Sermons For Those Who Have Become Our Coworkers (I)

Dear Coworkers,

I yearn to provide the bread of life to the whole world with our fellow coworkers.

Christianity has made ceaseless efforts to follow the Lord. Such signs are easily detected in historical meetings and in the writings of many devoted leaders of Christianity. Nonetheless, there is no sign anywhere that anybody has followed or believed in the gospel of the water and the Spirit.

I feel as though the world is declining like a setting sun. Countless souls are dying in hunger and thirst, not knowing where the fountain of life is. In such a time as this you and I should share the gospel of the water and the Spirit, the fountain of life, to more people in this world. Otherwise, they will not be able to drink the very living water from the fountain of life and will soon die of thirst. Therefore, in such a time as this, you and I who believe in the gospel of the water and the Spirit should live out our faith honoring the Lord’s will.

From the Author

Sermons for Those Who Have Become Our Coworkers (I)

Smashwords Edition

Copyright 2008 by The New Life Mission

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Scripture quotations are from the New King James Version.

ISBN 978-89-282-1056-5

Table of Contents

Preface

1. Blessed Are Those Who Share the Bread of Life in This Last Age (Matthew 24:32-51)

2. Enter by the Narrow Gate (Matthew 7:13-27)

3. Illuminate the Children of Deception with the Gospel of Light (Isaiah 1:21-31)

4. God Has Blotted Out the Sin of the World (Isaiah 1:10-18)

5. How Was Pseudo Christianity Formed? (1 Kings 11:26-40)

6. The Righteousness of Jesus Christ: An Absolute Necessity (Romans 8:1-11)

7. Repent and Return to the Gospel of the Water and the Spirit (Matthew 4:12-25)

8. The Word Is God (John 1:1-14)

9. We Have Received the Beatitudes! (Matthew 5:1-16)

10. Noah Found Grace in the Eyes of the Lord God (Genesis 6:1-22)

11. Duties of the Gospel Preacher (Matthew 13:1-23)

12. Hoping for the Day When We Will Lead a Perfect Life (Romans 8:18-28)

Preface

This book is a collection of sermons that have been written to direct our fellow coworkers and saints and to show them how to live a life as a true servant of God. For this reason, this book is titled Sermons for Those Who Have Become Our Coworkers.

I earnestly desire to share fellowship with our coworkers within the faith, those who believe wholeheartedly in the righteousness of Christ, excluding personal interests. I do really desire this because we have met by faith in the Lord’s righteousness and they are also preaching it now. The Apostle Paul longed for fellowship of faith with the saints of each Church of God in the righteousness of the Lord, and not in any human terms. And so do I. I intend to spread the gospel of the water and the Spirit to the end of the world with our coworkers, both here in my country and abroad. The Lord has entrusted us with this task, and with all the peoples around the world. This is why I would like to treat you as my coworkers by faith in the righteousness of the Lord, and not by any human standards.

My first question for you is to think about how your life of faith is like. Then I will guide you on what you should watch out for and by what faith you should run your race of faith. Ever since I encountered the gospel of the water and the Spirit, which is the righteousness of the Lord, I have been placing my priority in keeping the faith in His righteousness and in following the Will of the Lord. Sadly, there have been some people who, after placing their faith in the gospel of the water and the Spirit, have left us and went out into the world and are now living under condemnation. I had counseled them carefully with the Word of God, but they did not regard my words as from God. Eventually they have become spiritually dead and no longer been seen in the Church of God. This is such a great pity!

How are they living in the world now and what are they doing? Can a human live on bread alone? The Lord said, Man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God (Mathew 4:4). I truly believe this. How can anyone who believes in the gospel of the water and the Spirit live on bread alone?

The Lord has entrusted us with the preaching of His gospel. I will thus follow His command with you the faithful who have become my coworkers. I believe you will say Yes! to His command, not to our earthly wills, and to follow Him by faith. I earnestly hope that we will not go astray by departing from the seat of His servant. Till the very moment the Lord returns, we must deliver the gospel of the water and the Spirit to all those who do not know it yet.

This book carries my hope that no more coworkers of ours will go astray. I have been glorified through persecution for the sake of the righteousness of my Lord. If anyone persecutes us for preaching this gospel of the water and the Spirit, that persecution will be our glory before God. I earnestly hope and pray that all our coworkers will be with the Lord in His Kingdom, as He promised, I am with you always, even to the end of the age (Matthew 28:20).

