 Okay. Welcome everyone and good to have you all back after a long break. I hope the break was refreshing. I hope you had some time to at least go through some of the subjects that you were taught in the last semester and I hope you had a good learning experience the last semester and looking forward for a blessed learning experience the semester as well. Before we begin, we'll just pause for a word of prayer. Let's pray. Father, we thank you for this new day. We thank you for the gift of life, God. We thank you for good health and strength. We thank you for another day when we can experience your goodness, your faithfulness, your grace, your compassion. We can experience your presence, your miraculous works among us, your deeds, God. In our midst, Father, we thank you that we worship you, God, because you are king. You alone are God. There is none beside you. There's no one who's greater, who's almighty, who's all powerful than you are, God. And we thank you that even though you are omnipotent, omnipresent, omniscient, the sovereign one, the almighty one, yet, God, you choose to relate to us. You choose to God speak to us. You choose to fellowship with us. You choose to be our friend, God, and we thank you for such a loving God we have, such a loving Father we have. We thank you, God, that we are part of your kingdom, God, and even as we are part of your kingdom, we thank you that we can enjoy all of the privilege and the benefits of being part of your kingdom, of being heirs of your kingdom, of being sons and daughters of your kingdom, God. We thank you for this privilege and we also thank you for the responsibility that you have given to us, the mandate you've given to us, God, to build your kingdom, to extend your kingdom, to make known your kingdom to the furthest parts of this world, that people will enjoy your kingdom reign, your kingdom rule, your kingdom presence, your kingdom domain, God. They can enjoy who, all of who you are, enjoy all of what you do, Father, even as they are part of your kingdom. And God, we thank you that we can learn about your kingdom, God, and even as we learn, we pray that whatever we learn will become a reality in our life, will hold a deep significance, a deep meaning in our life, God, and we will operate out of a kingdom mindset. We will operate out of a kingdom perspective, God. We will operate out of that kingdom mandate, and we would always be mindful of who we are, of what we are called to, and where we belong to God. And we would go forth with the power and the authority that you've given to us, as heirs of your kingdom, Father God. And we pray that even as we study about your kingdom, about you as king, about your rule and your domain here on earth, we pray that you would give us the insights, the wisdom, the understanding, and God, but we will just flow and move powerfully in what you have called and purposed us to do, Father God. We just bless each and every student in our Bible college, everyone was attending different classes, we just bless them. We pray for your grace upon each one of them. We pray for your wisdom upon them. We pray for each and every faculty, God, we pray that even as we teach and we prepare that you will reveal to us deeper truths from your word and that we will be able to teach it in a way that students can understand and the ways that they can be enriched and build up in their faith, in their walk with you, Father God. We just commit this entire day, this class into your hands. We bless each and every student who is joined in today. For those who are not yet joined, we pray that they will be able to join. We pray that you keep all of us in good health and strength so that we can finish this semester well, God. We pray that you would give us a good internet connectivity so that we'll be able to listen without any hindrance. God, we pray that above all that we would be blessed and that our walk with you will be edified and enriched and that we will grow closer to knowing you in a deeper and a more profound way, Father. We thank you for hearing our prayer in Jesus' name, we pray. Amen. Okay, for those who joined in while we're praying, welcome. Good to see all of you, Aradhana and Georgia, Isaac, Lama, Lubega. Yeah, welcome all of you. And though I can't see your faces, I can just see Siddiq Kenu, he's on the screen. And for those of you who may know, do not know that Jeffina is here attending in-person classes. So she's right here in front of me. So it's good to have, to see one student while you're teaching, it just motivates us as a teacher. Okay, so in this course, we are going to be studying about, what are we going to be studying about? I asked the question. What are we going to be studying about in this course? The kingdom of God and kingdom building. Okay, thank you, John Paul, kingdom of God and kingdom building. So welcome to BC 215, the kingdom of God and kingdom builders course. So even as you've joined this course, you know, what are you anticipating to learn? Or what is in your mind that, okay, this is what I'm going to be learning about. This is the knowledge I'm going to receive. Are you excited about this course in the first place? There are some courses that are just listed out. And sometimes we think, why should we study about the kingdom of God? And why should we study about kingdom building? You know, there are many other subjects that we can study about. So what is going through in your minds? Would you like to just share? If there's nothing running in your mind, you can just say there's absolutely nothing. I've just come empty just to receive. That's totally fine. Can unmute your mind. Yeah, I just think the kingdom of God, I think Jesus, while he prayed, he said, as it is in heaven, let it happen down here. So I think it could be one of that, like how we should live like Jesus, so that we can be, I mean, not just on heaven, but down here on this earth, we can live like the kingdom of God. And what are the things that we need to do so that we can build his kingdom, the ways that we need to follow? I think it could be that, but I hope Yes, it's your right. It is, you know, learning to, I mean, as Jesus taught us, spread that your kingdom come, that you will be done on earth as it is in heaven. So that is what we'll be learning about the kingdom of God and how to build God's kingdom here on earth. Yes, I'm empty. I came to receive. Okay. That's good. I think Lubega had his hand up. Yes, go ahead. Yes, man in the beginning was depending on God, but through the advice of Satan, man declared his independence from God. So when we start about the kingdom of God, just as Adam got us from Eden, Jesus Christ came here to take us back into Eden. So I do think that when he was here Christ and the apostles were preaching about the kingdom of God. And so I think the major reason we are going to study this is to continue preaching the gospel of Christ, telling people not to be independent of God, but to be dependent on God as far as his kingdom is concerned. Thank you, Pastor. Thank you, Lubega. That was a good theological dimension that you brought about, about how God initiated the kingdom, but how it was lost when Adam and he fell. They became slaves of Satan. They handed over the authority and power that God had given to them and how Jesus Christ came to restore God's original intent, his purpose, his plan of building his kingdom here on earth. Yes. Thank you. Anyone else? Okay. When you think about kingdom of God or kingdom builders, what comes to your mind? You can just share some of your thoughts. When you think about kingdom of God and you think of kingdom building, what are the thoughts that comes to your mind? It does not need to be theological or biblical. You can just share, you know. Okay. Thank you, Shubhashis. Welcome to class and thank you. Sharing the good news. Yes. As simple as that. Heaven is his throne. Earth is his footstool. Okay. Thank you, Siddiqui. Anyone else? The kingdom of God is within us. Excellent. Thank you. Yes. That's another theological dimension to the whole thing, aspect of the kingdom of God. The kingdom of God is within us. Yes. Reaching the gospel, saving souls, healing the sick. Yes. The kingdom of God is all about preaching the good news, teaching, saving souls, ushering them into the kingdom, bringing about letting them experience, you know, the presence of the king in the kingdom and all that he does. Okay. Paul says it's winning souls to Christ. Yes. Anyone else? I think, certainly, I think of the builders. Like we all are called to be a builder, like by having Christ as our cornerstone. And there's also like, we should have a solid foundation and we need to have our house in the solid foundation. And in the Old Testament, they rebuilt the wall of the wall that fell. So I think we all are called to be builders down here on this earth. So yeah, I just remember that. Thank you, Jeffina. Yes. We just don't belong to the kingdom, which is a privilege. And another privilege is the kingdom of God is within us. But it's also a responsibility. We are called to build the kingdom of God. Like some of you some of you said that we have to share the good news, preach, teach, baptize, heal the sick, you know, usher people into the kingdom of God. Yes. Thank you. So building the kingdom of God is another aspect of the whole, you know, when we think about the kingdom of God, it's not just a privilege of being there in his kingdom, enjoying his kingdom benefits, having the kingdom of God within us, but also building. Yes. Anyone else would like to share? Okay. So in this course, we'll be looking at two APC publications. One is the kingdom of God. So this is the book, the kingdom of God, it's available on the APC website. So you can go to www.apcwo.org and you can go to the publications, English books and you'll find the kingdom of God and you can, you know, use that. But I've also put it in, you know, shared it with you. You can find it on the page under course materials. I hope you receive that. It's on the stream page, course material, which I posted on the 30th of July. I hope you'll receive that. Yes. Yes, I receive it. Okay. I receive it. Okay, great. So you can open to the kingdom of God. We'll be looking at the kingdom of God first. We'll be following that book first. So all of you are able to open it, the PDF copy. Yes. Okay. So the kingdom of God is a major theme throughout the Bible. Okay. And we see that Jesus began his earthly ministry by proclaiming the arrival of the kingdom of heaven. He ushered in the kingdom of heaven. He proclaimed that the kingdom of heaven is here, is at hand. And we also see that during his last days on the earth here, and just before he ascended back into heaven, he continued teaching about the kingdom of God. And we see that the early church continued, the apostles continued to teach about the kingdom of God. Whatever they taught, they preached, they did it out of a kingdom