Introduction
Good day, everyone. Today, let us continue discussing The Gospel of Jesus Christ. Why discuss The Gospel of Jesus Christ? Because in this era, there are too many kinds of gospels. I used to be very confused. I saw many unlucky people in the church, many sick people, many poor people. Not only were they not healed, but they might have even become more ill; not only could they not become prosperous, but they might have become even poorer.
Later, I felt this was wrong. At that time, I did not understand the Bible so clearly. But after being a pastor for so many years, thank God, the grace you have received is small, but what I have received is great. Finally, I began to understand little by little what this gospel is all about. The third lecture of The Gospel of Jesus Christ is called He has sent me to proclaim good news to the poor. I removed the He has sent me and just kept Proclaim good news to the poor.
In the previous two lectures, The Spirit of the Lord is on me, a lot was said; He has anointed me, a lot was said again. So what to do? The Holy Spirit is on me, so I have great power from God; He has anointed me, and I have God's appointment. What to do? Proclaim good news. I am very confident that it is good news. What you are hearing now is good news, definitely not bad news.
Some pastors preach, and I listen occasionally. I find the topic of their preaching very strange. If the Lord Jesus does not heal you, do you still believe? We believe in a God who heals us. Then cast out the demons, never stop until they are cast out, because we receive the good gospel. The good news we receive is to tell you, He has sent me to proclaim good news to the poor.
Poverty, there are many ways to explain it. The general understanding is that poverty is the lack of money, but that is wrong. Some people are very poor, with only money left. They have everything: illness, worry, disaster. Everything is poor except money. What is the use of that? The Lord Jesus said, He has sent me to proclaim good news to the poor. In the past week, I finally understood this poverty. He provides what people lack. Isn't that good news? Providing what is lacking, how good is that?
The gospel we believe in does not make people poor, but makes the poor rich. Do you want to hear a gospel of getting cancer? Is that a gospel? I tell you, cancer is very painful. The belly is so big, with a pile of bad things inside. It is deadly, and it is upsetting to even look at.
Do you want to hear a gospel of getting cancer? Who would want that? Do you want to hear a gospel of being paralyzed? I don't want it. Do you want it? NO! NO! NO! Do you want to hear a gospel of becoming poor? NO! NO! NO! I boldly tell you that the gospel of Jesus Christ is to make the weak strong, the poor rich, the sick healed, the captives released, and the oppressed free. This is good news.
From the moment I knew Jesus Christ, I knew Jesus Christ is my treasure. This treasure is useful. It provides what is lacking. This is a gospel that makes up for our deficiencies. Ah, it is simply wonderful. How wonderful? I have many stories to tell.
A sister shared a true story. She said there was an old sister full of glory, paralyzed in bed for many years. They often visited this old sister to admire the glory of God. I was surprised when I heard that. What is this? I was very confused.
She said, Although she is paralyzed in bed, the brothers and sisters are joyful when they visit her. Strange, paralyzed in bed. Of course, you can be joyful while paralyzed in bed. The problem is they thought it was a glory? Then two sisters happily went to see her. The old sister was very cute lying in bed, and then they talked about loving God.
After the two sisters came out, she said, If this is the glory of God, do you want it? That sister said, If this is what God gives me, I want it. She wants to be paralyzed. Sounds scary. Then she asked another sister, Do you want it? The other sister said, I don't want it. I don't want it. Do you know which of these two sisters we taught? I don't want to be paralyzed. What do I want that thing for?
Our Jesus Christ heals the paralyzed. Does Jesus Christ make people paralyzed? Looking at someone walking well on the street, saying to him, Be paralyzed! And then he becomes paralyzed. There is no such thing. Our Jesus Christ makes the paralyzed stand up and walk. Our Jesus Christ does not make a walking person paralyzed. There is no such thing. Smart people don't want this thing. Paralyzed, the problem of urination and defecation cannot be solved. Annoying.
When I first believed in the Lord, they played a testimony. I have always been a little smart since I was a child. I know what is good and what is bad. I would be stupid to think cancer is good. That's a mental problem. This testimony video was made into many CDs and circulated.
Then I was very confused after watching it. A brother with cancer, they filmed a video from the time he got cancer and was treated. Oh, the pain! His mouth was crooked, his eyes were slanted, and his nasopharyngeal cancer was bulging. Scary! He finally died. They said, This is the glory of God! I was stunned.
