Sunday Worship Service: May 17, 2026

Connecticut Mission Home
Wethersfield · Connecticut


Call to Worship
God is spirit, and
..His worshipers must worship
..In the Spirit and in truth.” — John 4:24


Hymn
Perfect You Are My God
Rose Park

Perfect You are my God
Righteous and Holy
In all of Your ways
Revealing Your glory
In all that You do
All men will worship You

I will worship You
I will praise Your name
For You are the only Lord and King
I will worship You
I will praise Your name
My desire is to honor You Lord


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.
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.


Hymn
Joyful, Joyful, We Adore You
Henry Van Dyke 

Joyful, joyful, we adore You,
God of glory, Lord of love;
Hearts unfold like flow’rs before You,
Op’ning to the sun above.
Melt the clouds of sin and sadness;
Drive the dark of doubt away;
Giver of immortal gladness,
Fill us with the light of day!

All Your works with joy surround You,
Earth and heav’n reflect Your rays,
Stars and angels sing around You,
Center of unbroken praise;
Field and forest, vale and mountain,
Flow’ry meadow, flashing sea,
Chanting bird and flowing fountain
Praising You eternally!

Always giving and forgiving,
Ever blessing, ever blest,
Well-spring of the joy of living,
Ocean-depth of happy rest!
Loving Father, Christ our Brother,
Let Your light upon us shine;
Teach us how to love each other,
Lift us to the joy divine.

Mortals, join the mighty chorus,
Which the morning stars began;
God’s own love is reigning o’er us,
Joining people hand in hand.
Ever singing, march we onward,
Victors in the midst of strife;
Joyful music leads us sunward
In the triumph song of life.


Responsive Reading
Revelation 14

Leader: Then I looked, and there before me was the Lamb, standing on Mount Zion,
People: and with him 144,000 who had his name and his Father’s name written on their foreheads.

Leader: And I heard a sound from heaven like the roar of rushing waters and like a loud peal of thunder.
People: The sound I heard was like that of harpists playing their harps.

Leader: And they sang a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders.
People: No one could learn the song except the 144,000 who had been redeemed from the earth.

Leader: These are those who did not defile themselves with women, for they remained virgins.
People: They follow the Lamb wherever he goes.

Leader: They were purchased from among mankind and offered as firstfruits to God and the Lamb.
People: No lie was found in their mouths; they are blameless.


Hymn
Savior, More Than Life to Me
Fanny Crosby

Savior, more than life to me,
I am clinging, clinging close to Thee;
Let Thy precious blood applied,
Keep me ever, ever near Thy side.

Ev’ry day, ev’ry hour
Let me feel thy cleansing pow’r;
May Thy tender love to me
Bind me closer, closer, Lord, to Thee.

Through this changing world below,
Lead me gently, gently as I go;
Trusting Thee, I cannot stray,
I can never, never lose my way.  Refrain

Let me love Thee more and more,
Till this fleeting, fleeting life is o’er;
Till my soul is lost in love,
In a brighter, brighter world above.  Refrain


Scripture Reading
Isaiah 40:1-11
Carmetta Williams

Comfort, comfort my people,
    says your God.
Speak tenderly to Jerusalem,
    and proclaim to her
that her hard service has been completed,
    that her sin has been paid for,
that she has received from the Lord’s hand
    double for all her sins.

A voice of one calling:
“In the wilderness prepare
    the way for the Lord;
make straight in the desert
    a highway for our God.
Every valley shall be raised up,
    every mountain and hill made low;
the rough ground shall become level,
    the rugged places a plain.
And the glory of the Lord will be revealed,
    and all people will see it together.
For the mouth of the Lord has spoken.”

A voice says, “Cry out.”
    And I said, “What shall I cry?”

“All people are like grass,
    and all their faithfulness is like the flowers of the field.
The grass withers and the flowers fall,
    because the breath of the Lord blows on them.
    Surely the people are grass.
The grass withers and the flowers fall,
    but the word of our God endures forever.”

You who bring good news to Zion,
    go up on a high mountain.
You who bring good news to Jerusalem,
    lift up your voice with a shout,
lift it up, do not be afraid;
    say to the towns of Judah,
    “Here is your God!”
10 See, the Sovereign Lord comes with power,
    and he rules with a mighty arm.
See, his reward is with him,
    and his recompense accompanies him.
11 He tends his flock like a shepherd:
    He gathers the lambs in his arms
and carries them close to his heart;
    he gently leads those that have young.


