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Sunday 1st Service
Title/Scripture: The First Ministry of Jesus Christ and Our Beginning (Matthew 4:1-11)
Speaker: Pastor Ryu Kwang-su
Date/Location: January 2, 2022 / Immanuel Seoul Church

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Matthew 4:1-11

Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. ² After fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. ³ The tempter came to him and said, “If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.”

⁴ Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”

⁵ Then the devil took him to the holy city and had him stand on the highest point of the temple. ⁶ “If you are the Son of God,” he said, “throw yourself down. For it is written:

⁷ Jesus answered him, “It is also written: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’”

⁸ Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor. ⁹ “All this I will give you,” he said, “if you will bow down and worship me.”

¹⁰ Jesus said to him, “Away from me, Satan! For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only.’”

¹¹ Then the devil left him, and angels came and attended him.

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Summary

▷ It is the beginning of a new year. What should we start with? Verse 1, “At that time” — after Jesus was baptized, He broke the power of Satan without anyone knowing. When He was about to begin His ministry, He went alone to a desolate place and fasted for 40 days. At that time, Satan appeared and tempted Jesus. This temptation was not a test meant to destroy, but a test meant to put Him to the test. Satan knows you well. He knows clearly whether you are someone who has found the complete answer in Christ or not. Jesus completely broke this Satan.

▣ Introduction_ The first thing we must do without making it visible to others in every area when we begin

1. We have been given the identity and authority to break the darkness. This is because Christ has overcome. We must always keep this in mind.

2. What must be known first
1) Matthew 12:29 “How can one enter a strong man’s house and plunder his goods, unless he first binds the strong man?”
2) Satan, who created the events of Genesis chapters 3, 6, and 11 — uses something very good to tempt people, brings them to complete ruin, and attacks the next generation to the very end.

3. The reason there is no need to worry — Christ
1) Genesis 3:15 “The offspring of the woman will strike the serpent’s head.” The main character is Christ.
2) Genesis 6:14 Christ who becomes the ark when a great calamity is encountered.
3) Exodus 3:18 On the day the blood covenant was applied, they came out liberated.
4) Isaiah 7:14 When taken captive to Babylon: “A virgin will conceive and bear a son, and you shall call His name Immanuel.”
5) 1 John 3:8 “The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the works of the devil.”
▷ Satan stood before Christ knowing all this. Jesus made Satan completely bow down and flee.

▣ Main_ How shall we go forward?

1. Take the time of decision in the wilderness. — Satan’s method
▷ Because Christ has overcome, we are guaranteed to be victorious. Prepare to break this power of darkness. As I looked at the field of evangelism and the field of the world, I discovered the reason to pray after coming to know the existence of Satan who has seized the world invisibly. If you know Satan’s method, you will receive great answers. Satan attacks knowing he absolutely cannot defeat you. That is why you must not be deceived. If you hold the covenant, he will without fail crumble.
1) “If you are the Son of God, make these stones into bread and eat.” (verse 3) — “Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.” (verse 4)
2) “If you are the Son of God, jump down from the pinnacle of the temple. Will God not send angels to hold you up?” (verse 6) — “You shall not tempt the Lord your God.”
3) Showing the world and saying, “I will give you all this, so bow down and worship me.” (verses 8-9) — “You shall worship only the Lord your God.” (verse 10)
▷ Satan was completely broken. Do not be deceived by Satan’s methods. You must have your own time of decision alone. There are things people can help with, and things they cannot.

2. Do not let your worship be taken away. Do not lose the flow of the Word. — Satan’s content
▷ If you know what content Satan possesses, you can save yourself, your family line, and the entire era.
1) Satan touches you with food, clothing, shelter, and material things. There is no need to be deceived.
2) Satan touches your sense of honor and pride. Do not be deceived.
3) Satan is trying to take away your worship.
▷ If your worship is taken away, everything is taken away. Because the future is determined by what you worship, Satan tells you to change the object of your worship. Do not let your worship be taken away, and hold on accurately to the Word. If you do not let your worship be taken away, you can save everyone.

3. The moment you hold on to the accurate Word, Satan will completely flee. — The answer of only, uniqueness, re-creation
1) Verse 4 — Jesus quoting Deuteronomy 8:3: “Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.”
2) Verse 7 — Jesus quoting the accurate Word of Deuteronomy 6:16: To Satan who told Him (verse 6) to jump down by quoting Psalm 91:11-12: “You shall not tempt the Lord your God.”
3) Verse 10 — Jesus quoting Deuteronomy 26:10: To Satan who said (verse 9) “Worship me”: “You shall worship the Lord your God.”
▷ Because Israel had to be liberated from Rome and from Satan, when Satan the ruler of the world appeared before Jesus, Jesus broke him with the Word. If you are not deceived, you will be victorious.

▣ Conclusion_ The devil leaveth him, and angels came and ministered unto him (verse 11).

1. Exodus 14:19-20 When walking the wilderness road, the angel of the Lord led Moses from the front and protected him from behind.
2. 2 Kings 19:35 “That night” — on the night that King Hezekiah was praying, He sent the angel of the Lord and struck 185,000 Assyrian soldiers.
3. Daniel 10:1-21 When Daniel prayed for 20 days, God sent the archangel.
4. Acts 12:1-25 When the apostles were imprisoned, the church leaders gathered for an all-night prayer — the angel of the Lord sent by God struck King Herod, and he was eaten by worms and died.

▷ Try this with this covenant today, even if just for a moment. Pray sincerely. “God, I stand alone before You. Please let the work of breaking the darkness truly come about for me, my family line, and those around me. Tear down the strategy of Satan that is stealing worship from all the world and from the next generations. Give me the accurate Word.” That is all. It is recorded that Satan bows his knees and God sends His angel of the Lord to serve. I bless you in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ that this experience will occur this week.

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Transcript

It is the beginning of a new year for us. What should we start with — that is the question. Today’s text is the timetable for when Jesus begins His ministry. In verse 1 it says “at that time.” That means, after Jesus received baptism to begin His public ministry — “at that time” — that is what it means.

What must we start with at this moment? It is recorded only in the Bible, the Word of God. It is an event that happened without anyone knowing. What is it? It is in no other book on earth. That is why the Bible is the Word of God. He broke the power of Satan without anyone knowing. Jesus, in order to begin now, went alone — alone, with no one else — into the wilderness.

I have heard that the wilderness was about 57 kilometers wide. It is said to be a mixture of sand and limestone. It is recorded as having geological strata twisted and contorted. It was so dangerous that the mountains were in a state as if about to collapse. And the remaining rocks were in a wilderness with sharp, jagged boulders that looked as if they might crumble at any moment. You can find records of it being described as “like the inside of a furnace,” it was so hot. There was no one there. So it was a place with no houses where people lived. There Jesus went to a solitary place when He was about to begin His ministry.

He fasted for 40 days there. You can picture the scene, can’t you? It is like Elijah at Mt. Carmel — he fought alone against 850 prophets. When Jezebel tried to kill him, he fled alone, collapsed under a broom tree, and said, “I can do no more.” It is like that kind of situation.

I visited the castle where Martin Luther translated the Bible. There is a room just barely large enough for one person. He translated the Word there alone, in prayer. Without fail, it was at that time that Satan appeared.

“He tempted Jesus,” it says. The important thing here — our theologians will know — is that when it says “tempted,” what kind of word was used? There is a temptation done in order to destroy, and on the other hand, there is a temptation that intensely tests. In the original text of this Scripture, it was the testing kind of temptation, not the destroying kind. That word is the same word used when God tested Abraham.

