Lord, Hear Our Prayers! (The Week of August 17, 2020)

 "Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know." (Jeremiah 33:3)

“People Need the Lord” Steve Green

Hi Family!!! 

 

It has been five months already since we have fought with COVID 19 and summer is now moving toward its end and the school will begin in a couple of weeks; however, the COVID 19 has not been under control yet. Our concerns might be growing in us and we are getting tired of what we have kept for protecting each other. Then, I look back to those stories in the bible telling us how the Israelite had endured in the Land of Egypt as slaves for hundreds of years and also in Babylonian exile for over 60 years. Waiting is not easy; however, we know the day will come, the day when we are able to worship freely in gathering!

 

So, we will continually worship in spirit and truth wherever we are and take steps to God looking for the hidden treasures from heaven during those challenging times. We will build a much stronger faith foundation in Christ during those days. Through this faith, God will bring healing in our home, our community, our church, our nation and the whole world. So here they are…  

 

1. Take a little moment of meditation on Romans 11:29, “Calling of God” each day this week.

 2. Memorize Matthew 15:18 today.

 3. Sing with Psalm 133 each day this week. 

 

4. Pray with Matthew 15:27 each day this week.

5. Ask God to open my eyes to see His Kingdom from today.

6. Pray for Paul family this week.

7. Pray for the healing of our nation each day this week.

 

Now we have this week’s prayer list. Let us continue to call upon the name of the Lord as we take next steps together as one body!

 

Be clean and keep your safe distance from EVERY unseen enemy around us!!

 

Grace and Peace,

pk

Lord, Hear Our Prayers! (The Week of August 3, 2020)

"Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know." (Jeremiah 33:3)

 Still by Gospelhaus Choir

Hi Family!!! 

It is such a nice and cool summer day today! Hope you find some time to go out and enjoy this gift of summer season! Even though we are dealing with COVID 19, there are still lots to count as blessings. Also we know this battle with COVID 19 will end someday.

Anyway, have we found any treasure from heaven or bear some fruit of the spirit this week? So far, those fruits are “a Love that breaks the wall; a Joy of the Lord, our strength; a Hope filled patience; a Peace like a river; and a miracle making Kindness! However, those are not all in this season of growing and we will continue to journey with Christ Jesus taking steps each day for bearing more fruits. So here they are! I will…

1. Take a little moment of meditation on Matthew 14:18, “Bring them here to me” each day this week.

2. Memorize Ephesians 4:32 today.

3. Sing with Psalm 17:1-7 each day this week. 

4. Pray for the tender heart from today.

5. Show kindness to two people each day this week.

6. Witness the miracle making kindness of Jesus from today.

7. Pray for our Trustees this week.

Now we have this week’s prayer list. Let us continue to call upon the name of the Lord as we take next steps together as one body!

Especially, we want to keep Lebanon in our prayer this week.

Also we feel bad for all those who are not able to join our in-person Sunday worship due to their difficulties wearing masks but we encourage you to worship online continually if you are not able to come.

Be clean and keep your safe distance from EVERY unseen enemy around us!!

 

Grace and Peace,

pk

A Compass of Christ's Heart!

“Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take.” (Proverbs 3:5-6, NLT)

 

Greetings to you all in the name of our Lord, Jesus Christ,

 

As the weather gets hotter, the conversations among people are also getting hotter in such a time as this.  However, it is kind of surprising for me to see that one of the hottest subjects among us is about a simple practice of wearing masks dealing with COVID 19 whether it is medical issue, political issue, emotional issue or psychological issue.

 

Then, it has been developed into the issue of human rights, the freedom of choice. Interestingly, its starting point was to find how to keep each other safe from this unseen enemy, COVID 19, until we find the better solution. It was recommended by the medical experts who can guide common people like us with their knowledge and wisdom from their experiences. 

 

However, not everyone accepts these experts recommendation because of the mistrust in the flood of information. Even now we read some people’s response: “I’d rather die with COVID 19 instead of wearing mask giving up my freedom. Nothing will change me!” Actually, the direction of the conversation changes from the battle with COVID 19 to the battle with human rights. Then we are jumping into the realm of politics of the world. So where do we go as followers of Jesus Christ at such a time as this? As politicians for the Kingdom of God, we can say, “We need politics of Jesus Christ and His Kingdom!”

 

One day, when I started my car and saw the direction for the compass, NE, I wondered, what if this direction is wrong; what if the sign of NE is not really NE but SE because the compass in my car is malfunctioning. However, we know it won’t happen because the compass always points North and South. Why? Because it is what it is! So we call it a compass like water is water, trees are trees and God is God, Jesus Christ is Jesus Christ, and Christians are Christians.

 

As we feel lost together, do we have a compass we can rely on? And what kind of compass do we have? Many people long before us prayed fervently in such a time as this...

 

“Send out your light and your truth; let them guide me. Let them lead me 

to your holy mountain, to the place where you live” (Psalm 43:3, NLT)

 

So now, brothers and sisters in Christ, what does God send us now as our light and our truth at a time like this? 

 

“Fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith (Hebrews 12:2, NIV).”

 

We will truly do this through fixing our eyes on Jesus! However, how can we do that? In the month of August, we will continue to practice it with the stories of fruit bearing life. Come and join us... and find what to do growing with the Holy Spirit!  

 

Seeking His Kingdom first,

Pastor Kyochul