산호세 생명의 강 교회

  !! Happy Day in Jesus !!                          @
                     Praise the Lord Jesus!!

Greetings in the name of Jesus, our Savior and Lord.

I am Jin Kim, pastor of River of Life Church International, President of California River of Life University, and President of Arsenal of the Fire Ministries of California.  Jesus said “You are the Light in this World”. Yes, as the World is getting dark but we are getting Brighter.
우리의 구세주 되시고 주님이 되시는 예수님의 이름으로 문안 드립니다. 저는 산호세 생명의 강 교회 담임, 가주 생명의 강 대학교 총장, 그리고 Arsenal of the Fire Ministries of California 회장으로 섬기고있는 김진환 입니다. 주님께서는 우리를 세상의 빛이라 칭하셨습니다. 그렇습니다. 세상이 어두워 질수록 우리는 더욱 밝게 빛을 발하게 될 것입니다.
 Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you.일어나라, 빛을 발하라. 이는 네 빛이 이르렀고 여호와의 영광이 네 위에 임하였음이니라 (Isaiah 60:1)  


Thank you for your prayer and support. It was very graceful. if you want to watch it please click the link below. 여러분들의 기도와 도움으로 5월 30일 1907년 평양 대 부흥회에 대하여 강의를 은혜스럽게 잘 마쳤습니다. 감사합니다. 아래 링크를 클릭하시면 보실수 있습니다.

       https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTihtrLijis&t=271s

캘리포니아 시간으로 금요일 오후 8시에 Arsenal Fire Impartation 집회를 하였습니다. 아래 링크를 클릭하시면 볼수 있습니다.

    California River of Life University

California River of Life University is located in Sunnyvale, California. We have 5 branch campuses in Uganda (Kawanda, Kazo, Kasangati, Nsangi, and Kammengo), one in Juba and one in Nimule, South Sudan. Dean Kayongo had a meeting today to start new campuses in Kabuku, and Mbale, Uganda. So total number of students will be over 800.
가주 생명의 강 대학교는 학사, 석사, 박사과정을 인가받은 대학교로서 본교는 켈리포니아 서니베일에 있으며, 아프리카 우간다에 카완다, 카멩고, 카조, 카상카티, 느산지 분교, 그리고 남수단의 수도 주바와 니믈레에 분교가 있습니다. 우간다의 카부쿠(Kabuku) 분교와 음발레(Mbale) 분교를 11월에 열기 위하여 첫미팅을 가졌습니다. 총 학생수는 미국 본교와 우간다의 카조및 카산카티 분교학생들을 포함하여, 박사 과정 17명, 석사과정 54명, 학사및 2년재 전문대학 과정 585명입니다. 현재 Kabuku(카부쿠) 와 Mbale(음발레) 지역에서 지원중인 학생들까지 합하면 800명이 넘을 것 같습니다. 


                                                                    
                 Great News                 
                                                                    

Mbale Revival – Pastor Paul Wabukoma of Mbale donated 14 acres of the land in Mbale. So we will lead a Revival on this land. It is a prime location which is very close to Mbale-Tororo highway. I appointed pastor Joshua Wamboko as a regional director, and he will coordinate this revival. The group of the pastors will pray on that land every once a week until the Revival Day. We pray and expect that the whole nation will be shaken by this revival.

우간다의 Mbale (현지인들은 음발리라고 발음합니다) 의 Paul Wabukoma 목사님이 건물이 딸린 땅 14에이커를 우리 학교에 기증하셨습니다. 그래서 바로 그 땅에서 Paul Ang 목사님을 모시고 금년 12월 2-4일까지 특별 부흥회를 열게 됩니다. Joshua Wamboko 목사님을 그 지역 Director 로 임명하여 이 부흥회를 준비하도록 하였습니다. 이제 Joshua 목사님이 목사님들을 이끌고 다음주부터 매주 하루씩 그 땅에 와서 기도할 것입니다. 그리고 그 땅에 Mbale 캠퍼스 건물을 건축을 하고자 기도하고 있습니다. 여러분들도 동참해 주시기를 우리의 주 예수 그리스도의 이름으로 요청드립니다.

  1]. One multipurpose room for worship and school events, 4 class rooms, 2 big rooms (one for male one for female) with bathroom and shower, two offices (one for the president and one for the school), Fellowship room with a kitchen. 예배와 각종 행사를 할수있는 다목적용 강당, 강의실 4개, 각각 화장실과 샤워 시설이 딸린 큰 방 2개(남녀 하나씩), 부엌이 딸린 친교실.

  2]. Well for water, and solar panel for electricity, 1 generator for emergency. 식수와 샤워를 위한 우물, 태양열 전기시설, 비상용 발전기.

  3]. Guest house for people like you who want to visit our school and someone who needs to stay a long time for (그리고 귀빈접대용 시설을 다음과 같이 필요한 분들을 위하여 개방하겠습니다 ;        a). Want to lie in Africa (아프리카에 살고싶은 분)
        b). Rest or vacation (휴양이나 휴가)        c). Study(공부) (Africa Mission, African Business, Anthropology, etc.                 선교학, 인류학, 경영학, 연장수업)        d). Special treatment (특별치료) (Drug Addiction, Recuperation, etc.
                  약물중독자, 장기 요양자, 우울증 환자, 등)
        e). Short term Mission Trip (단기선교)
 

Yesterday our African Campus Dean Dr. Kayongo went to the site and had a meeting at the Land with the local pastor including pastor Paul Wabukoma who donated the land to our University.
어제 아프리카 학장 카용고 목사가 기중 받은 땅에서 기중하신 목사님을 비롯한 현지 목사들과 부흥회와, 읍발레 분교 개설등을 위한 첫번째 미팅을 가졌습니다.

