The Characteristics of a King, Part 2 | Dr. Mike Woods Sr | LIVE REPLAY

Well, praise the Lord everybody, and welcome to our 12 noon Bible study. We are a little late, but we are here, and I'm super excited to share the word of the Lord with you again on today. Listen guys, do me a kind favor, I need you right now to share this, right? I need you to share this with every person you possibly can. I truly believe that God has something to say that's going to be a tremendous blessing to all that will hear, all that will park right here and not scroll and get the gist of what God is saying on today. Listen, please share this. You want to be a blessing. The Bible says we are blessed to be a blessing. And then I'm going to get right into this. I want to share something with you really fast, and then, uh, we're going to get right into the word. But again, we're, we're on our 40 days, praise the name of God, of infallible proof. And I'm super blessed to be able to really, um, be a part of God saying to me, hey, this is what I want you to do. Because at the end of the day, we're living in a day and a time where people really need proof that God is real. And not just in the world. I promise you, there are people in the church that go to church every Sunday or attend live services and read the Bible, even pray even, and really still don't know that God is really real. They believe it by faith, but they haven't had an infallible proof encounter. They go through the hype, they invite big preachers in, they follow popularity. Still don't know God. And the reality is he wants us to know him for real, where we can advance his kingdom in a way that cannot be denied and people can fully embrace the things of God. So let me, um, I want to share one thing with you really quick, and then we're going to jump right into this, right? So look, stay with me, you're gonna be blessed, I promise you. Uh, And again, I need you to share it, guys. I, I really and truly need you to become a part of this and just share it. I want to share just a little of— let's see— this message I taught on a couple of weeks ago. It was called Kicked with Clean Feet, and I was talking about betrayal. And I want you— I want to play a little bit of it because I want you to go back and really watch that message, because a lot of you are not advancing or moving forward simply because you have been betrayed. You're hurt, you're broken. I'm talking to people every day that's got major— I'm talking about major church hurt, okay? And they won't, just won't get it together and do— but listen to this, and I promise you, uh, you're going to be blessed by it, all right? People around you, because the very ones that you let close will be the very ones that leave your feet and go at your throat to destroy you. Because many times betrayal is born out of envy, is born out of jealousy, is born out of the inability to to handle who you are or who you are becoming. And so you have people close that the only reason they're close is they're trying to figure out how to trip you up, how to create your demise, how to take your place. Oh, so you got to be careful. Listen, betrayal usually is never planned. But it's always born out of arrogance and deception that the betrayer has in their heart because they arrogantly believe, one, they can operate in your level of purpose, or two, they're deceived to believe that by betraying you, they're doing something right. And I need you to understand. Wow, okay, so that's so true. And so I, I really again want you guys to go and watch Betrayal. Uh, I promise you it's going to help you, it's going to bless you, because you got to deal with that hurt that has even happened from maybe past relationships, hurt that has happened, my God, from people you have cared about in the church that has caused you to kind of be stagnated and not want to be connected. Listen, you can get past that. Everybody's not like the person that helped you. And listen, forgiveness really is about releasing you to move on. The other person that offended you, I promise you, they, they done already moved on. And you got to make up in your mind that you're going to move on as well. Let's get into this today, y'all. I love y'all, man. Uh, again, we're at 40 days of Infallible Proof, and we're teaching this word. I keep looking at my screen because I want to make sure that we're streaming. Glory to God. So let's just get in. I, I trust we're there. You guys share it. Um, on yesterday, I started talking about the characteristics of a king, and I gave you the first 7 characteristics of a king. Please go back and watch it, right? Because I promise you Uh, you need this for where we're going. Uh, over the next 40 days, we're going to look at intentionally, just like Jesus in Acts 1 and 3, the Bible says that after his passion, he showed himself alive with infallible proof, teaching the things that pertain to the kingdom. I honestly believe as we daily teach the things that pertain to the kingdom something significant— hear me— is going to happen for you. Please like, share, and comment on this, guys. I need you to do it. Something significant is going to happen for you that's going to produce infallible proof in your life. One, that God is real, and two, it's going to show others the realness of God that is found in your walk. But it starts right here with understanding who we serve and who the real king of the kingdom is and how he operates. Again, Jesus, in those 40 days, he taught the things that pertained to the kingdom. And so we cannot understand the kingdom if we don't understand the king. There could be no kingdom without a king. Everything that happens that is released inside of a kingdom is released— come on, y'all— because the king is alive, or because the king sits on the throne. I need you to type this in the comments. Say, Jesus is king. And we established that in the last teaching, and we're going to continue to