Sermons
This is to help you meditate day and night on God’s words that revive your soul.
God’s Chosen Ones
God has called us to be His co-workers in the redemption work of leading people, who are running towards destruction, into the way to heaven. To receive the blessing God has promised, we are advancing towards the world, holding the staff of Moses. What are God's standards for His workers, the warriors of truth, then? God's standard for selecting Gideon's warriors First, let's take a look at the Biblical verses describing the process of God's selecting Gideon's warriors, in order to know His standards for the warriors of faith. ... The LORD said to Gideon, "You have too many men for me to deliver Midian into their hands. In order that Israel may not boast against me that her own…
God Is Love
God loves us so much. That is why He came to this earth and willingly endured such extreme suffering for us. When He breathed His last breath at Golgotha, He endured the agony of death for us. He worried about us and prayed for us. All 66 books of the Bible repeatedly emphasizes that God is love. We, who have been called by God earlier to abide in the truth, have to understand the great love of God and put it into action in a practical way. God has let us participate in the gospel work, so that we may preach His love to the whole world. If we have understood the love of God, shouldn’t we share it with…
Being Called by Grace
Long ago, in the Han dynasty of China, there was a general named Han Xin who commanded the troops of the dynasty. He was very self-confident and once said, "The more troops, the better." However, he had been a minor officer with a lowly position before he was called by the emperor. After being called by the first emperor of the Han dynasty, he became the chief general with honors. If he had not been called, he would not have been long remembered in history as a hero but remained a petty official all his life. Likewise, many Biblical characters, after being called by God, became kings or prophets or apostles or warriors for faith; they received God's promise that…
The Mystery of Mysteries
In studying the 66 books of the Bible, the most important thing is to understand Christ and establish our faith in Him. For the Bible says that Christ is the great mystery. About 2,000 years ago, the Israelites suffered greatly under the oppression of the Roman government. Their only hope to sustain them was that the Messiah, prophesied in the Bible, would come and deliver them from their oppression. They had been looking and waiting for the Messiah, which enabled them to endure the Roman oppression. However, when the Messiah-Jesus Christ-came to them, they rejected and crucified the Messiah whom they had eagerly waited for. To the Israelites, God was much more precious than their lives. They would rather die…
Remain Faithful to God Until the End
We believe in God, looking forward to eternal life in heaven. However, we cannot acquire eternal life without laboring for it; the crown of eternal life cannot be given to us without effort. With the earnest resolution to remain faithful to God until the end, we should keep the faith, that we can receive the crown of life. Many people in the world have a form of godliness but deny its power. They hold to a form of religion, but actually they have no faith and fall easily. When the rain comes down and the streams rise and the winds blow—when trials come, they fall easily like a house built on sand. However, those who build their faith firmly on…
The Spirit of Slavery and the Spirit of Sonship
We are workers approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel and to participate in His great mission. Then, what is our attitude toward the gospel? It is a very important matter. As spiritual harvesters who spread the seed of the gospel and gather the wheat, which spirit do we have, the spirit of slavery or the spirit of sonship? Do we not work with the spirit of slavery, just treading the courts? There is a great difference between the spirit of slavery and the spirit of sonship. A man with the spirit of sonship shares in God's sufferings so that he may also share in His glory Let us suppose that there is a servant in a rich…
Who Are the Righteous?
Innumerable people around the world claim to believe in God. However, God says that there is no one righteous, not even one; there is no one who does good, not even one. As it is written: "There is no one righteous, not even one; there is ... no one who seeks God. ... there is no one who does good, not even one." Ro 3:10-12 Who is a righteous one whom God approves? The Bible says that there is no one who seeks God and comes near to Him except the righteous. Adam, the ancestor of mankind, sought God and came near to Him before he sinned. But after he committed sin by eating from the tree of the knowledge…
Lord! I Am a Sinful Man!
