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2025.10.19 Sunday 2nd Service
237 Missions Committee Devotional Worship
Scripture Reading: Acts 11:1-18

When we talk about world evangelization, Abraham said, ‘Surely not?’ So although he received many answers and made much preparation, in reality he was in a situation where he did not accomplish world evangelization. The same thing is happening now.

[ Genesis 37:11–45:1–5 ]
When Joseph spoke of world evangelization, it says, “Jacob kept the matter in mind.” Then one day Joseph became the prime minister. He came to carry out world evangelization. Thus we can easily miss what is important. And because it is not immediately visible before our eyes, we end up not recognizing it. However, this covenant will surely be fulfilled. I am speaking of what is happening now.

[ Exodus 2:1–10, 14:19 ]
This is the covenant that Moses heard from his mother. After the exodus, this is what is taking place now. On Moses’ way, God sent the Angel of the Lord ahead of him and guarded him from behind. This is what is taking place now. That is why we are offering the 237 missions dedication worship now. Many people misunderstand. They wonder what they should do, but it is enough just to hold to the covenant. Because that is faith. In reality, we cannot accomplish world evangelization, so we held only to the covenant, and God did it. You must hold to that evidence. Because Moses’ ability could not accomplish world evangelization, God sent the Angel of the Lord ahead of Moses and guarded him from behind.

[ 1 Samuel 1:9–11, 7:1–15, 17:1–47 ]
Look carefully at what happens in the Bible regarding missions. Hannah held to this covenant and prayed. One day, this covenant arose in Samuel as the Mizpah Movement. The same answer is arising even now. This became the amazing history by which David brought down Goliath and defeated the Philistines. It is the same even now.

[ Daniel 3:8–24, Daniel 6:10–22, Esther 4:1–15 ]
Those who held to the covenant given through Isaiah came to testify to God’s work there in Babylon. This is not about “you must do this” or “must not do that.” This is not about whether we can or cannot do it. We cannot understand God’s Word with our heads. We cannot go by our own ability. That is why we keep on disbelieving like this. “Surely, how could we do world evangelization?”—this is what Abraham thought. But it was fulfilled through Joseph, who believed the covenant. Daniel, who held to this covenant, brought about a history great enough to save the king. The same is happening even now. Through Esther, a work took place that saved a nation. It did not end there—the door to world evangelization was opened. This is happening even now.

[ Acts 13, 16, 19 ]
What is happening? The events of Acts chapter 13 are happening now. The events of Acts chapters 16 and 19 are happening even now.

Those who hold to this covenant, and know and believe it, are people who can do evangelism and missions. This is the time right now to receive this blessing. Originally, we ought to read all of Acts chapter 11 today. But because time is limited, we read only this portion.

▣ Introduction: Acts 11:1–18
We read only Acts chapter 11:1-18. We must be cautious. We are people who cannot do missions. Here, even though the age has changed, with the same time and the same answer, they still could not do missions. There were many explanations, but they could not do it. You must catch this. You may have many thoughts. You may have studied in school. You are living on that basis now and will continue to live on it. But you cannot do world evangelization with that. You must keep this in mind. With the thoughts the Jews had, they could not do world evangelization. They might be right words, but they could not do it. You must quickly catch this first. With the abilities you and I possess, we cannot do it. That is why Jesus spoke strongly: “All authority in heaven and on earth is given to Me, and I will be with you.” “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you.” They did not understand this. It cannot be done. There was even the matter of eating in Cornelius’ house—there are many weighty words today. You must hold to the covenant to receive the true answer today. There are many stories. Haven’t I said this several times? When I went to America—I consider the church leaders important—so after listening to them at length, everything they said was correct. So I always tell them, “Thank you for saying such very correct things. I’ll take it as a reference. However, elder, those words cannot evangelize America.” They looked a bit surprised. After hearing everything, I gave only the conclusion. “It cannot be done. American evangelization is not that simple. We cannot evangelize America by our strength. But God will surely do American evangelization.” That is why it is important. That is why today is extremely important.

▣ Main Message: Acts 11:19–30
The people who could do this—were these people. The church at Antioch. Their conditions were worse; they were those who were being chased. Those who were not being chased could not do it. So once it opens up to you, it’s over.

Introduction
1. The past
These people were still seized by the past. There was a circumcision party. How could there be a circumcision party—in the church? There was a circumcision party. You cannot do world evangelization like that.

2. The current mood
Why were they like that? Why did they say such wrong things? We can easily become like this. “Well, the current mood is like that.” Our remnants must not follow the mood. You must quickly discern the mood and go beyond it. You must remember this. Otherwise you will lose all the blessings. They are all at the doorstep, and you will miss them. These people could not do it. You must catch this first.

3. Public opinion
“Why did Peter go to a Gentile’s house and eat?” Does that make sense? From where we stand now, it does not make sense. Why was it like that then? Because of public opinion—public opinion. If you follow public opinion, you cannot do world evangelization.

4. The system
“Haven’t we done it this way until now? Wasn’t there a circumcision party? That is the system.” That may be true, but you cannot do world evangelization with that. You must teach your children these things so they know them, but they must go beyond them. They did not go beyond. That is why these people (Acts 11:19–30) did not go beyond. This is extremely important. These were the very people in the Early Church who received the greatest answers in Mark’s upper room.

5. Customs
They were still talking about “Haven’t we done it this way until now?”—customs. That is what was happening.

6. Tradition
What is even more fearsome? “Don’t we have traditions we have kept?” With such words—you can never do world evangelization. But these people (Acts 11:19–30) could do it simply. We must receive this blessing. Right? It is a great misfortune to live your whole life and depart having never been used for world evangelization.