Message
Possess What Is Eternal
Pastor Ryu Kwang Su

▣ Introduction
1. What many people are most curious about is the future.
2. We must be sure of the complete answer on how to go forward from here.
1) The gospel is the answer to everything.
2) Prayer is the enjoyment of all that belongs to God.
3) The Word of God is the path to achieving evangelization.

▷ From that point on, the bartizan, the throne, and the journey become visible. There is absolutely no need to worry about the future.
※ Without knowing this secret, one keeps grabbing hold of the wrong things.
1) Powerful nations – grabbing the wrong things and continuing in war
2) Israel – running errands for the powerful nations that run errands for Satan

▣ Main – When you know a few things, the path becomes clear
1. You must possess eternal things.
1) You must possess the power of the throne.
2) You must possess the blessing of the eternal gospel and Immanuel.
3) You must hold on to eternal things.
(1) Isaiah 40:6-8 – The grass withers and the flower fades, but the word of the Lord stands forever.
(2) Isaiah 40:18-19 – Is what man has made God?
(3) Isaiah 40:28-31 – He will give new strength to those who wait upon the Lord.

2. Within eternal things, you must hold on to today.
The past has passed. The future? It has not yet come. It is today.
1) Raise the bartizan of the throne.
2) Walk the journey of the throne.
3) Set up the guidepost of the throne.

3. The secret to grasping eternity – today’s suffering and crisis is the path to saving the future.
1) Joseph going as a slave – the path leading to saving Egypt
2) David – chose crisis. Within that are God’s important paths.
※ If you hold on to the eternal things God has given, the path appears perfectly as answered prayer.
3) The early church and Paul’s team succeeded, and all the eternal secrets were accomplished entirely through hardship.

▣ Conclusion – Three things to consider when seeking this blessing
1. The past – the path is found in what seems most impossible.
2. Today – how do you view the answers you have received?
1) Daniel – though he achieved great success, he did not view it as success but instead fixed his purpose.
2) Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, and Esther are the same.
3. The future – where will world evangelization take place going forward?
America – 237. Europe – 5,000 tribes.
God raised Joseph to be a man of success and David to be a king, and built 1,000 bartizans and prepared the temple.
※ The 7·7·7 prayer – in the morning, it is to revive myself; during the day, it is to deliver the blessing contained within the 7·7·7; and at night, it is to create a masterpiece..


Offering 


Hymn
The 21st-Century Remnant
Jung-Min Kwon

God’s chosen few, God’s new beginning
For all the ages, the ones to do His will.
His one desire, God’s hope to save the world.
You, the Remnant.

Shine bright the light to those lost in the dark
Needing Jesus inside their blinded lives.
Shine it brightly unto this world of night
because this light that you’re shining will save all the world.

Stand and arise and shine the light of Christ.
For the world will see in you the glory of the Lord.

Stand and arise. Stand tall before the world.
For God will bring restoration to all nations because of you.


Prayer · Lord’s Prayer

Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy name;
thy kingdom come;
thy will be done;
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation;
but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom,
the power and the glory,
forever and ever.
Amen.


Hymn
We Will Keep Our Faith Alive!
Don Besig · Nancy Price

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!

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.  Chorus


Benediction


Announcements · Prayer Requests

1. 2026 U.S. College Evangelism Conference
Date: June 16 (Tue) – June 17 (Wed), 2026
Location: Holy Nation Presbyterian Church (2501 N. Chestnut Ave, Arlington Heights, IL)
Registration: May 3 (Sun) – May 31 (Sun), 2026, at remnantministry.com.

2. Let us continue to pray for world missions.

3. Continue to pray for Pastor Francis, his family, and the church. Pray for the power of Your throne to come on him and God’s absolute plan to be fulfilled throughout this journey.

4. Continue to pray for the remnants in Ethiopia and Rwanda:
1) The Word movement will spread to the whole African continent and the world in general.
2) The Holy Spirit will continuously guide us to the disciples that He has prepared.
3) RUTCs will be established to intensively train and release remnants for world evangelization.