establish that. So I gave you 1 through 7 characteristics of King Jesus and any king, really. And we're going to continue to unpack this. All right, so let's look at number 8. The 8th characteristic of a king— hallelujah— is a king— watch this— chooses who will be a citizen. So, oh my God, this ought to make you feel very special. So that means you just don't show up in the kingdom Oh my God. And not be— glory to God. Hallelujah. Chosen by the king to be a citizen. So let me give you an example. In England, which is a kingdom in the East where there are still monarchs and kings that rule in England, when you are born, you are not automatically a citizen because you were born in London or Paris. No, you are a human that's occupying space until the king— hear me— decides he wants you to be a citizen. Right. So I actually have a friend who is in their 40s. Hear me. And just got granted citizenship. The reason being is because the king monitors the progress of every person that applies for citizenship. Because you have to share in the resources of the kingdom. Because the king's going to make sure you eat, he's going to make sure you have housing, he's going to make sure you have what you need, but you have to meet the criteria. Now watch this, in the kingdom of God, you got to understand, the Bible says— oh my God, let me just read it. It says, you did not choose me. This is Jesus talking, the king. He says, but I chose you. You. Oh my goodness. And appointed you to go and bear fruit, fruit that will last. Then my Father will give you whatever you ask in my name. Oh boy. This is my command: love one another. If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first— hated the King first. If you belong to the world, it will love you as its own. As it is, you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world. That is why the world hates you. Now let's unpack this. You did not choose me, the king says. I chose you. So the king chooses the citizens. I'll say it again. The king chooses the citizens. Ha! Oh my God. Oh my God. The king chooses the citizens. Oshkatai, briska. I dare you, touch yourself and say, I'm chosen by the king. Type it in the comments. I am chosen by the king. Oh my God, I want you to grab this. You're really and truly chosen by King Jesus. He said, you have not chose me. And if you're in the kingdom of God, if you're in the church, if you're born again, I got good news. You have been chosen by the King for real. You've been elected, selected, and protected to live a purposeful— oh my God— life that is filled with destiny, that is filled with supernatural potential to do something, glory to God, that one, nobody else can do, but two, that you can only do except the King empower or activate your potential to get it done. Oh my God, I need you to touch yourself and say, Lord, activate my potential to get this done. Can I? I don't know who I'm talking to today, but somebody live or by replay, you have not recognized what you've been chosen for. But the King, glory to God, he has chosen you. Shabande, sute de de benkia, posse baka, and I test you to remind And I command now your God-given potential to come alive. Glory be to God. I command— I command your purpose to arise and that thing that the King has placed in you, I command it to come alive now. And I command you to go forth. Hallelujah. Oh, glory to God. In the name of Jesus. Thank you, Lord. Thank you. Yes, God, today we bless you. Yes, God, we give you praise, God. We give you the glory. Handala basai. We give you the honor, God. We give— Oh, kalamansi lebekush katabay. Oh God, I just feel Jesus here because somebody needs to catch hold, glory to the name of God, to what's in you. You've been sleeping on the potential that the King gave you long before you were born. You've been sleeping on that gift. You've been sleeping on that anointing. And you've been buying into what people have said you are. But I say to you, this afternoon in the name of Jesus, that in these 40 days of proof, glory to God, God's gonna prove to you that there is greatness in you because you're going to see the manifested power. Oh my God, what God has promised you, glory to God, that you can be. Glory to the name of God. I wish I had somebody. Glory to God. I wish I had somebody, glory to God, to worship God. Just, I dare you touch your belly and say, come alive! Glory to God. Type it in the comments, come alive! Glory to God. God is activating that greatness. The King is activating that potential. Glory, glory, hallelujah! We give you Glory, God. We give you honor. Shemandiyo sabaya. Rebabahandolo bokushkataye miske. Thank you, God. Likiska talamandi dodokushkataye. We bless your name, Jesus, and we give you the glory. Hallelujah. Let me keep going. Oh my God. So the king chooses— I got too happy. I got too happy. We got to get through the rest of these because we got so much to teach. Of the rest of the week and the rest of the— oh my God, the rest of these 40 days. So let me get through. So the king chooses who will be citizen, right? But you got to understand, in a democracy, the citizens choose their leader. We chose Biden. We chose— whether you like Trump or not, this democracy chose Trump. We chose Barack Obama. Glory to God. So in a democracy, we choose who our leader will be. And at the end of the day, it doesn't work like that in a monarchy or a theocracy. We are in a theocracy as a part of the kingdom. So Jesus, in the text, he chose them out of the citizenship of the world. Ah, I dare you, touch yourself and say, I'm no longer a citizen of the world. Now, the word world in the text is the Greek word cosmos. Which means, oh my God, structures, systems of doing and being that are— watch this— against heaven. So when you're worldly, you're operating in structures and systems that go against heaven. When you become a citizen, God calls you out. Oh my God. He calls you out. Praise God. Of the world system, the