This Satan knows full well who Jesus is. He also knows that he actually cannot win. And yet he came to tempt Jesus. It is the temptation that arises when one is about to do something great. Do not worry — this Satan knows full well why Christ came. He knows well what He will do going forward. That is why he set such a monumental temptation.

Satan knows you well. There is no need to worry. He knows clearly whether you are someone who has found the complete answer in Christ or not. Satan knows far too well whether you are truly of the gospel or not.

And yet he appeared directly before Jesus. He set an extremely decisive temptation. Jesus completely broke this Satan. At the cross He completely shattered his authority, but before that, the record already shows that right there Jesus completely defeated Satan.

▣ Introduction_ The first thing we must do without making it visible to others in every area when we begin

What does this mean? This is explaining the first thing we must do without making it visible to others in every area when we begin.

1. We have been given the identity and authority to break the darkness.

We have been given the identity and authority to break the darkness. Why? Because Christ has overcome. You must always keep this in mind.

2. What must be known first

1) Matthew 12:29
Jesus said it, didn’t He. “How can one enter a strong man’s house and plunder his goods, unless he first binds the strong man?” That is what He said. Put simply: “Can you win without binding Satan?” That is what it means. It is an explanation given in Matthew chapter 12. And it is also the answer given when religiously blind people said, “Why do you talk about demons?” Those with blind spiritual eyes say, “Why do you talk about Satan?” This is what must be known first. Jesus broke that.

2) Satan, who created the events of Genesis chapters 3, 6, and 11

This Satan never gives up to the very end. The events of Genesis chapters 3, 6, and 11 were created by Satan. He uses something very good to tempt people, brings them to complete ruin, and attacks your next generation to the very end.

3. The reason there is no need to worry — Christ

There is absolutely no need to worry.

1) Genesis 3:15
“The offspring of the woman will strike the serpent’s head.” The main character is Christ, and it is before that Christ that this Satan stood. Even knowing how great He is. People like you are not even a problem. He appeared before Christ, I tell you.

2) Genesis 6:14
Christ who becomes the ark when a great calamity is encountered. No need to worry. Even when you encounter problems, there is no need to worry. He appeared before that very One, I tell you.

Someone who had been a shaman for a long time sent me a letter. “Spirits keep appearing to me — what should I do?” I understand. They had lived that way their whole life. I gave a simple answer. It does not matter at all. Even if all the spirits were gathered together, it would be fine. It is over.

3) Exodus 3:18
Already, in Exodus chapter 3 verse 18, on the day the blood covenant was applied, they came out liberated. Satan stood directly before that Owner, before that main character.

4) Isaiah 7:14
When taken captive to Babylon: “A virgin will conceive and bear a son, and you shall call His name Immanuel.”

5) 1 John 3:8
In 1 John chapter 3 verse 8: “The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the works of the devil.” This Satan, knowing all this, stood right there. Jesus makes him completely bow his knees and flee. A new year is beginning for you, and I bless you in the name of the Lord that it will be a beginning in which all darkness is broken.

▣ Main_ How shall we go forward?

1. Take the time of decision in the wilderness. — Satan’s method

This is the first point. How shall we go forward? Take the time of decision in the wilderness. Like Jesus. The length — whether long or short — does not matter. Take the time of decision in the wilderness. Even right here today is fine. You can make a quiet time while resting — that is fine too. Because Christ has overcome, you are guaranteed to be victorious. Some people need to go a bit deeper. Take the time of decision in the wilderness. Jesus would have already known about this power of darkness. He took that important time in exactly that way.

I have been in the faith from a young age. I did not know prayer and did not know the reason I should pray. I did not know even while going out to evangelize. One day, as I was looking at the field of evangelism and the field of the world, I realized: “Ah, this is it.” Completely invisible to the eye, this power of darkness, Satan, has seized the world. The people doing the New Age movement in America — what are they doing? Are they not worshipping Satan? You should take note. What about the Freemasons? They do the Nephilim movement. So that Satan would enter into them. In that advanced nation, America. It is an astonishing thing.

What must we start with? You need to know. Honestly speaking, after I clearly understood the existence of that being, “Ah, this is why we must pray” — that is what I realized honestly. To be frank with you, God does not need you to pray to Him, you know that don’t you? Jesus said in Matthew chapter 6 verse 32: “Your Father already knows what you need before you ask.” Looking to the Lord and receiving the fullness of the Holy Spirit is prayer — but there is a reason for it, and that is what this is about right now. I hope today will be a time for you to pray for your children. Take the time of decision in the wilderness. Prepare to break the power of darkness. This is a very important beginning.

If you know Satan’s method, you will receive great answers. Then let me ask one thing first. Do you think Jesus was caught off guard and flustered when Satan came to attack Him? No. Jesus is God. He is the Son of Almighty God, and He is God. Then let me ask one more thing. Do you think Satan came without knowing what Jesus Christ would do? He came knowing. Let me ask one more. Do you think Satan came thinking he could tempt and defeat Jesus?

This is the important thing. He attacks knowing he absolutely cannot defeat you. That is why you must not be deceived. If you hold the covenant, he will without fail crumble, and yet he still touches you. So you only need to hold the covenant.

1) “If you are the Son of God, make these stones into bread and eat.” (verse 3) — “Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.” (verse 4)

Now, at the time of decision, look at what Satan did. Knowing that Jesus had fasted 40 days, he brought exactly this. He came with a stone shaped like bread and said, “Make it into bread and eat.” That is not a bad thing to say — He was hungry. This is all Satan can do. Perhaps to cause some confusion regarding Jesus — beyond that, he cannot go.

Jesus said, “Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God,” and then Satan set the next temptation. Each time he set a temptation, he said: “Are you not the Son of God?” That is how it came. “If you are the Son of God, make these stones into bread and eat.” That is how it came.

2) “If you are the Son of God, jump down from the pinnacle of the temple. Will God not send angels to hold you up?” (verse 6) — “You shall not tempt the Lord your God.”

Jesus firmly refused, and then the same way again: “If you are the Son of God, jump down from this pinnacle of the temple. Will God not send angels to hold you up?” Everyone knows this. This is what Satan does. Do not be deceived. “You shall not tempt the Lord your God.” That is what Jesus said. “Do not tempt God.”

3) Showing the world and saying, “I will give you all this, so bow down and worship me.” (verses 8-9) — “You shall worship only the Lord your God.” (verse 10)

And then what does he say? Now he came with a compromising approach. Showing the world directly, he said, “I will give you all this.” Doing it together — this is Satan’s method. Offering something enormous and saying, “(I will give you all this) so bow down and worship me.” Jesus firmly said: “You shall worship only the Lord your God.” This Satan was completely broken. This is Satan’s method. Do not be deceived.

As you go into the new year, this is the time of decision in the wilderness. The time of decision alone. There are things people can help with and things they cannot. There are things parents can do and things they cannot. You must have your own time of decision alone.

So for me, since my role is to serve as an errand-runner of the Word for you, I do this 24 hours a day. That is a bit of a blessing, I suppose. That is my position. I carry paper around all day preparing sermons — the volume is so great. Setting aside the homework. Setting aside what happens when I meet people. For the message alone, I carry paper around all week. To give you an idea of how much time — how great the volume is — writing by hand is faster than the computer. Because with a computer you have to carry it, open it, and so on, whereas this you can just do anywhere. And the computer requires sitting down. This you can do while standing. One day I noticed that I had gone into the shade of a tree on a school campus and was sitting there writing like this, and someone came running from the school. “Where did you come from?” “Oh, I’m just writing here…” That was fortunate enough. So I have to do this 24 hours a day. The answers I receive within that are so many. It probably would not happen with my own character. Take the time of decision in the wilderness.

