithful and wise. Okay um So a steward is faithful and wise is also faithful in Some things that we can learn from this parable in luke chapter 16 A steward is should be faithful in little things when they're faithful in little things More will be entrusted to us, but sometimes, you know, we think that oh, it's just a small responsibility I'll do it or we can take a casual approach. We can say It's okay, you know, something we'll do But if you're given a big responsibility, then, you know, we want to really You know pull ourselves up But even when we're given small responsibility, which is really, you know, not really big and showcasing ourselves You know, we need to take do that with care and diligence and wisely and sincerely and faithfully Okay, a good steward is also faithful in handling Money, okay, you're in this parable. Uh, you know, it talks about handling money It talks about the unrighteous mammon. Okay But even if it's mammon is basically wealth or riches or money Even as wealth and riches and money is unrighteous means it leads us away from god It brings in greed and it brings in pride and takes us away from god But yet, you know, god is paying a he's saying that, you know We we need to be good stewards of the money that he has entrusted to us Okay So it's interesting that jesus is stating that we need to properly handle the money when we properly handle the money The wealth the riches that he's entrusted to us, you know, we can be be entrusted with greater things in the Kingdom. Okay. Look at verse 11. What does it say? Can somebody read that verse 11? Therefore if you have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will who will commit your trust the true riches Yes, if you're not faithful in the wealth riches the money that god has given to us, you know You know, will god commit to us or trust to us the true riches the true wealth of his kingdom Okay, a good steward is faithful in what belongs to another man We've already seen that, you know, that qualifies us to be a good steward. Okay, so sometimes god can put us into other people's missions or You know into other people's ministry or church and Because it is not our own venture. It's not what god has entrusted to us. Sometimes we can be very very Careless, we can, you know, not Given our hundred percent be unfaithful not being good stewards not being making those sacrifices not being responsible Not looking for productivity and bearing fruit, you know And when we do that, you know, god, we do not qualify for god to entrust us with our Own so what qualifies to end for god to entrust us with the own Or his own plans and purposes for our lives is when we are faithful In what has been entrusted to us or when we are faithful in other people's You know business or other people's ministry or other people's church. Okay, so that is about Stewardship and these are some of the few things that we learn from this parable in Luke chapter 16 any questions on this chapter So we move on to chapter six any questions Online students always very quiet No interaction Can we have some interaction? Please any questions anyone as anyone of you have Yes, pastor. So about when you said about being smart And so being led by the spirit. So the world has so many strategies that they have And they do it for their own achievement And for their own growth and not seeing the welfare or the betterment of others pastor, but then when you said about that We should also be smart. So Can I have more clarity on that pastors because Whatever like, I mean, this is my personal thing. Whenever I see the world, they're like more of themselves What they do is about their dream their desires and then they bring in sometimes even Believe what I've seen they bring in the scripture to achieve their own purpose but as Stewards and what God has interested us with so we have the word then we have the Holy Spirit. So Where is the balance pastor? Like how can we Balance this and Be more smart at the same time go in line with the will of God and under the Holy Spirit's submission Thank you, jack in for the question. So here we're talking about smartness wisdom prudence in handling Spiritual affairs well, so when we talk about that we're talking in the framework of Being kingdom citizens. So we're talking in the framework of kingdom culture kingdom values kingdom principles And kingdom lifestyle and so where do we get our kingdom principles values and lifestyle from the word of God so When we're talking about being smart is you know, using smart strategies to share the gospel To so even in the in our context, you know, uh, We have this anti-conversion bill the law that has been passed So for catalyst I'm talking because I'm part of catalyst and you know school outreach ministry We basically had written a curriculum and it was full scripture based Okay, first part of the the son is who Jesus is second one is sin and salvation right attitudes wrong attitudes And everything is scripture based everything is stories from the bible So we realize that after pandemic when schools opened We want to again start catalyst in schools because the school outreach ministry We realize that we can't go with the same curriculum. Nobody is going to take the curriculum So we we can't just be we can't go and say, okay, let's just do it in some Christian schools where they will take us Even some Christian schools were not willing to take us Because of the fear of what the repercussions can be So we had to be smart enough. So what is the strategy that we can use? We have the potential to reach out to students. We have to reach out to children in schools How can we reach out? So we suddenly we came up with the idea of You know writing a separate curriculum where it is basically You know value education So nowadays values is very important because after pandemic children's Values have really gone to a very different level, you know So the teachers are finding it difficult schools are finding it's an and they're welcome to value education and you know Life skills so we use that but we we told them it's based on biblical principles And they said you shouldn't use Jesus's name and all that's fine But we're using biblical principles and we also tell them we are using bible stories They said no, you can't use bible stories So we said see some of the parables like the parable of the lost sun is also given in moral science books Okay, so we're just going to use basic stories And so that is how we were able to get inroads into the school So how do we how do we do that? Of course we had the holy spirits You know guiding us giving us to wisdom the strategy. What is the curriculum to use and we had to use We had to be smart. We can't just say okay. They're not using We can't use structure curriculum. So shut down catalysts. We can't go and minister in schools You know So be smart enough to break come up with different strategies so that we can reach out and build gods kingdom and not be like the world where we're doing it just because You know, we want to Get money out of catalyst. No, we don't charge anything from the schools We don't want to build an empire out of catalyst. That's not what we just want to extend God's kingdom and we're not doing it Just because we want a project to be known and for name and faith No, we want to build God's kingdom. Did that help jack in? Yes, first. It was very clear because you explained practical approach how we did. