Sunday 2nd Service / Temple Construction Dedication Service
Title / Scripture: The Temple Where You Can Eat the Bread of Life (John 6:26-40)
Speaker: Pastor Ryu Kwang-su
Date / Place: September 25, 2022, Immanuel Church (Busan)
Summary
Prayer is spiritual breathing. If you cannot pray, you are not breathing spiritually. Those who are cancer patients or have had cancer, when you receive the message and pray, breathe comfortably and deeply. Pray all day long. Those who have depression, do not try to fix it, but keep praying until strength comes. If Remnants do this, they will gain dozens of times more ability in their studies.
It is praying to find the meaning of why God had me sit here. In the morning, pray to gain strength, and at night, get the answer and then sleep. Then great power will arise. You must hold on to the important prayer answer through the Word. With that, do not think about the answer, but pray for one week. If you remain in it for one week, the next Word becomes visible. There are answers we receive without knowing, and there are disasters we receive without knowing. That is more important (Matthew 27:25).
▣ Introduction_ Temple, Shrine
▷ David prepared the temple construction, and Solomon received the greatest blessing. Some people build idol shrines and are ruined for 3-4 generations.
▣ Main
1. Shrine of destruction (Healing) – You must block the disasters and curses that come out of the shrine of destruction.
1) Great powers – They build idol shrines and are ruined, but do not know the reason they are ruined.
2) 1, 2, 3 Temple – They disappeared because there was no gospel and no three courtyards.
3) 5 loaves 2 fish – They saw the miracle and tried to make Jesus king, so Jesus withdrew. Even the disciples were shaken.
4) Medieval church – A church without the gospel is the same as an idol shrine.
5) Modern church – American and European churches have no gospel, so they are idols.
▷ If you build a temple of life, blessing cannot help but come to your descendants.
2. Temple of life (Preparation) – You must prepare a temple where you will enjoy life.
1) Food of eternal life – Prepare a temple where you will eat the food of eternal life (verse 27).
2) The work of God (Christ) – Believing in Christ, who promised to remove all curses, is the work of God (verse 29).
3) Heaven – True bread – Eat the true bread of life that God gives from heaven (verse 32).
4) Life (verses 55-56) – You must obtain life (verse 33). “My flesh is real food, and my blood is real drink” (verses 55-56)
5) John 6:63 What gives life – “The Spirit gives life; the flesh counts for nothing.”
▷ “Let the Spirit of the Triune God come upon me. Let the power of the throne come upon me. Give me the strength to change the age.” While continually praying, you hold on only to what is important in the 1st and 2nd service messages.
3. Temple for future generations (Future) – You must prepare a future temple that will save the future generations.
1) John 6:15 (Rest) – Our future generations need a place to rest spiritually.
2) 3 courtyards (24) – A church where multi-ethnic people can come and enjoy 24; prepare 24 what Remnants can come and properly see. Prepare a 24 system where the sick can come and receive grace.
3) 12 apostles, 70 – A church that prepares a system that will save the whole world, the field, and the nation
▷ Here (Main 1-3) many blessings and answers of God come. If you know these three things, answers come even while you stay still. If you do not know them, disaster comes even while you stay still.
▣ Conclusion
1. Ministers
1) Great parish – A great parish that moves the world. You have received the answer that will move the 12 ages.
2) 70 Disciples – Start the 70 Disciples Movement that can influence 70. You have received the answer that will move 70 regions and nations.
2. Church leaders (70 times) – God has promised to give you answers 70 times over.
3. Romans 16 – All saints and women church leaders are bound to receive the Romans 16 answer.
▷ No matter how excellent a church leader is, they receive grace before the work of God. Ministers, do not be deceived.
Transcript
A long time ago I went to Daegu, and I had to go from Daegu Airport to Seoul. But someone knew that, and on purpose, since I had no time, said they wanted a meeting and took a seat next to me on the plane going up and waited. So when I got on the plane and we talked, this person couldn’t breathe. It was almost just “uh uh uh” like this. When I asked, “Why are you like this?” they said it was terminal lung cancer. ‘Ah, I see.’ So, ‘Pastor, I want to meet you just once and receive prayer.’ That was it. I said okay.
