6 Practical Kingdom Rules Many Fail To Live By by Pastor Mildred Kingsley-Okonkwo: MP3 Download & Sermon Notes

We are from a different kingdom

We are from two kingdoms. The kingdom of this world and a supernatural kingdom. The supernatural should be normal for us, our ordinary, our regular

The real reason we have not reached our full potential is that we are not living based off the kingdom of God

John 17:16

If you only live with the consciousness of being in this world, you will live an inferior life

Jesus did not come to give us a religion. Jesus didn't start Christianity. People saw how His followers behaved like Him and said "these ones are Christians", meaning Christlike

Illustration: pastors with strong personalities

Some associate pastors sound just like their pastor. They even do their hair like him. Once you see them you can tell this person is from that church. Same way they saw Jesus' followers and called them Christians

What Jesus came to do: restore us to a lost kingdom, return us to a relationship with our Father who is the King of kings, and ensure we do not live based on the way of this world

Jesus came to show us how to live. He was not bound by time or limitations. In traffic, everywhere blocked, He just crossed the water and walked

No food? Jesus said give them food. He couldn't understand why they were not seeing that there is food everywhere

They brought five loaves and two fish, asking what is this for so many. Jesus took, blessed, broke and gave. The minute they started to share, it multiplied

That is how we are supposed to live supernaturally. Not bound by what is happening here, not bound by time, not limited by anything

If you are struggling, then you are living in Nigeria. If you are suffering now, you are not living from our kingdom, and everything that affects Nigerians will affect you

Repent means change the way you think

Matthew 4:17

The first message Jesus preached was a message of the kingdom. The kingdom of God is here

Repent was taught to us as turning from sin so you can enter heaven.

The Greek word has nothing to do with sin and everything to do with how you think. It is metanoia, change the way you think

There has to be a mind shift to experience the kingdom. To live a supernatural life you have to think a different way

One of the biggest battles you will fight as a Christian, especially in 2026, is a mind battle

When you get born again your spirit is taken care of, but your mind wants to keep you limited. That is why we are told to renew our mind

Romans 12:2

Transformation comes when your mind is renewed. For new things you need a new way of thinking

We are ambassadors

2 Corinthians 5:20

When a new kingdom is established it comes with how they eat, speak and dress

Illustration: the British

They came with suits and ties, the English language, the school system and the curriculum. Americans now disciple through media, so we have moved from British spelling to American spelling and accents

You know you have been truly discipled when you behave exactly like the people who discipled you. The way we talk and think is based on those who discipled us

Jesus came to remind us we are from another kingdom. There are benefits and there is a kingdom culture

You cannot be forced into this kingdom. You are born into it. You become a child of the King

You are not an ordinary citizen. You are an ambassador, one of the most noble roles

An ambassador does not leave his culture in the country he is sent to. He does not change his language. He does not function by their economy. He functions by the rules of his own kingdom

Illustration: the embassy

The US embassy is in this world but is considered US soil. Police cannot barge in and arrest somebody, no matter how mad they are. Decisions made there are the same as decisions made in America

Diplomats are in this world but not of Nigeria. They don't drink your water. They bring their biscuit and tissue paper from home. Their bills come from there

You cannot become conformed to this kingdom when you have another kingdom you came from

Benefits of a kingdom citizen

1. Provision

   Philippians 4:19

   Diplomats don't ask where they will eat tomorrow. If there is any need, they send a message back home. Everything is paid for once they send you

   Same with you as a kingdom citizen. The only problem is you are not withdrawing. 2026 has been paid for. It is up to you to withdraw

   If God sent you to this world, He will provide everything you need 1 Corinthians 9:7

   Riches are supplied according to the kingdom's riches. The last I checked, nobody has called to say the believing should calm down

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   Illustration: tiles of gold

   Heaven is tiled with gold. Angels wonder why humans are rushing for tiles here. They have resources. They say these humans are a weird bunch

   You are entitled to wealth as a kingdom citizen. There is no poverty in heaven. Where you are is heaven, so there cannot be poverty for you in 2026

   Illustration: visiting 2026

   God told me 2026 is not a destination. It is like visiting a place for 365 days. 2027 is waiting

   When you visit somebody you tell them what you are allergic to. So I told 2026 I am allergic to poverty.