From the Author

December 1st, 2008

SERMON 1

Blessed Are Those

Who Share the Bread of Life

In This Last Age

< Matthew 24:32-51 >

"Now learn this parable from the fig tree: When its branch has already become tender and puts forth leaves, you know that summer is near. So you also, when you see all these things, know that it is near — at the doors! Assuredly, I say to you, this generation will by no means pass away till all these things take place. Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will by no means pass away. But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, but My Father only. But as the days of Noah were, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be. For as in the days before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, and did not know until the flood came and took them all away, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be. Then two men will be in the field: one will be taken and the other left. Two women will be grinding at the mill: one will be taken and the other left. Watch therefore, for you do not know what hour your Lord is coming. But know this that if the master of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched and not allowed his house to be broken into. Therefore you also be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect. Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his master made ruler over his household, to give them food in due season? Blessed is that servant whom his master, when he comes, will find so doing. Assuredly, I say to you that he will make him ruler over all his goods. But if that evil servant says in his heart, ‘My master is delaying his coming,’ and begins to beat his fellow servants, and to eat and drink with the drunkards, the master of that servant will come on a day when he is not looking for him and at an hour that he is not aware of, and will cut him in two and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites. There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth."

Let’s read the Word from the Gospel of Matthew chapter 24 verses 6 to 8: And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not troubled; for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be famines, pestilences, and earthquakes in various places. All these are the beginning of sorrows. The Lord said that, when the end times come, we will hear of wars and rumors of wars and nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be famines and earthquakes. And this is really true.

These Days, We Only Hear the News of Calamities

As I often hear the news of calamities around the world these days, I think the time of the Lord’s coming is at hand. In today’s Scripture passage we have read, the Lord said, Now learn this parable from the fig tree: When its branch has already become tender and puts forth leaves, you know that summer is near. So you also, when you see all these things, know that it is near — at the doors! (Matthew 24:32-33). Leaves of fig trees dry up and fall; and the branches are left barren during winter. However, in spring, new buds sprout forth from the branches first and the small figs sprout afterwards. Each fig has its own blossom inside the fruit. We just cannot see its blossom because it blooms like that. We can assume that a fruit from a fig tree is ripe when it becomes reddish. Such is a fig tree the Lord says that we should know that summer is near when its branches become tender and leaves sprout forth from its branches.

Like this, the Lord warns us that He is at the door when famines, earthquakes, and calamities start happening throughout the world. The Lord is showing such signs to us we who are still living in our flesh and who grow very weary living in such an era. Some time ago, we saw many people crushed to death in Sichuan Province of China due to a devastating earthquake; and the prime minister of China wept and requested aid for the people of his country. Many students died due to this earthquake because many school buildings collapsed. The government of China vowed to investigate the constructors who had built these schools and punish anyone responsible for shoddy workmanship in the building of these schools. But do you think they really would have known that these school buildings would collapse if such an earthquake erupted? It has been about 10 years since the last time I had visited Yeonbyun in China, and at that time I saw that they were doing shoddy construction work. Anyhow, a strong earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale rocked Sichuan Province, and it was reported that nearly 100 thousand people died in this single calamity.

The Lord said that we should know that the Son of Man is at the door during the days of calamities and it means that the time is near for the Advent of our Lord. The Lord said that every Word He spoke will definitely be fulfilled, saying, Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will by no means pass away (Matthew 24:35). Today’s Scripture passage can be interpreted in various ways, but the main point is that the time of our Lord’s return is at hand. The first world God had created in the beginning was through Adam and Eve, but all the creatures died during the flood except for Noah’s family and the living things that were inside the ark. The Lord then made us humans be fruitful and multiply after Noah’s family had came out of the ark. And we were born of Noah’s descendants. Hence, this new mankind was produced, but we, the second humankind, are doomed to perish away.

Like the first humankind that disappeared, the second humankind is about to be destroyed and the third humankind is now preparing to appear on the stage of the new world. And the third world is the Millennial Kingdom and it is the beginning of the eternal Kingdom of God. Thus, the Lord said, Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will by no means pass away (Matthew 24:35). We must understand that the Lord’s Word will definitely be fulfilled. We must therefore live by faith in the Word of the Lord. Otherwise, people who do not know what this era entails and do not live by faith will be destroyed with this world while only being concerned with worthless things.

No One Knows the Day and the Hour of the Lord’s Coming; But He Will Come Like Noah’s Flood Came

The Lord said that the people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the moment Noah’s flood came down. He said that they did not know of the imminent destruction even until the moment God destroyed them all. The Scripture states that everything, except Noah’s family, was destroyed in the flood. At that time, no one among all the people knew that the destruction was drawing near until the moment they themselves were put to death.

Who does not know this fact? All Christians these days know this fact. But despite this they don’t care about the fact that the time of our Lord’s return is at hand just like the people of Noah’s days did not care about the imminent destruction that Noah had warned them of. We must know that the Advent of the Lord has drawn near. It is also true that the time of the destruction of this world has come, but it also means that the time has drawn near for our Lord to come to us as the Lord of Advent.

