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Psalm 98
Psalm 98 Praise the Judge of the World We have this deep sense of justice in our heart. When we see unfair things around us we get angry. We want to fix the situation. Because we have this image of God, we have this sense of justice. God is a just judge and He will…
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Psalm 97
Psalm 97 The Glory of God’s Reign God is ruling not only us but also all the universe. In God’s Kingdom, not only humans but also all the creatures are praising God. However, only the beholder would catch the cosmic praise and hear the sound. The psalmist heard it and joined their unending hymn: “The…
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Psalm 96
Psalm 96 Sing to the Lord! What is the most meaningful thing in our life? We can do many things but we are most satisfied when we do what we are created for. We are created for worship and praise. We are designed to praise God. When we worship and praise God, we are in…
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Psalm 95
Psalm 95 What makes worship worshipful? Joy, praise, truth, humble obedience, and action based on the words of God! During the worship, we feely joy because we praise God. We understand that God is the truth when we heard the words. Then we learned how to serve the world through Sacraments and follow Jesus through…
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Sermon in a nutshell: How to serve a community? (Leviticus 9:8-14)
Sermon in a nutshell: How to serve a community? (Leviticus 9:8-14) Mothers are known for their sacrificial love! Today is Mother’s Day Sunday. We know how mothers sacrifice their lives to nurture us. Here is one mother and her story. This is a true story of a mother’s sacrifice during the China earthquake. After…
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Psalm 94
Psalm 94 God the Avenger of the Righteous Psalms always point out two things in one idea: God will punish the wicked and we should be righteous. We pray to God to judge the wicked. If we find out that we are the wicked, we made our own trap. When we pray for just verdict,…
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Psalm 93
Psalm 93 What is greater than God? Sometimes we are overwhelmed when we see the endless ocean or desert. Sometimes we are shrunk before the grandeur of mountains. However, they are all God’s creatures! What can be greater than God? “The Lord is king, he is robed in majesty; the Lord is robed, he is…
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Psalm 92
Psalm 92 Faith needs wisdom! Only wise people can believe in God. Wise people can think about the consequences of their actions. The dullards just do whatever pleases their desires. They do not care for the consequences. However, wise people think about their future. They work now to prepare their retirement. They take action now…
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Psalm 91
Under the snow, life is growing! We know that even under the snow, lives are busy growing. They are all protected by God and waiting for the time to come up to the surface. Snow is just one more layers of protection that God provides. The psalmist praises God in this ways in Psalm 91:…
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Sermon in a nutshell: How to be a leader in a community? (Leviticus 8:1-13)
Sermon in a nutshell: How to be a leader in a community? (Leviticus 8:1-13) It takes a community to raise a community leader. We read Leviticus 1-5 and identified five offerings. Those are our faith statements. We say we will give our total commitment to God and give everything we have to God. We declared…