perspective. So we too are called to preach the gospel of the kingdom of God in all the world before the king comes the second time. So can somebody please turn to Matthew chapter 24 verse 14 please. Matthew chapter 24 verse 14. And can one of you please read that? Anyone like to read Matthew 24 14? Matthew 24 14. And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations. And then the end will come. Okay, thank you. So we are called to preach about the gospel of the kingdom of God. We are asked to preach it in all the world. And we are also called to fulfill the mandate that Jesus gave us with Jeffina shared. When Jesus taught us to pray, he taught us saying, thy kingdom come that will be done on earth as it is in heaven. So that is a kingdom mandate that we have. And we are all called to fulfill the kingdom mandate. Why are we called to fulfill the kingdom mandate is because we are part of the kingdom of God. You know, all of you here are believers. And as believers, you know, you are part of the kingdom of God, your sons and daughters of the kingdom of God. And each one of us as part of the kingdom of God are called to fulfill that mandate. And what is that mandate? Thy kingdom come that will be done on earth as it is in heaven, which means the mandate is that we need to usher in the kingdom of God, wherever God has placed us, you know, in whichever field, whichever place, whichever country he's placed us, each one of us are called to usher in the kingdom of heaven here on earth. And like Zillatoli said, we need to understand, we need to know this fact, this truth that the kingdom of God is within us. Yes, the kingdom of God is a domain. We look at it in a little bit where we see God's kingdom presence, reign, rule, activity on the earth, but also the kingdom of God is within us, which means we need to recognize that we are sons and daughters of the kingdom. That is our calling, that is our position, that is our inheritance, that we are sons and daughters of God. And this, you know, this truth is something that we need to come to terms with or we need to take a hold of and something that we need to keep reiterating in our minds or in our lives that we are sons and daughters of the kingdom. Why is this truth so important? Can anyone throw some light on? Why is it important for us to know this truth that, you know, that we are sons and daughters of the kingdom? Why is it important for you to know that you are a son or you are a daughter of, in the kingdom of God? Yes, Lubega? I think to best kind of stand right when we are fighting our greatest enemy. Okay, it's important when we are fighting our battles to know our position, to know authority, to know what God has given to us and where we stand. We stand at point of victory. We don't stand at a point of defeat. We don't have to be traumatized, terrorized by our enemy. And we know that the battle is already won. We just have to claim it in the natural. So we fight with that perspective. Okay. Why else is it important for us to know that we are sons and daughters of the kingdom? I believe knowing that we are sons and daughters of the kingdom helps us to see life in a different perspective. Like, we are different and we are distinct at one, like, we don't follow the pattern of the world. We will be different just like how the Israelites were always different from the Egyptians. When there was darkness in the Egyptians, there was light in the Israelites place. So I think that makes us have a deep faith in him and that gives a great confidence to face life. Yes, that's so important that, you know, we see everything from a kingdom perspective, you know, not just if you're a pastor or you're working in a church, even if you're working in a secular job or you're doing some secular studies or, you know, the place where we are living, whatever we are doing, we see our job, our careers, our vocations, what God has called us to do. We see everything from our kingdom perspective. We see marriage from a kingdom perspective. We see parenting from a kingdom perspective. We look at life from a kingdom perspective, which is very different from the way the world sees things, from the way the world operates, from the way the world does things, you know, we operate in a totally different aspect, from a totally different perspective, which is a much higher, greater perspective. And so it's so important for us to keep in mind who we are, who is our king, which kingdom we belong to, because when we look at everything from a kingdom perspective, things have a total different meaning. It has a total transformation in the way we see things, the way we do things. There's hope. There is hope that we have a future reward, a better place that we will be in, that all our, you know, our momentary difficulty struggles will pass away. And what we are really doing is something which is, has an eternal perspective, which is something far greater than what the world is running after or looking into. So everything when we see that we are sons and daughters, we look at everything from a very kingdom perspective, from a kingdom mindset mindset, and that really, you know, gives us a total transformation in the way we see and do things, the way we do life as well. And that can be so enriching and so encouraging. And life will be, you know, very exciting for us. Okay. And so in this study, we will be learning how to operate out of the kingdom of God perspective, where everything we do, we say, we think is