Prayer Journal: December 22, 2025
24. Sep. 2024 237 Tuesday Disciple Training, Lecture 1
Scripture Reading: Matthew 16:13-20
Because you are now the best disciples to receive answers, you must confirm something important today. Jesus asked various questions at Caesarea Philippi. Jewish Christianity is a disaster.
Therefore Jesus asked the important question (Matthew 16:13-20). So the answer we must obtain is this: how do we do world evangelization from this Jewish disaster, for the Jews now? Only those who knew this survived. In the end… No matter how much you train them, if they do not know this, in the end they cannot do it. You must truly make disciples, and when you begin the Word at any time, what kind of prayer you must pray is important. After receiving the Word, what you must conclude with is everything. When church members come to worship on Sunday, they must come with the heart of those who came down from Mt Olive and gathered in the Mark Upper Room. What is a special retreat like this? It is that Jesus especially called the disciples and gave them the message on Mt Olive. You must think like that, and you must gather such people. You keep trying to gather many, but there is no need to gather many. You must gather a few so that many will come. It sounds a bit strange, but long ago when I went into a communications construction company, people kept trying to come in large numbers. No, I went to do upper room ministry, but people kept coming to listen to messages, so the upper room ministry could not happen. So if possible, I keep them from coming. That is better. So do not keep trying to do things by atmosphere, but it must be content. So you must know this.
Introduction – Why did Jewish Christianity receive disaster? They received disaster, did they not? Because if you do not know this, you cannot. If you do not know this, you will go the same way. As a result, the world churches are closing their doors. It is urgent. To speak accurately, because God closes them, there are no ten people to open them. You are the evangelism disciples and the main figures in this timetable. This is very important. Simply put, the Jews received the gospel first, but this Jewish Christianity is the problem.
1) Original sin- Jewish Christianity did not clearly know what original sin is
First. This Jewish Christianity does not clearly know what original sin is. How is it now? World churches talk a lot about personal sin but do not talk about original sin. Right? So there are two kinds of theology that have come out. People must make effort—this is nonsense. Because they do not know… The solution to original sin does not come through effort. Right? There is also a theology that says humans receive salvation by joining strength with God. That is all Jewish thinking. So it does not work. Something must happen, but it does not. This (disaster) continues to come. It can only come, and you must do this. Now even if you raise one person, if you raise a true disciple, God’s works are bound to arise. Because they do not know this (original sin), they keep saying wrong things. So they do not understand the word. Being saved by grace—they do not understand it. The Jews do not understand this (original sin). They do not understand it to the point of getting angry. “No, you must behave well—how can you be saved by grace?” When unbelievers hear it, the Jews’ words sound right. Right? This is the problem. When those who are not saved hear it, the Jews’ words sound right. Jesus’ words are wrong. “Just call on My name”—how can they understand this? Simply put, the Jews did not understand. It is the same even now. If we say only Jesus, the whole world should be moved, but the church is not moved. They do not realize that what is rooted remains the same. It is regrettable. The church will not work. As you know, you have fallen into this environment, right? This is original sin. It is not solved.
(1) Genesis 3/6/11 (trap)- So we said like this, but from the beginning we fell into things like this.
(2) Acts 13/16/19 (frame)- Because they do not know what original sin is, they keep trying to create something. Is that not religion? The gospel is not something you create. The gospel is what God gave; you cannot create it. Religion is what people made. So inevitably Christianity must be separated as a religion, right? But it is not a religion. This became a fixed frame.
(3) Six states (snare)- As you know, we are caught in the six snares, right? It cannot work.
(4) Law- And how do these people come out now? They say you are saved by the law—this is nonsense. Are you saved by the law? Then you must keep the entire law. If this is the condition for salvation, you must keep all of it.
(5) System- Even if it ended there, it would be okay. They even bring in systems. They bring in systems and treat them as even more important.
2) Salvation- ignorance regarding Christ
So, they are ignorant regarding salvation. So things cannot work. What does it mean to be ignorant regarding salvation? It means Christ is not necessary. For them, there is no need. If you just keep many systems and laws, why do you need Christ? They have a very serious problem. The world church is like this now.
