“Bereans’ Hymn” with new English lyrics_(PDF)
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[Acts 9:1-9]
God
is the Father.
While the world
cannot conceive what He does (Jn 14:16-17),
Jesus Christ whom He has sent
knew and has done God the Father’s will (Jn 6:38-39).
He died on the cross, resurrected (Acts 2:32-33),
and was taken up to heaven;
this is what we believe.
Hence
we must not persecute God
with man’s shallow wisdom and knowledge (Acts 9:5).
If a person, even the worst sinner, believes that he has been forgiven,
do not persecute him but acknowledge the power of Jesus’ blood.
Do not persecute the one who follows the Bible
even if he may seem out of reason (Jn 12:1-8).
Do not persecute the one who works by the Holy Spirit.
He ought to be judged by the fruit of his works (Matt 7:16-17).
Christians are soldiers engaged in warfare in the world.
Let us bless those who are fighting a fierce battle.
Who is the persecutor? Is it Eve or the Devil?
○The man of the Holy Spirit
should discern the Truth.
He must not defy the Truth but have faith.
○It is true faith when saints care for each other.
We have but one enemy, the Devil,
the enemy of God.
○If we do not care for one another,
the Devil will be pleased.
Therefore we must resist the Devil.
※To persecute another saint
is equivalent to persecuting the Lord Jesus.
Let us all be deeply transformed
Teach As Jesus Did if You Received the Holy Spirit God is our living Father. For man, three functions called the spirit, soul and body work together to form one person. Since the body returns to dust at the end of its lifespan, it cannot inherit the kingdom of Heaven. The one that can enter the kingdom of Heaven is the soul-spirit. Among those who will go into Heaven, there are some who will depart the flesh and rest in Paradise until the resurrection upon Christ’s return, while others will remain in the body and be transformed in a flash upon the return of Christ. Jesus Christ is presently in Heaven. It was after He ascended into Heaven that He began sending the Holy Spirit to the believers (Jn 7:39). Just as He commanded His disciples not to leave the city of Jerusalem but to wait and receive the Holy Spirit, the eleven apostles and disciples received the Holy Spirit in Mark’s Upper Room, and the descent of the Holy Spirit still continues to this present time. If it was while Jesus was on the earth that the Eleven and other disciples received the Holy Spirit, then we might view the Holy Spirit’s descent upon them and upon us today as two different incidents. However it was after Jesus ascended into Heaven that the Holy Spirit first descended on the believers. Hence, there is no difference in the working of the Holy Spirit for the early church saints and us today. If we, in our life of faith, don’t witness the miraculous signs and wonders that were actively present in the early church, it is not because the working of the Holy Spirit has changed since then but because we are ignoring the promise of God. The reason people do not fervently evangelize but blame the times saying, “It’s difficult to preach the Gospel in this generation”, is also that they do not acknowledge the working of the Holy Spirit which is always the same and unchanging. There were many similar times in the past when it was difficult for people to accept the Gospel. When we consider the persecution the early church saints encountered, we can even say there is relatively less persecution today. If anyone received the Holy Spirit, he mustn’t blame the times but continue doing what Jesus has done. In the past, a great angel in Heaven guarded the throne with the name Jehovah and ruled over Israel. However all of God’s authority was given to God’s Son after He resurrected. After receiving all the authority of Heaven and earth, the Son of God commanded His disciples to teach and make disciples of all the nations (Matt 28:18-20). We Repented of Our Sins Just As Jesus Taught Us The first thing Jesus taught us to do is repentance (Matt 4:17). We are not those who selected Christianity out of many religions. When it comes to choices, it is not that we chose God first, but God chose us when we heard His message to repent and obeyed. A person without the experience of repentance cannot be seen as a true Christian. Then what sins do we have to repent about? First of all, we must repent of our ignorance of God. We weren’t even aware of God’s existence in the past, and as result, we disobeyed God’s will and opposed His works. Though God was at work for our sake, we were acting as His enemies because we didn’t know God. This is called the original sin. Second, we must repent of our personal sins, that is, sins which we commit by following our flesh and carnal desires. Third, we must repent of our intrinsic sins. Because everyone has different backgrounds, personalities and interests, there is always the possibility for conflict and hostility between people as they live together. Jesus said that hatred towards one’s brother is murder even if he is not physically harmed. Therefore we must not ignore and leave hatred toward others in our hearts unsettled, but repent. Such sins that rise from one’s personality are called intrinsic sins. Repentance means to transfer our sins upon Christ. In other words, there is no way for us to transfer our sins apart from Christ. Christ carried our sins and paid the price, and by acknowledging this truth, our sins have been placed upon Him. Thus whoever does not have Christ does not have the proof that his sins have been moved over. On the contrary, whoever has Christ has the assurance that his sins have been transferred to Him. The Various Members of the Church Must Love One Another and Be United The church is a gathering of people who received the forgiveness of sins through Christ. The church is the body of Christ, and Christ is the head of the church (Eph 5:23). Just as there are many parts in the body, the church is also made up of many diverse people (1 Co 12:12). Eyes, nose, lips, ears, hands, feet, etc are all members of the body. Each of them has different functions and features, and yet they all synchronize and interact harmoniously to form the body of Christ. For instance, the hand says to the foot, “How come you’re always talking about your hope in Heaven but only tread the earth?” The foot then answers, “Then why are you always playing in mid-air while I am supporting the weight of the whole body?” In this way, every part has its own separate roles to play. What happens if the foot tries to imitate the arms like when we lift up our arms towards Heaven to praise God? It is not right to criticize another member whose role is different to us. Just say that a person was eating a nice bowl of soup and the eyes say to the mouth, “Are you going to eat that all by yourself? Let me have some.” What would happen if that hot soup was poured on the eyes as it had requested? Since the eyes cannot eat but only see, and the mouth cannot see but eat, they have to cooperate and support each other. Hebrews 10:23-25 says, “Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful. And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works, not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the Day approaching.” In the church, there are zealous members as well as those who are not so; people who are quick in action and people who are not so swift. The former will probably get frustrated by the latter. Nevertheless, all of those members must synchronize and be united as one. Just as the disciples were all filled by the Holy Spirit together as one in Mark’s Upper Room at Pentecost, every member of the church must unite together and become one. Whichever member it is, we have to realize that s/he is a person forgiven by the blood of Christ, that is, whose sins have been placed upon Christ. This person is Christ’s beloved, for whom He shed His blood. Moreover, this person is battling against sin to the point of bloodshed. Even if the world persecutes, we who are members of the same body must never hate or persecute him/her. For the flesh which cannot inherit the kingdom of Heaven will eventually return to dust, the church is indeed our body. Since the church is Christ’s body, and we are the members of Christ, the church is in turn, our body (Jn 17:11-12). As the body of man is made up of many members, the church is our body comprised of various different functions. This is something a pastor must be well aware of. As a person cleans, looks after and adorns his own body, the pastor must take care of the church with all of his heart. He must even manage his own facial expressions so that none of the church members will feel left out, because they can be affected positively or negatively by the expression of the pastor who shares his greeting with them. Some even fall into temptation because they feel that the pastor’s disposition is different towards them than to others. That is why the pastor always has to be very careful. While the members’ temperament is all so diverse, the pastor mustn’t ever dislike any one of them. It is difficult for a church to grow in number if there are members that the pastor dislikes. A pastor ought to regard the Lord’s beloved people as his own body. Do Not Persecute the Lord Paul was a teacher of the Law, who believed it was God’s will to bind and put away those that broke the Law. The one whom Saul tried to catch was not Jesus but those whom Jesus loved. Saul had never even met Jesus, and yet he heard a voice saying, “Why do you persecute me? I am Jesus whom are persecuting” (Ac 9:4-5). To persecute the beloved ones of Jesus is equivalent to persecuting Jesus. Is there any member of the church whom you dislike? If yes, the Lord will ask, “Why do you persecute me?” Then you might ask, “Lord when did I ever persecute You?” But the Lord will answer, “I shed my blood for that person; I carried his sins. I loved him with all my life and poured the Holy Spirit on him. Why do you persecute him? By persecuting him, you are persecuting me.” Just say a certain person was cleaning the church with the intention to serve the church. At that moment, he saw another person walking back and forth past him and says, “Why don’t you come and clean with me?” The person replies, “Oh, I’m a bit busy right now.” Then this person gets annoyed and says to himself, “What, don’t you think I’m a busy person as well?” However, if anyone volunteered to clean, he must do so with a joyful heart. He mustn’t resent others just because they are not the same as him. We must take caution that we do not rashly spit words to other members. James 1:26 says, “If anyone among you thinks he is