2026.07.26 District Message Week 30
「God’s Power」
(Ge 21:1-8)
Genesis 21:1-8
01 Now the LORD was gracious to Sarah as he had said, and the LORD did for Sarah what he had promised.
02 Sarah became pregnant and bore a son to Abraham in his old age, at the very time God had promised him.
03 Abraham gave the name Isaac to the son Sarah bore him.
04 When his son Isaac was eight days old, Abraham circumcised him, as God commanded him.
05 Abraham was a hundred years old when his son Isaac was born to him.
06 Sarah said, “God has brought me laughter, and everyone who hears about this will laugh with me.”
07 And she added, “Who would have said to Abraham that Sarah would nurse children? Yet I have borne him a son in his old age.”
08 The child grew and was weaned, and on the day Isaac was weaned Abraham held a great feast.
Summary
Remnants and church leaders who came from overseas, and all Remnants, must know what the power of God is. When the word entered in childhood, it changed the world.
▣ Introduction_ RT
1. Genesis 37:1-11
When Joseph was young, he held onto this word of God in his heart. Then the power of this word appeared throughout the whole world. That is why we hold the Remnant Conference. A person whose mind became deranged and who killed many people—that resentment entered him in childhood. That wound entered in childhood. Later, the problem grew to a point the person himself could not overcome. Conversely, because the covenant entered Joseph in childhood, it saved the whole world.
2. Exodus 2:1-10
When Moses was young, the covenant entered him. So it came to save the whole world.
3. Psalm 78:70-72
When David was young, the word entered him.
1. John 1:1-14
What exactly is this word? John 1:1-14 says the Word was God himself. God created by the Word, and even when Christ came, the Word became flesh.
2. Ecclesiastes – a well-fastened nail
Ecclesiastes says the word of God is like a well-fastened nail.
3. Isaiah
Isaiah says that all the glory of Israel will hang on this well-fastened nail. Remnants must go carrying this blessing—that the word of God is not only God himself, but all the glory of Israel will hang on it.
Genesis 18:12
At first Abraham could not believe the word of God. Even Genesis 18:12 records that he laughed.
Genesis 18:17
Even Abraham’s wife Sarah laughed. We have many such cases.
Genesis 21:1-7
But one day, as promised, Isaac was born. We cannot believe the word of God by our own reasoning, but when we believe the word of God, it works with power. We must have this experience.
▷ Carry the covenant with you. All seven Remnants did this. You adults here must pass the covenant on to the Remnants. And then you yourselves will experience the power of this word. Why is that?
▣ Main
1. Solving all problems
Once we receive the power of God, problems begin to be solved. From the beginning He promised, “Through you all nations will be blessed. I will be with you.” He kept saying this, but Abraham did not believe it. Then one day he began building an altar. Even so, he did not believe a son would be born. Even Sarah, even Abraham, laughed. God said, “Is anything too hard for me?” There’s no need to hold onto anything else. Believe the word of God, He is saying. The word of God has the power of creation. That’s why, especially when you take hold of it in childhood, a complete work happens. Everything promised in Scripture has all been fulfilled. Only one thing has not been fulfilled. What is it? The Lord’s coming again.
2. Preparing the vessel
Second, we must remember this. When you take hold of this covenant and prepare the vessel, it will be filled. He took him to Mount Moriah. He was preparing the vessel.
3. God’s timetable
This surely exists. God’s timetable.
That is why we must always believe these three things. Our elders, especially the elders and church leaders, must ask what covenant God has given you. This one thing changes a life.
▷ The covenant I took hold of when young was correct gospel, correct evangelism. If you hold the wrong gospel, evangelism does not happen. If you know the gospel wrongly, evangelism and missions do not happen. You will hold the word wrongly too. Correct gospel is within the word of God. Then you come to understand what evangelism is. From that point, answers come. A pastor must preach the gospel correctly. He must know what evangelism is and make church members live. He must know what missions is and stop the disasters of the world. You must take hold of exactly this covenant and go.
District Study (Week 30) | Category | Speaker Rev. Kwang-Su Ryu | Date/Location: July 26, 2026 | Title/Scripture: The Power of God (Genesis 21:1-8), Immanuel Church (Seoul)
Transcript
“The Power of God”
We, and Remnants who came from overseas, and all Remnants, and church leaders, must know what the power of God is.
