 Welcome back after the break. Before we went for our break, we were looking at the signs of the coming of the Kingdom. We looked at Luke chapter 21 verses 27 to 32. We look at one sign of the Kingdom, the coming Kingdom verses, the Kingdom in Zechariah chapter 9 verse 9. The same thing is fulfilled in Mark chapter 11 verse 10. So can somebody please read Zechariah chapter 9 verse 9 and somebody else can read Mark 11 verse 10 please. Zechariah 9 verse 9 and Mark 11 verse 10. Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zechariah. Behold, your King is coming to you. He is just and having salvation, lowly and riding on a donkey, a foal of a donkey. Rosalind, you can read Mark 11 verse 10 please. Mark 11 verse 10, blessed is the Kingdom of our Father David that comes in the name of the Lord, Hosanna in the highest. Thank you. So here we see that how is the King going to come? What does it say in Zechariah chapter 9 verse 9? How is the King going to come? Riding on a donkey. Riding on a donkey. He's going to come lowly in a very humble way and riding on a donkey. So here we look, we see an anti-climax. You know, the kings where, sorry, the Jews were looking for the King to come. You know, who will ride on a horse and you know, with a sword and he will fight the battle and he will overthrow everyone that is who are, you know, troubling the Jews, persecuting them and he will establish the Kingdom for the Jews. And here we see an anti-climax. You know, the one who was to be King, the one who was going to be the King, the King of the Jews, the King of all the world, the King who's coming in the line of David, the branch of, who's a branch of righteousness, whose Kingdom is from eternity to eternity, whose Kingdom will be established forever. It comes riding on a donkey, you know. I mean, if it was some other animal, we could understand but donkey is, you know, what we consider as a donkey, something that, you know, is something that's not really worth anything but so we see that, you know, he comes very lonely, comes lonely and comes riding on a donkey but, you know, he had a mission to fulfill and that mission was the redemption of the people of this world. Okay. And he knew that, you know, this had to be done so that, you know, the Kingdom that he prepared or the Kingdom that he's prepared for all eternity could have the people that he planned to inherit even before the foundations of the world, they could inherit the Kingdom and they could administer the Kingdom here on. So here we see that, you know, God's wonderful plan, you know, how systematic his, we can see his infinite wisdom. We can see his omniscience here that, you know, that, you know, he knows everything that's going to happen but yet, you know, he has a plan even before the foundation of the world. He knows what things are going to come to hinder his plan but yet we see how he accomplishes it in spite of all the hindrances and so here we see that, you know, he came the first time, he came lowly, came riding on a donkey, he came as a Lamb of God who was going to take away the sins of the world and he knew that, you know, he had to do this even before he came as a Lion of Judah, even before he came as a King to rule, he had to come as the Lamb of God because without coming as a Lamb of God, you know, he could not, you know, fulfill the other plan of his that is to establish his literal Kingdom here on Earth and even if he does, you know, no one will be part of that Kingdom but, you know, if he who is the Lamb of God completes the redemption of the Mankind, the work of redemption for Mankind, you know, then people could be, could inherit the Kingdom that he would establish and they can administer that Kingdom here on so we see, you know, God's wonderful plan how he unfolds it, how he reveals it and how he unfolds it and we see Jesus coming on the donkey and, you know, and people shouting, Huzanna in the highest, okay, and then he's going to come as, not the Lamb of God the second time, he's going to come as a King riding on the horse, he's going to come as the Lion of Judah who's going to rule with the iron hand, the iron fist, okay, and we are going to be part of that Millennium Kingdom where he himself will rule and reign. Another sign, you know, of the coming of the Kingdom, we read in, we read in Matthew chapter 26, verse 29 and Luke chapter 22, verse 16, verse 18 and verse 29 to 30, where Jesus says, you know, but I say to you, I will not drink of this food, the wine from now on until the day when I drink it new with you in my Father's Kingdom and Luke chapter 22, verse 16, 18, 29 and 30, it says, but I say to you, I will no longer eat of it until it's fulfilled in the Kingdom of God but I say to you, I will not drink the food of the wine until the Kingdom of God comes and I bestow upon you a Kingdom just as my Father bestowed upon me that you may eat and drink at my table in my Kingdom and sit on thrones judging the 12 tribes of Israel. So the celebration of the Lord's table, you know, it's talking here about the celebration of the Lord's table, it's also a way that we express, not only express what Jesus has done on the cross for our sins and deceived the full blessings of the cross into our lives when we partake of the Lord's table, but also it's an expression of our faith in the coming Kingdom. Okay, so Jesus told us that he will not eat the bread and drink the cup with the promise that he will drink it with us once again in the Kingdom. Okay, it's also an expression of our faith that we shall hear, it says that we shall rule and reign just as Jesus bestows upon us the Kingdom which God had planned even before the foundation of the world just as he had bestowed upon, just as the Father bestowed upon the Son, the Kingdom