 Okay, good morning everyone. Welcome to class. Good to see your pics and your names and good to see Jefina in front of me. It's good to have a student in front while I'm teaching. Okay, let's begin. Can we begin with the word of prayer? So, can I ask Zalutoli to lead us in prayer, please? Yes, sure. Let us pray. For the God we come before your presence in the name of Jesus, Father, we thank you so much for this venue. As we begin the session, Lord, I pray that Holy Spirit, you will give grace to our teacher to teach the word of God according to your will and also give a heart a strength and wisdom to teach, Lord. And also, Lord, I want to thank you for all my classmates here, Father God, I pray that Lord Jesus, you will give us a teachable heart and also Holy Spirit as our teacher teaches. Help us so that we can understand Lord God. And also, Lord, I pray for good networks so that there will be no hindrances, Lord. And Lord God, help us to be focused, attentive in class, Lord. You help us Holy Spirit in Jesus' mighty name. Thank you, Zalutoli. Jefina, you can just close that door, otherwise we'll have the noise from the first years. Thank you. Okay, so last week we looked at the book, The Kingdom of God. I hope you have the PDF open before you. And we looked at chapter one. We looked at the introduction to the Kingdom of God. And in chapter one, we saw that, you know, God has planned the Kingdom and he had planned it even before the foundations of the Earth, even before he created the world he had, the Kingdom in his mind he had, he had planned to establish his Kingdom here on Earth. And by establishing his Kingdom here on Earth, he was establishing his Kingdom reign, his Kingdom rule, his Kingdom domain here on. Then we see how he prepared his Kingdom, how he created the world, how he created Adam and Eve, and he gave them the dominion, the authority over the Earth to establish his domain, his Kingdom rule, his Kingdom presence, his Kingdom government here on the Earth. And we also saw the important thing that, you know, the uniqueness of the Kingdom of God is that each one of us are sons and daughters in the Kingdom of God. Okay, and God has made us hairs with him and co-hairs with Jesus Christ. And that is our position and that is our authority and that is so wonderful, that is so powerful, that is so enlightening to us. And it is, it just reveals the very heart of God, his love for us, the way he looks at us, the way he thinks of us, not as his slaves, not as his subjects of his Kingdom, not somebody to do his, just do his will, but here we are, his children co-hairs with Christ's hairs of God, establishing his rule, his authority, his Kingdom here on the Earth. So we operate out of that Kingdom mindset, we operate out of that Kingdom identity and we operate out of that Kingdom perspective in everything that we do. And not only in just ministry, or when we come to church on Sunday, that we operate out of a Kingdom mindset or a Kingdom perspective, but we operate out of a Kingdom mindset and perspective every moment of our lives. You know, whether we are eating, cooking, you know, doing home chores or working in the secular field or working at church or doing ministry, whatever or doing business, we operate out of a Kingdom mindset and a Kingdom perspective. Okay, so we'll move on to lesson two, if anyone, you know, took time to read lesson one and you have any questions, do you have any questions you can ask now regarding chapter one? No questions? Okay, we'll move on to chapter two, the King and the Kingdom. Okay, you know, when we think about God, we perceive God in different ways. Okay, we perceive God as a father, we perceive God as a friend, we perceive him as savior, what else you perceive him as? What else you perceive God as? How do you look at God? How do you understand him? You look at him as a father, as a friend, as a savior? Yes, as a king, thank you Zillatoli. Yes, Lubega? As the creator of the earth and heavens. Yes, as a creator, what else? How else do we perceive God? Yes, Siddiquanu? Ma'am as an advocate, like as a lawyer, he is our lawyer in front of God, our representative. Okay, our representative, he intercedes on behalf of us, he's our advocate. Okay, Subash says as our guide. Okay, as our protector, yes, thank you Subash, as a healer, provider, you know, as our shield, our defender, our wisdom, our strength, our hope, our encouragement. So we perceive God in so many different ways, but it's important, you know, to know that the Bible also reveals God as king, as the eternal king, as the omnipotent king, as a powerful ruler whose kingdom is from everlasting to everlasting, from one generation to another generation. His kingdom is unending, his kingdom is unshakable. So we need to also relate to God in this perspective. We always look at God as our father, friend, savior, you know, as a provider, as a healer, you know, as one who's our wisdom, one who gives us the hope, all that is as a word, all that is good, but we also need to look at God as the eternal king, as a powerful ruler, the one whose kingdom is unshakable, eternal from generation to generation. And because when we understand God as king, then we will also be able to understand how he operates in his kingdom. And why is it important for us to understand how he operates in his kingdom is because he has