religious, and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this one’s religion is useless.” No matter how much a person prays or how great his faith is, one slip of his tongue can nullify his piety. Jesus also said, “For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned” (Matt 12:37). Out of the spring that praises God, must not proceed bitterness and slander against one’s brother. There are some people who look on other church members with displeasure for having zeal in their faith lives. This was exactly how Cain felt in his heart when he murdered Abel whose offering God had accepted. While some give offering to God with all of their might, others criticize them. “I don’t understand why he gives so much offering. It’s unreasonable. Shouldn’t the pastor say something to him?” This is probably what Judas Iscariot thought when he criticized the woman who broke the alabaster jar of perfume for the Lord (Jn 12:5). We mustn’t persecute the Lord. Though the Lord carried all of our sins, the sin of persecuting Him He did not bear. To persecute the Lord is an act of opposition against God. The members of the church must not persecute but encourage and support one another. Even if a person’s action is difficult to understand, we have to be understanding that he probably has a reason for doing so. Our enemy is not people but the Devil. When Adam ate the fruit of the knowledge of good and evil, God asked Adam, “Who told you that you were naked?” and to Eve He said, “What is this you have done?” Yet He didn’t ask anything to the serpent (Gen 3:11-14). This is because he is the source of sin. The Bible says that Cain sinned because he belonged to the evil one (1 Jn 3:12). Cain was to rule over his sinful desire, but he didn’t have the Holy Spirit to help him do so, and in the end he was cursed. Now, the Holy Spirit abides inside us, and we need to control ourselves by the help of the Holy Spirit. We mustn’t persecute the Lord, but love the members of His body.
Beloved saints of Jesus Christ, I pray that your souls will be filled with God’s glory. We believe that God the Father gave the name that is above every name as an inheritance to His Son who obeyed Him unto death. Jesus Christ earnestly prayed for that name to be given to His saints, and has made that name come into us only through the Holy Spirit. Thus He made the souls redeemed by the blood of Jesus to receive in the name Jesus by the Holy Spirit, and obtain everlasting life in that name. We cannot be a true man of Christ unless we receive in the name of our Lord Jesus by the Holy Spirit. To receive the Holy Spirit, we must become His temple. And to be His temples, we have to endure a fierce faith life. Just as the Lord suffered death on the cross for our sake, we also have to fight unto death and overcome our unbelief in order to receive His name. A notional faith is no different to mysticism; a superstitious life that hopes for strokes of good fortune. Hence to become a true Christians, we must receive the Holy Spirit, and through him receive all the grace and spiritual gifts that God bestows on us and be spiritually filled as God’s children. A person has nothing to do with Jesus Christ unless he becomes a temple of God. Thus we need to give all of our heart and strength to be reverent, holy, and blessed in the Holy Spirit so that we may be the temples of the Lord. Beloved Sungrak people and Bereans across the country! Let’s all attend this year’s camp and build up our own souls. Otherwise we will not but become hypocrites. It is my plea that we will not be hypocritical, but all become God’s temples so that we will be His children well-pleasing to Him. Let’s all gather together in one place. I implore you. Let’s have sincere love for our own souls. Thank you. Pastor Ki-Dong Kim
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Outline and Summary translated by Sarah Nam Chief Editor: Helen Nam
The theme of this year’s summer retreat is “O my soul, be the temple of God!” which is what our Lord Jesus Christ desires. It was to give us the Holy Spirit that Jesus redeemed and saved us by His own blood, and spoke of how those who receive the Holy Spirit are His temples. Whoever does not receive Him in is not a temple of God
Lord’s Day Worship Column
Letter translated by Sarah Nam
Interpretations by Sarah Nam
Korean Summary by Ki-Taek Lee
[Mattew8:5-13]
God
is the One who gives life.
He
sent the Word which was with Him from eternity past (Jn 1:1)
in order to give us life.
The Word is the word of life;
the Word is God.
To say God’s word is life
is not symbolic;
it means that God and the Word are inseparable,
that they are one.
Jesus is the Word made flesh that came to the earth (Jn 1:14);
we confirm this in our faith,
and if anyone who desires to meet God receives His word,
he receives in God.
Man is challenged with endless afflictions.
To overcome them, we need His almighty word (Ex 15:26-27).
The word is still effectual,
and God works together with His word.
Therefore let us say,
“Only say the word, and I will obey”.
○The Holy Spirit operates in order that
this word would not drift away elsewhere.
The word of the Holy Spirit is Truth.
○Our faith is a reality.
True faith is to believe that
God and the Word are one.
○Hence
Jesus Christ and the Word are one,
the Truth spoken by the Holy Spirit is one and the same.
