The Journey of Going with God (Joshua 1:1-9)
Let us bless and greet one another, “Jesus is the Christ, the son of the living God.” We are receiving the third Sunday message of the year 2024. Last week, we received the Word, “The Direction We Must Follow.” Today, how will we go? I hope our journey will be one where we are going with God. If we go with God, there’s nothing to be afraid of. It’s only because you’ve only seen churchgoers who are shaking in fear, and you think, “Even if I believe in Jesus Christ, there’s nothing great about it,” you’ve never seen someone who truly believes. At least, that’s been my experience. Nothing is a problem at all, why? Because God is with me, and if God were not with me, then it would be a problem.
1. God speaks
Then, how is God with me? God is with us with His Word of Creation. Every time you face a problem, God gives you the answer to that problem with His Word. If you face a large problem, then you’ll receive a large answer. If you face a small problem, then you’ll receive a small answer. What is Jesus doing with us? Even right now, Jesus Christ is doing the work of breaking down sin, hell, and Satan, and through me, those three things being broken down continues to happen. That’s how the Lord is with me. And what is the Holy Spirit doing with me? Even right now, the Holy Spirit is working with power. The fact that God is with us means that the Triune God is going with us in these three ways.
1) To Joshua (Josh. 1:1)
This year and today, we must walk with God in this way. God gave His Word to Joshua. God’s method of being with us is with His Word, so how is the Word being relayed to me? How is the Holy Spirit allowing me to understand and realize God’s Word? That’s everything, for the Word is God, and if the Word comes upon it, God will even make rivers and streams in the desert. Even inside the desert and wilderness, He will make a stream because the Word of God has the power of creation.
If I live according to my own thoughts, I will not receive the power of creation, but if the Word of God comes upon me, then we will receive the power of creation. From the very beginning, when God created us, He made us in the image of God, as spiritual beings to live with God. The problem of America today is not a physical problem; it’s a spiritual problem. America doesn’t have physical problems, it has the greatest physical strength in all the world, it is the land with the most money, and it is the land that has enough military power to win any war. It is the land that has gathered all the greatest minds in the world, so nothing is a large problem in America.
But what are the problems happening in America? They are spiritual problems. Spiritual problems cannot be taught anywhere in America. If you put your kids in school, the school cannot teach your kids this spiritual problem. But God is telling us about that problem with His Word, but just because you listen to God’s Word doesn’t mean you understand. The evidence of that is in the Bible. The Israelites who were brought out of slavery in Egypt did not follow God’s Word, even though they heard it, they followed their thoughts back to Egypt. Egypt represents the entire world; it is a place where people live centered on people, it is a world where people live centered on whatever they want, and it is a place where people think they can accomplish anything as long as they gather their strength. But if you live like that, there’s nothing but suffering.
The Israelites who were set free from that by God’s grace need to head towards the land of Canaan, following God’s Word, but instead, they want to go back to the land of Egypt. There is another world that they desire for themselves, so they are trapped there and they die like that. If there are any of you who are imagining the kingdom that you desire, I hope you will quickly come out of that through God’s Word. The values I inherited ever since I was young, and the different world I was taught to imagine for myself will only trap and kill me.
There is another world or kingdom that God has prepared separately. On the inside, that Kingdom is overflowing with peace, joy, and righteousness. Those things do not exist in this world. No matter where you go, the joy that we talk about is not present. It is only possible to feel that joy if God gives it to us from His Kingdom. God has given the mission to enjoy and relay this blessing to Joshua and to us today. When God tells Joshua to conquer the land of Canaan, it means God is telling him to establish God’s Kingdom there. This is not talking about the kingdom of heaven you go to after you die, God gave Joshua the mission to establish God’s Kingdom where we live, right now.
First and foremost, the Kingdom of God where God is reigning and conquering must be established in me. Then, you have received a mission to establish God’s Kingdom in every part of your life, wherever you set foot, whomever you meet. You need to know this first in order for you to start receiving God’s Word. This is not talking about succeeding in your business or making a lot of money or possessions in this world; it means the Kingdom of God is established inside of your soul.