Pastors in Mable, Uganda at the Land. These pastors will be our students. I promised thatI will provide the best Biblical Education in Mbale City.

Pastor Paul Wabukoma who donated his 14 acres land with his house to our University explained his Vision at this land. Praise the Lord.

Meeting at the land for the future Campus.

After the meeting. Pastors are ready to study. Perhaps they feel some burden to study.
But they have a passion for higher education. Praise the Lord!!!
As you see it is very beautiful House in that Land – I will remodel the house and will open for the the people who needs a shelter including short mission trip, study, drug addicts, etc.
아름다운 정원이 있는 저택이 안에 있습니다. 개조하여 단기선교, 장기요양, 중독자들 을 위하여 개장할 에정입니다.

     Total Construction cost – $385,000.
      Please support this great project by prayer as well as financially.
     우리 주님께서 우간다를 사랑하셔서 그 땅 주님이 우리 학교에 기증을 하게 하셨으니, 이제 주님께서 이루실 것임을 확신합니다. 여러분들께서도 주님의 이 시대적인 요구에 동참하시지 않으시겠습니까? 이미 동참해 주신 분들께 감사를 드립니다. 그리고 앞으로도 많은 분들께서 동참해 주실 것임을 확신하며 예수 그리스도의 이름으로 먼저 감사를 드립니다. 여러분들의 각 가정과 사업과 일터를 축복해 주시기를 예수 그리스도의 이름으로 간졸히 기도 드립니다.


    African Mission Trip  2022 [Nov14-Dec17]

 [I] Tentative Traveling Schedule

[A]. San Francisco to Istanbul, Turkey

Nov 14(Mon) – Leave from SFO and arrive at Entebbe, Uganda  Nov 16(Wed)  3:20 AM  

    *Go to the Hotel – Kampala, Uganda

     Check in Nov16 – Check out Nov28 (9 days) 2persons per room

[B]. Kawanda Campus – Lecture and Revival

 Nov 16 (Wed) – Nov 18 (Fri)

     Lecture in Kawanda Campus – Jin Kim, president of California River of Life University

     *Anyone who wants to teach BA or Diploma level please let president know as earlier as possible.

     *Those who do not attend the lecture will street evangelism in Uganda

          Lake Victoria – pray in the boat

          Entebbe Zoo and Entebbe Shopping Mall – street Evangelism

          Equator Line – Pray for whole earth (Northern & Southern Hemispheres)

  Nov 18 (Fri) – Nov 20 (Sunday) Revival, Kawanda, Uganda

          Lead by Jin Kim, president of California River of Life University

          Time: Starts at 5:00 PM –

[C]. Nsangi Campus – Lecture and Revival

        *If anyone wants to stay in Nsangi – check out on Friday morning and come to Nsangi.

 Nov 21 (Mon) – Nov 25(Fri)   Lecture at Nsangi Campus, Uganda

       *Anyone who wants to teach BA or Diploma level please let me know as earlier as possible.

       *Those who do not attend the lecture will street evangelism in Uganda

                 Lake Victoria – pray in the boat

                 Entebbe Zoo and Entebbe Shopping Mall – street Evangelism

                 Equator Line – Pray for whole earth (Northern & Southern Hemispheres)

 Nov 25 (Fri) – Nov 27 (Sunday) Revival at Nsangi, Uganda

           Lead by Jin Kim, president of California River of Life University

           Time: Starts at 5:00 PM –            

[C]. Mbale, Uganda

       Nov 28 (Mon) – Leave Nsangi and go to Mbale by Van                             –   8:00 AM

                     Eat brunch at Jinja, Uganda (2 hours away)                             

                     Arrive at 3:30 PM in Mbale. Take a rest and eat dinner.

                     Prayer – Pray for the Land, city, and Revival                                   – 7:00 -10:00PM

       Nov 29 (Tue) – Dec 2 (Fri) Lecture, Jin Kim, president of California River of Life University

                *Anyone who wants to teach BA or Diploma level

                                                                      please let me know as earlier as possible.

                *Those who do not attend the lecture will street evangelism in Mbale, Uganda

                *Dr. Paul Ang with his team arrive at Dec 1 (Thursday)

                            They need a ride from Entebbe to Mbale.

       Dec 2 (Fri) – Dedication service for the Land for the Mbale branch campus

                             Revival starts at 5:00 PM – lead by Dr. Paul Ang

       Dec 3(Sat)    Pastor’s conference 10:00 – 12:00 lead by President Jin Kim

                             Revival starts at 5:00 PM – Lead by Dr. Paul Ang

      Dec 4(Sun)   Anyone who wants to preach on Sunday at the local church

                                                                     please let president Jin Kim know as earlier as possible.

                            Revival starts at 5:00 PM – lead by Dr. Paul Ang.

[D]. Mbale, Uganda to Gulu, Uganda

       Dec 5 (Mon)

            *Anyone who wants to go home go to Kampala.

            *Pastor’s conference at the future Mbale branch campus

                    – lead by Jin Kim, president of California River of Life University

            Leave Mbale to Nimle, South Sudan by Van                                       

             *Stay one night in Gulu and pray for this city

                       (Some reason the Lord wants me to pray for this city, so I obey.)

[E]. Gulu, Uganda to Nimle, South Sudan

       Dec 6(Tue) – Pastor’s conference starts at 10:00 AM

       Dec 6(Tue) – Dec 8(Fri) – Lecture by Jin Kim, President of California River of Life University

                 *Anyone who wants to teach BA or Diploma level

                                                                      please let me know as earlier as possible.

