Sermons
This is to help you meditate day and night on God’s words that revive your soul.
The One Who Wants to Wear the Crown Must Bear Its Weight
No eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no mind has conceived the Kingdom of Heaven God has prepared for His children. However, the way to Heaven is not a smooth paved way. It would be good if we could go to Heaven easily, without any difficulty. On this path, however, there are big barriers that stop us and obstacles that are beyond our control. It was the same with the members of the early Church, including the apostles, who preached the gospel in obedience to Christ’s command. They walked the path of faith under hardship and persecution; it was not a smooth, easy path. Why did God allow His beloved children to walk the rough path instead of…
The Passover Is the Truth That Saves
The earth may seem spacious to people in the world, but it is just a tiny dot in the vast universe. The Bible tells us that this earth is like a speck of dust on the scales and a drop in a bucket to God (Isa 40:15). God has established a covenant for us, humans, who live on this small earth. All the decrees, laws, and commandments, which have been given by God who runs the great universe, contain God’s will for us to enjoy eternal life and happiness in Heaven. God has restored the New Covenant Passover and allows us to keep it in this age. This is also God’s special providence and blessing. As people of Zion, we…
Come to Heavenly Father and Mother
Some people think that the Bible is a book full of complicated and difficult stories or that it is merely a guide to wisdom for life. However, the Bible is a book that contains the truth about eternal life. To fully understand the teachings in the 66 books of the Bible, we first need to know that God is our Father and Mother. When we read the Bible carefully, we can understand that God is our Father and our Mother and we are Their children—spiritual brothers and sisters. We have been cast down to this earth since our souls sinned in the angelic world. The Bible contains the will of Heavenly Father and Mother who want us to achieve complete…
World Evangelism and Our Mission
Our brothers and sisters in Zion are putting their whole heart and mind into preaching the gospel with the desire to save all seven billion people. The work of salvation—finding our lost heavenly family members—is shaking up the world and the gospel spreading rapidly like the light of seven full days is surprising the whole world, just as Heavenly Father prophesied. At this point in time, let us remind ourselves again of the Bible prophecies about world evangelism and of our God-given mission. The gospel spreading all over the world The gospel of God is spreading rapidly throughout the world according to the prophecies of the Bible. Many people who have been waiting for the water of life, which the…
I Will Give You
God has told us to “be joyful always, pray continually, and give thanks in all circumstances” (1 Th 5:16–18). To give thanks in all circumstances means to be always thankful, no matter what the circumstance—good or bad, easy or difficult. When God tells us to give thanks for everything, there must be a reason we should be thankful. We are always receiving abundant love from God. Everything we have—from our wisdom and talents to our faith in God—actually comes from God. As the people of Zion, we should give thanks and glory to God every day for providing us with everything for our future. What do you have that you did not receive? Whenever I do something, I am reminded…
The Blessings of Preaching
I believe everyone in Zion knows well how important the mission of preaching is and how great the blessings are. What would happen to the world if there were no people who were called and sent by God? There is a book titled Fruitless Fall: The Collapse of the Honey Bee and the Coming Agricultural Crisis by Rowan Jacobsen, an American author. The title itself is very meaningful and thought-provoking. The mission of evangelists in the spiritual world is similar to the role of honeybees that make this earth fruitful. Without gospel preachers, the world would be a place where nobody could expect the fruit of salvation. Let’s think about what a great blessing it is to have God-given authority…
Almighty God and the World of Faith
God wants us to have faith. Faith never comes without knowing God properly. It was the same with the ancestors of faith. Only after understanding God correctly did they start to have true faith. We think that we ourselves believe in God properly. However, if we do not understand God’s almightiness, we will end up confessing our faith with our mouths alone and failing to have faith in our hearts. Through the Bible, let’s learn the faith that is good enough for God to dwell and work in our hearts and keep the true faith. Before and after realizing the Almighty God When God told Gideon to save Israel from the hands of the Midianites, he refused, saying, “How can…
Be the One Who Does Good Deeds
God calls His people the “salt and light of the world.” What we must have to become the salt and light of the world is good deeds and good minds in God’s eyes. The Bible asks us not to conform any longer to the pattern of this world (Ro 12:2), and teaches us to do good deeds as children of heaven. Even those who do not believe in God often say, “You’ll go to heaven if you do good things, and you’ll go to hell if you do bad things.” We must all remember that our good deeds as well as our faith will become an important factor that determines whether we are going to heaven or hell. Those who…
Good Habits and Bad Habits
People say that a habit is second nature. Everyone has their own nature. However, it is their habits that have a huge effect on them. We all have good and bad habits. Good habits are helpful for our life of faith, but bad habits are obstacles to the gospel. That is why God has taught us that we should get rid of our old bad habits and replace them with good habits so that we can be born again and enter the kingdom of heaven. Through the Bible, let us think about good and bad habits and get rid of all our bad habits to be born again. A habit of disobeying God’s word 3,500 years ago, the Israelites came…
God’s Love for Us to Be Saved
God is love (1 Jn 4:8). God manages and governs the whole universe, and He is worthy to receive honor and glory from myriads of angels. However, having left the glory of heaven behind, God came to this tiny planet Earth to save His children. He came in the likeness of the sinful flesh and endured all kinds of shame and insults from sinners. He only desired the salvation of His children and walked the path of sacrifice. That is why the Bible says God is love. The great love of God has made us what we are today. Keeping this in mind again, let’s take time to remind ourselves of the holy love and sacrifice of Father and Mother…
The Oil of Faith
Faith is absolutely necessary for us to enter the kingdom of heaven. As the Bible says, “Without faith it is impossible to please God” (Heb 11:6), faith is an essential element we must have in order to go to the kingdom of heaven. Then, how do we know how much faith we have? When we get sick, our body shows the symptoms of that ailment. Likewise, when we fail to fill up our hearts with faith, we come to show many symptoms of spiritual sickness; we always grumble and complain, doubt God’s word, and disbelieve in the power of God. A series of wrong thoughts and behaviors are the symptoms we show when we run out of faith. Jesus said,…
What Should We Give to God?
