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Praise — “Solid Rock”

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 — “The Church Built on the Rock” (Matthew 7:21-27)
Transcript…Video

Prayer — 7 Bartizans · 7 Journeys · 7 Guideposts

Sunday 1st Service – Title/Scripture: The Fruit of the Gospel (Matthew 7:15-20) – Speaker: Pastor Ryu Gwang-su – Date/Place: January 23, 2022, Immanuel Church

Matthew 7:15-20
15 Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.
16 You will know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes from thornbushes or figs from thistles?
17 Even so, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit.
18 A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit.
19 Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.
20 Therefore by their fruits you will know them.

Summary
Jesus preached a sermon on the mountain. He is now concluding it.

▣ Introduction
1. First, things to confirm
1) Those who are laypeople and new members with no background – there is absolutely no need to worry. That background is not necessary.
2) Those who are discouraged because they are too poor – because it is wrong, simply start correctly.
3) Those who think that the life of faith is too difficult and hard – simply go to church, stop speaking people’s words and worldly words, and hold onto God’s covenant.

2. Jesus, who spoke of what to be cautious of – beware of false prophets. They are like wolves appearing in sheep’s clothing. They will plunder you. But they will be thrown into the fire, so do not be afraid.
1) Do not fear the world.
2) Do not envy the world. Because it is wrong.
3) Do not look down on the world. Because Satan has taken hold of it.
▷ Rome has not taken hold of the world. It is 100% running errands for Satan. The Pharisees have not succeeded. They have become a vassal state of Rome and are 100% serving as slaves. The Pharisee religion is nothing great. It is a religion completely without the gospel.

3. The king’s message to all of Rome, the Jews, and the Pharisees
1) To the disciples: be cautious and do not be afraid.
2) By the fruit you know the tree. – No matter how good a tree appears to be, a tree that bears no fruit is a bad tree.

▣ Main – A message with three things in mind
1. Do not be deceived by the past of the Jews and Pharisees. – Do not be deceived by the plundering of false prophets (verse 15).
▷ The nation of Israel will soon be completely gone within a few decades. Jesus gave this warning.
1) Never go back into slavery.
2) Never become a captive again.
3) Never become a vassal state again.
4) More importantly – we are slaves, captives, and a vassal state of Satan. Do not be deceived by that.

2. Do not envy what is happening today.
1) You must look at the world carefully. You must receive answers and save them. Do not envy them.
2) The reason not to envy the world – because it is not a blessing.
▷ They think what is wrong is a blessing. The church and prophet that teach such things are false.
3) Three of the 8 blessings that must be kept in heart
(1) Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven (Matthew 5:3).
(2) Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted (Matthew 5:4).
▷ The suffering you are experiencing right now is not suffering. The difficulty you are in is not difficulty. It will become an extremely important foundation.
(3) Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness (Matthew 5:6). Blessed are those who are persecuted. For theirs is the kingdom of heaven (Matthew 5:10).

3. Do not fear regarding the future. – The destruction of Israel in 70 AD, becoming a wandering people subjected to massacre – yet the small number among them who had the gospel saved the world.
▷ Do not be deceived. Do not envy what is wrong. Do not fear what will perish. This eye must be opened.
1) Things to remember without fail
(1) Matthew 5:23-24 – Worship is important. Be reconciled with your brother and come worship (Matthew 5:9).
(2) Matthew 6:33 – Do not fear the future. Seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you as well.
(3) Matthew 7:1-5 – Do not be led into temptation because of other people. Do not criticize your brother. Simply realize your own faults. See the plank in your own eye before the speck.
(4) Matthew 7:24-27 – That is a house built on sand. When the wind blows and rain comes, everything collapses.
2) The prayers of those who have the gospel are being received and stored in a vessel before God.
(1) The apostle John (Revelation 8:3-5) – All your prayers are being carried by angels and presented before God and stored in a vessel.
(2) Joseph – It appeared as though many difficulties had come. Do not be deceived. Hold calmly onto the covenant and wait, and history will certainly happen.
▷ In the time of correcting the covenant, God sends His invisible angels to work. In this time of truly praying, God pours out the blessing of the throne. You must believe the important promises of the Bible.
(3) Daniel (Daniel chapter 10) – From the first day that you set yourself to kneel, I was sent. From the first day you pray, God has already begun to work. It is through the power of the throne coming upon you that the world is changed.
(4) David – King Saul was mad and did all manner of things to seize power, but David pitied him and prayed. When the opportunity to kill him came, David did not kill him and helped King Saul to the very end.
3) If we plant the tree of the life-giving gospel that saves people, the fruit of evangelism that saves many people will come forth.

▣ Conclusion – Churches that are beginning to build their sanctuaries, please pray for several things.
1. 3 Camps – We must teach our next generation what prayer is (prayer camp). Because they do not properly know prayer, they do not properly know the future (future camp). They must discover the talents God has given them (talent camp).
2. 3 Ceremonies – We must teach the coming generations: the talent God intends to give them for their entire life (coming-of-age ceremony), the expertise related to that (mission ceremony), and the field application related to that (sending ceremony).
3. 3 Lighthouses – This place must become a platform where people come for 237, healing, and summit. There must be a watchman’s lighthouse here that people can come to. In reality, an antenna is needed that can communicate with God, the world, and all the power of the throne.
▷ God has made all His promises in the Word of the Bible so that world evangelization can happen. You must hold onto that promise. The fruit will without fail come forth. Today you hold onto this covenant and begin to pray. Answers will first be coming to you. Hold onto the covenant in which the way becomes visible throughout today. Hold onto the covenant and pray, and the way becomes visible.

