Ep 607 - Life As Owners Of Cheon ll Guk Part 5
Life as Owners of Cheon Il Guk - June 24, 2022
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(Response to sharing) In order to win over Christianity and Christian ministers there is only one way. We need to love Jesus more than they do, more than anyone else. Then we surely will win over their heart and mind. Otherwise (if we) only pretend to love Jesus, but not from the heart, then they cannot come close to us. There is only one way to win over their hearts: love Jesus more than they do. Then when they look at us, “Wow! They are really true people. They are real Christians.”
(Response to second sharing) God is your daddy. He loves you more than anyone. (He) always cares for you, loves you. Wow! God is really incredible!♦
Today I’d like to talk about “Life as Owners of Cheon Il Guk” from True Mother’s Anthology, Book 1.
You need to repent. Even though you have lived in the same age as True Parents and worked together with them, you should reflect much on the questions, “How much of my responsibility have I fulfilled for True Parents' status? Am I standing in the position of a filial child? Am I standing in the position of a loyal subject?” You should be weeping and saying, “Thank you so much for forgiving us and letting us live as citizens of Cheon Il Guk despite everything. Henceforth, we will carry out our responsibility as more mature children.” Fulfilling your own responsibility must be your first priority. There is not one person who has the right to criticize others or decide whether they have done right or wrong. (2016.07.16, Cheon Jeong Gung)
As I handed out the Cheon Il Guk holy items, I prayed that they would have not even the smallest trace of the satanic world. You need to carry out your responsibility. No one can do it for you. This is also true for the second and third generations. You need to fulfill your responsibility centering on the purpose for which you were born. The question is how you should live as citizens of Cheon Il Guk. I say this to you most earnestly. I will make it clear to the Heavenly Parent and all the people in the world as quickly as possible, while I am still on this earth. I will do it, I will say to them, “True Parents lived their entire lives for the 7.3 billion people of the world, and left behind many achievements for the coming generations and the future. You can see what they have achieved.”
You must not fall behind. There is a world of difference between your fulfilling your responsibility while I am still on earth and your doing so after I have gone to the spirit world. That difference is greater than the difference between heaven and earth. I hope you will live your lives with an eagerness you can actually feel. That is how I want to remember you. This is the love of True Parents. From now on, we will see nothing but hope in our future and in everything that unfolds in front of us. (2016.04.23, Cheon Jeong Gung)
True Mother said that “There is a world of difference between your fulfilling your responsibility while she is still on earth and your doing so after she has gone to the spirit world. That difference is greater than the difference between heaven and earth.”
When looking at God’s eternal history, the period True Parents are on this earth is very short. However, the history of this short period remains forever. We must realize the preciousness of this responsibility of attending the True Parents of Heaven, Earth, and Humankind and liberating the world and humankind together with them.
As True Father said, “You must live each and every day with the determination: ‘I will work harder than God. I will work harder than True Parents. I will be responsible for God and True Parents. I will comfort them.’”
I love Father’s word. Whenever I think this way, I have more strength and power. When I am so tired and exhausted, almost collapsing, at that moment I remind myself of these words of Father. “I will work harder than God and True Parents. No matter what, I will be responsible for God and True Parents. No matter what I will comfort God and True Parents.”
When I recall these words again and again, no matter how tired I am, I can immediately wake up and connect to God and True Parents. Even though I am tired as a human being, I really want to work harder than God. Of course, we cannot do that, but as a filial son or daughter we need to have that kind of mindset.
If I am not responsible for God’s and True Parents’ will, who will be responsible for it? “I will do it, Heavenly Father.”
When we have that kind of attitude of filial sons and daughters, the spiritual world inspires us. We can work harder than any American president throughout the last 400 years.
When Heavenly Father looks at such a member and such a blessed family, wow! How much the spiritual world will try to help us! This kind of mindset is really important.
Then, you must move and bring substantial results that God and the Spirit have no choice but to be moved by.
LIVING DIVINE PRINCIPLE: The Principle of Creation 53 - The Realm of God’s Direct Dominion
• What is the realm of God's direct dominion?
• Human beings abide in the realm of direct dominion when, as subject partners and object partners, they unite in the love of God to form a four position foundation and become one in heart with God. In this realm they freely and fully share love and beauty according to the will of the subject partner, thus realizing the purpose of goodness.