Look how strong he is. Look, he still believes in the Lord even when he is sick. Oh my God, in that era, I felt this was not right. Why? My God is a God who heals me. Is my God a God who gives me cancer? Does God not have the power to heal cancer? Full of confusion.
When I was young and believed in the Lord, I read the Bible very carefully. I didn't read about these things. I don't think my God is such a God. Some people who preach the gospel think these things are normal. That pastor, click, put the PPT on the screen. If Jesus does not heal you, do you still believe? Oh my God! How can God be described as a very cruel God? Our God is a good God, and our gospel is a good gospel.
Is our God such a cruel God? I carefully examined the Bible with confusion, and I found that God shows his love to those who love him and keep his commandments, to a thousand generations! As long as you carefully examine the Bible, you will know that God will repay those who hate him to the third and fourth generation.
Deuteronomy clearly records those who are cursed. If people do not carefully observe and follow, God will inflict on them the diseases of Egypt. Do you understand? I believe my God is the God who gives me Deuteronomy 28:1-14; verses 15-64, we don't want that. Don't mix it up there. I must tell you that loving God with all your heart and soul will not lead to cancer. Loving God with all your heart and soul will lead to prosperity.
What did God say? If you do not carefully observe and follow God's decrees, statutes, and commandments, God will inflict on you the diseases of Egypt, and those diseases that were not given to Egypt will also be inflicted on you. Do you understand? Because people do not carefully observe and follow God's words, and they think that the suffering brought about by following God's words has no glory. Don't mistake curses for glorious tribulations. Glorious tribulations are glorious tribulations. Do you understand?
In my ministry, there is a clear conclusion: those with many diseases have many bad habits. Look carefully. If you are sick, I tell you, there are many bad habits. Now I can think with my heels. When a cancer patient comes, Pastor, I have cancer, I think with my heels, and I can tell you what kind of personality he has, and it's always accurate. He doesn't know it himself, but the people around him know it. It's called cancer personality.
That cancer is caused by the person's bad habits, harming themselves. If people carefully observe and follow God's words, would they be so stubborn? If people carefully observe and follow God's words, would they be so picky? If people carefully observe and follow God's words, would they be so judgmental of others? If people carefully observe and follow God's words, would they live like this? What does God ask of us? To act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God. I see those who have disasters, they must have problems with their bodies, they must have bad habits that attract demons.
Chinese Mingding Destiny preaches the gospel of Jesus Christ, which is a good gospel. If you lack wealth, it is because you lived under a curse in the past. If you carefully observe and follow, you will not lack. If you did not carefully observe and follow in the past, now begin to receive the gospel of Jesus Christ, carefully observe and follow God's words, and trust in God's power. This gospel makes up for your financial lack.
Those who lack financially, without exception, are all people who love money. As soon as they see an opportunity, they grab it, but it is a hook, and they are hooked. If people live well and don't get hooked, can they owe a million? We teach those who have been scammed to sell their houses and pay off their debts. We just finished teaching them not long ago, and they were scammed again. Oh my God! I said, God! How stupid can they be? Is their head growing on their behind? I was very surprised.
Brothers and sisters, if you are poor in health, this gospel makes up for your lack of health; if you are poor in joy, this gospel makes up for your lack of joy; if you are poor in disease, God will not make it up for you, because disease is not a good thing. Thank God, this is good news. If your learning ability is very poor, do you believe that God will make it up for you?
A sister was preparing for an examination, and her brain could not learn. I said, If you can't learn, pray in tongues, pray desperately. After praying, start learning again. When evil spirits come, pray again to make them retreat. She said, Pastor, it seems not so difficult to learn. Why? God has made up for your lack in wisdom; God has made up for your lack in security. Do you understand?
How good it is to believe in the Lord. This is good news. I hope everyone can receive the benefits of this gospel, because God has sent me to proclaim good news to the poor. Brothers and sisters, be careful. Be careful of what? Proclaiming the wrong gospel brings a curse. Don't say, Follow me to believe in the Lord. He asks, What advantages are there if I follow you to believe in the Lord? The advantage is here. This gospel is called Proclaim good news to the poor. It makes up for what you lack.
