Sermons on the Gospel of Luke (V) - WE ARE THE SERVANTS WHO BELIEVE IN THE GOSPEL OF THE WATER AND THE SPIRIT Castos https://www.bjnewlife.org/en/book/bookDetail.php?bidx=51&part=1 It is Jesus Christ who moves all the history of this world. Our Lord came to this earth to save us all humans from the sins of the world, and He has also become the bread of new life for those of us who believe in the gospel of the water and the Spirit. In fact, it was to give this new life to us, who were all destined to hell for our sins, that our Lord came looking for you and me. Thu, 10 Nov 2022 07:14:00 +0000 en Copyright © 2007 by Hephzibah Publishing House https://episodes.castos.com/63523b79413e35-56452255/images/English-48.jpg Sermons on the Gospel of Luke (V) - WE ARE THE SERVANTS WHO BELIEVE IN THE GOSPEL OF THE WATER AND THE SPIRIT https://www.bjnewlife.org/en/book/bookDetail.php?bidx=51&part=1 It is Jesus Christ who moves all the history of this world. Our Lord came to this earth to save us all humans from the sins of the world, and He has also become the bread of new life for those of us who believe in the gospel of the water and the Spirit. In fact, it was to give this new life to us, who were all destined to hell for our sins, that our Lord came looking for you and me. The New Life Mission episodic It is Jesus Christ who moves all the history of this world. Our Lord came to this earth to save us all humans from the sins of the world, and He has also become the bread of new life for those of us who believe in the gospel of the water and the Spirit. In fact, it was to give this new life to us, who were all destined to hell for our sins, that our Lord came looking for you and me. The New Life Mission shin2954@naver.com false https://feeds.castos.com/73v73 yes <![CDATA[1. Whoever Enters into The Message of the Cross Believes in the Gospel of The Water and the Spirit (Luke 13:22-29, 1 Corinthians 1:18-25)]]> Thu, 10 Nov 2022 07:14:00 +0000 The New Life Mission https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/48315/episode/1315714 https://sermons-on-the-gospel-of-luke-v-we-are-the-servaed7.castos.com/episodes/1-whoever-enters-into-the-message-of-the-cross-believes-in-the-gospel-of-the-water-and-the-spirit-luke-1322-29-1-corinthians-118-25 Then, what does the message of the Cross mean here? “The message of the Cross” here means that we must absolutely pass over death once in order to go to the Kingdom of God after receiving the remission of sins by believing in God. In other words, it means that every sinner must absolutely be in the status of a sinner first to be born again by believing in the gospel of the water and the Spirit. How can we become sinners? We can be sinners by realizing our own nature before the Word of God. The Scriptures say that we become sinners because we are beings that cannot live according to God’s Law.

 

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]]> full 1 false Then, what does the message of the Cross mean here? “The message of the Cross” here means that we must absolutely pass over death once in order to go to the Kingdom of God after receiving the remission of sins by believing in God. In other words, it means that every sinner must absolutely be in the status of a sinner first to be born again by believing in the gospel of the water and the Spirit. How can we become sinners? We can be sinners by realizing our own nature before the Word of God. The Scriptures say that we become sinners because we are beings that cannot live according to God’s Law.

 

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]]> 00:45:38 <![CDATA[2. Preach the Gospel of The Water and the Spirit To Those Who Cannot Repay You (Luke 14:12-24)]]> Thu, 10 Nov 2022 07:13:00 +0000 The New Life Mission https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/48315/episode/1315712 https://sermons-on-the-gospel-of-luke-v-we-are-the-servaed7.castos.com/episodes/2-preach-the-gospel-of-the-water-and-the-spirit-to-those-who-cannot-repay-you-luke-1412-24 We can apply this passage to both the physical and spiritual aspects of our lives. While we are living on this earth, we should refrain from inviting the rich and treating them to a dinner. That’s because the rich can repay us, and once they repay us, our hospitality is all rendered in vain. So whenever we spend money or treat someone to a dinner, we should do so for those who cannot repay us. How can we spend our money on those who cannot repay us? We can do this when we spend our money for the gospel. For instance, we’ve spent a lot of financial resources to preach the gospel of the water and the Spirit, but has anyone repaid us to thank us? No, that hasn’t happened.

