2026.04.26 Sunday 2nd Service
「Christ’s Final Mission」 (Ac 1:1-14)
I am grateful. This is the last mission of Jesus Christ.
「Last mission of JX」
Now you must go back and do ministry, but there are a few things to think about. We hold onto the Word and pray — but how is the Word to be fulfilled, and how should prayer be answered? That is something to think about a bit. The answer is to be within the Word and within prayer. How the answer comes is something God will do. There is always an order. The throne, the kingdom, the works of the kingdom. There is an order. The scale and speed of it is something God regulates. Many people know quite a lot that is not the gospel. Something that cannot happen — it truly is a miracle — they say it happened that way. Of course, the parting of the Red Sea and the parting of the Jordan are things that cannot happen, yet they did part. It is the same with academics. “I am so fortunate that God made things go so well for me.” That is a grateful thing to say — but that is not it. You must be 300% prepared. That is what God has given. It is the same with your health. There may be times when you feel okay and times when you feel better, but we must heal the root cause. Experiences? Do not try too hard to have them. Not many people have succeeded that way. If God gives you an experience, then have it at that time. But to be within what is being accomplished is the best thing. Many people think they must receive a special answer, but to be within what God is working out is the best thing. People who truly enjoy answered prayer are unrelated to whether an answer comes or does not come. Because the Lord is my shepherd, I lack not even a single thing. There is no stopping that. I will die if I die. That is the real answer. Even just understanding the Word brings history. And so the greatest answer is for me to be within the blessing of what is being accomplished that God gives. This is to say that I am within what God is doing. There is only one urgent thing. I must make effort, and there is only one urgent thing. The only urgent thing is to save people who are dying in destruction if we do not go now. How to do our work well — that too is important, but the important thing is to do well ordinarily and then save the urgent person. Think carefully about this — saving those dying in destruction is the urgent thing. Nothing else is urgent. My affairs God is in charge of. That is how it has been for us throughout our lives. Making what I do into 300% is faith. That is the answer. Joseph had expertise. He saved the field. He saved the future. That is 300%. David honed the highest skills. But that was not David’s purpose. David’s purpose was future world evangelization. So, while in his situation, he prepared many things — skill, praise, poetry. And so in a certain sense, believing is the answer.
Introduction
1. Authority of heaven, Earth
Christ said he had all authority in heaven and on earth. He said he would always be with us. At that time two kinds of people appeared. Those who doubted appeared, and those who worshiped appeared. Faith — that is the answer. That is the blessing. Jesus made a promise. Since world evangelization cannot happen by mere strength alone, he gave all authority in heaven and on earth completely. He promised to be with us. This Word coming upon me is the answer. This time many missionaries are receiving answers and going.
2. Authority of Throne
Since it cannot be done by our strength, he promised for forty days that he would be with us and give authority through the power of the throne. This itself is the blessing.
3. Authority of The Name
By that name before which darkness trembles. Believing this is the blessing. If you do not believe, it is of no use at all. We have nothing urgent.
[Main] Bartizan Journey Guidepost
Christ erected the bartizan for us. As I prayed, it became 7 bartizans. Christ explained the journey in full. And he explained guideposts here and there — Jerusalem, Samaria, the ends of the earth. This is the urgent thing. Nothing else is urgent.
1. Best Time
So from now, have the best time of your life. What kind of thing is the best time? I have thought about it.
