2026.08.09 Sunday 1st Service
「Christ’s Commissioning」
Acts 1:1-8
01 In my former book, Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus began to do and to teach
02 until the day he was taken up to heaven, after giving instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles he had chosen.
03 After his suffering, he presented himself to them and gave many convincing proofs that he was alive. He appeared to them over a period of forty days and spoke about the kingdom of God.
04 On one occasion, while he was eating with them, he gave them this command: “Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for the gift my Father promised, which you have heard me speak about.
05 For John baptized with water, but in a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.”
06 Then they gathered around him and asked him, “Lord, are you at this time going to restore the kingdom to Israel?”
07 He said to them: “It is not for you to know the times or dates the Father has set by his own authority.
08 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
Summary
Among us there were over 500 shamans who returned—people caught in a suffering that no one could heal. They realized the word Christ and were saved. Park Bo-hui, a man who made a decisive contribution to founding the Unification Church, which throws our nation’s churches into confusion, met one of our members in prison and received Jesus Christ as his Savior. The wife of a leader of the Jeondogwan/Zion group also came to realize Christ and served as an evangelist in our church for a long time. All because of Christ.
▣ Introduction_ Understanding Christ – the word Satan hates and fears most
Just who is Christ?
1. It was prophesied in Scripture.
1) He would come as the son of a carpenter
2) Not the son of man, but the Son of God
3) He would be crucified on the cross
4) He would rise again. Only such a person could be the Christ.
2. The word Satan fears most
Those who crucified Christ, those who persecuted Christ—they have no choice but to fear. People who have not been saved are afraid of the word Christ. Why? Because it is the word Satan fears most.
1) Genesis 3:15 The offspring of the woman – Christ would come and destroy Satan’s power.
2) Exodus 3:18 The blood sacrifice – Exodus 12:12 the exodus (liberation) on the day the blood of the lamb was applied
3) Isaiah 7:14 Immanuel – the word that neutralizes Satan, completely binds disaster, and completely destroys the power of hell. This word is the flow of the entire Bible.
3. The final message the resurrected Christ gave when he called the disciples to Mt Olive – we all know the covenant, so why doesn’t it work?
This has to be resolved before we go on. He explained about the throne for 40 days. He promised the fullness of the Holy Spirit. He promised he would give the power to be witnesses to the ends of the earth. So why doesn’t it happen? The people who know Christ better than theologians are those who suffered a long time in shamanism before returning.
▣ Main_ Experiences of Christ
1. What the early church experienced
1) Experiencing that the resurrected Christ stood on Mt Olive (its obviousness) – experiencing the works that happen in the name of Christ settles everything.
(1) The Jews were shocked. The politicians lied, saying, “At night Jesus’s disciples came and stole the body. It was a hallucination. He fainted and woke up.” All of it was evidence proving the resurrection.
(2) The disciples were not merely shocked—from that point on they said it was fine even to die.
(3) A murderer who had killed his own father listened to Christ, prayed to receive him, and the evil spirit left him.
(4) Paul went to Thessalonica and spoke of the obviousness of Christ’s resurrection.
2) Christ, who gave the absolute mission to save the world to each individual
If our church has any remaining work to do, it is for all church leaders and members to find their real mission.
3) Once they found their mission, the promised fullness of the Holy Spirit came upon them.
(1) The changed Peter – rise up and walk in the name of Jesus Christ (Acts 3:1-12).
He determined to heal the man lame from birth at the temple gate. Peter and John looked straight at him and said, “Silver or gold I do not have, but what I have I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk.” Israel and the whole world were turned upside down.
(2) Philip, who experienced Christ, explained Christ wholeheartedly in Samaria – works of healing (Acts 8:4-8)
(3) Philip, who met the Ethiopian eunuch who was reading a passage about Christ, following the Holy Spirit’s direction (Acts 8:26-40)
These were the amazing works that happened in the early church.
2. Paul’s experience
1) Paul, who experienced Christ – all doubts and problems solved (Acts 9:1-15)
While passing through Damascus he met Christ. All of Paul’s doubts and problems were solved.
2) Paul, trained at the church in Antioch (Acts 11:25-30)
3) Paul, sent out as the first missionary (Acts 13:1-4)
4) Everything became 3 camps – Asia, Macedonia, Rome
Once he experienced Christ, everything became 3 camps. He carried the 3 camps to Asia, to Macedonia, and to Rome.
(1) Camp 1 – he does not move until he receives perfect guidance from the Holy Spirit.
(2) Camp 2 – he waits until the Nephilim are finished.
(3) Camp 3 – he ministers until a sure disciple stands
It becomes 300%, so it is bound to stand. With this he conquered Rome.
