Sunday 2nd Service Worship / Temple Construction Dedication Service
Title / Scripture: Three Things to Do First (Matthew 7:1-6)
Speaker: Pastor Ryu Kwang-soo
Date / Location: January 9, 2022 / Immanuel Church
Three Things to Do First
(Matt 7:1-6)
3/9/3
filling
Introduction – temple construction
1. Temple – Globalization
[Idol temple]
1) David-Solomon Temple
2) Rebuilding – Zerubbabel Temple
3) Herod Temple
2. Future Generation = Future
1) Children’s courtyard (Summit)
2) Gentiles’ courtyard (237)
3) Prayer courtyard (healing)
3. Culture
1) Tabernacle
2) Temple
3) Church
Main – Church restoration; Matt 24, Matt 25
1. First things – church that breaks the darkness
1) Matthew 5:24
2) Matthew 6:32-33
3) Matthew 7:1-6
2. Church that saves
1) Bartizan within me
2) Bartizan in the church
3) Bartizan in the field
3. Church that blocks the disasters
1) 237, healing, summit
2) 3 camps
3) 3 systems
Conclusion – globalization
Matthew 7:1-6
01 Do not judge, or you too will be judged.
02 For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.
03 Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye?
04 How can you say to your brother, “Let me take the speck out of your eye,” when all the time there is a plank in your own eye?
05 You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.
06 Do not give dogs what is sacred; do not throw your pearls to pigs. If you do, they may trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces.
Summary
▷ There are many people who find it difficult to pray. During the time of holding on to the right covenant and praying, tremendous healing and power take place. Those who know this will pray. Always remember that when you worship, you should think about connecting to your field. And when you are in the field, you must hold on to the covenant of the Word from worship. At that time, God sends His angels and God’s work is accomplished.
▣ Introduction_ Temple Construction (It is greater than martyrdom. Therefore it must be done with the spirit of martyrdom.)
1. Temple Construction – There is a most important reason it becomes globalized.
– Those who spread the forces of darkness make idol temples to bring people down.
1) David (Solomon’s Temple) – When temple construction is done, the level of that church and everything about its future is revealed. As David prepared to build the temple, everything about David was revealed. When Solomon completed the temple, God gave him wisdom greater than the combined wisdom of all kings. This shows how important God regards it.
2) Temple Reconstruction (Zerubbabel’s Temple) – Babylon invaded and destroyed the temple and took all the sacred objects. The Babylonian captives returned and built the second temple. After this was restored, God globalized the work of church leaders and the studies of the Remnant.
3) Herod’s Temple (3rd Temple) – Herod, who enjoyed royal power by flattering Rome, built the temple that Israel loved most in order to win popularity. God destroyed this temple that took 46 years to build.
2. The temple is a facility for saving future generations and the future – it is important.
1) Children’s courtyard (Summit)
2) Gentiles’ courtyard (237)
3) Prayer courtyard (healing)
▷ This is something that absolutely cannot be done without building a temple. Therefore temple construction is greater than martyrdom.
3. Culture – Is it a culture of darkness? Or a life-giving culture? One of the two will emerge.
1) Tabernacle – Was it the god of Egypt and Babylon? Or the culture of God’s blessing? What was made out of that question is the “tabernacle.”
2) Temple – Is it an idol temple? Or the house of the Lord that saves people? What emerged from that question is the “temple.”
3) Church – The church is what causes this blessing to be delivered to the whole world.
▷ Now we must build the temple with the spirit of martyrdom. When David held on to this covenant, God first gave him response. Because he was the one who would build the temple and fight against the world’s culture of darkness, God blessed David from his youth.
▣ Main
▷ There are two important things for temple construction and world evangelization. One is that church restoration must come first. The other is that Matthew 24 says that in the last days there will be persecution that destroys the temple, and Matthew 25 says that imposters will sneak into the church (goats coming in to kill the sheep, virgins with lamps but no oil, the story of burying a talent in the ground).
1. Things to Do First – The church that breaks darkness
1) Matthew 5:24 First be reconciled, make peace, then worship.
2) Matthew 6:32-33 Seek first his kingdom and his righteousness.
3) Matthew 7:1-6 First remove the plank from your own eye.
2. The life-giving church – The church that sets up the 9 blessings of the throne
1) So that the blessing of God’s throne may come upon me
2) So that the blessing of the throne may come upon the church
3) So that the blessing of the throne may come upon the field
3. The church that prevents disaster – When a church does this, it has fulfilled its mission.
1) Prepare 237, healing, and Summit thoroughly.
