Title The Living Church/Acts 2:42-47
Content Vibrant Church/Acts 2:42-47
Thanks to your prayers, I have been leading the Romanian Methodist Summer United Crusade well. current luma
There are seven Korean Methodist missionaries working in Niae, and seven
Romanian Church was founded. We had a united crusade for 5 days and 4 nights. diligently to God
They were loving hot churches. Like the Korean church, it was a church that prayed diligently.
It was terrifying to lead the Crusade in a land ruled by the Communist Party for half a century. the natural environment
It was good, but the country was poor. Because communism ruled for 50 years. An average citizen lives a month
The rain is about 100 dollars, and the minister's monthly salary is 250 dollars. The communist system was doomed to collapse.
that is all. There is a story like this. Gorbachev, who first led Russia to open
It's time to be a bureaucrat. Potatoes keep falling from the truck ahead, but the truck driver won't stop
That is, it continued to run. Gorbachev, who was chasing a truck, stopped the car and asked the driver.
I did. Did you see the potatoes fall? that I knew Then why didn't you stop?
It is not my responsibility. He was only responsible for transporting to a certain section
It is not my responsibility to load the potatoes. Falling potatoes is actually human
that is responsibility. In a communist system, people are nothing more than machines and robots. autonomy
that had been No service spirit. Had breakfast in the hotel restaurant. no water
I asked the waiter for water. But I brought only one cup of water. pastor next door
They asked why we didn't water. Then they say, you ask for water
that I didn't ask for it. Should I ask for it? You should give it to yourself. they have autonomy
There wasn't. I just did what I was told above. If you do something you didn't do and it goes wrong, you're responsible.
Because I was questioned. So there is a saying. Someone is taking a nap, and flies are
made you go Still, he didn't chase flies. When I asked the reason, the superior instructed
It is said that it is because there is no But it was a Christian country. russia and ma
Similarly, it is a country in which Orthodox Christianity has become the state religion. Why did the communist revolution happen in this country?
It's a runny thing. Therefore, I think the responsibility of the church is great. 85% of the population is still Orthodox
In. Nevertheless, the church has not been able to use its strong power after liberalization. the church's mission
I thought that it was big and the church had to be reformed. Therefore, the title of today's sermon is vitality.
established as a church.
Today's text is the first Pentecostal church. The appearance of the church as a model for the times to come
is. It is the church that showed us to imitate this church when it is losing its direction. First, life
A powerful church is a praying church. It was said that the Pentecostal church made every effort to pray.
Church is a place of prayer. Church members are people who pray. done by one's own strength or one's own wisdom
Those who think they are, don't pray. But accepting human limitations and taking the sovereignty of history
Those who believe that the sleeper is God is praying. Ceausescu ruled Romania for 24 years.
I did. It is said that he had absolute power. He is the brother-in-law of Kim Il-sung. who he built
Min Palace is the second largest building after the Pentacon. However, the building could not be completed and the couple died.
will be Why? He tried to kill the Lutheran pastor Torkes, but he actually died. Torques
He is a young pastor who informed the Western world of Ceausescu's dictatorship and persecution of Christianity. the secret to finding out
The police tortured me. Church members who saw the bruises on their faces held a protest. demo spread
Protests also took place in the capital Bucharest. As the suppression became difficult, this time Ceaucescu
has mobilized the control demo team. And while speaking in front of them, the control demo team suddenly changed.
So, he joined the citizen demonstrations. Eventually, the military joined in here, and the soldiers and Ceausescu
You have to fight the secret police. However, the trend has shifted towards citizens and soldiers. this is
An Ceausescu tried to escape by helicopter. I don't know what to do if I just escaped
Even in an emergency, he tried to get the money he had hidden in the house, but the time was delayed and he failed to escape.
is. The Ministry of Defense called the helicopter pilot carrying Ceausescu. choose one of the two
I mean do it. In the end, the pilot chooses the Department of Defense to live and says the helicopter has no oil.
I landed a helicopter on a farmhouse as an excuse. Even to the henchman whom Ceausescu trusted the most
was also betrayed. Eventually, he was arrested and referred to a military trial, where he
On December 24, the couple were executed. The guiding missionary suggested that we go to their graves.
