Prayer and the Gospel




Acts 1:1~8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth. (8)




♬ Hymn for scheduled worship: Korean/English Hymnal #292 I Could Not Do Without Thee (#415 in previous version) You will surely experience answers if you start praying regarding the problems that you have. However, if you remain at that level, you will never be able to enjoy true prayer. Those answers must connect to the Gospel. It is true prayer only when it connects with the Gospel. It is at this time that we realize that we have already received all things.





1. We will come to realize a few things once we experience prayer
 We will come to realize the reason why everything in our pasts happened. Then, you will be able to make all the things of your past into a platform. Then, you will come to discover that all the things of today are God’s will for you. For this reason, you will not get discouraged, fall into resentment, or give up. In addition, you will come to hold onto the message regarding the future.





2. Answers that follow once you experience prayer
 You will come to enjoy the answer of Immanuel, which means that the Lord who has all authority in heaven and on earth is with you. In addition, you will come to experience Jesus Christ, God’s kingdom, and the filling of the Holy Spirit according to the Bible. Holding onto this covenant and enjoying it until the second coming of Jesus is true prayer. We must entrust everything to Him so that Christ can work upon us. Then, the blessing of Christ will come upon us. Along with this blessing, the forces of darkness will crumble wherever we go and all disasters and curses will subside. Once the kingdom of God comes upon us, all the forces of darkness will be broken. We must also change our thoughts, natures, and lives. We cannot change these things with anything else - they can only be changed when we are filled with the Holy Spirit. For this reason, we must ask for the filling of the Holy Spirit.





3. True strength that comes as a result of experiencing prayer
 First, spiritual strength will be given and the power of the Holy Spirit will be revealed. Second, the door of answers will be opened. Along with the doors of evangelism, all doors will be opened. Third, we will gain the strength of the Word. The works of Word fulfillment regarding the Word that we are holding onto will begin to arise. Fourth, we will gain the strength of evangelism and disciples, and more importantly, we will come to meet disciples. Fifth, we will gain the strength to change the field. The works of change will arise in all the fields we go to.





● Forum Topic - We must be able to survive on our own no matter what the circumstances. We can do this with the strength of prayer. For this reason, we must restore our spiritual rhythm. What are the things that we must begin and restore right now in order to experience true prayer?





Remnant Study of Evangelism Lecture 194 / 2009.8.22