7. The law
What is even more fearsome? They had an excuse. It sounds so right—“We must live according to the Word.” That’s right—the law. With this they blocked the whole gospel. This is how the Jews spoke.

Main Message
Not long after this, Israel ceased to exist. Paul even prepared for that. The church that prepared for it was the church at Antioch. If Jesus’ last words spoke of world evangelization, then we must align our direction that way as well. Whether it works or not is the next matter. Right? Whether we go or not is the next matter—the content must be correct. Even if we do not go, we must go in the right way. Even if we stop while going, we must go in the right way—if we go in the wrong way, it is useless. So how did the Antioch church do world evangelization?

1. The scattered ones
First. Though we did not read it all today, as you well know, it says, “Those who were scattered by the persecution that arose over Stephen…” They were the scattered ones. What is this, really?
[ Destiny ]
They were those who changed destiny. The scattered ones were not people who were merely running away. In fact, they were those who changed destiny. They went around doing the work of changing the destiny of others. This is missions. The covenant you must hold today is that the gospel you proclaim will overturn the destiny of many perishing people. You need not worry. You are worrying, but that is not your part to do. We are children of God—our destiny has been overturned. We are delivering this.

1) Genesis 13:18
So from the very beginning God said to Abraham, “Through you the nations will be blessed. Through your seed the nations will be blessed.” He said it from the start. Abraham at one point did not understand these words, and then he came to understand. From that time his destiny was completely overturned. May you go back receiving this blessing today. Destiny overturned.

2) The seven remnants
As you know, how did the seven remnants receive answers? Holding to this covenant, every destiny was overturned.

3) Those who were sent
They appear to be the scattered ones, but no—they were the sent ones. They look scattered, but they were sent. A remnant looks like one abandoned, but he is one who remains. Those of you who know English know this, right? The word remnant has two meanings—“the abandoned” and “the remaining.” It also has the meaning of “refuse,” and the meaning of “what remains in storage.” It is a striking word. They look like wanderers, but they are conquerors. They look like scattered ones, but they are the sent ones. You must remember this. You did not go by your own searching; you were sent from God.

The moment you hold to this covenant, the Angel of the Lord goes ahead of you, and the Angel of the Lord guards you from behind. According to (the words at the beginning), the answer comes. Even if you have nothing, it is fine. Holding to this covenant, how far have we come? We have come as far as the 5,000 tribes. Now, by God’s will, upheaval is happening worldwide, and children among the 5,000 tribes across the world are rising. Therefore, you must quickly prepare visas and such in advance. In America, Japan, and Korea—all advanced nations—it is understandable to be apprehensive because of visas. But the doors must open. The gospel is what blocks the worldwide spiritual epidemic.

Look at what happened in Cambodia. It is almost the same worldwide. Cambodia was simply caught this time. Apart from this gospel, there is no way to block it. Under no circumstances should you ever take back alleys in other countries. If they only needed to take your money, they could, but they kill you. They mercilessly kill. They have no thought and no maturity. For a trivial amount of money they have no future, nothing. Therefore we are working to raise important remnants within this, to extinguish the darkness.

2. Grace
In verse 23 it says, “He saw the grace.” Do you see the grace? In verse 19 it says, “Those who were scattered.”
[ Eyes ]
What does “he saw the grace” mean? It means their eyes were opened to three important things God gave. “He saw” means the eyes were opened. These eyes were opened. What eyes?

1) Past, today, future (blessing)
You are people who turn the past, today, and the future into blessing. You must see well. The gospel is turning the past, today, and the future into a platform of blessing. These people do not really know the gospel. “What is the gospel? Believing in Jesus.” Even the devil knows that—that is why he prevents people from believing. What is the gospel? It is to completely overturn the past, today, and the future into a platform of blessing. If you do not go that far, your life will never come out of the past. You will always remain there. That might be fine, but you pass it on to your children. You cannot come out. It is truly grievous. You cannot come out.

I tell the remnants, “Kids, be thankful for what you learned from your parents—and go beyond it. Do not spend your days always struggling with food, clothing, and shelter. You must do world evangelization. You cannot do that with your own ability. It is good that you went to college, but that alone is not enough.” Therefore, do it with what Christ has given. It is dark now. It is not only Vanuatu. It is so heartbreaking. We invited them, and for them it was their first time in life to get on a plane to come here. What an amazing thing—some brushed their teeth for the first time in their lives. It is miserable. Hearing that, Elder Mr. Soga in Japan asked, “Is there a way to send lots of toothpaste and toothbrushes?” There probably is.

I am not talking about brushing teeth. They are completely in darkness. They do not even know why they live. And the team that came to Korea were the elites. If you go a little deeper into the 5,000 tribes—you cannot even speak of it. They have no shoes at all. At all. Try living your whole life without shoes—you are not truly living. When we go, we prepare water to give them. There is no shortage of things to be frustrated about—we prepare water to give them. There is no water. “How do they live?” There is no water.

The gospel turns the past, today, and the future into a platform of blessing. The remnants did this.

2) Problems, conflicts, crises (answer)
The gospel makes problems, conflicts, and crises into answers. You must do this quickly—into answers. These eyes are opened, and “he saw the grace of the Lord.”