※ Sent out as a witness – a witness is someone who tells what they have seen, what they know, and what they have.
3. World evangelization occurring through scattered pilgrims
1) They went out with the throne’s bartizan, journey, and guidepost – 7·7·7
2) The 5 paths of the spiritual emperor – go carrying 300%.
(1) The word 300% – only, uniqueness, re-creation
If you truly look at God’s word 777 times, “only” appears. Uniqueness and re-creation follow.
(2) Prayer 300% – seeing that God is with me.
(3) Work 300% – seeing a certain past, present, and future in my work.
(4) Background 300% – Heavenly, Thronely, Eternally
(5) The time of the spiritual emperor (now) – 24, 25, 00
3) The basis of the spiritual emperor – a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a chosen people, called to proclaim the light (1 Peter 2:9)
They saved real emperors. Every single Remnant, without exception—Peter said they were called to be a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a chosen people, called to proclaim and reveal this light. That is the spiritual emperor.
4) Paul’s confession – being taken hold of by Christ’s hand, pressing toward the prize of the upward call (Philippians 3:7-21).
▣ Conclusion_ A better experience – the Holy Spirit
1. The Comforter, the Holy Spirit
1) John 14:16 The Comforter, the Holy Spirit, will be with you forever
2) John 14:26 The Comforter, the Holy Spirit, who will teach all things and bring them to remembrance
3) John 16:13 The Spirit of truth, who will guide into truth and make known things to come
2. Acts 1:4-8 Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for what was promised – baptism of the Holy Spirit – power, witness
3. 1 Corinthians 12:3 No one can confess Jesus as Lord except by the Holy Spirit.
※ The Holy Spirit will guide the Remnant. That is why we are to pray.
Transcript
A long time ago I went to a meeting in the United States. When I arrived, I found that a newspaper article had been written about it in America. It was an advertisement saying, “Rev. Kwang-Soo Ryu is coming to America this time—do not attend his meeting.” It even gave the reason: “Dahnlakbang is a group that emphasizes Christ, so it’s a heresy.” Many people mocked it. There are many people who talk as if they know, without ever really having studied it.
Among us there were shamans over 500 in number, whom no doctor could heal, no one could heal—they returned, caught in that suffering. They came to realize the word Christ and were saved. There is the Unification Church and the Jeondogwan, which threw our nation’s churches into confusion. The Unification Church was Mr. Moon Sun-myung’s, and the Jeondogwan was that man Park Tae-seon’s. There was a man named Park Bo-hui who made a decisive contribution to founding the Unification Church. That man met one of our members in prison and received Jesus Christ as his Savior. The Jeondogwan, which had caused such confusion, is also called the Zion group. There a wife came to realize Christ and served as an evangelist in our church for a long time. She is now elderly and retired, but she is still alive. She had originally graduated from a top pharmacy school and was a licensed pharmacist. She was the daughter of the mayor of Daejeon. That mayor of Daejeon had served as chief secretary under Park Tae-seon. But one day this woman realized that this man was not, in fact, Park Tae-seon. She narrowly escaped death and came to our church. All because of Christ.
▣ Introduction_ Understanding Christ – the word Satan hates and fears most
You all need to understand this word about Christ. It is the word Satan hates the most. It is the word he fears. It was a word the Jews thoroughly hated. You need to remember that word. So then, just who is Christ?
1. It was prophesied in Scripture.
It was prophesied in Scripture. It says such-and-such things about Christ will be fulfilled. They were prophesied.
1) He would come as the son of a carpenter
In actuality, he would come as the son of a carpenter.
2) Not the son of man, but the Son of God
In actuality, he is the Son of God who is the son of man.
3) He would be crucified on the cross
He would be crucified on the cross.
4) He would rise again
He would rise again there. It was prophesied. Only such a person is the Christ.
2. The word Satan fears most
Now you understand, don’t you? Those who crucified Christ, those who persecuted Christ, have no choice but to be afraid. Those who have not been saved are terribly afraid of the word Christ. Why? Because it is the word Satan fears most.
1) Genesis 3:15 The offspring of the woman – Christ would come and destroy Satan’s power.
It appears right at the start, in Genesis chapter 3, verse 15. “The offspring of the woman will crush the head of the serpent.” In other words, Christ would come and destroy Satan’s power. Satan trembles. Satan trembles all over.
2) Exodus 3:18 The blood sacrifice – Exodus 12:12 the exodus (liberation) on the day the blood of the lamb was applied
And he told Moses, “Take the people of Israel and go tell Pharaoh. Tell him you are going to offer a blood sacrifice.” Pharaoh doesn’t even understand it. Moses understood it. On the day in Exodus 12:12 when the blood of the lamb was applied, Egypt was completely destroyed and Israel was liberated. For those who will be saved it is such a wonderful name, but for Satan it is a terrifying name.
