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Scripture Passage Mark 13:1-8 Worship Video Worship Audio Sermon Script Nowadays we use GPS, before we used to look to the stars. Stars that orient you. The terrain changes, but you know where you're going. We have foundational things that anchor our lives and give direction. They give shape and direction to day to day life. We don't even have to really think. For me, it is my kids, church, family. Seasons, details change, but the general shape of my life doesn't. What happens when any of these things are taken away? There are foundational changes taking place in the congregation. Aging parents, looming loss of loved ones. Some are already grieving the loss of loved ones. Retirement and loss of anchor that gave shape to life for years and decades. Transition from school and anchored life to new routines. Your own health. If stars you relied on for direction were to disappear, you would feel lost, disoriented. We wouldn't know what to do or where to go. Likewise, when these things that anchor our lives chang

Scripture Passage Mark 12:38-44 Worship Video Worship Audio Sermon Script When life is not on your terms, how do you respond? That's an important question we must ask ourselves. It has implications for your life and those around you. We all try to do our best to make a good life. We understand the rules of the game and work hard to do well within them. But sometimes, even if you follow all the rules, things don't turn out the way you expect. Sometimes, life is not on your terms. No one likes that. No one wants to lose control over the terms of your life. Jesus makes a contrast between the rich people and the poor widow. He sees the rich people put in large sums of money into the treasury. He then sees the poor widow put in two copper coins. He says this in response to what he saw: Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put in more than all those who are contributing to the treasury. For all of them have contributed out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty has put in everything she had, all she had

Scripture Passage Mark 12:28-34 Worship Video Worship Audio Sermon Script When I was in University, Mother Teresa once came to U of T to speak. It was outdoor and so many people came. Like Zacchaeus, I tried to go near to the front and so I could see her. With excitement, I was waiting for her. And finally she came out. She was small and her face was full of wrinkles. But she had a charisma. She came to the mic and she started speaking. All she said was, love God and love your neighbour. That was exactly what Jesus said. People saw Jesus' miracles. They saw how profound he was when he argued with Pharisees and Sadducees. Chapter 12 of Mark – various groups of people came to Jesus and challenged him. They were so called important people. First, Pharisees came and asked about whether to give taxes to the emperor or not. Then, Sadducees came and asked about the resurrection. They all asked these questions not because they were really interested in what Jesus had to say but they wanted to trap him. Jesus was

Scripture Passage Mark 10:46-52 Worship Video Worship Audio Sermon Script Happy anniversary! Today is the 28th anniversary of this church. Once a year, we remember how faithful God has been to this church. Another year, God has been with us. God has been with our children. God has been with our youth and young adults. God has been with all of you. On this anniversary, it is good to remember God and give thanks. God has given us a Word from the gospel of Mark for us today. On this anniversary Sunday, let us hear what God has to say to us. The whole gospel of Mark is about the journey Jesus takes from Galilee to Jerusalem. Along the way, Jesus calls his disciples. He teaches and he heals people. Others begin to follow. While he teaches and heals, the destination is always Jerusalem and the cross. The passage today begins with Jesus and the crowd in Jericho. Jericho is the last stop on the way to Jerusalem. It begins with a scene of Jesus, his disciples and a large crowd departing from Jericho. You can envisio

Scripture Passage Mark 10:35-45 Worship Video Worship Audio Sermon Script Jesus summarizes the purpose of his life: For the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve and to give his life a ransom for many. (Mark 10:45) He came to restore the essence of life. We are at our best when we put others first. Life comes alive and flourishes when we do that. This applies to all of your relationships. Whether it's your marriage, friendships, workplace, community or geopolitics. US President John F Kennedy had a famous line: Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country. Joonie played house league baseball this past summer. He had a great experience. Because coaches were willing to offer their time for the kids. All busy (with their work and family lives) but put in time to develop the kids. Summer was so much fun. Joonie had fun and improved so much that they put him on a rep team. Joonie's cousin also played house league baseball, but had a terrible experience. Because no one w

Scripture Passage Matthew 6:25-33 Worship Video Worship Audio Sermon Script Happy Thanksgiving! As soon as I walk into my house, I see this sign: Be Thankful! Whenever I come in, I see that and remind myself to be thankful. We often forget to be thankful. Being thankful is not a natural thing to do. We have to constantly remind ourselves. Be thankful because God takes care of you. No matter what you may go through, God will take care of you. No matter how big the challenges may be, there is no challenge too big for you to overcome with God's help. So there is nothing for you to worry about. You will be all right because God takes care of you. God will provide you with everything that you need. That is what our Lord Jesus teaches us in today's passage. Do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, or about your body, what you will wear. (Matthew 6:25) God will take care of you and so don't worry about anything. You are in God's good hands. And yet we worry. Worrying is ingrained i

