• 하나님의 사랑이 오늘 내 마음에 느껴졌다 (

  설교날짜: 6/11/2023

  설교자: 김덕신 목사

  설교본문: 요한계시록 3:14-22

  Sunday Worship Service’s Sermon (6-11-2023)

  God’s Love was Felt in My Heart Today

  (Revelation 3:14-22)

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  When Cleopas and an unnamed disciple, disappointed to see Jesus dead on the cross, were going to a village called Emmaus, Jesus himself came up and told them a story about Jesus written in the Scriptures. Then, they had a mystical experience of their hearts burning within them. There was another person who attended a meeting of Moravian Christians who also had a mysterious experience in which his heart suddenly became hot while listening to a layman read Luther's commentary on Romans, and his life and faith changed. That man is the Reverend John Wesley, the founder of The United Methodist Church.

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  John Wesley (1703-1791) was born in England in 1703, the 15th of 19 children. His father, Samuel Wesley (1662-1735), was a minister in the Episcopal Church of England. From a young age, Wesley received strict religious education, including daily Bible study and prayer training from his mother, Susanna. Under the influence of his mother, when Wesley entered Oxford University in 1726, he created the Holy Club and led a regular life with the members of the club. He fasted two days a week, participated in Holy Communion, read and meditated on the Bible every morning and evening, and immersed himself in studying Greek and the classics. And on Wednesdays and Fridays, he devoted himself to service and good works, visiting the poor, the sick, and those in prison. After graduating from Oxford University, Wesley went to Georgia with his younger brother, Charles Wesley, on October 14, 1735, to preach the gospel to the Native Americans. However, the ship Wesley was on ran into a big storm. Wesley's group faced the threat of death. At that time, Wesley was very anxious and trembled in the fear of death because he was afraid to die and go to hell. However, he saw that the 27 German Moravian Christians who were on the boat with Wesley had no fear at all even in the face of this threat of death. They were joyful and peaceful. They trusted God. The believed in God's love toward them. At that time, Wesley was greatly challenged and shocked by the assurance of salvation and the bold faith of the Moravian Christians who were not afraid of death. He was amazed at their faith in God's love under any circumstances. For Wesley found no comfort in his faith. At that time, Wesley saw the naked side of his faith: 'Oh, I lack faith in Jesus as the Christ! I have no assurance of eternal life or heaven! I have no assurance of forgiveness, no assurance of salvation! I have no confidence in God's love!’ Wesley was raised in a devout Christian home and served the Lord dutifully and religiously as a pastor, but by then (age 35) he realized that the belief that God loved him was not in his heart.

   

  Fortunately, after arriving in Georgia, Wesley served as a native missionary for two years. However, he did not reap any fruit, and on February 1, 1738, he returned to England. John Wesley was almost in despair. He thought it was not right for him to preach to people without the assurance of salvation. So, he went to his Moravian friend, Peter Wohler, and said to Wohler that 'he decided to give up his ministry.' At that time, Wohler gave Wesley this advice: “Even though you do not have the assurance of salvation, you must continue to tell people, 'If you believe in Jesus, you will be forgiven of all your sins, you will be saved.' And then, you will soon be able to preach boldly with the assurance of salvation."

   

  One day, when Wesley was exhausted from internal conflict, a great spiritual event that changed his life and faith came to him. On the evening of May 24, 1738, Wesley reluctantly went to a meeting of Moravian Christians in Aldersgate Street in London where he heard someone reading Martin Luther’s preface in a commentary on Romans, which was probably theological, heavy, and dry. Yet there, while listening to Luther's preface to his commentary on Romans, at about 8:45 that evening, he experienced his heart suddenly feeling strangely warmed by the work of the Holy Spirit. Wesley wrote about this mysterious experience of the Holy Spirit in his journal that day: “Suddenly, I felt my heart strangely warmed, I felt I did trust in Christ, Christ alone for salvation; and an assurance was given me that he had taken away my sins, even mine, and saved me from the law of sin and death.”

   

  On this day, as Wesley experienced his heart becoming strangely warm, he truly began to feel the words of God, which he had previously known only through ordinary head knowledge. He now began to clearly believe God’s words in his heart. And on this day, Wesley felt with his whole body the amazing love of God who saved him through the cross and resurrection. This is what the Holy Spirit did. Aldersgate's mysterious experience led Wesley to be reborn and served as an opportunity to ignite the fire of the Holy Spirit in British society.

   

  After experiencing the Holy Spirit that day, Wesley confessed: “I wasn't a real Christian until the 24th of May. Until then, sin had dominion over me. But from that day on, sin no longer had dominion over me because I have become a man of the Holy Spirit.” And Wesley confessed: "Until I experienced the Holy Spirit on this day, I was a person who served God 'with fear.’ However, since experiencing the Holy Spirit on this day, I changed into a person who served God 'with a grateful heart' for the love of God who saved me.” In the history of the world church, there has been no evangelist who has more deeply penetrated the hearts of people to preach the gospel as well as Wesley. Wesley said, "If there is only one person left in the world who does not know Jesus Christ, I will run to the ends of the earth for that person." He preached the gospel by touring the whole earth more than 13 times, covering an average of 8,000 miles (12,800 km) a year and 323,000 miles (520,000 km) over 40 years. Even at the age of 50, he traveled an average of 20 miles (32 km) a day to preach the gospel.

   

  Have you and I experienced the warming of our hearts with the help of the Holy Spirit when we hear the word of God, as Cleopas and the other disciple who accompanied him experienced? Like Wesley, do you experience feeling the love of God burning in your heart with the help of the Holy Spirit when you hear the words of Jesus? This is what the living Holy Spirit does. When the Holy Spirit comes to us, it helps us know Jesus within us and helps us to more deeply realize the love of God who saved us. So, the Holy Spirit warms our hearts toward God.

   

  However, the Laodicea church members we meet in today's text have not yet had such a spiritual experience. So, they were rebuked by Jesus for saying that their hearts toward Jesus were lukewarm (v16) and that they were not earnest (v19). Jesus even said he would spit them out of his mouth (v16). And Jesus said that the Laodicean Christians say they are rich and have acquired wealth and do not need a thing. But in reality, they are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind and naked (v17). Why were the Laodicean believers lukewarm in their hearts toward Jesus? Why was their act of faith lacking passion and earnestness for Jesus? Why did Jesus say they were wretched, pitiful, poor, blind, and naked? It is because the Laodicean believers lived a life of faith without knowing the love of God who saved them. Here, when Wesley said, ''I felt my heart strangely warmed” and when Cleopas and his friend said, “My heart is burning”, it means that 'the love of God who loves me is finally felt in my heart today.' In other words, because they now realized the love of God who saved them, when they heard the words of Jesus written in the Scriptures, they were so grateful that their hearts began to burn hot for God.

   

  In this way, when we hear Jesus and what He did, it is the Holy Spirit who makes us feel, with our whole bodies, the love of God who saved us and warms our hearts for God. Those who have passionately experienced the love of God who saved them like this, go out into the world to spread this love of God like Wesley did. However, the Laodicea church members had not yet experienced the Holy Spirit who helped them realize the love of God who saved them. Even though the Laodicean believers listened to the Word countless times and participated of the Lord's Supper countless times, they still did not feel God's love.

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  What we need the most right now is to experience the Holy Spirit, where the love of God who saved us is warmly felt in our hearts today, like Wesley, and like Cleopas and the other disciples who accompanied him. This experience of the Holy Spirit makes us happy and is so beneficial to our lives. This experience of the Holy Spirit makes a big difference in our lives. The faith and life in which the love of God who saved us burns hot is so different from any other life. We heard Wesley frankly confess that he was not a real Christian until he experienced the Holy Spirit that day. However, we have seen that Wesley's experience of the Holy Spirit had a holy influence on British society and the whole world along with him. We saw that the 12 disciples of Jesus, Cleopas, and his friend's experience of the Holy Spirit had a good influence on people all over the world. Let's eagerly wait for and seek the Holy Spirit that our heavenly Father has promised to give us. Then, the Holy Spirit that came to Wesley, Cleopas, and his friend, will come to us and lead us to live happily as people of the Holy Spirit. Amen!

   
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• 하나님의 사랑이 오늘 내 마음에 느껴졌다 (

  설교날짜: 6/11/2023

  설교자: 김덕신 목사

  설교본문: 요한계시록 3:14-22

  Sunday Worship Service’s Sermon (6-11-2023)

  God’s Love was Felt in My Heart Today

  (Revelation 3:14-22)

  1.     

  When Cleopas and an unnamed disciple, disappointed to see Jesus dead on the cross, were going to a village called Emmaus, Jesus himself came up and told them a story about Jesus written in the Scriptures. Then, they had a mystical experience of their hearts burning within them. There was another person who attended a meeting of Moravian Christians who also had a mysterious experience in which his heart suddenly became hot while listening to a layman read Luther's commentary on Romans, and his life and faith changed. That man is the Reverend John Wesley, the founder of The United Methodist Church.

  2.     

  John Wesley (1703-1791) was born in England in 1703, the 15th of 19 children. His father, Samuel Wesley (1662-1735), was a minister in the Episcopal Church of England. From a young age, Wesley received strict religious education, including daily Bible study and prayer training from his mother, Susanna. Under the influence of his mother, when Wesley entered Oxford University in 1726, he created the Holy Club and led a regular life with the members of the club. He fasted two days a week, participated in Holy Communion, read and meditated on the Bible every morning and evening, and immersed himself in studying Greek and the classics. And on Wednesdays and Fridays, he devoted himself to service and good works, visiting the poor, the sick, and those in prison. After graduating from Oxford University, Wesley went to Georgia with his younger brother, Charles Wesley, on October 14, 1735, to preach the gospel to the Native Americans. However, the ship Wesley was on ran into a big storm. Wesley's group faced the threat of death. At that time, Wesley was very anxious and trembled in the fear of death because he was afraid to die and go to hell. However, he saw that the 27 German Moravian Christians who were on the boat with Wesley had no fear at all even in the face of this threat of death. They were joyful and peaceful. They trusted God. The believed in God's love toward them. At that time, Wesley was greatly challenged and shocked by the assurance of salvation and the bold faith of the Moravian Christians who were not afraid of death. He was amazed at their faith in God's love under any circumstances. For Wesley found no comfort in his faith. At that time, Wesley saw the naked side of his faith: 'Oh, I lack faith in Jesus as the Christ! I have no assurance of eternal life or heaven! I have no assurance of forgiveness, no assurance of salvation! I have no confidence in God's love!’ Wesley was raised in a devout Christian home and served the Lord dutifully and religiously as a pastor, but by then (age 35) he realized that the belief that God loved him was not in his heart.

   

  Fortunately, after arriving in Georgia, Wesley served as a native missionary for two years. However, he did not reap any fruit, and on February 1, 1738, he returned to England. John Wesley was almost in despair. He thought it was not right for him to preach to people without the assurance of salvation. So, he went to his Moravian friend, Peter Wohler, and said to Wohler that 'he decided to give up his ministry.' At that time, Wohler gave Wesley this advice: “Even though you do not have the assurance of salvation, you must continue to tell people, 'If you believe in Jesus, you will be forgiven of all your sins, you will be saved.' And then, you will soon be able to preach boldly with the assurance of salvation."