3) The throne (restoration)
The gospel restores the bartizan, journey, and guidepost of the throne, made with what Christ has given, because by our power it cannot be done. Why is it grace that “he saw the grace of the Lord”? Because we could do nothing and had done nothing, and yet the past, today, and the future were all overturned into blessing. It would be fortunate enough that destiny changed, but now problems, conflicts, and crises were all overturned into answers. And when we looked closely, the background of the throne is our background. Believe. Do not worry even about disease—believe. To a friend struggling to quit drugs, I said, “Hey, do not think about quitting. Receive healing first. You must gain spiritual strength. No one can help you. You must truly gain spiritual strength. Only then will you overcome. Everything else is a lie. Believe God’s Word. May the work of the Holy Spirit’s fullness arise in you. Input and imprint the bartizan, journey, and guidepost of the throne.” No matter how much people talk to those of you suffering spiritually, there is no one who can help you. That is why He showed this—“He saw the grace of the Lord.”

3. Disciples
Third. “A great many disciples were raised up.” In verse 26. Now the disciples were raised up as a great multitude in the church at Antioch—because they had to do world evangelization. This is verse 26.

1. The scattered ones (19)
This is verse 19,

2. Grace (23)
this is verse 23,

3. Disciples (26)
and this is verse 26. Here we find the answer regarding those who will do world missions. What is it?
[ 24, 25, eternity ]
They are those who saw this. Disciples began to arise.

1) Matthew 28:1–20
Right after Jesus rose, in Matthew 28:1–20, though some doubted, those who believed arose. He promised, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me.” “I am with you not ‘until the end of the age’ only, but ‘always.’” We believe. These eyes were opened. Then a multitude of disciples cannot help but arise.

2) Mark 16:15–20
Where you go, those demon-possessed and those who are sick will be healed.

3) Acts 1:1–14
Persecution, in Acts 1:1–14, will rather become the beginning. Those whose eyes were opened gathered in Antioch. They could not help but do world missions.

You must truly enjoy this answer exactly as in (the Main Message).

As I said earlier, a few came to greet me, saying they were being ordained as pastors, and I said, “A pastor must have no reason. A pastor must have no ulterior motive. A pastor must not worry. He only needs to hold to the gospel alone. Then everything will be resolved.” Right? If you do not begin missions to save the 237 now, we will lose to the darkness. Our posterity will already have to go there and run errands. We must block it.

▣ Conclusion
So then, as we pray, what kind of answers will come from now on? We must also know this, right?

1. Acts 27:24
As we go holding to this covenant, what answers will come? No one believes God’s Word. That is how the world is. They listen to the devil’s words, but they do not believe God’s Word. They listen to human words, but they do not listen to your words. Thus they met a storm. It was then: “Last night an angel of the Lord stood beside me and said, ‘Paul, do not be afraid. You must stand before Caesar.’” This is the answer you will receive from now on. It means you will go to the place that has met crisis, give the Word, and calm the storm.

2. Acts 28:30–31
You must believe. There is no one who can block the Word. There is no one who can block the gospel.

3. Romans 15:23
It does not stop there. “You must go as far as Spain.” At that time they considered Spain the ends of the earth. “You must go as far as Spain.”

4. Romans 16:25–27
This is always the conclusion. God will give to you what He has kept hidden.

Therefore, from today onward, you who do world missions need not worry about anything. Wait by the strength God gives. Only. Do only that—only. Therefore you must first receive the answer. Only. Do not even think about healing the disease—only. From there the work begins. Thus, this word “only” is not an ordinary word. It is the word that saves everything. With this, as you pray throughout the week, you must truly wait for the answer to come at least once. God will send the army of heaven and guard you in front and behind. Let us pray.

Prayer. God, we thank You for giving us the work of saving the whole world. We thank You for giving it to the remnants. We thank You for opening the way to save the 5,000 tribes. From this very moment, let us stand before the power of God who works. Bless us to live a new life. We pray in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.

2025.10.19 District Message 42nd Week
Scripture Reading: Acts 2:41

▣ Introduction: When we meet people, we first analyze who this person is. If we do not know that, we will miss many things. Every time we receive God’s Word, we must know exactly, ‘What kind of blessing is this time to receive?’

Although all worship is important, today in our cell group lesson we are looking at the answer that a woman disciple named Tabitha received in that region.

Acts 10:1–6
How important is this time? God called Peter in order to save Cornelius. Where did He call him? He called him at the house of Simon the tanner.
Also, as Paul was on the road, God Himself called Paul—but where did He call him? He called him beside Ananias, a church leader who knew the covenant. You must look at the Word now while seeing such a field with your heart and spiritually.

Acts 16:15
The blessing you will receive, holding to this covenant, is the house of Lydia.

Acts 17:6
The house of Jason.

1 Corinthians 16:19
Priscilla and the church in their house.

The message that shows such blessings is the cell group lesson. It is also the regional church message. You only need to keep that covenant in mind.
Now, in the midst of that, when we listen to people’s words, unbelief keeps arising, right? When you are sick and go to the hospital, you will listen to what the doctor says. You should listen carefully and accurately to what the doctor says, right? But if you are not careful, you become anxious. Doctors keep giving warnings in order to help you. But if you are not careful, you become anxious. If you are not careful, unbelief can arise in you. Some of them believe in God, but those who do not believe do not know the spiritual things. They do not know what happens in the body when you truly gain spiritual strength. Therefore, when you worship and receive the Word, you must listen to God’s Word with an earnest heart. Perhaps in the cell group, elders may give the message. But we often try to listen to the elders’ words; we must listen to God’s Word through the elders. That is why among those who have attended that church for a long time, the reason they fail without faith is because it sounds to them like people’s words.

