Sermons
This is to help you meditate day and night on God’s words that revive your soul.
The Firstborn of Heaven
Today there are numerous churches throughout the world, and the number of those who believe in God is countless like the sand by the sea. They have their own doctrines and feel proud that they are God's children and are saved. Among those numerous people, how many people are the children of God? Not everyone can actually become a child of God even though they claim to be. The one whom God does not acknowledge as His child can never be a child of God. Only the person approved by God can receive the right to enter heaven as a child of God. "Children of promise" approved by the Holy Spirit 2,000 years ago, God took on flesh and blood…
Opportunities to Do Good
Some people say that they have not lived a successful life because they have been given fewer opportunities than others. However, the reason they say so is probably because they do not carefully look at the circumstances that surround them and fail to understand the providence of God who is fair and impartial. Actually they are given many opportunities, but most of them do not consider them as the opportunities and lose them indifferently. As for us, so many opportunities come and go. Above all else, we must not miss the opportunities to do good which pleases God, so that we will not end up with regret. It brings eternal regret not to do good for once This is something…
Seek David in the Last Days
Every word in the Bible contains the precious will of God, which He wants us to know. Now, the Bible has been translated into over 2,000 languages, and it is the best-selling and the most widely distributed book in the world today. However, most people, even though they read the Bible, do not realize the hidden meaning of the words of every prophecy in the Bible. Every language has its own characteristics, so it is not easy to fully understand the nuances of a language except for its native people. Likewise, the language of the kingdom of God is hard to understand; it can only be understood by the people of God. We, God's people, know well what the Spirit…
What We Are Waiting for
There are times of waiting that the people of faith must go through until they receive the promised blessings. They wait for the coming of God and for the delight which they will enjoy forever in the everlasting kingdom of heaven. They also wait for the Last Judgment Day when their enemy the devil will be judged, and for the glorious day when the following prophecy will come true: “Those who have fallen asleep in faith will be raised from the dead. After that, we who are still alive and are left will be changed and meet God in the air.” Waiting requires endurance and preparation as well. Let’s take some time to think about what we must wait for…
Be the Ones Who Know the Value
We can see a scene from the Bible where Gideon's 300 warriors defeated 135,000 Midianites (Judges 7). When God was about to choose His warriors, 32,000 men gathered to fight at first. Although all of them were called to the battle against the Midianites, it was only 300 men who passed all of God's tests and remained God's warriors to the end. They were the ones who knew the value of being the members of God's army. If they had not known the value of God's chosen warriors, they would not have tried so hard to go out into battle where they could die. 300 chosen men knew what was truly valuable; they were the most valuable people of the…
Christ Ahnsahnghong Who Has Brought Us the Tree of Life
God has given mankind the Bible in order to ultimately save their souls. Through the Bible, we must meet God our Savior. The Bible contains many parables. Among them, the history of the Garden of Eden in the book of Genesis shows us how men committed sin in heaven and were cast down to the earth. If we realize the true meaning hidden in this parable, we will be able to break the chain of death that binds us. The Bible says that there are two kinds of people: those who are given the knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, and those who are not (Mt 13:10-16). Those who are given the knowledge of the secrets are…
The Gifts of God
What if we receive numerous good gifts from God every day while living in this world? Whenever we get a gift from God, we will always be happy and grateful as well. In fact, God gives us a gift every moment, every day. However, since we cannot tell if it is a gift, we sometimes fail to be thankful and instead we grumble or complain, so that we cannot give glory to God. A hardship that befalls us is a gift from God, and something joyful is also a gift from God. Our family and neighbors and so many people we meet are all gifts from God. Even a trial we may sometimes encounter is actually a gift from God.…
Prayer for World Peace
Now many lives are being sacrificed in wars and terrorist attacks on one side of the earth, and on the other side of the earth various infectious diseases are emerging and spreading throughout the world. However, even though disasters are so rampant in these days, God protects and comforts us, His children, just as Jesus said, "You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed" (Mt 24:6). We give thanks to God for His grace. Now, the gospel is being preached to the whole world. Even though a disaster occurs in a remote country, we cannot remain indifferent to it anymore. Mother told us to pray for world peace, caring not…
Melchizedek and Christ
The 66 books of the Bible contain many mysteries of God. When we figure out the mysteries one after another, we are able to understand God's long-term plan for our salvation. Among God's mysteries, the greatest mystery is Christ. Only when we realize Christ who is the mystery of God, we are able to receive the blessing of salvation and find all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge hidden in Him (Col 2:2-3). The Bible, which gives us the wisdom leading to salvation, testifies about Christ who is the mystery of God (2 Ti 3:15-17; Jn 5:39). Among the many mysteries of the Bible, let's study the prophecies about Melchizedek so that we can understand Christ who is the source…
The Future of Mankind Is in Our Hands
These days, the mass media like newspapers and television are pouring out shocking and depressing news every day, in addition to gloomy outlook for the future. Experts in every field are concerned about the human future that is becoming gloomier day by day because of accumulated problems such as war, famine, various diseases, abnormal climate change, collapse of the world economy, and loss of humanity. And they are trying to find solutions, but it is not easy. In fact, the future of mankind is in our hands. Some of us may doubt if we will really be able to perform such a great task, but that is the will of God. God has entrusted us with the historic mission to…
The Value of the New Name
Receiving God means believing in His name (Jn 1:12). We, who are in Zion, already know the name of God―the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. We've received the Christ who has come in the new name and become witnesses testifying to the new name, the Savior's name in the age of the Holy Spirit. We pray in the new name and praise the new name; we've been saved by believing in the new name. God's name has great power in the spiritual world. Now, let's consider how great the new name, the Savior's name in the age of the Holy Spirit, is, how valuable the name of His Bride, the new Jerusalem…
What Kind of God Is Your God?
