Category: Sunday Message

2026.01.11 Sunday 1st Service
Scripture Reading: Genesis 12:1-3

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▣ Introduction
Thank you. In 1988, when I began my work, I realized two things here. If this Yeongdo coastline is developed well, it can become one of the best cities in the world. If you go to the Thames River in England, there is honestly not much to see, yet crowds still gather there. So I thought, “Ah, Yeongdo can truly become a top city.” And because I knew what needed to be done, I went around looking for a large piece of land. I found one very good land, but they said it was not for sale. When I asked why, they said the Yeongdo District Office would be built there. Now it is built. In my view, that is the best location. The second land I found is this land. So, I believe construction will finally begin this year. This land contains long prayers. It will become the best sanctuary. I sincerely bless you in the name of the Lord Jesus that you receive great strength in prayer this year.

Since it is also the beginning of the year, District Chief Kim Gi-jae attended our worship today. I bless him in the name of Jesus Christ that the blessing of the throne that God gives will be upon him. I pray he will become a district chief who truly makes Yeongdo the best city. If it were me, I would develop the entire coastline into parks so that people from the world would come. The conditions are so good. The work of world evangelization in Yeongdo is already going alluch as far as the 5,000 tribes.

Today you must receive one important answer and go back with it. In a short Bible passage, God gave Abraham five blessings. You must know the reason. Receiving blessings is important, but knowing the reason is even more important.

There is one thing that the advanced nations—the United States, Europe, and Japan—never talk about. They cannot talk about it. They absolutely never mention it. Even though there are many problems, they never speak. Because I know this, that is why I go there to do that work. Do you know what it is? In the advanced nations—America, Japan, and Europe—there are countless people with mental disorders. Their leaders never talk about it. In some houses, everyone in the household has mental illness. There are many such homes in Japan, Europe, and America. But amazingly, the reason and the answer are in the Bible. Abraham knew that. Before he knew it, he wavered. After he knew it, he became the forefather of faith.

When I saw this in the Bible, I came to this area. There was no land at all. Since it seemed impossible, I tried to buy the Taejongdae Hotel, but it turned out to be a place with many issues, so I could not. Then I found this place, like a factory area.

What on earth is the problem? You must know this. Why are sick people rising all over the world? Why are shootings and explosions happening here and there? Abraham knew that. From that point, history began to move.

1. Three incidents that are still happening exactly the same today

Before asking what blessings we will receive, there are three reasons. There are three incidents still happening exactly the same today. They are still happening now. Even the words are the same. I was shocked again and again.

1) The incident of Eden – “Don’t believe God. You will become like God” (New Age movement)

The first of the three incidents is the incident of Eden. What did it say? “Don’t believe God. You will become like God.” You know what the New Age movement in America is, right? “You will become like God.” It is the same. “You will become Buddha.” It is the same. “Find the king within you.” It sounds like a good phrase, but this is the New Age movement in America.

2) The Flood of Noah – demon-possessed warriors (spiritism of Freemasonry)

The second incident is the Flood of Noah. At that time, great satanic forces and demon-possessed warriors began to rise. It is the same today. Freemasonry that moves many leaders in America—do you know it? It is a spiritism movement, even now.

3) The Tower of Babel – a rebellion against God that collapsed

The third incident is the Tower of Babel. “Let us challenge God,” so they built it up, and it collapsed.

These three incidents continue even now. Even now. “We don’t need God. I must build my power. Let’s unite.” It is the same. “Problems? We don’t need God.” It is the same.

2. The age of Nephilim

Because of this, what came next? The full age of Nephilim arrived.

1) Nephilim – people empowered by a fallen entity from above

You know the word Nephilim, right? It refers to people empowered by something that “fell” from above.

2) Shamans, Freemasonry, gut rituals, superstition

In Korea, it is shamans. In America, Freemasons gather and do it daily. In underdeveloped nations, they do gut rituals and superstition. It is all the same. That is how the age of Nephilim came.

3) Nephilim disease

People truly do not know. “Why did that famous singer commit suicide?” They do not know because they do not know Nephilim. They cannot endure—something has entered. And then it goes to the children. Why do people commit suicide in the military? It is nonsense. Nephilim. People feel offended, but it is true. When someone with spiritual problems goes to drugs in America, they cannot quit. Because of these three incidents, the age of Nephilim came. It is the same even now.

3. The age of disasters

Then at the end, what came? The age of disasters came.

1) “Leave your country, your relatives, and your father’s house” – come out of the origin of curses and the destiny of disasters

God told Abraham: “You must come out of there.” Come out of the origin of curses. Come out of the destiny that will receive disasters.

2) “Go to the land I will show you… all nations will be blessed through you” – go to save the nations

And go to save all nations. “I will be with you.”

3) With the power of the throne, power that transcends time and space, and unprecedented power

“I will give you power. I will be with you by the power of the throne. I will be with you with power that transcends time and space. I will be with you with unprecedented power.” I truly believe this. That is why I entered Yeongdo. Now people are evangelizing across the world.

Today you must hold the covenant. God told Abraham to go out. “Leave your country, your relatives, and your father’s house” does not mean simply moving houses. It means leave the origin of disaster and curses—the place where disaster will come. “Go to the land I will show you.” “All nations will be blessed through you.” Tell the nations.

When COVID spread in Korea, advanced nations developed the medicine, right? They must sell it to the world or give it—otherwise everyone would die from COVID. If they hoarded it, that would be disaster.

This life-healing medicine was given to Abraham.
When pain, suffering, and disasters cover people, we must not keep our mouths shut. This tremendous medicine that heals life was given to Abraham. You must be able to see this. No success can solve this problem. Nephilim rises and mental illness fills the nations, yet advanced countries cannot solve it. That is why you often see it among entertainers, people in special occupations, and people with “spiritual sensitivity.” As it becomes disease, there is no way to live. You must know. “Come out of there and quickly go to save the world.” You must obtain that answer today.

The Bible’s answer

That is why the answer is in the Bible.

1. Because of original sin—leaving God—Nephilim disasters came.
2. The solution is Christ.
The Old Testament says, “I will send Christ.” The New Testament says, “Christ has come.”

(1) The King who broke the power of Satan
(2) The true Priest who removes all curses
(3) The true Prophet who opens the way to meet God
The word combining all of these is “Christ.” It is tremendous. Today you must truly realize it.

3. That is why we evangelize.
“Oh, so that is why we evangelize.” You must realize it. “To grow the church”? That is not it. We must proclaim the gospel.

▣ Main  Five blessings

Once Abraham realized, five blessings came.

1. Covenantal blessing – “Go to the land I will show you.”

First: go to the land I will show you. The covenantal blessing. What covenant?

1. Genesis 3:15 – the offspring of the woman will crush the serpent’s head.
2. Genesis 6:14 – if you enter the ark, you live.
3. Exodus 3:18 – go offer a blood sacrifice.
4. Isaiah 7:14 – a virgin will conceive and bear a son; his name will be Immanuel.

Go to the place where that covenant will be fulfilled.
Go to where that covenant will be fulfilled—the covenant given to your forefathers.

2. Fundamental blessing – “You will be a source of blessing.”

Second: you will be a source of blessing. Fundamental blessing. Why? Because we must do world evangelization and save people.

1. Genesis 1:27 – restore God’s image.
2. Genesis 1:28 – restore the blessing to subdue and rule.
3. Genesis 2:7 – restore the breath of life, that power.
4. Genesis 2:1–18 – restore Eden and the family.

3. Representative blessing – “Through you…”

Third: through you. Representative blessing. This is not strange. You must be blessed to save others. You must have strength to save your neighbor.

Receive the blessing that flowed through Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph.

4. Monumental blessing – “Through your seed…”

Fourth: through your seed. Monumental blessing. God gave Isaac at age 100.

1. Isaac experienced the ram instead of death on Mount Moriah.
2. The blessing of 100 years—one year’s harvest became 100 years’ blessing.
3. The spring source, not just restoring old wells.
4. Rehoboth—victory without fighting, receiving a wide land.

This is a monumental blessing for your posterity.

5. Irresistible blessing – “I will bless those who bless you…”

Fifth: an irresistible blessing. “I will bless those who bless you, and I will curse those who curse you.”

Because we must do world evangelization, you will be blessing; you will be the source of blessing.

▣ Conclusion_ Decision

1. Does the covenant not match me?

The covenant God gives must be believed. Abraham initially could not believe. He thought, “It doesn’t seem necessary.” Is it not the same for us? “I’m busy surviving.” “God’s covenant doesn’t match me.” That is exactly the Bible. It looks impossible—yet that is why we must believe.

2. Go all the way down to the bottom and find the answer there.

Do not inflate things. Go down completely to the bottom and find the answer there. The answer is all there.

3. The answer is in what is most impossible.

Where it seems most impossible—that is where the answer is. I found answers through my father’s death, through poverty, through “what didn’t work.” You must find it there. Abraham missed this at first and suffered greatly.

God blessed Abraham with five blessings for that one reason. Hold the covenant and imprint it through all-day prayer. I bless you in the name of Jesus Christ.

Prayer. God, we thank You. Let us restore the correct gospel. Let us know the reason. Let this be the day we realize why You blessed Abraham. We pray in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.

2026.01.11 Sunday 2nd Service
237 Missions Dept. Devotional Worship
Scripture Reading: Genesis 13:14-18

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God’s very first message to Abraham was world evangelization. However, because he failed to realize this, he faced several hardships. Finally, he came to a realization and began to build an altar to save the world. You, too, must establish this altar. When Abraham built this altar, he completely understood his unbelief.

▣ Introduction

You shouldn’t just believe blindly. Abraham realized three things.

1. Absolute Impossibility
First, he realized that while God spoke, it was “impossible” for him. He could barely feed himself, yet God told him to save all nations. He realized:

The Word: God gave the Word to go to a land He would show. It didn’t seem to fit.
The Situation: Abraham’s current situation was difficult.
The Condition: God promised his descendants would do world evangelization, but the actual conditions weren’t met. Looking at the “old lady” (Sarah) in his house, he thought it was impossible. He brought his nephew Lot out of this doubt, but then he realized—God had given this part to him.