Transcript

▣ Introduction
Jesus preached a sermon on the mountain. He is now concluding it.

1. First, things to confirm
Before you hold onto the Word today, you must first confirm and enter in.

1) Those who are laypeople and new members with no background – that background is not necessary.
There may be some of you who are laypeople, new members, and have no background. You do not need to worry at all. That background is not necessary. When I was 13 years old, my father passed away. He had been ill when he died, so he left the family in a difficult state. The next sibling below me was 10 years old. The one below that was 7 years old. The youngest was 4 years old. When unbelievers came to comfort us, my mother said this: “We are fine because we believe in God.” In that village, we were in fact probably the most blessed. I am a witness. Do not worry.

2) Those who are discouraged because they are too poor – because it is wrong, simply start correctly.
There may also be those of you who are discouraged, thinking you have no money and are too poor. You do not need to worry. Because it is wrong, simply start correctly. When we came to Yeongdo in 1987, we had nothing. But God raised us up as a church that does world evangelization.

3) Those who think that the life of faith is too difficult and hard – simply go to church, stop speaking people’s words and worldly words, and hold onto God’s covenant.
As you have been living the life of faith, you are thinking that it is too difficult and hard, but if you look carefully, it is not. When I was a young adult, I gained conviction as I started the evangelism movement. The church does not evangelize and does not know evangelism. It is poor and has no power. But with that alone, you cannot do world evangelization. When I went to church it was the same as the world – people kept speaking people’s words and worldly words. Simply do not do that. It is so simple. So when I held onto God’s covenant, the evangelism movement had no choice but to open. Every place I went, poverty was broken down, and though we have no power, God works through His power.

When I started the church plant, I was convinced. I was convinced that God would bless us to do world evangelization. Why? Many churches speak, behave, and fight like worldly people. They have never done world evangelization. So I was convinced that our church would pursue only the gospel movement.

As soon as I arrived I was searching for a large piece of land. There was none. But the only place that was said to be vacant was here. So we ended up purchasing it. It was a time when our church was experiencing revival and many evangelism movements were rising throughout the world. There was a lot of slander. It did not matter at all. I was convinced of world evangelization. Why? Because those methods are wrong. Slandering people, envying, cursing, harming others – those are wrong methods. The Bible does not say it should be that way. The Bible says to bless others, heal the sick, raise up the oppressed, and preach the gospel.

2. Jesus, who spoke of what to be cautious of
Today Jesus has given us extremely important words of caution as His concluding message.

1) Do not fear the world.
Do not fear the world. This is the conclusion now.

2) Do not look at the world and envy it as something good.
Also, do not think the world is so great and envy it. Because it is wrong.

3) Do not look down on the world that Satan has taken hold of.
Also, do not look down on the world. Satan governs it.

Three things must be done without fail. Do not fear the world. Do not look at the world and envy it as something good. And do not look down on the world that Satan has taken hold of.

Today Jesus said: beware of false prophets. He said this after finishing His sermon. “They are like wolves appearing in sheep’s clothing.” That is what He said. “They will plunder you.” Jesus said that. That means do not be afraid. They will be thrown into the fire. Therefore do not be afraid.

Rome is not currently holding the world – it is 100% running errands for Satan, right? The Pharisees have not succeeded. They have become a vassal state of Rome and are 100% serving as slaves. You must see it accurately. The Pharisee religion is nothing great. It is a religion completely without the gospel.

3. The king’s message to all of Rome, the Jews, and the Pharisees
The Gospel of Matthew describes Jesus as king. It is the king’s message. It is a message to all of Rome, a message to the Jews, a message to the Pharisees.

1) Be cautious and do not be afraid.
To the disciples: be cautious and do not be afraid.

2) By the fruit you know the tree.
So He used the illustration: “Don’t you know the tree by its fruit?” No matter how good a tree appears to be, a tree that does not bear fruit is a bad tree. And by the fruit you know the tree.

▣ Main – A message with three things in mind
During Jesus’ short three years, He is now giving extremely important messages. Three things were kept in mind.

1. Do not be deceived by the past of the Jews and Pharisees. – Do not be deceived by the plundering of false prophets (verse 15).
What is the first? Do not be deceived by the past of the Jews and Pharisees. The word “plunder” here is not referring to a swindler – it is referring to the Jews and Israel. So they labeled Jesus a heretic for criticizing them. It is not criticism. The nation of Israel will completely disappear within just a few decades, right? Jesus gave this warning. Do not be deceived by the past of the Pharisees, of the Jews. What does that mean?

1) Never go back into slavery.
Never go back into slavery. That is what it means.

2) Never become a captive again.
Never become a captive again.

3) Never become a vassal state again.
Are you not now a vassal state of Rome? Never become a vassal state again – that is what it means.

4) We are slaves, captives, and a vassal state of Satan. Do not be deceived by that.
More importantly, we are slaves, captives, and a vassal state of Satan. Do not be deceived by that – that is what this means. So the very first words are this: do not be deceived by the plundering of false prophets.

2. Do not fear what is happening today.
What is the second? You must remember this without fail. Do not fear what is happening today. And do not envy it when you see it. Looking at it now, it seems quite impressive. Do not envy it.

1) You must look at the world carefully. You must receive answers and save them. Do not envy them.
You must look at the world carefully. You must save them. Those who believe in Jesus are thinking, “Why do unbelievers prosper while I am like this?” That is not right. You must receive answers and save them. Right? Do not envy them.