and he came here and he ushered in the Kingdom of God, the Kingdom of Heaven. The same way Jesus has given us the Kingdom, he's given us back the keys, the authority of the Kingdom. He's given us the power and the authority to rule and have dominion over his Kingdom, which he took back from Satan on the cross. So each time we partake in the Lord's table, we'll be glaring that through all eternity we are going to sing his praises and forevermore we shall reign with him. So as believers, we live with this blessed hope of a place in his heavenly Kingdom. Second Timothy 4 verse 18 says that he will deliver us from the evil one, he will preserve us so that we can live our lives here so that we can be part of his heavenly Kingdom and to him goes our glory and honor and majesty and power forever and ever. And second Peter chapter one verses 10 and 11 says, therefore brethren be even more diligent to make your call and election sure for if you do these things you will never stumble. For so an entrance will be supplied to you abundantly into the everlasting Kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus. So we have an assurance that we can enter the everlasting Kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. So the final question, what is the final question? In Acts chapter one verse six to eight, it says that when they had come together they asked him, Lord, when will you at this time restore the Kingdom of Israel? And he said to them, it's not for you to know the times and seasons which the Father has put in his own authority, but you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon him and you shall be my witnesses in Jerusalem and all Judea and Samaria to the ends of the earth. Now just after his resurrection and before Jesus' ascension, his disciples had still not fully understood the two phrases, the Kingdom of God and the coming of the King. So the first phrase, the first phase that Jesus came into this earth, he introduced the spiritual dimension of the Kingdom where he came as the Lamb of God to take away the sins of the world, to purchase our redemption so that we can be part of that literal Kingdom that he is the second phase of his coming again where he's going to establish the literal Kingdom. So it's a spiritual Kingdom because it's a Kingdom that's born in our hearts and our lives and our spirit man as we accept Jesus as our personal savior. But they did not think in those terms they were thinking that very soon Jesus would set up his literal Kingdom and they were very disappointed because here Jesus is telling them that he is going to leave and they have not seen any aspect of his literal Kingdom, they're very disappointed and they're wondering what Jesus is going to do about the literal Kingdom. Where is his literal Kingdom? So that's why they ask him about it and then he points them to a different mission and what is that mission? He's pointing them to the power that they will receive when the Holy Spirit comes upon them and that power will enable them to be his mighty witnesses to proclaim the Kingdom of God through the power of the Holy Spirit through the whole world. So this is the period that we are in and this is our present mandate and then there will be a time when the Father in his own set time, the Kairos time when he will send back the Son and he will establish the literal Kingdom here on the earth. And then comes the end. So 1st Corinthians chapter 15 verses 24 to 28 so can somebody read that please? 1st Corinthians chapter 15 verse 24 to 25 Then comes the end and he delivers the Kingdom to God the Father and he puts an end to all the world and all authority and power. For he must reign till he has put all enemies under his feet. The last enemy that will be destroyed is death. For he has put all things under his feet but when he says all things are put under him it is evident that he who put all things under him is accepted. Now when all things are made subject to him then the Son himself will also be subject to him who put all things under him that God may eat all. So we see that the right time the Lord Jesus will be revealed from heaven he will come down with the saints those who have been taken away with him during the rapture and then he will overthrow Antichrist and all the nations that support Antichrist we read about this in Revelation chapter 19 and 20 and that's fulfilling what the psalmist foretold in Psalm chapter 2 verses 6 to 10 it says, yet I have set my king on my holy hill of Zion I will declare the decree the Lord has said to me you are my God today I have to continue ask of me and I will give you nations for your inheritance the ends of the earth we are possessions and he says here you shall break them with the iron rod you shall attach them to pieces like a porter's vessel now therefore be wise of kings destructive judges of the earth so here we see that Jesus will put an end to all other rule all other authority on the earth he will establish his kingdom on this earth he will subject his kingdom to the rule the will to the perfect obedience to righteousness and holiness of the Father and in verse 25 of 1 Corinthians chapter 15 where we read he must reign till he has put all enemies under his feet you know it seems here that Paul is alluding to what the psalmist describes in Psalm 110 verse 1 the Lord said to my Lord sit at my right hand till I make your enemies your foots too so this is what will happen when the end comes and how Jesus is going to establish his kingdom so this is just very briefly about the literal kingdom that you know that we just basically saw so we basically saw them in the literal kingdom we saw them that God's original plan that he's going to establish his little kingdom we saw the prophecies to Jacob