an extension of the king's domain or reign or rule here on this earth, and also realizing the fact that, you know, I'm not just a son and a daughter of God's kingdom to enjoy the privileges and the blessings, but I'm here on earth with a specific purpose. And then the specific purpose, whatever I'm doing, you know, whether it's cooking or cleaning or whether it's meeting a friend or whether it's working in a secular field or working at church or doing ministry, through me God's rule, his kingdom is being released in and through me. And we'll also learn how to fulfill the kingdom mandate that is on our life. And what is the kingdom mandate? What is the kingdom mandate? We need to assure in the kingdom of God, no matter where we are placed, that is the mandate. Okay. Thank you. The great commission. The great commission. Okay. Make disciples. Make disciples. Thank you, Rosalind. The kingdom mandate is basically all of what you said is to see his kingdom come and God's will be done in and through your life right where you are or right where God has placed you. Okay. So that is just a small introduction to this course. We look at chapter one now so you can turn to chapter one, which is on page number five, the first chapter, a kingdom planned. Okay. So just like I said in the beginning that the kingdom of God is a major theme throughout the Bible. There are about 150 verses in the New Testament that talks about the kingdom of God. And there are the same number of verses, 150 verses, also talking about who we are in Christ. So you can see that the kingdom of God is an important theme, is something very important that we need to study, get a hold of and understanding a good perspective of because it's a major theme in the New Testament or in the Bible. So there are 150 verses in the New Testament that talks about the kingdom of God and the kingdom of heaven. So when you think about the kingdom, what comes to your mind? When you think about the kingdom, what comes to your mind? I mean you've seen movies about kings, kingdoms, movies that have been produced on different kings and the wars. So when you think about a kingdom, what comes to your mind? I think every kingdom has a king. Yes. They have certain rules. Every kingdom has different rules and patterns. That's what I think. Yes. Thank you, Jeffina. A kingdom has to have a king that's very important. And every each and every kingdom have their own rules, their laws. Siddiqenu says a king and his dynasty. He is ruling over his people with justice. Okay. So the king rules. What else? Yes, Lupega. I think unlike African kingdoms where we have subjects and subordinates, the kingdom of heaven has a king and children and sons and daughters. It only has that. There are no subjects. There are no people who are going to. I think like that. That's what I can say. Very good. Thank you so much. Yes, it's so true. I mean if you look at earthly kings, you know, we have a king who's almighty, all powerful, who's, you know, showered or lavished with the best of everything. And then we have people who are just the subjects. And then we have some of them as slaves. And these subjects and slaves are basically serving the king. But if you look at the kingdom of God, we have this great, almighty, all powerful God. But he does not treat us as slaves. He does not treat us as his subjects. But he treats us as his sons and daughters. He treats us as hairs. We are hairs of God and we are co hairs, you know, with Jesus Christ. And, you know, we are given the authority of the king here on earth, you know, and we are given his fool, his domain, his government to be established here. So he's given us his authority and power, which is unlike any of the kings, you know, would have done before. None of the kings would actually share their kingship or their, you know, the authority with anyone because of the whole fear that, you know, somebody else will take their throne. But the king of the kingdom of God and the kingdom of heaven is not insecure, you know, even though he has given us the free will to choose, yet we know that he's sovereign. And his sovereignty will not be hindered in any way, will not diminish his sovereignty because he's given us the gift, the volition to, you know, choose to do what we want to do. He's given us the willpower to choose. But yet we know that he is sovereign and we know that he's, you know, he doesn't feel insecure by giving us his authority or his power. So that is such a different perspective and dimension of the kingdom of God, which we belong to compared to the earthly kingdom. So the word kingdom basically means or refers to the king's domain, which is the king's rule, reign, his government, the realm of his kingdom. And it refers to the realm of his kingdom, or the geographical area of where the king rules, where he reigns, where he has his sovereignty, establishes his sovereignty, his rule and his authority. So it's basically the king's domain, which means a domain where the king rules, reigns, has his government. Also, it is a realm of influence where he establishes his authority and his government. Now, if you look at the New Testament, we see two phrases, the kingdom of God and the kingdom of heaven. Have you noticed that? Yes, no? Have you noticed the phrases, the kingdom of God, the kingdom of heaven when you've been reading the Gospels or reading the New Testament? Yes? Okay, so is the kingdom of God and the kingdom of heaven two different phrases, different