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Scripture Passage James 1:17-27 Worship Video Worship Audio Listen!Rev. In Kee Kimshare Social: jQuery(document).ready(function($) { $('#facebook-player-share-42377').sharrre({ share: { facebook: true }, urlCurl: 'https://timothypc.com/wp-content/mu-plugins/rainmaker/library/external/genesis-simple-share/assets/js/sharrre/sharrre.php', enableHover: false, enableTracking: true, disableCount: true, buttons: { }, click: function(api, options){ api.simulateClick(); api.openPopup('facebook'); } }); $('#googleplus-player-share-42377').sharrre({ share: { googlePlus: true }, urlCurl: 'https://timothypc.com/wp-content/mu-plugins/rainmaker/library/external/genesis-simple-share/assets/js/sharrre/sharrre.php', enableHover: false,

Scripture Passage Ephesians 6:10-20 Worship Video Worship Audio Sermon Script Life is more than our actions. Yes, our actions are important. Our decisions are important. We need to take responsibility for our own actions and our decisions. Don't blame others for your own life. There is no use to blame other people or your circumstances. That doesn't do any good. That just makes us feel bad. It is ultimately your decisions and your actions that shape your life. Today is Education Sunday and also Graduation Sunday. We recognize those who are graduating. Congratulations! One chapter of your life is over. And a new chapter begins. So we call it commencement. A new beginning. Your decisions and your actions are very important in beginning a new chapter of your life. What school to go to? Who to meet? What do you want to study? What kind of job? What do you want to do with your life? These are all very important questions you have to seriously ask yourself. You need to spend a lot of time in thinking about these

Scripture Passage 1 Kings 2:10-12, 3:3-14 Worship Video Worship Audio Be WiseRev. Dave Leeshare Social: jQuery(document).ready(function($) { $('#facebook-player-share-42327').sharrre({ share: { facebook: true }, urlCurl: 'https://timothypc.com/wp-content/mu-plugins/rainmaker/library/external/genesis-simple-share/assets/js/sharrre/sharrre.php', enableHover: false, enableTracking: true, disableCount: true, buttons: { }, click: function(api, options){ api.simulateClick(); api.openPopup('facebook'); } }); $('#googleplus-player-share-42327').sharrre({ share: { googlePlus: true }, urlCurl: 'https://timothypc.com/wp-content/mu-plugins/rainmaker/library/external/genesis-simple-share/assets/js/sharrre/sharrre.php', enableHover: false,

Scripture Passage Ephesians 4:25-5:2 Worship Video Worship Audio Sermon Script St. Paul wrote in his letter to the Ephesians, Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children (Ephesians 5:1) Be imitators of God. What does this mean? We often think of imitation as copying or mimicking someone. But when Paul says be imitators, he means more than that. It concerns not just our behaviour, but our entire existence. Being imitators of God means to REFLECT THE IMAGE OF GOD that is within us. It has to do with living the way we were made to live. We are made in the image of God, who is love. John said that clearly Whoever does not love does not know God, for God is love. (1 John 4:8) We are made to love and to live in love. That, I believe, is the essence of Christian anthropology. It is our basic and fundamental disposition. Love is what we experience when we first enter this world. As children, we freely receive and give love to others. Yet somehow as we get older, we seem to lose that capacity to love. The

Scripture Passage 2 Corinthians 5:17 Worship Video Worship Audio Sermon Script The essence of the gospel is about change. Once I am in Christ, I am a new creation. The old has passed, the new has come. The person I am today is not the person I will be tomorrow. That is good news. In Christ, there is always the possibility of a new beginning. But many times, that change is not easy. We just came back from Sioux Valley yesterday. Thank you for your prayers and support. Sioux Valley is located in the southwest area of Manitoba. This year, seven members from London Korean Christian Church joined our team of twenty-seven, to make a total of thirty-four people. It was the second trip there for our church members. Joon Song and Sarah Park from the KSM went for many years, from 2002 to 2015 with their old church. Last year, we went for the first time. We had a great experience last year. We formed great bonds. But a whole year had passed. We weren't sure what it was going to be like this year. Would they remember u