and his covenant to David and his the promise he made to Jeremiah and what was spoken by prophesied by Isaiah and what was spoken by Daniel and then we see there's a temporary pause in the lineage of the kings of David because they were all taken as captives but you know God still went ahead and fulfilled his plan and purpose and he announced the coming of the king the Lamb of God and just announced to Mary and then we see Jesus teaching on the literal aspect of the kingdom where it cannot just be the Jews but also be the Gentiles and the Jews will also not be part of the messianic some of the Jews will also not be part of the messianic banquet we saw the preview of the coming of the kingdom and the signs of the coming of the kingdom and what will happen in the end so this is very briefly about the literal kingdom that God is going to establish when Jesus is going to come and rule and reign here on the earth for a thousand years okay so any questions anyone has any questions okay I hope all of you are with me in class and following if you have any questions please you can ask any doubts okay there are no questions and we will move on to the last chapter in this book the topic the kingdom of God the kingdom mandate okay thank you thank you so much okay so if you don't have any questions and we move on to the kingdom mandate so we just saw that you know Jesus came to introduce his kingdom to us in its spiritual form we are now living and sharing in that kingdom but he did not intend for this kingdom to fade away you know but he wanted it to be like that mustard seed that would grow into a bush a big tree or like the the leaven you know that is just put into that lump which permeates and infiltrates the entire the lump and you know causes it to you know become nice and fluffy so that they can be nice bread that is produced so the same way the kingdom of God is like that you know it is not just something that God intended to be there for some period of time and to fade away for example you know fade away after Adam and Eve sin but we see that he still had this plan and purpose of bringing about his kingdom he chose the Jews and when the Jews the son who sent his son and you know through his son even the Gentiles would be coming part of the kingdom of God okay and he also is expecting us to continue his kingdom in and to us who are the sons and daughters the kingdom who is placed on this earth who he has redeemed with his precious blood you know he has redeemed us not just for us to you know have this we are going to heaven but we have this responsibility because he has given us the keys of authority he has given us the power he has given us the kingdom of God the kingdom of heaven to rule and reign here on earth and so it's our responsibility that we are to you know you know be that mustard seed be that leaving be that salt and light where we are permeating infiltrating every sphere of our lives every area of our lives every place that God has you know put us to bring about his kingdom reign his kingdom rule his kingdom government his kingdom culture lifestyle kingdom values wherever he is placed us wherever we step in wherever we go so we see that there is a kingdom mandate on our lives and what is the kingdom mandate on our lives it is to see his kingdom come his will be done on earth at his as it is in heaven there is a commission there is a responsibility there is a call upon our lives that Jesus has placed which is the kingdom mandate and Jesus put it this way when he asked us to pray he said pray this way he said in Matthew chapter 6 verse 9 and 10 you know you need to play this way our Father in heaven hallowed be your name he said your kingdom come will be done on earth as it is in heaven so the kingdom mandate is to see his kingdom come his will be done on earth in and through you and me so in our home you know we can pray and say God let your kingdom come let it will be done you know as we wish as you desire on as this in heaven here in my home if you're living in an apartment complex you can say the same prayer Lord you know let your kingdom come let your will be done in this apartment complex you're living in a neighborhood you know people that you're living with some you know some you don't know but you can still pray God let your kingdom come let your will be done in my neighborhood you can say the same prayer when you step into your office you know in the office you have friends colleagues bosses someone whom you like some whom you don't like though you don't get along with you don't agree with but yet you can still pray the kingdom mandate and say God I want to see your kingdom come I want to see your will be done here in my office here in the lives of my old friends my colleagues my bosses so it's our responsibility to see his kingdom come and his will to be established in our lives so wherever you know we go we need to pray this whether it's in our home you know praying God's kingdom come and will be established in our home you know whether it's going to be in our office whether we're with the market whether we are you know going to our church or whether we're visiting a family visiting somebody in the neighborhood wherever we go you know this should be our prayer God let your kingdom come let your will be done and let your kingdom be established in this home in this office in this shopping mall in this marketplace in my city in my nation in my neighborhood and when we pray like that you know we are going to be part of that answer to that prayer so even as you pray you know like your kingdom come let your will be done God is saying okay it's going to come in and through you I'm going to bring it about because we know that we have a prayer office in God who listens to every