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※ Bible: 2Timohy 4:9-13
※ Title: In the Lord's Work.
You will be very busy today, the first week after the holiday, but I respect, love, and thank you for coming to the Daeso Church to worship the Lord with Mieum, who loves the Lord. Therefore, I bless you in your name that you bless you with good things.
Today, I will speak under the title In the Lord's Work. I hope God will work and grace you while your words are delivered. People move according to their interests. Why does he live there? There's nothing you're curious about. Because living there is the most beneficial thing for him. Therefore, I would like to encourage you to be beneficial to the Lord's work.
Therefore, in the Gospel of Mark 8:34-35,
(Mk 8:34) Then he called the crowd to him along with his disciples and said: "If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.
(Mk 8:35) For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me and for the gospel will save it.
That's what he said.
Paul, who is also an apostle, said in 13:11-14 in Romans,
(Rom 13:11) And do this, understanding the present time. The hour has come for you to wake up from your slumber, because our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed.
(Rom 13:12) The night is nearly over; the day is almost here. So let us put aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light.
(Rom 13:13) Let us behave decently, as in the daytime, not in orgies and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and debauchery, not in dissension and jealousy.
(Rom 13:14) Rather, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and do not think about how to gratify the desires of the sinful nature.
That's what he said.
I'm telling you again. The purpose of the church is to save the soul, the church is the workplace of the Lord, and the work of the Lord conveys the gospel of Jesus to more people, so it is an honor to God to be saved and saved. Therefore, I bless you in the name of the Lord to be a beneficial person for your work and to be welcomed by our Lord, the poison creator of God.
Now, I'm going to listen to the voice of the Lord while reading God's words to us today.
● The 9th verse.
(2Tim 4:9) Do your best to come to me quickly,
That's what he says. When Paul was last imprisoned in Rome, Paul senses that his death is not far away.
In verse 6,
(2Tim 4:6) For I am already being poured out like a drink offering, and the time has come for my departure.
That's what they say.
So he wanted to see his son Timothy, who was born with his faith. I want to see it again. That's right. Dimod was the only one I wanted to see again at the last minute of Paul's ministry life. What's wrong? Because he is an unforgettable useful person for Paul's ministry.
Some people are afraid of seeing each other again. But Dimod was the one I wanted to see again at the last minute. What's wrong? Because he was a beneficial person to the Lord's work. Therefore, I bless you in your name so that you can be a person who is beneficial to your work and wants to see your servant again.
● 10 verses.
(2Tim 4:10) for Demas, because he loved this world, has deserted me and has gone to Thessalonica. Crescens has gone to Galatia, and Titus to Dalmatia.
That's what they say. These are the names of those who left Paul with nails stuck in Paul's chest. It is said that they loved the world and abandoned Paul and went to Thessaloniga. In particular, Dema loved the world and abandoned me and went to Thessaloniga.
Thessalonica is the second largest Greek city after Athens and the center of the Greek Macedonian region. Therefore, it is a developmental and convenient city. But in Matthew 16:24, our Lord said,
(Mt 16:24) Then Jesus said to his disciples, "If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.
That's what she said.
What is religious life? I believe that it is a life of following the Lord with a cross. However, foolish people want to be honored while working in the church and enjoy the pleasure. Therefore, I miss the world. I envy the world. I'm trying to apply the world method while setting up a budget. But you should definitely know. The world is the world and faith is faith. Church work is based on faith.
Therefore, Joshua, the general of faith, said at 24:15,
(Josh 24:15) But if serving the LORD seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your forefathers served beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are But as for me and my household, we will serve the LORD."
That's what he says.
But Dema loves the world, so he abandoned me and went to Thessaloniga. It's such a pity. To say that you abandoned me here means that you abandoned your faith. Also, he uses Galadia for greige. Where is Galadia? Galadia is currently said to be the central Anatolian highlands of Turkey. He went there to become a head rather than a tail.
Also, Dido went to Dalmatia. Dalmatia is said to be part of the southern part of Illurgon, part of the Roman administrative district in the northwest mountainous region of the Greek Peninsula. He has a strong desire to dominate, so he chose the powerful side over the gospel. However, Pastor E.W. Blandy, a prayer man, wrote hymns 324 chapters 2-4 verses.
2. I'll go with Him through the gar-den, I'll go with Him through the gar-den,
I'll go with Him through the gar-den, I'll go with Him, with Him all the way.
