Title Acts 01:4-8 Be a Witness
Be a witness for the content (Acts 1:4-8)
Know why Jesus came to this world, how he lived, and when he will come again.
To do this, you must find the answer in the Bible.
People who believe in Jesus sometimes put the Bible aside and read books written by atheists or Buddhists.
There are those who say that they have read this book and question the life of Jesus or the Bible.
is. But that is wrong. Those who believe in Jesus believe that the Bible records all judgment and
It should be the standard of faith.
The Bible explains why Jesus came into this world through the mouths of many people.
All. But the most important is Jesus' own explanation. Jesus' own explanation
The explanations of the disciples or the apostles are the most accurate than the explanations of the disciples or the apostles.
because of.
In Matthew 20:28, the Lord said, “The Son of Man did not come to be served, but rather to serve.
to glorify him and to give his life as a ransom for many.” Luke
19:10 says, "For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost."
With these two verses alone, the reason why Jesus came is clearly revealed. ideal
With just two verses, the reason why Jesus came is clearly revealed.
I went to a birthday party for my only son, the second generation of a family. Set up the first birthday party, ah
I put some props in front of this. Pencils, threads, money, books, etc. in front of you
I looked at what was there and grabbed the book, and my family clapped and said that I would do well in my studies.
liked it After a while, tossing the book and grabbing the money, the family screams even more
I liked to go. The child who was fiddling with money grabbed the skein this time.
Now, the family loved it, shouting and saying that it would have a long life like a skein of thread.
But did Jesus come to serve, to give his life, and to save?
All. When you know the will of your coming, you can trust it and deliver it immediately.
Acts 1 tells us that Jesus was in the world for 40 days after His resurrection and that many people
It is filled with knights who met and finally ascended to heaven. In particular, the text tells us a few
I am giving you a lesson.
1. Don't Leave, Wait
Verse 4 says, “They gathered together with the apostles and commanded them, saying, ‘Do not leave Jerusalem.
And wait for the promise of the Father, which I have heard," and in verse 5, "John
I was baptized, but in a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit."
The promise here is to give you the Holy Spirit. Believe that promise and wait, yes
Do not leave Salem and wait. Patience and waiting are necessary for success in life
And it is absolutely necessary in the life of faith.
Confucius' disciple, Zhuangzi (子張), asked as he left Confucius. "Living in a nutshell
You will teach me the most necessary virtues.” Then Confucius said, “The root of all conduct is patience.
This is the best." "Why do I have to endure it?" "If the Emperor endures, there will be no harm to the kingdom.
If the latter endures, the earth will grow; if the ruler is patient, his position will rise.
If they do, their family will become wealthy. If husband and wife endure, they will harm their whole life together.
He will not dishonor his honor with this, and if he endures there will be no harm or harm
The boss asked again. "What if I don't stand it?" Confucius replied, “The Heavenly Father is true.
If not, the country will be turned into a vacant land. If the prince does not endure, even his body will disappear.
If the arch does not endure, the law will kill him; if the brothers do not endure, each will divide.
If this couple does not tolerate it, they will make their children lonely, and if friends do not tolerate it, justice will be far away.
And if you do not persevere, your worries will not go away."
Only by persevering will you be successful, the married couple will be happy, and the brothers and sisters will be at peace.
You must endure your life of faith to succeed.
Patience is called hupomeno. It means '... to stay below. Hwi
Also called pomone. It means to endure pleasantly. So patience is hard.
It's about being patient and having fun while being weighed down by something heavy.
When Jesus ascended into heaven, there were about 500 people there. float to them
Don't be born, wait.
All. However, in Acts 1:15, the number of those who remained and waited was 120.
The remaining 380 people could not wait and left the site under these excuses and other excuses.
Only 120 people who waited patiently that day received the baptism of the Holy Spirit.
