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October 30, 2022

"Being with God"(Genesis 39:2-9)

 

Genesis 39:2-9

 

Joseph had a difficult life, but God also blessed him. The reason Joseph had a blessed life was because the Lord was with Joseph.

 

The Lord was with Joseph, and he became a successful man, and he was in the house of his Egyptian master.

Genesis 39:2 ESV

 

We need to be aware of the blessing and how to respond to the blessing.

 

The first blessing is that Joseph was successful in everything he did. Everyone understood that it was God that made Joseph successful. The Egyptians had idols and their false gods, but Lord God was the God of Joseph and not the Egyptians. Joseph must of made it clear Whom he worshipped and attributed his success to.

 

His master saw that the Lord was with him and that the Lord caused all that he did to succeed in his hands.

Genesis 39:3 ESV

 

Joseph took the time to make everyone know that it was God who gave him the success.

 

In the past in the South Korea, if someone was a Christian,  they had a good reputation. Nowadays, Christians have a bad reputation. Christians may feel it is not good to reveal their beliefs. They hesitate to talk about their faith or show their practices. Joseph did not care what others think, he only cared what God thought. Joseph knew where his blessings came and made it known that is was God who blessed him.

 

We can bless everything around us.

 

So Joseph found favor in his sight and attended him, and he made him overseer of his house and put him in charge of all that he had. From the time that he made him overseer in his house and over all that he had, the Lord blessed the Egyptian’s house for Joseph’s sake; the blessing of the Lord was on all that he had, in house and field.

Genesis 39:4-5 ESV

 

However, not everyone is interested in blessing everyone around us. We are more interested in our own blessings and less about serving others. We need to be aware that God's blessings can flow from us to others and bless them. God's love can flow from us to others, and they too can experience God's love.

 

We do not make decisions about who deserves to be blessed by God or not to be blessed. We should not judge and condemn those to be punished by God. We should allow God's blessings flow from us to all. No one is too wicked to be ignored by God's love.

 

So he left all that he had in Joseph’s charge, and because of him he had no concern about anything but the food he ate. Now Joseph was handsome in form and appearance. And after a time his master’s wife cast her eyes on Joseph and said, “Lie with me.” But he refused and said to his master’s wife, “Behold, because of me my master has no concern about anything in the house, and he has put everything that he has in my charge. He is not greater in this house than I am, nor has he kept back anything from me except you, because you are his wife. How then can I do this great wickedness and sin against God?”

Genesis 39:6-9 ESV

 

Although Joseph was a slave, Potiphar made Joseph the steward of Potiphar’s entire household. Joseph was still under the authority of Potiphar and God. We need to be under the authority of man but more importantly under the authority of God.

 

Both Daniel and Joseph faced temptation. Joseph did not sin against his worldly master and yet Daniel did and God rescued both of them. This is because both Daniel and Joseph saw the importance of putting God’s laws and interests before everything else. We cannot blindly follow worldly authority, when we choose to not follow, we will face consequences, but we will face harsher consequences when we choose not to follow God.

 

Let us be like Joseph and give God credit when we have any success and be bold and let others know that we have the Lord God who loves us and blesses us, so that we can love and bless others.





October 29, 2022

What A Beautiful Name

 What A Beautiful Name

CCLI Song # 7068424 Ben Fielding | Brooke Ligertwood

  
Verse 1
You were the Word at the beginning
One with God the Lord Most High
 
Your hidden glory in creation
Now revealed in You our Christ
 
Chorus 1
What a beautiful Name it is
What a beautiful Name it is
The Name of Jesus Christ my King
 
What a beautiful Name it is
Nothing compares to this
What a beautiful Name it is
The Name of Jesus
 
Verse 2
You didn’t want heaven without us
So Jesus You brought heaven down
 
My sin was great Your love was greater
What could separate us now?
 