   I am allergic to sickness, because the Spirit of God dwells in my body and sickness cannot make the Holy Spirit a squatter. I am allergic to wicked and unreasonable men

   Single girls, I declare over you, you are allergic to wicked and unreasonable men

   Money is attracted to me in every currency. Wherever I am I spend the currency of that country.

   I don't change money. Naira in Nigeria, dollars in the US, pounds in the UK, and I have it in excess

   Illustration: the child born in America

   My middle child asked what a visa is. Before I answered I said, may you never know what that is. I told her it is a document to travel to America.

   She said she doesn't need it because she was born in America, she is a citizen. She just takes her passport and goes to the airport

   Imagine the benefits of being a kingdom citizen

   If you know what Jesus came to do for you, the only thing you will deal with is pride

   Romans 12:3 and Romans 11

   Being grafted into the family of Abraham means you are a seed and an heir. They tell us not to be proud because they know the benefit of being part of the family

   Provision means anything you need provision for: money, health, a baby, a husband, a wife, promotion, a visa. It has been provided for

2. Diplomatic immunity

   My favorite benefit as an ambassador. Anything that belongs to you cannot be searched. You cannot be arrested. They cannot take you to court. You are government property of another nation. They dare not touch you

   You have immunity from sickness. You have immunity from poverty. They can't come near you

   Isaiah 54:14 to Isaiah 54:17, in the Message translation

   When I read that scripture I remind myself, relax, relax, relax. It is not only you they told, it is everybody. That scripture changed my life

   This is what God's ambassadors, diplomats like us, can expect

   Those dragging people on social media cannot touch you. Don't post and then delete for fear of trouble. Social media is where we all socialize, it doesn't belong to any one faction

   They can try to forge the weapon. It is a waste of their time. You are untouchable

   If a diplomat commits a crime, they send him back to his country to be dealt with. Please send me to Jesus. Every time you see Jesus you are met with mercy 2 Samuel 24:14

Kingdom culture and behavior

There is a way we behave, act and think. In 2026 your success will be tied to how you are able to think differently

You must see what other people are not seeing, so you can do what other people are not doing, so you can have the results other people are not having

In this kingdom we marry

Genesis 1 and Genesis 2

In other words, it is good for a man to be married

Don't let anybody make you feel bad about desiring to marry. Wanting to be married is a problem. Staying in your husband's house is a problem. You are a "pick me". What is wrong with being picked?

Human beings are fickle. Look throughout the Bible

Illustration: blind Bartimaeus

Mark 10:46 to Mark 10:52

Everyone knew he was blind. He heard Jesus was passing and shouted, Jesus, son of David, have mercy on me. They told him to keep quiet, to behave, that there is decorum

Jesus turned and said call him. The same people who said shut up said he is calling you

If you live your life for human beings you will live a very miserable life. Human beings always adjust

What will people say? Nothing. They don't think anything, they have their own problems

This life is only one. We don't have a dress rehearsal. Stop living as if you have a life kept somewhere. Live your life to the fullest and people will adjust

In this kingdom we have children

Genesis 1:28

When God got them married, He blessed them

Some say don't force people to have children. What destiny is there outside the command God gave you?

Illustration: the numbers

Others marry at 12 or 13, one will marry four, and each will have at least four children. That is 16 attached to one person. How can you stand against that?

Psalm 127:5

You don't even have children, how can you have gates?

Some who have been preaching against marriage change their message when they finally get married

If you are fighting for your kingdom, I am fighting for mine. We marry in this kingdom. We have children in this kingdom. And we raise our children

In this kingdom we are very prosperous

Start from Abraham and go all the way down to Jesus. You will see it. The Jews understand this. It is very rare to see a Jew that is poor. It is kingdom culture

Things to adjust in this kingdom

This year is the year of the kingdom for you

1. We take responsibility

   Excuses don't work in this kingdom

   John 5:2 to John 5:9

   Jesus passed by the pool of Bethesda and saw a man lying there 35 years. I believe he must have been the one there the longest. Jesus is a just God

   Do you want to be well? It has only two answers, yes or no. If you say no, nobody will deal with you because you have free will

   The man started telling his story. I have no man to put me in the water when it is stirred. Is Jesus a stick to you?

