Mark 3:13-15
13 Jesus went up on a mountainside and called to him those he wanted, and they came to him.
14 He appointed twelve that they might be with him and that he might send them out to preach
15 and to have authority to drive out demons.
Summary
▣ Introduction_ Summary of the whole Bible
1. Cause – these three are still continuing today. We must have eyes to see this.
1) My own thinking (Genesis 3:4-5) – We live by our own thinking. Knowing this, Satan told you “you matter” in order to steal God’s great blessing.
2) Us (Genesis 6:5-4) – Becoming Nephilim. Getting seized.
3) Success (Genesis 11:1-8) – This is the Tower of Babel movement.
2. Solution – So God gave us the solution.
1) Genesis 3:15 “he will crush your head, and you will strike his heel.”
2) Genesis 6:14, 18, 20 “Noah, build an ark to preserve your life and the lives of your descendants.”
3) Genesis 12:1-3 “Leave Ur of the Chaldeans. Leave your country, your people, your father’s household. Go to the land I will show you.”
3. God’s word (prayer, worship) – Follow God’s word. Three things you must not miss.
Trinity(the Triune God) – invisibly with you always
Throne(the throne) – together with the blessing of the throne
Ages(3 ages) – I will save all of your past, present, and future
▣ Main_ Reasons
1. Reason He called the ones he desires (you) – “he called to him those he wanted, and they came to him.” Matthew 13:11-13
▷ The reason he spoke in parables was so that this word would be understood by some, and so that others would not be able to understand it. If suffering brings blessing, then those without faith and with spiritually darkened eyes do not choose it.
1) the remnant – one who looks abandoned but is actually the remnant.
2) the pilgrim – one who looks scattered but is actually a pilgrim.
3) the conqueror – one who looks like a wanderer but is actually a conqueror.
2. Reason for being together – “he called them to be with him.”
1) platform of the throne (imprinting) – imprinting them so that the power of the throne becomes their platform, so they will never fail.
2) bartizan of light (rooting) – causing the bartizan that shines light to take root, so they never change.
3) antenna of communication (constitution) – making the antenna that communicates spiritually part of their constitution.
3. Reason for evangelism – “and also that he might send them out to preach”
1) healing the 237 – we must heal the 237 nations. Multi-ethnic people must be able to live in our church as if they were its owners.
2) idol nations – the 237 nations have become idol nations.
3) idol culture – they possess idol culture.
4) spiritual illness – they carry an incurable spiritual illness.
5) RT – heal them through Summit.
4. Reason for authority – “and to have authority to drive out demons.”
1) satanic culture – the whole world is gripped by satanic culture.
(1) the three organizations – America has been completely seized by the three organizations.
(2) works – they are producing works.
2) 100% – the whole world is gripped 100% by a culture of demons.
3) an age of mental illness
5. Our reason – the reason he called us is for the 237, healing, and the Summit
1) war with darkness – it is easy to fight because we carry the light.
2) war with spiritual illness – because the authority to heal belongs to the Lord, we will certainly win.
3) the problem of the next generation – something else – the next generation across the whole world has been abandoned. They have no understanding at all of God’s power. They are filled with other harmful things. Summit education is urgent. Our next generation must come to church and gain spiritual strength.
▣ Conclusion_ The characteristics of the 7 Remnant
1. Gospel (covenant) – They had completely arrived at an answer. They were fine going into slavery. They were fine not being adopted into a palace. Because the Lord was their shepherd, they needed nothing. They had only power as their goal. They held a value worth even dying for.
2. Reality (answer) – They were not deceived at all by reality. They received an answer and used it to save others.
3. Highest, best, greatest – Their standard was never low. They went to the highest level. Raise them from the worst to the best, to the greatest.
▷ This is our final mission.
