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※ Bible: Deuteronomy 20:1-9
※ Title: Believe that God is with you.
Today, the third week of May, I love and respect you who come to Daeso Church and worship with me in Juan. I bless you in the name of the Lord that he will respond to you with the blessings of heaven. Today, I will tell you with the title of "Believe in God's presence."
That's right. I believe that faith is faith that believes in God's I remembered something that happened when I just entered middle school last Tuesday morning while praying. And then the voice of God came to my mind. You minister, believe that God is with you. That's what she said. I was so happy when I heard that voice.
I felt like the world was all mine. I sang a hymn without realizing it. It goes faster because of this wind and waves. It goes faster because of this wind and waves. The preacher heard my hymn and said, "Amen!" I was really happy. The middle school I went to in the neighborhood where I was born was about 25 li away. At first, I walked around. And later, I had to ride a bicycle.
So I learned how to ride a bicycle. At first, my sister held me. My sister was holding me, so I rode my bike with ease. When I rode it for a while, I thought my sister was holding me, but after a long time, I was riding it alone. My sister put it down. I succeeded in riding a bicycle.
However, he was proud of his beloved brother riding a bicycle alone and was still watching. From then on, I went to school by bicycle. I can't forget the lovely eyes of my sister who was watching me that day. That's right. My sister contributed a lot to my commute by bicycle.
That's not all. My sister was really nice compared to me. She was a nice sister who accepted my complaints no matter what. She was a very thankful sister. Even when I first started going to church, my sister did well without asking. They encouraged me that I did a good job.
Even now, one of the people who is most fortunate and happy that I am a pastor is my sister. I thought that I should visit my sister soon if I have time and say thank you for that time. Yes, and now, looking back on the past...I believe that the only person who can be thankful.
As I said in the beginning, God came to my heart last Tuesday morning.You pastor! Trust me to be with you.He did. And he made me read what he said today. Now, I'm going to read the words with you and share the benefits.
● Verse 1.
(Dt 20:1) When you go to war against your enemies and see horses and chariots and an army greater than yours, do not be afraid of them, because the LORD your God, who brought you up out of Egypt, will be with you.
That's what he said. That's right. This is the basis and essence of the Christian faith.
Therefore, I believe that faith is faith to believe in God's presence.
● You go to war again your enemies. That's right. The world we have is like a battlefield full of enemies. I don't know if it's close. The world we live in is, in a way...Everywhere is like a minefield. So the elderly should come to their senses. He said it's the world where you cut your nose when you close your eyes if you don't get it together.
You have to be especially careful of people who do it for free. You should be careful of people who overdo it. The thief of the soul steals my soul by pulling me up. He speaks so well that it's amazing. I do everything I can to separate you from the pastor. But God says in today's speech, seehors and chariots and an army greater than yours, do not be afraid of them.
Counting is important in fighting. But you need to be afraid. Because...? Because God is with us. I'll read the words. The LORD your God, who broke you up out of Egypt, will be with you. Yes, God is behind Christians.
Therefore, I believe that you should be careful and careful when dealing with Christians. Because...?Because they are the children of God who call God the Father. A father is always on the side of his children. I'm like that for me. The father says today. You go to war against your enemies and see horses and chariots and an army greater than yours, do not be afraid of them.
● Verse 2 and 3.
(Dt 20:2) When you are about to go into battle, the priest shall come forward and address the army.
(Dt 20:3) He shall say: "Hear, O Israel, today you are going into battle against your enemies. Do not be fainthearted or afraid; do not be terrified or give way to panic before them.
That's what they said.
Don't be afraid of your heart.Don't be afraid. Don't be nervous.Don't be surprised. So what do you want me to do? I mean, believe in God. It means to believe in God, as children believe in their fathers, as patients believe in doctors, and as sheep believe in herdsmen.
●Today's era is called the era of uncertainty.
Therefore, people feel anxious and nervous in their minds. I'm nervous even if he's nice to me. I'm nervous even if I can't. So I suffer from fear. Because I don't have faith.
●This is when the Golden Gate Bridge, located in the Straits of Golden Gate, California, was built. Every day, the workers fall and die.
After thinking about it, when a net was installed to support it if it fell, no one fell. Because...? It's because I'm sure I won't die even if I fall. That's right. This week, no matter what you do, God will protect you. Protect him. You help me. Believe in the blessing, God will grant it.
