-Spiritual Restoration- Campaign Is Being Performed toward the Goal of Entering New Jerusalem
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January 2, 2011 |
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"We Want to Have the Same Beautiful Heart as the Lord's!"
College Mission determined to become a true Christian without compromising with the world and is performing a campaign "Let's Enter New Jerusalem" and then many church members are participating in this campaign including Elders' Association, Senior Deaconesses' Association, Men's Mission, Women's Mission, Paul's Mission, Mary's Mission, Young Adults' Mission and Canaan Mission.
In celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ and in return for the grace of the shepherd who has helped them realize and experience the Lord's love more deeply and planted the hope for Heaven into their hearts, members of Manmin Central Church are performing 'spiritual restoration' campaign.
This campaign was started by the College Mission whose president is Sister Rira Jung on December 10, 2010. Under the motto of 'Let's Enter New Jerusalem' the mission members are putting into practice 7 points: first, cutting off using the computer in a fleshly manner—Internet pornography, game, chatting, messenger, cartoon, and entertainment articles; second, avoiding from watching TV; third, avoiding from having relationship with the opposite sex; fourth, having a regular meeting with the shepherd; fifth, attending Daniel Prayer Meeting more than one hour every day; sixth, meditating on the Word of God regularly—reading the Bible and Senior Pastor Dr. Jaerock Lee's books, and listening to sermon tapes; and seventh, speaking with mutual respect. This spiritual restoration campaign is spreading to all brothers and sisters of the church including Elders' Association, Senior Deaconesses' Association, Men's Mission, Women's Mission, Canaan Mission, Paul's Mission, Mary's Mission, Young Adults' Mission, Light and Salt Mission, and Students' Mission. Spiritual restoration means three things: first, to restore the first love for the Lord; second, to restore the basic in faith; and third, to restore the lost image of God.
Since the church was founded in 1982, church members have harbored a fervent hope for entering New Jerusalem, the best and most glorious kingdom of Heaven according to the teachings of Senior Pastor Jaerock Lee. Throughout the year of 2010, their hope and longing heart for New Jerusalem became more fervent.
First of all, God has answered their prayers for the four church prayer titles: first, the flow of the spirit (Deuteronomy 28:1); second, the measure of faith (1 John 2:12-14); third, God-pleasing sanctuary (Matthew 21:12-13); and fourth, unceasing power (Joshua 10:12-14), and then gave a powerful urge to them for their spiritual revival and growth.
Next, through the lectures on the First Epistle of John that started in the May of 2010 and is preached on Sunday evening service, the messages 'The Voice and Guidance of the Holy Spirit' that started in the June of 2010 and is preached on Sunday morning service and the seminar for district, sub-district and cell leaders that was held in the early July, the church members could exactly examine the levels of their faith and find the ways to possess true heart and perfect faith. The First Epistle of John, nicknamed 'Letter of Love', emphasizes that the children of God should abide in the Light, warns us of the temptations of various heretical sects, Anti-Christ and forces of anti-Christ proclaiming Jesus Christ is the only Savior, and urges us to practice the love of the Christ.
The whole passage of the First John awakens the believers in Christ saying, "It is true that we can be saved when we believe in the Lord Jesus. But we cannot be saved just by the faith as knowledge but instead we have to walk in the Light." The gospel of holiness places the basis on this teaching.
After Sunday evening service, Dr. Jaerock Lee conducts the mini divine healing meeting at the second sanctuary and in his message he is always urging the audience "to walk in the Light and lead a godly life as the children of God even though we are living in this age that is full of evils and sins." Whenever he is earnestly crying out and asking them to overcome the world and live by the Word of God with faith, they become fervent in the hope for New Jerusalem.
Deaconess Eunju Shin, 41 years old, testified to her spiritual change saying, "I've been able to examine my faith at the mini divine healing meetings and received many blessings in spirit and flesh. I am so thankful to Senior Pastor for his sacrificial prayer for us because he has to lead the meeting until late night even after he led Sunday evening service." Through this mini divine healing meeting, spiritual transformation and revival are occurring to the church members.
Students' Mission is outstanding in that spiritual change. Some students stay away from the worldly things, while some others are found to get involved in improper clicks on the Internet, indecent TV programs, and ungodly relations with the opposite sex. Dr. Lee gave an assignment to the students attending the mini divine healing meeting—memorizing the scriptures of Psalm 1 and Psalm 23, some verses of the First, Second and Third Epistles of John, and gave prizes to those students who memorized them successfully until the next session. In addition, he has been supporting poor students with scholarships and stationary materials.
It was because he hoped and expected students would not be absorbed in worldly things but be faithful in their studies and faith. Meantime, students' attitude outstandingly changed: they began worshipping God in spirit and truth during the worship service, praying to God, and harboring the visions for the future for the glory of God.
A 17-year-old student Brother Sungkyung Ko said, "I was awarded a PMP after memorizing the script of Psalm 23. I am using it in downloading and listening to as many sermons and gospel songs in MP3 as possible. Through this experience, my mind changed and I've been able to enjoy attending the worship service and studying. I even received a scholarship and my parents are so happy."
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