※People are powerless in absence of the word;
they perish because they do not accept the word.
Jesus brought the Devil down with the word.
Take and Eat the Word of God God is He who gives life. In order to give us life, He sent forth the Word that was with Him from eternity past. From man’s standpoint, it may be easy to take God’s word lightly and let it drift away or reject it. However we must remember that the Word is God’s only begotten Son. What God has given us is His love. That love has already come inside us and became our life, so that now it is indivisible. Throughout our lives on earth, we encounter various kinds of hardship of which the most typical is sicknesses. It is difficult to understand the suffering of a sick patient without being the patient yourself. Even a short time at the dentist can be tormenting. But some people have to bear such pain for many years. The loss that sickness brings to people is enormous. Chronic physical pain often leads to emotional and mental distress for the individual, and even the whole family suffers. In the midst of these hardships we face in this world, God nurtures and protects us. The way that He helps us is by the Word. Thus we have to receive the Word to receive His help. However, receiving the Word does not mean we accumulate the Word as knowledge, for hearing the Word as a mere sound and taking the Word and digesting it are completely different. The Centurion was Confident of the Power of the Word As Jesus entered Capernaum, one centurion came before Him, pleading Him to heal his servant who was lying sick. When Jesus said, “I will go and heal him”, the centurion gave a surprising answer. “Lord, I cannot handle You coming under my roof. But just say the word and my servant will be healed. For I am a man under authority and have soldiers under me. And I say to this one, ‘Go,’ and he goes; and to another, ‘Come,’ and he comes; and to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.” Surprised by his answer, the Lord replied, “Assuredly, I say to you, I have not found such great faith, not even in Israel” (Matt 8:5-13). The centurion believed that his servant will be healed of his sickness at the Lord’s command. He regarded the Lord as someone too great that he could not handle Him coming into his home. While so many people were competing to receive the Lord into their homes, the centurion knew what was more important. He believed that the power to heal the sick was in the Word that came from the Lord’s lips. If the Lord did go to the centurion’s house, He definitely would have made the servant well. There was a time when the Lord twice laid His hands on a blind person and healed him. Similarly, even if the servant did not recover immediately after the Lord laid His hands on him, He would have eventually healed him if He was at the centurion’s house. Nevertheless, the centurion said to Him, “Just say the word!” He was confident that his servant could be healed at the one word of the Lord. The Centurion was Ready to Obey the Word There is another reason that the centurion’s faith surprised the Lord. And that is that he was ready to act according to the Lord’s command. For the centurion, the point was not in how powerfully the Lord laid His hands on his servant. He was certain that the Lord’s word will surely be fulfilled as long as he obeyed the Lord’s word and his heart was prepared to do so. The sad thing is that the attitude of Christians today is in great contrast to this. What would God think of a person who only turns to him in times of trouble asking, “God, if you help me, I promise I’ll do this for You”? Would it not seem as if he is only trying to use God because he is desperate, when in fact he has no interest in God? John 14:14 says, “If you shall ask anything in my name, that will I do.” Because of this verse, some people think that everything will be granted them irrespective of how they lived or what they are asking for. However this verse is not explaining the faith attitude one needs to see a miraculous sign; it simply explains the principle behind the trigger that brings about God’s miraculous signs. The Lord saying, “And whatever you ask in My name, that I will do”, was premised on the verse, John 14:21, “He who has My commandments and keeps them, it is he who loves Me. And he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and manifest Myself to him.” This was the same as the Lord plainly saying, “I will display my miraculous signs to him who keeps and loves My commandments.” For this reason, we must not misunderstand that we can experience God’s signs as long as we use Jesus’ name irrespective of our faith condition. Since we have already been saved, we must now walk with God, for then we can receive God’s help in the face of any kind of adversity in our lives. Originally, were so degenerate in our nature that we rejected God and even crucified Him. Now if we truly have been saved, we need to part with our old nature, customs and set of values, through our faith life. How can a person demonstrate that Christ lives in him if he does not have any change of life? The Lord says to such persons, “I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your terror comes. When your terror comes like a storm, and your destruction comes like a whirlwind, when distress and anguish come upon you, you will call on me, but I will not answer; you will seek me diligently, but you will not find me” (Prov 1:26-28). The Centurion’s Faith was in Essence a Life of Practicing the Word There is something worth noting in the centurion’s faith. In a separate passage of the Bible that mentions the