2018 Lord’s Day – Sungrak Church

December 31, 2018 Do Not Disown the Lord (New Years Eve Service)

January 11, 2019/in 2018 Lord’s Day /by Youhyun Chang

Overseer Kidong Kim

Outline

[Matthew 26:31-35]

God

is the Self-Existent One.

He

is the Truly Existent One, and all things exist through Him.

If we think He is not present (Jn 1:18)

just because we cannot see Him with the eyes of the flesh,

our souls will become corrupt (Ge 2:16-17).

And this is because our souls commit the sin that leads to death.

Our souls

are always being tested by Him (Mt 26:41).

We fall into temptation because we do not know God.

We fall into temptation by forgetting the knowledge of God,

even shortly after we have received it.

We fall into temptation by neglecting our spiritual lives.

If we are tempted even for a moment,

we will end up disowning the Lord.

If we are neglectful in giving offerings to God

and are lazy in serving Him,

we are disowning the Lord.

Our faith

is to eternally rely on God (Mt 25:45).

We have an eternal relationship with God by being married to Him.

Do not be deceived by the world.

Do not be deceived by the devil.

Do not deceive yourself (Jm 1:14).

○ Since God has shown us His maternal love,

let us lead our spiritual lives by the Holy Spirit.

The Holy Spirit abides with us forever.

○ Do not fall into temptation.

Do not be overcome by the temptation of the devil.

Do not be deceived by the lies that come from the world.

○ What the Lord Jesus is worried about

is that our hearts are weak.

Let us watch and pray, and therefore, overcome temptation.

※ As we have prospered in this present year,

let us continue to come to God.

Let us abide in Him, and allow Him to abide in us.

Summary

Semuon’s Letter

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December 30, 2018 Jesus Is My Lord

December 31, 2018/in 2018 Lord’s Day /by 홍성호

Senior Overseer Kidong Kim

Outline

[Acts 7:30-60]

God
is truthful.
He
was a friend of Abraham to the extent that He swore an oath:
that his descendants would possess the gate of their enemies (Ge 22:17).
In accordance with His spoken word,
He nurtured the Israelites in the land of Egypt,
and through Moses commanded His people to come out of Egypt.
At that time, the angel who appeared to Moses said (Acts7:30),
“I am the God of your forefathers—
the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob – Jehovah.“ (Ex 3:15)
He also said,
“Jehovah is to be the sign of my name to be remembered forever.” (Ho 12:5)
He gave the people the Law from Mount Sinai (Ac 7:53),
and He was with Moses in the church of the desert (Ac 7:38).
Stephen had the esteem as a renowned and powerful saint.
He laid down His life for the sake of His people,
who relied on the name of Jehovah, the name given to the angel,
by which one could not reach salvation.
He shouted out that it was Jehovah that condemns us,
while Jesus was the one who saves us from sin and death.
He did this to amend the central faith of Israel.
◌ By Stephen preaching this word,
Stephen finished the work he needed to do and became a martyr.
He was a true witness of Jesus.
◌ Even today,
some people do not distinguish between Jesus and Jehovah,
and, therefore, they are still bound by the Law.
◌ Jehovah was the one who gave the Law,
while Jesus gave His grace and His blood.
He then, finally, sent the Holy Spirit.
※ Let us strive again and again to know God.
To know God and Jesus is eternal life.
In this way, we are all witnesses.

Summary

Semuon’s Letter

A person will undergo all kinds of suffering while he lives on this earth. He can catch a cold, he can suffer a broken arm or leg, or he can suffer stomach ache. He can practically suffer any broken bone in the body. Although these are all painful, out of all the painful experiences that I suffered in my lifetime, there was none more painful than the pain of hunger for food. This is not the pain that comes from the heart. It is when the state of one’s internal organs become so torn up that one is not even able to sit up straight. This is how painful hunger is. It cannot be expressed into words. One does not have even the strength to utter a groan. These experiences have been engraved in my bones and soul, and I will carry these gruel experiences with me for the rest of my life.

God called me, however, and taught me the true meaning of what it is to starve, to thirst and to hunger. What God taught me was nothing to do with the comfort of my flesh, which will soon decay. What He taught me was that if the soul starves, one will not just simply die and disappear, but one will constantly remain in hell, and in hell, he will suffer eternal thirst and starvation. This is the pain that one cannot escape from, even if one wanted to kill himself to escape from it.

When the person’s flesh hungers so much to the point that he cannot endure it, a unique choice is available: to abruptly end the life of one’s flesh. When I, too, made the decision to end my life, God called me and let me understand what it was to truly hunger. He told me, ‘true starvation is the starvation of your soul.’ The Lord Jesus has become the True Bread and True Drink for a person like me. He has given life to my soul.

And once I became a person who lives for his spirit, I understood what it was to truly starve and thirst. In order to have life in my soul, I have strived and toiled each day until now so that I can become fully filled with the food that comes down from heaven. And now my soul has become satisfied. I know and believe that the Lord Jesus has become the True Food, and I know and believe that He has become the True Drink. I know this and continue to drink and eat. Because of this, I am always full of His inspiration within my soul. Just as much as I continue to drink of this True Drink and eat of this True Food, I strive to pour out and display His great power and drive out demons by this power. Because I can sternly face the one who had sent them – the devil – and because I have severe over him, I am truly joyful in my soul.