                *Those who do not attend the lecture will street evangelism in Uganda

       Dec 9(Fri) – Dec 11 (Sun) Revival lead by Jin Kim, President

Nimule Pentecostal Church. We are using this church facility as a Numule Branch Campus.

There is a big swamp area park in Nimule, and you can enjoy with many wild animals including Hippopotamus, crocodile, deer, etc. Also there are so many beautiful places you love to see.

[F]. Nimule, South Sudan to Juba, South Sudan

      Dec 12 (Mon) – Pastor’s conference 10:00 – 12:00

                                  Go to Juba, South Sudan                   

             *Stay and eat at the Hotel (Dec12 – Dec 19) 7 nights, 2 persons per room

       Dec 13 (Tue) – Dec 16/2022 (Fri) Lecture

               *Street evangelism in Juba, South Sudan

                      Visit student pastors’ church and lead worship

                       Nile River – pray on the bank of River – eat at the island in the river

                       Juba National Zoo – street Evangelism

                       Visit All Saints Cathedral Church – Street Evangelism

                       Visit St Theresa Cathedral Church – Street Evangelism

       Dec 16-18 (Fri – Sunday)   Revival starts at 5:00 PM –

[G]. Juba, South Sudan to Home

       Dec 19 (Mon) – Juba Airport to USA                                                                          8:00 AM

*Notice*

1). You don’t have to go all the way. You can choose part of the trip. Each person may come from different route such as from USA, Singapore, etc. with preferred schedule.

2). If you want to support the local pastor or church please do so through our University.

Because the local people (pastors) want to be supported by you they want to contact you individually. Please restrain yourself from that. If you do that they will expect from you more and more which will be burden for you. Also it harms our University.

3). For those who want to go to South Sudan.

      South Sudan is safe but not as safe as Uganda. So I chose a very safe Hotel.

      Also you will need a South Sudan VISA. In order to get the VISA you need an invitation letter from her Minister of Culture and Public Afair.  So please let me know earlier time. I must issue the invitation letter from that department using our University name. We can issue the VISA at the South Sudan Embassy in Kampala, Uganda.

4). The Date and Price are not confirmed yet.

5). The air fare and VISA are not included.

      1). VISA for Uganda and Rwanda – One VISA for Uganda, Rwanda, and Kenya

      2). VISA for South Sudan

      1). We will visit small churches in Uganda and South Sudan to lead the worship and support our student pastors financially.


You can Support this African Mission by이렇게 선교를 도울실수 있습니다.
1). Prayer (기도) – Your sincere prayer is the most important support
2). Join our Mission Trip and participate in the
      mission work (선교여행을 같이 가서 같이 사역돕는것).
3). Financial support (재정적 후원)

If you want to support financially (재정적 후원을 하시려면) –
1). Papal – Papal ID is  agape2000@yahoo.com2). Get into our Website  riveroflifesj.com. There is an instruction on the left hand side.
3). Bank of America – Routing# 121000358                                    Account number 00092971391
4). 한국 농협은행 – 기독교 한국 침례회 약촌교회: 계좌번호 301-0214-6141-41




Fall Semester August 8 – October 5Two courses will be offered this Semester:
1. Church History I & II
2. Christian Theology I & II
All the Classes will be online.
If you are interested in Our University please contact me through Email in below.
     Zoom ID: 7327657871. Pass: 337813.
Or using this link.
https://us04web.zoom.us/j/7327657871
Then type password: 337813

Fire Impartation Monday!

Fire Impartation Monday!

(Global Revival Fire Prayer Watch)

Host: Arsenal of Fire Global

Date: 30th May 2022

Singapore Time – 9:00 PM -11 PM (Monday)

Seoul Time – 10:00 PM – 12:00 PM

New Zealand Time – 1:00 AM – 3:00 AM

California Time – 6:00 AM – 8:00 AM

Speaker: Professor Dr. Jin Kim

Topic: Catch The Revival Fire

– The Great Pyongyang Revival. In the run up to Pentecost, in May, we are having a series of sharing on various revivals such as The Azusa Revival in California in 1906; The Bario Revival in East Malaysia in 1973 and the Pyongyang Revival in North Korea in 1907. So join us to know that God is still in the business of reviving His people throughout history. Let us re-dig the wells of revival

Thank you prophet Darius to give me an opportunity to speak out about Pyonyang Revival in 1907.

***Pyonyang Revival is very important historical event and a Great revival movement which is the continuation from the Great Awakening in America. The Fire of the Holy Spirit moved to Asia, and broke out in Pyongyang in 1907. This Great Revival gave us a good Lesson and it taught us how and what the missionaries supposed to do in the foreign land. Please come and join us.

Jin Kim, president of California River of Life University.

우선 이 자리에 초청해 주신 태국 치앙마이에서 선교와 신학교 사역을 하시는 다리우스 목사님께 감사를 드립니다. 1907년에 일어났던 평양 대부흥 운동은 역사적으로 매우 중요한 사건이었으며, 이것은 미국을 새롭게 변화시켰던 영적 대 각성운동의 연장선상에서 이해하여야 할 것입니다. 2번에 걸친 영적 대각성운동으로 말미암아 미국이 완전히 변화 되었듯이 평영 대 부흥운동은 단순한 기독교적인 사건을 넘어서 한국의 정치, 경제, 문화등 사회 일반 전체를 뒤집어 놓은 엄청난 사건이었습니다. 또한 우리 교회사에 길이 남을 평양 대 부흥운동은 우리에게 많은 가르침을 주었습니다. 아래 링크에 연결하셔서 같이 은혜받는 시간이 되기를 기도드립니다.

