The CT Mission Home
47 Colonel Chester Drive
Wethersfield, CT 06109 USA
Praise
How Great Thou Art!
1 O Lord my God, when I in awesome wonder,
Consider all the worlds thy hands have made;
I see the stars, I hear the rolling thunder,
Thy power throughout the universe displayed:
Then sings my soul, my Saviour God, to thee:
How great thou art! How great thou art!
Then sings my soul, my Saviour God, to thee:
How great thou art! How great thou art!
2 When through the woods and forest glades I wander
And hear the birds sing sweetly in the trees,
When I look down from lofty mountain grandeur,
And hear the brook and feel the gentle breeze:
3 And when I think how God, his Son not sparing,
Sent him to die, I scarce can take it in;
That on the cross, my burdens gladly bearing,
He bled and died to take away my sin:
4 When Christ shall come with shouts of acclamation,
To take me home, what joy will fill my heart!
Then I will bow in humble adoration,
And there proclaim, my God, how great thou art!
Confession of Faith
The Apostles’ Creed
I believe in God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth;
And in Jesus Christ, His only Son, Our Lord,
Who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary,
Suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried.
He descended into hell; on the third day, He rose again from the dead;
He ascended into heaven,
And is seated at the right hand of God, the Father Almighty;
From thence, He shall come to judge the quick and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Holy Universal Church,
The communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins,
The resurrection of the body and life everlasting. Amen.
Scripture Reading
Joshua 14:6-15
Now the people of Judah approached Joshua at Gilgal, and Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite said to him, “You know what the Lord said to Moses the man of God at Kadesh Barnea about you and me. ⁷ I was forty years old when Moses the servant of the Lord sent me from Kadesh Barnea to explore the land. And I brought him back a report according to my convictions, ⁸ but my fellow Israelites who went up with me made the hearts of the people melt in fear. I, however, followed the Lord my God wholeheartedly. ⁹ So on that day Moses swore to me, ‘The land on which your feet have walked will be your inheritance and that of your children forever, because you have followed the Lord my God wholeheartedly.’
¹⁰ “Now then, just as the Lord promised, he has kept me alive for forty-five years since the time he said this to Moses, while Israel moved about in the wilderness. So here I am today, eighty-five years old! ¹¹ I am still as strong today as the day Moses sent me out; I’m just as vigorous to go out to battle now as I was then.
¹² Now give me this hill country that the Lord promised me that day. You yourself heard then that the Anakites were there and their cities were large and fortified, but, the Lord helping me, I will drive them out just as he said.”
¹³ Then Joshua blessed Caleb son of Jephunneh and gave him Hebron as his inheritance. ¹⁴ So Hebron has belonged to Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite ever since, because he followed the Lord, the God of Israel, wholeheartedly. ¹⁵ (Hebron used to be called Kiriath Arba after Arba, who was the greatest man among the Anakites.)
Then the land had rest from war.
Message: Pastor Ryu Kwang-Soo
The Unchanging Word – The Unchanging Disciple
▣ Introduction
1. One who has seen the Word and the power of God – Someone who has seen that although it is absolutely impossible, it is possible through God’s absolute plan.
2. One who knows that spiritual answers must come first
1) Knew that the presence of the Lord is the answer – the three feasts
2) Saw that after the covenant, God’s Kingdom and the works of God’s Kingdom come as answers.
※ Ask: What is the never-before-and-never-again reason God called me?
(1) Remnants – As you begin your life, what is the unprecedented and unrepeatable plan of God for me?
(2) Church officers – What is the unique plan God has given me in the remaining days of my life?
(3) New believers – Once you realize it quickly, works begin to take place.
▣ Main
1. Confirm!
1) Held onto the covenant of the past (v. 6): “Do you not know the word which the man of God Moses spoke to us, saying he would give us this land?”
2) Held onto today’s covenant (vv. 7–11): “I have come here now. Though I am eighty-five years old, I am still alive and healthy.”
3) Held onto the covenant of the future (v. 12): “If the Lord is with me, I will surely take possession of that land. If the Lord is with me, I will certainly take that land. Send me.”
2. Do not be deceived!
1) Saw the reality of Satan – While others were afraid, Caleb saw Satan’s reality when he saw the fortress of giants.
2) Saw that our life and future are within God’s sovereignty.
3) Saw the field where hearts melted – the true state of Satan’s kingdom
3. Be assured!
1) Exodus – Escape from darkness
2) The wilderness – Not suffering, but evidence
3) Conquest of Canaan – God’s absolute future (world evangelization)
※ Do not be discouraged. Hold onto the final, never-before-and-never-again covenant that has been given to you.
▣ Conclusion
Remnants must receive answers for world missions. In order to receive answers to the extent of saving the whole world by establishing the 3 courtyards, you must discover the never-before-and-never-again answer that God has given only to you.
Praise & Offering
We Will Keep Our Faith Alive!
1 Gathered here, within this place, we can share in God’s redeeming grace. There’s no room for doubt or fear; we can feel His presence here.
As we face each passing day, we will serve and honor and obey;
And if hope should start to dim, we will know our trust is in Him.
And we will keep our faith alive,
God will always be our guide.
Through the darkest night, we will see God’s light.
We will keep our faith alive!
2 We will live as God has planned, though at times we may not understand.
Many things we may not see, but our faith will help us believe.
From His Word we learn the truth; through His love we all are born anew.
With His help, we will not fail for we know our God will prevail.
Benediction
May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.