The Treasured Possession (Exodus 19:4-6)

Speaker: Soon-Bok Lee                             Sunday July 30, 2017

  Treasured possession

 Exodus 19:4-6

 

 

4. 'You yourselves have seen what I did to Egypt, and how I carried you on eagles' wings and brought you to myself.

 

 

5. Now if you obey me fully and keep my covenant, then out of all nations you will be my treasured possession. Although the whole earth is mine,

 

 

6. you will be for me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.' These are the words you are to speak to the Israelites."

 

 

Outline of the message: Treasured possession

 

I. God heard and remembered

 

1.1 Ex 2:24 God heard their groaning and he remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac and with Jacob.

1.2 God’s covenant with Abraham                            Ge 12: 2 'I will make you into a great nation and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing.

 

1.3 God sent Moses to Pharaoh (Ex 3:7-10)                            Ex 3:9 And now the cry of the Israelites has reached me, and I have seen the way the Egyptians are oppressing them.                  Ex 3:10 So now, go. I am sending you to Pharaoh to bring my people the Israelites out of Egypt.‘

 

II. God carried Israel on eagle’s wing

 

2.1 Strike Egypt with 10 disasters:                                water of the Nile into blood, frogs, gnats, flies, death of livestocks, festering boils on men and animals , hailstorm, locusts, darkness, death of first born son; 

2.2 Lord’s Passover                                               Ex.12: 7 Then they are to take some of the blood and put it on the sides and tops of the door frames of the houses where they eat the lambs.                                                           Ex.12 :12'On that same night I will pass through Egypt and strike down every firstborn-both men and animals-and I will bring judgment on all the gods of Egypt. I am the LORD.  13The blood will be a sign for you on the houses where you are; and when I see the blood, I will pass over you. No destructive plague will touch you when I strike Egypt.

 

2.3 Israelites walked through the red sea on dry ground. Ex15:19

 

 

III. Code of Happiness for God’s treasured possession

 

3.1 You will be my treasured possession, kingdom of priest, holy nation (Ex 19:5-6; Co 3:16; 1 Peter 2:9)

3.2 10 commandments (Ex 20:3-17)                                        1. God comes first; 2. Never reduce God; 3. Be careful about God’s name; 4. Take a day off; 5. Honor your parent; 6. Respect human life; 7. Keep yourself pure; 8. Do not steal; 9. Be honest; 10.Do not envy.

3.3 Obey 10 Code of happiness in Christ.

 

 

 

SMALL GROUP STUDY ON THE MESSAGE: “Treasured possession”

Based on today’s message, let us consider the following questions in sharing with one another the understanding and insight we have received from the Word of God. We are also encouraged to share with others how we want to apply the meaning of today’s message in our personal Christian life.

1. What is your personal identity? 

 

2. Who are you in God’s sight?

 

3. What should be your relevant life style to meet your identity God told you to be? 

 

 

A Banner to Fight Under (Ephesians 6:10-20)

Message: Eph. 6: 10-20

10Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. 11Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. 12For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. 13Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. 14Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness, 15sand having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace; 16above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one. 17And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God; 18praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints— 19and for me, that utterance may be given to me, that I may open my mouth boldly to make known the mystery of the gospel, 20for which I am an ambassador in chains; that in it I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.

 

 

Sunday July 24, 2017

“A Banner to Fight Under”

Pastor Enoch Hanokh

1. Be Strong in the LORD-vv. 10-13

10Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. 11Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. 12For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. 13Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.

• The power of His Might
• Putting on the Whole Armor of God;

Rom. 13:12 12The night is far spent, the day is at hand. Therefore let us cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light.

Ps. 27:11 11The LORD is my light and my salvation; Whom shall I fear? The LORD is the strength of my life; Of whom shall I be afraid?

Is. 11:55 55Righteousness shall be the belt of His loins, And faithfulness the belt of His waist.

