Title: Fill the Earth
Fill the earth (Genesis 1:27-28)
God created the heavens and the earth with his word, and every day he said, “It was good to see”, and on the sixth day he made man in God’s image and said, “It was very good. The text of the text tells us to be fruitful, multiply, and replenish the earth with the word of blessing that he was so pleased with. This blessing was overthrown by Adam and Eve's disobedience, and as they were expelled from the Garden of Eden, the entire human race was under a curse. After that, Cain even committed the crime of killing his brother Abel. At the time of Noah, the depravity of mankind reached its peak. Finally, God decided to judge humans with water, had Noah build an ark, and judged with a flood for 40 days and 40 days. , He completely destroyed Noah's family except for the 8 members who entered the ark. And to Noah's family who came out of the ark, God gave a rainbow as a promise that He would restore the blessings He had given to Adam and Eve after creating the heavens and the earth in the first place with the words of Genesis 9:1-2 and never to judge again (Gen. 9:11-15), when Noah's family entered and exited the ark, a wonderful blessing awaited them.
The crisis of the Korean church is aging. The church needs to be young. (1) We must pay deep attention to and invest in Sunday School education. (2) The young are rising and the older ones must now prepare to pass it on The center of the church must be young. (3) Each family must give birth to many children and evangelize. Without evangelism, there is no hope. You have to bring people who are moving in. You have to bring your scattered families with you. The New Testament word that pairs with the command to be fruitful and multiply and replenish the earth is Matthew 28:18-20, which tells us to make disciples of all nations, baptize them, and teach them to keep what Jesus said. Is everything you are doing right now difficult and difficult? By entering the ark, dwelling in Jesus, and living in the church, I pray that the church, family, and Korea will be fruitful and prosperous in 2014, filled with the earth.