Glory Be to God!
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"Though your beginning was insignificant, yet your end will increase greatly" (Job 8:7).
Dr. Jaerock Lee,
Senior Pastor of Manmin Central Church
Chairman, The United Holiness Church of Jesus Christ
Permanent President, The World Christianity Revival Mission Association
Founder & Board Chairman, Global Christian Network
Founder & Board Chairman, World Christian Doctors Network
Founder & Board Chairman, Manmin International Seminary
Founder & Board Chairman, The Alliance Holiness Theological Seminary
Doctorate of Ministry, and Honorary Doctorate of Divinity
His sermons were broadcast by the Far East Broadcasting Company and the Asia Broadcast Station.
His Christian columns appear in The Chosun Ilbo, The JoongAng Daily, The Dong-A Ilbo, The Hankook Ilbo, The Seoul Shinmun, The Hankyoreh Shinmun, The Kyunghyang Shinmun, The Korea Economic Daily, The Shisa News, and The Christian Press.
He conducted crusades in New York City, Washington D. C., Baltimore, Maryland, Los Angeles, and in Hawaii of the USA; Japan; India; Pakistan; the Philippines; Argentina; Honduras; Peru; Russia; Germany; Kenya; Tanzania; Uganda; the Democratic Republic of the Congo; Jerusalem of Israel; and Estonia.
On October 10, 1982, we had the establishment service. Since then, we have led countless souls to salvation by manifesting many powerful works in mega size crusades in many other countries and have spread the holiness gospel and powerful ministry in more than 170 countries through GCN.
In addition, we have pursued the literary media ministry through 112 books and newsletter in 33 languages. Through the ministry of WCDN, we have proven divine healing works based on medical data. And, Manmin International Seminary has trained pastors and church workers so that they can be armed with the holiness gospel. Through all these, Manmin has actively been accomplishing the world mission.
As Isaiah 60:1 says, "Arise, shine; for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD has risen upon you," Manmin Central Church has arisen and shone all the time. Now let's delve into how our church has glorified God.
1. We looked up to the God-given vision with the eyes of faith.
The vision God gave to us at the time of opening our church was so huge. But we did not look at the insignificant 'present' but we looked at the vision given by God. We did not get discouraged because our 'present' was too weak and insignificant. It was because we believed in God's love and His promise.
We believed that our good God would not give us times of difficulty by forcing us to do what seemed impossible. Instead He gave us goals that we could surely achieve since He knew about us better than we knew ourselves. Also, we believed that even the things that were impossible by our own ability would be made possible through Him who strengthens us (Philippians 4:13).
Therefore, when God gave us such great vision, we received it with joy and thanks. We implanted it in our hearts and have been looking up to it with the eyes of faith up until this day. As a result, as said in Hebrews 11:1, 'faith is the assurance of [things] hoped for," our vision we have been looking at with faith became reality today.
If you look at God-given vision with faith without changing, He will certainly make it come true. When the things that are impossible by human methods and ability come into existence in reality through faith, we can give glory to God. To look at the vision with the eyes of faith without changing, we must not add our own thoughts.
When you love God, practice His word, and believe all the things that God did for you, He will give you unchanging faith from above added upon the belief you already possess. When the faith you have by yourself and the faith given by God combine together, your vision will come true in reality and you will glorify God greatly.
2. We have been crying out to God in prayers every day.
If you look at something with the eyes of faith, you can hope the vision God gave to you will be fulfilled. And you will look up to your vision with the eyes of faith until it is accomplished, and you will cry out in prayer before God so that He will show you the way and guide you. God shows you the way to receive answers and gives you strength to go the way, and He drives away all the hindrances when you pray.
Ezekiel 36:36-37 says, "I, the LORD, have spoken and will do it," and "This also I will let the house of Israel ask Me to do for them." It means that though God promises to achieve something for us we should pray with faith until it is accomplished.
That is why our members have been gathering in the church every day since the opening. By doing so, we have achieved the will of God and the Lord. We have been praying more and more earnestly as time has passed.
Although God gave us a great vision, He did not give us the details from the beginning. Even when we were looking at our vision with faith, sometimes we could not see anything ahead of us as if there was a thick fog. We sometimes seemed to encounter high mountains we could never climb or a big river we could not cross.
But when we cried out to God in prayer, the obstacles like big mountains were moved, and the rivers were dried so that we could cross them as though on dry land. Also, we had times afflicted in every way like passing through a dark tunnel. But when we cried out to God in prayer, we were not harmed in any way, but later we came to realize that it was a shortcut.
Jeremiah 33:3 reads, "Call to Me and I will answer you, and I will tell you great and mighty things, which you do not know." Sometimes we had to struggle and wrestle in our prayers until we received the answer. Through all those prayers, our faithful God let us reach this glorious place.