2) The reason not to envy the world
Then what did Jesus say? He spoke of 8 blessings. Why should you not envy? Because that is not a blessing. We need to be a church that truly saves the world by receiving answers – but people look at what is wrong and call it a blessing. The church and prophet that teach such things are false – that is what this means. Right?

3) Three of the 8 blessings that must be kept in heart
And among the 8 blessings He spoke of, three must be kept in heart without fail.

(1) Blessed are the poor in spirit.
“Blessed are the poor in spirit. For theirs is the kingdom of heaven.”

(2) Blessed are those who mourn.
“Blessed are those who mourn. They will be comforted.” You must mourn. Your country has become a vassal state with nothing – of course you must mourn. How can that be a blessing?

The suffering you are experiencing right now is not suffering. Remember the Remnant throughout the nation and the world. The difficulty you are in right now is not difficulty. It will become an extremely important foundation. Jesus is now concluding the sermon He has been giving.

(3) Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, and those who are persecuted.
“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness. Blessed are those who are persecuted.” And He said the same thing: “For theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Do not be deceived.” Do not look at the world and envy it.

3. Do not fear regarding the future.
What else does it say here? Do not fear regarding the future – that is what it means.

Three things must be remembered without fail. Do not be deceived. Do not envy what is wrong. Rather, do not fear what is going to perish – there is no reason to fear what is going to perish. This eye must be opened. Right?

Just as Jesus said, Israel in 70 AD is destroyed. A Roman general named Titus brings down the walls of Jerusalem, brings down the temple. Just as Jesus promised – not one stone will be left upon another. Israel is scattered across more than 20 nations. They are mercilessly massacred. Yet the small number among them who had the gospel saved the world. You must remember this without fail.

1) Things to remember without fail

(1) Matthew 5:23-24
So how important is worship? “Be reconciled with your brother and come worship. Is there really something that you cannot forgive your brother for? Forgive and come worship. For theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.”

(2) Matthew 6:33
Do not fear the future. “Seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you as well.” What Jesus said.

(3) Matthew 7:1-5
“Do not be led into temptation because of other people, do not criticize your brother.” Jesus preached it. “Simply realize your own fault. First remove the plank from your own eye before looking at the speck.”

(4) Matthew 7:24-27
The words God has that come after that – they all come out. They come out in the 2nd service today. “That is a house built on sand. It will all collapse. Does it not collapse when the wind blows and the rain comes?”

Today Jesus is saying do not be deceived. “Beware” – what this means is, do not look at the world and envy it. You must remember this without fail. Do not be afraid. The Lord is now giving an extremely important message.

2) The prayers of those who have the gospel are being received and stored in a vessel before God.
What is more important? Your prayers – the prayers of those who have the gospel – are being received and stored in a vessel before God.

(1) The apostle John (Revelation 8:3-5)
When John saw this in his vision – looking at Revelation chapter 8, verses 3 to 5 – who receives all your prayers? Angels receive them and carry out the errands. On that dark island of Patmos, in exile – it was shown there. Every single one of your prayers, without exception, is presented before God and stored in a vessel. John who saw this did not lose heart. He began to pray even more. In the end, who will win? Do not be deceived. Do not envy what is wrong. Do not fear what will perish – that is what this means. Why fear what is going to perish anyway? Right? All 7 of the Remnant were like this.

(2) Joseph
Starting with the first Remnant, Joseph. It appeared as though many difficulties had come. Do not be deceived. Hold calmly onto the covenant and wait, and history will certainly happen. If Joseph had envied the world, what would he have done? Then he could have just listened to Potiphar’s wife. Right? How well she would have treated him. Would she have made Joseph suffer? She would have given him a lot of money, given him clothes, done everything. It is not a matter of winning. Joseph did not envy those things, not at all. That woman was actually the pitiable one. Egypt was going to be destroyed soon – there was no need to fear that. Hold firmly onto this covenant – that is what this means.

Not a single prayer is missed – God is storing prayers in a vessel. Even now, invisibly, during the time you worship, during the time of correcting the covenant, God sends His invisible angels to work. Because people do not believe this, they live like unbelievers. Right? You must believe the important promises that are in the Bible. In this very time of truly praying, God pours out the blessing of the throne. You cannot see it, can you? That is why people do not believe it. They only believe what they can see with their eyes. That is why they perish. It is so that we can correct our covenant in time that Jesus is now giving this extremely important explanation.

(3) Daniel (Daniel chapter 10)
Look at Daniel chapter 10. When Daniel began to pray, who had God already sent? He sent the archangel of the Lord to begin working in answer to Daniel’s prayer. The wicked Persian army blocked it. God sends the archangel of the Lord to prevail and give the answer. And that angel said this: “From the first day that you set yourself to kneel, I was sent.” From the first day you pray, God has already begun to work. It is through the power of the throne coming upon you that the world is changed.

I have seen this quite often. I am a witness. Do not worry. Do not be deceived at all. You are not people who should be deceived – you are people who should receive the blessing of God’s throne. Do not be deceived.

(4) David
Is that not a fake? King Saul went mad and did all manner of things to seize power. David did not merely refrain from fearing it – he pitied it. He did not envy the kingship of King Saul – he pitied him. This eye must be opened. He is pitiable, look.

Do worldly people appear strong? They are struggling frantically. They shout at you. There is no need to be afraid. They are crying out in agony. How pitiable that is. If you fear King Saul who is like that because he is demon-possessed, what happens? David understood this. So he prayed for King Saul. When the opportunity to kill him came, he did not. Many people said this: “That king has now become strange because an evil spirit has possessed him – if you leave that king, will the nation be alright?” David absolutely did not touch that. He said this: “God does not permit the laying of hands on the servant whom God anointed and set up.” He helped King Saul to the very end. Then did David perish? No. The true answer had no choice but to come to David. You must absolutely not be deceived.