Zoom Meeting Link:https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7777007171…Meeting ID: 777 700 7171 Pass code: PRAY

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Psalm 91:1-3

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Welcome everybody in the name of Jesus. I am Dr. Jin Kim, president of California River of Life University.Our main campus is located in California, USA. We have two branch campuses in Uganda, and will have soon in South Sudan.I appreciate our dean Dr. Stephen Kayongo who is in charge of Uganda campuses works hard.

I love African people. They are so nice and kind. They love Jesus, they love me, and they love you too.Praise the Lord!

Shall we pray?

Oh Jesus, we come to you to worship you and praise you. Thank you Jesus! Because of you we still can enjoy our life even in this midst of the suffering from the epidemic plague, natural disasters, as well as financial difficulties. Because of you we can see the blessings beyond this suffering.

Lord Jesus!Let us experience your presence, and meet you personally through this worship, through this message, and especially by your Grace. Your presence is the answer of our prayer, and most valuable blessing to us. We have so many needs; spiritual needs, physical needs, as well as financial needs.

Please fill this room by your presence, and meet our needs.Please touch the people who are actively watching this worship.Thank you Jesus.

In the Name of Jesus we pray. Amen.

As you know the world is very confusing right now.Of course we are suffering from the Coronavirus.But pandemic is not the worst one, It’s just a part of it.Some people lost their loved ones and family by the severe flood, drought, wild fire, earth quakes, and horrible war.

Did you see the Afghanistan lately? It is horrible.

Some people are suffering from the lack of food, lack of medicine, and lack of drinking water.

Some people lost their jobs and became homeless.

Some people lost their health and crying out for the life.

So many people are suffering from the various reasons but the world leaders do not have solution.

The world lost a direction completely, as far as I am concerned.

It is true that we all are living in crisis.

Not just in Africa, not just in South America, but here in America too.

There is no peaceful land in this world.

There is no comfort zone in this world.

Only Jesus is the peace land. Only Jesus is the comfort zone.

However we are not just ones living in the crisis.

There are many people in the Bible lived in the crisis.

Joseph was sold out by his own brothers, became a slave in Egypt, and was in prison because of his master’s wife.

Moses suffered from the Egyptians as well as from his own people. 

He saved his people but his own people attempted kill him several times.

Apostle Paul suffered from the severe persecutions from the Roman authorities as well as by his own people.

His own people hated him and even stoned him to death.

Among these great people of God in the Bible, today, I would like to introduce the King Solomon, what kind of crisis he faced and how he overcame the crisis.

Let’s read Psalm 91.

I want to share just first 3 verses.

I am reading NIV.

1. He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.

2.  I will say of the LORD, “He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.”

3.  Surely He will save you from the fowler’s snare and from the deadly pestilence.

According to the Targum, a Jewish Old Testament Translation explained this Psalm 91 is a dialogue between King David and his son Solomon in God’s presence.

When Solomon became a King, he was in the very difficult situation.

So it was believed that this Psalm 91 was written after Solomon received the Throne as a New King in Israel.

You may know, David had 4 wives and had many sons from these 4 women.

These sons from 4 different women fought each other to exercise their power and authority to be a next king.

When the King David became very old, his sons were anxiously waiting for their father David to retire, and choose one of them as a new King

But he did not.

Perhaps he was disappointed by his sons.

One day Amnon, the first Son from his wife Ahinoam raped Tarmal who was David’s 3^rd son Absalom’s sister.

Both Tarmar and Absalom are from David’s another wife Maacah.

As a King’s first son Amnon might think that it would be alright even if he rapes any girl.

In the Law, if any man rapes a virgin the man must be stoned to death.

Or he must marry that victim and cannot divorce her forever.

Now, Absalom was so angry against Amnon because he raped his sister Tamar.

He wished his father king David kill him.

But his father David did not punish Amnon.

So Absalom was furious, and plotted to kill both Amnon and his father David.

One day Absalom opened a party, and invited all of his brothers with his father King David, but David did not come.

So Absalom killed Amnon only, and ran a way to Moab.

After a few years, King David, as a father, misses his son Absalom.

Even though Absalom is a murderer David loves him.

This is a Father’s heart.

So Army Chief Joab brought Absalom back to Israel.

But Absalom’s anger did not calm down against his father David, Absalom attempted coup d’é·tat, to overthrow David’s kingdom.

But he failed, and he was killed in the battle.

Time past, King David is very old and weak.

But still he did not appoint anyone to be a next King.

Now, David’s first son was killed by the third son Absalom.

The second son, it is believed that he died when he was young.

And third son Absalom was killed in the battle.

So, the 4^th son Adonijah became the eldest son among David’s living sons.

Because of this situation, Adonijah believed that he is the right person to be a King after his father David.

So he invited the leaders in Israel including Army Chief Joab and the High Priest Abiathar.

Because they believed that King David will die soon, and Adonijah is the right person to be a legitimate king, they supported him as a New King in Israel.

Adonijah opened a big party and invited leaders including Joab and Abiathar.

When the party is getting excited, Adonijah proclaimed, “I am the new King.”

Then all of them shouted “King Adonijah!  King Adonijah!”

When the prophet Nathan heard this urgent news, he rushed to Solomon’s mother Bathsheba, and visited King David with her, and talked about that critical situation.

Then, King David said to Bathsheba to take his Horse and put on Solomon on that horse and proclaim “King Solomon!!”

So she asked people, and the people put Solomon on the King’s horse, and shouted “King David appointed Solomon as a new King!

Come and Hail to the King Solomon!”

When Adonijah and his followers heard this Break News, they were terrified, because they could be punished as treason, death penalty.

So they kept on silence as if nothing had happened.

But for the King Solomon, the real problem is just started.