1) 1:3
It says that Jesus spent forty days explaining the works of the kingdom of God — then could we be indifferent to that? What is this? I had this time. And that was forty years ago when I was an associate pastor. The church? No gospel. Fighting every day. Making enemies of one another. Even using God’s Word to kill people rather than to save them. That is why it was such fierce fighting. At that time I was thinking wrongly. I went early in the morning for forty days to pray, taking notes as I prayed. I prayed for God to quickly send me somewhere good. I prayed that I could not stay in this kind of church. That was my prayer. After doing that for forty days I realized it was a wrong prayer. Do what you must do now. It was utterly foolish. I was missing everything I had to do right then and worrying about the future, wondering what to do. At that time an epochal answer came to me. In the midst of all the fighting, the church members reported to the senior pastor. “Pastor, our church has many people with a calling.” I will raise up those with a calling. I will make those with a calling into evangelists. Let us start an evangelism school at our school, at our church. I will do the training. The pastor said okay. There truly were many people with a calling. I had thought there were only people who were fighting, but once I held what God wanted, truly called people emerged. With that blessing I went to Yeongdo and started with the evangelism school there too. When pastors gathered at first, I started with the evangelism school. When called workers emerged overseas, I started with the evangelism school. It is the best schedule of my life. That is what I think. Until when? Until the mission becomes visible. The answer is important, but until the mission becomes visible.
2) 2:1(Always)
The second one. How did this answer come? “When the day of Pentecost had fully come.” That is how it came. Like a fool I asked why he had sent me here. The Jews spent all their time on three festival events. Looking at what happened in the early church opened my eyes. The background of salvation, the Holy Spirit, and the throne — it is day by day. More than that. Always. I came to realize that. Someone like me with no ability. This ability must always be in me. And what can I teach the congregation? If I go into any specialized field, I have to learn everything from you. Then what am I supposed to teach? The answer came. This is the real answer. And then at the ninth hour of prayer — it just poured out.
3) 3 concentration, 24, 25, 00, 2:9-11, 2:17-18, 2:41, 2:42, 2:46-47
And so I started first with the 3 concentrations. When you wake up in the morning, do not set a long time. Then you cannot pray. Just continuously. Because you go around with your mouth open, you breathe with your lungs when you wake up in the morning. And your brain has already sustained much damage. It must be healed. For several hours. Breathing deeply for several hours, you must restore everything through all kinds of prayer. Your lungs are shrinking. The hormones in your body are changing. And in the daytime, what is it? The people you meet are a time of blessing. When I look at people through the eyes of evangelism, that person looks extremely precious to me. An elder looks precious. That is the blessing of the daytime hours. When I look at someone who has done wrong, I do not see them with hatred but with pity. I think I hope that person will go straight and do well. An elder must be able to look at a pastor and see something precious. When pastors look at church leaders, they should not look at their shortcomings but see their strengths and what is precious in them. Among what we hear, see, and say, tremendous blessings are contained. Then at night 300% comes out naturally. It does not come out because you have been looking wrongly. Joseph — if he goes to Egypt gnashing his teeth the way you might, it is over. Those who pray know. This is the schedule going to fulfill God’s absolute plan. Pastor Shin Joon-ho’s father was a very important person, but he passed away as he was old. He passed away not long ago. I could not go to pay my respects. When Pastor Shin Joon-ho came, I did not give him a condolence gift. I gave him a congratulatory gift. Congratulating him on his entry into the kingdom of heaven. Because? He lived enjoying the throne and then went to heaven. Blessings are contained within every moment of life. Clerks fighting among themselves and doing that kind of thing — that is complete rubbish. Where is there time to fight? You absolutely must do this. Because you truly must save the world. Conflict and such things — there is none. Did David have conflict because of Saul? As I prayed like this, finally 24, 25, eternity began to come into view. Then look at this completely — in 15 countries, the people God has prepared are visible. There is nothing to worry about. The future is visible. “Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams.” And then 3,000 disciples rose up. From that point worship comes alive. Those whose worship is not coming alive need to be a bit concerned. “Following the apostles’ teaching” — this means following the Word. How precious those people seated in front are — I am so grateful. “And fellowship” — when I think about being saved, I am just grateful no matter how many times I think of it. “Breaking of bread” — and then there is nothing that cannot be done through prayer. “Devoting themselves to prayer.” That is worship. Right now I am talking about worship. From this point the Word is fulfilled day by day. Day by day in the temple, day by day in homes.
2. Field(works of God)
The second one. Finally, when you go to the field, you can see God at work.