2) 3 Camps – Hold a Future Camp, Prayer Camp, and Talent Camp.
3) The church’s 3 systems
(1) Ministers – Find the 70 disciples.
(2) Church leaders – Take hold of 70 regions.
(3) Associate ministers and Remnant – Take hold of 70 nations.
▣ Conclusion_ Temple construction is the “globalization” of the blessings of the true church.
▷ The temple is the globalization of God’s covenant. If we do not build a non-contact multi-ethnic system going forward, world evangelization cannot happen. The 3 organizations have already prepared for non-contact ten years ago.
▷ Let us now pray that the triune God, the 9 blessings of the throne, and the 3 systems that change the age may be filled to the full within us.
3 Triune God
9 9 Blessings of the Throne
3 3 Systems that Change the Age
Fullness
Transcript
Three Things to Do First
Three things to do first. Today we read Matthew 7, verses 1 through 6. As many of you heard in the first service, there are many people who think and say that they cannot pray. During the time that you pray, holding on to the right covenant, tremendous healing and power take place. Whether you know it or not, it happens. Those who know this well will pray.
And then I see some people who say, “I don’t exercise well. I try to exercise but it doesn’t work out.” There are many people like this. “Oh, I can’t breathe well.” During that time, your body comes alive, cancer cells are reduced, and a tremendous time is created. When you keep that in mind while doing it, you become very comfortable and happy.
Also, always remember that when you worship, you must think about connecting to the field. And when you are in the field, you hold on to the covenant of the Word you received during worship. At that time, things you had no idea about begin to happen. It is written that God sends His angels at that time and God’s work is accomplished. This is very important.
▣ Introduction_ Temple Construction – [Response]
Temple construction is in some ways greater than martyrdom. So we must do it with the spirit of martyrdom. That is the first covenant we need to hold on to going forward. There are many who are martyred. However, in truth there have only been two people who moved the world through temple construction. We will talk about that in a moment, but what is the reason that temple construction is in some ways greater than martyrdom?
1. Temple – Globalization [Idol Temple]
There is a most important reason that temple construction becomes globalized. Think about idol temples. Those who spread the forces of darkness now build large idol temples and bring people down.
1) David – Solomon’s Temple
So who prepared this temple? The first person to prepare it was David. Therefore, you must know that temple construction is greater than martyrdom. So when you do temple construction, the level of that church and everything about its future is completely revealed. That is why churches without the gospel will inevitably fight when they do temple construction. That is a church without the gospel. About half of them go through trials like that. Temple construction is tremendously important. Everything is revealed. So as David prepared to build the temple, everything about David was completely revealed.
And since Solomon completed this temple, it is also called Solomon’s Temple. This should really be called “David’s Temple,” but it is called “Solomon’s Temple” because Solomon completed it. After this was done, word spread throughout the whole world. To what extent? It is said that he had wisdom greater than the combined wisdom of all kings – that God gave him this. This shows how important God regards it.
Now, regardless of the reasons, when this blessing was not discerned, Babylon invaded. Babylon came in and destroyed the temple. There was a purpose. The purpose was to take the cultural artifacts and sacred objects inside the temple. That is what powerful nations do. Even now if you go to the Louvre Museum in France, it is packed with things taken from other countries. They destroyed it and took away all the sacred objects. Of course, this happened when they failed to receive the proper response.
2) Reconstruction – Zerubbabel’s Temple
This temple was rebuilt when they returned from Babylonian captivity. Of course they would rebuild it. Since Zerubbabel guided this reconstruction of the second temple, it is called “Zerubbabel’s Temple.” After this was restored, an enormous globalization began to take place again. God globalized everything beginning with the work of church leaders and the studies of the Remnant.
3) Herod’s Temple
And then, leaving the perfectly intact temple alone, the third temple was built. Who built this temple? Herod built it. So we call it “Herod’s Temple.” This is the very temple that Jesus cursed during His time.
Herod tore down Zerubbabel’s second temple and rebuilt it from scratch. The reason is that this man enjoyed royal power by greatly flattering Rome. The Israelites would strongly oppose him, right? Because they opposed him, Herod used his head. “What is the thing that will give me the most popularity and that Israel loves most? Building the temple.” So he demolished a perfectly good temple and built an enormously large one. Historical records say it took about 46 years. Of course, construction these days takes about one to two years. Forty-six years. Well, the longer it takes to build, the longer the popularity will last. That is why God destroyed this temple. The whole story is about the temple. Temple construction is everything.
When you do this, everything is revealed about everyone. Strange people, this kind of person, that kind of person, skilled workers – everyone is revealed. Everything is revealed in various ways.