2Cor. 6:1-10 1We then, as workers together with Him also plead with you not to receive the grace of God in vain. 2For He says: “In an acceptable time I have heard you, And in the day of salvation I have helped you.” Behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation. 3We give no offense in anything, that our ministry may not be blamed. 4But in all things we commend ourselves as ministers of God: in much patience, in tribulations, in needs, in distresses, 5in stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labors, in sleeplessness, in fastings; 6by purity, by knowledge, by longsuffering, by kindness, by the Holy Spirit, by sincere love, 7by the word of truth, by the power of God, by the armor of righteousness on the right hand and on the left, 8by honor and dishonor, by evil report and good report; as deceivers, and yet true; 9as unknown, and yet well known; as dying, and behold we live; as chastened, and yet not killed; 10as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things.

Jer. 13:11 11‘ For as the sash clings to the waist of a man, so I have caused the whole house of Israel and the whole house of Judah to cling to Me,’ says the LORD, ‘that they may become My people, for renown, for praise, and for glory; but they would not hear.’

• Wrestling against Powers

2. Standing Armed-vv.14-17

14Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness, 15sand having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace; 16above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one. 17And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God;

• The armors;

1 Thess. 5:8 8But let us who are of the day be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and as a helmet the hope of salvation.

 

3. Praying with all Kinds of Prayer-vv.18-20

18praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints— 19and for me, that utterance may be given to me, that I may open my mouth boldly to make known the mystery of the gospel, 20for which I am an ambassador in chains; that in it I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.

• Seeking the Face of the LORD in perseverance;

Ps.27:8 8When You said, “Seek My face,” My heart said to You, “Your face, LORD, I will seek.”

Some Types of Types of Prayer:

Praise and worship, prayer of faith, prayer of consecration, prayer of commitment, prayer of agreement, corporate prayer, prayer of supplication, intercessory prayer, praying in tongues

• Praying for your pastors

            

Questions:

1. The Bible describes the Christian life in fight and battle metaphors. How do you apply the understanding from those metaphors to your life today, if you believe that they apply to you?
2. How do we pray with all kinds of prayer and why?
3.  Why do we have to pray for our pastors?

 

Of His Flesh and of His Bones (Ephesians 5:22-33)

 Message: Eph. 5: 22-33

, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord. 23For the husband is head of the wife, as also Christ is head of the church; and He is the Savior of the body. 24Therefore, just as the church is subject to Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in everything. 25Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her, 26that He might sanctify and cleanse her with the washing of water by the word, 27that He might present her to Himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that she should be holy and without blemish. 28So husbands ought to love their own wives as their own bodies; he who loves his wife loves himself. 29For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as the Lord does the church. 30For we are members of His body, of His flesh and of His bones. 31“ For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.” 32This is a great mystery, but I speak concerning Christ and the church. 33Nevertheless let each one of you in particular so love his own wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband.

 

Sunday July 16, 2017

“Of His Flesh and of His Bones”

Pastor Enoch Hanokh

1. As Christ is the Head of the Church-vv. 22-24

22Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord. 23For the husband is head of the wife, as also Christ is head of the church; and He is the Savior of the body. 24Therefore, just as the church is subject to Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in everything.

• Honoring and obeying (Submission), vv. 24, 24
• Christ and the Church as (an) example(s), v. 23

2. Just as Christ also loved the Church-vv.25-28

 

25Husbands love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her, 26that He might sanctify and cleanse her with the washing of water by the word, 27that He might present her to Himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that she should be holy and without blemish. 28So husbands ought to love their own wives as their own bodies; he who loves his wife loves himself.

 

• Duty of a husband, v. 25
• The reason for the duty, vv. 26-28

 

3. Of His Flesh and of His Bones-vv.29-33

 

29For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as the Lord does the church. 30For we are members of His body, of His flesh and of His bones. 31“For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.” 32This is a great mystery, but I speak concerning Christ and the church. 33Nevertheless let each one of you in particular so love his own wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband.

