What evangelism disciples must do right now
Acts 2:41~42 They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer (42)
♬ Hymn for scheduled worship: Korean/English Hymnal #348 Up, and Fight Against the Devil (#388 in previous version)
God’s purpose and plan lie in testifying the Gospel. Today’s Scripture reading reveals to us that through the testifying of the Gospel, the doors of evangelism opened in 15 nations and three thousand disciples emerged in the midst of persecution as the Word movement arose everywhere. Through this answer lay leaders and evangelism disciples arose in every place. This is God’s blessing as well as purpose that are taking place even now. God has called us as His evangelism disciples; how, then, can we enjoy this answer?
1. The answers of evangelism disciples
Before we go out to evangelize, we must receive the answers of evangelism disciples. The Israelites experienced the working of God wherever the Ark of the Covenant went ahead of them. Those who gathered in Mark’s upper room experienced the power of God while they were holding on to the covenant and praying. We must discover God’s evidence through today’s Word, prayer and evangelism.
2. What evangelism disciples must always seek after
We will open our eyes if we correctly experience the working of the Holy Spirit. The working of the Holy Spirit was so important that when Paul began his evangelism journey, he fasted and prayed. If we experience the working of the Holy Spirit, we will see everything in a new way. In Acts 2 Peter and John who experienced the working of the Holy Spirit were on their way to the temple and saw a crippled man, and they discovered God’s time schedule for him. Then what must we seek from God today? We must seek for the working of the Holy Spirit to be evident in our lives in a concrete way. If the working of the Holy Spirit takes place, the doors of answers will open and the forces of darkness will be completely bound. It is only at this time that we will get a taste of true answers.
3. The life that evangelism disciples must prepare for
In today’s Scripture reading, three thousand disciples were added and they held on to God’s Word and prayed daily and came to stand as witnesses of evangelism in their field. We, too, are evangelism disciples that God has called in this age. Our lives must be the ones centered on the Word, prayer and evangelism. In the midst of this blessing, disciples will arise, renewing of ourselves will take place in the midst of great answers, and the Word movement will take place anew in full measure. Those who have been given to idolatry, diseases, and spiritual problems will experience the answers of healing and the church we serve will receive the blessing of the representative church.
-We are evangelism disciples. For this answer, what is the life of evangelism disciples that we must live? How must we restore the blessings of evangelism disciples today?
Evangelism Disciple Training Message / 2010.4.27