1) 3:1-12
Before, you looked but could not see. It is when these eyes are opened that you can see. What? The lame man sitting at the Beautiful Gate of the temple. He was there before too. After receiving the fullness of the Holy Spirit and grace, when Peter opened these eyes, he could see. There is a neighborhood that all the people of Jerusalem hate the most. That became visible.
2) 8:4-8
Samaria. Right now it sounds ordinary to you, but that Samaria is a region of absolute sworn enemies to the Jerusalem Jews. He went there. While going along the road, the Spirit of the Lord — this begins to open up. The Holy Spirit of the Lord came to Philip.
3) 8:26-40
The Ethiopian eunuch had been prepared. Even right now, while holding Sunday worship, we must worship within prayer. You must not worship while your mind is on something else. What kind of worship is that? It is just chanting.
4) 13:1-12
And then look at this. God had prepared a figure called Paul. And what kind of field did these people see? Everything was completely prepared. They saw the field of a shaman — because of this an entire town was plunged into darkness — they saw that.
5) 16:6-40
Looking at Acts chapter 16, the door of evangelism was blocked for Paul. To someone with eyes to see the field, even this is not being blocked. To Macedonia. Going there too, he went looking for a place of prayer in the field. There he met Lydia. After meeting Lydia and the mission home starting there, he cast out the demon from the demon-possessed woman. The merchants sued because of that. A work broke out in the prison. Verse 40. You must see what God is doing at work in the field. Believing in God? That is easy. Not believing in God? That is impossible. I have been saved? That is natural. I have not been saved? That cannot be done. Where does this get you?
6) 17:1-9
He was led to a region where the most important road to Rome passes through. To Thessalonica. That is how God led him. And then he met a complete guardian who would help Paul do mission for his entire life.
7) 18:1-4
Corinth. The couple Priscilla and Aquila. The moment these people met Paul, they staked their lives. On the path our missionaries take, figures who stake their lives to raise up evangelists will appear. This is not all there is.
3. Future(prepare)
It is about seeing the future. It is about seeing what God has prepared. This becomes visible.
1) Romans 16:25-27
And so when people came flooding in as in Romans chapter 16, God gave what was completely hidden. Hidden people. Hidden things. The hidden card that came out in the message this time.
2) 17:1, 18:4, 19:8
And look at this. To the synagogue. The future is there. Because the future is in the children.
3) 28:30-31(AD.70)
And what happened? In the last chapter of Acts, chapter 28, no one could hinder the Word of God on the path Paul traveled. The Word cannot be stopped. The gospel cannot be stopped. At this time these things happened. Now do you understand why he went into the synagogues? Now do you understand why the church leaders of Romans chapter 16 were prepared? At this time Israel collapsed. The remnants now began to scatter to the world. At that time the 7 points emerged. The remnant, the pilgrim — all of it comes.
Conclusion
1. Time of Evangelist
Have the time of the evangelist. The time of gaining strength. Eyes that change the field. You cannot change the field itself. Eyes that change the field. Only then does the answer come.
2. Today
Now having the time of the evangelist, do not miss today. You arrived at Potiphar’s house as a slave — create the greatest masterpiece there. Do not miss today. While David was a shepherd boy, he found all the blessings there. Praise, poetry, skill — he found them all.
3. Now
Do not miss right now. Right now. At any time. What kind of place is this? This is not a place where members of the National Assembly hold meetings. Assembly member meetings are precious too, but this is not that kind of place. The ambassadors of Christ who must evangelize the world are gathered here. Enjoy it right now. Right now. When discouraging thoughts come, gain strength right now. When you are about to be shaken, gain strength at that moment. Not tomorrow. Right now. That is how we go. You need not worry about the future. God has the future prepared. World evangelization will certainly happen. It has never once been stopped. Even if everyone fails to do it, Luther alone being raised up means it happens. When Israel suffered seven disasters, through the remnants, through one or two people, everything was restored. The gospel has never been interrupted. And so every day you must gain strength. I bless you in the name of Jesus Christ. I will pray.
Prayer. We give thanks to God. We thank you for calling us as ambassadors of Christ. Let us serve with the posture of a servant. Let us be devoted to saving the whole world. We pray in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.