Title 「Prayer and Holy Spirit Evangelism」 (January 24)
Contents
「Prayer and Holy Spirit Evangelism」
(Acts 1:6-8)
(…) There are laws in this world. If we compare the law to a road, there is a wide road and a narrow road. There is no such thing as a wide road and a narrow road. The wide road is always a narrow road for those who live narrowly.(…) The narrowest road is the law of the Holy Spirit. The laws of the Holy Spirit are so narrow that those who keep them do not break any laws. Christian pride is here.(…) The power spoken of in the Bible is not the power to strike and destroy the enemy. It's not about changing the world. What the Bible says is the power to overcome self. To change a cowardly person to become a courageous person, to face persecution and death with boldness without fear of persecution or death, to know and correct one's folly and shortcomings, and thus become true witnesses of Christ. In order to receive something more fundamental, something more fundamental is needed. First of all...
① It is to pray.
(…) The essence of Christianity is to pray first. All the saints of the early church devoted themselves to prayer. If you pray hard, you will become a church. When you pray, the Holy Spirit comes, and the Holy Spirit helps you. The saints who had run away and separated from each other gathered and prayed. When we pray, we receive the Holy Spirit. (…) We prayed in the morning, prayed together in the evening, and prayed in prison. We overcome the works of the devil such as resentment, complaints, strife, and jealousy. He overcame the forces of darkness by putting all his effort into prayer.
② You must receive the Holy Spirit.
(…) The early church, the beginning of Christianity, began with the completely mysterious work of the Holy Spirit. Herein lies the essence of Christianity.(…) When you are filled with the Holy Spirit and are controlled by the Holy Spirit, changes have taken place. First of all, it is godliness. When the Holy Spirit comes, we become reverent because we realize about the Lord. ㉡ There was a change in language. Everyone speaks in tongues. You can communicate with anyone in any country. Look at the church today, where the conversation has been cut off. In the church, language was communicated and there was a history of dialects. ㉢The knight and the target arose. When the Holy Spirit comes, the miracles and signs that the Lord has done will appear. It was a miraculous manifestation of concrete evidence of faith, love and compassion accompanied by power. It was a fruitful history of faith.
③ The power we have been given is to be witnessed.
As the praying people prayed earnestly, the Holy Spirit came upon them. Because the Holy Spirit comes upon us, we become people of power. If you receive the power, you become a witness. (…) If you have received the Word today, you must be able to love your enemies and pray for those who hate you when you leave the church door. No more hatred, jealousy, or disappointment. This is the power. This power makes us witnesses. If one person is filled with the Holy Spirit, another person will be born in Christ. 1+1 Amen.