(1) Works/faith- So they even fight: is it works, or is it faith?
(2) Merit/grace- They even argue: are you saved by merit, or by grace? Are you saved by works? Are you saved by faith? Are you saved by merit? Are you saved by grace? Fundamentally, they do not know original sin and salvation, which become the path of disaster.
(3) Satan/Holy Spirit- So they cannot understand Satan, so how can they understand the Holy Spirit? Why? Because it cannot be seen, but works and merit are visible, right?
3) Ignorance regarding answers as well
In this way, a tremendous problem came, and they are also ignorant regarding answers. Now, this is very important, but they think that if they receive something, that is an answer. If things go well, they think they received answers. So what do the Jews always boast about? “We are the people who defeated Egypt,” right? They keep boasting that. “We defeated Egypt—don’t you know we crossed the Red Sea? We crossed the Jordan and even tore down Jericho!” Fine. But you must understand it the opposite way. Because they did not believe, God led them to the Red Sea. Because they did not believe, He led them to the Jordan. Right? So they think of answers themselves differently. Spiritual answers must come to us first, and then the next things happen, right?
(1) Matthew 12:26-30, so this is a frightening story. Looking at Jewish Christianity, what did Jesus say? “Each of you has Satan building a house inside you.” If you do not know this, Jews can never do it. Satan is building a house, and Jesus gave this parable, did He not? “A robber is carrying out household goods, but there is someone stronger—will it work?” In other words, we are trying to protect the things in our house, but something stronger than me has occupied the house—this is impossible, right?
(2) Matthew 12:43-45, so if you live diligently, it becomes harder. So you wash, become clean, do cleaning, and it becomes harder. The more you do religion, the harder it becomes. Those who do shaman rituals know it well. If you do a ten-million-won ritual, later you must do a twenty-million-won ritual, later a fifty-million-won ritual. You clean the house and leave it empty. A person not even saved repents and does everything. If you clean the house and leave it empty, beggars even bring their friends. Before, it was somewhat dirty so they had to leave, but if you clean it, they come with friends—he says seven demons enter.
(3) John 8:44 is what He said to the religious leaders. He said it to Jewish Christianity. “Your father is the devil,” the deceiver, the liar, who deceives so that you cannot be saved. He deceives so that original sin will not be solved. So disaster does not disappear. You must remember. In fact, one person who realized this came out among the apostles—who is it? Is it not Paul? God ended it with that. How many people are there who hold onto this covenant and help? Then God works. I have stated a certain proof now. You must know this.
Then what happened to the Jews? The characteristics of the Jews—there are several characteristics here.
1) What Jesus said to do and not to do
They do not do what Jesus said to do. This is Judaism at that time, and it is the same now. They do what He said not to do. This is the first characteristic.
2) Church closure
The second characteristic is what? Even now, world churches are closing their doors. How is it? It is the same. Churches are closing their doors.
3) Disaster (next generation)
And what is another characteristic? This disaster must go to the next generation. So for 2,000 years, Israel’s next generations were, simply put, beaten to death. Scattered throughout the world and beaten to death. Why would God go that far? There is an important story there—there is a reason. Within this, there were people who truly had the gospel. You must hold onto this. Because there were people who truly had the gospel within this, God had no choice but to scatter them. So can Scripture not be interpreted at all? They had to be sent as slaves. Only then can the world be saved. Because the Jews could not realize it, it became disaster. But those among them who realized it—even when they went as captives, history arose.
