2025.09.21 Sunday 1st Service
Scripture Reading: Acts 2:1-13
▣ Introduction
Thank you.
1. People who need something else and people who do not need anything else
1) King Saul, who tried to keep the royal seat, and David, who said he lacked nothing because the Lord is his shepherd
If you look at the Yi Dynasty Joseon period in our country, there were histories where, to become king, they killed even family members, and even made all who opposed them bleed to death. They even killed their own nephews. King Saul had the same thought and became demon-possessed. Using the power of being king, he continuously slandered and harassed David. He even made about six attempts in which David could have been killed. If, while you live, you suffer something like that once, it is hard, but he suffered it about six times. Even the courtiers, because King Saul had power, kept saying things. They kept saying that David must not be left alive. Well, worldly people cannot help but be like that.
But David never once answered to that. On the contrary, when the people under him said, “King Saul is now demon-possessed. He must not be made king. He must be killed,” David said absolutely not. He strongly and clearly said that one must not lay a hand on the anointed servant whom God has set up.
David said something even more important. “Because the Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing.” This is not just a faith confession. This was not because someone said, “Give a testimony.” He wrote this while wandering near death, walking through death.
2) When nothing else is needed, darkness is bound to be broken
Here, something important comes out today. He says that nothing else is needed. This is what is important. Darkness is bound to be broken.
3) The reason people hold onto something else – because they do not know what happens when they pray, and when and how to hold to the covenant
If we are not careful, we miss two things. We do not know what happens when we worship and when we pray. Also, we do not know well when and how to hold to the covenant. That is why we hold onto other things. Then we need other things. Thus we end up holding onto other things. That is what is wrong.
4) What you see is more important than what you do
And what is important for us—though I always say it—is that although what you do is important, what you see is more important. If you see what is important, you do not even need to act. If you have not seen it, even if you try doing it, it is of no use. Therefore, it is important what answer I am to take with me today.
2. The history of people who needed something else
First of all, we need to check the whole Bible once. We need to check about those who needed something else. Because we might just pass over it. We too could become like that. If we are not careful, we could be among the 90% who do not receive answers. God said it, didn’t He? “Only a tenth will remain. Everything will be gone and only a tenth will remain. That too could become even more desolate.” He prophesied to Isaiah. So He gave an important answer. We must accurately look once at the history of those who needed something else.
1) Abraham and Lot – since they did not catch the word to follow the Word for world evangelization, they held onto something else
He said, “Leave your country, your people and your father’s household, and go to the land I will show you.” Up to that point, Abraham needed other things—other than that. “How can I do world evangelization? Besides that, I need to eat now. I am in a hurry now.” He understood it like that. More importantly, He said, “Go to the land I will show you.” It was not, “Go to such-and-such a place in Yeongdo-gu, Busan.” He said, “Go to the land I will show you.” It means follow the tremendous Word of God. Abraham did not catch this. So he kept grabbing other things. But that is wrong and makes it more difficult. And right next to him there was another person of exactly the same level. That was his nephew Lot—at the same level as Abraham. He too was a person who thought only of his own profit to survive. What do you think happened? Abraham later realized. From then on, his spiritual eyes began to open. He realized. Therefore, if you miss this, we become the same level as beasts. You must never miss it.
2) Joseph’s brothers – food, clothing, and shelter
They were people who needed something else. Their spiritual eyes had all become darkened. They were Joseph’s brothers. Right? They knew only food, clothing, and shelter. Eat well, dress well, live well—if that is all, then it is the same level as beasts. Worse than a dog. Nowadays dogs are happier. Aren’t they? I went to a rest stop and there was a park behind it. A couple was going into the park pushing a stroller. When I went over and looked, I was shocked. Both couples were carrying dogs. They will not bear the children who should be born, and they carry dogs like that. When I saw that, I thought, “Ah, dogs are much happier.” That is what it has come to. What is it that we need that is “something else” now? This is what is important.
