2026 WRC Lec 3: The Secret of the Spiritual Emperor – Future

Lecture 3: The Secret of the Spiritual Emperor – Future (in advance)

You must take away three words.

[Seeing First], [The Five Ways]
Remnant, as spiritual emperors, saw first and went.
They saw the 5 ways first.
[Conquering in Advance], [The 5 Ways at 300%]
Remnant conquered in advance and went.
They turned these 5 into 300%.

-The Secret of the Spiritual Emperor-
[The Future First – The Masterpiece], [No One Can Do It in One’s Place]
Today is the third secret of the spiritual emperor.
They knew the future in advance and went. Now make a masterpiece out of these 5.
No one can do this in your place.

So there are two tacit powers. The first is what the adults did not know. Joseph’s brothers did not know what Joseph knew. That is the first power. The second is what the leader did not know. He made known what Pharaoh did not know. If you do not know this, you become an errand-runner for unbelievers. You come in first place in your studies and end up running errands for the world, and in the end running errands for Satan.

Introduction
1. The First
Then there is something you must know first. Why does prayer not work?
1) Genesis 3:4-5
You are captured by this. Even after being saved, you are captured by this. This is the first gift Satan gave. Will you become like God? Satan’s first message. We all are deceived by this. You will become Buddha. You will be possessed by a spirit. You will engage in spiritual discipline. You are king. These are all the same words. You are responsible for your own life. It sounds like it is right. But you cannot take responsibility. That is Satan’s message. The entire globe is imprinted with Satan’s message. The representative figures of this are the three organizations. Books, films, musicals. Almost all of them carry this message.
2) Genesis 6:4-5
I thought it was so, but I was caught by Satan. I was caught by the Nephilim culture. I cannot get out.
3) Genesis 11:1-8
I must succeed, and so I build the Tower of Babel. From the beginning until now, the event of the Garden of Eden. The event of Noah’s time, the event of the age of the Tower of Babel. You must remember these without fail.
So we are unable to pray. This has been imprinted. Me, my standpoint, my things. We know nothing beyond that. And it does not end there.
4) 2 Corinthians 10:4-5
Until now we have been imprinted with knowledge without God. 2 Corinthians 10:4-5—an entire stronghold of Satan has been built. Because we do not know this, no matter how hard we try, it does not work. They said the world would be evangelized, but it is not happening for me. It takes only five minutes to realize this. We so often act on our own thoughts rather than on God’s plan. This is true for most people. It takes only five minutes to realize this. You possess a tremendous background. But because of me, I do not know it.
5) Galatians 2:10-19, 20
You are caught in tradition and institution. Paul was doing missionary work, and though it is only Christ, you must keep the law of the Jews. This is what Peter said. At that, Paul was outraged. Do you know the law of the Jews well? Without knowing it well, how can you tell people of other nations to keep it? And so he spoke Galatians 2:20. I have been crucified with Christ. I must die, and it is Christ who lives in me. I live within faith in Christ. What is it that long-time believers fail at the most? Feeling resentful. Why? Because they are self-centered. It feels bad. Why? Self-centeredness, and so it cannot be done.
6) Matthew 12:16-30
Jesus himself said this. Satan is building a house within you. Many pastors do not know why it is not working. Elders want to believe but do not know why it is not working. The remnant must know this.
7) Matthew 27:25
Even how terrifying ideology can be. This is what the Jews said as they crucified Jesus. If this is wrong, let his blood be returned upon later generations. Ideology is this terrifying.

2. The Nephilim
At this time, the Nephilim are the opposite of being filled with the Holy Spirit.
1) Culture
The Nephilim seized control of culture.
2) Economy
They seized control of the economy.
3) Disease
So the whole world has begun to be struck by spiritual disaster and disease.
3 The Three Ages
So three ages have come, and will come.
1) The age of mental illness
The age of mental illness will come. Before long, it will be one in two. Later it will be 80-90%.
2) Drugs
Because of this, the whole world falls into drugs. This kind of age comes.
3) Being alone
Because of this, almost everyone becomes alone. Dislikes the world, dislikes the church. Living alone in seclusion. Going forward, single-person apartments will become the most popular thing. There are many among Japan’s youth. There are many in Europe and America. But they do not leave their room and simply sit still. This kind of terrifying age has come. You must know this.

Main: 7,7,7 – Turning into Prayer, Turning into a Way of Life, Turning into a Masterpiece – Transcending Time and Space, Unprecedented and Unrepeatable, the Hidden Card
So we Remnant must walk the way of the spiritual emperor. You need only remember one thing. Turn the 7, 7, 7 into prayer. Then that is it. Turn the 777 bartizan, journey, and guidepost into a way of life. How to do it, you just find out. That is it. Turn the bartizan, journey, and guidepost of the throne into a masterpiece. What happens if you do not turn this into prayer, into a way of life, and into a masterpiece? It means you are doing something else. It is evidence that something else is entering Remnant. The bartizan of the power of the throne must enter Remnant. Remnant must walk the journey of the throne. Remnant must leave behind the guidepost of the throne. Going forward, it is not only the three ages of disaster that will come. Within a few years, jobs will nearly disappear. Banks have already been reduced by half. Banks are beginning to close their doors. Buildings are becoming empty. Going forward, in some sense, owning real estate will make you a beggar. An age is coming when it is no longer needed. An age when even a job is not needed. So turn the 777 into prayer. Why? Because Christ gave it. Christ explained the bartizan, the journey, and the guidepost on Mt Olive. That is why the conclusion that must be carried out for a lifetime has emerged.

1. The Answer – Transcending Time and Space
You must carry the secret of the spiritual emperor with you. Carry the answer. What is that answer?
1) The 5 Ways
Carry the answer of the 5 important ways with you. Carry the Word of Only, Uniqueness, Recreation. It has already come. Carry the answer of With, Immanuel, Oneness. It has already come. You need nothing else. King Saul needed many other things. But David said he needed nothing. The mission.. is to study with Always, With, Healing. It is 300%. Your background is Heavenly, Thronely, Eternaly. Your timetable is now. It is 24, 25, Eternity.
2) Healing
You must carry this and go into the world to heal. Do you know where the cause of depression and mental illness lies for people today? 99% comes from the brain. Revive the brain. The only way to revive the brain is through breathing and prayer. You must remember this without fail. Revive your brain and spirit. And revive your body. Carry this and go throughout the whole world and heal. Three things are enough. Revive the spirit, revive the brain, revive the body. That is healing. It is important. Going forward, if you do not know this, you cannot win in any occupation. Why? Because nearly everyone will be living amid disease. Food, too, is important for reviving the body.
I am telling you what I have seen over 40 years, condensed. Praying while regulating the breath is called meditative prayer. Remnant, enjoy this 24 hours a day. Truly, every answer comes. This is the first mission. Carry the answer and go and heal.
3) Reproduction, Recreation, Retrial
So what does this mean? Reproduction happens wherever you go.
It cannot be done in our own nation. So recreation happens wherever you go. This is the last answer that Remnant carries.
You must retry. This blessing is prepared.
[Transcending Time and Space]
How is this blessing enjoyed? God will give an answer that transcends time and space to the one who prays this. The prayer of the throne transcends time, transcends space. Prayer transcends time and space. What is the 777 prayer? This must be imprinted within you.
Because this is not being done, problems keep coming, and difficulties keep coming upon the family. Because you cannot resolve them.

2. Unprecedented and Unrepeatable [Practice]
Then the second answer comes. An unprecedented and unrepeatable answer comes. Practice this. Let me give an example.
1) Genesis 37:1-11
Joseph. He possessed the power of the 300% that God gives. OUR, WIO, AWH—this is 100%. Because of this, evidence appeared on Joseph’s field. On-site 100%. And through Joseph, Egypt was revived. Future 100%. This must be prayed over continuously. Otherwise, you cannot escape poverty. Far from world evangelization, you cannot escape incompetence, you cannot escape disease. This power can work even in Africa. Transcending time and space. This is not believed. I believe it. I am a witness to world evangelization.
2) Exodus 2:1-10
For Moses this is the content he was taught by his mother. For 40 years in the royal court he equipped his own ability. For 40 years in the wilderness, he equipped spiritual power. For 40 years he led out the nation of Israel. This is 300%.
3) Psalm 78:70-72
One more. This is the 300% that David made. This was while he was a shepherd. There he meditated on the Word. There he wrote psalms. There he sang praise. There he honed his skills. It was not merely that. He did not lose a single sheep. He enjoyed a very important blessing in this field. At that time, ordinary shepherds would lose sheep. David did not lose a single one. It was field-level excellence. A lion carried off a sheep, and David struck the lion’s head. And he saved the sheep. Field-level excellence, 100%. One day he encountered Goliath. Every soldier in Israel trembled with fear. They could not defeat Goliath. David heard this while running an errand. He heard the words insulting the Lord. When he said he would go before Goliath, his brothers said he was crazy. With Israel dying, remaining still was what was truly crazy.

3. The Hidden Card
On the way you walk, the things above happen and occur.. and beyond that, the works of this hidden card happen.
1) Remnant
You must know the meaning of the word Remnant. The one who remains (who holds the gospel), the one who surpasses (who holds power), the one who will remain (who has conquered culture), the one who will leave behind (who saves the next generation). This is Remnant.
2) The 7 Points
The 7 points are waiting. Because the astonishing work God gives must happen.
3) The Secret
Do not worry at all. At this time, I said I would make known to you the secret that had been hidden. I said I would make known to you the secret that no one knows.

What is your final emperor’s journey? It is transcending time and space. What is the second journey? It is the unprecedented and unrepeatable. What is the last remaining journey? It is the hidden card. This blessing must be turned into prayer. It must be turned into a way of life. This must be turned into a masterpiece.

Conclusion)
Then an important result comes out.
1 Deuteronomy 6:4-9 The Wilderness Movement
All the Remnant gathered in the wilderness. At that time God spoke. Imprint upon the next generation the facts that have existed until now. This kind of movement happened to every succeeding generation.
2 1 Samuel 7:1-15 The Mizpah Movement
Because of you, one person, the Mizpah movement happened. God is raising this up. Remnants will arise throughout the whole world.
3) 2 Kings 6:8-24 The Dothan Movement
The Dothan movement will happen. This is the result. Right here, right now, is the Dothan movement.
4) Isaiah 62:6-12 The Watchman Movement
The watchman movement happens.
5) Acts 17:1, 18:4, 19:8 The Synagogue Movement
Finally, the synagogue movement happens.
This is called RUTC. You carry this and go.
David prayed in the morning, at noon, and in the evening. Tonight, in the final hour, I will speak about prayer. Why? Because you must carry this with you.. You will become a witness. You will become a witness who saves your family lineage.
Let me say it again. I respect our parents. But you must not resemble your parents. I am sorry, but it will not do. You cannot overcome poverty, disease, and incompetence that way. It is fine even if I am cursed for saying so. I came to know, watching the believers at church, that they could not receive an answer. I came to know, watching the pastors, that they could not receive an answer. It is fine even if I am cursed. You must go beyond it. You understand.. Only by going beyond the level of your own nation can you save your nation. Let us give glorious applause to the Triune God who will use you.

2026 WRC Lec 2: 300% The Secret of the Spiritual Emperor – Conquer in Advance

Lecture 2: “300% -> The Secret of the Spiritual Emperor <- Conquer in Advance”

The 5 Ways That No One Knows
This time you must take away an important word. In Lecture 1, I spoke of the 5 ways. The place no one knows. The place the emperors did not know. The remnant went and helped the emperors. That is why we called them the spiritual emperors who saved the emperors. Before finding the 5 ways, we do not know why the problem came. You succeeded, so why did the problem come? You earned a lot of money, so why does the problem come? Why does our house have several mentally ill people? Can’t the doctor help? No one can teach us anything. We found that out and went the way. You can surely receive an answer.
[300%] -> [The Secret of the Spiritual Emperor] <- [Conquer in Advance]
This is Lecture 2. You are the spiritual emperor. This is the second secret of the spiritual emperor. What did you do that saved the emperor? This is Lecture 2. Here is the way that someone who cannot study can save someone who studies well. This is what Remnant did. Then you must know this. Can an island nation in Oceania save the world? Seven Remnant did it. They went and saved the great powers. What is that? You must carry it with you. I have nothing at all—how can I evangelize the world? You can. You must surely carry it with you. Let me explain the words first.
It is enough to carry 300% with you.
It is enough to conquer in advance. The seven Remnant conquered in advance even before carrying 300% with them. When I began 30 years ago, I already had in advance the fact that this would happen. 38 years ago, when I entered Yeongdo, Busan, I already had in advance the fact that world evangelization would happen. Remnant must carry it with them in advance.
[No One Can Do It]
What is more important is that no one can do it. But Remnant did it. You must understand this word. When Joseph spoke of what no one could do, they said he was crazy. 99.9% of people have already failed. Joseph had already won first. Right.. Moses said he would go to offer the blood sacrifice. He asked that the nation be let go. Moses was speaking of the story of 300%. Pharaoh did not remain still. Pharaoh afterward suffered a great failure. When Moses spoke, they did not understand. What is the blood sacrifice? They said. They had already failed. Moses, who went to deliver that word, had already won. You must realize this.
Your thoughts right now are your future. What are you thinking right now? You have already succeeded. Are you held captive by unbelief? You have already failed. What you think now is your future. The covenant you hold now is your future. You receive answers according to your level. Perhaps you elders, your wounds.. if you are held captive by complicated problems within the church, you will fail. You must break free. You must take hold of the things above. It is not too late now. No one can do it. That is why we have taken hold of the covenant of the gospel.
[Christ – 777]
It is because within Christ there is 7, 7, 7. Nothing else will do. It must be Christ. The bartizan of the throne that Christ gave, the journey of the throne you must walk from now on, the guidepost of the throne of the answer you will receive. No one can teach this. It is Christ who teaches it. You need nothing else. I feel resentful. No. Start with 777 in Christ. I don’t know what to do. Start with this. Work with this. From today Remnant study with this. How it will be done I will explain tomorrow in the final lecture. First bring out the answer. Why? Because Remnant brought out the answer first. Because the Remnant who move the world took hold of the covenant first.

