2025.12.07 Sunday 2nd Service
Church Construction Devotional Worship
Scripture Reading: 1 Corinthians 3:1-16
We are trying to build God’s temple. You must know what is happening right now. The tabernacle movement and the works that took place in Moses are being fulfilled even now. The answers that came to David and those who prepared the temple are now coming upon us. In the places where Paul’s teams moved, great temples still remain historically even now. The same answers are coming. So, although our church is surely praying much right now, we must create materials that can help people gain strength in their hearts. There is no need to provoke people. But there are things they must know. Right now, in these tremendous fields of darkness, people have nowhere to go, so they gather and do strange things. Those places are packed. Some even gather and act completely like insane people. In reality, in the field, many of the next generation are wandering in things like mental illness and drugs. We must have materials that can only result in saving such people, which people can confirm with their eyes. So, you can show that video before worship and then worship. After worship, you can watch the video and pray. And in some sense, because the churches of the world must pray, it is okay to do it in the middle of worship as well. In some sense, the whole world must look at our church and pray. So include these good materials about our multiethnic people who are coming and working. Send them out to the whole world so that people see and come.
▣ Introduction
1. Child
It says here, “Who would give something to a child?” It came out like this. A person of the flesh. It is saying, “You are still of the flesh, will that work?” There is jealousy and strife, so will that work? Can you receive great answers like that? No matter how wealthy the parents are, they do not give five hundred million won to a kindergarten child. Right? That child would die. But if they help or lend five hundred million won to someone running a business, they would do business with it. When a child is born and drinking milk, you cannot suddenly feed squid right away.
2. Construction
While saying this, it briefly speaks about construction. Construction done without faith is like everything burning up if a fire later breaks out. But a temple built firmly—with faith, it is speaking of faith—will be fine even if wind blows, rain falls, or fire breaks out.
3. Temple
While speaking about something quite important, the first important thing is, “The temple is in you.” So you must first receive this answer.
So you must briefly look at some of the promises Jesus gave. Why are you important? These are words that Jesus said at the very end after finishing all His work.
[ 1. John 14:16 ]
He said, “I will ask the Father.” “I will pray that the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, may be sent to you. And He will be with you forever.” That settles it, right? You must find this blessing. You are people who have received tremendous answers from God.
[ 2. John 14:26 ]
And in John chapter 14 verse 26, He explained it a bit more concretely. Before, in the earlier verse, He said, “I will ask the Father,” but then He took one step further and explained more concretely to you, “Pray in My name. If you pray in My name, the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, will come upon you. And He will make you remember all the words you have heard until now. The Holy Spirit will make you understand everything.”
[ 3. John 16:13 ]
And then in John chapter 16 verse 13 He said this. He explained it even more realistically. He spoke the answer. “When the Spirit of truth comes upon you”—in simple words, “When the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, comes upon you, He will guide you into all truth.” And He said something important. “He will tell you what is to come.” Everything has been said. It is actually finished. He gave something perfect. But there are not many who believe this and work. That is why these things (childishness, being of the flesh, jealousy, strife) arise. It is a chance to receive answers for the age, but many people behave like this (childishness, being of the flesh, jealousy, strife).
[ 4. Acts 1:8 ]
Jesus said this: “When this Holy Spirit comes upon you in fullness, you will receive power and be My witnesses to the ends of the earth.”
▣ Main
Now then, with these words, how should you begin? I will speak simply so you can enjoy it.
1. Bartizan of the throne [You are the temple]
In the morning, build the bartizan of the throne. Then it is done. It does not matter whether it is 5 minutes, 8 hours, or 3 hours. In the morning, build the throne. Why? “You are the temple.” He gave the answer. Because the Spirit of God is in you, you are the temple. Then you build the bartizan of the throne in this temple. Try it, and see whether or not answers come to your prayers. Answers come regardless of the problems arising around you.
2. Journey of the throne [Field–temple]
Second is the daytime. During the day, do not just go out; how must you pray? Go on the journey of the throne. Everything will be fulfilled. Why is that? The field is the temple. This is also important. Your workplace is the temple. The place of your business is the temple. Why? Because God is there.
3. Guidepost of the throne [Training–sending–temple]
Now lastly, what is important? It is the night prayer. Build the guidepost of the throne. What is it? You must call many people, train them, and send them. This is also the temple.
So these three are together.
1. Bartizan of the throne [You are the temple]
Then, when you receive this answer, what happens?
1) Tabernacle, tent of meeting, tent
At first, the tabernacle, the tent of meeting, and the tent—these three did all the work. It was simply the tabernacle, the same thing, but when it moved and they assembled, it was called the tent of meeting. It was also called the tent. It is the same word. But your house is called a tent. So all these houses were made facing the tabernacle. You receive this answer.
