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You Must Possess the Content of Eternal Continuation for World Evangelization

2025.12.06 Core
The Start of Eternal Answers of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd RUTC (49)
Scripture Reading: Acts 1:8

People whose health is not very good need to find a kind of prayer that is fitting for them in their own way. And our Remnants, because they have to study, need to have a bit of summit time. So there are various kinds of prayer. Some people go up to the mountains and cry out loudly in prayer. Others go to the church and pray a lot there. When I watched my mother, I saw that she went to church and prayed a lot, and when I went and saw, she was praying out loud. That is also very effective. So in David’s case, because he liked praise, it seems he prayed while praising. But the seven Remnants had a slightly different kind of prayer. They could not set a fixed place and pray there or go up to the mountains and pray like that. Because the seven Remnants lived lives that were almost always on the run, they enjoyed prayer in the field, right there on the spot.

▣ Introduction

1. 7·7·7
This is the kind of prayer I do. Because Christ has given this:

  1. Daily concentration (breathing) I concentrate on this every day. Mainly in the morning, at noon, and at night I concentrate in this way.
  2. Hourly checking Then I check every hour. I check with prayer like this.
  3. 300% in everything In everything, I edit, design, and construct at 300%. You must restore this prayer, and through it you must recover your health, your studies, and everything else.

2. Three answers
Then three kinds of answers come like this.

  1. Discovering “only” At last, “only” is discovered. If you continue this kind of prayer, “only” is discovered. You must also do this.
  2. Going out holding “uniqueness” When you go out into the world, you must already be going out holding “uniqueness.”
  3. Re-creation – challenge And then, when you go to the field, re-creation becomes visible. At that time you challenge.

We are now sending off one year and, as we greet the new year, we are organizing things. In reality, you must enjoy prayer like this, and these kinds of answers come.

3. World evangelization
At that time, although it is not possible by our own strength, world evangelization begins to take place.

  1. Genesis 45:1–5 Finally that day comes. Genesis 45:1–5. This is re-creation. Who could have known that he would become prime minister? He became prime minister. So our Remnants and our church leaders must surely enjoy this. World evangelization began to take place.
  2. Exodus 5:1–12:46 Ten miracles appeared through Moses, and these were passed on to the entire world. They were especially conveyed to the land of Canaan.

Many people ask, “How do we pray?” You can just do it like this. During times of concentration there are various methods, but what is important is the method of concentrating. Some people say they will go up to the mountains. Then they cannot go to the mountains every day. For me, that is impossible. Some people say they will fast and pray. That is also fine, but in that case I cannot starve every day.

Daily concentration (breathing)
So I began to concentrate in a scientific way. I concentrated on this (breathing), which revives the Remnants’ brains, revives your spirits, and revives your bodies. That is how I do it. The method of concentration. The power of concentration is tremendous. So this peaceful kind of prayer must be restored. 「Peace, strength, 24, 25, eternity」 It must be peaceful. And it must be prayer through which you gain strength. Then, in a relaxed way, 24 naturally takes place. It becomes like that.

  1. 1 Samuel 7:1–15 So one day the door for world evangelization opened; as you know, what was it? The Mizpah movement.
  2. Dothan The Dothan movement.
  3. Babylon And all of it is the same. The Babylon movement.
  4. Rome And later, it became the Rome movement. It continued to arise like this.

「Eternal continuation – world evangelization」 (237–5,000) At that time, one important answer comes. What is it? Eternal continuation arises. At that time, as you know, the end point is world evangelization.

In the future, Remnants must know that any occupation that does not match the 237 nations and the 5,000 tribes cannot be a true occupation. It was like that before, but even more so in the future. In your workplaces, you will almost be laid off. That is because there will be no need to employ so many people in so many jobs. Especially for the current adults, it is still somewhat okay, but for our Remnants it is serious. Even now the results are coming out. Evidence is beginning to appear that working from home, without going to the workplace, is more effective. Why? Because that way is faster and much better for this age.

Now we are in an age where we do not go out to buy something, but instead we order and have it delivered. Even at restaurants, there is no need for employees. If you tap this (a tablet), a robot brings it to you like this. There will no longer be any need to make things so hard by using people. So you really must pray. If you pray and do not receive answers, you will end up in difficulty.

The answers you receive and the answers the Remnants receive must be connected to the 237 nations and the 5,000 tribes. Everything else is a lie, so you must not believe it. The fact that evangelism is not taking place is evidence that evangelization has not taken place, so it is bound to arise. So our church leaders, holding evidence, must open up the three courtyards, the three-day weekend age, and the holy meditation age, and imprint these in the next generation.

▣ Main

Now, these kinds of evidences continued to come. At that time, something important arises.

1. Mission
This is the mission of eternal continuation.

2. Background and content
Next, this is the background and content as we go all the way to this eternal continuation and world evangelization.

3. Answer of the flow [Gospel movement X]
And now there is the important answer of the flow. Why is it that world evangelization repeatedly does not take place and the gospel has disappeared? You must surely realize this. Why has the gospel movement disappeared? It is because they missed the important flow.

1. Mission (Acts 1:3)

  1. Bartizan of the throne You must absolutely pray this way so that our mission of continuation is the bartizan of the throne. Pastors must start anew. You must see why the twelve disciples were raised and now see the twelve world regions. Next year, many multiethnic people must be raised as ministers. And they must be raised as church leaders. However, there are people whom I am looking for separately.

Right now, the biggest problem is that in the church, the problem is the budget. So now I am thinking, “We must use as church leaders and ministers those talented people who do not need a budget.” Only then can world evangelization take place. For example, in Busan right now, there is a person who could become the president of his nation who is coming to our church and receiving training. He is someone who could become president in his nation and is on that short list, and he has now become an elder. So I am thinking, “How about appointing such people as missionaries? If necessary, it is good even to make them missionaries or pastors.” Because they are talented people. Why? Because world evangelization must arise.

Right now, the reason churches cannot send people is entirely because they say they have no money. If you really want to do world evangelization, you must raise and send people who do not need financial support.
2) Journey of the throne Those who go on the journey of the throne.
3) Guideposts of the throne Those who continually set up the guideposts of the throne.

Jesus spoke about this for forty days (Acts 1:3). We must also do it. We can do it through prayer. So believe and prepare the vessel. Because it will come. You almost do not believe at all. It says that it is counted as righteousness when you believe, and answers come when you believe. The thing I suffered the most with was that because people did not believe, I lost all the people.

When I first went into Yeongdo, we must train there. Truly, thousands of disciples must arise there. The hardest thing was persuading our church members. They were persuaded and listened to the message and did well, but they absolutely did not believe. So they kept introducing parcels of land to me, because we had to build our church. From what I could see, the size of the land they brought was only big enough to build a bathroom, but they kept bringing that kind of land. It would not work. In the end, we now have a plot of land of over 10,000 pyeong. That is our goal. The three courtyards must be there, and people must come. Sick people must be able to come. In reality, believers have no time or place to go and pray out loud together and enjoy the Word. There is no place where the sick can come and enter into deep prayer. You must do this.

So when you hold to the covenant, God begins His work.

2. Background and content
What is our background and content?

  1. Passover – Christ Passover and Christ.
  2. Pentecost – Holy Spirit Pentecost and the Holy Spirit.
  3. Feast of Ingathering – throne The Feast of Ingathering and the background of the throne. This is our background and our content.

3. Answer of the flow [Gospel movement X]
But why does the gospel movement keep disappearing?

  1. Word Do not miss the flow of the Word, through which the gospel flows. Answers keep coming. It goes all the way to world evangelization. In our Darakbang, we are now going all the way to the 5,000 tribes. Do not miss this; hold firmly and have assurance.

While you pray and listen to the pastor’s sermon tomorrow, an answer will come. You must imprint that answer through prayer whether for five minutes, ten minutes, or all day. Then something becomes visible. It becomes fixed. Then for six days you pray with that. Then when you come to the Tuesday meeting, just checking “What will we do today?” will connect to it.

Our messages are not just studies, so although they look repetitive, we are going one thing at a time. You must be able to see that. It looks as though pastors are just always speaking about the gospel, but one life movement after another is taking place. You must be able to see that. Then all answers will continue. You must not miss it.
2) Prayer Then this prayer looks like the same 7·7·7 prayer, but it keeps moving. It goes out alive and moving. This becomes visible.
3) Evangelism Before you evangelize, you must first see. The flow of evangelism.
4) Field In the field, the problem is not just doing evangelism. The flow of the field becomes visible.
5) Nations Finally, as you carry out world evangelization, you see the flow of each nation. Because they miss this, they cannot continue.

▣ Conclusion_ 300%

So all of you must not worry about anything. All missionaries, all church leaders, all pastors must prepare at 300%. I will draw this conclusion with the scattered ones. Because all of us must do world evangelization.

The Remnants’ Weapon for Uniqueness is Whole Heart

2025.12.06 Remnant and TCK Study of Evangelism
The Evangelist’s Life and the Start of Eternal Answers of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd RUTC (49)
– Model 43 of the 3 Courtyards –
Scripture Reading: Acts 1:8

Some of those who are a bit older have lived quite a long time, so they already have a kind of conclusion. So they either have assurance, or they have stubbornness—one of the two. Because they have had many experiences, sometimes assurance toward God comes, and at other times, the opposite happens and their own stubbornness becomes stronger; it goes that way. But Remnants can ask many questions. “How should I pray?”—questions like that. “How do I discover God’s will for the future?”—they end up asking such questions. So the very fact that they are asking those questions is important.