3) Isaiah 7:14 Immanuel – the word that neutralizes Satan, completely binds disaster, and completely destroys the power of hell
Israel had once again missed the covenant and was headed toward destruction. Then again he spoke: “A virgin will be with child and give birth to a son, and he will be called Immanuel.” That is exactly the word that neutralized Satan. Right? It is the word that completely binds disaster. It is the word that completely destroys the power of hell, I’m telling you. The flow of the entire Bible is this word.
3. The final message the resurrected Christ gave when he called the disciples to Mt Olive – we all know the covenant, so why doesn’t it work?
Christ resurrected and called the disciples together on Mt Olive. He gave the final message. That’s why today’s title, for everyone finishing the Remnant conference and heading out, is The Sending of Christ. You are receiving a direct sending from Christ and going out.
Now, we all know what the covenant is. We know it, but why doesn’t it happen the way it should? This has to be solved before we go forward. We know the covenant. He explained about the throne for 40 days. He promised the fullness of the Holy Spirit. If we believe, it should happen. He promised he would give us the power to be witnesses to the ends of the earth. So why doesn’t it happen? Do you know who knows Christ better than theologians? Those who suffered a long time in shamanism before returning. They know Christ well.
▣ Main_ Experiences of Christ
So today we have to hold onto one word. It is experience regarding Christ. Right? In three parts.
1. What the early church experienced
This is the first thing the early church experienced.
1) Experiencing that the resurrected Christ stood on Mt Olive (its obviousness) – experiencing the works that happen in the name of Christ settles everything.
Something happened that seemed impossible. Not only the Pharisees didn’t believe it, but the disciples didn’t believe it either. He had told them beforehand, and still they didn’t believe. “Oh, surely not,” “Still, that can’t be true.” Why? Because such a thing had never happened before. This is Christ having risen. So the Jews were shocked at first. Politicians are good at lying. They started lying. “Ah… at night Jesus’s disciples came and stole the body.” They said the body had been stolen. They also said things like, “No, what resurrection—it must be some kind of hallucination or dream.” “But there were people who saw him.” Do you know what the Jews said then? “Ah, so he fainted and woke up. We didn’t manage to kill him properly.” That is called the fainting theory. All of it is evidence of the resurrection.
This Christ stood firmly on Mt Olive. Come. It was settled. The disciples weren’t just shocked—it was settled. Right? From that point on, it’s fine even to die. Dying is not the problem. This is what changes everything, once you experience the works that happen when you pray in the name of Christ. Everything. You only need to experience it once. You pray in the name of Jesus Christ, and a person possessed by an evil spirit is healed. See that just once and you say, “Ah, so it’s true.” A person who had suffered from a spiritual illness for a long time received Christ, and it healed. See something like that just once and you understand. “Wow, what is this?”
A murderer who had killed his father gave a testimony, didn’t he? He was possessed, and this evil spirit kept telling him to kill his father. He actually killed him. He went to prison. In prison they saw that he seemed a bit mentally off. They sent him to a prison ward with a psychiatric unit. The spirit kept telling him things. Telling him to kill himself. “You killed your own father, do you deserve to live? Kill yourself.” It kept driving him to the point of madness. Fortunately, by great providence, the man who was his guard was a Christian. How many fake Christians are there? Of all people, this man happened to know Christ. He heard the story, told him about Christ, and prayed with him to receive Jesus. At that moment, the evil spirit left. This man’s spirit came back to life. I heard the recording of him giving this testimony myself. Anyone who has seen it even once is different.
As for this statement that Christ has risen, how did Paul come to realize it? He said, “Isn’t it obvious?” He went to Thessalonica and spoke of its obviousness. This Christ had appeared. It was completely, utterly settled for the disciples.
2) Christ, who gave the absolute mission to save the world to each individual
What did he give them then? He gave them a mission. How did he give this mission then? He gave the absolute mission to save the world to each individual person. I’ll talk about this more in the second service, but if our church has any remaining work to do, it is for all our church leaders and members to find their real mission. How do you find it? I’ll talk about that a bit more in the second service.
3) Once they found their mission, the promised fullness of the Holy Spirit came upon them.
Once they found this mission, from that point on, the promised fullness of the Holy Spirit came upon them.
(1) The changed Peter – rise up and walk in the name of Jesus Christ (Acts 3:1-12).