2. Do not let your worship be taken away. Do not lose the flow of the Word. — Satan’s content

This is the second point. Do not let your worship be taken away. Do not lose the flow of the Word.

Do you know what is being said today? If you know what content Satan possesses, you can save yourself, your family line, and the entire era. First: take the time of decision in the wilderness. Without fail. What is the second? It is not only about the decision. Hold on to the important worship and its flow.

1) Satan touches you with food, clothing, shelter, and material things.

The first thing Satan tempted with was eating. Isn’t that right? That is the content. He touches us with food, clothing, and shelter. He touches us with material things. There is no need to be deceived.

2) Satan touches your sense of honor and pride.

Then what is next? He touches your sense of honor and pride. Do not be deceived. When no one recognizes us, don’t we lose our strength, and when someone does recognize us, don’t we gain strength? Satan knows this. If you truly receive the answer, you do not need that. “Are you not the Son of God? Then jump from the pinnacle. Will God not send angels to hold you up?” That is how it came.

3) Satan is trying to take away your worship.

When even that did not work, what came last? “I will give you everything, so worship me.” Satan is trying to take away your worship. If your worship is taken away, everything is taken. If you are not careful, servants of the Lord can have so much church work that their worship can be taken away. Then your future is failure. Many church leaders are important people, aren’t they? When you do a lot of work, if you are not careful, your worship can be taken. This Satan throws something exquisite and says, “Change the object of your worship.” Because your future is determined by what you worship, “Change the object of your worship.” Put simply: “I will give you a thousand trillion — bow down before me.” That is how it came. This is the content of Satan.

If you know the method and content of Satan, there is no need to be shaken. Whatever happens, it is fine. Do not let your worship be taken away, and hold accurately to the Word. Even if you have failed, you will be victorious. If your worship is taken away, even if you have succeeded, you will fail. That is certain. I said to the Remnant who entered the Blue House: “If you receive the answer, even the president can receive the answer.” So if you do not let your worship be taken away, you can save everyone.

3. The moment you hold on to the accurate Word, Satan will completely flee. — The answer of only, uniqueness, re-creation

This is the third point. The moment you hold on to the accurate Word, Satan will completely flee. At this time, the answers of only, uniqueness, and re-creation come.

1) Verse 4 — Jesus quoting Deuteronomy 8:3
“Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.” What can live on bread alone is a beast. Isn’t that right? The one that eats the most and lives best by eating is the pig. Isn’t that so? “Man shall live by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God” — what is this? In the wilderness, Jesus quoted Deuteronomy chapter 8 verse 3.

2) Verse 7 — Jesus quoting the accurate Word of Deuteronomy 6:16
Now, this Satan knows the Bible. “Jump down. Angels will come and hold your feet.” Satan quoted Psalm 91 verses 11 and 12. Then Jesus said: “You shall not tempt the Lord your God.” That is Deuteronomy chapter 6 verse 16 from the wilderness. Jesus held the accurate Word and used it to attack — to cite it.

3) Verse 10 — Jesus quoting Deuteronomy 26:10
“Worship me.” Does that even make sense? What nerve Satan has — saying to Jesus, “Worship me.” “You shall worship the Lord your God.” That is Deuteronomy chapter 26 verse 10. Jesus quoted the Word spoken during the Exodus that happened in the wilderness.

Why is that? Because Israel had to be liberated from Rome. Because Israel had to be liberated from Satan. Satan, the ruler of the world, appeared before Jesus. Because Jesus is God, of course He wins. He broke everything with the Word. You must absolutely remember. If you are not deceived, you will be victorious.

▣ Conclusion_ The devil leaveth him, and angels came and ministered unto him (verse 11).

Here there is an important record at the end. People of the world say things they cannot believe even more. Even people who believe in Jesus say things they cannot believe — this is the Bible. Which one would be right? What is recorded in the Bible is what cannot be understood with your mind at all. Which one would be right? Everything came about just as the Word said.

What does it say at this point? “The devil departed, and angels came and ministered to him.”

1. Exodus 14:19-20
That is right. When walking the wilderness road, He sent the angel of the Lord to lead from the front of Moses and protect from behind Moses.

2. 2 Kings 19:35
In 2 Kings chapter 19 verse 35, it was when the Israelite people were about to be completely killed by Assyria. (During the invasion, Hezekiah) the king put his life on the line and went into the temple to pray. The Bible records it. It said “that night.” What is “that night”? That is to say, “the night that King Hezekiah was praying.” The Bible clearly records it. “He sent His angel of the Lord and struck 185,000 Assyrian soldiers.” That is what it said. It is scientific. It is the same even now. When He calls us home, God sends angels to take us. Isn’t that right? He sent the angel of the Lord who struck them, and 185,000 Assyrian soldiers died.

3. Daniel 10:1-21
When Israel was facing great problems and a crisis in its restoration, Daniel began to pray for 20 days. Isn’t that right? At that time God did not send an angel but sent the archangel. You must believe this.

4. Acts 12:1-25
The early church was all being persecuted, the apostles were imprisoned, and Peter went to prison, didn’t he? At that time the church leaders gathered for an all-night prayer. The Bible records it. “The angel of the Lord struck him, and King Herod was eaten by worms and died.” God sent His angel of the Lord to release Peter, and He sent the angel of the Lord and King Herod was eaten by worms and died.

With this covenant, try it today, even just for a moment. Begin. Pray truly and sincerely. “God, I stand alone before You. Please let the work of breaking the darkness truly come about for me, my family line, and those around me. Tear down the strategy of Satan that is stealing worship from all the world and from the next generations. Give me the accurate Word.” That is all. It is recorded that Satan bows his knees and God sends His angel of the Lord to serve. I bless you in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ that this experience will occur this week and throughout the entire year. Let us pray.

Prayer. God, we give thanks. We give thanks to God who showed us what must be done first. Please let this be a year in which the power of darkness that is even now invisible to the eye is completely broken. Please let there be a time of decision in the wilderness today. Please let worship be restored. Please let the Word be restored. We pray in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.

Sunday 2nd Service
Title/Scripture: Immanuel (Matthew 1:20-23)
Speaker: Pastor Ryu Kwang-su
Date/Location: December 26, 2021 / Immanuel Seoul Church

Matthew 1:20-23.
But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. ²¹ She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.”

²² All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: ²³ “The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel” (which means “God with us”).

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Immanuel

Introduction —
1. Fraudulent answers
1) Powerful nations / weak nations
2) Genesis 3, 6, 11 
3) Nephilim (culture)
2. 7 nations (disasters)
3. Errands for Satan

Main 
1. Beginning of Immanuel
1) Problem — Start
2) Process — Answer
3) Result — Witness
WITH
Immanuel
Oneness

2. Remnant’s prayer
1) Triune God (in me)
2) Throne (in my life)
3) Age (in my field)
Spiritual summit 
Talent summit 
Cultural summit 

3. Remnant’s standard
1) 237 
2) Healing 
3) Summit 
Virtual and in-person meetings

4. Remnant’s experience
1) Future camp — “only”
2) Prayer camp — uniqueness 
3) Talent camp — re-creation

5. Remnant’s preparation to save the world
1) Coming-of-age ceremony (platform) 
2) Mission ceremony (bartizan) 
3) Commissioning ceremony (antenna) 

Conclusion
1. Prayer consciousness
2. Breath consciousness
3. Breathing/Prayer + Word Meditation

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Summary

▷ The greatest blessing for the Remnant and the saints is Immanuel. To be able to say “God was with me” in one’s studies is the greatest blessing. And when God is with you in your work, unbelievers come to realize it. The Remnant must prepare in advance before graduating. When you go out into the world, do not envy the world too much. Do not fear the world too much either. There is also no need to look down on the world. When you meet someone who is struggling, give them strength; when you meet someone great, do not avoid them or flatter them — if they know God’s blessing, bless them by saying they are a person of tremendous blessing. For Christians to curse people of the world is what the devil does. David never told King Saul that he was wrong. He showed it through evidence. The Remnant carries this. The promise Jesus made most often was the blessing of Immanuel.