▣ Introduction

  1. System (gospel, prayer, evangelism) However, Remnants must quickly establish a system. You must quickly establish the system of what the gospel is, how to pray, and what evangelism is, since you have to become witnesses in the future. Doing evangelism is not what is important; you must know what it is. If you do not do this during the Remnant time, it will not work later. Simply put, from birth you did not know the gospel and did not know prayer, so Remnants have become people who are in a state where they cannot pray. They cannot concentrate. They struggle in their own way, but they cannot concentrate. So you must fix this quickly. Put simply, you are in a ruined state without even knowing it. You must catch the fact that something else has already been imprinted in you without you knowing it. That is why, I was going to say this in next week’s sermon, but in Busan they said, “We will establish an elementary school,” and that is a good thing. Those who in the future will become pastors, or politicians, or judges, or doctors, and then those who will become specialists, must start from elementary school. Why? Because the system must be changed. This system must go in. It is not inside right now. So, before asking, “What should Remnants do?” once you realize, “Ah, so that is how it is,” about this system, it begins.
  2. I, my things, my field From that time on, this comes to you: you get the answer to, “Who am I?” You get the answer to, “What is mine?” You get the answer to, “What is my field?” Simply put, you begin to see “me whom God made,” “the things God gave,” and “the field where God tells me to go.”
  3. Discovering “only” and going with “uniqueness” From that time, something important comes. “Only” is something you just need to discover. In fact, they are similar words. “Uniqueness” is something you come to possess. So “uniqueness” is what you carry with you. Here a great difference arises. Because you are not holding uniqueness, you face difficulties when you go.

▣ Main
I will present evidence for this.

  1. Genesis 41:1–38 (two kinds) Joseph already carried it with him. So there were two kinds. Because he had this answer, he knew what the older generation did not know. When he went to the field or to that nation, he knew things that the leaders there did not know. This is the key. 「For Remnants, wholeheartedness toward uniqueness is the weapon」 (Acts 1:8) So when Remnants discover “only” and come to possess “uniqueness,” they can do it with all their heart. This is the method. Check carefully according to the Bible.
  2. Exodus 3:18–20 (elders, king) In fact, this is what God is now saying to Moses. “Go to offer the blood sacrifice.” “Tell the king that you will take My people out to offer the blood sacrifice. First tell the elders. And then go and speak before Pharaoh.” He said many things. Moses told the truth: “In my present position, I am not able to go.” But regarding one word, there was no need for questions: “Go to offer the blood sacrifice.” Moses already knew this. Right? He already possessed it. From that very day, works began. Remnants must carry it with them. You are not going somewhere to wander and grope around; you are going carrying it. So do not worry, but if you cannot absolutely make 300%, you cannot succeed. You cannot do missions. Even unbelievers do it, so why not us? We can do it as much as we want. Then there is nothing to fear regarding the future. Then there is no need to worry about your job. Absolutely make 300%. I am now presenting evidence using the Remnants.
  3. Song of Songs 4:1–5, 1 Chronicles 29:10–14 (one thousand bartizans) (temple preparation) Who is it? It is David. He had already established one thousand bartizans that save the nation, and then he prepared the temple that would save the world. It was not that these things happened suddenly as he lived. He had already possessed the answer beforehand. As he prayed from his youth, he discovered “only” and was already holding “uniqueness.” With that, he made these things. Do not be deceived. Right now, you may be facing problems, but they are not problems. Is it a crisis? It will not be a crisis. Do not misunderstand. You are thinking exactly like unbelievers about everything, and you think that if you fight and win against someone, that means you have won. If the powerful nations conquered the world, does that mean they have won? No. Joseph was falsely accused and sent to prison. Was that losing? From what I see, most of the time you are thinking in the way of those who are not saved. Even now, God the Triune God is with you as Spirit. David already knew this. And he was holding it. This is a very important message.
  4. 2 Kings 2:9–11, 2 Kings 6:8–24 Elisha had already discovered “only.” Right? He had. And he went into the Dothan movement already holding what “uniqueness” is. Our Remnants must not lose this. What if you cannot find it? Then you can wait. Pastors, do not worry. If the door of the absolute bartizan has not yet opened, then simply do not go until it opens. Look for it. Just look for twelve places. That is why, in Korea, we are now establishing RU for church leaders. The reason is this: since nothing is working, do the thing that can work. If answers come in all directions, then you can do it.
  5. 1 Samuel 7:1–15 (Philistines) I am now presenting evidence. The reference was missing earlier: 1 Samuel 7:1–15. Samuel had already—Samuel had already discovered “only” from his youth. And this Mizpah movement was not just something he started casually. Samuel had already realized in advance, “It is not the Philistines.” It is not the Philistines. People keep making excuses about the Philistines, but that is not it. It says that while Samuel was alive, the Philistines were unable to attack.
  6. Daniel 1:8–9, Daniel 3:8–24, Esther 4:1–16 It is the same story. Daniel 1:8. The same story. He had already discovered and already possessed it. Our Remnants must surely remember this. He had already discovered “only,” and that “only” is exactly “uniqueness.” When you possess it, that is “uniqueness,” and that is what he carried. If not, there would be no need to do the Remnant movement, and there would be no need for the children, middle school, and high school departments to gather in your churches. Why must they gather? Because they must surely carry this with them.
  7. Acts 9:1–15, 2 Timothy 2:1–7 Paul had already discovered what he must do—that “only”—and he passed it on to the next generation. In fact, “only,” “uniqueness,” and “concentratedly” are the same kind of word. But once I have discovered it, I realize, “Ah, this is ‘only.’” That is the answer. What is the greatest answer? It is that “only” becomes visible. Going to enjoy that is “uniqueness.” That is why especially during the infant and toddler years, which are the time of imprinting, you must show them many things with a bit of audio-visual. Elementary school students cannot concentrate very well right now, so with just a little teaching of what the gospel is and what prayer is, and simply doing it together, it is enough. Our middle and high school students struggle a lot, so even just confirming things firmly will bring works. Our university students and young adults must firmly complete CVDIP. And as for our adults, there is nothing more to argue about. It is now a matter of reality. You must simply attach yourself to it. So the events of Calvary, Mt Olive, and Mark’s upper room must be applied to you exactly as they are.

▣ Conclusion
You can see it like this.

  1. One heart
  2. Whole heart
  3. Continuation

Is this not the conclusion? When this answer comes, one heart is formed, then whole heart and continuation follow. So this becomes the blessed life of our Remnants. At that time, the power of the throne appears and world evangelization takes place. The pastors, pastor’s wives, and ministers gathered here must change your thoughts and not give up. Right now, the doors to the 5,000 tribes are beginning to open. Right now, it may look as if there is no answer, but that is not the case. “Faith is the substance of things hoped for.” It is substance, not illusion. But because you do not yet physically possess it, it is the substance of things hoped for. Because what is seen is not first, it is “the evidence of things not seen.” You already possess it, and when you worship tomorrow, and when you hear the Word today, you must already believe that fact. It has surely been fulfilled. God always fulfilled His Word in those to whom He gave such promises. If so, then the very fact that you are sitting here before the Word today is an answer. Right? And tomorrow, on Sunday, when you go and receive the answer that God gives you through the pastor’s sermon, imprint it, and confirm it—that itself is an answer. So the working of the power of the Word is something no one knows. I truly bless you in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ that especially the Remnants will succeed in worship tomorrow. Let us pray.

Prayer. God, we thank You. Let today be the most blessed time. Let this moment be the time of answers, the time when You are now working, and the time when the unseen bartizan, journey, and guideposts are being made. On the day this is fulfilled, let many people be revived and let the Remnants arise. In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ we pray. Amen.

 

The Businesspersons’ Method is Having One Heart for Only

2025.12.06 Business Missions
The 237 Nations and the Start of Eternal Answers of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd RUTC (49)
– Bartizan 43 of the 3-day Weekend Age –
Scripture Reading: Acts 1:8

1. Picture Thank you for the praise. Now this year has less than one month left. As you, as people of work, wrap up this year, you must clearly draw the picture. You cannot go on without doing this.

  1. Thoughts, heart, brain, soul, throne The picture is not an art picture. It is the picture you draw in your mind. Your thoughts and heart are always imprinted on your brain. That is why, when you look at most people, because their thoughts and heart are seriously wrong in many ways, they are outstanding yet do not receive answers. It is always imprinted in the soul. Then it becomes connected to the throne. Answers are bound to come. Among students, there are children who are grateful toward their parents and children who resent their parents. Which child will receive answers? There is no need to ask. I was shocked that despite having been trained for decades, I still heard things like, “I am upset about this, about that,” and inside I thought, “Ah!” That reveals that person’s level. How diligent or skilled they are—that is secondary.
  2. Bartizan – journey – guidepost So as you keep praying over this part, a bartizan will be formed. God’s bartizan is formed in you. Then it becomes easy to go the journey and to establish guideposts. This picture is something you must surely have.
  3. WIOS, OURS, Always withs Then within me, God’s With, Immanuel, Oneness system is formed. The “only, uniqueness, re-creation” system is formed even without you thinking about it. The “always with” system is formed.

2. Only (surely) At this time you see one thing: you see “only.” To see “only,” you do not have to think in a difficult way. Just ask, “What is the one thing I must absolutely do right now?” However, for people of work and church leaders, because you must receive great blessing, you see three things.