Prayer is spiritual breathing. Everyone, if you cannot pray, you are not breathing spiritually. So perhaps there may be people here who say, I have cancer, or I have had the experience of having cancer. You don’t know when you might get cancer, right? On Sunday when you receive the message and pray, breathe comfortably and deeply, like this. Pray like that all day long. Those who have a bit of depression, since the brain lacks a little oxygen, don’t keep trying to fix it, but keep praying until strength comes. Just do it like that. If Remnants do this, they will gain dozens of times more ability in their studies than others. At times like this, you don’t just pray, but at any time, God, there must be an important meaning in why You had me sit here, right? Wherever it is. You pray to find that. In the morning, pray to gain some strength. At night, you shouldn’t just go to sleep. You must get the answer and then sleep. If you do that, great power will arise in you.
「The Temple Where You Can Eat the Bread of Life」
The temple where you can eat the bread of life. Because you must eat this. This week, from today’s 1st service to 2nd service, it is what you must pray about. You must firmly hold on to the important prayer answer through that Word. Likewise, now with that, for a week, you can’t always memorize the whole Bible, right? So you pray. Don’t think about the answer and try it. And do we memorize all the sermon titles? We can’t memorize them. You should pray for at least a week, like this. That is not praying with a sermon. It is the Word of God. The reason pastors don’t hold on to their sermon and pray is because they think, ‘I preached the sermon.’ That’s right, but it’s a mistake. If God had me do it, I must also listen to that sermon. And if you remain in it for a week, the next Word becomes visible. You must not miss it.
There are answers we receive without knowing, and there are disasters we receive without knowing. Right? That is more important. When they nailed Jesus to the cross though He had done nothing wrong, the people of Israel said this. “If executing that Jesus on the cross is wrong, let His blood be on our future generations.” They said that. They said a terrifying thing, without fear. That’s how confident they were. “We nailed Jesus to the cross, and if that is wrong, let His blood be on our future generations.” In Matthew 27:25, they said it like that. Precisely, for nineteen hundred and some years, not quite two thousand years, the descendants of Israel shed blood and truly fell and died throughout the whole world. If you look at history. Having done nothing wrong, because of their parents, having done nothing wrong.
Everyone, there are curses and blessings that come without my knowing, I’m telling you. You can’t ignore it. A grandmother who went to Seoul for the first time went because her daughter had married. So it was her first time going, to Seoul. Now she went shopping with her daughter. Her first time in Seoul. That day the department store collapsed. It’s dumbfounding, isn’t it? It doesn’t collapse for people who always go, but grandmother went for the first time. That was the Sampoong Department Store, right? It’s something rare in the world. A bridge, you know, stretches out long. But there’s no reason for just one part of that bridge to fall off. The Seongsu Bridge fell like that, I’m telling you. So the cars kept driving, and when it snapped and fell, the people who went in there fell and died.
Many things are happening in the world. But today there is one thing you must know.
▣ Introduction_ Temple, Shrine
There are many cases where future generations keep receiving curses though they did nothing particularly wrong, right? But what is the representative one among them? There are cases where God keeps blessing though they did nothing particularly good. What is it? There are many, but it is temples and shrines. David built and prepared the temple, and Solomon received a greater blessing than all the kings in that region combined. Isn’t that so? Some people build idol shrines and are ruined up to 3, 4 generations. They don’t know. They don’t know why they are ruined. They built a big idol shrine, and after building it, when they built it they didn’t know. It was good, but disaster comes upon that house up to 3, 4 generations. Even among those listening to the message now, there was such a person who gave me a testimony like that. They said their family set up many idols and built many Buddhist temples. Suddenly one day things collapse in the house. Later on, they said they became afraid. Every day the business collapsed, every day accidents broke out, things happened. Now they have realized the truth, but at first they came to church because they were afraid, they say. Because they were so afraid. People don’t really know.
▣ Main
So looking at today’s text, you must pray for three things this week.
1. Shrine of destruction (Healing)
You must block the disasters and curses that come out of the shrine of destruction. You must pray this prayer. Do it this week.
2. Temple of life (Preparation)
You must prepare a temple of life where you will fully enjoy life.
3. Temple for future generations (Future)
And what is more important is that now you must prepare a future temple that will save our future generations. Here God’s many answers and blessings come.
If you know these three, God’s answer comes even while you stay still. If you don’t know these three, a curse comes even while you stay still, I’m telling you. You don’t know why it comes.