story of the centurion, we see that he had built for the Jews their synagogue (Luke 7:1-20). This shows that the centurion had accepted the Jews’ faith. However the centurion was Roman and it is typical of Romans to be deeply immersed in philosophy and grounded on pantheistic beliefs. And yet the centurion accepted the Jews’ faith, which indicates how he was profoundly touched by the Jewish lives. As he observed the lives of the Jews, he was surprised by how they could possibly have such a close relationship with God, and he was most touched by how the Jews’ faith in God was thoroughly practiced in their lives. The faith, which the centurion had learned from the Jews, was certainly not just a belief inside the heart. As the Jews demonstrated their continuous practice of faith through obedience to the Word, the centurion thoroughly accepted this as his own. Though he was new to faith life, his faith was founded on the fundamentals of faith. The centurion was never taught by the Jews about faith that is accompanied by miraculous signs. Until Jesus’ public ministry, there wasn’t anyone among the Jews who could do miracles. For them, miracles only happened long ago, perhaps during Elijah’s time. Jesus’ ministry of casting out demons and healing the sick was utterly new to them. It was then that the centurion heard about Jesus, and he discovered that God’s authority was with Him. The centurion’s attitude before Jesus revealed the principle of faith he had before God. That principle of faith was, “When God speaks, whoever hears Him must take action, and he who acts will experience God’s miracle.” If the centurion’s sole aim was to get his servant healed, he would have done anything to receive the Lord into his home. But what the centurion did instead was demonstrate to the Lord a life of practicing faith. Take and Eat the Word of Your Own Volition All things move according to the word of God. However man is an exception. Though a person may hear God’s word, he could reject the word out of his own will. If anyone hears the word through his ears but does not practice it, he has not actually listened to God’s word. The word of God can only be received when one is ready to apply the word in action. Even if God speaks to our souls, if our flesh acts as the head and refuses to obey, we cannot receive His word. The spirit must be able to control the flesh’s deeds in order to receive God’s word. The word of God is living and active that it can penetrate through anything in this world (Heb 4:12). Yet this does not apply to man’s free will. The Lord is knocking on the door. Now it is our job to hear Him knocking and open the door. This certainly isn’t difficult at all. Whoever is in Christ has experienced the working of God’s word, and possesses God’s great miracle. The key and fundamental word that God has given to man is, ‘Trust in me, and you’ll be saved!” We have already received that word, and thus been born again (1 Pet2:3). It was not because we had accumulated our spiritual knowledge to a certain level that we became born again; it is simply because we accepted and digested the word which said, “Believe and you’ll be saved”. In the past, we were clueless and laughing though we used to be slaves of the Devil; but now we have become children of God, on guard to fight against the Devil and follow according to the Lord’s word. God’s children don’t just receive things from God. For them, their time on the earth is the only opportunity to express their love toward God. We must not lose this opportunity which lasts only a few decades at the most but love God. Also, we have to be faithful to Jesus Christ who gave us His Father and is helping us daily to take us to the Father’s house. God’s miracles will accompany those who set their hopes in Heaven and acknowledge the authority of the Word. It is necessary to train ourselves in order for our spirits to consume God’s word instead of simply listening through our ears. Only then can we overcome unnecessary suffering through God’s miraculous powers when we encounter certain crises in our lives. It is of great importance that we constantly experience God’s miracles, as it is God’s guarantee of our faith. When we experience God’s hands at work in our lives, we can confirm once again how God is leading us to Heaven. Another reason it is important to lead a life of obedience to the word is that is the way to receive God’s love. By building up our works through the process of obedience and receiving God’s love, we need to prepare for the day we enter the kingdom of Heaven. What we need is the faith like that of the centurion to confess, “Lord I will obey, so just say the word!” We all had the amazing experience of being born again through the word. We shouldn’t let the momentum of this experience die down, but seek the Lord’s word saying, “I am ready to receive Your word Lord, command me to be healed; I am ready to receive Your word Lord, command peace upon our family; I am ready to receive Your word Lord, command poverty to be banished!” In the Bible there many passages like, ‘you will be blessed if you keep and obey My commands’ (Deut 10:12-13), ‘there will be no poor among you if you observe all My commandments’ (Deut 15:4), ‘if you obey God’s word, you will be blessed in all the work of your hand and your children’ (Deut 30:9-10). We cannot ignore these words which highlight obedience and blessing, just because they are written in the Old Testament. The reason we are saved today is because God still holds His word. The only difference is that the word He gave through the angel as a fleshly ordinance has now expanded to