Because his brother Adonijah, the Army Chief Joab, and the High Priest Abiathar, still hold their authorities and powers,

even though he was a King of Israel, Solomon couldn’t do anything.

His father’s mighty soldiers turned to be his dangerous enemies.

They might assassinate him at the any time.

Because Solomon knew this fact, he said to the prophet Nathan, and both of them came to David secretly.

And he cried out to David, “Father, I am afraid of Adonijah and chief army Joab. They might come and kill me at the anytime!”

When his young son Solomon cried out for a help, David closed his eyes and prayed.

Prophet Nathan sat by them and he also prayed sincerely.

As you know king David is very anointed man of God.

Prophet Nathan and David, these two anointed men of God prayed together, the room was filled by the presence of God.

Then, David held Solomon’s hand, and started pray, saying “He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty,”

It means that my dear son Solomon, dwell in the secret place of God.

Hide yourself to God, the secret place.

My son, your heart is not in God.

Your heart is in your enemies.

That is the reason you are in great fear.

Now, turn your heart to God.

As long as your heart is in God, God will hide you from your enemies.

He will protect you and will give you a peace and joy in the midst of this huge trouble.

So come to God, turn your heart to God my dear son.

In fact, David testified in Psalm 23:5, “You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.”

Yes, David knew what the life is.

He faced so many fearful crises.

Sometimes he cried out, “Oh God why I have so many enemies?”

Yes, he had many enemies including Goliath, King Saul, and even his own son Absalom.

He was almost killed by these enemies not just one time but many times.

Most of his life was in the dangerous battle.

He knew by his experience that God provides his needs and saves his life.

So he confessed that even though he walked with the valley of the shadow of death, he would fear no evil, because his heart was in God.

Even though he faced so many dangerous battles in his life,

Because his heart was in God he did not fear from his enemies.

He testified, “When I was in the battle, God brought a food and drink,

and opened a banquet for me in front of my enemies.

So, even when my enemies are in front of me and tried to kill me, but still I had a time to enjoy with a good food which God provided.

Even though I was in the very difficult situation, I still have a time to enjoy my life with God.”

So, our heart must be in God, our eyes must be in God.

In John’s Gospel chapter 8, When Jesus was teaching in the Temple

a woman who committed adultery, and was brought to Jesus.

When she looked at the people, there was no hope, nothing but death.

They have a stone in their hands, and they are ready to kill her.

They shouted to Jesus, “How do you say about this woman?

By the Law she must be stoned to death, shall we kill her now?”

Because she was so afraid of these people, she naturally turned her face to Jesus.

Then, surprise! There was a life and peace.

When she looked at the people it was hopeless, helpless, and death.

But when she turned to Jesus there was a life, love, hope, and peace.

So, if anyone suffering from the serious problems, running away from your enemies, serious financial problems, suffering from the dreadful disease,

turn your face to Jesus.

Put your heart in Jesus.

Then He will hide you from your enemies, and will give you a life and peace.

When the old king David prayed and said to Solomon, Put your heart in God,

Solomon replied: “I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress; my God, in him will I trust”

Yes Father, my heart is in God now, and my eyes are in God now!

Because God is my refuge He will provide my shelter to rest and food to eat.

I saw refugee camp in South Sudan.

It looks bad.

I don’t want to live in the shelter in the refugee camp.

But here this shelter is not the shelter you saw in refugee camp.

This shelter is better than best hotels in the world.

When I went to Kigali, I saw the most expensive Hotel in Rwanda.

I was curious, so I went to that hotel to see how it looks like.

In front of the gate the guards came to me and checked everything everywhere in my body.

I asked the security guards why you guys are doing this, and why this hotel is so expensive.

They said, because there is a president office and his rooms in this hotel, these rooms are the most luxurious room in Rwanda.

Wow!

Because the president stays in this hotel, this hotel is the most luxurious hotel in Rwanda.

Then, how about God who created the whole world stays in this hotel?

It should be the most luxurious and expensive hotel in the whole world.

Yes, the refuge in this Psalm 91 is the God’s dwelling place, which is better than the best hotel in the whole world.

So if we are in Him we do not need to worry about anything.

Even if we are facing serious problems if we put our heart in Jesus still we can enjoy our life.

So check your heart right now where your heart is.

Turn your heart to Jesus.

Come, come to Jesus. Come close to Him now.

Jesus will take you to the most luxurious hotel in the whole world.

So put your heart and eyes in Jesus!

He will not check your body like the guards did to me in Kigali.

He will not ask you where you from?

He will not ask your ID card or passport.

He will not ask you to pay the room.

His servants will come to you, “Welcome Madam, Welcome sir!

Your room and food are paid. Enjoy!”

Amen! Praise the Lord!

Solomon continuous – Yes He is my fortress.

Yes, as long as I am in God no one can harm me because He is my fortress.

God will build the fortress for me in front of my enemies.

God will bring the finest soldiers, the cherubim angels to kick my enemies out.

Even the most powerful missiles, even an atomic bomb hydrogen bomb cannot destroy this fortress, Because God built it.

So I will hide myself in God until He build a fortress for me.

Yes.

So, Put your heart in God and be still.

Do not let your heart be troubled.

Don’t say I am afraid. Don’t blame anybody. Don’t complain.

Be still.

The Lord will fight for you.

The Lord will remove your enemies, your troubles in front of your own eyes.

So be still, and watch how God fight for you and rescue you.

Amen!

After Solomon said his heart is in God, the old King David prayed for his young son Solomon in Verse 3 says, “Surely he will save you from the fowler’s snare and from the deadly pestilence.”

God will save you from the fowler’s snare.

Yes, your brother and Joab may set the snares like the fowlers do.

But God will save you from their snares.

