Title: Faithful God (Sunday Sermon on September 17, 2006)
Contents
Bible: 1 Corinthians 1: 4-9 (3).
Title: Reliable God. Sunday Sermon on September 17, 2006.
I believe that God will bless you today.
Everyone! There are so many incredible things in this world. First of all, since people cannot trust people, they distrust everything.
Now the North Korean regime has fired missiles and shouted loudly that it has made nuclear weapons. We cannot tell whether this statement is true or not, whether we should believe it or not.
In the old days, they trusted each other. So when the sun goes down while traveling a long way, even if you don't have any money, one house will easily listen to the situation. They give you a sarang room and let them stay overnight. Pick up the fire and warm the room.
We also prepare dinner and inform our neighbors so that the villagers gather to share stories about this and that world. And the next day too, the breakfast is well prepared and treated. and go out on the road.
And again, when the farmers who work in the rice fields or fields are passing by on the way, when they are eating saengcham, having lunch, or just passing by, they are happy to call in and have a meal together.
But these days, for some reason in the world, people do not trust each other, not to the extent that they do not believe, but because people are afraid of people, they live next door to each other without knowing it.
Not long ago, I saw on the news that an apartment house had a casino gambling hall
made it And I've been doing it well for several years by playing a gambling game worth billions of won. In the end, they were all arrested.
So, how can people with such neighbors live with each other? Surveillance cameras are back. Only those who have been confirmed in advance can enter. Today's world is no different here.
So there are a lot of fakes in circulation. Fake watches, fake spirits, fake gasoline, fake passports, fake currency, and even fake people. Such are the so-called spies. What did you mean by "Kansu"? I was at Seoul University of Foreign Studies, pretending to be a foreigner even though we were Koreans.
Everyone! So there are a lot of fake luxury goods pouring out in the world. In particular, there are a lot of fake products coming out of China these days. It turns into a digestive agent and becomes a healing medicine. Little things are rebranded and sold at high prices.
It's an old story. A Korean presidential candidate appeals to him to trust him. The people rarely give their hearts to them because they have suffered from a dictatorship for a long time and have been oppressed by the military regime.
So there's no way. So I had nothing to say other than just to believe. So just trust his “trademark”! It was. Please believe me!^^ Please believe me!^^
So the people were drawn to the words. So I voted to believe it. However, the result ended up as , again, just in case. That is why the people had to once again be indebted to that vegetable.
Everyone! This is how the world is full of unreliable and unbelievable things. Therefore, we should not look too much at people. If you depend on people, follow money, aim for power, and trust only people, you will end up at a loss.
That is why we look to the holy and almighty God here. Even if the world changes and forsakes us, God is faithful and will protect us to the end and be with us.
Psalm 27:10. My parents have forsaken me, but the LORD will receive me. Everyone! In extreme circumstances, it is in this world to abandon children as well. The old 6.25 was such a time. Even now, in the Middle East, wars leave their children behind and go on evacuation processes. So there are now hordes of orphans filling the streets. This is the world we live in. So where should we put our hopes?
Psalm 46:1-2. God is our refuge and strength, a great help in trouble. 2) Therefore, whether the earth changes or the mountains shake and fall into the sea 3) Whether the sea water is violent and roaring, whether the mountains are tossed by overflowing, we I will not fear. (Selah). Hallelujah!
Everyone! In this way, we must come to our God, who is the stronghold of salvation. Everyone! We should be fine with this in the end. the last marathon runner
Aim at the finish line.
When we look at our lives, everyone is like a marathoner. That's why our current pace is important. But what is even more important to us is the finish line that will come to us in the end.
Are we going to study abroad, emigrating, getting married, immersing ourselves in any kind of research or running a business, all for our reality and for the future? It will make our future happy. Do you make bold investments with that kind of thinking? However, it is often a reflection that the results do not necessarily turn out the way you want them to.
So we need to know the safest way. Above all else, we must come first to God our Father, who is our Creator and our eternal life. You must believe in God and become a child of God.
Perhaps someone will say something like this. If you believe in Jesus, will everything go well? Does everything go well when you go to church? No, does that mean that all those who believe in Jesus will do well? (Jesus) If it's all right by believing, who wouldn't believe?
As we live in the world, we are faced with all sorts of things like this, that and that, all kinds of things. Therefore, some of us believers do well and some do not. That is why we should not assert the whole of our life with the things we see in our daily life.
On the contrary, there are times when the relationship of faith becomes even more difficult. If you try to run a business more conscientiously, you may not be able to leave a lot of knowledge, and if you pay more than others, the company's finances will be under more pressure. So, the company is in the worst situation in the end, and it goes even to the last point where it is condemned by society.
Therefore, even as we believe, the world is too rough and scary.
Because it is the world, you may encounter difficulties unintentionally. When I met the IMF in the past, many people, including you, had to suffer. That's what your parents and siblings have experienced. At that time, many people lost their jobs and many strong businesses had to close.
And even now, when I visit Korea, they say that now is even better than then. That is why, even for many conscientious entrepreneurs, unfortunately, it is not uncommon for them to give up their business.
Here, we believers are no exception. So we shouldn't be too reckless with entrepreneurs. What is business? It is like a bloody war.
So, I mean that even if we live in a reality like this, we always have to find a way to make it work in the end. Ultimately, what is the best way, and where the safest port (浦口) should be found as soon as possible.
What is world power? The day will inevitably come soon when you will have to let go of all those positions without regret. So what kind of people should we be? You have to think carefully. And again, when things don't go according to our heart and will, we must kneel before God without delay. And we must listen to what the Holy Spirit says.
Proverbs 3:11-12. My son, do not despise the rebuke of the LORD, and do not despise his rebuke. 12 For the LORD chastens those he loves, just as a father chastises a son in whom he pleases.
Hebrews 12:6-10. For the Lord disciplines those he loves, and scourges every son whom he receives. 7) You endure so that you may be disciplined. God treats you like sons. How can there be a son whose father does not discipline him? not this 9) And even though our physical father disciplined us, we respected them. How much more should we not submit to the Father of all spirits and live our lives? to share in his holiness.
Everyone! look. God cares for those he loves as if he were his own child, and sometimes rebukes and rebukes them severely. Sometimes they eat hawks. If you do not listen to Wonchae, He is a God who even uses the last resort.
Job 5:17-18. Behold, blessed are those who are punished
There is, therefore, do not despise the rebuke of the Almighty. 18) God makes it painful, and binds it up; he bruises, and his hands heal him. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Everyone! How is it? What kind of God is God? Everyone! Sometimes we are beaten. Sickness or business or relationships and some go to jail.
However, through these processes, you eventually make him a perfect man, get to know God more, and lead him to a life of true peace.
After being beaten, a person becomes meek after passing through trials and tribulations. become humble. Be kind. Good greetings too. very different. This is like taming a cow. So it is very difficult at first. But over time it gets better.
This is Hosea 6:1 3. Come, let us return to the LORD, for the LORD has torn us, and he will heal us; he has struck us, and he will bind us up. 3) Therefore, let us know the Lord, let us do our best to know the Lord. His coming out is as constant as the morning light, and he will come on us like rain, like the latter rain that waters the earth. Amen.
Let's finish reading verse 9 at the end of the text once more. Faithful is the God who calls you into fellowship with his Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.