3) King Saul – the royal seat
King Saul did not need God. “I must continue as king. Ability doesn’t matter. My son must do it. David must by no means do it.” That is what it was. How could that be? To us, it sounds absurd, but to him, it made sense. That is why he became demon-possessed.
4) King Ahab – because he did not know God’s grace and power, he needed something else
There is a reason King Ahab became so vicious. God’s grace? Power? He knew nothing at all. Knowing nothing, he needed something else. So it was not that it did not matter whether it was wrong or not—he simply did it. “If I am to make the nation strong, I must enlarge it.” That sounds right. “I must have much diplomacy.” Then, there is only one method. “I will join hands with the kings of those foreign countries.” The way to join hands is to bring members of their families. Simply put, he would take as a wife the daughter of that other king. “If so, that king will by no means attack me; he will become my side.” That is how he calculated. He brought in thousands of women who worshiped idols and the prophets with them. Because he did not know.
5) The Jews – they did not know original sin, Satan, grace, faith, and spiritual problems
Why were the Jews judged? Because they did not know.
※ The 7 remnants – because they knew the true thing, they did not need anything else.
Thus the 7 remnants who were used were different in their characteristics. They had nothing they needed. This cannot be stopped. Why? Because they knew the true thing. Because they knew the true thing, they had no need for the counterfeit.
※ When you see God’s true answer and power, your own will and stubbornness are not needed.
Pastors think that if they run the ministry according to their own mind, it will go well. Right? Is that correct? Elders also think, “If it goes well according to our will,” then it is a well-going church. Is that correct? I see that as two demons. Do you know why? If you do not see God’s true answer, you end up like that. Right? If you have seen the true answer, there is no need to be like that. When God’s power continues to come upon your work, why is your stubbornness needed? It isn’t. This is the problem. The nation that carried away a third of the Nobel Prizes is the Jews. Why did they suffer seven disasters? They still do not know. But what on earth did they believe?
First of all, the Jews do not know the word “faith.” When you believe, works happen, but they do not know the word “faith.” Today, if you do not know what the word “faith” is, then it is just like saying, “I trust that person.” Today, you must take with you what the word “faith” truly is in order to know that you do not need other things, and to know what is needed.
The Jews do not know what original sin is. So they do not need faith. They only need to solve their personal sins. Right? The Jews do not know Satan. So they do not know what prayer means. It is important. They do not know what grace means. “Saved by grace? What does that mean? You must keep all the Law.” That person’s words seem right. “You must establish merit. How can you be saved by faith?” They do not know what original sin is. They do not know what spiritual problems are. Therefore spiritual problems keep coming.
3. The true thing
1) Do the stump movement, the root movement, the life movement, and the remnant movement
Therefore God said to Isaiah, “Whom shall I send?” “Send me.” He said it would not work. “Now everything has collapsed and only a tenth remains. Even the tenth will collapse. But the stump will not collapse.” Right? The stump remains even though the whole tree is cut down. From there a shoot rises. So, “Do the stump movement. Do the root movement. Do the life movement and the remnant movement.”
2) Acts 1:1–8
(1) Christ completed it
After Christ completed this, He spoke at Mt Olive. He spoke many very important words.
(2) He proved that He is the Christ by His resurrection, and for 40 days He explained the kingdom of God
By His resurrection He directly proved that He is the Christ. He explained the kingdom of God for 40 days.
(3) “When you receive only the fullness of the Holy Spirit, you will receive power and be witnesses to the ends of the earth, so do not leave Jerusalem and wait.”
“Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait. When you receive only the fullness of the Holy Spirit, you will receive power. You will be My witnesses to the ends of the earth.”
▣ Main – Only: other things will not work
Now, why did He give such a covenant? Today, you must receive this answer and go.
1. Fundamental healing – the three feasts (Acts 2:1)
First, why Christ, the kingdom of God, and only the Holy Spirit? It is to believe. Believe what? Fundamental healing.
※ Believe (Genesis 15:6) – When you believe, spiritual works take place. The heavenly army is mobilized. Darkness is broken.