While living in the world, we have some special days such as our birthdays, admission and graduation days, wedding anniversaries, etc. These days have particular meanings to members of a family. When you have your own special day, all the other members of your family get excited at the thought of what gift they should prepare for you. Then, what should we give to God the Father and God the Mother—our spiritual Parents—when we go back to heaven, our eternal home? What is most pleasing to God? As God’s children, we have only received from God; life, love and everything else. From now on, we need to have faith mature enough to think about what we should give to God—how…
The Scriptures That Say It Must Happen in This Way
Today there are so many churches in the world, and each of them claims they have the true faith. However, the standard of one’s faith is God’s word, not human thoughts or ideas. When we make the words of the Bible the center of our faith, we can walk the right path of faith towards the eternal kingdom of heaven. The Bible consists of God’s prophecies showing what is to occur in the future. So, by studying the Bible carefully, we can discover the true path of faith. Now, let us have time to solidify our faith by examining the fact that God has promised salvation to His children who repent and return into the arms of God the Mother—Heavenly…
Those Who Deliver Blessings
God Almighty governs life, death, fortune and misfortune of all human beings. He blesses those who obey His word and punishes those who do not. Blessings are promised for those who make God their treasure and follow all of His teachings (Dt 30:15–16; Job 22:21–28). As the children of heaven, let us firmly believe that everything God has planned will go well as He has promised and force our way into the kingdom of heaven, so we can receive all the blessings God will give us. As the people of Zion who have been blessed earlier, let us also share our blessings by preaching the good news to the seven billion people who have not yet received God’s grace because…
Light and Darkness
Time flows ceaselessly when we are sleeping, working, taking a break, and eating; it passes no matter what we are doing. Since we cannot see time flowing by, we need devices that have been invented to measure the passing of time. They are clocks and watches. It is the same spiritually. We are living in the visible, physical world, so we cannot see or feel the things of the spiritual world. Just like a clock or watch that has been invented to measure the flow of time, the Bible is God’s device to show us the spiritual world which we cannot perceive. Only through the Bible can we correctly discern all the things of the spiritual world; we are able…
Faith with Action
The Bible says that the gospel of the kingdom will be preached to people of all nations living in this world (Mt 24:14). It also clearly testifies that the voice of the gospel will go out into all the earth and God’s words to the ends of the world (Ro 10:18). Hearing the words of the prophecy, our brothers and sisters have woken up, and they are preaching the gospel of God boldly to people of all nations around the world. This fragrance of Zion is now being emitted from all over the world. However, there still seem to be some who hesitate to participate in preaching the gospel. Action is necessary for the gospel to be preached to all…
Words of Heaven, Words of Salvation
Now people from all nations assemble and come to Zion just as prophesied in the Bible. So, the number of brothers and sisters in Zion is increasing day by day. Some of them do not yet understand the linguistic habits of Zion and the teachings of the Bible, and they still have the habit of speaking words that they have learned from the world. At the beginning of the New Year 2016, let’s take time to think about how we can speak only words of heaven, words of salvation. Heaven’s happiness comes from happy linguistic habits Recently I received an e-mail from a local Church member. She said in the e-mail that the overseer and his wife of the Church…
Values of the Kingdom of Heaven & Calculation Method of Heaven
Everyone living in the world has his or her own standard of value. Some people put value on material goods or wealth, some on knowledge, and some on pleasures or hobbies. Unlike people in the world, we hope for invisible, eternal things. As “citizens of heaven,” we need to put priority on the heavenly standard of value when we do something, thinking, ‘What would God think about this?’ instead of focusing on people’s views about it (2 Co 4:18; Php 3:20). According to the heavenly standards of value, we are all valuable. Even a stone on the street was created by God and has its own value and reason for being there. How much more valuable are we, human beings!…
Turn from Evil and Do Good
These days we hear almost every day the news about violent and cruel crimes such as killing others without hesitation because of a misunderstanding or an argument over something trivial. The Bible teaches us to turn from evil and do good. If we have even the tiniest bit of evil in our hearts, we need to remove it all and pay more attention to God’s teachings in our everyday lives, as the children of heaven. Let us get rid of all anger, jealousy and hate from our hearts and have the heart of God full of love. Now, let’s take time to think about what God’s will is for us, His children, who are living in this age. An age…
According to the Word, According to the Prophecy
The Church of God has recently received the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service. This award is given to all our members in Zion who have worked hard together with one heart and mind to put God’s teachings into practice; it is presented in recognition of our members’ sacrifice and service for others. That is why the award seems more valuable to us. Now the good news keeps pouring in from all over the world that our churches have received the awards, including the President’s Volunteer Service Award from the U.S. President and the Presidential Group Citation from the President of the Republic of Korea. Let’s take time to think about why God continuously grants us these honorable awards today, through…