Prayer Journal: November 12, 2025
08. Feb. 2025 Core Training Service
Scripture Reading: Acts 19:8-10
What is the best meeting for us? And what is the best time?
Please take a moment to think about this with some margin.
I served as an associate pastor in several churches. There is one thing I always did. As I observed people, I could see who might be ready for evangelism. With those people I quietly carried out evangelism—separately from every other task. We never used a budget or mobilized anyone; we simply proclaimed the gospel. There are many who are appointed for salvation. While doing only that, I received every blessing by God’s grace.
「Forming An Evangelism Team」 – 300%
From today, begin praying about this. It is best to center it on young adults, but the point is forming an evangelism team. Do this with ample margin. Think it through. A single such team can revive a church.
How should we do it? We must discover what must work. That is what we call 300%. Find it with margin. Let me give just one example.
I was assigned to the elementary department. The church was large, but there were very few elementary students. That itself was not the issue. Since the church was a central church, I checked the elementary schools around it—there were six. The urgent group was the sixth graders, because they were about to move up to middle school. I prayed only about this, and then something surprised me. The very best is to hold Bible study right in front of the six schools. I was the only one shocked by what I saw. When I checked, every one of our church leaders’ homes was located right in front of a school. Another shock. No one else knew; only I had seen it. I told those church leaders, and it was 100% welcomed—more than welcomed, they were thrilled. Because the children would come, they prepared gifts and snacks.
Even more amazing, we needed teachers to be responsible for those kids. When we looked for teachers—exactly six appeared. We were astonished. When do you hold it? On Saturdays. As soon as school ended, they came in. Even focusing only on sixth graders, the numbers grew large. What happened? It was 300% prepared. It could not fail.
Among the sixth graders there were capable kids. We set them as leaders: “Bring your friends.” Then, while staying within proper boundaries, they still brought even fifth graders. We held Bible study. We explained to the children what the gospel is and what prayer is. In no time—without chasing numbers—the count surpassed a thousand. The first, second, and third floors of the sanctuary were packed. That’s how it goes.
Everywhere I went I looked for this 300%. Try it. Pastors, we do not need to be in a hurry. If you do this, three things come first. (I will say it again at the conclusion.) Prepared disciples, answers first, and blessings first will come.
▣ Introduction_ Three things
Because time is short, let me state it simply: three things must match.
1. Direction
Your direction must match God’s. Whether things seem to work or not, this must align. If God tells you to go east, you must not go west.
Abraham thought matching this direction would be difficult. “How can my offspring do world evangelization when I don’t even have a child?” He could not understand. “Leave your country, your people, and your father’s household”—he could not grasp where to go. Then one day Abraham realized—and that’s when it began. Direction.
Christ said, “Go to all nations.” “Go to all peoples.” He promised, “I will be with you.” If this (direction) is true, then wherever I went I looked only for how to evangelize. You cannot just evangelize at random. “How can we do this (300%) so it must work?” Usually, what I must ask pastors is: stop trying what will not work. Do what will work. Finding that is a great joy. You will be surprised. When pastors envision this, they will be surprised on their own: “How can this be?” When you go into the region and field, everything is already prepared. It is astonishing. If we miss this blessing, how can we pray and expect our work to stand?
2. Goal – 7·7·7
Your goal must match God’s. There is direction, but there is also a destination. That is the bartizan, journey, and guidepost. God’s goal is to lead us into these.
3. Prayer
More important still: prayer must match. We must pray what God wants. In simple terms, three things:
1) Watchman (the throne) – The watchman’s prayer: enjoying the blessing of the throne.
2) The kingdom – Jesus clearly taught, “Pray for God’s kingdom to come.” We must pray the prayer Jesus taught in Scripture.
3) The work (Acts 1:3) – He explained the work of the kingdom of God for 40 days.
4) The kingdom (Matthew 6:10, 33) – In Matthew 6:10 He told us to pray for God’s kingdom to be realized. In verse 33 He told us to seek first His kingdom and His righteousness. This is prayer. If none of these match, of course there will be no answers to prayer.