   

  One day, when Wesley was exhausted from internal conflict, a great spiritual event that changed his life and faith came to him. On the evening of May 24, 1738, Wesley reluctantly went to a meeting of Moravian Christians in Aldersgate Street in London where he heard someone reading Martin Luther’s preface in a commentary on Romans, which was probably theological, heavy, and dry. Yet there, while listening to Luther's preface to his commentary on Romans, at about 8:45 that evening, he experienced his heart suddenly feeling strangely warmed by the work of the Holy Spirit. Wesley wrote about this mysterious experience of the Holy Spirit in his journal that day: “Suddenly, I felt my heart strangely warmed, I felt I did trust in Christ, Christ alone for salvation; and an assurance was given me that he had taken away my sins, even mine, and saved me from the law of sin and death.”

   

  On this day, as Wesley experienced his heart becoming strangely warm, he truly began to feel the words of God, which he had previously known only through ordinary head knowledge. He now began to clearly believe God’s words in his heart. And on this day, Wesley felt with his whole body the amazing love of God who saved him through the cross and resurrection. This is what the Holy Spirit did. Aldersgate's mysterious experience led Wesley to be reborn and served as an opportunity to ignite the fire of the Holy Spirit in British society.

   

  After experiencing the Holy Spirit that day, Wesley confessed: “I wasn't a real Christian until the 24th of May. Until then, sin had dominion over me. But from that day on, sin no longer had dominion over me because I have become a man of the Holy Spirit.” And Wesley confessed: "Until I experienced the Holy Spirit on this day, I was a person who served God 'with fear.’ However, since experiencing the Holy Spirit on this day, I changed into a person who served God 'with a grateful heart' for the love of God who saved me.” In the history of the world church, there has been no evangelist who has more deeply penetrated the hearts of people to preach the gospel as well as Wesley. Wesley said, "If there is only one person left in the world who does not know Jesus Christ, I will run to the ends of the earth for that person." He preached the gospel by touring the whole earth more than 13 times, covering an average of 8,000 miles (12,800 km) a year and 323,000 miles (520,000 km) over 40 years. Even at the age of 50, he traveled an average of 20 miles (32 km) a day to preach the gospel.

   

  Have you and I experienced the warming of our hearts with the help of the Holy Spirit when we hear the word of God, as Cleopas and the other disciple who accompanied him experienced? Like Wesley, do you experience feeling the love of God burning in your heart with the help of the Holy Spirit when you hear the words of Jesus? This is what the living Holy Spirit does. When the Holy Spirit comes to us, it helps us know Jesus within us and helps us to more deeply realize the love of God who saved us. So, the Holy Spirit warms our hearts toward God.

   

  However, the Laodicea church members we meet in today's text have not yet had such a spiritual experience. So, they were rebuked by Jesus for saying that their hearts toward Jesus were lukewarm (v16) and that they were not earnest (v19). Jesus even said he would spit them out of his mouth (v16). And Jesus said that the Laodicean Christians say they are rich and have acquired wealth and do not need a thing. But in reality, they are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind and naked (v17). Why were the Laodicean believers lukewarm in their hearts toward Jesus? Why was their act of faith lacking passion and earnestness for Jesus? Why did Jesus say they were wretched, pitiful, poor, blind, and naked? It is because the Laodicean believers lived a life of faith without knowing the love of God who saved them. Here, when Wesley said, ''I felt my heart strangely warmed” and when Cleopas and his friend said, “My heart is burning”, it means that 'the love of God who loves me is finally felt in my heart today.' In other words, because they now realized the love of God who saved them, when they heard the words of Jesus written in the Scriptures, they were so grateful that their hearts began to burn hot for God.

   

  In this way, when we hear Jesus and what He did, it is the Holy Spirit who makes us feel, with our whole bodies, the love of God who saved us and warms our hearts for God. Those who have passionately experienced the love of God who saved them like this, go out into the world to spread this love of God like Wesley did. However, the Laodicea church members had not yet experienced the Holy Spirit who helped them realize the love of God who saved them. Even though the Laodicean believers listened to the Word countless times and participated of the Lord's Supper countless times, they still did not feel God's love.

  3.     

  What we need the most right now is to experience the Holy Spirit, where the love of God who saved us is warmly felt in our hearts today, like Wesley, and like Cleopas and the other disciples who accompanied him. This experience of the Holy Spirit makes us happy and is so beneficial to our lives. This experience of the Holy Spirit makes a big difference in our lives. The faith and life in which the love of God who saved us burns hot is so different from any other life. We heard Wesley frankly confess that he was not a real Christian until he experienced the Holy Spirit that day. However, we have seen that Wesley's experience of the Holy Spirit had a holy influence on British society and the whole world along with him. We saw that the 12 disciples of Jesus, Cleopas, and his friend's experience of the Holy Spirit had a good influence on people all over the world. Let's eagerly wait for and seek the Holy Spirit that our heavenly Father has promised to give us. Then, the Holy Spirit that came to Wesley, Cleopas, and his friend, will come to us and lead us to live happily as people of the Holy Spirit. Amen!

   
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하나님의 사랑이 오늘 내 마음에 느껴졌다 (God's Love was Felt in My Heart today)

설교날짜: 6/11/2023

설교자: 김덕신 목사

설교본문: 요한계시록 3:14-22

• 성령과 성경 그리고 성찬식 (The Holy

  설교날짜: 6/04/2023

  설교자: 김덕신 목사

  설교본문: 누가복음 24:13-35

  성령과 성경 그리고 성찬식 (The Holy Spirit, the Scripture and the Holy Communion) 

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• 성령과 성경 그리고 성찬식 (The Holy

  설교날짜: 6/04/2023

  설교자: 김덕신 목사

  설교본문: 누가복음 24:13-35

  성령과 성경 그리고 성찬식 (The Holy Spirit, the Scripture and the Holy Communion) 

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성령과 성경 그리고 성찬식 (The Holy Spirit, the Scripture and the Holy Communion)

설교날짜: 6/04/2023

설교자: 김덕신 목사

설교본문: 누가복음 24:13-35

• 우리 마음은 우리 안에서 불타올랐다 (Our

  설교날짜: 5/28/2023

  설교자: 김덕신 목사

  설교본문: 누가복음24:13-35

  Pentecost Sunday Worship Service’s Sermon (5-28-2023)

  Our Hearts Burned within Us

  (Luke 24:13-35)

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  There were two disciples who were shocked to see Jesus crucified three days earlier. They had been following Him with big expectations, but now all of their expectations and hopes they had for Jesus were thrown away and they returned to their hometown, Emmaus, in sorrow and frustration. One of these disciples was Cleopas, and the other is not named in the Bible. These two disciples heard the news that 'Jesus is risen' from the women who visited Jesus' tomb with spices very early in the morning on the first day of the week, but they did not believe it. As these two people were going back to their hometowns, sharing the disappointing story of Jesus' death on the cross, the story of the disappearance of Jesus' body from the tomb, and the story of the women who reported that Jesus had risen, Jesus came up and walked along with them. But they were kept from recognizing that it was Jesus who was with them. As Jesus walked with them, he explained to them what was said in all the stories written and recorded about Him in the Bible. He went in to stay with them and when he was at the table with them, he took bread, gave thanks, broke it and began to give it to them. At that moment, their eyes were opened, and they recognized that it was the resurrected Jesus who explained the scriptures to them on the road and it was Jesus who gave them the sacrament as they ate together. This amazing event left a deep impression on these two disciples. After Jesus left them, they shared with each other the mystical things they had experienced that day. That's in verse 32: “Cleopas, when the risen Jesus taught us about the Jesus written in the Bible on the road, I suddenly experienced my heart burning inside me.” “Really? I did too. I also had a mysterious experience of a sudden burning in my heart when Jesus taught us about the Jesus written in the Bible on the road.”

   

  Having this mysterious experience of their hearts burning, they were instantly freed from sadness, despair and doubt. Instead, they were now filled with amazing joy and thrilled that Jesus had saved them through the cross and resurrection. So, they immediately got up and went to Jerusalem to preach about the resurrection of Jesus to his disciples with great joy.

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  Don't you wonder How these two disciples, who until just a moment ago did not understand Jesus' crucifixion and doubted the risen of Jesus, changed 180 degrees? They did not believe in the risen of Jesus. So, in sorrow and despair, they gave up on Jesus, whom they had followed and whom they had great expectations for, and going home. However, now the eyes of these two disciples were opened and they saw the grace and love of the cross of Jesus. They now believed in the resurrection of Jesus and they came to believe in Jesus as their Christ. They became people who preached about the resurrection of Jesus with confidence.

   

  How could this change have happened to these two disciples? Because the Holy Spirit came to them (v15) and when they heard about Jesus written in the Bible, the Holy Spirit in them helped them to know who Jesus was, to understand why he was crucified, and to believe in the resurrection of Jesus. As a result, they believed in the crucified Jesus and the resurrected Jesus and accepted Him as their Savior.  Because they saw and realized that Jesus loved them and now understood the amazing things that He had done to save them, their hearts burned for Jesus. These two disciples immediately got up and went up to Jerusalem and began to tell their friends about the resurrection of Jesus. All of this was the work of the Holy Spirit in them. It is the Holy Spirit who comes to us in this way and teaches us this truth (=Jesus), so that our hearts burn within us  with a heart for Jesus and a heart that loves Jesus.

   

  There are two kinds of Christians in the world. There are people who live a life of faith with passion and love for Jesus Christ because the Holy Spirit has come to them, and there are Christians who live a life of faith but their hearts are cold. The church established by Jesus is a gathering of people who, with the help of the Holy Spirit, know Jesus, realize what Jesus has done for them, and have a burning heart for Jesus. The reason why our hearts, passions, and attitudes toward Jesus do not burn, even though we believe in Jesus, is because we do not yet know the crucified and resurrected Jesus. Here, the Holy Spirit is Jesus, the Spirit. Therefore, when the Holy Spirit comes upon us, the Holy Spirit enables us to know who Jesus is and to know and realize the wonderful things He has done for our salvation, so that we can believe in Jesus as our Savior. And when we come to know Jesus with the help of the Holy Spirit, a life in which our hearts for Jesus burn within us begins. Jesus and what he did for us cannot be understood with our own knowledge. No one believed in Jesus and what he did until the Holy Spirit came to us and revealed it to us. When the Holy Spirit comes to us, He helps us realize what Jesus did for us and for our salvation. Then we believe in Jesus and the truth burns in our hearts. So, when we believe in Jesus, we must receive the Holy Spirit (Acts 19:2). This is why Jesus, right before his ascension, told his disciples to wait for the Holy Spirit. (Act 1:4-5,8)

   

  Indeed, the day Jesus was resurrected was a very happy and joyful day of victory. That day Jesus overcame the power of sin and death and saved us. However, these two disciples did not know this truth, and on a day when they should have been happy and joyful, they abandoned Jesus and went home, seized with sorrow and despair. Like these two disciples, there may still be people in the church who do not yet know this beautiful and wonderful Savior Jesus, who saved us. These people always react based solely on what they see and what they know and experience. And even if they believe in Jesus, even if they listen to the word, they live in sadness and despair. Even after the service, they go back home, seized with sadness and despair. They will live like that until the Holy Spirit comes to them and helps them to know Jesus personally.

