Title: Follow Me / John 1:35-42
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The only way we can go to heaven is through the Lord Jesus Christ
There is only one way through.
But there are many ways to come to Jesus.
The words God gives us today are those who have come to Jesus.
They each show their progress.
Today, God has given us the mission of witnessing through these words.
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Dear saints,
You can approach God by listening to the Word of God.
Today, first of all, you will hear God's word, "Look at the Lamb."
Listen.
John saw Jesus and said,
"Behold! The Lamb of God."
This is the heart of the gospel.
Jesus is the Lamb of God.
The center of the message proclaimed by the prophets and apostles of the Old Testament is God’s
Lamb Jesus.
"Purple!"
This is the scripture that testifies about me.
All sermons have one theme.
Jesus Christ is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world
will be
What the Bible testifies about is Jesus Christ.
The Old Testament is about the coming Christ, and the New Testament is about the coming Christ.
These are the words of promise that testify about the coming Christ.
"Behold, the Lamb of God [36]"
These words are the central message of those who preach Christ.
As all the stars revolve around the North Star, all pastors
Must always refer to Christ, point to him
it must not be
What John testified, 'Behold, the Lamb of God'
It shows that he has his eyes fixed on the Lord alone.
So he discovered that Jesus was the Son of God.
Jesus is the Christ because we have our eyes fixed on you,
I knew that I was the Lamb of God.
He came to pave the way for the Lord.
Jesus showed it to the prophet who was preparing his way
you showed
Today, with humility, faith, and hope, Jesus
He appears to those who look forward to the coming and prepare for it.
Jesus is the Lamb of God.
As the sacrifice of Christ, exemplified by the Passover Lamb,
The character is well expressed in these words.
The Passover commemorates the great deliverance of the Exodus from Egypt
The Lamb was the ransom offering to avoid inevitable destruction.
Salvation from our inevitable destruction and the sin that caused it,
For this, Jesus shed blood.
"Behold, the Lamb of God."
Let's look to the Lamb Jesus.
When we do that, we can get to know Jesus well.
As long as we live in this world, we should always pay attention to
Jesus Christ.
'Listen'
Two of John's disciples heard John's words referring to Christ.
I heard.[37]
Often we lack the wisdom to listen.
Faith comes from hearing.
A wise man has ears bigger than his mouth.
Let's listen to the word of God.
Those who listen to the word of God cannot come to God.
There is.
Because you will soon hear that Jesus is the Christ.
This is the gospel.
He who listens hears the gospel, the good news.
We hear the good news of salvation through Jesus Christ.
In this day and age, when we hear a lot of sermons, we
There is a danger of neglecting the preaching of the Word.
But if we listen carefully to the word of God,
You will experience conversion.
When the two disciples of John heard the Christ that John testified of, they
As we follow, those who hear the word of God
Follow me.
Following Jesus is the true purpose of listening to the sermon.
Jesus asked the two disciples who followed him.
'What are you looking for?'
This question is also addressed to us today.
What do you ask of Jesus?
Perhaps this question is terrifying to you personally.
I do not know.
But when you ask Jesus' question, 'What are you looking for?'
You must be honest about your motives.
Are you really following Jesus for yourself?
Or do you follow him for Jesus' sake?
'What are you looking for?'
The disciples who followed Jesus answered.
“Rabbi, where are you?”
This means 'we want to know more about you' and
It's like.
When Jesus asked, “What are you looking for?” Andrew asked the teacher.
He said he wished to know more.
Isn't this one of our hopes?
Saints!
Let's all praise our hope.
Let's sing 506 together. [Want to know more about Jesus]
1. The desire to know more about Jesus is the great and wide grace and
I long to know the love you redeemed
Refrain: My Lifelong Wish My Lifelong Wish
I long to know the love you redeemed
2. The Holy Spirit became the teacher and taught the truth
May you understand the holy will and come to know Jesus.