1. Shrine of destruction (Healing)
1) Great powers
Even now the great powers have built many idol shrines and have all been ruined like this. They don’t know why they are ruined. They are all smart people now, but the Japanese people, they build shrines and go there and keep bowing like this, and they don’t know that this brings great difficulty to the nation. You must tell them that. They can’t help but not know, because the only place that says don’t do that is the Bible. Everywhere else says do it, so they do it. Everywhere else, they build them and hold rituals, I’m telling you. The Bible says don’t do it. Why? Because it is death.
2) 1, 2, 3 Temple
Ultimately, the gospel must be testified there where the great powers collapse, so you must hold on to it. Why did the 1, 2, 3 Temples disappear? You must have the answer to that. You know, right? There was no gospel and no three courtyards. This is why they were ruined. Look at it once, going down through today.
3) 5 loaves 2 fish
They completely followed Him because of the five loaves and two fish. “Let’s make our Jesus king.” They followed like this. Jesus withdrew and went somewhere else, right, toward the mountain. They followed Him even there. It appears in today’s text. Jesus said, “You didn’t follow Me because you saw signs, but you came because of the bread, didn’t you?” And even the disciples began to be shaken. Isn’t that what Peter said then? When He said, “Will you go too?” he said, “The truth is here, where shall we go?” That word came from here. These shrines of destruction, continually.
4) Medieval church
The medieval church. A church without the gospel is unconditionally the same as an idol shrine. If you build a temple of life that has the gospel, God’s blessing is unconditionally bound to come to you and your future generations. You must remember this. They did this, and disaster comes though they did nothing wrong.
5) Modern church
Representatively, the modern American church and European church. They have no gospel. Without the gospel, it is an idol. It is the same. They give offerings until they die, so they will be destroyed until they die. What can you do? You must remember this. I feel sorry for the churches of the world. You must remember this.
This time, a little, looking at church news, a certain scholar said something like this. Since the Korean and world churches are fearlessly giving, now ‘we must speak much centered on Christ.’ Words like this came out. ‘Did this person hear the message?’ I said. That’s right.
(3 groups)
Now, what came out representatively here in the modern church is the 3 groups, right? They were defeated by this. You must prepare to be able to block this (Main 1. Shrine of destruction). Do it. Our church, and many churches that do Darakbang in the future, prepare to be able to block the disasters that come out of the shrine of destruction.
2. Temple of life (Preparation)
1) Food of eternal life
Today Jesus speaks. He spoke from verse 26. Jesus speaks like this. “Jesus answered, ‘Very truly I tell you, you are looking for me, not because you saw the signs I performed but because you ate the loaves and had your fill.'” In verse 27, “Do not work for food that spoils, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For on him God the Father has placed his seal of approval.” It came out in verse 27 today. “Eat the food of eternal life so that you may have eternal life.” We are not talking about the five loaves and two fish bread. Prepare a temple where you will eat the food that gives eternal life. When Jesus taught important things, He didn’t teach them in the temple, He taught outside, I’m telling you. It’s not that Jesus couldn’t go to the temple. He went to the temple and had many discussions, right? He went to the temple and cleaned it too, right? But when He taught important things, He didn’t do it in the temple, I’m telling you, but outside.
2) The work of God (Christ)
In verse 29, “Jesus answered, ‘The work of God is this: to believe in the one he has sent.'” When they asked, “What is the food of life?” “The work of God is to believe in the one God has sent.” What is it? Believing in Christ, who promised to remove all curses, is the work of God. Nothing else is needed. Today you must firmly hold on to this covenant. Then it becomes the eternal covenant between God and you. The one God sent, simply put, Christ, is speaking of Himself. To believe in Him is the work of God.
3) Heaven – True bread
In verse 31, “Our ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness; as it is written: ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.'” That’s what they said. Then Jesus in verse 32 said, “Very truly I tell you, it is not Moses who has given you the bread from heaven, but it is my Father who gives you the true bread from heaven.” Everyone, this week, today, eat the true bread of life that God sends down from heaven. The Jews could not understand it at all. “What are you talking about?” they said. The Pharisees, those highly educated people, there were only 60 Pharisees, in the whole country. They couldn’t understand. That’s why they were ruined. The Sanhedrin council had 70 members, and they were great. Those people were tremendous people, but they couldn’t understand. Even those who followed Jesus were so shocked because of the five loaves and two fish that they followed Him again like this. How dumbfounded Jesus must have been.
4) Life (55-56)
It keeps coming. In verse 33, “For the bread of God is the bread that comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.” You must obtain this, that’s it. What? “You must obtain life.”