2. Future Generations = Future
This temple construction is actually tremendously important as a facility for saving future generations and the future, so it is tremendously important.
1) Children’s Courtyard (Summit)
Because inside the temple, there was a children’s courtyard. It is for saving future generations.
2) Gentiles’ Courtyard (237)
There was a Gentiles’ courtyard.
3) Prayer Courtyard (Healing)
Now especially for people passing by, there was a prayer courtyard. This (Gentiles’ courtyard) is 237, this (prayer courtyard) is healing, and this (children’s courtyard) is Summit. This cannot be done at all without the facilities. You see, if we do not build the temple here, no matter how much we want to do it, we cannot. That is why temple construction is greater than martyrdom.
3. Culture
Now, it goes beyond that. When you build this temple, either a “culture of darkness” or a “life-giving culture” will emerge – one of the two.
1) Tabernacle
So look – “Is it the god of Egypt and Babylon? Or the culture of God’s blessing?” – what was made out of that is the tabernacle.
2) Temple
“Is it an idol temple, or the house of the Lord that saves people?” – what emerged from that is the temple.
3) Church
And so the church is what causes this blessing to be delivered to the whole world.
Now, you must remember this. So from now on, you must start praying in earnest, saying, “I will do this with the spirit of martyrdom.” A living martyrdom is far better than a dead martyrdom. David, you see, staked his entire life on it. God gave David every blessing.
[Response]
Now, what came to David first? What you must remember is – when David took hold of this covenant, what did God give him first? He gave him response first. When you truly take hold of the covenant, you receive response first. God blessed David from his youth. Why? Because he was the one who would restore all this, build all this, and fight against the world’s culture of darkness.
▣ Main_ Church Restoration, Matthew 24, Matthew 25
Now, Jesus is giving the answer for the eternal world right now, isn’t He? For the sake of building this temple, for the sake of world evangelization, there are two most important things.
Church Restoration
In Jesus’ view, in order to build the church building, church restoration must come first.
Matthew 24
And there is one more thing. It is very serious. Jesus knows this. In Matthew 24, we see that in the last days, because great trials and great signs will come forth centered on this temple – ultimately this temple will be destroyed, persecution will break out, and it will happen.
[Matthew 25]
And when the last days come, in Matthew 25, imposters will start sneaking into the church. Goats coming in to kill the sheep – that is in Matthew 25. And then people who have lamps but no oil come carrying just the lamps. There are virgins who have lamps, all of them carried them, but some had oil and some didn’t – it says this. That is a deeply hidden message. The story of burying talents in the ground comes up too, right? At first glance it seems like a story about laziness, but actually that is not what it means – it means doing absolutely nothing for God, nothing for the gospel. These kinds of things come in during the last days.
Especially, what you need to pray about is that herds of goats are coming in. That is, packs of wolves are entering the church. Sometimes wearing the mask of a pastor, sometimes wearing the mask of an elder, and then they plunder the church, steal money, and do things like that.
1. Things to Do First – The church that breaks darkness
So Jesus spoke of the three things to do first. What were they? Completely breaking darkness in the church. You must remember this.
In some ways you are worried about temple construction in your hearts, right? There is no need to worry about that. God’s concern is something else. He is saying to do this (the church that breaks darkness) first. This (temple construction) becomes simple when God blesses your work and moves on your behalf. However, this (the church that breaks darkness) is a tremendously important part. In the last days, people who destroy the church will arise.
1) Matthew 5:24
So the first thing to do: “You first be reconciled, make peace, and worship.”
2) Matthew 6:32-33
People are greedy over fleshly things. So, “You, seek first his kingdom and righteousness – first.”
3) Matthew 7:1-6
People criticize others and fight. “First remove the plank from your own eye.” In this way He spoke of three things to do first. So in some ways this (temple construction) is a great blessing, but you do not need to worry about it. When God gives you the heart like David’s, you have nothing to fear. When God blesses you as He blessed David, there is no one who can stop it. But the most important thing is the content. So Jesus looked ahead at the distant church and explained the three things to do first.
2. The Life-giving Church
Why did He do that? Today, you must quickly become a life-giving church from being a darkness-breaking church. Why? The characteristic here is not “come and just be at peace.” It says “make peace, come to church, and worship.” The word used at that time was “first” – when you come to church and pray, do not pray for this and that but first, even though it is necessary, “first seek his kingdom and his righteousness.” In the church, those who have not received salvation come in and criticize you and start fights with you. You, first open your eyes and do not look at the speck in your brother’s eye but look at the plank (in your own eye) first. Not being able to see this (Main point 1) is why this (Introduction point 2) did not work. The key is this (Introduction point 2).