2) Three feasts
Within you, the three feasts are fulfilled.
3) Ark of the covenant
There is no impossibility. Within you will come the evidence of a dry staff sprouting. Right? Even though nobody helps you, an answer arises so that you can eat. And there is an unchanging covenant. That is the ark of the covenant. He gave the evidence.
4) Forty years in the wilderness
And you crossed the Jordan. After crossing the Red Sea, you crossed the Jordan and broke down Jericho. The forty years in the wilderness were recorded as the answers you must receive.
5) The LORD’s bartizan, journey, guidepost
And as Christ finished the three years of His public ministry at the end, He established in you, whose inside is the temple, this bartizan of the LORD. He told you to see the journey of the LORD’s throne within you and set up the guidepost. It cannot fail.
We have not come this far by using many human methods and doing many things. Only by the gospel and prayer—while you were only praying, now the doors for world evangelization are opening. It is tremendous. Right now, there are mid-level countries that serve as gateways into the 5,000 tribes, such as Vanuatu and the Solomon Islands. In this region, what is the desire of these people? It is to come to our church. They want to receive training. The visa is difficult. So what is their desire? They say, “Please, elders of Immanuel Church and Pastor Ryu, come.” From our perspective, we are not even doing that much, but as we look, we see that they are completely in the gospel. You must first do this prayer.
2. Journey of the throne [Field–temple]
Why is that? Because the field is the temple. Look at the evidence first.
1) Acts 13:1-5, 16:6-10, 19:8
In the field, they received the guidance of the Holy Spirit. That place is the temple. Who can block this? To Macedonia. To the hall of Tyrannus. He led them exactly there and explained the kingdom of God.
2) Acts 13:5-11, 16:16-18, 19:8-20
Now, this is not all. There, works that broke the darkness took place. Because God is present, those completely demon-possessed were healed. Those with incurable diseases were healed. The root itself was healed. Luke, who was a doctor, carefully observed this. If ordinary people recorded it, they could not describe it in detail, but he was a doctor. So it was astonishing. He saw all of it and recorded it.
3) Acts 13:12, 16:15-40, 19:21
The governor became a disciple, completely. Not only Lydia, but also the jailer became a disciple. “You must also testify in Rome.”
This is the journey. During the day you can just enjoy this prayer. You can enjoy all of 7·7·7, but during the day you can enjoy in this way.
3. Guidepost of the throne [Training–sending–temple]
Now, as we end the day, we must hold the covenant before God; why then does He tell us to build the temple?
1) RT, TCK, CCK, NCK
We must call Remnants from all over the world. We must call TCKs. The term TCK refers to children of a third culture who are neither this nor that but somewhere in between. Within the culture of CCK, where believing in Jesus means death, there are disciples. There are NCKs who do not even have shoes. Even when they play soccer, what they are kicking is not a soccer ball but something wrapped and tied up. What is funny is that when I passed by, in Africa there was a golf course. But it was not a golf course. It was a thin layer of sand, just sand. Even then, they imitate it.
2) Three ages
So we need a temple that will open the three ages. We need something that will truly do 24, 25, and eternity in the three ages.
3) Monument
And here you build a monument where your covenant and footsteps remain forever.
As for our time, we will not necessarily do it that way, but speaking in human terms, we should write everything at the entrance. How much offering each person gave. In American churches, before they close down, because people hardly give offering, they walk around with a plate. By then, would that work? When they put the plate out, people see the money on it, so they are forced to give a lot. Then they do not even know what blessing is. That is why we build the temple. Put it even more simply—just make 7·7·7 into my bartizan. Make it simple. Make 7·7·7 into my journey. Make 7·7·7 into my guidepost. So that such people will come. They will come. If they truly realize it, they will be connected and come. That is more genuine. Then those who are truly to receive training must come to our church, be able to receive training comfortably, rest, and then go out as disciples. This system is necessary.
At times, we do not need to build lodging. How is it written in the Bible? They took them into their homes. That is why houses appear throughout the Bible. I used to wonder why so many houses were introduced in the book of Acts, thinking, “Is this some sort of real estate office?” But it was not that. It was by this that God completely fulfilled world evangelization.
Because you are those who pray, you must pray. Why is it that we cannot build quickly? It is because God does not want it built quickly, so why force it? If we had built it ten years ago, there would be none of these messages now. Right? God is doing it after He has made sure we receive all the answers. So there is nothing to worry about. You must pray continually, and with sincerity help the congregation so that their hearts are genuinely stirred. So if you pray, there are many things you will see. You will see the opposite side as well. You will truly see idols being made to destroy the world. You will truly see thirsty souls wandering because they have nowhere to go. You must show that. That is why all our members must pray, unite their strength, and wait.
