Sermons
This is to help you meditate day and night on God’s words that revive your soul.
The Sacrifice of God Who Came a Second Time
God is the King of kings and Lord of lords, so He is worthy to receive glory and honor and praise. God the Almighty came to this earth in the flesh, having left the glory of heaven behind, even a second time, with the single-minded desire to save us, His children. As parents are only concerned about their children, so God only cares about His heavenly children. This time, let us think about the meaning of God’s second coming, and learn the Biblical teachings about the holy and sublime love of God. God became flesh The Bible is a book that testifies about God who gives mankind eternal life (Jn 5:39). In regard to the great event that God came…
Let Us Take Away Hate and Change Into Love
Once I read the words that define home as follows: “Home is the kingdom of a father, the world of a mother, and the paradise of children.” The reason “home can be the kingdom of a father, the world of a mother, and the paradise of children” is that at home there are careful consideration and love among family members. We are the members of the heavenly family, so we should unite in love. God refines us in the crucible of our “family,” where all our evil, worldly passions such as quarreling, hate and jealousy melt away, so that we may have good character like a crystal and change into love. In order to re-create each of us to be…
God Has Fulfilled His Great Work Through the Weak and the Humble
Dreams come true! If one has a dream and tries to fulfill the dream, it will surely come true. If he can achieve nothing, it proves that he has no dream. As a proverb says, “Where there is a will, there is a way.” 2,000 years ago, Jesus said, “Go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.” Jesus did not restrict this command to certain people; He gave the command to all people having the will to go. Whoever puts absolute trust in God can participate in God’s wonderful work. Each of us is to have a great ambition for the gospel: ‘I can…
Do Not Call Anything Impure That God Has Made Clean
Just as God said, “I am the LORD; in its time I will do this swiftly” (Isa 60:22), He is now accomplishing all the work of salvation very quickly. As we see our brothers and sisters streaming to Zion throughout the world, we should depend on God all the more and give all thanks and glory to God. When we read the book of Acts, we can see that when Paul preached God's word by the river, God opened the heart of a woman named Lydia to respond to Paul's message (Ac 16:13-15). It was not Paul who opened Lydia's heart. Since God opened her heart at that moment, she was deeply moved and accepted the word of God, and…
The Passover and the Sign of Promise
Today there is increasing tension in the whole world because of the news about disasters that are occurring in all parts of the earth. Continuous disasters such as earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, abnormal weather phenomena, in addition to wars and conflicts—the Bible already warned of these disasters thousands of years ago. It is not too much to say that those disasters are pouring out all at once in this age—the age of the Holy Spirit which we are now living in. The reason why God has restored the Passover in this age is to protect His people from disasters. At the time of the Exodus 3,500 years ago, God let the Israelites know about the Passover above all things. It…
Time for Decision
There are times when we need to make decisions in our daily affairs and in our faith as well. What if we hesitate and delay making a decision? If we do not decide on something but just think about it, we will always remain the same, unable to go forward at all; rather, we will be controlled by our circumstances and go astray. Turgenev, one of Russia’s great writers, divided mankind into two basic types—Hamlet and Don Quixote. Hamlet represents a meditative, irresolute person whose power of direct action is paralyzed by self-doubt and reflection, whereas Don Quixote represents a decisive and active person who puts his or her thoughts into action with-out hesitation. What type of person are we…
My Joy Is in You
Joyful news has been continually reaching Zion these days. The gospel is now spreading much faster; every month many souls are led into life both nationwide and worldwide. The glory of the New Jerusalem our Mother is shining brighter and brighter, and we the people of Zion are receiving praise and honor, just as God has promised. All this is the grace of God who quickly fulfills the prophecies, and it is a result of the obedience of brothers and sisters to God's word. Our brothers and sisters obey Mother's teaching and meet each other always with a smile, and God gives us more joy. Christ's gospel causes joy to spring forth from deep within us. Rejoicing always, we shall…
How Can We Bear Much Good Fruit?