2. Leave
He realized the second point: “Leave your country, your kindred, and your father’s house.”

[The Origin of Disasters]: That place was the origin of disasters. He had to leave.
Satan’s Trap: Satan had already dug traps through three events: Eden (Gen 3), the Nephilim/Flood (Gen 6), and the Tower of Babel (Gen 11).
Satan’s Frame: As the Nephilim era came, Satan created the frames of the world.
Satan’s Snare: Thus, all humans fell into the 12 life-problems (snares) of Satan.

3. Material Things
Finally, he realized the issue of material possessions. He thought he “needed” these things.

Survival: He thought he needed them just to survive.
Future: He thought he needed possessions to carry out the world evangelization God commanded.
The Nephew: That is why he relied on his nephew. When material issues arise, people’s true essence is revealed. If giving offerings is your greatest joy, you will receive economic blessings. Israel is the nation that gives the most offerings, and they have seized the global economy. Through scheduled prayer, they pray the most and have taken all the world’s wisdom. Abraham made a resolution regarding these three things and yielded to his nephew. He caught hold of what was certain: “You choose first, and I will take what remains.”

▣ Main

After Lot left, Abraham began to build an altar. What kind of altar was this?

1. The Altar to Change Imprints, Roots, and Nature
He began to change the things that had been imprinted in him.

Destiny: His destiny was completely overturned.
Status: He recovered the status of God being with him.
Authority: He built an altar to recover the authority where “no one shall be able to stand against you.” You must do this. Your imprints, roots, and nature must change. Even your lifestyle and habits must change to align with God’s power.

2. The Altar that Saw Answers in Advance
After his resolution, God gave answers first.

What he looked at (v.14): “Lift up your eyes and look… northward, southward, eastward, and westward.”
Where he walked (v.17): “Walk through the land in the length and breadth of it.”
The Posterity: God promised to give this to him and his descendants forever.

3. The Altar of the Throne
Almost all powerful people in the Bible practiced scheduled prayer. You must build the altar of the Throne.

Morning Time – [Power of Recovery]: Do not miss the New Year’s message. Obtain the power to fully recover in the morning.
Recover the 5 Powers: Especially for new believers.
Enjoy the Bartizan, Journey, and Guidepost: Daily enjoyment leads to the Absolute Bartizan, Journey, and Guidepost.
The Message: See the message that recovers everything. Use the morning to recover your brain and your lungs through deep breathing. Remnants, if you do this even a little, works will arise.

Daytime – [Power to Save]: During the day, you need the power to save while confirming all things.
The 7 Points: This contains everything God has hidden. As you go on the journey, you will meet the people God has hidden (like the meeting of Paul and Priscilla). I am praying for a “special forces unit” to establish 1,000 bartizans. If you find just one disciple in each place, 1,000 disciples will arise.

Night – 300% Work: At night, create a 300% work through re-challenge, re-production, and re-creation.
The Disciples’ Attitude: Don’t wait for help; even if no one helps, you must do it. That is a disciple.
Edit, Plan, and Design: Make this a habit. This is the way to world missions. For those over 60, use the morning to fully recover your health through prayer and breathing. For Remnants, even 5 minutes will bring works. If you have nothing, go to the very bottom and run toward the highest place. At work, don’t do 100%; do 300% so that you “stun” your customers with excellence.

▣ Conclusion

1. Isaac – 100-Year Answer: Because of Abraham, Isaac received a 100-year answer in a single year.
2. The 12 Tribes of Israel: God gave the 12 tribes to look at the world, which Joseph eventually fulfilled.
3. Joseph – 1,000 Years: Joseph went to the nations of the 237 and 5,000 tribes and enjoyed a 1,000-year answer.

This week, I bless you in the name of Jesus Christ to have a week of healing and power.

Prayer. God, we thank You. May we be renewed every day. Grant our church officers and all members great strength. Let us enjoy the Bartizan, Journey, and Guidepost of the Throne every day. In Jesus Christ’s name, we pray. Amen.

2026.01.04 Sunday 2nd Service
Domestic Evangelism Committee Devotional Worship
Scripture Reading: Genesis 6:1-14

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▣ Introduction
We say, “We live for God.” However, our ability is not something God needs. Our background is not something He needs either. God is not a God who punishes us. He enables us to block great disasters.

「Make the ark」
So He told us to make the ark. It is something we know well, but in fact we do not really know it. Why must it be done even to the point of bringing a flood? We must know the reason. Before knowing that reason, it is not “for God.”

▣ Introduction

1. For you (14)
   He said to make the ark for you. Verse 14.
2. For your children
   He said to make it for your children.

Crisis
What kind of crisis is coming that He said to make the ark for you?

2. (18)
   In verse 18, for your children.
3. For the next generation (20)
   For the next generation and life, He said to quickly make the ark. Today you must briefly hold to the covenant.

▣ Main Body

1. The Nephilim age
   Because the Nephilim age has arrived. God is trying to block this.

1. Genesis 3:4-5 (me) (start)
   It started in Genesis 3:4-5. Because we are tempted with good things, all of us here fall. You too, and I too, it is the same. Everyone thinks everything by “my thoughts.” You only need to change one thing. “God…?” If we ask like this, that is it, but everything is my thoughts. Whatever it is, it is my thoughts. Even if you change just this one thing while praying, great answers come. Long ago, when I prayed forty days on Mt Olive, it was all “me.” After forty days, it seemed ridiculous. Was that prayer? I started another forty days. “God, no. Take me to a place where I can preach the gospel.” Exactly that answer came. I asked Him to take me to a church where I could preach the gospel freely. Precisely, a door opened. That is why I went to Yeongdo. Many things happened, but the people who prayed and evangelized in Yeongdo are now opening world doors. This Nephilim is “me” at any time. It is the start of the Nephilim. Everyone is “me” without even realizing it. Knowing that, Satan attacked. He attacked in an “interesting” way. He did not ask, “Did God tell you not to eat the fruit of the tree in the center?” He asked with a lie. Originally, Satan is like that. What did he ask? “Did God tell you not to eat any of the fruit of the garden of Eden?” That is Satan’s method. So what did Eve answer? “No. He said not to eat only the one in the center.” She gave the correct answer. Here, the evidence of being shaken appears. She should have said, “If we eat it, we will surely die.” But she answered, “Will we die if we eat it?” She was caught. She was caught by “You will become like God if you eat this.” Then Satan lied: “No. You will not surely die.” He planted certainty. “You are the best.” New Age. “You must be possessed.” Freemasonry. “You must become Buddha.” “I am the best.” It is the same word. If you change just this one thing, history arises. What is truly God’s plan? “Use me.” He is saying to make the ark that blocks that age.
2. Genesis 6:4-5 (Nephilim)
   It did not end there. It penetrated. It produced gospel-less powerful people, shamans, and religious people. It came like this. People are deceived because power appears.
3. Genesis 11:1-8 (Tower of Babel)
   These people gathered and built the Tower of Babel. God knows all of this. So, for those who will be saved, make the ark.

2. The Nephilim disease
   Because the Nephilim disease spreads throughout the world, make the ark and seize it.

1. Those seized by Satan
   Those seized by Satan create tremendous problems.
2. The demon-possessed
   These people move demon-possessed people. It looks right, but it is wrong. They are underlings, yet they are made to lie. They make them “get everything right,” and then make them lie. There are people who go around getting fortunes told, and they are all being deceived. Up to now, I have never seen someone who practices shamanism, makes money well, and lives well. In the end, they collapse. There was a shaman with the greatest reputation in our country. We sent members to evangelize to that person. They waited, but there were so many people coming that it was backed up. This member was so persistent that he went in and met the shaman. What did the shaman say? “I help the church, so why does Darakbang trouble me?” That is what he said. He said an important word: “I will return to God.” He said that. He said that right now he was not in a situation where he could. Not long after, his son became strange. He completely collapsed. I have never seen even one person who went around getting fortunes told and doing gut rituals and turned out well. The next generation too.
3. Disease
   This appears as disease. If you do not know this, you cannot evangelize. It appears as disease. How does it appear? It appears as a disease where one cannot live without doing it. If you do not understand this, you can never evangelize. You do not even know why you go. Suicide is not done because someone likes it. It is done because they are tormented. How does this disease come? All the diseases of the heart and mental illness come. Diseases come to the brain and to the soul. So physical disease also comes. If we do not do this for them, it absolutely will not do. “Make the ark for you. Make the ark for your children. Make it for the next generation.” You must catch this. It cannot be avoided. “Just go evangelize and come to church”? That has no meaning. Some people are so severe they cannot live. Depression comes, panic disorder comes. No one can help, and because no one helps, they do not know the method either. They do not know what focus means. Even if they focus properly, they do not know how they get better. It is a simple story. This is the world problem now. Now even young children commit suicide. I said it before. Do you not see it? “Students are bullied at school”? No. Because spiritual problems come and the child becomes a little strange, wicked children keep provoking them. Because they do not know that, how can schools help children? “What did the army do that my child committed suicide?” No. In the army there are “interest soldiers.” They were tormented. Soldiers and superiors cannot help. That is why they send a military chaplain. Because the army is hard and busy, they end up tormenting the person. “Why not just not go to the army?” Because sometimes one person can make the whole unit strange. So they torment them. Enduring and enduring, they commit suicide. In their mind, because their mind is becoming strange, they feel like they will die. Whose responsibility is this disease? It is not Buddhism’s responsibility, not Cheondogyo’s responsibility. It is the church’s responsibility. The mission to heal this was given to the church. It was given to you. That is why we must do the full-scale Word movement. Establish 1000 bartizans. Today I spoke very seriously with the ministers. Our ministers are precious people. I told them to establish the bartizan, because of this.

3. The Nephilim culture
   He blocked the Nephilim culture.

1. Inside
   If you only enter into the ark, you live.

(1) Acts 2:14-21
In Acts 2:14-21, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”

(2) Romans 10:10-15
In Romans 10:10-15, there is this word. “If they are not sent, how can they go?” They must go, must they not? “If they do not go, how can they preach?” These people have never gone. In your lifetime you have never gone. These people cannot hear. “If they have not heard, how can they believe?” They must hear to believe. That is the greatest sin of saints. Not even once have they gone. So it said, “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news.” They are holding onto a cliff and dying. Spiritually they are holding onto a cliff right now. And in verse 15, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.” This is no ordinary word.

