Feed Me Lord.

I don't know why... but I have found an interesting matter related to death. People are born somewhere in the world every day and also they die every day somewhere. However, I have felt that there are some favorite period of time to be born and passed away. Don't you agree? during this week, I heard several people passed away. In fact, I went to play piano for some one's memorial service this morning and will be out of town to attend my dear teacher's memorial service in Indiana. I don't know why... but it seems that God calls people home in certain time.

This week is All Saints and communion sunday. The chancel choir will lift " Feed me Lord" up to the Lord as the anthem of this week. The main melody is from Dvorak's New world symphony and arranger combined with Amazing grace. Karen Kotz will play solo flute with the choir. I pray that you all feel God's indescribable peace through this service especially this music. Jason, my husband, will lead music at the services.

Here is the text.

Feed me, Lord, feed me Lord, give me peace restored.
Cleanse my soul, make me whole, Lamb of God adored.
Feed me Lord, feed me Lord, from above, come to me. The living bread now sets me free with God's eternal love.
Amazing Grace come down to me, a gift from God above. Feed me Lord, feed me with God's eternal love. Amazing grace removes my pain; the cup I long to share.

Feed me, Lord. feed me. I live within Your care.
O Lord Your Spirit shall remain. feed me Lord, feed me Lord. Lamb of God adored.

The majesty and glory of Your name

The Majesty and Glory of Your name
I love autumn. I grew up in Seoul that has clear four seasons. Also, I stayed in Bloomington, IN where also has four seasons for eleven years. I love each season but autumn is my most favorite season of all. Colorful leaves, crispy blue sky, brighter stars at night, and chilly early morning and night and so on. I sometimes amaze and could not describe how beautiful God’s creations are. The chancel choir will lift a beautiful anthem up this week. It is based on a poem from Psalm 8. When the prayer walk team walked the Manor this Monday, the sky was just perfect as an example of this poem. I could not stop praising the Lord with this song. It seems everything makes people worried and timid in our world. However, it would be a great time to look up the sky and enjoy how beautiful God’s creations are and He is the one who reigns the world, universe, and He is the Alpha and Omega. Let’s praise Him. Here is the text.

The Majesty and Glory of Your name.
When I gaze in to the night skies and see the work of Your fingers. The moon and stars suspended in space. Oh, what is man that You are mindful of him? You have given man a crown of glory and honor, and have made him a little lower than the angels. You have put him in charge of all creation. The beasts of the field, the birds of the air, the fish of the sea. But what is man, Oh, what is man that You are mindful of him. O Lord, our God, the majesty and glory of Your name. Transcends the earth and fills the heaven. O Lord, our God, little children praise You perfectly, And so would we. Alleluja! The Majesty and glory of Your name. Alleluja!

God's word

"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. "
A gospel John starts with this phrase. What does it mean exactly?

I would like to share my mom's story related to the Word of God. She has told me that God's word(the bible) is the light, and the source of strength throughout her life. I remembered that she literally copied the whole bible in the blank note in Korean from Genesis to Revolution twice. And she copied in English from Psalm, Proverb, and the new testament. Whenever she has some time, she starts writing the bible. According to her, the bible becomes real "source of strength" when she faces to really difficult situations. Her total set of bible finished during my dad's serious illness time.
I remembered clearly that whenever my dad was in dialysis, she was sitting next him reading and coping the bible with her neat handwriting. At sleepless painful nights, she did again. She said, when we read bible, our thoughts sometimes go off to somewhere but when we try to write, we have to focus on each word. So, it becomes really living words to her. I dare to try to copy the bible yet however, I have started to read loudly.
I have to stop several places to figure hard vocabularies out during reading, but I enjoy a lot hearing myself God's word. It is a blessing and privilege to read the bible freely out loud.
Our church has started the reading bible ministry to everyone during the office hour. I pray that we have a presence of the Lord while we read the bible through the ministry and the Holy Spirit may fill us!!

Get All Excited to See the King~!

We will praise "Get all excited to see the king" as our anthem this week. Lately, the economy has been a big issue in the world. I would like to proclaim that Jesus is the King and the solution of the world. Our God is the living God. Let's praise and worship the King!