▣ Introduction_ The Remnant succeeds as long as they are not deceived.

1. Fraudulent answers — Because people have almost entirely fraudulent answers, we must help them.
1) Powerful nations, weak nations — Powerful nations, having been deceived by Satan, oppress many people and take weak nations captive. If one fails to realize this, a believing person ends up running errands for powerful nations.
2) Being deceived by Genesis chapters 3, 6, and 11 — There is no need to be afraid or shaken.
3) The Nephilim (culture) — Do not be astonished when you see Nephilim culture.

2. 7 nations (plagues) — The Remnant have blocked all the great plagues of the 7 nations.

3. Satan’s 12 errands — The world is running Satan’s 12 errands. We must have compassion.

▣ Main_ 5 things for the Remnant to remember about the Immanuel blessing

1. The beginning of Immanuel
1) Problem — The beginning of Immanuel has almost always arisen at the time of a problem. That is, a problem is a beginning. Joseph is the one who found the answer in a family problem, and David is the one who found the answer in a social problem.
2) Process — The entire process is the answer.
3) Result — It is to become a witness.
With — God is with me.
Immanuel — It is to testify that He was with us.
Oneness — It is being a witness to having the answer in which God fulfills His will in all things.

2. The Remnant’s prayer
1) Pray that the Triune God would come upon me.
2) Pray that the 9 blessings of the throne would appear in my life.
3) Pray that the answer of the 3 eras of world conquest would appear in my field.
Spiritual summit — The spiritual summit comes first.
Functional summit — What comes to the Remnant from within the spiritual summit is the functional summit.
Cultural summit — That answer is inevitably put to use, and that is called the cultural summit.
The word summit means rising to the top, and the Remnant only needs to be able to rise spiritually to the top. No one can stop the Remnant from reaching the top through prayer.

3. The Remnant’s standard
1) 237 — Studies and occupations that align with 237 will be chosen.
2) Healing — Healing 237, and
3) Summit — Making the next generation into summits is the standard.
It is absolutely necessary to make the non-face-to-face into face-to-face in order to heal 237 nations and create summits. Bill Gates and Steve Jobs, who turned the non-face-to-face into face-to-face, took over the entire economy.

4. The Remnant’s experience
1) Future camp — It is to help discover the “only.”
2) Prayer camp — The prayer camp is where uniqueness is discovered.
3) Talent camp — The talent camp is called re-creation.

5. The Remnant’s preparation to save the world
1) Coming-of-age ceremony (platform) — The key of the coming-of-age ceremony is to develop complete expertise and build a platform.
2) Mission ceremony (bartizan) — Specializing one’s talent is the mission ceremony, and looking at this and seeing the world is called the bartizan.
3) Sending-out ceremony (antenna) — Making it field-applicable is the sending-out ceremony, and looking at this, it is called the spiritual antenna through which God, myself, and the world communicate.

▣ Conclusion

▷ If the Remnant goes out into the world not knowing this, the world will look tremendous and they will fall into the illusion that they are nothing.

1. Be conscious of prayer. — If you are not conscious of prayer, you will unknowingly start thinking, and that will bring limitations and problems, leading to misjudgment and overreacting.
2. Be conscious of breathing. — Your mind will improve tremendously from the very start. Be conscious of prayer as you breathe, and conversely, be conscious of breathing as you pray.

3. Breath prayer and Word meditation — As you worship, take one word that strikes you and meditate on it within prayer throughout the entire week. Do this for three months and your mental illness will be healed.

▷ For the Remnant, graduation is the beginning. In chess, the pawn (卒) can mean an end, but it also means a beginning. The Remnant must become the beginning of saving the world right here. Pastors and elders must join hands together and start the future camp, prayer camp, and talent camp.

Transcript

The greatest blessing for our Remnant and our saints is Immanuel. When you can say “God was with me” in your studies, that is the greatest blessing. And in fact, when you can say “God was with me” in your work, unbelievers come to realize it.

The Remnant are now graduating and going out, and they must prepare in advance. When you go out into the world, do not envy the world too much. The world is difficult right now, and it is deceiving, so you must not envy it. And there is no need to fear the world too much either. There is also no need to look down on the world too much.

So you all need to prepare well like this before going out. When you go out, you will encounter strange people. You must not call them strange. You must give them strength by saying they can do it. After that, you can help them with the parts that are wrong. When you encounter someone who seems lacking in some way, you must not tell them they are lacking. You need to tell them that they can receive and convey God’s blessing. You may also meet people who are far more remarkable than you. Even then, do not avoid them or flatter them. If they know God’s blessing, you must bless them by saying that they are a person of tremendous blessing.

Our Christians go out into the world and curse people of the world a lot. That is what the devil does. That is why they get criticized. There are so many people who excessively criticize or speak ill of people of the world. That is seeing things wrongly. Also, when those people of the world do a little well, they envy them too much. That is seeing things wrongly. Also, when they meet someone who is acting very wickedly, not realizing the person is raging in desperation, they become very afraid. That is seeing things wrongly.

The Remnant absolutely must, because no one will teach them when they go out, sort this out first. Without fail, when you go out, you will meet people who appear to be utterly hopeless. That is not because they are hopeless. You are seeing things wrongly. Because they are people who are almost entirely mistaken, they will say all kinds of wrong things. You must not tell them they are wrong. Because you already know what is right. Isn’t that so? David never told King Saul that he was wrong. He showed it through evidence.

Immanuel

The Remnant has the greatest blessing, and this (Immanuel) is what they carry with them. Isn’t that right? Even Jesus, among the most numerous promises in the Bible, gave the blessing of “Immanuel” — that He would be with us.

▣ Introduction

If you, Remnant, are just not deceived, success is easy.

1. Fraudulent answers

Because people have almost entirely fraudulent answers, you need to help them. Shall I put it simply?

1) Powerful nations, weak nations

Powerful nations are not truly powerful — they are being deceived by Satan and oppressing many people. So you need to go quickly, break the darkness, and tell them the gospel.

(Weak nations)

Almost all of these nations capture weak nations and take them as captives, don’t they. If you fail to realize this, a believing person ends up running errands there. That makes no sense.

2) Genesis 3, 6, 11

Because people are almost entirely being deceived by Genesis chapters 3, 6, and 11, there is no need for you to look at that and become afraid or shaken.

3) Nephilim (culture)

These people are shocked by the movements, works, and culture related to the Nephilim. Isn’t it true that the Nephilim will produce tremendous culture? Would it not seem tremendous when a shaman performs a ritual? You must not be astonished by that. It is the same thing. If you just are not deceived, answers are easy. The Remnant must absolutely remember this.

2. 7 nations (plagues)

Because the Remnant have blocked the plagues of seven great nations. It is easy. These people are pitiful — why should they be feared? They are not objects of fear. They are not objects for you to criticize. The very fact that you criticize them shows you do not know the gospel. Why would you criticize them? Of course these people are in this condition (fraudulent answers), aren’t they. Because of that, people say, “Christians are strange.” They hear, “That person believes in Jesus, but they’re really strange.” When you meet people like this (Introduction 1), give them strength; when you meet people like this (Introduction 1), give them the answer by serving — that is how it is done. The Remnant must absolutely remember this.

