3 types of kingdom 
  1. 2nd coming of Christ (physical actualisation of kingdom) - kingdom of the future 
  2. Now (you will not hope for the kingdom to come if you don't live in it now)
  3. Expansion 
He said to them: “It is not for you to know the times or dates the Father has set by his own authority. But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” (‭Acts‬ ‭1‬:‭7-8‬ NIV)

Live in the kingdom now = believing mind, exercising for living for the kingdom of god 

nor will people say, ‘Here it is,’ or ‘There it is,’ because the kingdom of God is in your midst.”

But first he must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation. “Just as it was in the days of Noah, so also will it be in the days of the Son of Man. People were eating, drinking, marrying and being given in marriage up to the day Noah entered the ark. Then the flood came and destroyed them all. (‭Luke‬ ‭17‬:‭21, 25-27‬ NIV)

Kingdom coming upon and through us
  1. Heart and mind 
    • Fellowship and living        
  2. Word of god 
    • No kingdom can exist without the king (lord Jesus) - handing the sovereignty of life over to hi and living to seek His will
      • Non believers - born again (regeneration)
      • Believers - not lip service, but seeking and living his will (Ro 2:2, keep testing his pleasing perfect will in your life)
        • Plain truth 
        • Holy Spirit direct us through the truth, seek what is appropriate. Lord has written the laws in your heart and it becomes a god-seeking conscience 
        • What is right in the eyes of man 
  3. Righteousness, peace and joy of HS
    • For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit, (‭Romans‬ ‭14‬:‭17‬ NIV)
    • Righteousness = living the will of God. Every where Jesus went, because he is living the will of God, kingdom is there (broken hearted are comforted, sinners repent) 
      • It is our responsibility to manifest the righteousness of the kingdom of god 
      • In spousal living, it must also progress in the truth 
      • If you do the will of God, you will see the leading of god in ways you can never imagine 
      • It is an intangible benefits you will receive by faith 
      • Let the righteousness you abide to give you the joy and peace of HS
Uncover, unravel through deep prayers
He told them, “The secret of the kingdom of God has been given to you. But to those on the outside everything is said in parables so that, “ ‘they may be ever seeing but never perceiving, and ever hearing but never understanding; otherwise they might turn and be forgiven!’ ” (‭Mark‬ ‭4‬:‭11-12‬ NIV)

“The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field. (‭Matthew‬ ‭13‬:‭44‬ NIV)

  1. Constantly confirm the values of it - because it is an unseen treasure, so it must root in you through confirmation. Don't bear spiritual laziness, because there are processes God wants you to walk through, by walking in His will
  2. Pray the right way in times of trial (mt 6:9-11)
    • There are things that are actualized now 
    • Your name be glorified through my problems 
    • Your needs will only be met when the will of god is done
  3. Live for the kingdom and grow in righteousness, (you will never feel secure if all your conditions are not used for the kingdom) esp in peaceful times  (be all the more be god-reliant)