• The realm of direct dominion is the realm of perfection.
• What will the world be like when the natural world abides under the direct dominion of human beings?
• When a fully mature person relates with the diverse things in nature as his object partners, they come together to form a four position foundation. People who are in total resonance with God's Heart will lead the natural world in the free-flowing sharing of love and beauty, and the entire universe will realize goodness. In such a manner, human beings will exercise direct dominion over all things.
Connecting to the Realm of God's Direct Dominion Through the Messiah
<World on the level of the tribe, t271-11> You still have the responsibility to deal with the Satanic people and the nation. You need to find a way to bring all the nations and dedicate them to True Parents. The tribal messiahs should be united; become one, rescue each nation and connect it to the realm of God's direct dominion. By going back to the individuals, families, tribes, and nations in the name of True Parents, you should connect them to the realm of God's direct dominion within the unfallen realm of Adam.
God’s direct dominion begins from the Blessing, from the couple and the family. That is why as a Heavenly Tribal Messiah you need to give the Blessing to your entire tribe. That is the way for them to enter God’s direct dominion.
The responsibility of the Heavenly Tribal Messiah is to bless 430 couples of his tribe and move them into the realm of God’s direct dominion.
Furthermore, the responsibility of the Heavenly Tribal Messiah is to find and establish God’s nation and connect his families, tribes, people, and nation to the realm of God’s direct dominion.
Therefore, if I decide to do the Heavenly Tribal Messiah mission, God will surely open the way for me. Because the greatest wish of God, True Parents, and my ancestors is to fulfill the responsibilities of the Heavenly Tribal Messiah mission.
“I am too old. I don’t have much money. I don’t have much time.” Don’t say that. If anyone decides to do the Heavenly Tribal Messiah mission, even though you (may not be able to) see the future clearly or don’t have much idea (how to do it), when you decide to do the Heavenly Tribal Messiah (mission) – “No matter what, heavenly mother, I will do it!” – then in a mysterious way God will surely open the way for you. It is incredible!
Those who have fulfilled the Heavenly Tribal Messiah mission – of course, they have strong determination -- were not clear about what to do in the beginning. However, whenever you make up your mind to do the Heavenly Tribal Messiah mission, the spiritual world will open the way for you. It is incredible. Do you know why?
God’s and True Parents main concern is what? To save his people, save his tribe. Their main concern is that each blessed family fulfill their own personal responsibility as Heavenly Tribal Messiahs. That connects directly to God’s direct dominion. All your tribe is brought to God’s direct dominion.
All your ancestors are waiting to enter God’s direct dominion. Under God’s indirect dominion is Satan’s realm. (In that realm) Satan can attack any time.
When you focus on Heavenly Parent’s wishes and True Parents’ greatest concern and our ancestors wishes, that is fulfilling our portion of responsibility as Heavenly Tribal Messiahs.
So I really encourage all American blessed families, even though you are not clear yet, you need a strong determination: “This is God’s and True Parents’ and my ancestors’ wish, so I will do it.” When you are really seriously determined, God will show (you) everything.
Don’t worry about money. When I encouraged our members in Asia, I told them not to worry about money. If you have faith in God, he will be your sponsor. Anyone who wants to do something based on money, you will never fulfill your responsibility. But anyone who decides to do something centered on faith, you really can fulfill your portion of responsibility. Faith should be first; money is a secondary matter.
Whenever I want to do something, I need to be concerned about whether this is God’s will or not. Is this God’s greatest wish or not? If God agrees with me, then I am convinced by True Parents’ word and I have confidence. I don’t need to worry about money. I strongly believe God will be my sponsor. Why do you worry about it?
Family, Tribal and National Messiah
Now, in the Satanic world, there are many different countries, but originally under God's Will, they would all be one country, not many complicated countries. The way to make the connection to the one nation is through family messiahs and tribal messiahs. The family messiah represents the period of Adam. The tribal messiahs represent the period of Jesus. These can be connected to the realm of God's original and unfallen direct dominion, by dedicating nations with tribal messiahs to the True Parents. You should understand this.