In some ways, I think a bit differently from others. In some ways, do not make effort—this is a very strange statement. You must not make effort in these things. You keep doing wrong things… Jesus said from the beginning what you must not do. “What you are saying now is not blessing—is it? Why is that blessing? And the prayer you are praying—that is not prayer, is it? The faith life and church life you are doing—that is not it, is it? Are you not just arguing about the law every day? Remove the beam from your own eye, or later you will collapse like a house built on sand!” This is what Jesus said. And they keep the Sabbath, and Jesus said to the sick person, “Pick up your bed and go home,” and He broke that tremendous Jewish disaster. Sabbath? Saving is Sabbath. “Pick up your bed and go home,” and they pick a fight, saying he carried a load on the Sabbath—unbelievable. “Forgive seventy times seven,” only then you live. But they never forgive. Even now, world churches fight like that. Church members fight without forgiving. How can they resemble the Pharisees so much? Even the words are the same. The words are exactly the same as the Pharisees. It is astonishing.
Main point- gospel (grace)
The gospel is grace. By grace—by faith, right? And even that faith is God’s gift. If you truly know what original sin is, if you truly know what original sin, disaster, and salvation are, the way Jews receive answers is like this now. The world church is like this. I must be careful to speak, but it is so. So it is not that churches close their doors; to speak accurately, God closes the doors. There must not be such churches.
To what extent is grace? First, what is it? With only the prophecy about Christ, work arose. That is grace. When Jesus Christ came in the incarnation, tremendous things happened. People only believed this and work arose. Jesus said, “According to your faith let it be done,” and work arose. This Christ promised.
1. Prophecy→ Even with only prophecy, work arose
1) Genesis 3:15 (evangelization of Egypt)
Look at the Old Testament era. They believed Genesis 3:15, and the evangelization of Egypt arose. Right?
2) Exodus 3:18 (Exodus)
Exodus 3:18, they held onto this covenant and did the Exodus. It is the same now. “Do you truly believe in Christ? Do you really know Christ? Who do you say I am? Who do people say I am?” He asked like that. They cannot come out of disaster. They say, “Like John the Baptist,” “like Elijah,” “like a prophet,” “like Jeremiah,” and they cannot come out. When was Jeremiah the Christ? Was John the Baptist the Christ? They were holding onto that. They came out by offering the blood sacrifice.
3) 1 Samuel 7:7-9
Now, they held onto one covenant, and in 1 Samuel 7:7-9 what appears? They offer the blood sacrifice of the lamb. Because of that, two things happened. The Philistines were bound. Right? By that grace, God introduced a figure like David and prepared the temple.
4) Isaiah 7:14 (Babylon)
Isaiah 7:14, with one thing, Babylon was completely educated. Not only to save 237-5,000 tribes, but they educated the king there. God had no choice but to give such answers.
5) Matthew 16:16 (Jews)
Peter, who had no power, made this confession. “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” With this one confession, he completely overcame the Jews. You must remember.
2. Incarnation→ The incarnate Christ came: healing, miracles, resurrection
1) Healing
This incarnate Christ came and began healing. Everyone has no choice but to be sick.
2) Miracles
And He worked miracles.
3) Resurrection
There is something more important. He resurrected. It is scientific. We also resurrect. Later, all bodies resurrect. Right? In 1 Corinthians 15:20, as the firstfruits. In Canada, a Christian association president preached at an Easter service and said that he honestly did not believe in the resurrection. Being honest is good, but he does not know what science is. Resurrection is scientific. He resurrected as the firstfruits.
3. Promise→ Christ promised
Now, He made important promises.
1) Bartizan
He promised the absolute bartizan.
2) Journey
He made us go the absolute journey. This is evangelism.
3) Guidepost
Where does true revival arise? When you set up the absolute guideposts. I discovered seven of them. It can change in the future. Because I go where answers come. Even today, while driving here, I concentrated on this prayer, that this (7/7/7) would come upon me, that this (7/7/7) would come upon the field, upon the retreat location—you must do it. Because Jesus gave it. Then these important answers come out firmly.
