2026.03.29 District Message Week 13
「Lineage」
(Ge 4:16-26, 5:1-32)
We are ahead of the World Missions Conference. What you must know is that many people in foreign countries have cultures different from ours. We should take that into account, but their spiritual state is exactly the same. That is why we are helping them with the Gospel. This message in the Word communicates with the entire world, so it becomes an opportunity to save the whole world.
「Lineage (Bloodline)」
Among these topics, a part you should pray about today is the story regarding lineage. I noticed that doctors always investigate what kinds of diseases parents suffered from. They probably do that because of heredity. In some cases, spiritual problems also start in the home because of our scars. Also, as thoughts and hearts wander, people suffer from mental illnesses. The question is whether these things are related to heredity. Naturally, one would worry and do many things about it.
John 9:3, 2 Corinthians 5:17, Galatians 2:20
The Bible speaks clearly. Jesus spoke directly. It is not because of the parents’ sin, nor his own sin, but “so that the works of God might be displayed in him.” These are the words spoken directly by Christ, the King of kings. Of course, we should refer to the words of people and doctors. However, because more important things are in the Bible, we can change hereditary things. It says, “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come.” It says, “The old has gone, the new is here!”
Galatians 2:20 contains an extremely important phrase: “I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me.” If a wicked disease is passed down through heredity, what will happen to us? Within Christ, I die and Christ lives in me. Not many people understand this phrase. To truly live, I must die. Do you understand those words? Religious people cannot understand them because they think “I” must live. If you think that way, you can create many terms—like meditation to find “me,” or meditation to create “my world.” People are easily tempted by that. That is the number one message of Satan: “You are important.” That is what Satan said. “You are important. Not God. You can become like God, so why believe in God?” People who have studied a bit say, “Hey, don’t say you believe in God; you have to find your own thing. Right?” They say that because they do not know the fundamental human being and they do not know “me.” Humans cannot meet God on their own. Therefore, if you perform many ascetic practices, you fall into great difficulty. Trying to find “me” leads to becoming completely lost. The last words left by Buddha were, “Find the way.” Right? The famous Monk Seongcheol left a book saying, “I have not yet found the way. So I chose Buddhism, but if I find the way, I will leave Buddhism.” I was shocked.
This phrase (Gal 2:20) is no ordinary phrase. Christ lives in me. Then, I am the “me” within Him. It can be overturned. All our past and fate can be overturned. What must be done?
▣ Introduction_ 「Christ」
First, in the introduction: that is why God promised Christ. The Old Testament is the promise that He will send Christ. The New Testament is the evidence that Christ has come. Therefore, this (Christ) is the very central word. “Christmas” also contains this “Christ.”
2026
It is now the year 2026. What is the standard? Scholars around the world debated and found the person who had the most influence on human history. Regardless of faith, they actually found him. They decided on Jesus Christ, who came to this earth 2,000 years before 2026. Therefore, “The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the devil’s work.”
▣ Main Body_ Faith (Assurance) – Imprinting (Root, Nature)
Can things truly change? You must have faith. You must have assurance. Only then does the Imprinting change. When the imprinting changes, the Root and Nature change naturally. Do not listen to the words of people; hold onto God’s covenant, and it changes. A few points came out, right?
1. Valuing Lineage (Covenant)
Four points were mentioned here regarding how the record of the Bible valued lineage very highly. But if you look closely, it was almost always changed by the Covenant.
1) Old Testament: Even there, it showed things changing through people who completely held onto the covenant.
2) Name: That is why the names in the lineage are always recorded. Immediately, for someone like David, they consider which tribe he is from. For King Saul, they consider which tribe. However, almost everyone who was used was a person changed by the covenant.
3) King, Priest, Prophet: Kings, priests, and prophets appear. When they appear, lineage is always considered.
When David was old, a rebellion broke out and he fled for a while. As he fled, a man named Shimei came out and cursed David. Who was this person? He was from the same tribe as King Saul. So he was waiting, and thinking David was ruined, he cursed him. That is how importantly lineage was viewed. However, for a person holding onto the covenant, God completely changed that. You must believe this clearly.
Therefore, you must overturn your fate. You must change the past. You must change the bad things that were in your parents. Right? That is God’s will. If such things exist in your family, you must do it all the more. There are many things like shamanism and shamans. A person with that “streak” will certainly pass it to their children. Therefore, a complete resolution must be made. There is not a single person who became a shaman and whose self and posterity succeeded. I haven’t seen everything in the whole world, but I saw two things clearly in our village. I saw that the posterity of those who fell into shamans and shamanism surely perishes. And we lived together in the village, so it is confirmed now. I have never seen a person succeed by running a liquor business.
So, it is completely overturned by the covenant.
4) Abraham, Isaac: Many complicated things appear. But the story mentioned fourth is about Abraham and Isaac. Ultimately, it means they believed that Christ would come through this lineage.
