Title: The Church Who Knows Jesus Well
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title; The church that knows Jesus well (Matthew 16:13-19)
We must break away from the helpless faith that is like a 'paper tiger' and 'bread in a picture', and we have to break away from the faith that does not meet God through the revelation of the Bible and is seen only as text and is accepted only as knowledge.
What would you most like to know? Paul realized that the knowledge of Christ was the noblest, and he considered what was precious in the world as waste. What must we do to receive the Savior Jesus Christ, as God wants us to show, reveal, and empower us, as He wills to transform us, as He desires to bless us by the shedding of His blood?
1. You must know the Savior Jesus Christ experientially.
The experience of being saved from sin and death must be alive. Since we are freed from death, we must be filled with life. It is full of the life of God, so it must not be crushed by any power in this world. No trials in the world can take away your joy. No tribulation can take away the peace of life that God has given us. As the lusts of the flesh die and salvation comes through the Holy Spirit, we are set free from all sins, and we are free to obey God's commandments. Since you are free from sin, Satan cannot deceive you. Rather, the evil spirit is afraid of you.
When we meet Jesus experientially, we know that the happiness that the world gives is not true happiness, so we do not put an empty world in our hearts. Always empty the vessel to be filled with God and fill only with what God provides. When you come to know Jesus experientially, you will know what you truly long for and ask for. I'm looking for something of a high standard. Find the noblest. We seek only the absolute value, the grace of being restored to the image of God.
If we meet Jesus experientially, we will be filled with what God gives us, and God, who is the Sovereign of Heaven and Earth, will rule. No matter how much the lowly world gathers its strength, it cannot overcome us. So you win the world. Material will also be conquered. You will defeat evil spirits. We will overcome sin and obey the commandments. You will live on this earth and enjoy the joy of heaven. You will live with God. You will naturally bear the fruits of the kingdom of God. The church is built on God's. It will be established as a church that builds the kingdom of God. Hallelujah!
2. How can we know Jesus experientially?
We must not doubt the redemptive work of our only Savior, Jesus Christ. You must firmly believe in the grace, power, and promise of salvation. We must meet God through the Word of God. The Word is revelation, and it represents God. We must meet Jesus through the Word. You must not only meet with texts, but actually meet Jesus in the Word. You must experience his love, wisdom, and power. And I have to let that Jesus live and work in me.
We must read, listen, and learn the Word of God. We must learn Jesus through the Word. You have to meet them experientially. For that, prayer must always be alive in order for the Word to live and work and to pierce even to the marrow in our hearts. Without prayer, the work of the Holy Spirit is difficult. However, the Holy Spirit will surely work on those who pray, and those who are sanctified by the work of the Holy Spirit will experience even more wonderful works of God. In this way, when the Word of God works in our hearts through the working of the Holy Spirit, we become those who live as Jesus. Jesus will live with us. Please stay awake and pray without ceasing. We must pray with faith without any doubt.
3. What is the mission of the church to know Jesus experientially?
The church is the body of the Lord. The church is what the Lord has established and works in our hearts. It is the Lord who does not allow the powers of Hades to prevail. It is the Lord who saves sinners. It is the Lord who makes the saints perfect disciples. He makes the church unite in the Word, transforms it into a holy church, and accomplishes God's work of unifying all things through the church. He saves all nations. You want to make disciples.
We must defeat the power of darkness that rules the world. We must break the power of sin. If we become the church that the Lord establishes, we will be able to handle it. There is power. There is authority. It will save the world from sin and death. It will save you from sickness and suffering. You can spread the eternal heaven and give it to people. You will be a witness of Jesus to the ends of the earth. Knowing and living with Jesus experientially, the church will continue to nurture disciples who fulfill their mission as witnesses of Jesus until the day the Lord comes.
I want to be saved in a world where famine, tribulation, disease, and suffering do not cease. I want to be saved from all sins and death. But truly, the problem people have is that they do not know the only Savior, Jesus Christ. It's something you don't know experientially. In the name of the Lord, I pray that you will come to know Jesus experientially in the Holy Spirit and live with us every day.