entrusted his kingdom to us, okay? Of course, he created Adam and Eve and he said subdued and have dominion, but that's not just for Adam and Eve, but that's for the church in today's world that is for each one of us. So you and I, each one of us, you know, have been given the dominion, the authority, the kingdom to rule and to govern here on earth. We are to establish God's kingdom here on earth in our present day, in our present generation. And so it's important for us to look at God in this perspective that he is king and how is his kingdom so that we can, when we understand this perspective, we will operate out of this perspective, then we will know who we are, that we are prince and princesses, we are rulers that, you know, and God has given us the authority and he's given us the power. Okay, David shares a few facets of God as king in Psalm 145 verses 1 and verses 10 to 13. So can somebody quickly read Psalm chapter 145 verse 1 and verses 10 to 13 please. Anyone? Psalm chapter 145 verse 1, 10 to 13. I will exalt you my God, oh king, and I will bless your name forever and ever. All your works shall praise you, oh Lord, and your saints shall bless you. They shall speak of the glory of your kingdom and talk of your power, to make known to the Son of man his mighty acts and the glorious majesty of his kingdom. Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom and your dominion endures throughout all generations. Amen. Thank you, Jeffina. So here we see that, you know, the Psalmist is asking us, extolling us to praise and worship God as king. Okay, so he's saying, you know, extoll God, extoll God as king. And he also says that people will speak of the greatness of the kingdom. They shall bless, bless you, they shall speak of the glory of your kingdom. They shall talk about the power of your kingdom. They shall speak of your mighty acts, the glorious majesty of your kingdom. And then he goes on to say that God's kingdom is everlasting kingdom and his dominion endures throughout all generations. Okay, so here he's just extolling, he's just praising, he's just worshiping God's kingdom. He's saying, how great is your kingdom of God. And we too need to recognize and worship God as king and we need to worship him for his everlasting kingdom. Okay. And he goes on, the Psalmist goes on to say in Psalm chapter 47 verses 6 and 7. Can somebody read that please? Psalm chapter 47 verse 6 and 7. It's in your notes on the bottom of page 15 and top of page 16. Psalm 47, 6 and 7. Psalm chapter 47 verses 6 and 7. Sing praises to God, sing praises, sing praises to our king, sing praises, 7. For God is the king of all the earth, sing to him a psalm of praise. Thank you. So when we worship God, the Psalmist is saying, why don't you do it this way? Do it as you're singing praises to the king. So when we praise God, when we worship him, we need to sing and adore and praise him because he is king. And this is some, sometimes we miss out this aspect in our minds when we worship God. You know, we forget that he's king and we forget to give him the glory, the adoration, the worship, the majesty, the honor that he is due. So he's saying, when we sing, we need to sing with this heart attitude that God, you are king and I'm singing praises to the king. And you know, God, this is my tribute even as I praise and worship you. This is a tribute that I'm bringing to you. This is my offering. This is the way I'm acknowledging you as king, not only on this earth, but also as king over my life. So David is sharing this facet of praising and worshiping God as king. So having this heart attitude when we praise and worship God, we praise him as he is king, just saying, God, you know, I'm bringing my tribute and bringing my offering. I'm just acknowledging you as the great king whose kingdom is unshakable, whose kingdom endures to all generation. And also I, you know, acknowledge you as king over my life. So even as, you know, we praise and worship God, we can even, you know, even when we pray, we can acknowledge God as king. And that is what we read in Psalms chapter 44 verse 4. So can somebody read that please? Psalm 44 verse 4. It's on page number 16. You are my king, oh God, come on, victories. Thank you. So here the Psalmist is saying that, you know, when you are praying, remember that you're praying to a king who's the omnipotent ruler. Okay. And when you pray, you know, ask God to issue his command, to issue his decree of victory over your life, victory over sickness, victory over bondages, victory over strongholds in your life. You know, just ask him and tell him, God, I like you to command and decree victory over this area of my life. Whatever you are struggling with, whether it is temptations, whatever challenges, whatever weaknesses, you know, whether it is health issues, or whether it is provision for finances, or breakthrough at your workplace, or your job, or your business, just say, God, you know, I'm just praying, and I like you, God, to command and to decree victory in this area of my life. And here this word victory is, the Hebrew word is Yeshua, from the word, and the same word we get the name Jesus. And Yeshua actually means salvation, which means salvation, we know is a very comprehensive holistic word, the Greek word for salvation in the New Testament, it's sozo, which means, you know, healing, wholeness, deliverance