Surely God will rescue you from their deadly snares.

David experienced snare many times.

King Saul used his own daughter to kill David.

Absalom was a murderer, so he must be stoned to death.

But David saved his life and forgave him.

But Absalom tried to kill him.

So David was weeping and running away with a bare foot.

Snare! We cannot avoid it.

I have several snares in my life.

Unfortunately, most of them are from Christians, especially from pastors.

I was trapped several times, and that really hurt me, made my life miserable.

Because I could not stay at my home, I went to the prayer mountain, woke up in the middle of the night, and cried out hours and hours.

Then one day, it was January 3 of year 2009, Jesus came to me.

He led me to the different world which I cannot describe in my word.

Then I realized that I received His anointing and spiritual gifts including the Word of Knowledge and Gift of Healing.

That made my ministry, my life changed completely.

When I was so hurt and felt miserable, I went to Uganda in year 2015 to change my life.

I stayed in Kyengera, Uganda for a week.

I In the middle of the night I went out from the hotel room.

It was completely dark, I cannot see anything.

So I just walked a few steps.

I look at the sky as if Abraham looked at the stars in the sky.

There were so many stars, and they looked very close to me.

I pray, “Oh God, Tell me something like you said to Abraham!”

Then, all of the sudden I saw in vision that Jesus was praying for me.

That moment I felt that Jesus knew my situation, He knew my suffering. I am not forgotten in His heart.

I was weeping and kept on saying “Thank you Jesus, Thank you Jesus” several hours.

Of course the things are not changed, but He changed my heart to accept the suffering and gave me strength to endure.

In year 2016 I went to Uganda, the same place, Kyengera.

At that time I was trapped by the snare, and it was really hurt.

I wept and wept, and fasted in the hotel room.

Some of you may remember, when I led a revival in Nsangi in 2016, the work of the Holy Spirit was so strong.

So, fowler’s snare is not always bad.

It filters out our sin, refine our faith, and push us to come close to Jesus.

So when you trapped by fowler’s snare, cry out to God, and God will rescue you with an anointing and spiritual gifts.

King David continuous says, “God will save you from the deadly pestilence.”

Yes, God will save us from the Pandemic.

In 2Samuel chapter 24 shows that David did the census.

It displeased God, and God sent a plague, the pandemic.

And 70,000 people died by this pandemic in 3 days.

Then King David felt great guilty and begged to the LORD, “I am the one who has sinned and done wrong. These are but sheep. I am the one who committed sin. Let your hand fall upon me and my family.”

When David repented like that, God forgave David, and removed the Pandemic.

I believe that if the world leaders repent like David did, and pray like David did God will stop the pandemic.

I believe, if the nation’s president repents like David did, pray like David did the pandemic will stop.

I believe, if we all stand up and repent like David did, and pray like David did; the whole world will be changed to be like the Garden of Eden.

Pastors!

Let’s repent like David did, and pray like what David did.

Then God will stop the disasters in your church, in your family, and God will bless your church.

My dear brothers and sisters in Jesus!

It doesn’t matter whether you are the pastor or lay person.

Stand up in front of God and repent, and pray like the king David did.

Then God will forgive you, stop the disasters in your family, and will bless your family.

Because David’s God is my God.

David’s God is your God.  Amen! Amen!

Like Solomon, sometimes we also face a very difficult time.

Sometimes the problem is too dangerous to face it like Solomon had.

Sometimes the problem is too heavy, too difficult to handle!

Sometimes we are surrounded by the huge enemies like Solomon had!

But the biggest enemy is “Fear in your heart”

So trust in God, and hide yourself to God, and take a rest in Him.

Let God fight for you.

Let God win for you.

Give our God Jesus a chance to win the battle for you.

My dear sisters and brothers in Jesus!

Do not fear!

Do you have a fear like Solomon had?

Don’t be discouraged, don’t be afraid of it.

If you have a faith like Solomon had, you will defeat your enemies in the name of Jesus.

So if you are in trouble, do not fear!

Do not give up!

Just one step behind from that trouble, and kneel down to Jesus, and prayerfully wait.

Let Jesus fight for you!

Let Jesus win for you!

Let’s bow down to the Lord Jesus!

Oh, Jesus!

You are the only place I can hide myself from this trouble.

Please give me a stronger faith, so that I can depend on you more and more.Please help me to move my heart from the problem to you.

Thank you Jesus!

Because of you Lord Jesus, No one, no disease, no trouble can put us down.Because of you we can proclaim the victory in the middle of the sufferings.

Thank you Jesus!

In the name of Jesus we pray, Amen.

                                                                       January 24/2018
사도행전 27-28장은 우리 인생에, 특히 자신의 인생을 돌아보는 분들에게 매우 중요한 교훈을 줍니다. 그래서 오늘부터는 사도행전 27장과 28장을 통하여 은혜를 받고 힘을 얻고 용기를 얻어 믿음으로 승리하는 삶을 살고자, 그리고 무엇보다도 저 자신부터 자기성찰의 기회로 삼고자 하는 마음으로 말씀을 준비하였습니다.

 

27장 1절에, “우리가 배를 타고 이달리야에 가기로 작정되매 바울과 다른 죄수 몇 사람을 아구스도대의 백부장 율리오란 사람에게 맡기니” 하였는데,

여러분들은 오래전부터 꾸워온 꿈이 있었습니까? 지금 그 꿈이 이루어 졌습니까?