Transcript
You may not realize it, but our screens and worship today are at the very highest level. Glory be to God. Especially today is the important Remnant Summit Committee’s Teacher Dedication Service. Much time has passed, and I feel that education matters greatly. Elder Hong Byung-hee, who is emceeing today, I first met when he was a college student. Not when I was a college student — when Elder Hong Byung-hee was a college student. So over a meal I prayed for him. And as time went on, he bore much fruit — he became an elder at our church, and he became a professor at Seoul National University, and things turned out this way. Not long ago I met him and said, “Let’s go all in for the Remnant.” That’s because there’s no other way.
2022 1st, 2nd, 3rd RUTC Response 24 (24) World Evangelization Association www.weea.kr
Sunday Second Service
Remnant Summit Committee Teacher Dedication Service
Category
Reasons He Called Us (Mark 3:13-15)
Speaker
Pastor Ryu Gwang-su
Title / Scripture
Date / Location
June 12, 2022 Immanuel Church (Seoul)
Reasons He Called Us
Reasons He called us. We should know this, shouldn’t we?
▣ Introduction
First, let me tell you something important in the introduction, something you always tend to forget. Those who have just come to faith ask a lot of questions like, “What should I do?” They also ask a lot, “How should we educate our children?” And even lay people, even church leaders, ask this. “What should I do?” They ask like this. And also, “How should we raise our children?” — there will be many such questions. But those who at least ask these questions are still relatively good people, decent people. A person like me doesn’t ask at all. I just figure it out on my own. That’s actually worse.
1. Cause
So there’s a major cause that usually happens without our knowing.
1) My own thinking (Genesis 3:4-5)
We inevitably live by our own thinking. Knowing this, Satan seized exactly upon that. In order to steal God’s great blessing, he said, “you matter.” This is exactly the same even today. Even today, the key that the three organizations teach is “you matter.” That’s what they teach.
While reading through material, I once listened to a Michael Jackson song. That person is not just a singer — he’s a member of the three New Age organizations, so a complete message comes through. It’s not just a popular song, not just entertainment. A complete message comes through. Of course the person is outstanding in musical technique, singing skill, dance, and so on. But once you set that aside, in the end a message comes out. There’s material on this — go take a look sometime. You’ll be completely shocked. A complete New Age message is put out. This — my own thinking (Genesis 3:4-5) — is exactly what it puts forward: you.
2) Us (Genesis 6:4-5)
Going a bit further, this applies to “us” as well. Same thing. We need eyes to see this. That’s Genesis 6:4-5. Becoming Nephilim. In simple terms, you thought you were working hard together, but you get seized.
3) Success (Genesis 11:1-8)
And whether we are believers or unbelievers, don’t we all commonly want success? Because we must succeed. A person without God is deceived by this. They get used by it. Isn’t that the Tower of Babel movement? These three things are still continuing today, and that’s why they matter so much.
2. Solution
So God gave us this solution. That solution — Genesis is an extremely important book. Problems come up, but so does the solution.
1) Genesis 3:15
“he will crush your head, and you will strike his heel.” This is what it says.
2) Genesis 6:14, 18, 20
“Noah, build an ark for yourself. Build an ark for your descendants. Build an ark to preserve life.”
3) Genesis 12:1-3
And since the place where the Tower of Babel was built was Chaldea, in Genesis 12:1-3 it says, “Leave Chaldea. Leave your country, your relatives, your father’s household.” Just saying “leave” would be hard, but it says, “Go to the land I will show you.” That is tremendous.
3. God’s word (prayer, worship)
“Go to the land I will show you.” Follow God’s word. Here come three things you always tend to miss. Let me write a little in English for our international friends.
[ Trinity ]
“The Triune God will be with you always, invisibly.” Believers must never miss this. Unbelievers can afford to miss it, but believers must not.
[ Throne ]
He will be with you with the blessing of the throne.
[ Ages(3) ]
And then something important came up. Three ages. He will save all of your past, present, and future — this is extremely important.
He gave this message [Trinity, Throne, Ages(3)]. This — the introduction — is actually a summary of the whole Bible. So you must be able to teach this. This is exactly what gets missed. Some church members — it’s not important which denomination they belong to — but some church members don’t even know what original sin is. They don’t know what the sin leading to destruction is. They don’t know why Christ came. They don’t even know what prayer is or what worship is. How can they win like that? If you just hold onto this, the answer is guaranteed to come.