So then, what is the best thing that we most tangibly feel? Right now, people of many nations have come. This is something like a miracle. Because among them there are people like the Priscilla couple. Among them there are also people like the Ethiopian eunuch. Also, our new family members will now receive the Word. Among them there may be someone like Paul. And among many remnants, there are those who will change the world. What is the greatest answer for them? It is not bad for them to think of you: “Ah, that person is truly excellent.” Not bad. “Ah, that person knows a lot.” Not bad. “Ah, that person seems to have a lot of money.” Not bad. But what is the real thing? “Ah, seeing that person, God is with them.”

An unbeliever became a believer and wrote an article. Reading that article made me think a lot. His close friend got cancer and contacted him. He says he helped in any way he could. But the cancer recurred. He tried to help again in any way he could, but sadly the friend passed away. Yet there, this unbeliever was deeply moved and began to believe in Jesus. As I was reading, I thought, “Ah, perhaps his friend miraculously recovered,” but no—what he saw was an immense peace, and how deeply his friend held to the covenant. In a moment, what did he feel? “Ah, this person truly has God with him.” He wrote down what he felt.
What is the best answer when you go to the field? “Ah, that person has God with him.” “Ah, he is a worker of Christ. He is one entrusted with the mysteries of God.” In 1 Corinthians 4:1–2 it says, “A man should regard us…” It should be “God should,” yet it says “a man should.” What does that mean? It means that when people see you, they should feel, “Ah, he is one who has the mystery of Christ. Ah, this person is one entrusted with God’s mysteries.” If they sense this, you have reached the highest point.

From this point on, evangelism begins to happen continuously. If, through you, the movement of evangelism reproduction continues to arise and the movement of life continues to arise, this becomes the greatest answer. Thus remnants and people of many nations and all important people will come to see these parts.

▣ Introduction
So then, briefly in the introduction, it is recorded:

1. The blessing of bearing fruit
When we meet remnants and when we meet people of many nations, we must let them know what the true blessing of bearing fruit is for others. It does not end there; what is the blessing of bearing fruit? This is extremely important. You teach a remnant, the remnant revives, gains the strength of prayer, and comes to life—this is important. You are working at your workplace; though you did not say anything special, God’s works begin to arise inside the workplace. There is no greater blessing than this.

2. Reproduction
At such times, the movement of reproduction arises.

3. World evangelization
World evangelization takes place.
It may seem like nothing, but when even one of you enjoys the blessing of Immanuel, reproduction arises. World evangelization takes place.
Now then, there is one thing we must surely teach. And there is one thing you must surely feel.

[ John 14:16, John 14:26, John 16:13, Acts 1:8, Acts 2:1–47 ]
Jesus Himself said, “I will ask the Father, and when I go, the Helper, the Holy Spirit, will be with you.” “This Holy Spirit will make you understand all things.” He is invisible. Not only will He make you understand all things, He will be with you forever. You must enjoy such blessings. “When you are filled with this Holy Spirit, power arises.”

This is truly worth believing. When you are filled with the Holy Spirit, authority arises. No one else can say this to you. But in fact, this is needed. If you are sick, will that doctor do 24 for you, for just one person—you? He cannot. If you are in difficulties, can your family solve it for you? They cannot. As we live, so many hard and difficult things arise. Knowing this, Jesus spoke while looking to the future: “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you.” Jesus said it. You must pray that prayer now: “God, during my worship today, fill me with the Holy Spirit.” Then everything begins to come to life. The actual evidence came to the Mark’s upper room. No matter how weak the ones who gathered were, it did not matter. God’s power came upon them.

What you must hold as your covenant in this week’s cell group and regional church is this: if power comes upon you, that region will live. If you believe now, answers come. “Whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.” I did not understand that before. In the end, I saw that the person who had this faith received that answer.

▣ Main Message: 300% (Only) – Concentration
So then, how can we do this completely? How can we possibly speak of 300%? We ask this a lot. But Jesus taught us: only. You do not need to do other things—only. Do not do the wrong things—only.

And this word only contains three tremendous things. Limited concentration. Is there anything else to do? Concentrate on what is important—only the Holy Spirit. You must surely do this on Sunday and then go and teach it in the field: only. For you to experience the power God gives, only. Nothing else is needed. Chosen concentration—what God has given. This does not mean you never do other things. Oneness concentration. You must have such time.

When I prayed like this, what experience came to me? No experience came to me. But that is more normal. Some say they concentrated and even fainted. That could happen. I have never fainted. Some say that while praying their whole body began to tremble. That is not bad. I have never trembled. Which is more correct? I do not know, but answers surely come. From that time until now I have enjoyed the blessing of world evangelization. Then that is enough. Nothing else is particularly needed. If the blessing of world evangelization has come upon your work, then in fact it is finished. Right? If the blessing sufficient for world evangelization has come upon a remnant’s studies, then in fact it is finished. Right? That is 300%. This is not my idea. Jesus said that when you receive only the fullness of the Holy Spirit, you will receive power and be witnesses in Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, and to the ends of the earth. For those who have evidence, few words are necessary. If the blessing of Immanuel comes upon you, there is little to explain. You must surely enjoy it—concentration. Only.

1. The secret
Then, before evangelism, what is this secret? What must we set as only? We should now know.

1) Christ, the Kingdom, the Holy Spirit (1, 3, 8)
First: Christ. Acts 1:1. The Kingdom of God. Only the Holy Spirit. This is 1, 3, 8. Concentrate on this. Nothing else will work. Other things do not work. Set only in the name of Christ. Then answers invisible to your eyes come first—the Kingdom of God, the work of the Holy Spirit. These come first.