So now it is almost complete; simply put, this land is like a land of treasure. Then what is the problem? You know this, right? The elders are suffering a great deal right now. The road must be completed. For the road to be completed—this is not even a secret—you just need to pray. There are dozens, hundreds of owners around it. So they are going one by one, persuading them and obtaining their consent. You must push them strongly from behind with prayer. Then this land becomes golden land. Otherwise, because of that one road, this land dies.
At one time, it was in the newspaper. Someone wrote regarding our land and this road, called a “watch road,” “Designate this as a permanent green area.” Then who makes the decision? The district and city council members decide. By what do they decide? By vote. Why? Because this land is important, they want to lock all the roads. At that time, when that district chief—Park, who was it?—when that chief was there, this person’s secretary directly called me. He does not even believe in God, but said, “Pastor, God has blessed you. This is probably a place where people from all over the world will come. We voted and decided not to lock it.”
So although you may be saying various things without knowing, we have been looking over this entire land and have begun to develop it piece by piece. From what I can see, not much time is left. You must pray steadfastly, offer with true sincerity while looking to the age, and do this. Your prayers must be contained there. Right? The covenant must be contained there. Do not those who sing praise contain prayer in what they do? It is different. When we look at musicians nowadays, when do we feel that they are good? When the song that is contained in that person’s heart is conveyed to our heart, then we say they are good. You must truly do something before God that contains your heart. To David, who had nothing at all, God said, “I looked only at your heart.” All of the spiritual world begins from the heart. So even at the very end as they were coming out of the wilderness, He said, “Love the LORD with all your heart, mind, and strength.”
There is a lecture for the middle-level trainees at 5 o’clock today on what kind of person you must become. I will surely speak then. The elders must surely receive that answer.
▣ Conclusion
Then what is the conclusion today?
1. Strength (24)
What is the secret by which all our church leaders actually gain strength? That is 24. The term 24 does not mean you do nothing else and only do that. True prayer has no fixed time. You do it 24. Right now, as you speak in earnest prayer, that is 24. Joseph went as a slave. Could he say to his master, “I will go and do my scheduled prayer”? Would that make sense? He prayed while he was a slave. That is where the works arose. 24. From within every difficulty, he found the answer. He discovered that God was with him. Others could see it and knew—Immanuel. Later, unbelievers saw and knew—oneness. This is what appears. 24. You must certainly understand this.
2. Answer (25)
What then is the real answer as you are praying? That is 25. Right? The true answer is that the power of the throne appears. It is completely beyond understanding, is it not? It cannot be understood.
So King Alexander asked his officials, “Why is it that people who believe in Jesus do not perish even though they suffer so much?” The king asked this. Because he was a king who ruled the world, he asked, “Why do these people with the gospel of Israel not perish?” Then one of his officials answered, “You must read the Bible.” He said, “Everything is in there.” So Alexander gave the command. “Translate the Bible.” A scholar must know two languages. Since the Bible was written in Hebrew, he had to know Hebrew, and he had to know Greek in order to translate it into their language. Right? So they gathered those who were proficient in Hebrew and in Greek. They recruited such people. They recruited them and seventy people were gathered. He had them translate it. “You must read the Bible. You must see the amazing works of God recorded inside.” It took one hundred years to translate it. Then those who died during the work were replaced to keep the number. That is how they completed the translation. Then, in Greek—it was Greek, the Hellenistic language—it began to spread throughout the world. That is called the Septuagint. In English it is called the Septuaginta. What is the real answer? It is unimaginable. 25.
3. Blessing (eternity)
And what is the true blessing you will receive? It is this. It is eternal. It is not something that appears and disappears; it is eternal.
So holding onto this covenant, truly, in the morning, daytime, and night…
〔Morning〕
In the morning, you must gain strength. It is good to sleep a lot, but not necessarily always. Your brain is filled with waste. You must wake up and pray, breathe, and exercise. Those over sixty must do this no matter what. The system inside your body is changing. You must gain strength in the morning.
〔Daytime〕
During the day, you go on the journey of the throne. You must have eyes to see everything as answers and blessings. Right? Did some difficulty come? No. You must have eyes. You must be able to see something better. You must be able to see what is truly God’s. When? During the day. In the field.
〔Night〕
At night, you obtain the answer. You confirm the Word of God. It will be tremendous.
Because church leaders are people who have received a special blessing, I will speak on this at the final lecture of the middle-level training at 5 o’clock today. You must believe. It is written that when you believe, “it is credited as righteousness.” When you believe, our spirit gains strength. You must take courage. When you believe, the spiritual world changes. In fact, when you believe, our brain and our body are revived. When you believe what? When you believe God’s eternal covenant and the gospel. Let us pray.
Prayer. We thank God who has given us the Word again today. Let us build the temple within us, let us build the temple in our field, and let us build here the temple that will save the world. In the name of Jesus Christ we pray. Amen.