world structure, and you're no longer bound by the world's way of operating. You're now subjugated to the King and his way of operating. Glory to God. I dare you, type it in the comments. I'm no longer— thank you for engaging, Mimi. A kingdom. I love that woman of God right there. Glory to God. Engaging, praise God, this broadcast, man. But listen, you're no longer a citizen in the world. You are citizens of the kingdom with access and rights and privileges to all of the things that the king has. Whoo! So you no longer belong in the kingdom of the world or the kingdom of darkness or the kingdom of Satan or the kingdom of man, but you now belong and have access to the kingdom of God. Your kingdom is from another place. Your kingdom is not of this earth. Oh my God. And anyone who believes, glory to God, Hey, Regina, good to see you. Briscoe, you have now the responsibility to act out in proof that you're in the kingdom and not in the world. Oh, let me keep moving. Number 8, number 8. So I'm sorry, number 9, number 9. A king We were talking again today about the characteristics of a king, because the rest of this is not going to matter. Glory to God. It's not going to matter if— it's not going to matter if you don't get this. Praise God. Uh, hi Larissa Bailey, God bless you. Glory to the name of God. Hey Regina, God bless you, welcome. Hey Yasmin Copeland, bless you, welcome. Uh, you're laughing, but this is something you need to receive. Glory to the name of God. Hallelujah. We give God praise. Glory to God. Hallelujah. Listen, a king, number 9, embodies— praise the name of God— he embodies— glory to God, we give you praise, God— he embodies the government of his kingdom. Listen, what does that mean, Michael Woods? That means you got to grab this revelation right here. That means wherever a king is present, his entire— wait a minute— government is represented and at the disposal of those who have been favored or graced by the king's presence. Oh my God, wait a minute, wait one minute. Wherever the king is, his entire government is also present. Wait a minute, so let me just break this down a little for you, because the king embodies the government of his kingdom. So if you say you in the kingdom That means the King is always present with you when you're operating in kingdom principle. Oh, oh, oh my God, oh my God. So the King is always present with you when you're operating in kingdom principle. Oh my God. Ha! So that means, watch this, you have access to his entire regime of government. First of all, you have access to angels. I didn't say ancestors, I said angels. And for you people that are wasting your time, I'm gonna tell you this right now. You ain't got to like me, I promise you. I'm— I have not been liked for years, and I'm not gonna start doing things to be liked today. But let me tell you something, those of you who are wasting your time praying to your ancestors, stop it in the name of Jesus. Your ancestors are dead. There is no infallible proof that these ancestors are answering your prayers. Listen, I have infallible proof that when I pray to the true and living God, he answers my prayers. Stop the foolishness talking to your ancestors. Your ancestors are dead, period. Now you, what you need to do is spend your time in prayer. You ain't got to like it, I promise you, you don't. But I'm going to tell you the truth, and if you embrace it, you'll be free. Glory to God. Your ancestors are dead. The only ancestor you should be praying to is your big brother Jesus, because he's the one who resurrected from the dead, and he's the one who's Lord, my God, and King. Oh God, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, Blake, stop praying to them ancestors, sir. The ancestors are dead. Glory to God. Talk to Jesus, because when you talk to Jesus the King, he embodies his whole government. And when he shows up, that's why you want to make sure the presence is in your church, the presence is in your house, the presence is in your business, the presence is in everything you set your hands to. Because when the King shows up, now you got access to the government that the King brings with him. So when the King brings the government with him, you want to make sure you got access to— oh my God— to everything the government carries. So I got access to angels who work on my behalf. Angels hearken to the voice of the word of God. So when the king shows up, I got angels at my disposal, ministering spirits, to enforce the covenant of the word. Ah, oh my God. So you better make sure he is present. I ain't talking about you thought he was present because you felt some goosebumps and pimples. Oh my God. And the Hammond B-3 is going and the drums are going. That don't necessarily denote presence. Let me tell you something. Noise is not fire. Noise is not the anointing. If you are making noise, make sure there's some fire in it. Make sure somebody is getting delivered. Make sure somebody is getting healed. Make sure we can access the kingdom while you scream. God help us today. Hey, Bruce, welcome, sir. Hallelujah! We give God glory. When you access his presence, when the king shows up, you got access to all of his government. You got access— watch this. See, this is why I know a lot of people ain't been in the presence of the king, because a lot of even the natural government Offices are not present in their meetings or their church services, or they never encounter the governmental mantle of an apostle. Oh, oh, the Bible said he has made us kings and priests. The kingly anointing rests heavy on apostolic offices. I'm not talking about somebody that woke up and said they was an apostle. I'm talking about a real apostle. Hallelujah! A real sent one, a real apostolos, with a special messenger with plenty century status and gubernatorial authority, a stratospheric warrior who carries the government of the kingdom in the stead of Jesus as an ambassador to kingdom