from all harm and danger, prosperity, preservation from every attack, every work of the evil ones. So, you know, when we're saying God, you know, we like you to command and decree victory or salvation over this area of your life. And even as you say it, you know, say, God, when you speak your word, when you declare your word, I believe that it is done. I believe that it is, and yes, and I mean, I believe that even as you issue this command and decree that it is a done thing in my life. Okay, so not only can we praise and worship God as king, but also, you know, we can, when we pray, we can acknowledge him as king, and we can ask him and request him to issue commands and decrees of victory over whatever area in our lives we are struggling or we are facing challenges with. Now we look at some of the insights of God as king, which is adapted from this book, Rediscovering the Kingdom by Miles Manmore. Okay, so the first thing is here is, as king, God is the final authority. Okay, his authority is inherent in who he is, you know, no one brought God into power, no one can remove him out of power. He does not derive his authority from anyone or from others. He is the final authority, and he does not derive or receive his authority from anyone. So as king, he is the final authority. The second insight as king is that God's word is also his command. Okay, and his law is the final command in his kingdom, and nobody can debate about whether the command is right or wrong, the rule is right or wrong, or the law is right or wrong. No one can vote whether it, you know, we want to follow it or not, you know, but his word is the final command. The third insight we can receive that as God, as king, is that his presence is also, God's presence is also the place of all kingdom, authority, and glory. So wherever his kingdom reign and rule is present, his presence is also manifested there, and his presence is manifested by his glory of who he is and what he does, and we can see God's authority and his power just manifesting in that place. So when you enter the presence of the king, you're actually entering the presence of his glory and his authority, and that is what the Israelites, you know, they experience, or the encountered God when, you know, when they were in the wilderness, when the cloud of glory would come on the tabernacle, you know, they would just see the magnificent presence, the awesomeness, the glory, the majesty of this holy God. So, you know, we have this privilege as God's sons and daughters as his heirs of his kingdom, and co-heirs with Jesus Christ, we have this privilege of enjoying God's glory and his authority through his presence, okay, and asking God's name represents his authority. We know that, you know, when we say so and so has done it, so sorry, when we say that so and so has said this, then, you know, everybody has to just follow it. Like for example, at church office, when we say pastor said, you know, we need to get this done, then there is no, you know, arguing or there is no thinking about it, you know, we all need to get it done just the way it has been said because, you know, pastor's name carries his authority and he is the authority figure here in this place, and so also when you are working for your own bosses, when your boss says something, you know, you need to do it or at home, when your parents, you're under the authority of your parents, you know, when your parents tell you something or, you know, when you're communicating what your father has said to your sister, you said, you know, dad said that we need to do it, then, you know, there's no arguing, there's, you know, no saying no about it, we just have to get it done. So God's name, you know, carries his authority. So when we speak his name, you know, it carries authority, it carries power and we know that when we speak his name before demons and principalities and powers in the dark, spiritual realms, you know, they all bow their knees because God's name, the name of Jesus, which is a name about every other name carries authority, carries power, okay, and the fifth facet of insight that we see of God as king is that as king, God's kingdom is an expression of who he is, okay, through his name, through his who he is and what he does, his nature, his attributes, you know, his attributes, his name or his character is an expression of who he is and this expression can be seen in his kingdom, okay. So we'll give you an example of how as king, God's kingdom is an expression of who he is, what he does, his nature, his attributes and his name or we look at it in Isaiah chapter 9 verse 6 and 7. So as king we see that, you know, what ever happens in God's kingdom is very, very important, okay, so God is very concerned about what is happening in his kingdom because he is king and what God desires that in his kingdom be a true representation of who he is, so God desires that his kingdom, you know, be a true representation of who he is, he is king and he does not want, you know, his kingdom to be treated lightly, he does not want his dominion, his authority to be treated lightly, so when things happen in his kingdom, you know, he wants to make sure that it all happens as a true expression of who he is, okay, so he wants everything that happens in his kingdom to be a true expression of who he is, so what are the facets of