  1. Absolute impossibility The king of Egypt commanded that the babies be killed, and no one could stop it.
  2. Absolute plan But Jochebed saw God’s absolute plan. God’s plan was for the Israelites to leave Egypt.
  3. Absolute possibility At that time she saw absolute possibility. Seeing absolute possibility, she decided to send her son into the palace. Through that one thing, an event that changed the age took place. So change your thoughts, and as people of work and church leaders, you must not think, “What will someone do for me?” It must not be that. It is, “What will I do?” Not, “What will the church do for me?” but, “What will I do for the church?” Right? You must change your thoughts. Our disciples in hard and underdeveloped countries must change their thoughts. They are thinking, “Is there no nation that will help us?” If they go on like that, it will last their whole life. They must change their thoughts: “How can we send disciples?” Right? Even if you cannot yet do it, you must think that way for your spirit to come alive and your direction to change. You are people of work and church leaders. You must start by changing your thoughts. Among all the demons, the strongest demon is the “resentment demon.” The next strongest is the “public opinion demon.” You go to church and act according to the atmosphere. That is not right. You must follow the Word. You must not follow people. In this way, we easily lose hold of this blessing. Now in your remaining life, you must do this.

3. One heart – 24, 25, eternity When this “only” is seen, one heart becomes possible. What is the opposite of one heart? Being complicated. What is the opposite of one heart? Being confused all the time. That leads to death. Discovering this blessing is not very difficult; it is found in small things. Our former church was one where there were too many things that did not work. So I asked, “What is the most needed and most difficult thing in our church?” and I asked the pastor if I could do that. The pastor was very pleased. It was nothing special. At my school, during exams—this may be hard to understand now, but when I was in school—we received test papers mimeographed in the staff office. It was such an underdeveloped time that the letters were often unreadable. One day I studied what kind of mimeograph could print clean double-sided copies at a print shop. With that, I told the pastor I would make the church bulletin. The pastor told me to do it. Those of you who do printing know that it requires some skill. I made a clean double-sided bulletin every week. For me that was a good experience, and I used it in the army as well. This is how “only” works. I once went to a church and was put in charge of the middle and high school department. What was the “only” I had to do? It was very simple but others did not do it, so I visited the schools every day. There I saw something tremendous. The answers from that continue even now. Then I was in charge of the children’s Sunday school, and the kids were so noisy that very few could concentrate on the sermon. From there I discovered a tremendous answer, and that was the “Darakbang.” “Ah, we must do Darakbang.” At another church, I was put in charge of the young adults. There I found what was most important: discipleship training. It was nothing difficult. It was something that truly had to be done. When I went into Yeongdo, what was the question? “How can world evangelization be possible?” When I honestly asked that, naturally the questions came: “How many countries are in the world? How many countries are there that receive no cultural benefits?” So the answer of the 5,000 tribes was bound to emerge. As people of work, before this year ends, you must think about this. 『The way of people of work – the “only” one heart』 The way of people of work is the “only” one heart. Right? Some say, “If you just work hard at anything, it will work,” but that is something spoken in very underdeveloped places. You must discover this “only” while praying. Only then will things truly start. From that point, one heart becomes possible. If I do not discover “only,” I must do this and that and everything. So before this year ends, you must pray and greet the new year.

▣ Main Let us check the Bible briefly.

1. Abraham (13:14–18) It is Abraham. He discovered “only.” Before that, nothing worked. That is Genesis 13:14–18. He discovered it there.

  1. No unbelief What did he discover? He discovered unbelief. He discarded it. So he parted ways with his nephew. Abraham had been continuing in unbelief.
  2. Altar – picture From that moment, he began to cast that away and build altars. He drew the promise God gave as a picture. You know how greatly he received answers. Before that, he almost died.
  3. 22:1–21 From then on God gave an important promise for the last days. On Mount Moriah, it was the ram. The son was supposed to die, but there was the ram. At that time He spoke of world evangelization. From there, it began to be passed to the next generation.

2. Joseph (Genesis 37:1–11) Joseph discovered this. Fortunately, Joseph discovered it from the very beginning.

  1. Heart He spoke about this, and it says Jacob treasured these things in his heart. This is important.
  2. Path Because Joseph discovered this early and discovered “only,” everything became a path. People who did not know would think Joseph was trafficked and sold and ruined. No. It was the path.
  3. World evangelization In the end he becomes the main figure of world evangelization where this “only” is fulfilled. People who did not know Joseph would have thought, “Joseph is finished.” His brothers would have thought so. “Ah, Joseph is finished.” Potiphar’s wife would have thought so. But Joseph became a powerful prime minister. When the brothers later found out, they trembled and begged for their lives. When we search the Bible, there is no news about Potiphar’s wife. She must have been the most afraid. Right? She knew who Joseph was and that she falsely accused him and sent him to prison. But he became prime minister. If it were you, you would probably summon her. But there is no such record in the Bible. One who discovers “only” can work with one heart.

3. Jethro (Exodus 18:1–21) It is Jethro the priest. When you look at Exodus 18:1–21, without discovering this “only,” what he did would be impossible.

  1. Son-in-law The fact that he took Moses as his son-in-law itself was impossible.
  2. Pharaoh Even more, when Moses said he would go back before Pharaoh, Jethro told him to go.
  3. Counsel And when they came out of Egypt, Jethro gave Moses an amazing message. At that time the terms “leaders of tens, leaders of fifties, leaders of hundreds, leaders of thousands” came from Jethro’s mind.

4. Hannah, Jesse Especially look at Hannah and Jesse.

  1. 1 Samuel 1:9–11 When you truly pray, from the moment you discover “only,” works arise. No matter how much she prayed, there was no answer, but one day she discovered this, and then works began. Before that, she only prayed in a physical way: “Why do You not give me a child? Why only me?” That was her prayer. Then she realized, “It is not that I need a son.” She realized, “A Nazarite to save the nation is needed.” Works had no choice but to arise.
  2. 1 Samuel 17:1–47 In 1 Samuel 17:1–47 something amazing appears. A war broke out. Jesse knew David would become king. If he knew that, he should have kept him home. But he said, “Go, be sure to deliver this and bring back a token.” From there, the work began. Goliath insulted them for 40 days. It was not just any insult. He said, “Let someone who believes in the Lord come out.” “If you simply fight and defeat me, we will surrender. If you cannot defeat me, all Israel must surrender to our nation.” David heard this. What is the answer in everything? It is “only.” David knew this. Now you must receive and enjoy this blessing.

5. Obadiah Look at Obadiah—truly tremendous.

  1. One hundred men He was especially the king’s official and Elijah’s disciple. I believe there is much answer in this. He was the trusted official of the most evil king and the disciple whom Elijah valued most. This is amazing. This is the standard you people of work must have. Unbelievers must acknowledge you, and the servant of the Lord must acknowledge you. Right? He hid one hundred prophets.
  2. Seven thousand people God did not end with that. He reserved seven thousand disciples. Obadiah influenced all of them.
  3. Dothan Later, the Dothan movement arose. “Only.” There is no need to work frantically. “Only.” Saving time and such things are not the most important. The important thing is to treat what is important as important and what is not important as not important. When you have time, rest, enjoy, relax, and play. But you must not lose “only.” Our Remnants must also discover “only” to succeed. They must discover “only” to do 300%. Remember this.

6. Daniel (Daniel 1:8–9) Look at all of them—Daniel. These people discovered “only.” So it says they resolved. What does that mean? They saw something. “We are not people who have simply succeeded. God has sent us to this high position. Israel is now ruined. The temple has been burned and destroyed.” They had come to that nation, and into very high positions. They resolved. They showed evidence. So the answers came exactly.

7. Romans 16:1–27 The people of Romans 16. All these people discovered “only.” So the “hidden contract” appears.

▣ Conclusion_ Natural, necessary, absolute “Only” is, in conclusion, in what is natural. What must you do in the wilderness? Naturally, you must go to the land of Canaan. Right? Not knowing that is why they died. “What if we die on the way?” Then you die. Even so, you must go. “Even if we die in the wilderness, our next generation must go to Canaan.” Right? Natural. Then you discover what you must absolutely do. Necessary. Then you discover what you must do even at the risk of your life. Absolute. That is how it comes. Before this year ends, you people of work and church leaders are important people. Draw the picture. Earlier, as I listened to the elder’s prayer, I saw the message was arranged very movingly. With that covenant of the week, you must discover what is most failing in the church and in your work. Then you begin to see “only.”

▣ Introduction
3. One heart – 24, 25, eternity From then on, one heart. If you combine one heart firmly, it becomes 24, 25, eternity. Then it cannot fail. Remnants ask much about what they should do, but for adults there is no need to ask. Do 24. Then 25 comes. Then eternal masterpiece remains. Surely it is so. If you know 24, you can restore your health and everything. I bless you in the name of Jesus Christ that for people of work throughout the nation and the world, a newly beginning year will start again. Let us pray.

Prayer. May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, King of kings, and the eternal love of God, and the powerful working of the Holy Spirit be with people of work and church leaders throughout the nation and the world, from now on and forevermore. Amen.

 

Prayer of the Week: December 7, 2025

Heavenly Father, restore in me the anticipation of worship. As I praise, mobilize the heavenly armies, move heaven and earth, and fulfill the work of the throne in my life. Through every representative prayer, let me experience Your answers. Even in my quiet and empty moments, help me hold onto Your Word and wait expectantly for what You will accomplish in me throughout the day.