movement. And when the king shows up, he activates real apostolic ministry to shift government. See, some of you ain't even been in the presence enough because you won't even receive apostolic ministry. All you is that you're supposed to have as a pastor, which is why a lot of your potential is still dead, because your pastor is a pastor. You need an apostle to activate the gifting. Ah God, here we go, here we go. I, I'm not like— oh my God, I'm sorry. I know I'm not like— y'all, y'all forgive me. Glory to God. I'm gonna keep preaching the truth anyway. Praise God. Whether you like it or not, I'm gonna keep keep preaching the truth of the gospel, but a king embodies the government of his kingdom. Okay, let me, let me, let me, let me read something to you in Matthew 18. And, and while you— while you— somebody type Matthew 18:19-20, and I'm gonna read that. But let me think about this. When President Biden travels abroad, the authority of the United States travels with him. When that— whatever table he sits at, the authority of our government is with them. When the King or the Queen of England moves around the world, the authority of their kingdom is with them. No different with God. Now let's read— oh my God, this text! Praise God! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Thank you, Lord! Thank you, Lord! We give you praise! Ah, my God, we thank you! We thank you! The Bible says if two of you agree about anything you ask for, it will be done for you by my Father in heaven. For where two or three come together in my name— oh my God— there I am with them. So when you come to an agreement that first of all Jesus Christ is King, and if you get together with just somebody else that agrees too, the scripture says whatever you ask for, it will be done. Because watch this, the King is present, and oh my God, he is there to greet you and align his promises with what you've asked for so that those around you— here we go— can experience infallible proof. See, you need to be able to present infallible proof like Jesus did in Acts 1 and 3 after his passion that God is real. You need to be able to testify. We overcome him by the blood of the Lamb and the word of our testimony. A testimony is a monologue about the test. We overcome Satan by— oh my God— our speaking about what God has brought us out of. You got to have a real testimony, ma'am. Real testimony, sir. Infallible proof. Oh my God, we bless you, God, and we give you praise. Let me keep moving. Number 10. I gotta go, I gotta go, man. I'm all full. Matter of fact, now that— let me give you one more scripture. Matthew 28, verses 18-20. Let me give you The Bible says all authority in heaven and earth has been given to me. This is Jesus after his passion saying, I got authority in heaven— wait a minute— and on earth. So he's the King of Heaven, he's King of Earth, right? Therefore go and make disciples of all nations. So now I got to get out of my four walls of my little church, I got to get out the four walls in my studio or my house or wherever you stream live from. And I gotta go and make disciples. Wait a minute, make disciples, which means I gotta train and develop disciples who will become kingdom citizens. Well, my best testimony to making disciples is going to be my testimony, is being able to give infallible proof about what the King did for me. Hallelujah! Let me just give you a quick testimony. Let me get a quick testimony. Of course, most of you know, in addition to, uh, my apostolic work inside of the church, the, the movement of the church on the mountain of the church, I also operate in the mountains of municipality and the mountains of the marketplace where I have businesses, where in municipality where I have relationships with, uh, senators, government officials that I have to mentor and speak into their lives. Well, this weekend I'm going to be in Las Vegas on Friday and Saturday for an assignment where on Friday— on Saturday, actually, I fly out tomorrow. On Saturday, I will actually be sharing with the Las Vegas Urban Chamber of Commerce hundreds of entrepreneurs who are coming together about funding and, uh, about just talking about wealth in general in the urban community. And, uh, but let me show you how God does things. I had actually set something else up that I was doing for a retired NFL player, right? And they heard I was going to be working with him in the area and reached out and said— and this is the exact words they need— we need your authority in this meeting last minute. And said, said to me, we're switching the keynote. Come on. And we're going to engage you because of the authority you carry. I mean, a whole nother purpose. I was going into the region, and then God opened up something else. I didn't have to call and say, Doc, I'm in the region, I need to preach for you. No, I had to know that God— because the King embodies me everywhere I go, stuff just happens. Oh my God. Let me keep going, man. Therefore, go and make disciples of all nations, ethnos in Greek, teaching them to obey everything the king decrees. And surely I'm with you always to the end of the age. So the kingdom of heaven is here because the King of Heaven is here. Simple. He's in our hearts, he's in our lives as citizens, and we populate this colony of heaven and we represent— this ain't good talk or just cliché. We got to really do this stuff, y'all. Oh, I gotta go, man. I gotta go. Number 10, and this kind of ties into the last number 9, but a king's presence is also the presence of his authority. When a king shows up again, his authority is fully present. His authority Watch this, doesn't reside in a place or a document. Oh my God. Hallelujah. It resides in him personally. This is why, again, you gotta get to know God for real. You gotta have a real relationship with God. Come on, church. So oski amansa telamande de de ben kuska, lande de ben kuska. Brooke Chapman, yes God! You got to know him because the