   

  On that day, when he was at the table with them, Jesus took bread, gave thanks, broke it and gave it to them. Then their eyes were opened and they recognized him. Likewise, the Holy Spirit still opens our eyes to see and know Jesus during the time of the sacrament today. There are people who truly open their spiritual eyes to meet Jesus like these two disciples did during the time of the Lord's Supper. There are people whose hearts are warmed by coming to know Jesus when they receive the sacrament. Jesus told us to have Holy Communion in order to remember Jesus, who gave his all in this way to save us. Jesus told us to have Holy Communion to remind us of who Jesus is and to know the amazing things that Jesus did to save us. The sacrament helps us to see with our eyes, touch with our hands, feel with our whole body, and realize the core contents of the Christian gospel. The day of participating in Holy Communion is a very precious time of grace. The sacrament is a great means of grace to know Jesus even for those who have come to church for the first time. That is why The United Methodist Church invites new families to participate in the sacrament. These two disciples changed their faith and their lives were turned around by 180 degrees after receiving the Lord's Supper. They recognized Jesus through Holy Communion. All of this is the work of the Holy Spirit.

   

  Also, as in verse 32, when Jesus speaks to us, it is the Holy Spirit who opens our eyes to know Jesus, to know Jesus' love and grace, and our hearts burn within us for Jesus. It is the Holy Spirit who gives us a heart that burns for Jesus, a heart that burns for the church, and a heart that burns for the spread of the gospel. When the Holy Spirit comes upon your heart, you will change into a person who has a heart that burns for Jesus. After all, the faith and life of these two disciples before and after experiencing the burning of their hearts changed by 180 degrees. With the help of the Holy Spirit, these two disciples, whose hearts were burning in the knowledge of the crucified Jesus and the resurrected Jesus as their Savior, immediately returned to Jerusalem where other disciples were gathered. And “then the two told what had happened on the way, and how Jesus was recognized by them when he broke the bread” (v. 35). Those who have ‘the Holy Fire’ given by the Holy Spirit in their hearts live as witnesses of the resurrected Jesus.

   

  Are your hearts burning because of Jesus who saved you? Do you daily experience the Holy Spirit working in you like that? If we continue with merely the knowledge of the cross and resurrection of Jesus, there is no change or movement. When we hear what Jesus has done for us, we can realize it only with the help of the Holy Spirit, and then our hearts burned. Only then will faith with action begin. Also, our lives can move according to the Word of God. A burning heart for Jesus leads us to a life that always puts God first. It leads us to a hot passion to love Jesus. It leads us to adoring the Word of the Lord and obeying the Word learned. Every time we hear the Word, it leads us to bold obedience. It leads us to dedicating one's heart, one's strength, and one's life to the Lord. It leads us to loyalty, sacrifice, and dedication to the work entrusted to us by the Lord. It leads us to always be thankful and live with joy through the forgiveness and salvation that Jesus has given us. It leads us to a heart that hopes to be like Jesus. It makes Jesus' dream become my dream. It brings forth the fruit of the Spirit. It makes us to become evangelists. If we really know Jesus, our hearts start to burn for Jesus. The Holy Spirit makes us know that Jesus is truly precious. The Holy Spirit came to us to make us live as such people.

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  Let us thank God for sending us the Holy Spirit. Let's praise Jesus who came to us by the Holy Spirit. Let's give thanks that the Holy Spirit came and taught us to live as the Lord's church and disciples. And let's pray for the Holy Spirit to come and help us know Jesus more. So, let's pray that our hearts will be set on fire for Jesus.

   

  (Closing Prayer) Dear God, thank you for sending us the Holy Spirit. Thank you, Jesus, who came to us as the Holy Spirit. We praise the Holy Spirit who established our church on this land. Holy Spirit, we have learned that we cannot know Jesus and fully believe in Him without the help of the Holy Spirit. We realize that we cannot live as true Christians without the Holy Spirit. Holy Spirit, we also want to know Jesus more. We want to love you more. Holy Spirit, come to us, too, and let us know more about Jesus who saved us. And let the heart that loves Jesus burn within us. We also want to live a life led by the Holy Spirit. We want our family to be a family led by the Holy Spirit. Our church also wants to grow into a church led by the Holy Spirit. We love you Holy Spirit. We thank you, Holy Spirit. Please fill us with the Holy Spirit. In the name of Jesus, we pray. Amen!!

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• 우리 마음은 우리 안에서 불타올랐다 (Our

  설교날짜: 5/28/2023

  설교자: 김덕신 목사

  설교본문: 누가복음24:13-35

  Pentecost Sunday Worship Service’s Sermon (5-28-2023)

  Our Hearts Burned within Us

  (Luke 24:13-35)

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  There were two disciples who were shocked to see Jesus crucified three days earlier. They had been following Him with big expectations, but now all of their expectations and hopes they had for Jesus were thrown away and they returned to their hometown, Emmaus, in sorrow and frustration. One of these disciples was Cleopas, and the other is not named in the Bible. These two disciples heard the news that 'Jesus is risen' from the women who visited Jesus' tomb with spices very early in the morning on the first day of the week, but they did not believe it. As these two people were going back to their hometowns, sharing the disappointing story of Jesus' death on the cross, the story of the disappearance of Jesus' body from the tomb, and the story of the women who reported that Jesus had risen, Jesus came up and walked along with them. But they were kept from recognizing that it was Jesus who was with them. As Jesus walked with them, he explained to them what was said in all the stories written and recorded about Him in the Bible. He went in to stay with them and when he was at the table with them, he took bread, gave thanks, broke it and began to give it to them. At that moment, their eyes were opened, and they recognized that it was the resurrected Jesus who explained the scriptures to them on the road and it was Jesus who gave them the sacrament as they ate together. This amazing event left a deep impression on these two disciples. After Jesus left them, they shared with each other the mystical things they had experienced that day. That's in verse 32: “Cleopas, when the risen Jesus taught us about the Jesus written in the Bible on the road, I suddenly experienced my heart burning inside me.” “Really? I did too. I also had a mysterious experience of a sudden burning in my heart when Jesus taught us about the Jesus written in the Bible on the road.”

   

  Having this mysterious experience of their hearts burning, they were instantly freed from sadness, despair and doubt. Instead, they were now filled with amazing joy and thrilled that Jesus had saved them through the cross and resurrection. So, they immediately got up and went to Jerusalem to preach about the resurrection of Jesus to his disciples with great joy.

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  Don't you wonder How these two disciples, who until just a moment ago did not understand Jesus' crucifixion and doubted the risen of Jesus, changed 180 degrees? They did not believe in the risen of Jesus. So, in sorrow and despair, they gave up on Jesus, whom they had followed and whom they had great expectations for, and going home. However, now the eyes of these two disciples were opened and they saw the grace and love of the cross of Jesus. They now believed in the resurrection of Jesus and they came to believe in Jesus as their Christ. They became people who preached about the resurrection of Jesus with confidence.

   

  How could this change have happened to these two disciples? Because the Holy Spirit came to them (v15) and when they heard about Jesus written in the Bible, the Holy Spirit in them helped them to know who Jesus was, to understand why he was crucified, and to believe in the resurrection of Jesus. As a result, they believed in the crucified Jesus and the resurrected Jesus and accepted Him as their Savior.  Because they saw and realized that Jesus loved them and now understood the amazing things that He had done to save them, their hearts burned for Jesus. These two disciples immediately got up and went up to Jerusalem and began to tell their friends about the resurrection of Jesus. All of this was the work of the Holy Spirit in them. It is the Holy Spirit who comes to us in this way and teaches us this truth (=Jesus), so that our hearts burn within us  with a heart for Jesus and a heart that loves Jesus.

   

  There are two kinds of Christians in the world. There are people who live a life of faith with passion and love for Jesus Christ because the Holy Spirit has come to them, and there are Christians who live a life of faith but their hearts are cold. The church established by Jesus is a gathering of people who, with the help of the Holy Spirit, know Jesus, realize what Jesus has done for them, and have a burning heart for Jesus. The reason why our hearts, passions, and attitudes toward Jesus do not burn, even though we believe in Jesus, is because we do not yet know the crucified and resurrected Jesus. Here, the Holy Spirit is Jesus, the Spirit. Therefore, when the Holy Spirit comes upon us, the Holy Spirit enables us to know who Jesus is and to know and realize the wonderful things He has done for our salvation, so that we can believe in Jesus as our Savior. And when we come to know Jesus with the help of the Holy Spirit, a life in which our hearts for Jesus burn within us begins. Jesus and what he did for us cannot be understood with our own knowledge. No one believed in Jesus and what he did until the Holy Spirit came to us and revealed it to us. When the Holy Spirit comes to us, He helps us realize what Jesus did for us and for our salvation. Then we believe in Jesus and the truth burns in our hearts. So, when we believe in Jesus, we must receive the Holy Spirit (Acts 19:2). This is why Jesus, right before his ascension, told his disciples to wait for the Holy Spirit. (Act 1:4-5,8)

   

  Indeed, the day Jesus was resurrected was a very happy and joyful day of victory. That day Jesus overcame the power of sin and death and saved us. However, these two disciples did not know this truth, and on a day when they should have been happy and joyful, they abandoned Jesus and went home, seized with sorrow and despair. Like these two disciples, there may still be people in the church who do not yet know this beautiful and wonderful Savior Jesus, who saved us. These people always react based solely on what they see and what they know and experience. And even if they believe in Jesus, even if they listen to the word, they live in sadness and despair. Even after the service, they go back home, seized with sadness and despair. They will live like that until the Holy Spirit comes to them and helps them to know Jesus personally.

   

  On that day, when he was at the table with them, Jesus took bread, gave thanks, broke it and gave it to them. Then their eyes were opened and they recognized him. Likewise, the Holy Spirit still opens our eyes to see and know Jesus during the time of the sacrament today. There are people who truly open their spiritual eyes to meet Jesus like these two disciples did during the time of the Lord's Supper. There are people whose hearts are warmed by coming to know Jesus when they receive the sacrament. Jesus told us to have Holy Communion in order to remember Jesus, who gave his all in this way to save us. Jesus told us to have Holy Communion to remind us of who Jesus is and to know the amazing things that Jesus did to save us. The sacrament helps us to see with our eyes, touch with our hands, feel with our whole body, and realize the core contents of the Christian gospel. The day of participating in Holy Communion is a very precious time of grace. The sacrament is a great means of grace to know Jesus even for those who have come to church for the first time. That is why The United Methodist Church invites new families to participate in the sacrament. These two disciples changed their faith and their lives were turned around by 180 degrees after receiving the Lord's Supper. They recognized Jesus through Holy Communion. All of this is the work of the Holy Spirit.

   

  Also, as in verse 32, when Jesus speaks to us, it is the Holy Spirit who opens our eyes to know Jesus, to know Jesus' love and grace, and our hearts burn within us for Jesus. It is the Holy Spirit who gives us a heart that burns for Jesus, a heart that burns for the church, and a heart that burns for the spread of the gospel. When the Holy Spirit comes upon your heart, you will change into a person who has a heart that burns for Jesus. After all, the faith and life of these two disciples before and after experiencing the burning of their hearts changed by 180 degrees. With the help of the Holy Spirit, these two disciples, whose hearts were burning in the knowledge of the crucified Jesus and the resurrected Jesus as their Savior, immediately returned to Jerusalem where other disciples were gathered. And “then the two told what had happened on the way, and how Jesus was recognized by them when he broke the bread” (v. 35). Those who have ‘the Holy Fire’ given by the Holy Spirit in their hearts live as witnesses of the resurrected Jesus.