▣ Main_ Reasons
So today there are five important reasons for you.
1. Reason He called the ones he desires (you)
“He called to him those he wanted, and they came to him.” This is important. “He called those he wanted, and they came to him.” Simply put, he called you. It’s not that you were chosen for salvation because you were outstanding — God called you. You should know the reason he called the ones he desires.
[ Matthew 13:11-13 ]
In Matthew 13:11 and 13, Jesus said something important. Why does he speak in parables? “So that this word may be understood.” Later comes something even more important: “in order that other people, the foolish, or certain others, might not understand.” That’s right. If suffering brings blessing, then no one without faith, no one with spiritually darkened eyes, will choose it. Because it’s suffering. That’s exactly why they grab it. My goodness, I’ve watched our church for several decades, and I’ve never seen this — but with some churches, when even a small trial comes, they have no gospel left at all. They abandon everything completely.
Look carefully. He called those he desires. What is the reason?
1) the remnant
You look completely abandoned, but you are the remnant. This is the person he called. Did the people of the early church look abandoned? No.
2) the pilgrim
Do they look scattered? Pilgrim.
3) the conqueror
Do they look like wanderers? Conqueror.
These are the people he called. He called the people who fit this description. You must remember this. What must we pass on to the next generation? You are the remnant. So you will become the one who remains, who is left, who leaves something behind. Pilgrim. Why are you in that difficult place? Pilgrim and conqueror. Without a single exception the Bible calls it “sojourner” — it always comes up this way. If you are on a difficult path right now, you are on the path of a sojourner. That is the pilgrim. Now, let me speak briefly on each point.
2. Reason for being together
“He called them to be with him.” What is this reason? This must be taught to the Remnant, and you must have it too. In that short time, what is the reason for being together?
1) platform of the throne (imprinting)
It is to give the blessing of the throne as a platform. This is imprinting. Imprint deeply into our next generation so that the power of the throne becomes their platform, so they never fail. Bit by bit I’ve been seeing our Remnant Summit teams rise up, and within this I’ve seen prayer arise too. This must be completely imprinted here. “Well, pastor, you may not know this, but don’t we still need education for the children?” Of course it’s necessary. But I’m telling you, do this — the introduction — with power. Not once in history has a great power ever saved the world. Never, historically. Think carefully. Are great powers saving the world right now? Think carefully. That’s why he said go to Rome. This must be made clear to the Remnant. If you don’t understand this and go study abroad, it’s a disaster. You’ll be corrupted there by bad influences. In every age, great powers have had power, so there’s nothing to be done about that. But they have always brought war and slavery and ruin. You must know the reason you go there.
We must tell this to the Remnant. You have been called by God as the remnant, the pilgrim, the conqueror, and the reason we are together is that the power of the throne becomes your platform.
2) bartizan of light (rooting)
It is to make the bartizan that shines light take root in you. That’s how you never change.
3) antenna of communication (constitution)
Finally, what is it? An antenna that communicates spiritually is extremely important. This must become part of your constitution. In the end, what’s the reason for being with Jesus? So that this [platform of the throne (imprinting), bartizan of light (rooting), antenna of communication (constitution)] happens. You must remember this.
3. Reason for evangelism
And then he said this. “and also that he might send them out to preach.” What’s the reason we must evangelize? Evangelism is just evangelism, but shouldn’t we know the reason? You must remember this.
1) healing the 237
There is so much these people from the 237 nations don’t know historically. We must heal them. You have many multi-ethnic people here with you now. Don’t treat them superficially — if you look closely at these people, if you really become close with them, you’ll see or they’ll reveal what needs healing. So you must remember this. Not all multi-ethnic people carry this, but there’s something there. They must not be guests in our church. They must be able to live as if they were the owners. Korean people who marry internationally bring their spouse to church, but that spouse never settles in. Why? Because they always have to feel like a guest.
2) idol nations
Right now, throughout much of the world, 237 nations have completely become idol nations, as you know.