2. Nobody X
   But no one came in. Only Noah and his family came in.
3. Flood
   The flood came, and everyone died because of the flood, but only Noah’s family lived. You must understand this. The issue is not “Only Noah’s family lived and everyone else died.” It completely bound the Nephilim culture itself. After that, a new age opened.

▣ Conclusion

[The age]
You must remember.

1. One family line
   One family line can break darkness.
2. One nation – one person
   One person in one nation can break darkness.

3, One region
One person in one region can do it.

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Who is this one person? Find them in the seven places God has prepared. A student was swimming far away and fell into the water. There was no one to save him. But a friend passing by saw it. He saved the drowning child. The two became friends. After being saved, he realized this friend was very poor. Naturally, he told his father. “Father, this friend saved my life.” The father supported all of the friend’s education. He received help. That friend grew up to become a famous doctor, and he saved the friend who had helped him. Who were those two? If you study history, you will know. It was Winston Churchill, who moved an era of England. The doctor was Fleming, who invented penicillin.

The remaining one
While we are on the eternal way, if we meet one remaining one, it is an enormous miracle. You must know that. You go as the pilgrim God prepared. You go as the conqueror who knows this darkness. And it turns out the scattered ones throughout the world are those God sent. If one person arises who understands this word, that person becomes a watchman. Then that person becomes a spy who goes to save those fallen into disaster. Raise the banner for all peoples. It has come now. Now. And this disease has become too many. What will we do? We must block the Nephilim culture. In fact, if you know it and only pray, it is enough. The Noah incident is the most famous incident among all events that have existed in history until now. And in Noah’s age there was the greatest change of the earth. Before Noah’s time, people lived hundreds of years, but after the flood incident, lifespan drastically decreased. Some scientists say it is because oxygen decreased. The person who lived the longest among those who have lived until now is Noah, because everyone else died.

Long ago in Busan, when an evangelism movement was happening, it was Monday. We had planned to go to prison evangelism, but I was very tired. I thought I would not go, but a call came, so I went. While evangelizing there, there was a person wearing a red name tag. A red name tag means a murderer. He would have been sentenced to death and such. That is not the issue. This person did not eat. He confessed to me. He said he did not intend to beat his wife, and that he did not even beat her much, but she died. He was so shocked that he wanted to die too. He only thought about that. That day, I preached the gospel to him. He received Jesus Christ as Lord. He confessed peace. I went by force that day—what if I had not gone? I have testified about this before.

While training in evangelism, one program was: if you do not lead one person to receive Christ in a day, do not go home. I had to do it too. It was a program training young adults at Dongsung Church. I went to a park. One person was sitting there. I said I was glad to meet him, because I had to share quickly. Even in places like this, history happens. When I preached the gospel, this person did not say much, but while shedding tears, he received Christ. Then I saw that he had no hand on one side. I held the other hand and prayed. He repeated the prayer of believing in Jesus and received Christ. There was something in his hand—he had been trying to commit suicide. What if I had not gone there? There are many people suffering spiritually like this. They are listening to this sermon now.

When we trained, we said, “Tomorrow, call your relative.” They had no interest and did not know. They really called. When they called, the relative said, “How did you know to call me?” They never call in life, so how did they call? Is that not like what is said to us? Do we call? After sharing the gospel, the relative said they did not even have strength to hold the phone. So they went. When they found them, the person was lying down. They did not talk about anything else; they shared the gospel and prayed the prayer to receive Jesus. Now that couple is listening to the sermon in Busan. It became a huge stir. “How can this happen?” It happened because the Word was proclaimed and prayer was made. This is how frightening spiritual disease is. When they shared with the husband, the husband was shocked too. They are all people of mission. The husband is also worshiping now. Now they are older, and this happened when they were young. The name of Jesus Christ—people think lightly of it, but when it is shared once, history happens. Make the ark. Therefore, we must save this region. I bless in the name of Jesus Christ that the work of darkness collapsing because of you will arise.

Prayer. Thank You, God. Thank You for saving us. Thank You for letting us see those who suffer spiritually. Let us save the Nephilim age of Noah. Let us heal that disease. Let us bind that culture. We pray in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.

2026.01.04 Sunday 1st Service
Scripture Reading: Genesis 3:1-15

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▣ Introduction
Today, as you begin the first year, you must truly throw away all preconceptions, look once at the Bible and the history of Israel, and pass it on to the next generation. Since there is not much time, I will first give the answer and then take time to confirm it. Israel received the gospel. Then they should pass it on. But they heard the gospel, knew it, and should have passed it on, yet they did not live the life of the gospel. They did not enjoy the gospel.

So, a part we must think about in the introduction is that the Israelite people all went into slavery. Then God confirmed the gospel again at that time. Because the incident of the Garden of Eden is something humans cannot overcome, He spoke of the blood sacrifice. So they returned.

But even after returning, their descendants kept suffering, dying, and burning at the hands of the Philistines. At that time, God sent a man named Samuel. Then the content of all the people praying appears. At that time, one important thing appears. That is the Mizpah Movement. It is 1 Samuel 7:9–10. They offer the blood sacrifice. So ordinary people cannot understand it. Of course, “Return.” “Abandon idols.” “Look to the LORD.” “Repent.” They are only doing what is obvious. From the Garden of Eden until now, the goal has been to completely kill your descendants, but you do not know that scheme—now. To the extent that people are deceived, when translating the Bible, in some countries they say, “Go offer sacrifice,” and they remove the word “blood,” just like that. Why would they do that? Who made them do it? They removed “blood.” And theologians change “a virgin will conceive” into “a woman will conceive.” Many Bibles like that exist. Who made them do it? Yet astonishingly, Samuel gathered them at Mizpah and offered the blood sacrifice. What is it? They do not know the value. What is it? Then now your children and your descendants will all be like that. What is it?

Yes, it is like the United States and Europe—disasters have come in full. Half are now mentally ill. There is no solution. Your descendants will be wandering around out of their minds. There is no solution. In Japan, one of the cultural practices is simply staying at home and going nowhere. They express it very nicely and say it is part of Japanese culture. In my view, that is being out of one’s mind. They go nowhere—just. They introduced it as Japanese culture, continuously.
The Israelite people had just begun to gain strength. A figure like David appeared. And they went into captivity. They did not know the reason. “We will fight now.” “You can’t.” What does that mean? You can’t. You must raise remnants. In the next chapter, another strange word appeared. A word appeared that no one thinks is important at all. A word appeared that makes Satan tremble. The world church has no interest, but a word appeared that makes Satan tremble. “A virgin will conceive and bear a son, and you shall call His name Immanuel.” Do you know what that means? Not the son of man, but the Son of God will be conceived. Then, again, they bring forward that virgin, that woman, bring forward Mary, and misunderstand it in reverse.
They returned. They rebuilt the temple, and works took place. Then they were seized by Rome. That matched the timetable of God sending Jesus to this earth. It was not that He became the Christ then—He is the Christ from eternity—but He had to come incarnate then for fulfillment. Then what Jesus asked was not the answer of Matthew 16:16? “Who do you say that I am?” This means, “Whom is God sending, and what have you been waiting for until now?” Even the disciples answered incorrectly. People usually express their wrong words like this: “Many people say you are like this.” They say it like that, though it is their own words. Jeremiah, Elijah, John the Baptist—those answers came out. “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” Then Jesus gave a shocking praise. “Can flesh and blood reveal this to you? The One who revealed this to you is My Father in heaven.” He poured out tremendous blessing.

Now look at what Jesus did. He did things that are hard to understand—see which ones are the gospel. They do not actually enjoy the gospel. If you do not actually enjoy it, you are worse than religion. Isn’t that right? Have you ever been to a Buddhist temple? They teach things completely opposite the gospel, but their behavior is more completely gospel-like than the gospel. When they meet, they greet like this, and they do good deeds, right?

Then if you are not careful, you become worse than Japanese culture. When I went to Japan, I went to a remote gathering. There was a park and there was my lodging. I walked around the park and came back, and after three hours I remembered something. In the past, people carried long wallets with cash and identification cards and such. Then—ah!—it hit me. I remembered after three hours. I had left it in a Japanese restroom. Ah… this is a big problem. Money is one thing, but my ID cards were all in there. I ran. It was still there. Wow… I was surprised. Then we are worse than Japanese culture.

So Jesus came to restore the gospel, to make us know the gospel. He met with gangsters. Do you know who the gangsters were? They were fully organized violent criminals. The Romans summoned those people and gave them a mission: “Collect as much as you want. Just put in this much to Rome. The rest is up to you.” They made them collect taxes. They were thugs. So people hated them. But one who would become a leader among them came. Jesus called him and went to his house and ate. Why? He was a thug, but he longed for the Word and wanted to hear the Word. The Pharisees criticized that.
And it was legally forbidden to go to a leper’s house. Jesus went, healed him, and ate with him. Which one is the gospel?

The adulterous woman—Jesus forgave her. When they tried to stone her, the law says you must show an example to block this evil. The gospel makes her realize, saves her, and establishes her as a witness. Which one is more alike? The Pharisees, or Jesus—your thoughts and your life.

So Israel again lost the nation for 2,000 years. Isn’t that so? He is telling the Jews. We may think it is ordinary, but if you lose this gospel line, disaster comes upon descendants. If you go to Europe and the developed nations, descendants are in fact finished. It is a big problem. That is why I thought I must stake my life on the remnant movement. “Let’s pass on excellent knowledge”? That is someone else’s work—we must save them.

▣ Main
Then, at the beginning of the year, as you listen with your children, you must truly forum five things. You must absolutely do it. With many excuses, Satan blocks the gospel—many good things. But you must forum these five things. I will speak briefly.

It is Genesis 3:15. The seed of the woman—the head of the serpent—this means He will break authority. It speaks of being freed from original sin. You cannot solve original sin. You cannot solve leaving God. You cannot solve it even if you keep the entire law. Original sin cannot be solved. So I will send the Christ. I will solve original sin. You must make them understand that.

Why is that? People do not distinguish well. Because they cannot distinguish the gospel, they cling to small success, you know. I tell remnants: Hey, you must succeed. But that is not success. Right?
And because they keep setting standards on small success, gospel-less elites become quite a frightening existence. It is fortunate that you have the gospel—if you raise gospel-less elites, it becomes something tremendous.