Change my thoughts and open my eyes. Do not let me live only seeking help, but let me discover the people and the 5,000 tribes You have called me to serve—especially as a remnant in this nation. Imprint in me the gospel and prayer, just as You prepared the Seven Remnants when they were young.

Break every form of darkness that has entered my life, my family line, and my church. Let Christ be my true strength and wisdom so I am not deceived by myself, the world, or Satan. Establish spiritual strength as my root and spiritual commission as my nature. Lead me from the lowest place to the highest place and establish the bartizan of the throne, the journey, and the guideposts in my life.

Father, I lift up Pastor Francis. May the power of Your throne be upon him, his family, and Eden Church. I ask for Your absolute plan to be fulfilled throughout this journey, advancing the gospel in Africa.

I give myself and this offering in thanksgiving for the grace of Your salvation. Let my finances become the economy of light that fulfills what You desire the most. Let my work become the economy of missions. Let the future of the remnants become the economy of remnants.

The Seven Bartizans
1 May the Triune God work powerfully within me; take full control of my thoughts, heart, soul, and body.
2 Let the power of the throne come on me.
May Your kingdom be established in my life.
May the power that transcends time and space—the power to reach 237 nations and 5,000 tribes—rest on me.
May this power come upon my life, my soul, and my daily life.
May unprecedented and never-repeated answers be revealed in my studies, work, church, and mission field.
3 May Your mighty power work in my past, present, and future.
4 Fill me with the Five Powers at this time.
5 Grant me the power that transcends time and space to overcome the ruler of the kingdom of the air.
6 Enable me to see the blessing of the CVDIP in advance
7 May the power to build the Three Courtyards, in the Age of the Three-Day Weekend and the Holy Meditation, come upon me.
The Seven Journeys
1 Lord, come upon me and lead me on the path guided by the Triune God.
2 I have many difficulties.
Help me enjoy the Ten Mysteries so I can find the path that You are leading me on.
3 People speak according to what they have heard, what they think, what they assume, and they even add to it
May the Ten Foundations be firmly established in me.
4 There is no hardship that can overcome the Gospel.
May the Five Assurances be my answer.
5 I must change [your mission field].
By Your power, help me enjoy the Nine Streams of the throne.
6 Grant me the answer I can enjoy for the rest of my life.
7 I am going to [your mission field].
May every place and meeting become the camp of the throne.
The Seven Guideposts
1 May the power of the blood of the cross at Calvary come upon every place I go.
2 May the covenant of the Mount of Olives, the things pertaining to God’s kingdom, be fulfilled wherever I go,
3 May the work of God that came upon the Mark’s Upper Room come upon me.
4 May Your time schedule that appeared in Antioch appear in me.
5 Grant me the very work that took place in Asia, Paul’s first mission field, where all the answers were discovered.
6 Help me find the life-turning point that Paul’s team discovered [Macedonia].
7And, grant me the grace to see Rome as well.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

The Message of the Cross

2025.12.07 Sunday 1st Service
Scripture Reading: 1 Corinthians 1:18-31

 

1. Find the excitement of worship In today’s worship, I bless you in the name of the Lord that there will be the greatest new grace. What happens when we give worship? The unseen work of the Triune God takes place. The unseen power of the throne comes upon us. So you must be excited during the time of worship. If you cannot find that, in fact, you will not see answers.

  1. Praise When our choir offers praise, what kind of time is that? The heavenly armies are mobilized, and great things happen at the throne. Also, when you sing praise together, amazing works that move heaven and earth actually take place. Therefore you must truly be filled with excitement. That is proper praise.
  2. Representative prayer When the elders give representative prayer, God is set to answer that prayer. Right? So together with an excited heart, you must pray for the elder.
  3. Offering When you give offering, many people just casually toss it in like a flick. It is the only way for the 3 economies to be restored. Right? Since I realized that, I have never faced economic hardship. Wherever I went, the evangelism movement arose. Worship must be exciting. Look at married people. People dating. They are thrilled and spend 24 hours together every day, and after 3 years, they say they cannot even stand to look at each other. Why is that? Because that excitement did not continue. Right? The excitement did not continue. Right? Why? Because they do not have it or they fail to find it. So they say they live together because they have no choice. They say they live like comrades. There is no excitement. There must be excitement in worship.
  4. Empty time And during the empty time, you must hold onto the Word and wait for God to work upon you today. So internally I say, “Oh, the churches say they don’t have a budget.” Inside I say, “That makes no sense.” It is because they have not received blessing. Right? In fact, they do not know economy. Moreover, they do not know the light economy, the missions economy, the Remnant economy. So when you give offering in the church, in all churches, people must be excited. You must change your thoughts for answers to arise.

2. Change your thoughts and open your eyes To those in underdeveloped and difficult nations, to the Remnants, I ask you: you must think differently. Not, “We must receive help,” but “Which 5,000 tribes must we save?” In fact, there are surprising things among those 5,000 tribes. Astonishing resources are buried there. Right? Not long ago, I saw that the time of using solar energy is coming and that 90% of that energy is in Africa. I rode a train for several hours across the wide land in Thailand. There are tremendous energy resources. Remnants serving in America must not be deceived. America is the wealthiest nation in the world. Right? It is not “We need to receive help.” It is “Whom must we help?” You must open your eyes to this.

3. Special prayer topic Many churches are closing. This is a serious matter. Why is that? Today, I will give you a special prayer topic. For those who will become pastors, politicians, or those who will become legal professionals or professors, or those who will become medical personnel, and those who will become special professionals—for such people, there must be an elementary school inside the church. You must imprint them properly. If not, they cannot move the world. In the end, they will merely serve the world and leave. They do this and that and say, “Maybe I should try becoming a pastor?” Would that work? You must raise them starting in elementary school. Politics is a harsh road. Right? It can be considered a road of death. If they do not gain spiritual strength from elementary school, they cannot overcome. Just at this time, there is a person arising in our church who can do this, so we must truly do it while praying.

▣ Introduction_ Imprint from childhood

  1. Joseph What kind of answer was this? The background that enabled him to understand Genesis 37:1–11 must be formed in childhood. Benjamin is okay. Why? He never saw his mother’s face. No problem, right? He thinks not having a mother is normal. When Joseph was young, his mother suddenly passed away. That became a scar. How did he overcome this? From early childhood Joseph learned and was taught prayer through God’s blessing. He changed the world.
  2. Moses As you know, Israel became slaves in Egypt. The adults had no strength to overcome. God placed a kindergarten-aged child into the Egyptian palace. He placed him there after clearly teaching him the gospel and prayer. You know what happened.
  3. Samuel During the time when fourteen generations of leaders changed, Israel continued to suffer under the Philistines. It could not be solved by generals. It could not be solved by soldiers. God planted power in the newborn Samuel. We must teach that.
  4. David When David was young, while guarding the sheep, he already learned prayer, praised, and wrote all his psalms. It happened in childhood. What happened to David was a natural result. In the past, politicians taught incorrectly telling people to have fewer children, so now people do not have children. That is a natural result. Do we have children when we are in elementary school? They even posted that inside classrooms. They should have told that to married women. Even when I was in elementary school, I saw posters saying, “Do not discriminate between son and daughter; have only two and raise them well.” They kept teaching not to have many children, so this result came. God has a plan. He will open the age of multi-ethnicity.
  5. Paul If you do not imprint them from childhood, they cannot move the world. That is why Paul sought out the synagogue. Remember this.
  6. Deuteronomy 6:4–9 Love the Lord with all your heart, and imprint the amazing works that have happened up to now in your children. Then what must we teach and what must we enjoy and teach? When God brought them out of Egypt, He spoke: “Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength. Teach the amazing works that have taken place until now to your children.” It is not just that. “Bind them on your forehead and on your wrist.” You always see it. When it is on your forehead, you see each other. “Write them on your walls, on your pillars, on your doorposts, on the ground.” What does that mean? Imprint in childhood. Then unimaginable things will take place.

▣ Main_ What to enjoy and teach
So what must we enjoy and teach?

1. Spiritual imprinting – healing of darkness
First. There are three things we must surely do, and this is the first. In early childhood, imprint spiritually so that healing of darkness takes place. Therefore, the Remnants who must do great works must be trained from infancy and toddler age; the most important time is elementary school. From elementary school, plant the power of the gospel and prayer. Because this problem comes from birth, we must do it.