3) idol culture
And they have completely idolatrous culture. It’s hidden.
4) spiritual illness
So they carry a completely incurable spiritual illness. They have it. This is the reason for evangelism.
5) RT – Summit
So heal the Remnant through the Summit. That’s the answer. That is the reason for evangelism.
4. Reason for authority
And then he said this fourth thing. “and to have authority to drive out demons.” You must know this reason. It would help to refer back to today’s first service.
1) satanic culture
If you actually open your eyes, the whole world is gripped by satanic culture. If you don’t see this, then living abroad has no meaning at all.
(1) the three organizations
I heard that someone living in America was told this from us here in Korea: “America has been completely seized by the three organizations.” They had no idea. They are completely seized. So we have a talented Remnant, Cho Hyung-rae, who is studying in America. This young man is truly gifted. His professors recognize him. And doesn’t that professor say to him, “How did you know about those three organizations?” I heard he asked. That professor is a world-class scholar, and he’s someone who studies and worries about these three organizations. It’s hard to find a professor like that in America. Most professors are on that side. So when our Remnant said, “Ah, I heard it from our pastor,” the professor was apparently shocked. It’s completely seized.
(2) works
So these three organizations have completely produced their works now. They’ve seized digital control and completely dominated third-industry corporations. Now the fourth and fifth industries are worth fighting for. I pray that our Remnant will rise up through the fourth industry into the fifth industry. It’s possible. There’s just one thing you need to know. So what is the fourth industry now? Semiconductors, bio-technology. All of that is headed toward the fourth industry. Satan has completely seized culture through darkness. Would Jesus have said, needlessly, “in order to give authority to drive out demons”?
2) 100%
As I see it, the whole world is caught 100 percent in a culture of demons. As far as I can tell, it’s 100 percent. Our country is a little better. In our country, there are 300,000 registered shamans. How do I know this? Since 300,000 shamans have registered, they are now struggling to demand, “Recognize us as a religion too, starting now.” So I understand 300,000 have submitted their names, and they’re saying, “Why only recognize Christianity? Recognize us as a religion too.” This is happening right now. It’s not even at the level it used to be.
3) an age of mental illness
If it were good for this reason, how wonderful that would be. But this has completely made people fall ill. It is a complete age of mental illness. “He also called them to have authority to drive out demons” — that’s what was said.
5. Our reason
So finally, what is the reason God called us? Right now. The reason He called us is simple.
1) war with darkness
It is a war with the culture of darkness, for the sake of healing the 237 through the Summit. That’s why he called us. But since we carry the light, it’s easy to fight.
2) spiritual illness
The reason he called you, right now, is to fight spiritual illness. Because the authority to heal belongs to the Lord, according to today’s first-service sermon, you will certainly win.
3) the problem of the next generation – something else
What’s even more serious? The problem of the next generation. All of you — you’re in a bit of a hurry. Right now the next generation across the whole world has been abandoned. It’s not that parents don’t know — they simply have no choice. I know people who set up mission homes abroad to raise children — I think they suffer the most. They know everything — the children’s problems, school problems, everything. You in Korea speak easily about this, but there is so much these people can’t even talk about. Children speak differently to school, to church, to their parents, each one different, trying not to cause worry.
We don’t know this. “Our child would never do that…” — no, that’s not true. Once, I went to evangelize at a school, and I found out a certain Remnant student had been beaten by another student for three years without telling anyone. I found this out by going to the scene myself. Isn’t that shocking? Beaten for three years — that means, tracing it back, it had probably been happening even before that. But once he got to high school, he was seriously beaten for three years. He said he was a delinquent, but I checked, and he wasn’t a delinquent at all — he was just a student. Just a student. Even young children, both here and abroad, worldwide, suffer terrible sexual violence — they’ve all been abandoned. Is this happening to everyone? Nearly everyone. There’s no solution. Right now, when you send your children out, you must really know what to watch for. That’s why he called us — for this.
