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※ Bible: Roman 12:1-13
※ Title: Get a change you do.
I love and respect you who have been with me in Sunday worship with a burning heart in love with the Lord. I bless you in the name of the Lord today, too, that you will receive your worship and greatly bless you. Make a difference today. I'd like to speak with you under the heading, "Yes, sir." Today is the fourth week of Lent, when the Lord suffered. So I prayed. At that time, the Lord said to me, "Let me read what I have read today, and not imitate this generation, but only change your mind anew."
So I decided to change the subject of the words. That's right. Winter has passed and new spring has come. New buds are sprouting. Oh, it's beautiful. As such, our church has now entered a new era. Therefore, I think it is time for a new change. Therefore, we are preparing to refurbish and have executives and employees' meals as much as we can.
So I'm going to make a donation today. I'm afraid of taking the test, so please participate as much as you can. Yes, I believe that God wants us to be renewed day by day. ● Isaac Newton, a well-known British physicist, published his book "The Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy" in 1687 about the three laws of motion governing nature.
One of the three laws he published is that the first law is the law of inertia. The law of inertia is the theory that a stationary object has the property of continuing to stop unless it is subjected to external force, while a moving object has the property of constantly moving unless it is subjected to external force.
This law seems to be nothing, but it is not understood only as the law of natural science. I believe that this law of inertia is true not only in our lives, but also in our religious lives. Isaac Newton's "Law of Inertia" is applied to our Christian lives and religious lives without knowing it.
For example, it's like this. When ordinary people go to restaurants, they always order only what they order. When I drive, I only take the usual route. The same goes for the clothes and shoes we're wearing today. I don't try to change it well. Of course, there are things that I don't intentionally change, but there are things that I do habitually even though I didn't think of it consciously. This is called the law of inertia in life.
Here is a closer example of the law of inertia in life. There are always people who are late for any meeting. However, if you look closely, only those who are always late are always late. Let me give you another example. Please see where you are sitting now. Is this your first time sitting there? No, you've been sitting there all this whole time. So it became my seat after a while.
Therefore, the law of inertia, in other words, is a law that does not want to change. That's how we feel. We have at least one of the things that we don't like for no reason. In other words, if it doesn't fit my thoughts and style, I just don't like it for no reason.
This kind of mental inertia also appears when dealing with people. Some people cannot forgive those who do not like them for no reason. He says he believes in Jesus, but his heart hates to reconcile or compromise with others. Not only that. We only try to get along with people who are on the same wavelength.
They are also afraid to break away from the pattern of life they have lived. In other words, this is the law of inertia in life. I mean what I'm trying to do, or how we don't want to change or change our habits. Some churches say it took 10 years to change a weekly report.
because the elder of the church did not want to change the weekly newsletter. There is a story that even if a new pastor took office and had to change the old and old-style weekly newsletter to the latest one, he insisted on looking at the style he had seen for 10 years, and finally changed the church weekly newsletter after the elder died.
One church said it took a year to move the piano position of the church. Some churches split up while trying to change the color of the carpet on the floor. Why do these things happen? It's all a mistake that comes from thinking that only what they have is right. If someone says something, I don't want to accept it. I don't know, so even if I tell you, you insist that what you say is right.
We are now living in the last days of Jesus' reign, between the first and second days of Jesus. For Christians, the termination refers to an era in which they must be spiritually awakened with an apocalyptic view of time. Therefore Christians living in the last generation must change. How should I change? I'm going to find our way by reading what you said today.
I have to read it all, but I'll only read verse 13 today and the rest next week.
● The first verse.
(Rm 12:1) Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God--this is your spiritual act of worship.
he said. Yes, God's first request for Christians must be worshiped well.
Some people come to worship. They come to see if they are good at preaching or praying. If I don't like it, I close my ears, eyes, and mind. Then he becomes a judge. What does Paul say? Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrilegies, holy and purging to God -- this is your spiritual action of warship.
