Month: January 2011
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Let us expect the best and the final gift from God!
Let us expect the best and the final gift from God! God has promised us to give an eternal life! God has actually given us eternal life through Jesus, our Lord. When Jesus was raised from the dead, God showed us that death had no more power over us. That is the final gift from…
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Lenten Bible Study
Lenten Bible Study Concord UMC by Pastor Sungho Lee 1. Introduction Lent is a season to prepare the Easter. It starts on the Ash Wednesday and ends on Easter. It has 40 days. We do not count 6 Sundays because each Sunday is “little Easter.” During these 40 days, we examine our hearts, life-styles,…
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Sermon in a nutshell: Matthew 10:1-15
Sermon in a nutshell: Matthew 10:1-15 God wants to save everybody. So, God has chosen you and me to tell the Good News to everybody. We have answered the call because we had experienced Grace (Sermon on Jan. 9th) and felt Compassion (Sermon on Jan 16th). However, we are not yet comfortable in sharing the…
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Everything has a time
Everything has a time God sets up time for everything. The Bible says that there is a season for every activity under heaven. Yes, there is a time to be born and a time to die. Our sister Betty Dashner was born in 1943 and moved to heaven this year. During this short period…
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Shall We Sing a Love Song?
Shall we Sing a Love Song? Carefully, very cautiously, I lift up my little head over the ground, looking around asking myself, “Am I too early?” I heard a sprout coming out here and there even in Delaware Spring is not hidden any more Now is the time when we speak about hope! Patches of…
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Sermon in a nutshell: Matthew 9:18-38
Sermon in a nutshell: Matthew 9:18-38 Our God is compassionate. When Jesus was doing ministry on earth, he demonstrated Gods’ compassion in many different ways. Today’s Bible passages show God’s compassion. Jesus first showed compassion for a ruler. A ruler came to Jesus and asked healing for his daughter. He had a high position but…
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If our great grandchildren ask…
If our great grand children ask, “Why did the church disappear in USA?” We have to say because we loved winning than loving! If our grand children ask, “Why are our churches so small and weak?” We would answer that we have not lived like children of God! If our children ask, “Why are you…
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Meeting Her Three Times
Meeting Her Three Times (Revelation 21:1-4.) I met Lois Papenfus first in a hospital room. I went into the room to see Doris Roddick, one of our church members. Doris said that Lois is in the bed next to her. We said, “This is a Methodist room!” And we laughed. But Lois did not want…
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Sermon in a nutshell: Matthew 9:9-17
Sermon in a nutshell: Matthew 9:9-17 There is a poem written by anonymous poet and circulated among many people. It says as follows: If our greatest need had been information, God would have sent us an educator. If our greatest need had been technology, God would have sent us a scientist. If our greatest need…
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I want to be in front of God!
When I graduated from a seminary I was so happy and proud of myself. I had passion and faith, I believed I had achieved all that need to be achieved. How happy I was! After 10 years of my ministry, I boasted my ministry treasures and demanded respect from others. I was ready to fight…
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