king is present, and when he's present, oh my God, his authority is present also. When the king is present, his authority is present also. So when— guess why you got to have relationship, not religion? Listen, a religious person will say things like, God is real, God is with me, God is good all the time, and all the time God is good. They'll make these kind of religious statements, right? They'll quote scriptures, they'll go to church. But guess what? The tragedy of that is when they don't really know God, they'll never really experience the realities that surround those statements. Oh, that's how you know you're religious, because if you haven't really experienced the goodness of God for real, you're just making a religious statement. If you have not seen God as your shepherd and you shall not want for real, you're making a religious statement. Hallelujah! Let me tell you now, I'm getting too happy, man. Let me calm down. Y'all pray for me to calm down, right? But I'm excited about this word and these 40 days of infallible proof, man. I'm so excited. Make sure, guys, let me tell you something. You— oh my God, make sure you, you text us at the numbers on the screen because you need to get on the list. So every time something happens in these 40 days you can be a part of it and you'll get a text right to your phone, right? Listen, let me keep moving, man. Matthew 18:18, the Bible says, I tell you the truth, whatever you bind on earth, right, will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth— stay with me, we're gonna bind and loose some things at the end of this teaching— will be loosed in heaven. He said, whatever you bind in earth, because I'm with you, the king is there Hallelujah. I'mma bind it in heaven. And John 14:13-14 says, I will do whatever you ask in my name so that the Son may bring glory to the Father. You may ask me for anything in my name and I may do it. Listen, the kingdom citizens, you and I, we have the right to always ask for anything because Wait for it. The King is always present as long as you got him. That's why you can't be religious, man. You need to know God for real. Hear me, man. Hear me, guys. Yeah, y'all please share this. Have you shared this experience yet? I need you to share it. I need you to share this because somebody needs this. Glory to the name of God. Please share it. Glory to God. Sharing indeed is godly. So share it. Praise God, cuz somebody needs it. Number 11. I got to move. Oh boy, here we go, here we go. Again, I told you we're setting up for Kingdom Commonwealth and Supernatural Provision, which is what we're going to be teaching starting tomorrow. Glory to God. But we had to lay this foundation, this backdrop. But watch number 11. A king's wealth Hear me, share this, y'all, share this. A king's wealth is always measured by his territory. I'll say it again, a king's wealth is always measured by his territory. You can't tell me no king, you ain't got no property, you ain't got no territory. So the king's wealth is connected to what he owns. Let me help you, let me help you. The larger and richer in resources a kingdom is— listen— the wealthier is the king. Oh, because again, the king owns everything in the kingdom. Tag somebody, please. Share this, please. Oh my God, the King owns everything in the kingdom. He own everything, y'all. And because he owns everything, oh my God, we own everything. The earth is the Lord and the fullness thereof. Listen, democratically, just to give you a comparison, leaders, leaders who are democratic and who are elected democratically— listen to me, I'm trying to calm down so I can be, you know, intelligent like I am. I'm acting crazy, but I want to give you this word, man, and I'm excited. I can't control what the Holy Ghost is doing, but listen to me. Democratically elected leaders, they may or may not be wealthy. At the end of the day, and they don't own the country, they are employees of the country. The king, however, owns everything from birthright. Hallelujah! That's why Jesus is King. The earth is the Lord's and the fullness thereof. He is the creator of heaven and earth. He owns it. A cattle on a thousand hills belong to him. And listen, I'm inclined to believe those cattle, he has them in reserve for us and not him. They belong to him, but he wants to give them to us. He don't need no cattle. We need cattle so we can continue to produce wealth to advance the kingdom. We need wealthy opportunities in the marketplace so that we can continue to advance the kingdom. And I know you've been taught to just throw an offering over your shoulder and you're going to get blessed. But once you throw that offering over your shoulder, or sow that seed, you need a plan of action to transfer the cattle from the hill to your bank account. Let that marinate for a minute. You need a plan to transfer the cattle— oh boy, I gotta go, my time is about gone— to transfer the cattle from the hill to your bank account. You need a plan for that. Oh boy. And we're gonna get deeper in this as we teach on Commonwealth, trust me. See, the world as we know it, the earth as we know it, is tied up in the king's identity. Hear that? It's tied up in the king's identity. He identifies in the earth through his citizens. This is why it would behoove you to live a lifestyle— come on— that is a reflection of the king and his constitution. Oh, so that means I need to do what he says so that my life is a reflection, a shadow of who the king is. Yeah, man. So Michael Woods, why is wealth so important to the kingdom? I'm glad you asked. It's important so the king can take care of the citizens. So that's why God employs us in the earth to create wealth so that we can advance the kingdom and take care of the church. I can plant churches, I can have billboards, I can have a television program. All the things I do, not because I have 10,000 members. I can do those things because I have a prosperous business. And I'm