How to Make Satan Retreat
I belong to the realm of perfection, but the family messiahs and tribal messiahs belonging to each country have not been taken care of yet. Therefore, the tribal messiahs should unite each nation and dedicate it to True Parents and God, and then they will move from the realm of God's indirect dominion to the world realm, and to the realm of True Parents' direct dominion. Then Satan will automatically retreat.
The family messiah represents the age of Adam; the tribal messiah represents the age of Jesus; and the national messiah represents the completed testament age.
The tribal messiah’s mission is to restore his own tribe (members), offer them to True Parents, and connect them to the original, unfallen realm of God’s direct dominion.
Father really emphasizes again and again the importance of the Heavenly Tribal Messiah mission. (You) are like a mediator, like a messiah, for your tribe to enter God’s direct dominion from the indirect dominion. You need to be a mediator. That means a messiah for your tribe. (Tribe members) cannot enter God’s direct dominion directly. Someone needs to be a mediator. We are the ones who know God’s and True Parents’ will.
TODAY’S YOUTH MINISTRY: A Leader’s Abilities and What one Should Focus On
1. Heaven challenges you to witness to young people or those who have been prepared by Heaven. Therefore, pastors and leaders of the Unification Church should not try to develop the church through the existing members. It takes a lot of time for people who have not been active until now to make up their mind to be active again. If you focus on the church members who have been following until now, no sprouts will come out. We need to find the youth. Therefore, churches with young adult and youth groups are promising. We should focus on young people and students. The leaders of the Unification Church need to find people who cannot grow without them or people they will be responsible for. Existing members are not people who will leave the church whether the pastor is good or not. Pastors shouldn't waste time.
This is a very important point. Of course, we should not ignore existing and old members, but I am talking about where to focus.
Where should the leaders of the Unification Church focus their ministry? It should focus on witnessing to young people prepared by Heaven.
You should not try to develop the church through the old, existing members. This is because those who have followed God’s will until now go forward with absolute faith in God and True Parents, regardless of whether the new leader is good at ministry or not.
It does not matter. They already know God and True Parents. They will go to God’s will with their acts(?) of faith, love and obedience.
As a leader, you need to focus on new guests. Sometimes we spend too much time on existing members. This just wastes time. Whether you care for them or not does not matter. They absolutely follow God’s will.
In order to move current members’ hearts and make them participate in witnessing activities, you have to invest a lot of time. The way for a pastor to pull up the current members’ hearts and have them do witnessing is very simple.
The pastor should bring substantial results of witnessing by creating many new members. Everyone is expected to bow their heads in front of substantial witnessing results.
(The way) to inspire our old members, senior members and existing members is not by sermons, lectures and good advice. If you bring such results, everybody will bow down to you. “Wow! You are better than I am. Since I joined the church ten or twenty years (ago), I could not break through. My new leader is already breaking through. He is increasing the membership day by day.”
They will automatically bow down to you. This is the best way to inspire senior and existing brothers and sisters. Do you agree with me?
Therefore, we need to find the youth rather than the members who have followed until now. Therefore, churches with young adult and youth groups are promising. We should focus on young people and students.
2. You need to find young people who really need you. Existing members are people who have a relationship with True Parents, so they follow well even if the church president does not manage them. However, Unification Church leaders should focus on the new members. When new members are witnessed and join, existing members will automatically receive grace. We need to find people who can form a parent-child relationship between the spiritual parent and spiritual children. If church leaders and people in charge do not build a foundation here, where will they build a heartistic foundation? My spirit does not grow with church members who have been brought in by others.
You need to find young people who really need you. When new members are witnessed to and join, current members automatically receive grace. I myself have to find people (with) whom I can form a parent-child relationship as spiritual parent and spiritual child.
If the pastors and leaders of the church do not build a foundation through witnessing, there is no way to build a spiritual foundation anywhere else. Rather than other people’s spiritual children, I must witness myself and raise my own spiritual children.
Now I really appreciate our Manhattan and Clifton churches and subregions one through five. Everybody now is really focused on witnessing. Now miracles are happening. I will tell you later. Many beautiful things are happening now. To create that kind of atmosphere of witnessing took more than a year and six or seven months through Morning Devotion. I am encouraging you now; you need to be involved. Everybody has a strong motivation to break through in witnessing. I really appreciate all the American brothers and sisters. You are the ones who are taking (this) seriously and are doing witnessing. That is why sooner or later we can see a really promising future in America.