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you jack in Uh, so yes leader says that some Some minister of god tells god has given me these people and I should protect my sheep It's faithfulness. But on the other hand, they are so insecure to give them an opportunity So how can they be faithful to what god gave them? Because we have to nurture people and in our walk We need to nurture people and in our walk in his kingdom. We face these kind of challenges. Yes. Good question. See rather so the next Lesson chapter six is basically talking about building people in the spirit So we will look at various things and I or we have also spoken and thought about this in Your first year when we minister's foundation basically when we did the chapter people in Code of honor, okay the the publication code of honor And most of what we studied in code of honor is here in chapter six building people by the spirit So we look at this chapter and at the end of the chapter if you still have your Questions and your queries Not answered then you can raise it up and I will answer it. Is that fine three rather Okay, thank you So good questions anyone else has any questions any doubts Okay, if not, we'll move on to chapter six. Okay Building people by the spirit. Okay. Now kingdom building. What is it about? Is it building? organizations ministries churches Building buildings for people to meet as churches. What is kingdom building? kingdom building is Building people. Okay. So when we're actually building ministries. We're building churches. We're actually building people and how do we build people? Not by what Not we how we feel Not what we want How god wants, okay How he's purposed it to be what he envisions how he wills and also by the spirit, okay So we look at kingdom building is all about building people and building them by the spirit most of what we have Is written here is a repetition from the chapter people I think it's the third chapter in code of honor and we already studied that quite in detail But I understand that some of them have taken this course newly And they were not there in the first year. Some of them online students e-learning students. So we'll go through it Um In you know, we look we look at this lesson. Okay. So here we see that kingdom building is all about People, okay. So look at what paul says in first corentines chapter three worse in nine. He says yeah, read it Okay for we are god's fellow workers. You are god's feet. You are god's building Yes, so he says we are Co-workers with god in building his kingdom and who does he say is god's field and god's building The people right, okay, so that is very clear, okay And look at what he says in first corentines chapter nine worse one I am I not an apostle. I am I not free Have I not seen Jesus Christ of a lot? Are you not my work in the lord? Okay, so, uh, you know people are questioning who paul is You know, and so he's saying that hey, you know, he could have He says, you know The work my labor who is my work and my labor. What is the fruit of my work and my labor Who is the food of my work and labor paul says people are you not? The fruit of my work and my labor, you know So paul could have actually pointed out the many missionary journeys To the many books he had letters he had written To the many people that he had mentored leaders He had raised the churches that he had established, but who does he point has his work in the lord? He points to people. He's got that really right. Okay, so He even says in efficiency up to two was 22 He says in whom you're also being built together for a dwelling place of god In the spirit. Okay, so we see here that god is not constructing Buildings or he's not just developing organizations, but it's all about building People so even when jesus came he did not come for you know, he did not come to raise a Army, you know to fight or to be as a king to be served He did not come to be enthroned in a position, but he Day by day on a daily basis. He was there out in the marketplace is ministering to people, okay, so God's people are his dwelling Place and they are being built to Gather look at what first peter chapter 2 verse 5 says he says that you know He's talking about a spiritual house and who is he referring to as living stones The people okay people are the living stones who are being built up into a spiritual house So sometimes, you know, we can get carried away in In the kingdom of god and building the kingdom of god in thinking that you know, we are building great big churches And organizations and great ministries, you know, where there's of name and fame is, you know, throughout the world But in the process we fail to realize that we are actually here to build People not to build a name of fame and empire You know or a kingdom in its kingdom within a kingdom sometimes they're building kingdoms within god's kingdom, right? We're building our own kingdom where we are the rulers whether we are the kings Okay, when we want our name and fame to be known in history But actually we are here to build a spiritual house a spiritual kingdom Okay, a spiritual kingdom which is a spiritual house and a spiritual house is made up of living Stones not dead stones. Okay, and kingdom building is about building people you know And then kingdom building is you know, when we can build people in an effective way when we have them in our Hearts, okay That is very very important because when we have them in our hearts We can we have the authority by god to speak into their hearts, you know Sometimes we are so caught up to build up a big organization a big ministry Becomes very famous a big church where our name is known where we're using the latest Technology and all of those things all of those things are very important Yes, we must be smart and wise and you know use all of these strategies But if we fail to build people then we will see that people in our churches are actually Going away from god. We don't see the glory of god manifested in our churches in our organization We don't see the work of god. We don't see the move of god and then we wonder why because we're there actually to build a Kingdom or an empire But we are not there to build people and you know, we don't have in our hearts to actually minister to people in our heart is to You know bring about fame and position and power and make our organization or our church famous That becomes a core motives of our heart and god sees our heart motives more than you know What we do So if our heart motive is People that we want to build people you want to invest and speak into their lives Then god will give us the authority and so when we speak, you know, whatever we speak will Build them up in their hearts and in their lives. Okay. We'll stop now and we'll continue after the break. Thank you