When I used to do a lot of evangelism at school back in the day, the biggest obstacle was — who do you think it was? — the Christians in the school. Back then I wasn’t in a position to be politically marked, so I went around freely sharing the gospel, but the Christians kept doing strange things and it blocked evangelism. You know those things — those endlessly low-level things — you must not do those.

The Remnant must keep this in mind. Do not fear the world. Do not envy the world. Do not look down on the world. Behind it all is Satan. You must not look down on it. You must always remember this.

3. Satan’s errands (12)

The world is running Satan’s 12 errands, isn’t it. You must have compassion. So people who do not even know the gospel — they criticize and speak ill of others constantly… that is what devils do. Absolutely, wherever you go in the field, do not do that. If someone is being criticized, go to that person and comfort them. If you are definitely going to stir something up, stir things up in secret while helping others. And then the time to share the gospel will come.

▣ Main

Now, because time is short, let me quickly write down the 5 things the Remnant must remember about the Immanuel blessing.

1. The beginning of Immanuel

This is the beginning of Immanuel. How did the beginning of Immanuel come about?

1) Problem

It arose almost entirely at the time of problems. Isn’t that right? It arose at the time of problems. Joseph is the one who found the answer in the midst of a family problem. David is the one who found the answer within social problems. A problem is a beginning, and the entire process is the answer.

2) Past — Answer

This (problem) is the beginning.

3) Result — Witness

And without fail, the result is to become a witness. What kind of witness? You must absolutely remember this.

[WITH]
It is to testify that God was with me.

[Immanuel]
It is to testify that God was with us.

[Oneness]
It is to be a witness that God had the answer to fulfilling His will in all things. Joseph said, “It was not my brothers who sold me — God sent me ahead.”

2. RT’s prayer

This is the second point. Teachers need to know this and the Remnant needs to know this too. This is the Remnant’s prayer. If you know this prayer, it is actually over. Start from now.

1) Triune God (within me)
Pray that the Triune God would come upon me within.

2) Throne (my life)
Pray that the 9 blessings of the throne would appear in my life.

3) Era (my field)
Pray that the answer of the 3 eras of world conquest would appear in my field. This is prayer. Then you will without fail become like this.

[Spiritual summit]
The spiritual summit comes first. What I am talking about right now is not my own words. You must absolutely not miss this. You all genuinely need to receive the answer.

[Functional summit]
What comes out for the Remnant, for your children, from within this spiritual summit is called the functional summit. Then that answer will be put to use.

[Cultural summit]
And so it is called the cultural summit. The word summit means rising to the top. For the Remnant to be able to rise spiritually to the top, age does not matter. No matter how young the Remnant may be, no one anywhere can stop the Remnant from rising to the top through prayer.

3. RT’s standard

This is the third point. The Remnant’s standard.

1) 237
Studies and occupations that align with 237 will be chosen for you.

2) Healing
Healing 237, and

3) Summit
Making the next generation into summits is the standard.

[Non-face-to-face, face-to-face]
So you must remember the third answer. Making the non-face-to-face into face-to-face in order to heal and make summits of 237 nations is absolutely necessary. Now, what you all are studying going forward — it does not matter. If this (non-face-to-face, face-to-face) is not the answer, the Remnant cannot survive right now. God will give it to you.

This non-face-to-face into face-to-face was already created by Bill Gates’s New Age team and Freemason Steve Jobs. So they seized control of the economy. Those people donate tens of trillions and don’t even blink. They keep giving. Because they have so much. But Christians struggle and agonize over building a single sanctuary, while these people just donate tens of trillions without a second thought.

Do you know what it is? They conquered the world through turning non-face-to-face into face-to-face. We are only at the level where COVID comes and we say “let’s go non-face-to-face.” And even then, people talk about COVID as if the government gave it to us, or as if some individual created it for us — where does that kind of thing come from? In every era, within each plague, there has been God’s plan. The Remnant’s standard. If you know the prayer (RT’s prayer), this follows immediately.

4. RT’s important experience

This is the fourth point. The Remnant’s important experience. Adults must do this alongside them. You must listen carefully and put it into practice.

1) Future camp (only)
Call all the Remnant starting from Saturday and hold a future camp. Isn’t that right? The greatest answer in the future camp is to help them discover the “only.”

2) Prayer camp (uniqueness)
Call them here and teach them prayer. The prayer camp is where uniqueness is discovered.

3) Talent camp (re-creation)
And after that, hold the talent camp. Looking at this is called re-creation. Our church needs to do this. Because we must be different. Isn’t that right? So we need to make it so that globally elite people, their parents, unbelievers, bring their children and come to our church. When word spreads, that will happen. Do not teach the children other things. In the future camp, you need to make them discover “what has God given you.” The children must be able to survive wherever they go. Teach them the prayer camp — you need to teach them what this prayer is. And the answer that comes after that is the true talent. That is when the talent camp is held. This is re-creation.

5. RT’s preparation to save the world

This is the fifth and final point. The Remnant’s preparation to save the world. You need to be preparing for this right now before going out into the world. You are completely equipped with expertise to be able to do this.

1) Coming-of-age ceremony (platform)
That is what is called the coming-of-age ceremony. From that, a platform is built. This is the key of the coming-of-age ceremony.

2) Mission ceremony (bartizan)
You need to specialize that talent. It is the mission ceremony. Looking at this and seeing the world is called the bartizan. Regardless of whether the answer comes or not, the preparation to save the world must be in place, mustn’t it. Constantly teaching useless, other things — getting the children confused — and the children end up going in circles and losing their minds.

3) Sending-out ceremony (antenna)
The children are ready to go out into the world. They have been made field-ready. That is the sending-out ceremony. Looking at this, it is called the antenna through which God, myself, and the world communicate. The spiritual antenna!

These five things must be firmly prepared before going out into the world. This is what I am saying — “let us do this in our church.” What is there to be afraid of that keeps us from doing it? There is no need to do other things, things that are of no use. Before the children go out, the most necessary things — wherever they are placed, they must be able to survive — these are the things that must be taught. Of course, since the adults are not there yet, they cannot teach it; adults, when they speak, say a lot of nonsense. So you cannot teach the children.

Everyone, a person who clearly receives the answer is different. Isn’t that right? You know, don’t you? I am telling you they are different. So even though we have many pastors, you can already tell who among them receives the answer. That is how you know. “Ah, that one seems like they might have a hard time.” If you yourself are struggling, you cannot make others comfortable. That makes no sense. Stripping away everything that is most important — covering children with worldly things and sending them out half-dead — that is how it looks to me. When Christians go out, the children are almost like they are disabled.

Now our Remnant is rising and things are changing a little. Almost all Christians go out into the world without any real strength. You really must hear this. Our church needs to do these five things. God will be pleased and bring everything to us. The Bible says so. Five Remnant — God gave everything to the person who raised them like this. God said, “There is no need to even ask. I know everything.” He said, “Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.”

▣ Conclusion

Let me conclude. If the Remnant has fully tasted this (Main) before going out into the world, that is it — and even knowing it a little, you will overcome when you go out. If you go out into the world not knowing this (Main) at all, you will begin to become confused.