  1. Genesis 3, 6, 11: the Garden of Eden incident, the Nephilim age, the Tower of Babel age In the Garden of Eden, Satan tempted Eve and collapsed Adam. Right? In the time of the Noah flood, the Nephilim age came. Then the age of building the Tower of Babel where humans thought they did not need God. It continues. Our posterity must live in that world. So we must imprint the spiritual and heal.
  2. Acts 13, 16, 19: idolatry, believing the words of demon-possessed people No one even teaches them, yet they go to worship idols. They bow to something they made. They do not believe God’s Word but go to hear demon-possessed people and believe what they say.
  3. Six states of unbelievers In the end they think they are living as they wish, but actually they are tied as children of the devil. Naturally, spiritual problems come. Soon physical problems come. And these are transmitted to descendants. Right? It does not end there. They have a completely different background. The fact that we received salvation is an enormous statement. The background is different. Haven’t you seen people when they die? They cannot lie at the moment of death. They say what they see. Those who are not saved all say the same thing. They are afraid. Because they must go to hell. Because the devil comes to drag them. How frightening must that be? Some even grind their teeth and tremble horribly. The background is different. Those who are saved, naturally, ask for hymns to be sung. It is different.
  4. Darkness that entered the family line and home This tremendous darkness entered the family line and household. So for infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and elementary children, we are laying a foundation that lasts into eternity.
  5. Darkness that entered me In Seoul, in the church, there is an elementary school. And now teachers have begun rising here in Busan saying they will start one. Until elementary school, an unchangeable foundation is formed. That is why even when they become adults, they cannot pray. This is serious. Their spiritual state becomes desolate, so they cannot pray. At best they can do program prayer—like going up the mountain and shouting “Lord!” three times. But they cannot truly pray. One day spiritual limits come. They studied well but spiritually are weak. It is certain. What must we do? And some with excellent academics lack spiritual strength and say, “The thing I want most is to die.” Because it is too hard. That is what will happen to our children.
  6. Darkness that entered the church Even if you go to church, it is useless. People say, “How could Apostle Peter make such a mistake, eating at Cornelius’ house?” They say that. They might have said to Peter, “The church atmosphere here is like this.” Never say such things. No matter how many flawed people gather, the church is God’s church. Do not misunderstand that. No matter how incompetent the people are, the church is God’s church. Then, of course, those people must come. Jesus said, “Satan has built a house inside you.” Second Corinthians 10:4–5 says, “He has built a stronghold.” So they cannot pray and cannot live the life of faith. They serve the devil as the god of this world and the ruler of this world. We must heal this in childhood.

2. Spiritual strength – the root
Second. From early childhood, what must you first enjoy and give? We must plant spiritual strength. Right?

  1. Because they know nothing spiritual, they have no real strength at all They do not know anything spiritual, so they have no real strength.
    (1) Those who will perish see the gospel as foolish and worthless (verse 18) What is lacking? “The message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing.” It says that. They think sitting like this is foolish. To those who will perish, the gospel seems laughable and worthless. That means they are children of the devil and doomed. Our children must go into such a world.
    (2) Because one cannot know God through human wisdom, God saves through the foolishness of preaching (verses 19–21) Verse 19 says, “It is written.” That means there is evidence. “Has God not destroyed the wisdom of the wise and frustrated the intelligence of the intelligent?” He presents evidence. Throughout history, have not those considered wise created problems? Verse 20 asks, “Where is the wise person?” If someone like me asked, it would have little meaning, but Paul was very learned. Paul asked, “Where is the wise person? Where is the teacher of the law? Where is the philosopher of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? Do you not know?” He is questioning. Remnants must know this. Faith is not something simplistic. Verse 21 says, “With their own wisdom they cannot know God.” So “What you consider foolish, the foolishness of preaching, God chose to save.” If we do not quickly heal our Remnants from childhood, problems surely come later. Then we must teach what real power is. They have no real strength, and they do not know what the result will be.
    (3) We believe and preach Christ crucified (verses 22–23) In verse 21, “Not only can they not know God by their wisdom,” verse 22 says, “The Jews demand signs and Greeks seek wisdom, but we preach Christ crucified.”
  2. True power – Christ So verse 24 says, “Christ is the power of God.” And he begins to explain true power.
    (1) Christ is the power of God (verse 24) Verse 23 says, “We believe and preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to the Jews and foolishness to the Greeks.” And what does it say next? “But to those who are saved, Christ is the power of God.” We must teach this.
    (2) Which is better: God’s foolishness or man’s wisdom? (verse 25) Verse 25 asks, “Which is better, God’s foolishness or man’s wisdom? Which is better, man’s highest ability or God’s most basic thing?” He questions. Our posterity must be within this blessing. We must teach this power.
    (3) The reason He called you Why did God call people like you who have no status or wisdom? Strangely, “He chose the foolish to shame the wise, and He chose the lowly to shame the noble.” Why did He call you? He is confessing: “No flesh can save itself. You cannot save yourself. That is why God put Christ on the cross to save us. No one can boast. We boast only in the Lord.” This is true power. We must teach this.
  3. Power to overcome the world We must be able to overcome the world. We must not be deceived. That is power. Even though the scammer is bad, the one who gets scammed is also partly at fault. Right? Why are they deceived? Because they try to gain something. They bring many things to us saying, “This is a great thing…” We do not even listen. We say, “Take that great thing to someone else,” and they rarely return. So many things come. We do not need them. The greatest power is this: not being deceived. The answer also appears in the second service, but today you must know what true spiritual power is. Then even when problems come, you are not afraid. Because you know.

3. Spiritual mission – the nature
Third. We must plant spiritual mission. This power must take root, but this mission must become our nature. What kind of mission?

  1. God led those who went to the lowest place to the highest place Those who went to the lowest place—God led them to the highest place. Joseph went as a slave, yet God brought him out as a prime minister. Moses went as an adopted child, yet God brought him out as a world leader. This is spiritual mission. We must teach this. Samuel was separated from his parents in childhood, yet God made him a leader who moved the world. A shepherd became a king. From the lowest place to the highest place. This is the true power of mission. He taught this. They were taken as captives yet began teaching the kings of the nations that took them captive. This is the power of the gospel. For 250 years, ten emperors of Rome brutally killed Christians. Yet something unimaginable happened. After 250 years almost all became Christian. Politicians originally have little real power—what counts is votes—same then, same now. They had no choice but to declare Christianity the state religion. Who could stop it? When you plant the gospel correctly in one little child, especially a multi-ethnic child, you do not know what will happen. There must be excitement about that. Without excitement, no answer. Right? “What Word will God give today?” There must be excitement. “What blessing will He give this week?” Right? Because it is certain. That must exist.
  2. You will be witnesses of what Jesus Christ gave over 40 days Jesus Christ gave something truly exciting and tremendous during the 40 days. The Triune God said, “You will be the bartizan of the throne. From now on, go the journey of the throne with that power.” Something even more amazing: “Wherever you go, you will establish guideposts of the throne. You shall be witnesses to this.” You must be excited. Pastors listening to this message all throughout the nation and the world—somewhere, absolute bartizans are already prepared. You must be excited. “Where are they?” If that excitement is absent, that is not evangelism.
  3. Paul, who obtained this answer Paul received the most answer regarding this. Right? So Paul laid down all his knowledge. He laid down everything he boasted of. And he testified everywhere he went that he met Christ. More importantly, Paul was not present during the 40-day teaching. Yet he testified boldly about the kingdom of God.

▣ Conclusion

  1. What remains at the end of life – the souls evangelized (1 Thessalonians 2:19) What remains at the end of your life? When God calls us, what remains? All the things you stored at home are useless. You cannot take them. You must go. All that money saved because you did not give offering—useless. You cannot take anything. Nothing remains. But 1 Thessalonians 2:19 tells what remains. “When we stand before God, what is our crown? It is you.” Right? If you go to the eternal world—heaven—and there is not even one soul you evangelized, what will happen? What remains is only what is eternal, and that is all. So you must make a decision.
  2. All suffering and answers are part of the process – fulfillment of the Word (world evangelization) is the greatest answer and blessing The Remnant 7 faced suffering. It was not suffering. They also had many good things. That was not the answer. It was the process. What happened to the Remnant 7? God’s Word was fulfilled. World evangelization was accomplished. There is no greater blessing.
  3. Because we are not aligned with this, He promised to be with us with all authority in heaven and on earth Being aligned with this is amazing. Because we are not aligned, He promised, “I am with you always with all authority in heaven and on earth.” That is why He explained the power of the throne. Today, as you pray throughout the day seeking the answer you must receive, you must pray to God earnestly with an excited heart. A person can die from the shock of a moment. Right? On the contrary, healing can happen in the moment one is filled with the Holy Spirit. What if the work of the Holy Spirit arises in your work field, in your studies? What is happening right now? What took place in Mark’s upper room is being fulfilled exactly. I bless you in the name of Jesus Christ that today will be the day you receive important power.

Prayer. We give thanks to God. May today become that day; may it become a day of new grace; may it be a day when darkness is broken; may it be a time when every disease is broken; may it be a time when all human evil is broken. May it be a time of healing. We pray in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.

Great is the Lord

Hymn
Great is the Lord
Steve McEwan

Great is the Lord and most worthy of praise,
The city of our God, the holy place,
The joy of the whole Earth.
Great is the Lord in whom we have the victory,
He aids us against the enemy,
We bow down on our knees.

And Lord, we want to lift your name on high,
And Lord, we want to thank you,
for the works you’ve done in our lives;
And Lord, we trust in your unfailing love,
For you alone are God eternal,
throughout Earth and Heaven above.

You Are My All in All

Hymn
You Are My All in All
Dennis Jernigan

You are my strength when I am weak
You are the treasure that I seek
You are my all in all
I’m seeking You like a precious jewel
Lord, to give up I’d be a fool
You are my all in all

Jesus, Lamb of God
Holy is Your name
Jesus, Lamb of God
Holy is Your name

Taking my cross my sin my shame
Raising again I praise Your name
You are my all in all
When I fall down You pick me up
When I run dry You fill my cup
You are my all in all   [Chorus]

You are my strength when I am weak
You are the treasure that I seek
You are my all in all
When I fall down You pick me up
When I run dry You fill my cup
You are my all in all   [Chorus]

Sunday Worship Service

December 7, 2025
Connecticut Mission Home
Wethersfield · Connecticut · USA

Call to Worship
“God is spirit, and
..His worshipers must worship
..In the Spirit and in truth.” — John 4:24

Hymn
I Will Worship You
Seok Jin Oh · Ha Young Yoo

In the Spirit Lord, I will worship You.
And in truth alone I will worship You.
With the gospel of life, I will worship You.
For You are worthy of all glory, Lord.