prayer and he's a God who answers our prayer we already have learned what Jesus said in Luke chapter 17 verses 20 to 21 he said you know and now when he the Pharisees asked him when the kingdom of God would come he answered them and said that the kingdom of God does not come with observation he already studied this he already looked at it he said nor will they see you know nor will they say see here or see there you know for the kingdom for indeed the kingdom of God is within you okay I'll just read that again when the Pharisees asked Jesus when the kingdom of God would come he answered them and said the kingdom of God does not come with observation okay he said nor will they say see it's here or see it's there for indeed the kingdom of God is within you so the Pharisees here you know we see that they came to Jesus they were trying to figure out how this kingdom is coming you know Jesus is preaching about the kingdom of God he's saying repent for the kingdom of God is here but they're wondering where is the kingdom and how is it going to come and Jesus said the kingdom of God does not come with observation which means that he's saying that the kingdom of God does not do not come with great fan and fair you know just like they're expecting or just like they're expecting it will not come like you know the traditional monarchs who will you know march or have this great parade going before them but he said the kingdom of God is within you okay the kingdom of God is spiritual aspect of the kingdom the spiritual dimension of the kingdom that he was talking about so we see that you know there is the potential of God's kingdom to be released into the place or into the places into the situations that we go in step in or enter into because wherever we walk in you know the kingdom of God is within us we're carrying the kingdom of God we are the kingdom of God is in us and we can influence our environment we can influence our home our offices our marketplace we can influence our situations that we are going to challenging situations because the kingdom of God is in us and we have the kingdom authority and the power and the potential of God's kingdom can be released in and through us because it's a spiritual aspect of the kingdom the spiritual dimension of the kingdom and the kingdom of God is within us so you know we are carrying this kingdom and you know we are carrying this kingdom to manifest this kingdom okay we're not just carrying this kingdom because we have a place where we will go and be in eternity but we are carrying this kingdom within us which you know will be a manifestation of the kingdom that means that ever we go we are manifesting the kingdom of God that means we are showing forth we are bringing forth the kingdom of God is going to prevail and prevail the environment the situation and God's authority God's values God's kingdom lifestyle, culture you know is just going to influence and prevail in that place because we have stepped in that place because we are carrying the kingdom of God in us so the kingdom the authority of the kingdom and the power of the kingdom of God we carry it into every situation into every place that we are going through so you know if we don't get overwhelmed with the situation that they're facing we don't get overwhelmed with the situations in the office with the people that are making life difficult for us or the situations in our home you know relationships in our marriage or you know the problems the strife at home struggle with the with children but you know we dominate we learn we dominate situations we dominate our environment why because we are we have a position now when we are accepting Christ when we are in Christ you know we not only recognize with his death his burial his resurrection his ascension but also with his seating that means but also seated with him at the right hand of God the Father which means that we operate out of a place of authority and we are on authority over every situation over everything that is influencing our environment our world our kingdom so to say and because the kingdom of God is in us we need to you know let that kingdom of God this power and authority that is in us to be released into the places that we are going to into the situation so we don't be feel overwhelmed by the situation or the places that we are in because you know Satan is under our feet that is where he is we just work and act from a place of divine authority divine power and we need to we need to speak to those situations because we have that kingdom authority and power and we need to see the kingdom authority and power being released and changing our situation and changing our environment and we need to live you know this way we need to live conscious of this kingdom that is within us because the kingdom of God is righteousness peace and joy that is within us we learned all of this just kind of reiterating what we have learned so the kingdom of God is about righteousness and peace and joy and that kingdom is within us the power and authority of the kingdom is within us you know the prevailing forces of the kingdom of God is within us and wherever we go this kingdom of God has been carried has been taken and so we see that you know we have an opportunity for the advancement of the kingdom of God wherever we go there is an opportunity also for the manifestation of the kingdom's authority and dominion into every situation that we enter in but there is one thing that we need to understand about the kingdom of God you know there is a dichotomy or there is a paradox there are two opposites Jesus said we learned about this you know unless you are like a little child you cannot enter the kingdom of God so there is this whole dimension of of experiencing