(1) You and all these people (Josh. 1:2)
We have received a mission from God to establish God’s Kingdom in all of our businesses, our studies, and every person that we meet. So, in Joshua 1:1, it says, “The LORD said to Joshua, “now you and all these people, get ready to cross the Jordan River,” and that’s no easy task.
(2) Cross the Jordan River (Josh. 1:2)
First, they are facing an obstacle immediately. As soon as you begin the year 2024, you try to follow God’s Word, but immediately, you face an obstacle. How can you overcome that? You go forward with God’s Word, and that’s why God says, “Do not be afraid.” We pass through it. Even if there’s another wave of COVID, we just go through it. There’s no reason to be afraid of that.
(3) To the land I am about to give to the Israelites (Josh. 1:2)
He says, “Go to the land I will give to the Israelites.” God is saying, “I’ve given you a mission, now follow your mission. Do not live the way you want to live; live following the mission God gave you.” Then, how does God give him this land?
2) Range
(1) Every place where you set foot (Josh. 1:3)
(2) I will give you (Josh. 1:3)
(3) From the wilderness to the end (Josh. 1:4)
God says, “I will give you every place where you set foot.“ Every place you go, every place you set foot, that is the Kingdom of God being established there. The Kingdom of God is bound to be established everywhere you set your foot, meaning the kingdom of Satan and curses is broken down. All you have to do is believe in that. These are things that happen invisible to the eye, but later on, it will be revealed in a visible way. If there are any businesspeople who run their business like this, then their business will begin to cast out Satan, curses, and disasters. You go into your company and the Kingdom of God is established there, so curses and disasters begin to crumble there. That’s the reason you go there to make money. You’re not going there to make money so that you can make money; you’re going to your job to establish God’s Kingdom and fulfill your mission.
3) God’s guarantee
(1) No one will be able to stand against you (Josh. 1:5)
In Joshua 1:5, God says, “No one will be able to stand against you.” No one can block you, ever. Anybody can block my stubbornness, but nobody can block the will and the mission of God. I hope you will stop fighting with your own stubbornness, but instead, fight with the will of God, and stand as a witness that nobody can block God’s Word. Anybody who blocks God’s plan is bound to be destroyed because God’s plan will be fulfilled no matter what. That is the mission God gave us.
(2) I will be with you (Joshua 1:5)
Then God says, “I will be with you,” then everything is finished. How is God with us? With the Word of Creation, He is with us. When is the Word given to us? The Word of God flows into us as an answer to the problems we face in our life. So there’s no reason to be afraid of problems, there’s no reason to be afraid of any problem, why? Because God gives you His Word. There is no one who can block the plan of salvation that God has. Once this gospel is proclaimed to all the ends of the earth, then the end will come. There is nobody who can block the plan of missions and evangelism, and God will work with you, with His power. That must be me.
(3) I will never leave you nor forsake you (Joshua 1:5)
In Joshua 1:5, God also promises, “I will never leave you nor forsake you,” He will be with us forever. If we make a mistake, we think, “Is God no longer with me?” God knows we would think that way and promises He will never leave us. If I make a mistake or do something wrong, is God going to abandon me? He promises not to.
2. What I must enjoy
Then, what must we enjoy?
1) God’s promise
(1) Be strong and courageous (Josh. 1:6)
In Joshua 1:6, God says, “Be strong and courageous.” He is telling us to be strong and courageous, but how can we be strong and courageous? Can we be strong if we receive the training of US marines? Can we become stronger if we receive the top education from the US Ivy Leagues? Yes, that is one way to be strong, mentally and physically, but they are not able to be strong spiritually so that’s why their lives are being destroyed anyway. When God tells us to be strong and courageous, He is telling us to be strong and courageous by faith in His Word.