What will our Lord do when He comes to this world for the second time? The Lord will make all the people who have received salvation from their sins live in the new world together with Him. And the Lord will come to judge sinners who do not believe in His righteousness. We must know that the time has drawn near for our Lord to come and be awakened.

Our Lord taught us the preachers and the saints about His second coming. The Lord said, Then two men will be in the field: one will be taken and the other left. Two women will be grinding at the mill: one will be taken and the other left. Watch therefore, for you do not know what hour your Lord is coming. But know this, that if the master of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched and not allowed his house to be broken into (Matthew 24:40-43). The time of the Lord’s coming has clearly drawn near. Therefore, those who say that they do not know when the Lord will come must be awakened and believe in this Word of the Lord. The Lord will come to this world and take one with Him but leave the other behind.

These two men in this Word denote two kinds of preachers. All the preachers think they are doing the work of God in this world. All the preachers are preaching the gospel Word to people, and when the Lord actually returns to this world, one will be taken and the other left. Whether or not one will be taken by God will be decided on whether or not that person believes in the righteousness of God. They all do the work of the Lord, but it will be decided on the basis of whether or not they are approved in the eyes of the Lord. A person will either be taken by the Lord or left by the Lord on a certain basis. Even among the preachers, some will be taken by the Lord while others will be left behind. It means that our Lord decides the end result of our faith. Whether or not we are taken by the Lord depends on the Lord’s standard, not ours. The Lord will come to this world and take those who deserve to be taken and cast away those that should be cast away. The Lord will take us who believe in the gospel of the water and the Spirit and are faithful to Him to the Kingdom of the Lord and make us live eternally there.

In the Scripture passage we have read today, the Lord said, Two women will be grinding at the mill: one will be taken and the other left (Matthew 24:41). To whom is the Lord speaking to here? The Lord is speaking this Word to the preachers living in this world. The Lord is speaking to us here. The Lord is speaking to you and me. The Lord is telling us to stay awake. The Lord is saying that we must stay awake because the time of the Lord’s coming has drawn near. Put differently, the Lord is telling us to prepare for His Second Advent.

The Lord is also telling us to preach this gospel faithfully. The Lord is telling us to preach this gospel faithfully to all the people of this world. It means that we will enter the Kingdom of the Lord in due time while preaching the gospel like this. The Lord said, Wake up and preach this gospel. When I return to this world and see the people living like this, I will bless such people. However, if there is anyone who drinks and mingles with the people of the world, I will bring down harsh punishment upon him. The Lord said that He will even separate the wicked from the righteous (Matthew 13:49). The most frightening punishment is to be cast away by God. The Lord said that He will do such things when the time fully matures.

We Are Now Preaching the Gospel of the Water and the Spirit throughout the Entire World

Now, the Lord is telling us beforehand of the things our Lord will come and do in the future. The Lord tells us to know that the Son of Man is at the door when calamities occur everywhere in this world. However, the Lord says, But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, but My Father only (Matthew 24:36). The Lord repeats these two things continually here. The Lord alludes to us the time of His coming. But, no one among the peoples of this world knows the time of the Lord’s coming. Moreover, the people of the world must not know the time of the Lord’s coming. This is why the Lord said that no one knows that the coming of the Lord is near.

There is a person named Julian Chaderton in Belgium. He is about 50 years old now. He said that he received the remission of sins by believing in the gospel of the water and the Spirit after reading our books and that his wife and daughters have also accepted the gospel so eagerly when he shared the gospel with them. We are planning to appoint him as one of the Appointed Evangelists of our Mission and entrust him with the work of preaching the gospel to the people in his homeland, Saint Kitts and Nevis, West Indies.

The brothers and sisters in Korea and our coworkers overseas are preaching this gospel of the water and the Spirit throughout the entire world as the gospel preachers before the presence of God. Here, in Matthew chapter 24 verses 45 to 46, the Lord said, Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his master made ruler over his household, to give them food in due season? Blessed is that servant whom his master, when he comes, will find so doing. It means that the people who take care of the people of God and give them spiritual food in due season are blessed. But, then, who are the people that will give spiritual food in due season to the people who have the image of the likeness of God? They are those who preach the Word of the Truth of the Lord until the time of the Lord’s coming. Those who preach God’s bread of life throughout the entire world are the blessed people. Our coworkers, brothers, and sisters are working as ornamental knobs of the golden lampstand for sharing the gospel, the spiritual food of God.

We do the work of God continuously, but some people accept this gospel while others do not accept it. Those who accept the gospel of the water and the Spirit in their hearts will be taken before the presence of God but unbelievers in this gospel who do not accept it will be left behind. We are preaching the gospel now when the coming of the Lord is imminent and these things will surely occur when the Lord comes. So, I really want us to become the people who distribute spiritual food in due season. So many people throughout the entire world are receiving the remission of sins through us now. However, there are many people who are against us as well. Nevertheless, one thing is clear, and this is, the Advent of the Lord is imminent.

