1 Corinthians 1:10-18/ Psalm 27:1, 4-9/ Matthew 4:12-23 United in God’s Kingdom “The Only Thing That Is Clean and Bright” Today, we start our lesson with a Korean TV drama. In the Korean action fantasy drama called Alchemy of Souls, … Continue reading →
Isaiah 49:1-7/ Psalm 40:1-11/ John 1:29-42 Come and See the Mystery Eagerly Waiting Have you ever eagerly waited for something? A lot of us have. For example, I wait for Christmas and the performing arts festival all year round. Sometimes, … Continue reading →
Isaiah 42:1-9/ Acts 10:34-43/ Matthew 3:13-17 God’s Children of Water and Light Light and Water As the first Sunday of Epiphany and Baptism of the Lord Sunday, today’s two motives are light and water. Let us think about these … Continue reading →
Contextualizing Christmas During the past three weeks, we have been learning about the nativity stories in the Bible. We learned that only Matthew and Luke tell stories of the birth of Jesus and why they tell very different stories. We … Continue reading →
Isaiah 7:10-16/ Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19/ Matthew 1:18-25 Emmanuel: Sign of Love Love Let us talk about love. A lot of novels, movies, TV dramas, and popular songs are full of love stories. Beatles sang, “All You Need is Love,” although … Continue reading →
Isaiah 35:1-10/ Luke 1:47-55/ Matthew 11:2-11 Hope of Peace Leads to Joy Joy Based on Justice I remember what I felt watching Mr. Obama be elected as the US president. In the country with a history of black oppression, seeing … Continue reading →
Isaiah 11:1-10/ Psalm 72:1-7, 18-19/ Matthew 3:1-12 Preview of God’s Reign of Peace Watching Movie Trailers Do you like watching movies or TV shows? How do you decide which shows to watch? We can read about them, hear about them … Continue reading →
Micah 4:1-5/ Romans 8:31-39/ John 15:9-17 God’s Superheroes Black Panther and Killmonger Among the many superhero movies that I have enjoyed, perhaps Black Panther has the most fascinating villain. Black Panther is the king of an imaginary African country called … Continue reading →
Haggai 2:1-9/ Psalm 145:1-5, 17-21/ Luke 20:27-38 Dead or Alive, God’s Children Omnipotent God Theological school teaches some big theological words. And we use big words to describe God in the Christian Church. We say God is omnipotent and almighty; … Continue reading →
Jeremiah 31:27-34/ Psalm 119:97-104/ Luke 18:1-8 Need to Study the Scriptures Getting to Know a New Friend I shared with you last Sunday that my new friend was going to join us in our Thanksgiving dinner. We first met at … Continue reading →