Title Build on Faith
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Hymn: 481 (New Hymn 362) 'Lord bless you'
Meditation: When I become the center, it is easy for me to act as the master, and when I become God-centered, God becomes the master and leads me according to the will of God, so results for the glory of God are produced .
Confession of Faith: Apostles' Creed
main text:'… Have mercy on some who doubt...' (Jude 20-23)
'Building' means 'establishing a church'. All saints are said to be builders. The foundation of the church is 'Jesus Christ', and the building material is 'right faith in Christ' (Matthew 16:16-18). It is built on top of it. However, there are two things to build. One is made of wood, grass, or straw, and the other is made of gold, silver, or precious stones. What is not destroyed by fire is the material used by wise builders. At the time when Jude was written, false teachers often led the saints astray. Even today, liberalism, unsound mysticism, unsound theological ideas, and false religious movements tempt us. If you do not straighten yourself with sound faith, it is easy to get wrong, get hurt, and fall over. Let's build a house of faith that is preserved without being heard by storms.
God showed sinners what His love is through His only begotten Son, Jesus Christ. The Bible describes this amazing fact as "God so loved the world." It is a love that only God can do. So, that love is expressed as 'God's love'.
The boundary we must protect is this kind of love. Saving love, forgiving love, and sacrificing love are the love of the cross. With this worldly love, salvation and life cannot be obtained. The love of the saints is the love of the cross, the love of the gospel, and the love of salvation.
Bartimaeus the beggar's first words when he heard about Jesus were, 'Son of David, have mercy on us.' What sinners absolutely need is the mercy of the Lord. Compassion is a word that encompasses the act of showing compassion and helping others at the same time. No matter how much we pray with the Holy Spirit, build with faith, and keep in love, we cannot reach eternal life without the mercy of the Lord.
Prayer: Heavenly Father! Have mercy on us. Give me patience and hope to keep my faith until the end. I pray in Jesus name. Amen.
Lord's Prayer