Some people who preach the gospel don't say, Follow me to believe in the Lord. Why should I follow you to believe in the Lord? You can carry the cross. He says, Oh, my computer bag is already heavy enough, and my financial burden at home is already heavy enough. Should I add another one? Forget it. If you preach this all day long, won't you be cursed?
Brothers and sisters, Chinese Mingding Destiny is a theology that builds God's glorious church, builds God's glorious temple, and builds the body of Jesus Christ, so God's glory is among us. I tell you, I preach this gospel with a very clear conscience. I feel like if you don't want this benefit, I will keep it for myself.
There was an old man who was 95 years old. After showering, bathing, combing his hair, his eyes were shining, and he was full of energy. A few days ago, when I went to see the old man, his second son, who was in his seventies, was also there. His second son shook my hand and thanked me very much. He said, When I came to see my mother during the Spring Festival, I knew that every meeting could be the last. She was totally done for. This time, I saw her. How could my mother be so energetic? What happened?
I tell you what happened. When I came, I saw that she was talking nonsense about ghosts. It's like, They are like this. They are like that. But there's no one in the room! These ghosts are very bad. Old people often see the spiritual world, and children can see the spiritual world. Then I took her to pray, but it didn't work, so I took her to receive the Holy Communion every day, to receive the body and blood of Jesus Christ.
Of course, I worry about one thing, that you will also do the same, This is so good, I will receive the Holy Communion every day! No need, no need. You have not yet reached the stage of talking full of nonsense about ghosts. Of course, if you want to receive it, OK, I won't stop you. After she received the Holy Communion, she got better. You know, the flesh of Jesus Christ, the blood of Jesus Christ, is very powerful in the spiritual world. Brothers and sisters, have you learned a trick?
In previous years, she couldn't walk and had been in a wheelchair for many years. After I ministered to her and prayed, the swelling in her legs disappeared, and she stood up from the wheelchair. Oh, I tell you, she was in a wheelchair, with a size of eighty or ninety kilograms. What can you do? Ordinary people can't do anything.
Later, I felt that this was a business opportunity. Is there anyone among us who can seize a business opportunity, that is, to make a small crane that can lift people up, with wheels in the house, that can be pushed to the shower room, so that the people taking care of her will save a lot of work? She can go to the toilet herself, saving a lot of trouble.
After she got better, she told me, I don't want to believe in Jesus. Oh my God! I don't want to morally kidnap the old woman either. Then the other day, she was pushed down by a ghost and fell on her buttocks. She didn't sit on the bed, but sat in the air. I tell you that many people have experienced this.
Remember, if an old person suddenly falls down, it is all done by ghosts. Then the old woman called me and said, I want to believe in Jesus. I thought, If you had received Jesus earlier, you would have suffered less! This is a gospel that saves you from suffering. Then she is better now.
It is best for a person to live and live, fall asleep, and then be taken away by God the next morning. How good would that be? It saves a lot of suffering. I thank God that I let her receive the benefits of the gospel of Jesus Christ. I was filled with emotion. The things in people's minds are too dirty. What are they believe in? How could they believe a good gospel as a bad gospel?
There was a sister. Three days ago, when I ministered to her, there was nothing wrong. Suddenly, at the age of sixty, she got epilepsy, convulsed, fell, and broke her waist. After a while, she fell again, and her shoulder fractured. She is in the choir in the church. In fact, she is very Old MA inside. Epilepsy is Old MA.
What you have inside is a worldly logic system, and what you receive is Old MA. Although on the surface you believe in Jesus, you believe in a worldly logic system. Do you understand?
My mother has received many graces and the benefits of the gospel of Jesus Christ because of my understanding of the spiritual world. At that time, she was convulsing all over, rolling her eyes, unable to see her black pupils, and drooling all over the floor. I said, Little thing, Old MA is here! A few minutes ago, I said, Mom, I'll take you to dinner. A few minutes later, my mother became like this.
Then I ding kuang ding kuang drove Old MA away. You say, How did you ding kuang ding kuang? Pinching and pressing at the same time. I tell you, ghosts live in people's acupoints. You have to learn a little about the concept of acupoints. While pinching and praying, Old MA began to leave. I said, What are you doing here? It said, Look, your mom asked me to come and play with her.
