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July 18, 2010
Immanuel Seoul Presbyterian Church
Rev. Ryu, Kwang-su
Translated by: Sora Han
Edited by: Brett Pazdur
First Service
?Offerings and offering?
(Exodus 35:20~29)
Introduction
God left the Israelites in the wilderness for 40 years. Simply put, that itself was a problem for them. Why did God do this? This is the same thing as asking God, ?Why do I have so many problems?? However, this is the question of unbelievers. If you ask, ?Why has God given us so many problems?? this is the question of a believer. The wilderness is a place filled with problems. While we are going through the process of traveling through the wilderness, problems continue to arise. If we were to summarize all of our problems, what would we find? If we were to summarize all those problems, we would come to one answer. The main figures behind these spiritual problems are people.
While walking through the wilderness, God wanted the Israelites to overcome these problems. Of course, God did allow the Israelites to restore many things during the 40 years in the wilderness, but there was something else that was more important. You need the strength that allows you to overcome those difficulties. If you really look carefully, most of the problems are caused by ourselves.
While walking through the wilderness, you must be able to concentrate on three things. What does ?concentrate? mean? You must focus on the important matters.
1. If we can focus on the blessing of the three feasts through prayer, we will succeed.
No matter what kind of difficulty comes before you, those problems will not be able to swallow you whole. Simply put, you must be able to gain the strength of prayer. What kind of prayer is this? We are talking about the Passover?when God delivered all the people of God. We keep worrying, but we are not unbelievers; we are believers. God is protecting us?the Pentecost. We have the background of heaven?the Ingathering. Because we have received salvation, if we just have the strength to pray, we will be able to overcome. Moses did 40-day fasting prayer twice. He lived to the age of 120. For 40 years, he lived in the palace. He studied a lot and struggled to do things well, but nothing worked for him. He really tried hard and did his best, but he did not receive any answers. Rather, accidents happened. So, he ran away and for the next 40 years, he hid in the desert of Midian. The only thing that Moses did was get fed by his in-laws and tend his in-law?s sheep. However, the last 40 years of his life were different. One day, on Mt. Horeb, he came to experience the power of God. Among the Israelites, there were people who were centered on the tabernacle and experienced God?s answers. This is what you must find. You must ask yourself, ?How am I praying?? The answer is simple. You are a child of God. Is prayer really taking place for you? If you enter into this, you will uncover amazing things. Since you are trying to do the Lord?s work, but you have no answers, you have confusion upon confusion. You must experience the prayer of the Pentecost. This is the blessing that you must rightfully enjoy as children of God. You must seek out in prayer the realistic blessing of the Passover and the Ingathering. The reason why our walk of faith is so difficult is because we are not experiencing this power. You are the children of God. You are the children of God who have received Jesus as the Christ. However, you have not entered into this. God?s greatest desire is not for you to experience the 40 years in the wilderness. It is for you to experience this answer. The majority of Christians have not tasted this. God has given us the great blessing of the Passover, Pentecost, and the Ingathering, but we haven?t even seen these things yet. Absolutely, prayer is a science; it is a spiritual science; it is the method by which the working of the Holy Spirit arises. Then, this is what we must begin today. This is what God perceives as being most important. God said, ?I am the Lord your God who brought you out from the land of Egypt, the land of slavery.?
2. You need to be able to concentrate in prayer regarding your specialty in order to succeed.
Today, we see the passage of building up the Tent of Meetings, but it is so specialized. Many people say that it is too difficult to live in this world. Perhaps that is true, but that doesn?t always have to be the case. Joseph went as a slave, but he did his best there. That is specialty. In the end, God?s blessings came upon the household and the fields. David was a shepherd, but he was the greatest shepherd who did not even lose one lamb. When we talk about a sense of specialty, we are talking about it with regard to skill, but also with regard to our lives. Prior to even talking about skill, we must possess this attitude of specialty. This is what God is instructing the Israelites about. Today, we see that He instructs them with such specialty and detail regarding the Tent of Meetings. David only did what he rightfully should. That is called rightfulness. Experience through prayer the Passover, Pentecost, and Ingathering. In the one thing that you have been entrusted with, no matter how small it may be, work hard so that God?s evidence may come upon it.
