Good morning. Welcome to Seoul Bible Church. It is good to see you all today. We are so thankful to have some visitors with us today. Billy's mother and father, Mr. and Mrs. Pence, Our pastor and assistants are here with us, so it's good to have you with us. And from Saipan, we want to welcome Mrs. Langman. It's good to have you with us again as well. And today, of course, is Zion's first day of church, so she is up in the nursery. We may hear from her. As you can see, Lee Jong-jin and Kim Ji-sun brought their daughters, Shi-won, after a long time. There's a new Shi-won. She's upstairs now. Please welcome her. I should mention that Zion brought her parents as well. But it is good to have everyone here, and we want to prepare our hearts for worship this morning. As Mrs. Henderson plays the song that you see in your bulletin, hymn number 399 is standing on the promises. That's about what we've got to do in the Rosh Hashanah story. Well, we are working on memorizing Yohan Bohem Shalom, John 15. And so on the back of your bulletin, you will see John 15, verses 4 through 10. I'll read that in English. Pastor Chu will read it in Korean. And then this month's memory verse is John 15, 11, which is on the inside panel. So we'll get there in just a moment. John 15, verses 4 through 10. I abide in me, and I in you. As a branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine, no more can ye except ye abide in me. I am the vine, ye are the branches. He that abideth in me, and I in him, this same bringeth forth. much fruit. For without me ye can do nothing. If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch in this river, and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned. If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you. Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit. So shall ye be My disciples, as the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you, continuing you in my love. If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love, even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love. Come into me, and I will come into you. If a branch is not attached to a grape tree, it cannot bear fruit. If you are not in me, go away. I am a grape tree, and you are a branch. If I am in you, you bear a lot of fruit. If you leave me, you cannot do anything. If a person is not in me, People will love you first because you will become thin like a branch. If you save my wife and my village, I will give you whatever you want. If you plant a lot of fruits, my father will be honored. You will be my disciples. I loved you as my father loved me, so save me in my love. In this month's memory verse, I will say it in English, and then we'll repeat it together, and then you will repeat it in Korean, and we will try to read it together. John 15, 11. These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full. Let's say it together. These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full. John 15, 11. I will give you this, and my joy will be in you, so that you may be filled with joy. I will give you this, and my joy will be in you, so that you may be filled with joy. John 15, verse 17. All right, let's take our red handles and we'll turn to hymn number 342, standing the same, simply trusting every day. 342. Let's stand up and sing together. 342. Write down your faith when you are in trouble. ♪ Till the rising heaven gave ♪ ♪ Rising heaven was born in heaven ♪ ♪ Great is heaven, great is God ♪ ♪ God so great in heaven is God ♪ Oh, say does that star-spangled banner yet wave Oh, say does that star-spangled banner yet wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave and the home of the brave? Class of 2017, Class of 2017, Class of 2017, ♪ When can I get home in time ♪ ♪ Just enjoy those happy times ♪ ♪ As my days go on and on ♪ ♪ I see that it's a beautiful sight ♪ ♪ In the world above ♪ ♪ Let grace be our reason ♪ ♪ Flex your wings and fly away ♪ ♪ Yes, you may see the light of day ♪ 7 days a month. Please be seated. I invite you to open your Bibles this morning to Micah chapter 5. We're going to read these two chapters, Micah chapters 5 and 6. Today's scripture reading includes what may be the most familiar verses of Micah to Christians. Of course, Micah 5 speaks of our Savior's birth in Bethlehem, as well as His suffering for our sins. Micah 6a, of course, famously speaks of God's expectations of His people. But we're going to read these two chapters together before understanding the contents of the Psalms. Micah 5, verses 1-4. Now muster yourselves in truth, God of truth. They have laid siege against us. with a rod, they will smite the judge of Israel on the cheek. But as for you, Capernaum, Capernaum, too little to be among the clans of Judah. From you one will go forth, for me, to be ruler in Israel. His goings forth are from long ago, from the days of eternity. Therefore he will give them up until the time when she who is a neighbor has born a child. Then the remainder of his brethren will return to the sons of Israel, and he will arise and shepherd his flock in the strength of the Lord, in the majesty of the name of the Lord his God. And they will remain, because at that time he will be great to the ends of the earth. My daughter, the army, gather your people. They have killed us, so use a stick to cut the blood of the judges of Israel. Even if they are