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Leaving a Legacy유산 남기기[ Isaiah 49:14 - 49:16 ] - hymn 483 A scroll of remembrance was written in his presence concerning those who feared the Lord and honored his name. Malachi 3:16 Some years ago our sons and I spent a week on an abandoned backcountry ranch on the Salmon River, Idaho’s “River of No Return.” One day, exploring the ranch, I came across an ancient..

Strength in Suffering고난 속의 능력 [ 1 Peter 2:11 - 2:23 ] - hymn 498 Christ suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in his steps. 1 Peter 2:21 When eighteen-year-old Sammy received Jesus as Savior, his family rejected him because their tradition was of a different faith. But the Christian community welcomed him, offering encouragement and financ..

Fair Play페어플레이 [ Titus 2:7 - 2:8 ] - hymn 516 In everything set them an example by doing what is good. Titus 2:7 When Singaporean runner Ashley Liew found himself at the head of the pack during a marathon at the Southeast Asian Games, he knew something was wrong. He quickly realized that the lead runners had taken a wrong turn and were now behind. Ashley could have ta..

Comfort Shared함께 나누는 위로 [ 2 Corinthians 1:1 - 1:10 ] - hymn 543 Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I am sending you. John 20:21 “God sent you to me tonight!” Those were the parting words from the woman standing in front of me as we exited our flight to Chicago. She had sat across the aisle from me, where I learned she was headed home after several f..

What We Want to Hear듣고 싶은 것[ 2 Chronicles 18:5 - 18:27 ] - hymn 540 I hate him because he never prophesies anything good about me, but always bad. 2 Chronicles 18:7 As human beings, we are prone to seek out information that supports the opinions we hold. Research shows that we’re actually twice as likely to look for information that supports our position. When we’..

Front-Porch Relief앞 베란다 휴식[ Philippians 4:10 - 4:20 ] - hymn 310 I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation. Philippians 4:12 On a particularly hot day, eight-year-old Carmine McDaniel wanted to make sure his neighborhood mail carrier stayed cool and hydrated. So he left a cooler filled with a sports drink and water bottles on their front ..

Sweet and Bitter달콤함과 쌉쌀함 [ Psalms 119:65 - 119:72 ] - hymn 390 You are good, and what you do is good. Psalm 119:68 Some people like bitter chocolate and some prefer sweet. Ancient Mayans in Central America enjoyed chocolate as a beverage and seasoned it with chili peppers. They liked this “bitter water,” as they called it. Many years later it was introduced in..

Anonymous Kindness익명으로 베푼 친절 [ Matthew 6:1 - 6:4 ] - hymn 218 When you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing. When I first graduated from college, I found myself needing to adopt a strict grocery budget?twenty-five dollars a week, to be exact. One day, while entering the checkout line, I suspected the groceries I’d sel..

Despised for All of This오직 이것을 위해 받은 멸시[ Isaiah 53:3 - 53:12 ] - hymn 164 He bore the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors. Isaiah 53:12 Susannah Cibber gained fame in the eighteenth century for her talent as a singer. However, she was equally well known for her scandalous marital problems. That’s why when Handel’s Messiah was first..

The King’s Crown왕관 [ Matthew 27:27 - 27:31 ] - hymn 151 They . . . twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on his head. Matthew 27:28–29 We sat around the table, each person adding a toothpick to the foam disc before us. At our evening meal in the weeks leading up to Easter, we created a crown of thorns—with each toothpick signifying something we had done that d..