Peter had completely changed. There had always been a man lame from birth at the temple gate, and he thought, “I have to heal him.” It says, “Peter and John looked straight at him.” In the original Greek, this means he looked at him closely, so as to give a precise answer. He said, “Silver or gold I do not have.” Wouldn’t he have had at least one coin? “Silver or gold I do not have” means “you don’t need that.” “What I have I give you—in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk.” He was so confident that he grabbed the man’s arm and pulled him up. He really got up. Amazing things started happening. Israel and the entire world were turned upside down.
(2) Philip, who experienced Christ, explained Christ wholeheartedly in Samaria – works of healing (Acts 8:4-8)
Philip, the deacon, was a man who had experienced Christ. He went to Samaria, where no one else would go, and explained Christ wholeheartedly, and works happened there. Evil spirits were driven out, the sick were raised up. These kinds of things happened. Because Christ knows those who know Christ, you have nothing to worry about.
(3) Philip, who met the Ethiopian eunuch who was reading a passage about Christ, following the Holy Spirit’s direction (Acts 8:26-40)
The Lord’s Spirit directed Philip. Go now, down the road toward Gaza. He went there and met the Ethiopian eunuch. Of all things, the man was reading a passage about Christ. Philip explained it to him. Miraculous things like this started happening. These were the amazing works that happened in the early church.
2. Paul’s experience
This is second. This is Paul’s experience.
1) Paul, who experienced Christ – all doubts and problems solved (Acts 9:1-15)
You all know Paul. He was a man who said, “I will not go home until I have caught and killed all who believe in Jesus.” And yet something was bothering him. He couldn’t put it into words. Something was bothering him. Paul was originally a brilliant man. He knew Scripture well. He was also a man of good character. He wasn’t the type to deceive others. But because he was a Pharisee, he was on his way to arrest believers in Jesus, and something wasn’t right. There, he was caught off guard. While passing through Damascus, Christ himself shone the light of Christ on him directly. All of Paul’s doubts came to an end. All his problems were resolved. And so Paul completely turned around.
2) Paul, trained at the church in Antioch (Acts 11:25-30)
He attended the church in Antioch. He was trained at the church in Antioch.
3) Paul, sent out as the first missionary (Acts 13:1-4)
This led to him being sent out as a missionary for the first time in history. Truly an amazing thing. These are people who experienced Christ.
4) Everything became 3 camps – Asia, Macedonia, Rome
Once Paul experienced Christ, everything became 3 camps. He took the 3 camps to Asia. That’s how it worked. He took the 3 camps to Macedonia. He took the 3 camps to Rome.
(1) Camp 1 – he does not move until he receives perfect guidance from the Holy Spirit.
What is Camp 1? He did not move until he received complete guidance from the Holy Spirit. That’s right.
(2) Camp 2 – he waits until the Nephilim are finished.
What is Camp 2? He waited until the Nephilim were broken.
(3) Camp 3 – he ministers until a sure disciple stands
What is Camp 3? He ministered until a sure disciple stood. Everything has to be done that way. There’s nothing to feel stuck about. Don’t think too much and go wherever you please—when the door opens, go. Watching so many pastors, why do they try so hard to plant churches wherever, opening things up on their own? When the door opens, you go. Going before the door is opened, without preparing—that is not faith. When God tells you to go, you go. It will clearly open. That is Camp 1. If you really pray, a door will open in your work, your business. Camp 1. If it doesn’t open, you don’t go. Camp 2, the darkness is bound to be broken. Right? Camp 3, what is it? A sure disciple is bound to stand. It’s bound to become 300%. With this he conquered Rome.
※ Sent out as a witness – a witness is someone who tells what they have seen, what they know, and what they have.
You go out only carrying this experience of Christ, and that is how you become a witness. A witness is not one who teaches. Right? A witness is someone who tells what they’ve seen. A witness tells what they know. They tell what they themselves have. “What I have I give you.” That’s what he said. Go with that. Witness. You are being sent out as witnesses.
3. World evangelization occurring through scattered pilgrims
This is third. After Paul, world evangelization happened through pilgrims who were scattered. What did I come to realize here?
1) They went out with the throne’s bartizan, journey, and guidepost – 7·7·7
They went out carrying the throne’s bartizan, journey, and guidepost. As I kept praying about this, it became organized for me as 7·7·7. It’s more than that.
2) The 5 paths of the spiritual emperor – go carrying 300%.
There are five paths of the emperor—go, making each 300%. You all need to remember this.
(1) The word 300% – only, uniqueness, re-creation
If you truly look at God’s word 777 times, “only” appears. Uniqueness and re-creation follow. See that, and that is what makes the word 300%.
(2) Prayer 300% – seeing that God is with me.