small in number, they will come forth from among those who will rule Israel. This is the first of the three commandments. Therefore, until the woman gives birth to a child, she will keep them close to her. After that, the remaining brothers will return to the children of Israel. First Father says, this one will be our peace. When the Assyrian invades our land, when he tramples on our citadels, then we will rise against him seven shepherds and eight leaders of our own. Verse six through nine. They will shepherd the land of Assyria with the sword, the land of Nimrod at its entrances. And He will deliver us from the Assyrian when he attacks our land and when he tramples our territory. Then the remnants of Jacob will be among many peoples, like dew from the Lord, like showers on vegetation, which do not wait for man or delay for the sons of men. The remnant of Jacob will be among the nations, among many peoples, like a lion among the beasts of the forest, like a young lion among the flocks of sheep, which, if he passes through, tramples down and tears. And there is none to rescue. For, son, your hand will be lifted against your adversaries. All your enemies will be cut off. They will cut down the land of Asur with their swords, and cut down the fish of the land with their necks. When the Asur people enter our land and step on our land, they will throw us out of their land. Those who remain in the wilderness will be among the people, and they will be like dew falling from the sky, and like rain falling from the grass. They will not wait for people, and they will not wait for life. The rest of the Yakuba are among the Yorduk and other tribes. They are like the lions of the wild animals of the forest and the young lions of the sheepfold. If you step on them and tear them to shreds, there will be no one left to save you. I hope your hands will be lifted up to face all your enemies. I will also cut off the cities of your land. and tear down all your publications. I will cut off sorceries from your hand. You will have fortune tellers no more. I will cut off your carved images and your sacred pillars from ammonia so that you will no longer bow down to the work of your own hands. I will root out your Asherah from amongst you and destroy your cities. and I will execute vengeance in anger and wrath on the nations which have not heard of me. Yehoshua, Jesus of Nazareth, on that day I will destroy your town and your people, and I will destroy your temple, and I will destroy your land, and I will destroy all your strongholds, and I will take revenge from your hands. and you will never have a leader again. I will take away your idols and statues from you, and you will never hide what you have made with your hands again. I will take away your Asherah statue from you, and I will destroy your statues. Here now, what the Lord is saying. Arise, plead your case before the mountains. Let the hills hear your voice. Listen, you mountains, to the indictment of the Lord, and you enduring foundations of the earth, because the Lord has a case against his people. Even with Israel, he will dispute you. What have I done to you? How have I wearied you, O Israel? You will hear the words of Jehovah. Listen to me. You will stand up and fight in front of the mountain, and let your voice be heard in the small mountain. You who are strong in the mountains and in the land, you will hear Jehovah's voice. Jehovah will fight with his people, and he will discuss with Israel. Listen to me. My people, what have I done to you? What made you so angry? Prove it to me. I brought you up from the land of Egypt and ransomed you from the house of slavery. I sit before you, Moses. Aaron and Miriam, my people, remember now what Balaam, king of Moab, counseled, and what Balaam of Yor answered him. And from Shinnom, this is where the Moabites enticed them to send from Shinnom to Gilgal in the war of the covenant, so that you might know the righteous acts of the Lord. I have led you out of the land of Egypt and raised you in a house of worship. I have sent Moses, Aaron, and Miriam before you. My people, remember that you were led by the son of Moab, and that the son of Moab spoke to him. Remember this from the beginning to the end. Shall I present my firstborn for my rebellious acts? The fruit of my body? for the son of man. He has told you what is good. What does the Lord require of you? But to do justice, to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God. Verses 9 through 11. The voice of the Lord will call to the city, and it is sound, but it is not to hear. your name, Hero Tribe, who has appointed his time as their yet-abandoned wicked house, along with treasures of wickedness, and a short measure that is cursed. Can't I justify wicked skills in a bag of the same deceptive ways? You call upon the Lord's name from hell, and in the wilderness, you honor the name of the Lord. You have been beaten and beaten, The rich men of the city are full of violence. Her residents speak violence. Their tongue is deceitful in their mouth. So also I will make you sick, striking you down, desolating you because of your sins. You will eat, but you will not be satisfied. Your vileness will be in your midst. You will try to remove farm for safekeeping, but you will not preserve anything. And what you do preserve, I will give to the sword. You will sow, but you will not