Title Responsible Master/Ephesians 2:19-22
parents love their children couple love each other What does love mean? Love is taking responsibility. Young man and woman meet each other. make love promise each other love. That promise also has the meaning of taking responsibility towards each other. A child is born into our family. that kid is so cute To take responsibility for their children, parents prepare everything for their children and wait. If you ask me what love means, I would like to answer "responsibility".
Why are homes broken today? It's because they love irresponsible love. A couple love each other and start a family. Children are born in love. A husband must work hard and fulfill his responsibilities for his beloved wife and children, but failing to fulfill the responsibilities entrusted to him brings much ruin to the family. What this age needs is "love that can take responsibility".
God so loved the world that He sent His only begotten Son. God's love was soon revealed as a responsibility toward the world. Because he loved this world, he sent Jesus to this earth to take responsibility for and save this world. God loves us. That is why God is in charge of all of us. You will see that you are responsible for food, clothing, and air and water. Love is taking responsibility.
We take responsibility for our family because we love our family, and we need a sense of responsibility for our children because we love our children. I hope you have a sense of responsibility towards the church because of your love for the church.
We live our faith centered on the church. This church is the body of Christ. The reason I love the church is that it is the body of Christ. The way to love the Lord is to love the church. The way to love the Lord is to meet God and maintain a deep relationship with God centering on the church. love the church It will soon be an expression of love for the Lord.
If we have a US embassy in our country and throw a stone at the US embassy, it is the same as throwing stones at the US. Maintaining good relations with the US ambassador and cooperating with each other is the same as maintaining good relations with the US. God established the church and made it possible to maintain a relationship with God through the church. To love the church is to love the Lord, and to maintain a good relationship with the church is to maintain a good relationship with the Lord. Therefore, those who love the church are those who love the Lord.
So, how can we love the church? Expression of love for the church requires "responsible ownership". “From now on you are no longer strangers and strangers, but you are fellow citizens with the saints, and you are of the household of God.” I have no sense of responsibility. no ownership If it rains in another house and the water counts, they will say "It's raining" and pass by. But if it rains and the water flows in our house, we will find the cause and fix it.
A necessary consciousness among the people of our country is "responsible ownership". Seongsu Bridge collapsed a few years ago. If the person who built Seongsu Bridge had built it with a sense of responsibility that “the owner of this bridge” was me, it would never have collapsed. While driving, I often see people smoking cigarettes and throwing cigarette butts everywhere. If there is a responsible ownership in that person's consciousness, how could he possibly throw a cigarette butt anywhere? I see a lot of broken glass in public phone boxes. If there is a sense of responsible ownership in the consciousness of the people, it will not be so carelessly broken. If water is counting from the faucet of the shower in the public bathroom. Customers may pass by, but the owner will always turn off the water at the faucet.
The life motto of Director Moon Chang-mo, who is called 'Wonju Schweitzer', is 'fulfill responsibility'. The reason Mr. Moon values responsibility is because he was thoroughly trained by his mother when he was a boy. One day, the mother called the boy Chang-mo Moon to run an errand. Go to the market and buy some lamps.” The sun was setting when Moon Chang-mo walked dozens of miles to buy lamps. But when he opened the cloth in front of his mother, one of the lamps was broken. The boy asked his mother for forgiveness. Then the mother said “Changmo, you did not fulfill your responsibility. Did I tell you to buy a broken lamp? Go to the market and buy a new lamp.” He ran to the market in the moonlight and bought a new lamp. ' was engraved in his heart. And he set an example for the people of fulfilling his responsibilities as a doctor and a member of the National Assembly. Even in the state of a strike due to the division of medicine, he fulfilled his responsibilities while his 90-year-old grandfather was taking care of the patient.
It is the same with the country. If there is "responsible ownership" in the people's mind, this country will become a better country to live in, but without "responsible ownership", all countries are doomed to ruin. Why did communism collapse? Without "responsible ownership", the country will collapse. Gorbachev brought about communist reforms for a reason. One day, a truck driver was carrying grain and was spilling grain on the road. It was so strange that Gorbachev stopped the truck and asked the driver, and he heard a grumbling saying, "I just need to drive, I have nothing to do with this grain." Here Gorbachev said, "Communism is destroyed." If there is no "responsible ownership" at all, it is bound to fail. Realizing this, he initiated communist reforms and recognized private property.