What kind of temple must we prepare? “A church where 237 nations can come. A church where they can come and receive healing and become Summit. A church that therefore changes culture.” But the reason it has not worked until now is because of this (Main point 1). Once you do this (Main point 1), the second thing will inevitably follow. You must now make the life-giving church. What is that?
1) The throne within me
God’s throne within me.
2) The throne within the church
When you worship, the blessing of the throne within the church.
3) The throne in the field
Finally, the blessing of the throne in your field. This is the church. Within me – “Do you not know that you are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit dwells in you?” This means the blessing of the throne comes upon me within – that is the church. Therefore, we who are building the church building must first restore the church blessing above all else.
3. The church that prevents disaster
What is the third? So not just anything, but the church that prevents disaster. When a church does this, it has fulfilled its mission. A church that does this cannot fail. A church that does not do this – God will close it down. Because there is no need for it to exist anymore. Around you, in Yeongdo, there are many churches. Churches that do not do this have no reason to exist. Right? So God causes them to close down. You have no reason to fail, no reason for failure. Think carefully about this. Satan will surely try to destroy the church. He will try to bring it down. So you need to know what to do first. From here, you break free, make the life-giving church, the church that enjoys the blessings of the throne, and finally the church that prevents disaster.
1) 237, Healing, Summit
Do this. Prepare 237, healing, and Summit thoroughly for our church. Seoul is doing it. Prepare for it.
2) 3 Camps
Try to do it as a model in Busan. Do the 3 Camps. Future Camp, Prayer Camp, Talent Camp – do them. Try to start properly in Busan. When you go to Seoul, because there are many advanced things there, people look at the Busan people as a bit rural. But spiritually speaking, in my view, that is not the case. You are certainly country folks, but God will do important work. Wait and see. After about 10 years you will say, “Ah, that is what he meant!” Do the 3 Camps. Understood? Become a model.
What is this above (Main point 2)? It is the setting of the 9 blessings of the throne. It is unconditionally praying to give life. Giving life to myself, giving life to the church, giving life to the field. What is the first thing to do? The church that completely breaks Satan – this is that church. Enjoying this blessing, now we prevent disaster throughout the whole world.
3) 3 Systems
What is the last thing? The church’s 3 systems. Try to do this as a model. What does it mean? All ministers, find the 70 disciples. All church leaders, take hold of 70 regions. Disciples, regions. All our associate ministers and Remnant, take hold of 70 nations. That level of response is prepared and therefore it comes.
So for you, these systems, things like broadcasting – you must do these well because what we are doing right now is going out to the whole world, and it comes in from about 200,000 places. If there is even a small problem with your broadcast, it becomes a commotion throughout the nation and the world right now. That is why we constantly upgrade things like good equipment – because it is going out to the whole world right now. This blessing is not a small blessing.
Hana Church in Daegu – I was truly surprised. The pastor and elders there know that when I go to hold a meeting, it becomes globalized, and this time they contributed about 2.7 billion won themselves and are now completely under construction and being renewed right now. They are making systems inside. Among all the churches in Daegu, regardless of denomination, the only church that will be able to send out the 237-nation system is probably that church alone. None others. That church has built a communication network for sending out languages to the whole world – an interpretation (booth). So we are not just talking – those who actually have it set up will receive God’s blessing. Right?
Do it. All ministers, try to find 70 disciples. All church leaders, 70 regions. All Remnant and associate ministers, 70 nations. Although we say 237, when you count tribes it exceeds 5,000. The ability to transcend time and space will be manifested, so do not be afraid and try it. In simple terms, this is temple construction and the church building and the church. You must know this well.
▣ Conclusion_ [Globalization]
Temple construction is the globalization of the blessings of the true church. In a word, what is the temple? It is the globalization of God’s covenant. That is why the temple is built. Once your eyes are opened to this, it is enormous.
So what you are doing worshiping in our church right now – even at this present moment, more than 5,000 places are coming in live. Regardless of the records, they are streaming in from overseas right now, and we are now sending out interpretation in 8 languages. 8 languages. You need to know what a great blessing you have received. No denomination, no church can do this. We are interpreting in 8 languages right now. Not dubbing but live real-time interpretation. So we have 30 interpretation booths prepared at 237. You need to prepare. God will give blessings, so you need to have the vessel for it.