God's kingdom which requires childlikeness a childlike attitude where it is totally abandoning ourselves into the hands of God totally just trusting him totally just believing him totally just having our faith in him you know but there is another aspect of the kingdom of God that we need to understand which is a total opposite of you know of what it requires to be childlike there are sometimes when God expects us to be childlike but there are sometimes in some areas of our life where he wants us to be in in a different way and it says Matthew chapter 11 verse 12 and from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffers violence and the violence take it by force the kingdom of heaven suffers violence but he says the violence take it by force or we lead in Luke chapter 16 verse 16 where says the law on the prophets where Andrew John since that time the kingdom of God has been preached and everyone is pressing into it so there are areas in our life where God expects us to be childlike we don't understand we just you know abandon ourselves what God is saying total obedience total submission you know we just put our faith and trust in God and he wants us to be childlike in some areas but there are some areas in our life where God at times God wants us to be militant in the spirit he expects us to be aggressive he expects us to be violent in the spirit and unless he says we are violent in the spirit we cannot enter into the kingdom of God and he says the kingdom of heaven suffers violence and the violence take it by force and this is something we really need to understand that being childlike is easy just trusting God abandoning ourselves to God is easy but there are certain areas of our life when he calls us to be a warrior like in our spirit where he says we need to take the kingdom by force we need to be forceful we need to press him into the things of the kingdom now he would ask this question why do I need to press him is God holding back some things that I need to press him and take hold of him or twist his arm it's not God that is holding back anything from us because Jesus said in Luke chapter 12 was 32 do not fear little flock for it's your father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom so what is the father's good pleasure the father's good pleasure is to give us the kingdom so it is his good pleasure to give us the kingdom he wants to give us the kingdom he wants us to have righteousness peace and joy which is the characteristics of his kingdom God wants to give you what is in his kingdom and it is his good pleasure to give you that kingdom this is good pleasure to give us the kingdom of God and so it's not God saying that I am holding it back and we need to regular twist his arm to get it out from him but what is holding back what is holding us back and why should we be violent and aggressive and militant like and warrior like in our spirit because we face two great enemies now one enemy we all know is Satan his forces the principalities of darkness that hold back what God has intended what God has purpose what God has designed for us to have you know Satan holds it back and we need to fight and we need to take back what is rightfully us and we know that God has prepared us for this he has prepared us to be militant in our spirit he is forceful he has prepared us how to subdue the enemy how do we know that he has given us the weapons for warfare he has given us everything that we need for life and godliness chapter 6 which talks about our spiritual armor that we need to put on so you know why would God give us the spiritual armor if we are not going to be fighting spiritually if we are just going to be receiving everything because of what he has done on the cross yes he has done everything on the cross he has done everything the blessings are ours but we have two enemies and the first one is Satan you know who holds back what God has intended designed and purpose for us and at such times when we know that you know it is us healing is us peace is us there should be no strife in our home our children should should be saved they should be growing and walking in righteousness they should love the Lord our marriages should be stable and should be filled with the love of God when things are not going right we should be people not living in poverty but we should be living we should be head and not the tail we are blessed of the Lord so when we don't see this happening in our world in the areas of our life then we know that it is not God that is holding it back from us we need to know that this is what God has already given to me on the cross it's rightfully mine because he tells the woman the sign of the Christian woman he says when she says please heal my daughter he says this is this is not your right so healing is our birth right he is saying it's the right of the Jews and it's not the right of the Gentiles but when Jesus the cross healing is our birth right that means it's our right we are born into kingdom of God and we need to inherit it it's just us but when we don't see it happening in our lives we just don't give up and say okay it's something that is there in my body I can't do anything about it this is what the doctors say I just live with it for the rest of my life maybe I have to die with it no we don't live like that because this is not what God has intended and purpose and design for us we need to fight and take back what is rightfully us and the other enemy is very closer to home it's right beneath our skin it's our flesh so sometimes to experience the kingdom of God and to receive what was in the kingdom of God and to receive what God has said and what we need to inherit we need to fight these two enemies the enemy is Satan, his forces, the principalities