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Sunday 1st Service Worship
Title/Scripture: Hosanna (Matthew 21:1-11)
Speaker: Rev. Ryu Kwang-soo
Date/Location: May 1, 2022, Immanuel Church (Busan)

Matthew 21:1-11

01 When they had come near Jerusalem and had come to Bethphage, to Mt Olive, then Jesus sent two disciples,
02 saying to them, Go into the village opposite you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her. Untie them and bring them to me.
03 And if anyone says anything to you, you shall say, The Lord needs them, and immediately he will send them.
04 This took place to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet, saying,
05 Tell the daughter of Zion, Behold, your King is coming to you, humble, and mounted on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a beast of burden.
06 The disciples went and did as Jesus had directed them.
07 They brought the donkey and the colt and put their garments on them, and He sat on them.
08 Most of the crowd spread their garments on the road, and others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road.
09 The crowds who went ahead of Him and those who followed cried out, saying, Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!
10 When He had entered Jerusalem, all the city was stirred, saying, Who is this?
11 And the crowds said, This is the prophet Jesus, from Nazareth of Galilee.

Summary

▣ Introduction_ Children’s Sunday

1. Something to be careful about
1) What did Rome, the greatest nation in the world, leave to its later generations? It left war.
2) What did the Jewish people, who had the greatest intellect in the world, leave? They left a wandering people. Later generations wandered and drifted.
3) Among these, it was the minority who were true Jews who saved the world.
▷ Today’s text is a scene where Jesus enters Jerusalem riding on a donkey, and people spread their garments and tree branches on the road, shouting “Hosanna!” This word means “Save us.” This is a tremendous message, and it was prophesied in the Bible.

2. What is important to pass on to later generations
1) Joseph held onto the covenant of Genesis 3:15 that had been passed down since his ancestors, and had a tremendous dream of world evangelization in which the sun, moon, and stars bowed down to him. What happened? He went as a slave, but he was not erased, he did not perish, but appeared as prime minister.
2) When the nation fell into hardship, Jochebed passed this covenant on to Moses. No one imagined that this Moses would defeat Egypt and lead the nation of Israel out.
3) What became of Daniel and Esther, who understood Isaiah’s words that a virgin would conceive and bear a son?
▷ No matter how broken later generations may be, one word from God brings change. The word you have sown will one day, after time has passed, cause the next generation to rise.
4) This hosanna gospel was passed on to Paul, the greatest intellectual, who said he considered everything of the world as rubbish. Paul’s main work was going to the synagogues where the Remnant were (Acts 17:1, 18:4, 19:8).
5) It was the Remnant in these synagogues who held the gospel and changed Rome.
▷ The Bible records that the next generation is the Lord’s inheritance (Psalm 127:3). This means that God Himself governs our children. Never be deceived. When we pass this gospel on to our children, it does not matter whether they listen or not. It is the first opportunity, the last opportunity, an eternal opportunity. If they enter while young, even if they fall away, they will surely rise again. We must not raise our children according to our own thinking. In the godless age, to the Remnant who will run in full force from 2030 to 2080, we must not give them knowledge that will never collapse, but must plant the gospel in them. It is fine even if they collapse. One day that very collapse becomes the foundation for them to rise and be transformed entirely into disciples. The seeds of the gospel that pastors and missionaries have sown will one day rise up as fruit.

3. We must heal the misunderstanding about Hosanna
1) We must know that He did not come only then as the descendant of David, but had already existed since creation.
▷ This is why Jesus said to the Jews, “David and Abraham believed in me and were saved.” The Jews, who knew nothing but eating, misunderstood and asked, “How old are you?”
2) He came incarnate, but people saw this and mistook Him for the son of an ordinary carpenter. Because He was born not in a palace as the son of a king but in a stable, they mistook Him as not being the Messiah. But Jesus, having become incarnate, completed everything.
3) The risen Christ is with us now. That is why we pray in the name of Jesus and use authority in the name of Jesus.
4) People mistakenly think Jesus ran away and will come back like a thief. He is always with us, and He comes as the returning Lord, as King, as Judge.

▣ Main_ Hosanna (meaning the Lord has come to save us)

1. There is an answer in which God gives everything even while we do nothing. Be one who recovers the lost blessing of hosanna.
1) That person is Joseph.
2) That person is Moses.
3) That person is Samuel and David.
4) That person is Obadiah.
5) That person is Elijah and Elisha.
6) Those people gathered together. It is the early church, branded as a heresy. They recovered the hosanna they had lost. At this time, God brought everything with Him.

2. There is a blessing that changes the world even without ability. Be one who continues the blessing of hosanna.
1) That is why He unconditionally answered the 7 Remnant.
2) That is why He unconditionally answered the people of Hebrews 11.
3) That is you. There is nothing to worry about.
(1) When hardship comes, enjoy the gospel. A 100-year answer comes.
(2) When problems come, enjoy the gospel.
(3) When you meet strange people, also enjoy the gospel. Then that is the end of it.

3. There is an answer by which one does not perish even when ruin comes. Be one who passes on the blessing of hosanna.
▷ Those who spread their garments on the road for Jesus as He entered Jerusalem on a donkey and cried, “Hosanna! Save us!” knew who Jesus was.
▷ You will not fully understand the phrase “the gospel alone.” You will understand once many churches close down. The churches of Europe and America are all closing. That is why we send out missionaries who hold to “the gospel alone.” That is why we pray. We need missionaries who will raise up a next generation devoted to “the gospel alone.”
1) Paul confessed, “He gave us what was hidden before eternal ages and what will bring glory forever,” and called this “my gospel” (Romans 16:25-27).
2) Paul delivered this gospel to tremendous men of success and to Governor Festus. They said Paul’s scholarship had driven him mad, but Paul said to Governor Festus, “I wish that all of you might become as I am, except for these chains, and that you would come to know the Lord of Christ’s resurrection alone.”
3) After Paul asked to be allowed to stand before the emperor to preach the gospel to the Roman emperor, the road to Rome for world evangelization opened, and a situation came in which the emperor had no choice but to declare Christianity the state religion.

