Title The Great Departure/Acts 9:19-31
Contents Introduction]
There is a saying that the beginning is half, and a thousand miles starts with one step.
All.
These are words that indicate the importance of starting. Dosan Ahn Chang-ho said, "The first
You even said the saying, "You have to sew the buttons well for the button to fit at the end."
All. As you start the year, you should be off to a good start. in the bible
Great people are making the beginning beautiful.
The departure of Abraham in Genesis 12 and the departure of the prophet Samuel in 1 Samuel 12,
The departure of John the Baptist in Matthew 3 was as great as that of Paul.
All. We also read the text on how to start the year.
Looking through it, we too can start well and leave beautiful results.
Let's be a year
1. Paul's Transformation
Acts 9 is the chapter where Saul becomes Paul, and the persecutor of Christianity
This is a chapter that talks about the situation of becoming a guardian of Christianity.
1) meeting
Meetings play an important role in your transformation.
Paul's encounter with Jesus at Damascus was the most important part of Paul's life.
It was a turning point.
In 1 Corinthians 15:8, he said, “Lastly, I was like a child born of immature
He also saw a crab.” The resurrected Lord is going to Damascus
After meeting on the road, they express their emotions.
In the Old Testament, Saul met the prophet Samuel and was the first king of Israel.
In the New Testament, the young Saul of the New Testament met the resurrected Jesus.
As a disciple of God, he became an apostle of the gospel.
Meetings are the beginning of such a change.
2) discovery
For humans, the discovery of electricity was a major change in the development of industry.
It gave rise to a renaissance in the century, and the discovery of nuclear weapons in the 20th century was the cutting edge of civilization
I left the stand open.
But the most important discovery is “discovering yourself.”
In his thorough self-examination of himself as the chief among sinners, Paul
He was the one who discovered what Iran was.
This is a great find.
What kind of existence was he who persecuted the church and resisted Jesus?
Knowing the accreditation was the reason why I was able to become Paul, and as a great evangelist
It was the driving force that allowed me to live my life.
The poorest people live without knowing who they are.
I don't think it's human.
3) Fullness
The state required for self-discovery and realization of one's own
It is the desire to fill one's own shortcomings.
This desire is the will to stand up, the courage to
It was also a hope for the future. Young Saul was blind for three days.
I was unable to eat and drink, but I received the Holy Spirit filled with the Holy Spirit and laid my hands on my eyes.
Scales fell from the ground and I saw again I eat food
got stronger.
This is a struggle to be renewed, running towards a new world
was a movement. In the upper room where Christianity begins in Acts 2
Spirit was full.
In Acts 6, when the church grows and elects seven deacons, the Holy Spirit and the faith
It is said that a person full of yin was chosen. This is done by a changed person
It means a powerful step to see, and the greatness of a mighty leap.
All. Paul met the resurrected Lord and found himself.
A change of being filled with the Holy Spirit took place.
In order to become a great start at the time when we are about to make a new start
I have to meet Jesus and learn what my reality is.
It is only when you discover it that you can fully receive your abilities. these people
Raya is a strong start.
2. Preparation for departure
Paul was different from the other apostles.
1) Conviction
Paul's attitude completely changed when he met Jesus. he is
I didn't hesitate to do what I knew and was sure of. Therefore, in Damascus
The people who were there were astonished when they heard that Paul was testifying of Jesus.
And he took an unbelievable attitude. Therefore, the saints also
Did you know that the Tao was some kind of scheme by the persecutors and you did not want to believe it?
All. In 2 Timothy 1:11-12, Paul’s feelings at this time are described as:
I am saying
No, because of this I also suffer these things, and I am not ashamed.
I know whom I have entrusted with, and have entrusted me to him until that day.
I am sure that you will be able to keep it.” Paul’s attitude was clearly
He said that Shin-ah's attitude toward the Lord was a firm conviction.
All. We want you to have this confidence in whatever we do.
2) Relying only on the Lord (Trust)
Did Paul have seniors who were called first as disciples of Jesus?
All. At that time, they established themselves as Christian leaders in Jerusalem.
It was common sense for Paul to visit these disciples and receive guidance.
It is regarded as a hostile thing.