3. Pray concentrated prayer regarding offering.
You must have a sense of specialty regarding this. We read a very short passage today, but it speaks 7 times about people who have the heart and people who brought things willingly. Today, you just need to think about this once as you listen to the message. We heard many things today, and you don?t need to memorize it all. Just ask yourself, ?What does the prayer of the Passover, Pentecost, and Ingathering have to do with you?? Next, ask yourself, ?Is God really with you in the work that you are doing now?? Last, no matter how much success you have achieved, if you cannot give to God when God calls for it, you have failed. In the end, it is about whether we can be in the place that God needs when He needs us most. If God needs something and we don?t have the money to offer it to God, that is failure. It is not a lack of money; it is a lack of faith. God has given us the accurate answer. God speaks the most about the Passover, Pentecost, and Ingathering during the Israelites? journey through the wilderness. If you experience this power, all problems will be resolved. God also emphasizes the tabernacle in the wilderness. We must pray centered on the tabernacle and build up our specialty centered on the tabernacle. The Israelites are having a hard time, walking through the wilderness, but God keeps emphasizing offering. It was when the Israelites were facing the greatest difficulty that God asked them to offer their jewels and treasures. We must pray to God regarding the five powers: spiritual power, intellectual power, financial power, physical power, and manpower. However, what is most important is that God wants us to see what true financial blessings are inside of this. We must relay this to our children.
Are we offering this for God? The Bible says that God told Noah to build the ark for his own sake. He told Noah to build the ark for his children. He told Noah to build the ark to preserve lives. We must do this and quietly change the culture of darkness to the culture of the Gospel. In order to do the Gospel movement, we must raise a church to save the nation and the world. For this, we must offer our jewels and offering. Today, no matter what problem you may have, it can be solved.
Conclusion
In conclusion, the finances of the unbelievers and your finances are different. You are God?s children and you have a separate contract with Him called world missions. You must have the restoration of finances and the restoration of specialty. To give one example, we think that Joseph was a failed individual because he went as a slave. Then, he was sent to prison with a life sentence. Then, doesn?t that mean that Joseph has utterly failed? That is our thinking. In that place, God had hidden a great answer. Because you are God?s children, you don?t need to worry. Today, you must grab hold of three covenants. You must seek out the blessing of prayer inside of the Passover, Pentecost, and Ingathering. In the work that you are doing, no matter how small it may be, you must discover God?s specialty. And now, we must restore our finances. May this blessing be upon you and your children.
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God, we thank You. You have called Your people and You have given them the covenant to save the world, and for that, we thank You. Give us the restoration of finances. That is not the goal, but the means. May poverty crumble down. As we give our offering, may we become the main figures to save the world and the Remnants. In Jesus Christ?s name we pray. Amen.
Second Service
?What does it mean to be a great help to the evangelist??
(Romans 16:1~2)
Introduction
I pray that during this worship today, the door to great blessings may open. The Romans 16 individuals were all witnesses and they each held their own respective camps; however, each of their personal contracts was different.
