Title: Jesus I Met
Contents
Title: I Met Jesus
Bible: 4:19-21
2007. 10.7. day
Howard Snyder (Professor, Tyndale Theological Seminary, Canada) emphasized that there are four types of evangelism.
* Conversion evangelism - preaching the gospel to unbelievers so that they can believe in Jesus
* Discipleship evangelism- It refers to discipling those who have been converted.
* Justice Evangelism - To implement social justice by dealing with important justice issues in the world, poverty, environment, racism, abuse of women and children, war, militarism, etc.
* Cultural Evangelism-Creating a new company name and culture through the truth of God
1. I must first meet the Lord.
The most important thing when we evangelize is that we must first meet God and then meet Jesus. The Lord said, 'Ye shall be thy witnesses.' A witness is a person who sees, hears, feels and speaks at the scene. But if someone who wasn't there and didn't know anything about it speaks about it, it's a false and false witness.
Therefore, in order for us to evangelize, we must first meet God and then Jesus. Dear saints, I pray that you will first meet Jesus and then meet God.
So, in today's text, Peter and John said, "We cannot but speak what we have seen and heard." to testify that I hope that the Jesus you met, testify to God.
Yes)
Then one day, he was sent to the police station over a trivial matter. I stayed there for a month or two, and while I was out, my wife ran away. After he was released from prison, he went to his wife's house to find his wife. However, he did not see his wife at his in-laws, and his in-laws also hated him. He made a decision. He said he would kill his wife if he met him, so he put a small knife in his arms and went. I met my father-in-law and told him to take my wife, but the father-in-law scolded me, saying I would rather take my daughter. At this time, he pulled out a knife from his bosom and stabbed the craftsman. However, the craftsman escaped and fortunately he was not injured. Then he decides to set fire to his in-laws' house tonight and kill them all. And finally, I came down to my hometown to meet my mother, who was still in my hometown, and say hello. I reserved a train ticket at 11:30 pm and came home to meet my mother and say hello. And I fell asleep a little. At this time, he has an amazing mystical experience.
A wagon that flashed in the sky came down and told him to ride it, and he got on it, and the wagon went up to the sky in an instant. And as you ride the carriage, you will see heaven and hell.
And in the end, in the presence of Jesus, he sees all the sins he has committed so far. He then repents of many sins. And he said that if you save him just once, he will trust Jesus and live a good life. Then Jesus said, ‘Tell everyone what you have seen and heard now. I will leave it to you.’ I sent him away.
From this point on, he begins to testify vividly of what he will see and hear at that time. He traveled all over the country to testify in many countries around the world. Now, he has established the Daniel Prayer Center in Gokseong and has become an elder who spreads the gospel to many people.
Therefore, dear saints! You must meet God and meet Jesus. Then I can evangelize.
2. I must first receive the filling of the Holy Spirit.
Second, we must receive the power of evangelism. To do this, you must be filled with the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is power. When we preach the Gospel, we face many difficulties, and when we do, we become easily frustrated and discouraged and give up on evangelism. However, if you receive the Holy Spirit and receive power, you can do power evangelism without giving up on evangelism.
“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judah and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth. do.”
Look at the disciples. Before receiving the Holy Spirit, they were all hiding in the upper room, rather than preaching because they were afraid. But when they received the Holy Spirit, it was different. I went out and preached the gospel. It didn't end with what was said. ability has been exercised.
If we look at the background of today's text, it is as follows.
Peter and John were going up the temple during the ninth hour of prayer, and there was a lame man from birth and they begged. But at that time they had no money. So they healed the sick in the name of Jesus.
“Silver and gold I do not have,” Peter said, “but what I have I give you; in the name of Jesus of Nazareth, rise and walk.” And immediately he gained strength in his feet and ankles, and he got up and began to walk. Then they went into the temple and praised God. Hallelujah!
Because of this, people began to flock to the disciples, and because of this, 5,000 people a day repented and returned.
“Many of those who heard the word believed; and the number of men was about five thousand.”
But because of this, they were drawn to the rulers. And the chief priests and scribes ask Peter. “By what authority and by what name did you do these things?” Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to the chief priests without exasperation.
“In the name of Jesus of Nazareth, whom you crucified and whom God raised from the dead, this man is made well. This Jesus has become the cornerstone of the house, the stone rejected by you builders. Salvation can be found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to us by which we must be saved.”
When the disciples saw this, the high priests were astonished. I thought they were originally fishermen and ignorant people, but they speak better than any orator in the world, and they speak better about God than any theologian, scribe, or priest. Send me out. The famous words of Peter at that time are the words of the text we read today.
“Judge whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you rather than to God. We cannot but speak of what we have seen and heard.”
This is the evangelism of the Holy Spirit.
Dear saints,
You must be filled with the Holy Spirit in order to do power evangelism. Therefore, I pray that you first receive the filling of the Holy Spirit and evangelize.
3. I must first live a holy life.
Third, if we want to do evangelism, we must first live a holy life. So, we need to evangelize our lives.
Ex)-- Apple conduction
There was an old lady who sold apples. Although the church members evangelized countless times, Auntie was an impregnable castle. One day, the old woman left the church with a bible hymn on her face. The church members asked the old woman with a surprised expression.
‘How did you decide to come to church?’
Her answer was this.
‘There was a gentleman who stopped by our store three times a week. He always bought ugly, wilted apples. So I'm sorry and gave you a few more apples Then he was very strict and told him never to be sorry. He said he was going to eat it right now, so it's okay if it's not fresh and a little rotten. I told them to sell the good and fresh ones to someone else. I have developed respect for him. Then one day, he asked me if I would go to church with him, so if he was the God he believed in, then I should also believe, so I followed him.’
This is the evangelism of the holy life. Why are so many people against Jesus? Because of those who believe in Jesus. The world identifies those who believe in Jesus and Jesus. Of course, how can Jesus and those who believe in Jesus be the same? However, since non-believers see people and believe in Jesus, those who believe in Jesus must set an example by living the same holy life as Jesus.
“Be holy, because I am holy.”
Jesus Himself said
“By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.”
When we treat the world with love, the world will believe that we are Jesus' disciples and will obey what we say.
I hope you will give the best love to those you will evangelize this time. Be too kind, devoted, and friendly. So, please be sure to evangelize and save even one soul.
Therefore, dear saints!
From now on, I hope that you will live a good and holy life with your words and deeds in your life, showing love to your neighbors.
conclusion
Evangelism doesn't mean that anyone believes in Jesus just because they preach the gospel regardless of their life. I have work to do first.
1) I hope that I will meet God first and then meet Jesus and testify of Jesus.
2) First of all, please believe in the filling of the Holy Spirit and evangelize with that power.
3) I sincerely pray that you first lead a holy life and evangelize by setting an example with your own life.