Title: Do your job! (2 Tim. 04:1-8)
'The fall of '96 has passed and we have entered winter.
December is just over, and the new year is approaching. If you compare it to a boxing match, you played 11 out of 12 rounds. I hope we can win K.O. without losing the final round.
Dear saints, you are young! I hope December 1996 will be a year of victory.
In every race, the start is important, but the final goal is more important than that.
Not just racing, but everything.
No matter how brilliant a plan is at the beginning of the year and a good start, if it fails at the end of the year, it will be a year of failure. is to conclude
The British satirical poet gohn Heywood once said, 'Everything that ends well is all good', and I know you're right.
Graduation is more important than admission in academics, and people like them because they are older than when they are young, and to live a religious life, they must show a more mature and mature faith than when they are young. So it should be an example of faith for all young people.
The Apostle Paul realized that his fate was near.
In verse 6 of the text, “I have already been poured out like a drink offering, and the time of my departure is at hand.” It seems that he has foreseen his own destiny. He sang a triumphal song that said, 'I have fought the good fight, I have run all the way, I have kept the faith; Then he added that the crown of righteousness is reserved not only for me, but also for those who run like me.
May we all receive the crown of the one whom the Apostle Paul received today.
Verse 1.7, This is used when I fought the good fight and did my best in Greek ( ).
means you did your best whether you won or not. You may fail or lose. But even if you fail, you are not a failure. Our Lord will recognize you and reward you with a wonderful reward.
You guys have done a lot of loyalty this year. The people in charge of the choir and church school volunteer work did a lot of volunteer work. But be loyal to the end.
2. After I finished my course, the Greek word ( ) means I ran the entire course.
Some people see people who don't run the entire course and stumble halfway through. When you say you have finished running, it means that you did not give up on the way and completed it to the end. Those who give up cannot receive the prize.
The 120 priests who received the Holy Spirit received the command of Jesus. However, in fact, all 500 monks participated, but some went after two days, and then after three days, and then after five days. Unfortunately, some stayed until the 9th and left.
After waiting until the end, the Holy Spirit came and he became the founder of Christianity.
You have to wait 3 weeks for the chicks to hatch.
The way we live our life of faith today is like a marathon race. Like Philippides, the founder of the marathon race.
It must have taken a lot of strength to run 2.195 km at once, but it was a steady run without giving up. That is why the marathon race has become a symbolic race of patience, endurance, self-control, patriotism, and a sense of justice. The biggest event in the Olympic Games is the marathon.
Hebrews 3:14 If we hold fast to the end what is certain from the beginning, we will become sharp with Christ.
Hymn 364
Getting closer to my Lord is suffering like a burden on the cross, but I want to go out to the Lord while always praising my wish for tomorrow.
Even though the road to heaven is rough, it becomes the way of life. By grace, I call on Angel's Day, and I want to go out to the Lord while always praising.
3. Since you have faith, the meaning of these words can be expressed in three ways.
1) The meaning of keeping the rules of the game Just as all games have rules and we must follow the rules to win, we must obey the laws in our religious life.
We must keep the law of the Word and the law of humanity.
The law of truth and the law of ethics must be observed.
The law of doctrine and the law of morality must be obeyed. This is how you win. The church has the laws of the church. The denomination has a constitution for the denomination. All of these must be kept well.
That will be the pattern.
2) It means that you have been faithful.
The word loyalty ( ) means that sincerity is found, it originally refers to faith.
(1) Loyalty is based on truth.
(2) Quantitative meaning. It is being loyal to the little things.
Luke 16:10 As the Lord has said, he who is faithful in little things is also faithful in much. When students cheat, they may not be good at big things when they grow up. Joseph was loyal both when he was a steward in Potiphar's house and when he became prime minister of Egypt.
When you come to church, there is a charge conference, Sunday School reflection, and a choir. Be loyal wherever you are. Loyalty has to start small.
Num 12:7 “My servant Moses was a faithful man in all my house.” Today, when our Lord judges loyalty to you, you need to reflect on whether you can hear the judgment that 'He is faithful no matter what he entrusts to him.
(3) How long is the hourly wage for loyalty? There is a saying that there is a three-day period. Until the end of our lives, a person can only know after a long time with that person.
Est 16:24 Grace be with all who love our Lord Jesus Christ unchangingly. We must love unchangingly, without capriciousness.
(4) Loyalty in any circumstances.
Loyalty when circumstances are good, but changing your mind when circumstances are difficult is not loyalty.
At the beginning of the Goryeo era, Mong-ju Jeong wondered what would become of this body when it dies. It is said that this body died and died a hundred times. He was healed and his bones were exhausted, and he wondered if he could go away with a single heart, with or without a soul. May you also be loyal to the human king, and to die for the Lord who saved our lives and souls, whatever we are determined to do.
Let us reflect once more. Were You Really Loyal? Let's spend this year victorious even if we are loyal even for the last month.
3) It means you were a good steward.
It was said that stewardship teaches those who take care of the owner's household. Let's reflect on our stewardship over the past year.
Let's summarize what we saw. And let's reflect on whether we can put it before the Lord.
tidy up You have to sort it out and fix it. Let's pay off what we owe to people and welcome the new year.
Socrates is said to have died after asking his disciple to repay the chicken he owed. Some people die in debt here and there when they die. In particular, I hope that the church will promptly arrange what it owes to God. Deuteronomy 23:21 When you make a vow to your God, do not be slow to pay it; for your God and Father will surely require it of you, and if you delay, it is against you! December is the month to organize everything and plan for the new year.
You need to know that it is the month of setting up a new budget and planning for the next year after summarizing this year, organizing things to be organized, and slicing things to be cooked.
May this year be paid off with victories and welcome a great New Year.