Most believers and Remnants are not experiencing prayer. How do you pray? The vast majority of people don?t know how to pray. Acts 1:14 says that the members of Mark?s upper room devoted themselves to prayer. If this takes place, Philippians 4:7 will follow. Then, when this happens, we will be able to see God?s plan (Acts 19:21). The reason why we cannot pray is because we are so spiritually desolate. In other words, people do not have the spiritual concentration to pray. The best way for us to overcome our inability to pray is through meditation. Psalm 19:14 says, ?May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, O Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer.? Then, in Psalm 104:34, it says, ?May my meditation be pleasing to him, as I rejoice in the Lord.? These are also the words of David. Genesis 24:63 speaks about Isaac who went out to the field one evening to meditate. Joshua 1:8 says, ?Do not fear. Do not let this Book of the Law depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night.? Psalm 49:3 says, ?My mouth will speak words of wisdom; the utterance from my heart will give understanding.? Psalm 119 is very important. It is a psalm of David. David confesses that he meditates on the laws of the Lord. Verse 97 says that he meditates day and night. Verse 99 says that he meditates on the Lord?s evidences. He says that this wisdom is greater than any teacher. Second, it is not just prayer that is not taking place for us. We don?t know what evangelism is. If you want to become a witness, you must know what evangelism is. Problems will come in our lives. However, most people are unable to see the facts. Even if you want to make money, you must be able to see the facts. If you see the facts incorrectly, you cannot make money. Then, you must be able to see the spiritual reality. At this time, the correct solution can be reached. Joseph saw his brothers in this light; he also discovered the plan of God for Egypt. David opened his eyes to see Philistia. This is evangelism. Realizing evangelism is tremendous. Third, we don?t really know the fulfillment of the Word. More than not realizing, it is not taking place very well. In other words, though we have come to realize the amazing blessing of evangelism, I myself have nothing to do with this blessing. Finding this is what we refer to as the important answer to our walk of faith. Right now, there is a gap between us and evangelism. The moment you discover this, you will begin to receive 100 years of answers. These three things are the Word, prayer, and evangelism. You must absolutely discover this. From this point on, the evidences will come. It is at this time that you will stand as a witness.
1. Witness (evidence)
There are three distinctive traits of a witness. First, a witness is someone who knows. A witness is someone who has seen. A witness is someone who possesses. If you have this element, then even your business can flourish.
2. Camp (light)
When a person who has this evidence steps out into the world, the light begins to shine (Genesis 1:3). We must arise and shine this light of Isaiah 60:1~2. 1 Peter 2:9 says that we have been called to shine this light. This light is Jesus Christ (John 1:9).
3. Personal contract (nickname)
From that point on, the answers of uniqueness will come. Only Moses could bring the Israelites out from Egypt. Only Joseph could proclaim this truth of the Gospel before the Pharaoh. Only David could strike down Goliath, the Philistine. It is at this point that you will begin to understand the special plan that God has for you. That is how important the Word, prayer, and evangelism are. Then, your eyes will begin to open to see the time schedule of God. What happened for Paul and the Early Church members? The church condemned the believers. The law drove them out from within the society. At this time, Paul returned to the Lord, and people began issuing murderous threats against him. The religious forces began to persecute them. Merchants couldn?t make a living, so they also fought against the believers. However, when their influence did not subside, the politicians began to cause trouble. And still, no one could block them. The Bible says that the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved, it is the power of God. With this, we must heal our hearts. Then, we must also heal our thoughts. If we can do this, then spiritual healing will arise. This is the devotion of all devotions. This is the devotion that witnesses must undertake.
In today?s Scripture reading, Phoebe is expressed as a ?great help.? If you are facing financial hardships, don?t get discouraged, just begin from the very bottom. Perhaps you are part of a small, dependent church. Hold onto the covenant, go out into the field, and begin from the very bottom. Absolutely, God?s time schedule will come. One day, David was tending the flock and God called him. God used him to break down Goliath. You must hold onto the covenant and begin correctly. You may think that you know everything already. This is the importance of the Word, prayer, and evangelism. I bless you in the name of Jesus that you may gain new strength. You are the Remnants in this age. You are the ones who will raise the Remnants in this age.
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God, we thank You. We thank God who has blessed us so greatly. Raise us as witnesses. Raise us as the witnesses who will fight against the forces of darkness. Raise us as witnesses who know the importance of the personal contract you have given to us. In Jesus Christ?s name we pray. Amen.