God as king and we look at how God would like to be represented or what is the expression of who he is and what he would like to be seen in his kingdom, we look at it in Isaiah chapter 9 verses 6 and 7 and this is a very familiar passage of scripture during Christmas time but through this we will look at how God's name, you know, the names of God can be used as, is used as an expression of who he is in his kingdom, so can somebody read Isaiah chapter 9 verses 6 and 7? Isaiah chapter 9 verse 6 and 7, for unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given and the government will be upon his shoulder and his name will be called wonderful counselor, mighty God, everlasting father, prince of peace, of the increase of his government and peace, there will be no end upon the throne of David and over his kingdom to order it and establish it with judgment and justice, from that time forward even forever the zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this, you know. Thank you Rosalind, so here we see that the government here, the word government refers to God's kingdom and here is a description of a king who's carrying on his shoulders the weight of his kingdom okay and we also see the different names of God that is mentioned here and his name actually describes his nature about who he is okay, so his government or the government of the son of God and you know and what he administers here in his kingdom is an expression of who he is okay, so therefore the government the son of God administers is an expression of who he is, so we look at some of the names of God and the meaning and what God chooses to express through this his name, what he chooses to express of who he is in his kingdom the first one is the first name is that his name is wonderful which is an expression of the miraculous, so we see here that God wants his kingdom to be saturated with the miraculous and the miraculous is a surprise gift from God and he wants his kingdom you know to be a kingdom where people enjoy his miracles it should be he wants his kingdom to be a miraculous kingdom, so through his name wonderful he's expressing the miraculous, the second name here we see in Isaiah chapter nine with six and seven is the name counselor okay so in the Hebrew it is advisor and it's an expression of the wisdom of God, so as king you know he's a counselor in his kingdom which means he's a god he's a king who is wise and he wants his kingdom to be filled with his wisdom and he wants his people to be working with the wisdom of God, so even as we're looking at these names of God it's not just something that they're just looking at it but even as we're looking at it and we are part of God's kingdom you know we need to speak this you know over the domain that God is given to us so you know whatever domain that God is given to you or wherever you are establishing or is called to establish his kingdom you can say God I want your kingdom here in the place that you have established me to be an expression of the miraculous even as you want your kingdom to be saturated with the miraculous you know God I want to see mighty miracles flowing out in and through my life and then you can say God even as you are the counselor which is an expression of your wisdom God you want your kingdom to be filled with wisdom and you can say God you know I want to walk in the wisdom of God and wherever you place me I want to flow through the wisdom that you have given me that you want to be revealed in your kingdom the third name of God we see here is mighty God which is a name of God and is an expression of God's power that he is omnipotent okay so as the omnipotent ruler as the king of the kingdom you know nothing can obstruct God's plan and purpose in his kingdom and he wants his power and he wants his plan and his purpose to be established in his kingdom and whatever he plans and purposes he wants it to be fulfilled in his kingdom and no power on earth can stop it so even as you are you know you know representing God's kingdom here on earth you can say God you know even as this is your plan and your purpose that all men be saved I want everybody in the geographic area that you have placed me you know I want them to come to your saving grace I want them to receive salvation I want them to you know experience the miraculous and if God has given you some specific plan and purpose for your ministry for the area where you're working you know you can say God there's no power on earth no power the demonic forces that can stop this from you know being fulfilled in your kingdom because you are mighty God because you are omnipotent and the last name a second last name of God we see here is everlasting father you know it's an expression of of God's compassion his love his care his provision just as a father is compassionate gracious you know cares for his family provides for his family in the same way you know God the father is a father towards us he loves his children he cares for us he protects us and he provides for us so anytime you lack anything you can just declare this expression of God's of his name in you know in your in your life because you know the kingdom is within us and the kingdom is even around us and so we just say God you're a father I just believe that you would provide for this need even as you take care of your children your gracious and