2025.12.14 District Message 50th Week
Scripture Reading: John 2:13-22
Some people may say that reality is too difficult. There will also be many who worry about the future. There may be people who worry about how they should live. That is because I lived that way myself. As I came to understand the gospel, that became a blessing.
Now, when I was an associate pastor, there were several blessings I received, and the very first blessing was that the students who studied with me had good conditions and went abroad to study. Originally, I was the one who planned to go, but because my situation was not good, I could not go. Even so, there was no reason for me to be discouraged, because if it were necessary, God would have sent me. So at that time, I started from the lowest place. Not going to the highest place, but from the lowest place I asked, “What is the most valuable thing?” And by God’s grace, I prepared evangelism 300%. “The place I must go is not America, but the field that saves people.” Because of that, I saw God’s blessings throughout my life.
When I went to the church, they entrusted me with the elementary department, the children’s Sunday school. I wondered what I should do, and I decided unconditionally on 300%, because otherwise it would not work. As I watched the children, I realized they were not worshiping and could not listen to the Word. At that time, I received a great blessing as I realized the upper room in the Bible. So I gathered the children into upper rooms, gathered them into small groups, and held Word forums. I realized that it was not that the children could not understand. Then the church told me to take charge of the middle and high school students. What did I do then? I wrote gospel notes and letters. I always made sheets explaining the gospel to students, about the size of one page. Because I could not afford to make books, whenever I went to a school, I asked how many students would gather, and then I copied that many at a stationery shop. Since I was a student, I had to save money, so I wrote the same content on both sides, copied it, and split it into two sheets. I gave those notes to the students, giving gospel answers to the issues they were seriously worried about. I kept meeting students like that. I did not know it would become such a blessing. Then I was told to take charge of the young adults. Since doing what the church asks is God’s will, I asked how I should do it for the young adults. What I started then was the evangelism school.
God blessed like that, so there is no reason for us to lose strength. From the lowest place, find what is most valuable. When we started Yeongdo, people found evangelism difficult. So after Wednesday worship, I seated disciples in the choir seats and explained something to them. Since evangelism felt difficult, instead of thinking it is difficult, just read this as it is. That was the gospel letter. I personally wrote it, copied it, gave it to them, and read it. I read it and added a little explanation. When we did this up to the eighth week, by the eighth meeting, works began to arise. Because there was more to say, I supplemented the ninth and tenth meetings afterward. That gospel letter went not only overseas but even into North Korea, and as North Koreans read it, change began to take place.
▣ Introduction_ 300%
Therefore, do not worry and prepare 300%. Go to the lowest place, or even lower, and find what is most valuable. How do you do this 300%?
1. The bartizan of the throne, journey, guidepost
Praying for the bartizan of the throne, the journey, and the guidepost is 300%.
2. Salvation, Word, prayer
Even now, God is doing three things: accomplishing the work of salvation, fulfilling the Word, and answering prayer. Being within this is 300%.
3. Talents, field-based nature, system
Talents alone are not enough. Even if you have talents, that alone is not sufficient. You need field-based nature and a system that sees the future. If you do this, whatever you do will succeed.
「The three courtyards – 300%」 system
Among these, today’s topic is how to do the three courtyards at 300%. What is the 300% system of the three courtyards? You must know this. Because we are laying the highway now, many talents will come in the future. They come only when the highway is laid now.
[ 24 25 00 ]
What kind of system must it be? It does not yet exist in Korea. Because it does not exist, it does not exist in the world either. We must make it. What does it mean for the three courtyards to be 300%? It must be a place where 24 is possible. There is no church where 24 is possible. There is no place where patients can comfortably pray and rest 24. There is no place where multicultural people can come comfortably and do 24, praying freely. That is what we must do. Only then does it become like this (24, 25, 00). This is 300%. This is fully preparing the three courtyards at 300%. There must also be a place where church leaders and others can gather, pray comfortably, and rest. When we started in Busan, there was no building, only one basement room. Yet every night, our deaconesses gathered there to pray, slept there, and prayed at night. To human eyes it looks like nothing, but with spiritual eyes, it is tremendous.
▣ Main
Now, how do we make these three courtyards into 24, 25, and eternity?
4. Within me (prayer)
The three courtyards must first be within me. That is why we pray. Prayer is not a simple matter.
1) Seven bartizans
First, the seven bartizans are established within me through prayer. This is the courtyard of prayer and the courtyard of healing.
2) Seven journeys
We go the seven journeys through prayer. This is the courtyard of the Gentiles.
3) Seven guideposts
Why do we establish guideposts? So that others may come by seeing them, so that future generations may come by seeing them. This is the courtyard of children. It must first be made within me through prayer.
2. In the field
Next, more importantly, the three courtyards must be in the field.
1) Acts 13:1–4
The first place Paul sought was Acts chapter 13 verses 1 through 4, the courtyard of the Gentiles, found through prayer.
2) Acts 13:5–12
The courtyard of healing.
3) Acts 17:1; Acts 18:4; Acts 19:8
The synagogue. These are the three courtyards in the field.
3. In the church
Finally, we establish them in the church. These three (within me, in the field, in the church) must align. They must first be within me, then be visible in the field, and then people must be gathered into the church and trained.
1) Disciples
Within the church, disciples who can do this must be raised.
2) Message
There must be messages that can do this.
3) Facilities
Among these, facilities have a large influence. If facilities for the three courtyards are established in the church, people will come even if you tell them not to.
Did I not say this before? When I first came to Seoul, I went to two places: Yeongnak Church and several large churches, then Yoido Full Gospel Church, and Myeongdong Cathedral. I was surprised. At churches like Yeongnak, they were large and good, and I could see how hard they worked. But when I went to Myeongdong Cathedral, I realized something different. It was made so that people had no choice but to come. Everywhere, it was built so that people must come. So many people come that there are even traffic police inside the grounds.
You must make it so that people come. This is your true prayer. The person who realizes this is a disciple. Then what comes out of this? The message. That is everything.
▣ Conclusion
Now, this is something ministers must understand.
1. Multicultural special worship
Although first and second services are worship together, there must be separate special worship for multicultural people. Because when multicultural people are gathered separately, the message becomes different.
2. Healing
In fact, there must also be separate worship for healing.
3. RT
Remnants are separate. Once a month, ministers should go to remnants, lay hands on them or place hands on their heads, and pray blessing prayers. There is authority to pray blessing prayers. In another month, elders should go, share life stories, and pray blessing prayers. Remnants need this. In places like RLS and RGS, at graduation and entrance, all the gathered pastors and church leaders come out, lay hands on them, and pray. Remnants must grow receiving your blessings from a young age. Adults encouraging them, praying blessing prayers, and sometimes giving small gifts—this is how children are raised.
Therefore, make this practically. The three courtyards have been continuously spoken of, and now the Word will be fulfilled. Then multicultural people will come even if you tell them not to. Why would they not come when there is a way for them to live at our church? They will come. Thankfully, right now, only those who will listen to the message are coming. Later, we must make it so that they have no choice but to come.
As this year is almost ending, those who must gain strength the most are our church leaders, ministers, and remnants. All ministers can think like this: wherever I am, I do not need what is mine; I will make twelve absolute bartizans, because Christ established twelve apostles. Just pray that. When you go, there are disciples. If you are truly praying, when you go, God has already prepared them. I bless you in the name of Jesus Christ that today will be a day of the greatest concentration. Let us pray.
Prayer. We give thanks to God. Let today be another day of new grace, a day of receiving new strength, and a day of seeing God’s new covenant plan. We pray in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.