▣ Conclusion_ Do not be deceived.
1. Having entered into this covenant, the household that faced the greatest hardship became the family of the greatest witness.
2. When I attended seminary, I was the most incapable student, but now I am running hard for world evangelization.
3. It was a life of the greatest persecution, but I have come to stand in the place of world evangelization.

Transcript

There was a person raising two sons, and the elder one studied well. But strangely, the younger one couldn’t study. It wasn’t that he couldn’t, he simply wouldn’t. From childhood he just wandered around everywhere. He would roam the mountains, wander into town, going all over the place like this. Since the older one was good at studying, in those days people who studied well would often get jobs at banks. He landed a job at a bank right away. As for the younger one, since he couldn’t study, he simply couldn’t take exams at all. This kid’s studying was wandering around. Since he wandered around so much, he happened to meet a decent person. So he learned business from him, and he ended up earning ten thousand times more than his older brother. That older brother became the bank’s top depositor. Whenever the younger brother came, even the branch manager would run out to greet him. So there is really no need for all of you to worry so much.

There was a son who fell into terrible corruption. He fell so deep into corruption that it’s hard to even explain it in detail. People thought, “That son is beyond saving.” That son returned through his mother’s prayers, and his name was Augustine (Saint Augustine of Hippo).

▣ Introduction_ Children’s Sunday

1. Something to be careful about
Today is Children’s Sunday. What we must be careful about is thinking about what the Romans left to later generations.
1) What did Rome, the greatest nation in the world, leave to its later generations? It left war.
What did Rome, the greatest nation in the world, leave to its later generations? It left war.
2) What did the Jewish people, who had the greatest intellect in the world, leave? They left a wandering people. Later generations wandered and drifted.
What did the Jewish people, who had the greatest intellect in the world, leave to their later generations? They left a wandering people. All the later generations wandered and drifted.
3) Among these, it was the minority who were true Jews who saved the world.
Among them, it was the descendants of the true Jewish minority who saved the world.

Today, Jesus did not come into Jerusalem riding a horse. He came in riding a donkey. That’s different, isn’t it? When kings or generals enter a city, they enter riding a horse. When they enter, a carpet is rolled out wide for them. But when Jesus entered, the crowd of people came and laid down tree branches and clothing. A remarkable thing happened there. Think about it. It wasn’t that people gathered together and held a candlelight rally, but rather they shouted “Hosanna” in this manner. This word “Hosanna” means, “Save us.” This is a tremendous message, and it is recorded today that it was prophesied in the Bible.

2. What is important to pass on to later generations
What must we pass on to later generations? This is important.
1) Joseph held onto the covenant of Genesis 3:15 that had been passed down since his ancestors, and had a tremendous dream of world evangelization in which the sun, moon, and stars bowed down to him. What happened? He went as a slave, but he was not erased, he did not perish, but appeared as prime minister.
As you know, in the Old Testament era, Joseph was the one who, since his ancestors’ time, realized what was important. While other later generations didn’t think much of it, Joseph firmly held onto that covenant from his grandfather, up through his father, and above him. One day, he had a vision and a dream. What was it? He dreamed of a tremendous dream of world evangelization in which the sun, moon, and stars bowed down to him. In other words, he had received Genesis chapter 3, verse 15.
What happened? We must not deliver this to the next generation as nagging, but must deliver it spiritually. Even if your children may be struggling right now, there’s no need to worry. Many people would have been deceived into thinking, “Joseph is gone.” They would have said, “Joseph, who held onto the covenant, has failed.” One day Joseph became prime minister and appeared. Everyone would have been shocked. Who would have been most shocked? Honestly, I think Jacob would have been utterly shocked. Right? His brothers would have been shocked too. Potiphar’s wife probably fainted. The one she had thrown into prison had become prime minister. That’s shocking. If it were me, I would have called him in for a meeting at least, but there’s no record of that. This covenant was passed down.
2) When the nation fell into hardship, Jochebed passed this covenant on to Moses. No one imagined that this Moses would defeat Egypt and lead the nation of Israel out.
When the nation fell into hardship, she explained the important covenant to her child. No one thought it possible. No one imagined that this person would defeat Egypt and lead the nation out. Right? The problem is, honestly, we don’t really believe it either. But this is what happened.
3) What became of Daniel and Esther, who understood Isaiah’s words that a virgin would conceive and bear a son?
The person named Isaiah explained this hosanna by saying, “A virgin will conceive and bear a son, and his name shall be called Immanuel.” What became of Daniel, who understood these words? What became of Esther?
No matter how broken our later generations may seem, change can happen through a single word from God. And the word that you have sown will rise up again one day, after time has passed. No one imagined it.
4) This hosanna gospel was passed on to Paul, the greatest intellectual, who said he considered everything of the world as rubbish. Paul’s main work was going to the synagogues where the Remnant were (Acts 17:1, 18:4, 19:8).
This person you know, the intellectual Paul, this hosanna gospel was passed on to him. This Paul, he was a man who studied well. There was no one who could look down on Paul. When he said, “I consider the things of this world as rubbish,” no one could argue with him. If a beggar at Busan Station said, “I consider the things of this world as rubbish,” what would you all say? You’d say, “He’s lost his mind.” But when the truly well-educated Paul said, “I consider the things of this world as rubbish,” why did he say that? It was because the hosanna gospel had entered into him. This is how it changed the world.
5) It was the Remnant in these synagogues who held the gospel and changed Rome.
So knowing this, what did Paul do? He went to the synagogues where Remnant like you were, just as you do. That was Paul’s primary work. And whenever a person appeared, he went with Priscilla and Aquila into the synagogue again. Before going to Rome, he went to synagogues. But no one imagined that the Remnant in these synagogues would change Rome.
After that, Israel, which had persecuted Paul and such people, fell. That was 70 AD. A general named Titus came and destroyed the temple of Jerusalem. And, to put it simply, they prepared to set up camp. One rabbi—a rabbi is a teacher, isn’t he?—one rabbi said this to his disciples. “Say that I have died.” In other words, spread a rumor of his death. “And hold a funeral.” But he wasn’t dead. “Put me in a coffin and carry me out of the city. Then, when you go out, Titus’s soldiers will surely be there. At that moment, open the lid of my coffin.” That’s how it happened. So this rabbi was being carried in a funeral procession, and sure enough, the soldiers waiting at the city gate asked, “What is this?” They said, “It’s a funeral.” “Open the lid.” At this they said, “In our nation of Israel, there is no law allowing the dead to be opened up like this, so we cannot open it.” That’s how it was settled. “Then can we stab it with a spear to check?” “That is even more forbidden.” That’s how it went. At that point they were allowed through, and they went right up in front of General Titus. So they opened the coffin lid. And the dead man would rise up, just like that. Though of course he hadn’t died. At that moment the general was astonished. He asked, “Why are you doing this?” At that point they made one request. “You may kill us all. You may kill me right here. Just grant one promise.” “What is it?” they asked. “Please do not destroy the synagogue. Please just leave the synagogue where our children are growing up.” Titus, being human, thought this made sense. He agreed. And so the Remnant who held the gospel within those synagogues entered Rome. That is why the politicians in Rome themselves didn’t even know how it became evangelized.
This next generation is a fearsome thing. The Bible records them as God’s inheritance. We call the next generation our “children,” but God called them “the Lord’s inheritance.” An inheritance is something managed—so who manages it? God manages it. It is God who manages it, that’s what I’m saying. Never be deceived. Whether we pass this gospel on to our children or not, whether they listen or not, it doesn’t matter. It is the first opportunity, the last opportunity, an eternal opportunity. Even if they fall away after entering while young, they will surely rise up. Am I not a witness of this myself?