Why is it that people all over the world, wherever they come from or wherever they live, are so weak and they are crumbling? It’s simple, it is because they are weak. It’s not because of anybody else, but it is because I am weak. Why am I mentally seized and my thoughts are being dragged around? It’s because I’m weak, and it’s not because I’m doing something wrong, and it’s not anybody’s fault. If I were strong, then that wouldn’t matter. If I had courage in my heart, then any depression is bound to flee. God knew that Joshua and we would be in that situation, so He tells us to be strong and courageous. He says, “May you have strong faith in God’s Word, may you have strong courage in God’s Word by your faith.”
(2) The land I swore to their ancestors (Joshua 1:6)
Then God says, “I will give you the land I swore to your ancestors, but in exchange for that, you must always follow God’s law.” “The Law” is talking about the Ten Commandments. You can actually categorize the Ten Commandments into two general commandments: the first is love of God, and the second is, love of man or people. Loving God means loving Christ and His cross. It is to love the cross, because on the cross, Christ has finished all the problems we could not solve on our own, the curses and disasters of sin, hell, and Satan, and we must love and delight in the Word of God.
Why do people keep on pursuing their drugs? Because they love something else instead. Why do people keep on suffering mentally? It’s because they love themselves, or they love incorrectly. You need to love correctly. If you love God, then you can love people. And when we say, “Love of people,” what is the most fundamental love? Loving that person means saving their soul. If you diligently feed them and clothe them and educate them, but you don’t save them spiritually, then you don’t actually love them. It’s the same thing as feeding them and educating them, just to kick them into hell; that is not love. In order to save that soul to go into the Kingdom of God and be a child of God, that’s why you give them food and education.
(3) Inherit the promised land (Joshua 1:6)
Why did the Israelites suffer for thousands of years? Why are the churches today suffering unnecessarily? Why are Christians suffering unnecessarily? It is because they are loving incorrectly. More so than they love God, they love themselves. More so than loving the salvation of souls, they love their business. More so than the salvation of souls, they love their studies, that’s why we have mental illnesses. It’s not coming from weakness; it’s coming from our incorrect object of love. More so than the spiritual things of the church, we prioritize our family, and even for the family, we don’t prioritize their spirit, but the physical things.
2) Word
(1) Be careful to obey all the law (Josh. 1:7)
So, God says to be careful to obey all of the law, which is to love God and to love people, then, you will be successful wherever you go.
(2) Do not turn from it to the right or to the left (Josh. 1:7)
Then God says, “Do not turn from it to the right or to the left.” Why do people keep fighting? It is because one side is on the right, and the other side is on the left. That’s what the world is like, because they don’t have the real answer, they try to find a middle ground between the right and the left, but for us, there’s no reason for us to listen to the words of the right or the left; yes, we can keep it as reference, but we follow the Word of God. Even though we make a family, the spouses are always fighting, and once they have children, even the children are fighting, and when you get a job, you’re fighting at your job. When you go to church, there’s fighting in the church.
Why do people fight? It is because everybody has their own opinion and everybody has their own background in which they grew up, matured, and were educated, and they say, “A is correct.” But the other person grew up in completely opposite circumstances and they have a different set of values, and they say, “B is correct,” then all we have to do is recognize and acknowledge the other perspective, but we don’t want to do that. Then, just like there are wars between nations and countries, there will be wars, inside of your family, inside of your church, and inside of society. If you live like that, then you’ll be so blocked by that; you’ll not establish God’s Kingdom, so just keep those varying opinions as reference, but you follow God’s Word. That is where you must be strong and courageous. Stop being swayed by the words of people, that’s not the truth; that’s just their thoughts. Stop following and repeating the words of politicians; only follow the Word of God. The only thing politicians do is fight for the minority or the majority; they’re bound to fight and the kingdom of the world needs that, but the reason we are living in America is to establish God’s Kingdom in this world; it is not to follow the minority or the majority.