You who are living the life of faith holding onto the covenant – do not be deceived, do not envy the world, do not be afraid. Why is that? Do not listen to the words of false prophets – that is what it means. Is that not falsehood? Why listen to falsehood? They are in reality wolves that intend to kill you, appearing dressed in sheep’s clothing – wearing a sheep’s mask. There are many. But seeing that and being deceived, or being afraid, or following them eagerly and envying them – that is not right.

3) If we plant the tree of the life-giving gospel that saves people, the fruit of evangelism that saves many people will come forth.
What is more important for you? The future. I am convinced. It is us planting the tree of the gospel and bearing the fruit of evangelism that saves many in the world. That is it. If you plant the tree of the life-giving gospel that saves people, the fruit of evangelism that saves many people will come forth. I am convinced.

▣ Conclusion – Churches that are beginning to build their sanctuaries, pray for several things.
Immanuel Seoul Church is nearly complete now. And our Immanuel Ulsan is beginning. Immanuel Changwon is beginning. And our Immanuel Busan is beginning. Please pray for several things.

1. 3 Camps
We will hold three camps here. We must. No other church is doing this. We must hold three camps. What are the three camps? Our next generation does not know what prayer is. We must teach them prayer. Because they do not properly know prayer, what do they not know? They have no understanding of the future at all. And they must discover what talents God has given them. Those three camps must be held here. You yourselves must do it as well.

2. 3 Ceremonies
And what else? For the many coming generations – simply raising your own child well is not the point. What must we teach the many coming generations? What is the talent God intends to give them for their entire life? What is the expertise related to that? What is the field application related to that? These three things must be done.

3. 3 Lighthouses
And what else must be done? This place must become a platform. It truly must become a platform where people come for 237, healing, and summit. There must be a watchman’s lighthouse here that people can come to. Right? People will come.

Do you know what happens if your ship is sailing and there is no lighthouse? Where are lighthouses? Lighthouses are in dangerous areas. Sometimes even in the middle of the ocean there are lighthouses whose light shines out. Do you know why? Because there are invisible, dangerous reefs – if you hit those you all die. In the daytime you can see that some lighthouses are red, some are blue, some are yellow – the colors differ slightly. That means the danger levels are all different. But at night, if this lighthouse light goes out – what happens? It is a disaster. This kind of lighthouse, a watchman’s post, is needed.

In reality, an antenna is needed that can communicate with God, the world, and all the power of the throne. You must remember this without fail. The church that builds this – I am convinced.

When I first came to Yeongdo, I said from the very beginning: since we need to provide evangelism training, find a large place. The congregation members could not understand. Why? There were only a few dozen congregation members and they thought we should build something small for now first. Is it not natural that the congregation members would not understand well? I said “No.” God’s plan is certain. So we tried to purchase that Taejongdae Hotel. Why? Because we had been doing overnight training there, so we thought it would be fine to purchase it, but when we looked into it there turned out to be some problems. So we did not buy it. So apparently there was a small piece of land right at the entrance there that we bought. Our congregation members keep saying “Pastor…” – they seem to be worried. “The pastor has no interest in building a sanctuary and only has interest in evangelism.” Why would I have no interest? But there is no need to worry. God has prepared it all. He has prepared it so that we can do world evangelization, so that He can use you for world evangelization. This is certain.

God has given all His promises in the Word of the Bible so that world evangelization can happen – you must hold onto those promises. The fruit will without fail come forth. Today you hold onto this covenant and begin to pray. I can promise you. Answers will first be coming to you. Right? To Moses who was going to build the tabernacle, God first sent power. To David who was going to build a church that saves the world, God sent all blessings in advance. You must hold onto this covenant today.

Throughout today, hold onto the covenant in which the way becomes visible. How does it become visible? Hold onto the covenant and pray, and it becomes visible. What I am speaking about right now is talking about the way I have seen. It will be like that. For our church to have people coming for 237 nations, healing, and summit – there must be a platform for that, right? Right? Since they intend to come, there must be some kind of lighthouse. There must be something visible for them to come, right? For that to happen – there must be communication. There must be connection, a call must get through, for them to come. That is the antenna. So God’s blessings – why must it be done that way? I will explain in a bit more detail at the 2nd service today. God has prepared important blessings for you today. I bless you in the name of the Lord Jesus that this would become the day of finding that path. I bless in the name of the Lord Jesus that this would become a precious week in which many disciples throughout the nation and the world hold onto this covenant and find the path. Let us pray.

Prayer. Thank You, God. Please allow us to become people of covenant who are not deceived today. We must save the world, yet we are envying the world – please grant us the faith of truly not being deceived. We must save the perishing world, yet please grant us the faith of not being afraid. I pray that today would be a day of covenant in which we find a clear path. Please allow this to become a precious day that becomes an unforgettable beginning in my life. I pray in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.

