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Matthew 9:35~38 Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plenty but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.” (37~38)




Hymn for scheduled worship: Korean/English Hymnal #542 ‘Tis so Sweet to Trust in Jesus (#340 in previous version)




 We often see young people and believers who shake in the face of serious problems and crumble. They often shake in their faith as a result of problems regarding their work and interpersonal relationships, lose hold of all grace, and ultimately crumble. This is because they were unable to see the grace and blessings of God within the problem itself. We must be able to see the accurate facts in the midst of problems. If we cannot see the facts, we will lose hold of many important things. There are a few things we must not lose hold of in order to see the facts correctly.





1. Time schedule of the evangelist
 God has called us as evangelists. Everything in our past will be used as a needed platform for our future, regardless of how bad our past may have been. Anne Sullivan used her experience of mental illness to raise many disciples, one of whom was Helen Keller. When we make our past a platform for great blessings, those problems can no longer fell us. More than anything else, today is very important. We must be able to see the future through today. How we connect today with the future will determine whether we are used eternally or momentarily. In addition, we must be able to pull forward the oncoming future and see it in the present. This is the walk of faith and the time schedule that the evangelist must enjoy.






2. The spiritual realms of the evangelist
 Evangelists and disciples must meet every day. This is absolutely possible within the spiritual realms. If we do not have these meetings in our spiritual world, it means we are not praying. We must think about evangelism every single day. Only then will we be able to see the doors of evangelism. In addition, we must receive the Word of God through prayer every single day, and we must enjoy the blessing of the fulfillment of the Word. It is only at this time that we will become truly happy.






3. Judgments of the evangelist
 The evangelist is an important person of God who will save the nation, the age, and the future. The judgments of the evangelist are very important because they determine the outcome of everything. Starting now, our prayer topics must be centered on the filling of the Holy Spirit and Immanuel. Tremendous blessings will come out from within this. This is deeply connected with salvation, as well. It is from this point on that we begin to see the factual things of God. We have been chosen from the very start to live this way. We must constantly have true thanksgiving and happiness welling up from within our hearts.






° Forum Topic - How thankful are you that you have received the blessing of being called as an evangelist? How much are you enjoying it? Mediate on today’s evangelism.





New Believer Retreat Lecture 4 / 2009.9.15