Immanuel Seoul Presbyterian Church
Rev. Ryu, Kwang-su
Translated by: Sora Han
Edited by: Brett Pazdur
First Service
?Offerings and offering?
(Exodus 35:20~29)
Introduction
God left the Israelites in the wilderness for 40 years. Simply put, that itself was a problem for them. Why did God do this? This is the same thing as asking God, ?Why do I have so many problems?? However, this is the question of unbelievers. If you ask, ?Why has God given us so many problems?? this is the question of a believer. The wilderness is a place filled with problems. While we are going through the process of traveling through the wilderness, problems continue to arise. If we were to summarize all of our problems, what would we find? If we were to summarize all those problems, we would come to one answer. The main figures behind these spiritual problems are people.
While walking through the wilderness, God wanted the Israelites to overcome these problems. Of course, God did allow the Israelites to restore many things during the 40 years in the wilderness, but there was something else that was more important. You need the strength that allows you to overcome those difficulties. If you really look carefully, most of the problems are caused by ourselves.
While walking through the wilderness, you must be able to concentrate on three things. What does ?concentrate? mean? You must focus on the important matters.
1. If we can focus on the blessing of the three feasts through prayer, we will succeed.
No matter what kind of difficulty comes before you, those problems will not be able to swallow you whole. Simply put, you must be able to gain the strength of prayer. What kind of prayer is this? We are talking about the Passover?when God delivered all the people of God. We keep worrying, but we are not unbelievers; we are believers. God is protecting us?the Pentecost. We have the background of heaven?the Ingathering. Because we have received salvation, if we just have the strength to pray, we will be able to overcome. Moses did 40-day fasting prayer twice. He lived to the age of 120. For 40 years, he lived in the palace. He studied a lot and struggled to do things well, but nothing worked for him. He really tried hard and did his best, but he did not receive any answers. Rather, accidents happened. So, he ran away and for the next 40 years, he hid in the desert of Midian. The only thing that Moses did was get fed by his in-laws and tend his in-law?s sheep. However, the last 40 years of his life were different. One day, on Mt. Horeb, he came to experience the power of God. Among the Israelites, there were people who were centered on the tabernacle and experienced God?s answers. This is what you must find. You must ask yourself, ?How am I praying?? The answer is simple. You are a child of God. Is prayer really taking place for you? If you enter into this, you will uncover amazing things. Since you are trying to do the Lord?s work, but you have no answers, you have confusion upon confusion. You must experience the prayer of the Pentecost. This is the blessing that you must rightfully enjoy as children of God. You must seek out in prayer the realistic blessing of the Passover and the Ingathering. The reason why our walk of faith is so difficult is because we are not experiencing this power. You are the children of God. You are the children of God who have received Jesus as the Christ. However, you have not entered into this. God?s greatest desire is not for you to experience the 40 years in the wilderness. It is for you to experience this answer. The majority of Christians have not tasted this. God has given us the great blessing of the Passover, Pentecost, and the Ingathering, but we haven?t even seen these things yet. Absolutely, prayer is a science; it is a spiritual science; it is the method by which the working of the Holy Spirit arises. Then, this is what we must begin today. This is what God perceives as being most important. God said, ?I am the Lord your God who brought you out from the land of Egypt, the land of slavery.?
2. You need to be able to concentrate in prayer regarding your specialty in order to succeed.
Today, we see the passage of building up the Tent of Meetings, but it is so specialized. Many people say that it is too difficult to live in this world. Perhaps that is true, but that doesn?t always have to be the case. Joseph went as a slave, but he did his best there. That is specialty. In the end, God?s blessings came upon the household and the fields. David was a shepherd, but he was the greatest shepherd who did not even lose one lamb. When we talk about a sense of specialty, we are talking about it with regard to skill, but also with regard to our lives. Prior to even talking about skill, we must possess this attitude of specialty. This is what God is instructing the Israelites about. Today, we see that He instructs them with such specialty and detail regarding the Tent of Meetings. David only did what he rightfully should. That is called rightfulness. Experience through prayer the Passover, Pentecost, and Ingathering. In the one thing that you have been entrusted with, no matter how small it may be, work hard so that God?s evidence may come upon it.