not mad at the people that do it with 10,000, 20,000 members because that's the way God chose to bless them. But God chose me to be an apostle in the municipality, the marketplace, and ministry. So because of that, he's created a wealthy flow in business that causes me to be able to fund the things I do in ministry. It's really simple. Yeah, you just got to be where you're supposed to be. So that wealth can flow out of you, and it makes doing what you do in the kingdom easy. Some of you are struggling putting that conference together. You're struggling planning that church. You're struggling— glory to the name of God— keeping the church open, because, hear me, you're not where you're supposed to be. You have not tapped into the stream of wealth that's been designed to make that easy. And I know you thought it was on tithes and offerings alone. But I want to say even to the mega pastor with your big old church, you need a stream also outside of your church. That way you can continue to effectively do in the kingdom what you've been doing. And listen, I'm telling you something, this has been modeled by a lot of people that y'all love, like Bishop Jakes. He has companies outside of the Potter's House, which is smart. If you're a leader small or large, you need to be doing something other than trying to milk your people for tithes and offerings. Uh-oh. I'm so glad my tithes and offerings can stay in the house. They do what the church needs. I don't need to live off of them. I— and, and I'm in this place now where I'm poised that even everywhere I go to speak— I was just doing a conference about a month ago and And I was scheduled to— I wasn't even a speaker. I was actually expediting the conference every night. And I was tasked also to receive the offering. I gave more than anyone in the whole conference. And I wasn't paid for what I was doing. And it took time. It took ministry. But at the end of the day, I was grateful because I had an opportunity to give. Oh my God. I had an opportunity to give. And everywhere I go, In my speaking engagements now, I'm taking opportunity to bless that place, not just receiving honorarium, but to bless the houses God opened up for me to go in, because that's where he's positioned me to do. Glory to God. Oh Lord, wealth is important, man. It's important. And this is why God wants to share his wealth. This is what— this is where we get the term Commonwealth from. So when you're in a kingdom, if you go to England, you'll see signs used to say the Commonwealth of England. That means the citizens share in the wealth of the king. So in the kingdom of God, it is no different. We are here to share in the wealth of our God, and that's why he plants that potential I was talking about in the beginning down in our belly so that we can produce wealth and it can be shared. We are blessed not to be selfish people We're blessed— hear me— to be a blessing. I'm gonna say that one more time. We are blessed to be a blessing. That's what the Bible says. So when God gives you the blessing— and many of you ain't got the blessing yet because he knows in your heart you're still selfish, you won't give, you'll keep it all for yourself— but God says he put the potential in you and he wants it to manifest and come alive because you're on this earth to be a blessing. Oh my God. So we find commonwealth truly when we're sharing in the wealth, when we're helping one another. The wealth is common to all people in the kingdom. You shouldn't— oh my God— prosper so that you forget to figure out ways to give back and help others. And let me tell you something, there is no kingdom that's richer than the Kingdom of Heaven. Number 12, let me keep moving. I'm almost done, guys. Y'all stay with me, I got 10 minutes. A king's prosperity— watch this— is measured by the status of his citizens. If the citizens are poor, the king is seen as poor. Wait a minute, wait a minute, Michael, wait. That's a problem then, because you got a lot of broke people running around here. And no offense to nobody, man, because I'm just trying to help you get it together. You got a lot of broke people running around here saying they in the kingdom and they represent King Jesus. Well, being broke is not a good representation. Somebody said, well, the poor, you have what you always— he wasn't talking about you. The poor was those that have not become citizens. But God wants wealth to flow out of your life again so we can share it, so we can advance the kingdom, so we can overtake the economy in the world. Yeah, that's big. What if the church had a trillion-dollar economy that was shared, that multiple trillions were in our economy, that when governments and banks needed bailouts, they would come to us and get the bailout versus, oh my God, leaning on systems of the world. What if we had God fare to take people off of welfare and teach them, oh my God, ways of overcoming the system of welfare and teach them how to operate strongly in the marketplace? Let me tell you something, the church among the demographics of the world is the poorest demographic on the earth right now. That's a problem. It's a problem, people. And I need us to get this. God wants to share this wealth and he wants us to be blessed. We— I have a goal to help end homelessness in Atlanta. Matter of fact, my goal is to end it. And one of the things I need right now is a building that's in downtown Atlanta. I have bound that building up for the last 6 years and nobody's been able to buy it. It's a skyscraper in downtown Atlanta. That's empty that nobody can buy. That's crazy, right? I mean, it's in a perfect place. You can see it off of I-75 right before you get to the graded curve. Crazy. But I want to buy this facility. I've been in negotiation with the officials, with the owners, you know, just trying to get a release on this and really trying to get them to show favor and bless us with this building so that we can enact in our