Month: October 2010
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Sermon in a nutshell: Matthew 5:38-48
Sermon in a nutshell: Matthew 5:38-48 Jesus commands us to love our enemies. It is not just a kind suggestion. It is an order from our Lord! However, it is a knife that cuts our hearts and spear that runs through our stomach! We do not want to love our enemies. We want revenge! Eye…
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Transformation
It was at a hospital room where dry bones were laying down where I spoke to the wind, the Wind of Life to come upon her where I saw the new life transformed into a beautiful saint, praising God praying for the beloved! Then I knew God had been faithful The Promise was kept It…
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Relational Reality
Relational Reality Some things can be perceived only in relations with other things. For example, past-present-future is understood in its totality: three in one. What is past? It is the time before present. What is present? It disappears when we pronounce the term. What is future? It is the time after present. So, we can…
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Sermon in a nutshell: Matthew 5:27-37
Sermon in a nutshell: Matthew 5:27-37 Happy and healthy family matters. Love grows there. Happy and healthy children grow there. God is glorified there. The question is this: How can we make a happy and healthy family at home and at church? Jesus teaches us how to make it in today’s Bible passage-through humility and…
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Sermon in a nutshell: Matthew 5:21-26
Sermon in a nutshell: Matthew 5:21-26 I often ask to my fellow Christians and fellow human beings: “What is the most difficult thing for you to do?” They say to me: “It is for me to forgive others!” The answer is same whether you are a Christian or non-Christian! However, when Jesus taught the disciples…
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Everything has its time!
Everything has its time! (A Sermon for our beloved Mr. Dawson’s funeral service) by Pastor Lee Jay Dawson was a wise man. He knew timing for everything. When he was young, he knew that it was the time to serve his country. So, he did. He served 22 years in the Navy. He served during…
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Encounter
Ah, the mountain has been there all the time! When I do not walk on the trail When I do not enjoy the smell of the trees Even when I am obsessed with my daily schedule the mountain has been there all the time with the company of morning dew and evening shades Ah, the…
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Justice and Holiness
Justice and Holiness Many times we are seeking for “justice.” We try to make a just society. However, not many people are seeking for “holiness.” Some even think that the word, “holiness,” should be banned or not used. I believe, however, we have to achieve “holiness” and make a “holy nation” in our country and…
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Atheists, Agnostics, Religious Pluralists, and Christians
Atheists, Agnostics, Religious Pluralists, and Christians! I have a son. I love him dearly. I have given him everything that I have. I wish him the best life here on earth as well as eternal life after death through Jesus Christ. In one word, I am his father! Now if my son comes to me…
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My Prayer for You
I was far away from you I could not share the joy of looking at the blue sky together I missed your pure smile I missed humming melody from your soul! I could have walked with you On the trail listening to the fallen leaves whispering under our feet Surrounded by the smell of…