   This year excuses will not work. All the things you have been saying are the reason you have not made it

   Jesus could have touched him or spoken and he would be healed. There is not only one way to get victory. There are many ways

   The man had no business sense, no politics sense, no relationship sense. In 35 years he saw people healed as they went. He could have asked, please can your brother help me tomorrow? Nothing. He just sat there

   He could have said, I am now the president of Bethesda pool, let us organize people to be put in turn by turn. He didn't

   Jesus said carry your bed. If Jesus had put him in the water, tomorrow he would come back looking for Jesus to help him again. Jesus was teaching him to take responsibility

   Get used to helping yourself in 2026. Take responsibility for your life. The reason you haven't made it is you

   It is not your uncle. When he was making it, did you help him? Why should he help you?

   It is not your father who sold the house. He sold his own house. Go and buy your own

   People have prophesied over you, blown breeze, prayed, said take it. They have done everything. And yet you say I have no man

   Illustration: my mother

   I was one of six, one and a half to two years apart. My mother taught over 50 children in a class. When she rushed you she would say, I am your mother, I gave birth to you

   Take responsibility for your life this year. Your parents have done what they can. It is now over to you. Even if they didn't, God will help you

   There is always a reason something cannot work, but there is always a way. All you have to do is find it

2. We see things differently

   Ephesians 1:17 to Ephesians 1:19

   We look with supernatural eyes. Your eyes have to be enlightened, full of light. You have to see the way God sees

   Half the time when you ask somebody why they have not done something with their life, they say they don't have money. When the earth was without form and void, how much did God have? Nothing

   Genesis 1:3

   He saw chaos. Do what God did. Stand and say light come. That is a prayer I have prayed for myself for years

   What light brings:

   • Power. When they bring light to your house you first have power
   • Clarity. You know what to do
   • Speed. You can move because you can see holes and traps

   This year start praying for light. Once you have light, you will see the way God sees

   2 Corinthians 5:7

   Every time there was a problem Jesus saw a solution

   5,000 hungry. He said we can do this. Is there anything at all? Five loaves. He blessed, broke and said give them.

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   He was so confident He said let them sit down, and then He started to solve the problem

   Matthew 17:27

   Tax to pay and no money. He said there is money in a fish. He knew they were fishermen. There is something in your hand and you are taking it for granted

   You can cook. Cooking is becoming extinct in this country. The people who can cook are going to be billionaires

   Romans 4:17

   Even with sickness in your body, you say I am healed. You say you are not sick. That is a faith message

   In the kingdom we don't see challenges. We see solutions

3. We talk differently

   We don't talk like other people. We talk faith

   2 Kings 4:8 to 2 Kings 4:37

   Illustration: the woman who said it is well

   We use "it is well" as resignation, as if to say what can we do. That woman did not use it like that

   She was trusting God for a child. The prophet said by this time next year you will have a son. She said don't put my hopes up. She had the child

   One day the boy was in the farm with his father. He said my head, my head. The father said take him to his mother. He laid on her lap and died at noon

   She laid the boy on the prophet's bed. She told her husband, send me a car. He asked is there service today? She said it is well

   May we not marry men who cannot deal with situations

   The prophet said something has happened but God did not show me. Is your husband okay? Is the child well? She said it is well. It cannot be any other way but well

   Job 22:29

   We can't talk the way they talk. We can't fear what they fear. We can't call a conspiracy what they call a conspiracy

   In Nigeria they say we are finished. I am not finished. In this Nigeria there is no money, or there is plenty money and it finds me

   Kingdom culture means we talk different and we are not ashamed. You say it louder in case they didn't hear you the first time.

   We are not talking to these people. We are talking to people in our kingdom, reminding them that things have to work for us

   We are particular about words. Luke 1:11 to Luke 1:20

   Zechariah was told the prayer you stopped praying has been answered, you will have a son. He asked how would this be.

