17. August. 2019. Saturday  Prayer Journal

Forum Inside the Blessing of Evangelism

Matthew 4:19 And he said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.”

♬ Hymn for scheduled worship: Korean/English Hymnal #521 Straight is the Gate to Salvation (#253 in the previous version)

[Message Video] https://youtu.be/IF0uNoZB1XA

  God’s child must continue having forum inside the blessing of evangelism. If you correctly understand evangelism, everything will become restored. The start of evangelism is discovering the “me that God made.” God called you to be a fisher of men(Matthew 4:19). Furthermore, evangelism is talking about what God has given to you. You must share the blessing of God being with you, with us, and with us in everything(WITH, Immanuel, and Oneness). Lastly, evangelism takes place in your God-given fields(elite, successful people, kings, idol worshipers, and disaster zones). Then what must evangelists know?

1. Problems – the One-Hundred-Year Answer
  When problems arise, the one-hundred-year answer comes. Faced with a family conflict, Abraham obeyed God’s Word, separated from Lot, and received the one-hundred-year answer(Genesis 13:14~18). When faced with disputes, Isaac yielded, then later, received the source of water(Genesis 26:10~24). Although Samuel separated from his parents and suffered from loneliness, he became the main figure for the Mizpah Movement(1 Samuel 3:1~18). While Queen Jezebel was killing the prophets of the Lord, Obadiah hid one hundred prophets in a cave(1 Kings 18:1~13). The believers of the Early Church who lived in Israel were colonized, yet they enjoyed the answer of being witnesses to the end of the earth(Acts 1:6~7).

2. Crises – the One-Thousand-Year Answer
  Having the calling of evangelism is an immense blessing. When a crisis happens, the one-thousand-year answer will come. Although a big crisis befell Moses and Rahab, they each received the one-thousand-year answer. God prepared the one-thousand-year answer for David, Daniel, and Esther who faced death many times. That is why God works through crises and difficult situations. Through the persecution of Stephen, the Antioch Church was built(Acts 11:19). Paul who had faced many crises received the answer of Rome evangelization(Acts 19:21, 23:11, and 27:24).

3. The Answer of Eternity
  The evangelism movement receives the answer of “eternity.” The righteous live only by faith(Habakkuk 2:4). The Gospel is the power of God which gives salvation to those who believe(Romans 1:16~17). From long ages past and for all eternity, this takes place continuously(Acts 16:25~26). No one can block a person inside the blessing of evangelism. Therefore, an evangelist has no need to worry because God takes responsibility over the evangelist’s fields. These are God’s Word and promise that are eternal.

[Prayer of the Evangelist] Dear God, thank you for calling me inside the blessing of evangelism. May I enjoy the greatest blessing of evangelism as the “me” that You made, my God-given things, in my God-given field.

New Believers and Field Minister’s Retreat Lecture 3 / April 2, 2019

[Bible Reading] Philippians 1

[Gospel Memory Verse] Revelation 1:3
Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear, and who keep what is written in it, for the time is near.