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Manmin N ews No. 367 December 29, 2013 Manmin Celebrating Christmas Day, Jesus’ Birthday 2013 Christmas Lighting Ceremony, Eve Service, Eve Celebration Performance, and Christmas Celebration Service On Christmas Day we celebrate God’s only main sanctuary was decorated by Design Fellowship begotten Son Jesus having come in human body to Committee; the 2nd and 5th sanctuaries, by Canaan the earth to save all mankind. Manmin members Mission; the 3rd sanctuary and the lobby of the main who have been changed in the love of the shepherd sanctuary was done by Young Adults’ Mission; the celebrated an even more meaningful Christmas Day 4th sanctuary, by Children’s Sunday School; and the than ever. They were busy beautifying their hearts exterior decorating was done by Sharon Fellowship in prayer and fasting to give the beautiful hearts Committee and Facility Maintenance Bureau. of spirit and whole spirit to the Lord as Christmas At 7 P.M. on Christmas Eve, the Christmas You who glorify My name, presents. Eve Service was offered. Pastor Dongcho Shin Above all, just as Jesus said, they came to love preached the message under the title of “His Name Your names are shining. God foremost of all with all their hearts, will, and is Jesus” taken from Matthew 1:21. The service was mind and serve each other to love one another as followed by the Christmas Celebration Performance The number of the names is increasing. their own bodies. Regardless of age and sex, they reminding the members of the love of God, the Lord, longed for the Christmas Day. Their hearts were and the Holy Spirit. For approximately an hour, with It is My joy. felt in the Christmas ornament they had decorated MC Sister Pureum Shin presiding, the Performing with their love and hearts to give the most precious Arts Committee members delivered the celebration present to the Lord who opened the way of salvation performance entitled “Love of the Lord”. for all men by giving His life. Pastor Heejin Lee, Chairperson of Performing The world is getting evil. Before Friday All-night Service, at 9:50 P.M. on Arts Committee directed the performance. The December 20, the Christmas Lighting Ceremony committee’s top-class teams—Heavenly Voice It dirties My Father’s name and My name. was held with thousands of members in attendance Chorus, Heavenly Dance Team, and Power Worship in front of the main sanctuary. The church was Dance Team—prepared the performance. Also, But it is not real. decorated primarily with snow crystal ornaments Nissi Orchestra accompanied. A staff of outsourced under the main theme ‘Warm Love’. It is the love of specialists with cutting-edge technology helped with To anything that will be revealed soon, the Father God, the Lord, and the Spirit who want to special effects. Approximately 250 people in total bless all people just like snow covering all the earth. devoted themselves to the performance. it can never be compared. On both sides of the altar in the main sanctuary In Act 1, the video presentation showing the are two 3-meter Christmas trees decorated with Israelites during the Exodus helped us look back The glory is too great to be described. ornaments of large snowfl akes. In front of the altar upon our past lives. Then, the Lord’s life was the LED lights that are in five colors representing described with themes ‘Birth’, ‘Ministry’, ‘Passion’, The glory of the Father, nobody the five-fold gospel of holiness that awakens the and ‘Resurrection & Ascension’. In Act 2, the people of all nations with the love of God are now members watched another video presentation can follow and no one can stop. dimming. On the left wall from the altar are frames about the past three years as they rode on the rapid with pictures of heavenly flower beds. The choir spiritual fl ow. Afterwards, they offered up the praises seats were adorned with music notes and snow ‘JESUS’, ‘Glory 5’, and ‘Celebration’ with grateful crystal ornaments and beautiful patterns. On the hearts brimming with thanksgiving. What I am doing every day is just to pray second floor in the main sanctuary, the three Magi On December 25, at 11 A.M. (Korean time) the following the star’s guidance and worshipping Jesus Christmas Celebration Service was offered up with for these people. was expressed with a big star decoration, LED Senior Pastor Dr. Jaerock Lee. He preached the lights, and acrylic snow crystals. message under the title of “The Love of the Father” The Father’s will is being fulfilled. On the roof