3. Under the influence of the Holy Spirit, I learned the word of God
Every word of that word is a lesson in my heart.
4. The throne where Jesus is is surrounded by glory.
The Prince of Peace has come, and his kingdom is prosperous.
The desire to know more about Jesus is always the result of true conversion.
Evidence.
Our life of faith comes from our desire to know Jesus more.
That is why we are imitating Jesus little by little every day.
In this way, to those who desire to know more about Jesus, the Lord
You say come.
Saints!
You have come before God in response to this invitation to come.
It's people.
You knew that Jesus was a Christian.
And I saw death before you.
I know that I am a sinner
I knew you were gone.
I knew that God loved me, and I knew that He chose me.
I knew, and I knew that Jesus was God.
His death is for me, and I believe in him through his resurrection.
I also knew that I was outside of death.
Knowing all these things through the faith of confessing Jesus as the Christ
it has been
Saints!
Especially new students!
Now we all have eternal life in Jesus.
We are not dead, we are living.
A living person must do something.
Jesus saw the life in us through faith
He says, “Follow me.”
It invites us to a higher level of faith.
All of today's words are important.
It is very important to see.
Seeing is the beginning of awareness.
It is especially important to look to Jesus.
Until we get to the kingdom of God, no, we can't wait for Jesus
have to look
We must look to Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith.
He is an eternal example for all of us.
But we can all just look at him and follow his example.
We do not try to apply it to our lives.
That is why there is no real progress in faith.
It's like a painter looking at the object he is painting every day.
Isn't that our belief?
Listening is important.
Jesus' words are the truth.
Listening to eternal truth is the way to life.
Faith comes through hearing these words of truth
because of.
But faith that hears only and does not act is not right.
We do not act because there is no truth in us.
It is important to come and see.
It is the gate to confirm heaven through meeting.
This is because we confirm the reality of heaven and practice that life.
But when this becomes ritual, you only step on the threshold.
The Word given to us today describes the stages of faith.
However, none of these steps can be omitted.
Seeing, hearing, and coming are the eternal foundations of the Christian life.
Because it is an ongoing process.
We must always look to Christ.
Because he is our example.
We must always listen to the word of God.
The Word of God is the food and truth that nourishes our spirit.
because of.
We must always come before the Lord.
This is because we need to reflect ourselves before the Lord and heal ourselves.
But you should not stay here.
Now we need a life of following Christ.
Today's text is about the fact that Jesus first met the detergent
record.
In Matthew 4:18-22, when he called Andrew and Peter, he said to them:
You say.
"Follow me, so that I may make you fishers of men.
I will."
The meaning of these words is that the life of a disciple is a life of preaching.
Says.
Making people disciples of Jesus Christ is what Jesus called us to do.
It tells you what the purpose is.
Therefore, saints!
It is important to take Jesus Christ as an example and to imitate him.
It is important to listen to him.
Because life is there.
Church attendance is important.
Because we are all citizens of heaven.
But go one step further and follow Jesus
In other words, you have to do the disciple-making of people.
Because that's what Jesus expects of us.
Saints!
Let's look to Jesus.
Let us heed his words.
Let's diligently lead a life of faith through the church
Above all, let us be zealous in making disciples.
In particular, those of you who have led new friends this year,
Do your best.
Because it is the best investment for yourself.
Thank you for having the welcome worship service for new students before God today.
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Welcome to all new students.
Through Beophwan Church, you have participated in the life of heaven together.
Look to Jesus Christ.
Listen carefully to the word of God.
Your faith will grow.
Don't neglect church attendance.
And go one step further and participate in the life of sharing.
Become a follower of Christ who makes disciples of others now
wish.
Because Jesus said to follow me.
Through today's Word, we met the Messiah like Peter.
May we become saints who confess that we have heard his words.
wish.
And the disciple who completely obeys the word of Christ for the rest of his life
I really hope you will.
“Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.”