Where he leads me I will fol-low, where he leads me I will fol-low,
Where he leads me I will fol-low, I'll go with Him with Him all the way.
3. I'll go with Him through the judg-ment, I'll go with Him through the judg-ment,
I'll go with Him through the judg-ment, I'll go with Him, with Him all the way.
Where he leads me I will fol-low, where he leads me I will fol-low,
Where he leads me I will fol-low, I'll go with Him with Him all the way.
4. He will give me grace and glo-ry, He will give me grace and glo-ry,
He will give me grace and glo-ry, And go with me, with me all the way.
Where he leads me I will fol-low, where he leads me I will fol-low,
Where he leads me I will fol-low, I'll go with Him with Him all the way.
That's what they say. Therefore, I want you to feel uncomfortable when you follow the Lord, not convenience.I bless you in the name of the Lord to be a satisfied saint.
● The 11th verse.
(2Tim 4:11) Only Luke is with me. Get Mark and bring him with you, because he is helpful to me in my ministry.
That's what he says. Nuga, a man of faith, is a disciple of Jesus and one of the four gospels, who records the gospel and is a doctor, but he is an apostle who records the apostle's deeds with Paul, the apostle of the gospel until the end.
Therefore, Paul informs Timothy that someone is with him, and bring Maga when you come, for he is beneficial to my work. That's what he says. I want to see it one last time. Magado is one of the 12 disciples of the Lord and an apostle who recorded the gospel. He was a beneficial person to Paul's work. What is Paul's job? It is the preaching of the gospel of Jesus.
Timothy, Nougat, and Maga recorded the gospel, and Jesus was a beneficial person in conveying the savior's If you read a little more, there are people who harm the Lord's work. However, it is written in the Bible that Timothy, Nougat, and Maga were beneficial to the Lord's work.
Meanwhile, in the Gospel of Mark 14:21,
(Mk 14:21) The Son of Man will go just as it is written about him. But woe to that man who betrays the Son of Man! It would be better for him if he had not been born."
That's what he said.
That's right. Judas, who is Garyot, was a better person than not in the Lord's work. What's wrong? This is because he is a person who thinks that other people's loyalty is wasted. He was a person who didn't even do it and wouldn't let others do it.
If you look at Matthew 26:6-9...
(Mt 26:6) While Jesus was in Bethany in the home of a man known as Simon the Leper,
(Mt 26:7) a woman came to him with an alabaster jar of very expensive perfume, which she poured on his head as he was reclining at the table.
(Mt 26:8) When the disciples saw this, they were indignant. "Why this waste?" they asked.
(Mt 26:9) "This perfume could have been sold at a high price and the money given to the poor."
That's what it says. That's right. He doesn't do it, but he doesn't let anyone else do it.
It's better not to have such a person.
The most shocking news in the United States in 1956 was the murder of five young Americans in Ecuador, South America. Five young Christian people, including Jim Elliott, who graduated from Whitten University, the prestigious U.S. Christian university at the time, left for missionary work of Ecuador's last remaining cannibal, the Aucas.
At that time, the U.S. government and seminary colleagues opposed and prevented them from leaving for areas that were too dangerous, but five young people shook off everyone's dissuasion and visited the land. However, five of them were brutally murdered by the Aucas five days after they reached the nearby beach where the Aucas lived. He was killed even before he could properly preach the gospel.
When recovering their bodies, their pockets were loaded with bullets and were stabbed to death by a window without using them. At that time, American media reported their murder in anger. Life magazine and Time magazine, which were famous at the time, reported the deaths of young people under the title What a Waste? He pointed out that it was reckless for young people who were promising in the future to enter the dangerous area and serve as missionaries.
The media said their vain deaths were a waste of nationality as well as individuals and families. The media interviewed the families of competitively murdered young people. A reporter from Time magazine interviewed Jim Elliott's wife Elizabeth and started talking again, "What waste is this?" Then, Elizabeth, Jim's wife, said, "No! What do you mean waste?" Why do you say that?
Don't say things like that. My husband, Jim Elliott, has been preparing for this moment since childhood. He prepared his whole life to approach the lost soul and preach the gospel, and after living like that, he went to God's side. Is this a waste? Don't ever call my husband's death a waste again."
The wives of the murdered young people organized a mission to evangelize the Aucas.And we went into Ecuador. Over the years, the Aucas have come to accept the gospel. Now, 65 years later, pastors from the Aucas have also emerged, and now they are organizing their own missionary groups to preach the gospel.
