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• The gospel was preached to Abraham in advance, that the nations would be blessed and the blessing of God would move through him to the nations |
• God's plan from the beginning was a global, multi-ethnic, diverse church unified by faith |
• Genesis 3-11 narrates the unraveling of humanity due to sin and rebellion against God |
• God responds to this wickedness with Abraham, selecting him for a new start and blessing, enabling him to flourish and teaching him how to live |
• The nations would flourish as Abraham flourishes and God's blessing would flow through him to them |
• Genesis 12 is an important verse in the Old Testament story, establishing God's promise to make Abraham into a great nation and bless those who bless him. |
• God makes a covenant with Abraham and promises to make him the father of nations. |
• The people of Israel are formed through Abraham's child and become a global, multi-ethnic family of faith. |
• God redeems them from slavery in Egypt and establishes a relationship with them as his chosen people. |
• He gives them the law, including the Ten Commandments, to teach them how to live and flourish. |
• The law is intended to promote justice, care for the poor, and family flourishing. |
• The goal of this plan is for the nations to see God's goodness and follow in the ways of the Israelites. |
• The speaker discusses the concept of a "curse" in biblical terms |
• Curse is defined as the absence of God's favor and protection |
• A curse results from living at a distance from God and experiencing the removal of shalom (flourishing) |
• Deuteronomy 27-30 describes following God's ways leading to flourishing, while rejecting them leads to curse |
• The Israelites' rejection of God's goodness led to their own curse, including exile and subjugation by foreign nations |
• The Old Testament story concludes with the nation experiencing curse despite being chosen to bless others |
• A possible interpretation is that sin has infected even the "healing nation" (Israel), leaving both them and other nations stuck in a state of disorder |
• The Old Testament story and Galatians 3:13-14 are discussed |
• Paul's main concern is that the law of the Old Testament cannot solve the problem of sin |
• The whole world lives under a curse due to rebellion against God |
• Jesus takes on the curse for humanity, freeing us from it through his death and resurrection |
• This is the point of liberation and redemption |
• The blessing given to Abraham is available to Gentiles through faith in Christ. |
• God's plan with Abraham can now move forward because the curse of sin has been dealt with. |
• Gentiles who put their faith in Jesus are grafted into the family of believers and receive the Spirit. |
• Paul finishes Galatians 3 by stating that all believers, regardless of background or status, are children of God through faith. |
• The promise to the church is eternal life in a resurrected world with resurrected bodies. |
• The church is diverse with members from various countries including Taiwan, Korea, China, the Philippines, India, Nigeria, Ghana, Holland, Honduras, El Salvador, Venezuela, the U.S., and Canada. |
• The speaker reflects on the global nature of God's family and how it was the plan all along for people to be united in Christ. |
• Two families from China and India are highlighted as examples of individuals who have come to faith through the work of others sharing the gospel. |
• The speaker praises God for his work in various parts of the world, including Qatar, India, and China, where churches are being formed and leaders are being raised up. |
• The concept of equality in the church as discussed in Galatians 3:28 |
• Paul's message that there is no upper or lower class, Jew or Gentile, slave or free, male or female in the church |
• Importance of humility and not looking down on others due to cultural background or socioeconomic status |
• The Gospel as a great equalizer, bringing everyone into the family of Christ through faith in Jesus Christ |
• The importance of being one in Christ |
• Sharing diverse cultures and traditions through food |
• Unity of the body of Christ brings enrichment and is pleasing to God |
• Communion as a symbol of unity and fellowship in Christ |
• Meaningful unity demonstrates the power of the gospel |
• Living in unity shows that the gospel has the power to overcome division and polarization |
• The passage from Galatians 3 is seen as a fulfillment of God's plan for the nations |
• Jesus dealt with the curse, allowing believers to receive the blessing and life of God |
• Prayer was offered to thank God for bringing people into his family and to praise Jesus for dealing with the curse |
