Small ministry, great answers
Acts 16:11-15 When she and the members of her household were baptized, she invited us to her home. “If you consider me a believer in the Lord,” she said, “come and stay at my house.” And she persuaded us. (15)
Hymn for scheduled worship: Korean/English Hymnal #365 Are You Weary, Are You Heavy-hearted (#484 in previous version)
The churches of the world are experiencing hardships. The church members are diminishing and the number of churches meeting with financial crises is growing. In the church, there are many believers with spiritual problems and it is a situation in which the churches are not paying attention to the professionals and elites, new church members and future descendents. What does God desire for the evangelist who possesses the Gospel to do? As many workers are trying to do big things, if they even do one small thing that God wants, great answers will come. What must I do unto the people I meet?
1. I must revise three things
The majority of people think incorrect thoughts and thoughts by which they cannot receive answers. What will happen if even though they live their walk of faith more than sufficiently, they cannot receive answers? First, their thoughts must change. Surpassing common sense, they must be able to discern what is exceedingly good that God desires. In addition, they must change their hearts. The majority of people have scars. If you have scars, you influence other people, so you must heal your hearts with the correct Gospel. In addition, all people have their personal motives. If this motive changes with the complete Gospel and complete faith, you will receive many answers. Just have the correct Gospel in this area, and just help others a little bit.
2. You must make others receive true answers
The majority of believers live their walk of faith but are not receiving true answers and are having a hard time. Just like the people of faith in the Bible who received answers, a church composed of protectors, co-workers, hosts, relatives, loved ones, those who worked very hard, and those tested and approved were raised, and they received answers that saved many people. In addition, finding today’s Word, prayer and evangelism, we must make them always experience the power of the Gospel.
3. We must prepare for the future
Many youth and our future descendents are wandering. Relaying the correct Gospel to them becomes the greatest answer of preparing the most certain future. Having the consuming passion for the age in the Gospel, the consuming passion of the family in the Gospel, and the consuming passion of the future descendents in the Gospel, you must prepare for the future. If the evangelist with the Gospel plants faith in all meetings, small faith will become a large tree and bear fruits. The person who connected in this covenant with the evangelist Paul was Lydia.
- Reflect upon the people I met with. Meditate upon how I can relay the correct Gospel to them.
Mission Home Training Message / 2011.6.21