the spiritual realm through the Holy Spirit. Practice the Word through Your Life in the Church It is necessary to train ourselves in order to live by the word, and for that we must actively take part in the church. No matter how difficult our lives may be in this world, for our souls to live we must gain a deeper understanding of God’s grace and continue a life of obedience through the church. Neglecting one’s responsibility by only emphasizing God’s grace, or seeking God’s help only in times of need and ignoring at God at other times is not a sound Christian’s attitude. We should always prepare ourselves so that we may be able to receive God’s help at any time. There are many words of God which we need to practice through our life in the church. And offering is one of them. We shouldn’t be stingy in giving our offerings to God. It is only right that saints who’ve received God’s grace bring offerings of thanksgiving before God. Offerings given to God get used for His works. Just as the centurion’s offering given in reverence to God was used in building the synagogue and thus benefited the Jews’ faith, the offerings given to God today through the church ultimately gets used in reaching out and saving souls. The Jews begged Jesus to help the centurion saying he was deserving, because he had loved the Jews. If we have been made one as saints saved by Christ’s blood, we ought to love one another all the more. Giving service inside the church is also founded on such love. When we hear the word commanding us to serve, we must not ignore it. Rather than merely attending the Lord’s Day service and trying to leave as soon as it finishes thinking, ‘Oh I’m sure there’s someone else who will serve the church’, we need to dedicate ourselves fervently for the church. It is important we always obey God’s words instead of praying for a miracle only when we encounter a particular problem. Would God listen to the prayers of someone who always ignored the church just because he calls on Jesus’ name? We mustn’t be contemptible in God’s sight. If we have any issues with people such as parents, spouse, children, church members or neighbors, we first need to repent and get rid of all hard feelings. God’s word is the same yesterday, today and forever. Our prayer should be, “Lord, I will obey. Speak Your words to me!” While we are on the earth, we should receive God’s love by obeying His words, and likewise receive His blessings. We ought to build up ourselves on the faith that seeks the Lord’s words.
As I have been working for the Lord throughout my life, The reason so many ministers live and finish their lives in absence of God’s power is because they don’t realize what their calling is. A small burning ember carried by the wind can instantly grow into a massive fire. The same applies to ministry and church revival. Though I may be the ember, my flesh is weak and worn. The Lord has used me a long time. Now that I’ve run my race, I have no regrets. Yet our Seoul Sungrak Church has a calling in this generation as a burning ember that will ignite a great fire. It’s a pity that among the many who vow to die for the Lord, only a few would actually die for Him. Whoever has studied Berea Academy should become a burning ember that is absorbed in the teaching of Berea and has a complete grasp of it. However it is disappointing to see them weak like fire burned down to ash. My heart is filled with joy that in all my life, the teaching of Berea is inside me like a burning spiritual ember which could ignite into a massive fire whenever the wind blows. Since we have completed the construction of ‘Word Christian Leaders Center’, we must now pray for the great works to be done through it. I’m very grateful for the word, prosperity, for it is God’s will and God’s language. God alone will be prosperous in His work. Hence anything that God desires to do will be prosperous. As the Lord said, “Go and make disciples of all nations… teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you”, our church has done everything for these words of the Lord and His will. When we first planned to build the Leaders Center, the Lord had already begun His work. And since it was what He desired to do, we were sure that it was definitely going be accomplished. He will certainly accomplish His work. Irrespective of how difficult it may be and the world tries to hinder, He will surely do it. Even if my thoughts and my ideas fail, the Lord’s desired will shall be fulfilled. We must do what the Lord desires. As we have heard Him say, “Go and make disciples of all nations… teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you”, we just need to uphold this command and endeavor to achieve it. Now, if our church unites together and becomes a burning ember, souls throughout the world will be set on fire. All and only for His kingdom and His righteousness… Pastor Ki-Dong Kim
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Outline and Summary translated by Sarah Nam Chief Editor: Helen Nam
I realize that I can only do the Lord’s work if my heart is burning like a furnace, because I can’t melt anything unless I am a burning furnace. Whether I’m invited to lead revivals or in ministry as the overseer of the church, I have to be a burning furnace to move the church to melting point. Just as a small ember can turn a huge mountain into an ash heap, it’s impossible to achieve anything great unless I become a burning ember. And there’s never been a moment that I let this thought slip out of my mind.
Lord’s Day Worship Column
Letter translated by Sarah Nam
Interpretations by Sarah Nam
Korean Summary by Ki-Taek Lee