Since then, the story of that time has been made into a movie and screened under the title of "Changkkeut." That's right. Then what kind of people are you? I hope you are indispensable to the Lord's work. I bless you in the name of the Lord.
● 12-13 verse.
(2Tim 4:12) I sent Tychicus to Ephesus.
(2Tim 4:13) When you come, bring the cloak that I left with Carpus at Troas, and my scrolls, especially the parchments.
What kind of person are you?
If you look at Colossians 4:7,
(Col 4:7) Tychicus will tell you all the news about me. He is a dear brother, a faithful minister and fellow servant in the Lord.
That's what I'm introducing.
He left the side of Paul, the beloved and respected apostle for the Church of Epheso. This is because the spread of the gospel came first. When you come, bring the outerwear I put in the house of Dragha Gabo, and the book is specially written on leather paper. He does. Older Paul seems to have had a hard time overcoming the cold in prison.
And I missed your words. That's right. I believe your servant is the ones who gain strength from words. Therefore, I bless you in the name of the Lord, for you to be close to the word.
● 14-15 verses.
(2Tim 4:14) Alexander the metalworker did me a great deal of harm. The Lord will repay him for what he has done.
(2Tim 4:15) You too should be on your guard against him, because he strongly opposed our message.
That's what he says. I wish I had no teeth.That's right.
Why did Alexander, a copper craftsman, do that? I don't know how he did it, but he has done Paul a lot of harm, and he has done Paul many times. Paul speaks firmly about this. The LORD will pay him back as he has done, so you should be careful of him.
I planted pumpkins in the front field, and Kwon Jeong-heon planted sweet potatoes, and I think I'll pick a lot of pumpkins and dig up sweet potatoes worth eating. Because autumn has come. In other words, I believe that Alexander, who has done a lot of harm to Paul, the servant of the Lord, will receive what he has done when the time comes.
That's right. I believe your loyalty is by no means a hubby. Therefore, I bless you in the name of the Lord that you will plant many good seeds toward God's temple.
● I mean 16-17 verses.
(2Tm 4:16) At my first defense, no one came to my support, but everyone deserted me. May it not be held against them.
(2Tm 4:17) But the Lord stood at my side and gave me strength, so that through me the message might be fully proclaimed and all the Gentiles might hear it. And I was delivered from the lion's mouth.
That's what he said.
Paul is also locked in prison. I was also tried. But at that time, he says that no one defended for him. While reading this Bible, I realized how happy I am a pastor. There are a lot of people who helped me with yin and yang when I was in trouble.
Therefore, I was not envious of the pastor with many church members. I wasn't jealous of the pastor who rode a good car. There were always elders, deaconesses, and butlers who told me by my side and helped me in yin and yang. I'm going to keep it in my mind and pay it back with prayer. The pastors envy me, too.
Paul stands by me and gives me strength, so that the declared words are fully spread to all strangers. I was held back from the mouth of a lion. That's what he said. That's right. I believe that God is responsible for your servant and that the saints are protected by God.
Therefore, I am not afraid of anything or anyone. We believe that the Lord is by our side. According to Revelation 4:8, John the Apostle experienced this grace in the exile of Batmo Island.
(Rv 4:8) Each of the four living creatures had six wings and was covered with eyes all around, even under his wings. Day and night they never stop saying: "Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty, who was, and is, and is to c
He testified that he praised the Lord.
That's right. A pastor who has received this grace is honored by the sky of Paul, who climbed to the Three-story War, if he wants this grace, believe in Jesus soon. He sings, "Let's praise the Lord forever by calling Hallelujah vigorously, full of glory in the sky and glory in my heart." Therefore, I bless you in the name of the Lord to experience God by your side.
● The 18th verse.
(2Tm 4:18) The Lord will rescue me from every evil attack and will bring me safely to his heavenly kingdom. To him be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
That's what he says. That's right. I believe that you save him from evil.
In Psalms 91:2-3, David experiences God and confesses like this.
(Ps 91:2) I will say of the LORD, "He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust."
(Ps 91:3) Surely he will save you from the fowler's snare and from the deadly pestilence.
I testify that. That's right. No matter how long the wicked wait in front of us, God will give us a way to avoid and save us.
What's wrong? Because we are the people of God. That's right. I believe that even if COVID-19 seems to swallow all Korean churches, it will never happen.
You'll all wait and see. God is alive. I believe that God will protect those who are beneficial to your work and build a church that is beneficial to your work. Aman!
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