Now our brothers and sisters in Zion are proclaiming the good news of the heavenly kingdom with a burning enthusiasm to save souls; wherever the gospel is preached, good fruits are produced. If we want to bear spiritual fruit, we are to do God's will above all else. God has taught us, who desire to bear more fruit and pray earnestly for it, that we can produce more abundant fruit when our nature is changed so that we will become worthy in God's eyes. Remembering this, let's find out more about the secret of bearing much good fruit. Remain in God Through the parable of the vine, Jesus taught us the secret of bearing fruit; He told us that we…
Sing Praise to God
Mother would say that Father greatly blesses those who give lots of thanks to Him, emphasizing the words of the Bible, "Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus" (1 Th 5:16-18). I believe that our brothers and sisters in Zion give thanks and glory to God always, just as Mother said. God fulfills everything: It is God Himself who accomplishes the gospel. When we believe that and give thanks, glory and praise to God for everything, He will quickly lead all our heavenly brothers and sisters, scattered around the world, to Zion. The gospel does not depend on our abilities. Realizing that, we should devote ourselves to…
Those Who Are to Display God’s Glory
We are trying to glorify God by preaching the gospel; and with good deeds we bring glory to Him. This is for our own good after all. Mother says that if we give glory to God, the glory returns to us. To the people of God, one of the most important virtues is to display God’s glory. Many of the prophecies in the Bible tell us that we are created for the glory of God. Through the Bible, let’s find wisdom to know how we can bring the greatest glory to God. Our life is a pilgrimage toward our home A father and his son were making a journey on foot together. Picturesque and beautiful sights along the way pleased…
Gracious and Touching Words
As the proverb says, "Nice words for nice words," we surely need to use correct and gentle words in order not to hear harsh words from others, and get along well with other people in our daily life. It is said that God created us with two ears and only one mouth so that we should listen twice as much as we speak. In many parts of the Bible, God has given us teachings about how to speak. Now we need to take off our old self that pursued worldly desires and insisted on our own opinions, and should change into God’s beautiful children whom our Heavenly Father and Mother want us to be, following Their teachings. While praying a…
When We Are Weak, We Are Strong
In this age when the world evangelism is being accomplished speedily according to the administration of God, let’s think about what kind of faith God wants us to have. Most people seek God and rely on Him instinctively when they feel they are weak, even though they do not believe in God. However, when they think they are strong, they tend to depend on their own ability and strength rather than to seek God. The words, “When we are weak, we are strong,” seem inconsistent at first glance. In our life of faith, however, we seek God when we feel weak, and then God Almighty works. That’s why we can be strong when we are weak. While walking the path…
A Deep Faith
It is very blessed to have a great teacher in our life. From this point of view, we are the most blessed people because we have met Elohim, our true Teachers, who lead us to the eternal kingdom of heaven. God, who is our true Teacher, came to this earth and walked the path of suffering for our salvation. When He was oppressed and afflicted, He did not open His mouth. He silently endured scorn, despise and insult from men. By the endurance and sacrifice of God, our souls have been healed and saved. Truly giving thanks to God for His grace, let’s take time to think over what kind of faith we should have in following the way of…
The Life of a Christian
For Christians who are walking the path of faith with the hope for heaven, it is important to know the word of God. However, what is more important is to put the Word into practice. People in the world have a positive expectation that Christians will be different from other people in some ways because they believe in God. So, if they see a Christian doing evil, they become greatly disappointed and come to distrust Christianity itself and look away from it, saying, “Christians are not different.” If we are true Christians, we should be careful in everything we say and do. Our speech or behavior may lead people around us to the kingdom of heaven or to destruction. Considering…
How Much Have We Known About God?
People in the world have their own thoughts about God. As for God who exists as spirit, His divine nature and power are beyond human imagination, so people cannot dare to estimate them. Moreover, when God comes in the flesh, it is impossible for humans to understand Him by their own wisdom, so each of them looks at God from a different point of view. At Jesus' first coming, people thought, ‘How could God come in human form?' So, some people said about Jesus, “He is out of his mind,” some said, “He is a ringleader of the Nazarene sect" (Ac 24:5), and others insisted that He should be crucified. Some considered Jesus as one of the prophets, some as…
Let Us Live Our One and Only Life for the Gospel
These days, the members of Zion are diligently preaching the truth even in far-off countries overseas where the gospel has not yet reached. They are leaving truly meaningful footprints in time which never returns if it passes by. Even in various difficult circumstances, they are all leading many souls into the arms of Father and Mother. By doing that, they are writing the“New Acts” with their touching emotions and beautiful actions, which no other novelist can write. Of course, the members of Zion in our own country are also participating in overseas missions by praying together with one mind for those who are preaching overseas, from early in the morning. I believe this is also a beautiful act of faith…
Until the Establishment of the Realm of the Gospel of God
People in the world have their own goals for life. They make plans with the hope for their future when they will buy a house, how they will educate their children, and so on. Unless we have hope, we cannot feel joy at work, either. When we have hopes and goals to obtain a better position and live a happier life in the near future, we gain strength and work harder at our job, don't we? God's people should also have goals for the future. Now, let's take the time to check our goals and hopes, thinking about what we have planned for our future in our life of faith. An obscure faith, and a sure faith with a definite…
Spiritual Loss
The ultimate goal of our faith is the salvation of our souls (1 Pe 1:9). God came to this earth to give the truth of salvation to us, the heavenly sinners who were doomed to eternal death. So, living a redeemed life by obeying the word of God is the greatest happiness and the biggest profit for us. As people of Zion, we must discern things spiritually so that we will not suffer any spiritual loss but receive all the spiritual blessings, no matter what hardships we face. To obtain a treasure hidden in a field, we should buy that field even by selling all we have. Likewise, to obtain the treasure called Heaven, we must invest all we have…
Like Christ
The movie "The Passion of the Christ," which portrays the last few hours of Christ's life, once created a sensation all over the world. This film depicts Christ's agony after the Passover and it ends with His resurrection. To put it simply, it vividly depicts the process of Jesus becoming a kernel of wheat to save souls. Like Christ, we, too, ought to devote ourselves to saving lives, as a kernel of wheat. Now, through the Bible, let's take an in-depth study of Christ, who sacrificed Himself to save the lives of many people, and of the new covenant which He established through His blood. Christ shed His blood for our sins For what I received I passed on to…
The One Who Has Called You by Name
If we are called by a man who understands and approves us, we must be happy. For an officer, it may be very important to get an opportunity to serve his nation, being called by his king; if an officer is called by the president and given an official duty, it must be a happy event for him. Now we have been called by God the Creator, who is King of kings and Lord of lords. It is a great blessing that cannot be exchanged for anything else in the world. Through the Bible, let's find out the will of God who has called us and the blessings that we will receive. Biblical individuals whom God called by name "This…