powers, darkness, the curses that he puts on us and also we need to fight our flesh our flesh will be happy to take us to hell but we need to fight and we need to crucify it and crucify the ungodly desires and we need to question to take what God says is us we need to crucify and also crucify the flesh and its desires so we need to be ready to be forceful so get ready to be forceful if you're not already being forceful if you're not being pressing in Satan has invaded your life and made your lives in some areas a misery a pain, you're just living with it it's like a bondage, it's like a struggle get ready to be forceful get ready to press in, get ready to even fast and pray the prayers that need to be prayed to pray true to get back what God has intended for you, designed for you and what is rightfully yours and we need to be willing to stand as we ought to stand in faith and say God I'm willing to do what it takes to press in to see the kingdom blessings come upon my life and to inherit God what you said I would inherit to take what you have purchased on the cross with your precious blood which you gave your very life I'm just willing to press in to forcefully at times take what is mine what is my birthright what you have purchased on the cross for me anytime we give up in our fight or we refuse to fight we have already lost the battle by default some areas of our life we have given up the Satan has taken hold whether it's our marriage we've given up on our children we've given up on our job we've given up on our parents our relationships with people we've given up on certain health issues that we are facing you know God is reminding us and telling us today don't give up get back into the battle ground I've given you every weapon that you need put on the armor of God and stand and fight because you don't stand from a point of defeat but you're already standing from a point of victory so if you've already lost the battle if you refuse to fight by default you've already lost the battle sometimes when we face problems you know we do give up and we say you know this is an area where I can't experience the kingdom of God in my life or see God's blessing come through or maybe you say this is my lord this is my faith and I can't experience the kingdom of God in my life but you know God has given you and me this kingdom mandate and what is the kingdom to pray and see his kingdom come his will be done on earth at his in heaven so we need to fight to see his kingdom being expressed in our life maybe it's in your marriage maybe it's in your career in your business, in your job you know in your spiritual walk with God or it's with children, parents you need to say God I know you've called me into a successful match you know but you know I'm seeing there's strife, there's this unity there's no compatibility there's no understanding there's constant bickering and fighting and you know you're saying God this is not how you intended my marriage to be you know or if your home is a place where there is no peace, there's strife, there's hatred there's this unity you know you can't see eye to eye with people you can't agree with people you know there's basically brokenness and there's poverty and you know there's every kind of you know unrighteousness and unholiness in your place and you don't you know home you don't accept it but you say you know God this is not what you have called or you focused or designed my home to be like and so because you've not designed it to be like I am just standing I'm just going to fight I'm going to see your kingdom come will be done on earth your home in my marriage or if you see your children you know going away from the ways they're not obedient to the things of the Lord they don't love the Lord then you just speak the God's kingdom as this in heaven will come into their lives his will will be done in their life you just declare that you know your home will be your home where there's righteousness, peace and joy and likewise you can you know pray for your job your business and you're saying you know God and all of these areas you know everything has been betel for me I don't see blessings I don't see prosperity I see failure I see rejection I see hopelessness and disappointment and don't accept it as they are but you can say God this is not how you intended it to be you intended it you intended for me to live in righteousness, peace, joy to be the head and not the tail for my cup to overflow you know for you know for my life to be a peaceful one my marriage to be a place of bonding of understanding of your love being manifested of your goodness being manifested in my home in my provisions favor of God in my job in my career in my business you know supernatural blessings and you know and if you're seeing everything you know we tell you need to speak because you carry the kingdom of God you carry the kingdom of authority and power and you have the power to influence your situations your marriage, your family, your children by decree and speaking the prayer the kingdom mandate that God has asked us to pray and also to declare his words over your situations so the question is no will you fight or will you just walk away or accept things as it is if you walk away and accepting just as it is you know you have already lost it it's not that God has designed your marriage, your health, your children your business your job to be in that situation but you know there are things in the kingdom that we need to fight we need to take things forcefully we need to fight, step in and take what is ours because the kingdom of heaven suffers violence and the violence take it by force so sometimes you know we say how long to fight how long should this you know I've been standing for so long