No matter how kind you are and no matter how much you struggle, you cannot fill a soda bottle cap very much. Right? No matter how poor a person is, they should carry a large can. Right? Even if you cannot get anything at all, you should carry a big can – if you carry a small one, even when you receive something there is no place to put it. And besides, big fish are in clear water, in deep and large places – not in ditches. In ditches there are only things like frogs. Nothing big. I mean, think about it – how could a big fish, a large fish, be in that narrow muddy water? It is in deep, large places. There might be a spiritually troubled fish that has come up to the surface, but you should not eat that kind of fish.
You need to pray. For you, regarding mission – what you need to think about now is that the age has changed. In some ways there is no need to go out. Help the missionaries who are already out there. That is the fastest way. There are multi-ethnic people here in Korea, right? Hold on to them properly. And the fastest way is to raise up disciples among the 5,000 tribes in the local areas. Rather than just helping missionaries already out there and then also wanting to go yourself – you need to think a lot about that, as it is very outdated. Think about it. If we do not build a non-contact multi-ethnic system going forward, we cannot achieve world evangelization. Our older deaconesses may wonder what any of this means, but just pray unconditionally, all of you. You are not the people who have answered prayers by unconditionally praying until now? Keep going – there is nothing to figure out. Young people may have good technology but they do not know prayer. The deaconesses are praying from behind. Why is that?
These 3 demon-possessed organizations already completely prepared for non-contact ten years ago. It is astonishing. The New Age team, Bill Gates (William Henry “Bill” Gates III). Already – already! They prepared this thing of moving the world without going anywhere. And especially on the mobile side, Steve Jobs (Steven Paul Jobs) came along – Steve Jobs is a Freemason. And again, he created something that moves the world without going anywhere.
Now we are here saying “non-contact, non-contact.” And on top of that, there are those saying ridiculously backward things. “Why won’t they let us hold worship services in churches?” Well, this is not that kind of age anymore. We do not know what kind of age is coming ahead. What will these Remnant do when they go out to the whole world in the future? No matter where you go, you cannot miss the message. So throughout the whole world, even though there is “non-contact,” you must now thoroughly hold on to the in-person message.
We need to build this kind of system in the church. Right now, do not misunderstand. This is not saying “do not go.” I am telling you to see this age quickly. Right now we are going overseas, taking medicine, getting injections, and traveling around – while these people, without going anywhere, sitting down with the internet, are grabbing everything. Right now, in some ways, there is no need to go except for medical workers. Medical workers going there to give medicine since people are sick first – that is what it is.
A few years ago, did you know? They brought in experts in the meditation movement and these people distributed it all through video. Oh, it was astonishing. Tens of billions were poured into that and people watched it – that many. It is truly astonishing. We need to open our eyes. This is prayer. This is the gospel. If you truly know the gospel and know prayer, that is everything.
[3, 9, 3]
I talked about it in the first service, right? Begin. May the triune God, the blessings of the throne, and the three things that change the age come in and fill within me. Pray just for this.
[Fullness]
Continuing to go deep in just this is not repetition. This is called fullness. When this becomes full, it begins to be manifested. When this power becomes full within you, it begins to be manifested in every field. Jesus said, “When you receive only the fullness of the Holy Spirit” – that is what He meant. “When the Holy Spirit comes upon you” – this is how it should be. Looking before it, what did He say? “Just as John baptized with water.” John’s baptism is like being completely immersed in water. “When you become thus filled with the Holy Spirit, power will be manifested.” Try it just for this one week. Something will come – a change that you know of. A change you know. Wherever I know – whether in my work, in my body, wherever – a change I know of, whether in my studies, will come. Keep on finding it from there. So now you must truly receive response. Not just coming and going and only talking – you must truly receive response and save the world.
You must be enjoying this blessing for your health to be sustained. Health is not something that is there one day and gone the next. You need to have it in advance. So if you just leave things carelessly and then go to the hospital, doctors have a hard time – if you manage yourself well and get sick, the doctors can check you. That is more accurate and better, right? We are people who grow old and during life we cannot avoid getting sick. That is why hospitals exist. But the truly fundamental and spiritually full, Holy Spirit-filled blessing that we have cannot be received from the world. ([3, 9, 3, Fullness]) This (3, 9, 3) is the promise of the Scripture and this (Fullness) is the conclusion of the Scripture. Let us build the church building that does this. The triune God, the 9 blessings of the throne, the three things that change the age – these are the systems, right? These within me. Being filled with these and going out – this is it. This has nothing to do with age, nothing to do with academic background, nothing to do with anything. Let us pray.
Prayer. We give thanks to God. May this be a week in which God’s children receive new strength. Let us enter into the age-defining battle of temple construction. In the name of Jesus Christ we pray. Amen.