Praise — “How Great Thou Art”

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 — “The Fruit of the Gospel” (Matthew 7:15-20)
Transcript…Video

Prayer — 7 Bartizans · 7 Journeys · 7 Guideposts

Praise — “Jesus Shall Reign”

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 — “The Path of Destruction and the Path of Life” (Matthew 7:13-14)
Transcript…Video

Prayer — 7 Bartizans · 7 Journeys · 7 Guideposts

Sunday 2nd Service – Worship Committee Dedication Service
Title/Scripture: The Path of Destruction and the Path of Life (Matthew 7:13-14)
Speaker: Pastor Ryu Kwang-su
Date/Location: January 16, 2022, Immanuel Seoul Church

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“The Path of Destruction, The Path of Life”

Introduction – Worship [Everything]
1. Diseases                          2. Religion
1) Mental illness age            1) 3 organizations
2) Addiction age                    2) Church
3) Drug age                             3) Alternative medicine
4) Cancer age                         4) Alternative religion
5) Impossible social life       5) Future

3. Satan’s final method
1) Matthew 4:1-12
2) Hebrews 10:25
3) Revelation 2:1-10
4) Revelation 12:1-9
5) What to do first

4. Temptation of the wide road
1) Satan’s 12 strategies
2) Great nations (murder)
3) Success

5. Path of destruction
1) My own thoughts
2) My own claims
3) My own position

Main: Worship
1. Genesis 1:3, 1:27, 2:7
2. Master of the throne – Trinity
3. 9 powers of the throne
4. Three feasts, three ages
5. Future throne (background)

Narrow road, confined, difficult road
Matthew 13:11-13

1. Cross road
1) Genesis 3:15 (Joseph)
2) Exodus 3:18 (Moses)
3) Isaiah 7:14

2. Path of suffering
1) JX execution
2) Jews
3) Rome

3. Path of restoration
1) Resurrection 
2) Acts 2:1, 13:1-4, 16:6-10, 19:1-7
3) Acts 17:1, 18:4, 19:8

Conclusion. Spiritual background

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Matthew 7:13-14
13 Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it.
14 But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.

Summary

▣ Introduction_ Worship must be able to ‘resolve everything.’

▷ Here two paths emerge: the ‘path of destruction’ and the ‘path of life.’ If worship cannot resolve everything, one cannot survive going forward.

1. An age of illness is coming.
1) Age of mental illness – There are many now, but there will be far more ahead. Without the gospel and worship, life will be hard.
2) Age of addiction – An age is coming in which people fall into various addictions.
3) Age of drugs – The world is falling deeper into drugs with each passing day.
4) Age of cancer – Now when someone says they are sick, it is cancer – that kind of age is here.
5) Age in which social life is impossible – Social life becomes difficult. Without knowing worship and prayer, life is hard.

2. Religion cannot solve this.
1) 3 organizations – The Nephilim movement, meditation movement causes even greater problems.
2) Church – The church cannot solve it either. Churches that are supposedly reviving are doing many strange things and destroying the next generation entirely. The church must finish everything through worship alone.
3) Alternative medicine – Because so many people are getting sick, alternative medicine emerged, but it only extracts money through various lies.
4) Alternative religion – Since religion doesn’t work, alternative religion has emerged, and there are even organizations that do only meditation. Serious problems are occurring.
5) Worry about the future – Since nothing works, people worry about the future and go to fortune tellers with money to have their futures predicted.

3. Satan’s final method
1) Matthew 4:1-12 – Satan’s final method is to make worship fail. He deceives people to change the object of worship.
2) Hebrews 10:25 – In the last days, worship collapses. To be able to resolve all problems through worship alone is to worship rightly.
3) Revelation 2:1-10 – Ten kings persecute to eliminate worship. Even so, those who know worship and the gospel cannot be overcome.
4) Revelation 12:1-9 – In the last days, great chaos erupts.
5) What to do first – First be reconciled with your brother and come to worship successfully. Also, by first seeking His kingdom and righteousness you can obtain everything; and before criticizing others, remove the plank from your own eye. And in today’s passage He says ask, seek, knock – go the way of eternal life, the way of life, the narrow road.

4. Temptation of the wide road
1) Satan’s 12 strategies – Because they are so attractive, one can easily follow. They only make worship fail.
2) Great nations (murder) – Having become slaves of Satan, they killed and murdered many people. This was regarded as something great.
3) Rising in the world – If you serve the great nations well you rise in the world, and this was regarded as something great. The broad road that many people travel has no truth.

5. The path of destruction
1) My own thoughts – Not knowing worship means I unknowingly fail to enjoy God being with me, so I end up consumed with my own thoughts – this is the path of destruction.
2) My own claims – One thinks one’s own claims are supreme.
3) My own position – One does not know others’ positions and thinks only of one’s own.

▣ Main
If one worships rightly, one can do all things.

1. Genesis 1:3 – The moment the light of creation shines is the moment of worship and prayer. If you worship well, all illness is healed.
Genesis 1:27 – Worship is my soul being clothed in the image of God.
Genesis 2:7 – Worship and prayer is the time in which I receive the breath of life that God breathes in as life.

2. Master of the throne – Worship is enjoying the Trinity God who is master of the throne being with me.

3. Worship and prayer is the 9 powers of the throne being manifested at this very moment.

4. Three feasts, three ages – Worship and prayer is when the three feasts and three ages are fulfilled, in which we have escaped from Satan’s authority, the Holy Spirit works, and we enjoy the background of the heavenly throne.

5. Future throne (background) – The future throne we will enjoy for eternity is our background.

▷ Enter through the narrow road, the narrow gate. It is a confined and difficult road. That is going the way of life. There are two things to be careful about. In Matthew 13:11-13, God blocks the eyes of the world’s deceivers so they cannot receive this blessing, making the road appear narrow and difficult so they go to the wide road instead. The other thing is that those who walk that narrow, difficult road did not think it was difficult at all.

1. The way of the cross
1) Genesis 3:15 – Joseph appeared to go into suffering, but he did not truly go into suffering.
2) Exodus 3:18 – Moses understood this. It is the way of the cross, not the way of suffering.
3) Isaiah 7:14 – Daniel and his friends, and Esther, chose this path.