Scripture Passage John 5:1-9 Worship Video Worship Audio Sermon Script The Hebrew word Bethzatha means House of Mercy . Many ill, blind, lame and paralyzed people gathered around the pool called Bethzatha hoping to receive mercy. The pool was inside the Sheep Gate. The Sheep Gate and the pool inside it remind me of Psalm 23. The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures; he leads me beside still waters; he restores my soul. (Psalm 23:1-3) Inside the Sheep Gate, they wanted to be healed. They wanted to be restored. They wanted mercy. But the pool was anything but a place of mercy. This is what the man said when Jesus approached him: Sir, I have no one to put me into the pool when the water is stirred up, and while I am making my way someone else steps down ahead of me. (John 5:8) There was no one to help him. Everyone was looking after themselves. A place meant for healing became a place without mercy. People believed that when the water in the pool was stirred up, they

Scripture Passage Psalm 23 Worship Video Worship Audio Sermon Script Psalm 23 is one of the most beloved psalms of all psalms. It is the most quoted and memorized OT Scripture. Many people wrote songs about this psalm. Whenever we hear this psalm, we feel good. I feel good because it tells me that I am not alone. I read this Psalm at the burial service. To die means to be alone. The body will be buried and people all leave the site. But we are not alone even in our death. I have a shepherd. The shepherd is always with me. I am like a sheep. Many times, I feel lost. I don't know what to do and I don't know where to go. Sometimes, we feel all alone. Especially, when we go through suffering, we feel all alone. But God is my shepherd. He tells me that I am not alone. He tells me that he is with me. That was what God told Isaiah. Do not fear, for I am with you,   do not be afraid, for I am your God;I will strengthen you, I will help you,   I will uphold you with my victorious right hand. (Isaiah 41:10) What was

Scripture Passage Mark 6:1-13 Worship Video Worship Audio Sermon Script We think we know – that is the problem. We think we see – that is the problem. Jesus saw that as the problem, If you were blind, you would not have sin. But now that you say, We see , your sin remains. (John 9:41) We think we see – that makes us blind. We think we know – that makes us ignorant. The moment you think you know, your knowledge stops. Why? Because your limited knowledge stops the process of attaining the fuller understanding. You think you already know. Why would you explore further? That was what the people in Nazareth did. Jesus came back to his home town. You see. Jesus was born in Nazareth but he did a lot of his ministry in Capernaum, which was about 50 Km away from Nazareth. It was the hometown of Matthew, Simon Peter, and his brother, Andrew, John, and James, sons of Zebedee. Now he came back home and preached in a synagogue. People of Nazareth heard him and they were amazed. I think they were shocked by his wisdom a

Scripture Passage Mark 6:14-29 Worship Video Worship Audio Sermon Script What is a good life? What is the kind of life that's worth living? I think that a good life is to do what is right in every situation. To be driven by an inner sense of truth and what is good. Rather than by what is advantageous or beneficial for me. I think a good life is to seek the good of others in every situation. Not just my own benefit and advantage. These things are all part of being a disciple of Jesus. In that sense, being a disciple of Jesus is the most beautiful life. It is a life that bears fruit. It makes a difference in the lives of others. It seeks to do what's right and just. Discipleship is about making room for God and others. This is what Jesus said about discipleship: If any wish to come after me, let them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. (Mark 8:34) Denying yourself is to remove yourself from the centre. Following Jesus is to live like he did. Serving others. Putting the needs of others above