terms? If they are different, what is the meaning of kingdom of God and what's the meaning of kingdom of heaven? I think it refers to the same past. Okay, thank you, John. You think both of the phrases have the similar meaning, okay? Zillatoli says they're used interchangeably, yes? I think they both are different. I think heaven is already a built one, it's something that's stable. And kingdom of God is like we live in earth and we need to build it. So I think they are different. We need to build it with God, like a heaven down here on this earth, as he said it this way. Okay, that's a good way of thinking, good thought. But just like John Paul and Zillatoli said, yes, you know, actually the kingdom of God and the kingdom of heaven mean the same thing and they're used interchangeably. So basically the kingdom of God is referring to whose kingdom it is. So whose kingdom it is? Whose kingdom is it? God's kingdom. Yes, it's God's kingdom. Thank you. And the kingdom of heaven is in reference to where this kingdom is from. So where is the kingdom from? Heaven. Okay, thank you. So we see that these two phrases or terms are used interchangeably. They have the same meaning. The kingdom of God is referring to whose kingdom it is that is God's kingdom and the kingdom of heaven is basically talking where this kingdom is from. It is from, it originates from heaven or it's a spiritual, it has a spiritual dimension, it is a spiritual rem. Okay, so both of them refer to the same thing, which is the rule, the reign, the rem, the government of God in the hearts and lives of people. So we're not just talking about it's to be something in a geographical area, but we're also saying that the kingdom of God is the rule, the reign, the rem, the government of God in the hearts and lives of people. Okay, so let's look at an important verse which we can draw some things out of this verse from Matthew chapter 25 verse 34. Actually Jesus here in the chapter in Matthew chapter 25, he's giving us a picture of the end of days and he's talking about the sheep and the goats and he's saying that in the last days, in the end days, you know, the sheep and the goats will be separated. So we'll see what will happen and let's read from Matthew chapter 25 verse 34. So can somebody read that please? You can read it from your Bible. So it's there also in the notes in the PDF. Then shall the king say unto them, on his right hand, come, ye blessed of my father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. Thank you Rosalind. So this is a very important verse which we can draw some good insights about the kingdom of God. Here it says, you know, these words inherit kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. Now this phrase before the foundation of the world appears 10 times in the New Testament. It appears only 10 times in the New Testament and one of the places is mentioned here in this verse in Matthew chapter 25 verse 34 with reference to the kingdom of God, which is something that is very important that we need to look at. So here we see that the kingdom of God is something that, you know, God did not plan in retrospect, but is something that he had in his mind even before the foundations of the world, even before creation, even before time began from all eternity. You know, the kingdom of God was in the heart of God, was in the mind of God, was in the, God's intent. And at a particular time in history, you know, we see that he brings about his original plan, his intent, the purpose of his heart, which is to establish the kingdom. So the kingdom of God is not something that God thought, you know, okay, when Abraham came on the scene or when King David came on the scene, it's not just something that God said, okay, let me, you know, bring about my own kingdom. But it's something that he had in his heart and his mind. It was the intent, the purpose of God from even before the very foundations of the earth, even before time began, before all eternity, even before creation. So one of the reasons why God created the world was to, you know, fulfill his original intent, his purpose. And what was that intent, that purpose, one of that was to have a kingdom, to bring about his kingdom here on earth. And so it was, it's God's intent, his original plan, and which he brings, which he had even before the foundations of the world, and which he brought about in history when time began, he initiated his kingdom here on earth. But we see that this was, this phrase, sorry, from the foundations of the world, actually talks about the purpose that God, the eternal purpose that God had in his mind about his kingdom. Now, just like I said, when we think about the kingdom, we think about the king, we think about subjects, we think about slaves, but we see that it was not God's intent, you know, to have a kingdom here on earth with subjects and slaves. But here we see the phrase that, you know, come you, blessed of my father, inherit the kingdom of God. Okay. So when God originally planned about bringing about the kingdom, his kingdom here on earth, his intent was, you know, to bring about the heirs, you know, sons and daughters who will inherit his kingdom. And he did not think about having a people, he did not create people who would be slaves or subjects to do what he wants them to do. But his original plan, his intent was that his sons and daughters would actually inherit his kingdom, and would be heirs of his kingdom. And this is so important for