Actualize the life of the evangelist!
Acts 1:8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.
Hymn for scheduled worship: Korean/English Hymnal #183 There Shall be Showers of Blessings (#172 in previous version)
There are many believers who think that they cannot receive answers to prayer. This is the incorrect thinking that arises as a result of not enjoying the Gospel despite the fact that they have the Gospel. It is the same as when the Israelites who came out from Egypt grumbled and complained that they could not go to Canaan. God has given us the Gospel that we need the most. Everything is inside of this Gospel. No one can help you discover and enjoy the Gospel. In addition, realizing the Gospel and enjoying it is the essential core of the life of the evangelist. Then, how can we enter into the life of the evangelist of realizing and enjoying the Gospel?
1. Intensive training
If we know the blessing of the Gospel that God has given us regarding prayer and the Word, evangelism will come out as a natural fruit. This is the life of the evangelist. Prior to living the life of the evangelist, we must first receive personal healing. Paul fasted and received intensive training together with the disciples in Tyrannus for three months. At this time, Paul received personal healing, and he was even able to share the Gospel in Rome. If we can focus on the Word, prayer, and evangelism before God for even just a few days, we can enjoy the filling of the Holy Spirit in our lives and enter into the answer of discovering ourselves.
2. Personal filling of the Holy Spirit
From the moment that Abraham built an altar to the Lord, he began to receive answers. Daniel gave scheduled prayer every day, and Peter received a great answer while going to pray at 3 in the afternoon. Many believers have become children of God, but they waste the majority of their time watching television, listening to music, and playing games, rather than meditating on the Word and praying. Jesus called His disciples and gave them intensive training. We must get a personal taste of the Gospel and experience the filling of the Holy Spirit through intensive training.
3. Filling of the Holy Spirit in the field
We must enjoy a personal time of the filling of the Holy Spirit at church, as well as the filling of the Holy Spirit in the field. We must connect all the things that happen and all work in the field to prayer. Only then will we be able to overcome ourselves, our past, and the field. At this time, personal healing will arise, and we will be able to find and enjoy the answers within our lives. Now, we must record all of our prayer topics and all parts of our lives and relay it as an important evangelism resource to our descendents and disciples.
- As you examine your life today, check to see how much of your day you devote to meditating on the Word, prayer, and evangelism.
Japan Evangelism Conference Lecture 1 / 2010.10.5