What is the first thing that confuses you? “Wow, now that I’ve gone out into the world, it is tremendous!” — that is how it looks. Isn’t that right? “Wow, there are so many amazing people!” — that is how it feels. “Wow, unbelievers! Hey, I am nothing!” — that is how it starts to feel. The illusion has begun.

On top of that, people who think they are great start criticizing Christianity. And you feel ashamed as you listen. They say nonsense like “Do not confine everything within Christ.” They say famous-sounding things like that. In that way, they are driving you toward Satan.

What you are able to do is to be a witness who has received the answer and has it appear — that is all you can do. It cannot be done any other way. Would Potiphar agree to be guided by Joseph? That makes no sense. But if Joseph receives the answer, Potiphar has to follow. That is what I am saying. A witness!

1. Prayer consciousness

So from now on, the Remnant must be conscious of prayer. What this means is that if you are not conscious of prayer, you will unknowingly start thinking. Isn’t that right? This brings limitations to you, brings problems to you, causes you to make wrong judgments, and causes you to overreact. Always maintain the consciousness of connecting to prayer. The Remnant must understand this.

2. Breath consciousness

You are breathing right now. Isn’t that right? Because if you don’t breathe, you die. But that breathing is at a level that is insufficient enough to cause much cancer in your body. Be conscious of your breathing. Then the Remnant’s mind will improve tremendously from the very start. So be conscious of prayer as you breathe. Conversely, be conscious of breathing as you pray. It is a very difficult thing to say, but it is the answer.

My sermons are widely rumored to be mostly incomprehensible. That will be so. It is fine even if you cannot understand. Only those who understand need to understand. Are there any breathing specialists here? You must take note. The Remnant need to do this (prayer consciousness, breath consciousness) almost 24 hours a day.

3. Breath prayer, Word meditation

Combining the two, this is breath prayer and Word meditation. For Word meditation — listen to the core message carefully, and when you hear the Sunday worship service once like this, one word will strike you. Meditate on that word within prayer throughout the entire week.

What will happen? If you do these three (Conclusion: points 1, 2, 3) for just three months, your mental illness will be healed. If you do not, it will absolutely never be healed. Your brain has already been damaged from shallow breathing. You cannot study well. And if you force yourself to study, you will lose your mind. Isn’t that right? And because you think a lot without praying, your head is about to explode. You do not pray. You think a lot.

Change it. (Prayer consciousness, breath consciousness.) And along with that, Word meditation. Then when you hear a sermon, it will connect right away. And then a surprising answer will come to you. One day the way I was being tormented spiritually is gone. The mind was going in circles — being told you are going in circles when you keep getting hit with a rag — is that not going in circles? But now this is seen correctly, like this.

You must absolutely remember. This is truly something the Remnant need to make their own for a long, long time. This is absolutely not my own words. The most important core things in the Bible. They leave out just the core and do every kind of nonsensical thing. That is what kills.

Jesus said it, didn’t He. “If you are about to drown a child in the water, if you just let them fall in they could come out on their own — why would you tie a stone around their neck and send them down?” He said that. That was said to the Pharisees. If you just push children into the water, they could come out on their own. But they bound them so they couldn’t come out and attached a stone so they would sink and die — that is what He was saying.

For the Remnant, it is not graduation — it is a beginning. In English it is “Commence.” “Start,” “graduation,” “start” — they are the same word. Even in chess, the pawn (卒) can mean an end, but it also becomes a beginning. To the Remnant, right here, we must truly, truly become the beginning of saving the world. Pastors, join hands together with the elders and begin. The future camp, the prayer camp, and this talent camp. Let us pray.

Prayer. God, we give thanks to You, the God who has blessed our Remnant. We truly need Your healing, God. We need Your power, God. Please use the Remnant, God. We pray in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.

 

Sunday 1st Service / Title/Scripture: The Lineage of the Covenant (Matthew 1:17) / Speaker: Pastor Ryu Kwang-su / Date/Location: December 26, 2021, Immanuel Seoul Church

Matthew 1:17
So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations, and from David until the carrying away into Babylon are fourteen generations, and from the carrying away into Babylon unto Christ are fourteen generations.

Summary

▣ Introduction
1. The genealogy from Abraham to when Christ came – no matter what happened, the person who held this covenant survived. From Abraham to David, 14 generations; from David to the Babylonian captivity, 14 generations; from returning from Babylon until Christ came, 14 generations.
2. The people who entered into this line of covenant – it is a miracle that you are in this line of covenant.
1) Rahab, who was a prostitute – became the grandmother of King David.
2) Ruth, a foreign woman – met Boaz in Israel and accomplished a great work of God.
3) This secret of salvation brings about a great work even without the person knowing it.
3. You who are going through difficulties, you who are new members, what covenant must you hold on to?
1) Abraham (“Leave Chaldea”) – a witness who removes the curse from the family line. God has called you entirely as a witness to remove the curse from the family line.
2) David (“14 generations to David”) – a witness who blocks the curse on the church. David was the first to complete the temple, a witness who completely blocked the curse on the church.
3) The Remnants of Babylon – witnesses who block the curse on future generations. Even those taken captive to Babylon survived if they held the covenant. He has called you as witnesses to block the curse on future generations.
4) The early church – witnesses who block the curse of the age. He called them entirely as the early church that blocks the curse of the age.

▣ Main_ You must stand in three lines.
1. God has placed me in the line of the originator through whom He shines His light. He has called me as the originator of the gospel.
1) Abraham – Leave Chaldea, which was given to idolatry and headed for ruin. Go to the land I will show you. He spoke of 5 blessings.
(1) Covenantal blessing – “Go to the land I will show you.”
(2) Foundational blessing – “You shall be a source of blessing.”
(3) Representative blessing – “Through you”
(4) Monumental blessing – “All nations will be blessed.”
(5) Irresistible blessing – “Absolutely no one will be able to overcome you.”
2) Jochebed – through Moses, she saved a nation.
3) David – God blocked many wars through David.
2. He has placed you in the line of witnesses who save the family line and completely transform it.
1) When you pray, the Triune God works through the Spirit – you who are saved through Christ, from now on when you pray, the Triune God is set to work through the Spirit invisibly and give you power.
2) When you pray, He works through the 9 blessings of the heavenly throne – He has established that when you hold this covenant and pray, He works through the 9 blessings of the heavenly throne.
3) When you pray, He has prepared answers that will save 3 ages – when you pray, God has prepared answers that will save 3 ages.
3. God has called me as a witness to save future generations and the future (Matthew 1:17).
▷ Matthew 1:17 (14 generations, 14 generations, 14 generations) – it speaks of the whole of Israel.
1) Overcoming Egypt is the gospel – even though it seems like you are going through difficulties, overcoming Egypt is the gospel.
2) Overcoming the Philistines is the gospel – even though it seems like you are going through difficulties, completely overcoming the nation of the Philistines is the gospel.
3) Overcoming Babylon, Assyria, and Rome is the gospel – even though it seems like you are going through difficulties, overcoming Babylon, Assyria, and Rome too is the gospel.
▷ The prayer of one saved person surpasses all imagination. In any work of history, testimony has come forth.
▷ Where am I? I must check. If I am within the unfolding of God’s work, there is nothing more to be thankful for than that. Paul was genuinely thankful because being in prison was an opportunity to testify of this gospel to the Jews and an opportunity to preach the gospel to the Roman emperor.

▣ Conclusion_ Save those who have fallen into darkness and lost their way.
1. Great powers – the great powers are devouring the whole world, completely fallen into darkness. Go there and prove this covenant.
2. People fallen into idolatry – many people are dying, fallen into the path of destruction, into idolatry. He has sent you there to prove the power of God.
3. Who am I?
1) God has called me as the originator of the gospel. No help needed.
2) He has called me as a witness to save my family line.
3) He has called me as a witness to save the world and future generations.
▷ The Bible is a book of testimony. History has testified to it. It has been summarized and explained in Matthew chapter 1. Hold on to the certain testimony.