Rubbish! The worldly logic system within people often invites Old Karl (Marx), leading to such outcomes. I drove him away, and the old chap wasn’t too pleased. “Look, she calls me, then you give me a dressing down; next time she calls me, you do it again. Don’t you think I’m wronged?” The old fellow even felt wronged.
What I mean is, my mother was spared much suffering because I received the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Today, everyone must receive this Gospel of Jesus Christ. Amen! Preach the Gospel to the poor, so the poor may be rich—how good is that! Let me tell you, poverty is definitely not a good thing.
Which brother or sister wants to be poor? Does anyone think it’s a good thing? The poorer, the more spiritual? Some pastors say, “Alas, now I’m so poor, only spiritually rich.” Doesn’t that sound strange? Not joyful, unable to do anything well—is that good? No, it's not.
Yesterday, I ministered to a sister whose son, in his thirties, struggles to find work, is not joyful, and can’t do anything well, but is number one at scrolling through his phone. I think only the Gospel of Jesus Christ can help him. I know the God I serve in spirit is a good God, and His resurrection power in us turns the impossible into possible.
Among us, to those not prospering and the poor, the Gospel is preached to you, that the poor may become rich. The Gospel I preach does not favour poverty; the Gospel we believe is not a poor Gospel. I love God, I am rich—how good is that!
Until today, we are still learning how to draw on this immense power, to let people receive the benefits of the Gospel. Wherever there is poverty, there is a need for the Gospel of Jesus Christ; wherever there is poverty, there is a need for this good news. Be strong! Those who trust in Him will never be put to shame. Amen!
Among us, if you carefully observe and follow God’s word, God will surely make you the head and not the tail, above and not beneath. If you carefully observe and follow God’s word, God will fill your storehouses and your bank accounts to overflowing, provided that you carefully observe and follow God’s word. Loving money to the point of poverty, or loving God to the point of wealth, is definitely what Jesus Christ likes.
Be strong! Be full of hope! No matter how desolate the environment, no matter how poor, no matter how huge our debts, be full of hope! Trust in God! Receive the benefits of this Gospel. God will surely, according to what this Gospel says and according to what you believe, accomplish a beautiful future for you. To those who believe, how great is the power that is displayed! Amen!
When I talk about this, I get excited. Are you excited? You must be excited—this is a treasure. Stop loving money. Stop taking the bait, stop being foolish. It is normal for the worldly logic system in our minds, Old Karl (Marx), to make you poor, but if what you have within is not something merely religious, but a genuine love for God, moving forward practically, things will definitely improve. Read the scripture, Luke 4:16-21.
Scripture
**And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up. And as was his custom, he went to the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and he stood up to read. And the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to him. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where it was written, “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor.
He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favour.” And he rolled up the scroll andgave it back to the attendant and sat down. And the eyes of all in the synagogue werefixed on him. And he began to say to them, “Today this Scripture has been fulfilled in yourhearing.” (Luke 4:16-21)
I like this saying, “Today this Scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing!” Don't laugh at me, the Gospel is like this. Is it in your ear? If it is in your ear, pray with me.
Prayer
God, open my eyes so that I may know what a glorious hope this Gospel has. Open my eyes, open my ears, so that I may know, truly know You, truly know God, that we may know what is the hope to which he has called us, what are the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power toward us who believe.
According to the working of his great might that he worked in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly places, far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and above every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come. And he put all things under his feet and gave him as head over all things to the church, which is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all. Amen!
God, today, in our places of need, fill us to satisfaction. God, this Gospel is our Gospel. Your great power will supply all our needs. Let Your resurrection power cover us.
In the Name of Jesus Christ: I reject poverty, I reject fear! In the Name of Jesus Christ, reject sickness, reject death. Reject the power of Hades, reject this worldly logic system! I will become a builder of God’s glorious church, and I will trample all things under my feet. In the Name of Jesus Christ, I pray! Amen!
Scripture Background
I especially like this sentence, “to proclaim good news to the poor.” When I first believed, I was dirt poor, with no future, no hope. Looking around, it was like a state of emptiness and chaos. When I arrived at church, I thought this Jesus was great. On the first day, I was filled with the Holy Spirit, and they forced me to pray in tongues.