We sinned in heaven and were cast out into the earth, the city of refuge. It is quite natural that we long for our own country. All of us fervently wish to go back to heaven, but we easily forget that we are sinners. Now, let's see what is our duty as sinners who need to repent, so that we may return to the kingdom of heaven. Be conscious of being sinners There are not many who know themselves. We, too, have not known who we are: What caused us to come down to this earth? Why do we go through hardships during our lifetime-70 or 80 years? Most people hope to occupy an important position and seize honor and…
Become a Greater Vessel
God's sealing work, having begun from the east, is yielding abundant harvests. Many nations and peoples are streaming to Zion, earnestly longing for the word of truth which goes out from Zion. The gospel is actively being preached throughout the world. The light of truth, which is seven times brighter than it shone at Jesus' first coming, is quickly spreading over all continents and oceans. Seeing the gospel reaching all the corners of the world, we feel that the following prophecy is being fulfilled: "You will be my witnesses even to the ends of the earth." "And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will…
Philo se
The Greek word 'φιλ σε' means 'I love you.' That was the Apostle Peter's answer when Jesus asked him three times, "Do you love Me?" Do you love Me? Today, numerous crimes are occurring in every corner of the world. The crimes become more cruel and dreadful than in the past. People have lost humanity and forsaken even their basic morals. The reason is that their love both for themselves and for others grow cold. Even many Christians do not follow God. They are not changed by the word of God; rather, they've turned away from the love of God. Christ came into the earth to plant on our hearts the love which we had neither in heaven nor in…
Those Who Resemble God
The people of Zion resemble God, His divine image. Looking back at ourselves, we have become more like God than when we first believed, for we've been continually growing spiritually in God. I look forward to the day when all of Zion's people will fully resemble God. Children resemble their parents Now look at your children carefully. Don't they resemble you? Think of your parents. Do you not resemble them both in physical appearance and in personality? As the proverb says, “Blood will tell,” children usually resemble their parents. Men were created by God's will. Why did God make human children resemble their parents? It's because He wanted us to know that we were created in the image of God,…
Let Your Manner of Life Be Worthy of the Gospel
Now, the gospel work is being accomplished, just as God has purposed; many our heavenly family members, scattered all over the world, are coming to Zion. The feet of those who preach the good news and the holy name of God are moving faster. Thanks be to God! I know well that gospel preaching has become a custom of all brothers and sisters in Zion. Now, let’s consider how we can live a life worthy of the gospel, through God's teachings. It is more blessed to give than to receive We are trying to conduct ourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel by praying, studying and preaching. A manner is a product of one’s thought and spirit. So the…
Look Upon the Spiritual World
We live as pilgrims on earth, longing for the heavenly home. Being clothed in flesh in this visible and finite world, our hearts become easily absorbed in outward things, so that we cannot think of the spiritual world. When we indulge in physical things, we can not understand God's providence; we can't grow in faith, and even the faith we have will gradually cool down. Our forefathers in faith tell us that the invisible world exists and it is the eternal world. "So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal." 2 Co 4:18 Most people believe the things that occur in…
Time to Preach
God entrusts us with something so that in the end He may bless us with good things. We are now entrusted with the gospel preaching. It is God's blessing for our own salvation as well as for others'. Under-standing this, we should walk our path of faith. Destruction of 3,000 people and salvation of 3,000 people in history In the time of Moses, the Israelites were emancipated from Egypt the land of slavery by the grace of God and marched toward Canaan. While they moved about in the desert, they fell into the worldly manner; they worshiped an idol when Moses went up to Mount Sinai to receive the Ten Commandments. As a result, God's wrath arose against them and…
Humble Beginnings and Prosperous Future
We live in the hope that our future will be prosperous by God's grace, though our beginnings seem humble. We are the children of promise. God has given a promise to us, not to other people in the world. This is the word of promise: "Your beginnings will seem humble, so prosperous will your future be." Job 8:7 There is a time for everything in the world: a time to begin and a time to end. So, there is a time for the work of the gospel. Though our gospel work started humblingly, it becomes prosperous more and more as it goes on. In the past days it increased, in the present it does, and in the future also it…
The Passover and the Seal of God
Now, there are so many disasters everywhere in the world: wars between nations, ethnic conflicts, terrors, famines, earthquakes, and deadly cold or heat or flood caused by changes in weather patterns. Whenever such things occur, people tremble with fear, not knowing who or what they should set their hearts on. The Bible already prophesied about the coming disasters and what people would do in the day of such disasters. "Though they dig down to the depths of the grave, from there my hand will take them. Though they climb up to the heavens, … Though they hide themselves on the top of Carmel, … Though they hide from me at the bottom of the sea, …"Am 9:2-9 As described in…
Break Up Your Unplowed Ground
In spring, farmers plow their fields lying fallow during winter, and remove all weeds and tree roots. After sowing, they take care of the seeds so they can sprout; then they apply good fertilizers and remove weeds until they produce good fruits in autumn. It is the same as the work of producing the fruit of the gospel. For the Bible says: "Sow for yourselves righteousness, reap the fruit of unfailing love, and break up your unplowed ground; for it is time to seek the LORD, until he comes and showers righteousness on you."Hos 10:12 Can a farmer sow seeds without plowing up the ground? Not at all. First the farmer removes weeds and roots, then he plows the ground…
God’s Called Ones
Through Biblical history, we can perceive that God Almighty has called His children and accomplished His great works through them. Each age, God-the Creator of all things-called the forefathers of faith such as Joshua, Samuel, David, Peter and John and raised them up so that the light of God's word might not be quenched but continue to shine. In this last age, God has called us to His great work. Let's find out what attitude of mind we should have in order to be worthy of God's calling, through the history of the Bible. All power belongs to God When God calls His workers, He doesn't care about their outward appearance or ability. Does God call His workers because He…
Heavenly Mother Has Changed Our Destiny
The gospel is now being preached quickly throughout the world. As prophesied in the Bible, the work of salvation—finding the lost heavenly family members—is shaking the world, and God establishes Zion wherever our brothers and sisters go. I believe all these results are brought forth because the people of Zion have been fervently working together for the gospel with one mind, according to Heavenly Mother's teaching. A bright future is waiting for us. When the glory of Jerusalem Mother is pro-claimed, people from all nations will return to God and God’s people will reign forever in the eternal kingdom of heaven according to God’s promise. This is our destiny. Let’s find out through the Bible who has changed our destiny,…
Why Is the Church of God Legitimate?
There are so many different Christian denominations in the world, but it is hard to find a legitimate church that has inherited the teachings of Christ according to the example of the early Church. However, many Christians do not realize this; they believe that their church is legitimate and guarantees unconditional salvation. The church that Jesus established and the apostles attended is the Church of God. The Church of God, which we are attending today, is the only legitimate church that God has established to save human beings in this age of the Holy Spirit through the age of the Father and the age of the Son. Let us confirm that the Church of God is the true church that…