2) Bartizan, journey, guidepost
From this time, what begins to come? A bartizan is made. This is extremely important. It is invisible. A bartizan is made; with that bartizan you go on the journey; and there you set the guideposts.

3) Reproduction
From this time, it begins to happen—the work of reproduction in your work, the work of reproduction in your studies, the work of reproduction in evangelism. It arises.

2. Evangelism
Then what is 300% reproduction evangelism? We must teach it. There are five points.

1) The upper room
The upper room discovered with only.

2) Team ministry
When you meet people, you must tell them this evidence—team ministry.

3) M.H
Right? The Kingdom of God comes upon your home—Mission Home.

4) Specialized ministry
There is no need to start with evangelism first. Wait for God’s works to arise in your workplace and in your work—this is the so-called specialized ministry, specialized church.

5) Regional church
Because of you, light will shine on a region—regional church.
You must enjoy this 300% of evangelism. Since you already have the secret, you are witnesses.

3. The timetable
Then limitations keep coming to us—the timetable of God. As you grow older, limitations may come—the timetable of God.

1) Public ministry → Jewish thought
During His public ministry, what did Jesus teach? He constantly taught something important: to go beyond human thinking—go beyond Jewish thought. That is what Jesus taught in His public ministry. Go beyond Jewish thought. The Sabbath is not a day of doing nothing—it is a day of saving people. Right? Even Zacchaeus the tax collector—if he returns to God’s Word—he is God’s child. And know correctly what blessing is—the eight blessings. Prayer is not what you think; He taught what surpasses.

2) Calvary, Mt Olive, Mark’s upper room → the crowds → the disciples
After that He led them to Calvary, Mt Olive, and Mark’s upper room. Right? What is this? Go beyond what the crowds do. It is not the crowds; it is the disciples. Thus, it is not Jewish thought; it is the thought of saving the world.

3) Antioch
And after that, Antioch. Why did those who possessed Mark’s upper room go to Cornelius? It is not that kind of thinking. It is completely the thought of saving the world.
This may sound slightly complicated. Simply put: go beyond my thoughts. The reason is that God loves you more and blesses you. You may be shaken and limitations may come because you lack power, but God’s power has no limit.

▣ Conclusion
Thus you must raise three movements. You must believe now.

1. The life movement
Through you, the life movement arises. Do not be discouraged; hold to God’s Word.

2. The spirituality movement
Within you, the spirituality movement—the spiritual strength—arises.

3. The reproduction movement
Save others—the reproduction movement arises. You must surely keep this in mind.

People’s words can help you, but they can also bring you loss. Therefore, firmly and accurately hold to God’s Word now. This very time is the time of these people (Acts 9:36–43, Acts 10:1–6, Acts 16:15, Acts 17:6, 1 Corinthians 16:19). May you enjoy this answer, hold to the covenant, and, as you pray all day today, may it become a time to gain strength.

People do not understand well. “If you are filled with the Holy Spirit, does sickness get healed?” It does. Right? An enormous power that people do not know arises. This is science. In the past I thought, “Does that make sense? How can someone be healed by prayer? Does that make sense?” One day, truly, I could not understand it then—now I understand, but not then. In my family everyone received the gospel and believed in Jesus, except only my youngest aunt. When she met the others, her older sisters would speak to her, but she still did not believe. So, to put it another way, my mother and my aunts all believed well, but that one did not. One day she became sick. And the hospital spoke as if there was little hope. They said her kidneys had completely melted down. Only then did my aunt say, when my mother was going to a conference, “I want to go, too.” So the next day she was practically carried to the conference. Does this make sense? My aunt returned healed. “Strange. What is this?” She truly recovered, so much so that, unbelievably, she even threw away the medicine. Inside, because my mind works that way, I thought, “She will die later—that’s what will happen.” But she lived. Then I quietly thought about it and quietly thought about the Bible and said, “Ah, right—prayer is a science.” Right? Prayer revives our brain, revives our thoughts, revives spirit and body and all. But I had not thought of it that way.
Jesus said to the disciples who had no hope and were in difficulty, “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you will be My witnesses in all Judea and Samaria and to the ends of the earth.” I came to believe that. So I said, “Ah, so that is how it was.”

Pray. Pray all day today. An even more important faith is this: “Whether it works or not has nothing to do with me—whether it is there or not has nothing to do with me.” Jesus said “only.” Without this answer, world evangelization cannot be done. I came to that conclusion: “Right—other things will not do.” “Just as John baptized with water”—that means John immersed in water. In that same way, when you are filled, it becomes power. May your remaining timetable become this timetable. I bless you in the name of Jesus Christ. Let us pray.

Prayer. Today, let us enjoy the power of the Triune God, who works invisibly. Let the power of the throne be fulfilled as the Kingdom of God. Though we worship here today, let the work of the Kingdom of God be accomplished. Let the darkness be driven out; let the disasters be bound; let sickness be driven out; and let every power of darkness retreat before the light. We pray in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.

2025.10.19 Sunday 1st Service
Scripture Reading: Acts 10:1-6

▣ Introduction: What should we do when we meet hardship, crisis, and failure?
Thank you. Today we must confirm what answer you absolutely need to take with you. There are times when many new family members ask like this. They are trying to live the life of faith, and then a great hardship suddenly rushes in on them. There are also people—not only new family members—who meet a crisis while living the life of faith. And some people face a great failure. What should we do at such times? Most people become pessimistic like this and respond in such a way. Some people simply stop coming to church, hide, try to avoid it, and just give up. There are many people like that. Some people, in a great crisis, even go so far as to take their own lives.