(3) Successful (Josh. 1:7)
Then, you will be successful. He uses the word, “successful.” The world teaches you that success is accomplishing what you want with your strength and your efforts, but in the Kingdom of God, success is not that. True success is when you accomplish all of the mission God has entrusted to you. If there are any of you who want to keep listening to messages in this church or read the Bible and discover things yourself, you need to first reorganize your definition of success. God has never said that the success of the world is His success. If you follow God’s Word, then you will be successful. What does that mean? It means the mission God has given to you will be fulfilled exactly, and for that reason, the things of the world are bound to follow you.
3) Meditation (Josh. 1:8, Ps. 1:2)
(1) Keep on your lips day and night – Joy (Josh. 1:8, Ps. 1:2)
Then, in Joshua 1:8, it tells us specifically how to do this: “Keep the Book of the Law on your lips; meditate on it day and night.” you listen to the Word of God, but you need to make sure it never leaves your lips, meaning you always need to hold onto the Word of God, and we use the word, “meditate” here.
What does “meditate” mean? “Meditate” means to think about God’s Word, right? If you don’t think about God’s Word, you’ll always be filled with worries about your job. But that’s not how we were created to live. As we are meditating on God’s Word, He will give us wisdom for our studies and our job, everything will come from that Word, why? Because the Word is God, and the Word of God has the power of creation. Inside of our own brain, we cannot receive anything of creation, but if you meditate on the Word of God, you will receive the power of creation, because God gave the Word, “Let there be light,” and God created the entire universe like that.
Another way to think of meditating on God’s Word, is if you think about a cow, a cow needs to eat dense vegetation, so it will grind and cut the grass with its teeth. Then, it will process and digest the vegetables inside of its stomach, and deliver the nutrients to the rest of its body. After you receive God’s Word, what you need to do next is to take it and really think about how it applies to your life, grind it down and digest it into your life. Then, from that Word, you will see every path for your life. But instead of doing that, you think deeply about other things, and that’s why we are so mentally afflicted.
There are these monks who trap themselves inside of these rooms, and they think so deeply about things, and that’s why evil spirits work upon them. America does the secular meditation movement so much that does not have the Word of God, so they think deeply about something and that’s why they have mental issues. Psalm 1:2 says, “Blessed is the one who delights in meditating on the law of the LORD day and night.” you delight in watching movies, don’t you? It’s physically delightful, and that’s why you keep following after these movies and watching movies, but we must delight in God’s Word because the more you grind and chew on the Word of God, the more it influences and nourishes your entire life.
(2) Do everything written in it (Joshua 1:8)
If you keep everything that is written in this Word, then you will be prosperous and successful. Doing everything that is written in the law means your life must follow after God’s Word.
(3) Then you will be prosperous and successful (8, Ps. 1:3)
Then, your life, as you live the year 2024, will be prosperous, meaning you will not have these obstacles in your way, and you will become successful, meaning that it will follow you. That is God’s promise. So, what must we do as we enjoy? There are four areas of worship, among the four components of worship, three of them are what we give to God. We give our prayer to God, and we receive answers. We give our praise to God, then God receives that glory and works. We give our offering to God. If you give your offering with no thought, that’s just a donation, but you give your offering with faith. God does not receive your donation. You put your faith into your offering, then it becomes offering, and God will work upon that faith. I hope your poverty and your problems with finances will end.
The more you try to save up for yourselves and try to protect yourself, it’s all God’s and God will take it from you. You think your physical body belongs to you so you do whatever you want with your body, but later on, it will be destroyed. You need to use your body as a weapon of righteousness to the Lord; you give everything of your life to God, then there’s one thing we receive during worship: We receive God’s grace and we call that a blessing, and the way we receive it is through God’s Word, so if you lose hold of God’s Word, then your worship is finished because your relationship with God is broken from that point on. It doesn’t matter how many Bible studies you do, it doesn’t matter, because that’s just knowledge. Right now, what is God telling me in my life, in this worship? The God Who is alive and is working at this moment approaches me with His Word. Not the things of the past, those are the things of the past, but right now, at this moment. That’s why we don’t just study the Bible to learn about the past, but the Word of the Bible, by the work of the Holy Spirit, answers my life right now. Then, you will be prosperous and successful.
