Life of the evangelist that saves the world
2 Timothy 4:1~8 In the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who will judge the living and the dead, and in view of his appearing and his kingdom, I give you this charge: Preach the Word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage – with great patience and careful instruction. (1~2)
Hymn for scheduled worship: Korean/English Hymnal #510 Brightly Beams Our Father’s Mercy (#276 in previous version)
We must absolutely save the church through the evangelism movement. We can save our people and the world only when the church is revived. In the field are countless people who are thirsty and wavering, more than we can imagine. That is why, in order to save the world, we must gain power through scheduled prayer and connect all incidents and fields with prayer through continuous prayer. We must make an attempt at making tremendous transformation inside 24-hour prayer. What kind of platform must the evangelists who will save the world prepare?
1. Family platform (2 Timothy 1)
All the incidents that have happened in our family until now are all our platforms. The backgrounds that we grew up with in our family, hardships, tears, and our family are platforms that helped us stand as evangelists. Starting now, evangelists must not be deceived by their circumstances, hardships or people but make them into their platform. This is the power of the Gospel.
2. Individual platform (2 Timothy 2)
We must be strong in Christ, who is the most important source, and in His grace. And we must find the reliable disciples who are prepared in the field. Because we are called as spiritual soldiers of Christ, we must not be involved in petty affairs but follow, without being anxious about anything, the Word of God just like athletes. And we must gain power and receive grace first before anyone else just as farmers do and make this message into our platform.
3. Worldly platform (2 Timothy 3)
As the last days fast approach us, the world will fall into sufferings all the more. And many people will be lovers of themselves and lovers of money and will continue to go down the wrong path. As a consequence, idolatry, religions, and strange organizations are rapidly growing all over the world. We must make all of these into our opportunity and walk the path of evangelists.
4. Church platform (2 Timothy 4)
In the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who will judge the living and the dead, we must make the Word of God in view of His appearing and His kingdom into our platforms. That is why we must preach the Gospel in season and out of season. Because more and more people are turning their ears away from the truth and are turning aside to false doctrine and wavering, we must fulfill all the duties of evangelists even if we suffer. If we are indeed true evangelists who never use humanism but receive the guidance of the Holy Spirit without any ulterior motive, God will undoubtedly send us the disciples that He has hidden.
- Meditate on what kind of platform you are going to use to put into practice the life of the evangelist who will save the world.
Mokpo Conference Lecture 2 / 2011.3.8