He will give that. You must believe this. “When Abraham believed, God credited it to him as righteousness.” When you believe, spiritual works occur. When you believe, the heavenly army is mobilized. When you believe, darkness is broken. Right? If you know what faith is. Today, at this time, when you believe, works happen.
The biggest problem is my thoughts. Because they have limits. God’s power is much greater than that. And there are many who tell older people to retire, but I do not think so. God’s absolute plan remains. Right? Which is correct? God’s absolute plan remains in your remaining life.
Therefore, “Only.” It will not work with other things. You must receive fundamental healing. And it will not work with other things. You must gain fundamental power. With other things, you cannot do world evangelization. You must go with a fundamental mission. You must hold this fact today and pray today as you go. And you must confess here. That is worship. So now they are all worshiping in Seoul, in other regions, in Ulsan. You must hold to the covenant and this confession must come out.
1) Healing of destiny – Passover (Acts 1:1)
What is fundamental healing? It is the three feasts. “When the day of Pentecost came,” this was fulfilled. This means that included in Acts 1:1 is the Passover that changed destiny. “When the day of Pentecost came,” means “it became fifty days after Passover.” You must believe. By the blood of Christ, He changed all destiny. You must believe. This is not about effort. You must believe. The Jews did not understand this word. Most intellectuals today did not understand this word. “Believe? You must do something.” They cannot understand. But if someone truly has IQ, they will understand. We cannot overcome Satan. We cannot become children of God. We cannot produce salvation. We cannot remove disasters. We cannot overcome the background of hell. God promised to send Christ to remove this. Believing this fact is faith. Right?
2) Healing of spiritual state – Pentecost (Acts 2:1)
And what is it? What is fundamental healing? Spiritual healing must occur. Therefore, “When the day of Pentecost came,” that is what it means.
3) Healing of life – Ingathering feast
Also, there is the background of the Feast of Ingathering. What is this? It is the background on the road you will go in the future—three healings. Healing must occur first. Destiny must be turned over.
A certain coach said this about athletes: “Hey, the one who is going to make it will make it no matter what, and the one who won’t make it won’t make it no matter what.” He said that. What does that mean? To some people, it is a word that gives strength. To others, it is a word that takes away strength. Right? “Hey, the one who is going to make it makes it, and the one who is not going to make it doesn’t.” What do you think? The whole world is like that. Therefore, you must quickly catch the sense of this.
I have gone to church since I was young. In church, they keep holding onto what does not work. It does not work. You must open your eyes. Why do what does not work? Why not do what God tells you to do? That is why it does not work. Then what does not work? World evangelization is what does not work. You must quickly receive healing. You must receive healing of destiny, spiritual state, and life. I scarcely know how to explain it—it is that frustrating. Therefore, many pastors keep suffering with ten or five church members. It does not work. No matter how much they try. It cannot work. Because the operation does not work. Because they cannot even make a living. They suffer such a situation. If your posterity goes out into the world and, unable even to barely eat, struggles and asks, “How can I eat?”—should it be like that? They must do world evangelization. Remnants must hold firmly. Fundamental healing must occur. That is what I mean.
2. Fundamental power – the power of the Word
And what do you really need? You need fundamental power. That is precisely God’s power, the power of the Word.
1) Acts 2:17–18 – children will prophesy, young men will see visions, old men will dream dreams
This is Acts 2:17–18. What does it say? “Your children will prophesy. Your young men will see visions, and your old men will dream dreams.” What do you think? It says older people will dream dreams. This speaks of fundamental power—the power to give life.
2) Acts 2:42 – following the flow of the Word, fellowship, enjoying the power of the gospel, devoted to prayer
What does Acts 2:42 say? “They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching”—following the flow of the Word. You must hold this today. Following the flow of the Word. “To fellowship”—this means knowing who the person next to you is. If I look at Lee Seong-hoon as if I am not saved, he is nothing much, right? If I am saved, it is different. “To the breaking of bread”—on the Lord’s Day, this means that you are to enjoy the power of the gospel. “And to prayer”—they devoted themselves wholly to prayer. However much I think about it, I do not need anything else. Truly. Because everything is there. Because they did not catch this, they need too many other things.