Introduction
1. Reason – Satan (the fake spiritual emperor)
The reason.. Satan is invisible. He is invisible to your soul’s eyes. Look carefully at what this has produced. Satan has produced a fake spiritual emperor. Because the church has no interest in this. Because the pastors have no interest. Church leaders have no interest at all. At this time, Satan opened up the spiritual realm. Who is it? The three organizations. Bill Gates, who produced 300%, is a member of the three organizations. Steve Jobs, who overturned the world with the smartphone, is of the three organizations. The church has its eyes closed. Remnant must open their eyes. Right now, the church is a century behind. Remnant must see a century ahead. With this power, produce 300%. Now, because the church is not doing it, shamans have arisen. Exorcists have arisen and speak of a fake 300%. Each religious organization has arisen and offers a fake. Do not curse the strange organizations—we must prepare quickly.
2. Already Conquered
What is the 300% you are already to take hold of? It has already been conquered. Turn the message of the age into 300%. How?

1) OURS
If you keep praying, Only comes out. From this point Uniqueness comes out. Recreation is seen. This becomes my studies. This becomes my system.
2) WIOS
This is the second. You must produce 300% of answered prayer. Even five minutes of prayer a day is enough. So that something comes out. With, Immanuel, Oneness.. It is a system. This is the 300%. It comes out.
3) AWHS
Your studies must become 300%. Always study within the power of the throne. With.. and Healing. This system is 300% studies. Your work is 300%. It is seen in advance. It is conquered in advance. It has already been conquered.
4) HTES
Your background. What is it? It is Heavenly, Thronely, Eternaly. Jesus promised this and spoke this. This is the 300%.
5) 24, 25, Eternity
This is Remnant’s time. It is the emperor’s time. It is the time of the spiritual emperor who saves the emperor. It is 24. Where should I go to pray? Nowhere. It is 24. How can I pray while studying? It is 24. Then you have become the spiritual emperor. The secret.. is that while studying, prayer is being made. That is where it goes. You encounter something difficult, and prayer is being made. You are dragged away as a slave, and prayer is being made. You go into that prison, and prayer is being made. You become prime minister. The same prayer is being made. It is 24. Then the blessing of the spiritual emperor comes. It is 25. Do not worry about the future. I will speak of it tomorrow. Everything changes. It is 00.
This is Remnant’s way. This is Remnant’s masterpiece. It has already been conquered.
3 The War Already Won
Is it destructive contemplation, or is it holy meditation? If you do not know holy meditation, you cannot carry on the healing movement going forward. If you do not know what destructive contemplation is, you cannot win the spiritual battle. What wins that is holy meditation. This is the two-fold battle. It is a war already won. Is it a fight between Satan and God? Is it a fight between darkness and light? You win even standing still. When crisis comes, if you simply remain within this, the crisis becomes an opportunity. I don’t know what to do. I have failed. Start by enjoying 777 in Christ.

Main: Already Conquered (Evidence)
1. Genesis 37:1-11 Joseph
Joseph. The answer does not need to come now. It has already been taken hold of as the answer. It has already become the evidence. The sun bowed down, the stars bowed down, and the sheaves bowed down. This is not the point. It means that Egypt was conquered.

2. Exodus 5:1-12:12 (Exodus 3:18-20) Moses
Ten miracles had already begun to happen wherever he went. Moses knew this and went. Moses knew this and went. He had made the promise. Exodus 3:18-20—go to offer the blood sacrifice. He understood this word. No one else understood it. Go to offer the blood sacrifice. I will strike them with my mighty hand.

3. 1 Samuel 7:1-15 Samuel
Samuel. Our problem is not the Philistines. Our problem is not war.. Our problem is not the enemy army.. Return to the Lord. Here he offered the blood sacrifice. During Samuel’s lifetime there was no war.

4. 1 Samuel 17:1-47 David
David. He already possessed it. He had already conquered. Before whom did he stand? He stood before Goliath. David already knew he would become king. He went in the status of a king. He went and said this. You come with sword and spear. I come in the name of the Lord. I come in the name of the Lord whom you have insulted. And he spoke of 300% and conquering in advance. Today the Lord will deliver your neck into my hand. He said he would prove that salvation does not lie in the sword but in the hand of the Lord. This is what David said. He said he would prove to the whole world that the Lord is the true God. This was not a sudden thought that came to him. He already had it when he went.

5. 2 Kings 2:9-11 Elisha
Elisha already possessed it. Gilgal was not needed. The Jordan was not needed. Bethel and Jericho were not needed. The servants of the Lord must know this. Let a double portion of your spirit be upon me. He already possessed it. In this way he raised up the Dothan movement.

6. Daniel 1:8-9, Daniel 3:8-24, Daniel 6:10-22 Daniel and his three friends
Daniel 1:8-9—I will not eat the food defiled by idol worship. This was conquering in advance.
Daniel 3:8-24—the three young men.. We may go into the fire. The Lord will save us. Even more astonishing words. Even if he does not save us, it is all right. This had already been won.
Daniel 6:10-22—Daniel prayed even knowing he would die.

7. Matthew 28:16-20, Mark 16:15-20, Acts 1:1-8 Jesus
Matthew 28:16-20—Jesus spoke. Go to all nations. I will be with you with all authority in heaven and on earth. To the end of the age.
Mark 16:15-20—Go in my name. Cast out demons. Lay hands on the sick, and they will be healed.
Acts 1:1-8—Jesus’ last words concerned the work of the kingdom of God. The bartizan, the journey, the guidepost of the throne. This is enough. Only..

Tomorrow I will explain how to actually produce the 300%. Tomorrow… today you must take hold of the covenant… the 5 ways… take hold of the covenant. Without this, ministry cannot be done. Make a masterpiece with this. 300%.. it is not too late even now.

Conclusion

Do not be deceived.
Do not be deceived. Do not be deceived. By what?
1 Reality
Do not be deceived by reality. It is passing away. It is fine even if you suffer now. It is passing away. The more you suffer, the better. It is a stepping stone.
2 Public Opinion
Do not be deceived by public opinion. Do not be deceived by people’s pointless, low-level words. Do not be deceived by the words of those who do not know this. They are wrong.
3 Ideology
Do not be deceived by ideology. You understand. It is called ideology, and you must not be deceived by it. What this means will become clear when you study it in university. The whole world is a battle of ideologies. Our nation, too, is in this battle. Do not be deceived, and you must save both sides.

You have already received the blessing of the spiritual emperor. You must hold what is, in a sense, a mistaken yet not mistaken conviction. Then, if some beggar picks a fight with you while you are walking along the way, what should you do? Simply pass by.

2026 WRC Lec 1: Spiritual Emperor – Must See in Advance

Lecture 1: Spiritual Emperor – Must See in Advance

Remnant must go bearing an answer to the absolutely impossible. Many people from many nations have come. In truth, your nation alone cannot evangelize the world. You must go finding an answer that can. Many pastors from within the country have also come. The pastors’ wives have also come. You must go bearing an answer to this.

Then why was Remnant called the spiritual emperor? You must quickly obtain the answer to this question. It is the same now as it was then. The emperors have not been able to solve the problem. It is the same even now. Even now, disaster is coming upon the whole world. Some people have problems that have come upon their entire family, but they cannot speak of it. This cannot be solved by a president. Many problems have come upon the nation, but they cannot be solved. Mentally ill people keep arising. It cannot be solved.

But here we have the answer. Things will become even harder from now on. Within a few years, even the banks will close their doors. It will become serious. Offices will become empty. Then there will arise beggars who own real estate. It will not be easy for you to find employment. What should be done? You must find the answer. For Remnant, studies are important, but you must know why they are important. Now is the opportunity.

A certain driver came to a church because he wanted to use the restroom. But since he had already come, he thought he would go in once, and he came in and listened to the message and was shocked. That day the driver was saved. His life began to change. In the great gatherings you must find this answer without fail.

The remnant saw in advance and went. It was not a matter of how to go later, but of seeing in advance and going. How is this seen? An island nation in Oceania must see world evangelization in advance—how should it see it? There is surely a way. You must go bearing this answer. Remnant need only find one answer.

Introduction
No one knows. No one can teach it. Remnant has realized this. Even the President of the United States does not know. Indeed, why does disaster keep coming even as the economy develops? Something terrible must be about to happen, right? People have studied so much, so why do the mentally ill keep increasing? That much is fine. Why are there so many unspeakable problems in our family that we cannot even talk about? Some people feel anxious just living. You must bear the answer. No one can teach it.

To begin with, there are three things no one can teach.
· Satan (Genesis 3), the Nephilim (Genesis 6), the Tower of Babel (Genesis 11)
The moment we are born, we fall under Genesis chapter 3. Satan—no one knows. Before long, without our knowing it, we are caught by the Nephilim. Only the Bible explains this. No religion can explain it. Not even Harvard University can teach it. That is why the disaster of the Tower of Babel keeps coming upon us. A certain student said he would not marry, because there were too many unspeakable problems in his family.

· Genesis 3:15, Genesis 6:14, Genesis 12:1-3
God solved this. The offspring of the woman will crush the head of the serpent. There is no way but this. Genesis 6:14—whoever enters the ark lives. Because there is no other way. And after that, Genesis 12:1-3—leave this place. Change your destiny. The remnant who knew this went to Egypt. You must remember this without fail. If you do not know what the offspring of the woman, Christ, gave, you cannot win.

· 1 John 3:8 the True King, Mark 10:45 the True Priest, John 14:6 the True Prophet
1 John 3:8—Jesus Christ came to destroy the work of Satan. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the devil’s work. It is a mystery. No one knows. Even people who attend church do not know. If the Remnant simply knows this and goes, history will happen. The true King. Mark 10:45—he destroyed every curse. The true Priest. John 14:6—the true Prophet. I am the way and the truth and the life. Remnant must know what Christ has done.

There is something more important. Christ gave three things.

1. The bartizan of the throne, the journey, the guidepost (7.7.7) – Summit Time
Christ gave the bartizan of the throne. It comes into being when you pray. He gave the journey of the throne. He gave the guidepost of the throne. If you pray just five minutes a day from now on, history will happen. I have set the bartizan, the journey, and the guidepost at seven each, and I am praying all day long. When I go, I find that enormous answers have already come. Remnant, take this from now on and have Summit Time. Even five minutes will bring victory. From this point, five things are formed. It is what Remnant already possessed.

2. What must be recovered first (Leaders’ Retreat, Lectures 1-5)
(1) The Word – O.U.R
Wherever you go, the Word will be fulfilled there. Only, Uniqueness, Recreation. Even five minutes of prayer, and this happens. You must not go out without this.
(2) Prayer – W.I.O
Wherever you go, prayer will be answered there. WIO.
(3) Work – A.W.H
Your work becomes 300%. Through ALWAYS WITH HEALING. Your expertise becomes 300%. It is certain. Not maybe—certainly.
(4) Background – H.T.E
The background Remnant possesses—HEAVENLY, THRONELY, ETERNALY. This is Remnant’s background. When people ask what they should do, do not do that. Find this first. You must not go into ministry without finding this. You must not go into missions without finding this. Remnant, it is a serious matter if you go out without finding this. It will be hard even to eat. Pastors’ wives, this is your opportunity. Find it. If church leaders have no place in the church, they cannot work. Of course, work is a blessing. But find this first. This is what Jesus gave.
(5) When 0 24 25 eternity

This is the message of Lecture 5 of the Leaders’ Retreat. The remnant must always remember and receive this first. Why is that?

3. What the emperors cannot do
All the emperors cannot do this. NO CARE. The answer must come out. When I first began, I was certain of this—to give this to Remnant. The labor of the pastors and church leaders who have toiled until now is beginning to bear fruit. This is the first answer. Have you been hurt? Then you have lost. I say, church has been too hard for me—that is exactly what Satan wants. I feel resentful—that is a gift from Satan. Because of my parents—no, it is thanks to your parents. Thanks to a bad environment, you win. Thanks to your parents being poor, your eyes are opened. Because of my parents, I have no strength? Then that is death. Equip yourself with this first. No one teaches this. There is something to be careful of. Even after thirty years of training, why does the church still make me feel resentful? It is because you have not yet come out of Genesis chapter 3—you are still self-centered. Religion is self-centered. The gospel is God-centered. Religion is performance; the gospel is grace. Religion is my going; the gospel is God’s coming. They are completely different. You have no need to worry about anything. Because 300% comes to Remnant, there is nothing to worry about. (ALWAYS, WITH, HEALING). Then what comes?