And they keep missing it because of legalism. The law is to make me realize; it is not to be used to condemn others. They use it to cover themselves and condemn others. Since that does not work, they fall into mysticism. Mysticism—if you do mysticism without the gospel, you become demon-possessed. So we must open the eyes of the gospel to our descendants. Then later they think, shouldn’t I succeed greatly? Of course you should succeed. But you are not a slave of the world. You must teach them.

So what is important is that if you do not know Genesis 3, the seed of the woman, my original sin is not solved, and I can only serve Satan as a slave. The evidence is that they became slaves, captives, and colonies. The problem is that they have no interest in it. They think it is not important. That is the problem. The whole world is growing darker, and they say, “What is so important about that?” You must forum with remnants.

What is the second? It is Exodus 3:18. Destiny must change. They came out on the day they applied the blood of the lamb. What is the first? The solution to original sin. What is the second? Destiny must change. They must be liberated and come out. It is not important just to come out of Egypt. They must come out of that incident of being caught by Satan. You must tell them.

Also, Isaiah 7:14 is the Babylon incident. You must explain it. With this gospel, you must be equipped with the power of recreation. Like the three young adults, like Daniel, like Esther, you must become witnesses. Our remnants must hear it and, like Daniel, set their resolve.

And you must explain Matthew 1:19–23. It is when Jesus was born. Then the same word, Immanuel, appeared again. What is that? The incarnate Christ. Light came clothed in a human body. So “to those who received Him, to those who believe in His name, He gave the right to become children of God.” “Do you not know that you are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit dwells in you?”

And the final word is Matthew 16:16: “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” It is the gospel of Christ. God said He would give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven. “I will build My church upon you.” “The authority of Hades will not overcome it.”

If there is anything we must do, the age after us will be the AI age, and most jobs will almost disappear. The blockchain age will come, and we will not even know where money flows. The world church’s offerings will decrease. Your descendants may not even know how to find jobs. This is not speculation—it is certain. And the age of Nephilim becomes active. You must teach them. Nothing else is important. At the beginning of the year, while truly praying, we must give our descendants an answer that can win wherever they go in the world. God has given you that now.

▣ Conclusion
So if someone asks me now, “Then what is the answer you and Immanuel Church have received?” I think no other answer is needed. What is needed? We have received everything. If our church can evangelize the world and save descendants, that is the greatest blessing and the answer. Jesus said that.

This year, the door to the 5,000 tribes will open tremendously. That is the answer. So do not struggle too much in the church; even if we must gather strength, I think the entire church, all the believers, should pray once.

That the island nations of Oceania, which open the door to the 5,000 tribes, are connected to our church—this is a miracle. At first, one important elder said, “Oh, Vanuatu? That’s not very important, is it?” Well, it is the door to the 5,000 tribes. But now our church is taking responsibility for this, and these people are sick and struggling. Our elders are doing very well. So even if we must gather strength, we must do it. Because it is the answer. Where else is there such a glorious blessing? What is the answer? Is eating a meal the answer? Anyone eats. Is living well the answer? Everyone lives well, all of them. If the Word is not fulfilled, if we cannot block descendants from darkness, and if we cannot do world evangelization, that is not the answer—that is what it means.

According to this core message, you must truly have the best time in the morning. In the daytime, you must truly have a blessed time. Meetings—that is blessing. At night, you create the final masterpiece for your end. Those who know prayer do not worry.

One poor young man began to pray at a harbor. He became a shipping king. It is Onassis. There is no need to worry. One poor clerk began to pray. He built department stores that moved the world across the entire United States. You will know who it is. Do not worry at all. One person began to pray over church finances. Look carefully at the Bible. He began to pray over church finances, and he was blessed the most in the United States. You will know who it is. One family began all their prayers over mission finances. They did world missions and became a conglomerate. It is the Priscilla and Aquila couple. Do not miss it—hold onto the covenant.

I bless, in the name of Jesus Christ, that this year will be a year of receiving blessings and grace that you have never had until now. I will pray.

Prayer. We give thanks to God. We thank You for letting us know the gospel that people do not know. We thank You for giving us salvation. Now let us restore the life of the gospel. Let the sick come and be healed, let criminals come and be healed, let failures be healed, let the abandoned come and be healed. Let those with spiritual problems be healed. We pray in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.

2026.01.04 District Message 1st Week
「God’s Power of Creation – Word」 (Genesis 1:1)
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2026.01.04 Sunday 1st Service
「The Offspring of Woman」 (Genesis 3:1-15)
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2026.01.04 Sunday 2nd Service
「Build the Ark」(Genesis 6:1-14)
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2025.12.28 Sunday 2nd Service
Dept. of Education, Graduation Service
Scripture Reading: 2 Timothy 2:1-7

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“Graduation – The Start”
Our graduation is the start. This character 졸(卒) can also mean “the end,” and in the military it is used for the lowest-ranking soldier—because it is the start. So what must we begin?

[Spiritual Summit Prayer Meeting, Skills Summit, Cultural Summit]
Remnants must hold onto three things. From now on, you must have a prayer meeting that makes you a spiritual summit—whether alone or together. Then you will become a skills summit and a cultural summit. You must begin now. Especially adults—spiritual businesspeople and people like that—must raise the remnants well.

[Worship – Healing, Summit Festival]
Make worship into a healing, summit festival. In reality, on Wednesdays, you may need something like a healing prayer meeting. On Fridays, it must become a complete festival. In Seoul and in Busan, Wednesday worship and Friday gatherings—since we are already gathered—must be made alive. Saturdays are a time when we stand as tremendous witnesses. Sundays are the time when you imprint it completely.

[Incompetence → Witness (Power)]
So we must change our incompetence. He said we will receive power and become witnesses. Remnants must become like this.

I know someone who has a mission for Taekwondo missions. But he does not know how. What does not work? His Taekwondo studio does not work. Most Taekwondo studios probably do not work. It is extremely important for missions, but it does not work in Korea. So I taught him the Word that is in the Bible. In the Bible, they opened upper rooms in every region, right? “Go around every region, go around your area, and hold a Taekwondo festival. One disciple will definitely come out.” This friend understood what I was saying. History takes place.

I know another person—he supplies medicine to pharmacies. He says it is difficult. He supplies medicine to pharmacies, and also supplies medicine to hospitals. I said to him, “I will teach you what is in the Bible. If you do what is in the Bible, you will succeed. Why do you go around trying to sell medicine? There is plenty of medicine. Make pharmacies. Make about 10 pharmacies.” If you have a lot of medicine, just put it in—no decorations are needed. “If it does not work, make 100 in the city of Seoul.” In the past, pharmacies sold like that very easily, right? If you do what is in the Bible, you can win. Remnants must now go immediately in this direction (the introduction).

▣ Introduction – The Timetable to Change
So now is the timetable to change a few things. What must we change?

1. Wrong imprint
You have wrong imprints, right? You must change them. They are imprinted incorrectly.

1. Satan’s 12 strategies → 7 bartizans
   Satan’s 12 strategies are imprinted, right? You must change them into the 7 bartizans. This is the time to change—by this.
2. Root → 7 journeys
   Your roots have taken hold in something else. Your roots have taken hold in many things in your family line. So now you must take root in the 7 journeys.
3. Problems → 7 guideposts
   And you have many problems that are already here. Change all of them into the 7 guideposts. Because the remnant age becomes the eternal start, it is an opportunity. What must you change? Change the wrong imprint. Then it works.

2. Brain, spirit
Also, your brain and spirit are scattered. You must change this. What do you do?

1. Start the 3 concentrations
   From now on, start the 3 concentrations. You must not listen to wrong words. You must listen to God’s Word.
2. Start the 3 settings
   From now on, start the 3 settings that must come.
3. Start the 3 answers
   Start the 3 answers that can give answers wherever you go. Every problem has an answer. Every conflict and crisis has points that must be renewed. Every crisis is an opportunity. Take that with you. But your brain and spirit are scattered so you cannot pray. You must quickly bring focus.

Teachers at school, inevitably, must teach you studies, right? Then they cannot teach you truth. When spiritual problems come, what should you do? They cannot teach you. They also do not know how to make money. They do not teach you how to make money. Jews teach it. So for remnants, this is the time to change from now. And what else must you change?

3. What was taken
What was taken—you must recover it. What is it?

1. Prayer 300%
   From now on, remnants must prepare prayer 300%. What does prayer 300% mean? 100% receiving the guidance of the Holy Spirit completely—because He guides you. And 100% of the Holy Spirit’s work in the field—because you cannot win the field. To win, the Holy Spirit’s work must take place. And 100% of preparation for the future—because it continues only when there is the fruit of the Spirit. Prayer 300%. Prepare it during the remnant age.
2. Studies 300%
   Studies 300%. It must be 300%. Expertise, fieldness, future-orientedness. And it does not end there.
3. Future 300%
   Everyone, prepare the future 300%. This is much easier. So on the path the remnants go, many people will live. Do not worry about studies—prepare this (the introduction). Even if someone studied extremely well, if they did not prepare 300%, they just get a job. Even if someone studied poorly, for a person prepared with 300%, things come. No need to compete. 300% is completely what God gives. If someone asks me what it means to be filled with the Holy Spirit, I can explain it like this: 300% is being filled with the Holy Spirit. Put this firmly in your heart, remnants.

These days, as churches become difficult—because of various international situations too—churches suffer because of budgets. Revive worship. Earlier, at Immanuel Seoul, I saw that the president and prime minister of Vanuatu are all sick. This time they came and entered on Sunday and received treatment. So even though the budget is already difficult, it looks like several hundred million won will go in. A call came saying they would receive directions. I said, “Proceed as it is.” “Since Imseo is in charge, proceed.” If we just do one special prayer, it is finished, right?

Revive worship. Do not complain about the budget. Revive Wednesday worship. Revive Friday all-night prayer. On Sundays, since we have the whole worship service, it is difficult. Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday are extremely important. So today I told the elders, “Try making a planning team.” What I am praying for is this: I am looking for scouts, a special evangelism team, and a special forces team. Places to be saved are full. Places for you to receive blessings are full. You must not miss them all. Through you, let re-challenge arise. Where remnants go, reproduction arises. Re-creation arises.