Transcript

The generation before us could not even marry freely. There was a young woman in Busan who believed in Jesus well. One day her father met a friend and said, “Marry that man’s son.” She had never even seen his face, yet she was told, “Get married.” That was how parents were in those days. So she went to live with her husband’s family, and they were completely a Buddhist household. From that point on, she kept praying. ‘I need to go to church, I need to worship…’ she kept praying. So she finally gathered her courage. She took out the Bible she had been keeping and went to church. You know, it seems spiritual things are fearsome. Her father-in-law was not that kind of person, but simply because she went to church, he struck his daughter-in-law with a stick. Now her husband saw this and was beside himself. “Why did you go to a church you never used to go to?” That is what the husband said. “The truth is I am a daughter of God, and I have merely come to live here. I must go to church.” “But with my father reacting like that, can we afford for our family to be ruined? Can’t you just be the one to not go?” That is what he said. “Because I am a saved daughter of God, I must go.” That is what she said. The husband was so furious that he came home completely drunk, to the point he could barely walk. He put down a knife. “Either you stop going to church, or we both die here, one of the two.” That is what he said. Since he was very drunk, he could do something strange. But she was not afraid at all. “It is not that I should stop going to church – it is that you and all our family need to go to church. Stop suffering so much because of this idolatry and receive salvation.” At that, the husband just stabbed the knife into the floor and stormed out. From that point on, since she had to cook rice, she prayed even as she served the rice. The time of serving rice was the time she prayed for each family member one by one. She has since passed away. I mentioned it before. To give the conclusion first: that father-in-law who used to beat her with a stick became an elder. The husband who used to stop her from going to church also became an elder. That father-in-law, until the day he died, went to Busan’s Yongdusan Park every single day without fail and did evangelism. He even kept a list of those he had evangelized. He told me: “Because of my daughter-in-law, our family has received salvation. I did not know – I became a wicked sinner and persecuted her. Until the day I call upon God, I will preach this gospel.” He has since passed away, and in those days if you went to the park he was there every day.

▣ Introduction

Today, even now across our nation and the world in the field, there are new members. And there are also those among you who are going through difficulties. Today we are talking about an extraordinary secret here. We are going through the entire genealogy from Abraham to when Christ came.

1. The genealogy from Abraham to when Christ came – no matter what happened, the person who held this covenant survived.
From Abraham to David, 14 generations. From David to the Babylonian captivity, 14 generations. From returning from Babylon to when Christ came, 14 generations. What is this? It is speaking of history. To Egypt, to Babylon, to Rome – no matter what happened, the person who held this covenant survived. It is something like a miracle.

2. The people who entered into this line of covenant – it is a miracle that you are in this line of covenant.
You know, the fact that you are in this line of covenant – it is a miracle. You do not know what will happen going forward. Among them, a few particularly remarkable figures appear.
1) Rahab, who was a prostitute – became the grandmother of King David.
She entered into the line of the covenant, and this woman named Rahab was a prostitute. She went to Israel, and from among the sons and descendants of Rahab came King David. She was once a lowly prostitute, but she completely became the grandmother of the king.
2) Ruth, a foreign woman – met Boaz in Israel and accomplished a great work of God.
Another remarkable figure appears. It is Ruth, Ruth. That foreign woman, you see, met Boaz in Israel and came to accomplish a great work of God.
3) This secret of salvation brings about a great work even without the person knowing it.
This secret of salvation brings about a great work to the extent that even the person themselves does not know it.

3. You who are going through difficulties, you who are new members, what covenant must you hold on to?
So here, from Abraham to David, it went like this.
1) Abraham (“Leave Chaldea”) – a witness who removes the curse from the family line.
What was it in Abraham’s time? You who are going through difficulties today, or perhaps you who are new members – what covenant did you hold? God said to Abraham, “Leave Chaldea.” Why has God called you? He has called you entirely as a witness to remove the curse from the family line. You must certainly remember this.
2) David (“14 generations to David”) – a witness who blocks the curse on the church.
“14 generations to David.” That is how it appeared. Do you know who David was? He was the first to complete the temple – a witness who completely blocked the curse on the church.
3) The Remnants of Babylon – witnesses who block the curse on future generations.
Here Babylon appears. What is Babylon? Even though they were taken captive to Babylon, those who held the covenant survived – that is the point. As you know, look at Daniel and his friends. Look at Esther. What does this mean? What you must hold on to now is this: God has called you as a witness to block the curse on future generations through you. Members, you must certainly remember this. And our new members must remember this. And those who are perhaps going through difficulties must remember this.
4) The early church – witnesses who block the curse of the age.
And so God called them entirely as the early church that blocks the curse of the age.

▣ Main_ You must stand in three lines.
Looking at this passage, you need to stand in three lines today.

1. God has placed me in the line of the originator through whom He shines His light. He has called me as the originator of the gospel.
This is the first. I stand in the line of the originator through whom God shines His light.
1) Abraham
God spoke to Abraham. “Leave Chaldea, which was given to idolatry and headed for ruin. Go to the land I will show you.” And then He spoke of 5 blessings.
(1) Covenantal blessing
“Go to the land I will show you.” What is it? The covenantal blessing.
(2) Foundational blessing
“You shall be a source of blessing.” Through you. The foundational blessing.
(3) Representative blessing
“Through you.” The representative blessing.
(4) Monumental blessing
“All nations will be blessed.” The monumental blessing.
(5) Irresistible blessing
“Absolutely no one will be able to overcome you.” The irresistible blessing. Through you. You must believe it. The reason He called you is that He called you as the originator of blessing.

Did I not give this testimony before? In Australia, you see, the Mackenzie family went to Vanuatu and then came to Korea to do missions. In Korea back in those days, they came to Busan. Because women were dying in childbirth, the very first thing they established was ‘Ilsin Women’s Hospital.’ It is still there today. It is called ‘Ilsin Christian Hospital.’ On the hill above it, they built a church. They established a church called ‘Ilsin Church.’ Our family attended there. Is that not remarkable? That we went to a church built by foreigners, on that hillside neighborhood – that is where we went. That is where our mother began to believe in Jesus. And in our family, our maternal uncle began to believe in Jesus. What was the result? We are now going to that country to preach the gospel, you see? That Mackenzie missionary was Australian. Now we are going to Australia to preach the gospel. You must certainly remember this. You are a witness who has received the blessing of the originator. You stand in that line.
2) Jochebed
Jochebed, knowing this, saved a nation through Moses.
3) David
Here now, David appeared, and God blocked many wars through David. You must always remember this. The first reason God called me is that He called me as the originator who saves the gospel family line.

2. He has placed you in the line of witnesses who save the family line and completely transform it.
This is the second. You must certainly remember it. The reason He called you is that He placed you in the important line of witnesses who save the family line. It is not only the blessing of the originator. You stand in the line of witnesses who completely transform the family line. How do you transform it? You must start from now.
1) When you pray, the Triune God works through the Spirit.
You who are saved through Christ – from now on when you pray, the Triune God is set to work through the Spirit invisibly and give you power. That woman prayed while serving rice, and a work happened in her family, did it not?
2) When you pray, He works through the 9 blessings of the heavenly throne.
When you begin to hold this covenant and pray, God has established you as a kind of witness – one through whom the 9 blessings of the heavenly throne work.
3) When you pray, He has prepared answers that will save 3 ages.
Pray from today. When you pray, God has prepared answers that will save 3 ages. God has called me as the originator of faith. Always remember: God has called me as a witness to save the family line.

