On the Lord's Day, Manmin enjoys true rest and spiritual delight
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February 17, 2013 |
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Photo 1: Sunday Morning Service Photo 2: Choir and Nissi Orchestra Photo 3: Preliminary Praise before Sunday Evening Service Photo 4: Special performance of White Stone Choir Photo 5: Lunch for newcomers Photo 6: Cell-group meetings Photo 7: Manmin Volunteers' Group, helping those in wheelchairs
True peace and blessings gained through keeping the Sabbath can't be compared with anything else in this world—not wealth, not earthly glory, and not fame.
'To keep the Sabbath' is a deed of acknowledging the spiritual sovereignty of God. God solves our problems when we keep the Sabbath day holy. He also lets everything go well with us and lets us enjoy good health as our souls prosper. That is, if we keep the Sabbath, God will take charge of all things pertaining to us such as our souls' prosperity, our heath, children, workplace—everything, so that we can enjoy true joy and rest both in spirit and body. We will also be protected from all accidents, diseases, and afflictions during the week as written in Isaiah 58:13-14.
All Manmin members, including the members of approximately 10,000 branch and associate churches, offer up the first Sunday Morning Service at 10 A.M. via the internet and the main Sunday Morning Service at 11:30 A.M. local time in Korea through GCN TV (chaired by Senior Pastor Dr. Jaerock Lee).
Dr. Jaerock Lee generally preaches during these services. The message preached has been received from God through Dr. Lee's countless times of fasting and prayer. Thus, the content precisely addresses the heart and will of God. At present, he is delivering the sermon series 'God Measures Our Faith' and 'Lectures on 1 John'. Not just these sermon series, but also his other sermons help us to pass through the initial levels of faith into the level of 'standing on the rock of faith' and moving into spirit and whole spirit. They also present the way to applying the Word of God to our real-life situations and how to receive blessings, which has caused the members to be full of grace and blessing.
Additionally, the messages preached promote awareness of sins since the church is made aware of the will of God who wants to gain sanctified children. Through the Word that pierces as far as the division of soul and spirit and the joint and marrow, the members have been able to feel the deep love of God and change themselves so that they have become filled with hope for Heaven.
After Sunday Morning Service, it is time for the members to foster good fellowship in faith. The Men's Mission, Women's Mission, Canaan Mission, Young Adults' Mission, Foreigners' Parish, Chinese Parish, Hearing-impaired Mission, and the Love of the Lord Mission (North Korean refugees' group) gather together in their own meeting places. They have lunch and promote good fellowship in faith.
Before Sunday Evening Service that starts at 3 P.M., the members offer up praise preparing themselves for the service for 30 minutes with their hearts open wide and with longing for grace. At the service, the choir gives praise with Nissi Orchestra's instrumentals. Then, a variety of special performances such as praise, modern dance, traditional dance, worship dance, and various instrumental presentations, Korean classical music, and ballet are spread. Watching them, the members open their heart wider and then, accept the Word of God more joyfully. Through these performances the service becomes more grace-filled and members can give God glory all the more.
Our church has the Nissi Orchestra that specializes in praise; 5 choirs; 25 performance teams; and 20 soloists. They have been dedicated to offering up praise and performances that God takes pleasure in.
The second Sunday Morning Service and Sunday Evening Service are simultaneously translated into seven languages—English, Chinese, Russian, Spanish, French, Japanese, Mongolian—for foreign members in and out of Korea. Also, sign language service is also provided for the hearing-impaired.
In addition, in Manmin Central Church innumerable works of God's power have taken place through Senior Pastor Dr. Jaerock Lee's prayer. Just listening to the members' testimonies of healing and the receiving of answers and blessings is a tremendous help in increasing faith greatly. They share what they discover in light of the Word preached and give intercessory prayer for each other. It allows for them to feel a spiritual bond like that of family.
By offering up the Lord's Day to God and keeping it holy, Manmin members can live under the protection of God and His blessings every week.
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