5) Tamar: Even the story of Tamar appears. In the story of Tamar—I mean, she disguised herself and deceived her father-in-law to give birth to his son. Yet, looking at that, she was praised as having done very well. It’s hard to understand. But this name is included in the genealogy in Matthew 1:1. What that means is that Israel valued lineage that much. They even made laws about how women should marry. If a woman marries, she must give birth to a child in that house until the end. That is all Israeli history, but all of it was “nonsense” (wrong). That is why Israel lived, and that is why Israel was ruined. Change it to Only Covenant.
You must keep this in mind. Because we are constantly being made to stand on paths other than the Gospel spiritually, we must remember this. No wonder Paul said, “Who is a true Israelite?”
2. Do Not Be Deceived – Temporarily
Next, it continues in the genealogy of Matthew. Do not be deceived. Unbelief, shamanism, and being a shaman—it looks like they live well for a while. If you look at Genesis 3:16-20 and Genesis 4:17, for now, it’s temporary. It looks like things are going well. After doing a shamanic ritual (gut), it seems like things are okay. It seems like power has come. I tell the shamans: you are being completely deceived. “Aigoo, do pastors and elders know about shamans?” No need to know. It is a deception. And there are so many things taught incorrectly. “If you have a difficulty, vent it out to someone and speak.” That is a teaching that is “correct yet wrong.” If I met such a person, I wouldn’t teach that way. “If you are in Christ, your past is finished. Venting might make your heart feel relieved, but spiritually it becomes harder.” Right? “Venting your anger at your parents might make you feel relieved, but spiritually it becomes harder. After fighting and cursing at your family, you might feel relieved, but spiritually it becomes a bit harder.” Do not be deceived. This must be told. It says in Ephesians 4:27 that the devil takes such opportunities.
3. Before Noah → Disease
Next, the third point was mentioned: the era before Noah. At that time, people lived for nine hundred-something years or a thousand years. Showing that evidence, after this time, many problems began to come again. Simply put, many diseases began to pour out starting from the era after Noah. Some scientists studied this. They studied how people in Noah’s time lived for hundreds of years. I’ll mention what one doctor researched; he said the ozone/oxygen layer was completely broken after Noah’s time. So even if people struggle to live, they can’t live past 120; he reached that conclusion.
4. New Covenant, New Lineage
Do not be deceived; you must hold on. You are of the New Covenant and New Lineage. Hold this firmly. Don’t let it be too complicated. Hold onto God’s New Covenant. It appears here. Blood Sacrifice. This is no ordinary statement. It said life is in the blood. Blood sacrifice. That blood sacrifice and the covenant. The Messiah. The Tabernacle centered on that sacrifice. The Ark of the Covenant that shows that evidence. This is what was spoken. So believe in this part, and this is even more important:
▣ Conclusion_ Mission
It shouldn’t end with this. Now, using this (Main Body) as a stepping stone, you must have the Mission to save the world and save others.
1. 7 Points – 1,000 Bartizans
Because the blessing of the 7 points has been left behind, take the mission and save others. Then, if necessary, 1,000 Bartizans can emerge.
Therefore, those who are aging, do not worry and be certain. Changes occur after 50, right? You must be certain. So, the food you used to like—don’t eat it. Now, eat food that saves the body—it’s not about being expensive; eat food that saves the body. And you shouldn’t do the exercises you did before. Now, you must do exercises that save the muscles and the body. And hold onto a more certain covenant. In the Bible, Moses, at age 80, accomplished what no one else could. Right? You must cultivate strength. Spiritual strength. Elijah, who thought everything was finished—God gave him a new covenant.
2. One Disciple
One disciple is enough. Many people will come to this Missions Conference. One disciple is enough.
Today, the entire world and the nation must hold onto the covenant of the District Lesson. Make those coming from abroad into disciples whose past has been completely changed. To save the 5,000 tribes, you must hold onto a certain covenant that transcends the 5,000 tribes.
3. Re-challenge, Re-production, Re-creation
What do they do when they return? So that they can challenge the world of darkness. So that they can go and do “re-production” to save other people. Even more important: for the 14 islands of Oceania, it is absolutely impossible, but there is a way it can work. Re-creation.
There are a few countries that looked down on our nation. Those countries said, “Korea will absolutely not work.” However, every missionary who came to Korea said the same thing: “Korea is a country of hope that will perform world evangelization.” Isn’t it strange? It was a time of extreme poverty, but every missionary came and said that same thing. The countries that looked down on our nation—”That Korea has no value, that thing”—I won’t reveal their names, but all those countries are facing disasters now.
The Gospel is this important. You are this important. Those coming to the Missions Conference this time are this important. Do not be deceived; gain new strength. The past, lineage—everything can be completely changed. You must make a resolution. My first resolution: “To change the lineage.” My second mission: “To change the church.” Going out to mission fields worldwide: “To change the mission field.” Let us pray.
Prayer. Give new strength to all the people of the Lord today. Give even more new strength to the church officers. Grant even greater strength to the many elderly people in our church. We pray in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.