During the time of the flood of Noah, people were only interested in marrying, being given in marriage, and the other fleshly things of the world until the flood devastated the world. At that time, the pouring deluge lasted for 40 days, but even until the very moment of the beginning of the flood, they just ate and drank and never thought that they would be destroyed. Only Noah and his family obeyed the Word of God about the imminent destruction of the world and prepared the ark. Besides Noah’s family, no one else thought like that. People thought, No matter how much it rains, how could it flood the entire earth which is so spacious? No matter how much it rains, I don’t think all the people will die. We will just have to make sure the drainage system is working properly. And if the water floods over the sewage system, then, we just have to go up onto the roofs. And if the water comes up to the roofs, we just have to go up onto the mountain tops. And if the water comes up to the mountaintop, then, we just have to go up on a higher mountain. They thought, No matter how much it rains, I doubt that the entire world will be flooded.

During the days of Noah, there probably wasn’t a mountain as high as Mt. Everest of the Himalaya Mountain range. The high mountains of this world have been formed by the diastrophic changes of the earth. Anyway, I don’t know if there were high mountains during the time of Noah, but the fact that the entire world was flooded is true. However, the people at that time doubted that such a thing could ever possibly happen. They thought, Such things could not possibly happen. And even if it did happen, all the people would die, not just me. They thought vaguely like this but it actually happened.

How is the thinking of the people living in this era compared to that of the people of Noah’s days? They are all the same. Destruction will suddenly come to this world just like the flood during the time of Noah. This destruction will actually come suddenly. When? Has that time drawn so near? We don’t have to argue and discuss whether that time has drawn near or not. In the similar vein, there is no need to even make distinctions about denominations within Christianity. Why is it necessary to hold fast onto sectarianism? Regardless of which denomination you belong to, you will be destroyed if you have sins in your hearts, and, therefore, the only thing you have to do is to prepare your heart for the genuine faith by believing in the gospel of the water and the Spirit when you encounter it and receive the remission of your sins. And you only have to be brought up as a person of faith in the gospel of the water and the Spirit and keep that precious faith in your hearts and greet the Lord when He returns. Therefore, we will have achieved our purpose if we are taken by the Lord. Then, why do we have to make denominational distinctions now when we only have to do this? Why do we have to fight against each other with sectarianism within Christian communities in these end times?

People prepare things only for their flesh as if they are going to live in this world for thousands of years because they do not know the will of God, but they will be destroyed if they live like that. Not only for the people of the world, but for all Christian believers also, there is no time to contemplate this and that among worldly affairs. One must readily believe in the gospel of the water and the Spirit now when one hears someone preaching it or reads about it through one of our books. All sinners must now prepare to meet the Second Coming Lord. They must prepare to meet the Lord and enter the Kingdom of the Lord. This is why we the born-again must now preach this gospel of the water and the Spirit to all the people throughout the entire world. We must distribute this bread of life that gives true life to everyone.

What then is this spiritual food for everyone’s soul? It is the Word of God. True life is in the Word of God. This Word is the gospel Word of the water and the Spirit. God’s Word is the Word of life and the Word of the Truth. God’s Word renews our souls and makes us be blessed.

The destruction of the world is imminent now and sinners therefore do not have time to contemplate leisurely whether or not they should accept the gospel of the water and the Spirit. We are now sending our sermon books in bulk to our distributing coworkers and also in small parcels to individual requesters. Besides sending one or two books at a time to individuals, we are also sending our books in a large quantity like about 3,000 to tens of thousands volumes at a time. Anyway, we are sending out many books. When we send these books to people in each and every country like this, some people read the books and accept this gospel while others do not accept it; some people put it aside after reading it a little and some people give it to others; and some people see that it is different from what they have learned and thus close the book and deem it to be heretical.

But, can they afford to be like this in their dire situation? They cannot afford to be like this because they are in a desperate situation. They cannot afford to reject the gospel of God when they are sinners ready to be destroyed right now due to their sins. They are sinners that should be most assuredly destroyed. Then, how can they receive salvation from this imminent destruction if they are unduly stubborn like that? They must be thankful and quickly accept this gospel of the water and the Spirit. You also must be thankful if God wants to save you from all your sins.

Regardless of How People React, We the Preachers Must Share the Spiritual Food with Them in Due Season

We must give out the bread of life diligently. When we distribute this food, we the preachers must not be partial; we should not give the food only to the people we like and not to the people we do not like. This is the reason why we are doing the literature ministry. We are producing and distributing many books containing the gospel of the water and the Spirit. We run into difficulties and face problems at times while distributing these mission books like this, but people read them and receive salvation. Readers who deserve to believe will believe in the genuine gospel, but other readers will not believe in it. Perhaps, some people