 

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]]> full 2 false We can apply this passage to both the physical and spiritual aspects of our lives. While we are living on this earth, we should refrain from inviting the rich and treating them to a dinner. That’s because the rich can repay us, and once they repay us, our hospitality is all rendered in vain. So whenever we spend money or treat someone to a dinner, we should do so for those who cannot repay us. How can we spend our money on those who cannot repay us? We can do this when we spend our money for the gospel. For instance, we’ve spent a lot of financial resources to preach the gospel of the water and the Spirit, but has anyone repaid us to thank us? No, that hasn’t happened.

 

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]]> 00:42:35 <![CDATA[3. Can We Become The Lord’s Disciples Only By Denying Ourselves? (Luke 14:25-33)]]> Thu, 10 Nov 2022 07:12:00 +0000 The New Life Mission https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/48315/episode/1315711 https://sermons-on-the-gospel-of-luke-v-we-are-the-servaed7.castos.com/episodes/3-can-we-become-the-lords-disciples-only-by-denying-ourselves-luke-1425-33 My fellow believers, if we are to become the disciples of the Lord, we must first know three things. Our Lord said, “If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he cannot be My disciple” (Luke 14:26). To become a disciple of the Lord, we have to do likewise. Our Lord tells us directly what we should do, if we are to follow Him.

 

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]]> full 3 false My fellow believers, if we are to become the disciples of the Lord, we must first know three things. Our Lord said, “If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he cannot be My disciple” (Luke 14:26). To become a disciple of the Lord, we have to do likewise. Our Lord tells us directly what we should do, if we are to follow Him.

 

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]]> 00:28:25 <![CDATA[4. If You Want to Follow The Lord, Calculate First And Then Follow (Luke 14:25-35)]]> Thu, 10 Nov 2022 07:00:00 +0000 The New Life Mission https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/48315/episode/1315710 https://sermons-on-the-gospel-of-luke-v-we-are-the-servaed7.castos.com/episodes/4-if-you-want-to-follow-the-lord-calculate-first-and-then-follow-luke-1425-35 Have you had a good meal? I don’t know why it’s raining so much in this heat. I am very glad that you are all living out your faith so well. I am glad to see you like this without having faced death. As we lead our life of faith, we really don’t know when we will die, but there are many people who aren’t thankful for their lives. Is today better than yesterday? Is your heart feeling happy and thankful today, too?
Yesterday, we were a little tired and fatigued for it was our first day of arrival here. Anyway, I am glad and happy to be seeing you all at this summer discipleship training camp. I hope and pray that we will be having a wonderful time all through this meeting by sharing God’s grace that is revealed in His Word.

 

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]]> full 4 false Have you had a good meal? I don’t know why it’s raining so much in this heat. I am very glad that you are all living out your faith so well. I am glad to see you like this without having faced death. As we lead our life of faith, we really don’t know when we will die, but there are many people who aren’t thankful for their lives. Is today better than yesterday? Is your heart feeling happy and thankful today, too?
Yesterday, we were a little tired and fatigued for it was our first day of arrival here. Anyway, I am glad and happy to be seeing you all at this summer discipleship training camp. I hope and pray that we will be having a wonderful time all through this meeting by sharing God’s grace that is revealed in His Word.