That's right. Worship is for coming. I give you time, sometimes I give you material, and I give you my heart.
● The second verse.
(Rm 12:2) Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is--his good, pleasing and perfect will.
he said.
"Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world." Then, what kind of generation is this generation? In Matthew 11:16-17, the Lord said,
(Mt 11:16) "To what can I compare this generation? They are like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling out to others:
(Mt 11:17) "'We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not mourn.'
That's what he said.
In short, it is a generation of indifference. It's a generation that only cares about themselves. Yes, the saints believe that the church is a community that rejoices in the joy of others, grieves and comforts others' sorrows and pains of others. Therefore, foolish people live as they please me. But I believe that wise Christians live in harmony.
Therefore, in today's speech, "Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approach what God's will is--his good, falling and perfect will."
● Verse 3-5.
(Rm 12:3) For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the measure of faith God has given you.
(Rm 12:4) Just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function,
(Rm 12:5) so in Christ we who are many form one body, and each member belongs to all the others.
he said.
Yes, Christians are one body in Jesus. If you're sick, I'm sick, and if I'm sick, the people who are sick are Christians. You're you, and I'm me? Hand is hand and foot is foot? No, we're one body. Satan seduces him that he is, and you are you. These days, our church doesn't heat the stove during dawn prayer time.
Do you know why? Recently, Russia invaded Ukraine and started a war. That's why the price of oil has skyrocketed. Why should we tremble when Russia and Ukraine are fighting? Because the world is one. That's right. If you're sick, I'm sick. If I'm sick, you're sick. We're one. Therefore, I pray for world peace.
● About 6-8 verses.
(Rm 12:6) We have different gifts, according to the grace given us. If a man's gift is prophesying, let him use it in proportion to his faith.
(Rm 12:7) If it is serving, let him serve; if it is teaching, let him teach;
(Rm 12:8) if it is encouraging, let him encourage; if it is contributing to the needs of others, let him give generously; if it is leadership, let him govern diligently; if it is showing mercy, let him do it che
he said.
Yes, I believe that the work of the Lord is to keep his place, and to be blessed when it is done with sincerity, diligence, and joy. Therefore, in Matthew 6:1-4, our Lord...
(Mt 6:1) "Be careful not to do your 'acts of righteousness' before men, to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.
(Mt 6:2) "So when you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by men. I tell you the truth, they have received their reward in full
(Mt 6:3) But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,
(Mt 6:4) so that your giving may be in secret. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
That's what he said.
Yes, God knows everything. And then I see everything. And Bok-si believes that this is Hani. Some people mistake the pastor for blessing. That's not true. God gives it to me. You don't have to worry, Reverend. If you want to be conscious, bless God in the name of the Lord.
● Verse 9.
(Rm 12:9) Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good.
he said. That's right. People's affiliation is very important. It is sometimes said that people have to line up well for fun. But today's saying is, Hate what is evil; clinging to what is good. Where did you all belong?
It is said that the eagle called "King of Heaven" has a life expectancy similar to that of humans. However, if you live for a little over 30 years, your beak grows, stabs your neck, and the feathers of your wings become heavy, so you can't fly. Even sharp-grown claws are in danger of being forced to die by digging into the flesh. Will the eagle instinctively die like this? Or are you going to be reborn? They say you have to choose.
What if you had to choose a new life? From this point on, you have to give up eating for about six months and endure the hard process. What should I do? They say that they must build nests on the top of the high mountain, break their beaks countless times against the rocks, and wait until they grow new beaks again. What if a bird's beak comes out? This time, it is said that you have to pull out all your old claws with a bird beak and wait for them to grow again.
and he said that he would have to pull out all the old feathers with his new beak and wait again for them to grow. It is indeed an unbearable process of pain for an eagle. It is said that each time the eagle's body is covered with blood, how painful such a process is. Nevertheless, it is said that the eagle goes through the process of suffering and leads him to the door to a new life.