Main – The Way (The Light)
The way appears. What way is this? It is that way.

1. Genesis 37:1-11
Joseph. Joseph saw it when he was young (Introduction). His brothers looked at Joseph and said he was crazy. So he was sold. That became the way to world evangelization. He went to Potiphar’s house. That was the way to learn economics. He went to prison. That was the way to see politics. He met Pharaoh. That became the way to world evangelization.

You have been hurt; you want to be comforted. Do not receive it. Remnant, do not do such a thing. If you receive comfort from people, your spirit dies. You must receive comfort from God. And then you save others.

2. Exodus 2:1-10
Moses. He learned from his mother. He studied for forty years in the palace. He prepared for forty years in the wilderness. For the remaining forty years, he led the nation of Israel out. That way!

3. 1 Samuel 3:1-19
Not one word of Samuel’s fell to the ground. Samuel was equipped when he was young (Introduction). He became the central figure of the Mizpah movement. He raised up a man named David. The way is seen.

From today, do not worry about your studies. It will change within five years. What you have studied is necessary, but it alone will not get you a job. You must open your eyes quickly. Especially for those of you here who are already older, it is fine, but the world in which Remnant will be active will be a different world. Now even older people, if they do not study the internet, will find it hard even to eat wherever they go.

4. Psalm 78:70-72
Remarkably, David saw this when he was young (Introduction). His brothers said David was crazy. It was the brothers who were crazy.

Saying things like, how is our church—that is the crazy talk. If you live by that, it is the end. Remnant, do not say such things. Because light shines on the path Remnant walks, you must not say such things. Behold the evidence. He did not simply walk the way. He shone light. This light. The light of the fulfillment of the Word, the light of answered prayer, the light of the 300% that revives work, the light of H.T.E, the light of eternity. You already possess this.

5. 2 Kings 2:1-11
Elisha. You must see the way well. Many other servants of the Lord say, we must be in Gilgal. No, we must be in Jericho. We must be in Bethel. That is finding the way wrongly. Elisha found it. He followed Elijah to the very end. He held the covenant to the very end and went. This man raised up the Dothan movement.

Now our remnants understands the Word well. This itself is a blessing. Now it is not about the answer—it is enough to understand. The words understood in the Remnant years last a lifetime. The Word you hear now and say Amen! to becomes your future. Right now you are hearing tremendous messages found in the Bible. You must not miss this. Pastor, what should I do? Start with the Introduction. What should I do in church? There is nothing to do. Recover the Introduction first. Then devote yourself afterward. Church leaders do not have much time. Do it quickly.

6. In Babylon
Daniel carried the Introduction with him. Shadrach, Meshach, Abednego, and Esther carried the Introduction with them. Then it is finished. From now on, enjoy this blessing. How, you ask?

Conclusion
The two things of the spiritual emperor!

1. Every thought
Turn every thought into prayer, turn every thought toward this way (Main), turn every thought toward this blessing (Introduction).

2. Every breath
Turn every breath into prayer.

You must keep this firmly in mind. This must become your daily life. Then the world will change. Because of you, the problems of your family lineage will be solved. Because of you, the curse of your family lineage must come to an end. The disaster of the age must be stopped. If there is one person with this answer in Vanuatu, God will work in Vanuatu. If this one person is in the Solomon Islands or Tonga, God will work there. If a person with this answer is in America, God will work in America. This is the first answer. Tomorrow I will find the second answer. The day after tomorrow I will find the third answer. On the last day, at the time of the evangelist’s confession, I will speak of what you must resolve and hold onto as you go.

From today, do not worry about your studies. Study by the strength of the Introduction.

Prayer. We thank God. Lord, let Remnant come to know what belongs to God. We pray in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.

A Church That Will Continue What Is Eternal

2026.08.09 Sunday 2nd Service
Church Construction Devotional Service
「A Church That Will Continue What Is Eternal」

Acts 2:41-47

41 Those who accepted his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to their number that day.
42 They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.
43 Everyone was filled with awe at the many wonders and signs performed by the apostles.
44 All the believers were together and had everything in common.
45 They sold property and possessions to give to anyone who had need.
46 Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts,
47 praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.

Summary

▷ Evangelists must always remember this. Why do we say to keep praying and worshiping? Our thoughts are bound to be fulfilled one day. Our thoughts become a bartizan connected to the throne. For some people, because it is not the covenant, it connects to darkness, to hell.

▷ 50, 60 years ago, our nation’s leaders thought wrongly. “We must not have too many children.” So they kept teaching this. “Don’t distinguish between sons and daughters, have only two.” So now, decades later, elementary schools across the entire country, in the countryside and even in the cities, have started closing down. This is a serious problem. We must pray for our nation. Ideology. Therefore, the older we get, the harder our circumstances become, we must hold onto the covenant and keep praying continually.

▷ The fulfillment of the word does not simply happen. Every day 24—this means that when God’s word becomes a bartizan for you and connects to the throne, things happen that we cannot handle. One day the prayers of people like Jochebed began to be fulfilled. Egypt faced something it absolutely could not handle. And so most of those who wandered in the wilderness died there. But those who realized that the word had been fulfilled held onto the covenant. Through those people Canaan was conquered. The prayers, thoughts, ideas, and words that you carry all become a bartizan.

“A Temple to Sustain What Is Eternal” (Acts 2:41-47)

Christ (Throne)

Christ completed everything and gave his message for 40 days on Mt Olive.

Bartizan, Journey, Guidepost

The bartizan concerning the throne. You are the bartizan. You carry that and go into the world. The journey. This is setting up a guidepost that no one can change. If you keep praying about this, something emerges. In the morning I must restore everything. Hard things happen during the day. You need to confirm the blessing. At night, 300% is formed. A watchman needs a bartizan. This is a peculiar bartizan, a moving bartizan carrying out world evangelization. Bartizans like this are set up everywhere else too. A guidepost. Keep going like this, and “only” appears within the word in the Remnant’s studies, in your work. Then it’s settled.

OUR – Then this (OUR) comes to the Remnant. This is the fulfillment of the word, it is 300%. Once it becomes “only,” uniqueness naturally follows. Then you are able to do what others cannot do. Re-creation.

WIO – If you keep praying about this, you always come to feel it. “Ah, God is with me.” “God is working through Immanuel in my studies, in my work. All that has happened before was God’s plan.”

AWH – Here, “Always” appears. Always with me. And I must Heal myself, many people, and the world. That is 300%.

HTE – Then your prayer connects to the throne. Heavenly, Thronely, Eternally.

24, 25, 00 – The time of the Remnant and of the spiritual emperor is 24, 25, eternity. This must happen.

As this happens, before building the temple, church restoration must come first. Church restoration must happen for the restoration of the church building to happen.

▣ Int._ Mission

Before church restoration, there is a mission Christ has given.
1. Forum When appointing elders and important workers, we must hold a forum on whether this mission is truly right for me.
2. Confirm After the forum, I must confirm my mission so that the pastor and others know it too.
3. Festival When the mission has been completely determined, a festival must break out. This is what Jesus did for 40 days.

▣ Main._ Church

That’s why church restoration must come before temple restoration.

1. Mission is completely restored.
1) Acts 1:14 “They joined together constantly in prayer.” This means, “It’s over now, I need nothing but this, nothing else matters, even death doesn’t matter.” Their mission was this certain.
2) Acts 2:1-4 “When the day of Pentecost came.” The blessings of Passover, Pentecost, and the Feast of Tabernacles came at the same time.
3) Acts 2:9-11 At this time you can see the many nations gathering.
4) Acts 2:17-18 At this time God showed the future with certainty.
5) Acts 2:41 At this time three thousand disciples arose.

2. Worship
The purpose of the church is worship. Chapter 2, verse 42.
1) Words “They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching”—following the flow of God’s word. That is the most important thing.
2) Fellowship “and to fellowship.” This is extremely important.
Elders look extremely precious to me. When you look at the Remnant, you must stake your life on it. Even the most unpromising Remnant shows hope. No matter how powerless an older person from the established generation may seem, God’s mystery is within that person.
3) Bread “and to the breaking of bread.” This is salvation.
4) Prayer “and to prayer.” You must know that it has to be this way. Without this power I cannot save myself, and I cannot save the world. We must restore this first.

3. Offering
What is it that you devote yourselves and give offerings for?
1) Light The economy of light
2) World A mission economy that completely saves the world
3) RT It turns into a Remnant economy.

▣ Con._ Temple

This is church restoration. So why build the temple?
– 3 Ages
There must be a facility to open the 3 Ages. Now many peoples and Remnant, and people from around the world who need healing, need to gather. There must be a temple where they can gather. There must be a place for children to come and play freely, talk freely, pray freely, and find themselves and find their way. It also needs to be where the age of meditation that saves the world is opened. When the word fills up one day, things happen that we cannot handle.

Rev. 8:3-5

When your prayers fill the throne, that is when things begin to happen. God showed us that not a single one of your prayers falls to the ground, but all are gathered here. This time we are sitting here is the moment the bartizan rises. This blessing cannot be blocked by anyone. That is the evidence of history. On the day this is fulfilled, it cannot be stopped. The highway is being built right now. Here we are making important preparations.

Transcript

Evangelists who came from abroad or who are returning to their home countries must always remember this. Why do I keep telling you to pray and worship? Because our thoughts will one day be fulfilled. If you casually think this way but don’t have a firm covenant mindset, then when it is one day fulfilled, it will start to collapse. Did you see the 101-year-old elder praying? This person has always been attuned to the flow of the word. Now over 100 years old, when it comes to taking notes on the message, she takes notes with such focus—you can tell. She’s not just writing casually. She writes with real focus, like this. She’s healthy. And she never misses the message. That day, too, she happened to be talking about her own breathing device for her health, and she’d already heard that once and it had stuck with her. Even past 100 years old, she moves without any trouble at all with her health. When we get older and lose all our wits and just fumble around, we ourselves suffer and others suffer too. Right?

So your thoughts become a bartizan. That connects to the throne. For some people, because that is not covenant, it connects to darkness, to hell. This becomes such an overwhelming thing that it becomes unbearable. Let me give an example. 50, 60 years ago, our nation’s leaders got something wrong. What did they get wrong? They thought we shouldn’t have too many children. It was a truly dangerous thought, but “We must not have too many children”—this was the leaders’ thinking at the time. So they kept educating people this way. Did I have children when I was in elementary school? When I was in elementary school it was posted on the wall. On the school wall. What did it say? “Don’t distinguish between sons and daughters, have only two.” So this went on for decades. Now it has burst like a dam breaking. We can’t handle it. It will take a long time to educate people and recover from this. Now, all across the country, in the countryside and even in the cities, elementary schools have started closing down. This is a serious problem.

And there is something else we must pray for our nation about—ideology. When this reaches capacity one day, it turns into a huge accident. People truly don’t understand the spiritual world, so they act carelessly. We have two ideologies fighting each other in our country. When one day both sides reach full capacity, it becomes a massive catastrophe. That is proof. It’s true of every war that has happened throughout history. Something strange erupts. It’s not that Hitler suddenly woke up one day and started killing people. His ideology had been growing within him for a long time before it erupted. The fulfillment of the word doesn’t happen just like that. Every 24—this means that when God’s word becomes a bartizan for you and connects to the throne, things happen that we cannot handle. One day, the prayers of people like Jochebed began to be fulfilled. And so Egypt faced something it absolutely could not handle. Hardly anyone sees that as the fulfillment of the word. So it happens through people who believe the word, but people who don’t believe the word don’t retain it in their minds even when they hear it. And so when a great answer comes, they can’t handle it. Unable to bear it, they wander in the wilderness and die—that is most of them. But those who realized that the word had been fulfilled held onto the covenant. Through those people Canaan was conquered. You must remember this.

The prayers, thoughts, ideas, and words that you carry all become a bartizan. If you just live carelessly without covenant, then one day it becomes a bartizan too, and you simply collapse completely. Especially, I think that the older I get, the more I need to pray properly. Like that elder, the older you get, the more you need to hold onto the covenant. That’s why our young Remnant came to pray at this Remnant conference.

“A Temple to Sustain What Is Eternal” (Acts 2:41-47)

What you must hold onto today is that you must build an eternal temple. Right? A temple to sustain what is eternal. So the Remnant must remember this this time. Members, you must start now. You must become a bartizan, I’m telling you.

[ Christ (Throne) ]

Christ completed everything and gave his message on Mt Olive. And to make that absolutely certain, he gave it over 40 days. Right?