3. God has called me as a witness to save future generations and the future (Matthew 1:17).
This is the third. God has called me as a witness to save future generations and the future. Here is the evidence. Now, 14 generations, 14 generations, 14 generations – how many years is that? It is speaking of the whole of Israel.
1) Overcoming Egypt is the gospel.
Even though you feel like you are going through difficulties right now, overcoming Egypt is the gospel.
2) Overcoming the Philistines is the gospel.
Even though it seems like you are going through difficulties right now, completely overcoming the nation of the Philistines is the gospel.
3) Overcoming Babylon, Assyria, and Rome is the gospel.
Even though it seems like you are going through difficulties, overcoming Babylon, Assyria, and Rome too is the gospel.

You are a witness to save future generations. We are explaining three things. As we speak of the secret of Christ that runs through this genealogy, those who know it see three things. He called us as the originator; He called us to save the family line; He called us to save future generations and the future. How remarkable a thing is this? If you hold this covenant and pray, answers will come.

So then my maternal uncle came to believe in Jesus – he believed from when he was a student. My maternal uncle is still alive. He is a person who is far more handsome and much more educated than I am, doing a great gospel movement. He is someone who evangelizes the entire world.

Through his first and second year of high school, he used to hide his Bible and go to church. Because of all the opposition. One day a strong impression came to his heart. ‘Can I keep hiding it instead of evangelizing my mother?’ He finished the worship service and took his Bible and went straight to the house. His grandmother was a fearsome grandmother, somewhat like a shaman – when she saw it she said, “What is that?” He opened the Bible – the cover was red. “What is that?” “What, can’t you tell by looking? It’s a Bible.” “Are you going to church?” “I am.” “Since when did you go?” “I’ve already been going. Did you only find out now?” He was afraid. The grandmother immediately grabbed him by the collar and dragged him, saying, “Let’s go to the pastor.” “How dare you lure away someone else’s son…” She was dragging him to the church. That grandmother was extremely strong. She could fight a man and win. At that point, our uncle said: “I can do anything for my mother. There is one thing I cannot do.” “What is it?” “I am a child of God – I cannot abandon this and tell my mother that I love her without believing in God. That is not something I can do. It is not I who must stop – it is my mother who must stop. My mother must come to church. This one thing I cannot do. I am a saved child of God.” The grandmother was beside herself. She could not get through to him by words, you see? From that point on, earnest prayer began. So he thought, ‘I need to leave home for a while.’ He found what he thought was the best solution and entered the Air Force Academy. If he went there he could leave home, you see? There he prayed intensely.

He prayed while training at the Academy. He prayed even after becoming a soldier. ‘Yes, I need to become a pastor.’ When he tried to go to seminary, it turned out that no one from the Academy had ever gone to seminary. Our uncle was the first. He became a pastor. So he preached the gospel intensely in the military and everywhere he went, and his rank rose, and so on.

One day when he was attending to the President, a brief time was set aside for a message. This was during the time of President Park Chung-hee. They told him, “Don’t talk about Jesus, don’t talk about Christ – speak only about the nation. Just say things to bless the country.” “Understood.” Our uncle went out and immediately began talking about Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ who delivered our nation. Christ through whom our nation must evangelize the world. Christ who saves and blesses our nation. He kept talking only about Christ, it is said.

When it was all over, as he came out he shook hands, you see? The President shook his hand and said, “Ha, today I heard such precious words.” At that moment when they shook hands, he was about to say, ‘Mr. President, if you do not believe in Jesus you will go to hell,’ but he stopped himself. Through all of this, our grandmother completely received the gospel and was transformed.

▷ The prayer of one saved person surpasses all imagination.
The prayer of one person among you – a saved person – surpasses all imagination. In any work of history, testimony has come forth.

▷ Where am I? I must check.
Where am I? I must check. If I am within the unfolding of God’s work, there is nothing more to be thankful for than that. Do you know why Paul was thankful? It was not that he was thankful to be in prison – being in prison was an opportunity to testify of this gospel to the Jews, an opportunity to preach the gospel to the Roman emperor. That is why he went to prison. He was thankful, genuinely. His thankfulness was not mere thankfulness. If you are within God’s amazing work, that is true thankfulness.

▣ Conclusion_ Save those who have fallen into darkness and lost their way.
Now, let me draw this to a close. This is something you must always know.

1. Great powers – the great powers are devouring the whole world, completely fallen into darkness. Go there and prove this covenant.
Why was it from Egypt to Babylon, to Rome, like that? It is to save those who have fallen into darkness and lost their way. The great powers are devouring the whole world – they are completely fallen into darkness. That is right, is it not? Ultimately, they were destroyed. Go there and prove this covenant.

2. People fallen into idolatry – many people are dying, fallen into the path of destruction, into idolatry. He has sent you there to prove the power of God.
Many people are going down the path of destruction. They are dying, fallen into idolatry.

From my perspective, the most convenient country in the world, among those I have visited, is Japan. When you actually live there it is the most convenient. What would happen if the idol culture of that nation were broken down? They do not know. Because of the idol culture, spiritual problems have come upon the whole nation.

The more you look, the more enormous America is – but right now it is completely fallen into calamity because of three groups. Our Remnants – when you go to America or Europe, absolutely do not be deceived by friends who do drugs. They are completely fallen into drugs. Do not be deceived. For our Remnants, I want you to know that the methods of giving drugs are various. They even make them into snacks. You will be deceived. It will be a disaster. They are completely fallen into darkness and have lost their way. He has sent you there to prove the power of God. You must firmly hold this covenant.

3. Who am I?
Today, who are you? Always remember this.
1) The originator of the gospel.
God has called me as the originator of the gospel. No help needed. He has called you as the originator. You must remember this.
2) A witness who saves the family line.
He has called you as a witness to save the family line.
3) A witness who saves the world and future generations.
He has called you as a witness to save the world and future generations.

▷ The Bible is a book of testimony. History has testified to it. It has been summarized and explained in Matthew chapter 1. Hold on to the certain testimony.

Pastor Kim Dae-yong, whom we have been doing evangelism together with for a long time – his family is now going far out to the Ganghwa area to start there. They must go with the same mindset and do it. In that area, around Yeongjongdo, there are almost no churches preaching the gospel. Always remember – no other help is needed. I am the originator through whom God works. Going there to be a witness who transforms the family lines of the disciples living there and transforms future generations – this is the book of testimony. History has testified to it. That is what has been summarized and explained right here in chapter 1. There is nothing more than this. Hold firmly to the certain testimony. I bless you in the name of the Lord Jesus that today will be a day of blessing in which believers across the nation and the world receive strength. Let us pray.

Prayer. Lord, please let us know the secret of the gospel. Without the gospel, the whole world has fallen into calamity. Even churches are not preaching the gospel and are teaching the things of the world. Please let us become witnesses who save those who are dying in darkness through the gospel alone. We pray in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.

Praise — “Thank You Jesus for the Blood”

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

Message — “The Lineage of the Covenant” (Matthew 1:17)
Transcript …Video

Prayer — 7 Bartizans · 7 Journeys · 7 Guideposts

Praise — “The Love of God”

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

Message
2026.05.31 District Message Week 22
「Abraham’s Unbelief」(Genesis 12:10-20)
Transcript …Video

Prayer — 7 Bartizans · 7 Journeys · 7 Guideposts