I have always thought of myself as a blessed person, but what can the devil possibly suggest that blessing is? The comfort of the flesh is not a true blessing. All the useful capabilities of the flesh are sapped away by the civilization of this world, and all inborn talents end up becoming lost. When a man was created, God had given Him millions of talents. But because of the civilization of this world, which becomes increasingly modernized, they are all brought to naught. Now, those functions which the mind once did, digital smartphones do instead. And those things that one’s hands had diligently done, complex computers do instead. The work of a construction crane is a hundred times quicker than the work of a shovel. There is no other path to go except the advent of Robotic technology. But can Robotic technology possibly give any happiness to the soul? Can worldly civilization – which swallows up all the estates and things belonging to the flesh – can this possibly give any life to your soul?

Without any rest, day or night, I am fighting a spiritual war against the devil. All those things that have no power to eradicate the devil are completely worthless. Whether it be today or tomorrow, by the faith and power that the Lord has given me, I will drive out demons. On the day that the Lord Jesus gives His command, by saying to me, “Stop your work and come”, I will finally have my rest. This is my true and deepest desire.

Semuon,

30th December 2018

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December 25, 2018 Immanuel (Christmas Celebration Service)

December 26, 2018/in 2018 Lord’s Day /by 홍성호

Senior Overseer Kidong Kim

Outline

[Acts 7:30-60]

God
is truthful.
He
was a friend of Abraham to the extent that He swore an oath:
that his descendants would possess the gate of their enemies (Ge 22:17).
In accordance with His spoken word,
He nurtured the Israelites in the land of Egypt,
and through Moses commanded His people to come out of Egypt.
At that time, the angel who appeared to Moses said (Acts7:30),
“I am the God of your forefathers—
the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob – Jehovah.“ (Ex 3:15)
He also said,
“Jehovah is to be the sign of my name to be remembered forever.” (Ho 12:5)
He gave the people the Law from Mount Sinai (Ac 7:53),
and He was with Moses in the church of the desert (Ac 7:38).
Stephen had the esteem as a renowned and powerful saint.
He laid down His life for the sake of His people,
who relied on the name of Jehovah, the name given to the angel,
by which one could not reach salvation.
He shouted out that it was Jehovah that condemns us,
while Jesus was the one who saves us from sin and death.
He did this to amend the central faith of Israel.
◌ By Stephen preaching this word,
Stephen finished the work he needed to do and became a martyr.
He was a true witness of Jesus.
◌ Even today,
some people do not distinguish between Jesus and Jehovah,
and, therefore, they are still bound by the Law.
◌ Jehovah was the one who gave the Law,
while Jesus gave His grace and His blood.
He then, finally, sent the Holy Spirit.
※ Let us strive again and again to know God.
To know God and Jesus is eternal life.
In this way, we are all witnesses.

Summary

Semuon’s Letter

Ah! I am so blessed and full of joy that I am a servant of Jesus Christ, and that I am doing His work. I am now great in years, and I am no longer interested in the affairs of the world. But I am full of joy in my soul that I have been entrusted with the works planned according to the will of God. I only earnestly desire that I could somehow please the Lord in some better way.

At this time, there may be those who would wish that I would quickly depart from this earth. But this will not happen according to their will, and this will not happen according to my own. It will only occur in accordance with the will of the Lord. There will be no way to speed this up. Again, there may be those who wish to deny my authority and name as Overseer, but this, also, will only happen according to the will of the Lord. I am the Overseer in accordance with the law of the Bible. From this time on, the position and authority of Overseer will eternally be preserved in this church.

The work of the Overseer is to show the God that cannot be seen by the people of this world. Even though the people of this world have rejected this name, the work of the Overseer is to sanctify the name of God, that is, the name of Jesus, and to make others do so. Therefore, I, and those like me, who obey the truth and are entrusted with the work to nurture many souls, have the faith given from God. And this faith is the name of Jesus.

The meaning of the name Jesus is ‘The One who will save His people from their sins’ (Matthew 1:21). And what does this mean? It means that those who believe in Jesus have already been set free from their sins. This is the faith of the Christian Church. I, Semuon, have preached this faith my whole life, but the world has still shut its ears to my words. But I am glad that the saints of Sungrak Church have received God’s inspiration, and that they hear the words spoken by the Holy Spirit. There is no time. There is so little time. Up until now, I have strived with all my strength to preach this truth and to teach it.

Are the saints of our church, by any chance, afraid of God? If this is the case, then you will immediately face judgment. Judgment will be the last punishment for those who are afraid of God. Those who are afraid of God and do not even love Him are those who have already received judgment. They are walking on the road that leads to destruction and will eternally never come back. What will be the outcome of their souls?

The moment the sound of their fleshly breath is no longer heard, the flesh will depart from the soul. And the moment the flesh has departed, these souls will become demons. As demons, they will roam around the breadth of the created universe, a universe that, like a prison, is most confined. This universe is also called Hades. And finally, without any judgment, they will go down into the abyss, and afterwards, be thrown into the lake of fire.

However, I, Semuon, have secured the name of Jesus deep within my heart. I live by this name, and I am not afraid of God. He is not the God to be afraid of. He is the Father of my soul, and He is the compassionate One. Therefore, I am not afraid of God, but I love Him most earnestly. To love God has been my life and my practice. This has become increasingly apparent day by day. The way that I walk is on the way to heaven.

Semuon,

25th December 2018

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