The Fundamental Solutions to the present answers




Romans 16: 3~4 Greet Priscilla and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus. They risked their lives for me. Not only I but all the churches of the Gentiles are grateful to them.




Hymn for Scheduled Worship: Korean/English Hymnal #214 ‘Jesus, My Lord, to Thee I Cry’ (#349 in previous version)




 There are many believers who undulate and waver even as they live their Christian walks. They often mask themselves in an external facade to hide such a state. If we do not have Immanuel realistically take place in our lives, we cannot receive any answers whatsoever. This is also Satan’s strategy. If we enjoy Immanuel, nothing can be a problem for us. To solve these answers of our present, we have to receive a solution to our fundamental problems first. How can we solve our fundamental problems and live as disciples?





1. We must be people who are within the prayers of evangelists
 Everyone who received proper answers in the Bible were all those who were remembered within the prayer of the evangelists. Paul was almost stoned to death, but he got up to find disciples. The representative figure who arose from this place was Timothy. Timothy was always within Paul’s prayers. Paul even confessed that he always prayed and gave thanks at the thought of Timothy. It was the same for Priscilla and Aquila, who are mentioned in today’s Scripture reading. It is imperative that we remain within the prayers of evangelists.





2. We must discover a value that is worth staking our lives for
 Those who discover within the Gospel a value that is worth staking their lives for are blessed people. Lydia said, “If you consider me a believer in the Lord, come stay at my house.” Even when violent mobs assaulted him, Jason staked his life to aid the evangelists and founded the Thessalonian church. Priscilla and her husband Aquila, who received the greatest blessing, even gave up their very lives for the Gospel. Phoebe became a protector of the evangelist. Philemon aided the evangelists his entire life long. The work of world evangelism took place through the prayers of those who discovered within the Gospel a value worth staking their very lives for.






3. We need to connect with God through the hidden contract
 Those who received the solution to their fundamental problems through the Gospel all had their own hidden contracts for the sake of the Gospel. The figures who emerge in Romans 16 were all those who possessed a hidden contract with God and the evangelist as well as the church. They connected with God, the evangelist and the church through prayer, the direction of evangelism and the message. From this moment on, they were able to meet disciples and were even able to receive the blessings of the hidden finances. Additionally, the doors for evangelism continued to open. True thanksgiving along with miraculous works arose thereafter. To possess this mystery, we must enter into true thanksgiving and delve within the mystery of prayer while holding firmly onto the Gospel. Then we can enjoy spiritual blessings and whatever problem we face will be changed into true blessings.





°Forum Topic - Have I discovered something worth staking my very life for? What is the content of your very own hidden contract toward God, the evangelist and the church for the Gospel? Meditate deeply on today’s word.




The 13th World Missions Convention, Lecture 2 / 2009.09.01