Title: Seollal, Day, Chu, Do, Ye, Bae
Contents New Year's Day, Autumn, Do, Ceremony, Pear
Praise -------What we've been through so far (Chan 460) --------------All together
Joy flowing like a river (Chan 169)
Prayer------------------------------------------------- -----The person in charge
Bible Reading -------2 Corinthians 5:1-5 -------Leader
The Word----------"The one who lives with longing for the eternal tent house--------------The guide
Hymn--------------Look, my happy home (Chan 222)---------------- Together
The Lord's Prayer - Together
Those who live longing for the eternal tent house
We give thanks and glory to God who made 2005 a successful year in grace and gave us new times in 2006.
In today's text, it says that there will be a day when our lives on this earth will take off our tents. And the eternal tent house that God has built is waiting for us.
(Verse 1) All of us, all of us, have a fear that our body, the tent house of our body, will collapse. There is no such thing as a free life in the face of death.
However, the Bible tells us at the same time that we can overcome this death and live a life free from death. Rather than trying to take it off in pain as if carrying a burden from the veil of this life, there is a life where you can enjoy the power of life by putting on a new veil.
(Verse 2) That is the privilege and benefit of our lives through the death of Jesus Christ. As long as anyone has Jesus in their heart, we will be freed from the veil of this body. They are no longer slaves to death for fear of death, but begin an active life of rowing with all their might toward the eternal heavenly tent house.
It is God who has assured us of this fact through the Holy Spirit.
(Verse 5) If it is a promise made by men, it may go bankrupt, but God's faithfulness without mistakes makes this promise reliable. If man transcends death, what do we have to fear? For those of us who live in the hope of an eternal tent house in heaven, 2003 is not a scary year at all. It will not make you win, but will make you bear it abundantly. A firm hope for heaven, like a solid anchor to the soul, will lead you into the world of joy and triumph in Jesus Christ. Hallelujah.