2026년 10월 4일 주일예배 설교 "제자의 도전 : 전지함이 없는 가벼운 유행을 넘어서" 강원근 목사

Hallelujah. Yes. I welcome you all in the name of the Lord. Today is the 19th Sunday worship of the Pentecost season. Ah, let me first make some announcements. Uh, please stand up and greet the people next to you and in front of you. >> The weather has become quite chilly. Ah, so let’s keep in mind our clothing according to the weather, and it seems better to be a bit tense and spiritually alert than to endure hot weather. Amen? Now, let us pray. Good Father, at this time, when Your word is proclaimed, may it renew our spirits and bring joyful resolutions in our hearts, and above all, may You guide the mouth of Your servant to proclaim Your word without addition or omission. We listen attentively and pray in Jesus' name. Amen.

Today is the fourth time in the series of sermons on discipleship. The title of the sermon is "The Challenge of Discipleship: Beyond the Light Trends Without Seriousness." The scripture is from Numbers 6:1-8. The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, "Speak to the children of Israel and say to them: When either a man or a woman consecrates an offering to take the vow of a Nazirite, to separate himself to the Lord, he shall separate himself from wine and similar drink; he shall drink neither vinegar made from wine nor vinegar made from similar drink; neither shall he drink any grape juice, nor eat fresh grapes or raisins. All the days of his separation he shall eat nothing that is produced by the grapevine, from seed to skin. All the days of the vow of his separation no razor shall come upon his head; until the days are fulfilled for which he separated himself to the Lord, he shall be holy. He shall let the locks of the hair of his head grow long. All the days of his separation to the Lord he shall not go near a dead body. Even if his father or mother, brother or sister should die, he shall not make himself unclean for them, because his separation to God is on his head. All the days of his separation he is holy to the Lord." This is the word of the Lord. >> Amen.

When we read the Bible, we see that Jesus worked diligently, mainly around Galilee, especially near Capernaum. Jesus was involved in preaching, teaching, and healing. Because He was very active, He became extremely tired. So, while resting by the seaside and enjoying the sea breeze, many people saw Him and flocked to Him, as the Bible tells us. According to the scripture, a great multitude gathered. This means that a very large number of people came together. So, even though Jesus was tired, He had compassion on them and thought, "I need to give them some important teaching," and He went up onto a boat. The reason He went up onto the boat was that there were so many people. However, Jesus had a limitation in His voice. There were no microphones back then. Nowadays, it's good because we have microphones, but without them, when Jesus went up onto the boat, the wind blowing from the sea to the shore helped His voice carry to the farthest reaches. So, occasionally, when there were many people, Jesus would go up onto a boat to preach.