I urge you to realize prayer is a must in accomplishing your goal in faith so that you will cry out in your prayers to God and receive the answers.
3. We have completely relied on God who allows us to bear fruit.
Even though a farmer works very hard, he cannot harvest anything without the sunshine and rain. Even though the fruit is borne, it can become nothing because of calamities including a hurricane.
After all, God is the One who gives early rain and late rain and ample amount of sunshine and wind for the fruits to be borne. Likewise, even though we act according to the word of God and cry out in our prayer, the answer can only come from God.
Proverbs 16:1 also says, "The plans of the heart belong to man, but the answer of the tongue is from the LORD." Therefore, we have to try our best to do our part, but at the same time we must deeply understand that the answer comes only from God, so that we will rely on God completely. If we depend on God completely, He can let us bear greater and more abundant fruit than we expect so that we can give greater glory to God.
We have been constantly growing up since we opened the church with only seven dollars until we now work with more than 11 thousand branch and associate churches. Throughout the process, we only relied on God and committed everything including our hearts, minds, and our devotion to God in prayer. As we did it, God has let us bear the fruit one by one.
When we started conducting overseas crusades in 2000, God told us to go to a country that we had not known well. We did not know any pastors there. No one there invited us. But when we obeyed God and went there, God made the crusades successful through those who God had prepared for us. The national TV stations and many other stations broadcast the crusades. God made the way, publicized them, and worked on them.
God let ten thousands, hundred thousands, and even millions of people gather in the crusades, let us proclaim God the Creator, explain the reasons why only Jesus Christ is our Savior, illustrate the existence of heaven and hell and support the authenticity of the Bible. Countless people converted to Christianity. Even people who received the prayer during the crusade on TV were healed of diseases transcending space and time.
In reality, it seemed impossible to obey God, but we obeyed. When God told us to go, we went only in obedience, proclaimed God the Creator and Jesus Christ, and manifested the power of the Holy Spirit. This is the generation when people do not believe unless they see signs and wonders. So, through wonderful works of power, countless people accepted the Lord and reached salvation. It has been done not by our own wisdom or methods, but only because we completely relied on and obeyed God. God guided us Himself. That is why we Manmin could give all the glory to God.
Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, John 11:40 reads, "Did I not say to you, if you believe, you will see the glory of God?" I pray in the name of the Lord that you will believe and obey the resurrected Lord who can bring the dead back to life and by doing so you will receive whatever you ask for and give glory to God.
Manmin achieved God's providence for Israel by prayer and obedience
When the church opened in 1982, God said that we would spread the gospel to the Israelis who are God's elect at the end time. It meant the return of the gospel to its birthplace where now the people, that is, Jews, do not accept Jesus Christ and it also means that their repentance is forthcoming.
So, Senior Pastor Dr. Jaerock Lee unchangingly looked at the Israeli ministry with faith and prayed for the will of God. Finally, on July 25, 2007, which is the church's 25th year, he led the first meeting in Nazareth where Jesus grew up (photo #1).
From then on, he visited Israel 12 times over a three-year period and led meetings in Haifa, Bethlehem (photo #2), Ashdod (photo #3), Jerusalem, Ashkelon, Beersheba, Eilat, Tel Aviv, Nahariya, Hadera, and Afula. He performed many powerful works by prayer, through which many people were healed of their diseases such as cancers, heart diseases, and depression. He also delivered the love of God and it was spread to not only the highest position in Israel but also orthodox Jews.
The constitution of Israel recognizes the freedom of religions, but most people are Jews. When Dr. Lee and the church's mission team first visited Israel, the number of Messianic Jews was very few. They were socially ostracized and even pastors wondered if it was in the will of God that they would keep doing the ministry of Jesus Christ.
However, Dr. Lee's ministry encouraged them and pastors in Israel became united to organize Crystal Forum (Israeli Pastors' Association). On September 6 and 7, 2009, they invited Dr. Lee and conducted Israel United Crusade at the center of Jerusalem. He boldly proclaimed that Jesus is our only Savior. This crusade was attended by not only Messianic Jews but also orthodox Jews and broadcast in around 220 countries (photos 4 through 7).
As a consequence, the fruit of the gospel has been borne more and more. Crystal Forum has actively performed their ministry by annually hosting Crystal Music Festival and seminars. Through the prayer of the handkerchief on which Dr. Lee had prayed (Acts 19:11-12), they have experienced healing and answers and the churches under Crystal Forum has experienced revival. Now we have 14 branch churches and 19 associate churches in Israel.
Let's give all thanks and glory to God who guided all the way of Israeli ministry, which did not seem easy, only by His power and love.
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