3. Pray concentrated prayer regarding offering.
You must have a sense of specialty regarding this. We read a very short passage today, but it speaks 7 times about people who have the heart and people who brought things willingly. Today, you just need to think about this once as you listen to the message. We heard many things today, and you don?t need to memorize it all. Just ask yourself, ?What does the prayer of the Passover, Pentecost, and Ingathering have to do with you?? Next, ask yourself, ?Is God really with you in the work that you are doing now?? Last, no matter how much success you have achieved, if you cannot give to God when God calls for it, you have failed. In the end, it is about whether we can be in the place that God needs when He needs us most. If God needs something and we don?t have the money to offer it to God, that is failure. It is not a lack of money; it is a lack of faith. God has given us the accurate answer. God speaks the most about the Passover, Pentecost, and Ingathering during the Israelites? journey through the wilderness. If you experience this power, all problems will be resolved. God also emphasizes the tabernacle in the wilderness. We must pray centered on the tabernacle and build up our specialty centered on the tabernacle. The Israelites are having a hard time, walking through the wilderness, but God keeps emphasizing offering. It was when the Israelites were facing the greatest difficulty that God asked them to offer their jewels and treasures. We must pray to God regarding the five powers: spiritual power, intellectual power, financial power, physical power, and manpower. However, what is most important is that God wants us to see what true financial blessings are inside of this. We must relay this to our children.
Are we offering this for God? The Bible says that God told Noah to build the ark for his own sake. He told Noah to build the ark for his children. He told Noah to build the ark to preserve lives. We must do this and quietly change the culture of darkness to the culture of the Gospel. In order to do the Gospel movement, we must raise a church to save the nation and the world. For this, we must offer our jewels and offering. Today, no matter what problem you may have, it can be solved.
Conclusion
In conclusion, the finances of the unbelievers and your finances are different. You are God?s children and you have a separate contract with Him called world missions. You must have the restoration of finances and the restoration of specialty. To give one example, we think that Joseph was a failed individual because he went as a slave. Then, he was sent to prison with a life sentence. Then, doesn?t that mean that Joseph has utterly failed? That is our thinking. In that place, God had hidden a great answer. Because you are God?s children, you don?t need to worry. Today, you must grab hold of three covenants. You must seek out the blessing of prayer inside of the Passover, Pentecost, and Ingathering. In the work that you are doing, no matter how small it may be, you must discover God?s specialty. And now, we must restore our finances. May this blessing be upon you and your children.
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God, we thank You. You have called Your people and You have given them the covenant to save the world, and for that, we thank You. Give us the restoration of finances. That is not the goal, but the means. May poverty crumble down. As we give our offering, may we become the main figures to save the world and the Remnants. In Jesus Christ?s name we pray. Amen.
Second Service
?What does it mean to be a great help to the evangelist??
(Romans 16:1~2)
Introduction
I pray that during this worship today, the door to great blessings may open. The Romans 16 individuals were all witnesses and they each held their own respective camps; however, each of their personal contracts was different.