   

  Are your hearts burning because of Jesus who saved you? Do you daily experience the Holy Spirit working in you like that? If we continue with merely the knowledge of the cross and resurrection of Jesus, there is no change or movement. When we hear what Jesus has done for us, we can realize it only with the help of the Holy Spirit, and then our hearts burned. Only then will faith with action begin. Also, our lives can move according to the Word of God. A burning heart for Jesus leads us to a life that always puts God first. It leads us to a hot passion to love Jesus. It leads us to adoring the Word of the Lord and obeying the Word learned. Every time we hear the Word, it leads us to bold obedience. It leads us to dedicating one's heart, one's strength, and one's life to the Lord. It leads us to loyalty, sacrifice, and dedication to the work entrusted to us by the Lord. It leads us to always be thankful and live with joy through the forgiveness and salvation that Jesus has given us. It leads us to a heart that hopes to be like Jesus. It makes Jesus' dream become my dream. It brings forth the fruit of the Spirit. It makes us to become evangelists. If we really know Jesus, our hearts start to burn for Jesus. The Holy Spirit makes us know that Jesus is truly precious. The Holy Spirit came to us to make us live as such people.

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  Let us thank God for sending us the Holy Spirit. Let's praise Jesus who came to us by the Holy Spirit. Let's give thanks that the Holy Spirit came and taught us to live as the Lord's church and disciples. And let's pray for the Holy Spirit to come and help us know Jesus more. So, let's pray that our hearts will be set on fire for Jesus.

   

  (Closing Prayer) Dear God, thank you for sending us the Holy Spirit. Thank you, Jesus, who came to us as the Holy Spirit. We praise the Holy Spirit who established our church on this land. Holy Spirit, we have learned that we cannot know Jesus and fully believe in Him without the help of the Holy Spirit. We realize that we cannot live as true Christians without the Holy Spirit. Holy Spirit, we also want to know Jesus more. We want to love you more. Holy Spirit, come to us, too, and let us know more about Jesus who saved us. And let the heart that loves Jesus burn within us. We also want to live a life led by the Holy Spirit. We want our family to be a family led by the Holy Spirit. Our church also wants to grow into a church led by the Holy Spirit. We love you Holy Spirit. We thank you, Holy Spirit. Please fill us with the Holy Spirit. In the name of Jesus, we pray. Amen!!

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우리 마음은 우리 안에서 불타올랐다 (Our Heart Burned within Us)

설교날짜: 5/28/2023

설교자: 김덕신 목사

설교본문: 누가복음24:13-35

• 어머니의 하나님은 나의 하나님입니다 (My

  설교날짜: 5/21/2023

  설교자: 김덕신 목사

  설교본문: 롯기 1:1-18

  어머니의 하나님은 나의 하나님입니다 (My Mother's God is My God) 

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• 어머니의 하나님은 나의 하나님입니다 (My

  설교날짜: 5/21/2023

  설교자: 김덕신 목사

  설교본문: 롯기 1:1-18

  어머니의 하나님은 나의 하나님입니다 (My Mother's God is My God) 

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어머니의 하나님은 나의 하나님입니다 (My Mother's God is My God)

설교날짜: 5/21/2023

설교자: 김덕신 목사

설교본문: 롯기 1:1-18

• 너 낳은 어머니를 기쁘게 하라 (May Sh

  설교날짜: 5/14/2023

  설교자: 김덕신 목사

  설교본문: 잠언 23:22-26

  Sunday Worship Service’s Sermon (5-14-2023)

   

  May She Who Gave You Birth be Joyful

  (Proverbs 23:22-26)

  1.     

  What is a child's greatest duty and responsibility? It is to make his mother who gave birth to him and raised him rejoice and be joyful.

  2.     

  Today's text exhorts us: “may your mother and father rejoice who gave you birth (v25)” and teaches us three pieces of wisdom on how to make your mother and father joyful.

   

  The first piece of wisdom is to listen to the father and mother who gave birth to you. See verse 22. ‘Listen to your father, who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old.’ What does this mean?

  It means respect your mother even when she is old. Obedience is thus the basis of honoring one's parents and the beginning of honoring God. Those who obey the parents who gave birth to and raised them can also obey the God who created their life. The first school of life called home is ‘a place where children learn to obey and respect their parents.’ Only then can you live as a person who obeys and honors God. That is why God gave the greatest promise to those who obey and respect their parents, ‘that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth.’ (Ephesians 6:1-3). For obedience is what pleases God most and what pleases parents most.

   

  There is a person whose life went well and who enjoyed a long life on the earth by obeying his mother in this way. That person is John Davison Rockefeller (July 8, 1839 – May 23, 1937). Rockefeller was a man of great faith. And he is known as the richest man in modern American history. Rockefeller's mother taught him 10 lessons: (1) Serve God first and then serve your father. (2) respect your pastor. (3) Always attend your home church’s Sunday worship services. (4) Always sit in the front during worship. Rockefeller's mother would hold her son's hand and always come to church 40 minutes early and sit in the front row to worship. (5) The right pocket should always be the tithing pocket.  Rockefeller's mother taught him to tithe without fail, even out of his pocket money of 20 cents, which he received as a child. (6) Make no one your enemy. (7) Set a goal in the morning and pray. (8) Before going to bed, reflect on your day and pray. (9) Be sure to read God's Word in the morning. (10) Help others as much as you can if you can. In the end, Rockefeller became a man of great faith, love and service and became the world's richest man. Rockefeller lived for 98 years, and with the money he earned, he set up the Rockefeller Foundation and did many good things. He built 24 universities and 4,928 churches. One day when he turned 76, a reporter asked him. ‘What is the secret of your success as the richest person in the world?’ Rockefeller replied. 'I am able to become the person I am today because I thoroughly obeyed the 10 lessons I received from my mother from a young age.' He was able to live such a great life because his obedience made his mother happy. It is said that Rockefeller valued his mother's words second only to the Bible. Rockefeller obeyed his mother and, just as God promised in the Bible, life went well for him, and he enjoyed a long life on the earth.  Obedience changes your life. Rockefeller's story is just one example which shows us how important it is to obey our parents. The Bible shows countless people whose lives were changed through obedience. The common characteristic of successful characters in the Bible written by God is that they were all obedient people.

   

  The second piece of wisdom is to follow the truths that mothers have bought for their children (v23-25). What is the biggest role of parents?

  It is for mothers to buy (learn well) the truth (Proverbs 23:23) and give it to her children. That is, to make Jesus known to her children. It is to bring up children well in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. So, it is to make godly offspring (Malachi 2:15); It is to raise children who live by imitating Jesus. A mother rejoices the most when her children live by imitating Jesus, the truth.

   

  Monica, the mother of St. Augustine, shed tears of pain and prayed every day for nearly 30 years because of her prodigal son. At the age of 17, Augustine left his hometown to live in a foreign land, where he led a sexually immoral life and followed the heresy of Manichaeism. Because of this, his mother lived day by day with tearful prayers in her pain.

  Then, at the age of 31, Augustine met the faithful Bishop Ambrose of Milan. At that time, Monica, knowing that Augustine liked Bishop Ambrose, grabbed her son's hand and ran to the church where he pastored, and together with her son drank in Ambrose's sermon like bottled water. She then wept and prayed more earnestly for her son's soul. Monica was more zealous than before and went to church early and more often. And as she watched her son's heart change anew, Monica loved Ambrose like an angel of God. When Augustine turned 32, he finally returned to the arms of God, pouring out tears of repentance like a river. Augustine later recorded this in his famous book, Confessions, “When my mother saw that I had repented and returned to God, she gave glory to God, and she was overcome with joy and happiness. It was a much richer joy than when any of her mother's long-cherished wishes came true. It was because of Mother’s prayer that I was able to repent and return to God and become a new person.” Afterwards, Augustine served the poor and pitiful people of Africa by pouring out all his energy to lead them to God until he passed away at the age of 76. A mother’s greatest joy and happiness is for her children to return to God. It is for children to imitate their mother's faith and grow up as next generation of faith in their families and churches and live as people who respect God and preach the gospel to the world. Verse 24 in today's text says, "The father who has righteous children will have great joy. Whoever gave birth to such a wise son will rejoice in him.” The ‘righteous’ and ‘wise children’ here refer to children who live according to the truth that their mother bought and gave them.

   

  Third, how can we make mothers rejoice and be joyful? It is to give your heart to your mother (v26). It is to love your mother with all your heart.

  It is to understand your mother's heart. And that is to live the very way your mother taught you. Mother is the only person who carried you 9 months in her womb, 3 years in her arms and forever in her heart. Now is the time for us, the children, to give your whole heart to your mother. It is time for us to understand your mother's heart, to know your mother's needs, and to live obediently following the path your mother showed us. St. Augustine's mother, Monica, said that since Augustine's conversion, she had never heard a word of dislike from her son in her entire life. Augustine gave his whole heart to his mother because he knew that he had become a new being because of his mother's tears and sacrifice.

  And he followed his mother's faith and life.

   

  Before Jesus died on the cross, in the most difficult and painful moment, he entrusted his physical mother to his beloved disciple, John: “When he saw his mother and John standing nearby, he said to John, here is your mother.” (John 19:27). In this way, Jesus gave his whole heart to his mother even at the moment of cruel suffering on the cross. From that time on, John cared for Mary all her life as his own mother. It was a blessing to both John and Mary. Why did Jesus entrust his mother, Mary, to John among the 12 disciples? The reason why Jesus entrusted his mother Mary to John was because he knew that John was a person who could give his whole heart to his mother Mary.

   

  Just as Jesus said to John that day, today on Mother's Sunday morning, He says the same to us: “Sons, daughters, here is your mother (father) who is more beautiful than flowers.” This means to remember that this person is your mother (father) who gave birth to you and raised you well. This means to give your heart to your mother (father) and make them rejoice and be joyful. This means to take good care of your mother (father) for the rest of your life. Of course, Jesus entrusts parents to all children, but He eHeespecially entrusts parents to children who love their parents with all their heart and live according to their mother's faith.

  If you look at the Bible, you can see that the blessings given to mother flow to the children who respect them the most. We can see that the blessings flowing through that family flow to those children who respect their mother well and follow her faith.

  3.     

  Honor your mother with a heart that honors God. Thank your mother with a grateful heart to God. Love your mother with the heart that loves God. Please your mother with a heart that pleases God. A person who respects your mother well can live as a person who respects God well. (1) Come often and have a good time with your mother. (2) When your mother can eat anything, buy her delicious food. (3) Have many good memories with your mother when she can walk around. (4) Be sure to give your mother some pocket money, even if it is small. (5) Have frequent Sunday worship times with your mother. (6) Pray for your mother.

   

  (Closing Prayer) Dear God, we thank you for the gift of a good mother and a good father who gave birth to us and raised us well. May God bless our mother and father who gave birth to us and raised us. We also want to become children who please the mother and father who gave birth to us and raised us. We also want to live as wise people who honor our mother and God. In the name of Jesus, we pray. Amen!!

   

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• 너 낳은 어머니를 기쁘게 하라 (May Sh

  설교날짜: 5/14/2023

  설교자: 김덕신 목사

  설교본문: 잠언 23:22-26

  Sunday Worship Service’s Sermon (5-14-2023)

   

  May She Who Gave You Birth be Joyful

  (Proverbs 23:22-26)

  1.     