 

어떤 분은 초등학교 4학년때 책에 나오는 금문교가 너무도 멋있더랍니다. 그래서, “아 나는 커서 저 동네에 가서 살고싶다, 하나님 나 저 동네에 가서 살고싶어요””라고 하였더랍니다. 그후 세월이 지나서 대학을 졸업하고 결혼을 하였는데, 그 몇년후 남편따라 샌프란 시스코로 이민을 오게 되었더랍니다. 그래서 이민 수속을 하면서, “어머, 내 어렸을 때 꿈이 이렇게 이루어졌네” 라고 하였더랍니다.

물론 어렸을 때에 꾸웠던 꿈은 금문교를 여유롭게 걷는 낭만의 꿈이었는데, 사랑하는 사람과 유람선을 타고 금문교 밑을 지나는 멋진 데이트를 상상해 왔는데, 아이 셋을 키우는 수퍼만으로서, 그리고 바쁜 이민생활에 발목이 잡혀 노예처럼 살면서, 출퇴근 시간마다 금문교를 지나야 하는데, 여유로운 낭만은 커녕 꽉꽉 밀리는 차들 때문에 아주 고역이라고 합니다. 여하튼 내가 원하는 방법대로는 아니었지만, 꿈은 이루어 진 것입니다.

오늘 바울사도께서도, 그토록 가고싶어 하였던 로마로 가는 꿈이 마침내는 이루어 졌습니다. 이제 바울이 타고 갈 배가 정하여졌고, 그 배에 타고 갈 사람들도 정하여졌습니다. 우선 배의 총 책임자이자 최고 권한을 가진자 율리오와 그의 병사들, 배 주인과 선장, 선원들과 상인들을 비롯한 여행객들, 그리고 바울을 비롯한 죄수들 등 네 부류의 사람들이 타고 있었습니다.  그들은 각자 처지가 다르고 로마로 가는 이유나 목적도 다르지만, 단지 로마로 간다는 한가지 공통점 때문에 같은 배를 탄 한 공동체가 된 것입니다.

어쩌면 가족들도 마찬가지 일 것입니다. 가족이란, 서로 나이도 다르고 성격도 다르고 인생의 목표도 다르지만, 서로 지켜주고 보호해 주고 도와 주어야 한다는 한 목적으로 모인 공동운명체 입니다. 그러므로 배가 파선되면 배에 탄 모든 사람들이 큰 피해를 입듯이, 가족이라는 공동운명체가 파선하면 온 가족이 모두 피해자가 됩니다. 그러므로 가족이라는 배가 목적지를 향하여 순항할수 있도록 가족 구성원 하나하나는 조금씩 양보하고 희생을 감수해야 할 때도 있을 것입니다. 물론 양보하고 희생을 할 때에는 고통스럽기도하고, “왜, 나만 참새냐?” 라는 말처럼 억울한 생각도 들수도 있습니다. 하지만 가족이 살아야 나도 산다는 공동운명체이기 때문에 그러한 양보와 희생은 요구될 때마다 마땅히 져야 할 책임과 의무를 구성원 모두가 지고있다는 암묵적인 합의가 있는 곳이 바로 가정이 아닙니까?

이제 본문으로 돌아가서, 우리 믿음의 선배들, 초대 교회 교인들은 지금의 스페인인 서반아를 땅끝으로 알고 있었습니다. 아마도 선지자 요나의 사건 때문이었는지도 모릅니다.
요나가 니느웨로 가라는 하나님의 말씀을 어기고 서반아의 다시스 항구로 가다가 풍랑을 만나 물고기 뱃속에서 사흘동안 지내면서 온갖 고초를 겪었지 않습니까? 그래서 혹시 서반아로 가다가 요나처럼 고초를 겪게되는 것을 염려해서 그랬는지, 서반아 선교는 아주 어렵다고 생각해 왔던 것 같습니다.

여하튼 바울 사도 역시도 죽기전에 서반아에 가서 선교하기를 무척 원했습니다. 그런데 선교를 하려면 선교 자금이 필요하였기 때문에, 당시 로마 교회가 자신의 서반아 선교를 위한 후원교회가 되어 주기를 바랐습니다. 그리하여 선교 후원 요청을 하며 긴 편지를 써서 겐그리아의 순회전도자 뵈뵈를 통하여 로마 교회에 보내는데, 이것이 바로 로마서입니다. 그리고 그 긴 편지 속에 로마에 가기를 그렇게 바랐는데, 마침내 로마에 가게 된 것입니다. 그런데 자신이 원하던 대로 자신이 기도하면서 준비한대로 로마 교회에 가서 부흥회를 인도하고, 선교대회를 열려고 가는 것이 아니었습니다. 오히려 죄수의 몸으로 손과 발이 쇠사슬에 묶인채 재판을 받으려고 가게 된 부끄러운 모습입니다. 여하튼, 그렇게 하여 자기가 꿈꾸던 로마에 가게 된 것입니다. 그리고 로마에서도 바울사도께서는 자신이 처해있는 환경이나 처지를 탓하지 않고 그의 숨이 다할때까지 기도하고, 편지를 쓰고, 찾아오는 자들에게 전도하고 가르치고 기도로 사역하면서, 인생의 최고의 삶을 사셨습니다.

만일 바울사도께서 로마의 차가운 감옥생활이 없었더라면, 그 분께서 개척해온 교회들을 위하여 충분히 기도하실 시간이 없으셨더라면, 주님과의 깊은 교제속에 글을 쓸수 있는 여유가 없었더라면, 신약성경도 반쪽짜리 밖에 되지 않았을 것이고, 그렇다면 오늘처럼 복음이 전 세계로 전파되었을지 합리적인 의문을 갖게 할만큼, 그분의 삶은 종착역이 가까울수록 가파르게 상승하는 클라이 맥스가 됩니다.

