2025.07.19 Business Missions
The 237 Nations and the Start of Eternal Answers of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd RUTC (29)
– Bartizan 25 of the 3-day Weekend Age –
Scripture Reading: Ac 2:9-11
Overseas multiethnic people like you are prepared by God to save a region and a nation through you. And amazingly, those of you sitting here are also prepared to save a region and a nation. However, because you do not realize this, God shakes you and drags you along. That’s why wars break out, you go as slaves, you become captives, and that’s how it happens. In the end, God is creating this so that such evangelism movements will arise among your posterity through you. Those who have studied history will know. To put it bluntly, even if God has to half-kill you, He will accomplish world evangelization. World evangelization has never once stopped. “But, aren’t the Jews all without the gospel?” Among them, the minority—0.1%—evangelized the world.
A new believer once met an elder, and the elder said this: “I’m going to a mission field this time—would you like to come with me?” This elder is someone who properly does evangelism movement. The new believer was so delighted and said he would go together. So they went together. When they went, this person received tremendous grace. Going to that difficult region and witnessing the gospel being proclaimed was a great shock. But the greater shock was this: the new believer said, “I have found the answer to my life.” It turned out that this new believer was a prepared person. He’s also someone who lives well. His dream was to build a school and help many future generations through that. But in Korea, there are too many schools. So since he’s someone successful in business, he couldn’t even attempt it. But when he went to the mission field where there were no schools, he received the answer, “Ah, I should build a school here.” He built a school with less than one-hundredth of the cost it would take in Korea. Then, children who weren’t going to school started flocking in. Do you think this is a small blessing?
But the important thing is the interpreter who went with the elder. This person didn’t just interpret but found disciples there. So they continued to communicate and kept sending gospel message materials. That’s how a region lives and a nation revives.
237–5000 – Interpreter
So among the contents that public servant church leaders and businesspeople need to pray for, the most important is raising interpreters for the 237 nations and the 5000 tribes. Even if we don’t do a lot of work, if we lay down a big road, many cars will come and go. That’s why this is extremely important. Though church leaders prepare a lot and receive blessings, this is the most concrete.
If, at that time, the elder had gone and the missionary there interpreted and did the work, it wouldn’t have been bad, but fruit wouldn’t have been born afterward. It seems that a young remnant went along. This child is the interpreter. So immediately, he connected with the remnants there. They became close, talked, shared with each other, and kept in contact. That’s how it works.
Actually, in the early days of nations and when nations exchanged with each other, usually three kinds of people moved first. The first to move were merchants. The traders moved first, usually secretly. The second to move were missionaries. And there is always someone playing a crucial role there—that’s the interpreter. This is essential. As you know, even when countries exchange, the most needed person is the interpreter. Especially, when Paul did the evangelism movement, he always took an interpreter along. That’s how important it is.
▣ Introduction – The way
So we need to know well the way of world evangelization. If you don’t know the way, you can’t go. So if you see this and pray, God will open your eyes.
▣ Main point
1. One team
So the important start of missions was simply that one team holding onto the covenant came out. Doing this, eventually the world is revived.
2. One nation
In the end, what is it? One nation is revived. It will surely be this way. It’s just that you don’t know. If you don’t know, you’ll keep getting hit. If a child keeps going on a dangerous path, the parents follow and keep hitting them to stop them. Is it a long way or a short way? We don’t know. But it will surely be this way.
3. One language
What plays an important role there is language. That’s why on Monday our interpretation and translation team will have a retreat. But because interpretation and translation are so important, today on Saturday, with this message, we confirm it.
1. One team (Acts 13:1-4)
If you look at the Bible, this is the first missionary team sent out.
1) The importance of the team
When you see this, the importance of the team comes out. Here, Paul is included. Barnabas is attached here. These people are the main team. But here, church leaders joined in. That’s even more important. And something surprising is that Manaen, who had been brought up with Herod, is mentioned. Something unimaginable is happening.
It looks like a simple team, but the background of moving the world is included here. It’s not an illusion—one of you sitting here worshiping in your church carries the way to move the world. It’s one of two things: either you haven’t seen it yet, or you’re just being restless. Don’t be restless. Most people create programs and go on missions. It’s useless. Of course, all those things combined lead to missions, but that work is in vain. This team is important.
2) The first camp
So what did these people do when they went? The first camp began. What is that? They perfectly received the guidance of the Holy Spirit. In some ways, to put it differently, it’s okay not to move until the guidance of the Holy Spirit comes out. That’s much faster. It’s much more successful. Most people do what they learned since childhood—“Do it diligently.” But no, you must perfectly receive the guidance of the Holy Spirit.