  What is a child's greatest duty and responsibility? It is to make his mother who gave birth to him and raised him rejoice and be joyful.

  2.     

  Today's text exhorts us: “may your mother and father rejoice who gave you birth (v25)” and teaches us three pieces of wisdom on how to make your mother and father joyful.

   

  The first piece of wisdom is to listen to the father and mother who gave birth to you. See verse 22. ‘Listen to your father, who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old.’ What does this mean?

  It means respect your mother even when she is old. Obedience is thus the basis of honoring one's parents and the beginning of honoring God. Those who obey the parents who gave birth to and raised them can also obey the God who created their life. The first school of life called home is ‘a place where children learn to obey and respect their parents.’ Only then can you live as a person who obeys and honors God. That is why God gave the greatest promise to those who obey and respect their parents, ‘that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth.’ (Ephesians 6:1-3). For obedience is what pleases God most and what pleases parents most.

   

  There is a person whose life went well and who enjoyed a long life on the earth by obeying his mother in this way. That person is John Davison Rockefeller (July 8, 1839 – May 23, 1937). Rockefeller was a man of great faith. And he is known as the richest man in modern American history. Rockefeller's mother taught him 10 lessons: (1) Serve God first and then serve your father. (2) respect your pastor. (3) Always attend your home church’s Sunday worship services. (4) Always sit in the front during worship. Rockefeller's mother would hold her son's hand and always come to church 40 minutes early and sit in the front row to worship. (5) The right pocket should always be the tithing pocket.  Rockefeller's mother taught him to tithe without fail, even out of his pocket money of 20 cents, which he received as a child. (6) Make no one your enemy. (7) Set a goal in the morning and pray. (8) Before going to bed, reflect on your day and pray. (9) Be sure to read God's Word in the morning. (10) Help others as much as you can if you can. In the end, Rockefeller became a man of great faith, love and service and became the world's richest man. Rockefeller lived for 98 years, and with the money he earned, he set up the Rockefeller Foundation and did many good things. He built 24 universities and 4,928 churches. One day when he turned 76, a reporter asked him. ‘What is the secret of your success as the richest person in the world?’ Rockefeller replied. 'I am able to become the person I am today because I thoroughly obeyed the 10 lessons I received from my mother from a young age.' He was able to live such a great life because his obedience made his mother happy. It is said that Rockefeller valued his mother's words second only to the Bible. Rockefeller obeyed his mother and, just as God promised in the Bible, life went well for him, and he enjoyed a long life on the earth.  Obedience changes your life. Rockefeller's story is just one example which shows us how important it is to obey our parents. The Bible shows countless people whose lives were changed through obedience. The common characteristic of successful characters in the Bible written by God is that they were all obedient people.

   

  The second piece of wisdom is to follow the truths that mothers have bought for their children (v23-25). What is the biggest role of parents?

  It is for mothers to buy (learn well) the truth (Proverbs 23:23) and give it to her children. That is, to make Jesus known to her children. It is to bring up children well in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. So, it is to make godly offspring (Malachi 2:15); It is to raise children who live by imitating Jesus. A mother rejoices the most when her children live by imitating Jesus, the truth.

   

  Monica, the mother of St. Augustine, shed tears of pain and prayed every day for nearly 30 years because of her prodigal son. At the age of 17, Augustine left his hometown to live in a foreign land, where he led a sexually immoral life and followed the heresy of Manichaeism. Because of this, his mother lived day by day with tearful prayers in her pain.

  Then, at the age of 31, Augustine met the faithful Bishop Ambrose of Milan. At that time, Monica, knowing that Augustine liked Bishop Ambrose, grabbed her son's hand and ran to the church where he pastored, and together with her son drank in Ambrose's sermon like bottled water. She then wept and prayed more earnestly for her son's soul. Monica was more zealous than before and went to church early and more often. And as she watched her son's heart change anew, Monica loved Ambrose like an angel of God. When Augustine turned 32, he finally returned to the arms of God, pouring out tears of repentance like a river. Augustine later recorded this in his famous book, Confessions, “When my mother saw that I had repented and returned to God, she gave glory to God, and she was overcome with joy and happiness. It was a much richer joy than when any of her mother's long-cherished wishes came true. It was because of Mother’s prayer that I was able to repent and return to God and become a new person.” Afterwards, Augustine served the poor and pitiful people of Africa by pouring out all his energy to lead them to God until he passed away at the age of 76. A mother’s greatest joy and happiness is for her children to return to God. It is for children to imitate their mother's faith and grow up as next generation of faith in their families and churches and live as people who respect God and preach the gospel to the world. Verse 24 in today's text says, "The father who has righteous children will have great joy. Whoever gave birth to such a wise son will rejoice in him.” The ‘righteous’ and ‘wise children’ here refer to children who live according to the truth that their mother bought and gave them.

   

  Third, how can we make mothers rejoice and be joyful? It is to give your heart to your mother (v26). It is to love your mother with all your heart.

  It is to understand your mother's heart. And that is to live the very way your mother taught you. Mother is the only person who carried you 9 months in her womb, 3 years in her arms and forever in her heart. Now is the time for us, the children, to give your whole heart to your mother. It is time for us to understand your mother's heart, to know your mother's needs, and to live obediently following the path your mother showed us. St. Augustine's mother, Monica, said that since Augustine's conversion, she had never heard a word of dislike from her son in her entire life. Augustine gave his whole heart to his mother because he knew that he had become a new being because of his mother's tears and sacrifice.

  And he followed his mother's faith and life.

   

  Before Jesus died on the cross, in the most difficult and painful moment, he entrusted his physical mother to his beloved disciple, John: “When he saw his mother and John standing nearby, he said to John, here is your mother.” (John 19:27). In this way, Jesus gave his whole heart to his mother even at the moment of cruel suffering on the cross. From that time on, John cared for Mary all her life as his own mother. It was a blessing to both John and Mary. Why did Jesus entrust his mother, Mary, to John among the 12 disciples? The reason why Jesus entrusted his mother Mary to John was because he knew that John was a person who could give his whole heart to his mother Mary.

   

  Just as Jesus said to John that day, today on Mother's Sunday morning, He says the same to us: “Sons, daughters, here is your mother (father) who is more beautiful than flowers.” This means to remember that this person is your mother (father) who gave birth to you and raised you well. This means to give your heart to your mother (father) and make them rejoice and be joyful. This means to take good care of your mother (father) for the rest of your life. Of course, Jesus entrusts parents to all children, but He eHeespecially entrusts parents to children who love their parents with all their heart and live according to their mother's faith.

  If you look at the Bible, you can see that the blessings given to mother flow to the children who respect them the most. We can see that the blessings flowing through that family flow to those children who respect their mother well and follow her faith.

  3.     

  Honor your mother with a heart that honors God. Thank your mother with a grateful heart to God. Love your mother with the heart that loves God. Please your mother with a heart that pleases God. A person who respects your mother well can live as a person who respects God well. (1) Come often and have a good time with your mother. (2) When your mother can eat anything, buy her delicious food. (3) Have many good memories with your mother when she can walk around. (4) Be sure to give your mother some pocket money, even if it is small. (5) Have frequent Sunday worship times with your mother. (6) Pray for your mother.

   

  (Closing Prayer) Dear God, we thank you for the gift of a good mother and a good father who gave birth to us and raised us well. May God bless our mother and father who gave birth to us and raised us. We also want to become children who please the mother and father who gave birth to us and raised us. We also want to live as wise people who honor our mother and God. In the name of Jesus, we pray. Amen!!

   

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너 낳은 어머니를 기쁘게 하라 (May She Who Gave You Birth be Joyful)

설교날짜: 5/14/2023

설교자: 김덕신 목사

설교본문: 잠언 23:22-26

• 하나님은 우리가 어찌해야 할 지 정답을 알고

  설교날짜: 5/07/2023

  설교자: 김덕신 목사

  설교본문: 사무엘상 23:1-14

  Sunday Worship Service’ Sermon (5-07-2023)

   

  God Always Has the Right Answer for Us About ‘What to Do’

  (1 Samuel 23:1-14)

  1.     

  There are people who plan everything alone and put it into action. Also, there are people who meet with friends, family, or experts in the matter to discuss and plan. On the other hand, there are people who discuss and plan everything with God finally, the Wonderful Counselor, even after they discuss it with friends, family, or experts in the matter. Proverbs 15:22 tells us that 'consultation' is very important when planning something: “Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed.”

  2.     

  David learned this wisdom of life. David was a man who knew how to counsel not only with the prophet Nathan, but also with his men and with God. In particular, when it was difficult, David asked God and acted according to the advice given by God, just as he would go to a counselor and ask for advice. The reason David consulted with God, asked questions, and acted accordingly was because he loved God and wanted to do everything in God's way.   This was David’s secret for doing everything wisely.

   

  Today's text shows us specifically how David discussed with God and what he asked God. This allows us, too, to know that we can talk and fellowship with God like this. So, let's see how and what David consulted with God about in every situation he found himself in. First of all, when David heard the news of the people of Keilah who were in trouble, he did not decide for himself 'What to do.' Like verse 2 says, he inquired of the LORD first, saying, "Shall I go and attack these Philistines?”

   

  And when David heard that Saul planned to come to Keilah to catch him, David asked God what he should do with his men in verses 10-12.

  “O LORD, your servant has heard definitely that Saul plans to come to Keilah and destroy the town on account of me. Will the citizens of Keilah surrender me and my men to Saul? Will Saul come down, as your servant has heard? O LORD, tell your servant." Also, when the answer God gave to David and the opinions of David's men differed, David asked God again. “God, shall I go and attack the Philistines?”

   

  David's prayer was a natural fellowship and conversation with God, specifically discussing and asking God about everyday matters. We learn another aspect of prayer here. Maybe, after already deciding what we want, we pray “God, this is my wish and hope.”  This is a prayer forcing God go along with our will. So, there is no answer, and we become discouraged while praying. Prayer is fellowship and conversation with God, in which we discuss and ask God specifically about the everyday things we experience. God will surely answer these kinds of prayers.

   

  God gave clear answers to David's questions:

  "Will Saul come to get me?" - "He will come."

  "Will the people of Keilah betray me?" - "They will betray you."

  "God, Keilah is in trouble, what shall I do?" - "Go and save Keilah. I will deliver them into your hands."

   

  And David listened to God's advice and acted accordingly. As a result, David won the war against the Philistines that day, and Saul sought to kill David every day, but God protected David from Saul's hand. In particular, when David consulted with God about the war against the Philistines, the war between David and the Philistines became a war between God and the Philistines. God intervened in the war. This is the meaning of the words 'I will give you into your hands'. In this way, God is with us when we discuss something, God works directly with us, and God helps us to the end. This is a promise that when we, also, ask and discuss things with God, He will answer us as well.

   

  We can think like this: ‘If I ask and consult with God, will God answer me, too?’ Yes, He will. That is the privilege and blessing of being a child of God. God has promised that he will give to those who ask and seek (Matthew 7:7). We do not have, because we do not ask God. Also, when we ask, we do not receive, because we ask with wrong motives, that we may spend what we get on our pleasures (James 4:2-3). And God answers those who obey the Word of God. In the end, because we decide and choose for ourselves without asking God, our plans do not come true according to our will, and because we do not consult with God, we walk a different path from the path God has prepared and planned for us.

