When you’re alone
Acts 13:1~12 While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, "Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them." So after they had fasted and prayed, they placed their hands on them and sent them off. (2~3)
♬ Hymn for scheduled worship: Korean/English Hymnal #364 Sweet Hour of Prayer (#482 in previous version)
Our success in doing the evangelism movement depends on how we receive strength when we are alone. There were three factors involved in the success of the Early Church in the evangelism movement. We must restore these three things.
1. The filling of the Holy Spirit
A different way to express the filling of the Holy Spirit is the phrase ‘complete faith’. Our fields and the fields of the Early Church and Mark’s upper room are completely different. People in the field of the Early Church faced the distinct possibility of death. They faced great social and financial backlash. The people who gathered at Mark’s upper room despite such extreme circumstances were the disciples of the Early Church. This is only possible through the filling of the Holy Spirit. We, too, cannot overcome disbelief without complete faith. Although we cannot live perfect lives, it is possible to live with complete faith. God gives rise to great works even when we show just a little bit of faith. This is the first key to succeeding in the evangelism movement.
2. The house of a committed worker
The second key to success in the evangelism movement is the house of a committed worker. This house must be connected to a disciple. There is a great deal of evidence in the bible regarding the houses of Ananias, Simon the Tanner, Lydia, Jason and Nympha. The house of a committed worker is a field of important answers. Witnesses who have experienced God’s works will gather at those houses. When this takes place great strength will form, and the evangelism field will go forth with strength.
3. Field church
The evangelism movement is a movement that saves the field as well as the church. Field churches were established in all of the fields where the Early Church did the evangelism movement. Mark’s upper room, where the evangelism movement began, soon became a church. These could be houses of committed workers. The Holy Spirit worked in these places, evangelism doors opened, the Word was fulfilled, disciples arose and answers in the field arose constantly. People accepted Christ, the Word was proclaimed and people grew in the Word. The success of the evangelism movement is dependent on the individual.
● Forum Topic - How must you apply the blessings of the Holy Spirit, the houses of disciples, and the field churches that are the center of the evangelism movement? Begin to pray that the filling of the Holy Spirit will come upon you, that your house will be the center of the evangelism movement, and that the evangelism movement will begin anew in your field.
New Believer & Field Ministry Worker Retreat Lecture 2 / 2009.11.12