reap. You will tread the olive, but you will not enrich yourself with oil. And the grapes, you will not drink. Those rich men were full of gold, and those poor men were full of lies, so their tongues died out of their mouths. Then I also struck you, and caused you to be severely wounded, and I caused you to be silent because of your sin. You will not be able to eat anything, and your stomach will always be empty, and you will not be able to hide or be preserved, I will stab you with my sword, and you will not be able to cast a spell. You will not be able to step on the Gangnam or apply oil on your body. You will not be able to step on grapes or drink alcohol. The statues of all women and all the works of the House of Aham are preserved. And in their devices, we walk, wherever, however we walk, for destruction. And we are commanded by the spirit of religion, we will walk for destruction. We will walk for destruction. We will walk for destruction. We will walk for destruction. We will walk for destruction. We will walk for destruction. We will walk for destruction. We will walk for destruction. We will walk for destruction. We will walk for destruction. We will walk for destruction. We will walk for destruction. We will walk for destruction. We will walk for destruction. We will walk for destruction. We will walk for destruction. We will walk for destruction. We will walk for destruction. We will walk for destruction. We will walk for destruction. We will walk for destruction. We will walk for destruction. We will walk for destruction. We will walk for destruction. We will walk for destruction. We will walk for destruction. We will walk for destruction. We will walk for destruction. We will walk for destruction. We will walk for destruction This is a sobering note to you all. You will see later in this message here, you will see there is hope under God's judgment. Yes, it is a very profound message about God's judgment, but through a changeable sermon, we will tell you about the hope that God will bestow on us through this judgment. Through this message, we can receive God's mercy and grace. Let us pray together. Our Father, this morning from your Word, we have the power of the goodness and severity of our heart. Truly from your heart, You are gracious. Your mercies are new. We praise you for your goodness. But we have praise for your justice and goodness. Father, you seem to know you cannot ignore sin. And when your people, who are called by your name, wonder at you, be well-deserved of worship. Father, in our times you can understand. We pray that your Holy Spirit will search us. Know us. See if there is anything we can do for you. We pray that your Holy Spirit would use the very Word of God to convict our souls of sin and righteousness. Father God, we ask that you use your word clearly to cleanse our hearts of sin, righteousness, and judgment. Father God, we ask that you observe our hearts to see if there is any evil in our hearts. We pray that the blood of Christ would so smother our sins that there leaves no trace of that wickedness upon our souls. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, we ask that you cover us with the blood of Jesus Christ, and that you cleanse us of all our sins, and that you do not let any evil come upon us again. Wash us clean. Wash us clean. Make us pure. Make us pure. Help us to love the Father and the Son as we should love the Father and the Son. be able to bring you to the greatest emotion of salvation. So Lord, in our time together, heal yourself. Amen. Reveal yourself in the beauty and the fullness. Reveal yourself in the greatness of your great self. Give us a new knowledge of the greatness of your body which is eternal. You are the reason that we are all here together this morning to worship You are the reason that we are all here together this morning to worship Father knows what each person needs. Through Jesus Christ, fill each person's needs according to the abundance of glory of the Father. Encourage those who are distressed. Lord, you know that many of us have physical needs and we do pray for this. We do pray for Janine. We do pray for Officer. Blessed are the missionaries who have come from all over the world, throughout Asia, the United States, South America, for the blessed are missionaries. Father, thank you for the people of Korea. We pray for churches here in Korea where the word of God is proclaimed. Give your people ears to hear and eyes to see and the will to do the work of God. Open your ears to listen to the words of God, open your eyes to see the truth, and have the will to obey and obey the words of God. Father, I pray for Israel, for Ukraine, and for all the countries in the world that are in a difficult situation. Through these difficult times, We pray that your will be done on earth as it is now. We pray that your will be done on earth as it is now. We pray that your will be done on earth as it is now. We pray that your will be done on earth as it is now. We pray that your will be done on earth as it is now. We pray that your will be done on earth as it is now. We pray that your will be done on earth as it is now. We pray that your will be done on earth as it is now. We pray that your will be done on earth as it is now. We pray that your will be done on earth as it is now. We pray that your will be done on earth as it is now. We