Title Send Me (July 29, 2007)
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Date: July 29, 2007
Word: Isaiah 6:8
Title: Send Me
Contents :
Right now, our country is in a state of great sorrow. During volunteer work, one person was kidnapped and killed, and 22 people broke our hearts in unfamiliar, new and difficult conditions. Our church also prayed with many tears for this event at the prayer meeting last Friday.
We must never stop preaching.
Paul considered himself to be the debtor of the gospel and devoted his life to missionary work. All of Jesus' disciples risked their lives for the gospel of Jesus.
I starved, I was cold, I was hungry, I was beaten, and after that, I went on the path of martyrdom. Did our country deserve it? It was called the most dangerous and unknown country in the Joseon Dynasty. Still, thankfully, the Lord did not abandon the land of Joseon. Because here I am, you are, and our children are. They did not cut off the steps of missionaries and their pockets of mission.
Last year, while studying at Yonsei University's Graduate School of Theology, I learned a surprising fact. Even though Korea is close to the ranks of advanced countries and ranked second in world missions, I heard that missionary funds are still being sent from among the organizations that did missions a hundred years ago.
We must have a new paradigm of missions.
Missions must not be stopped, but it cannot be as it is now. The world is changing rapidly and has become global. It means that we have to go out with a new paradigm in most of the existing missionary forms that wish for a good luck without countermeasures.
Davydo J Bosch emphasized a paradigm shift in mission theology in his book “Mission in Transformation” a hundred years ago.
Padilla emphasizes cooperation and unity. It should have a structure that unites across denominations and regions. Now, no one can jump. Individual combat missions are not allowed. You can't just jump into a big church.
We need to create a framework where missionaries can run safely.
It should be used as an opportunity for the great Pyongyang revival movement.
Now, all of our Korean churches believe that it is God's mission given on the 100th anniversary of Pyongyang and use it as an opportunity to light the fire of the gospel and become one.
July, the centenary of the revival, has passed, and there was nothing special to bring together, but this time should be used as an opportunity. We need to bring our scattered hearts together. Not only large churches, but also pioneer churches, cities and small islands in rural and fishing villages, let's unite in this opportunity to start a prayer movement and make a greater commitment.
Missions must never be stopped. It shouldn't be like this any more. By creating a new paradigm, the gospel must be preached to the ends of the earth. It should be used as an opportunity for the great Pyongyang revival movement.