[ Bartizan, Journey, Guidepost ]

What did he give? He gave the bartizan concerning the throne. This is the message he gave. You are the bartizan, the bartizan. You carry that and go into the world. The journey. This is setting up a guidepost that no one can change. This is what Jesus said. Now, if you keep praying about this, what comes out? How wonderful is this? In the morning, shouldn’t I be restoring everything? You enjoy that. During the day there are many hard things. You need to confirm the blessing. Right? You enjoy that. At night, it’s not made all at once. It gets made. 300% gets made. The Remnant should take this—for me, it happened to come out as 7 things. You don’t have to follow exactly what I did. That was the answer I received. I only said it so I could stand as a witness—you don’t have to do it exactly the same way. What is clear is that a watchman must have a bartizan. And ours is a peculiar bartizan, I’m telling you, a moving bartizan that carries out world evangelization. It sets up such bartizans everywhere else too, doesn’t it? A guidepost. Keep going like this, and what comes to the Remnant’s studies, to your work? One thing comes precisely. One thing Jesus said comes precisely. “Only” appears within the word. Then it’s over. This has to be seen. I saw this 40 years ago. “Church members don’t know how to pray. The church doesn’t know how to evangelize.” I confirmed this with certainty. That is what I held onto.

[ OUR ]

Then something important comes to the Remnant. What comes? This comes, I’m telling you. This is the fulfillment of the word. This is 300%. Once “only” comes, uniqueness naturally follows, doesn’t it? Then you’re able to do what others cannot do. Re-creation. This wasn’t done overnight—it’s an evangelistic movement that came out of the prayers of dozens of elders and servants of the Lord gathered together. So when you see this, and when the Remnant sees this, they say the fulfillment of the word, 300%.

[ WIO ]

If you keep praying about this, you always come to feel it. “Ah, God is with me.” There’s nothing more wonderful than this. “In my studies, in my work, God is working through Immanuel. All that has happened before was God’s plan.” This becomes visible. Once it becomes like this, you are enjoying prayer. Remnant, even five minutes in the morning would be enough, but you don’t even do that. For me, setting a fixed time is hard. I suppose that’s just my personality. Setting a specific time—that doesn’t work well for me. So for me, I keep going from the moment I wake up until I meet you all. I keep doing this (7·7·7) through prayer. Then 300% is bound to come out in your work. The Remnant, while preparing for their studies, will see 300% like Bill Gates. If this doesn’t happen, your life really becomes a hardship. “How do I study? How do I get a job? What do I do?” I found being alive itself to be suffering. I saw that in my parents. Going to church and watching the adults, I thought, that life is suffering. This life of faith itself is suffering. Isn’t that so? I clearly came to realize this. That life, that life is suffering. Always no money. How can we do world missions like that? People who have completely missed this. 300%.

[ AWH ]

What comes out here? Ah, it’s not about whether you should enjoy this blessing or not. It’s Always. Right? That’s exactly right. This is always with me. And I must Heal myself, many people, and the world. Starting tomorrow is the PK, MK retreat—this is a word I gave to the PK and MK kids. The PK and MK couldn’t match our organization’s name, so I said, “Make it Always With.” That is Healing. This is 300%.

[ HTE ]

Then, when you keep praying, what happens? It connects to the throne. Eternally. That’s why I keep emphasizing that you should keep singing. Thronely. No, wait. Heavenly, Thronely, Eternally. I’m sorry to our grandmothers, but because there are foreigners here, I’m writing it in English like this now. Please understand. But our deaconesses catch it all by spiritual insight.

[ 24, 25, 00 ]

Then someone who is truly receiving an answer doesn’t ask, “When should I do it?” Right? People who truly pray don’t ask, “How should I pray? Where should I pray?” That doesn’t exist for them. Anyone who asks that doesn’t know how to pray. The time of the Remnant and of the spiritual emperor is 24, 25, eternity. Right? This has to happen.

As this happens, the temple is two things. Church restoration must come before building the temple. Right? Church restoration must happen for the restoration of the church building to happen. We are the church, and you are the church—this must be restored for the temple to be properly established.

▣ Int._ Mission

Before church restoration, there is something Christ gave us. Something given so that we can act each time we meet. What was first given? The mission was given, wasn’t it? Mission was given.

1. Forum
When appointing important elders and workers going forward, nothing else is needed. Is this mission truly mine—that’s it. It requires a forum. When Jewish people come of age, they don’t just say, “I will do this in the future,” “I will do it this way,” and have it accepted like that. No. Experts gather and review it. If the experts say, “You’re not the one,” then that’s it. If they say, “You’re the one,” then that’s it. That is their coming-of-age ceremony. This is why we lose to them—we can never beat the Jews on this. We must hold a forum.

2. Confirm
And then what? After the forum, the pastor also knows, others also know, “Ah, this is my mission”—it must be confirmed. It has to be confirmed. This is what the early church did. So many church leaders are appointed, and yet nothing this precious is ever given to them—not a single thing. And because this blessing at the outset is not being enjoyed, most members, without a position or place within the church, feel they can do nothing. Having a position isn’t given so that I can go there as a witness—it’s for me to be devoted there as a witness. It’s not about the position. In our church, some elders have no position or place of their own at all, and that’s perfectly fine. Why? Because they are enjoying this instead.

3. Festival
And when the mission is completely determined, a festival must break out. The early church was like that, I’m telling you. This is what Jesus did over 40 days. So an answer is bound to come.

▣ Main._ Church

That’s why church restoration must come before temple restoration.

▣ Con._ Temple

After this, the conclusion is temple restoration. Right? Because people need to gather. Because there needs to be a place to gather.

▣ Main._ Church

1. Mission
Now, as this all comes together, what happens first? Truly, this mission became completely restored. What happened?
1) Acts 1:14
“They joined together constantly in prayer.” This means it’s over now. This is all I need. That’s how it became. Everything else, even death, doesn’t matter, doesn’t need to matter. If we gather here we might die—that doesn’t matter either. That’s how certain the mission was. Of course an answer comes.
2) Acts 2:1-4
The greatest answer. “When the day of Pentecost came.” The blessings of Passover, Pentecost, and the Feast of Tabernacles came at the same time.
3) Acts 2:9-11
At this time you can see the many nations gathering, I’m telling you.
4) Acts 2:17-18
At this time God clearly revealed the future. The Remnant only need to hold onto the word. You don’t need an answer right now. “Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams.” That’s right. He clearly showed the future. This must be restored first. If missionaries who come from abroad don’t get to enjoy this blessing, they suffer their whole lives. Suffering their whole lives. It’s fine if you suffer because too many answers came, but it’s hard when you suffer from too few answers coming.
5) Acts 2:41
At this time three thousand disciples arose. This number isn’t just a number. This was something that shouldn’t have been possible at all. And yet three thousand disciples arose. I believed this from the very first time I came here. Why? Because I believed disciples like this would rise up. So it’s not courage—our calling requires other people to come. So a place of this scale is absolutely necessary. Please pray for Eddie. There’s a bit of a legal matter in Korea, but I’m not the one who’s saying this—he’s the one who asked me. “Pastor, I’m going to make money doing this and that—what should I do for world evangelization?” I don’t usually talk much about things related to us. “Do you really want to? Will you listen to what I say?” That’s what I said. He said he would. “Then you don’t need anything else. Build the 3 Ages memorial hall in Busan. Devote yourself to that. And you just need one place to send the 237, 5,000 tribes. That can be done from America.” You have to have real spiritual insight. Then this answer becomes visible. All the hardships you’ve all gone through until now must become the foundation of the answer.

2. Worship
Worship is beginning to be restored. The purpose of the church is worship. That’s chapter 2, verse 42.

1) Words
“They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching”—what is that? Isn’t that God’s word? It’s not learning from the apostles. It’s following the flow of God’s word. That is the most important thing there is.
2) Fellowship
“and to fellowship,” it says. This is extremely important. Because I truly know salvation and the gospel, and the blessing of evangelism, when I look at these elders, they seem so precious to me. Truly. When you look at the Remnant, you have to stake your life on it. Even the most unpromising Remnant shows hope. That’s right. No matter how powerless an older person from the established generation may seem, God’s mystery is within that person. “Fellowship”—we’re not doing this well.
3) Bread
“and to the breaking of bread”—breaking bread refers to communion. It’s talking about bread. This is salvation.
4) Prayer
And it’s not just that. “They devoted themselves entirely to prayer.” Same idea. “Constantly devoted.” “Only.” Same word. That doesn’t mean stubbornly refusing everything else. It’s knowing that it has to be this way. Without this power I cannot save myself, and I cannot save the world. We must restore this first.

3. Offering
What, in the end, is your act of devotion and giving offerings? What is this giving?
1) Light
This becomes the economy of light. Right? This came up today, didn’t it? Giving what you have becomes this economy of light.
2) World
This turns into a mission economy that completely saves the world.
3) RT
This turns into a Remnant economy. You must do this with that faith.

The offerings you give to the church—this is the economy of light. This time too, because of your participation, many people struggling abroad came here. Looking at them here, you can tell there’s a certain level, right? Some people say they came here and simply received such grace. And one man, who I thought had the most promise among those I saw, this leader was a fairly young man, and he went home in shock, they say. “What should I do when I go back to my country?” He said he would write to all the politicians and go report to them himself. He said he saw an amazing work of God here in Korea. These are all people who have lived the life of faith for a long time. And that’s how your devotion and offerings bring about this kind of transformation.

▣ Con._ Temple

So then why build a temple?
– 3 Ages
There must be a facility to open the 3 Ages. Now, many peoples are coming, the Remnant are coming, and people from all over the world who need healing need a temple where they can gather. There must be a place for children to come and play freely, talk freely, pray freely, find themselves, and find their way. We must, at last, open the age of meditation that saves the whole world. This too is important. Right now, one day, when the word fills up, things will happen that we cannot handle.

[ Rev. 8:3-5 ]

Revelation chapter 8, verses 3 and 5. When your prayers fill up before the throne, that’s when things begin to happen. God showed us that not a single one of your prayers falls to the ground, but all of it gathers here. He showed it to John, I’m telling you. It’s in Revelation chapter 8, verse 3, verse 5. And so this time we are sitting here is an enormous thing—right now is the moment the bartizan rises. This blessing cannot be blocked by anyone. That is the evidence of history. On the day this is fulfilled, it cannot be stopped. The highway is being built right now. Here we are making important preparations. God will already be at work. Moses had nothing, so he went out carrying just one staff, and God worked through that staff. The early church started with nothing, and yet they conquered the world. Today, take hold of the covenant of this bartizan. Let us pray.

Prayer

May we enjoy the blessing of 24, and may we confirm, 25, the fulfillment of God’s kingdom. May we become witnesses who leave behind an eternal work. In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ we pray. Amen.

Christ’s Commissioning

2026.08.09 Sunday 1st Service
「Christ’s Commissioning」

Acts 1:1-8

01 In my former book, Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus began to do and to teach
02 until the day he was taken up to heaven, after giving instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles he had chosen.
03 After his suffering, he presented himself to them and gave many convincing proofs that he was alive. He appeared to them over a period of forty days and spoke about the kingdom of God.
04 On one occasion, while he was eating with them, he gave them this command: “Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for the gift my Father promised, which you have heard me speak about.
05 For John baptized with water, but in a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.”
06 Then they gathered around him and asked him, “Lord, are you at this time going to restore the kingdom to Israel?”
07 He said to them: “It is not for you to know the times or dates the Father has set by his own authority.
08 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”

Summary

Among us there were over 500 shamans who returned—people caught in a suffering that no one could heal. They realized the word Christ and were saved. Park Bo-hui, a man who made a decisive contribution to founding the Unification Church, which throws our nation’s churches into confusion, met one of our members in prison and received Jesus Christ as his Savior. The wife of a leader of the Jeondogwan/Zion group also came to realize Christ and served as an evangelist in our church for a long time. All because of Christ.

▣ Introduction_ Understanding Christ – the word Satan hates and fears most

Just who is Christ?

1. It was prophesied in Scripture.
1) He would come as the son of a carpenter
2) Not the son of man, but the Son of God
3) He would be crucified on the cross
4) He would rise again. Only such a person could be the Christ.

2. The word Satan fears most
Those who crucified Christ, those who persecuted Christ—they have no choice but to fear. People who have not been saved are afraid of the word Christ. Why? Because it is the word Satan fears most.
1) Genesis 3:15 The offspring of the woman – Christ would come and destroy Satan’s power.
2) Exodus 3:18 The blood sacrifice – Exodus 12:12 the exodus (liberation) on the day the blood of the lamb was applied
3) Isaiah 7:14 Immanuel – the word that neutralizes Satan, completely binds disaster, and completely destroys the power of hell. This word is the flow of the entire Bible.

3. The final message the resurrected Christ gave when he called the disciples to Mt Olive – we all know the covenant, so why doesn’t it work?
This has to be resolved before we go on. He explained about the throne for 40 days. He promised the fullness of the Holy Spirit. He promised he would give the power to be witnesses to the ends of the earth. So why doesn’t it happen? The people who know Christ better than theologians are those who suffered a long time in shamanism before returning.