pray that your will be done on earth as it is now. We pray that your will be done on earth as it is now. We pray that your will be done on earth as it is now. We pray that your will be done on earth as it is now. We pray that your will be done on earth as it is now. Our next song is Lurkey Saints. It may not be quite as familiar to us. I'm going to ask Mrs. Hindertsen to play it for once, and then we will sing a series together. This is 10 over 12. After she plays, we come on and sing. And let's lift our voice. ♪ Oh, say does that star-spangled banner yet wave ♪ ♪ O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave? ♪ Oh, say does that star-spangled banner yet wave ♪ God is watching over you. God is watching over you. ♪ God, what will you do? Something has to be done. I can't help it. It hurts me to admit that it's time for me to leave. ♪ Strengthen you, move you, and you ♪ ♪ As you come and sing today ♪ ♪ Chant your name, chant, chant your name ♪ ♪ Chant your name, chant, chant your name ♪ ♪ One more time, you raise the field high ♪ Oh, say does that star-spangled banner yet wave I love you. I love you. I love you. Well, we are going to continue our worship this morning as Brother Joe Nam and Mr. Nam come forward to take the offer. at this time. Our Father in heaven, we thank you that the earth is the Lord's and the heaven is the Father's. We thank you, Father, for your great bounty that you have given to us. You have given to us eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. You have bestowed gifts upon us. And Lord, we praise you that we have a chance to participate in the building of your kingdom as you return back a portion of what you gave to us in order to share your gospel and to do your work and to heal your soul. Lord, we pray that you would bless the gift you gave her this morning. We pray that your funds would be used according to your will to do your work as you Receive joy, worship joy, and praise in Jesus name. Praise in Jesus name. The End After we sing 539, we will have children's church, so the children will leave. The rest of you stay here for the sermon. In number 539, we will sit this time. It's more amazing. Yes, let's sit down and sing. Yes, let's sit down and sing. 539. Let's sing together. After we sing, children, please go up to the second floor for worship. ♪ Hail, all hail, true patriot love ♪ ♪ Hail, all hail, true patriot love ♪ ♪ Hail, all hail, true patriot love ♪ Oh say does that star spangled banner yet wave ♪ Whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight ♪ ♪ O'er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming? ♪ Oh, say does that star-spangled banner yet wave ♪ And yet all your hearts must close in ♪ ♪ There's no marker on what we deserve ♪ ♪ All of our times were wasted ♪ ♪ But we live in a blessed Israel ♪ ♪ Oh we live in a blessed Israel ♪ O'er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming? And the rocket's red glare, the bombs bursting in air, Good singing. Thank you. As we open our Bibles, I invite you once again to turn to the book of Micah and start with chapter 1. It's Micah chapter 1. We should start with a reality that is true, and that is Few of us, maybe none of us, enjoy condemnation. We just don't like it when others judge us. And if we're being honest, perhaps some of us like even less the truth that the twice holy God of heaven will judge each and every one of us for every kind of work you do, and for every kind of deed you do. Not only that, but not only do you not want to hear what other people say, but even more so, God, the God of three days, Those of us who are in Christ Jesus truly have had our sins forgiven. And the Bible truly does say there is no condemnation in Christ. Our sins are completely paid in full by the blood of the Lord Jesus Christ. So Christians don't fear damnation or paying the price of our sins in that sense. But throughout the scriptures, we see that even thousands of people who are called by this name are stricken. We call God our Father, but we walk away from his wisdom. But for being honest with one another, each of us can confess that there are times when we've been prodigal children whom the Good Shepherd has had to seek out leaving his 99 good sheep behind him to get us back into the fold. In today's overview of Micah, I want us to see that God chastisement in the present, and his future judgment at the second coming, before that throne in the final day, should prompt those of us who have been tempted to stray, or those of us who have strayed, to cling to our Savior's side, to abide in Christ. Through today's Gospel, we can see that God to punish the people of God who have sinned, and to judge the people of God who will be resurrected in the future. If there are people who have left God and are out of God, So as I read to you Matthew chapter 1 verses 1-8, I want us to see the final terrifying arrival of God should keep us close to help us to abide in this one and not the other. Today, we are going to read the Bible in 1 John 1.8. There will be God's final, scary coming. Because of that fact, So verses 1 through 4 and then 5 through 8. The word of the Lord which came to Micah, Moresh, in the days of Jotham, Erechaz, and Ezekiah, the kings of Judah, which he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem. Hear, O peoples, all of you. Listen, O earth, and all it