compassionate you care for me God you will provide for me or you will provide for the people in your geographical area whatever situations people in your geographical area are going through whatever situations they're going through you can just speak uh uh the name of the everlasting father and just believe that you know this would be a true expression of his kingdom and you will see it manifested even as you declare it and you create in your life and in your geographical area and the last name of God we see here is the Prince of Peace which is an expression of Shalom and as a king you know God wants in his kingdom to be a kingdom where there is wholeness there's health there's prosperity there's well-being there is total well-being so you can just declare this over your life over your family over the area that God has given you and saying God in your kingdom I just declare your name your name as Prince of Peace and I just believe that this true expression of who you are will be manifested in our kingdom so we see here that in in in God's kingdom he desires his kingdom to be an expression of himself so it's important to know that we don't just look at one aspect of God but when we relate to God when we pray when we worship him we need to relate to him in his entirety of who he is not just choosing you know specific aspects of course when we go through situations we speak you know different the names of God and we we want to see that be expressed manifested in God's kingdom but here we're saying that you know we need to look at God and relate to him in totality for who he is okay we need to represent God for all who he is and just representing him for certain aspects of who he is you know there can be a danger in that because when we do that we will misrepresent him and we will not represent the full facet of who God is asking so it's important for us to embrace all the aspects of his kingdom because when we just focus on one or two it prevents you know people from knowing who God really is okay so those are some of you know the different facets of God through his name which we can declare and decree it to be an expression of his kingdom because he desires that who he is to be an expression of himself in his kingdom okay and as king God is to be feared and honored we read about this in Jeremiah chapter 10 verse 7 and 10 it says you know wise men of the nations and in all of their kingdoms there is none like you okay Jeremiah chapter 10 verses 7 and 7 and 10 says who would not fear you or king of the nations but this is your rightful due for among all the wise men of the nations in all their kingdoms there is none like you so there is none like God in all the nations in all the kingdoms of the earth and hence he is to be feared and honored in the same you know line of thought we we look at King Nebuchadnezzar who brings one of the finest tributes to God and we see this in the Bible in Daniel chapter 4 verses 37 34 to 37 we know that King Nebuchadnezzar was the great and powerful king and ruler of a great and mighty powerful empire but we see that because of his pride he loses his mind and then he becomes like an animal living in the wild but when he comes back to his senses he receives his right mind he realizes his you know his smallness his his fragileness his his pride his weakness compared to you know the great king and so that's what he brings a tribute to God in Daniel chapter 4 verses 34 to 37 so can somebody read that please Daniel chapter 4 verses 34 to 37 Daniel chapter 4 verse 34 to 37 and at the end of time I Nebuchadnezzar lift my eyes to heaven and my understanding written to me and I bless the most I am praised and honored him who lives forever for his dominion is an everlasting dominion and his kingdom is from generation to generation all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing he does according to his will in the army of heaven and among the inhabitants of the earth no one can restrain his hand or say to him what have you done at the same time my recent written to me and for the glory of my kingdom my honor and my and splendor written to me my counselors and nobles restored to me I was restored to my kingdom an excellent majesty was added to me now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extoll and honor the king of heaven all of whose work or truth and his wage justice and those who walk in pride he's able to put down amen thank you jeffina so here we see that you know king Nebuchadnezzar you know acknowledges god as and extols god as king and praises him for who he is he realizes there is no greater king you know than god and he says I now realize there is a king greater than me so which means that he realizes there is a god that god is greater than even him there's a king that is greater even than he and that is god and so he says you know now since I know that there is a king who's greater than me and that is god I want to worship him so the king of the kingdom of heaven or the kingdom of god you know our king is to be feared and is to be honored and we read this in many places in the bible in the New Testament where it talks about god as king in 1st Timothy chapter 1 was 17 and 1st Timothy chapter 6 was 15 where Paul is writing to Timothy and he says now the king eternal immortal invisible to god who alone is wise be honored and glory forever and