 

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]]> 00:58:38 <![CDATA[5. Instead of Trusting Yourself, Believe in The Word of God (Luke 14:31-35)]]> Thu, 10 Nov 2022 06:58:00 +0000 The New Life Mission https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/48315/episode/1315709 https://sermons-on-the-gospel-of-luke-v-we-are-the-servaed7.castos.com/episodes/5-instead-of-trusting-yourself-believe-in-the-word-of-god-luke-1431-35 Today’s Word of the Lord is a metaphor in which a king of a certain nation is thinking about whether or not the nation can stand against an invading army of twenty thousand with just ten thousand soldiers in a war. The Lord tells us that if the king comes to find that it is impossible to win, then he should try to make peace as quickly as possible. While the enemy is still far away, the king should be making peace with them, lest his kingdom should be ruined. By using such a metaphor, the Lord says, “So likewise, whoever of you does not forsake all that he has cannot be My disciple.” Through the metaphor, the Lord is telling us what we must do in order to become His disciples.

 

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]]> full 5 false Today’s Word of the Lord is a metaphor in which a king of a certain nation is thinking about whether or not the nation can stand against an invading army of twenty thousand with just ten thousand soldiers in a war. The Lord tells us that if the king comes to find that it is impossible to win, then he should try to make peace as quickly as possible. While the enemy is still far away, the king should be making peace with them, lest his kingdom should be ruined. By using such a metaphor, the Lord says, “So likewise, whoever of you does not forsake all that he has cannot be My disciple.” Through the metaphor, the Lord is telling us what we must do in order to become His disciples.

 

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]]> 00:21:39 <![CDATA[6. Lost Souls (Luke 15:1-10)]]> Thu, 10 Nov 2022 06:57:00 +0000 The New Life Mission https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/48315/episode/1315707 https://sermons-on-the-gospel-of-luke-v-we-are-the-servaed7.castos.com/episodes/6-lost-souls-luke-151-10 In Luke 15 that we read today, there are two parables: the parable of the lost sheep and the parable of the lost coin. The Lord here is speaking through two parables; one is speaking of how much joy the Lord had when He, the Master, found one of a hundred of His sheep which had lost its way. It’s speaking of how tiresome and difficult it is for Him to find a sheep that has been lost and that it is a very joyful thing to find it. God is powerful, but I can’t describe how difficult it is for Him to find a sheep that has left His house as it wanted. My fellow believers, finding one lost sheep is such a joyous thing that all the people in the village gathered and had a feast.

 

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]]> full 6 false In Luke 15 that we read today, there are two parables: the parable of the lost sheep and the parable of the lost coin. The Lord here is speaking through two parables; one is speaking of how much joy the Lord had when He, the Master, found one of a hundred of His sheep which had lost its way. It’s speaking of how tiresome and difficult it is for Him to find a sheep that has been lost and that it is a very joyful thing to find it. God is powerful, but I can’t describe how difficult it is for Him to find a sheep that has left His house as it wanted. My fellow believers, finding one lost sheep is such a joyous thing that all the people in the village gathered and had a feast.

 

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]]> 00:34:45 <![CDATA[7. The Lord Who Wants to Show Love and Mercy (Luke 15:1-32)]]> Thu, 10 Nov 2022 06:55:00 +0000 The New Life Mission https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/48315/episode/1315706 https://sermons-on-the-gospel-of-luke-v-we-are-the-servaed7.castos.com/episodes/7-the-lord-who-wants-to-show-love-and-mercy-luke-151-32 My fellow believers, how are you?
Our God looked for sinners who were poor in body and spirit. In today’s Scripture passage, He said, “When you give a dinner or a supper, do not ask your friends, your brothers, your relatives, nor rich neighbors, lest they also invite you back, and you be repaid. But when you give a feast, invite the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind. And you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you; for you shall be repaid at the resurrection of the just” (Luke 14:12-14). What was the reason that the Lord said this? That’s because if you invite the rich and treat them to food, they will repay all of it and you won’t have any reward to receive from God. Through today’s Scripture passage, we are able to know that our Lord loves and saves the insufficient and weak more than the great and those who are well off.

 

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]]> full 7 false My fellow believers, how are you?
Our God looked for sinners who were poor in body and spirit. In today’s Scripture passage, He said, “When you give a dinner or a supper, do not ask your friends, your brothers, your relatives, nor rich neighbors, lest they also invite you back, and you be repaid. But when you give a feast, invite the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind. And you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you; for you shall be repaid at the resurrection of the just” (Luke 14:12-14). What was the reason that the Lord said this? That’s because if you invite the rich and treat them to food, they will repay all of it and you won’t have any reward to receive from God. Through today’s Scripture passage, we are able to know that our Lord loves and saves the insufficient and weak more than the great and those who are well off.