of the main sanctuary is a running train based on 1 John 4:16. The Christmas Eve Service, fi lled with presents that God gave us on the happy Celebration Performance, and the Christmas Christmas Day. The large-sized Christmas tree in the Celebration Service were available through live- church yard is dressed with tear-shaped ornament streaming internet broadcast courtesy of GCN (www. - The prayer of the Lord for us - that expresses the tears the shepherd shed to lead the gcntv.org) so that all the members and world-wide members to change and gain life. The inside of the viewing audience could join in celebrating. News in Photograph The best Christmas gift delivering the warm love of the Lord! Here are the secrets to becoming men of spirit! Three booklets you can read anytime anywhere are available! Love: Fulfillment of the Law Against Such Things There Is No Law A Man Who Pursues True Blessing 2 The Word of Life No. 367 December 29, 2013 Manmin N ews Jesus Christ “Being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross” (Philippians 2:8). the sea even obeyed the command of Finally, He died on the cross in place come to enlightenment and for God to Jesus and became calm. Thus a great of sinners, taking the burden of sin uphold the disciples. It’s because He number of people gathered wherever upon Himself. He laid aside His right knew very well the law of the spiritual the Lord Jesus went. to enjoy abundance and to live a free realm that says the answer is given to But He did not raise His voice at all. life. those who ask, seek, and knock. Jesus He never wanted to be acknowledged His life was fi lled with only God the always prayed and He prayed because or praised. But instead He walked Father and the souls. He had no ‘self’ He loved God deeply. He earnestly quietly not to reveal Himself. He in Him at all. Philippians 2:8 says, wanted to understand the will of never spoke with a loud voice. “He humbled Himself by becoming God more deeply and fulfill it more Moreover, even though He had such obedient to the point of death, even completely. great power and authority, He could death on a cross.” Prayer is a behavior that you would never imagine trying to get undue This sacrifice was not made out perform naturally if you love God. We gains by extorting or exploiting other of a sense of duty. Also, it was not a pray earnestly for the shepherd with people. sacrifice made to lift Himself up and love because we love God. If people Even when He talked to a little boy, rule over people thinking, “The people love God they cannot but desire to He treated him with the manner of a now have to obey My word because I pray voluntarily with their whole servant and not with an overbearing made this sacrifi ce for them.” hearts. They neither feel coerced to Senior Pastor Dr. Jaerock Lee manner. With love He accepted Jesus’ sacrifice was one made out pray nor pray due to other external even people like the Pharisees and of pure and innocent love. Jesus came reasons. They pray just because they Christmas Day is a blessed day the priests who opposed Jesus and down to this lowly earth for us, setting have love for God the Father. when we celebrate God the Father continually tried to set traps for Him aside all His heavenly glory. He also On this meaningful Christmas day, giving us a precious gift. The gift and catch Him if they had the chance. gave us the most precious thing, you are probably thinking, “Father was Jesus who became the way of Of course at times He rebuked them, which is His life. God says, “You God, thank You. Thank You for saving salvation for us. God sent His Son but did not argue with them and He sinned, but I love you until death. I me, changing me, and letting me Jesus to this earth allowing for Him had no intention to make them submit want you to come back to Me.” Jesus hope for New Jerusalem that I could to be a sacrifice for us. By doing so, to Him by force. Instead He allowed wanted to deliver to us the deep and not even have dreamt about. I want He opened the way of salvation for us them the opportunity to understand great love of God the Father through to become God’s true child and live who were sinners. the truth and turn back to God. His sacrifi ce. for the kingdom of God and for the We received such a precious gift of Matthew 12:20 says, “A battered His sacrifice was also an action of souls.” This is the will of the Father, such great value and it is now time for reed He will not break off, and a love with which He wanted to open the Lord, and our shepherd.