Father, Son, and Spirit, I will worship You.
With the covenant, I will worship You.
With the blessing of the throne, I will worship You.
Lord, let your power be revealed through my life.

Confession of Faith
The Apostles’ Creed

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 thence He shall come to judge the quick 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.

Hymn
Praise Him! Praise Him!
Fanny Crosby

Praise Him! Praise Him! Jesus, our blessed Redeemer!
Sing, O earth– His wonderful love proclaim!
Hail Him! Hail Him! highest archangels in glory;
Strength and honor give to His holy name!
Like a shepherd, Jesus will guard His children;
In His arms, He carries them all day long.

Praise Him! Praise Him! Tell of His excellent greatness.
Praise Him! Praise Him ever in joyful song!

Praise Him, praise Him! Jesus, our blessed Redeemer!
For our sins He suffered, and bled, and died.
He, our Rock, our Hope of eternal salvation—
Hail Him! Hail Him! Jesus, the Crucified!
Sound His praises! Jesus, who bore our sorrows!
Love unbounded, wonderful, deep, and strong.   Refrain

Praise Him! Praise Him! Jesus, our blessed Redeemer!
Heav’nly portals loud with hosannas ring!
Jesus, Savior, reigneth forever and ever.
Crown Him! Crown Him! Prophet, and Priest, and King!
Christ is coming, over the world victorious;
Pow’r and glory unto the Lord belong!   Refrain

Responsive Reading
Psalm 150

Leader: Praise the Lord. Praise God in his sanctuary;
People: Praise him in his mighty heavens.

Leader: Praise him for his acts of power;
People: Praise him for his surpassing greatness.

Leader: Praise him with the sounding of the trumpet,
People: Praise him with the harp and lyre,

Leader: Praise him with timbrel and dancing,
People: Praise him with the strings and pipe,

Leader: Praise him with the clash of cymbals,
People: Praise him with resounding cymbals.

All Together: Let everything that has breath praise the Lord.
…Praise the Lord.

Hymn
Take the Name of Jesus with You
Lydia Baxter

Take the name of Jesus with you,
Child of sorrow and of woe;
It will joy and comfort give you;
Take it then where’er you go.

Precious name, oh how sweet!
Hope of Earth and joy of Heav’n.
Precious name, oh how sweet!
Hope of Earth and joy of Heav’n.

Take the name of Jesus ever,
As a shield from ev’ry snare;
If temptations round you gather,
Breathe that holy name in prayer.   Refrain

Oh! the precious name of Jesus,
How it thrills our souls with joy,
When his loving arms receive us,
And his songs our tongues employ.  Refrain

At the name of Jesus bowing,
Falling prostrate at his feet,
King of kings in Heav’n we’ll crown him,
When our journey is complete.  Refrain

Scripture Reading
1 Corinthians 1:18-31
Pastor Samuel

18 For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. 19 For it is written:

“I will destroy the wisdom of the wise;
    the intelligence of the intelligent I will frustrate.”

20 Where is the wise person? Where is the teacher of the law? Where is the philosopher of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? 21 For since in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom did not know him, God was pleased through the foolishness of what was preached to save those who believe. 22 Jews demand signs and Greeks look for wisdom, 23 but we preach Christ crucified: a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles, 24 but to those whom God has called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. 25 For the foolishness of God is wiser than human wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than human strength.

26 Brothers and sisters, think of what you were when you were called. Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were influential; not many were of noble birth. 27 But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. 28 God chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things—and the things that are not—to nullify the things that are, 29 so that no one may boast before him. 30 It is because of him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God—that is, our righteousness, holiness and redemption. 31 Therefore, as it is written: “Let the one who boasts boast in the Lord.”

Special Music
You Are My All in All
Dennis Jernigan · Worship Team

You are my strength when I am weak
You are the treasure that I seek
You are my all in all
I’m seeking You like a precious jewel
Lord, to give up I’d be a fool
You are my all in all

Jesus, Lamb of God
Holy is Your name
Jesus, Lamb of God
Holy is Your name

Taking my cross my sin my shame
Raising again I praise Your name
You are my all in all
When I fall down You pick me up
When I run dry You fill my cup
You are my all in all   [Chorus]

You are my strength when I am weak
You are the treasure that I seek
You are my all in all
When I fall down You pick me up
When I run dry You fill my cup
You are my all in all   [Chorus]

Message
The Message of the Cross
Pastor Ryu Kwang Su
Full Transcript

▣ Introduction
1. Recover the anticipation of worship – the work of the Triune God is fulfilled and the power of the throne comes upon us
1) Praise – the heavenly armies are mobilized, the work of the throne takes place, and heaven and earth are moved.
2) Representative prayer – God answers.
3) Offering – it is the only way the three economies are restored.
4) Empty moments – you must hold onto the Word and wait for what God will work in you today.

2. Change your thinking and open your eyes – do not think about getting help; remnants in developing countries must open their eyes to which of the 5,000 tribes they will help, and remnants in the United States must open their eyes to whom they will help.

3. Special prayer topic – there must be an elementary school inside the church for those who will become pastors and special professionals. They must be imprinted properly. If we do not nurture spiritual strength, we cannot overcome.

Imprint it in them when they are young
1. Joseph – the background that enabled him to understand Genesis 37:1–11 must be formed when he is young (prayer).
2. Moses – he was placed in the palace of Egypt after being clearly taught the gospel and prayer.
3. Samuel – God planted power in Samuel when he had just been born.
4. David – when he was young, while guarding the sheep, he learned to pray, praised, and wrote.
5. Paul – because without imprinting when they are young they cannot move the world, he went to the synagogues.
6. Deuteronomy 6:4–9 “Love the LORD with all that you are, and imprint in your children the amazing works that have taken place until now.”

▣ Main: What we must enjoy and teach
1. Spiritual imprinting – healing of darkness
1) Genesis 3, 6, 11 – the incident in the garden of Eden, the Nephilim age, and the tower of Babel age.
2) Acts 13, 16, 19 – idol worship, and believing the words of those possessed by evil spirits.
3) The six states of unbelievers – they live bound as children of the devil: spiritual problems, physical problems, passed down to the next generation, with a hell background.
4) The darkness that has entered into the family line and the home.
5) The darkness that has entered into me – my spiritual state is desolate, and because I cannot pray, I have no spiritual strength.
6) The darkness that has entered into the church – the atmosphere of the church, the house and stronghold that Satan has built inside me, and serving the devil as the god of this world and the ruler of this world (Acts 11:1–18, Matthew 12:26–30, 2 Corinthians 10:4–5, 2 Corinthians 4:4–5, John 16:11).

2. Spiritual strength – the root
1) Because they know nothing of spiritual things, they in reality have no strength at all.
(1) Those who are perishing, for whom the gospel seems laughable and worthless (verse 18).
(2) God, who saves through the “foolishness of preaching,” because people cannot know God by their own wisdom (verses 19–21).
(3) We believe and proclaim Christ crucified (verses 22–23).
2) The true power – Christ.
(1) Christ is the power of God (verse 24).
(2) Which is greater: the “foolishness” of God or the wisdom of people? (verse 25).
(3) The reason He called you – because no flesh could save humankind, He saved us through Christ, and the only thing we can boast in is the Lord (verses 26–31).
3) The power to overcome the world – we must not be deceived.

3. Spiritual commission – our nature
1) God, who led them to the lowest place and then guided them to the highest place – Joseph, Moses, Samuel, David, the remnants in Babylon, and to Rome.
2) what Jesus Christ gave for 40 days: “You will be witnesses” – the bartizan of the throne, the journey, and the guidepost.
3) Paul, who obtained this answer – he laid everything down and boldly testified of having met Christ and of the kingdom of God.

▣ Conclusion
1)What remains at the end of life – the souls you have evangelized (1 Thessalonians 2:19).
2) Suffering and answers are all part of the process – the fulfillment of the Word and world evangelization are the greatest answer and blessing.
3) Because I do not match this, He said He will be with us with all authority in heaven and on earth. He promised the power of the throne.

Offering 

Hymn
Amazing Grace
John Newton

Amazing grace! how sweet the sound,
That saved a wretch; like me!
I once was lost, but now am found,
Was blind, but now I see.

’Twas grace that taught my heart to fear,
And grace my fears relieved;
How precious did that grace appear
The hour I first believed!

The Lord hath promised good to me,
His word my hope secures;
He will my shield and portion be
As long as life endures.

When we’ve been there ten thousand years,
Bright shining as the sun,
We’ve no less days to sing God’s praise
Than when we first begun.

Prayer · Lord’s Prayer

Our Father, who art in heaven,
…hallowed be thy name;
…thy kingdom come;
…thy will be done;
…on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses,
…as we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation;
…but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom,
…the power and the glory,
…forever and ever.
Amen.

