Title: Upgrade of Faith
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Subject: Upgrade of Faith
Text: Acts 2:1-21
Watching World Cup soccer these days, I see that the Korean team is not the old team.
In other words, it is an upgrade from the past. As their physical strength, organization, speed, and game operation ability were upgraded to a notch, they won their first win in 48 years after entering the World Cup. We won and advanced to the quarterfinals.
When I saw the Korean team before, I felt a little frustrated and sad. And I felt that I was still far from world football.
But when I look at today's Korean team, I think, "You're really good!", and somehow I feel refreshed and feel better.
This is because the Korean team has been upgraded. While looking at the upgraded Korean soccer team happily, I felt that it would be good to upgrade not only soccer, but also politics, economy, society, military... all fields of Korea.
Furthermore, I thought that our faith would be upgraded to one level. As the upgraded Korean team advanced to the round of 16, the soccer players
Seeing that the benefits of exemption are given, individual sonata cars are given, numerous material rewards are given, and bachelor athletes are given the opportunity to meet with Miss Korea as a group, our faith continues to be upgraded, resulting in more privileges and I thought I would enjoy the blessing.
In the Bible, you can see people whose faith has been upgraded, but rather, people whose faith has been downgraded. .
Look at the twelve disciples of Jesus. They were the people who had been guided by the faith of Jesus for three and a half years. But when Jesus was arrested and the moment of death approached, everyone ran away.
Even the chief disciple, Peter, cursed and denied Jesus three times. Then, Peter and some of the disciples gave up their discipleship and went back to the Sea of Galilee to become fishermen.
If we compare the fall of these students to World Cup soccer, it is like France, the winner of the last tournament and expected to win this year's tournament, has never won in the preliminaries and failed to score a goal and were eliminated from the preliminaries.
12 The disciples received direct faith guidance from Jesus, the best bishop, who shined brighter than Bishop Hiddink for three and a half years, but they were completely defeated like France. They were no longer the great disciples of Jesus, they were just failures. Their defeated appearance was pitiful to others, and humble to themselves. They could not raise their faces in front of their fellow Jews, and they became weak beings who had to run away from the Romans.
He once followed Jesus and experienced the miracle of walking on water, and cast out demons, but he said, "I am also a disciple of Jesus!" I used to be proud of myself, but now it's the exact opposite.
"What have I been following Jesus to do!" And I regretted it. These disciples of Jesus needed to upgrade their faith. If you leave them alone, they will become permanent losers. It's like a 386 computer that hasn't been upgraded.
And just as the old Korean soccer team made us uneasy and sad, if their faith is not upgraded, they will never be the ultimate victors. Can't make it to the round of 16 or 8 in the World Cup of Faith.
In order for them to win, they must upgrade like the Korean team. Only when upgraded can they receive military exemption like Korean players, receive material blessings, have a Sonata private car, restore lost honor, and have a guaranteed future.
And the upgraded Korean team instilled hope and confidence in the people. From children to the elderly, it made them shout out loudly for their homeland, the Republic of Korea, and made them feel proud as a Korean citizen. And many Asian countries look at Korea proudly and say, "The Korean team has protected the pride of Asian football!" And they also looked at us and found courage.
Everyone, I hope that our faith will be upgraded like the Korean soccer team and give hope and courage to many people. I hope that it will make you feel proud of believing in Jesus and make a strong cry for Heaven, our eternal homeland.
Moreover, although the history of soccer is shorter than England, which is said to be the home country of soccer, Brazil, which is said to be an advanced country in soccer, and many other countries, the Korean team has been upgraded to stand shoulder to shoulder with them and shined in Korea. And even though the history of the church here in Calgary is short, I hope that each one's power will be upgraded in every way to brighten up the kingdom of heaven.
In today's text, we see that 120 saints, including 12 disciples of Jesus, had a prayer meeting in Mark's upper room.
It is none other than a special training to upgrade your faith. If the faith is not upgraded, it is impossible to preach the gospel and expand the kingdom of heaven, so Jesus asked his disciples not to leave Jerusalem until they were clothed with power from heaven and to focus on prayer.
In other words, in order for faith to be upgraded, desperate prayer must be followed, and by receiving the Holy Spirit, you must change your heart and change your mouth.
When the Holy Spirit came upon them on the day of Pentecost, they first changed their words. Tongue changed. In the past, there were words of murmuring, complaining, and infidelity, but now, as the Holy Spirit spoke, he began to speak in a completely different tongue. So many people who looked at them were surprised. "No, you guys used to say negative and weak words in the past, but now they say positive words, thanks, hope, love and reconciliation. What the hell is this? Are you guys not drunk?"
Then Peter got up and raised his voice and answered,
?쏪ews and all who live in Jerusalem, it is the 9:00 a.m. and these men are not drunk as you think. This is what the prophet Joel spoke, saying, ?쁈n the last days, saith God, I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh, and you The children of God will prophesy, your young men will see visions, and your old men will dream dreams'" (Acts 2:14-17).
Everyone, many people looked at the upgraded Korean team and said, "Genes, their skills have changed a lot!" As if surprised, my faith has been upgraded to a higher level for you and I, and when other people look at us, they say, "You guys, your beliefs have changed a lot!" And I want something surprising to happen.
Of course, upgrading is not an easy task. Sometimes it takes time and requires a lot of effort and pain.
But the Korean team did it. They each upgraded themselves with a lot of hard work. And with his upgraded skills, he finally instilled hope and courage in the Korean people. It made them proud of being a citizen of the Republic of Korea and instilled a love for their country in the people. It also brought joy to those of us living abroad after leaving our homeland.
Everyone, please.
Please upgrade our faith and instill hope and courage in us, the people of Heaven. Just as the people feel cool and happy while looking at the upgraded Korean team, look at our upgraded image and make God's heart happy and cool.
Everyone, please.
Join the ranks of upgrades.
Upgrade your mind and speech with the power of the Holy Spirit.
Only when your faith is upgraded can you and your family be blessed. If you don't upgrade, you end up falling behind. I feel sorry for not only myself, but also many people. Just as the shouts of the Republic of Korea must be upgraded, so too can the shouts of the kingdom of heaven spread loudly when our faith is upgraded.
Everyone, once again, please. Just like the upgraded Korean soccer players, like the upgraded Korean soccer team, I wish each and every member of Calgary Full Gospel Central Church members to become upgraded athletes in the kingdom of heaven.
And furthermore, I pray that you will enter the 16th and 8th lectures of faith and enjoy the privileges and blessings that come with it in this foreign land.
We are not on Korean land with the advantage of home advantage, but rather foreign land with various disadvantages. In other words, we are playing away. We compete in many difficult situations.
But overcome those difficulties with faith.
Overcome with prayer.
Rely on God and persevere.
And finally upgrade to enjoy the amazing blessings.
Enjoy the joy and joy to your heart's content.
And I pray that you will receive praise and reward even when you stand before God on that day.
Amen !