Easter Sunday Service and Holy Communion - Resurrected and Renewed in the Grace of the Lord
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The core of the Holiness Gospel is focused on the five-fold gospel consisting of Regeneration, Sanctification, Divine Healing, Resurrection, and Second Coming of the Lord. The Resurrection indicates that the Lord overcame death, resurrected, and became the Savior of all men. Here the term 'resurrection' doesn't just mean that a dead man is revived, but also it means the revived man gains perfect life and lives forever without seeing death.
As described in the Acts of Apostles, the disciples of Jesus Christ witnessed the resurrected Lord Jesus in person and came to be sure about their resurrection that would happen at the end time. With the assurance, they could lead a totally transformed life. Practically all of them had such firm faith in the resurrection that they were able to accept martyrdom while preaching the gospel.
On March 31, 2013, it was Easter Sunday, the time when Christians commemorate Jesus Christ's resurrection. In the Sunday Morning Service, Senior Pastor Dr. Jaerock Lee delivered the message entitled "Resurrection" based on Acts 1:11. He said every man has no choice but to die, but through the Lord's crucifixion and resurrection the way of eternal life was opened. He added that we can walk the way by being forgiven of sins and becoming God's child.
In the Sunday Evening Service, he preached with the title of "Grace Given to Us" taken from John 6:53-55. He emphasized that we should recover the image of God's child that God really wants by eating the flesh of the Son of Man and drinking His blood, namely, knowing and practicing the Word of God. After the message, Holy Communion was held in the main sanctuary, the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th sanctuaries and the members in other local sanctuaries and branch churches also joined the ceremony via GCN TV simultaneously. Catechism Ceremony and Baptism Ceremony were held on March 17, 2013 and on March 24, 2013 respectively.
Commemorating Easter Sunday, Women's Mission gave Easter eggs to the church members, government offices, schools, and offices around the church. In doing so, they delivered the love of the Lord who overcame death and resurrected. The church members had been preparing for the Easter Sunday by looking back upon their Christian life, repenting, and giving thanks and with prayer and fasting. With the day as the starting point, they came to be able to increase their faith more quickly. In fervent prayer, they have imprinted the love of the Lord on the cross and the glory of the resurrection in their hearts. They are now running to experience the resurrection.
Remember My tears and blood that I shed for My beloved ones.
Do not be overcome by evil and the world that are just nothing
By thinking of the shepherd that the Father sent you at this end time
Remember those who lived in the glory in the Father's calling
My desire is that you never cause the price of My blood for you to be in vain.
I am near you always
And I watch you all the time.
Do not cover My eyes and My heart, either.
I always pray that all of you will participate in the resurrection.
I hope you will experience My earnest heart
through the shepherd always,
and you will feel it all the time
through the Holy Spirit in you.
Excerpt from the prayer offered up by the Lord
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