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  When it is being rebuilt     [Nehemiah 4:7-14]     If we look at the Internet cyber reading class, there is an article called ‘There is no fear’ written by a person named Mun-ju Kang.   Part of the text reads: ‘The thing we have to fear most is fear itself,’ said President Franklin D. Roosevelt at his inauguration on March 4, 1933, to the anxious and frustrated people of the Great Depression.   At that time, an unprecedented economic crisis in the United States left 15 million people unemployed, and as financial institutions such as banks went bankrupt, extreme fear swept over the people.   …   What is the most important thing at this time?   Roosevelt perceived that the recovery of confidence was more urgent than any other economic policy in overcoming the recession.   Endless anxiety and defeatism brought about by fear are seen as the essence of crisis.   Roosevelt wanted to cut off the process in which a sense...

A man who had come  to promote the welfare (1)       [Nehemiah 2:1-5]     In his book “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People,” Stephen Covey says this about “creating a ‘pause button’: There is ‘freedom of choice’ between ‘stimulus’ and ‘response’, but too many people often act reactively.   Rather, hit the ‘pause button’ and give yourself time to think.   During the ‘freedom of choice’ time, think ‘How will I respond to this stimulus?’, act according to principles and values rather than depending on feelings and circumstances.   That is the first habit of the “7 Habits of Highly Effective People”: “Be Proactive” [Definition: ‘The ability to act on principles and values rather than reacting on emotions and circumstances’ (Covey).   However, it seems that we are more likely to be ‘reactive’ than proactive.   In other words, when we are stimulated, we often act based on situations and emotions.   Of course, even ...

Introduction       The church is crumbling right now. The church is not only collapsing morally or ethically, but also biblically.  In other words, the church now does not know God (Isa. 45:4, 5).  The reason is because they rejected the knowledge of knowing God (Hos. 4:1).  Not only the saints, but also the pastors rejected the knowledge of God (v. 6).  As a result, the more we increase as we ignore the commandments of God (v. 6), the more we sin against God (v. 7).  Also, the church is not preaching the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ, the head of the church.  Rather, the church now preaches “a different gospel” (Gal. 1:6-9).  And now the church is accepting that different gospel well (2 Cor. 11:4).  Also, the church is not living a life worthy of the gospel of Christ (Phil. 1:27).  In other words, the church does not stand with one mind and cooperate for the faith of the gospel with one will (v. 27).   Alt...