 

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]]> 00:39:06 <![CDATA[8. We Were Like The Prodigal Son (Luke 15:11-24)]]> Thu, 10 Nov 2022 06:54:00 +0000 The New Life Mission https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/48315/episode/1315705 https://sermons-on-the-gospel-of-luke-v-we-are-the-servaed7.castos.com/episodes/8-we-were-like-the-prodigal-son-luke-1511-24 I am sure that everyone at God’s Church is quite familiar with the passage about the prodigal son and heard it at least once or twice. Although we are all very familiar with this passage, today at this hour, I would like us to give some more thought to what God is saying to us in His Word and what kind of grace He has shown us.
Let’s turn to Luke 15:11-12 together: “Then He said: ‘A certain man had two sons. And the younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the portion of goods that falls to me.’ So he divided to them his livelihood.”

 

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]]> full 8 false I am sure that everyone at God’s Church is quite familiar with the passage about the prodigal son and heard it at least once or twice. Although we are all very familiar with this passage, today at this hour, I would like us to give some more thought to what God is saying to us in His Word and what kind of grace He has shown us.
Let’s turn to Luke 15:11-12 together: “Then He said: ‘A certain man had two sons. And the younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the portion of goods that falls to me.’ So he divided to them his livelihood.”

 

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]]> 00:58:58 <![CDATA[9. Let Us Throw Away Our Own Righteousness And Know the Righteousness of God (Luke 15:11-32)]]> Thu, 10 Nov 2022 06:53:00 +0000 The New Life Mission https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/48315/episode/1315704 https://sermons-on-the-gospel-of-luke-v-we-are-the-servaed7.castos.com/episodes/9-let-us-throw-away-our-own-righteousness-and-know-the-righteousness-of-god-luke-1511-32 There are two different sons appearing in today’s Scripture passage, which comes from Luke 15:11-32. The second son asked his father to give him his share of inheritance beforehand, so the father divided his wealth and gave it to this son. The second son then went out to the world, squandered all his possessions, repented, and returned to his father’s house.

 

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]]> full 9 false There are two different sons appearing in today’s Scripture passage, which comes from Luke 15:11-32. The second son asked his father to give him his share of inheritance beforehand, so the father divided his wealth and gave it to this son. The second son then went out to the world, squandered all his possessions, repented, and returned to his father’s house.

 

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]]> 01:12:04 <![CDATA[10. Our Hope Is In the Eternal Kingdom (Luke 16:1-13)]]> Thu, 10 Nov 2022 06:52:00 +0000 The New Life Mission https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/48315/episode/1315703 https://sermons-on-the-gospel-of-luke-v-we-are-the-servaed7.castos.com/episodes/10-our-hope-is-in-the-eternal-kingdom-luke-161-13 It says in the Gospel of Matthew chapter 6 verse 33, “But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.” Our spiritual life is in seeking the authority and the righteousness of the Kingdom of God. The Lord told us to seek first His Kingdom and His righteousness. Where is the Kingdom of God? The Kingdom of God is where the people who have received the remission of sins are gathered. The Kingdom of God is the place where the righteous gather together to worship before the presence of God.

 

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]]> full 10 false It says in the Gospel of Matthew chapter 6 verse 33, “But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.” Our spiritual life is in seeking the authority and the righteousness of the Kingdom of God. The Lord told us to seek first His Kingdom and His righteousness. Where is the Kingdom of God? The Kingdom of God is where the people who have received the remission of sins are gathered. The Kingdom of God is the place where the righteous gather together to worship before the presence of God.