▣ Main_ 300%
As you do this, direction becomes crucial. This is evangelism and missions—direction is everything. How do we take hold of direction? Again, 300%. Go by this. Let me show a few passages.
1. Acts 17:1–9
2. Acts 18:1–4
3. Acts 19:8–20
What are these about? All three are synagogue-centered.
1. Acts 17:1–9
(1) Synagogue – three Sabbaths: He went into the synagogue—for three Sabbaths, due to the available days.
(2) Marketplace: Both the synagogue and the marketplace appear.
(3) Jason: A prepared person named Jason was there.
(4) Prominent women and Greeks: When the gospel was proclaimed, prominent women and Greeks believed.
(5) Christ: Most crucially, he explained Christ—in three ways. If you do not know Christ, you know nothing.
– Necessity: Why you need Christ now.
– Inevitability: Absolutely impossible without Christ.
– Absoluteness: The only and absolute answer—Christ.
I told a Buddhist monk plainly: “Among religions, in terms of moral teaching, Buddhism is excellent. But there is no Christ. That is why you die. Your spiritual problem cannot be solved; you cannot receive salvation.” Christ. Prepare perfectly—300%.
2. Acts 18:1–4
(1) Synagogue – every Sabbath: Again the synagogue—every Sabbath.
(2) Vocation: The tentmaking work—connection with industry.
(3) 300% (prayer): From here emerges the 300% prayer. What is it? “Every Sabbath” means they made this their serious place of prayer. He taught them on this point—what prayer is. He taught this to the remnants.
3. Acts 19:8–20
(1) Synagogue – the kingdom: He entered the synagogue again and, for three months, spoke boldly about the kingdom of God.
(2) Lecture hall: Then he moved into the lecture hall.
(3) Three months – two years: He first proclaimed about the kingdom for three months, then conducted a full two years of concentrated Word movement. Works arose across the whole region. Here we have viewed only the synagogue slice.
If you are only prepared like this, every answer will come. Many theologians still seem unable to grasp what Jesus meant by “It is finished.” If He finished everything, then why…? They cannot accept it—because they want to insert human effort afterward. That is a grave mistake.
He said He finished our way. Therefore we are to find that way—that is the life of faith. It is perfect. If you do not realize this, you cannot evangelize. Evangelism is enjoying what God has prepared 300%. When remnants know this, works arise.
▣ Conclusion_ [ Evangelism Team ]
Why form evangelism teams? Begin in prayer and try it. The team need not be official, and the more there are, the better. If your church has many evangelism teams—that is ideal. In some sense, there should be numerous teams. That is right.
Only, you must be able to do this (300%). Once this appears, three things take place:
1. Preparation
You will meet the person God has prepared. “The Lord opened Lydia’s heart,” didn’t He? In Acts 17, Jason was prepared. Paul did not pre-arrange to meet Priscilla and Aquila; he met them in Corinth. This is the first blessing.
2. Answer
Next, answers come first. What answers?
(1) Guidance of the Holy Spirit – In Acts 13, Acts 16, and early Acts 19, they were completely led by the Spirit. This is crucial. Pastors, please do not move until this emerges. Once guidance is clear—Acts 13:1–4; Acts 16:6–10, 16–19; Acts 19:1–7—they moved under full guidance.
(2) Work of the Holy Spirit – From then on, the works of healing the Nephilim (overturning the darkness) arose—the Spirit’s work.
(3) Fruit of the Holy Spirit – Systems and disciples inevitably emerged—the Spirit’s fruit. From that point, works arise even in places where you, pastors, do not personally go. That is right. The multiethnic people here must be able to do this when they return to their nations.
3. Blessing (3)
God first gives these blessings. More importantly, because these blessings are invisible, people are deceived. So let me restate it:
The moment you hold this covenant, three things begin:
The blessing of the throne begins to arise. The kingdom of God comes. God sends the armies of heaven. The work of the kingdom of God is accomplished. These blessings keep coming. There is nothing greater than this. If you keep enjoying this, you will simply go and confirm on site what is already prepared.
Therefore, this year, because of one person—you, the church must come alive. Find the people scattered here and there.