us to know as children who belong to the kingdom of God, as people who are called to be kingdom builders, that, you know, we are not slaves and we don't live with that slave mentality. It's so important because sometimes, you know, we operate out of a very slave-like perspective, a very meager kind of a mindset, a very fallen state, we operate out of a fallen mindset that, you know, I'm nobody. I can't do this. You know, I'm good for, I'm not good at this. I'm good for nothing. You know, I can't do this. This is not what, you know, I can fulfill. But we need to know about, you know, how God thinks about us. It's so important for us to know who we are in Christ, what God thinks about us, what he has called us to, what was his original plan, intent and purpose. And it's important for us to align ourselves to his plan and purpose, his intent. Because when we do, you know, we operate out of that perspective, we flow out of that. And then we flow in authority, we flow in the power of God, and we will see ourselves really, you know, bringing about God's Kingdom reign, his presence, his rule, we'll be able to assure it with all authority and power here on. So, so important for us to know that we are sons and daughters of the Kingdom of God and that we are heirs with God, co-heirs with Christ. That is our calling, that is our position and God has given us his Kingdom as an inheritance. And so we need to take hold of this and run with this, even as we continue running our race. So, who is this Kingdom prepared for? It's not prepared for anyone, but it says this Kingdom is prepared for you, which means all those who are born again, when we are born again, we are ushered into the Kingdom of God, we are Kingdom citizens, we belong to the Kingdom of Heaven. And so we see that it was God's original intent, his plan was to have a Kingdom and to, you know, to prepare people who would inherit his Kingdom. Okay? And the last phrase we look at is, you know, that we are heirs, we are people who inherit the Kingdom of God and with joint heirs in this Kingdom, which means that God has given us his authority. Okay? We flow here on the earth with God's authority with his power. And he's not just limited, you know, given us limited access to authority and power, but he has given us all of his authority, he has given us all of his power, which operates to the Holy Spirit who is living in us and his power is not limited in us. You know, we see that Jesus, when he went out from the wilderness, he went in the power of the Spirit, you know, and he was not limited in that power. And when Jesus says we can do greater things than what he has done, which also testifies the fact that he has given us this authority, he has given us this power and nothing can stop us, nothing is limiting us. And he has given us all of what we need to build his Kingdom here on earth as it is in Heaven. Can we say an amen to that to everybody? Amen. Just believe who you are, what is your calling, and what God has given to us. So, you know, we are called to, you know, execute the Kingdom of God here on earth. We're called to usher in the Kingdom of God and to administer his Kingdom here on earth. So when we look at when we read the Bible, we read it from this perspective that, you know, God's original intent and plan was to build his Kingdom here on earth. And even when you read Genesis 1, you know, look at creation from the original intent of what God had purposed and planned. And what was God's original intent and plan was to bring about his Kingdom here on earth. And that is what he intended to do. And that is what he did when he, you know, he created the earth. So we don't just look at creation as something, okay, God created everything so beautifully and so perfectly. And he put man here. But we look at it as God's original purpose, his intent, which he had even before the foundations of the world. And one of that was to bring about his Kingdom that is in heaven here on earth. So we look at Genesis 1 with that perspective. So we look at how God introduced his Kingdom. We read Genesis chapter one, verse 27 and 28. So can somebody read that please Genesis chapter one, 27 and 28. Is that in your PDF? Genesis chapter one, verses 27 and 28. God created man in his own image. In the image of God, he created him. Male and female, he created them, 28. God blessed them and said to them, Be fruitful and increase in numbers. Fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air over every living creature that moves on the ground. Okay. So here we see that, you know, God created a man and woman, okay, and he brings about his original intent, his plan, which is to usher in his Kingdom here. And he gives the Kingdom that he ushered in when he created this world to mankind. And how do we know that these two words, where they subdue and have dominion, okay, subdue and have dominion. So here we see that God wanted to have a Kingdom where his people will reign and rule, where his people will manage and execute his government. And even as he created the world, he was unfolding his plan or initiating his plan of bringing in his Kingdom here on earth. So we see that the Kingdom of God was in the heart of God from the very beginning. And we see that he initiates it and he brings it about even as he, you know, he creates the world, okay. The bell has gone. So we'll take a break here and we'll come back 10 o'clock after the break. Okay. So see you all after the break. Thank you, ma'am.