Title: Praying and Evangelism / Colossians 4:2-6
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Pray and evangelize /Col 4:2-6
“Always be vigilant in prayer, and be watchful in prayer with thanksgiving. Also, pray for us, God
Ask us to open this door of evangelism, so that we may speak the mystery of Christ.
I have been bound because of this, and I will reveal this mystery with the words I ought to say.
Act with wisdom toward God, saving time; always with grace, seasoning your words with salt.
Do it like a crab, and you will know how to answer each one of them” (Colossians 4:2-6).
The motto of the 2002 Chungshin Church was "Only Prayer". The 2003 motto was "Only prayer, only evangelism".
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In Acts 13, the church in Antioch sent out Saul and Barnabas as missionaries for the first time in the early church.
history is recorded. 13:3 says, “And they fasted and prayed, and laid their hands on them, and sent them away.”
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At that time, Saul and Barnabas were the only people who met all the conditions as evangelists. within
Dioc church sends them as evangelists, not just sending them away, but fasting and praying. That
The reason is that evangelism is not about being fluent, knowledgeable, famous, or smart. I'm
This is because you may need to pray and receive power.
In Acts 1, when Jesus finished his earthly ministry and ascended to heaven, “Only the Holy Spirit has given you
You will receive power when you come, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judah and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.
It will be like this.” He ascended to heaven (1:8). It is said that you must receive power to evangelize here as well.
But the teaching of the Bible is that we can receive that power through prayer.
Paul, who knew this fact better than anyone else, told the Colossians to “open the door of evangelism.”
Pray.” This year, we will do our best to pray and evangelize according to the teachings of the text this year.
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1. Only Pray
Paul reveals the attitude and content of prayer in the text.
1) You must always pray hard.
In verse 2, it says, “Pray always.” In 1 Thessalonians 5:17, Paul says, “Do not ceasing
and pray.” Just as you should always be healthy, you should always pray.
It means continuity of prayer. To stop praying is to cut off the pulse of prayer.
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Not only should we always pray regardless of time and place, but we should also pray hard.
Matthew 26:39 describes the Lord's prayer in the Garden of Gethsemane.
He said, “I fell on my face and prayed,” and in Luke 22:44, “Jesus worked
and prayed more earnestly, and his sweat became like drops of blood falling to the ground."
Prayer is spiritual evangelism, so we must make an effort.
2) Thank you and pray.
Verse 2 says, “With thanksgiving in prayer.” Prayer is with complaints, mourning, or complaints.
It shouldn't be over. Prayer should be filled with thanksgiving. Complaining, resentment, and disbelief
blocking the way. Whether it is directed toward God or toward humans, resentment and complaining
If you have a heart, you cannot pray. But if you have a grateful heart, the highway of prayer will be opened.
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Let's be grateful for our families and our neighbors.
Let us have a heart of gratitude for the church, for the servant of the Lord, and for the Lord.
3) We must watch and pray.
At the end of verse 1, it says, "Keep on the watch." In Matthew 26:36-46, we see Jesus in the East of Gethsemane.
Living prayers are recorded. Three disciples, Peter, John, and James, accompanied the prayer site.
The Lord said to his disciples, “My heart is so troubled that I am about to die; stay here and be with me.
Stay awake” (Matthew 26:38). However, the disciples were sleeping.
When the Lord saw that he was there, he said, "Couldn't you be awake for one hour?" "Keep awake lest you fall into temptation
Pray," he said.
You should pay attention to the saying that if you do not watch and pray, you will be put into temptation.
Let's make prayer a priority. Let's wake up from our spiritual sleep. Let's resume the prayer we stopped.
2. Only Evangelism
Verse 3 says, “Praying for us, that God may open the door for us to preach,
Ask him to tell me the secret of the truth, for this I have been bound.”
Looking at Paul's life, he refrained from showing off or boasting about himself. and personal
I never asked for personal information or money. However, in the text Paul says, “Pray for me.”
I am begging you. The reason is that we ask you to pray that the door of evangelism will be opened.
Paul is a man of evangelism. Called to evangelize, sent to evangelize, evangelize
He suffered and died while preaching. Because he was such a person, he said, "Pray that I can evangelize.
Please." Why did you ask him to pray for evangelism?
1) Because evangelism is important.
Evangelism is to save souls. Evangelism is preaching that we must believe in Jesus to be saved.
It is to proclaim that there is no salvation but Jesus alone. More precious and more precious than evangelism
There is no
We must also examine our lives to reduce wasted time and do the most precious evangelism.
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This is because evangelism is the Lord's last command and is the church's earthly task.
2) Because it is a spiritual battle.
Exodus 17:8-16 records the story of Israel's battle with Amalek. Joshua is
After fighting Amalek, Moses went up the mountain. If Moses raises his hand, Israel wins and Moses
When he lowered his hand, Amalek was victorious. Some lessons can be found here
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The first is that if you raise your hands in prayer, you have won.
The second is that we must win together. Joshua led the battle at the bottom of the mountain, and Moses at the top of the mountain
prayed, and Aaron and Hur took hold of Moses' weary hands. And the people are Joshua
I fought under Ah's command. It was because the victory of the Amalekites on that day was shared.
Third, it was the victory of God. In verse 15, after defeating Amalek that day, Moses
He built an altar there and called it Jehovah Nissi. It means that it is the flag of victory given by God.
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And verse 16 says, “The Lord will fight with Amalek from generation to generation.” So
The victory that day was God's. God has won and will continue to win.
It's a promise
Praying and evangelizing is my job. But the result is God's responsibility.
The motto for 2003 is "Pray and evangelize". Pray and evangelize, evangelize and pray
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If you do not pray and evangelize, there will be no fruit left. If you do not pray while evangelizing, you will have no strength.
You must pray to receive power and to receive power, you can evangelize powerfully.
Let's pray, evangelize, evangelize and pray.