2025.06.22 Sunday 2nd Service
Scripture Reading: Acts 1:1-8
Now throughout this week, you must hold onto the line of prayer.
You must hold onto the line of the covenant. Then answers will come before you.
Today, some of our sports team gathered. There are truly many people with great callings. So I briefly shared my testimony. When I was in that youthful, preparatory stage of life, I had no margin—when a person has no margin, they become a little strange. I had no background, and I owned nothing, so I became a bit odd. But when I realized the gospel, I began doing things while embracing the composure of those who live with margin.
Because I had nothing, during my years preparing as an evangelist, for about ten years I lived with nearly nothing and poured myself into the field and into study. That helped me far more. Those who travel around just because they can afford to often fail to prepare. If you prepare with prayer, you gain far more. So, especially our young adults, don’t worry—hold onto the covenant line and make sure you receive answers first.
“Globalization, Evangelization, World Evangelization” (Acts 1:1–8)
This must be fulfilled. Globalization must take place, then evangelization must take place—then world evangelization will follow. Never let go of the covenant line so that what Jesus promised will be fulfilled.
▣ Introduction
Jesus said this:
1. Bartizan, journey, guidepost
He spoke of the bartizan, the journey, and the guidepost. Do not give up until these are established. As I continued in prayer, these were established in the form of the seven bartizans, journey, and guideposts.
2. Only, uniqueness, recreation
If you pray like this, these will definitely appear. You will begin to see “only.” That’s why don’t be discouraged—continue until you see “only.” Then uniqueness and recreation become visible. With this, do 237 missions. Young people, never be deceived—hold onto the covenant and first receive this answer.
3. Transcendence of time and space, 237–5000, unprecedented and never-repeated
Then you begin to understand what prayer is. Prayer is the transcendence of time and space. Right? From this point, you begin to understand evangelism and missions. You begin to communicate with the 237 nations and 5,000 tribes. At this point, a special answer comes—God makes your work unprecedented and never-repeated. Without a doubt. Until then, don’t do anything else—just hold onto this line.
▣ Main
So what is the reason?
1. What is urgent [Evangelization]
The most urgent thing is for the evangelization movement to arise. Evangelization must come first. What does this mean?
1) Acts 1:1 (bartizan)
It’s that Christ (Acts 1:1) becomes my bartizan within me. The bartizan, journey, and guidepost are always there—but it is Christ who becomes my inner bartizan. From that point, answers begin to be fulfilled.
“The offspring of the woman will crush the serpent’s head” is fulfilled.
“On the day you place the lamb’s blood, you will be set free.”
Isaiah 7:14—“Immanuel, His name will deliver”—is fulfilled.
“You are the Christ, the Son of the living God”—this is fulfilled.
That’s what evangelization is.
2) Acts 1:3 (journey)
Then the journey of the throne, in Acts 1:3, begins to come upon you. That is evangelization.
3) Acts 1:8 (guidepost)
Not only that, the guidepost of Acts 1:8 begins to be established in you. From then on, 300% answers come. Young people, do not waver until this happens. Without a doubt. Students, don’t waver until this comes. Our church leaders doing world missions—go with this covenant.
2. Globalization [What is needed]
From this point, globalization arises. This is what is most needed. If evangelization is most urgent, globalization is what is most needed. From this point, the following phrases will begin to make sense:
1) The age of the 3 courtyards
If you receive this answer in your life, then you’ve received everything.
2) The three-day weekend age
You must absolutely do this.
(Disasters) – This is what blocks the age of disasters.
(Future generation disasters) – This is what blocks disasters for posterity.
3) The age of holy meditation
The whole world is bound to fall into disaster. Because God is in a hurry, He says to raise the holy meditation age.
This is globalization.
3. World evangelization [God’s objective]
Evangelization and globalization must take place for world evangelization to occur. You must hold onto this covenant line and receive many answers this week. This is God’s objective. You must remember. God never stops world evangelization.
1) Slavery, captivity, colonization, wanderers
Because Israel, which had the gospel, remained idle, God allowed them to become slaves. World evangelization. It has never stopped once. If you don’t proclaim the gospel, war will break out to drive you out. Slavery, captivity, colonization, wanderers—now we must no longer send our posterity out this way. We must send them as missionaries.
2) Surrounded by great powers
Israel was surrounded by empires. Just like our nation. Surrounded by Assyria, Babylon, Egypt below, Arabia to the east, Philistia to the west. Why? If you gain spiritual strength, it becomes the path of world evangelization. If you don’t understand, you’ll continue to suffer under great powers. It’s the same.