2. The path of suffering
1) The execution of J.X. – All those who ate miraculously and were healed fled; only those who knew worship and the gospel remained and saved the world.
2) The path of Jewish persecution – Originally, merchants persecute when the true gospel is preached.
3) The path of Roman persecution – Politicians do crazy things when it doesn’t earn them votes.

3. The path of restoration
1) Resurrection – It is the path proclaimed by Jesus after His resurrection.
2) Acts 2:1, 13:1-4, 16:6-10, 19:1-7 – It is the path that saves 70 regions and 70 nations.
3) Acts 17:1, 18:4, 19:8 – Paul went into the synagogues to save the next generation.

▣ Conclusion_ Spiritual background

▷ True answers come after the spiritual background is established. When the Remnant had this spiritual background established, answers came that no one could block. The answers that the 7 Remnant, the people of Hebrews 11, and the Paul team received will come in the same way.

Transcript

I was asked to lead the Worship Committee Dedication Service, and I thought, ‘Why, what, why are we doing this?’ I thought, ‘Well, everyone is worshiping anyway, and our church has many worship committee members, so is that why we’re having a dedication service?’ Something like that. But then I received tremendous grace.

▣ Introduction_ Worship [All Things]

With this worship, we must be able to resolve everything.

“The Path of Destruction, The Path of Eternal Life”

Here two paths emerge. The path of destruction and the path of eternal life, the path of life, emerge. These two come out. Therefore, if worship cannot resolve everything, you will not survive going forward. There are five reasons.

1. Illness

First, because the age of illness is coming.

1) Age of mental illness

With each passing day, the age of mental illness is coming. There are many now, but there will be far more ahead. So if you don’t know the gospel and don’t know worship, life will be hard.

2) Age of addiction

As a result, an age will come in which people fall into some kind of addiction.

3) Age of drugs

And now the world with each passing day – it’s the same kind of addiction but slightly different – has fallen into an age of drugs.

4) Age of cancer

And now when someone says they’re sick, it’s cancer. This kind of cancer age is coming.

5) Impossible social life

What’s even more of a problem is social life has become impossible to a degree – even now there are many such people. Social life is hard. This kind of age of illness is coming. It was like this in the old days too. Going forward, if you don’t know what worship is, you also don’t know prayer, so life will be hard.

2. Religion

This religion cannot solve things.

1) 3 organizations

The 3 organizations are doing the Nephilim movement, the meditation movement like this, and causing even greater problems. So America is a country of 3 organizations, you know. Compared to ten years ago, the mentally ill have now tripled – to three times. You can’t say anything. Politicians can’t say a word right now. Because there’s no solution. There are so many, and now they’re just out in the streets, you can’t tell who is who.

2) Church

So, since if you don’t know the gospel rightly you don’t know worship, the church also can’t solve this. Right now, I’ve looked a little at churches that claim to be reviving, and they do all kinds of strange things. You can’t do those things. It destroys the next generation entirely.

There are churches in America that sing like nightclubs. They’ve failed. There are churches that hold every kind of festival. They’ve closed their doors. Really… even if you don’t know other things, a person who attends church must have clear spiritual eyes. This – churches shouldn’t do other things. It must end with worship. When you feel unsatisfied with worship, you must quickly find out why. Quickly. It’s not about finding something else – why isn’t it working? If that doesn’t work, that church is failing to be the solution – that’s the problem.

Here too I see them bringing in movie actors, putting on something like a show, and at those times I see the internet views shoot up. Still fewer than ours. They do everything. But faith life is not a desperate frenzy. Right? Faith life is serving God, not a desperate frenzy. I truly felt the leading of this Worship Committee Dedication Service. This – if you don’t know worship well, there will be big trouble ahead.

3) Alternative medicine

Because so many people are getting sick like this – ‘This won’t do’ – alternative medicine emerged. Does alternative medicine work for you? It doesn’t work for you either. It just extracts money through various lies; it can’t work.

4) Alternative religion

Recently, another strange thing has come out of America. ‘After all, the religions in America won’t do.’ Out of that came something. Alternative religion. “Just don’t believe anything. Just meditate.” Organizations like that have emerged. These serious problems are occurring right now.

5) Future

So in the first place, since nothing works, people are now worried about the future. Being worried about the future, they go to things like fortune tellers, and people go carrying money to whoever claims to predict the future.

3. Satan’s final method

1) Matthew 4:1-12

You must remember this. Do you know what Satan’s final method is? Because you are saved, and because Satan knows he cannot change that, in Matthew chapter 4, verses 1 through 12, Satan’s final method is to make worship fail. Satan is originally a deceiver. He shows all the kingdoms of the world and says, “Bow down and worship me.” Does Satan give all the kingdoms of the world? That’s a fraud. And saying, “Worship me. Change the object of your worship.” If your worship fails, you become worse than a beast. You become the same as one.

2) Hebrews 10:25

In Hebrews chapter 10, verse 25, when the last days come, worship collapses. You must absolutely not be deceived. Being able to resolve every problem through worship alone is what it means to worship rightly. You must remember this.

3) Revelation 2:1-10

Looking at Revelation chapter 2, completely – well – ten kings fully persecuted to eliminate Christianity. Even so, they cannot prevail. They cannot overcome those who worship.

4) Revelation 12:1-9

Looking at Revelation chapter 12, verses 1 through 9, in the last days, great chaos pours out. Even so, those who are victorious in worship, those who know the gospel, cannot be overcome.