Happy birthday, dear friends! Who are you? I believe that you are God's precious people and that you will be the protagonists of heaven in the future. However, it is not so easy to keep faith in such a difficult time these days. Thank you for coming to the church today. Corona! Just hearing about it is scary. But you have to keep your faith. I have to keep my place. Just as an eagle keeps the second life promised to him.
Therefore, Sarah Fuller Flower Adams (1805-1848), the protagonist of 338 hymns, actors, and poets, is the senior of faith.
1. Near-er, my God, to Thee, Near-er to Thee! E'en though it be a cross
That rais-eth me; Still all my song shall be, Near-er, my God, to Thee,
Near-er, my God, to Thee, Near-er to Thee.
You said.
2. Though like the wan-der-er, The sun gone down, Dark-ness be o-ver me,
My rest a stone; Yet in my dreams I'd be Near-er, my God, to Thee,
Near-er, my God, to Thee, Near-er to Thee.
3. There let the way ap-pear Steps un-to heaven; All that Thou send-est me
In mer-cy given; An-gels to beck-on me Near-er, my God, to Thee,
Near-er, my God, to Thee, Near-er to Thee.
4. Then, with my wak-ing thoughts Bright with Thy praise, Out of my ston-y griefs
Beth-el I'll raise; So by my woes to be Near-er, my God, to Thee,
Near-er, my God, to Thee, Near-er to Thee. A-men.
● It's 10 verses.
(Rm 12:10) Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Honor one another above yourselves.
he said. That's right. You have to respect and care for each other first and every one of us first. Some people were like churches, and the pastor didn't say hello to him. I'm upset. I used to be like that. However, this is only a beginner's job. I believe I just have to go first.
I can't wait. Running on the playground is the best way to win the first prize. You have to go first to win. Pastor Knowles Shaw (1834-1878), who wrote the words of 496 hymns,
1. Sow-ing in the morn-ing, sow-ing seeds of kind-ness,
Sow-ing in the noon-tide and the dew-y eve;
Wait-ing for the har-vest, and the time of reap-ing,
We shall come, re-joic-ing, bring-ing in the sheaves.
2. Sow-ing in the sun-shine, sow-ing in the shad-ows,
Fear-ing neith-er clouds nor win-ter's chill-ing breeze;
By and by the har-vest, and the la-bor end-ed
We shall come, re-joic-ing, bring-ing in the sheaves.
3. Go-ing forth with weep-ing, sow-ing for the Mas-ter,
Tho' the loss sus-tained our spir-it oft-en grieves;
When our weep-ing's o-ver, He will bid us wel-come,
We shall come, re-joic-ing, bring-ing in the sheaves.
* Bring-ing in the sheaves, bring-ing in the sheaves,
We shall come, re-joic-ing, Bring-ing in the sheaves.
Bring-ing in the sheaves, bring-ing in the sheaves,
We shall come, re-joic-ing, Bring-ing in the sheaves. A-men.
● It's 11-12 verses.
(Rm 12:11) Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord.
(Rm 12:12) Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.
he said. That's right. Our desire is Jesus, whether he dies or dies. Therefore, during the ovulation, you must put up with it and pray.
It's not easy to pray. It's hard for me to come out at dawn these days, too. However, I get up with all my might. I'm happiest when I wake up listening to light music after the early morning prayer. Because? I know the lyrics.
Ask the Sav-ior to help you, Com-fort, streng-then and keep you;
He is will-ing to aid you, He will car-ry you through.
I don't know how happy I am.
● The 13th verse.
(Rm 12:13) Share with God's people who are in need. Practice hospitality.
In the Gospel of Mark 10:45 (just 10:45), you said, "For the Son of Man not come to be served, but to give his life as a transom for many," and in Acts 20:35, it is not so much that you give it to him. Remembering the words the Lord Jesus himself said: "It is more blessed to give other to receive."
Yes, the giver is a blessed man. Therefore, pray like this. Lord! Let him be the giver! Bless you in the name of the Lord to pray that our church may be the Lord's church. Aman!
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