ever okay and then he also mentions in chapter 6 was 15 can somebody read that please 1st Timothy chapter 6 was 15 1st Timothy chapter 6 was 15 can somebody read that 1st Timothy chapter 6 was 15 which he will manifest in his own time he who is the blessed and only for both an end the king of kings and lord of lords thank you so here we see you know the king is of the kingdom is worshiped for him being eternal immortal invisible and his praise for who he is and also we need to fear and honor this king now we look at how Jesus introduced his kingdom and it's important for us to to understand this because we believe and we take the same approach just like Jesus took you know we will be able to see the establishment we will be able to see the furtherance of the spiritual kingdom of god remember in the last week in class one I said that there are two different dimensions of the kingdom there is a spiritual kingdom and there is the natural kingdom what we're experiencing now is the spiritual kingdom what we will experience when Jesus comes again the second time is his natural kingdom you know when he overthrows all the nations the kings of the world at the at the battle of the Armageddon and he will establish his kingdom reign and rule and his we will see him reigning here on the earth in Jerusalem and we will be you know a king citizens of that natural kingdom but for now we are you know a part of the spiritual kingdom of God so it's important for us to understand how Jesus introduced this kingdom so that you know we will take the same approach in you know establishing or in the furtherance of the spiritual kingdom of God so we see that you know the John the Baptist was the forerunner for Jesus and you know he had the greatest honor of you know being the forerunner of the king and he also announced the kingdom of heaven has come we read this in Matthew chapter 3 verse 2 but we see that you know Jesus says in and we know also know that you know John the Baptist once is the greatest among the greatest among the Old Testament prophets okay so John the Baptist was the greatest among the Old Covenant prophets or the Old Testament prophets but it's interesting to read what Jesus says in Luke chapter 7 verse 28 Jesus declared in Luke chapter 7 verse 28 for I say to you among those born of woman there is no one there is not a greater prophet than John the Baptist but he who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he okay it's a very interesting thing that Jesus says here we see that you know Jesus is declaring or saying that the least person in the kingdom of God is even greater than John okay in the kingdom of God the least person in the kingdom of God is even greater than John the Baptist and what does he say about John the Baptist he says John the Baptist is one of the greatest or is the greatest prophets of all the Old Testament prophets and Jesus is also declaring that those who are least in the kingdom of God you know is they are even greater than John the Baptist who was the greatest of the Old Testament prophets and so here we see that you know even though John the Baptist had the was had the greatest honor of being the forerunner of the king and he had the great privilege of announcing or preaching about the coming of the kingdom of heaven but we see that you know he he could not be part of the kingdom though he had the honor of announcing the kingdom though he had the honor of being the forerunner of the king but we see that he couldn't be part of the kingdom why couldn't he be part of the kingdom because Jesus had died on the cross and he had not yet you know rose again from the dead so you know I wanted to just see the great privilege that you and I have as kingdom citizens that you know even as we are born again into the kingdom of God we are born again into a realm of spiritual experience of position and authority that none of them who were you know who lived before Jesus died and rose again could enjoy this privilege because they were not born again and hence they could not enjoy this privilege so you and I are very privileged to be part of God's kingdom to be part of the kingdom of his kingdom where is we experience his you know his his spiritual realm we experience our position our authority that God has given to us so you know we not only say that God let your kingdom come and let your will be done or we not only say that you know the king is coming soon and he's going to establish his natural kingdom but we say that the kingdom is in us the king is in us his rule and his reign is you know is manifested in and through me and that is a privilege that you and I have which sometimes we really don't know we are so blinded to this truth to this fact we don't even realize that we are in the kingdom and the kingdom is in us okay we need to understand this privilege we need to know our position and authority and we also need to you know we also need to understand the approach that Jesus took in establishing his kingdom so that we can you know establish and see the furtherance of his spiritual kingdom so we look at you know the threefold approach that Jesus took through introducing his kingdom it's very simple how did Jesus introduce his kingdom here on earth when he was here on when he lived here on this earth how did Jesus introduce his kingdom he preached about the kingdom okay he