I've just been fighting I'm tired I just want to give up there seems no ray of light there seems no hope but Paul says in Ephesians chapter 6 he says put on the full armor of God and you have done everything you know stand you know when you have done everything he says stand keep standing keep fighting you know there are some battles that we need to keep standing we need to keep fighting we need to do everything and you know but one thing is sure even as we keep standing we keep fighting against the enemy whether it's Satan, his forces, his curses his plans, his schemes or whether it's things of the flesh you know when we overcome it when we crucify the things of the flesh you know we will win because the victory is already ours okay so there's a remnant of God's kingdom that God requires us to be warrior like in the spirit he requires you and me to keep on fighting he requires you and me you know having done all to stand continue standing keep standing keep declaring God's word decree God's word you know keep putting on that armor and you know God has given you the weapons you need to use use those weapons keep standing keep fighting the victory this will ultimately be yours will be ultimately ours so there's a kingdom mandate on our life so if you want to see the kingdom of God in our lives in these areas we need to press it so even as we perceive the kingdom of God there are few things we need to pursue to fulfill this mandate the first thing is in everything you know we need to be in subjection to the king so even as we're pursuing this kingdom of God we need to do some things to fulfill this mandate so the first thing is in everything we submit to the king so the first step is in fulfilling our kingdom mandate is everything in our lives be in submission to the king of this kingdom where we say God everything in my life is about you and your kingdom you know it's also when God's kingdom becomes that great pearl of great prize in our lives when it when the kingdom of God becomes that treasure in that field nothing less you know the king and the kingdom so consumes us that you and I say God I'm willing to give up everything to pursue your kingdom they're saying God for me your kingdom is that treasure in that field and that pearl of great worth and I'm willing to leave everything aside every sin everything of the flesh every desire of the flesh every evil desire of the flesh and I'm willing to give up everything God and just go behind you know just you know pursuing your kingdom pursuing the king so everything in our life should you know now be focused should now be centered on the king and his kingdom and everything must be in subjection to the king now Jesus said in Matthew chapter 6 verse 33 see keep first the kingdom of God and his righteousness and all of these things shall be added to you so he says see keep first the kingdom and his righteousness so we should be saying God and everything in my life is about that kingdom I'm consumed by your kingdom and it is a treasure in that field that pearl of great worth in my life and everything my life is going to be about that kingdom is telling God the reason that I live is not to see myself you know just climbing up the ladder of success being a famous person earning a lot of money living in luxury but the reason I live it to see is to see your kingdom come the reason I live the reason I work the reason I'm getting married the reason that we're having children the reason that I'm studying in a Bible college or the reason that I'm doing business whatever we are doing we are saying God the reason why we're doing it is to see your kingdom come and it will be done on earth as it is in heaven that's when you know when we pray like this when we think like this and when we declare this and we desire this you know that's when we begin we begin fulfilling the kingdom mandate that's when you know the kingdom of God has become like that pearl of great worth that field that has that treasure it will become like that for us so because we're saying God you know I want everything in my life to have meaning for the kingdom I want to live for the extension of the kingdom I want to live for the sake of the kingdom of God so when we study when you're studying you're saying God you know I want to position myself in that place but I can do something for the kingdom when you are pursuing a career you're saying God this career is so that I can position myself in a place that I can see your kingdom come when you are in a job you can say God this is the place that I position myself that you know I can do something for your kingdom if you're taking wherever you're living or you're building a house you're moving to a new apartment or you're moving to another place or you're moving to another job you're saying God you know I'm moving here to position myself in that place so that I can do something for your kingdom you know the job that I'm doing I wanted to make a difference for the kingdom even my marriage God I'm positioning myself that you know we together can do something for your kingdom everything about your life is about the kingdom and we must also welcome the king's domain into every area of our lives and allow it to touch our everyday living okay I'll stop here because it's time up I have to go for another class and so do all of you anyone has any questions any questions okay so if you have no questions then please lift the kingdom that God has called you see the kingdom mandate being influenced into your life and your situations and changing your world because that is what God paid the price for us to live for and that is how he wants us to live okay thank you everyone have a blessed day and a week ahead I'll see you next week God bless you all bye bye