   Gabriel said I stand in the presence of God. His mouth was shut until the child was born. He did not say one word, because he would spoil the work

   When God tells you something, be careful. Guard your mouth this year. You don't need to have an answer for everything. It is okay to say I don't have an opinion

   Don't talk based on this world. Talk provision, not lack. Talk health, not sickness. Talk peace, not problem

   You won't know what to say if you don't study the word. Say what God is saying. Be like Jesus. Don't say anything outside of that John 5:19

4. We behave differently

   Others may, we cannot

   Genesis 39

   Illustration: Joseph and Potiphar's wife

   Joseph was made the senior slave. Madam began to notice him and added to his meat. Then, Joseph, my bathroom is leaking.

   Joseph, my bed leg is shaking. Then she pushed him and said lie down. Joseph said we don't do that here

   Some would have compromised because they forgot where God is taking them. Don't stop at Potiphar's wife's bedroom. We are going to the palace

   He could have eaten all the meat he wanted and slept in madam's room, but he would never have made it to the palace

   The compromises you make today look good because you don't know what you will miss. They are affecting your tomorrow

   What kind of heart does Joseph have? When they made him prime minister, there was not one mention of these people

   Satan is very patient. He will wait for you. He says it is a small apple, don't worry, God will still come after you Genesis 3

   You don't know you have lost a lot more than the Garden of Eden. You lost communication with God. You lost being able to make it back to heaven

   Hebrews 1:9

   The things people say there is nothing in, there is everything in. Once it is seen, your name cannot be mentioned with it

5. We value relationships

   The currency of 2026 is relationships

   Don't be like that man at the pool. You will stay stagnant if you don't have people, if you don't appreciate people, if you don't treat people well. It takes one person to change your story

   My heart breaks when pastor fights pastor and church member fights church member. Once one pastor has done wrong it has affected all of us

   We have the same assignment and we are fighting each other. One preaches prosperity, another preaches poverty, balance the message. Why the fight? Why are you angry?

   If they had given you the car you would have turned it down? Ask him what he did to have the car.

   We cover work for each other. How did you grow your church? The grace of God. The same grace all of us get

   Jesus died for people. People are valuable

   In your small department you have jammed everybody's head. You have favorites. Nobody must be better than you. Nobody must bring an idea if it is not you. Value people. These same people will bless you

   I don't spend money anymore. Someone said she is trusting God for money for jewelry

   I said you don't need money, you need jewelry. All you do is ask God. That jewelry is in somebody's hand and they will bring it for you

Three Josephs you must pray for

God told me at the beginning of the year that there are three Josephs, three types of people you need to move you forward. Pray for them

1. Joseph, the father of Jesus

   Matthew 1:19 to Matthew 1:24, Matthew 2:13 to Matthew 2:15

   The kind of person ready to protect your dream. Willing to teach you everything they know, committed to your greatness

   They know you will be greater than them but they are willing to be a cover for you to preserve your destiny

   He ran to Egypt and closed his business. He came back and started again. He raised Jesus and trained Jesus in his own business until Jesus could do His own ministry

   You need somebody who knows the way and is committed to you. You are hustling and struggling because nobody is speaking for you

   Joseph in prison could have stayed there interpreting dreams if the cupbearer had not said I know a man Genesis 41:9 to Genesis 41:13

2. Joseph, the one with the coat of many colors

   You need people who interpret your dreams and help you build systems around them

   Six years of plenty, save some Genesis 41:33 to Genesis 41:36

   The reason you are struggling is that you have an idea but nobody has helped you expand it

3. Joseph of Arimathea

   Matthew 27:57 to Matthew 27:60

   You need people of influence. The fishermen could not get the body. Joseph said I think I see Pilate this evening, we play polo together. He asked for the body and Pilate said you can have it

   Not only did he collect the body, he had where to keep it. Some collect the body and have nowhere to keep it

   You need people of influence, people who can fund your dreams

The amen you say that goes to heaven is still a man God will send

Jesus never asked Joseph of Arimathea for money. When you see an influential person, don't start begging