2026.04.19 Sunday 2nd Service
237 Missions Committee Devotional Worship
「The Starting Point of Missions」
(Jn 21:15-18)
Our World Missions Conference begins this week. Because it is so important, you must follow and enter into the Word. You must look at how it all began.
「The Starting Point of Missions」
Today, a portion appears where Jesus emphasizes something with a sense of urgency. Rather than rebuking Peter three times, He asked, “Do you love me?” and repeatedly told him, “Feed my lambs.”
[Future Generations / Posterity]
This is because if you do not hold onto the covenant, it will have a tremendous impact on future generations. It feels as though Jesus is speaking with urgency rather than leisure.
[Prayer (Spiritual Summit)]
Ultimately, we must raise our Remnants so they can pray. The most important thing for us is that if Remnants know prayer, they will truly become “Spiritual Summits.” Because the future generation is a tremendous hope, Jesus spoke of this key. Unless we do this, we cannot establish the 1,000 watchtowers. Also, if we do not know this, we cannot achieve world evangelization. It’s easy to say, but we can’t even go to the 237 nations. To be more conscientious, we can’t even catch a glimpse of the 5,000 unreached people groups. Jesus gave us the key: “Feed my lambs.” He asked three times, “Do you love me?” Though the words used were slightly different, they carry the same meaning. So Peter answers, “Lord, you know.” That’s right. His previous denial of Jesus Christ was out of fear caused by the atmosphere. It wasn’t his true heart. Jesus knew that too. That is why He sought him out and, unlike you all, did not ask about his weaknesses. He only asked if he loved Him. When Peter said he did, Jesus told him to feed the lambs. That is the only way. The way to save the world is for you to raise the future generations. When your children begin to receive answers, unlike us, tremendous things happen. You raise just one Remnant, and such things happen. There is no other reason. Make our future generations into Spiritual Summits. And through this, help them find their talents.
[Talent]
That is why we gather like this. It’s not just that.
[237 – 5000]
When these Remnants find their talents, they will go to the 237 nations and 5,000 tribes, which is completely different from us. It worked even though only one person was raised. It might seem like it won’t work, but this happened when just one person, Moses, was raised.
Introduction: Where to Start
Then, after receiving this covenant, what was done first? You can do it together. You can do it alone or together.
1. 40 Days – Kingdom of God (Mission) – Evangelism School
What was done first? For 40 days, He explained the Kingdom of God. This is very important. Does it have to be exactly 40 days? I don’t think that’s the point. How much did the Word work here? My mission became clear. As far as I know, many elders, ordained deacons, and deaconesses are established, but they are established without considering this mission as important. We must start anew. No one helped me. Since the church didn’t do it, I couldn’t do it either. Far from evangelism, the church couldn’t even deliver the Gospel. I did these 40 days alone. Try it. A mysterious experience will happen. No specific “answer” came. Truly. Only one answer came: Mission. With this, the world truly changes. I did 40 days alone twice, and far from any change happening, nothing changed at all. So I realized one thing. I realized I had been offering sham prayers until then. I was worrying about my future. This was when I was an associate pastor, and I was worried about the future. When I meet our assistant pastors, I tell them not to worry. What I realized then was the “Evangelism School.” It might be different for you. What is the first thing you must experience in your life? It is for the accurate, absolute mission given by God to come to me. We must ensure these Remnants have a clear talent.