Until now, I am truly grateful to them. It was very uncomfortable at the time because it didn't quite fit my logic. What they preached was indeed a powerful Gospel. I thank God that Jesus Christ was filled with the Holy Spirit, full of power, and then God anointed Him—to do what? To preach the Gospel to the poor.
If you are a poor person, you now have hope. I thank God that in these past years, God has made me a prosperous person, though I still do things practically. This is a Gospel full of hope and power, giving us all kinds of spiritual blessings in the spiritual world.
So you need to know that Jesus received a Mingding Destiny, to preach the Gospel to the poor; what is lacking is what this Gospel will supply. This is the Mingding Destiny, this is the purpose of Jesus coming into the world. How did Jesus preach the Gospel to the poor? He Himself went to the cross, He shed His precious blood, He was nailed to the cross: because of His poverty, we become rich. You can check the Bible; this is definitely in the Bible.
With power, with Mingding Destiny, with direction, what to do? Preach the Gospel to the poor! All kinds of spiritual blessings are in the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Your poverty is a spiritual thing; you lack spiritual blessings. You have disasters, whether big or small; a small disaster is tripping, a big disaster is a major fall, and an even bigger disaster is a car accident. These are all spiritual things.
Sickness is a spiritual thing; fear is a spiritual thing; worry is a spiritual thing; interpersonal relationships are spiritual things; work and study are all spiritual things. Let us receive all kinds of spiritual benefits, spiritual blessings. Such a good Gospel has been rendered powerless by some unbelievers, a powerful Gospel turned into a powerless one.
Jesus criticized people for their unbelief. Everyone must receive this Gospel! Read Ephesians; perhaps you will receive it differently. You couldn't taste it before; now I will read it to you again.
**Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, To the saints who are in Ephesus, and arefaithful in Christ Jesus: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places,
even as he chose us in him before thefoundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. In love he predestined usfor adoption to himself as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will. (Ephesians 1:1-5)
Are we lacking in blessings? If you want to be a blessed person, then you must receive the Gospel of Jesus Christ, receive all kinds of spiritual blessings. If you say, I was born into a bad family; my father has no money, no power, now, through Jesus Christ, your identity is changed, and you receive the status of a son of God. Doesn't a son of God have free access to everything in God's house?
to the praise of his glorious grace, with which he has blessed us in the Beloved. In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace, which he lavished upon us, in all wisdom and insight. (Ephesians 1:6-7)
Wow, how good is this! Lacking grace? Grace is supplied!
making known to us the mystery of his will, according to his purpose, which he set forth in Christ as a plan for the fullness of time, to unite all things in him, things in heaven and things on earth. In him we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of him who works all things according to the counsel of his will, so that we who were the first to hope in Christ might be to the praise of his glory. (Ephesians 1:9-12)
Have hope now! If you have no hope, are despairing, those poor in hope should be supplied.
In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, who is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, to the praise of his glory. For this reason, because I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love toward all the saints, I do not cease to give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers, that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him. (Ephesians 1:13-17)
Lacking wisdom, lacking revelation? He gives you the Spirit so that you may truly know Him, and lightens the eyes of your hearts. If you have no vision, He gives you vision.
having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope to which he has called you, what are the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power toward us who believe. (Ephesians 1:18-19)
Lacking power? He supplies it to you. If you truly believe, truly receive it, my goodness, you are a prince, from a noble family, full of all kinds of blessings, all kinds of power, all kinds of wisdom, and glory. He also opens our eyes and fills us with hope. What kind of power is this? It is according to His mighty strength that He exerted in Christ when He raised Him from the dead. If you have the power to raise people from the dead, my goodness, you could even be the best delivery person.
far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and above every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come. And he put all things under his feet and gave him as head over all things to the church, which is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all. (Ephesians 1:21-23)
This is why many people do not receive the benefits of this Gospel: because they are not in Jesus Christ, not building the church. So I want to tell you, what is the Chinese Mingding Destiny? Building God's glorious church is our Mingding Destiny. Building God's glorious church is the key to trampling all things under our feet! This is the Body of Jesus Christ, filled with God's glory. Then, to proclaim good news to the poor. No matter what you lack, you will receive it.