3. I will be with you
1) Command (Joshua 1:9)
(1) Be strong and courageous (Joshua 1:9)
Then in Joshua 1:9, God gives a command, “Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous.” Be strong in God’s Word. Stop being strong and fighting with other people based on your thoughts; that’s not God’s Word, but instead, be strong in God’s Word, you must have that strength or boldness regarding your faith in God’s Word.
(2) Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged (Joshua 1:9)
“Do not be terrified, do not be discouraged,” it means there will be things that make us feel discouraged and terrified. If we were not going to face those things, then why would God tell us this? But God is telling us, “Do not be afraid or discouraged,” because we will pass through those obstacles. Just be strong in God’s Word. Stop shaking in fear because of the things you see on the news because that’s not God’s Word.
(3) Lord your God will be with you wherever you go (Joshua 1:9)
There were some people a few years ago, that when we talked about the COVID pandemic, their face would go white like a sheet, it means their heart has already been broken down. When you face a problem and you try to struggle this way or that, looking for a solution, it means your heart is already destroyed. If the future has not already come yet, but you’re worried or concerned about the future, it means your life is already collapsing because even the future will work out according to God’s Word, and even if we do face another COVID pandemic, God will guide us with His Word. Nowadays, there are so many muggings on the streets, so people are too afraid to walk on the streets anymore. Their lives are already being destroyed. God promised, “I will give you whatever land you stand on. Wherever you go, the forces of curses, disasters, and darkness will be broken down.”
Around two years ago, we went to El Salvador for missions, and that’s not a place people usually go. They say it’s physically very dangerous. I went there without knowing any of that. I went to the Korean Missionary’s conference a little bit before, and I told them I was going to El Salvador, and they said, “You can’t go there. Even among South America, that is a very dangerous land.” And I told them, “I already have plans to go.” That happened in April, and in April, a new president was elected in El Salvador, and he imprisoned four to five thousand criminals before we even got there, so we went there when it was already a lot cleaned up. I’m not saying the words of danger or warnings of people are wrong, but you shouldn’t tremble in fear because of those words. I’m not saying to completely disregard those words, but instead, have strength and faith and courage that God’s Word will be fulfilled as it is. We must be strong, that’s how we will not be depressed. You must be strong, that is how you will not be dragged around by money. We must be strong so that we won’t be scarred and suffering our whole lives by the works of other people.
How can we be strong? We must be strong in God’s Word. If you’re strong in God’s Word, then everything else just passes by. You’re educating your kids, aren’t you? Why are you educating them? You want to raise your kids to be strong mentally and physically, and that’s necessary. How does the nation educate their children? They educate their children based on the needs of the country. In Buddhist nations, they will educate in the schools to raise up people who will follow Buddhism. Americans educate their children ever since they are young, to be part of the strong, superpower nation of America, and they pick out the gifted individuals, but if you follow that path, it will be a big problem. That’s what every nation does, they educate, “Pick out the kids based on the needs of the nation,” so even as they follow along that, they don’t educate the internal strength.
So, these kids receive so much education ever since they are young, but the reason why there are so many mental illnesses, so many shootings, and so many drug addicts is because they do not have any internal strength, so they have to be dragged around. They have no choice but to be dragged into the culture of the world. They’re not able to exist without drinking alcohol because they need the alcohol to numb their brain, and their kids are not able to live without playing video games because they need the games to numb their suffering, so we educate our kids so much, but they’re all being destroyed. And we’re saying, “Don’t do that.” The education is what we need physically, so keep it in mind, but inside of your family and inside of the church, the kids need to receive a separate education on how to be strong and courageous within, but if they don’t have this internal strength and they only have external strength, that’s why they go out and collapse in the world. And the evidence of that is that America has the highest number of people addicted to drugs in the world, and America has become a nation where people just take guns and shoot people in broad daylight, and the reason is because they are not able to control their anger inside. They all received so much American education and they all have well-paying jobs, but they’re not able to control their anger. When their anger explodes, they have a gun, so the way they express their anger is by shooting with a gun, or they’re oppressed by depression and they’re dragged around. There are many different varieties of mental illness, and yes, I’m sure they may take medication to control their hormones, but they must also have an inner strength, then even as depression comes, it will flee. Your panic attacks or bipolar disorder, it will flee. Your mental division, it will flee: the reason you have mental division is because you are weak.