1. God’s plan is in a completely different place.
So what must you go and find today? God’s true plan is in another place. We must find that. So this is not something solved by giving up or by trying hard. God has another plan. We must find that. Most people give up. Others say, “I will fight to the end and win.” In truth, neither of the two is right.

1) Prayer is finding God’s plan.
God’s plan is in a completely different place. Finding this is prayer. Today you must find this answer. That is how you must respond when a problem comes; and if right now a problem has come to you, then it is an answer God has given—what kind of answer is it? It is something better.

2) God has prepared something better, something unimagined, something great.
Satan tries to give you something bad. God is trying to give you something better. It is even something you never imagined. And God prepares something greater. This is the first and most important path of answer in the Bible. It is a situation that is utterly beyond understanding.

2. Those who discovered God’s plan
Now then, the examples you know well will already be coming to mind.

1) The seven remnants
The seven remnants who moved the world were all like this.

(1) Joseph (family problem) – From the beginning, he had God’s true plan (the concrete answer of world evangelization) (Genesis 45:5).
For Joseph, problems arose starting right in the family. So among hardships, the hardest is the one that occurs in the family. How severely was Joseph attacked? They tried to kill him. In the era Joseph lived in, a person could kill you and bury you and no one would know. So while it is true that Joseph prayed much, he also knew that God’s true plan—His answer—was not in his own household but somewhere else. Fortunately, Joseph did not realize this later while he was living; he realized it from the beginning. Therefore he came to see the world completely differently. You must surely see this today. You must find this answer. The sun, moon, and stars bowing—he already had the concrete answer for world evangelization. He knew that God’s plan was not in the place where his brothers were talking, arguing, and rejoicing. So one day when the brothers were about to kill Joseph, they sold him instead. You cannot imagine how shocking that was. He ended up as the prime minister of Egypt. The brothers, shocked, trembled before Joseph. At that time Joseph said this: “You sold me, and I became prime minister”—is that what he should have said? He said, “It was not you who sold me. God sent me ahead to preserve life.” This means Joseph knew this. Therefore you, who are in great suffering now—there is no need to be discouraged. In the Bible and in history, it has always been so. You must hold to this covenant.

(2) Abraham and Moses who realized late, and Joseph, Samuel, and David who realized early
There are many examples, aren’t there? But they fall into two categories—those who realized late, and those who realized early. Abraham and Moses realized after quite some time. Joseph, Samuel, and David realized early.

※ If you do not find God’s true plan, you will continue to remain trapped in wounds and hardships.
Otherwise, you will remain trapped in your wounds and hardships. Today, without listening to anyone else, hold on to God’s Word and find what God’s true plan is for you. In fact, from that moment, answers come.

2) The heroes of faith in Hebrews chapter 11 – the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen
Hebrews chapter 11 gathers the heroes of faith. But if you read the beginning of chapter 11, it says this: “What is faith?” It asks. We do not yet possess it—“things hoped for.” And “things not seen.” That is what it says. Yet though it is hoped for, it is substance. Though you do not yet have it, you have the substance. Though it is not seen with the eyes, you have the evidence. Holding to that covenant, may today become an unforgettable day of blessing in your life, when you gain the strength to hold the covenant once again. I bless you in the name of the Lord Jesus.

3) John Bunyan (16 years of imprisonment) – The Pilgrim’s Progress
As you know, John Bunyan, who received a sentence of 16 years in prison, found the answer. He discovered God’s tremendous plan. As you know, through the book The Pilgrim’s Progress, he carried out the work of changing the world from there.

3. How do we find God’s plan?
So then, today we ask: How do we find it?

1) The Early Church, though faced with hardships (the label of heresy, social severance, imprisonment, being chased, execution), overcame the Jews, Macedonia, and Rome.
The Early Church was placed amid enormous hardships. First, they were branded as heretics. Whenever the gospel—the true gospel—was proclaimed, this always happened: they were labeled as heretics. In a democratic nation, even if you are labeled a heretic it may not matter. But in an age of dictatorship, once you are branded a heretic, that is the end. You are cut off from the whole society. What then? Not only were they cut off; they were arrested and imprisoned. They were called heretics and then arrested and imprisoned. The one who went around zealously arresting them was Paul. And wherever they went, they were chased. It did not stop there—they were executed. What then? If these five things were applied to you, how would you act? I am very curious. If these five things came to me, what would I do? Yet the Early Church completely overcame the Jews. As you know, though they had no power, they overcame Macedonia. They even overcame Rome. That is certain. You must know this well. By that, all the answers will come to you. As I often say, by that, all the answers come.

2) Do not be wounded by difficulties, and do not just let them pass.
Among the families and elders around us, I have seen this. Because the times were so hard, there was poverty, disease, and tremendous suffering. You must not respond by being wounded by it or by just letting it pass. Do you understand? If remnants carry wounds, those wounds follow you for your whole life. You resent your parents, you are discouraged, and it follows you all your life, even until you grow old and die. This is important.

3) Do not be discouraged, do not take reckless courage, but find the answer within God’s covenant – worship and prayer.
Amazingly, by God’s grace, when I came to understand the gospel, I received the answer right there: “I will be a witness who proclaims the gospel to the sick, the poor, and those perishing without the gospel.” It is a little embarrassing to say, but from that time until now, this answer has continued to come. To be honest, the answer has come to the extent that I have no time to be sick and no time to think about anything else. If anything, I have sometimes thought, “I want to rest. I could use a break,” but otherwise, the work has continued without stopping.

