Title [December New Moon] That person is the end
Contents
* Text: Matthew 21:28-32
* Title: “The end is that person.”
* Date of writing: November 30, 2009
* Sermon Location: Ansan Sujeong (12/1)
# Importance of the end //
* This morning, with the title “That person is the end” /
& God's Word! Let me prove it.
* There is now one month left in December of 2009.
- It really feels like yesterday / that this year has passed, // it has already been 11 months.
** Last month December!! - More important than the last 11 months.
- “The end is more important than the beginning.”
* If you look at the life of Jesus / you can see that.
** Jesus came to this earth / lived for 33 years.
- But until the age of 30 / Bible writers don't really care.
- Out of all the four Gospels, there are only two or three stories / that relate to before the age of 30.
- And from the age of thirty to the age of thirty-three!! // Full of stories from the last three years.
** But do you know what is even more surprising? (Even in the story of those three years)
- It is said that two-thirds of the four Gospels / are [Story of the Week of Suffering] a week before the death of Jesus.
** what? - It's teaching us how important the [End] is... /
# Summary of text content //
* If you look at today's text, // this is the story.
- A father, the owner of a vineyard, had [two sons].
- The grapes were ripening.
- The father orders his two sons to go immediately / 'go to work in the vineyard'.
** Then, the eldest son / said “yes” and said he was going, but he didn’t.
- On the other hand, the second son / said he was not going, and went to work.
*** The eldest son did well at first. / But the younger son did well in the end.
* Everyone! / “Because that person is the end.”
** In that sense, this 2009 that God has given us!
- How to decorate the end?
- What's the best way to spend the rest of the month?
** This morning / looking at his younger son / I am trying to find out the secret.
* Everyone! / What was the last thing the younger son did?
- It ended / with [doing what pleases my father].
- It ended / with [doing the will of the father].
** Then, in today's text / What was the Father's will, what pleases the Father?
- Sons going into the vineyard / working!!
& That was his will / and he was pleased.
** So, what does it mean / to work in a vineyard?
# Evangelize //
1. First, to work in a vineyard = [evangelism]. Evangelize!!
* In this parable / [vineyard] is likened to “the kingdom of heaven” “heaven.”
- The eldest son at first ‘appeared to be obedient’ / but said he was going / and in the end he didn’t.
- The second son / said he wouldn't go, / after that he repented / and went.
** After that! / Our Jesus / is drawing this conclusion. (second half of verse 31)
“Truly I say to you, publicans and prostitutes will enter the kingdom of God before you.”
* Even after struggling to follow the Lord for three years / there is a Judas who ends up in hell,
- There are robbers who end up going to heaven after committing a lifelong robbery, right?
** What's the blessing? After all, the vineyard - to enter the kingdom of God! / A good ending is a blessing.
- Today we // have to get others to repent / and eventually enter the vineyard.
& There is a great mission.
* Everyone! / [Life] / is the most precious thing.
- In this world, / There is nothing more precious than [Life]... / There is nothing, right?
* Some Arab got lost in the desert.
- Now you have run out of food and you are starving to death. / I'm exhausted.
** I couldn't eat or drink for days.
- Hungry and thirsty to the point of death.
- However, he risked his life / desperately.
** Then / I finally found a small spring / in the middle of the desert.
- I was so thirsty / I quickly drank water.
- By the way, there were traces of people staying there / and pitching a tent.
** He went into the tent. / And found food to eat.
- You see, there is one thing like a sack of rice.
- I liked it so much / I just opened the bag of rice
& There was no rice in it / and it was full of pearls worth tens of thousands of won.
** He shouted out the pearls he had found / just scattering them in the air.
- “”
- And sprinkled pearls all over the place / collapsed and died of hunger.
* Everyone! / There is nothing more precious than life.
- [Vineyard] is salvation. / Life. / This is heaven.
** What have you done so far~~ // Finally, you have to go to the vineyard.
* December Christmas is approaching. / It's the Lord's birthday... What kind of gift would you be most pleased with?
- A gift to find the lost soul and evangelize it / to let the soul enter the vineyard
& you will be most pleased with it.
# Wealth //
2. Second, entering the vineyard symbolizes = [riches]. “Wealth”
* [Grape] = is a symbol of wealth.
* So when the spies came back from spying out Canaan /
& to show you how rich the land of Canaan is / flowing with milk and honey.
& What did you carry on your shoulder? = You came with a large bunch of grapes.
* Now definitely!!~ One month left.
- May God bless / the miracle of [Wealth] / happen / I earnestly pray.
* Almost all of the miracles in the Bible happened at the end.
1) It was like that when Peter was fishing, right?
- Peter threw his net all night / in vain.
** Then Jesus came.
- “Peter! Go into the depths and lower your nets!”
- Then Peter // at the word of the Lord / went into the depths and cast his net.
& how many fish were caught / enough to tear the nets.
* Everyone! / Even if you keep throwing your nets for 11 months, (even if you are in vain)
& I sincerely wish you / that you will finish / very nicely / like Peter in December.
- The vineyard is wealthy
- This last month, we must all go to [Vineyard of Wealth].
* Everyone! Please pray for a wealthy song / coming in December that I did not expect.
- I forgot to borrow money a long time ago / I gave up (I didn't even think about it)
& the grace that the person brings money will appear
# joy //
3. Finally, to enter the vineyard = [to participate in the pleasure]. 'joy'
* When you go into the vineyard and work / [two pleasures] come at the same time.
- Besides, it would be more fun to work in [your own vineyard] / not in [someone's vineyard].
** What kind of fun?
1) One is [The Joy of Harvest]. “The Joy of the Harvest”
- The pleasure of working and sweating all year round / is [a farmer's great reward].
- And, even if it's not mine / When you see the harvest in a bountiful harvest - Isn't it delightful?
2) Another, [the pleasure of producing wine].
- For the people of Israel / the purpose of grapes is [wine].
** [wine] means = enjoyment. I say 'joy'.
* So, that the wine ran out at the wedding in Cana
& means / that the fun is gone.
* Everyone! The last remaining ~ one month / above all else
& I sincerely wish you a month full of joy and joy.
* People in the world should be happy only when things are pleasant.
** But the Bible is telling us.
- "I don't rejoice because there are pleasant things / If I live happily, pleasant things happen."
**So, “Rejoice always!” you say?
- When you are happy, good things happen.
# conclusion //
* I will arrange the words.
- Now there is one month left in the last month of December.
- “The end is that person.”
- “What do you do in the end” / is that person.
* I hope December is the month when the best things happen.
- I hope it will be the day you laugh the most.
- I hope it will be December when the prayer topics you have prayed for will be answered.
- I hope that the unexpected will happen and have a happy December.
That person is the end.
I bless you in the name of the Lord once again to have a wonderful December.