We were hesitant about the need to see the grave of such a person due to our busy schedule, but the missionary
I went through this guide. It was worth going and seeing for yourself. they are buried in the national cemetery
He was buried in a civil cemetery, but it was like a dog's grave. It is also buried as a couple
I couldn't and was away. It was a scene that made you realize the impermanence of life and the impermanence of power. Napoleon
Ong himself died before entering the Arc de Triomphe built over 30 years. on Helena Island
The body of Napoleon, who died of stomach cancer, came there to see the Arc de Triomphe. people last
He said that he had to show it at the moment he went, so he opened the lid of the coffin so that he could see the Arc de Triomphe he had built.
will be It speaks of the impermanence of power. The power of the world seems strong, but the church that prays
It cannot be resisted. Why? Because history is governed by God. so who
Because as I said, History is God's story. in the end powerless
is.
Second, a church with devotion is a church with vitality. The first Pentecostal churches sold their property and possessions.
He said that it was distributed according to the needs of each person. Barnabas gave up all his land
All. Romanian Orthodox Church members have no training and no devotion. Don't know how to donate
All. Even though there are more than a thousand Protestant churches in Romania, they say they cannot stand on their own.
is. Because they don't know dedication. I don't know how to donate. I don't know tithing. So, Korean missionary
You have to let them experience how to love them and the blessings they give them. this time
What is thrilling is that at 4 pm on Sundays, the Gangnam-dong region held a service to establish a local church.
All. Hallelujah Church. A pioneering project by students graduating from a seminary established by Korean Methodist missionaries
This is a Romanian local church. The evangelist is evangelist Laurenciu. Aren't you great too
His father's faith was very good. This person was originally a person who became a nuisance due to alcohol and tobacco.
I say. The gospel entered such a person through the missionaries. who accepted Jesus
has been changed. I quit drinking and smoking all. And a seminary in a house he owns
dedicated to construction. A house that cost $16,000 was donated. and his wish
They said it would become a seminary temple. The father's faith is great, so the son goes to the seminary
It has become an evangelist. And I became an evangelist of the church planted in our region. founding
I did. It's a twenty-six million dollar house. Romanian Protestants cannot build churches and
Buying a house and converting it into a church. Hallelujah Church was founded on the very day it was founded
That's why I bought the building. It turns out that our local pastor is leaving for a Romanian mission.
It is that Deacon Ne gave 20 million won for the Romanian mission. 6 million more
Everyone was happy to receive it. This is the spirit world. The Church Must Be Committed
All.
Third, a vibrant church is a church that receives praise from the people. The first Pentecostal church was the people
said to have been praised by Although the majority of Romanians are Orthodox Christians, society is wealthy.
are defeated Because the church has lost the power of reform. Because even the church is not clean.
is. When the Communist Party persecuted the Church, the Orthodox Church communicated and cooperated with the Communist Party. Opening
What became known after this was that the priest had informed the secret police of the confession.
It is said that it was an event that shook the whole country. The church should be the light and salt of society.
It has lost its taste. The bus we boarded takes too much time to enter and exit the border.
Lee was. The missionary who had been waiting was carrying a bundle of money. oil
You have to hit it to get in and out. Otherwise, a day or two is fine, just wait
is to do it. The country is corrupt. It is the church to correct such things, but even the church has power
Now that you have lost, where is your hope? The church should hear praise from the people. Korea
Even after 100 years of missionary work, there was a great revival when the church first made a good impression on society.
Door. The church was a place of independence movement. Did all the patriots flock to the church?
All. At that time, people believed that the church was a good place. But now the church is showing good
can't give it. As the media reported on the dark side of the church, conscious people
is disappointed in I think we all need to wake up.
Conclusion. All Eastern European countries ruled by the Communist Party collapsed. only on earth
The countries that have not collapsed are Cuba and North Korea. But in Cuba there is freedom of religion, and thousands of people
There are churches that gather. Only North Korea does not have freedom of religion. who can break
mean? God can do it. So we must pray. Unification in the Gospel
must be unified. God is the master of history. You have to depend on him. Pastor Tokes and
Who has the power compared to Ceausescu? If you think about it, Ceausescu seems more powerful.
is natural. But Pastor Tokes won. Because God is behind him.
is. We must pray for a unified Korea to take on world missions in the 21st century. Seongseong Church
I hope you will fulfill this mission.