It’s not that I didn’t believe. I simply couldn’t bring myself to believe. Honestly I thought, “I should go to church,” but I didn’t know why I should. Sometimes I believed in God, sometimes I didn’t. That’s how I was as a child. And so, well, then, you know how church elders can be a trial to you. When you see that, you use it as an excuse to fall away. It’s so easy to fall away, isn’t it? Making excuses and falling away. So I became stranger than an unbeliever. And so the business people, the merchants in our town, looked at me and called me a real bad character. Because I made things difficult for myself. Then one day, moved by God, I repented and went to church holding my Bible. Two things happened. That merchant looked up at the sky and confessed, “God is alive,” he said. He knew me. The delinquent kids who used to hang around in front of the church, the troublemakers—they all went into the church.

We cannot know, everyone. No one knows the work of God. We must not raise our children according to our own thinking. God is thinking of an age when you will no longer be here. The year when the Remnant of today will run in full force is 2030 to 2080. We won’t be here then, will we? Those children who are growing up now, once they graduate and go out into the world, that will be around 2030. If they then run for another 50 years, that brings us to 2080. What should we give them? It is not knowledge that will never collapse—it is planting the gospel in them. And it’s fine if they fall away. One day that very thing becomes the foundation for them to rise up, and these children are transformed into disciples. The seed of the gospel that pastors have sown, the seed that missionaries have sown, rises up as fruit one day. No one knows this. In fact, not even the person themselves knows it. Did Moses himself know, when he held the covenant and entered Egypt? He only held onto the covenant, that’s all. This is how God accomplishes His great work.

3. We must heal the misunderstanding about Hosanna

Let me move simply into the main body. Today we said “Hosanna.” “Save us.” That means, “The Lord who saves us has come.” Now, there is a bit of misunderstanding about hosanna that we need to correct before moving on.

1) We must know that He did not come only then as the descendant of David, but had already existed since creation.
When Jesus came, when He came as the Christ, the word “hosanna” was used at that time, but that salvation existed before. Right? Jesus said this. He asked the Jews, “Did you not promise that the Messiah would come as a descendant of David?” “That’s right.” “I am the descendant of David. But do you know that David believed in that coming Christ and was saved?” This is what He asked. He asked the Jews. He asked the most important question. Many of us who live the Christian life today get this wrong.
And He said this: “Abraham, whom the Jews respect the most, believed in me and was saved.” Right? So the Jews, who knew nothing but eating, said, “How old are you?” What is the first misunderstanding of Christians? It’s that Jesus didn’t come only at that time, but had already been present before that. Right?

2) He came incarnate, but people saw this and mistook Him for the son of an ordinary carpenter. Because He was born not in a palace as the son of a king but in a stable, they mistook Him as not being the Messiah. But Jesus, having become incarnate, completed everything.
What is the second one? There’s a second misunderstanding. He came incarnate. And we, seeing this, simply mistook Him for the son of an ordinary carpenter. It would have been more natural for Him to come as the son of a carpenter—if He had come as the son of a king, He could not have become the Christ. Right? He was born in a stable. If not, if He had been born in a palace, what would have happened? So people misunderstood. They thought, “He’s not the Messiah, He’s not the Christ.” This misunderstanding occurred. But it was prophesied in Scripture. We must not misunderstand.

3) The risen Christ is with us now. That is why we pray in the name of Jesus and use authority in the name of Jesus.
What is the third one? It is the risen Christ. He is with us now. Right? That’s why we pray in the name of Jesus. Just a moment ago our elder prayed in the name of Jesus. That’s why we use authority in the name of Jesus. He is alive now, and whenever we call on that name, He works.

4) People mistakenly think Jesus ran away and will come back like a thief. He is always with us, and He comes as the returning Lord, as King, as Judge.
The fourth misunderstanding. People talk about the Second Coming as if Jesus ran away somewhere and is now coming back. That’s not true. Why do they speak this way? Does He come like a thief? This means that the day will come unknown to anyone, “like a thief in the night.” Jesus is always with us, and one day He will stand as the returning Lord, as King. He will stand as Judge. Right? People distort that day, spreading anxiety and making people stop working, and asking why they do this—it’s because many such people will appear in the future. They will appear in great numbers. They keep stirring up anxiety, saying “It’s the end,” making people feel this way. That is truly believing in Jesus the wrong way.

Jesus existed at creation, as the Triune God. Jesus became incarnate and came to this earth. He completed everything. That is the hosanna. And having risen, He now works with us invisibly, in spirit. Right? Later, He will stand together with us as the returning Lord of the end of the world, who judges believers and unbelievers.

They talk about it as if He left home and is now coming back. Does Jesus leave home, hide somewhere, have no news at all, and then suddenly appear? When the Remnant go on to university, all kinds of things will come up. Do not be deceived.

▣ Main_ Hosanna (meaning the Lord has come to save us)

Hosanna. We must remember this. Let me explain it simply.