▣ Introduction_ RT
When young, when a Remnant, if this word enters, it changes the world.
1. Genesis 37:1-11
As you know, when Joseph was young he held onto this word of God. So this word of God, once held, has its power appear throughout the whole world. That’s why we hold the Remnant Conference. There is a person whose mind became deranged and who killed many people. That resentment—when did it enter? It entered in childhood. That wound entered in childhood. Later, the problem grew beyond what he himself could overcome. On the contrary, because the covenant entered Joseph in childhood, it came to save the whole world.
2. Exodus 2:1-10
When Moses was young, the covenant entered him. Because the covenant entered, as you know, it came to save the whole world. That’s why we hold the Remnant Conference, and why you look at the word this way.
3. Psalm 78:70-72
Especially in Psalm 78:70 and 72, it says David had the word enter him when young.
What exactly is this word?
1. John 1:1-14
In John chapter 1, verses 1 through 14, it says “the Word was God.” God created by the Word, and even when Christ came, “the Word became flesh”—like this.
2. Ecclesiastes – a well-fastened nail
Ecclesiastes keeps bringing this up. “The word of God is like a well-fastened nail.” It said that.
3. Isaiah
Isaiah says, “All the glory of Israel will hang on this well-fastened nail.” When we hang a nail like this, we hang a bag, we hang a towel, don’t we? The word of God is not only God himself, but all the glory of Israel will hang on it. Remnants must carry this blessing.
Now today, Abraham’s story came up a bit. This Abraham, at first, could not believe the word of God.
Genesis 18:12
Even Genesis chapter 18, verse 12, says he laughed. He laughed because he was told he would be given a son. It didn’t make sense.
Genesis 18:17
Even Abraham’s wife Sarah laughed. We have many such cases.
Genesis 21:1-7
But one day, as you know, Isaac was born exactly as promised.
So we cannot completely believe the word of God with our own thinking, but when we believe the word of God, He works with power. This time, we must have this experience. What must we carry? It’s not difficult. Carry the covenant. You don’t need to listen to anything else. Carry the covenant. All seven Remnants did exactly this. You, our adults here, must pass the covenant on to the Remnants. And you yourselves will come to experience the power of this word.
▣ Main
Why is that?
1. Solving all problems
Once we gain this power, all problems are solved. Right? Once we receive the power of God, problems begin to be solved. From the beginning He promised. This is what they didn’t believe. “Through you all nations will be blessed. I will be with you.” He kept saying this, but Abraham did not believe it. Then one day he began building an altar. Even so, he did not believe a son would be born. Even Sarah, even Abraham, laughed, they say. So God said, “Is anything too hard for me?”
Today, you don’t need to hold onto anything else. Believe the word of God. Why? Because people’s words are heard too, but the word of God has the power of creation. So especially when you take hold of it in childhood, a complete work happens. Everything promised in Scripture has all been fulfilled. Only one thing has not been fulfilled. What is it? The Lord’s coming again. That remains, so it is not yet fulfilled. Everything else has been fulfilled. Prophecies about each nation? They have all been fulfilled exactly. All problems solved.
2. Preparing the vessel
Second, we must remember this. When you take hold of this covenant and prepare the vessel, it will be filled. So look for yourselves at the Scripture passages about Abraham that come up now. All of them are about preparing the vessel. He takes him to Mount Moriah. What is it? He was preparing the vessel.
3. God’s timetable
This surely exists. It is God’s timetable.
So we must always believe these three things. Our elders, especially elders, our church leaders, must ask what covenant God has given you. You must definitely do this. This one thing changes your life. Your remaining life changes, but you must experience this power. Many leaders from Oceania are here too. What covenant has God given me? You must take hold of it. It will be fulfilled.