Poor in Blessings
Lacking blessings, poor in blessings - this is the most important thing. You see some people blessed, others unlucky. The unlucky ones lack blessings, nothing else. I tell you, some people are old, eating and drinking excellently in nursing homes; that's what it means to be blessed. Others live in pigsties and dog kennels, then get all sorts of diseases, struggling in hospitals.
If you count up their life, you think, Why did this person encounter such melodramatic garbage in this world? Some of us also have melodramatic stories - lacking blessings, poor in blessings.
How does this Gospel say it? In Christ. Our God, the Father of Jesus Christ, has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places. Where is in Christ? It's in the Church of God. So those poor in blessings, quickly receive these blessings! Do not think that passing the civil service exam is a blessing. I want to give a testimony, I passed the civil service exam! But you have to pass it first, right? Someone types, So what if you pass? It's not much, just earning a salary.
If a person has no blessing, he is useless. I tell you, the various spiritual blessings in heaven are extraordinary. Everyone must understand this clearly! You are poor because you have no blessings; you are sick because you have no blessings; you encounter disasters because you have no blessings. You see bad things always happening to you. What are you going to do? It's unsettling.
A classmate shared with me that she cared for her parents from her forties, a very filial daughter. They had several siblings, but just one daughter, and in the end, this one daughter cared for her parents. Her mother was paralyzed for seven years, and her father was paralyzed for seven years, with some overlap.
There was a time when she cared for both. My goodness, she became ill! Lacking what? Lacking blessings. I tell you, just dealing with defecation, urination, and bathing is deadly. I am filled with emotion. Why do people in this world have to encounter these inglorious things? It's very hard.
So brothers and sisters, you must be blessed people. Anyway, I tell you I am a very blessed person because I have the Gospel. Why are you so blessed? I have the Gospel. My Gospel is very good. Time and time again, in these experiences, God delivers me. God is my salvation, God is my blessing. So building God's glorious church is a blessing!
Brothers and sisters, are you truly listening? If you have the chance in this world to build God's glorious church together with a group of people, it is exceedingly good, a true blessing. Where your blessings are lacking, this Gospel fills them. You may have been born with a shallow destiny, but now it is deepened; born with few blessings, now they are multiplied.
For this Gospel is designed to do just that. We preach a joyful message. Do not constantly drag people to carry the cross. Should one bear the cross? Bearing the cross is to deal with the flesh, but that too is to gain spiritual blessings. Why are people so unfortunate? Because they are of the flesh.
Poor in Status
He predestined us for adoption to sonship through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will— (Ephesians 1:5).
If you are Lee Kuan Yew’s son in Singapore, that is powerful. Lee Kuan Yew’s son is now a Minister Mentor, previously the Prime Minister. He has another son whom I have met closely, a president of a large corporation. I have met him because he chairs the board of directors of a company I worked for; as senior management, we had to attend the board meetings.
Why can't you do it? Because you are not up to it. You lack the background. Without a background, it is very tough. I had no background. My grandfather was a poor man, my father a beggar, my mother also a beggar. After Liberation, my parents were considered working class. How could I compete? It was difficult without a background.
But now I have a background. The eternal God is my Father, and He has given me the status of a son. From now on, you are a child of the eternal God. Will you lack anything? The God we believe in is the King of Kings, and we are one of those kings, with the status of a prince. I ask you, is God good to His son? Surely God is good to His son, who was predestined in eternity.
Therefore, the Gospel I believe in is a good Gospel, the Gospel of gaining the status of a prince. That is wonderful. If your family background is poor, this Gospel is preached to the poor. With a poor background, you are now becoming children of God, princes and princesses.
If you are a son of God, truly a son of God, will not all things be under your feet? So, take courage, open your mouth wide, and God will fill you. Dare to believe, do things practically, and I tell you, you will see God's glory, and God's power will fill you. Do not be content to be at the bottom, but at the top; to be the head, not the tail, for this is my destiny, this is my blessing.
Poor in Grace
Poor in grace—I will read it to you.
which he lavished on us. With all wisdom and understanding, (Ephesians 1:8).
What is grace? Freely received. Remember, never try to bargain with God. “God, I give you a chicken, what will you give me?” What would God do with your chicken? Even if you offer Him a beautiful woman, God does not need it. God does not accept bribes.
God, the Lord of all, wants to give us His grace. Receiving grace is by faith, never by works. What can we do for God? Nothing. God does not need anything. That is why those who rely on the law are under a curse.