1. There is an answer in which God gives everything even while we do nothing. Be one who recovers the lost blessing of hosanna.
The first point. Even while you do nothing, there is an answer in which God gives you everything. What is it? You should at least know what it is, since you must understand Scripture correctly. There is a blessing where the answer is given even though I did not ask for it. What is it? It is recovering the lost blessing of hosanna.
1) That person is Joseph.
That person is Joseph.
2) That person is Moses.
That person is Moses.
3) That person is Samuel and David.
That person is Samuel. That person is David.
4) That person is Obadiah.
That person is Obadiah.
5) That person is Elijah and Elisha.
Elijah, Elisha—needless to say.
6) Those people gathered together. It is the early church, branded as a heresy.
Those people gathered together. Branded as heresy, they became the early church.

You must remember this. It was a mistaken, false hosanna that had been lost, and it was recovered properly, correctly. At this time God brought everything with Him. Your business? Of course it will succeed. Your future? Don’t worry about it. Please, all of you members, stop living a faith life similar to unbelievers, and believe in God. Don’t worry. It’s fine even if you get sick, but I wasn’t even sick. It’s fine even if you’re sick—that’s not the issue. The point is, why wasn’t I sick? Because there’s no time. God knows that. It’s not because I was so wonderful that He gave me health—God knows, “That one has no time.” Even being sick takes time. My teeth haven’t even decayed. Why? There’s no time. Our beloved evangelizing disciple, Pastor Kim Je-dong, the servant of this age. He’s older than me, and yet his hair is already turning white. Even such a wonderful person is going gray, but I haven’t gone gray at all. There’s no time. So don’t worry about it, I’m telling you.

2. There is a blessing that changes the world even without ability. Be one who continues the blessing of hosanna.
The second point. There is a blessing that changes the world even without ability—what is it? It is being one who continues this blessing of hosanna. It’s a simple matter. Being one who recovers it, and second, being one who continues it.
1) That is why He unconditionally answered the 7 Remnant.
That is why God unconditionally answered the 7 Remnant. Right?
2) That is why He unconditionally answered the people of Hebrews 11.
The people of Hebrews chapter 11—He unconditionally answered them, because they were ones who would carry it on.
3) That is you. There is nothing to worry about.
That is you, that’s what I’m saying. There’s nothing to worry about. You must quickly escape from that dark destiny. It’s simple.
(1) When hardship comes, enjoy the gospel. A 100-year answer comes.
When hardship comes, enjoy the gospel. A 100-year answer comes.
(2) When problems come, enjoy the gospel.
When problems come, enjoy the gospel. When conflict arises, enjoy the gospel.
(3) When you meet strange people, also enjoy the gospel. Then that is the end of it.
You met a truly strange person? Enjoy the gospel. That’s it. That’s all it takes. That’s what the people of the early church were like.

3. There is an answer by which one does not perish even when ruin comes. Be one who passes on the blessing of hosanna.
The final, third point. There is an answer by which one does not perish even when ruin comes. What is it? It is being one who passes on the blessing of hosanna. Recovering it, then continuing it, and then passing it on. It appeared in today’s text. This is what kind of people these were.
When Jesus entered riding on a donkey, they couldn’t lay out a proper carpet since they didn’t have the means, so they took off their own clothes and laid them down, and brought tree branches and laid them down as well. They already knew. Everyone, when the president of each nation comes, when the plane lands, they don’t just get off directly. What do they do? They roll out a carpet right in front of the airplane, don’t they? Why is that? Because the president has come. It was in the news before. This is something that some people questioned whether it was appropriate or not—when the Pope came, they rolled out a red carpet. Since the Pope is a religious figure, why roll out a carpet for him? This caused some controversy, didn’t it? But when the Pope came, they rolled out the carpet all the way from the airplane to the other side.
These people knew this. Since they weren’t in a position to roll out a carpet, they took off their own clothes and laid them down instead. And they looked at Jesus and said, “Hosanna.” “Save us.” This word “hosanna” is no ordinary word. There is such history behind it. “Save us.”
You won’t fully understand this phrase “the gospel alone.” As time passes, once many churches close down, you will understand. Look at the churches of Europe. They are all closing, and now they can’t even rise again. That is why we send out missionaries who hold this gospel, devoted to “the gospel alone.” That is why we pray. American churches are also gradually beginning to close their doors. That is why God says we need missionaries who will raise up our next generation devoted to “the gospel alone.” Whenever we go out to evangelize and preach the gospel, we are always branded as a heresy. So even though we’ve been branded as a heresy, people like Pastor Kim Je-dong—if he were the calculating type, he wouldn’t come to us. This person is someone doing well and stable in America, and his descendants are successful people. Right, this person is. Whether persecution comes or not, we hold firmly onto this, and these are people who have become a strong support for us. Since these people are in America, in the future there is nothing else to give the Remnant—it is delivering this important blessing of hosanna to them.

1) Paul confessed, “He gave us what was hidden before eternal ages and what will bring glory forever,” and called this “my gospel” (Romans 16:25-27).
Do not be deceived. Why do I say this? Paul confessed this. He gave to us what had been hidden before the eternal ages. Right? And he said, “He gave us this so that glory would be given forever, without end.” Seeing that, he said, “and my gospel.”

2) Paul delivered this gospel to tremendous men of success and to Governor Festus.
What Paul was saying, the tremendous men of success thought, since Paul was such a remarkable figure, “That man has gone mad.” Right? Who, in the end, was really mad? This Paul, who held this gospel, spoke of it even before Governor Festus. Paul truly was a remarkable figure. When he spoke of it, Festus said, “Ah,” and said this. He knew Paul well. “Ah, all your great learning has driven you mad.” That means, they knew Paul had great learning. And so, since he spoke only of Jesus, they said he had gone mad.

At that time Paul made a certain statement. Festus was a person of high position, a governor. Paul said this: “I would wish that your excellency also might become as I am.” He said, “I wish that your excellency also might come to know the Lord of Christ’s resurrection alone.” Before that he added one qualifier. What did he add? “I wish that you might become as I am, except for these chains.” He said this because he himself was bound as a prisoner. Truly, it’s hard to understand, the governor said. “You, you have done nothing wrong.” And yet he appealed to Caesar.

