Wednesday Worship Service: May 21, 2025

Praise
10,000 Reasons
by Matt Redman

Bless the Lord oh my soul
Oh my soul
Worship His Holy name
Sing like never before
Oh my soul
I’ll worship Your Holy name

The sun comes up
It’s a new day dawning
It’s time to sing Your song again
Whatever may pass
And whatever lies before me
Let me be singing
When the evening comes

Bless the Lord oh my soul
Oh my soul
Worship His Holy name
Sing like never before
Oh my soul
I’ll worship Your Holy name

You’re rich in love
And You’re slow to anger
Your name is great
And Your heart is kind
For all Your goodness
I will keep on singing
Ten thousand reasons
For my heart to find

So bless the Lord oh my soul
Oh my soul
Worship His Holy name
Sing like never before
Oh my soul
I’ll worship Your Holy name
Bless You Lord

And on that day
When my strength is failing
The end draws near
And my time has come
Still my soul will
Sing Your praise unending
Ten thousand years
And then forevermore
Forevermore

Bless the Lord oh my soul
Oh my soul
Worship His Holy name
Sing like never before
Oh my soul
I’ll worship Your Holy name

Bless the Lord oh my soul
Oh my soul
Worship His Holy name
Sing like never before
Oh my soul
I’ll worship Your Holy name
Yes I’ll worship Your Holy name
Lord I’ll worship Your Holy name

Sing like never before
Oh my soul
I’ll worship Your Holy name
Jesus I will worship Your Holy name
Worship Your Holy name


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
Haggai 2:1-9

In the seventh month, on the twenty-first day of the month, the word of the Lord came by the hand of Haggai the prophet: “Speak now to Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and to all the remnant of the people, and say, ‘Who is left among you who saw this house in its former glory? How do you see it now? Is it not as nothing in your eyes? Yet now be strong, O Zerubbabel, declares the Lord. Be strong, O Joshua, son of Jehozadak, the high priest. Be strong, all you people of the land, declares the Lord. Work, for I am with you, declares the Lord of hosts, according to the covenant that I made with you when you came out of Egypt. My Spirit remains in your midst. Fear not. For thus says the Lord of hosts: Yet once more, in a little while, I will shake the heavens and the earth and the sea and the dry land. And I will shake all nations, so that the treasures of all nations shall come in, and I will fill this house with glory, says the Lord of hosts. The silver is mine, and the gold is mine, declares the Lord of hosts. The latter glory of this house shall be greater than the former, says the Lord of hosts. And in this place I will give peace, declares the Lord of hosts.’”


Message: Pastor Ryu Kwang-Soo
Those Who Pledged Their Lives

In the Bible, there were priests, prophets, and kings. But since those couldn’t bring the ultimate solution, God promised to send the true King, Prophet, and Priest. That is ‘the Christ.’ It is from here that the work of the Triune God begins to take place invisibly.

He first works by the power of the throne. The answer called ‘the kingdom of God’ begins to come. Visible answers start from this point on. The work of the kingdom of God—constantly praying for this is the life of faith. It is about enjoying (24), waiting (25), and challenging (eternity—Go to all peoples, to the ends of the earth) this blessing.

Then comes the answer of transcendence of time and space (237 nations, 5000 people groups). What must be confirmed is the unprecedented-and-never-again answer given only to you. When you seek what is rightful, necessary, and absolute, you can see it clearly.

Then you come to discover the value worth staking your life on. Apart from the gospel, it is absolutely impossible. “Those who pledged their lives” – they are the ones who discovered the value worth staking their lives on.

▣ Introduction – Important biblical terms
1. The remnant – Isaiah 6:13, Isaiah 10:20–23, Zechariah 8:12
2. Sojourners – Philippians 3:20, Hebrews 11:13: those whose citizenship is in heaven
3. The scattered ones – They were taken into the great empires. To them God commanded the rebuilding of the temple.

▷ It is about establishing the throne’s bartizan, journey, and guidepost that transcend time and space, and finding your mission (40 days). Pastors should form mission churches only for evangelism, while focusing on the covenant for 40 days.  The unprecedented-and-never-again answer will arise through the Word, becoming the system of Only, Uniqueness, and Re-creation (Acts 2:42). Then the Word will be fulfilled, and you will come to know the value worth staking your life on (Acts 2:46–47). The true answer of world evangelization begins from this point. Have Summit Time holding onto this covenant.

▣ Main
1. Babylon – Testimonies of those who staked their lives
1) The three young men
2) Daniel
3) Esther

2. Those who must stake their lives – the final opportunity
1) The Word came to Haggai.
2) Speak to Joshua.
3) Deliver it to the remnant people (verse 2).
4) Tell Zerubbabel to be strong.
5) Speak to Joshua.

3. Those who will deliver it – We must leave behind to the next generation the mission to block the global spiritual disaster.
1) Is there anyone who saw the former temple?
2) Just as My Spirit was with you when you came out of Egypt, I will continue to be with you, so do not be afraid (verse 5).
3) I will shake the heavens, the earth, the sea, and the nations.

▣ Conclusion
1. “This is what the Lord says.”
2. “The glory of the latter temple will be greater than the former.”
3. The reason – the three courtyards that block the forces of darkness, the three-day weekend to save the next generation, the age of holy meditation to heal the world.

Genesis 13:18 (Abraham), the 7 Remnants (RT7), the Early Church, Paul, and the people of Romans 16 discovered the value worth staking their lives on. Now is the time to restore the strength that comes both spiritually and physically.


Forum & Prayer

Sunday Worship Service: May 18, 2025

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. 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, 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. 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.