Hymn
We Will Keep Our Faith Alive!
Don Besig · Nancy Price

Gathered here, within this place,
We can share in God’s redeeming grace.
There’s no room for doubt or fear;
We can feel His presence here.
As we face each passing day,
We will serve and honor and obey;
And if hope should start to dim,
We will know our trust is in Him.

And we will keep our faith alive,
God will always be our guide.
Through the darkest night, 
We will see God’s light.
We will keep our faith alive!

We will live as God has planned,
Though at times we may not understand.
Many things we may not see,
But our faith will help us believe.
From His Word we learn the truth;
Through His love we all are born anew.
With His help, we will not fail
For we know our God will prevail.  Chorus

Benediction

Announcements · Prayer Requests

1. Pray for Pastor Francis, his family and church. Pray for the power of Your throne to come on him and God’s absolute plan to be fulfilled throughout this journey.

2. Continue to pray for the remnants in Rwanda:
…1) The Word movement will spread to the whole African continent and the world in general.
…2) The Holy Spirit will continuously guide us to the disciples that He has prepared.
…3) RUTCs will be established to intensively train and release remnants for world evangelization.

The Praise of Moses and Miriam

Prayer Journal: December 6, 2025
02. Mar. 2025 Immanuel Church Sunday Worship 1st Service
Scripture Reading: Exodus 15:19-21

▣ Introduction. Thank you.

1. The importance of praise
1) If there is no praise, worship becomes complete darkness
What would happen to our church if there were no worship department, transportation department, and praise department? Many departments are important, but there is nothing as important as the worship department and the praise department, because they allow us to worship with grace. What would happen if we offered today’s worship service with no praise?

So I request this as much as possible from every worship part: let us have praise and then go directly into the sermon. I am not giving a lecture. Because I am proclaiming the Word of God, we must give praise that glorifies God and then immediately deliver the message. Even now, if you look at each part, there are still extra comments thrown in like, “This message is going out to the whole world and so on…” That should be said first, and then after the praise, the sermon should begin.

If your hymn and the praise we just heard were not there, worship would become complete darkness.

2) Ezekiel 28 – The fall of the angel who praised God → shaking the world with music
In Ezekiel chapter 28, the angel who used to praise God fell. So Satan shook the whole world with music. You roughly know this. Right now there is nothing like music when it comes to shaking the world. The reason we go and shake the United States, Japan, and Europe is because of the Korean Wave—songs.

3) Praise moves the throne of the LORD. Healing takes place. Praise is a special prayer that changes my life.
So today we must hold a special covenant and, through hymns, move the throne of the LORD, and also experience healing through praise. Praise is a special prayer that changes my life.
(1) Crosby, who, in extreme circumstances, held onto the gospel and discovered hymns
That is what Crosby did. In an extreme situation where no one could help her, she held onto the gospel and discovered hymns.
(2) If personal worship and public worship are restored → you will receive answers like David, Paul, and Luther, who were people of praise
What would happen if your personal worship is restored and public worship is restored? You will surely receive answers like David. David was a man of praise. You will receive answers like Paul. Contrary to what you might think, Paul was a man of praise. You will receive answers like Martin Luther. Luther was a man of praise. So this week we must hold onto an amazing covenant and think deeply about it.

2. The restoration of hymns is the restoration of worship
We have almost lost our hymns. These days on Sundays, when we worship, the CCTV is watching you. Because of this, your image is exposed worldwide, one by one. If at that moment you are picking your nose or something, it all gets caught. But if you look, there is one common thing: men do not sing praise. Usually, you cannot tell whether they are singing or just waiting. But when you look at those who properly praise, there are some men, but most of them are women. That is why women live longer than men. And children—when you look at them, they clap and praise like this. Also, when you go to special gatherings—these are not regular worship services but conferences—men sing even less than women, and there is a group that sings even less than men. Who would that be? The pastors. They sit like this (arms crossed) during praise. They sit there as if they are angry. So I thought, “Ah, that must be what people mean when they say someone has grown old.”

We must restore hymns. Honestly, I confess this in good conscience: in the past, when I used to drive alone, before I had secretaries, there was a time when I drove myself. In one sense, that can be comfortable, because I was alone. There are so many wonderful songs. There are classical pieces. The Mormon Tabernacle Choir, the Bolshoi Choir—when I listen, they are incredible. And there are many good pop songs and secular songs. So after finishing a conference, I would need a bit of rest, having finished something big, and then I would drive home. I would drive slowly. If it takes someone else one hour, it would take me two or three hours. Just slowly. That itself was a rest for me.

The problem was what I turned on in the car. What do you think I played? In that precious time, that rest time, I confess honestly that I never played hymns. Hymns did not feel fitting for that atmosphere. I listened to pop songs that fit the mood, or important classical music. Even I, who was traveling around doing world evangelization and evangelism movement, was like that.

Then one day, even after listening to all that good music, something was missing. It should have quenched my thirst like water, but rather it made me more thirsty. So I said to myself, “Ah… I must restore set-time worship.” So, when I finished and was going or coming, or when I woke up in the morning and headed out—how good is that time? I would think about one passage of the Word and offer set-time worship alone, and that was when I began to sing hymns. And I realized, “Wow!” No song could compare with that. Then I understood, “When this worship is restored, that is when hymns are restored.”

3. Praise that leaves an amazing memorial – The praise of Moses and Miriam after crossing the Red Sea
Even if we leave everything else aside, today’s title is “The Praise of Moses and Miriam,” and it is the praise they sang after crossing the Red Sea. This praise leaves an amazing memorial. Why? Because they had crossed the Red Sea.

Long ago, there was a man named Yun Geuk-yeong. He has passed away now. He composed many songs—around 600. He left many songs, but among them is one everyone knows, “Half Moon (반달).” “Across the blue sky, the Milky Way, and the white small boat…” It describes what you see in Japan, and he turned it into a song. Another one is, “Shall we go to the sea to catch fish? Shall we go to the river to catch fish?”—a children’s song. All of that was written by Yun Geuk-yeong.

What happened once he composed these songs? They continued to be passed down. Up until Korea’s liberation, they were passed on, and even after liberation, they continued. Children sing them in elementary school. That is why I compose a remnant song every year. I turn the lyrics into song.

▣ Main. What happens when we praise

So, today we must at least keep this in our hearts once and restore it.

1. When you praise, the blessing of the throne comes upon you and glory returns to God.
That is the first point. What happens when we restore praise? The blessing of the throne comes upon us and glory returns to God.
1) Psalms 22:3 – The LORD who is enthroned on the praises of Israel
In Psalms 22:3 it says, “Yet You are holy, You who are enthroned on the praises of Israel.”
2) Psalms 150:1–6 – Let everything that has breath praise the LORD
In Psalms 150 verses 1–6 it says, “Let everything that has breath praise the LORD.”
3) Ezekiel 28 – Restore the praise that was stolen when the angel in charge of music fell
In Ezekiel chapter 28, when the angel in charge of music fell, praise was stolen away. We must restore that praise.
4) Praise that moved the power of the throne
(1) David’s praise – Psalms
Psalms has around 150 psalms, right? About one-third are by David. All of those are David’s praises. It is tremendous. They moved the world. They moved the power of the throne.
(2) Paul’s praise – In prison
Paul was in prison, a very painful place. What did he do there? He offered worship and praise. A miracle took place.
Therefore, we must really praise. Of course the choir must do well, but you must also praise well. It is a tremendous time, so we must pray for the choir. Their praise, in God’s eyes, is no ordinary praise. Right?
(3) The praise of Moses and Miriam (Exodus chapter 15)
“In the LORD is my strength and my defense and my salvation; He is my God, and I will praise Him”—that is in verse 2. We did not read it all today, but it says, “I will exalt and praise my father’s God.” These are Moses’ words in verse 2. “He hurled the chariots and army and commanders into the Red Sea”—that is in verses 4–6. We did not read all of it today, but it says, “At the blast of the LORD’s nostrils the waters piled up.” It says, “At the breath of the LORD’s nostrils, the surging waters stood up like a wall.” Verse 8 records this. “Who among the gods is like You, LORD? Who can perform such mighty wonders?”—that is the idea in verse 12. Then they say something important: “The nations will fear the LORD.” That is in verses 14–15. The passage we read today is Miriam’s praise—his older sister.

When you praise, the throne moves through the most amazing kind of prayer, and the work of establishing the kingdom of God takes place.

2. When you praise, darkness is broken, healing takes place, and God’s power is transmitted.
Second, what happens when we praise?
1) When you praise, darkness is broken.
When we praise, not only does glory return to God, but darkness is broken. You must absolutely remember this.

You have heard the phrase “four-sided siege” (사면초가), right? It refers to when all four sides are blocked. “There is nowhere to go, nowhere to turn.” When completely surrounded, people say “사면초가.” Why did that phrase arise? It came from a war between the Han kingdom and the Chu kingdom in ancient China. Han won. That is why we call Chinese characters “Hanja” (漢字)—“the writing of Han.” If Chu had won, we might call them “Choja” (楚字). Han won, and then Han completely surrounded Chu. All that was left was death. “End them now.”

But how did Han make Chu surrender? They completely surrounded them and blocked all four sides, leaving them no place to go. At that time, the Han soldiers began to sing the songs of Chu. Those songs were called “Choga” (楚歌). So, from all four sides came the songs of Chu—hence “사면초가,” “four sides filled with the songs of Chu.” The Han soldiers were clever. They wanted to reduce the killing and make them surrender. As they kept hearing their own songs from the enemy, the Chu soldiers’ hearts melted, and they surrendered. That is where the phrase “사면초가” came from.

