Title: Open Your Hands / Mark 3:1-6
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"He was grieved for the hardness of their hearts, and looking around them in wrath, he said to the man, 'Stretch out your hand,
And he stretched it out, and his hand was restored" (Mark 3:5).
Among the members of a human being, there is nothing that is not precious. Among them, the hand is very precious. the hand
It is one of the representatives of all members. If you are blind, you read with your fingertips. Sign language if you can't speak
communicate with If you don't know anything else, it will be very painful if you don't have a hand. I don't even have legs
If you do, your hands will act as your feet. There was a person whose name was Kwon Soo-cheon. I was hit by a train when I was young and my lower body
lost He was so pessimistic about himself that he attempted suicide whenever he had a chance. how is he
I believed in Jesus and met Jesus and lived in hope. Even pathetic people use these excuses and other excuses to go to church
But this person has no legs and does not fall into worship even in rain or snow, so he is a role model for all members of the church.
has been Not only that, he has craftsmanship and earns money to make a living and help others with it.
I did. Neither the ears nor the mouth nor the eyes can replace the hands. But the hand can represent the whole body.
In today's text, Jesus enters the synagogue on the Sabbath and meets a man with a withered hand. Jesus
He takes pity on him in front of his critics and heals him. He says, 'Stretch out your hand'. his hand
It becomes warm. He also speaks to us today. 'Stretch out your hand.' Even if we have limbs, it is right
If you don't use it, it's like nothing. Which hand are you talking about?
First, the hand of love. There are many poor neighbors around us. Many deaths due to floods last week
Ram was in trouble. The person who received all the donations from the all-night prayer meeting at our prayer center
I decided to donate to helping people laugh. On that day, God gave the following words to Matthew 25:31.
“When the Son of Man comes in his glory with all the angels, he will sit on the throne of his glory and gather all nations before him.
and separate each one, just as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats, putting the sheep on his right and the goats on his left.
At that time the king said to those on his right hand, 'Come, you who are blessed by my Father,
inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the beginning: I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you drink
When I was a stranger, I welcomed you, when I was naked, I clothed myself, when I was sick, I looked after you, I was in prison.
came and saw you when you were in the middle of nowhere; and the righteous answered and said, Lord, when did we see you hungry
When did you see him thirsty and give him something to drink? When did he see you and welcome him as a stranger?
When did I see you naked and put you on? When did you see me sick or in prison and go see you?
Your king answered and said, "Truly, I say to you, you are the least of these my brethren.
As you did it to one, you did it to me” (Matthew 25:31-40).
Look. What our Lord is asking for is not great, not great. great thing, big thing
No. A very small thing, a delicate thing. A word of rice when a neighbor who lives close by can't afford to eat properly
is to give it away. It is to visit and comfort the sick. It's not that I'm using my wealth.
However, it is because of those little things that the work of salvation is accomplished. Come to us today and the Lord speaks
He does. Reach out your loving hand. However, by giving, you may actually hurt the other person.
There is. It can trample on the self-esteem of the person being helped, or it can hurt their heart. so ooh
Lord Lee says “When you give alms, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your giving is in secret.
Let them do it” (Matthew 6:3-4a).
Second, he tells us to open up our working hands. Christianity is a working religion. “You shall eat according to the toil of your hands.
Blessed are you and you will prosper.” (Psalm 128:2) Also, “He who steals steals no more.
Instead, turn, and labor, doing good with your own hands, that you may have something to give to the needy” (Ephesians 4:28).
You say. There are people who are nothing and do not work as they did in the past. 'What have I done in the past?
There are people who are idle while saying ‘I did. 'The Bully' is not someone else. No 'fire' sweat'
Han (汗)', one who eats without sweating is a badass. Before our public life, Jesus also helped the father of the flesh.
You worked as a carpenter. Also, in his public life, he said, "My Father has worked until now, and I
also works” (John 5:17).
A person who steals the sweat of others is an evil person. We are not without jobs today.
Even now, many workers from Southeast Asia are coming to Korea. Do you want to eat without suffering and sweating?
It means there are no jobs. After man sinned, God spoke. “Your face is sweating.
Eat food” (Genesis 3:19a). Today our Lord says, Stretch out your hands. There are no jobs.
It's not that he doesn't work. I hope that there will be no 'bad people' among us. "Anyone
If you do not want to work, do not eat.” (2 Thessalonians 3:10b) Will our Lord also have nails in his hands?
you have been working
The Apostle Paul preached the gospel through the hardships. But even in the midst of suffering, reach out to others
didn't No matter how zeal and devotion you put in the work of making the tent, even if all your hands are hardened and snakes bite you,
I couldn't get into it. He preached the gospel while helping those who did not have it. God makes us work diligently
You gave me both hands to do it. Do not reach out to others, but rather help and live in the name of the Lord.
bless you with Sometimes people come to the church office to beg. but a sullen young man
If so, I don't want to be kind. Those who really need help are the disabled and the elderly. healthy limbs
People ought to work. Life is serious. You will have to give up the idea of living an easy life without suffering.
is.
Third, He tells us to open our hands in prayer. “When I lift up my hands toward your sanctuary and cry out to you,
Hear the voice of my supplication” (Psalm 28:2). Dear saints, open your hands of prayer and overcome difficulties
please go out When Moses left Egypt with the Israelites, he raised his hands in front of the Red Sea and prayed.
W opened the way by parting the sea. We must not forget that before us there is the threat of war as well as the IMF.
All. But the war is in the hands of God (1 Samuel 17:47), so we must open our hands in prayer to God.
I pray in the name of the Lord that your beloved saints' hands will become hands of prayer that stretch out God's hands.
I don't get rich just because I work hard. I don't live a good life just because I work hard. God
If you do not give this blessing, all your hard work may be in vain. Please pray first. life
There is a way to get through the difficulties of Israel went to war with Amalek. Moses is a mountain
I climbed up and raised my hand to God. When Moses raised his hand, Israel prevailed; when Moses lowered his hand, Israel was defeated.
it was Moses was tired and exhausted, and his hands kept coming down. Aaron and Hur followed, on either side.
He supported Moses' hand so that it would not come down. In the end, Israel was victorious. this case
What are you teaching us?
To 'raise your hands' means to surrender to God. It is entrusting to God. we are weak
Come, God, take hold of this hand, and reach out. Our families, our children, our business
If you put your hand up and raise your hand, God will bless you. Also, like Aaron and Hur, do not let your servant suffer affliction.
I hope that you will become co-workers who hold on to you. In addition, our family, friends and neighbors who do not yet believe
I hope they will become hands praying for the salvation of souls. Can you still work for us and give us love?
Be thankful that you have hands to pray and glorify God and enjoy a prosperous life by practicing it.
bless you in the name of the Lord.