But he did not want to meet the disciples, and according to Acts 9:30, he
It is said that the city of Damascus were sent down from Caesara to Tarsus
is. And when we read Galatians 1:15-17, “But in my mother’s womb,
He who chose me from the beginning, and called me by grace
When you are pleased to reveal him in me to preach, I will
To meet those who did not consult with flesh and blood, and who were apostles before me.
I did not go to Jerusalem, but to Arabia, and then again to Dame.
I'm back to sex."
If you really want to start this year with a “great start,” you need to talk to someone and
Do not follow the will of men, but depend on the Lord for everything and follow the will of the Lord.
Le wants to be saints.
Paul says this in 2 Corinthians 1:8-9. "brother
I do not want you to know, my children, of our tribulation in Asia.
No, I suffer so much that it exceeds my strength, and my hope to live is cut off
And we knew in our hearts that we were condemned to death, because we
Do not trust, but trust in the God who raises the dead.
It is because of this,” he confesses his own experience.
For those who depend only on the Lord, no matter what hardships come, they will surely succeed.
that there is a number. If you rely on knowledge, you will be troubled by knowledge,
Those who take risks, experience doubts, and rely on material things.
Those who do will fall into temptation because of material things, but those who rely only on the Lord
is what makes you successful.
3) Using the power of prayer (Mighty)
Galatians 1:18 says, “Three years after that, I went to visit Cephas,
They went up to Lusales and stayed with me for fifteen days.”
The year went to Arabia and looked only at the sky, and the resurrected Lord
There is a time to pray about this calling you have met. why do you pray
should I go?
Ah, prayer is the source of power.
Ah prayer is an indicator of direction.
Ah, prayer is a conversation with God.
Oh, because prayer is the way to find God's will.
Therefore, the training of prayer for those whom God wants
is to make
Those who want to go long distances pray for the way I should go.
Knowing and knowing the will of the sender, receiving power, and one moment at a time
There must be communication with God through dialogue with you.
Therefore, with a confident attitude and a heart that is dependent only on the Lord, pray together
You must be empowered through
Saints!
How are we prepared? Are you confident? membrane
Are you in a weak position? Are you relying solely on the Lord? Do you believe in yourself?
Did you receive power while praying? Stay away from prayer and live in weakness
do you think there is Let's go ahead and prepare thoroughly.
3. Paul's Attitude
From the time the risen Lord called Paul, he preached the world with the gospel.
He had a clear attitude until evangelism.
1) The target was clear (Signal)
The path had been set. Taking a clear path and going through a maze
It's very different from going.
In Philippians 3:13-14, Paul says, “Brothers, I have yet to take hold of
I did not consider it, but did one thing: Forgetting what is behind and
In order to catch what is there, by aiming for the goal, in Christ Yansu, God
I am going after the reward of the above calling.”
2) The mission was clear.
1 Timothy 1:12 says, “To Christ Jesus our Lord, who has strengthened me.
I am thankful that you have considered me faithful and entrusted me with the ministry.”
I did. Thank you for giving this mission to someone like you who is the worst among sinners.
Even if we live and die for the Lord, Paul must live to fulfill this mission
He was a man who was faithful to die for the Lord.
3) The values were clear (Valuation)
Because these values are wrong today and put a measure of value in money.
There is a trend of disregard for abandoning the more precious morals, ethics, and faith, but Paul
In Philippians 3:7-9, he threw away all the values he knew in the past.
Knowing the most precious value and living with gratitude for it
that's gone
“But whatever was useful to me, I did for Christ’s sake.
Not only counting all things as harm, but also counting all things as harm is Christ my Lord
Because the knowledge of Jesus is the noblest, I have gathered for him.
Losing everything and counting it as excrement, we gain Christ, and in
It's about to be discovered..."
What we have if we find its worth in Jesus Christ
Even if you give it all, you will have to protect the treasure.
[conclusion]
We must keep these three principles in our lives
Wouldn't the foot be done successfully? What is your target?
What is it?
What is your mission?
What is your most beautiful value?
Having set this up and doing my best for it, now is a great start
As long as it is a blessing that not only does it, but the settlement of this year becomes prosperous
I wish you a happy year.