contains. Let the Lord God be of you. For behold, the Lord is coming forth from his place. He will come down and tread the high places of the earth. The mountains will melt under him. The valleys will be split like wax before the Father. In the days of Judah, Judah, Ahaz, and Hezbollah, the people of the sand, listen to what the LORD has to say about Samaria and Jerusalem. The people, listen to it. All the land and all that is there, listen to it carefully. The LORD will testify to you, and the Lord will do so in the temple. The King will come out of the well and step on the high ground of the Gangne Masa. Under the ground, the mountains will rise and the valleys will split. It will be like water pouring down like a feather in front of fire. I will make Samaria a heap of ruins in the open country, planting places for a vineyard. into the valley will lay bare her foundations. All of her idols will be smashed. All of her urns will be burned with fire. All of her images I will make desolate. For she collected them from a heart of thorns. And to the urns of the heart I will return. Because of this I must make a lament and a mourning. I must go barefoot. I must make a lament like the jackal's life and a mourning like the ostrich's. Oh What is the treasure of Jacob, and what is the sin of Israel? What is the treasure of Jacob? It is not Samaria. What is the temple of Judah? It is not Jerusalem. In this way, I will make Samaria like the tomb of the Lord, and I will make the city of Sodom like the mountain of the East, and I will pour out the stones into the well, and I will lift up the earth, and I will take over the whole world, and I will pay the price of the whole world, Michael reveals the truly dramatic key as Almighty God himself summons all the earth to come hear his judgment on Judah and Samaria as he descends to earth. descends, melting the mountains, splitting the valleys, pouring liquefied rocks of the cities into the valleys like some leftover trash. In the 3rd verse, it says that God and the fox will come together. What happens when they come together? The mountains will melt away. Just think of a mountain in our time. The mountains will melt away, and the valleys will split open, and the mountains will fall down like water. that the sins of our own creation, as the only true and living God, once for all, pulverizes the idols of sin. The 7th says the idols are smashed, the images are made. But there is no such thing. Seriously, there isn't. But even God's great patience is necessary. The Christ returns. The life of John's wrath will be poured out on humanity and the church. But as we read this passage, this is God dealing not with humanity, but with his own chosen people, the physical descendants of Abraham. prior to his dealing with those who have never claimed him as God. First one, it says the wounds are impurable. It has come to Judah. It has reached the gate of my people. There's only one cure for any cure. Any cure. And as we read in Mark 6, verses 1 through 5, A repetition as God once again summons creation to hear his case against his people. Therefore, God is not only the judge of his people, he is the apostle of his people. The Lord asks, how have I made you weary? Why are you so tired of me, bored of me? He reminds his people that he has rescued, redeemed them from Egypt. Indeed, he blessed his own people despite Balaam and Balak's best efforts to curse them. And it was only when they broke the terms of the covenant at Shittim with the women of Moab that the people faced defeat. And yet they were restored at Yom Kippur. Despite God's goodness and his faithfulness to his people, Israel, Judah, actually Judah, was bored, weary by the Lord. You know, there are a lot of people Listen to Almighty God's invitation for you. mark it to repent and receive mercy today while you may. When you have the opportunity to receive the invitation to repent and receive God's mercy, What does that mean? It's not about a haircut, it's about repentance. It's about turning from the wicked ways. The glorious truth is today can be the day of salvation for the very worst sinner. For the worst of those Ninevites that Jonah preached to, there was mercy. Hezekiah's son would receive mercy after a a reign of over five decades full of iniquity, but we behold the Son of God, who is in heaven." For the worst hypocrite, the greatest sinner, this side of the eternity, there is hope in Christ, the Savior, and only in Christ, in true Christ. Everyone, even if you are the worst hypocrite in this world, there is a chance to receive God's grace and mercy in the name of Jesus Christ. Seek Jehovah while you may. Seek Him. You will find Him in the merciful Christ who died that you might receive God's mercy rather than His just damnation. So Micah chapter 1 tells us that God's final terrifying arrival should keep us close to him. But as we look at Micah 2 and 3, we see also the imminent. Before Christ returns, there are other lesser chastisements. His discipline should keep us close in the body and in the heart. It might be a good idea at this point to ask, what in the world did not God Himself have? What provoked God to this extent? What in the world would make God mad enough to melt the mountains and turn stones to slag? This is liquid stone. So as we can see there are a multitude of children, but we won't see how the planning