Why are there so many misfortunes in the church? Members getting cancer, pastors getting cancer, and strange things happening that perplex people? Because they have entered into a curse, not received blessings. They are not receiving by faith but by works. Remember, works are nothing.
If you come with faith, receiving this grace, it is what God lavishes on us with all wisdom and understanding. You ask, How can I receive grace? That is God's wisdom. How should I receive God's grace? What should I do? Doing anything will ruin it. Understand? We greatly need God to give us grace, freely.
You say, Is there such a thing as a free lunch? This grace is free. We have a worldly logical system inside us, thinking there is no free lunch in this world. That is worldly, that is Old Marx's logic. In God's house, everything is freely received.
Wasn't there just a cancer patient who came, wanting to believe in God? He really wants to live, but I still want to give you this good news. Why? Because healing is freely received, by faith. This grace is both free and most precious.
Poor in grace, never think, Ah, I come before God, I offer Him a roast chicken, a roast duck, a roast pig. That is idol worship. Idols get hungry if you don't give them something. Our God owns everything. What can you give Him? You might as well roast yourself and offer it as a living sacrifice to God, offering yourself as a burnt offering to God, giving yourself completely to God to receive grace.
Such service and such dedication are our reasonable service. Why? As soon as you offer, you receive grace. What does God want from you? God wants you for something that He cannot eat or drink. Being children of God, satisfied in blessings, satisfied in status, satisfied in grace—is this not the Gospel?
Poor in Wisdom and Revelation
To preach the Gospel to the poor. You say, God, I don't lack money, but I lack wisdom. My brain isn't very good. I have no inspiration. I need inspiration. Whether you are doing artificial intelligence or scientific research, do you not need inspiration? You do. God will give you wisdom and revelation. “Wow, this Gospel includes this?” I tell you, the benefits I have received are too numerous; I really want to share them with you.
Later, I thought, thank God you all have a pastor like me. I do everything pretty well. Our house was all renovated by myself. Not because I have no money, but because I greatly needed it. The whole thing was designed by me. The whole project and concept are outstanding. You know, when the government came to inspect our public housing, they said, Wow, this is simply a model unit, much better than those model units sold on the market. Why? With wisdom and revelation, we do everything well.
You know, I have a belief in me. This artificial intelligence is so good. Let's do one too. Let's train a large model. Now I am training everyone to receive the benefits of this Gospel. In the future, I will let the robot receive this Gospel too. I train robots to receive God's word. Oh my God, it’s so good. I greatly need wisdom. I greatly need revelation.
Chinese Mingding Destiny comes from God's revelation. Because we read Genesis Chapter 1, I tell you, our explanation of Genesis Chapter 1 is absolutely unique. No one explains it like this. Only we explain it like this. But recently, I listened to many pastors preaching online, and I think he must have heard me speak. How is he using the words that I used? He spoke very excitedly, having received a lot from our website.
You know that the number of hits on our website is very high. The content on the website has fed many people. This is why we greatly need this Gospel. This Gospel originally carries wisdom and revelation. Can such people be poor? Can such people fail? I tell you, the best revelation is to know God.
Let us receive the spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that we truly know the benefits of this Gospel, truly know God, and constantly climb on the spiritual holy mountain, on the spiritual truth, little by little. Open a door and Wow! There is a treasure here, holding a key to the kingdom of heaven. Walking along, there is a door here. Click. Open it. Wow! There are good treasures here. Oh my God, it’s just exciting!
If a pastor can do what I do, that is very exciting. So, later I said that our church is a scientific research and training enterprise. What is scientific research? Researching God's word, increasingly knowing God, the knowledge of God filling the ocean like seawater, and then God's word, God's power will be manifested, and God's blessings will be bestowed.
Then truly knowing God, knowing God is intelligence, knowing the Holy One is intelligence, fearing Him is the beginning of wisdom. To be wise, know God more. I tell you, the best way to solve problems is through the Gospel. This Gospel is so good.
Poor in Vision
People's vision is very important. Some people are dedicated to seeing the good. No matter what happens, they can benefit themselves. Some people have no blessing. Their vision is wrong. With one look, they see the bad, revealing in every line that this is bad, that is bad. All they get is bad. Their vision is too poor. God, open the eyes of our hearts. The Bible says,
I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people (Ephesians 1:18).
