I Met the Lord Through Sermons on Youtube Words of Life and Powerful Works Live on the Internet
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Manmin N ews No. 635 March 31, 2019 I Met the Lord Through Sermons on YouTube Words of Life and Powerful Works Live on the Internet Today, more than ever before, we have more means of media to evangelize the world. Our church has been spreading the gospel via GCN TV, book translations into 60+ languages, MANMIN NEWS in 30+ languages, and the GCN TV Hindi viewers church website in 7 languages. in India In this era of social network services such as Facebook and Instagram, we are spreading the gospel also through YouTube, a worldwide video sharing site. Home Churches and Local Sanctuaries Through YouTube Broadcast India has the 7 th largest territory and 2nd biggest population in the world. More than 300 million people watch YouTube videos in India. It is expected the number of viewers would increase exponentially as the Internet connection increases. Pastor John Kim of Delhi Manmin Church said, “There is growing persecution against Christianity in India. Missionary works through media such as YouTube has become more important than ever in these times. The believers Ciudad Guayana local sanctuary here voluntarily put the voice-over and subtitles members in Venezuela in Hindi over the sermons of Rev. Jaerock Lee and began to broadcast them on YouTube. As a result, we get hundreds of prayer requests, testimonies, and requests for counseling every month. A great number of people are experiencing divine healing and God’s blessing through the Senior Pastor’s prayer. As the viewers of sermons on YouTube are increasing, they invite me to their groups to preach the gospel, and through such meetings, family churches are being organized.” The same kinds of events are taking place in Latin America, too. Colombia Manmin Church uploads videos of Sunday morning services and Friday all-night services of Manmin Central Church in South Korea. Thirty to forty locations in such countries as the United States, Mexico, YouTube have proven to be effective is because healing and they gain true faith and strength to Honduras, Venezuela, Ecuador, Chile, Argentina, they contain the words of life that our Senior change. Bolivia, and sometimes Spain, several Middle Pastor, Rev. Jaerock Lee has received by the Special Healing Sessions are being held in the Eastern countries, and Italy, watch the videos of inspiration of the Holy Spirit through his 2nd part of the last Friday all-night service of the services. countless fasting and prayers. each month. Those who attend them on YouTube The viewers came to meet the living God and They not only teach clearly the providence in receive divine healing through the prayers done local sanctuaries were opened: 1 in Honduras the cross through Jesus Christ, but also contain with the handkerchief on which Rev. Lee prayed and Mexico respectively, 3 in Venezuela, and 4 in very deep spiritual messages. They quench the (Acts 19:11-12). They are giving glory to God Colombia. thirst of the believers who are spiritually thirsty greatly (Page 3). all over the world. Brother Kailash in India said, “I lost my Contents that Let the Viewers Experience As in John 4:48, “Unless you people see signs confidence since I lost my hearing in my left the Works of the Holy Spirit and wonders, you simply will not believe,” it ear. I was always worried I might lose hearing In order for this media to be effective in is very difficult to have faith in this end time completely. However, I came to know about Rev. spreading the love of Jesus Christ, the contents without actual evidence of the living God. Jaerock Lee on YouTube, and my hearing was must be spiritually useful and powerful. However, through the prayer for the sick of Rev. recovered through the special divine healing The reason why videos of our church on Lee in the video, many people experience divine session recently.” 2 The Word of Life Spiritual Love (11) Love Does Not Rejoice in Unrighteousness “Love is patient, love is kind and is not jealous; love does not brag and is not arrogant, does not act unbecomingly; it does not seek its own, is not provoked, does not take into account a wrong suffered, does not rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth;” 1 Corinthians 13:4-6 Senior Pastor Rev. Jaerock Lee It is more likely that honest people would more when things go well. Actually, you have a saved (1 Cor. 6:9-10). succeed in developed countries than in under problem at home and you need money. In this Achan loved unrighteousness and drove developed countries, where the corruption index kind of situation, what would you do? himself into destruction. Since his childhood he is high. Unrighteousness is closely related with Let’s look at another situation. One day, you had seen and heard of the things that the LORD the rise and fall of nations, too. For this reason it have a greater balance than you expected in your God had done for his people. He knew God guided is called ‘the disease that kills nations’. It also has bank account. The tax agency made a mistake them with pillar of cloud in the day and pillar of tremendous impact on personal lives. and didn’t take the correct amount. Would fire at night. He witnessed the flooding Jordan Not to rejoice in unrighteousness is similar to you rejoice thinking you got a break by their River stopping and the city of Jericho falling but not same as ‘not thinking of evil’. Not to think mistake? down. of evil is to harbor no evil at all whereas ‘not to 2 Chron. 19:7 says, “Now then let the fear of the He knew very well that the reason why Joshua rejoice in unrighteousness’ is to be unhappy about LORD be upon you; be very caref ul what you prohibited taking any spoils of war f rom Jericho unfavorable things that are shown externally and do, for the LORD our God will have no part in was because they were supposed to be given to to not participate in evil things. unrighteousness or partiality or the taking of God. However, when he saw the things in Jericho, a bribe.” God is perfectly righteous; He has no he got greedy and couldn’t control himself. 1. Not to Re joice in Unr ighteousne s s unrighteousness at all. We might be able to cheat He was accustomed to the dust and simple life men but not God. We have to live with integrity of the wilderness, and when he saw the splendid Suppose you are jealous of one of your friends and faithfulness with reverence in God. things of Jericho, it was eye-opening to him. who is rich. You think he is bragging too much. When his nephew was taken as a captive, When he saw the beautif ul mantle and silver So, now you wish him bad luck and that he’d go Abraham recovered not just his nephew but also and gold, he forgot God’s words and Joshua’s bankrupt. This is evil thought. all the people in the city of Sodom. Abraham did instructions. He took and hid them. Then, that rich friend fell into a con scheme such a great favor to the king of Sodom. The king Due to his sin, Israel lost in the battle against and actually went bankrupt. Now, you are happy was thankful and offered Abraham the things the city of Ai. Finally his unrighteousness was and you think he deserves it. This is to rejoice in that were recovered, but he declined (Gen. 14:22- revealed and he and his household were stoned unrighteousness. Furthermore, if you participate 23). to death. The heap of those stones was called the in evil things, it is to very actively rejoice in When his wife Sarah died, the land owner valley of Achor, a symbol of curse. unrighteousness. offered him the land, but he didn’t take it before We also have Balaam who knew how to There is also unrighteousness even by the he paid the f ull price. It was to prevent any communicate with God. One day, Balak the public’s standard. It is cheating or extorting strife in the future. He didn’t have any desire or Moabite king asked Balaam to curse the sons others to gain wealth, rather than earning your intention to take any gain that was not earned. of Israel. God said to Balam, “Do not go with honest wages through sweat. Those who love God and are loved by Him them; you shall not curse the people, for they are They seek their benefit even by breaking will never cause any harm to others or seek blessed” (Num. 22:12). the law and proper procedures. If a judge their benefit violating the law. They don’t want Balaam listened to God’s word and refused accepts bribes and gives an unfair sentence, it is anything other than what they honestly earned. the king’s request the first time. However, when unrighteousness in anyone’s eyes. Those who rejoice in unrighteousness have no the king sent more gold and silver and precious Some merchants cheat the measures, or they love for God or for their neighbors. things, his mind was changed. Finally, he taught use low quality material to increase their profit. the king how to inf lict hardships on the sons of They just focus on short-term prof it even at 2. Consequences of Rejoicing in Unrighteousness Israel. As a result, the sons of Israel ate the things the expense of other people’s sufferings.