  3.     

  God is our Wonderful Counselor (Isaiah 9:6). God loves us and he is always with us. God always has the right answer for us about 'what to do'. God has the answer that will enable us to win in any arduous battle we encounter on the journey of life. Why did David inquire and discuss everything with God? It is because every time David inquired and consulted with God about anything, God gave him the right answer about what he must do in order to make him prosperous and lead him to the way of the Lord. Do not struggle and struggle alone because you do not know what to do but discuss everything with God. Ask God everything. God knows the exact answers to everything we wonder about, what we want to know, and everything we struggle with.

   

  I encourage you all to start asking and consulting with God in your prayers today. ‘God, I want to live the rest of my life beneficially and meaningfully. Please teach me how to live.’ ‘God, I have this kind of pain and suffering. Please teach me what I should do.' 'God, I want to raise the children you gave me as next generation of faith who serve God well.’ ‘God, I want our church to become a church that embraces, lives, and builds more souls in this city. Can you teach us what to do?’ Then, God who loves us will be with us and help us do all things wisely and prosper. The life of faith is the beginning of a happy life where a person who used to live alone lives as a child of God with God, the King of kings. We are children of God. Ask God our Father about anything and counsel with Him. God will tell you the answer. Amen!!!

   
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• 하나님은 우리가 어찌해야 할 지 정답을 알고

  설교날짜: 5/07/2023

  설교자: 김덕신 목사

  설교본문: 사무엘상 23:1-14

  Sunday Worship Service’ Sermon (5-07-2023)

   

  God Always Has the Right Answer for Us About ‘What to Do’

  (1 Samuel 23:1-14)

  1.     

  There are people who plan everything alone and put it into action. Also, there are people who meet with friends, family, or experts in the matter to discuss and plan. On the other hand, there are people who discuss and plan everything with God finally, the Wonderful Counselor, even after they discuss it with friends, family, or experts in the matter. Proverbs 15:22 tells us that 'consultation' is very important when planning something: “Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed.”

  2.     

  David learned this wisdom of life. David was a man who knew how to counsel not only with the prophet Nathan, but also with his men and with God. In particular, when it was difficult, David asked God and acted according to the advice given by God, just as he would go to a counselor and ask for advice. The reason David consulted with God, asked questions, and acted accordingly was because he loved God and wanted to do everything in God's way.   This was David’s secret for doing everything wisely.

   

  Today's text shows us specifically how David discussed with God and what he asked God. This allows us, too, to know that we can talk and fellowship with God like this. So, let's see how and what David consulted with God about in every situation he found himself in. First of all, when David heard the news of the people of Keilah who were in trouble, he did not decide for himself 'What to do.' Like verse 2 says, he inquired of the LORD first, saying, "Shall I go and attack these Philistines?”

   

  And when David heard that Saul planned to come to Keilah to catch him, David asked God what he should do with his men in verses 10-12.

  “O LORD, your servant has heard definitely that Saul plans to come to Keilah and destroy the town on account of me. Will the citizens of Keilah surrender me and my men to Saul? Will Saul come down, as your servant has heard? O LORD, tell your servant." Also, when the answer God gave to David and the opinions of David's men differed, David asked God again. “God, shall I go and attack the Philistines?”

   

  David's prayer was a natural fellowship and conversation with God, specifically discussing and asking God about everyday matters. We learn another aspect of prayer here. Maybe, after already deciding what we want, we pray “God, this is my wish and hope.”  This is a prayer forcing God go along with our will. So, there is no answer, and we become discouraged while praying. Prayer is fellowship and conversation with God, in which we discuss and ask God specifically about the everyday things we experience. God will surely answer these kinds of prayers.

   

  God gave clear answers to David's questions:

  "Will Saul come to get me?" - "He will come."

  "Will the people of Keilah betray me?" - "They will betray you."

  "God, Keilah is in trouble, what shall I do?" - "Go and save Keilah. I will deliver them into your hands."

   

  And David listened to God's advice and acted accordingly. As a result, David won the war against the Philistines that day, and Saul sought to kill David every day, but God protected David from Saul's hand. In particular, when David consulted with God about the war against the Philistines, the war between David and the Philistines became a war between God and the Philistines. God intervened in the war. This is the meaning of the words 'I will give you into your hands'. In this way, God is with us when we discuss something, God works directly with us, and God helps us to the end. This is a promise that when we, also, ask and discuss things with God, He will answer us as well.

   

  We can think like this: ‘If I ask and consult with God, will God answer me, too?’ Yes, He will. That is the privilege and blessing of being a child of God. God has promised that he will give to those who ask and seek (Matthew 7:7). We do not have, because we do not ask God. Also, when we ask, we do not receive, because we ask with wrong motives, that we may spend what we get on our pleasures (James 4:2-3). And God answers those who obey the Word of God. In the end, because we decide and choose for ourselves without asking God, our plans do not come true according to our will, and because we do not consult with God, we walk a different path from the path God has prepared and planned for us.

  3.     

  God is our Wonderful Counselor (Isaiah 9:6). God loves us and he is always with us. God always has the right answer for us about 'what to do'. God has the answer that will enable us to win in any arduous battle we encounter on the journey of life. Why did David inquire and discuss everything with God? It is because every time David inquired and consulted with God about anything, God gave him the right answer about what he must do in order to make him prosperous and lead him to the way of the Lord. Do not struggle and struggle alone because you do not know what to do but discuss everything with God. Ask God everything. God knows the exact answers to everything we wonder about, what we want to know, and everything we struggle with.

   

  I encourage you all to start asking and consulting with God in your prayers today. ‘God, I want to live the rest of my life beneficially and meaningfully. Please teach me how to live.’ ‘God, I have this kind of pain and suffering. Please teach me what I should do.' 'God, I want to raise the children you gave me as next generation of faith who serve God well.’ ‘God, I want our church to become a church that embraces, lives, and builds more souls in this city. Can you teach us what to do?’ Then, God who loves us will be with us and help us do all things wisely and prosper. The life of faith is the beginning of a happy life where a person who used to live alone lives as a child of God with God, the King of kings. We are children of God. Ask God our Father about anything and counsel with Him. God will tell you the answer. Amen!!!

   
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하나님은 우리가 어찌해야 할 지 정답을 알고 계신다 (God Always Has the Right Answer for Us about 'What…

설교날짜: 5/07/2023

설교자: 김덕신 목사

설교본문: 사무엘상 23:1-14

• 하나님과 의논하면 하나님이 일하신다 (Mak

  설교날짜: 4/30/2023

  설교자: 김덕신 목사

  설교본문: 사무엘상 23:1-14

  Sunday Worship Service’s Sermon (4-30-2023)

  Make God Your Adviser

  (1 Samuel 23:1-14)

  1.     

  Do you have someone you can consult to get beneficial advice from before you begin any important undertaking or as you face important choices and decisions? It is wisdom to consult about the work thoroughly before starting it. Rather than thinking alone, judging alone, deciding alone, planning alone, and working alone, those who have many people they can ask, consult with, and receive good advice from can bear good results. Today, I would like to share the story of David, who ‘performed everything wisely’ by taking God as his life’s adviser (=counselor) in everything and always consulting with God.

  2.     

  David fled and hid with 600 of his men near the border between Judah and Philistia from Saul's pursuit to kill him. One day, he heard that the Philistines had attacked the Keilah living near the place where David was hiding and had taken away their harvest for the year. At that time, David was in a situation where he ran away and hid from Saul, who was trying to harm him, but he could not ignore the pain of his own people, so he asked God what he should do in this situation. Then, David didn't choose and decide what to do and act on his own, but like in verse 2, he first asked God. Here, the verb ‘asked’ is expressed as ‘inquire’ in the English Bible. This word is a verb used when asking someone a question to find information. By the way, if you look at the English Bible, it is recorded as ‘inquired of the Lord.’ It means David consulted with God to get the wisdom about it. David was a man who had experience in fighting and defeating Goliath of the Philistines. But David did not live based on his own experience. He always consulted with God. ‘My God, Shall I go and attack these Philistines?’ This is what he consults with God about, the master of his life. This is what he asks for some advice from God about, what he should do in this situation. This is what he asks for God's thoughts about.

   

  Then, the Lord answered David, “Go, attack the Philistines and save Keilah.” However, when David conveyed this will of God to his men, they strongly opposed it. David's men said to him, "Here in Judah we are afraid. How much more, then, if we go to Keilah against the Philistine forces! So, let’s don’t do that.” The answer God gave to David and the opinions of David's men differed. In this case, what would you do? Once again David inquired of the Lord, and the Lord answered him as in verse 4, "Go down to Keilah, for I am going to give the Philistines into your hand." On that day, David accepted God's advice rather than his men's will and acted on it.  As a result, David won the war against the Philistines because God was with him, brought back everything the Philistines had stolen from them, and saved all the people of Keilah.

   

  However, after this, what David's men feared did happen. Someone told Saul that David was in Keilah. Then, Saul planned to gather all the people together and go down to Keilah, where David was. David was trying to save the Keilah people in trouble, but he and his men were in great danger. Then David inquired of the Lord again. See verse 10: "O LORD, your servant has heard definitely that Saul plans to come to Keilah and destroy the town on account of me. Will the citizens of Keilah surrender me to him? Will Saul come down, as your servant has heard? O LORD, tell your servant." And the LORD said, "He will." Again, David asked, "Will the citizens of Keilah surrender me and my men to Saul?" And the LORD said, "They will."

   

  The people of Keilah were truly ungrateful people. In an instant, they turned away David and his men who gave their lives for them in trouble and saved them. Conceivably, David and his men must have felt deeply betrayed. They would have been deeply hurt. Nevertheless, David had compassion on them and left Keilah with 600 of his men.

   

  What was the outcome of this case? See verse 14: “David stayed in the desert strongholds and in the hills of the Desert of Ziph. Day after day Saul searched for him, but God did not give David into his hands.”

  What is the meaning of this passage? It means that God was always with, helped, and protected David, a man who always asked for God’s guidance before he did anything and acted according to the advice God gave him.

   

  What would happen if, when David dealt with all these things, he did not consult with God, but acted according to his own thoughts, experiences, and judgment, or what would happen if he acted only according to the opinions of those who were with him? David could have turned a blind eye to the people of Keilah in their predicament. And David would have suffered a great blow to becoming the king of Israel after this. David could have been told that he could not truly be king of Israel since he did not take care of Keilah in their time of need. If David had not asked God what to do, David and his men would have been captured by Saul when they knew that Saul had recruited troops to capture David in Keilah. If David had not asked God if the people of Keilah would hide or betray David, David and his men would not have known that the people of Keilah would betray him when Saul came to catch David. 600 people (even though they were doing good) would be in great danger.

   

  However, David consulted with God about everything. David asked God for advice before he acted. And he did as God had taught him. And every time God helped David, God was with David in the matter he inquired and consulted about, and God helped him to do everything wisely.

   

  See verse 4: "I am going to give the Philistines into your hand." And see verse 14: “David stayed in the desert strongholds and in the hills of the Desert of Ziph. Day after day Saul searched for him, but God did not give David into his hands.”