Most believers and Remnants are not experiencing prayer. How do you pray? The vast majority of people don?t know how to pray. Acts 1:14 says that the members of Mark?s upper room devoted themselves to prayer. If this takes place, Philippians 4:7 will follow. Then, when this happens, we will be able to see God?s plan (Acts 19:21). The reason why we cannot pray is because we are so spiritually desolate. In other words, people do not have the spiritual concentration to pray. The best way for us to overcome our inability to pray is through meditation. Psalm 19:14 says, ?May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, O Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer.? Then, in Psalm 104:34, it says, ?May my meditation be pleasing to him, as I rejoice in the Lord.? These are also the words of David. Genesis 24:63 speaks about Isaac who went out to the field one evening to meditate. Joshua 1:8 says, ?Do not fear. Do not let this Book of the Law depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night.? Psalm 49:3 says, ?My mouth will speak words of wisdom; the utterance from my heart will give understanding.? Psalm 119 is very important. It is a psalm of David. David confesses that he meditates on the laws of the Lord. Verse 97 says that he meditates day and night. Verse 99 says that he meditates on the Lord?s evidences. He says that this wisdom is greater than any teacher. Second, it is not just prayer that is not taking place for us. We don?t know what evangelism is. If you want to become a witness, you must know what evangelism is. Problems will come in our lives. However, most people are unable to see the facts. Even if you want to make money, you must be able to see the facts. If you see the facts incorrectly, you cannot make money. Then, you must be able to see the spiritual reality. At this time, the correct solution can be reached. Joseph saw his brothers in this light; he also discovered the plan of God for Egypt. David opened his eyes to see Philistia. This is evangelism. Realizing evangelism is tremendous. Third, we don?t really know the fulfillment of the Word. More than not realizing, it is not taking place very well. In other words, though we have come to realize the amazing blessing of evangelism, I myself have nothing to do with this blessing. Finding this is what we refer to as the important answer to our walk of faith. Right now, there is a gap between us and evangelism. The moment you discover this, you will begin to receive 100 years of answers. These three things are the Word, prayer, and evangelism. You must absolutely discover this. From this point on, the evidences will come. It is at this time that you will stand as a witness.
1. Witness (evidence)
There are three distinctive traits of a witness. First, a witness is someone who knows. A witness is someone who has seen. A witness is someone who possesses. If you have this element, then even your business can flourish.
2. Camp (light)
When a person who has this evidence steps out into the world, the light begins to shine (Genesis 1:3). We must arise and shine this light of Isaiah 60:1~2. 1 Peter 2:9 says that we have been called to shine this light. This light is Jesus Christ (John 1:9).
3. Personal contract (nickname)
From that point on, the answers of uniqueness will come. Only Moses could bring the Israelites out from Egypt. Only Joseph could proclaim this truth of the Gospel before the Pharaoh. Only David could strike down Goliath, the Philistine. It is at this point that you will begin to understand the special plan that God has for you. That is how important the Word, prayer, and evangelism are. Then, your eyes will begin to open to see the time schedule of God. What happened for Paul and the Early Church members? The church condemned the believers. The law drove them out from within the society. At this time, Paul returned to the Lord, and people began issuing murderous threats against him. The religious forces began to persecute them. Merchants couldn?t make a living, so they also fought against the believers. However, when their influence did not subside, the politicians began to cause trouble. And still, no one could block them. The Bible says that the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved, it is the power of God. With this, we must heal our hearts. Then, we must also heal our thoughts. If we can do this, then spiritual healing will arise. This is the devotion of all devotions. This is the devotion that witnesses must undertake.
In today?s Scripture reading, Phoebe is expressed as a ?great help.? If you are facing financial hardships, don?t get discouraged, just begin from the very bottom. Perhaps you are part of a small, dependent church. Hold onto the covenant, go out into the field, and begin from the very bottom. Absolutely, God?s time schedule will come. One day, David was tending the flock and God called him. God used him to break down Goliath. You must hold onto the covenant and begin correctly. You may think that you know everything already. This is the importance of the Word, prayer, and evangelism. I bless you in the name of Jesus that you may gain new strength. You are the Remnants in this age. You are the ones who will raise the Remnants in this age.
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God, we thank You. We thank God who has blessed us so greatly. Raise us as witnesses. Raise us as the witnesses who will fight against the forces of darkness. Raise us as witnesses who know the importance of the personal contract you have given to us. In Jesus Christ?s name we pray. Amen.