▣ Main_ Experiences of Christ

1. What the early church experienced
1) Experiencing that the resurrected Christ stood on Mt Olive (its obviousness) – experiencing the works that happen in the name of Christ settles everything.
(1) The Jews were shocked. The politicians lied, saying, “At night Jesus’s disciples came and stole the body. It was a hallucination. He fainted and woke up.” All of it was evidence proving the resurrection.
(2) The disciples were not merely shocked—from that point on they said it was fine even to die.
(3) A murderer who had killed his own father listened to Christ, prayed to receive him, and the evil spirit left him.
(4) Paul went to Thessalonica and spoke of the obviousness of Christ’s resurrection.

2) Christ, who gave the absolute mission to save the world to each individual
If our church has any remaining work to do, it is for all church leaders and members to find their real mission.

3) Once they found their mission, the promised fullness of the Holy Spirit came upon them.
(1) The changed Peter – rise up and walk in the name of Jesus Christ (Acts 3:1-12).
He determined to heal the man lame from birth at the temple gate. Peter and John looked straight at him and said, “Silver or gold I do not have, but what I have I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk.” Israel and the whole world were turned upside down.
(2) Philip, who experienced Christ, explained Christ wholeheartedly in Samaria – works of healing (Acts 8:4-8)
(3) Philip, who met the Ethiopian eunuch who was reading a passage about Christ, following the Holy Spirit’s direction (Acts 8:26-40)
These were the amazing works that happened in the early church.

2. Paul’s experience
1) Paul, who experienced Christ – all doubts and problems solved (Acts 9:1-15)
While passing through Damascus he met Christ. All of Paul’s doubts and problems were solved.
2) Paul, trained at the church in Antioch (Acts 11:25-30)
3) Paul, sent out as the first missionary (Acts 13:1-4)
4) Everything became 3 camps – Asia, Macedonia, Rome
Once he experienced Christ, everything became 3 camps. He carried the 3 camps to Asia, to Macedonia, and to Rome.
(1) Camp 1 – he does not move until he receives perfect guidance from the Holy Spirit.
(2) Camp 2 – he waits until the Nephilim are finished.
(3) Camp 3 – he ministers until a sure disciple stands
It becomes 300%, so it is bound to stand. With this he conquered Rome.
※ Sent out as a witness – a witness is someone who tells what they have seen, what they know, and what they have.

3. World evangelization occurring through scattered pilgrims
1) They went out with the throne’s bartizan, journey, and guidepost – 7·7·7
2) The 5 paths of the spiritual emperor – go carrying 300%.
(1) The word 300% – only, uniqueness, re-creation
If you truly look at God’s word 777 times, “only” appears. Uniqueness and re-creation follow.
(2) Prayer 300% – seeing that God is with me.
(3) Work 300% – seeing a certain past, present, and future in my work.
(4) Background 300% – Heavenly, Thronely, Eternally
(5) The time of the spiritual emperor (now) – 24, 25, 00
3) The basis of the spiritual emperor – a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a chosen people, called to proclaim the light (1 Peter 2:9)
They saved real emperors. Every single Remnant, without exception—Peter said they were called to be a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a chosen people, called to proclaim and reveal this light. That is the spiritual emperor.
4) Paul’s confession – being taken hold of by Christ’s hand, pressing toward the prize of the upward call (Philippians 3:7-21).

▣ Conclusion_ A better experience – the Holy Spirit

1. The Comforter, the Holy Spirit
1) John 14:16 The Comforter, the Holy Spirit, will be with you forever
2) John 14:26 The Comforter, the Holy Spirit, who will teach all things and bring them to remembrance
3) John 16:13 The Spirit of truth, who will guide into truth and make known things to come

2. Acts 1:4-8 Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for what was promised – baptism of the Holy Spirit – power, witness

3. 1 Corinthians 12:3 No one can confess Jesus as Lord except by the Holy Spirit.

※ The Holy Spirit will guide the Remnant. That is why we are to pray.

Transcript

A long time ago I went to a meeting in the United States. When I arrived, I found that a newspaper article had been written about it in America. It was an advertisement saying, “Rev. Kwang-Soo Ryu is coming to America this time—do not attend his meeting.” It even gave the reason: “Dahnlakbang is a group that emphasizes Christ, so it’s a heresy.” Many people mocked it. There are many people who talk as if they know, without ever really having studied it.

Among us there were shamans over 500 in number, whom no doctor could heal, no one could heal—they returned, caught in that suffering. They came to realize the word Christ and were saved. There is the Unification Church and the Jeondogwan, which threw our nation’s churches into confusion. The Unification Church was Mr. Moon Sun-myung’s, and the Jeondogwan was that man Park Tae-seon’s. There was a man named Park Bo-hui who made a decisive contribution to founding the Unification Church. That man met one of our members in prison and received Jesus Christ as his Savior. The Jeondogwan, which had caused such confusion, is also called the Zion group. There a wife came to realize Christ and served as an evangelist in our church for a long time. She is now elderly and retired, but she is still alive. She had originally graduated from a top pharmacy school and was a licensed pharmacist. She was the daughter of the mayor of Daejeon. That mayor of Daejeon had served as chief secretary under Park Tae-seon. But one day this woman realized that this man was not, in fact, Park Tae-seon. She narrowly escaped death and came to our church. All because of Christ.

▣ Introduction_ Understanding Christ – the word Satan hates and fears most

You all need to understand this word about Christ. It is the word Satan hates the most. It is the word he fears. It was a word the Jews thoroughly hated. You need to remember that word. So then, just who is Christ?

1. It was prophesied in Scripture.
It was prophesied in Scripture. It says such-and-such things about Christ will be fulfilled. They were prophesied.
1) He would come as the son of a carpenter
In actuality, he would come as the son of a carpenter.
2) Not the son of man, but the Son of God
In actuality, he is the Son of God who is the son of man.
3) He would be crucified on the cross
He would be crucified on the cross.
4) He would rise again
He would rise again there. It was prophesied. Only such a person is the Christ.

2. The word Satan fears most
Now you understand, don’t you? Those who crucified Christ, those who persecuted Christ, have no choice but to be afraid. Those who have not been saved are terribly afraid of the word Christ. Why? Because it is the word Satan fears most.
1) Genesis 3:15 The offspring of the woman – Christ would come and destroy Satan’s power.
It appears right at the start, in Genesis chapter 3, verse 15. “The offspring of the woman will crush the head of the serpent.” In other words, Christ would come and destroy Satan’s power. Satan trembles. Satan trembles all over.
2) Exodus 3:18 The blood sacrifice – Exodus 12:12 the exodus (liberation) on the day the blood of the lamb was applied
And he told Moses, “Take the people of Israel and go tell Pharaoh. Tell him you are going to offer a blood sacrifice.” Pharaoh doesn’t even understand it. Moses understood it. On the day in Exodus 12:12 when the blood of the lamb was applied, Egypt was completely destroyed and Israel was liberated. For those who will be saved it is such a wonderful name, but for Satan it is a terrifying name.
3) Isaiah 7:14 Immanuel – the word that neutralizes Satan, completely binds disaster, and completely destroys the power of hell
Israel had once again missed the covenant and was headed toward destruction. Then again he spoke: “A virgin will be with child and give birth to a son, and he will be called Immanuel.” That is exactly the word that neutralized Satan. Right? It is the word that completely binds disaster. It is the word that completely destroys the power of hell, I’m telling you. The flow of the entire Bible is this word.

3. The final message the resurrected Christ gave when he called the disciples to Mt Olive – we all know the covenant, so why doesn’t it work?
Christ resurrected and called the disciples together on Mt Olive. He gave the final message. That’s why today’s title, for everyone finishing the Remnant conference and heading out, is The Sending of Christ. You are receiving a direct sending from Christ and going out.

Now, we all know what the covenant is. We know it, but why doesn’t it happen the way it should? This has to be solved before we go forward. We know the covenant. He explained about the throne for 40 days. He promised the fullness of the Holy Spirit. If we believe, it should happen. He promised he would give us the power to be witnesses to the ends of the earth. So why doesn’t it happen? Do you know who knows Christ better than theologians? Those who suffered a long time in shamanism before returning. They know Christ well.

▣ Main_ Experiences of Christ
So today we have to hold onto one word. It is experience regarding Christ. Right? In three parts.

1. What the early church experienced
This is the first thing the early church experienced.
1) Experiencing that the resurrected Christ stood on Mt Olive (its obviousness) – experiencing the works that happen in the name of Christ settles everything.
Something happened that seemed impossible. Not only the Pharisees didn’t believe it, but the disciples didn’t believe it either. He had told them beforehand, and still they didn’t believe. “Oh, surely not,” “Still, that can’t be true.” Why? Because such a thing had never happened before. This is Christ having risen. So the Jews were shocked at first. Politicians are good at lying. They started lying. “Ah… at night Jesus’s disciples came and stole the body.” They said the body had been stolen. They also said things like, “No, what resurrection—it must be some kind of hallucination or dream.” “But there were people who saw him.” Do you know what the Jews said then? “Ah, so he fainted and woke up. We didn’t manage to kill him properly.” That is called the fainting theory. All of it is evidence of the resurrection.
This Christ stood firmly on Mt Olive. Come. It was settled. The disciples weren’t just shocked—it was settled. Right? From that point on, it’s fine even to die. Dying is not the problem. This is what changes everything, once you experience the works that happen when you pray in the name of Christ. Everything. You only need to experience it once. You pray in the name of Jesus Christ, and a person possessed by an evil spirit is healed. See that just once and you say, “Ah, so it’s true.” A person who had suffered from a spiritual illness for a long time received Christ, and it healed. See something like that just once and you understand. “Wow, what is this?”
A murderer who had killed his father gave a testimony, didn’t he? He was possessed, and this evil spirit kept telling him to kill his father. He actually killed him. He went to prison. In prison they saw that he seemed a bit mentally off. They sent him to a prison ward with a psychiatric unit. The spirit kept telling him things. Telling him to kill himself. “You killed your own father, do you deserve to live? Kill yourself.” It kept driving him to the point of madness. Fortunately, by great providence, the man who was his guard was a Christian. How many fake Christians are there? Of all people, this man happened to know Christ. He heard the story, told him about Christ, and prayed with him to receive Jesus. At that moment, the evil spirit left. This man’s spirit came back to life. I heard the recording of him giving this testimony myself. Anyone who has seen it even once is different.
As for this statement that Christ has risen, how did Paul come to realize it? He said, “Isn’t it obvious?” He went to Thessalonica and spoke of its obviousness. This Christ had appeared. It was completely, utterly settled for the disciples.

2) Christ, who gave the absolute mission to save the world to each individual
What did he give them then? He gave them a mission. How did he give this mission then? He gave the absolute mission to save the world to each individual person. I’ll talk about this more in the second service, but if our church has any remaining work to do, it is for all our church leaders and members to find their real mission. How do you find it? I’ll talk about that a bit more in the second service.

3) Once they found their mission, the promised fullness of the Holy Spirit came upon them.
Once they found this mission, from that point on, the promised fullness of the Holy Spirit came upon them.
(1) The changed Peter – rise up and walk in the name of Jesus Christ (Acts 3:1-12).
Peter had completely changed. There had always been a man lame from birth at the temple gate, and he thought, “I have to heal him.” It says, “Peter and John looked straight at him.” In the original Greek, this means he looked at him closely, so as to give a precise answer. He said, “Silver or gold I do not have.” Wouldn’t he have had at least one coin? “Silver or gold I do not have” means “you don’t need that.” “What I have I give you—in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk.” He was so confident that he grabbed the man’s arm and pulled him up. He really got up. Amazing things started happening. Israel and the entire world were turned upside down.
(2) Philip, who experienced Christ, explained Christ wholeheartedly in Samaria – works of healing (Acts 8:4-8)
Philip, the deacon, was a man who had experienced Christ. He went to Samaria, where no one else would go, and explained Christ wholeheartedly, and works happened there. Evil spirits were driven out, the sick were raised up. These kinds of things happened. Because Christ knows those who know Christ, you have nothing to worry about.
(3) Philip, who met the Ethiopian eunuch who was reading a passage about Christ, following the Holy Spirit’s direction (Acts 8:26-40)
The Lord’s Spirit directed Philip. Go now, down the road toward Gaza. He went there and met the Ethiopian eunuch. Of all things, the man was reading a passage about Christ. Philip explained it to him. Miraculous things like this started happening. These were the amazing works that happened in the early church.

