The representative church that saves the region
Acts 2:41~42 Those who accepted his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to their number that day. They devoted themselves to the apostles'' teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.
♬ Hymn for scheduled worship: Korean/English Hymnal #86 Oh, the Best Friend to Have is Jesus (#86 in previous version)
When the nail of the Word is properly pegged, that Word can become your own. If the Word is not correctly pegged, you cannot receive any answers. We must build representative churches to save the region. Starting from this moment, God’s works arise. What is the reason the Early Church did not shake in the midst of those many hardships and were able to save the region and age?
1. The keys to the kingdom of heaven
According to the Word Jesus gave Peter, we are the ones who possess the keys to the kingdom of heaven. These are the keys to answers to prayer. Children of God have the identity of receiving answers to anything if they pray in the name of Jesus Christ. All we need to do is believe in this fact and wait while praying. We must utilize these keys with assurance in the evangelism field. We must utilize and bind all forces of demons, disbelief and even poverty with the authority of the name of Jesus Christ. We must enjoy the blessings and authority of children of God through prayer. Enjoying this alone is scheduled prayer and enjoying this while in the evangelism field is continuous prayer.
2. The kingdom of God
Upon Jesus’ resurrection, Jesus explained about the kingdom of God for 40 days. How important was it that He did this? If we call upon the name of Jesus, the kingdom of God will absolutely come upon that place. Every time we pray, the invisible angels of the Lord are sent. Our background is the kingdom of God. We can enjoy this tremendous fact through prayer. In each and every field we are in, unfolding the Word movement is establishing the kingdom of God in that place. God’s kingdom comes upon every place we go to with the authority of the name of Jesus Christ, and our authority is to find and heal disciples in the field and make the Holy Spirit’s work arise.
3. The church that can make the proclamation of faith
The church pulpit must receive blessings in order for the church and worship to be revived, and believers and servants of the Lord end up gaining strength. The believers of the Early Church received the teaching of the apostles and gained the strength to save the field. Pastors enable believers to gain the answer through the Word, and play the role of letting people know about the future, and believers must receive this blessing through pastors. This is precisely the role of the church. Only then can the church save the field. The church lay leaders and lay people help the weak areas of the pastor, and the pastor must proceed with all work centered on the church lay leaders. Starting from this moment, we can see the evidences of the kingdom of God coming upon the church and field.
● Forum Topic - Pray so that the church I serve and the churches that will do true evangelism can become representative churches that save the region with the Gospel.
Taiwan Evangelism Conference Lecture 2 / 2010.3.10