Today I'd like share the word of God entitled strong foundation
And this is one of my best sermons
Yesterday Ptr. Batacsil told me that
our Building had sank 5 inches Dao.
It means our building is not straight it is incline
And he said there are some reasons why the Building is declining
One maybe the foundation is not deep (I mean not strong)
And maybe total of the people stay inside is too heavy
(marami Tao in the dorm so it is heavy,
Because this building is for residential only)
May be soil is so soft because we are surrounded with creeks Dao
But do not worry
The building will not fall easily
Any way now I'm thinking that
When we finish our new building, dormitory will transfer there
And as you know foundation of our new construction building is deep and strong
This afternoon we have read the bible about wise man and foolish man.
According to the bible, wise man built his house on rock.
The rain came down.
The rivers flooded it over and the winds blew against that house,
but it did not fall.
Because it built on rock.
Because it has its' foundation on the rock.
But the foolish man built his house on sand.
The rain came down.
The rivers flooded over and the winds blew against that house
and it fall with a great crash.
Now I'd like to ask you brothers and sisters,
where would you like to build your house
on the rock, or sand?
Of course no one wants to build his house on sand.
Who want to be a foolish man?
Then, in today's term, How the Christian lives like a wise man?
As we Christian, how do we make our foundation strong?
1st, prayer.
We need prayer
Prayer is a conversation with God.
Prayer is union of two loves,
our love and with God's love.
For example, if you love somebody
You want continue to stay with your lover
And continue to fellowship with him diba?
In korea Kyungsang province man is reticent, not expressive
When they come home from work
Usually they said only 3words
1st give me rice
After eat he watch the TV.
When he finished waltching TV
2nd he said patay light
And finally sleep na
If the wife wants to talk with him
and wife said "Honey how's today?"
and husband said, "O give me a break I'm very tired."
and no more dialogue.
So wife angry
You talk to me, talk something why are you not talking
You don't have mouth why not talk
And then husband said
Go there, are you crazy (지라 울로까바)
oh boy, That family will be problem. Later on
Brothers and sisters my point is this one
For the relationship, communication is very important
If communication is absent.
If they have no conversation each other,
Their gab is betting bigger and wider.
And later on it will be problem
and It's the same with God.
Prayer is a dialogue between God and us.
If we stop to pray, no conversation with God,
Then we become estranged (에스트레인지드) each other
And we will be separated with God.
That's why we have to continue to pray.
we need a good relationship with God.
Jesus says in Luke 22:40 "Pray that you will not into temptation."
Yes, we need prayer.
Satan couldn't get in as long as we pray.
We will not get into temptation.
In our school, in the morning we have devotion
And afternoon we have a chapel service
and after class we have prayer meeting
that is because I want you to communicate very well with God
but someone complain
Schedule is so tight
Almost patay…
But brothers and sisters
Even thou you are tired still you need prayer
No matter what important jobs we have
the most important time of our day is prayer
You see Georgiana and Abraham
If there is Georgiana and there is Abraham beside her
Because they love each other
They want fellowship all the time
Like this, we continue to fellowship our God through prayer amen?
And I do believe it will make our foundation strong.
2nd Daily Bible reading.
If prayer is speaking to God,
Bible reading is listening to God.
It's also important.
Because the mind of God is here in the bible.
The Bible is God's love letter.
Ex) 연애편지 이야기
Bible says in psalms 119:165,
"Great peace have they who love your Law and nothing shall offend them,"
nothing shall offend us as long as we love God's word.
Becoz God's word will secure our structure.
Some one who grounded the Word of God, they not be shaken.
Becoz their foundation is strong.
But some one who never read their Bible, they are easily offended.
When some little trouble comes, their structure is all disturbed.
Just little breath of opposition their house is all gone.
Because they have no foundation
Brothers and sisters
God's Word is food of our soul isn't it?
We must feed our soul as a body.
This body we inhabit for a day and then leave.
We take care of it very well. We feed 3 times a day,
and what is more ……Pansitcanton and bandisal…
This body which one by and by going into the grave
we take care of it very well.
But inner man our soul (spirit) that is to live on and on and forever is lean starved.
That's why a little trouble comes they are fell down.
Brothers and sisters reading the Bible every day.
If we daily feed up on the word of God, we will not be easily offended
Becoz the Bible reading will make our foundation strong.
3rd strong faith.
For the strong foundation we need strong faith amen.