Scripture Passage 2 Corinthians 8:7-15 Worship Video Worship Audio Sermon Script I thank God for everything that I have. All I have comes from God. Good health, good food, good family, good church, and good life – they all come from God. In that sense, I will say life is a gift. I see life as a gift. Jesus gave us a very interesting story. Through this story, he makes a very important point. There was an owner of a vineyard. Early in the morning he went out and saw people not working. He told them to come to his vineyard and work. And at noon, he went out again and found some people again. He told them to come and work. Even one hour before, he went out and there were still people who didn't have work. So he called them to come to his vineyard and work. At the end of the day, he paid them, starting from people who came one hour before. Surprisingly, he gave them one denarion, which was one day's full wage. They worked only one hour. Later, he paid the people who came early in the morning and paid the same o

Scripture Passage Mark 4:35-41 Worship Video Worship Audio Sermon Script Life is not in your control. That is the basic truth in life. Jesus led the disciples into the boat to cross over to the other side. But a great storm came upon them. Our life is like that. We need to get into the boat to get to the other side. But storms can come at any moment. You cannot control when they come, or whether they come. Storms are powerful forces. They can be overwhelming. You are so small compared to the big storm. You are helpless in it. You can only try to withstand it and come out of it alive. Storms create havoc and difficulty. But most of the time, they come and go. If you can withstand that storm, it will pass and calm will come. Storms are powerful, but most of the time, they're temporary. Storms may come and go, but their effects can remain. The real power of the storm is the fear it leaves in your heart. That's the issue Jesus focuses on when he asks this question: Why are you afraid? (Mark 4:40) At the retreat

Scripture Passage Romans 8:12-17 Worship Video Worship Audio Sermon Script Living an Empowered Life Our time here on earth is short. With the time we have, I believe it's important to live an empowered life. I believe that is God's desire for us. These were Jesus' last words to his disciples: But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you. (Acts 1:8) It was a promise of empowerment. After St. Paul met Christ, his life changed. He lived an empowered life. For him too, the source of this power was clear: the Spirit of God. There was a clear contrast between an empowered life and a disempowered life. This is how he describes it: For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on the things of the Spirit. To set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace. (Romans 8:5-6) To set your mind on the things of the flesh is a disempowered life. To set it on the Spirit

Scripture Passage John 15:9-17 Worship Video Worship Audio Sermon Script The Last Commandment Love one another. This is the last commandment Jesus taught us. It is the last commandment, the greatest commandment, and the most important commandment. When you put together everything Jesus did, said, and taught, the ultimate conclusion is this: LOVE. So Jesus said this conclusively. This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. (John 15:12) What is the meaning of the word, commandment? It doesn't mean having obligation to do what you don't want to do. It means what is the most important in your life. What makes your life life. The reason for you to live. The reason for you to live is to love. The ultimate purpose of life is to love. Love is the most important thing in life. That's why St. Paul said at the end of his famous chapter on love. And now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; and the greatest of these is love. (1 Corinthians 13:13) That was his conclusion too. Do you believ

Scripture Passage Acts 8:26-40 Worship Video Worship Audio Sermon Script The Way of the Spirit Jesus described the Spirit in this way. We are familiar with this verse. The wind blows where it chooses, and you hear the sound of it, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes. (John 3:8) The Spirit is like the wind. We can hear the sound of it. We can even feel it. But we can't control or predict its movement. It blows where it chooses. We may not like hearing this. We like to be in control. We like what is logical and predictable. We like to live our lives on our own terms. What Jesus says about the Spirit seems to tell us otherwise. The Spirit does not move the way we want. That doesn't mean it moves arbitrarily either. Notice how Jesus said, it blows where it chooses . It moves with its own purpose and intent. He even said to Peter after the resurrection Very truly, I tell you, when you were younger, you used to fasten your own belt and to go wherever you wished. But when you grow old, you w

Scripture Passage Acts 4:5-12 Worship Video Worship Audio Sermon Script The Work of the Spirit What happened to the Christians after their leader, Jesus, died? Usually when a leader dies, the movement loses its power and slowly dies away. That's why they killed Jesus. They wanted to kill the movement by killing its leader. But it wasn't so with the Christian movement. After Jesus died, the movement got stronger and bigger. It spread much more powerfully. Jesus basically stayed in Palestine during his lifetime. He moved up and down from Galilee to Jerusalem. But after Jesus died, the movement spread to all over from Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, and to the ends of the earth. And it changed the Roman Empire. It spread to the whole world. What was the reason? What was the driving force? It was the Holy Spirit. We cannot explain this phenomena without including the work of the Spirit in its formula. They received the Holy Spirit. And with the power of the Holy Spirit, they were able to do more powerful works than