So before I met you in the evangelism field, I ran for a long time. I ask evangelists: not even once have I used the church budget. I have to eat anyway, so why should I eat with church money? Right? If I went to evangelize, should I receive church money? That is not it. So God gave blessings in the evangelism field. The blessings I received are not one or two. I am deeply thankful. It works. Try it. With God, nothing is impossible. Are your churches difficult? Revive worship. When worship is revived, miracles like Acts chapter 2 take place. When worship is revived, works like Acts chapter 4 take place. People who are healed while praying do not spare money, right? People who had spiritual problems and were solved dedicate anything. At this time today, you must firmly hold onto that blessing as the covenant. Remnants—change.

▣ Main Message – Preparation
This is the main message. What the remnants must prepare—I will speak simply.

1. Spiritual soldier
He said, “You as a spiritual soldier.” This does not mean become a soldier. He used Timothy as an analogy—it does not mean “become a soldier,” right? Then what does it mean?

1. Remaining one – one who will leave behind
   You are the remaining one who must gain strength—go as the one who will leave behind. Go as the one who will leave behind in that region.
2. 7 bartizans
   What is the method? Establish the 7 bartizans. Let the power of the throne—the power of the Triune God—become your bartizan. The throne is your bartizan. “It is finished”—the power of the cross that finished the past, present, and future is your bartizan. Right? Having the power that overcomes the ruler of the air is the bartizan. Having CVDIP that sees the future is the bartizan. The three ages—that is the bartizan. If you do that, what comes out?
3. Footing 300%
   Remnants must remember. Then your past footing becomes entirely the footing of blessing—300%. If this (300%) does not happen, it does not work. If this does not happen, you must follow your parents—your difficult parents. You must not follow them. In the field, there are many confusing seniors. You must not follow them. You must help them. If you are complaining because life is hard because of your parents, you must not follow that. 300%. No reason. Try it like this.

2. One who competes
He said, “one who competes.” This is an analogy—it does not mean “become an athlete,” right? What is it?

1. Pilgrim
   Become a pilgrim who goes to save the world.
2. Journey
   And go the absolute journey. Follow the path where the Triune God works. Follow the power of the throne, the 10 mysteries. Follow the 10 footings. Follow the 5 assurances of the throne. Right? Follow the 9 flows that God changes. Go with the lifelong answer and give the lifelong answer. Today is the camp of the throne. I spoke about the 7 journeys.
3. Studies 300%
   Then what definitely comes out is this: studies 300% comes out. Only then does work happen. Remnants, do not worry about anything. Do not worry by listening to lies. Your parents’ worries and your teachers’ worries are not entirely wrong, but they do not help you. You must go beyond them. The 7 remnants all went beyond them. Beyond—do not follow.

When I attended church long ago, if you follow the adults, you cannot evangelize. It does not work. My specialty is just pretending unconditionally like I am good. I do that. You must not follow that. If you follow that, you cannot pray, you cannot evangelize, you cannot do missions your whole life, and you must die after suffering poverty every day. Can you follow that? You must follow the Word. You are one who competes.

3. Farmer
You are a farmer. Does this mean farm?

1. Watchman
   You are a watchman who looks at and raises the world.
2. 7 guideposts
   Now make the 7 guideposts. Set up the guidepost of “It is finished” at Mt Calvary. Set up the guidepost of the throne’s power that was spoken for 40 days at Mt Olive. Set up the guidepost of the power given at Mark’s Upper Room. Works that change the age take place. Set up the guidepost of Antioch. Set up the guidepost of Asia where you receive the guidance of the Holy Spirit perfectly. Make the guidepost of going to Macedonia. Make the guidepost of Rome. Right?
3. Work 300%
   Then your work becomes 300%. It is not only studies. Your work must become 300%. History cannot help but take place.

▣ Conclusion
Then what becomes your standard in the future? This is the conclusion. What standard comes out?

1. Transcending time and space, 237–5000, unprecedented
The secret of prayer that transcends time and space comes out. Without this, you cannot do 237. If you do not know transcending time and space, you cannot do 237 nations when you have not gone. If you know transcending time and space, you can enjoy it even without going. What is it? 237–5000 tribes. At this time there is an unprecedented blessing given only to you. No one can stop it. Do not worry. At this time, what comes out to you—what comes out?

2. WIOS, OURS, Always WITH
Finally, what is it? A WITH—Immanuel—Oneness system comes out. It comes out to our remnants. Anywhere is fine. An Only—Uniqueness—Re-creation system comes out. Always—being with God, the field, and work—comes out. An Always with system comes out. And it does not end with this.

3. Red Diamond
Be sure to remember. Through our remnants, the Red Diamond team will come out. Why “red”? At Harvard, there is a Black Diamond team. They are mostly students, and they learn business. So if you go to Wall Street, everything—finance—gathers there. They almost dominated it. They are extremely busy. When I saw how they live, I thought, “Wow, it’s dizzy.” With computers that the whole world watches, they run while holding food like bread. “So this is how the world turns,” I thought.

Our member asked: there is no time to receive evangelism. So I told Eddie, “Make an evangelism tract that you can read in the bathroom and put it there.” We really did it. What will we do from now on? A monumental evangelism movement will take place for us.

I told you before—why are remnants important? In Ungcheon there is a deacon, and he is a little… like that. So people in the neighborhood call his name. Even little children call his name. Since he cannot do anything, if something happens in the neighborhood he goes and runs errands, brings food, and so on. There is only one place that speaks to him with respect—church. In church they call him “deacon,” like that. But he has no daughters—only three sons. These three sons, the remnants, have strong faith. They do not take it personally at all that their father is being insulted. They made it a prayer topic. The neighborhood became uproarious, right? When the neighborhood has a feast, do they need someone to clean anytime? Then they call him and give him work. Much time passed. The first general that came out in that neighborhood was that deacon’s son. Another became a doctor, and another became a legal professional. Now that man has passed away, but when he was alive—when a neighborhood feast was held, they would honor him as a distinguished guest, like that.

So as I saw that, I realized how important remnants are. When one remnant is blessed, many people live. When Joseph alone received answers, Egypt and the world lived. You must remember. If you alone receive answers, your family line, your church—everything will receive God’s blessing. There is no reason.

You must make the footing 300%. Studies 300%. Your business—your work—300%. With what do you make it? You make it with the 7 bartizans, the journeys, and the guideposts. This conclusion comes out clearly. May the whole world live through the remnants, in the name of Jesus Christ, I bless you.

Prayer. God, we thank You. Grant us the power to reproduce. Grant us the power to re-create. Grant us faith to re-challenge. We pray in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.

 

2025.12.28 Sunday 1st Service
Scripture Reading: Acts 27:24

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Christ said, “It is finished.” That was His final word. Then, on Mt Olive, He explained the power of the throne for forty days and said, “You will go to the ends of the earth.” As I listened to this gospel, many paths began to open up to me. Here I could see my heavenly mandate, calling, and mission. I could see what is inevitable, what is necessary, and what is absolute. I could see single-heartedness, wholeheartedness, and perseverance—and all of these become one. It is only, uniqueness, and re-creation. It is 24, 25, and eternity. Through this, imprinting, rooting, and nature are formed. In this way, the twenty-one paths became visible.

The beginning of the twenty-one is “inevitable, necessary, absolute.” But new believers and many workers in the church keep getting the start wrong. How should we begin? When I entered Yeongdo, there was no church building—nothing. How should we start? That start matters. From a tiny 12-pyeong place and then 35 pyeong, what did we do? We spread the Word movement to 300 places. Soon, more than 1,000 disciples began to rise. It is not difficult.

When I was serving as an assistant pastor, I was in charge of the children’s department. What should I do? Children cannot worship well. At that time, what I realized was the upper room. The Word has to enter them.

Then I was in charge of the middle and high school department. What should we do? Teenagers have many conflicts. They do not want to talk with adults. Back then there were no cell phones. I went to find them. I wrote letters to the students—letters like our gospel letters. “Last week a certain celebrity committed suicide. Why did they do that?” I wrote the answer to that. The students became very interested. In other words, I wrote a gospel letter. But I did not know it would be delivered to the students like that.

When we began this church here, people said evangelism was difficult. It is not difficult. So I gathered them and said, “Read it. Read it.” We did that eight times. That is the gospel letter. Two lessons were later supplemented by me when the people began to move.

In the church where I served as an associate pastor before coming here, they fought day and night. What did I do then? I reported to the senior pastor and started an evangelism school. Later, even among just the young adults, 300 workers who dedicated themselves arose. There is nothing difficult about it.

What did I do? I did what was inevitable. I did what was necessary. And I did what must be done—what is absolute. That must be our starting point. I said there are twenty-one paths, but the start is inevitable, necessary, absolute. If you combine these three words, it becomes the word “must.”

When a problem comes, do not panic or think it is too hard. First, look at three things. Today’s Scripture passage is a familiar one. The ship Paul was on encountered a storm. A violent wind came, and the ship began to sink. What should we do?

I have a friend who went to Vietnam and had a serious accident there. He could not forget it and developed seizures. Look at the 9/11 incident in the United States—those who survived struggle. On mission fields, there were cases where people were kidnapped by armed men. One died, and the rest lived in constant anxiety. Often, when people develop spiritual problems, they have wounds and trauma like that.

I know someone whose mother committed suicide early. It became such a wound that he could not function. I understand. He is always in hardship. There are many people like this. How should we, who have the gospel, give them an answer?

As I said, when a problem comes, there is no need to be discouraged. In the introduction, I will first speak of three things.

Introduction: Three things to see first

1. Inevitable (what inevitably comes has come).
   What inevitably comes has come. This is the eye you must have whenever you solve problems. The Jews had no gospel at all. They hated the preaching of Christ. They lied, arrested people, and made Paul into a criminal. Paul had no crime, but he was made into a criminal and was on his way to be tried. He transferred to an Alexandrian ship and was traveling.

Paul, who prayed, said, “I think this ship will meet a storm. It would be better to stay here for a while, avoid the crisis, and then go.” But no one listened. “No, let’s go rest in Phoenix.” In the Bible it is written “Phoenice.” “Let’s rest in Phoenix. It is better.” No one listened to Paul. Many people said, “Phoenix is better than here.” Even though they were on the way to trial, they wanted to go somewhere nice.