So I'm sure you'll do well. Because...? I hope you have a good week. Because he worshiped the Lord with all his heart. I'm not going to get COVID-19. Even if you get caught, you'll easily overcome it. Because...? Because God supports you and excludes you.
So John... In John 14:1-3.
(Jn 14:1) "Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me.
(Jn 14:2) In my Father's house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you.
(Jn 14:3) And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am.
That's what he said.
● Verse 4-9.
(Dt 20:4) For the LORD your God is the one who goes with you to fight for you against your enemies to give you victory."
(Dt 20:5) The officers shall say to the army: "Has anyone built a new house and not dedicated it? Let him go home, or he may die in battle and someone else may dedicate it.
(Dt 20:6) Has anyone planted a vineyard and not begun to enjoy it? Let him go home, or he may die in battle and someone else enjoy it.
(Dt 20:7) Has anyone become pledged to a woman and not married her? Let him go home, or he may die in battle and someone else marry her."
(Dt 20:8) Then the officers shall add, "Is any man afraid or fainthearted? Let him go home so that his brothers will not become disheartened too."
(Dt 20:9) When the officers have finished speaking to the army, they shall appoint commanders over it.
That's what he says.
You have an army that is defeated without fighting a war. It's a frightened army. It's an army that takes care of my greed regardless of other people.
●When I was young, when I evangelized in church, the word that was not missed was "Trust Jesus and go to heaven." At that time, people thought that if the benefits of believing in Jesus were to die and go to heaven, they could believe it a little later when they were older.
Is the only benefit of faith in Jesus dying and going to heaven?Are there no benefits while living in this land? I thought hard while praying. That's right. There's the most powerful benefit that Christians enjoy living on this land. It's prayer.
Prayer response is the most powerful weapon for the saint. If you ask me for anything in my name, I will do it. That's what he promised me. I believe this.
●This happened when missionaries first came into our country and preached the gospel. A poor farmer living in Jeongju, North Pyongan Province, visited the missionary after hearing rumors that the missionary sold new drugs and Old Testament.
And I asked. I heard that you are selling new drugs and old drugs because my family died of an infectious disease. I begged you to sell some good medicine if you had any. This is because a sudden epidemic started in the neighborhood and many people died. At that time, in the United States, an antibiotic called penicillin was commercialized and was having a great effect.
The missionary gave me penicillin and said, "This drug was invented recently, and it's a very good antibiotic, so if you use it... You will soon recover from your illness," he said. The farmer asked for the price, thinking it would be very expensive. The missionary told me to take it without paying because it was just free.
The farmer, who wondered, said thank you and left the missionary's house. The farmer thought on his way. If it's such a good medicine, it's going to have to be very expensive, but if it's free, it's a fake medicine that doesn't work." As the farmer left the house, he threw the precious medicine on the ground and rubbed it with his feet.
And it was a great opportunity for him and his whole family to be cured of the terrible epidemic, but the foolish farmer missed the opportunity... What a pity. Everyone! What do you think of today's words? I bless you in the name of the Lord for believing in God without thinking about Sohol.
I guess so. There's a story about the opposite. Baek Sa-gyeom, who lives in Jeongju, North Pyongan Province, Yeongsi, was a shaman. He was suffering from a fever. A Christian living in the neighborhood shouted at him. White witch! Stop acting like a witch. Trust Jesus and go to heaven I don't want to see my kids screw up. Stop being a shaman and believe in Jesus."
The white shaman whose pride was hurt is...! You punk! You go to heaven! You go, heaven or white," he said, and drove him away. Strangely, however, whenever I fell asleep, I kept hearing the sound of "trust in Jesus and go to heaven. Trust in Jesus so that your children won't fail."
He had no choice but to go to the missionary and talk about the situation. I listened to the gospel and accepted Jesus.
After that day, Baek Sa-gyeom's heart came to Pyeonggang. The fever disappeared like a wash. When he believed in Jesus, he evangelized hard and served faithfully in church work. When the missionary sweated and built bricks to build the church, but failed to complete the church, he sold all of his messengers and dedicated them to building the church.
People around him called him crazy. The missionary helped his son grow up in the gospel, sent him to school to educate him, and later to study in the United States. The White Witch son graduated from Parker University in the United States, from Princeton Theological Seminary and graduate school. I got a Ph.D. in philosophy from Yale University.
He is Dr. Baek Nak-jun, a master of Korean Christianity who served as the president of Yonsei University and the first Minister of Education in Korea. His father's faith and determination blessed and saved his descendants from generation to generation. Amen...!
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