2. Together (Three Feasts)
“When the day of Pentecost had fully come”—this means it was done for 10 days. Together. They did it for 10 days, and what was the greatest blessing that arose then? The Three Feasts. We are saved (Passover). Jesus explained our background for 40 days (Ingathering). Then what is “now”? It is gaining strength (Pentecost). Remnants, don’t say anything and just start alone. Starting now. You need to see that God’s Word is alive and working, don’t you? Because you don’t see that, other things constantly become your standard. This is the opportunity. This Missions Conference is truly an opportunity. The largest number of foreigners in our history has come. Witnesses are beginning to rise. Look at the person who just did the forum. Since I have a backlog of meetings, I can only talk for about 5 minutes. We talk for 5 minutes, take a photo, and they leave. But they left and came back in. I thought they had something important to say, so I listened, and they said they were so thankful to God because so many works were happening. You can tell by looking. Look at the Russian person from the last retreat. They kept saying how thankful they were because God was working. Even though we had no time. We can tell if a person is lacking or if they are truly speaking of something real. I don’t know Russian at all, but I could tell just by looking at their eyes. Why am I saying this? You must have that experience at least once in your life. Living your whole life without ever experiencing it is a huge miracle—a miracle greater than the parting of the Red Sea. You must do it this time. Don’t be persuaded by me; look at God’s Word. All missionaries must experience this and then go. All church officers, don’t make excuses and find this. One day, you’ll see doors opening for businesses that can achieve world evangelization, regardless of your own efforts. That is normal.
3. Acts 2:17-18
This is how we depart. There is no need to worry about the future. Regarding the Remnants, “your children will prophesy” when they understand God’s Word, “your young men will see visions” of things far away, and “your old men will dream dreams.” You must do this first. The experience. You know in your conscience, don’t you? “I haven’t had this experience at all.” Then you must start with this. I felt so frustrated in Busan. I said that when we establish church officers in the future, we must have “Mission Forums.” We must have “Mission Festivals,” “Mission Seminars,” and “Mission Conferences.” We must make the Word work. Because we do it halfway, we miss all the blessings. It’s certain. From that day on, the Word is fulfilled. Then, “When the day of Pentecost had fully come.” You begin to see the future. In this Missions Conference, all believers must see this first. Definitely.
Main
1. The Disciple
Then you will see the three things God has prepared. What comes first? It’s not “how should I evangelize?” You will see the disciple God has prepared for you. You saw them before, but:
1) Acts 3:1-12: You didn’t see them before. But the lame man sitting at the Beautiful Gate appeared completely different to Peter’s eyes.
2) Acts 8:4-8: After the church officers received grace, works took place in Samaria—a place that was always there but they never went to.
3) Acts 9:10-15: Don’t worry about anything; you must have this experience. While doing nothing, God called the church officer Ananias. It starts from here. What did He say to Ananias? “I will send Paul, the figure who will save the age.” People don’t do this. People just work and eat. This is not that.
4) Acts 13:1-4: Why? I said it last time. He chose to use Paul, but why did He call him in Damascus? Because Ananias was there. What does that mean? Because you are there. If you are truly a person who will save lives, God will break down figures like Paul around you. These things begin to happen. Not a single person used humanism. As they went out receiving the guidance of the Holy Spirit, God prepared the people and the places. From today, don’t worry about your business. Don’t worry about your studies. Instead, create “300%.” In the future, if you don’t create 300%, nothing will work. An era is coming where people don’t go to an office. An era of non-face-to-face working from home. You don’t have to go out to buy things. The era of non-face-to-face delivery. It’s coming. It’s all here now. Banks must change their thinking. The era of non-face-to-face transactions is coming. Such a mysterious era is coming. So if you don’t know the guidance of the Holy Spirit and the power of God, it won’t work. You must produce 300%. Banks are disappearing, but finance is not.
5) Acts 16:11: You must receive complete guidance. While looking for a place of prayer, they met Lydia.
6) Acts 19:8, 12: God leads you until the end in this way. They boldly explained the Kingdom of God. Then, only the disciples were picked out and attached. This is your first blessing. Do not worry at all. One concern is that because you haven’t enjoyed this blessing until now, the situation has become urgent. You just need to keep that in mind. If I have no money, I have no composure. That’s the situation. If a car breaks down, a person panics. Spiritually, that is the state. Don’t worry. You must quietly go down to the bottom. Answers will unconditionally come. You shouldn’t lie. I clearly knew I had no ability. I started from there. People keep telling “lies that aren’t lies.” It was the same when I went to Youngdo. “We have no money and nothing.” What should we do? We must do it exactly as it is in the Bible. Isn’t that right? What was the result? It is prepared. Don’t worry.