Scripture Passage Psalm 8 Worship Video Worship Audio Sermon Script It is a beautiful psalm. It starts with this. How majestic is your name in all the earth! And it ends with this. How majestic is your name in all the earth! Where was he when he wrote this psalm? Was he in front of Grand Canyon or Rocky Mountain or Mount Everest? Probably Not! But definitely he discovered the majestic world God created. And he saw the majestic power of God. I shared with you once. I used to take young people every year to Algonquin. At one point more than 30 people. We had a night hike. We went through the woods. It was pitch dark. We couldn't see anything. Even a person right in front of me, I couldn't see. And then we came to an opening. All of a sudden, the sky opened up and we were surrounded by millions of stars. So bright and majestic. Nobody spoke. We were just there in complete silence. That was what David experienced. He was in darkness. His life was in darkness. He couldn't see anything hopeful. He was so surround

Scripture Passage James 5:13-20 Worship Video Worship Audio Sermon Script The prayer of faith is powerful and effective. That's what I want to reflect on today. Today's passage begins with this sentence: Are any among you suffering? They should pray. (James 5:13) If you have the answers for your problems and challenges, then you don't need prayer. You can figure it out. But there are times when you can't figure it out. There are challenges that are beyond your capabilities. The prayer of faith happens when you know you need God. The Canaanite woman came to Jesus, begging him to heal her sick daughter. Jesus said that he had come only to save the lost sheep of Israel. She persisted in asking for his help. This is what happened: He answered, It is not fair to take the children's food and throw it to the dogs. She said, Yes, Lord, yet even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their masters' table. (Matthew 15:26-27) She was desperate. She would not give up. She knew she needed Jesus' help and would take

Scripture Passage James 3:13-4:3, 7-8 Worship Video Worship Audio Sermon Script Today's passage begins with this question: Who is wise and understanding among you? Everyone on the internet and social media has something wise to say. Everyone's an expert. But who is truly wise among us? The Scripture says this: Show by your good life that your works are done with gentleness born of wisdom. (James 3:13) A good life is rooted in wisdom. We need wisdom to live a good life. But the passage today talks about two different kinds of wisdom. Depending on which wisdom you have, your life will be very different. There are two wisdoms, two paths. There is wisdom that comes from above, and wisdom that is from below. Wisdom that comes from God, and wisdom of the world. The passage says this about the wisdom of the world: But if you have bitter envy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not be arrogant and lie about the truth. This is not wisdom that comes down from above but is earthly, unspiritual, devilish. (James 3:

Scripture Passage James 3:1-12 Worship Video Worship Audio Sermon Script Language is God's precious gift for human beings. Because we have language, we can communicate with each other. We can express our sorrow, our joy, our dreams, our appreciation, and our love. How wonderful it is to be able to do that. My sister came from Korea in August. She doesn't speak much English. My nephew Peter and Annie invited her for lunch. Annie's mother came out too. She doesn't speak English at all – Only Chinese. My sister only speaks Korean and Annie's mother speaks only Chinese. So, they just sat there for the whole time not being able to speak at all. Just look at each other with smile. And just eat. That's how I survived when I first came to Canada. I was 19 when I came to Canada. I couldn't speak a word of English. In the bus, people talked to me and I could not understand a word of what they said. If they smiled, I smiled. If they were serious, I was serious. But I didn't know what they were saying. Sometimes I get

Scripture Passage James 2:1-10, 14-17 Worship Video Worship Audio Sermon Script Faith is complete trust in God. It is your heart's loyalty to God and God alone. Faith begins when you recognize your need for God. Faith was a powerful presence in the lives of second generation Koreans because we needed God. We needed something the world wasn't giving – love, acceptance and a community. But as time goes on and life's challenges continue to come, faith gets tested. Instead of trusting God through tough times, many people start looking elsewhere for help. That's when faith begins to die. This was the issue that James' community faced. They used to be a tight community in Jerusalem. They discovered the good news of Jesus Christ. That faith gave them life. But persecution scattered them away from Jerusalem. They became immigrants in the diaspora. Out in the diaspora, they were poor. They were oppressed and taken advantage of by rich and powerful people. They were a minority with a strange faith and belief. They sa

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