3) Person, place, work
This appeared: person, place, work—these three words come out here. Just this one team is enough. That doesn’t mean don’t work hard. How many people ruin things by working hard? The first camp is important.
2. One nation (Matthew 28:16-20)
When they did this, later they revived a nation. They evangelized the world. So how do you save one nation? Jesus said important words there.
1) All nations
“All nations”—this is mentioned.
2) Prepared disciples
What is the very important way to find all nations? It’s the prepared disciples. If you find that, you’ve found everything. There is a prepared disciple. So you must always see this. We usually come with motives. But prepared disciples have no motives. If you meet this one person, you’ve succeeded. This is different. Everyone else has motives. Prepared disciples have no motives. They just come alive when they hear the gospel. That’s a disciple.
3) The Triune God, churchization, reproduction
With this person, three things come out. You have to give these three things. “In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit”—this is the work of the Triune God. “Baptizing them”—this is churchization. “Teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you”—this is reproduction. This is the key.
Even overseas, there are missionaries who do all sorts of work and are very active. But not a single one has succeeded. You must find this. It’s much easier to find. And these people—prepared disciples—don’t get offended even if you don’t treat them well. For those who are not disciples, you have to be careful because you don’t know when they’ll get offended. You don’t know when they’ll change denominations. You have to be careful. Disciples don’t do that.
There are pastors here. Even if you raise one person, you must raise a disciple. When you face difficulties, would a disciple come out who would risk their life for you? These people will. Priscilla and Aquila put their necks on the line. They did that because they were prepared disciples, not because they were just good disciples. Of course, they put their necks on the line.
4) Together
And the fourth thing Jesus said is important: “Surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”
5) All authority – Christ
Even more important is the fifth. It’s the first thing He said: “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.” Yes, that’s right. We go in this name (Christ). It has to work. One nation is revived.
3. One language (Acts 2:9-11)
At this time, the thing used is one language. This is the answer. They came from 15 nations. There are two characteristics. They’re good at Hebrew, of course, since they’re Hebrew people. Of course, some are not, but mostly they are. Then what country are they in? They are fluent in the language of that country. That’s it. The work naturally arises.
1) 15 nations
Especially about 15 nations.
2) Businesspeople
What’s the characteristic of these people? They are businesspeople. What happens? God has no choice but to bless these people. That’s how it works. This was the beginning of the early church. It says the early church’s finances overflowed. That’s my thought. These people were good at making money. They came to worship. They came to keep the festival, but the Herodian Temple—that’s fake. They attended the Mark’s upper room meeting. Honestly, without the guidance of the Holy Spirit, it’s impossible. In today’s terms, they went to what people considered a cult. To the Pharisees, they were fools, weird people. Why go there? Legally they were branded heretics and everything was over, but they still went. Only disciples led by the Holy Spirit can do that.
3) Rome
Here the important thing is the phrase “visitors from Rome.” This is very important. Why? Because the 237 nations and the 5000 tribes are in Rome. God had no choice but to bless Priscilla and Aquila.
On Monday, I’ll talk more specifically, but you interpreters and translators must know how important you are. No matter what anyone says, history arises through this (one language).
▣ Conclusion
The conclusion must always be like this:
[Throne, nation, work]
The throne is our background. What we await is the coming of God’s kingdom. Right? Our goal and accomplishment are for the work of that kingdom to be fulfilled.
1. Daily
You must enjoy this daily. If you enjoy it daily, that’s the end. Enjoy it daily.
2. Every hour
You must enjoy this every hour. Surely, every hour something will come out to edit, plan, or design. You enjoy it. Also, it comes out when you meet people. Enjoy it.
3. In all things
Then in all things, in every matter. You must enjoy this. This is always aiming for 300%. It has to work.
When we go overseas and evangelize multiethnic people, there are many who try to block it. They are pitiful. With that kind of skill, they can’t even block it, and they don’t know God’s work. The Jews followed Paul’s team around to block them. Right? They persecuted them wherever they evangelized, told lies, fabricated things, and filed lawsuits. They falsely accused them, saying, “They are spreading evil customs.” The townspeople agreed because they couldn’t tell fortunes anymore. Since they couldn’t tell fortunes, the money stopped coming. They accused them because of money. They said it differently, claiming, “They are spreading strange customs and disturbing our town.” They spoke well but blocked them that way.
So God said, “I see.” He scattered the Jews throughout the world. That’s history. God will surely do world evangelization. Our interpreters and translators have been called to this line. Our businesspeople and church leaders are praying for this work.
All day today, it’s not about doing something. You must see the way, the way. If you don’t know the way, you can’t go.
Let us pray.
Prayer. May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, King of kings, the infinite love of God, and the work of the Holy Spirit be always with all the businesspeople who will save the 5000 tribes, now and forevermore. Amen.