The fact that capitalism was able to end the ideological competition with communism was also a decisive factor in the recognition of individual private property rights, that is, “mine”. In the former Soviet Union, there is also a survey result showing that the productivity of individual vegetable gardens, which can be disposed of individually, was 2.7 times higher than that of collective farms. As such, the driving force that moves and develops the capitalist system is the sense of ownership.
Watching the news these days is really frustrating. When something goes wrong, no one wants to take responsibility for it. transfer responsibility to each other. This is the responsibility of that department over there. If you go to that department, they tell you that this job is the responsibility of another department. There is a problem, and no one is willing to take responsibility. They just try to get along with each other. It's like Adam and Eve ate the forbidden fruit in the Garden of Eden, and when they ask Adam, Eve tells them to eat, so they say that they ate it. Eve claims that the snake seduced her and ate it. evade responsibility. Ultimately, it resulted in being expelled from the Garden of Eden.
"Responsible ownership" is a necessary consciousness for a prosperous country, a happy family, and a successful business. When these thoughts are at the foundation of the people, our country becomes a richer country and a happier family.
So is the church. If the church is to be revitalized, we believe that our church will be revitalized when there is a sense of "responsible ownership" in the minds of the members. There are times when I feel frustrated while talking with the church members. When expressing the church, it is time to express "this church is...". It is really sad when you think of yourself as a spectator and a stranger in this church. However, when I hear the story, "Let's revive our church in this way," it really gives me strength. The reason why our church has been revived so far is because there are many members who have a “responsible ownership”.
The word “responsibility” is called “responsibility” in English. "Able to respond" is an expression. God has called us, and responding to that call must manifest itself as a responsibility. God created Adam and Eve and called them. He called them to take good care of the Garden of Eden, and the way to answer that call is to take responsibility.
God called Moses. He entrusted with the task of exodus from Egypt to lead all the people of Israel who were suffering from Egypt. The way to respond to this mission is to lead the Israelites out of Egypt. God called Isaiah. When asked to preach the gospel, Isaiah replies, "Here I am, send me." The ability to respond to God's call in this way is a responsibility. Paul was also called by the Lord. In order to respond to that call, he took the responsibility of preaching the gospel to the end. God calls people, and how to respond to that call is the responsibility that God has entrusted to us.
We are all called to be children of God. Responding to this call should soon appear as a responsibility.
Let's have a "responsible ownership" towards the church. I am neither a stranger nor a guest of our church. Let us have the idea that I am the responsible owner of our church. When the toilet paper runs out in the house, the responsible owner doesn't let it go. Be sure to bend your back to pick it up. The act of picking up the waist when the toilet paper runs out at the church is like a responsible owner.
When we go to the department store, we don't go to the owner. go as a guest Since we are going as customers, we receive guidance and think about what the department store is doing for us. But we are not attending church as guests. attending as the owner. Before thinking about what kind of service the church provides to me, I need to think about what I must do responsibly for the church.
The times we live in require responsible people. So is the church. How many people gather? It's also really important. But more importantly, how many members of the church have a responsible ownership of the church? God is looking for people with a strong sense of responsibility. If you go up to the prayer center and hold a meeting on the mountain, people like strangers do not listen to it. Listen and pass by like someone else's story. But the responsible owner climbs up together and holds the seat.
So, what are our responsibilities? It is the responsibility of the Railroad Administration to ensure that passengers are transported safely. It is the responsibility of the post office to deliver the people's mail without fail. A doctor's responsibility is to take care of the people's health. The police are responsible for the safety of society. So, what is the church's responsibility? It is the responsibility of the church to save even one person. Even one person has the responsibility to live in the name of Jesus. How many people around us are still dying without believing in Jesus? We have a responsibility to work together to keep these people alive. Look at the many people around you. Imagine their souls depend on me. Imagine that I am responsible for saving their souls. How urgent is it? The responsibility of the church is to save one soul.
In order to handle these tasks effectively, the saints should not go to church as strangers or guests. When we live a religious life with a responsible ownership of the church, we will take on the task of saving many people through us. I hope that you will have a responsible ownership and be loyal to the church.