Title Ephesians 03:14-19 Three-dimensional growth
Content Ephesians 3:14-19
three-dimensional growth
Introduction
When a child is born, it is necessary to feed well, sleep well, and grow up well. The next step is to eat baby food well and grow up healthy without getting sick. Next, we need to eat well, run well, and grow wisely in faith.
Christians, too, are learning according to the call of God.
You must be baptized and grow up systematically and healthy. And you must learn the Word at Crossway 1, 2, 3, the discipleship class, and the office-bearer school to become a deacon, a priest, and an elder. That doesn't make it perfect. There may be some nonsense though.
Main subject
1. I prayed for the inner person to grow.
Strengthen the inner man with power (16)
Inner person - subject of personality, rational moral self,
soul seeking God
The part that grows with the divine food and grace of heaven
The apostle said that the inner man of the Ephesian saints became stronger than they are now.
1) Fulfill your Christian responsibilities and duties
2) Resist the persistent temptations of the world and Satan,
3) I prayed earnestly to receive the power to overcome all kinds of persecution and hardship.
In particular, he prayed that the Holy Spirit would give the saints the rich glory of God so that they could empower the inner man.[16]
The apostle says that Christ is always present in the hearts of the saints,
I prayed for obedience and practice.
I am also praying that the faith of the members of Hongseong Church will grow completely. So, today's message is delivered.
2. I prayed for three-dimensional growth. (19)
I pray that you may realize what is the breadth and length and height and depth, so that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.
The Lord is harmonious and perfect. He loved us, but He loved us broadly, long, high, deeply, three-dimensionally. We know this love of the Lord
You must grow in harmony and stability like the Lord in three dimensions. So what does that mean?
1) Must grow wide
The Lord has a broad heart. He forgave sinners, but He also forgave those who crucified Himself to death.
And he loved sinners and saved them.
He told them to send out the 12 disciples and the 70-person evangelism corps to evangelize. We too must have a broad heart, a loving heart, a forgiving heart, and an evangelistic heart like the Lord.
We need to broaden our petty mind and have a big heart.
I should be able to forgive even those who have offended me. You must be able to embrace me who hates me. This is an open-minded person.
We must spread the Lord's broad love with a broad heart. So, I hope to expand the kingdom of God.
2) Need to grow long
God's love is infinite. From the beginning to the end, the Lord loves sinners. you are the master of history
The Lord loves people. Christian love must be long. We must practice love for the Lord, love for the church, love for our family, and love for our neighbors. Only then will the church grow.
[Bazaar of Love]
On October 10 and 11, the 20th Love Bazaar will be held. This is the work of the whole church to practice the love of the Lord. Since it is not possible to personally give relief, all the members of the church are working together to extend the hand of love to the neighbors. The bazaar is held for two days, but the evangelist members actually work for over two months. About 300 saints work hard for the bazaar. Therefore, this year, I hope that the local family members will also participate and that the Namjeondo members will come out and practice love.
The Bazaar of Love is a meaningful event that has been held for 20 years. Therefore, all members of the church are asked to come to church at least one day during the bazaar period to do volunteer work or purchase items. Many people live with selfishness only for their own belly, but we want to become a community of salvation by practicing the love of Christ.
3) It must grow high.
God's love is high and high. The Lord gave great love that came down from heaven to earth for the sake of mankind.
We, too, must follow God's will and have high-level and mature love. Even Christians often have immature and childish love. So it often disappoints people. Therefore, we level
You must have high love. For that to happen, our faith must be highly publicized.
[1 John 4:20] If anyone says, I love God, and hates his brother, he is a liar. He who does not love his brother whom he has seen cannot love God whom he has not seen.
[1 John 4:21] We have received this commandment from the Lord, and he who loves God must also love his brother.
[The butler couple who fled due to debt problems]
These days, Deacon Mo and his wife went into hiding in the township with debt, and the church is being criticized by the townspeople. Because there are so many church members, there are many different things.
One family did it, but the people in the neighborhood scold and criticize the Hongseong Church. It's hard for me to hear. It's really shameful and sad. We hope that the debt problem can be resolved soon. Even the saints who fled reluctantly know that their hearts will be very painful. I hope that wherever you are, God will be with you, comfort you, and bless you so that the problem will be resolved quickly.
Our church is prohibited from transacting money between members. It's okay to give and give, but please don't even say that money transactions are sad. Because if you make a mistake while trading money, you lose money and even get sick. This is because things happen that obscure the glory of God by making money transactions. If you owe something in your life, you must pay it off. Whether you are an official or a layperson, you should not live by hearing that you stole money. Because it causes others to stumble and hides the glory of God.
[1 Peter 2:12]
that ye have good conduct among the Gentiles, that you
so that those who accuse you of doing evil may glorify God on the day that they see your good works and recommend them.
We are to glorify God by living a good life.
Saints are praised by those around them
The church can thrive only when it receives praise from the town. The early church was praised. So it was revived.
[Acts 2:47] ...and he was praised by all the people, and the Lord added day by day those who were being saved.
4) You must grow deep.
God's love is deep. We must know the deep love of the Lord. There are two sides to the deep growth of love. One is to deepen the knowledge of faith in the Lord, and the other is to have a profound and sound experience of faith with the Lord.
[The Testimony of a Russian Soldier] - Gideon International
Director International Division, Don M. Gleaves
Gideon International distributed 56 million New Testaments to former Soviet soldiers. A soldier driving a missile vehicle at that time also received a small Bible. He read the Bible and believed in God. And I carried the Bible in the pocket of my military uniform. Then he entered a battle with Chechnya, during which he was shot in the chest with a grenade. However, the grenade was lodged in the Bible and saved the soldier's life. The Bible saved the life of a soldier. He developed a deeper faith. This news became widely known. Deep faith allows us to know the deep love of the Lord and to have wonderful experiences.
Today, we donate for Gideon, who evangelizes by distributing the Bible to the military, police, hospitals, prisons, schools, and hotels. The word that saves lives, it is to convey the deep love of the Lord. Please participate sincerely.
Deep faith is not shaken by any difficulties. A profound faith will not stumble no matter what kind of tribulation comes. Deep faith loves the Lord deeply. Those who love the Lord deeply love the church.
A church with many members who deeply love the church stands strong and grows.
conclusion
1. We must grow in the inner man-spirit.
2. Our faith and love must grow three-dimensionally. So it's safe.
1) Must grow wide
2) Need to grow long
3) It must grow high.
4) You must grow deep.
This is called holistic growth.
I hope that the saints will grow like this.
Therefore, I hope that you will become saints who are full of God's abundant spiritual grace and power, and that you will be harmonious and balanced. Amen