Here is the text. Enjoy!

Get all excited, go tell everybody that Jesus Christ is King.(x3) Jesus Christ is still the King of kings, King of kings.

Well, you talk about people, you talk about things that really aren't important at all. You talk about weather, you talk about problems we have here at home and abroad. But friend, I'm excited about a solution for the world; I'm gonna shout and sing. It's "Jesus Christ is still the King of kings."

Soon and very soon, we are going to see the King.(x3)Hallelujah, Hallelujah, we're going to see the King.

It is time to PRAY!

We had two new members of our prayer walk on last Monday. They go to another church but they read about our prayer walk especially this week for the middle school and high school.
I was very grateful that new people joined to pray together for the schools especially.
Coming week, we will pray for our government workers in our town, police officers, firefighters, public service personnel, a mayor and so on. So, we will meet at the police department parking lot at 6:00!
Also, our prayer conference is this Saturday. It will be a wonderful opportunity for everyone. I know, lots of people already made their minds to go to somewhere else. HOWEVER, it is not late to change your minds. As we all see and feel about our economic situation, it is the time to pray!
If you say, prayer does not work in the economy. No way. Prayer works in everywhere because God is the one who reigns all the world. We can't see that really but if you try hard enough, you will find out who has the real power. Let's give up one Saturday for the football or pumpkin patch or family trips. The opportunity does not come often. If it does, we will not call it "opportunity" or "chance". Life is full of choices. That is one of beauties in our lives however, it can be painful too due to our choices. Let's pray. It is time to pray. not tomorrow or next week.

Come Share the Lord

October is already here!!

We will have a communion service on this Sunday.
The chancel choir will sing " Come share the Lord" as our anthem and the youth ensemble will play "Holy, Holy, Holy" and " Open my eyes and hearts O Lord" at their first time.
Please support the music ministries by your prayers.
Here is the text.
We gather here in Jesus' name, His Love is burning in our hearts like living flame.
For through His loving Son, the Father makes us on. Come take the bread, come drink the wine, come share the Lord.
We'll gather soon where angels sing, we'll see the glory of our Lord and coming King.
Now we anticipate the feast for which we wait. Come take the bread, come drink the wine, come share the Lord.
For He will feed us with His presence here, this bread and wine will do us good.
Our deepest hungers He will satisfy, for He is life and peace and rest and drink and food.
He joins us here. He breaks the bread. The Lord who pours the cup is risen from the dead.
The one we love the most is now our gracious host. Come take the bread, come drink the wine, come share the Lord.


No one is a stranger here. Everyone be longs. Finding our forgiveness here, we in turn forgive
all wrongs. We are now the family of which the Lord is head. Though unseen He meets us here in the breaking of the bread.


We gather here in Jesus' name, His love is burning in our hearts like living flame. For through His Loving Son, the Father makes us one. Come take the bread, come drink the wine, come share the Lord.
We'll gather soon where angels sing, we'll see the glory of our Lord and coming King.
Now we anticipate the feast for which we wait. Come take the bread, come drink the wine, come share the Lord.

This week and beyond

This week, the chancel choir has our annual retreat on Friday and Saturday at the new Ebenezer retreat center. We will have ultimate rehearsals for two days to sing and read new music.

This Sunday, the children's choir will lift their songs up during services. The chancel choir will sing "He is Jehovah" as our anthem. The anthem is based on "Israelite folk tune".

Here is the text. Enjoy!

He is Jehovah

He is Jehovah, God of creation. He is Jehovah, Lord God Almighty, the balm of Gilead, the rock of ages. He is Jehovah, the God that healeth thee.

He is great I am, the God of Abraham, Jehovah Shalom, the God of peace I am, the God of Israel, the Everlasting One, He is Jehovah, the God that healeth thee.

Sing Hallelujah, Sing Hallelujah! He is Jehovah, Lord God Almighty, He is Jehovah, the God that healeth thee.

He is your Provider, Jehova Jireh, God of Salvation, God of Messiah.

The Son He sent to you and testified of Him. He is Jehovah, the God that healeth thee.