But instead, be strong in your faith regarding God’s Word. We need to be educated as we have this. That is why in this age of the Three Day Weekend, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, we must train our kids to have spiritual strength. If you follow the systems and the ways of America, they might become stronger physically, but internally and spiritually, they will collapse because the system of America is the system of the world. But the system of God is internal, it is spiritual. I’m telling you this as a witness, I’m not just reading the Bible and telling you what I think about it; I believed in God and God gave me the evidence in my personal life, and I’m telling you what I experienced. I’m usually not very bold or strong, I always pretended to be strong, but I was never strong myself. The characteristic of people who pretend to be strong is that they speak very loudly, but if you’re really strong, you don’t have to express yourself so loudly. For a lion, even if they don’t speak very strongly or boldly, they’re still a lion, but a small dog is afraid, so it must bark very strongly. But if somebody seems or expresses themselves very strongly, they’re actually very weak internally. People who are very wealthy don’t boast about their wealth because they just have wealth. People who are very well educated do not boast about their knowledge because they just always have really good knowledge.
But if you feel weak inside, then you try to cover up your weakness by expressing yourself strongly outside, but if you’re truly strong, everybody around you knows it. Nonbelievers know it, everyone knows it. Even if you don’t pretend to be strong, everyone knows. They can recognize it as soon as you face a problem. If there’s a problem in the company, most people look for a way to escape, or these people, when they face a problem in their lives, they try to escape through drugs, alcohol, or vacations, but that is failure. You must be strong. There is nobody who can overcome God. There is no problem in this world that can overcome the God that is inside of us, then you will be restored, you will be healed, and you will stand as a witness to other people. No matter where you go, God will be with you. “Even right here?” No matter where. “But I’m not able to give worship, I’m so busy,” God is with you even there. But give worship with God.
2) The Great Commission (Mt. 28:18-20)
In the New Testament, Jesus Christ resurrected and gave His Great Commission to His disciples. There’s no greater command than that, and the one who has great commitment is the one who devotes to God’s Great Commission, and following that Great Commission is what you call a great Christian. Those are not my words, but those are the words of Pastor Rick Warren, but I agree with those words, but I want to add one more thing to it. You’re not able to do that yourself; it is only possible to live like that if you receive the power of the throne of heaven. I wanted to express that using a great “C-word,” but there’s no “C-word” for that. American Christians are so good at being logical, and they made the “Great C C C,” Great Christian. I want to use maybe, “Great Power” for talking about heavenly power, but “Great Power” could also mean America, so that’s not right. I’m just not going to try to be clever like that, you just can’t understand this, but I’m saying that God will give you the power in order for you to do this.
(1) Go to all nations (Mt. 28:19)
What is the Great Commission Jesus Gave? To make disciples of all nations, to establish God’s Kingdom in all nations. And your mission is that your job will be connected to God’s mission of establishing God’s Kingdom in all nations. For the kids who are studying to get a job, this is the mission with which you must study.
(2) One who has all authority in heaven and on earth (Mt. 28:18)
Then, Jesus Who has all authority in heaven and on earth will be with you forever. There’s nobody who can block the One Who has all authority in heaven and on earth. Everything else will fade and be broken down, but there is nobody who can block the eternal commission of God, and if that becomes your mission as well, then no one can block you; anyone who tries to block you will be broken down themselves.