3) After Paul asked to be allowed to stand before the emperor to preach the gospel to the Roman emperor, the road to Rome for world evangelization opened, and a situation came in which the emperor had no choice but to declare Christianity the state religion.
Let me be allowed to stand before the Roman emperor. This Paul was truly a remarkable figure. Let me stand before the Roman emperor. Then he could go before the emperor and preach the gospel. “What was hidden before the eternal ages has now been revealed.” They said Paul had gone mad, but not long after, Pompeii in Rome erupted, and after time passed, Rome faced great hardship, and through this the road to Rome for world evangelization opened up. In fact, a situation came where the emperor had no choice but to declare it the state religion. And so the power of the gospel began to go forth.

▣ Conclusion_ Do not be deceived.

1. Having entered into this covenant, the household that faced the greatest hardship became the family of the greatest witness.
Do not be deceived. In our neighborhood, our family was the one believing in Jesus, and we faced the hardest situation—my father passed away and things turned out that way. But even so, to this day we have become the family of the greatest witness.

2. When I attended seminary, I was the most incapable student, but now I am running hard for world evangelization.
Do not be deceived. Even when I was studying theology, I was the most incapable student. I entered into this covenant, and now I am still running hard for world evangelization.

3. It was a life of the greatest persecution, but I have come to stand in the place of world evangelization.
Do not be deceived. It was a life of the greatest persecution, but here we are, together with the missionaries sitting here now and people like these, in a place where we can carry out world evangelization together. Right? Isn’t that enough? What else could we possibly need?

Hosanna—what a tremendous word. May all the missionaries, all the members who are praying, receive great grace this week, in the name of the Lord Jesus. Let us pray.

Prayer. We give thanks to God. We thank You for letting us enjoy the blessing of hosanna. May it be delivered to America and to the whole world. We pray this in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.

Praise — “10,000 Reasons”

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 — “Hosanna!” (Mt 21:1-11)
Transcript…Video

Prayer — 7 Bartizans · 7 Journeys · 7 Guideposts

Sunday 2nd Service, Lay Missionary Dedication Service
Title / Scripture: An Essential Person (Matthew 20:17-34)
Speaker: Rev. Ryu Gwang-su
Date / Location: April 24, 2022, Immanuel Church (Busan)

Matthew 20:17-34

Now Jesus was going up to Jerusalem. On the way, he took the Twelve aside and said to them, ¹⁸ “We are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be delivered over to the chief priests and the teachers of the law. They will condemn him to death ¹⁹ and will hand him over to the Gentiles to be mocked and flogged and crucified. On the third day he will be raised to life!”

²⁰ Then the mother of Zebedee’s sons came to Jesus with her sons and, kneeling down, asked a favor of him.

²¹ “What is it you want?” he asked.

She said, “Grant that one of these two sons of mine may sit at your right and the other at your left in your kingdom.”

²² “You don’t know what you are asking,” Jesus said to them. “Can you drink the cup I am going to drink?”

“We can,” they answered.

²³ Jesus said to them, “You will indeed drink from my cup, but to sit at my right or left is not for me to grant. These places belong to those for whom they have been prepared by my Father.”

²⁴ When the ten heard about this, they were indignant with the two brothers. ²⁵ Jesus called them together and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their high officials exercise authority over them. ²⁶ Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, ²⁷ and whoever wants to be first must be your slave— ²⁸ just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”

²⁹ As Jesus and his disciples were leaving Jericho, a large crowd followed him. ³⁰ Two blind men were sitting by the roadside, and when they heard that Jesus was going by, they shouted, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!”

³¹ The crowd rebuked them and told them to be quiet, but they shouted all the louder, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!”

³² Jesus stopped and called them. “What do you want me to do for you?” he asked.

³³ “Lord,” they answered, “we want our sight.”

³⁴ Jesus had compassion on them and touched their eyes. Immediately they received their sight and followed him.

Summary

There are people who worked hard, yet time passes with no answer. There are people who receive an answer even though they did not do very much work. The Pharisees lived a very devoted faith life, yet when time had passed, even their descendants were ruined. Why is that? We must do what God requires, what is needed in this world.

In Matthew 20:17-34, the mothers of two of Jesus’ disciples come and ask that one son be seated at the right and the other at the left. Hearing this, the other disciples became angry. Many people live this way. It is unnecessary. In the midst of this, a blind man comes and asks to be saved, and Jesus heals him.

Introduction — We must know why difficulties keep coming, and do missions accordingly.

1. “I want to die”: the word that came up the most
This is something that, once you know it, you realize what role the missionaries scattered around the world are playing. Even if you simply set up a lighthouse holding the light of the gospel, darkness is dealt with.
1) Mental illness
2) Addiction
3) Suicide (murder): one must be caught by Satan to do this.
Because this is spreading throughout the whole world, your ministry and the missionaries’ ministry is the most important work on earth.

2. Indifference (powerlessness): a church with no interest in the field, powerless
1) Doctrinal insistence: this is all it does
2) The three organizations: those in difficulty go there
3) Churches closing: fakes come into the church and take it all over
Remnants and workers must join their strength and buy churches that are being sold off to other places. Just deciding to do it is enough. The missionaries must gain strength. Darkness is spreading over everything, and people are dying.

3. Situation
1) Only wanting to give and receive human help
2) Beginning to fall into illness
3) The Nephilim movement has become the backdrop
Meditation, temple stay, Muslims — the church has completely fallen asleep.

Main — “The Substitute [Ransom]”

No one can solve it, but God alone has prepared and given the answer. He sent Christ as a ransom (v. 28). Satan trembles at this story. What does it mean to be ransomed?

Original sin – calamity | Satan – darkness | hell (background)

Because of original sin, having left God, the calamities that keep coming cannot be stopped; the more things develop, the worse it gets. Satan keeps dragging people into darkness. It cannot be stopped. While on this earth it is the backdrop, and when one leaves this earth, hell, one’s true home, is always pressing down on humanity. Life itself becomes hell, and then one goes to actual hell.

The word that completely resolves these three things is Christ. The cross — this word means He came as a ransom and resolved this problem. In the text He said He would die and rise again.