   

  What changes did you see in David's life when he counseled with God about everything? When David inquired and consulted with God, the war between David and the Philistines turned into a 'war between God and the Philistines'. Having consulted with God in this way, God works with him and helps him. Proverbs 20:19 says, “If you want to do anything, ask God, consult with God, and act as God has taught you.” Also, Proverbs 15:22 says, “The plans made without consulting God will fail, but the plans made after asking God will be fulfilled.” “If there is no one to give advice, the plan fails, but to the person God advises, the plan succeeds.” It is so important to always consult with God first. However, we should not stop asking (=praying) and discussing with God. We must also learn to act on God-given advice.

  I am wondering one thing. Why did David always inquire of God first before starting anything? Why did he consult with God about everything? He didn't do it to get what he wanted to get. This is why David always consulted with God first before starting anything. Because David really loved God, he wanted to live according to God's will no matter what he did. So, he always asked God first. He consulted with God about everything. Whatever he did, he asked God to advise him of God's will. This is because David wanted to act according to what God considered right rather than what he thought was right. This is because David made God the standard and center of his life. And this is because David knew that the God, he believed in is our wonderful counselor (Isaiah 9:6). This is the way the man of God lives in the world. David loved God to that extent and made every effort to follow God's heart and walk in God's way. Because David loved God in this way, he was loved by God, and because he sought God earnestly in this way, God met him. This is why David was especially loved by God, and this is why David always did everything wisely and lived a prosperous life.

  3.     

  God is not only David's adviser. God is also the kind adviser of all of us. If we, like David, ask God for anything, He will advise and help us.

  I hope that from now on we will recover the same life and faith as David. Counsel with God about everything with the desire to be right in God's sight and to always walk rightly in the way of the Lord. Make God your adviser. Ask (=Pray) God about everything you do. Then, we will experience God helping us to do all things wisely and successful. Amen!!!

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• 하나님과 의논하면 하나님이 일하신다 (Mak

  설교날짜: 4/30/2023

  설교자: 김덕신 목사

  설교본문: 사무엘상 23:1-14

  Sunday Worship Service’s Sermon (4-30-2023)

  Make God Your Adviser

  (1 Samuel 23:1-14)

  1.     

  Do you have someone you can consult to get beneficial advice from before you begin any important undertaking or as you face important choices and decisions? It is wisdom to consult about the work thoroughly before starting it. Rather than thinking alone, judging alone, deciding alone, planning alone, and working alone, those who have many people they can ask, consult with, and receive good advice from can bear good results. Today, I would like to share the story of David, who ‘performed everything wisely’ by taking God as his life’s adviser (=counselor) in everything and always consulting with God.

  2.     

  David fled and hid with 600 of his men near the border between Judah and Philistia from Saul's pursuit to kill him. One day, he heard that the Philistines had attacked the Keilah living near the place where David was hiding and had taken away their harvest for the year. At that time, David was in a situation where he ran away and hid from Saul, who was trying to harm him, but he could not ignore the pain of his own people, so he asked God what he should do in this situation. Then, David didn't choose and decide what to do and act on his own, but like in verse 2, he first asked God. Here, the verb ‘asked’ is expressed as ‘inquire’ in the English Bible. This word is a verb used when asking someone a question to find information. By the way, if you look at the English Bible, it is recorded as ‘inquired of the Lord.’ It means David consulted with God to get the wisdom about it. David was a man who had experience in fighting and defeating Goliath of the Philistines. But David did not live based on his own experience. He always consulted with God. ‘My God, Shall I go and attack these Philistines?’ This is what he consults with God about, the master of his life. This is what he asks for some advice from God about, what he should do in this situation. This is what he asks for God's thoughts about.

   

  Then, the Lord answered David, “Go, attack the Philistines and save Keilah.” However, when David conveyed this will of God to his men, they strongly opposed it. David's men said to him, "Here in Judah we are afraid. How much more, then, if we go to Keilah against the Philistine forces! So, let’s don’t do that.” The answer God gave to David and the opinions of David's men differed. In this case, what would you do? Once again David inquired of the Lord, and the Lord answered him as in verse 4, "Go down to Keilah, for I am going to give the Philistines into your hand." On that day, David accepted God's advice rather than his men's will and acted on it.  As a result, David won the war against the Philistines because God was with him, brought back everything the Philistines had stolen from them, and saved all the people of Keilah.

   

  However, after this, what David's men feared did happen. Someone told Saul that David was in Keilah. Then, Saul planned to gather all the people together and go down to Keilah, where David was. David was trying to save the Keilah people in trouble, but he and his men were in great danger. Then David inquired of the Lord again. See verse 10: "O LORD, your servant has heard definitely that Saul plans to come to Keilah and destroy the town on account of me. Will the citizens of Keilah surrender me to him? Will Saul come down, as your servant has heard? O LORD, tell your servant." And the LORD said, "He will." Again, David asked, "Will the citizens of Keilah surrender me and my men to Saul?" And the LORD said, "They will."

   

  The people of Keilah were truly ungrateful people. In an instant, they turned away David and his men who gave their lives for them in trouble and saved them. Conceivably, David and his men must have felt deeply betrayed. They would have been deeply hurt. Nevertheless, David had compassion on them and left Keilah with 600 of his men.

   

  What was the outcome of this case? See verse 14: “David stayed in the desert strongholds and in the hills of the Desert of Ziph. Day after day Saul searched for him, but God did not give David into his hands.”

  What is the meaning of this passage? It means that God was always with, helped, and protected David, a man who always asked for God’s guidance before he did anything and acted according to the advice God gave him.

   

  What would happen if, when David dealt with all these things, he did not consult with God, but acted according to his own thoughts, experiences, and judgment, or what would happen if he acted only according to the opinions of those who were with him? David could have turned a blind eye to the people of Keilah in their predicament. And David would have suffered a great blow to becoming the king of Israel after this. David could have been told that he could not truly be king of Israel since he did not take care of Keilah in their time of need. If David had not asked God what to do, David and his men would have been captured by Saul when they knew that Saul had recruited troops to capture David in Keilah. If David had not asked God if the people of Keilah would hide or betray David, David and his men would not have known that the people of Keilah would betray him when Saul came to catch David. 600 people (even though they were doing good) would be in great danger.

   

  However, David consulted with God about everything. David asked God for advice before he acted. And he did as God had taught him. And every time God helped David, God was with David in the matter he inquired and consulted about, and God helped him to do everything wisely.

   

  See verse 4: "I am going to give the Philistines into your hand." And see verse 14: “David stayed in the desert strongholds and in the hills of the Desert of Ziph. Day after day Saul searched for him, but God did not give David into his hands.”

   

  What changes did you see in David's life when he counseled with God about everything? When David inquired and consulted with God, the war between David and the Philistines turned into a 'war between God and the Philistines'. Having consulted with God in this way, God works with him and helps him. Proverbs 20:19 says, “If you want to do anything, ask God, consult with God, and act as God has taught you.” Also, Proverbs 15:22 says, “The plans made without consulting God will fail, but the plans made after asking God will be fulfilled.” “If there is no one to give advice, the plan fails, but to the person God advises, the plan succeeds.” It is so important to always consult with God first. However, we should not stop asking (=praying) and discussing with God. We must also learn to act on God-given advice.

  I am wondering one thing. Why did David always inquire of God first before starting anything? Why did he consult with God about everything? He didn't do it to get what he wanted to get. This is why David always consulted with God first before starting anything. Because David really loved God, he wanted to live according to God's will no matter what he did. So, he always asked God first. He consulted with God about everything. Whatever he did, he asked God to advise him of God's will. This is because David wanted to act according to what God considered right rather than what he thought was right. This is because David made God the standard and center of his life. And this is because David knew that the God, he believed in is our wonderful counselor (Isaiah 9:6). This is the way the man of God lives in the world. David loved God to that extent and made every effort to follow God's heart and walk in God's way. Because David loved God in this way, he was loved by God, and because he sought God earnestly in this way, God met him. This is why David was especially loved by God, and this is why David always did everything wisely and lived a prosperous life.

  3.     

  God is not only David's adviser. God is also the kind adviser of all of us. If we, like David, ask God for anything, He will advise and help us.

  I hope that from now on we will recover the same life and faith as David. Counsel with God about everything with the desire to be right in God's sight and to always walk rightly in the way of the Lord. Make God your adviser. Ask (=Pray) God about everything you do. Then, we will experience God helping us to do all things wisely and successful. Amen!!!

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하나님과 의논하면 하나님이 일하신다 (Make God Your Adviser)

설교날짜: 4/30/2023

설교자: 김덕신 목사

설교본문: 사무엘상 23:1-14

• 부활하신 예수님의 명령 - 내 양을 먹이라

  설교날짜: 4/23/2023

  설교자: 김덕신 목사

  설교본문: 요한복음 21:1-17

  Sunday Worship Service’s Sermon (4-23-2023)

   

  The Command of the Risen Jesus – ‘Feed My Sheep’

  (John 21:1-17)

  1.     

  There are things that the resurrected Jesus wants and asks of us who have been forgiven through His resurrection, and of us who will live again with the Lord forever. That is what today's text is about.

  2.     

  Today's text begins with the story of 7 of the disciples who met the resurrected Jesus and went to the Sea of Galilee to fish. One day, Peter said, "I'm going out to fish." Thomas, Nathanael, James, John, and two other disciples who were with him said, "We'll go with you." So, they went out and got into the boat, but that night they caught nothing. Early in the morning, the resurrected Jesus visited them. And after sharing the breakfast he had prepared for them, he asked Peter, “Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?” At that time, Peter said without hesitation, “Yes, Lord, you know that I love you.” But Jesus asked Peter the same question twice after that. “Simon, son of John, do you love me? Simon, son of John, do you love me?”

   

  (1) Here we can see that this is what the resurrected Jesus wants most from us. Jesus wants us to be people who love Him. Some Bible scholars explain that Jesus asked Peter the same question three times in order to heal and restore the broken heart of Peter when he denied Jesus three times. However, there is another reason why the resurrected Jesus asked Peter the same question three times. It is because Jesus wanted Peter to become a person who could answer always, anytime "Yes, Lord, you know that I love you.” And that's because Jesus wanted Peter to live without forgetting this at any moment.

   

  I didn't know this before, but now I've come to realize something. There is something I truly desire from God every day. It is “to live a life in which all of our family members love Jesus.” Why is the wisest life a life of loving Jesus? It is because those who love Jesus wear the love of Jesus. In Proverbs 8:17 said, “I love those who love me, and those who seek me find me.” To love Jesus, to live receiving the love of Jesus, that is the happiest life.