2. Paul’s experience
This is second. This is Paul’s experience.
1) Paul, who experienced Christ – all doubts and problems solved (Acts 9:1-15)
You all know Paul. He was a man who said, “I will not go home until I have caught and killed all who believe in Jesus.” And yet something was bothering him. He couldn’t put it into words. Something was bothering him. Paul was originally a brilliant man. He knew Scripture well. He was also a man of good character. He wasn’t the type to deceive others. But because he was a Pharisee, he was on his way to arrest believers in Jesus, and something wasn’t right. There, he was caught off guard. While passing through Damascus, Christ himself shone the light of Christ on him directly. All of Paul’s doubts came to an end. All his problems were resolved. And so Paul completely turned around.
2) Paul, trained at the church in Antioch (Acts 11:25-30)
He attended the church in Antioch. He was trained at the church in Antioch.
3) Paul, sent out as the first missionary (Acts 13:1-4)
This led to him being sent out as a missionary for the first time in history. Truly an amazing thing. These are people who experienced Christ.
4) Everything became 3 camps – Asia, Macedonia, Rome
Once Paul experienced Christ, everything became 3 camps. He took the 3 camps to Asia. That’s how it worked. He took the 3 camps to Macedonia. He took the 3 camps to Rome.
(1) Camp 1 – he does not move until he receives perfect guidance from the Holy Spirit.
What is Camp 1? He did not move until he received complete guidance from the Holy Spirit. That’s right.
(2) Camp 2 – he waits until the Nephilim are finished.
What is Camp 2? He waited until the Nephilim were broken.
(3) Camp 3 – he ministers until a sure disciple stands
What is Camp 3? He ministered until a sure disciple stood. Everything has to be done that way. There’s nothing to feel stuck about. Don’t think too much and go wherever you please—when the door opens, go. Watching so many pastors, why do they try so hard to plant churches wherever, opening things up on their own? When the door opens, you go. Going before the door is opened, without preparing—that is not faith. When God tells you to go, you go. It will clearly open. That is Camp 1. If you really pray, a door will open in your work, your business. Camp 1. If it doesn’t open, you don’t go. Camp 2, the darkness is bound to be broken. Right? Camp 3, what is it? A sure disciple is bound to stand. It’s bound to become 300%. With this he conquered Rome.
※ Sent out as a witness – a witness is someone who tells what they have seen, what they know, and what they have.
You go out only carrying this experience of Christ, and that is how you become a witness. A witness is not one who teaches. Right? A witness is someone who tells what they’ve seen. A witness tells what they know. They tell what they themselves have. “What I have I give you.” That’s what he said. Go with that. Witness. You are being sent out as witnesses.

3. World evangelization occurring through scattered pilgrims
This is third. After Paul, world evangelization happened through pilgrims who were scattered. What did I come to realize here?
1) They went out with the throne’s bartizan, journey, and guidepost – 7·7·7
They went out carrying the throne’s bartizan, journey, and guidepost. As I kept praying about this, it became organized for me as 7·7·7. It’s more than that.
2) The 5 paths of the spiritual emperor – go carrying 300%.
There are five paths of the emperor—go, making each 300%. You all need to remember this.
(1) The word 300% – only, uniqueness, re-creation
If you truly look at God’s word 777 times, “only” appears. Uniqueness and re-creation follow. See that, and that is what makes the word 300%.
(2) Prayer 300% – seeing that God is with me.
You see that God is with me. That is prayer 300%. Right?
(3) Work 300% – seeing a certain past, present, and future in my work.
You see a certain past, present, and future in your work. All of you see it. That is your work at 300%.
(4) Background 300% – Heavenly, Thronely, Eternally
You don’t need to feel any fear at all. My background is 300%. What is it? Heavenly. Thronely. Eternally. This is certain.
(5) The time of the spiritual emperor (now) – 24, 25, 00
Then when do we do this? When is the time of the spiritual emperor? It is now. 24, 25, eternity. Go carrying this, is what I’m saying.
3) The basis of the spiritual emperor – a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a chosen people, called to proclaim the light (1 Peter 2:9)
Is there a basis for the spiritual emperor? There is. They saved real emperors. Every single Remnant, without exception. Peter said, “a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a chosen people,” called to proclaim this light, called to reveal it. That is the spiritual emperor. You need to remember this.
4) Paul’s confession – being taken hold of by Christ’s hand, pressing toward the prize of the upward call (Philippians 3:7-21).
That is why Paul said this—he said that he now truly considers what he used to boast about to be shameful. That is how much he came to realize. And so, he presses on to take hold of that for which Christ took hold of him. He had lived like such a beggar, knowing nothing but earthly things. Paul said, “I don’t need the things of the earth. I press toward the prize of the upward call.” I tell my close junior colleagues: when you go into ministry, don’t live like a beggar. If you have nothing, then starve. A pastor shouldn’t pretend to be a beggar. Don’t live at the level of the destitute. That level is the level of the destitute. If it comes to that, better to just starve than to go on like that. Why? Because we have been called to be royal emperors. Right? What does an emperor do if he has no money? He simply doesn’t spend. What does an emperor do if he’s sick? If he dies, he dies. What’s the problem in that? It’s a needless worry. An emperor is an emperor. That is what you must carry with you.

▣ Conclusion_ A better experience – the Holy Spirit
What is the better experience? This is now the conclusion. Going through hardship and then getting an answer to prayer is important too, but I don’t think that’s really such a great experience. I tell the Remnant not to talk about all the strange experiences I’ve had. That’s your own experience. That’s right, isn’t it? Does it necessarily take the Remnant having some big accident before realizing Christ? Right? Is that so? No. Does it necessarily take falling off a cliff and surviving, and then crying “Lord!” and realizing Christ—does it have to be that way?

1. The Comforter, the Holy Spirit
Jesus himself said this directly.
1) John 14:16 The Comforter, the Holy Spirit, will be with you forever
What did he say? “I will ask the Father.” “I will pray that he sends you the Comforter, the Holy Spirit.” “I will pray that he remains with you forever.”
2) John 14:26 The Comforter, the Holy Spirit, who will teach all things and bring them to remembrance
Also in chapter 14, verse 26, he said this: “The Comforter, whom I will send in my name, the Spirit.” What matters is that it says, “He will teach you all things.” “He will bring to remembrance all things.” That’s what it says. That is so.
3) John 16:13 The Spirit of truth, who will guide into truth and make known things to come
“When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into truth. And he will make known things to come.” Jesus said this himself.

2. Acts 1:4-8 Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for what was promised – baptism of the Holy Spirit – power, witness
At the very end, Jesus said this again: “Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for what was promised. In a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit. At that time you will receive power and become witnesses.” It’s certain.

3. 1 Corinthians 12:3 No one can confess Jesus as Lord except by the Holy Spirit.
Right? Later, Paul, who came to understand the gospel and carry out world evangelization, said this. In 1 Corinthians 12:3 he said, “No one can say ‘Jesus is Lord’ except by the Holy Spirit.” That is so.

※ The Holy Spirit will guide the Remnant. That is why we are to pray.
The Holy Spirit will guide the Remnant. That is why we’re told to pray. The Comforter, the Holy Spirit, will guide many of our missionaries. This Holy Spirit, who protects us, blesses us, and teaches us, will guide those many peoples.

This time many politicians with power came. Don’t we recognize it when we see them? This person is genuinely realizing the gospel. He is so thankful, so grateful for this gospel. God must have prepared such a person. The Lord’s Spirit will be with them, with the power of the throne. May the day this blessing becomes your experience begin from right now, in the name of Jesus Christ, I bless you.

Prayer

Thank you, God. May the invisible Holy Trinity work through the Holy Spirit to save the world. May the power of the throne become our bartizan, and become the guidepost of our journey. So that we may rescue those completely fallen into darkness, please grant light. Please shine light onto a nation completely caught in disaster and spiritual problems. In the name of Jesus Christ we pray. Amen.

Abraham’s Identity and Restoration

2026.08.09 District Message Week 32
「Abraham’s Identity and Restoration」

Genesis 21:22-34

22 At that time Abimelek and Phicol the commander of his forces said to Abraham, “God is with you in everything you do.
23 Now swear to me here before God that you will not deal falsely with me or my children or my descendants. Show to me and the country where you now reside as a foreigner the same kindness I have shown to you.”
24 Abraham said, “I swear it.”
25 Then Abraham complained to Abimelek about a well of water that Abimelek’s servants had seized.
26 But Abimelek said, “I don’t know who has done this. You did not tell me, and I heard about it only today.”
27 So Abraham brought sheep and cattle and gave them to Abimelek, and the two men made a treaty.
28 Abraham set apart seven ewe lambs from the flock,
29 and Abimelek asked Abraham, “What is the meaning of these seven ewe lambs you have set apart by themselves?”
30 He replied, “Accept these seven lambs from my hand as a witness that I dug this well.”
31 So that place was called Beersheba, because the two men swore an oath there.
32 After the treaty had been made at Beersheba, Abimelek and Phicol the commander of his forces returned to the land of the Philistines.
33 Abraham planted a tamarisk tree in Beersheba, and there he called on the name of the Lord, the Eternal God.
34 And Abraham stayed in the land of the Philistines for a long time.

Summary

When we go through hardship, we can be shaken. There are things we cannot say, but our pride is wounded too. We believe in God, but we still think, “Why has this happened to me?” As we grow older our bodies grow weak, and our hearts grow weak along with them. Even a young person, when circumstances turn bad enough, cannot help but struggle. Abraham thought, even though God is almighty, “How can this be, when I still have no child?” Sarah was too old to be in a position to bear a child.

Hagar – Ishmael – Through the servant woman Hagar, Ishmael was born.
Isaac – Then one day Isaac was born, according to God’s promise. When Ishmael mocked his younger brother Isaac, Abraham drove out Hagar and Ishmael.
Abimelek (King of Gerar) saw this, and, remarking to Abraham how impressive he was, asked to join hands with him and work together well.

▷ Unbelief → Restoration of Identity
Unbelief ruins everything. To recover faith is to recover everything. Scientifically speaking, if you think or say you can’t take it anymore, it actually becomes imprinted in the brain. When our spirit is gripped by unbelief, we collapse completely. No matter what hardship comes, we must hold onto God’s covenant and draw strength from it—if our strength drains away, darkness sweeps in. Abraham completely recovered his identity out of this unbelief. Having faith is important, but our identity is restored when we know that we are children of God. Unbelief produces terrible results. The Arab wars happening now and the attacks against Israel—all of that comes from the descendants of Ishmael. Israel rejected Jesus Christ and nailed Jesus Christ to the cross in unbelief, and as a result, from A.D. 70 until 1948, they had no nation. The forces of darkness attack the breach of unbelief, as in Ephesians 4:27.

▷ Prayer – Turn all our thoughts into prayer. For the rest of our lives, let us abandon unbelief in every thought and turn to prayer instead.

▣ Main

This kind of timetable came to Abraham.

1. The unbeliever [is blessed] – Beersheba
The unbeliever sees and comes to realize this blessing, and comes to see the work of God. And so the word that came out when Abimelek and Abraham made their promise was Beersheba.

2. Promise
1) Personal salvation
2) Family salvation
3) National salvation
4) The salvation of the nations comes about.

3. Restoration
1) Identity
2) Authority – authority that comes with the identity of being God’s child.
3) Witness – giving evidence, so as to make a person a witness.

▷ Today, as we worship, we are taking hold of the power of the word and its mission. We are taking hold of God’s word as a covenant. Abraham, who had always doubted, took hold of God’s word as a covenant, and God counted it to him as righteousness through that faith. In the end, Isaac was born just as promised.

▣ Conclusion_ Test

God tests our faith in order to bless us. This is what is called, in English, a Test. It is different from the temptation that the devil gives.

District Cell Group Study (32nd Week)
Category: District Cell Group Study
Title/Scripture: Abraham’s Identity and Restoration (Genesis 21:22-34)
Speaker: Rev. Kwang-Soo Ryu
Date/Location: August 9, 2026, Immanuel Church

Transcript

Perhaps when you go through hardship, you become a little shaken. And now, even though there are things you can’t say, your pride gets hurt too. Even though you say you believe in God, when hardship comes you find yourself thinking, “Ah, why has this happened to me?” And as you grow older and your body grows weaker, your heart grows weaker too. And even a young person—depending on circumstances, when things are bad enough—cannot help but struggle. That’s what happens. It’s shaken like that. This is exactly what happened with Abraham. And so Abraham finally thought, “Even though God is an almighty God, how can this be, when I still have no child?” Even though God is the almighty Creator, Sarah’s age was now such that she was no longer in a position to bear a child.

[ Hagar – Ishmael ]

And so, through the servant woman named Hagar, he had a son. That son’s name was Ishmael.

Isaac

Then one day, Isaac was born just as God had promised. This is when Abraham was overcome with shock. “Wow, God really did give me a son just as he said he would.”

But now, when we look at this, it’s hard to understand. Once Isaac was born, Abraham drove out Hagar and Ishmael. As Isaac grew up, this Ishmael—by now a bit older—kept mocking his younger brother, doing things like that. So when Abraham heard about this, he drove out Hagar and Ishmael.

Abimelek (King of Gerar)

At this time, this person called Abimelek is the king of the nation of Gerar. Seeing all this, this king of Gerar said to Abraham, wow, this is really impressive. In other words, he was asking, let’s now join hands and work well together like this. This is Abimelek’s request. If I think about it plainly with my own mind, I don’t really understand it. “How can he really cast them out just because a child was born after all this waiting? Can a person really do that?” That’s the kind of thought it seems like it would provoke. The customs of that time were also a factor, but seeing all this, Abimelek even came and greatly praised Abraham—that’s what this passage tells us.