Today, without looking at the person next to you, hold on to the Word and find that answer. You must. Otherwise you will suffer losses more unfair than you can imagine. I found it easily. I have visited many churches. I thought, “No, this is not it.” Today, seeing someone who received ordination as a pastor, I said such things. There were times I felt truly sad. I went to church to try to live the life of faith, and I saw many church leaders using words that were very dismissive of the church and of the pastor. It made me sad. Why do you come to church? Why do you offer worship? Then nothing will work. They live lives far from evangelism and die like that. I saw that. So I said to the person ordained today, “A pastor does not need to be respected, but he should not be despised, right?” And I said, “There is something else that is sad. Many church leaders worry that the ministers are so ineffective that the church does not work, that it is difficult, that the region is difficult. That is sad.” I said, “A servant of the Lord has no excuse. He must save unconditionally. He must save the region, save people, and save the church.” And that is what I saw. From there I found all the answers. It is not hard.

If you do not get discouraged, do not take foolish courage, and today find the answer within God’s covenant, then works will surely arise. In fact, we came to worship in order to do exactly this. We pray to see where God’s true blessing lies. I truly bless you in the name of the Lord Jesus that today will become an unforgettable day in your life.

▣ Main Message: Where is God’s plan?
※ God’s plan is not in Jewish zeal, the law, religion, feasts, or success.
The Jews, wielding much power, are persecuting—but Jewish zeal? No. The Jewish law? Religion? The feasts they kept to the end? The success the Jews speak of? God’s plan is not inside those things. That is why today something tremendous happened. In the house of Simon the tanner, a work arose. “Church leader”—the word “tanner” refers to a leather tradesman. Peter went to the house of Simon the tanner. Now, picture the scene in your mind for a moment. The house of Simon the tanner seems to have been something of a large home. Why? Because it was a house where evangelists, coming and going, could rest. He was a person of great calling. Peter stayed at that house. And while Peter was praying there, in a great vision, something happened. A work that changed the age took place. In the midst of heavy tribulation and suffering, the question is: Where is God’s plan?

1. The place where the original covenant is restored – the house of Simon the tanner
First, we must surely find this. God’s will lies in the place where the original covenant is restored. That was precisely the house of Simon the tanner, and that time.

1) Restoration of the original gospel
Simply put, it is restoring the original gospel God gave us—restoring the original gospel.

(1) Genesis 3:15 The Christ who will break the authority of Satan
“The seed of the woman will crush the serpent’s head.” “The Christ will come and break the authority of Satan who destroys you.” Enter into that.

(2) Genesis 6:14 The ark
“Come into the ark. Make an ark for yourself.”

(3) Exodus 3:18 The blood sacrifice
After several hundred years, God spoke to Moses: “Bring My people out and offer a blood sacrifice.”

(4) Isaiah 7:14 Immanuel – the greatest answer, the most necessary answer, the true success
After about a thousand years, He spoke again: “Raise the remnants. A virgin will conceive and bear a son, and you shall call His name Immanuel.”
What is the greatest answer for us? Immanuel. What is most needed for the remnants? Immanuel. Has your work truly succeeded? Immanuel. This is what He explained. And at each of these times, the works that blocked the seven disasters arose.

2) Restoration of the glory given to Abraham – It ended with building an altar while holding the covenant that through you and through your seed the nations will be blessed and none will be able to stand against you.
Thus the glory God gave to Abraham from the very beginning—God’s will is in restoring that. From the beginning God said to Abraham, “Through you the nations will be blessed.” He failed to find this. Because he did not find where God’s plan lay, Abraham kept facing hardships. The hardship is not the real problem; the problem is that he could not find the way. He went here and a problem arose; he went there and a crisis arose. Everywhere he went, there was no way. But it is not that there was no way. “Through you and through your seed the nations will be blessed, and I will make it so that no one can stand against you.” He held to this covenant and built an altar, but it ended there. May today be the day this is restored.

3) Establish a secret bartizan and live as a witness.
This morning at our breakfast meeting with the session, I met with those who were remnants and are now elders. When they were middle and high school students, they attended our remnant conferences, and now those remnants have become elders. So I said this: “From now on, establish a secret bartizan.” Church leaders are also successful figures—people who have passed the bar and other high exams. “Those who are successful must have a secret. You must build that bartizan. And then you will stand as witnesses.” This is what must be restored.

2. The place where what Christ has given is restored
Second, what Christ has given—God’s whole will is inside the place where that is restored. It is not difficult. Inside the mystery of the gospel God originally gave. Knowing that your path in life is hard, Christ spoke of the secret—to those who are inside it.

1) The platform of the throne – bartizan
Simply put, the platform of the throne has come into being—the bartizan.

2) The watchtower of the throne – journey
The watchtower of the throne has come into being—the journey.

3) The 300% answer of the throne – guidepost
The great 300% answer of the throne has arisen—the guidepost. Those who are inside this are bound to receive God’s important answers.

3. The plan that saves the age
Third, where is God’s plan contained? It is within the plan that saves the age, which many in the Early Church did not know.

1) Cornelius – Rome
They thought they were suffering hardship and persecution, but God’s plan was for Cornelius. Why Cornelius? Because God’s plan was for Rome.

2) Rome – because within it are the 237 nations
Why Rome? Because within it are the 237 nations.

3) The 237 nations – because within them are the 5,000 tribes
Why the 237 nations? Because within them are the 5,000 tribes. Therefore God’s plan is somewhere else. So you must never be discouraged; you must remember.

▣ Conclusion: The promise given to the people who will proclaim the gospel and to the church
You are people who will proclaim the gospel, right? Our church is a church that must proclaim the gospel. If so, God clearly gave several promises.