5) John 6:63
And Jesus spoke an important Word in John 6:63. Many disciples heard it and left. “My flesh is real food and my blood is real drink,” He said this. In verses 55 and 56. He gave a tremendous message. Many important things come out in John chapter 6. So many disciples who followed Him left. There is a Word He spoke at that time. In John 6:63, “The Spirit gives life; the flesh counts for nothing.”
What gives life
What gives life to the world? “The Spirit gives life; the flesh counts for nothing.” Don’t be deceived, and pray. Keep praying. “Let the Holy Spirit of God, the Spirit of God, the Triune God, come upon me.” Pray that. There’s nothing else to do. “Let the power of the throne come upon me.” “The age must be changed. Give me the mission and strength to change it.” And while doing so, if needed, you firmly hold on to only what is important in today’s 1st and 2nd service messages. Just try it for one week. A tremendous work is bound to happen.
3. Temple for future generations (Future)
This is the third. Everyone, what must you prepare here? A future temple, a temple for future generations must be prepared, I’m saying.
1) John 6:15 (Rest)
What is the first? Today in John 6:15, it said, “Jesus sought a quiet place.” Our future generations need not another program, but truly a place to rest spiritually. Now it must change. The saints must do a lot of work, but you need true rest.
2) 3 courtyards (24)
So prepare the three courtyards. It’s what we always pray about, but you must prepare it. You must pray for these things. Our church must have the three courtyards here. Make a church where multi-ethnic people can come to Immanuel Church and enjoy 24. Prepare 24 so that when Remnants come here, they can see properly. The sick have nowhere to go. Make a 24 system where the sick can come and receive grace. This is what you do.
3) 12 apostles, 70
You must remember. Why did He leave twelve tribes and twelve apostles? Why did He leave 70 for the church leaders? This is important. In this church, make it a church that prepares a system that will save the whole world and a system that will save the field and the nation. You must pray. Answers will come.
▣ Conclusion
1. Ministers
All ministers, start praying from now. Not before people.
1) Great parish
2) [ 70 Disciples ]
All ministers, start the great parish that moves the world and the 70 Disciples Movement that can influence 70. Now the world’s churches have become too corrupt. As for why they have become corrupt, corruption is nothing else. Being a minister is not a job. Right? And many church leaders have difficulty because they have to run the church. So it becomes strange. It’s not that we’re doing this (great parish, 70 Disciples) because of that. All associate ministers, from now on, receive blessing like this. You have received the answer that will move the 12 ages and the answer that will move 70 regions and nations.
2. Church leaders (70 times)
Especially this part (70 Disciples) is the covenant that church leaders must hold on to. God has promised to give you answers 70 times over. This is the answer church leaders will receive.
3. Romans 16
All saints, especially our women church leaders, are bound to receive the Romans 16 answer. You pray with this.
When I went as an evangelist, at Busan Central Church, a big church, there even to hire an evangelist the session gathers. I thought that was good. So there were questions the elders asked. Among them, the one that stayed in my heart the most was Elder Kim Kwang-il’s question. He asked so precisely, so professionally, so worldly, me. At that time I felt something great. ‘This is the minister’s fault.’ No matter how young an associate minister is, if they explain the work of God, the elders are bound to receive grace, right? Isn’t that so? No matter how young a minister we are, if they see God working, they are bound to be moved. Our goal is not to be respected, right? The work of God must be explained. At that time I firmly held on to God’s covenant. ‘Yes, it’s the minister’s fault. I must show God’s evidence.’ For the first time since that church began, Elder Kim Kwang-il called me, an education evangelist, directly himself and said he would invite me to his house for a meal, come, he said. He was not that kind of person. What does that mean? It means no matter how excellent a church leader is, they receive grace before the work of God. Don’t be deceived. Our ministers, don’t be deceived. Wherever you go, people will be revived and the work will happen, right? Isn’t that so? It’s natural. Our elders, church leaders, you must receive 70 times blessing. Then you establish the 70 regions. Why did He establish twelve apostles? While filling in what is lacking. It’s to take over the 12 ages, He’s telling the ministers. Keep praying this week. God’s new grace will surely come this week. Let us pray.
Prayer
Thank you, God. Add great grace to our Temple Construction Dedication Service every day. Let the answer of a lifetime be fulfilled for us. Let the final answer be fulfilled. Let the preparation for the future generations be fulfilled. We pray in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.