The leader of the ship was a centurion named Julius. Because he felt uneasy, he asked. He asked the captain: “Is it true that this man says we will meet a storm and die?” The captain said, “Now is not the season for storms.” Then he asked the ship owner: “Is this okay?” The owner said, “In such good weather, what storm? It is not storm season.”

People will listen to the words of demons, but they will not believe the Word of God. They believe wrong words, but they do not believe the words of an evangelist. So they decided, “Let’s go.” “Look—such good weather. What storm?” And the ship sailed well.

Then suddenly it struck. When a storm and strong wind come, human strength cannot stop it. It hit them. For about fourteen days. How long those days and hours were. That is what happened. In the end, the ship began to sink. There was no strength left.

What inevitably came, came. People do not believe the Word of God. People do not listen to the word you proclaim. And they follow what is wrong. That is why it began to sink. That is the moment.

2. Necessary (what you must do within it).
   What did Paul do then? He entered into such deep prayer in the bottom of the ship that the angel of the Lord came and spoke. That is what is necessary.
3. Absolute (God’s plan).
   Then, as he prayed, at night, he said, “Last night, the angel of the Lord stood beside me and said, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul. You must stand before Caesar.’” He delivered a very important message. After he delivered it, the storm began to calm. This is the absolute. The inevitable, the necessary, and the absolute are all there.

When problems come, there is no need to be discouraged. What inevitably comes is what God has allowed. But within it, there is what you must do—what is necessary. And you must find God’s plan—the absolute. Among the twenty-one paths, the start must always be like that.

There are many remnants who resent their parents. Today, throw all of that away. God gave them to you because it was necessary. “Why are my parents like this?” God inevitably gave what He needed for His work. If you do not see that, wounds and spiritual problems keep coming. You must counsel properly. Only then can healing happen. Even if you cry together and talk, you may feel relief, but healing will not come.

When I was young, my father died, and I suffered much. When did answers begin? When I realized: “God gave me what was necessary—what was inevitable—because I must do world evangelization.” Then many doors of answers began to open.

Main message: “Do not be afraid, Paul.”

First, one who has an absolute mission does not die.

1. Joseph—No matter how much they tried to kill Joseph, they could not. He had to become governor in the place where 237 nations and 5,000 tribes would gather. His brothers tried to kill him but could not. Potiphar tried to destroy him by putting him in prison but could not.
2. Moses—A new king arose and commanded, “Kill all Israelite baby boys.” But they could not kill Moses. Moses had an absolute mission.
3. David—King Saul tried to kill David. He attempted murder six or seven times. But David could not die. He carried an enormous absolute mission.
4. The early church—It was the same. They could not kill them. The early church was completely surrounded by laws. They even imposed economic blockades. Yet they could not kill them. The early church carried out world evangelization.

So even your problems must be viewed through inevitable, necessary, absolute. God may be training you and blessing you for real. A big tree grown in a greenhouse will die if it is taken outside. It must face wind and sunlight. A tree that stays only in a greenhouse does not truly become a tree.

A grandfather made hammer handles with his grandson. He threw away the good pieces. He used the twisted, ugly pieces for the hammer handle. The grandson asked, “Why do you throw away the good ones and use these?” He answered, “To become a hammer handle, it must have faced wind, snow, sunlight, and rain.” The storm that happened here was not a random event. It was a very important event. “Do not be afraid, Paul. You must stand before Caesar.”

Second, one who has a heavenly mandate, calling, and mission cannot die.

1. When Christ struck Paul down on the road to Damascus, He already said Paul was a chosen instrument to stand before kings, the nations, and the Gentiles. A year is ending.

This week you must ask in prayer: “What is my absolute bartizan? How can I establish my absolute bartizan? How will I fulfill ‘You must stand before Caesar’?”

2. Paul met Barnabas and saw many covenants.
3. He was sent as the first missionary and went to Asia, Macedonia, and Rome. He could not die.

So, as you enter the new year, you must ask: “What is my heavenly mandate, calling, and mission?” If you get the answer, every problem is resolved. Truly.

Third, if you still have a remaining mission, there is no need to fear crisis.

You must ask: What is my absolute mission—my absolute bartizan? What are the heavenly mandate, calling, and mission God has given me? What is my remaining mission? Your direction must match God’s direction. So this week, three prayers: my absolute bartizan, my mandate/calling/mission, and my remaining mission.

Moses said, “I cannot.” He meant, “I am old. If I go, I will be captured and die.” He was eighty. God said, “I will be with you. Go and say that the LORD has sent you. With a mighty hand I will be with you.” Those who are older must take more courage—we must do world evangelization.

Elijah said, “I am old. I cannot. Everyone is dead and only I remain.” The moment someone thinks, “I cannot,” they become like that. He even said, “Take my life.” But God brought him and spoke in a gentle whisper: “Do not fear Ahab. I will change him. Find Elisha.” He even told him the name. “There are still 7,000 disciples left.” He had not even started.

So ask: What is my absolute bartizan? When you ask, doors open. When I realized my mandate, calling, and mission, answers began to come exactly as they were. And the remaining mission is 237 nations and 5,000 tribes—to testify to those who have never heard. Jesus said, “When the gospel is preached to all nations, then the end will come.” Many people try to end the world unnecessarily, but it does not end so easily. The gospel has not yet been testified to all. Jesus said: “Go to all nations. Go to all people. Go to the ends of the earth. I will be with you.”

Conclusion

Your difficulties will turn into evidence.

1. The news about Paul was delivered to Caesar and to 237 nations and 5,000 tribes.
2. When the kings living in Canaan heard the report from the wilderness, their hearts melted.

Now is not the time to “do something.” As the year ends and a new year begins, you must correct the covenant and correct the direction. Do not just work hard. If you work hard in the wrong direction, you become more wrong.

Ask:

1. “God, what is the absolute bartizan You have given me?”
2. “What is the heavenly mandate, calling, and mission You have given me?”
3. “What is my remaining mission?”

When you hold to the exact covenant, God will be with you with all authority in heaven and on earth.

Remnants, I ask you: pray this. If you miss this, you may graduate from a good school, get a job, and even marry. But you will just eat and live and die. You will not do world evangelization. Power will not come. God said He will be with you with all authority when you hold the accurate covenant. How can you miss this? If you just study, succeed a little, eat, and die—your tombstone will say: “ate, slept, died.” Is that all?

1. The remnants’ studies and work, and the church leaders’ work, must match world evangelization.
2. The church must open the three courtyards, the three-day weekend age, and the holy meditation age.
3. Young adults must go out after preparing 300%.

In October 1987 I was appointed here. My first sermon was this passage: “Do not be afraid, Paul. You must stand before Caesar.” May you enjoy the answers you must find, in the name of Jesus Christ.

Prayer. God, we thank You. Let us find our absolute bartizan. Let us see the heavenly mandate, calling, and mission You have given us. Let us confirm our remaining mission. We pray in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.

2025.12.21 Sunday 2nd Service
237 Missions Committee Devotional Worship
Scripture Reading: Ephesians 2:1-8

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Thank you. “Faith is God’s gift”—every time you worship and every time you pray, you must know what is happening right now.
[ The Triune throne (angel) binding darkness ]
Because it cannot be believed at all and cannot be seen with the eyes, the Triune God is working now by the Spirit. Answers will surely come. That is why it says, “God is spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.” Right now, at this time. Jesus promised that at this time the power of the throne and the kingdom of God will surely come. At this time God also dispatches the angels of the Lord. It is the same thing, but He also sends the heavenly army. At this time when you are praying now, darkness is surely bound. That is why prayer is tremendous. Satan is bound, I am saying. When does this happen?
[ 1, 3, 8 fundamental strength ]
This is to make it easy to understand. You must surely remember. When does this happen? God is working so that you receive fundamental strength by holding onto the bartizan, journey, and guidepost that Christ gave. Beyond simple health and things like that, the standard of prayer is that fundamental strength is produced. This is the standard of answers. What was said at this Friday overnight is that you must hold onto two lines. So treatment is what doctors do. This is talking about what is fundamental. If your hand breaks right away and you pray and just wait, would that work? You must go to the hospital. But your true health is not talking about that. It means this is the time to cultivate fundamental strength inside your body, spiritually fundamental strength.
[ Direction – goal ]
And what else? There is a direction God desires. When you go that way, God is bound to work. No matter how excellent something is, if the direction is not right, the further you go, the more you lose. There is surely God’s goal. You must hold onto what is certain. No matter how difficult the wilderness is, they go to the land of Canaan. That is God’s goal. No matter how much persecution comes, world evangelization will happen. And every day you must receive fundamental strength with this. Even now you must pray to receive that strength. There is something more important left.
[ the remaining one, pilgrim, conqueror, scattered one, watchman, spy, the road ]
The remaining one. The one God left behind. This person is changed into the one who remains and the one who will leave behind, and God mobilizes all blessings to find this person. They have been prepared. We, Immanuel Church and all churches doing the upper room movement, are finding these people across the whole world. If you go to 10 places, you find 10 people. There is surely one in one place. If you go to 1000 places, you find 1000 people. Because God prepared them, we do not waver.
God left behind pilgrims who will be prepared and who will pilgrimage and evangelize. It is not only that. He is not leaving behind people who only receive your help, but conquerors who can reproduce and conquer darkness. There is no doubt. God sent them in advance. The scattered ones. These are important things in the Bible. It does not end with this. He prepared watchmen who save a region. This is what you must always remember when you offer your missions committee dedication worship. It is not only that.
They are spies who go to save the age of disasters without anyone knowing. Spies do not go because someone tells them to come. They go in and find it. Without being known. In English it is a little strange, but it is “Spy.” No one told them to come, but they went. It is not originally used like that, but they go in even when they are blocked from entering. Later, for all peoples they raise a banner. These people build up the road.
What we are making now—the three courtyards, the three-day weekend age, the holy meditation age—is a road that will raise up tremendous works in the future. God cannot help but work like this. So in a sense, Jesus said not to pray, did He not? Just enjoy this. Just enjoy the kingdom of God. He said it at the end as well. For 40 days, the kingdom of God. I am confident. Just enjoy that.