“Unbelief → Restoration of Identity”

Here I realized something remarkable. Unbelief ruins everything. To recover faith is to recover everything. This is the answer I arrived at. That’s right. And scientifically speaking, it’s the same thing. If you think or say, “Ah, I’m too exhausted, I can’t go on living like this,” it actually becomes imprinted in your brain. It gets imprinted, and scientifically, medically, that’s exactly how it works. This brain sends the message to the body that it can’t go on. In reality, when I gain strength before God or before people and feel that I can do it, the brain thinks that way too. This is even more scientific. Our spirit—when it is gripped by unbelief, it collapses completely. No matter what hardship comes, you must hold onto God’s covenant and gain strength from it—if you lose your strength, darkness sweeps in, I’m telling you. In truth, all of Abraham’s problems arose when he fell into unbelief. Ishmael being born—that too was a son, but that’s not really the issue here. Fundamentally, Abraham fell into unbelief. God’s word that he would establish Abraham so that the nations would be blessed sounded to Abraham like unbelief. It’s not really about what would happen to Ishmael—the important thing isn’t that Isaac was born and given as a son. Abraham experienced an astonishing shock. He fully recovered his identity out of this unbelief. Having faith is important, but recovering our identity means realizing, “Ah, I didn’t understand at all. I am a child of God. What God has promised will surely be fulfilled.” This is what he came to realize now. And so, in other words, identity is restored. This part is extremely important.

When I’m not out and about with our team, I often carry something to write with to a restaurant. Once I’ve been there and the staff there get to know me and see that I’ve come, they prepare a good room for me privately and make it quiet for me. But eating a meal itself doesn’t take even thirty minutes, not even an hour. When I do this, sometimes it takes several hours—that’s how I do it. The staff there understand and accommodate me fully. But the employees who bring the food out and so on—it’s hot outside, so it must be hard for them. But once they come to know who I am, then these people start to talk to me. The women working in that restaurant, almost all of them, their spirits are collapsed. “It’s too hard.” Of course it’s hard. So almost all of them are collapsed. So I think, “Ah, these people are all collapsed.” “Is there something I can do to give these people strength?” So I’ve talked with them, prayed with them, one time. And I realized, ah, this is why these people can’t help but struggle. They’re all collapsed. On the outside they seem fine while they’re working, but when their true feelings come out, you can see they’re all collapsed.

This unbelief we carry produces terrible results, I’m telling you. That’s why the Arab wars happening now, the attacks against Israel—all of that comes from the descendants of Israel. Because they rejected Jesus Christ, nailed Jesus Christ to the cross, and Israel fell into unbelief, what were the results? It’s easy to say, but from A.D. 70 until 1948, they had no nation. So on a larger scale you could say it lasted about 2000 years. To be precise, for about 1900-some years they wandered without a homeland. When we truly know that there is a real force of darkness, we realize how terrifying this unbelief is. In Ephesians 4:27, it attacks the breach of your unbelief. Because it cannot defeat you outright—because it cannot defeat a child of God—the moment unbelief appears, it attacks.

Today we must hold onto this covenant well and pray. We speak too easily—words too get imprinted, all of it. That’s why prayer becomes imprinted too. Prayer becomes imprinted on my brain, on my soul, on the throne. This is an enormous thing. That’s why unbelievers are made to think a great deal. That’s a true statement, but it’s a lower-level statement suited to people struggling in the world. Among unbelievers, even the truly outstanding figures have gone beyond their own thinking. Right? God tells us from the very start to go beyond our own thinking. Why? If I keep relying only on my own thinking, I stay stuck at my own level. It would be fine if my level were extraordinary, but it isn’t. My circumstances are not the kind that can move the world, and yet I stay trapped there. It looks like nothing, but that’s exactly how we end up.

[ Prayer ]

Turn all your thoughts into prayer. For the rest of your life, abandon unbelief in every thought and turn to prayer instead.

Now, this kind of timetable came to Abraham. So what happens?

1. The unbeliever is blessed – Beersheba
Simply put, the unbeliever sees and comes to realize this blessing. The unbeliever comes to see the work of God. He comes to see this. And so this is what he said when he came: “Come, let us join together. Let us make a covenant together going forward.” And so the word that came out of this was Beersheba. This is the word that came out when Abimelek and Abraham made their promise. If you hold onto the covenant without being caught in unbelief and receive an answer, then even unbelievers come to know it, I’m telling you. This becomes the start of evangelism.

2. Promise
Your faith may seem like a simple thing, but it becomes an important promise.
1) Personal
Personal salvation.
2) Family
The covenant you hold onto saves your family. That’s how important faith is.
3) Nation
4) Nations
And now, look at this—in the end, exactly as he promised Abraham, he brings salvation to the nation and to the nations.
If you don’t believe this, none of it becomes visible at all. That’s why, today too, you must hold onto the covenant of faith and begin to pray.

3. Restoration
And so he restores what is important to us.
1) Identity
Identity.
2) Authority
The authority that comes with being God’s child by identity.
3) Witness
More than that, now he gives evidence, making us witnesses.

As you worship today, take hold of the power of the word and its mission. That is enough. Don’t worry for now about further practical application and such things. Take hold of God’s word as a covenant. Even though he had always doubted, when Abraham held onto God’s word as a covenant, God counted that faith to him as righteousness. In the end, Isaac was born exactly as promised.

▣ Conclusion_ Test

We too hold onto this kind of faith today, but God tests us in order to bless us. In English, this is called a Test. It’s different from the temptation the devil gives. Later, when he took his son Isaac and went to Mount Moriah, that too was “to test Abraham.”

If hardship has come to you today, God is administering a test. Right? He is giving you a test to give you something better, something real. When a teacher gives students a test at school, it isn’t to torment them. It’s to raise up their ability, however it may seem—it’s not meant to cause suffering.

May there be, throughout this whole day, confession of faith, prayer of faith, and praise of faith that tears down darkness, in the name of Jesus Christ I bless you. May today, as you pray, be a day when you recover strength in both body and spirit. And especially, though I know you’ll all be praying, please pray earnestly today for Elder Cho Gyu-beom and for those among our members who are ill. Your prayers carry spiritual power and combine together. May this be a time of prayer. Let us pray.

Prayer

May today be a day when unbelief is torn down, and as we pray all day, may darkness be torn down. As we pray all day today, may Satan, darkness, and every power be broken. May today be a day when our prayers are imprinted upon the throne. May it be a day when our souls and bodies are healed. In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ we pray. Amen.

Ephphatha Missions

Mark 7:31-37

31 Jesus then left the vicinity of Tyre and went through Sidon, down to the Sea of Galilee and into the region of the Decapolis. 32 There some people brought to him a man who was deaf and could hardly talk, and they begged Jesus to place his hand on him. 33 After he took him aside, away from the crowd, Jesus put his fingers into the man’s ears. Then he spit and touched the man’s tongue. 34 He looked up to heaven and with a deep sigh said to him, “Ephphatha!” (which means “Be opened!”). 35 At this, the man’s ears were opened, his tongue was loosened and he began to speak plainly. 36 Jesus commanded them not to tell anyone. But the more he did so, the more they kept talking about it. 37 People were overwhelmed with amazement. “He has done everything well,” they said. “He even makes the deaf hear and the mute speak.”

Summary

God told Israel from the very beginning to evangelize the world. Even though they had that qualification, they failed to realize it, and so they were sent off as slaves, sent off as captives, made into subject nations, and scattered throughout the whole world.

▣ Introduction

1. Do welfare work.

2. The disabled (1.2 billion worldwide, 2.64 million in Korea) – this is a great field.

3. The deaf (460 million worldwide, 400,000 in Korea) – among the disabled, the deaf are the people on the front line who can also evangelize the world. They cannot hear and cannot speak, but they can communicate. This is the message being given here. When Jesus commanded the deaf man “Be opened!” both his ears and his mouth were opened.

v. 32 – “the people brought him and begged Jesus” – it cannot be done without someone’s help.

v. 33 – “he took him aside, away from the crowd” – if we have no concern for these people, they become abandoned souls who cannot hear the gospel. Jesus gave them the blessing of Ephphatha.

▣ Main

1. Root cause – “aside” (verse 33) – Jesus opened what had been closed at the root. It could not be done by human strength, so he took him aside and made him leave the crowd.

1) Destiny (verse 33) – he completely overturned his destiny. He made him leave the crowd. Do not depend on people; experience the root-level power that comes from God.

2) Spiritual DNA – “he put his fingers into his ears and touched his tongue” – Christ changed his spiritual DNA.

3) Closed spirit – “Be opened!” – he completely opened a spirit that had been closed.

▷ For the more than 1.2 billion disabled people, unless something is changed at the root, it will never do.

2. The old thing – “sighed” (verse 34) – this is something old. It cannot be done without experiencing Christ.

1) Genesis 3, 6, 11 – having fallen into Satan’s trap for a long time.

2) Acts 13, 16, 19 – having fallen into Satan’s mold for a long time.

3) 6 things – having fallen into the six snares of Satan that unbelievers fall into, for a long time.

▪ Satan’s strategy – it is old because one has been completely caught in Satan’s strategy. That is why Jesus sighed.

▷ Christ said, “Be opened!” Even now, if Christ blesses your work for just ten seconds, amazing things happen. God is stirring up our church to make it a landmark that saves the dying. Save the disabled and the deaf.

3. Today’s closed thing (verse 35) – no matter how much covenant and blessing have come, unless today’s closed thing is opened, it will not do.

1) Fulfillment (the disabled) – the moment Christ said “Ephphatha!” it was fulfilled. Many disabled people need to have their spiritual eyes opened. You are not disabled. The truly disabled are those trapped inside this (see Main 2). Those who do not know God’s blessing and are captured by the flesh are the truly disabled.

2) Problems, trials, crises (verse 36) – all problems, trials, and crises have been overcome. That is the proof.

3) The door of the future (verse 37) – it must be opened. If God’s plan is certain, there is nothing to hesitate about.

▷ We must become a church where children are trained to their hearts’ content, and where the disabled come, are trained, and are turned into evangelists.

▣ Conclusion

1. Land’s end – RT, TCK, the disabled – our land’s end is the Remnant. It is the TCK. The further end of the land is the disabled Remnant. We must make them into evangelists.

2. The world’s talented people – the world’s talented people who do not know the gospel are the truly disabled. They must be saved.

▷ If someone has been living the life of faith for a long time and remains unchanged, that is disability.

3. The older generation – our older generation truly needs to receive grace.

Transcript

From the very beginning God told Israel to evangelize the world. They had that qualification, but they failed to realize it. So they were sent off as slaves, as captives. In the end, because they failed to realize it, they were made into a subject nation and scattered throughout the whole world. If Jesus were in Seoul right now, what would he do? You know what he showed us during his three years of public ministry. Jesus probably would not have gathered people to hold some kind of festival in a large open lot, but would have called together people in difficult circumstances. Our church is a church that has received blessing, but because God knew we would not realize it, he stirred us and had us move to Jangji-dong. That is a place meant purely for welfare work. Honestly, we did not go there intending to do welfare work. We went thinking we might be able to have a sanctuary there, but it turned out to be a place for welfare work. We had no choice but to do welfare work, even though it weighed on our conscience. But now, though God has permitted this, people keep raising objections and telling us to leave. The fact that that land sold is a miracle. We have to do welfare work with that. That is the law. Through this, God has opened our eyes.

Ephphatha Missions

The word “Ephphatha” means “Be opened.”

▣ Introduction

1. Welfare

So God showed us three things, and the first is: do welfare work. This does not mean this is the only thing to do, but it means to do this. From now on you must pray about it.

2. The disabled

Among them are the disabled.

(1.2 billion)

Looking at current records, there are now about 1.2 billion disabled people on earth. That is a lot, isn’t it?

(2.64 million)

In Korea alone there are already more than 2 million. 2.64 million. That is the figure that has come out.

3. The deaf

Among the disabled, who is it that is first in priority, the one who can still evangelize the world? It is the deaf. In some respects the deaf are not even counted among the disabled. Why? Because they can go and come and do everything. They just cannot hear and cannot speak. But they can communicate fully. God is giving you all a tremendous message through this, right now. When Jesus commanded that deaf man to be opened, both his ears, his eyes, and his mouth were opened.

I originally had no interest in these matters (Introduction 1 and 2); I had no interest in the deaf. I came to know about the deaf through Pastor Jeong Eun-ju. As she confessed from her heart, she had given birth to a son, and that son could not speak. So she began to pray in earnest. Just imagine how much she prayed — she even gave up her business to devote herself to ministry, to that extent. Then one day at the airport, she introduced me to her son. At that time I said this: “This is a disciple God prepared to be able to evangelize the deaf.” That is what I said. And sure enough, he became a pastor — and not just any pastor. This person can use Korean, Japanese, English, and sign language. Isn’t that amazing? Through that friend I came to meet Pastor Choi Deok-geun. His parents are deaf. And he understands the deaf so well and helps them.

(460 million)

Right now there are more than 400 million deaf people worldwide. 460 million.