2. Nephilim
You must remember again. You must not forget. Why did God call you as a missionary? Why does He tell you to do missions? The Nephilim disease has come to the whole world. If a doctor could fix it, why would He send you? The person who saw and recorded this was Luke, the doctor. It would have been a problem if someone else recorded it. A doctor recorded it. What? Nephilim. It will gradually increase in the future. It’s in three places in the Bible, right?
1) Acts 13:5-11, 16:16-18, 19:8-20: That is why He called you.
2) Depression, Panic Disorder, Mental Illness: Because these diseases are increasing so much, it is serious now. Depression—it’s quite serious. Panic disorders—there are so many now. Because people are completely seized by Satan, mental problems come. We must stop it quickly. The only way to stop it is the Gospel. And a “lukewarm” Gospel won’t do. Only Gospel. Only Christ. Only through this is darkness broken. He sends these people. He doesn’t even need to send many. He sends this person. Even where Paul went, darkness was broken and began to flee. It even said, “Jesus I know, and Paul I know about, but who are you?” Even now, the powers of darkness, Satan, and these authorities that seize the whole world know you well—that you are not “Only Christ.” They are not afraid at all. But they kneel before “Only Christ.” Missionaries must remember this.
3) Spiritual Legacy: Something even more frightening—this spiritual legacy goes to the future generations. Ending it in this generation is the Gospel movement. No book can teach this. Because it is not God’s Word. It is only in the Bible. Religious people aren’t really listening to my messages. Don’t misunderstand. Monks shouldn’t misunderstand either. It’s not that Buddhism isn’t a true religion and only Christianity is. Even in Christianity, just “going to church” is of no use. Unless it is “Only Christ,” it is all in vain.
3. Future
Therefore, this covenant and this ministry save your future.
1) Acts 17:1 (Christ): Raise just a few, but raise the lambs. He didn’t raise many. He only did this much. He just went to the synagogue in Thessalonica and did it. He went there and explained Christ.
2) Acts 18:4: You shouldn’t do other things. Right now, the future generations worldwide do not know how to pray. They are spiritually devastated. We must open the “Friday-Saturday-Sunday Era” and help them pray spiritually. It’s heartbreaking.
3) Acts 19:8: Unless it is the Kingdom of God, you cannot save the world. Everything else… that is why people suffer while going to church. They gather every day to fight over positions and gather every day to speak human words. Try going for 10 or 20 years like that. How hard would it be? This time, you must experience the real thing.
Conclusion
This is the conclusion. Receiving these answers is important, but Jesus promised us one last thing.
[Power]
He said He would give power so we can do this. You must enjoy this power. So I used three words. We must imprint these on our Remnants. Other powers won’t work.
1. Heavenly: It must be that power given by God from the Kingdom of God. Even that isn’t enough.
2. Thronely: It must be the power of the Throne given directly by God. One day, works will happen. We must keep imprinting this.
3. Eternally: The eternal Gospel. Eternally. The work of breaking the darkness that cannot be handled will take place. This year too, I need to finish the lyrics quickly, and this will be included. I’m trying to write the lyrics with the condition that these three are included, but it’s difficult. I’ve said it before—it’s easier to see cherry blossoms falling and write a poem. It’s easy to look at the dawn sky and write something. But trying to deliver God’s covenant as a messenger is not an easy task. I keep getting requests to write the schedule I carry for a week. The strength that comes from here. The talent that comes from here. The mission that comes from here. You must check these. You are the main figures here. From now on, cast away all worries. God’s work will begin. Let us pray.
Prayer. God, we thank You. May the glory of God overflow throughout the whole earth during this Missions Conference. May unbelief, darkness, and things that look like religion but aren’t the Gospel be completely bound, and may only the Gospel of the Early Church be restored. We pray in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.