In this world, what people need most is vision. If your eyes are not good, you are picky with one look, seeing this is not good, seeing that is not good. When you meet me, you see all my shortcomings. Why can’t you see my advantages? Some people are dedicated to seeing shortcomings. Doesn't that have meaning?
So, I first make a good preparation. You prepare your heart. When you meet me, I'm not good-looking, my speech is vulgar, and sometimes I drink a little wine.
I don't want to pretend. I want to lay the groundwork. Originally, your expectations were not high. When you meet me, it exceeds your expectations. Satisfaction is OK. If I don’t prepare, you think, Ah, the teacher is so lofty. When you meet me, what? Just an ordinary Northeasterner.
The other day, a sister brought her mother over. Her mother had never met me. Teacher, you are the lover of my dreams. I am the lover of her dreams. That was before meeting. Once we met, hey! The dream shattered.
Vision, where is vision? Enlightening the eyes of our hearts, seeing everything as God sees it. Oh my God! In me, you must see God's power. You must see the benefits of this Gospel. You must see that I am not worthy to receive it, but God has given it to me. Thank God!
Poor in Power
and his incomparably great power for us who believe. That power is the same as the mighty strength (Ephesians 1:19).
Poor in power, I tell you my power comes from God. That ninety-year-old woman got well. What power is that? I never imagined in my life that I would have this power. One touch and she gets well. One touch and she gets well. Oh my God! I said, what blessing is this?
Later, I said, how can someone like me appear only once every five hundred years? It’s not that someone like me appears only once every five hundred years, but that someone who can have this blessing and receive God's power can appear only once every five hundred years. The power to raise people from the dead will come upon you. Believe it? Believe it! Let us know how great His power is to us who believe.
A blind man met me. I knew I had God's power in me. You say, How do you know? I believe. Why do you believe? I want to believe it. I want to. Then I click and pray, and his eyes see. I click and his eyes see. You may think it's just a click, but that click took nine months.
I tell you how good this Gospel is. Learning ability is in the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Working ability is in the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Scientific research ability is in the Gospel of Jesus Christ. The ability to have interpersonal relationships is in the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Receive it, receive it freely. It is faith, it is faith. I am willing. Don't listen to lies. Someone says, Ah, that doesn't exist. Get aside, don't ruin my faith.
This power is the power to trample all things underfoot, surpassing not only this age but also the age to come; surpassing not only what is under the sun but also what is above the sun; surpassing not only what is in this world but also what is in the spiritual world. This is the Gospel that I believe in. You say, Have you received it? Isn't this still under research? But what I have received now is very shocking. What I have received is already very shocking. So, I have faith. I know the Gospel I have received.
far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every name that is invoked, not only in the present age but also in the one to come. And God placed all things under his feet and appointed him to be head over everything for the church, (Ephesians 1:21-23).
Now do you understand why this Gospel has such great power in Chinese Mingding Destiny? Because this is a church, this is the church of Jesus Christ! God considers it His church, and He dwells among us. Church, this is the body of Jesus Christ, this is He who fills everything in every way.
Excited? Receive this Gospel of Jesus Christ. This power can heal the sick, make the paralyzed walk, make the blind see, and set the captives free. This power is the power in the spiritual world. The spiritual world governs the world in which we live.
Feel it! Don't find a treasure and then lose it. How foolish would that be? Receive this treasure well. Don't use your eyes to look at what you have now. Looking and looking, you lose faith. Your vision is wrong, your faith is wrong. Just believe, because with faith, there is a future.
Now everyone close your eyes and envision a very glorious and prosperous future for yourself. The key is to become a person who builds the church. By building the church, your problems will be dealt with. Just believe and begin to receive. For the poor, yes, this Gospel is for you; for the sick, yes, this Gospel is for you; for those who are bound, yes, this Gospel is for you; for the fearful, yes, this Gospel is for you.
Trampling all things underfoot, what a rich glory! What a rich hope! What a rich power! In the name of Jesus Christ, God will surely accomplish what I believe! I just believe in Jesus Christ and freely receive His grace. In the name of Jesus Christ! Amen!
May God bless everyone! Amen!