The start of power
Acts 2:41~47 In my former book, Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus began to do and to teach until the day he was taken up to heaven, after giving instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles he had chosen. (41~42)
Hymn for scheduled worship: Korean/English Hymnal #365 Tell it to Jesus (#484 in previous version)
When you have correct faith and have correct thoughts, you can do the correct devotion. Correct faith is believing in the power of God. Correct thoughts means to always think according to the standard of God. Correct devotion is devoting yourself according to the plan of God. What kind of thoughts you have is the important issue. If a lot of grumbling and complaints come out often, you must evaluate yourself again. Unbelief crumbles the family and the church. How must you have correct faith?
1. Church breakdown is the representative evidence of a powerless age
Currently, many churches are crumbling. This is the evidence of a powerless age. When Israel lost hold of the Gospel, it fell into destruction. Even after the Middle Ages received great blessings, they failed in their thinking and they crumbled. Right now, church breakdown has come to this age. However, God did not crumble down a church that had correct faith. He has given the time schedule to discard unbelief and restore correct faith.
2. God who prepares the evangelist
When the Early Church restored the Gospel and correct faith, God prepared and raised the evangelist. If you live the life of the evangelist while changing unbelief with faith and having correct thoughts, evangelism will take place. The works of God arise in Christ. That is why if you live the life of the evangelist while enjoying the promise of Immanuel, you disappear, Christ appears, and at this time, the works of God begin.
3. The life of the evangelist also starts in the power of God
No matter how weak we appear, it does not matter. When we acknowledge our powerlessness, God’s power appears. Paul confessed about his powerlessness in 1 Corinthians 15. Although it may seem that problems have come to us, works will arise when we come to realize that they are not problems. In addition, starting from when we know that they are not answers, we can see the true answers of God. True answers are the works of God that came upon Mark’s upper room. Our true answer is God being with us and being glorified through us.
- Aren’t you by chance in the midst of problems or unbelief? Problems are absolutely the works of God that must come, and true answers are Immanuel. May today be a day in which you choose the correct faith of the evangelist, which is not unbelief, and challenge.
Study of Evangelism / 2011.2.19