Title The Renewed Church (Mark 4:35-41)
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[...Jesus awoke and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, "Be still, be still." Then the wind became very calm. Then he said to his disciples, "Why are you so afraid? Why do you have no faith?"
First, it must be a church that has Jesus.
Results can vary greatly depending on individuals and families, whether or not they live with Jesus. Also, even if we are saints who live by faith, the results will vary depending on whether we live by faith with Jesus or not. Everyone, where Jesus came, the joy of life is full, and the family where Jesus came becomes a completely new family. We believe that the church where Jesus came will become a completely new church even in appearance. I pray in the name of the Lord that our church can become a new church with Jesus this year.
Everyone, if our church goes out with the Lord and becomes a church centered on the Lord, we will not fall. I don't even hesitate. I believe that a new revival of history will occur every day. There are things our Lord cannot see the most. You can't see the Lord's seat falling down. You are the Lord who cannot see the place you are in crumbling down. We need to know that the Lord is always giving us strength. When I live with Jesus, the Lord pushes me, reaches out to me, urges me, and gives me strength. We believe that when we become a family that hosts this Lord and a church that serves this Lord, the storms in our road ahead will calm down and a smooth new voyage will be made on our road ahead. I pray in the name of the Lord that all of you may become all of you who have Jesus, become family members, and become our church and be truly renewed in the Lord.
Second, to become a church serving Jesus, it must be a praying church. (Mark 4:38-39)
If the church, the body of God, is a house of prayer, we must remember that there is nothing more pleasing to God than prayer. In the praying church, the storm will disappear, in the praying church there will be answers, and in the praying church, amazing works will appear, and the work of the Holy Spirit will appear and the work of revival will appear.
Look at the disciples in today's text. They all died in the storm. When he was about to die, he woke Jesus from sleeping. cry out. It is a prayer of 'Lord, why don't you look back on our death?' I prayed to Jesus. Then, an immediate answer to this prayer came. Jesus wakes up, looks at the wind, and rebukes him. He looks at the sea and gives orders. 'Be still and be still' Then the wind stopped and the sea became very calm. This is the answer that happened because you prayed. A new voyage was made possible for those who died after praying for answers that they would not receive if they did not pray. History is revealed in prayer.
There is an article written by Berg Miller called 'Connection with God'. Its contents are as follows. In a small, peaceful neighborhood, a businessman opened a nightclub. People from this small town gathered at the church and started all-night prayer. I set fire to that night club and prayed to save the village from evil. Shortly thereafter, lightning struck the town and the nightclub was destroyed by fire. While the nightclub owner was discouraged, he heard that villagers gathered at the church and prayed for the nightclub to be burnt down, leading to a complaint. However, the members who were called in protested that it was not the church's fault and that they were not responsible because it was a natural disaster. The judge, who heard the whole story, said that the night club owner believes in the power of prayer, but church members not only do not believe in the power of prayer, but even deny it.
Prayer should be the prayer of faith. It is obtained by believing and asking, and by believing. said the Lord. Consider that what you have asked for in faith has been received. This is the principle of prayer. We need to know how to be thankful for today, and we also need to know how to pray for tomorrow. I believe that tomorrow will turn out according to the picture I trusted and painted. Draw beautiful pictures. Pray according to the picture. In the name of the Lord, I pray in the name of the Lord that you will become a church and family that prays for your family and for our church.
Finally, only when we become obedient churches can we become a renewed church. (Mark 4:40-41)
Love is shown in obedience. If you love deeply, you are bound to obey whatever the person you love says. When you hate, you never obey. The Lord knows how much we love when we see whether we obey or not. No matter how much you confess with your lips, it is concluded that you do not love those who do not obey. The Lord said, 'Love one another.' If we love and obey each other, we are people who love the Lord.
See today's text. The fierce wind and sea calmed down with just one word of Jesus' command. The disciples watched this. Everyone on the other boat watched. They were very surprised and afraid. Jesus sees this and rebukes him in two words. First, why are you so afraid? It says to obey even if you are afraid. Second, how can you not have faith? Even if you don't believe it, obey it. Obedience must be obeyed even if it is not believed, and even if it is fearful or surprising, we must first obey. In this obedience, a peaceful sea and a peaceful voyage are given. When you obey the Lord, you need to remember two things. One must obey immediately, the second must obey in time. You must know that obedience to the Lord must never be delayed or delayed.
The servants who received the five talents and the two talents went immediately after receiving them and obeyed and left as much as they had received. They obeyed immediately, and their master praised them. The one who received the one talent put it off, buried it in the ground, and took it as it is. Then there was the rebuke. God commands Abraham to offer Isaac as a burnt offering. According to the Bible, Abraham left early and obeyed. As a result, the son lived and received a tremendous blessing that became a source of blessing. When God's grace is about to come to our church and your home, please don't wait for a while. Whenever you are about to come, you must obey with Amen. Obedience was more than sacrifice. In the name of the Lord, I ask in the name of the Lord that all of you who obey God's word well and become our church so that you can become new, your family, and our church can become a new church in 1998. ?