You must become true disciples—when you go to church you must have no demands at all. If you have demands, that is already not the gospel. You must be completely changed so you can help others. Even my thoughts are not necessary. If answers have come, why do I need my thoughts? My thoughts are important when answers have not come, right? Can God’s Word and God’s thoughts be compared with me? They cannot. I do not even have time to think. I am busy enjoying this. Right? And in the future, the doors of 5,000 tribes will open tremendously. We must prepare. All church members must begin now. Even if we call just one person among the talented people of the poor and difficult 5,000 tribes, God truly rejoices. They are full of talent, but they receive no benefits. Even if a president is sick, he cannot go to the hospital, so those children cannot go to the hospital. Two years ago, a president came with a deadly illness, but he did not know it. He only said he felt dizzy and could not see letters well. Even if he is dizzy, there is nothing he can do, and even if he cannot see letters, there is nothing he can do. We took him to the hospital. The hospital was shocked. “How did you take an airplane and come in this condition? In this state you cannot take a plane.” If such a person came to our country, collapsed, and died, it would be a national issue. Then what about the children there? But there are talented people inside. There are disciples inside. You must do it with that heart. I am telling you to slowly start prayer from now.
Conclusion: Matthew 16:20 (past/present/future- answer)
Only those who understood this word did God use. “Tell no one,” is this saying do not do it, or do it? It is ambiguous. We must preach Christ to the whole earth, yet He says do not tell. Why did He say that? When did He call them to do it? This is important. You must understand this word to be used. Jesus said this knowing all the past. “With that past, you cannot.” And He said it knowing what situation was happening in the present. More important is the future. He spoke like this. The one who understood this word was used.
Then we should have asked questions about this. Right? We do not. We must not fail to tell believers this. When believers worship on Sunday, they cannot memorize everything. Right? The title, they do not remember. After a long time, they remember, and even if they remember, it still does not work. Because the mind is complicated, it does not work. Right? What should we do? We may take notes to use later, but it is not actually in my mind right now. If you listened to the Word on Sunday or heard today’s Word, you must completely reach an answer. You must reach an answer so that the Word works in you.
For a long time I thought about something: when John gave baptism with water, does that not mean he immersed people in water? How could someone receive such fullness of the Holy Spirit? So I searched for the answer, searched, and found it. 24. That is how I found it. 24. If you think about other things, it becomes complicated. 24. There are many things around that trouble you—24. People keep saying nonsense—24. If not, I will go crazy. Right? They keep talking only about the flesh—24. There is nothing spiritually helpful—24. Only Christ—only then does it work. Then you can see. You must do this.
In some ways, after Sunday worship, church members do not even need to talk with people. You do a little forum later, and you must enter into deep prayer. To what extent? To the extent that even if you forget today’s sermon next week, it is okay. Right? If I ate important food or took medicine, I do not need to remember it; I already took it. This is very important.
When I go to preach, there is not much content. It is just a simple story, but I hardly sleep. I prepare this. It is real. And after Sunday worship, when I return, I fall asleep in the car as if I will just sleep. “What is it that God is telling me to do as an errand?” Unless believers, after hearing the sermon, ask, “What does God truly want from me?” nothing will happen at all.
1) Genesis 37:11
The evidence, dreaming is important, and receiving the Word is important, but “he kept it in mind,” this is important. He kept it in mind…
2) Exodus 3:1-20
After 80 years, one day, at Mount Horeb, God called Moses. It was finished. At that time, the answer came powerfully. There is no time.
3) Daniel 1:8-9
What did Daniel keep in mind? He kept in mind the Word of God that the prophet Isaiah prophesied. So he resolved.
After hearing the pastor’s sermon, you must find God’s will and keep it in mind. Then after that, it is okay even if you forget. How can you memorize every sermon? Gather pastors and ask, “What was last Sunday’s sermon?” They may not recall immediately. So I find this word so full of grace. “Tell no one,” it has a great meaning. Christ spoke on Mt Olive. “Go to the ends of the earth,” that is completely different, right? He said, “Go to the ends of the earth.”
Even in the remaining time, you must enter into deep prayer today. What I am speaking about today is a problem of the age and an eternal problem. We will continue to see it in lectures 2-3. I will pray.
Prayer. We thank God. We give thanks to God who called the greatest evangelists. Open our spiritual eyes. Let us restore the covenant that saves those and churches in disaster. Let the true disciple movement arise from now. We pray in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.