city a facility. Watch this. That shares wealth. What do you mean? We bring homeless people in, we create a program that is 6 months in length, and we bring in 300 homeless people at a time. It's going to be a process to end it, but at this— doing it this way, we're not just giving people a place to sleep. They'll come in, we'll evaluate them psychologically, medically, we'll take them through whatever necessary treatments they need. We'll also evaluate them spiritually They will be in church every day with Bible study, worship services on Sunday. They'll have counseling, whatever they need. They'll have a daily— food will be there, beds will be there, and it will be a first-class facility that will help them get free from the bondage that caused them to be homeless in the first place. And then after that 6 months, or whenever their progress will be shown eligible to be deployed back into society, restored with a job. We're going to put a Georgia Department of Labor office inside of this building. Come on, man, that will help manage the job piece for our attendees that are coming in and out of the program. Listen, I promise you, man, this is Commonwealth. This is sharing wealth with people and introducing them to the that can help them resolve— oh my God— their issues. Whoo! Hallelujah! I need you to understand something, man. That's right, Tawanda, false humility is not of God. And when you saying I'm poor and I'm pious, no, that's not of God, man. God— there's so many people with holy hands and empty pockets, and that ain't his plan. Listen, this program— and back to what I was saying is going to share the Commonwealth in a huge way, right? It's going to share it in a huge way. People are going to be blessed, people are going to be changed, people are going to be healed and delivered. Glory to the name of God. And they'll get another chance at life. We're going to save everybody because everybody won't want to be be, but those that will receive it, it will be available. And this is what we have to do. We have to raise the status of kingdom citizens by teaching them what they know. Listen, I'm an open book, man. If you're listening to me, if you follow me, if you want to know something about business, about something you're trying to do, reach out to me. You can direct message me like everybody else do with foolishness, even direct message me, ask me a question. Whatever I can do to assist you, whatever knowledge is in my head, I'm gonna pass it on to you because I'm obligated to help you. Y'all are talking because somebody helped me and I want to give it to you freely. You have received freely, you give. So I'm open, man, to help whoever needs help, right? And then if I can't help you, I got a network of people that I can activate to help And of course, some things are business that, you know, I do have charges for, but general information, no. How to do something, talk to me. I'm here. Glory to God. I want to help you. Glory to Jesus. Thank you, Lord. We give you praise. Yeah, Tawana, that's why you are a part of my biblical court, and you have to be in the house. So you can be a part of all this happening. Praise God. I love you. Thank you, Lord. So the king's prosperity— thank you, Jesus. I love you. I love you for real, Tawanda. Thank you. And that's the truth. She's a witness. Yeah, whatever you need, I'm, I'm an open book, man. I'm whatever. Just, just holler at me. Number 13. Let me move. Number 13. We're moving, 'cause we gotta start this Commonwealth teaching tomorrow, man. You gotta tune in tomorrow, Commonwealth gonna be awesome. I'm over time, glory to God, but I gotta get this out. So a king's name is the essence of his authority. So a king can delegate authority to anybody else he pleases, this is number 13, to act in his name. What has he already done? He's already delegated that authority to us that are citizens to act in his name in the area of our purpose. Wow. So his name— let's go to Nehemiah chapter number 1. Well, that's a lot to read, I'm not going to read it, but let me share, let me just share with you what it says. So in Nehemiah chapters 1 and 2, there were letters issued instructing the keepers of the king's forest to give Nehemiah basically all the material he required for the governor's provinces and to give him safe passage through his forest. The king wasn't there. The king just wrote a letter and said, do this. And I'm giving this example to show you that the king's name is his authority, because his signature was on that letter. Oh my God, that decree had to be obeyed. So can I tell you something? You and I can operate in the name of Jesus the things that he's given us to do that are aligned for real with the potential and purpose that we have. I'm closing right here. Number 14: a king's citizenry or citizenship represents his glory. So the citizens represents his glory. Any conscious king, ladies and gentlemen, and I'm closing with this Jesus wants his citizens to be happy, to be prosperous, to be content, to be full of joy, to be fulfilled. Oh my God, he wants the quality of life to reflect him. I'm gonna say that again. God wants the quality of life to reflect him. Your— matter of fact, type that in the comments, somebody, please. God wants my quality of life to reflect him. Type that in the comment, please. God wants my quality of life to reflect him. Oh my God, oh my God, he wants your quality of life to be a reflection of him. What does that mean? The greater your prosperity, the greater your well-being— oh my goodness— the greater glory and honor will rest on him. Because people will say, man, their king provides for him or her so well. That's why I don't hold back in how I dress. I don't hold back where I live, what I drive. Listen, because in the end of the day, I'm not hiding the car, I'm not hiding a house, I'm not hiding clothes. You know, I make sure I look good, my wife looks good. I make sure that we represent