  
  

  (2) What the resurrected Jesus wants us to do is, “We are to be the ones who feed the Lord’s sheep.” When Jesus asked Peter, “Do you love me more than these people" and "Do you love me?” Peter replied like this, “Yes, Lord, you know that I love you.” At that time Jesus commanded Peter three times to “Feed my lambs, take care of my sheep, feed my sheep” (so as not to forget this). Here, what does “Feed my lambs,” “Take care of my sheep", “Feed my sheep” mean? First of all, feeding and tending the sheep is the job of the shepherd who takes care of the sheep. Among the shepherds, there are people who are like the hired hand, and there are people who are like the good shepherds. Jesus said that the hired hand is not the shepherd and does not own the sheep. So, when he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away (John 10:12). However, the good shepherd makes the sheep lie down in green pastures, he leads the sheep beside quiet waters (Psalm 23:2). When he sees the sheep walking through the valley of the shadow of death, he protects them from harm with his rod and guides them on the way to life (Psalm 23: 4). And he guides the sheep along the right paths. In John 10, Jesus said, 'I am the good shepherd (John 10:14), that I have come that the sheep may have life and have it to the full (John 10:10), and that I lay down my life for the sheep (John 10:15). He also said that he would lead the other sheep that did not belong to this pen into this pen. So, if we look at the life journey of Jesus as recorded by Apostle John in the Gospel of John, in a word, the life of Jesus is a journey in which he sacrificed everything for the salvation of us, His sheep. For example, the life of Jesus between John 17 and 20 is like this: Jesus prays for all believers (John 17). Jesus was arrested (John 18). Jesus was sentenced to be crucified, Jesus was crucified, Jesus was died, and Jesus was buried (John 19). Jesus was resurrected (John 20).

   

  Moses of the Old Testament, who foreshadowed Jesus to come to the world, also lived the life of a good shepherd who resembled Jesus in his later years. Moses devoted the last part of his life to leading the Israelites who were groaning and suffering in Egypt to Canaan flowing with milk and honey (he sacrificed and devoted himself to them, interceded, patiently endured, loved them, and obeyed God). The resurrected Jesus wants us to live this kind of life, too. Therefore, the reason why the resurrected Jesus asked Peter and us to “feed my sheep” is this:  Just as Jesus led us who were in the midst of sin and death to the path of life, the path of salvation, and the kingdom of heaven, we should love Jesus and lead people outside the church to the path of life and salvation from sin and death. It means that, just as Jesus gave us all of himself in order to give us eternal life and hope for heaven, we must lead the lost sheep, the sheep that are not in the pen, to the Lord.

   

  However, there is one important fact. That is, the resurrected Jesus, before saying to Peter, “Feed my sheep,” asked Peter first, "Do you love me more than these people?" and then when Peter answered “Yes, Lord, you know that I love you,” Jesus asked Peter to “feed my sheep.” Why did Jesus do that? It is because those who truly love Jesus can live a life of feeding the Lord's sheep. Because a person who truly loves Jesus can sacrifice, devote himself, and give his all to find his lost sheep. That is right. Evangelism can be done by those who love Jesus. The first act of loving Jesus is evangelism. Loving Jesus, who forgave us and made it possible for us to live again with the Lord forever, and feeding the Lord's sheep are the two things the resurrected Jesus wants us to do.

   

  But that day, Peter and the six disciples, even though they had met the resurrected Jesus, went to the sea of Galilee again to fish, unaware of Jesus' heart toward them. The fact that Peter and the disciples fished all night shows that fishing was their main purpose in life. However, Jesus visited them and taught them that the meaning (purpose/direction) of their lives should be to live loving the Lord and feeding the Lord's sheep from now on. Afterwards, Peter received the fullness of the Holy Spirit, loved Jesus, and lived by feeding the Lord's sheep. And his disciples who were with him also lived like that.

   

  We sometimes feel uncomfortable that God is slow to answer our prayers. I get frustrated when things don't go the way I want. However, as I read these words today, I saw myself living without knowing the heart of Jesus. I asked myself. “I've been praying for so long, and has what Jesus wants from me ever become my prayer and my life?" I once complained to God that I didn't get what I wanted. But I saw that the Lord who forgave me and who saved me wanted something different for me. Also, if the Lord asked me “Do you love me?” as he asked Peter that day, I would not have been able to answer like Peter. Nevertheless, at this age, I have never cried because I regretted living without loving the Lord, and I have never cried because I was not able to properly feed the Lord's sheep. I have never cried because I am grateful for the love of the Lord, and I have never cried while shepherding, feeding, and guiding the Lord's sheep. Now that I know what the resurrected Jesus wants from me, I will love Jesus passionately for the rest of my life and live faithfully in the life of feeding the Lord's sheep.

  3.     

  The resurrected Jesus, who forgave us, made it possible for us to live again, and gave us eternal life, comes to us this morning, and asks us: “Do you love me more than these people? Do you love me?” “Feed my sheep.” I hope that we, as disciples of the resurrected Jesus, will be disciples who faithfully live the life he is looking for us to live. Amen!!

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• 부활하신 예수님의 명령 - 내 양을 먹이라

  설교날짜: 4/23/2023

  설교자: 김덕신 목사

  설교본문: 요한복음 21:1-17

  Sunday Worship Service’s Sermon (4-23-2023)

   

  The Command of the Risen Jesus – ‘Feed My Sheep’

  (John 21:1-17)

  1.     

  There are things that the resurrected Jesus wants and asks of us who have been forgiven through His resurrection, and of us who will live again with the Lord forever. That is what today's text is about.

  2.     

  Today's text begins with the story of 7 of the disciples who met the resurrected Jesus and went to the Sea of Galilee to fish. One day, Peter said, "I'm going out to fish." Thomas, Nathanael, James, John, and two other disciples who were with him said, "We'll go with you." So, they went out and got into the boat, but that night they caught nothing. Early in the morning, the resurrected Jesus visited them. And after sharing the breakfast he had prepared for them, he asked Peter, “Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?” At that time, Peter said without hesitation, “Yes, Lord, you know that I love you.” But Jesus asked Peter the same question twice after that. “Simon, son of John, do you love me? Simon, son of John, do you love me?”

   

  (1) Here we can see that this is what the resurrected Jesus wants most from us. Jesus wants us to be people who love Him. Some Bible scholars explain that Jesus asked Peter the same question three times in order to heal and restore the broken heart of Peter when he denied Jesus three times. However, there is another reason why the resurrected Jesus asked Peter the same question three times. It is because Jesus wanted Peter to become a person who could answer always, anytime "Yes, Lord, you know that I love you.” And that's because Jesus wanted Peter to live without forgetting this at any moment.

   

  I didn't know this before, but now I've come to realize something. There is something I truly desire from God every day. It is “to live a life in which all of our family members love Jesus.” Why is the wisest life a life of loving Jesus? It is because those who love Jesus wear the love of Jesus. In Proverbs 8:17 said, “I love those who love me, and those who seek me find me.” To love Jesus, to live receiving the love of Jesus, that is the happiest life.

  
  

  (2) What the resurrected Jesus wants us to do is, “We are to be the ones who feed the Lord’s sheep.” When Jesus asked Peter, “Do you love me more than these people" and "Do you love me?” Peter replied like this, “Yes, Lord, you know that I love you.” At that time Jesus commanded Peter three times to “Feed my lambs, take care of my sheep, feed my sheep” (so as not to forget this). Here, what does “Feed my lambs,” “Take care of my sheep", “Feed my sheep” mean? First of all, feeding and tending the sheep is the job of the shepherd who takes care of the sheep. Among the shepherds, there are people who are like the hired hand, and there are people who are like the good shepherds. Jesus said that the hired hand is not the shepherd and does not own the sheep. So, when he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away (John 10:12). However, the good shepherd makes the sheep lie down in green pastures, he leads the sheep beside quiet waters (Psalm 23:2). When he sees the sheep walking through the valley of the shadow of death, he protects them from harm with his rod and guides them on the way to life (Psalm 23: 4). And he guides the sheep along the right paths. In John 10, Jesus said, 'I am the good shepherd (John 10:14), that I have come that the sheep may have life and have it to the full (John 10:10), and that I lay down my life for the sheep (John 10:15). He also said that he would lead the other sheep that did not belong to this pen into this pen. So, if we look at the life journey of Jesus as recorded by Apostle John in the Gospel of John, in a word, the life of Jesus is a journey in which he sacrificed everything for the salvation of us, His sheep. For example, the life of Jesus between John 17 and 20 is like this: Jesus prays for all believers (John 17). Jesus was arrested (John 18). Jesus was sentenced to be crucified, Jesus was crucified, Jesus was died, and Jesus was buried (John 19). Jesus was resurrected (John 20).

   

  Moses of the Old Testament, who foreshadowed Jesus to come to the world, also lived the life of a good shepherd who resembled Jesus in his later years. Moses devoted the last part of his life to leading the Israelites who were groaning and suffering in Egypt to Canaan flowing with milk and honey (he sacrificed and devoted himself to them, interceded, patiently endured, loved them, and obeyed God). The resurrected Jesus wants us to live this kind of life, too. Therefore, the reason why the resurrected Jesus asked Peter and us to “feed my sheep” is this:  Just as Jesus led us who were in the midst of sin and death to the path of life, the path of salvation, and the kingdom of heaven, we should love Jesus and lead people outside the church to the path of life and salvation from sin and death. It means that, just as Jesus gave us all of himself in order to give us eternal life and hope for heaven, we must lead the lost sheep, the sheep that are not in the pen, to the Lord.

   

  However, there is one important fact. That is, the resurrected Jesus, before saying to Peter, “Feed my sheep,” asked Peter first, "Do you love me more than these people?" and then when Peter answered “Yes, Lord, you know that I love you,” Jesus asked Peter to “feed my sheep.” Why did Jesus do that? It is because those who truly love Jesus can live a life of feeding the Lord's sheep. Because a person who truly loves Jesus can sacrifice, devote himself, and give his all to find his lost sheep. That is right. Evangelism can be done by those who love Jesus. The first act of loving Jesus is evangelism. Loving Jesus, who forgave us and made it possible for us to live again with the Lord forever, and feeding the Lord's sheep are the two things the resurrected Jesus wants us to do.

   

  But that day, Peter and the six disciples, even though they had met the resurrected Jesus, went to the sea of Galilee again to fish, unaware of Jesus' heart toward them. The fact that Peter and the disciples fished all night shows that fishing was their main purpose in life. However, Jesus visited them and taught them that the meaning (purpose/direction) of their lives should be to live loving the Lord and feeding the Lord's sheep from now on. Afterwards, Peter received the fullness of the Holy Spirit, loved Jesus, and lived by feeding the Lord's sheep. And his disciples who were with him also lived like that.

   

  We sometimes feel uncomfortable that God is slow to answer our prayers. I get frustrated when things don't go the way I want. However, as I read these words today, I saw myself living without knowing the heart of Jesus. I asked myself. “I've been praying for so long, and has what Jesus wants from me ever become my prayer and my life?" I once complained to God that I didn't get what I wanted. But I saw that the Lord who forgave me and who saved me wanted something different for me. Also, if the Lord asked me “Do you love me?” as he asked Peter that day, I would not have been able to answer like Peter. Nevertheless, at this age, I have never cried because I regretted living without loving the Lord, and I have never cried because I was not able to properly feed the Lord's sheep. I have never cried because I am grateful for the love of the Lord, and I have never cried while shepherding, feeding, and guiding the Lord's sheep. Now that I know what the resurrected Jesus wants from me, I will love Jesus passionately for the rest of my life and live faithfully in the life of feeding the Lord's sheep.

  3.     

  The resurrected Jesus, who forgave us, made it possible for us to live again, and gave us eternal life, comes to us this morning, and asks us: “Do you love me more than these people? Do you love me?” “Feed my sheep.” I hope that we, as disciples of the resurrected Jesus, will be disciples who faithfully live the life he is looking for us to live. Amen!!

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부활하신 예수님의 명령 - 내 양을 먹이라 (Feed My Sheep)

설교날짜: 4/23/2023

설교자: 김덕신 목사

설교본문: 요한복음 21:1-17