Title: Work by Faith/Mark 16: 14-20
Faith is important. The Lord is most interested in our faith.
All of you who come to church and worship are really good. Because we meet God. But how do we receive blessings from meeting each other? How about salvation? We must have faith to receive it. Indeed, faith is important. Jesus rebukes our lack of faith. It is important to be a member of the church today, but you must be a believer.
People have different interests. I'm more interested in things that aren't faith.
How are we? When doing the Lord's work in the church, with what strength should we do it? not with money. It is not done by human numbers or talents. You must do it by faith. Of course, money, the number of people, and talent are also important. However, no matter how many such things, you can use them only if you have faith. If there is no belief, where will the powers of many people be put to use?
Jesus tells us to be believers. He rebukes you for not having faith. Jesus focuses primarily on faith.
However, people are less interested in Dangchae belief. no, not much
Look, let's see what you're interested in. I'm only interested in money, I'm interested in the lottery. I am interested in pleasure. I am interested in popularity or fashion. I am interested in the education of my children. But I'm not interested in faith, that's the problem. How good would it be if you thought about making money in faith and studying?
Why is faith important to us?
It is because we can preach the gospel through faith.
Because evangelism is done by faith, we are told to have faith, because without faith we cannot preach the gospel.
The gospel is the good news of salvation. However, no matter how good news is, it cannot be good news for those who have not heard it. Even the news of salvation is of no use if we do not believe it, so we must evangelize. You too have come to believe in Jesus through evangelism and have faith. I have been saved.
That is why Jesus commands those who believe and are saved first.
“Go to the hot springs and preach the gospel to all people.”
This is the purpose of rebuking unbelief by telling us to have faith. It is to preach the gospel by faith. God wants every soul to be saved.
But how can a person without faith preach the gospel?
You must believe in Jesus and be baptized to be saved.. This is the Gospel. It's never going to happen. Only believers do it. So Jesus seeks our faith.
Don't you have to have faith to go to a hot spring? You go to the hot springs....This is what believers do. Again, tell Manmin. Only those who have faith can deal with Manmin. People who want to live on their own are not interested in Manmin, but also in their family. Such a person will never be used for a big job. All saints must deal with all nations of the world.
You must have that kind of faith. Then God will listen to him and use him. The gospel is not for just one or two people. It is there for everyone under the world. Not all family members are good. The church must be like a family, transcending races, and transcending social status and the rich and the poor. We have to deal with both young and old.
Therefore, when we deal with the gospel, we must treat it with a sense of global mission.
You must become a believer to be able to preach the gospel to all the peoples of Oncheonha. This is the Lord's command.
The evangelism of believers today. Why is evangelism so important?
It is because the Lord says that those who hear the gospel and believe and receive public service will be saved, and those who do not believe will be condemned.
This is why we must evangelize. You don't have to look for many other reasons.
Here we discover an important principle. If we say we have faith and do not evangelize
It is the fact that you do not believe in the word of the Lord. I do know. I understand too. I realize, too. But I don't believe it. If we believe that we must believe in Jesus to be saved, then of course we will be able to evangelize. Those who have not evangelized are no different from saying that I am not a believer.
So let's see here. We preach the gospel with faith. What is evangelism to convey? That's right,. Evangelism is preaching the gospel. Evangelism is preaching Jesus, the power of the cross and the power of resurrection. When we evangelize, we do not convey our thoughts, we do not convey our own philosophy or opinions. It's not about telling the world. It is preaching the gospel. That's why anyone can tell. have to tell
Evangelism is not even done with money. Of course it costs money, but money is not the gospel. It's not the essence. It's not even doing it on your own. I don't do it with my face, I don't do it with my talents.
In other words, there are no excuses for evangelism.
But how many excuses do we give?
There is no time. no one knows I have no money. can't speak well Would such an excuse work before the Lord?
Now that SARS is spreading around the world, anxiety is growing. Suppose a doctor in a country developed a drug to treat SARS. And let's say you actually treated the patient.
Then, after receiving treatment, he and the patient say that they don't have time, can't talk, they don't know.
Isn't evangelism more important?
Evangelism is not something you need to go to church for a long time to do well. That's not to say it's high ranking. Evangelism is by faith. Therefore, there is the joy of being saved, and anyone who believes can and must do it.
It doesn't take long for those who come to church, believe in Jesus, and evangelize those who have been saved. It will take a week. I left the church and came to believe in Jesus. Then my heart became convinced of salvation, so glad. The purpose of life has changed... This is evangelism.
The Lord does not look at how many years of experience you have had in faith.. What is your job? The Lord sees faith... and cares about those who believe. Therefore, evangelism is by faith.
Everyone does it. Believers do it. This year, our church set a goal to evangelize 120 people. Of course, this goal is a bit ridiculous. We need to save more. But first, we set a visible goal while reminding the first believers of the early church. What if I evangelize more?
Let's not ask this.
Saints! Saving people doesn't cost money. You cannot be saved through hobbies, entertainment, exercise, or mountain climbing. It becomes a conduction.
However, the previous prayer is by faith. This is a message we must not forget today.
Now, from today, let's evangelize with faith. Evangelism will increase your faith.
Let's review and finish the principles of evangelism established by our church
Why should I evangelize?
How should I evangelize?
What are the blessings that come to the evangelist?