Chorus 2
What a wonderful Name it is
What a wonderful Name it is
The Name of Jesus Christ my King
 
What a wonderful Name it is
Nothing compares to this
What a wonderful Name it is
The Name of Jesus
 
What A Wonderful Name It Is
The Name Of Jesus
 
Bridge 1
Death Could Not Hold You
The Veil Tore Before You
You Silence The Boast Of Sin And Grave
 
The Heavens Are Roaring
The Praise Of Your Glory
For You Are Raised To Life Again
 
Bridge 2
You Have No Rival
You Have No Equal
Now And Forever God You Reign
 
Yours Is The Kingdom
Yours Is The Glory
Yours Is The Name Above All Names
 
Chorus 3
What a powerful Name it is
What a powerful Name it is
The Name of Jesus Christ my King
 
What a powerful Name it is
Nothing can stand against
What a powerful Name it is
The Name of Jesus
 
Bridge 2
You Have No Rival
You Have No Equal
Now And Forever God You Reign
 
Yours Is The Kingdom
Yours Is The Glory
Yours Is The Name Above All Names
 
Chorus 3
What a powerful Name it is
What a powerful Name it is
The Name of Jesus Christ my King
 
What a powerful Name it is
Nothing can stand against
What a powerful Name it is
The Name of Jesus
 
Ending
What A Powerful Name It Is
The Name Of Jesus
What A Powerful Name It Is
The Name Of Jesus


What A Beautiful Name
그 이름 아름답도다

You were the Word at the beginning
One with God the Lord Most High
태초에 말씀이 계시니
지극히 높으신 주
Your hidden glory in creation
Now revealed in You our Christ
만물에 감추인 주 영광
예수 나타내셨네

What a beautiful Name it is
What a beautiful Name it is
The Name of Jesus Christ my King
그 이름 아름답도다
그 이름 아름답도다
나의 왕 예수그리스도
What a beautiful Name it is
Nothing compares to this
What a beautiful Name it is, The Name of Jesus
그 이름 아름답도다 비교할 수 없네
그 이름 아름답도다 예수의 이름

You didn’t want heaven without us
So Jesus You brought heaven down
우릴 위해 오신 주 인해
하나님 나라 임했네
My sin was great Your love was greater
What could separate us now?
내 죄보다 크신 그 사랑
무엇도 끊지 못해

What a wonderful Name it is
What a wonderful Name it is
The Name of Jesus Christ my King
그 이름 경이롭도다
그 이름 경이롭도다
나의 왕 예수 그리스도

What a wonderful Name it is
Nothing compares to this
What a wonderful Name it is, The Name of Jesus
그 이름 경이롭도다 비교할 수 없네
그 이름 경이롭도다 예수의 이름
What a wonderful Name it is, The Name of Jesus
그 이름 경이롭도다
예수의 이름

Death Could Not Hold You
The Veil Tore Before You
You Silence The Boast Of Sin And Grave
죽음 이긴 주
휘장 찢었네
죄와 무덤 잠잠케 해
The Heavens Are Roaring
The Praise Of Your Glory
For You Are Raised To Life Again
온 하늘 외쳐
영광 찬양해
주 예수 다시 사셨네

You Have No Rival
You Have No Equal
Now And Forever God You Reign
맞설 자 없네
비길 자 없네
영원히 다스리는 주
Yours Is The Kingdom
Yours Is The Glory
Yours Is The Name Above All Names
모든 나라와
모든 영광과
모든 이름 위의 이름

What a powerful Name it is
What a powerful Name it is
The Name of Jesus Christ my King
그 이름 강력하도다
그 이름 강력하도다
나의 왕 예수 그리스도
What a powerful Name it is,
Nothing can stand against
What a powerful Name it is, The Name of Jesus
그 이름 강력하도다 대적할 자 없네
그 이름 강력하도다 예수의 이름

