"I've come across the church whose worship service and prayer are full of life!"
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December 21, 2014 |
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Deacon Junghyun Choi, age 57, Professor in School of Business, Kwangwoon University
My wife and I start our day with GCN. We receive Dr. Jaerock Lee's 'prayer for the beginning of the day' at 7 A.M. and watch his sermon programs. I am very happy these days because I have finally found the message about sanctification that I had been longing for.
I met the living God, repented, and started to read the Bible
In 1988, I earned a Master's degree at the Georgia Institute of Technology in the United States and was preparing to further my study in the doctoral program there. But, not knowing the reason, I was suddenly notified to leave the school by the Vice-chancellor. He didn't give any reason. Worsening the situation, my wife was fired where she was working to support my education.
'What's this all about?' At a fleeting moment, I heard voice from my heart saying, "What do you think you did?" and a scene flashed through my mind. I had prayed to God, 'God, if You are alive, let me pass the entry test to the doctoral program.' But I failed, and I thought God didn't exist and even spat towards heaven. It came over me and I realized God is alive. I repented saying, "Forgive me. I didn't know You are really alive. I deserve to die." It was my life's turning point, and I bought a Bible at once and started to seek God.
Not having lived in the Word of God distressed me
By the grace of God I finally received a doctoral degree in the College of Engineering at Auburn University in Alabama, U.S. In 1992, I worked for the Telecommunication R&D Center of Samsung Electronics. In 1993, I worked as a head of the Software R&D Center of Korea Telecom (KT Corporation). I tried to live by the Word of God in my daily life but I often failed and lived in sins. So I was again in distress.
In 1994, I attended a revival meeting. The speaker talked about repentance. I realized that I hadn't repented throughout my life. I tried to repent but I wasn't able to repent specifically. I also noticed some evil thoughts coming to my mind but I didn't have enough spiritual knowledge to stop them from entering.
More seriously, I lacked prayer, and because I thought some sins were so insignificant that I was unable to keep myself from committing such sins. This repetition of sinning and regretting troubled me a lot, and I was in pain condemning myself.
In January 2014, I reached my limit and made up my mind. I went to Osanri Prayer House and offered up three-day fasting and prayer to God. I prayed, "Lead me to the church I will attend until I return to the Lord." Then I started the search for the church. I listened to many sermons of famous pastors in Korea through Christian broadcasts almost every day. In the meantime, the miraculous guidance of the Lord started.
I came across the holiness gospel via GCN and read Dr. Jaerock Lee's books
One day, as a TV application service on my iPad expired, I opened a free application 'Everyon TV'. There were several Christian channels in the religion section. I found GCN TV there.
On the channel banner was the picture of Dr. Jaerock Lee. I had seen him in the picture in the office of Professor Sangyeol Park who had worked in Kwangwoon University since October 1994, and I am working there too. I started to listen to one of the sermons, and it shocked me a lot. To my surprise, Dr. Lee was preaching boldly about the message inspired by the Holy Spirit concerning sin, righteousness, and judgment. What perplexed me again was the dragonflies—dragonflies were landing on the church members' hands and bodies.
This time, I visited Manmin Central Church's website. Unexpectedly, there were dozens of books there just waiting for me. I bought the e-books Heaven I & II; Hell; Spirit, Soul, and Body I & II; and Fountain of Wisdom. Reading them, I almost fainted.
I had been thinking a lot about 1 Corinthians 5:5 which says, "I have decided to deliver such a one to Satan for the destruction of his flesh, so that his spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus." I had always wondered whether I am of the spirit to be saved or the flesh to be destroyed. The answer was in the book. Furthermore, the root of evil thoughts, what I had to fight against, and the consequences of not accomplishing it were explained in detail.
Additionally, I could see the well-sorted lists of thousands of sermons. I listened to a lecture on Genesis. In the sermon, Dr. Lee was explaining about the spiritual difference between 'the beginning' in John 1:1 and 'the beginning' in Genesis 1:1. I felt a chill all over my body and tears started to flow down on my face. From then, I began watching sermons such as 'Lectures on Revelation', 'The Measure of Faith', 'Spirit, Soul, and Body', and 'Mary Magdalene.' It was as if someone forced me to do so. I also heard about Daniel Prayer Meeting and Friday All-night Service.
I registered in the church whose worship and prayer are filled with life
In August 2014, I went to Daniel Prayer Meeting. I became filled with the Holy Spirit there and assured that this is the church that God is guiding me to. I was overwhelmed by excitement and ecstasy. Moreover, on my way home from my third Daniel Prayer Meeting, I noticed changes in my body. I no longer had strong body odor.
Due to diabetes, I had been troubled by foul smell from my body after I sweated. When one who has diabetes sweats a lot, glycogen (a stored form of glucose) increases in sweat, it ferments by virus in the air, and it stinks a lot when mixed with body wastes. But I prayed fervently with sweat but I didn't stink and there was no bad odor.
I also went to the church's Friday All-night Service that is held from 11 P.M. on Friday to 4 A.M. of the next day. I became full of the Spirit again and thought, 'Who is this Senior Pastor Dr. Jaerock Lee? How can his church members devote themselves all night with bright faces and big smiles like this?' I can't dispel the thought that this is the true church that I had been looking for.
On August 31, 2014, I wore a suit that I had never worn for the last ten years and prayed for a while. During the prayer, I heard a clear voice of the Holy Spirit who said, "I've led you here". With great emotion, I finally registered in Manmin Central Church, and then my wife also registered on October 19, 2014. She has also experienced the work of God and lived her Christian life with hope for Heaven and unceasing joy.
I am very happy these days. I have the shepherd who lets me know the heart and will of God in the Bible, and there are even a lot of evidences showing that he is the true shepherd. Moreover, I am overjoyed by the fact that in the shepherd's love I will be able to become a fruit of God's providence and His human cultivation. I give all thanks and glory to God!
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