Let's fill it with force
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The text is Jesus’ parable of the banquet house that the church must evangelize in order for people to be saved. The theme of today's parable of Jesus is 'Blessed is the one who is invited to a banquet and eats the bread'.
But Matthew 22:14 says, “Many are called, but few are chosen.”
That's why he compelled them to take people who didn't come to Cheonghae to participate in the banquet and to fill my house. therefore
1. The church should be a banquet hall for inviting people.
A church like a feast house - this is the hallmark of a revival church.
In order to do that, we must become a church that has Jesus as its Lord. A church like a banquet house can always be a church where church members who live with Jesus as their Lord gather.
2. It must be a prepared church/ v. 17.
To save souls - it must be a prepared church.
You must be ready to go out into the world and invite all those in trouble the poor, the sick, the failed and the discouraged.
When you come to church, you should be able to shout that everything is solved. You might call this a belief in ups and downs, but that is a misunderstanding. To say that everything is ready - doesn't mean that when you come to church, problems will be solved, and when you come to church, anything will come true.
Hearing the word of God opens the way for you to live. That's why verse 15 says, "Blessed are those who eat bread in the kingdom of God." In other words, if you go to church and receive grace, you will be able to do everything. This is not to say that we are all prepared. When Jesus died on the cross, it was said that it was finished. Jesus is the one who can solve life's problems for those who follow him. Because he is the creator and the giver of life.
Therefore, we must shout this to the world.
‘Everything is ready, come to Sarang Church’
But in order to cry out like this - I must first experience grace so that I can confidently say, 'Come to our Sarang Church because everything is ready'. And with God's preparation, we have something to prepare. It is prayer. Because God reveals history through our prayers, when we become a praying church, God reveals everything that God has prepared.
So what do you do to bring people in?
You have to take it by force.
To forcefully (Hel / Anangkason) means to drag, even by twisting one's arms, to forcefully drag him. However, looking at our evangelism posture, it is not a force, but a recommendation. The reason is that we certainly haven't tasted the bread of the kingdom of God. First of all, I hope that I myself will receive grace from the Word and become believers who come to church by forcing those who do not believe.
However, even if you try to evangelize, there are cases where it doesn't work. The reason is that it is forcing someone who is not the object to force it. Therefore, such a person should first pray and wait.
☞ Then, what kind of person is not the subject of coercion?
1) A person possessed by material desires/ v. 18.
To buy a field means to be attached to the material. We need material things to live in this world, but if we get caught up in material things, we cannot live a religious life right away. If you lose your mind to material things, you will not be able to hear the word of God.
2) Those who are overconfident in their own abilities/ Verse 19.
Buying five yoke of oxen, or ten oxen, is a great power. And going to test them is a very thorough person. In other words, this person is very confident in life. A person who is overconfident in his or her abilities and skills. Of course, in order to survive in this world, we must have knowledge, skills, experience, and abilities. But don't get stuck here.
When it comes to evangelism - There are many intellectuals and elites who are recognized as having power in the world who do not believe in Jesus. Therefore, they too are objects of prayer, not of compulsion.
3) People who are too domestic are not subject to coercion/ v. 20.
It is God's grace and blessing to meet, choose, and marry a spouse within God's will.
However, the home or family should not be a barrier to God's grace.
☞ Then, who is the target of tyranny?
The poor, the sick, the blind and the lame (verse 21).
People in this world who are possessed by material things, overconfident in their abilities, and only know their own family, rarely come to church. The reason we can't do evangelism is because we are trying to evangelize the very talented and smart people around us. No matter what your external identity is, you are supposed to seek God when you realize that you are a sinner and that you are lacking and incompetent.
We must become a church that seeks out and evangelizes those who are sick and needy rather than those who consider themselves smart and capable.
The first three groups of people invited said they couldn't go to church because they were busy.
The second invitation was to the poor and the sick.
They accepted the invitation.
These are those who are spiritually needy and are keenly aware of the hand of salvation.
The third invitation is not to just call, but to force him to come.
Although it may seem that there are no vacancies in our eyes, in God's eyes, there are too many vacancies. There are still many souls to evangelize. So I forced him to take me and fill my house. However, in order to force it, you have to go to the road and the hillside to find it.
Therefore, our Sarang Church is ① a house for feasting,
To call everyone ② To become a prepared church,
Go out on the road and along the hillside ③ Let’s become a church that brings us by force