Those of you who know this and devote yourselves to missions will receive the answer that is in Scripture. If you do missions and devotion without knowing this, I dare say there will be no answer — truly, it will only bring loss. If you have built the right church, it will crush all darkness completely. A church building without the gospel is the same as an idol.

1. Jerusalem (17-19): We must be brought out of this from Jerusalem itself.
High priest – cross / resurrection
When Jesus came up to Jerusalem, He said that He would be despised greatly by the chief priests and scribes and die on the cross, and that He would rise again after three days.
Pharisaism: Israel’s Pharisaic religion must be brought out of this calamity.
Medieval church – Luther: God raised up Luther to bring the church out of this calamity.
You are giving offerings and devoting yourselves to this very thing. Bring the church itself out of calamity first.

2. Saints – Disciples (20-28): The saints and disciples must be brought out of this calamity first.
The twelve disciples
Bring the twelve disciples, who were thinking of worldly success, out of calamity.

3. Future (29-34): We must deliver the secret of the ransom so that people come out of darkness, calamity, and the background of hell.
Do not simply see this as a blind man having come. God was showing the future.
The sick, future generations
Bring out the many sick people and future generations, so they come out of calamity.

Conclusion

1. Multi-ethnic: We must build a church where people of many nations can come and rest comfortably.
2. Talented people: We must give the right gospel to talented people so they become platforms, watch-towers, and antennas.
3. The weak, the abandoned, the sinful: A system is needed where the weak can receive healing, a place where the abandoned can gain strength, and a church is needed where sinners can become new.
Courtyard — there is no courtyard where Gentiles, remnants, and people with problems can come and pray comfortably.
This week, ask God just one thing about missions — what He wants from you. Try it.

Transcript

The Necessary Person (Matthew 20:17-34)

There are people who worked hard, yet after time passed there was no answer. So we need to know why. There are people who received an answer even though they hadn’t done very much work. Isn’t that strange? The Pharisees lived their faith very devotedly. But looking back after time had passed, even their descendants were ruined. That truly is astonishing. Why is that? What does God require? That is what we must do. And also, what does this person really need? Today we read the long passage from Matthew 20:17 through verse 34. It is all already there.

At a truly precious moment, someone even spoke unnecessary words. What came up? Among Jesus’ disciples, one mother came and said, “Please look after my two sons well.” She said, “Let one sit at the right of the throne and one at the left.” Hearing this, it is recorded that the other disciples became furious and were indignant. There are many people who live like this. So it is unnecessary. In the text, Jesus also says something very important. And in the midst of it, we see a blind man come and say, “Save me.” And Jesus heals him again.

Introduction — Why

Now, we must know why these difficulties keep coming upon us right now. Doing missions without knowing this is meaningless. Anyone can do missions. Every denomination, every church does it. Even other religious groups do it. We are not trying to do that kind of missions. There isn’t much time — shouldn’t you precious people do what is necessary?

1. “I want to die”

To what extent have people become troubled now? The word that came up most is “I want to die.” It came up a lot. Apparently there are even organizations formed around this, agreeing to die together. Even children join and connect with each other. Looking at this, some strange culture has formed where even elementary school students are getting drawn into connected networks. We need to understand why this is happening. If we understand this, you will realize what role the missionaries scattered around the world right now are playing. Even just holding up the light of the gospel like a lighthouse is enough to resolve it. Isn’t that right? On a pitch-dark road, children passing by get into accidents and even die. Female students passing by have died too. There have been many such cases. So if you simply light it up and install CCTV, that problem disappears entirely.

1) Mental illness

What is happening more and more these days? As the days go by, this kind of mental illness keeps arising. People are so exhausted that they say, “I have to live this way in the faith, do that in the faith — I don’t need any of that. I want to die.” That’s how it is. Some, when being evangelized to, say, “Whether I believe in Jesus or not, if it’s hell either way, wherever I go quickly is fine — I’m out of my mind right now.” That’s how far it has gone. People used to hand out tracts and speak comfortably as they went about. Now, the number one thing people say is “I want to die.” This is the most common thing now. It’s coming up everywhere.

2) Addiction

Now that there is no way to escape, what do people do? Addiction was the second most common. What I’m talking about isn’t something that happened in one particular region — it’s overall, the word that comes up the most right now. “I want to die.” This is it. At one time Germany actually ranked number one in this statistic, but these days Korea is far ahead. It’s very common in Korea.

3) Suicide (murder)

People commit suicide because they think it’s too hard. They kill themselves. To kill someone else is murder. Someone with a nastier temperament kills others, and someone a bit gentler kills themselves — but it’s the same thing. It’s murder either way. This keeps dragging on and on. Some people, wanting to commit suicide, have even asked me: if I kill myself, do I go to hell or heaven? Can’t go to heaven, right? People actually ask this. Committing suicide or committing murder isn’t really about that question — it’s about being caught by Satan. Isn’t that right? Even someone who was temporarily saved can be caught. When we are spiritually weak. Isn’t that so? Because this is spreading throughout the whole world, your ministry and the missionaries’ ministry and this work may look like something small and unimportant, but it is the most important work on earth.

2. Indifference

Given this, what’s the more serious problem? The more serious problem is that even though there are so many people like this (Introduction 1), the church is indifferent. Rather than indifference, it is more accurately powerlessness. “I’m about to die myself, why should I care about someone else’s problems” — that’s the mindset that develops. People don’t say it outright, but when you yourself are starving, how can you worry about what someone else is eating? This is the situation that has come about.

1) Doctrinal insistence

While people are dying like this (Introduction 1), many churches and organizations have only one thing they can do — they just keep insisting on doctrine. They have no choice. It’s not that they’re wrong — they simply have no other option. Israel became a subject nation; Israel is now full of dying people and many who are sick, but the Pharisees have nothing else they can do but this.

2) The three organizations

An even bigger problem: where do the many people suffering like this go? This has been happening since long ago. They go to the three organizations. Even today, look at the very end of it. A sick person came looking for help there too — no interest shown.