1. The ten secrets – Survive under any circumstance (Calvin’s five doctrines). Spiritual eyes, no competition, summit, going into what is absolutely impossible and doing it by God’s power
You will survive under any circumstance. This is what we are saying. John Calvin summarized the Bible in five lines. First, human beings cannot be saved. They cannot be saved. Second, they have no condition by which to be saved. Therefore God gave the condition by which we can be saved—Christ. This salvation cannot be blocked. That is the fourth sentence. And what is the last sentence? Those whom God has saved cannot be destroyed. That is right.
Therefore, you will survive wherever you go. You must hold to this covenant today. Wherever you go, because you have spiritual eyes that overcome the physical, you will overcome. Remnants, we do not compete. Why? Because we go to the summit. You must remember. Why do we go to the wasteland? We go to the nobody. We go to the nothing. Why? Because we go into what is absolutely impossible. You must hold to the covenant. There, we do it by God’s power. God’s plan is in a completely different place.

2. When you find God’s absolute plan, that is when the work begins – The reason the world’s churches are closing is because they are in a place that is not God’s plan.
What do you think? We must stop this quickly. Churches all over the world are closing. Why? Because they are in a place that is not God’s plan. No matter how outstanding they are, they are in a place that is not God’s plan. As I said long ago, a person who boards a pirate ship—it is a thief’s ship, right? If a person on a pirate ship is a good person, is that okay? That is even worse. Right? Because he is so good, the pirate ship prospers. A person on a pirate ship is too conscientious—that makes him worse. If you boarded a pirate ship, you should not obey—yet he obeys too well, works too hard, gives his utmost, keeps the rules too well. That is worse—because he is on a pirate ship. Therefore, when hardship comes, you must not be discouraged or make useless attempts. If you only find what God’s absolute plan is, from that moment works begin. Today you must take this covenant with you.

3. Job, who found the answer within hardship
Satan’s goal is your destruction. God is absolutely not like that.

1) The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away. Let me not blame the Lord for this.
Satan filed a lawsuit, didn’t he? “God, You have blessed Job so much—how could he not believe? If You take away all his possessions and he loses everything, he will not believe God.” That disaster truly fell upon Job. When it hit, what did he do? His property, his children—everything was destroyed. At that time Job said, “The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away. I came into this world with nothing and I will leave with nothing. Let me not blame the Lord for this.” That was Job’s first answer.

2) My Redeemer lives, and when I meet the Lord I shall meet Him outside of my flesh.
Then he became sick, and even his family, seeing how sick he was, cursed; his friends came to comfort him but cursed him. Then he said, “I know that my Redeemer lives; and when I meet the Lord, I shall meet Him outside of my flesh. I will not meet Him with this diseased body, but outside the body I will meet God.”

3) God’s purpose is unchanging; He has many such things with Him. After He has tried me, I shall come forth as gold.
When you suffer hardship, no human comfort can truly comfort you. When friends come and say many things, that also cannot comfort you. A cancer patient once confessed this to me: as he lay sick, relatives and friends came and went, and it made him so sad. “My friends are healthy—what sin did I commit to end up like this?” That is what he thought. “But that is not it. If God chooses to call you, He can call you without giving you sickness, right? He does not have to give you cancer to call you. If He wants to call you, He can. God has an important plan. You must find it. Living or dying is not the issue. Hold to God’s special plan and pray.” That is God’s Word. I only conveyed it, and a miracle happened to this friend. Even if it had not happened, that would be fine; but it did happen. Is that comfort? What did Job finally say? “God’s purpose is unchanging.” Right? “He has many such things with Him. After He has tried me, I shall come forth as gold.” Satan completely knelt. Truly, Job was blessed twofold. It was not because he suffered that he received it; it was because of God’s covenant that God blessed him twofold.

4. While worshiping, find God’s plan.
Today, as you worship all day, you must find this. You must never leave it undone.

1) Wounds are spiritual cancer; there is an answer in the problem.
Wounds are spiritual cancer. They will ultimately bring you down. You must completely find God’s plan. The fact that there is a problem means there is an answer, so it is good.

2) Spiritual sickness – When you gain strength, you become a spiritual person of mission. God gave the world to those who heal people with spiritual sickness.
If spiritual sickness has come to you—it likely has—I see that person as even more important. If you gain strength, you can become a spiritual person of mission. Paul healed people with spiritual sickness only three times, yet God gave him the world. Right? I too never imagined it. When I went into a village full of shamans to evangelize, I saw many things. Especially, I saw what is in the Bible. In the past, I did not even know such things were in the Bible. But when I looked, Paul had done that ministry. You cannot handle it; the answers will keep coming beyond calculation.

3) Remnants must turn every past thing into a platform; the sick must believe in God’s power. There is another world.
One of you is enough. Do it. Do not listen to people; hold to the Word and do it. Especially our remnants—every part of your past must be made into a platform. You who are sick—respect what doctors say, but do not put your faith in it. Put your faith in God’s power. There is another world. You must hold to it.

I bless you in the name of Jesus Christ that today will become the day of the greatest answer, and that you will truly not miss it. Let us pray.

Prayer. Let today be the day we see God’s hidden plan. Let us see that God’s plan is not where the Jews are troubled, but where lives are being saved. Let us see spiritual Rome. Let us see the spiritual change of the age. Let today be the day we see God’s special plan within our greatest hardships. Let today be the day the problems of our family line are turned into blessing. Let my incompetence be turned into God’s power. Let my disease become the road of mission. Let this be the beginning of a new life for me. We pray in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.