I tell you one true story,
In the Unite State, they have Niagara Falls
And that river located between USA and Canada boundary
One day, there's a guy who tied a rope on both sides of the river.
And then, he crossed the river by walking on the rope.
There was no trick. This is real.
If he takes a false step, He could fall and die.
Many people are surrounding there
and watched him in breathless suspense
One step, one step he is walking on the rope,
finally he crossed the river successfully.
Wow, they all cheered and gave him a big hand.
After that he asked the crowd.
"Thank you ladies and Gentleman and now
I'll try to cross back this river again.
Do you think I can do it?"
the crowd said "Yes" "do you believe?"
"Yes we believe Show me one more time."
"OK, then this time I'll try to carry one person in my shoulder
And I will cross, is there any volunteer?"
no one volunteered.
A while ago the audience said,
"Yes we believe you show us one more time."
But when he wanted a volunteer, suddenly they were all silent.
Any way later on a young boy volunteered.
Soon they were crossing the river.
The boy is on the man's shoulder
and he crossed the river again successfully.
and that boy was no other than this own son.
The story is finished.
Brothers and sisters often times we are like those audience.
We cheer, praise to the Lord. We shout "Yes we believe to you"
Yet when the Lord ask to us volunteer.
We turn out back. We believe only by mouth not by action.
Now we are talking about faith
open the Bible in Psalms 37:5
Commit your way to the Lord
"commit your self to the Lord and place your confidence in Him."
"Commit everything you do to the Lord.
Trust him, and he will help you.(New living translation)"
That is the faith.
Brothers and sisters
Commit means giving or to entrust
Commit means dedicate….
If we really trust God
We could commit ourselves to him
We could commit our way to God
We could give everything to the Lord amen
Like the young boy did.
The young boy, he absolute trusted his father.
Because he knows his fathers very well
He knows his father is expert of tightrope walking
So that he can risk even his life with his father.
Brothers and sisters
Is the Lord your final authority?
Do you trust the Lord absolute?
Then give our self to the Lord. He will save our whole life.
That is the faith.
Faith is giving, dedication, Amen.
4th share God's love to others.
For the strong foundation our Christian life
We need loving minded
I tell you one story
When I study in bible school in Korea
There is one Ptr.
And all the student is respect him
He has a big church
He is a great teacher
We know that he pray a lot
Even he has lay hand power
So most of student follow him and make him as a mentor
And when we graduate Bible school
One of my Alumni pioneering Church
And of course it is mahirap(difficult) to pioneering church
He don't have money
And he don't have rice
So he often fasting because there is no rice
He getting thin
So he decide to look his mentor
If I go to him maybe I can get some rice
And he went to him
Ptr how are you
Oh brother how are you and what are doing now
And he said
Ptr, I opend church
And still it is mahirap
For me it's ok because this is my way
But I feel to sorry to my wife and my baby
Actually we didn't eat for three days
Can you give me some rice?
And he said I'm sorry I cannot help you
And he come to my house and says that
We are so disappointed with him
He didn't ask to buy guitar for the church
He didn't ask to money for their renting
He just ask to some rice because hungry
And the rich ptr. Rejected that small favor…
Brothers and sisters
When you have ministry
Yes, Pray is important
Pray is very important for your ministry
And be filled with Holy Spirit is important
When you have ministry
Preaching is also important for your ministry
If preaching is weak your ministry will be weak
But brothers and sisters
The most important things in our ministry is love to others
Do you believe God loves you?
Do you also love God?
Then you must share God's love to others.
That's our responsibility to one another.
If we continue to share God's love to others,
we can expand the kingdom of God here in this world
Bible says in 1st Corinthians chapter 13:1-3
"If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels,
but have not love,
I'm only resounding gong or clanging cymbal.
If I have the gift of prophecy
and can fathom all mysteries
and all knowledge,
and if I have a faith that can move mountains,
but have not love, I am nothing.
If I give all I possess to the poor and surrender my body to the flames,
but have not love, I gain nothing."
A businessman can be successful in his work even without love.
Movie star can be successful even though they have no love.
I mean You can succeed worldly business even with out love
But as Christian
But we cannot serve God unless we have love.
Specially to be a ptr or For the ministry
It is impossible you do it without love
So beloved ABC student
As I your president
I emphasize that love to others
When you graduate and go to the field
Don't forget this one
You need merciful mined
If you have this mind
I believe it makes your foundation strong.
And you will never fall
May God bless you
Thank you
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