3) Acts 2:46–47 – every day in the temple, and in homes, the Word is fulfilled
In Acts 2:46–47, what happened? “Every day in the temple and every day in homes,” the Word began to be fulfilled.
3. Fundamental mission – saving
There is one more thing left. What is urgent for us? It is not doing well; we have a fundamental mission left. What is it? It is saving.
1) Acts 2:9–11 – many peoples of fifteen nations
In Acts 2:9, 10, and 11, many peoples from fifteen nations began to gather.
2) Acts 2:41 – three thousand disciples
In Acts 2:41, three thousand disciples arose. Right? You must have fundamental power. It is a mission. Why? There are many who are thirsty.
3) Acts 2:43–45 – the threefold economy is restored
In Acts 2:43–45, they gave offerings, and material blessings filled and overflowed. The threefold economy. This was restored.
In our mother church, when they were building the sanctuary, people did not give offerings. How can you do it then? You must give offerings to build it, mustn’t you? But I know. Among quite a number of church leaders, there were many who had money. They did not give. What can you do? This is no ordinary problem. In Busan it became such a test that it became known by rumor. I saw that at the mother church. But I was shocked. The shocks continued. Shock. The weakest person in strength was our mother, but she gave the most offering. Huh? I was a bit shocked. Wow… What happened after that—Pastor Jo Eun-taek, who is listening to my sermon now, is a witness. His house is right below ours. It was a big stir. God showed proofs as if to say, “Look.” To those families who persecuted our house, as if to say, “Look,” God… At that time, we had no strength at all. The prayers and help of the elders gave me great strength. The fact that the church members, our servants of the Lord, and our elders prayed for and helped our mother—that was our strength. At that time I was thirteen years old, and since I had three younger siblings under me, what do you think happened? God did not allow us to be sick even once. In my view, it is a miracle. How could it be so? Not even once. Why? Because if God did not help, we would die. I saw it.
Therefore, you must receive fundamental blessings—healing, power, mission. You do not need other things. Only. Then, when you receive power, you will be a witness to the ends of the earth.
▣ Conclusion – What Jesus gave: everything must come out from within this
Did not Jesus give something important at this time?
1. A new me – 7 bartizans
He made known who the “new me” is. You must do that. From there I found the seven bartizans. I am always praying.
2. A new way – 7 journeys
He made known a new way to me. Then you must do that—why do other things? They are the seven journeys.
3. A new answer – 7 guideposts
He made known what the new answer is that restores everything. The seven guideposts. However much I think, I do not need anything else. From this one thing, all your business and your studies must come out.
※ During worship and prayer, make confessions by faith.
Make confessions by faith. During worship and prayer, confessions of faith are very important. I saw our elders and parents who suffered hardships. I made confessions of faith to God: “God is the Creator. He is my Father. There is no reason I must be poor. God is the Lord of life. There will be no such thing as our becoming sick and being unable to do any of the Lord’s work. Because God is with me, evangelism is the easiest thing and the most blessed.” I confessed like that. These three answers are continually coming, aren’t they?
I learned many things in church. Seeing many problems in many churches, I learned much. The church is the place to serve God, the place to worship. That means that there we must hear the voice of God. We must gain that strength and go. I confessed it.
You must truly confess with your heart. “I will completely change my family line.” You must confess it—simply by faith. Because He has given an enormous background. Many precious multiethnic people are here. Those who work for those multiethnic people will be blessed for generations to come. Just wait and see. What must those people confess today? “I can serve to shine the light of the gospel in our nation.” Right? You must do that. And is there some difficulty in your family? It is not a difficulty. Today you must hold the covenant that completely overturns that. Darkness is set to be broken.
I bless you in the name of Jesus Christ that today will be a day when there is a confession of faith that enjoys this true blessing. Let us pray.
Prayer. We thank You, God. Let today be the day of that grace. Let today be the day when faith confession begins. Let today be the day when darkness is broken. Let us gain fundamental power. We pray in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.