and performance of sin. in different particulars of different people in this time. I'd like to just read Let's just read Micah 2, verses 1-3. Micah 2, verses 1-3 says, Woe to those who work out evil on their beds. Take other fields and seeds and houses and take away They brought a man in his house, a man in his inheritance, and there were vessels full of people, and I'm telling you, this is from a claim from which you cannot remove the evidence. You will not walk unto the man, for it would be an enemy. Shin Sang-ye-seo ak-eul ttae-ham-yeo, gan-sa-reul gyeong-yeong-hago, nal-yi mal-geum-yeon geu son-e-him-i it-seum-eo-ro, The one who does it is the wise ginger. He takes away the fields and the houses. They take away the love of the house and the industry. Both playing sin and performing sin. Some of us have great dreams, hopes for a good future. We have a hope of a success to come, plans for the future. But here we have a bunch of schemes. Even as they're in their beds, when they should be taking their rest, they're making nefarious plans to harm their neighbor, to gain from their sin. The things they do by day have all been planned by night. In verse five, Maitreya says, you will have no one stretching permission for you by law. In the 5th chapter, verse 2, it says, If a torturer is called a liar, he will lose. There's no hope for justice. There's no hope for a fair deal, a good deal in our places. In this society, where everyone is full of thievery, swindling, and stealing from others, in a society full of liars, They have no wish to do business with us. Therefore, do not see them. They have no wish to do business with us. In the 6th verse, Those who love to sin and hate to hear God's Word are madder. Maybe you try to exhort a friend or neighbor who may be small. God doesn't want you to do that. What's the first response? Don't judge me. If they do not see God concerning these things, they are so stupid. How would you explain that? So the people of Micah's day were just like me. They wanted Micah and other prophets to be silent. These people gave us God's word. By God's word, through God's service, by God's truth, to bring these people, God's people, to you. These people are a warning from God through the religion of God. It was God's tool to make these people strange. And I'll say one last thing. You see, when people are informed about sin, God is merciful. So the next time you find yourself irritated by someone warning you about your sin, stop. Consider. What is the end of my life? Well, what are they doing? bring God's blessing on me? Or is this something that will bring God's blessings on me? The Book of Proverbs often convinces those who are able not only to receive rebuke, but to correct their way of life. Please do our part in the promise. If you look at the Bible, you can see these expressions. When God is punished or punished, people who repent are people who repent. On the other hand, this is what God says. This is what the Holy Spirit says. A century later, the prophet Jeremiah was speaking God's Word to Judah, and they, too, did the same. A hundred years later, the prophet Jeremiah preached to the people of Israel. And if you turn to Jeremiah 26, you see that the people wanted to kill Jeremiah. They were just tired of him at this time. And as you turn to Jeremiah 26, verses 18 and 19, you want to see that even though here in chapter 2, Micah 2, they were not listening. There were those who were listening. Jeremiah chapter 26, verses 18 and 19. Jeremiah. So case history, remember Micah of Marsha, that's the guy who prophesied in the days of Hezekiah, the king of Judah, that's Micah one more. And he spoke to all the people of Judah saying, thus the Lord of hosts has said, Zion will be clouded as a field, Jerusalem will become ruins, the mountain of the houses will as high places of the forest. Did Hezekiah, the king of Judah, and all Judah put him to death? Did he not hear the Lord, and the truth of the favor of the Lord? And the Lord changed his mind. And about the misfortune which he pronounced to himself, but we, our community, both revolt against ourselves for the sake of our children. Jeremiah 26, verse 18. In the time of King Hezekiah of Judah, a three-year-old boy named Micah, who we see here, prophesied to all the people of Judah that the king of the army would speak like this, and that he would be struck by lightning, and that Jerusalem would be destroyed, and that the whole of the temple would be like a forest. But when King Hezekiah of Judah and all the people of Judah killed him, Didn't Hesediah warn the Jehovah's Witnesses, and the Jehovah's Witnesses turned away from the disaster that had befallen them? It is our duty to make our lives greater by doing this. Amen. Now, what I want us to also see in 1, 2, and 3 is not only the quality and performance of singing, There are some particulars here that brought God's anger upon them. These people presumed of God's patience and mercy. Verse 7, verse 7 says, is it not said, O house of Jacob, this is your representation? Do not my voice be but to my mouth. These people who are singing, their voices are not my voice. No, that's not what I said. But when we look at God's words and measure them, we find that the church is the same religion. Secondly, don't become an enemy of God by harming people. Maybe we've heard you about that. First, you