the King. You know why? Hallelujah! Because, glory to the name of God, that as citizens, when people see us and say, well man, those are nice shoes, or that's a nice suit, suit, or, or I love your car, whatever it is. Listen, we give the glory all the way back to God. To God be the glory for what he manifests and reveals. We, we put up a billboard, put up signs in malls. Glory to God. We're on television because we want to give him glory for what he's doing, not trying to— listen, this is not my first rodeo. So at the end of the day, everything in my life at this point is to give God glory, to give God praise. Glory to God. To give God honor. Thank you, Jesus, wonderful Savior. We represent his glory. The citizens of God's kingdom are supposed to show what their king is like— watch this— by the way they live. Let me tell you something. In the kingdom of God— and I'm closing— there are no economic crisis. There are no shortages. Let's read Psalm 37:17, and I'm going to also read verse number 25. The Bible said the Lord upholds the righteous. 37:17. Touch yourself and say, I'm the righteous. Say, I'm a citizen. Glory to God. God upholds me. Say, the King upholds me. Glory to God. I was young And now, puh, verse 25, and now I'm old, yet, glory to God, I have never seen the righteous forsaken, nor his children begging bread. Listen, the King of Heaven, according to this text, takes care of his citizens. Listen, you gotta understand that the King owns everything. And then watch this, God wants to distribute what he owes to his citizens. I'm closing. Matter of fact, Holy Spirit, I thank you. Briskala, man. Holy Spirit, I give you glory. Oh my God, y'all stay with me, we're going, we're going, but I feel Jesus. Glory to the name of God. Listen, I heard the Lord say that there's about to be a supernatural transfer of commonwealth. As a matter of fact, stay with me. Lift your hands and receive it. There's about to be a supernatural transfer of commonwealth. Glory to God. Yeah, God, I hear that, I hear that, I hear that. That. Glory to God. A supernatural transfer of commonwealth. And God says in this transfer— glory to God, yes God, yes God, yes God, thank you Jesus, thank you Jesus, yeah, thank you Lord, thank you Lord— in this transfer, thank you Jesus, he says, I am looking for first of creators of the wealth. And someone under the sound of my voice, live or by replay, I heard the Lord say, you are a creator of wealth, and you need to look deep inside of your spirit man and discover your assignment, discover your potential, and discover the reality that the Creator lives within you. I heard the Lord say You are creative. Thank you, Father, because the Creator lives in you. Thank you, Jesus. So the Lord says, as I transfer this commonwealth, I'm looking for creators. And secondly, I'm also looking for managers of this wealth. For the Lord said, I have gifted many of you, glory to God, to be astute and profound managers of finances and resources. Of property and land. And God says, I'm getting ready to trust you with huge sums. Hallelujah! That you'll be able to manage. Glory to the name of God! So that the kingdom of God can function as it is created. You will be instrumental in managing the wealth. Yes, God, I hear you. He said, I'm getting I'm getting ready to cause a supernatural transfer of common wealth. And not only am I looking for creators and managers, but— yes, God, I hear you. Oh God, I'm looking for protectors of this wealth, those that will protect the wealth through wisdom. That will protect the wealth. Glory to the name of God. Through knowledge and revelation and innovation, I'm looking for protectors that will cover the wealth. Glory to God. Protectors that will come up with logistics and plans and ideas for the usage of the wealth. And yes, God, I hear you. Thank you, Lord. God says, I'm creating a commonwealth transfer for my people now. Now. A commonwealth transfer for my people now, those of the kingdom. Oh my God, not only am I looking for creators and managers and protectors, but I'm also looking for distributors of the wealth. And God says, yes God, I'm gonna cause you to become so freaking wealthy. Glory to God. Yes God, I hear you. You'll become so super natural wealthy that you'll be able to distribute to those recommended by the protectors. You'll be able to distribute for those that created, and you'll be able to work side by side with the managers to make sure that the wealth is distributed properly. God said get in position, saints, and receive this now. So Father, in the name of Jesus, you said whatever whatever we bind on earth, that it would be bound in heaven. Eh, lebenske telemin du ramasande. So Father, today, glory to God, we bind up poverty, we bind up low living and sight-giving, we bind up selfishness, we bind up sickness and disease, we bind up lack of vision and lack of revelation. We bind up stagnation. And Father, we thank you that because we bind it now on earth, it is bound in heaven. And we loose— woo— commonwealth. We loose riches. We loose the wealthy place. We loose supernatural ideas. We loose dreams. And visions. We lose momentum and movement in the name of Jesus. And we give you praise for it, God, and we call it done now in Jesus' name. Amen. And thanks be to God. Glory to God. God bless your hearts, man. I appreciate everybody who has stayed with us today. Glory to God! And who has— glory to God— listened and received? Praise God! Thank you, thank you. Please do me a favor and share this. Listen, the ways to give are on the screen. I want to challenge everybody to sow into this 40 Days of Infallible Proof. Everybody connected to these 40 days, we're fasting, we're praying daily at 5, we're teaching every day at 12 noon, and we're trusting God for infallible proof in our life, in our faith, in our finances, in our families. Listen, get your seed in the ground. 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