What a powerful Name it is, The Name of Jesus
What a powerful Name it is, The Name of Jesus
그 이름 강력하도다 예수의 이름
그 이름 강력하도다 예수의 이름

You Have No Rival
You Have No Equal
Now And Forever God You Reign
맞설 자 없네
비길 자 없네
영원히 다스리는 주
Yours Is The Kingdom
Yours Is The Glory
Yours Is The Name Above All Names
모든 나라와
모든 영광과
모든 이름 위의 이름

What a powerful Name it is
What a powerful Name it is
The Name of Jesus Christ my King
그 이름 강력하도다
그 이름 강력하도다
나의 왕 예수 그리스도
What a powerful Name it is,
Nothing can stand against
What a powerful Name it is, The Name of Jesus
그 이름 강력하도다 대적할 자 없네
그 이름 강력하도다 예수의 이름

What a powerful Name it is, The Name of Jesus
What a powerful Name it is, The Name of Jesus
그 이름 강력하도다 예수의 이름
그 이름 강력하도다 예수의 이름



What A Beautiful Name - Hillsong Worship (1 hour) (Lyrics)


October 23, 2022

"Kingdom Building Community"(Roman 12:1-2)

 Roman 12:1-2

Kingdom building comes when King Jesus becomes your ruler over your whole life so that Jesus makes you more like him and uses you to bring healing, reconciliation, and spiritual growth.

 We can love and bless people without overtly telling others about Jesus. When their hearts are touched, they want to know more about why we have love and compassion for them and others.  Then we can tell them about Jesus. The others will also be touched and although they may not be ready for Jesus, it could happen later.

 Do we want die for God or to live for God?  What does it mean to live for God? Paul tells us to present ourselves as living sacrifices. We are to live for the Lord as a living sacrifice. There may not be a definitive answer, but we probably can agree that we live to glorify God.

 This does not mean that we should do more, but that our new life is living for God. It is not with their words, with their mouth or their mind. It is with our body. We need to act. We need to give our time and resources. 

 With a willing congregation, God can do great things.

 I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.

Romans 12:1 ESV

 

  1. This is not just coming to church once a week. It is an appeal to live completely for God by God's mercies. We need to build our lives on the mercies of God. When we experience God's love, then we can live as a living sacrifice.

 God's mercies come first! His mercies remove His wrath. Jesus came to sacrifice Himself so that we could be saved. After we accept Jesus, we can be transformed. As a new child, we have an eternal inheritance and live that new life as a living sacrifice.

 Many of us might forget the great mercies of God. Then we move away from that knowledge of what God has done and our new identity in Christ. We need to always go to the cross and remember what God has done and how we are different.

 Let's go to the cross and be grateful for God has done in our lives. We can go to the cross at the end of the day and be grateful for all that God has done for us that day.

 If we want to be used by God, we need to remember the mercies of God and intentionally live for God.

 Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.

Romans 12:2 ESV

 

  1. In a way, Paul is talking about our mind's software. The software can be the world's software or God's software.  The two are incompatible.  The world's software wants money, prestige, and security. God's software will give you a new definition on what success is and how to be successful. 

 We will all die and need to give an account of our life. God will ask us how we lived for God.

 It does not matter how many times you go to church. It matters how we live our life. Do we sacrifice our time and resources for God or do we work just to make money to make us happy. Do we use our time just for our happiness and status.

 God's software will help us to grow. It will help us know how to live God's word. It will help us know who God is.  We need to take time to read God's word and meet God in His word. God's word needs to confront our lives. When we become uncomfortable, we can change.

 

  1. We need to put to practice what we know. It is so easy to forget what we learn in QT and church or mission work. Therefore we do not grow.

It is when we practice what we learn, we start to grow. Our practice reinforces the lessons, but it also allows us to grow. We do not need to do much to continue where we are, but we need to be diligent with our spiritual practices.  Unless it becomes a habit. It will not change you. Put to practice what God is telling us to do. Then we will be able to grow and serve.