▣ Introduction_ Ephesians 6:12
Now, why is that? We are looking at Ephesians today. At the very end of Ephesians, it says like this. What does it say? “This Satan—your battle is not against flesh and blood, not against people, but a battle against Satan.”
1. Rulers
This Satan is gripping rulers and killing people. It is clearly recorded that Satan is doing this. That is right. There are even countries that kill people. Possessed by Satan, they kill children. They go and, just because someone believes in Jesus, they shoot and kill them. Politics is like that. It is strange, right? Politics blocks other religions from entering. It prevents people from believing in Jesus. You must be able to overcome this. That is what I am saying. He spoke of the secret to overcoming that. He says He will make you overcome it.
2. Authorities
Authorities. This is the individual. A powerful person is captured by Satan and blocks the gospel. In Ephesians it is explained like that throughout.
3. World rulers
What did it say as the third? “The world rulers of this darkness.” Simply put, those who practice evil lawlessness are gripping the world. Satan moves this and makes it happen, so block it.
4. Evil spirits
And look again. “The spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.” Strange idol-worshiping groups come out, especially, and stir things up.

▣ Main point_ salvation
Then, since we have the qualification to receive this answer, what on earth is salvation? We must first know and enjoy this. What is salvation? You could understand it as, believing in Jesus and becoming God’s child. If you do not know salvation well, you evangelize in a strange way. If you go to a hospital and say, “Believe in Jesus and go to heaven,” that person can feel very bad. Of course, you cannot say wrong things just so that the person will not feel bad. But that is wrong. You see someone holding a sign that says, “Jesus heaven, unbelief hell,” and it is right but wrong. You must never do that. What must you say? “You are becoming God’s child now.” Right? “Life and death are entrusted to God. You are becoming God’s child now. And when you become God’s child, you pray in that name.” You must teach like that. Then this person hears the accurate gospel. If a person is living perfectly fine and you go and say, “When you die, go to heaven,” it is right but wrong.
1. Past problem solved (Ephesians 2:1)
This is the first. What is salvation? Solving the past problem. Today, Ephesians chapter 2 verse 1 clearly says, “dead in transgressions and sins.”
1) 12 strategies
Now they have fallen into Satan’s 12 strategies. They cannot come out.
2) Sin, transgressions
And sin and transgressions, simply put, original sin and personal sin. They are bound. Transgressions, personal sin—if you repent, it can be dealt with somewhat, but original sin cannot be solved by repentance. Right? People do not understand sin well, but “sins and transgressions”—if it is transgressions, it is what we did wrong. But true original sin cannot be solved.
3) Dead state
So it says they are in a dead state. Do dead people work? They cannot. This has been solved, I am saying. This is salvation.
2. Present problem (Ephesians 2:2)
Salvation is going to heaven later, but it is also that the present problem has been solved. This is Ephesians chapter 2 verse 2. It is expressed very precisely in Ephesians. What does it say?
1) The ruler of the power of the air
Right now you are being liberated from the hand of the ruler of the power of the air. Right now. I am sorry, but the churches of the world will not evangelize well. Why? Because they do not know what is real. So it will not go well. They will all close. Quickly, the Remnants of the whole nation and the whole world must rise and deliver the correct gospel.
2) Three organizations
Now many spiritual problems are taking place in many three organizations and religions. They are extremely capable organizations. Where is their main stage? America is the stage. But the place with the most mentally ill people in the world is America. In the world. Now it has become even worse. In the past, people who were mentally ill were obvious. But now it is not obvious. Before, there were differences—people taking drugs had strange eyes and things like that. Now they sit there neatly and fashionably. But they are insane. If they feel offended, they shoot. If you look at them while passing by, they feel offended that you looked and they shoot. They go into schools and shoot students studying and kill them. They are insane. It has increased greatly in Japan too.
3) By nature children of wrath
What does it say? In Ephesians chapter 2 verse 3, by nature children of wrath. Could it be otherwise? Because they are bound here. Being liberated from here is salvation. Telling this is evangelism.
3. Future problem (Ephesians 2:6)
Salvation is solving the future problem. This is Ephesians chapter 2 verse 6. “He raised us up with Him and seated us with Him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus.” If you truly pray for evangelism and missions, if you pray for 237, God will mobilize everything with the power of this blessing. And those who have no answers must quickly realize. Why? Because the direction does not match God. No matter how high your IQ is, if your direction does not match God, your goal does not match either.
3. Future problem solved
1) Hell background
You must convey this fact, but what is it? Even before going to hell, they are living in a hell background. It is not that they go to hell later. Of course they go. They live like hell now and then go. For us, going to heaven is natural. We enjoy the blessing of the throne and then go. This has been solved here. Solving this is salvation.
2) Eternal things
What is this? Now it is connected to eternal things. Not just a simple future. So we do not die. We go to an eternal place. Our soul is not buried somewhere after dying. It just leaves our body.
3) Deliver to the next generation
So we must deliver this tremendous blessing and fact to the whole world and to the next generation. Being born well in the next life? You must not believe such blatant lies. There is no such thing.

▣ Conclusion
Then God gave these amazing blessings, but how do we receive salvation? How do we receive this blessing?
1. Cannot be saved – Christ
We cannot be saved. We have no condition or ability to be saved. Already we are not God’s children, and because we are fallen into this darkness, God must solve this problem; we cannot be saved. So God promised Christ. We cannot be saved. We cannot meet God. So He gave the word Christ. We were not saved by faith. By grace. God gave it. The method is not the condition; the method is “through faith.” The condition is not faith. “By grace.” We have no condition to be saved. God promised and sent Christ, and by that grace we have been saved through faith. “And this faith also is God’s gift.” He explained God’s tremendous work.
2. Grace
That we were saved is God’s grace. Faith is also God’s gift. “He will show it in the coming ages.”
3. Every day, every hour, every matter
What does that mean? You must enjoy this power every day. Why? Because you must convey it to the coming ages. If you were not going to convey it, there would be no need to pray. If you stay still, you go to heaven anyway, so why do anything? Every hour, you must confirm now. Now is the time answers come, and what is now? We gathered using the phrase 237-5000 tribes, a phrase used nowhere else. Why are there so many terms? If you want to do it, there are many terms. If you have many children, there are many names. If you have none, you do not need names. Every hour. And you must succeed enough to do world evangelization. Every matter, 300%. That is what it is.
Resolution
So you must make several resolutions. Because the conclusion has come. Now those who have fallen into darkness, into that swamp, are waiting. If you move, you sink more. You must not talk about conditions there. Such people are filled there. You must not talk about law there. They have fallen into the swamp. You have seen a swamp, right? A swamp is different from water—if you swim, you sink more. You cannot come out and you keep sinking. Then you die. At that time you must not talk about conditions. You must throw a rope unconditionally and tell them to grab it. You must rescue them. You must have that 중심. Everyone is in the swamp.
So our Remnants, in order to rescue them, must have strength. Have summit time. Prepare to go out into the world. They listened to Jesus for 50 days, 40 days, and then prayed for ten days, and on the day of Pentecost, works took place. What does that mean? Go out with spiritual strength. You must not go out without strength. Especially our young adults, go out after preparing 300%, unconditionally. 100% refers to your expertise. The other 100% refers to field research. Field research does not need to be grand. You must actually do it. If you go to evangelize a high school, you must research where the bad kids hang out, and where the kids who wander around hang out. You must research everything. There is a gangster in the school who does not listen to teachers, and he even looks like an adult. I called him to a bakery. I did not hit him hard, but as he came in, I slapped him. I slapped him confidently. Why? Because this is an elder’s son. If you do not investigate, you do not know. I did the background check thoroughly. This is an elder’s son. He fell. So he was shocked. He is a kid who is not afraid of teachers. So I knew he was an elder’s son, and remembering myself in the past, I shared my testimony. He changed. It is filled.
Those who are sick must fear nothing and receive fundamental healing. Receive fundamental strength. Try and see who wins. Go with a fundamental mission. That is your evangelism and missions. Open the road of the three ages of our church. God cannot help but answer. Conscientiously, do not keep lying—if the evangelism answers in the Bible do not come, it is nonsense. Right? Do not endure. Why are you enduring, trying not to receive God’s blessings? Do not endure. Pray correctly. You must not keep holding out while it does not work. The churches of the whole world are closing now. Pray correctly and go to save them. This is not my story. It is what Jesus said. Now one year is ending. From next year, may you surely receive greater real answers, in the name of Jesus Christ, I bless you.

Prayer. We give thanks to God. Let us match the direction God has given, make us witnesses who receive true answers by doing what God desires most, and give us strength so that we can deliver the gospel to places that have not heard it at all. We pray in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.