(3) With you always (Matthew 28:20)
It doesn’t matter how much your kids talk back, because nobody can block the Word of God. Your children are actually bound to kneel before the Word of God, but if the parents don’t have this strength and courage in God’s Word, then the kids will wander as well. Then, it’s pretty much like idolatry, they’re just gonna talk about location: “Is it better here or there?” “No matter where you go, I will be with you; be strong and courageous.”
3) Holy Spirit (Ac. 1:8)
(1) Power in me
Then, how will this work take place? Only when the Holy Spirit comes upon you will you receive power and become a witness until the ends of the earth. Do you have depression? Do you have some kind of mental affliction or problem? Do you have a physical problem? Just pray for God’s power to be established in you. If you have depression, pray for the power of God to be established in your emotions. If you have a physical disease, pray for God’s power to work upon your illness. Do you lack power in your job? Then pray for God’s power to work upon your job. Instead of praying, you’re just contemplating and worrying by yourself, so of course, you’ll be powerless.
All you have to do is pray. Do you keep having problems with your kids? If you keep praying for them, one day, it will be broken down. There’s nobody who can overcome God. That God is with me, and when I pray in the name of Jesus Christ, the power of the throne of heaven will be established on me, then how does that power come? If you need money, then you will receive money because God’s Word must be fulfilled. If you need wisdom, then God will work with His wisdom. I hope you will stop worrying about your business because if you’re meditating on the Word of God and praying for your job, then God will give you the wisdom for your job.
(2) Power in my business, studies, life
That’s how Joseph did his business. When there were seven years of abundance, he gathered the grain and sold it during the seven years of famine, but that’s wisdom. Everyone met the same abundance and famine, but with this one wisdom he received, he gathered everyone to him. Gathering everyone to you is not the goal, but when they gathered together, they glorified God. They ask, “How did you know about this?” and you glorify God by saying, “God gave me this wisdom.” Then, instead of people who will betray you or people who will stab you in the back, God will attach to you people who will bless you. The people we meet should be meetings of blessing; it shouldn’t be meetings that swindle us or curse us. But when the power of God comes upon you, all of these things will follow.
(3) Witness
May you walk this path in the year 2024. At the end of the year, you will realize whether God’s Word is correct or not. You need to at least try it out before you argue with God, and I will continue to give you the World throughout the year to remind you in case you forget again. I am a witness that it is correct. This follows, that follows, everything follows. I’m a witness of that. I hope you will stand as a witness as well.
Conclusion
1. God’s power through my life
2. To all the nations
3. May God’s kingdom be established
Message Prayer
When we hold onto the Word we received and pray, I believe God will answer us, moving the throne of heaven. Let us pray.
Offering Prayer and Newcomer Blessing
God, we thank You. We are holding onto the journey of walking with God throughout the rest of the year. May this path be only holding onto the Triune God. We have returned Your materials as offering. May You bless all of the hands that have given this offering, the tithe for themselves, the temple construction offering for the church, the missions offering for missions, and the future generations offering for the future generations, with the economy of light to do world missions You have entrusted to us. We desire to receive the blessing of the economy until we fulfill the mission You have given us to save the 237 nations and the 5000 unreached tribes. We believe You will give us the blessings of meeting and health and all the power. In the name of Jesus Christ we pray, amen.
God, we thank You.
In the name of Jesus Christ we pray, amen.
Announcements
1. Online zoom early morning prayer (Mon.-Fri. 5:30, Sat. 6AM) – Raise the bartizan of prayer
2. Our church is hosting Remnant Day on 1/27. The praise team and children will be participating.
3. On 1/27(Sat.), we will not have the Church Businesspeople worship.
4. Offering can be given to the church venmo: @Antiochmissionchurch
Benediction
Now may the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the unending love of God, and the indwelling, working, guidance, and fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be upon the heads of all the people of God, the people of all nations, and the remnants who desire to walk their journey with the Triune God, and upon all their businesses, studies, and ministries, be with them from now until forevermore always, amen.