say you're not a Christian. In these verses God says, you become my enemy by hurting me. And then I'm going to read that in chapter 3 verses 1 through 4, we see the rulers of Judah took advantage of the less powerful, in essence feeding off the very bones of the poor needy. Chapter 3, verse 2 says, they hate good, they love evil. And so they are reproved, the leaders, in verse 9, these ones who abhor justice and twist everyone's choice. The point is civil leaders should administer justice, not injustice. So we've got rulers, but then we have the prophets who praise God's people who were deceitfully speaking of peace that God did not promise. This is chapter three, verses five and six. These were people saying, peace, peace, deceitfully to people. If you want God's blessing, give people money. Give us money, verse 11. They were the first prosperity preachers. They struck for a price, verse 11. So both the priests, and the Pope, and Truman, they were in the ministry for money, not for life. Bible, handout, decent shoes, servants of God who spoke for God, but the love of money. I do want us to see in verse chapter three, verse seven, that those who sought God's healing will be promised by God's hands. The seers will be ashamed. The binders will burst. They will cover their mouths because they saw God's power. But if you look at the 7th chapter of the book of Psalms, you will see that the people who seek God's help will be perplexed because God will not answer them. These were people who were supposed to provide God's wisdom and direction, but now their own foolishness is on display. I want us to see in the next chapter, chapter 4, chapter 5, that there is If you try to judge me, I will tear youself 40 times. You too, right now. You too, conscience. You too, conscience. We see the mighty form one day of the Lord. When? This Friday. After the judgment of the wicked, the Lord Jesus Christ sits on his throne. In this millennial kingdom, the nations of the world come to pay homage to the King of kings and Lord of Lords. We see that in verse 2, as the nations come to pay homage to the Lord of Lords. just as kings humbly came to learn. will come to learn at the feet of King Jesus, just like the Queen of Sheba came to inquire of King Solomon in the first year of Solomon. Today, as things are happening in Israel, it's good to know that one day souls will be given to fellowships at the peace of Amherst. Today, as things are happening in Israel, it's good to know that one day souls will be given to fellowships at the peace of Amherst. Today, as things are happening in Israel, it's good to know that one day souls will be given to fellowships at the peace of Amherst. Today, as things are happening in Israel, it's good to know that one day souls will be given to fellowships at the peace of Amherst. Today, as things are happening in Israel, it's good to know that one day souls will be given to fellowships at the peace of Amherst. Today, as things are happening in Israel, it's good to know that one day souls will be given to fellowships at the peace of Amherst. Today, as things are happening in Israel, it's good to know that one day souls will be given to fellowships at the peace of Amherst The Prince of Peace keeps the peace with the line of iron. And as Micah 5 says in this one, And of course, we have just read in our reading about the birth of Jesus Christ. In chapter 5, the terrible sins committed by Jonah, do they damage? Now, we are going to talk about the Assyrians. The story of Jonah and the Assyrians is about the destruction of God's kingdom. So we've got the second coming, the end, chapter 1, and then we have a little humor in chapter 4. Why do we have chapter 4 in chapter 4? Why do we put that in? Why do we put those here? I want to do this quickly because I know time is running out. But there is a reason for the moment. When you're under God's chastisement, you need to know that the punishment is so painful to you, it's too late. It's too late. Now, everyone, here, God is disciplining the people of God, and at the same time, He is giving glory to the Kingdom of Heaven. In today's reality, God is disciplining the people of God before the Kingdom of Heaven was established. That disciplining can be harsh and difficult. So the agony like childbirth, chapter 4, verse 13, this same painfulness is what God's loving hand basically pushing us from our sins into His blessings when we painfully go into exile and despair of what we're finally going to do. So the moment you convert to verse 10, this daughter of Zion, there you will be blessed. There the Lord will acknowledge you. The woman who is giving birth now is having a hard time at the moment. But as she will have joy when she gives birth to the child later, she will have the grace of God's salvation even if she has a hard time now. And so, Mark 4, verse 13 says, this afflicted nation is actually transformed by its suffering. And so, God's work now becomes that the sufferer becomes the afflictor. It brings suffering to an evil nation. It's used to punish the good. If you look at the 4th and 13th verses, you can see that this country is having a hard time. God is using this country as a tool to punish the people of God. And so, finally, my advice would be to keep God on top of your creative senses. The sins that people repeatedly get, generation after