 

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]]> 00:29:25 <![CDATA[12. True Salvation That Never Changes (Luke 16:14-17)]]> Thu, 10 Nov 2022 06:51:00 +0000 The New Life Mission https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/48315/episode/1315701 https://sermons-on-the-gospel-of-luke-v-we-are-the-servaed7.castos.com/episodes/12-true-salvation-that-never-changes-luke-1614-17 I want us to think about a few things through today’s Scripture passage. The Lord said to the Pharisees, “You are those who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. For what is highly esteemed among men is an abomination in the sight of God.”
Prior to this passage, the Lord spoke through the parable of the wise steward that a servant cannot serve two masters; he cannot serve both God and mammon. Then, the Pharisees felt uncomfortable in their hearts as they heard the parable and the teaching of Jesus Christ. Therefore, they slandered Jesus and sneered at Him. So Jesus said to such Pharisees, “You are those who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. For what is highly esteemed among men is an abomination in the sight of God.”

 

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]]> full 12 false I want us to think about a few things through today’s Scripture passage. The Lord said to the Pharisees, “You are those who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. For what is highly esteemed among men is an abomination in the sight of God.”
Prior to this passage, the Lord spoke through the parable of the wise steward that a servant cannot serve two masters; he cannot serve both God and mammon. Then, the Pharisees felt uncomfortable in their hearts as they heard the parable and the teaching of Jesus Christ. Therefore, they slandered Jesus and sneered at Him. So Jesus said to such Pharisees, “You are those who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. For what is highly esteemed among men is an abomination in the sight of God.”

 

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]]> 00:30:58 <![CDATA[11. Make Friends for Yourselves by Unrighteous Mammon (Luke 16:1-13)]]> Thu, 10 Nov 2022 06:51:00 +0000 The New Life Mission https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/48315/episode/1315702 https://sermons-on-the-gospel-of-luke-v-we-are-the-servaed7.castos.com/episodes/11-make-friends-for-yourselves-by-unrighteous-mammon-luke-161-13 We can realize our insufficiencies if we discern the light from darkness in our lives and examine whether or not we are living in the light or in darkness. When we examine our lives before God, many flaws and shortcomings are exposed. However, when we transferred them all to the Lord, He saved us and gave us an opportunity to serve His righteousness. Even though we are too insufficient to lead our lives as the light of this world as perfectly as Jesus or the Apostle Paul did, when it comes to serving the Lord and being faithful to God, who has given us the grace of salvation and faith, we ought to be as faithful as God has apportioned us.

 

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]]> full 11 false We can realize our insufficiencies if we discern the light from darkness in our lives and examine whether or not we are living in the light or in darkness. When we examine our lives before God, many flaws and shortcomings are exposed. However, when we transferred them all to the Lord, He saved us and gave us an opportunity to serve His righteousness. Even though we are too insufficient to lead our lives as the light of this world as perfectly as Jesus or the Apostle Paul did, when it comes to serving the Lord and being faithful to God, who has given us the grace of salvation and faith, we ought to be as faithful as God has apportioned us.

 

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]]> 00:39:02 <![CDATA[13. Now Is the Time to Wake up from Sleep (Luke 16:19-25)]]> Thu, 10 Nov 2022 06:50:00 +0000 The New Life Mission https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/48315/episode/1315700 https://sermons-on-the-gospel-of-luke-v-we-are-the-servaed7.castos.com/episodes/13-now-is-the-time-to-wake-up-from-sleep-luke-1619-25 Through today’s Scripture passage, the Lord is telling us that we should not be interested in just worldly affairs such as our own material prosperity. What really matters is not how wealthy a person is in this world, but that one should be a happy person able to enter the Kingdom of God. This is what the Lord is teaching us with His parable of a poor man and a rich man in today’s Scripture passage.

 

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]]> full 13 false Through today’s Scripture passage, the Lord is telling us that we should not be interested in just worldly affairs such as our own material prosperity. What really matters is not how wealthy a person is in this world, but that one should be a happy person able to enter the Kingdom of God. This is what the Lord is teaching us with His parable of a poor man and a rich man in today’s Scripture passage.

 

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