When I was ten, my father died, and when I was eleven, while playing soccer with my friends,
There was a boy who lost and became blind. When my son, who was good-natured, became blind
Nee died two years later with a vase He couldn't stand despair and sadness, so many times he
I tried suicide. Even my older sister, my only blood relative, died from overwork at the factory.
All. When you are in the swamp of despair and frustration, you can meet the pastor and receive evangelism and receive Jesus.
has been He decides to change his mind and complains about one thing he doesn't have.
I decided to be grateful for the ten things I could have without doing it. Then life is different
started to lose. He graduated from Yonsei University with a bachelor's degree in education, and in 1972 in Pittsburgh
I went to that university to study abroad. Received a Ph.D. in 3 and a half years and is now in Northeast, USA
Turn is a professor at the University of Illinois. His name is Professor Kang Young-woo (57 years old).
President Bush of the United States appointed Professor Kang as an advisor for disability policy (deputy minister level). eldest son
After graduating from Harvard Medical School, he is currently an ophthalmologist at Duke University, and the second is a JD from Duke University.
I am working as a legislative assistant. There is a motto he always taught to his two sons.
I did. It was said, "Don't give up, be confident, and think positive."
All. If he couldn't stand the trials and pains, resented and self-absorbed, he would become today's Kang Young-woo.
it would not have been possible
Even if it is difficult, we must not leave Jesus, our eternal Jerusalem. and keep it
You have to wait and trust in your promises to protect, uplift, and help. 120 people waiting
only received the Holy Spirit.
2. Let go of curiosity
In verse 6, the people gathered there asked. "When the Lord restores the kingdom of Israel
is this time?" The Lord's answer is in verse 7. "Time and season are with the Father.
It is not for you to know, because he placed it in his own authority.”
The main sutra, Bengel, said, "It is simple to find the matter of time in God's economy.
It's just a curiosity."
Faith and curiosity are different.
Let's take marital relationships as an example. Before marriage, men and women are curious. question
There are so many and many things I want to know. But after marriage, from then on, I bought it out of curiosity.
not, but by faith.
We should not read the Bible out of curiosity, but read it with faith.
You should not go to church out of curiosity, but go to church by faith.
Don't look at Jesus with curiosity, look at Jesus with faith
must go We must also look to Jesus with faith, not with curiosity.
The Holy Spirit still works miracles and powers today. But that ability and miracles are shown in TV Curiosity Heaven
You shouldn't look at it as a curiosity pro as you see it on the program. The sick are healed and the sinners
Repentance and life-changing don't happen out of curiosity, but God's salvation
is due to ability. Science is founded by curiosity, but faith
Faith is what motivates and builds. So we don't try to know, we try to believe
and you have to work hard.
One day, the pastor greeted at the entrance to see off the saints returning from worship.
It's okay." Pastor's face was hot, but did he answer like this?
All. "Yeah, you've got it right. That's right. When I went up to the pulpit today, the church members
These were all sick faces, so they gave me porridge. How do you feel about receiving porridge, Master Kwon?
Yo"
Don't listen to your sermons out of curiosity. Listen and receive the Word of God.
3. I will be a witness
Verse 8 says, “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you;
You will be my witnesses in Da and Samaria and to the ends of the earth.” And see verse 9.
He said, "After he had said these things, he was brought up from our sight." Ascension, Marge
The word he just left is that he will soon become a witness.
Witnesses are called Maltures in Greek. It means to be a martyr. martyr
Those who preach the gospel with determination are the witnesses of Jesus.
Misrepresentation by a witness is called perjury. Witnesses must not be silent and must tell the truth.
I have an obligation. What is the truth we have to tell? that is
"Jesus is risen again
Jesus is alive
You must believe in Jesus to be saved
You must believe in Jesus to succeed.
Jesus does it.”
I have to open my mouth and tell my family, my brothers, my neighbors, my friends.
To say that the living Jesus died is perjury. A witness's silence is a refusal to testify
All. Let's be witnesses of Jesus.
Let's testify to Jesus