2025.12.21 Sunday 1st Service
Scripture Reading: Ephesians 1:1-14

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▣ Introduction
Thank you. There is one week left in this year.
1. Because we do not clearly know what the gospel (salvation) is and what the blessings of those who are saved are
We must ask several questions.
1) They are great powers, yet why are there so many disasters and people with mental illnesses? They are successful and are great powers, so why are there so many disasters? Strangely, the more powerful a nation is, why are there more people with mental illnesses? We must ask.
2) Why are many believers not receiving the answers that are in the Bible?
3) Churches cannot evangelize and there are many non-self-supporting churches. The more important question is that 90% of churches cannot evangelize. Why is that? Non-self-supporting churches are 60 to 70%. Why is that? Today, we need to listen to Paul’s confession. We must confirm what the person who did world evangelization said about the Word he received from God.
Simply put, people do not clearly know what the gospel is. That means they do not clearly know what salvation is. What is more important is that we must know what the blessings of those who are saved are. Then we know who we are. Then when I look at you, I come to know that tremendous value.
2. Paul’s confession
We need to listen to that confession. He confessed like this.
1) Salvation is a miracle, and the blessings of those who are saved are tremendous.
“I, Paul, an apostle by the will of God,” he said. “I write to the faithful brothers in Ephesus. Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.” And then he said, “Blessed be. He has blessed you with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places. Moreover, He chose you in Christ before the foundation of the world. According to the good pleasure of His will, He predestined you, and through Christ He made you sons. This was so that you might praise the glory of His grace. According to the riches of His grace, He redeemed you through His blood and obtained forgiveness of sins. For the administration of the fullness of the times, He united all things—things in heaven and things on earth. According to His will, He predestined you and made you His inheritance. And He sealed you with the Holy Spirit.” He stamped you as His own with the Holy Spirit. “This is the guarantee of our inheritance.” It is tremendous. It is a miracle. The fact that you received that blessing is a miracle. You just do not know it.
2) When you come to know this, the way you see yourself and believers changes. They are extremely precious people, and it is a miracle.
Then the way we see believers changes, and the way we see you changes, and we realize they are extremely precious people. Right? There are many multiethnic people sitting among us, and that is a miracle. Did you go overseas and evangelize them? Did you run errands so that they would be saved? Did you make them disciples? And did they come all the way here in order to receive grace? It is a miracle. Unless those eyes are opened, it has nothing to do with the blessings Paul received. Today, you must grope and think about this once again.
Someone once came from abroad to meet with me. He was not Korean, but he spoke Korean extremely well. No interpreter was needed. His pronunciation was exactly like a Korean person’s. So I asked, “How are you so good at Korean?” He said he studied Korean diligently. I asked how he learned it, and he said he learned it by watching Korean dramas. Then do you know what he said? When I asked, “Why did you come to Korea?” he said, “I like Korea so much.” What he said next was even more amusing. “I like Christ so much.” How is that? It is a miracle. When you see something like this, you say, “How can this be!”
One missionary went to a remote island nation for missions and became ill. When his health improved slightly, he returned to Korea. He later passed away after returning. Then his daughters came afterward. They began a missions movement in Busan. I began my life of faith at the church they established. It is a miracle.
Look at Pastor Salam here now. He came to Korea to work. But a deacon from our Immanuel Seoul Church shared the gospel with him. He received the gospel. His life was completely changed. He graduated from our RTS. Then he became a pastor and began preaching the gospel in his own country. In that country, preaching the gospel is forbidden. They arrest and imprison you. They falsely accuse you of murder. He even received a death sentence in court. It is a frightening country. They fabricated lies and issued a death sentence. After that, they applied pressure. “If you do not believe in Jesus, we will let you go.” They pressured him. We received contact and were told to pass it on to Pastor Ryu. He said, “I am fine. Please do not worry. My country needs Christ. I am fine even if I die.” That is what he said. By God’s grace, he survived. Then the church began to grow rapidly. Even with such persecution, many people began to be saved. His family even removed him from the family registry. How terrifying is that situation? He even changed his surname. He changed it to Ryu. This is real.
Yesterday, a pastor came and gave a report. In that foreign country, they cannot even attend retreats like we do. This person attended our retreat, listened to my sermon once, and received the grace of complete salvation. Then he wanted to attend retreats in the United States or other countries, so he applied for leave. They would not grant him leave. Seeing how desperate he was, he said, “Then I will resign.” After hearing the pastor’s story, they granted him 40 days of leave. He attended retreats, and he said tremendous fruit and works were taking place all around him.
3. We must return to the heart of Paul who confessed “Blessed be!” out of deep gratitude
What Paul said today is that we must return to that heart. What did he say? He did not say, “I am thankful because of this and that.” If you are truly thankful, what do you do? If you are truly grateful, you first say, “Thank you,” and then speak. “Thank you so much.” What does someone who is truly starving say? They do not say, “Please prepare a full table of food.” Someone who is truly starving says, “Please give me just one spoonful of rice.” The rich man who was in hell said it, did he not? He did not say, “Give me a bowl of water.” He said, “Give me just one drop of water.”
What Paul said today is that immediately in verse 3 he said, “Blessed be.” And then he explained everything. Normally, he would explain and then say, “I praise You,” but instead he made the shocking confession, “Blessed be!” “Blessed be. He blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, and moreover, before the foundation of the world He chose us and saved us.” He poured out that confession today.

▣ Main point_ What does it mean to praise
Paul transformed the world. Now, what is it that he praises so much? We need to look at the entire Book of Ephesians.
1. Blessed be for giving us true destiny and completely liberating us (verse 3)
He said, “I praise Him for giving us true destiny and completely liberating us.” In verse 3 today it says, “He has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places.”
1) He saw God who liberated us from curse, disaster, and darkness.
Simply put, he saw and praised “the God who liberated us from curse, disaster, and darkness.” If a slave is liberated, what happens? A captive has been liberated. A colonized people have been liberated. A person who was in prison has been liberated. He praised this tremendous reality.
2) To Paul, who praised this, God gave the work of saving the entire world.
To this Paul, God gave the work of saving the entire world. Today, you do not even need to think long or practice anything. You must think today.
3) While many souls around the world are dying, there is no concern. The church must begin prayer and save them.
Many souls around the world are dying, yet there is no concern. This is not a small problem. We should be looking at this and thinking we must save them, but there is no concern at all. If your child fell into a swamp and you as a parent had no concern and just watched, what would happen? If your child got lost in a dangerous forest and you said, “They will find their way back,” that is what is happening now. Darkness has covered the entire land, and now countries are emerging where 40% of elementary school students are taking medication. What about Korea? I heard it directly from an elementary school teacher in Korea. They have to take medication to study. A serious situation has occurred. There is no concern at all. Politicians have no concern. It is not that they do not want to do anything; they cannot. It is not do not, it is cannot. This is serious. Now the church must begin prayer and truly praise this God and save people. That is the prayer we must pray. There is nothing else to worry about. God entrusted everything to Paul. Not in order to gain something, but because of this.

2. Blessed be for giving us true power (verse 8)
What is he praising? In verse 8 it says, “He lavished it on us with all wisdom and understanding.” God gave us true power.
1) He gave us His name so that we could save the entire world (Ephesians chapter 3).
In Ephesians chapter 3, He gave us that name so that we could save the entire world. He gave us the name that can save the nations. We praise that God. Why is that?
2) Great powers, small nations, and religions cannot save the world.
Great powers do not have the power to save the world. They have caused wars, but they do not have the power to save the world or save people. Then can small nations save the world? They cannot. Religions cannot save the world. That God gave us this gospel is an astonishing thing.
3) Therefore, the age of mental illness, the age of addiction, and the age of suicide have come.
So three ages have come: the age of mental illness, the age of addiction, and even more shocking, the age of suicide. Children are committing suicide. If someone with severe spiritual problems committed suicide, we might understand. If someone committed suicide because life was too hard, we might somewhat understand. But children are committing suicide. They attempt suicide and come to the emergency room, and 87% are young adults.

3. Blessed be God who gave us a true mission
We praise God who gave us a true mission. That is the third thing. What is it?
1) The mission to save the church (Ephesians chapter 4).
In Ephesians chapter 4, God gave us the mission to save the church.
2) The power to save the next generation (Ephesians chapter 5).
In Ephesians chapter 5, He gave us the power to save the next generation.
3) The power to overcome Satan (Ephesians chapter 6).
In Ephesians chapter 6, we give thanks and praise to God who gave us the power to overcome Satan. Today, we must restore this.
Next week, 2025 will end. One year passes, and a new year begins. We give thanks to God who gave us the most important thing, salvation. We give thanks and praise to God who delivered us from darkness and countless sins. When this happens, do you know what takes place? In Ephesians chapter 6, the work of completely breaking down Satan takes place.

▣ Conclusion_ What to restore
As we send off this year, what must we restore?
1. Restore thanksgiving
We must restore thanksgiving. When thanksgiving is restored, healing takes place. There are many medicines, but the best medicine is sincerely giving thanks. Japanese people use words of thanks often. Americans also say it often. They say “Thank you” a lot. Even when they do not like something, they say, “No, thank you.” When you look at Japanese people, even when someone has already left, they continue bowing and saying, “Thank you, thank you.” That is good. But that is not what I am talking about.
This thanksgiving that heals my soul, restores today’s worship, and gives me the power to heal everything today must arise. That is what it means to praise.
2. Restore praise
If you restore praise today, you overcome darkness. The choir is extremely important. Of course, they serve with a sense of mission, and that is something to be thankful for.
1) When David praised, the evil spirit departed.
When David praised, the evil spirit departed.
2) When Paul praised in the midst of hardship, miracles took place.
In the midst of hardship, Paul praised, and miracles took place. This praise, praising God, is not just praise—it is praise that completely overcomes darkness.
3) Tremendous status and authority are revealed.
Restoring thanksgiving brings healing, but restoring praise reveals tremendous status and authority. He said to praise that God. Today, you must restore the praise that Paul offered when he said, “Blessed be.”
One day, I realized that I could not praise. One day. Shouldn’t we be praising? Praise. But I could not do it. Instead, worldly songs felt better. One day, I realized that. In the past, I drove a lot. One day, I realized there were more worldly songs playing. It is not that worldly songs are bad, but there were more of them. One day, I discovered that. While driving, I restored set-time worship. When you drive a long distance, you have time. I restored set-time worship. At that time, as I restored set-time worship, prayed, meditated on the Word, and sang praise, something completely different happened. An astonishing restoration that nothing else could produce began to take place in me.
If this is the case for ordinary believers, how much more should we restore praise? Thanksgiving must be restored, praise must be restored, and Paul praised God because he was so thankful.
3. The confession that makes Satan kneel
God knows this. Satan knows it. It is simple. I know myself, but God knows. Satan knows. When it is only Christ, Satan knows it. When a true confession arises today, darkness is bound to collapse. Today in the second service we will see this, but we truly must confirm what salvation is. In the first service today, we must restore what thanksgiving is and what praise is. When you praise, you must truly praise with thanksgiving and emotion within the grace God gives. Standing still or praising reluctantly makes you sick. That Satan, who follows you to the end and drives you toward destruction, knows this very well. He knows which church and which people have the gospel and which do not. Satan fears only Christ. He fears nothing else. Saying “I know that person” is expressed differently in English. If you say, “I know about him,” it means you have heard a little. If you say, “I know of him,” it means you have met him a few times. But if you say, “I know him,” it means you know him well. It is different. Satan knows. Today, the confession that makes Satan kneel must arise.
Even today, as we send off this year, the prayer must begin: “Truly, restore praise and thanksgiving to God who gave me salvation, to God who saved me even when I did not know the content of salvation. Break all darkness.” May this blessing be conveyed to all believers and the next generation, in the name of Jesus Christ.

Prayer. We give thanks to God. We thank God who called us to bless us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places. We thank You for giving us the gospel prepared before the foundation of the world. May this gospel be delivered to all who have not heard it. We pray in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.