Be a child who lifts the world
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Isaiah 40:29-31
Everyone! Have you ever seen a movie called 'Lift King Kong'? Are you still in the 'Pokemon' era? Or is it the era of Detective Conan? Is there crucian carp in bungeoppang? Are there chrysanthemums in Chrysanthemum Bread? There is no King Kong in the movie ‘Lift King Kong’.
There are many sports that you like. Tell me what it is... by far football, baseball, and swimming... yes. Some sports are popular, while others are not very popular. One of them is a game called 'weightlifting'.
At the 1988 Olympics, the main character of this movie competed in past competitions and won a bronze medal. In a world where only gold medals are remembered, like a dirty world that only remembers first place, bronze medals are not treated as precious, but winning a medal in a big game is a great thing.
However, the hero is seriously injured as the 1988 Olympics are over. An athlete's life is health, and if you lose your health, your life ends. But the problem is, athletes don't study as much as you do. In other countries, you have to study well to become an athlete, but in Korea, you have to study for sports separately. So, when studying for other people's exams, athletes sweat because they go to the dormitory and exercise. So, athletes don't have much to do other than exercise. Moreover, when a weightlifter is injured, there is nothing else to do. All that's left is strength and muscle.
The main character becomes pessimistic about his incompetence and becomes a coach at a rural girls' middle school. All that remains is to meet female students who have nothing but strength, train hard to achieve their unfulfilled dreams, and finally challenge for the Olympic gold medal. It's a very moving movie, and there's a saying in that movie.
'Winning a bronze medal doesn't make that person's life a bronze medal, and winning a gold medal doesn't mean that person's life becomes a gold medal. If you always do your best, that person's life is a gold medal."
Evangelist wants you to become children with dreams. A child with a dream has the ability to lift the world. The world is not lifted by force. Do you know why Samson is so strong? Do you have long hair? No. Are you strong because you have three hands? Then the prince of the sea is definitely the squid. It has 8 legs, right? You know it's a joke, right?
David was a boy. Is there anyone among you who would win an arm wrestling with 'Choi Hong-man'? Before doing it with Choi Hong-man, let's do it with Evangelist first. Just because you have power doesn't mean you can lift the world. David has no power. But what do you have? It's 'faith'. Who do you trust? ‘Faith in God’. It is the belief that ‘God will be with me’.
People are easily arrogant. He thinks he's rich if he has a little bit of something, so he doesn't need anyone's help. If there are stones in a can, how many will make the loudest sound? A lot of? Or one or two?
If you have a little bit of power, believe in yourself. It is said that if you are a little smart and have knowledge, there is no God. If you have a lot of money, tell them you don't need God. Like Samson, like Goliath, he believes only in his own strength. So I don't believe in God.
The reason Samson or Goliath fell down on the world was because they believed only in their own strength. On the other hand, the reason why David was able to lift the world without being crushed by it was because of God's faith. But strictly speaking, it was not David who lifted the world, but God who lifted the world. When David was about to lift the world, God lifted it up with his two hands.
You may know Jang Mi-ran, who achieved a grand slam at the Asian Games in Guangzhou, China. The opinion that he should not participate due to injury was overwhelming, but despite opposition from those around him, he competed and won the gold medal. Do you know who the rival player's name is? It's 'Musang'. The player was also invincible. However, Jang Mi-ran won the gold medal by lifting 181 kg from the jerk. Do you know what she will look like after she succeeds in lifting those heavy weights? He clasped his hands together and prayed to his face. That is to prove that you did not lift the weight with your own strength, but that you lifted the weight with faith in God.
Evangelist wants you to be wonderful children who lift the world. Now, although there are a lot of naughty people, friends who come to church for fun, and friends who forcefully come because their mothers insist on going, I want you to have a dream and a vision to lift the world up. But that power does not originate from me, but from God.
The moment I try to lift the world, just as God lifts the globe from above, He lifts the world so I can lift it. It's not what I do, it's what God does.
What does lifting the world mean? Becoming an influencer in the world. The great people you learned in social studies class are people who have had a valuable influence on the world. I hope that you too will become such great people. But more importantly, I hope that you will become a good influence with the gospel. I hope you study and give life to others, earn money and give life to others. I hope that you will have dreams with faith, run with faith, and be able to overcome the world with faith and lift the world up.