generation, are strong. And that's the only Abrahamic covenant that God allowed Abraham to keep. And that was a human covenant. This is a shower of meditation. A shower of meditation. Yes. That's it. So many people do not know Jesus Christ. Today, most people do not know Jesus Christ. When the chapter 7 verse 2 tells us a godly person has perished from the kingdom of heaven, It will be the dark that will shine upon you, the darkness of violence and justice in your heart. So expect God to be merciful to you and to your faithfulness. If you look at verse 7, verse 2, it says, There is no good person in this world, and all are evil. There is no good person in this world, and all are evil. There is no good person in this world, and all are evil. There is no good person in this world, and all are evil. There is no good person in this world, and all are evil. There is no good person in this world, and all are evil. There is no good person in this world, and all are evil. There is no good person in this world, and all are evil. As for me, I will watch the second recording. I will wait for the third one. In a sense, I'm not afraid. I'm sensitive. That's it. In the midst of darkness and gloom, I say in the 7th verse. I only cry out, Yehovah, and receive God who rescues me. My God, listen to me. God has our hope. Micah 7, 18, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 81, 81, 81, 81, 81, 81, 81, 81, 81, 81, 81, 81, 81, 81, 81, 81, 81, 81, 81, 81, 81, 81, 81, 81, 81, 81, 81, 81, 81, 81, 81, 81, 81, 81, 81, 81, 81, 81, 81, 81, 81, 81, 81, 81, 81, 81, 81, 81, 81, 81, 81, Where is there a God like the Lord? The Lord has the power to punish, and has the power to forgive, and has the power to forgive, and has the power to forgive, and has the power to forgive, and has the power to forgive, and has the power to forgive, and has the power to forgive, and has the power to forgive, and has the power to forgive, and has the power to forgive, and has the power to forgive, and has the power to forgive, and has the power to forgive, and has the power to forgive, and has the power to forgive, and has the power to forgive, and has the power to forgive, and has the power to forgive, and has the power to forgive, and has the power to forgive, and has the power to forgive, and has the power to forgive, and has the power to forgive, and has the power to forgive, and has the power to forgive, and has the power to forgive, and has the power to forgive, and has the power to forgive, and has the power to forgive, and has the power Lord, shepherd your people with your son. Amen. We pray your thought will be the theme and its embassion. Lord, you have led your people out of Egypt. You have led us from places of sin. We are going to achieve your show now. Do great things for us, O Lord our God. Do great things within us, in our hearts and in our souls. How is your favor to fall upon us as your face shines upon us? The Lord our God, forgive our sins through Jesus. O Lord, abide with us, abide with me, for you are our shepherd forever and ever. We are now going to sing hymn number 147. After we sing, I'd like you to wait for the final prayer. We do have a special video that we want to show you. So let's sit to sing 147. Stay in sync. When I survey the wonders across are my children as well. Yes, we'll sit down. ♪ Hail to the crown of the earth ♪ ♪ Hail to the stars ♪ ♪ Glory to the sun and king of all ♪ ♪ Glory to the sun and king of all ♪ ♪ Black and blue and white ♪ ♪ Long to be seen ♪ ♪ The years we've known them ♪ ♪ The years we've known them ♪ ♪ The years we've known them ♪ ♪ Reverberate in song ♪ ♪ Hark the herald angels sing ♪ ♪ O say does that star-spangled banner yet wave ♪ The love in our heart is true. Life is a wonder, so divine. ♪ Oh, say does that star-spangled banner yet wave ♪ ♪ And heaven and earth are full of His love ♪ ♪ Oh, say does that star-spangled banner yet wave ♪ Today, we are And you know they're planning to retransmit you. And we are so thankful for their ministry to us here at Soul Bible Church for so long. As you know, I came to Korea on the 24th. It's been over 10 years since I came to Korea. 15 years. That's right. 15 years. And so Hope has put together a video that we would love to share a retrospective of some They're trying to hurry up. So you might want to sit back there where you can stand. Let's have a close look. It is short, but after the video, Pastor Chu and I will come up and pray. You might need to turn up the volume just a little bit. Oh. Hmm. We do want to thank all of you that shared pictures, keeping the call for those memories. and we rejoice that we do have time to fellowship together with folks old and new today. Let's pray. Our Father in heaven, we rejoice that you are a merciful God. You have loved us with an everlasting love. You are faithful and true. Thank you for your faithfulness to us. We do thank you for so many here at Soul Bible Church who have been faithful, to you and to the church for so long. We thank you for fellowship we have with you. And because we have fellowship with you, we thank you that we can have fellowship with one another. Thank you, Father, that we can abide in you and you abide in us. We pray that you would bless our fellowship time and bless us as we seek to be faithful to you. We pray this to you, Lord. We love you. We thank you. In Jesus' name, amen. So,