3) Churches closing

So what does this mean? Why is your ministry so precious? Churches beginning to close down has started. It’s urgent. You need to hold devotion services that are meaningful. You need to receive a blessing meaningful enough that you can bear that responsibility. An even bigger problem — go look at videos on the internet sometime. It’s not that these churches are closing down —

people are living inside these churches as if they were strange organizations, lying in wait. Muslims scam people, the three organizations scam people, strange groups live there. Even stranger, there are places doing all sorts of bizarre things — running bars, holding strange homosexual gatherings — this is what’s living in these places now.

An even more serious matter: European law prohibits altering buildings that were built as churches. That’s how the law is there. In our country, buildings can be freely altered — we can even tear them down. But in our country too, buildings designated as national treasures cannot be altered. Because European law blocks this, people simply buy the church building and do whatever they want inside it. Churches kept teaching falsehood, and because they had no power, everyone left, leaving the buildings empty, and fakes moved into the church and took it all over. And the prices aren’t even that high.

I want to say, “Remnants, rise up and buy all of these.” If remnants join their strength, they could take these over even by paying a monthly amount. I really mean it. Let our nation’s working people rise up and pool their strength, and in each of your regions buy up these so-called churches that have lost God’s glory and been handed over elsewhere — buy them. If it were me, I would never just leave it be. Why would you let this go on? All it takes is deciding to do it. Isn’t that right? Just deciding is enough. This is why the missionaries must be given strength — the missionaries must gain strength. Everywhere darkness is now spreading and people are dying.

3. Situation

What situation has come about?

1) Dependence on human help

Right now the gospel is not being preached; instead, people only keep wanting to give and receive human help. This is the situation that has come about.

2) Illness

And so people are beginning to fall into serious illness.

3) Nephilim

The hardest problem behind all of this is that the Nephilim movement has become the backdrop.

Given all this, our church is still doing fine — but right now, Christianity as a whole has fallen completely asleep.

[Meditation]

What is happening now? Meditation schools, universities being built — there’s been a huge stir over this. Don’t just take my word for it — search “meditation” on the internet and see for yourself. They are taking over prime locations across the country and the world, and it’s a mystery where the money is coming from, but they’re building enormous buildings — it’s a huge commotion right now.

[Temple]

Not wanting to fall behind, Buddhism is now doing temple stays, right now. In this age when COVID has blocked so much, last year five million people came and went on temple stays. What will happen once COVID restrictions are lifted? Five hundred thousand people from overseas went on temple stays. Even during COVID, when travel was restricted, five million people still went because they felt it was truly necessary. Once you go, it’s easy to quarantine and it’s basically an automatic path in now.

People look at our churches doing early morning prayer meetings and think we’re strange — but that’s ignorant talk. That’s what people who are asleep say. Our church isn’t strange at all. Right now, there are hardly any mission conferences like ours anywhere. People call us strange. It’s not strange at all. Our elders, working hard to carry out this gospel movement, are the normal ones. Many people in developed countries have already lost all interest in the church. No wonder it’s headed for ruin. It’s a huge crisis.

[Muslims]

Unexpectedly, there’s another group causing great confusion right now — the Muslims. They too cannot be stopped. They are now attacking into Korea. Many have already come in. When I last checked, Muslims had already built over 100 prayer sites in Korea. Now it’s far beyond that. You all need to know what you are doing right now.

Main — “The Substitute [Ransom]”

So what is today’s answer? This is important. God has given the answer to something no one else could solve. This is what matters. Now, this (Introduction) — no one can solve it. If it could be solved through meditation movements or temple stays, wouldn’t that be a blessing? Isn’t that right? If it could be solved that way, we could just support and help that side — but it’s not, in the end.

Today’s text gives a tremendous answer. No one else can solve it, but God alone has prepared and given us the answer. What is it? It’s found in verse 28. “He sent Christ as a ransom.” This is a statement that shocks people — Satan is shocked by this. You may not be very surprised, but Satan trembles at this. As a ransom. This is the promise of Scripture.

[Original sin – calamity | Satan – darkness | hell (background)]

What does it mean to be ransomed? Three things.

Because of original sin, having left God — we were made to leave God. The calamities that keep coming cannot be stopped. The more things develop, the worse the calamity gets. Now, a serious era is approaching for all of you. The more things develop, calamity is inevitable.

As I mentioned in a sermon before, for me, carrying and writing by hand is much faster than using a mobile phone or computer. Storing things on a computer is convenient, but it takes time to go in and search for things — I always carry paper with me and write things down right away. I always carry it with me. Even when I go somewhere alone, I carry it on the way. I record a week’s worth of prayer in it. Why? Because with my own ability and strength, I cannot carry out your errands. Isn’t that right? If I don’t know this blessing of truly praying 24 [hours a day], I cannot carry out these errands. So I always carry that with me. That’s faster than a computer for me — carrying it and writing in it as I go. Because of this, I don’t use technology much and I fall behind in that area. But our remnants and future generations are becoming faster in that area.

Why am I saying this? Read the Bible. Because that tremendous spiritual problem is coming. So many future generations, apart from us remnants, no longer sit and write by hand — already. They don’t even read books anymore. They go into their devices and just look at things that way; they don’t read books. It has already come out — damage to the body from that, coming out ahead, has already been called “the calamity of 5G.” In any case, as things develop, what is the biggest problem? Spiritual problems keep coming. I can understand that much, but this calamity cannot be stopped — the more things develop.

Now, Satan keeps driving people into darkness. This cannot be stopped. It cannot be blocked. While we are on this earth, it is already the backdrop, and when we go, hell — which becomes our true home — is always pressing down on humanity. Now life itself is hell. And then we go on to actual hell.

The word that completely resolves these three things is Christ. The cross — this means He resolved this through becoming a ransom. And the text also said it: “He died and will rise again.” This was said.

Now, this is it. Those of you who know this and devote yourselves to missions will receive the answer found in Scripture. I dare say this — if you devote yourself to missions without knowing this, there will be no answer. Truly. It will only be a loss. That’s what I believe. Isn’t that so? If you have built the right church, it crushes all darkness. A church building without the gospel is the same as an idol. Isn’t that right? You must understand that saying. Your church-building and missions work are different things.

When Jesus said this, it’s why the Pharisees thought He was crazy. When Jesus said this, it was the same thing I’ve just been saying — “What you all are doing is wrong.” When He said that, they got furious. And so their generations made the choice to be forever ruined, while God moved so that the gospel would be testified to.