3. When I raise my own spiritual children, my spirit grows. Witnessing is the answer that solves everything. It is a good thing that the existing church members receive grace, and I taste the joy of raising my own spiritual children. The church has hope only by nurturing sprouts. Therefore, we must reflect on whether we are needed by others no matter who we meet. Indeed, I must live by constantly checking whether I can heartistically resurrect any object partner.
Just now our Dr. Michael said that when he takes care of his grandchildren, he is so inspired. In the family what inspires grandparents? Grandchildren.
My family sends me videos of my grandchildren very often. Whenever I see them, I am so inspired. I miss them. I long for them. That’s why I am strongly determined no matter how busy I am, I want to go back to my home at least twice a year. So at the end of July I will try to go to my home (in) Australia to see my grandchildren.
My daughter is strongly determined to lead a witnessing team after hearing Takayo’s testimony. Now she is one of the main leaders to lead the witnessing team in Australia.
I am really excited to see that situation. You see in the family grandparents are like existing members. How to inspire grandparents? When they see grandchildren, wow! They are so happy.
The same (is true) for our church. When our existing members get old and have no more power to go out witnessing, when they come to church and see young people and give testimony every Sunday, new guests and members can see, “Wow! How happy they are!” I think it is the same for God and our ancestors.
Without Cain, there is no position for Abel to stand in. If there is no Cain, who would call me Abel? Who would call me a spiritual father or mother? Without witnessing, I remain in the position of Cain forever.
If we just remain in the position of Cain, Cain always complains. He is always dissatisfied; he always disagrees with Abel. This is the problem. How do you get out of the position of Cain? You need to become Abel. How do you become Abel? You need to have Cain. Cain is Abel’s savior. Without Cain, Abel cannot stand in the position of God.
Therefore, witnessing is the answer that solves everything. If I witness, not only am I joyful, but the current members are joyful, too, and the church grows automatically and donations increase and many things can be resolved. Also, by watching my spiritual child grow, the heart of the spiritual parent grows as well.
The father... and mother’s heart can grow through the raising of children. It is the same thing in our church. Through raising new members, our existing members can grow their hearts as well.
Therefore, only when the church raises new sprouts can it become a church with hope. God takes interest in and comes to the church with newly witnessed members. Also, the good spirit world is mobilized and takes interest.
Witnessing is the answer that solves everything. Why? That is God’s greatest concern and our True Parents’ and our ancestors’ greatest wish. ...
LIVING TESTIMONY: I’m a Living Testimony for Whom Anything is Possible
(Testimony of Bill Stoner.)
You are doing a great job, Bill Stoner!
I would like to recommend one thing: in Paraguay our special emissary is doing that (as well). He approaches congressmen (through?) a UPF connection. (But) he directly teaches EDP one on one whenever he approaches very high level people.
Our founder, Rev. Moon, recommends learning EDP one on one. When you focus on one-on-one, you can have more time to have give-and-take with him. Let them really know about our True Parents’ philosophy.
When you introduce (the Divine Principle) to them, you can ask them, “Do you want to learn some deeper content about Father Moon’s philosophy? It is very powerful. When I learned Father Moon’s philosophy, how much it changed my life! How much it can change your life! He is the one who recommends one-on-one education. Do you have time available (to study together)?”
Whenever he has time and you can approach him ... Or the best way is to bring him to an isolated and very quiet place where you can read together for six or seven hours. Then try to explain what it means.
You can use the Three-Hour EDP or the original Divine Principle, but my recommendation is the Twelve-Hour EDP content. It summarizes more than 80% of the EDP and has diagrams. It is very easy to explain.
Bill Stoner, you have already created a beautiful foundation. You need to educate them with deeper content one-on-one. Also, they can (learn) how to multiply (themselves) through this one-on-one EDP. Once we set up this kind of foundation, I think our movement can seriously develop.♦
(Response to sharing) That is the filial heart. Of course, God and True Parents work harder than we do, but with that mindset if we have that kind of filial heart, that will always inspire us. As children (when we) try to do something for parents, already we can get strength and power.♦
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