Then He said to him, “I am the Lord, who brought you out of Ur of the Chaldeans, to give you this land to inherit it.” And he said, “Lord God, how shall I know that I will inherit it?” So He sai...
11) Faith and Righteousness
After these things the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision, saying, “Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your exceedingly great reward.”But Abram said, “Lord God, what will You gi...
Faith that Endures to the End (Mark 13:1-13) - Overseer Sung-Hyun Kim
We received the grace of Christ and became God’s children. God does not immediately transfer us to heaven but makes us remain in the world. If God expected us only to maintain our salvation, He wou...
The Lord’s Interest (Mark 12:38-44) - Overseer Sung-Hyun Kim
All the attempts of the Jewish leaders to criticize Jesus ended in failure. When the Lord saw their false ways, He confirmed that He could no longer expect anything from them and knew Jerusalem’s i...
10) Contractual Relationship with God
And the king of Sodom went out to meet him after his return from the slaughter of Chedorlaomer, and of the kings that were with him, at the valley of Shaveh, which is the king’s dale. And Melch...
Christ, the Son of God (Mark 12:35-37) - Overseer Sung-Hyun Kim
The Jews were waiting for the Messiah (who is the Christ) to liberate them from foreign power. However, they never believed this Christ would be God Himself. As we can realize when they called Chri...
The First Commandment (Mark 12:28-34) - Overseer Sung-Hyun Kim
Love is the most important concept in the Christian faith. While mankind failed to love God, He save them by His love. He later taught them the method to love God and also commanded them what to lo...
09) The Land Where You Stand and Which You see I Give to You
And the Lord said to Abram, after Lot had separated from him: “Lift your eyes now and look from the place where you are—northward, southward, eastward, and westward; for all the land which you s...
Our Hope is the Resurrection (Mark 12:18-27) - Overseer Sung-Hyun Kim
Since we dwell in Christ, the purpose of our lives from the outset is the Resurrection. This world is tinged with sin and we will not always live here. We will leave and go to the eternal and bless...
Give to God what is God’s (Mark 12:13-17) - Overseer Sung-Hyun Kim
“Give back to Caesar what is Caesar’s and to God what is God’s.” The Pharisees and the Herodians (who were friends of Rome) waited for Jesus to speak directly against Rome and were secretly going t...