• Requests were made for unity within the church, spiritual strengthening, and a wider recognition of the gospel's power |
• A song of response was sung. |
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[20.24 --> 23.64] so this interview came about our surge group from last year |
[23.64 --> 27.80] the discipleship group we had a reunion just to hear james and sarah's story |
[27.80 --> 31.40] over the last year and then as they were sharing i'm like would you be willing to |
[31.40 --> 36.92] share this with our church and they very kindly obliged and so before we get into |
[36.92 --> 40.24] your story just maybe for those who don't know who you are say a few words |
[40.24 --> 43.04] about who you are and how you came to hope |
[43.04 --> 47.32] good morning my name is james and this is my wife sarah |
[47.32 --> 52.60] we're both from korea first came as an international student i came in the year |
[52.60 --> 61.72] 2000 and she came in here 2007 we met in bless you and we met in year 2012 and |
[61.72 --> 67.48] married in 2013 with the two girls nine and who's for nine and five years old |
[67.48 --> 75.80] and i work at a cra and sarah is an early early childhood educator but she's |
[75.80 --> 80.84] taking time off because of her health and we found hope community church in early |
[80.84 --> 88.04] 2021 before that before then we were we lived in korea for four years |
[88.04 --> 93.08] well sarah why don't you share a little bit about your journey over the last year |
[93.56 --> 99.56] so i actually prepared in advance so i will just look through |
[99.56 --> 105.72] so last year i went my kids and i went to korea to visit my family |
[105.72 --> 111.40] and my brother's family too for the during the spring break |
[113.40 --> 119.08] and like many koreans do i also took the opportunity to get a health checkup |
[119.08 --> 121.72] and two days before returning to canada |
[127.00 --> 133.24] ah returning to two days before returning to canada i received a |
[133.24 --> 140.04] research via email the doctor mentioned some concerns about my breast and recommended a tissue |
[140.04 --> 146.84] examination and the research would be available in a few days we returned to canada as planned |
[146.84 --> 153.88] and a few days later i got a call from my dad in korea saying that the research the research show |
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[170.36 --> 172.52] and we really moved on to GIRUM by dad in the springberries |
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[172.56 --> 173.36] and then the fact of errasia and our Nosike |
[173.36 --> 175.52] is the team was 20 years old who had been distributed over the years |
[175.52 --> 177.08] because it was pretty crazy it's so uh they've had professors |
[177.08 --> 178.20] predestamentos but they were been talking on health concerns about not knowing when i was |
[178.20 --> 184.92] there's a lot you could share about the experience of treatment but I'd love for |
[184.92 --> 189.36] you to talk a little bit about what God showed you and the ways that God taught |
[189.36 --> 195.30] you individually and as a couple through this experience of cancer after finding |
[195.30 --> 202.74] out about my cancer my first thoughts were did I do something wrong and am I |
[202.74 --> 208.32] getting punished for some mistakes even though I've been going to church all my |
[208.32 --> 216.18] life and thought of myself a faithful believer God was someone I feared for |
[216.18 --> 221.56] someone like me who didn't know much about God during during the tough times |
[221.56 --> 230.50] of my illness God taught me the most about who God is |
[230.50 --> 237.88] so the first Sunday in Korea was Easter Sunday and for the first time the |
[237.88 --> 243.76] sermon about the cross and Jesus love which I had heard many times before feel |
[243.76 --> 248.86] like a personal message from God Jesus Christ's suffering and death on the cross |
[248.86 --> 255.34] was God's plan to complete his promise and showing his love for us with this |
[255.34 --> 262.36] revelation my worries turn into gratitude and tears kept flowing after that |
[262.36 --> 268.54] gosh consistently showed me his character during my treatment making me |
[268.54 --> 275.66] understand that it was part of his plan to cultivate complete trust in him whenever |
[275.66 --> 281.72] I went to see the doctor I didn't hear good news and I was discouraged it because I |
[281.72 --> 287.06] had to start unexpected chemotherapy and the situation wasn't great as my type of |
[287.06 --> 294.02] cancer was was uncommon since prayer was the only thing I could do I prayed with my |
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