Something else
These children of the next generation, as they grow up, have absolutely no understanding of God’s power. That means they are filled with other harmful things. It’s urgent. That’s why I keep saying our church urgently needs this Summit education. If some people say things like “that’s too far, that’s too close,” then they should just leave — that argument doesn’t hold up here. Here, we don’t calculate that way. If you’re someone who carries this message, as I’ve always said, even if the church were built on a cliff, you’d climb up on a rope to get there.
Do you know why? Right now the next generation is in serious trouble. It cannot even be spoken of. It’s serious. Nearly every problem originates from the great powers. Apart from our Remnant who hold the gospel firmly, if you go to America or Europe, you’ll be victimized without exception. Does not being victimized mean you’ve won? Not at all. Our church’s Summit and Remnant Summit Committee must be done in earnest. Money matters, but there are things worth being far more careful about — this must be done in earnest. Where else can they find the answer? Our children must gain spiritual strength by coming to church. When they go out into the world and become weak and come under spiritual attack, there’s no one to help them. That’s why God sent them here. So going forward, when we buy the remaining land here and build on it, we must make it so that the Remnant can come and rest comfortably and receive training. We must make it so the very culture, the very culture, becomes one where they naturally come up to our church on Saturdays to pray.
Multi-ethnic people should say, “I’ve discovered a spiritual problem — I need to resolve it. Let’s go to Immanuel.” They must come up here. Where’s the distance in that? Distance doesn’t matter here. The old churches used to be like this. The old church members simply didn’t know it. Distance was never the issue — it’s this age that’s the issue. Actually, when you think about it, if there’s a place with good food, you drive there without hesitation. You can go without eating that, but you cannot go without winning this spiritual battle — this you must not skip. You must pray. You must really pray.
▣ Conclusion
Let me draw a conclusion. Our 7 Remnant had several characteristics.
1. Gospel (covenant)
First. They had completely reached the answer through the gospel covenant. They had completely arrived at an answer. To what degree? “It’s fine to go to prison. It’s fine to go into slavery. I don’t even need to be adopted into the palace.” That’s how far it went. “Because the Lord is my shepherd, I need nothing.” “I don’t need Gilgal. I don’t need Jericho either — just give me power.” This was the difference. They understood something. They truly understood something. “We are fine even walking into the fire” — that’s what came out. They could go into the lions’ den. That doesn’t mean death was preferable — it means they held a value worth even dying for.
2. Reality (answer)
Second characteristic. These people were never deceived by reality. What did they do instead? They answered with the answer they had received. They never said, “our parents did wrong.” They received the answer and used it to save their parents. That’s the characteristic. They didn’t say, “the leader was wrong.” Instead, they received the answer and used it to save the leader. David never once said that King Saul had done wrong. In fact, when others said, “Let’s kill King Saul,” David said no. This is the Remnant who moved history. If, while listening to this broadcast, any Remnant is falling into trial because of the church — don’t fall into trial. The church and you are related, but that particular incident has nothing to do with it. Let me say it again to the Remnant: “Ah, why are our parents like this? Why did they make such a huge mistake…” It has nothing to do with it. Does your parents’ divorce making your life hard have anything to do with it? Ask yourself. It doesn’t. That mother was a woman before she was a mother, and that father was a man before he was a father. It has nothing to do with the Remnant. It’s related to them, but regardless of that matter, you must save them. Understand? This is the second characteristic of the Remnant.
3. Highest, best, greatest
Third. Their standard was never low. They went to the very highest level. Now there’s no other way. In the Remnant Summit Committee, we select the children and raise them to be the very best, the highest. There’s no reason for it other than the gospel. Raise them from the worst to the best, to the greatest. There’s nothing to regret in this, nothing to look back on with reluctance. This must be done.
God has made this promise, and he will fulfill it. This is our final mission. Because of you, I bless in the name of the Lord Jesus that the work of saving the Remnant of the world will happen. I will pray now.
Prayer
We thank you, God. Let today be a precious day when we firmly hold onto this covenant. Let it be a day when the gates of heaven open and your work happens. We pray this in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.