You see that God is with me. That is prayer 300%. Right?
(3) Work 300% – seeing a certain past, present, and future in my work.
You see a certain past, present, and future in your work. All of you see it. That is your work at 300%.
(4) Background 300% – Heavenly, Thronely, Eternally
You don’t need to feel any fear at all. My background is 300%. What is it? Heavenly. Thronely. Eternally. This is certain.
(5) The time of the spiritual emperor (now) – 24, 25, 00
Then when do we do this? When is the time of the spiritual emperor? It is now. 24, 25, eternity. Go carrying this, is what I’m saying.
3) The basis of the spiritual emperor – a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a chosen people, called to proclaim the light (1 Peter 2:9)
Is there a basis for the spiritual emperor? There is. They saved real emperors. Every single Remnant, without exception. Peter said, “a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a chosen people,” called to proclaim this light, called to reveal it. That is the spiritual emperor. You need to remember this.
4) Paul’s confession – being taken hold of by Christ’s hand, pressing toward the prize of the upward call (Philippians 3:7-21).
That is why Paul said this—he said that he now truly considers what he used to boast about to be shameful. That is how much he came to realize. And so, he presses on to take hold of that for which Christ took hold of him. He had lived like such a beggar, knowing nothing but earthly things. Paul said, “I don’t need the things of the earth. I press toward the prize of the upward call.” I tell my close junior colleagues: when you go into ministry, don’t live like a beggar. If you have nothing, then starve. A pastor shouldn’t pretend to be a beggar. Don’t live at the level of the destitute. That level is the level of the destitute. If it comes to that, better to just starve than to go on like that. Why? Because we have been called to be royal emperors. Right? What does an emperor do if he has no money? He simply doesn’t spend. What does an emperor do if he’s sick? If he dies, he dies. What’s the problem in that? It’s a needless worry. An emperor is an emperor. That is what you must carry with you.
▣ Conclusion_ A better experience – the Holy Spirit
What is the better experience? This is now the conclusion. Going through hardship and then getting an answer to prayer is important too, but I don’t think that’s really such a great experience. I tell the Remnant not to talk about all the strange experiences I’ve had. That’s your own experience. That’s right, isn’t it? Does it necessarily take the Remnant having some big accident before realizing Christ? Right? Is that so? No. Does it necessarily take falling off a cliff and surviving, and then crying “Lord!” and realizing Christ—does it have to be that way?
1. The Comforter, the Holy Spirit
Jesus himself said this directly.
1) John 14:16 The Comforter, the Holy Spirit, will be with you forever
What did he say? “I will ask the Father.” “I will pray that he sends you the Comforter, the Holy Spirit.” “I will pray that he remains with you forever.”
2) John 14:26 The Comforter, the Holy Spirit, who will teach all things and bring them to remembrance
Also in chapter 14, verse 26, he said this: “The Comforter, whom I will send in my name, the Spirit.” What matters is that it says, “He will teach you all things.” “He will bring to remembrance all things.” That’s what it says. That is so.
3) John 16:13 The Spirit of truth, who will guide into truth and make known things to come
“When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into truth. And he will make known things to come.” Jesus said this himself.
2. Acts 1:4-8 Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for what was promised – baptism of the Holy Spirit – power, witness
At the very end, Jesus said this again: “Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for what was promised. In a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit. At that time you will receive power and become witnesses.” It’s certain.
3. 1 Corinthians 12:3 No one can confess Jesus as Lord except by the Holy Spirit.
Right? Later, Paul, who came to understand the gospel and carry out world evangelization, said this. In 1 Corinthians 12:3 he said, “No one can say ‘Jesus is Lord’ except by the Holy Spirit.” That is so.
※ The Holy Spirit will guide the Remnant. That is why we are to pray.
The Holy Spirit will guide the Remnant. That is why we’re told to pray. The Comforter, the Holy Spirit, will guide many of our missionaries. This Holy Spirit, who protects us, blesses us, and teaches us, will guide those many peoples.
This time many politicians with power came. Don’t we recognize it when we see them? This person is genuinely realizing the gospel. He is so thankful, so grateful for this gospel. God must have prepared such a person. The Lord’s Spirit will be with them, with the power of the throne. May the day this blessing becomes your experience begin from right now, in the name of Jesus Christ, I bless you.
Prayer
Thank you, God. May the invisible Holy Trinity work through the Holy Spirit to save the world. May the power of the throne become our bartizan, and become the guidepost of our journey. So that we may rescue those completely fallen into darkness, please grant light. Please shine light onto a nation completely caught in disaster and spiritual problems. In the name of Jesus Christ we pray. Amen.