The covenant I took hold of when young was, ‘correct gospel, correct evangelism.’ That means: if you hold the wrong gospel, evangelism does not happen. I realized that. Oh, if you know the gospel wrongly, evangelism won’t happen. Missions won’t happen either. You will hold the word wrongly too. Then what happens? Oh, the correct gospel is within the word of God. Then you come to understand what evangelism is. I’m sorry to say this, but that’s when the answer starts coming. Before that, I never received answers to prayer. So I thought praying wasn’t going to be answered. So I nearly stopped praying altogether. Because it wasn’t answered. From the moment I took hold of the covenant. One day. A covenant that exactly matched my heart took hold. ‘A pastor must, whatever else, preach the gospel correctly. He must know what evangelism is and make church members live. He must know what missions is and stop the world’s disasters.’ I took hold of exactly this covenant.
So you must take hold of it and go. All missionaries in Korea must firmly hold onto the Scripture about what covenant God has given for the rest of my life. In Genesis 18:17 God said this: “Shall I hide from you what I am about to do?” God gives the word first and then fulfills it. Don’t hold your own covenant like Hannah did—hold God’s covenant. Understood? Don’t hold the covenant of eating like Joseph’s brothers—hold the covenant of world evangelization like Joseph.
▣ Conclusion_ Covenant, Vision, Dream, Image of God, Practice of Masterpiece
So, remain in the covenant. Then vision is seen. When vision is seen, you can dream a right dream. From then on, God’s image is planted in you. From then on, a practical work that saves the world comes out. A practical prayer to make that work. Because He promised to answer. Because we must evangelize the world. Because we must stop darkness and disaster. Because each one of you must save your nation.
Great works will begin at this WRC. Ponder it starting today. What is the exact covenant God is giving me? That’s all it takes. However outstanding he was, Abraham held the wrong covenant, so it didn’t happen. When the covenant was correctly taken hold of, the work happened.
Transcript
All missionaries in Korea must firmly hold onto the Scripture about what covenant God is giving for the rest of my life. In Genesis 18:17, God said, “Shall I not tell you what I am about to do?” God gives the word first and then fulfills it. Don’t hold your own covenant like Hannah—hold God’s covenant. Don’t hold the covenant of eating like Joseph’s brothers—hold the covenant of world evangelization like Joseph. That’s why in the past, when Hannah prayed, that wasn’t really prayer. Right? It was talk of resentment—resentment. One day it turned into prayer. It became a matter of taking hold of the covenant. So the work happened.
▣ Conclusion
Covenant
So, remain in the covenant.
Vision
Then vision is seen. Right?
Dream
You must see vision to dream the right dream.
Image Of God
From this point something important comes out. Unbelievers don’t know this. The image of God is planted in you. This matters.
Practice Of Masterpiece
From this point a practical work that saves the world comes out. This is what emerges. A practical thing to build the work comes out.
You must carry this away with you. Don’t waste your effort—you must carry it. You must find it. Understood? It’s not difficult at all. I watched our parents suffer. Why? Because they did not hold what mattered. Of course they suffered. I attended church from childhood. All I was doing was things that wouldn’t get an answer. I wasn’t thinking about what really mattered. Of course I wasn’t receiving answers. We must receive answers. Right? Why? Because He promised to answer. The reason: because we must evangelize the world. Because we must stop the disaster of darkness. Because each one of you must save your nation. “Why does this sound like such a dream?” No. Great works will begin at this WRC. Ponder it starting today, everyone. ‘What is the exact covenant God is giving me?’ That’s all it takes. Right? However outstanding Abraham was, he held the wrong covenant, so it didn’t happen. Rather, even though he had grown much older, he took hold of the covenant correctly, and work happened.
Ask yourselves this all day today. Understood? At this Remnant Conference, what covenant will I carry with me? You must take hold of it precisely, down to the Bible verse.
When Abraham Lincoln was young, he took hold of a precise covenant. ‘Slaves must be freed. Those black people must be set free. We are the same kind of people.’ He took hold of this covenant. Not just taking hold of it in general, but taking hold of it down to a Bible verse. What was it? Galatians 3:28. Later, it was fulfilled through changing the world.
Ask yourselves this starting today. In your remaining life, God has surely left the most valuable thing for you. Let’s pray.
Prayer. God, thank you. May today be a day full of grace, and a day of asking questions all day, and let it become the beginning of taking hold of the exact covenant. We pray in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.