In this harvest age, the work of going to Samaria and the ends of the earth, making disciples of all nations and preaching the gospel to them is now being accomplished quickly according to the prophecy. Consequently, God allows us to spread the gracious fragrance of Zion all the more. Today, many people claim to believe in God, but in actuality they believe in a different god than the God whom the Bible preaches. Nevertheless, they think that they believe in the true God, so they ask the members of Zion who preach the gospel, “What kind of God is your God?” As God’s witnesses, we should let them know why our God is the only true God. God is…
Do Not Boast About Tomorrow
When we look around, there are many people who continue to delay coming to God until later, while acknowledging the necessity of believing in God. They usually say, “Now I want to live my life to the fullest. I will have a religion when I get older,” or, “I need to take care of something urgent right now. Let me believe in God when I get some free time.” However, no one can guarantee that tomorrow, which they plan and dream for, will surely come. Such is life. There was once a strong earthquake in Indonesia, which killed over 5,000 people and injured tens of thousands of people. Since the earthquake occurred early in the morning while people were sleeping,…
Receive God
The Bible contains the will of God, who wants to lead us to the way of truth and righteousness and to make us perfect as His people who will inherit salvation. Some Biblical characters, who graciously received God who came in the flesh 2,000 years ago, are good examples for us who are living today. Through them, let's learn what kind of mindset and faith we should have towards God, so that we can correctly recognize and receive Him and preach the message of salvation boldly to the whole world, saying, "Receive God Elohim who have appeared in this age!" The right given to those who receive God First, let's find out what blessings were given to the people who…
A Stumbling Block to Jews and Foolishness to Gentiles
At the time of the early Church, there was a stumbling block to Jews. Every day they gathered together to plot how to stop the crowd of people who were doing what was a stumbling block to them, how to slander and hinder them from attracting people's attention. What was the stumbling block to the Jews—the thing that they hated the most? It was the preaching of Jesus Christ. God is light, so darkness hates the light (Jn 1:1-14). It is because darkness retreats even when a tiny bit of light shines. What Satan hates the most is revealing God, our Savior in each age: Jehovah in the age of the Father, Jesus Christ in the age of the Son,…
The Mission of Watchmen and Signs of the Present Time
A watchman is a person who keeps watch over something or someone. The mission of a watchman is to keep awake even while people are sleeping and to keep a close eye on things so that he can help people prepare themselves by telling them if there is any sign of an attack from the enemy or of a disaster. God has entrusted the mission of a spiritual watchman to the children of Zion. The mission of a spiritual watchman is to awaken the world with the word of God, whether they listen or not, to help them escape disasters and to lead them to salvation (Eze 3:11, 17-18). Various disasters that are occurring these days are the message of…
A Testing Stone
There is no one who has not gone through a test all his life. Except for primitive people, no one can live a better life without going through tests. If we pass one test, we need to face another test and pass it in order to make our life much better. It is the same spiritually. We have to pass many tests in order to enjoy eternal life and glory in the everlasting kingdom of heaven, living together with our heavenly Father and Mother forever and ever. Only those who pass every spiritual test can receive all the blessings of God. A cornerstone and a testing stone in Zion God said that He would lay a stone in Zion and…
Faith With Knowledge and Faith With Deeds
There are so many churches in the world today, but most of them do not follow the gospel of the new covenant, which Jesus taught and put into practice as an example for us. Most so-called Christians insist that they can be saved if they just believe in Jesus. They claim to read the Bible, but actually they overlook Christ's teaching described in the Bible that we must have faith with deeds. This is the reality of Christianity. Even though they know the words of God, if they do not put them into practice, they cannot correctly understand God's will contained in the commands and laws of God, nor can they participate in God's work of salvation, either. Knowing can…
A Precious Cornerstone in Zion
People expect that God will come with unimaginable glory when He appears on this earth. However, the Bible prophesies that God will come in the most ordinary of ways, so people will not recognize Him and He will be a trap and a snare to them. Then, how can we recognize God who appears in a totally different way than most people expect? Let's take some time to understand God's will for us by studying the history of the Bible. God who comes in secret During the Joseon Dynasty of Korea, there was the Secret Royal Inspector (called Amhaengosa) system. Under the centralized system, a secret royal inspector was dispatched in secret by royal command to travel the countryside to…
Let Us Become God’s Witnesses
God called His people to be witnesses to testify to His name for the work of salvation in each age—as the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit respectively. In the age of the Father, God chose His people to become Jehovah's witnesses and in the age of the Son to become Jesus' witnesses, and in the age of the Holy Spirit God has called us to be witnesses of the Spirit and the Bride, who give the water of life to human beings in this age (Isa 43:10; Ac 1:8; Rev 22:17). The reason why God has chosen us to be His witnesses is because He wants us to display God's glory among all nations of the world by…