(400,000)

Currently in Korea alone there are 400,000. I have seen the workers who can save these people. Through them our church came to meet Pastor Song Jae-rim. These are workers who carry the gospel. Our church has shown little interest so far. But right now, through this person, there are enormous numbers here — over a billion disabled people waiting — this is truly a great field.

[ 32 – The people ]

Today in verse 32 it says this: “People brought them.” Verse 32. “People brought a man who was deaf and had difficulty speaking to Jesus and begged him to lay his hand on him.” When I read this passage, I thought, “Ah, that’s right!” I was quite surprised. Even blind Bartimaeus cried out without anyone’s help. Because he could just shout out. And as you all know, the woman with the issue of blood also pushed her way in to Jesus and grabbed the hem of his garment on her own. But this deaf man could not do it without someone’s help. Someone had to bring him and speak for him, or it would not have worked. Someone, whose name is not even given, brought him.

[ 33 – Took him aside ]

But there is something even more important said again in verse 32. Verse 33 says, “Jesus took the man aside, away from the crowd.” That is what it says. Jesus took this deaf man aside. And he made him and these people leave the crowd. It is not a difficult statement, but it is a part we need to pay close attention to. If we have no interest in these people (Introduction), what happens? Before these people can become great figures, they cannot even hear the gospel.

Back when we were just starting our church plant in Busan and it was beginning to grow, a certain church in Choryang came to us. It was a church for the deaf. They asked for our help. The pastor of that deaf church asked for help, and we wondered how we could help. In truth, the deaf have a very hard time. They cannot even give offerings, so what is needed is something that can help educate and support them. So I asked, “What denomination are you with?” I asked. It turned out to be a church belonging to a large denomination that is very zealous in Korea. So I asked, “Doesn’t your denomination help you?” I asked this. That friend, sounding somewhat embarrassed, said something bitter to me. “They don’t really help the mute,” he said. Marginalized — to put it simply, abandoned. “Is that so? Then we will help as much as we possibly can.” That is what I said.

When people show no interest in someone, that person becomes a completely abandoned soul. Jesus took him aside and gave him the complete blessing of Ephphatha. When I look at Pastor Choi Deok-geun, Pastor Jeong Ju-won, and Pastor Song Jae-rim, I think, those people are exactly the ones who received the blessing of Ephphatha. Isn’t that so?

▣ Main

1. Root cause “aside”

Why is that? What does it mean that he took them aside, made them leave the crowd, took them aside separately? Jesus opened what had been closed at the very root. It could not be done by human strength. He took him aside and made him leave the crowd of people.

1) Destiny (33)

What does it mean, this root-level blessing? He completely overturned his destiny. “He left the crowd.” In verse 33, he made him leave the crowd. You must keep this firmly in mind. You who are deaf, you who are disabled, do not depend on people; experience the root-level power that comes from God. People brought him there, but Jesus made him leave the people and took him aside separately, and worked directly himself.

2) Spiritual DNA

Today, look here — he put his fingers into the man’s ears and touched his tongue and said “Ephphatha” — what does that mean? Christ changed that disabled man’s spiritual DNA.

3) Closed spirit

And this — he simply said “Be opened!” He completely opened a spirit that had been completely closed. For the more than 1.2 billion disabled people, what is most needed? Unless something is changed at the root, it will never do. God will not leave those who hold onto this covenant alone — why? Because these people cannot be reached in any other way.

2. The old thing “sighed”

Look again. Today, at the moment Jesus was healing this man, it says he looked up to heaven and sighed. Here (Main point 1, “root cause”) it says “he took him aside.” Picture Jesus’s actions. He avoided the crowd of people who had brought this man, and took this deaf man aside separately. And having seen that, it says “Jesus sighed.” Why is that? Because it is something old. That is why nothing but Christ will do. Without experiencing Christ, it will not do. How old is it? Isn’t this exactly it?

1) 3, 6, 11

It is old because he has fallen completely into Satan’s trap.

2) 13, 16, 19

It is old because he has fallen into Satan’s mold.

3) 6 things

It is old because he has fallen for a long time into the six snares of Satan that unbelievers fall into.

What is this? It is a person who has been caught in Satan’s strategy completely, for a long time — seeing this, Jesus sighed. Christ said, “Be opened!” Even now, if Christ blesses your work for even just ten seconds, amazing things happen. You must believe now — you are prepared now to receive these tremendous blessings. Look at the path God has walked with us up to now. Right now, starting from a Seoul with no church building, God has brought us this far. Isn’t that so? The elders who long for the gospel are gathered here. The servants of the Lord who truly hold onto the gospel and are not shaken are gathered here. Isn’t that so? You must open your eyes wide. Right now, tremendous talents are gathering here from abroad and from within the country. So God is stirring us to make a landmark that saves the dying. Save the 1.2 billion disabled and, here in Korea alone, more than 400,000 disabled and deaf people.

And in verse 31 it says this. Verse 31 says, “Jesus then left the vicinity of Tyre again and went through Sidon, down to the Sea of Galilee and into the region of the Decapolis, and people brought to him a man who was deaf and had difficulty speaking and begged him to lay his hand on him.” That is what it says. But the amazing thing is in verse 35 — with just the word Ephphatha, “his ears were opened, and his tongue was loosened, and he began to speak plainly.” That is what it says.

3. Today’s closed thing

No matter how much covenant and blessing have come to you, unless today’s closed thing is opened, it will not do. Isn’t that so? No matter how great a blessing has been prepared for you, if you keep it closed today, you will never realize it. The moment Jesus spoke, it was opened. In the name of Jesus Christ — that is why we pray.

1) Fulfillment

The moment Christ said “Ephphatha,” it was fulfilled. What does this mean? It is extremely important. It must be taught to the disabled. You are not disabled. The truly disabled are those trapped inside this (see Main point 2). What is the truly disabled? Those who do not know God’s blessing and are captured by the flesh — that is the truly disabled. In our church, open the spiritual eyes of many disabled people. “You are not disabled” — that is it. Jesus proclaimed that. Just like that, simply. To put it simply, picture the scene. He had brought people along, then sent them all out and took him to a place with no one there, put his fingers in the man’s ears, touched his tongue, and shouted “Be opened, Ephphatha!”

2) Problems, trials, crises

What is even more interesting is verse 36. “Jesus warned them not to tell anyone, but the more he warned them, the more widely they spread it.” This is important. Jesus said “do not speak of it,” but “they spread it even more widely.” All problems, trials, and crises were overcome — that is what this means. They are witnesses to it. It was somewhat awkward for Jesus to have people talking about him. Jesus told them not to, for fear it would cause him trouble, but they proclaimed it all the more zealously. Verse 37 says, “Everyone was amazed.”

3) The door of the future

And they said, “How on earth can this be happening?” This is a door opening toward the future. If you have closed this door, you must open it. If God’s plan is certain, there is nothing to hesitate about. Isn’t that so? Even a passing child would see and know what needs to be done here. Even if you all think you have no idea, you must know what kind of Remnant God is sending here to Immanuel Seoul Church right now. So while everything else matters, if our children go out into the world and can no longer pray, have no spiritual strength, and know nothing at all — that will not do. That simply will not do. If it comes to it, we must drag them here by force if necessary. Once children go outside, their situation is quite different from yours. You all at least have lived within a period of grace, having received training and worship. The time our next generation is running through now is not that kind of time at all. It is complete darkness. That is exactly why now is the opportunity. There is no more reason to hesitate. This is the opportunity. That is why I have even asked our elders to do something. I told them to build a dormitory down there where children can sleep. So that children can come, sleep there, pray here, and be trained to their hearts’ content. A church where the disabled can come and be treated like human beings. A church where the disabled come, are trained, and turn into evangelists. See how this (Main point 3) becomes disability. These people go out and begin to spread the gospel with all their might.

▣ Conclusion

1. Land’s end – RT, TCK, the disabled

Where is our land’s end? Our land’s end is nothing complicated. There is no need to think of it as difficult. It is the Remnant. Our land’s end is the Remnant TCK. The further land’s end is the disabled Remnant. We must make them into evangelists. You must firmly grasp this as a covenant.

2. The world’s talented people

What we truly need to pray for are the many talented people of the world who do not know the gospel. They are the truly disabled. They must be saved.

3. The older generation

If you have lived a life of faith for a long time and had a child, and that child grew to about age five and then stopped growing — isn’t that disability? Isn’t that right? By the time they are ten, they should be the size of a ten-year-old, and by the time they are twenty, they should grow to the size of a twenty-year-old. If someone who has been living the life of faith stays the same as they were long ago — that is what disability is. Many of us in the older generation need, as a final matter, to receive grace. Someone once sent me a message on KakaoTalk. It said, no matter how difficult it must have been for them — a genuinely good person — “my husband has become so hopelessly addicted to alcohol, and living with him is really hard.” That was the message. Of course, that husband does not seem to be a believer. I know that person somewhat. He is truly a good person. So I sent this reply: “Your husband has not fallen into drink — he has lost himself and is wandering, unable to find his way.” That is what I said. It is a pitiful thing. That is why he fell into it — because that is the only place left to fall into. How many such people are there — just one or two? They are disabled. They have fallen completely into it. They have lost their way entirely. Some children, going abroad, fall into drugs like this and end up dying. How many of them are there? That is now a spiritually disabled person who has lost their way. This must be done.

God will surely bless our church and all of you. Why? Because that is not the precious thing. Do not be deceived — he will use you. Why? Because getting answered prayers and money are not the important things for us. Once God firmly establishes the covenant, he is bound to provide. May this be a devoted worship service with real meaning, in the name of Jesus our Lord. Let us pray.

Prayer

God, we thank you for the grace you have given us. Please open our spiritual eyes truly to realize what belongs to you. Please let this become a landmark where many disabled people, in both body and spirit, can be healed. We pray this in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.

Evening Altar: August 10, 2026

Praise — Open My Eyes That I May See

Confession of Faith
I believe in God, the Father Almighty,
Maker of heaven and earth;
And in Jesus Christ, His only Son, Our Lord,
Who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
Born of the Virgin Mary,
Suffered under Pontius Pilate ,
Was crucified, dead, and buried.
He descended into hell.
The third day He rose again from the dead.
He ascended into heaven,
And is seated at the right hand of God, the Father Almighty;
From there He will come to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
The holy universal Church,
The communion of saints,
The forgiveness of sins,
The resurrection of the body
And life everlasting. Amen.

Message — “Ephphatha Missions” (Mk 7:31-37)
TranscriptVideo

Prayer — 7 Bartizans · 7 Journeys · 7 Guideposts

Prayer of the Week: August 9, 2026

Heavenly Father, let Your Word become my absolute foundation—Your “only,” Your uniqueness, and Your power of re-creation within me. Teach me to pray 300%, continually recognizing that You are with me. Let me see Your absolute plan in my work, knowing that my past, present, and future are held in Your hands. Help me live with a heavenly, thronely, and eternal background. As a spiritual emperor, establish me as a royal priest and faithful witness.

Thank You for blessing the 29th World Remnant Conference. Transform the remnants through the power of Your heavenly throne. Grant every remnant the 300% answer, raise disciples in every nation, and open the highway of world evangelization.

I give You my tithes and offerings. May my offerings become a means for restoring the three economies—turning darkness into light, bringing the gospel to 237 nations and 5,000 tribes, and raising up the next generation of Remnants. Amen.


 The Seven Bartizans

1 May the Triune God work powerfully within me; take full control of my thoughts, heart, soul, and body.
2 Let the power of the throne come on me.
May Your kingdom be established in my life.
May the power that transcends time and space—the power to reach 237 nations and 5,000 tribes—rest on me.
Let this power dwell within my life, my soul, and my daily living.
May unprecedented and never-repeated answers be revealed in my studies, work, church, and mission field.
3 May Your power work within my past, present, and future.
4 Fill me with the Five Powers from above.
5 Grant me the power that transcends time and space to overcome the ruler of the kingdom of the air.
6 Enable me to see the blessing of the CVDIP in advance.
7 May the power to build the Three Courtyards—for the Ages of the Three-Day Weekend and the Holy Meditation—come upon me.

The Seven Journeys
1 Lord, come upon me and lead me on the path guided by the Triune God.
2 I have many difficulties.
Help me enjoy the Ten Mysteries so I can find the path that You are leading me on.
3 People speak according to what they have heard, what they think, what they assume, and they even add to it.
May the Ten Foundations be firmly established in me.
4 No hardship can overcome the Gospel.
May the Five Assurances be my answer.
5 I must change [your mission field].
Help me enjoy the Nine Streams of the throne.
6 Grant me the answer I can enjoy for the rest of my life.
7 I am going to [your mission field].
May every place and meeting become the camp of the throne.

The Seven Guideposts
1 May the power of the blood of the cross at Calvary come upon every place I go.
2 May the covenant of the Mount of Olives, the things pertaining to God’s kingdom, be fulfilled wherever I go,
3 May the work of God that took place in Mark’s Upper Room come upon me.
4 May the time schedule of God that was manifested in Antioch be given to me.
5 Grant me the very work that took place in Asia, Paul’s first mission field, where all the answers were discovered.
6 Help me find the life-turning point that Paul’s team discovered [Macedonia].
7And, allow me to see Rome.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.