Scripture Passage John 14:1-7, Matthew 7:14-21 Worship Video Worship Audio Sermon Script We thank our guest speaker, Rev. Dr. Ernest van Eck, for sharing the Word with us this past Sunday. The sermon script is unavailable for this week. Sorry for the inconvenience! The post He Is the Way to a True Life appeared first on St Timothy Presbyterian Church.

Scripture Passage Isaiah 50:4-9 Worship Video Worship Audio Sermon Script Doing Good for Others Isaiah was a prophet in Babylon. He was part of the exiles who were deported from Jerusalem. He ministered to the exiles. He ministered to people who were weary. God gave Isaiah a gift. The Lord God has given me a trained tongue, that I may know how to sustain the weary with a word. (Isaiah 50:4) Isaiah's gift was to give strength to the weary exiles with a word. A word to sustain them. To keep them going. I believe that we are all created to do good. We are all given something to help others. I believe that our ultimate purpose on this earth is to do good for others. The spiritual journey connects you with the good that God has given you to help others. We hope that others will receive what we have to give. We hope they will be thankful and appreciative. Seeing people appreciate our goodness is like fuel that keeps us going. We want affirmation for the good we do. But somehow, that's not always the case. Doubt O

Scripture Passage John 12:20-33 Worship Video Worship Audio Sermon Script A Time for Everything Jesus' life was very different from our life. We do not really know what time it is. Jesus knew exactly what time it was. Ecclesiastes teaches us this wisdom. For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven:a time to be born, and a time to die;a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted;a time to break down, and a time to build up;a time to weep, and a time to laugh;a time to mourn, and a time to dance;a time to throw away stones, and a time to gather stones togethera time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing. (Ecclesiastes 3:1-5) We do not know what time it is. And we don't care actually what time it is. We do not know whether it is the time to tear or the time to sew, the time to keep silence or the time to speak. Up to this point, Jesus kept saying to people: My hour has not yet come. But in the passage we read today, finally, Jesus said: The hour has come f

Scripture Passage Isaiah 40:21-31 Worship Video Worship Audio Sermon Script Living With Power Last week, we talked about the authority of life. The authority of life is the empowerment of life. This week, I am going to talk about a similar theme. I think the Spirit is guiding us into that theme. This year's theme is Be A Witness. To make us a witness, God gives us the message about the power and the authority. To be a witness, you will have to have power. Only with power, you can be a bold witness. That's why Luke said in his book, Acts. But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth. (Acts 1:8) Before he told them to be a witness, Jesus told them to receive power first. Living as a witness is living with power. That was how the early Christians lived. They were bold. They lived with power and authority. That power and authority did not come from them. They didn't have anything. No positio

Scripture Passage Mark 1:21-28 Worship Video Worship Audio Sermon Script Restorative Authority Mark wanted to show right from the beginning that Jesus had the authority. That was important to Mark. He wanted to get across this message. This Jesus of Nazareth was not merely a village preacher. He was the man with the authority. After baptism, temptation, and calling of disciples, the first thing Mark recorded was what we read today. Mark wanted to show that Jesus had the power over darkness. He had power over the evil spirit. That was Mark's witness. He saw that kind of power in Jesus. That is who Jesus is. Jesus has the power to defeat the evil of this world. This poor man was tortured by the evil spirit. He could not be what he was supposed to be. He could not live his full potential. Something more powerful than him controlled him. That was not what he wanted but the evil spirit controlled him. We are not exactly like him. We won't necessarily identify with this man. But, in fact, we are very much like hi