바울사도께서 선교의 꿈을 가지셨듯이, 하나님께서는 우리 믿는자들에게 하나님 나라에 대한 꿈을 주십니다. 그런데 그 꿈이 이뤄지는 과정이 항상 우리가 예상한 대로만 진행되는 아름다운 꽃길은 아닙니다. 그러나 하나님께서는 그 꿈을 포기하지 않는 사람에게 반드시 이루어 주십니다. 그리고 그 꿈을 통하여, 아니 그 꿈을 이루어가는 과정을 통하여 하나님께서 영광을 받으시게되고, 그 가운데 나의 삶도 하나님의 빛을 받아 그 빛을 반사하게 되는 것입니다.

그러므로 하나님 안에서 큰 꿈을 꾸십시오. 그리고 소망을 가지고 인내하며 절대로 꿈을 포기하지 마십시오.

 

 

그런데, 하나님께서 주신 꿈을 이루기 위해서 개인의 욕심을 포기해야 합니다. 왜냐하면 하나님께서 주시는 꿈은 거룩한 것이요, 결국은 우리의 영광이 아니라 하나님의 영광을 위한 것이기 때문입니다. 그러므로 만약 꿈이 이뤄지는 상황과 반대되는 난관에 처하게 되더라도 포기하거나 불평하지 말아야 합니다. 결과가 하나님의 영광을 위하여 사용되어졌다면, 우리는 감사함으로 받아 드려야 할 것입니다.

그러므로 사랑하는 성도 여러분!  꿈을 가지십시요. 나이가 상관입니까? 건강이 염려됩니까? 여기 83세에 파킨스 병으로 19년 동안을 앓고있는 분이 있습니다. 손발이 뒤틀리고 다리가 마비되어 잠잘 때만 빼놓고서는 항상 휠체어에서 생활을 합니다.

 

 

오하이오 주립대학교에서 3년만에 박사학위를 받으면서 천재라는 소리를 들었고, 제약회사에서 근무하면서 시간과 건강과 물질로 헌신을 다하여 주님을 섬기셨습니다. 그런데 저렇게 불편한 몸으로 양로원에 갇혀있느니, 얼마나 절망스러운 생각이 들까? 정말 보기에도 딱한데, 본인은 얼마나 더 불편하고 죽고싶을까? 저렇게 살 바에야 차라리 주님 품으로 가시는 것이 좋겠다 라는 생각이 들 정도입니다.

그런데 본인은 절대 그렇게 생각하지 않습니다. 그 분 꿈은, 어서 회복되어서 아프리카 선교가는 것입니다. 오래 전부터 가졌던 그 꿈, “Pastor Kim, I want go to Africa with you! 김목사님! 나도 아프리카 선교에 같이 가고 싶습니다.
When you go to Mission Trip, let me go with you. 선교여행 갈때 나도 같이 가게해줘요” 라고 하십니다. 농담이 아니라 아주 심각하게 말씀하시는 이 분을 보면서, 꿈을 가진다는 것이 얼마나 소중한가를 깨달았습니다.

 

 

복용하는 약이 독하기 때문에 때로는 의식이 가물거리고, 엉뚱한 생각에 빠지기도 하며, 이해할수 없는 이상한 이야기도 합니다. 하지만, 정신이 들면 복음을 들고 전도를 가겠다고 선교를 하겠다고 하십니다. 결국, 이 분이 사는 목적은 그 꿈을 이루는 것이요, 그 꿈이 있기 때문에 인생을 포기할수 없었던 것입니다. 그리고, 그 꿈때문에 19년이란 이 오랜 투병생활에도 지치거나 포기하지 않고 줄기차게 살아온 것입니다.

그런가 하면, 지난주에는 노인한분이 양로원에서 돌아가셨습니다. 이 분도 꿈이 있었는데, 이 분 꿈은, 하루속히 주님 품으로 가는 것입니다. 이렇게 양로원에 쓸모없는 인간처럼 살아가느니 빨리 죽고싶다는 것입니다. 그러면서 음식을 먹지 않으니, 멀쩡했던 사람이 눈도 못뜨고 잠만 잡니다. 그래서 응급실로 옮겨다가 닝겔주사 맞히면 멀쩡해 집니다. 찬양도 곧잘 하십니다. 그런데, 음식을 안먹고 물을 안마시니까, 자기 소원대로 주님 품으로 가셨습니다.

이처럼 아프리카 선교의 꿈을 가지든, 주님 품으로 가는 꿈을 가지든, 꿈을 가지게 되면 그 꿈대로 내 인생이 결정됩니다.

 

 

그러므로 꿈을 가지십시요. 아직 꿈이 없다면 지금이라도 꿈을 가지십시요. 죽는 꿈이 아니라 사는 꿈을 가지십시요. 일시적이고 근시안 적인 꿈이 아니라, 일생을 두고 이루어갈 꿈을 가지십시요. 세상의 부귀영화를 위한 꿈이 아니라, 바울사도처럼 하나님의 영광을 위한 꿈을 가지십시요.

 

 

그리고 그 꿈을 이루는 것을 삶의 목표로 삼으십시요. 일단 꿈을 가지게 돠었다면, 그 꿈을 향하여 하루하루 쉬지말고 나아가십시요. 살아가다보면 때로는 힘든일도 고난도 장애물도 있지만, 꿈이 있다면 그것은 그리 큰 문제가 되지는 않을 것입니다.

또한 주님의 영광을 위한 꿈을 향하여 나아간다면 주님께서 동반해 주실 것입니다. 그러므로 그 길은 그리 외롭지도 고달프지도 않을 것입니다. 주님의 영광을 위한 꿈, 그 꿈을 이루어 나아가는 삶을 살아가는 것이야 말로, 우리 인생에 가장 값지고 보람된 삶이 아닐까요?

 

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