13. September. 2019. Friday  Prayer Journal
 
The Restoration of the Church and Church Building
 
Matthew 16:18 “And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.”
 
♬Hymn for scheduled worship: Korean/English Hymnal #210 Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken (#245 in the previous version)
 
[Message Video] https://youtu.be/U8Z-qmqDsUQ
 
 The closures of churches and church buildings are rapidly becoming a global phenomenon. The remaining believers have lost their strength, and pastors regard their ministries as mere occupations. The conditions have worsened to the extent that people cannot hide their mental illnesses any longer. It is at this critical juncture that God has called you. How can you restore the church and church buildings which are crumbling down?
 
1. Discover the Reason to Stake Your Life
 In your Christian walk of faith, you must discover the reason for staking your life. The believers of the Early Church devoted all their possessions and even their own lives because they had discovered the reason. Elder Jethro took in Moses who was a fugitive as his son in-law and helped him; Rahab hid the two spies; Obadiah hid 100 prophets whom the king had ordered to be killed; and the main figures of Babylon(Daniel, Shadrach, Meshach, Abednego, and Esther) also discovered their reasons to stake their lives.
 
2.The Restoration of the Church
 You must begin by restoring the church that is a model of Heaven. Inside the church, there is no need for factions, the insistence of one’s opinions, or ideologies because it is the place where God’s people gather to worship Him and await Heaven. In addition, the church is the model to correctly explain the Three Feasts(Passover, Pentecost, and Ingathering) and the three incidents(Mt. Calvary, Mt. of Olives, and Mark’s upper room).
 
3. The Restoration of the Church Building
 The church must be restored in order for the church building to be restored. A church building that possesses a masterpiece to explain the Gospel; saves the 237 nations; and saves the Remnant culture is urgently needed. These are the reasons why church officers must stake their lives.
 
[Prayer of the Evangelist] Dear God, may I realize the reason for staking my life and restoring churches and church buildings that have crumbled down throughout the world.
 
70 Workers Training Message / April 30, 2019
 
[Bible Reading] 2 Timothy 2
 
[Gospel Memory Verse] John 15:7
If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.