5) What to do first

So Jesus explained last week what to do first. “You must succeed in worship. Be reconciled with your brother and come to worship. What kind of worship are you doing while being enemies with your brothers and fighting? Do that (be reconciled with your brother) and then worship. You can obtain all things. First, if you seek His kingdom and His righteousness, you can obtain everything.” These are the words Jesus spoke. “Stop cursing and criticizing others every day. Remove the plank in your own eye first.”

After saying all that, Jesus says – as I mentioned in the first service – “Would you give what is holy to dogs? Would you give pearls and jewels to pigs?” And then, “Ask and you will receive, seek and you will find, knock and the door will be opened to you.” And today, “Go the way of eternal life, the way of life, this narrow road.” That is what He is saying.

4. Temptation of the wide road

Now, there are a few things you must know – this wide road is something you can easily follow.

1) Satan’s 12 strategies

Satan’s 12 strategies – because they are so attractive, you can follow them so easily. These strategies (Satan’s 12 strategies) are so outstanding. What is the thing you cherish most? Isn’t it yourself? That’s what he touches. When I’m in a bad mood, everything is bad. When I’m in a good mood, everything is good. Becoming like God – how wonderful that sounds. All the meditation movements now say, “You become like God.” After setting that up, they drive in all 12 things to kill you, and that way they make only your worship fail.

I mentioned it at cell group worship today. If you take what you have heard from the Word, organize it all, and keep doing the 24 (responses), you keep seeing the flow of the Word and the future becomes visible. That is faith life.

2) Great nations (murder)

What does Satan do? These great nations are completely slaves of Satan. People think this is something so great. These great nations kill and murder many people, and from ancient times people have thought of them as great nations.

3) Rising in the world

Now, the people of Israel who serve the great nations well – they rise in the world. Since the Jews were a subject nation, if they served Rome well they rose in the world. This was thought of as great advancement. The broad road, the road many people travel – there is no truth there.

5. The path of destruction

Not knowing right prayer and worship now leads to the path of destruction. You all must completely restore your worship today.

1) My own thoughts

Because when you don’t know worship, unknowingly you fail to enjoy God being with you, and unknowingly you spend all night consumed in your own thoughts. Your own thoughts! Things like all-night prayer vigils are not good. You’re just consumed in your own thoughts all night long – that’s not an all-night prayer vigil. It becomes strange. This is the path of destruction.

2) My own claims

Not knowing worship – your own claims become supreme. Your own thoughts are supreme, and your own claims are supreme.

3) My own position

You don’t know other people’s positions. You just think of your own position alone. That’s what it becomes. And then Satan gets a complete grip on you, just like that. Everyone, I hope you will be victorious in worship from today.

▣ Main_ Narrow road, confined, difficult road

Worship

What is right worship and prayer? We must first confirm this. If you can worship rightly, you can do everything. “What does ‘if you can’ even mean? For the one who believes, nothing is impossible.”

1. Genesis 1:3, 1:27, 2:7

What is worship? In Genesis chapter 1, verse 3, the moment the light of creation shines is the moment of worship and prayer. I am a little sorry to the doctors here, but if you worship properly, all illness is also healed. Genesis chapter 1, verse 27 – worship and prayer is my soul being clothed in the image of God. In Genesis chapter 2, verse 7, God breathes in life – the breath of life. The time in which I receive that is worship. That is prayer. That is worship.

2. Master of the throne – Trinity

Worship and prayer is enjoying the Trinity God who is master of the throne being with me. So when worship ends and the benediction is pronounced, it is a blessing in the name of the Trinity God. That is worship.

3. 9 powers of the throne

There is nothing to worry about. Worship and prayer is those 9 contents of the power of the throne being manifested at this very moment.

4. Three feasts – Three ages

What is worship? Worship and prayer is when, in this time of worship, the three feasts and the three ages are fulfilled. What are the three feasts? We have already escaped from Satan’s authority. Wherever you go, the Holy Spirit works. Our background is the heavenly throne. It is solid.

5. Future throne (background)

So the future throne to be enjoyed for eternity – it remains. This is our background. This is what we enjoy. Do not be deceived. ‘It seems like answers are not coming right now?’ Do not be deceived. Without question, you can run at the top of the world.

Narrow road, confined, difficult road

So in enjoying this blessing ([worship]), Jesus spoke. “Go the narrow road. Enter through the narrow gate. There it is somewhat confined and difficult.” He said to go that way. That is the road going the way of life. There are two things to be careful about here.

[Matthew 13:11-13]

Matthew chapter 13, verses 11 through 13. Since the world’s deceivers must not receive this ([worship]) blessing, God blocks their eyes. With what does He block them? By making it appear like this (narrow road, confined, difficult road) He blocks them. Then they don’t come. The deceivers don’t come. ‘Why would I go down that difficult road?’ That’s how they think. They don’t go where it’s hard. Not knowing that if you open the door and enter there is this ([worship]), where do they go? They just go to the wide road. To roads like these (introduction). No need to complicate things by analyzing everything. This ([worship 1-5]) is worship. At a glance it looks like a narrow road, a difficult road. Here ([Matthew 13:11-13]) there is another important thing. Do you know what it is? Those on that narrow, difficult road did not think it was difficult at all.

1. The way of the cross

First. That road is the way of the cross.

2. The path of suffering

That road, at a glance – as Jesus said – is confined and difficult; it is the path of suffering.

3. The path of restoration

But that road is the path of restoration.

1. The way of the cross

1) Genesis 3:15 (Joseph)

Now, it is the road of Genesis chapter 3, verse 15, and Joseph understood this. Joseph did go into suffering, but he did not think of it as suffering.

