Title 《Fill My House》 (January 31)
Contents
《Prayer Holy Spirit Evangelism》
(Luke 14:16-24)
(…) Jesus came to this world with the gospel of the kingdom.(…) It means that he came to preach.(…) That Jesus said in parables in today’s text. A man made a banquet, selected guests suitable for the banquet, and invited his servants.(…) When the guests refused the banquet, the master told his servants to go out into the city and call the poor, the blind, and the lame. But when the space was not occupied, I went everywhere and compelled people to fill my house.
① The owner of this feast is God.
This feast means the feast of the kingdom of God.(…) The kingdom of God begins in our hearts when we attend the feast of the master.(…) The church is a place that shows the appearance of the kingdom of God. The church is like a banquet hall to announce the kingdom of God. The church is a banquet house, and it is the Lord who hosts and invites the banquet.
② He tells me to forcefully fill my house
On the day of the feast, all those who accepted the invitation said that they could not come to the feast.(…) The master was angry and forced his servants to fill my house.(…) Forced force is not coercion. This is an appeal to the character of the other person with all sincerity. It is appealing to the other person's intelligence, to the other person's feelings, to the will, to the other person's whole personality. There must be a person who leads and a person who evangelizes.(…) Until one person came to church, there was a prayer of urging with tears, interceding, and crying out more than 10,000 times. You cannot save the soul unless you are obsessive. We have to go to the crossroads to force.
③Let's imitate servants who diligently obey their master's orders.
(…) The servants in today's text tried to visit the invited people twice, but they were all rejected. The master continues to give orders to the servants who return empty-handed. They tell me to go to the streets and alleys of the city (…) and bring them to me. When such a person comes to the party, it is natural for the quality of the party to deteriorate and become dull. Nevertheless, the servants obeyed.(…) The servants knew the heart of their master. So I obeyed and acted several times to fill the void. They're great breeds. It is important that the Lord invites the church to the feast of the kingdom of God, but it makes us realize that we need more good servants to handle the work.(…)
This year's evangelism theme is One plus One. One person compels one person to become a worshiper. (…) 1+1 is not an event. To spread our lives, to spread our faith, our hopes and our love. New Year! Let's push towards one soul to achieve 1+1! Amen.