When we praise, the forces of darkness melt away. How important is this? That is praise. Restore praise. From today, praise properly. We must restore praise.

Also, there is the kingdom of this world, the kingdom of Satan, and the kingdom of God.

2) When you praise, because the background of the throne and the work of the kingdom of God are established, healing power comes upon you.
Furthermore, what happens to us? When we praise, healing power appears. This healing power comes to us as the background of the throne and as the work of the kingdom of God, so tremendous works of healing arise.

3) God’s power is transmitted to others and to the next generation.
And not only that. Through praise, God’s power is transmitted to other people and to the next generation. The best way to transmit something is through song. Right? The best way is praise. That is why, when Korea resisted Japan long ago, they composed songs and sang them continuously.

So praise is what moves the throne of God—that is the first point. Second, praise is what breaks darkness, heals us, and revives the next generation.

3. God used the people and the churches that restored praise.
Third and last: God used the people who restored praise. God used the churches that restored praise. Look carefully in the Bible.

1) The people of praise God used – David, Paul, Martin Luther
Among all the many kings, God used David. David’s desire was to build the temple and have a vast choir of tens of thousands praising the LORD. That was his prayer. It was that way in every age.

Paul was truly a man of praise. He often used the word “praise.” “Praise be to the God and Father…” David also said, “Let us praise the LORD.”

You know what happened with Martin Luther, the man who led the Reformation. Because the Roman Catholic Church emphasized works so heavily, even now they emphasize works. As they kept emphasizing works, what happened? The gospel disappeared. That is how people are. If you keep emphasizing works, the gospel becomes unnecessary. Then wars and disasters arise all over the world. At that time, Martin Luther declared, “We are saved by the gospel. We are saved by believing in Jesus Christ. This salvation, this gospel, is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes. The righteous shall live by faith.”

When he said this, the religious institution—today’s Roman Catholic Church—used its legal power. They sentenced Luther to death. But people still do not know who it was that kidnapped Luther while he was in transit and took him to a safe place. Someone captured him in the middle of his transfer and brought him to a castle. I went there with Elder Han Dong-hoon and Deaconess Lee Eun-suk as guides. Elder Han showed me, “This is where Luther stood and was tried.” It was quite moving. “Ah, so it was here.” But since he was kidnapped while being moved, no one knew where he had gone. They had put him in a castle. We also went to that castle.

What did he do there? A remarkable work took place. He translated the Word of God so that people could read it. During the day he disguised himself as a hunter, and at night he translated the Bible. Do you think Satan stayed still? He kept attacking. Luther was under such spiritual attack that he once threw his inkwell at the devil. Of course, the devil did not get hit—the ink splattered on the wall. That was the level of spiritual battle.

Even then, it was not enough. So Luther prayed and wrote the hymn, “A Mighty Fortress Is Our God, a bulwark never failing.” It means his musical level was not ordinary. With that praise and prayer, he overcame Satan. He completed the translation of the Bible there, and the world was turned upside down. The light of the gospel shone to the entire world.

I asked the elder, “We learned in school that he threw an inkwell at the wall, but I don’t see the stain.” He replied, “A thief stole that piece of the wall.” “Ah, I see.” He said even the table had been stolen, and they replaced it with another.

2) The music war – Will we collapse the world with music or save the world with music?
Now it is a music war. Will we bring down the world with music, or will we save the world with music?
(1) Pray that praise may be done properly, and give offerings dedicated only to the choir.
This is what I hope. Among our remnants, if any of you decide to earn money, then pray and give offerings dedicated only to the choir. Since we budget for the entire year as a whole, we cannot set the whole budget only for the choir. Our choir members labor so much, but we cannot adequately compensate them. Right? Our conductors also serve so sacrificially, but we only give them a little for transportation or similar. It is like that now. We must prepare in such a way that great teams can gather and truly praise. Right? That is not the conductor’s fault or the choir’s fault. It is our fault. So we must pray that praise can be done properly. Since people like to hear about money, I am saying, “Give offerings.”
(2) The churches in Europe that died because praise and worship died – In every age, praise has saved the world.
You will see this if you check. In Europe, there were people who gave all their possessions and said, “Use this only for praise, not for anything else.” So they built tremendous venues. At that time, in Europe, if there was a certain church that did a certain praise, people would say, “Let’s go there.” That was the culture. But as that praise died and worship died, the churches in Europe died. There is no gospel. In each age, praise has saved the world. We must pray.
(3) Restore with prayer the praise that Satan has stolen.
There are amazing musicians among us, but they are holding back. We cannot even provide a setting for them to present one piece. Our next generation is growing up. They should be standing on great stages and performing, but there is no opportunity. So praise has been taken away. Satan has stolen praise. We must restore it. We must restore it through prayer.

▣ Conclusion. Healing takes place through praise (Psalms 103:20–22).
David said this: “Praise the LORD, you His angels, you mighty ones who do His word.” “Praise the LORD, all His heavenly hosts, you His servants who do His will.” It is true. Healing takes place through praise.

I have seen this personally—once through video and once with my own eyes. There was a man with cancer. The cancer had spread to other parts of his body. The doctors said there was no hope. Since there was no hope in the hospital, he left. “You may only be able to endure a few months,” the doctors had said. He left the hospital and went to the mountains alone. He walked the mountains barefoot, went to clean places, and ate good herbs. He stayed there. Even in that place he stayed barefoot. He completely recovered. It is natural. As he breathed fresh air and walked barefoot constantly, he was continually reviving his body. The cancer cells attacked, but he kept reviving his system, so there was a battle and he won.

In my days as an evangelist, there was a place called “Mucheoksan Prayer House” near Gimhae in Busan. The mountain is called Mucheoksan, and an elderly woman ran the prayer house. There was not even a proper path to go up; we had to walk up. Why did I go? Because I heard that patients were getting healed and coming back down. I thought, “That is interesting. Let me go see.” When I went, I saw that it was very biblical and very medical. She was an elderly woman, and what did she do with the patients? She prayed and sang hymns with them all day long. All day long she sang hymns and prayed, clapping her hands like this. What do you think happened? After a few months, they were healed and went back. Their nervous system and body were being revived. So I thought, “Ah, of course.” They were praying and singing hymns. Such things happen. But I also thought, “That director is amazing,” because she stayed with one patient like that all day. That is truly remarkable.

※ Restoring prayer and praise becomes the most important power for us. When we go into the deep place of praise and prayer, God does the rest.
For us, restoring prayer and praise becomes our greatest power. We must restore them. When you praise, you call out to God. You express your desires. You can praise when you are alone. Then you change the world. Even if you do not go that far, there is much time for praise on Sundays, right? The choir sings, but there is also a lot of time when you sing hymns. If you just do that properly, it is enough. Then, in the remaining time, go into the deep place of prayer. As for your future, there is nothing more to say. If you go deeply into the praise and prayer that God gives, then He will take care of the rest.

I bless you in the name of Jesus Christ that today will be the beginning of a great victory.

Prayer. We give glory and praise to God. We give thanks. Help us to restore prayer. Help us to restore praise. We pray in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.

Ordinary People Can Change the World

Philippians 4:6-7. Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 7 And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

These are the words of Paul, who changed the course of history through prayer. When someone truly understands what takes place when we pray, that person becomes a world-changer.

In Christ, we have become the righteousness of God (2 Corinthians 5:21), and because of that, our prayer is “powerful and effective” (James 5:16). When we focus on God in prayer each day toward the throne of the Triune God, Jesus says that mountains can move (Matthew 21:21).

How? When we pray, God mobilizes His angels to fulfill His will: “Are not all angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?” (Hebrews 1:14). Prayer is a spiritual science. When we pray in Jesus’ name, the Holy Spirit begins to work powerfully, and “the strong man,” the devil, is bound (Matthew 12:28).

The Early Church understood this mystery. Scripture says that “they all joined together constantly in prayer” (Acts 1:14), and that prayer changed everything when God answered by sending the Holy Spirit in power (Acts 2:1–4). Ordinary fishermen, laborers, and women became history-makers.

God arranged encounters through their prayer, like when the crippled beggar was healed “at the time of prayer—at three in the afternoon” (Acts 3:1), when Cornelius “at about three in the afternoon had a vision” (Acts 10:3) while Peter “went up on the roof to pray” (Acts 10:9), and when Paul’s gospel ministry in Philippi began as they went “to the river, where we expected to find a place of prayer” (Acts 16:13), and again when “we were going to the place of prayer” (Acts 16:16) and the evil spirit was cast out.

When we pray for the ministry of the gospel, God pays full attention to our prayer because “this is good, and pleases God our Savior, who wants all people to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth” (1 Timothy 2:3–4). When our heart aligns with God’s heart in prayer, nothing in the world can block what God is about to do.

So what are we always thinking about? That determines the future. We do not need to worry about anything, because our Father in heaven knows what we need. Jesus reminds us that “the pagans run after all these things,” and instead, “seek first His kingdom and His righteousness,” and God will provide “all these things” as well (Matthew 6:32–33). God has chosen to change the world through prayer. And He has given that authority and privilege to you.

So pray—and watch mountains move.

Prayer. Father, I thank You for the incredible privilege of prayer. Open my eyes to see what happens when I pray. Align my heart with Your desires so that my prayers may accomplish Your will. In Jesus’ name, Amen.