3) The covenant in advance
That’s why today you must hold onto this covenant in advance. Because world evangelization is God’s will.
▣ Conclusion
When did God’s answer begin? Just take this conclusion with you.
1. Genesis 12:1–3
When did world evangelization begin? When Abraham understood this Word. He couldn’t understand it at first—because it didn’t make sense. “Through you, I will block the disaster of the world”—he couldn’t say “Amen.” Right? Understandable. But now, I can believe it.
Think about it. In the past, I couldn’t understand it either. “What do you mean, evangelize the world? How?” But now, I understand: “Through one Abraham, the nations can be saved.” Do you understand?
When I couldn’t understand this, no answer came. Everything was hard. Life was hard. I used to worry constantly—about making a living, about everything. Worse than an unbeliever. I had no choice. Nothing was working.
Then I realized—through one person, the darkness of the world can be blocked. That is missions. But many don’t understand missions. Through you, the field comes alive—that is evangelism.
Now look at Scripture.
Exodus 3:1–18
Moses lived 80 years, and no answer came. But on the day he turned 80, he realized: “World evangelization. The blood sacrifice. There will be deliverance. The Mighty Hand will be with you.”
He couldn’t realize this until he was 80. “How can we escape and do world evangelization?”
Today, you must understand what the gospel is and what missions are. So don’t ever waver—continue until this answer (introduction) comes.
Honestly, though only one witness sits here now, who do you think suffered the most while I was preparing this (introduction)? My wife. My unique feature? I had no money. Other people at least had some kind of background—a pastor father, an elder father… something. I had none of that.
But I realized—if I have nothing, then I simply don’t spend. During the 10 years I studied, I never spent any allowance.
People misunderstood me—thought I was stingy. That’s not true.
There was a beggar next to me—Pastor Cho Euntaek. I mooched off that beggar. He knew I had nothing, so he just bought food for me.
Even now, whenever I meet Pastor Cho Euntaek, he demands money from me without any reason—because I used to eat off him all the time. I wasn’t trying to mooch—he just bought for me.
So what did I do? For 10 years, no matter how much my wife suffered, I entered the field—into books, into the field. When I graduated from graduate school and held onto the covenant, the answer came just as it was.
I experienced the Word. “We don’t believe God’s Word. We don’t believe the promise.” But from that point, everyone who knew me saw it—God continued to open doors for evangelism ever since.
It’s real. Nothing I could’ve done with my personality. It was God’s work.
Now what remains is the evangelization of the 5,000 tribes. Evangelization of the 237 nations.
So although today is a missions dedication service, this is the answer that all church members must receive.
Isaiah 62:6–12
In Babylon, it says, “Raise up a banner for the nations.” In that hardship, world missions: “Raise a banner for all peoples.” That’s why they were sent to Babylon—and works began to arise in Babylon. May you enjoy this blessing.
2. Prayer
So from now on, travel with prayer.
1) 7·7·7
Travel with this.
2) Field
From now on, travel to the field with prayer. Do everything with prayer.
3) Nations
Travel through the nations and the world with prayer. Do everything with prayer.
3. Me
Finally, with prayer, you can bless yourself. Most important of all—with prayer, you can save yourself. You don’t just travel the world in prayer. The most important thing is that you save yourself with prayer.
When I first went to Yeongdo in Busan, what did I do? I said, “Gather the sick.” But I didn’t go around laying hands—I didn’t need to. I just said, “You, place your hand where it hurts and pray in the name of Jesus Christ.” Really do it. Try and see if God works. That’s what I taught first.
Those who receive Jesus Christ as Lord are children of God. That means you can pray with authority in Jesus’ name.
Do not let go of the line of prayer. With it, you can save the world and save yourself.
May this week become a time of blessing when you experience missions. I bless you in the name of Jesus Christ.
Hold tightly to the line of the covenant.
I repeat: young people—don’t give up even if your circumstances are hard. Build the introduction. For our church leaders, it has already come—so use it.
Today may be a missions dedication service, but you already hold the covenant that saves the world.
May this week be a time when you experience it. I bless you in the name of Jesus Christ.
Prayer
God, allow us to experience something new this week. Let us see the covenant in the Bible. Let us see the reality of world evangelization.
So may all disease in me be bound. Let all poverty be cast away.
Let all powerlessness be bound. Let the powerlessness that fails to save unbelievers be resolved. May the work that changes my family line arise.
May the work that changes the field take place. In Jesus Christ’s name we pray, Amen.