 

• No man hates himself? v. 29
• Bonded and closer as to no other, vv. 30-33

Questions:

1. How does Christ’s relation to the Church help us understand marriage?
2. Have we misunderstood marriage? Base on biblical principles, share understanding your understanding and experience with your group if possible.
3. How do we understand verse 31? “For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh”

Double Minded; 99.9% committed [James 4:8]

 

David and Mephibosheth (2 Samuel 9:1-13)

Speaker: Soon-Bok Lee                             Sunday July 2, 2017

 David and Mephibosheth

 2 Samuel 9:1-13

 

1. David asked, "Is there anyone still left of the house of Saul to whom I can show kindness for Jonathan's sake?"

 

2. Now there was a servant of Saul's household named Ziba. They called him to appear before David, and the king said to him, "Are you Ziba?" "Your servant," he replied.

 

3. The king asked, "Is there no one still left of the house of Saul to whom I can show God's kindness?" Ziba answered the king, "There is still a son of Jonathan; he is crippled in both feet."

 

4. 'Where is he?' the king asked. Ziba answered, 'He is at the house of Makir son of Ammiel in Lo Debar.'

 

5. So King David had him brought from Lo Debar, from the house of Makir son of Ammiel.

 

6. When Mephibosheth son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, came to David, he bowed down to pay him honor. David said, 'Mephibosheth!' 'Your servant,' he replied.

 

7. "Don't be afraid," David said to him, "for I will surely show you kindness for the sake of your father Jonathan. I will restore to you all the land that belonged to your grandfather Saul, and you will always eat at my table."

 

8. Mephibosheth bowed down and said, 'What is your servant, that you should notice a dead dog like me?'

 

9. Then the king summoned Ziba, Saul's servant, and said to him, "I have given your master's grandson everything that belonged to Saul and his family.

 

10. You and your sons and your servants are to farm the land for him and bring in the crops, so that your master's grandson may be provided for. And Mephibosheth, grandson of your master, will always eat at my table." (Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.)

 

11. Then Ziba said to the king, "Your servant will do whatever my lord the king commands his servant to do." So Mephibosheth ate at David's table like one of the king's sons.

 

12 Mephibosheth had a young son named Mica, and all the members of Ziba's household were servants of Mephibosheth.

 

13. And Mephibosheth lived in Jerusalem, because he always ate at the king's table, and he was crippled in both feet.

 

 

 

 

Outline of the message: David and Mephibosheth

 

I. Background (2 Samuel 9:1-3)

 

1.1 Saul chased David to kill but died with his three sons at the battle         field against Palestine army.

1.2 Mephibosheth grandson of Saul, son of Jonathan became orphan and      crippled at five and Hided at Lo Debar.

1.3 David became the Great King of Israel and wanted to show the God’s      kindness to the Saul’s household for the sake of Jonathan.                 (Psalms 2 3 :1-6  Psalms 86:12-13)

 

II. Mephibosheth is restored (2 Samuel 9:3-13)

 

2.1 Mephibosheth is searched and found  (2 Samuel 9:3-5)

 

2.2 Mephibosheth was afraid had low self-esteem  (2 Samuel 9:6-8)

 

2.3 Mephibosheth is restored financially and ate at palace with David  

 

III. God's kindness is amazing (2 Samuel 9:7,10)

 

3.1 Mephibosheth’s emotion: Thanks giving, Joy, willingness to worship.

                    (John 5:24, Luke 15: 10-24, 2 Kings 5:15-19)

3.2 The old life and the new. (Colossians 3:8-10)

         Put off the old self and put on the new self.

3.3 God’s will. Joyful, pray, thanks (1 Thessalonians 5:16-18)

 

SMALL GROUP STUDY ON THE MESSAGE: “ David and Mephibosheth”

Based on today’s message, let us consider the following questions in sharing with one another the understanding and insight we have received from the Word of God. We are also encouraged to share with others how we want to apply the meaning of today’s message in our personal Christian life.

1. Whom David represents in this story? 

 

2. Why Mephibosheth was afraid when he met David ?

 

3. How did Mephibosheth feel after he was restored?