1. Jerusalem (Matthew 20:17-19)

First. Let me put it simply. From Jerusalem itself, people must be freed from calamity. From Jerusalem itself, people must be brought out of this. That is today’s passage, verses 17 through 19. This is important.

2. Saints – Disciples (Matthew 20:20-28)

What comes next? Very important parts come out here. These saints must be brought out of this calamity. More precisely, starting with the disciples — they must be brought out. That’s in what we read today, from verse 20 through verse 28. Here the disciples got upset, and their parents came and said, “Please take care of our son — seat him at the right.” This kind of nonsense is the calamity they must be brought out of. Isn’t that right?

3. Future (Matthew 20:29-34)

And then what? What matters even more is the future. Your devotion today is not a small devotion — it is delivering the secret of the ransom so that in the future people may come out of this darkness, calamity, and the backdrop of hell. Don’t just see this as a blind man having come. God showed us the future.

These are the three things. In one sense, even without explaining the content, you already know and will receive this blessing — but it’s still good to confirm it.

1. Jerusalem (Matthew 20:17-19)

What came out here? Jesus finally arrived at the city of Jerusalem. This holds a great secret — what is contained in it?

[High priest – cross]

When Jesus arrived there, He was greatly despised and mocked by the chief priests and the scribes. He said He would die on the cross. And Jesus said, “I will rise again in three days.” This is very important. The church itself must be brought to life. Would it make sense for the church to remain stuck in this calamity? It must be brought out. “But pastor, does that even make sense?” No, it does not.

(Pharisaism)

Look now at Israel’s Pharisaic church before you. It must be brought out.

(Medieval church – Luther)

Look at the medieval church that arose and the modern church. God raised up one man, Martin Luther, and brought people out. You are now devoting yourselves to this very thing. You are giving offerings for this. Bring the church out of calamity first.

Devote yourselves so that the disciples first, the saints first, come out of this calamity.

3. Future (Matthew 20:29-34)

(The sick, future generations)

Bring out the many sick people and our future generations with nowhere to go, out of calamity.

2. Saints – Disciples (Matthew 20:20-28)

(The twelve disciples)

This is the state of the twelve disciples right now. They must come out of it. Even though they hadn’t yet seen Jesus’ resurrection, what were the twelve disciples already thinking about? How they could succeed in the world. Our church, our early morning prayer meetings, have no such next generation. When I was in seminary, that’s how it was — we thought about worldly success. Isn’t that right? But now, the students studying at our RTS don’t think that way at all. We used to think that way. That was the atmosphere back then. It’s calamity. It must be brought out. Right now the churches of the world are stuck in this. They compete. We too, out of necessity, are preparing internet resources, but churches nowadays are in an uproar trying to become great. I don’t even know what they think they’re achieving. We must properly carry out the mission of freeing the church from this calamity.

Conclusion

1. Multi-ethnic

What kind of church should we build? A church where people of many nations can come and rest comfortably. It doesn’t exist yet. We must build it. In our denomination, in all our early-morning-prayer churches, at our Immanuel Church, we must build this. Our building isn’t complete yet, but places like Imseo can build this. A place where truly multi-ethnic people are not interfered with but can rest comfortably. A place to pray truly comfortably. It doesn’t exist. We must build it.

Please think this over carefully.

2. Talented people

Second. There are many talented people. If left alone, they will simply be led to ruin. We must give them the right gospel so they become platforms, watch-towers, and antennas. Understood? This kind of devotion is needed, and the church is needed for it.

3. The weak, the abandoned, the sinful

What else? There are many weak people. A system is needed so they can come and be healed. Even a place is needed where the abandoned can come and gain strength. Even a church is needed where sinners can come and become new.

In some sense, such a church doesn’t exist right now. Isn’t that right? People can’t go because they feel judged. The weak can’t go. The abandoned can’t go — the atmosphere doesn’t allow it. The church is increasingly heading in a strange direction. This isn’t said about you, but about the churches of the world right now. They’re absorbed in, “How can we gather many people and make money?” “How can we become a famous church?” I don’t even know why. What will they do after that? That’s the direction things are heading. We need the church that God actually requires.

(Courtyard)

Because of this, there are always three things missing that we must pray for. There is no courtyard where Gentiles can come and pray comfortably. There is no courtyard where remnants can pray and learn, no courtyard for the children. There is no place where people with these problems can come without feeling judged, pray comfortably, and receive grace. In one sense, that’s not about people — it’s about a system, now. This is exactly why we are devoting ourselves and holding this mission conference this time.

This week, just ask one thing — ask God what He truly wants from you regarding missions. Just one thing. Even if you don’t get an answer, just ask — the very act itself brings about a work. Think about it from every angle: if everyone were like me, wouldn’t missions come to a close? If there are people like that, they are as good as dead. They must repent quickly. Isn’t that so?

One day something struck me hard. “Ah” — I used to not give offerings, back when I was in ministry. I had this bias that ministers have no offerings, no money. But it’s not true. There is money. There is. I meet friends, eat meals, go around — there is money. At that moment, this thought crossed my mind: “If everyone were like me, world missions would surely come to a close. Then I am a cursed person.” Isn’t that right? I came to my senses right then. From that point on, I prepared an offering envelope in advance. God has never once made things difficult for us economically. Isn’t that right?

So think about this. Right now, I ask — church building? Church building is the greatest mission. I ask myself, “How do I build the church?” Don’t try to get an answer right away — you are precious people. So since this is a precious matter, don’t rush to get an answer — ask through prayer. You rarely even try that. In this question lies an answer that changes the times. “God, why must I go into ministry when there are already so many other students?” I asked that. And from that, I received an answer that changed the times. I bless you in the name of the Lord Jesus that this week you would have a deep time of prayer asking such a question. Try it. I will pray now.

Prayer. We thank You, God. May this week become a week in which we bring to You in prayer the most important question of my life. Let me become a witness confirming that my life, once fallen into darkness, has been completely transformed. We pray this in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.

Praise — “O For A Thousand Tongues to Sing”

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 — “An Essential Person” (Mt 20:17-34)
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Prayer — 7 Bartizans · 7 Journeys · 7 Guideposts