preached what else did he did demonstrated the power yes he demonstrated the power and he also thought okay he preached he thought and he demonstrated the power of the kingdom through mighty science miracles and wonders and we read about this in in Matthew chapter 4 verses 17 and 23 Matthew chapter 9 was 35 and Luke chapter 4 was 43 and in all of these three passages which is given to us on page number 20 it says you know Jesus began to preach and say repent for the kingdom of heaven is at hand and he went about Galilee teaching in the synagogues preaching the gospel of the kingdom and healing all kinds of sickness and diseases Matthew 935 you also see that Jesus went about in all the cities teaching in the synagogues preaching the gospel of the kingdom and healing every sickness and disease and in Luke chapter 4 verse 43 Jesus says that you know he must preach the kingdom of God in all the cities because he says for this purpose he was sent so we see that you know the church today sometimes you know neglects or overlooks or undermines this whole aspect of the kingdom of God but we see that the kingdom of God is so important in in the plan and the purpose of God which he had even before the foundations of the world and we see that even in Jesus's life and his ministry he spent his and his three years which was all three years that he lived here on you know he did his ministry here on earth and all these three years he he preached about the kingdom he taught about the kingdom and he demonstrated the power of the kingdom and even as kingdom citizens as sons and daughters as heirs and of God and co-heirs with Christ Jesus in his kingdom where we are given the authority and the power and the dominion and his government and the authority to rule and reign here we too need to teach preach and demonstrate the power of the kingdom of God okay so look let's look at the first aspect of how we can you know approach the kingdom of God the first aspect is preaching the good news about the kingdom of God okay now if we were to herald the good news of the kingdom of God what would we have done okay you know we would have said you know the king has conquered his enemy which is Satan he is one over him he is one victory over him on the cross he's broken every power of the enemy he's taken back his authority and we can all we all can we can also preach teach them and say that you know he's a god of peace who's reconciled us back to the father he's bought peace he's bought shalom to everyone in his kingdom and we can also say that his kingdom is a kingdom where you know it is a true expression of who he is and what he does and we can you know mention all what we had we had looked at in as the facets of the king in Isaiah chapter nine versus six and seven that is wonderful his kingdom is an expression of the miraculous his kingdom is an expression of his wisdom where he wants his wisdom to see to be filling his kingdom and everyone to flow in the wisdom of God you know his kingdom is an expression of his power his kingdom is an expression of God's compassion his love his care where we see the father heart of God and his expression his kingdom is an expression of shalom of the peace of God the whole is the total well-being of of the of his people so and even as we teach this to people we could you know we can invite them and say would you like to be a part of this kingdom would you like to enter this kingdom you know how this kingdom has overcome all other kingdoms and how this king is so wonderful and just telling the people that you know you need to be part of this kingdom just to enjoy you know the blessings and the privilege the honor and the position that we receive as sons and daughters in this kingdom so you and I have a privilege and being part of this kingdom and as we have you know been as I've been saying it's also a responsibility for us that God has given us a God given responsibility to advance this kingdom to preach the kingdom to teach the the kingdom you know to preach about the king and and to teach about the king who is who has given us his kingdom okay so that is about preaching the good news about the kingdom of God and we look at teaching okay through his teaching we about the kingdom of God we see that Jesus was actually transforming the minds of the people and the hearts and minds of the people and also the way the people lived so the main purpose of why Jesus was you know teaching about the kingdom of God is yes making it known that you know he's ushering the kingdom of God and how the kingdom of God is what are the facets the different aspects of the kingdom of God but even as he was doing it he was you know trying to bring about a transformation in the hearts and the minds of people and also you know that translating into how the people lived you know being mindful of who they are the their kingdom citizens what authority the minion power they have what position that they have been given so we look at some of you know aspects of what Jesus taught about his kingdom okay in Matthew chapter 5 verse 3 the beatitudes Jesus said blessed are the poor in the spirit for theirs is the kingdom of heaven okay we'll stop here it's time for a break we'll go for a break and come back and then if you have any questions we will I will answer your questions and then we will continue with the honestly okay