2) Exodus 3:18 (Moses)

Exodus chapter 3, verse 18 – this blood covenant – Moses understood this. The path of suffering, no. It is the way of the cross, the path of suffering – no. Read the Bible carefully.

3) Isaiah 7:14

Isaiah chapter 7, verse 14 – Daniel who understood these words, and Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, those friends, chose this (way of the cross) road. A person like Esther chose this kind of (way of the cross) road.

2. The path of suffering

1) The execution of J.X.

Now, look at it at a glance. God – in a certain sense you could see it as a trick. Jesus Christ was executed on the cross, that’s what this is saying. After saying that, how many people would follow? All those who miraculously got food ran away, all those who were healed ran away. Only those who knew what worship was and what the gospel was remained, and those people saved the world.

2) Jews

This road is the road of Jewish persecution. Without understanding. Originally, merchants slap a heresy label on those who preach the true gospel and do things like that. Otherwise their business doesn’t work. What can you do.

3) Rome

This road is the road that the Romans persecuted for a long time. That’s just how it is. Politicians do crazy things when it doesn’t earn them votes. That’s just how it is. You must not be deceived by such things. They went enjoying this ([worship 1-5]) blessing.

But what is even more grace-filled – and honestly what I feel sorry about – is that we don’t have that kind of suffering now. We just need to enjoy it right now.

3. The path of restoration

1) Resurrection

This road is the road Jesus promised after His resurrection. “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me, so go and make disciples of all nations. I will be with you always, to the very end of the age. They will place their hands on the sick and they will get well. In my name they will drive out demons.” He promised in the Bible. After His resurrection. That is the road. So there is complete restoration, you see.

2) Acts 2:1, 13:1-4, 16:6-10, 19:1-7

Going forward, there is the road that saves 70 regions.

Acts 2:1

“When the day of Pentecost came.” It is finished. The three feasts.

Acts 13:1-4

Just as it is in Acts chapter 13, verse 1 onward, in the first region of mission it happened just like that (Acts 2:1).

Acts 16:6-10

Before going to Macedonia the door was blocked, but prayer time continued in the same way.

Acts 19:1-7

Before entering Tyrannus, before going to Rome, the work of the upper room in Mark happened in the same way.

Try just enjoying this (Acts 2:1). For church leaders, 70 regions will open. Because disciples arise in 70 regions, there is no way that work will not succeed. For associate ministers, the work of completely beyond 70 sites – 70 regions, 70 nations – will arise. It will. Everything must be restored. Take a good look at this.

3) Acts 17:1, 18:4, 19:8

So Paul after that went to the synagogue. Because the next generation needs to be saved – to the synagogue. Because Rome needs to be saved – to the synagogue. He swept through restoration like this. If from now on your worship and prayer is restored, you can restore everything. Try praying. If you prepare just a little while worshiping, it is enough.

▣ Conclusion_ [Spiritual background]

True answers to prayer come after this (Main), right?

[Spiritual background]

It comes after your spiritual background is established. No need to worry. It was like that for the Remnant. Once the Remnant had this (Main) established, answers came that no one could block. Don’t worry. Hebrews 11, the early church. “Oh, I don’t have a place in the church.” Don’t worry about anything. Save 70 regions. “Nobody recognizes you?” Nothing to worry about at all. Save 70 regions. True answers will come – I have experienced it myself – true answers will come.

RT 7, Hebrews 11, Paul team

When that time comes, the answers that the 7 Remnant in Scripture, those in Hebrews 11, and those who were with Paul received will come in the same way. Age doesn’t matter either.

Among the disciples I train, there are two who are friends – they are female college students who are close friends. Well, they receive the Word well and they are very good disciples. The two friends are like that, at the same university and the same age and so on. But one of them seemed to have some wounds. Something about marrying someone rich. She said she wouldn’t go to someone without money. It seemed like she had some wounds about that. So, praying accordingly – in Busan, if you said the name everyone would know, that kind of large, well, almost like a chaebol family – well, she went and got married there.

And then the other friend just married a man who was living a good faith life. But then as time passed, this woman who had married into the wealthy family – she became invisible. So I eventually asked someone about this, and not being able to meet her I called her. And she confessed to me. She said, “This is not a home for people – it is hell.” I said, “What can you do about that? Well. But you have to overcome it, what else can you do?” She said it is truly not a place where people live. What could I do?

So then when we went to visit the home of that friend who was living a good faith life, the couple – without anyone saying anything – would bring out their Bible and hymnal right away. Well, who could make them do that? When I gave a message, the two of them would both kneel right down and sit there taking notes.

And so that sister who used to love only worldly things – embarrassed, she had already gotten divorced, and out of embarrassment she went abroad somewhere. Still though, maybe something in her heart… when I went to hold meetings in America, she came and found me at the meeting venue. I didn’t recognize her at first. She had completely changed – gained weight, become a different person. Well, you could tell. She was just living in complete resignation.

If you miss this ([worship 1-5]) – you’ve missed everything. Knowing this ([worship 1-5]) means even without possessions you are actually fine. If you are enjoying this ([worship 1-5]) blessing, you go according to God’s guidance. God’s guidance is – as in the first service today – He is a God who gives us something better than we can give ourselves. I am not a big witness, but I am a small one. Everyone, believe God’s Word and even if you suffer loss, it is alright. Be victorious in worship and prayer. I will pray.

Prayer. We give thanks for giving us today’s Worship Committee Dedication Service. Please let the Immanuel family restore worship and prayer. We pray in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.

Praise — “You Said”

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 — “God Who Gives Good Things” (Matthew 7:7-12)
Transcript…Video

Prayer — 7 Bartizans · 7 Journeys · 7 Guideposts