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The Lord's Meal

10/26/2025 Paul Bang

1 Corinthians 11:17-34
The Lord's Supper
17 But in the following instructions I do not commend you, because when you come together it is not for the better but for the worse. 18 For, in the first place, when you come together as a church, I hear that there are divisions among you. And I believe it in part,[a] 19 for there must be factions among you in order that those who are genuine among you may be recognized. 20 When you come together, it is not the Lord's supper that you eat. 21 For in eating, each one goes ahead with his own meal. One goes hungry, another gets drunk. 22 What! Do you not have houses to eat and drink in? Or do you despise the church of God and humiliate those who have nothing? What shall I say to you? Shall I commend you in this? No, I will not.

23 For I received from the Lord what I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night when he was betrayed took bread, 24 and when he had given thanks, he broke it, and said, “This is my body, which is for[b] you. Do this in remembrance of me.”[c] 25 In the same way also he took the cup, after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.” 26 For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord's death until he comes.

27 Whoever, therefore, eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty concerning the body and blood of the Lord. 28 Let a person examine himself, then, and so eat of the bread and drink of the cup. 29 For anyone who eats and drinks without discerning the body eats and drinks judgment on himself. 30 That is why many of you are weak and ill, and some have died.[d] 31 But if we judged[e] ourselves truly, we would not be judged. 32 But when we are judged by the Lord, we are disciplined[f] so that we may not be condemned along with the world.

33 So then, my brothers,[g] when you come together to eat, wait for[h] one another— 34 if anyone is hungry, let him eat at home—so that when you come together it will not be for judgment. About the other things I will give directions when I come.

Reflections on Proverbs: Growing in the Art of Skillful Living (Part 8) The Danger of Self-Trust

10/19/2025
Rev. Paul Bang

 

Proverbs 3:5-7; 12:15; 14:12; 21:2; 28:26

⁵ Trust in the Lord with all your heart,
    and do not lean on your own understanding.
⁶ In all your ways acknowledge him,
    and he will make straight your paths.
⁷ Be not wise in your own eyes;
    fear the Lord, and turn away from evil.

¹⁵ The way of a fool is right in his own eyes,
    but a wise man listens to advice.

¹² There is a way that seems right to a man,
    but its end is the way to death.

² Every way of a man is right in his own eyes,
    but the Lord weighs the heart.

²⁶ Whoever trusts in his own mind is a fool,
    but he who walks in wisdom will be delivered.

 

The Poison and the Antidote: Wisdom for Envy

10/12/2025
Rev. Mike Park

Proverbs: 14:30; 23:17-18; 24:19-20; 27:4

³⁰ A tranquil heart gives life to the flesh,
    but envy makes the bones rot.

¹⁷ Let not your heart envy sinners,
    but continue in the fear of the Lord all the day.
¹⁸ Surely there is a future,
    and your hope will not be cut off.

¹⁹ Fret not yourself because of evildoers,
    and be not envious of the wicked,
²⁰ for the evil man has no future;
    the lamp of the wicked will be put out.

⁴ Wrath is cruel, anger is overwhelming,
    but who can stand before jealousy?

 

Reflections on Proverbs: Growing in the Art of Skillful Living (Part 7): The Wisdom of Cultivating Godly Friendships

10/5/2025: Rev. Paul Bang

 

Proverbs 13:20

Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise,
    but the companion of fools will suffer harm.

 

Proverbs 17:17

 

 

¹⁷ A friend loves at all times,
    and a brother is born for adversity.

 

Proverbs 18:24

 

 

²⁴ A man of many companions may come to ruin,
    but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

Proverbs 19:4

 

⁴ Wealth brings many new friends,
    but a poor man is deserted by his friend.

Proverbs 22:24-25

 

 

²⁴ Make no friendship with a man given to anger,
    nor go with a wrathful man,
²⁵ lest you learn his ways
    and entangle yourself in a snare.

Proverbs 27:6

 

 

 

⁶ Faithful are the wounds of a friend;
    profuse are the kisses of an enemy.

 

Proverbs 27:9

 

 

 

⁹ Oil and perfume make the heart glad,
    and the sweetness of a friend comes from his earnest counsel.^[a]

 

 

 

Proverbs 27:17

 

 

¹⁷ Iron sharpens iron,
    and one man sharpens another.^[

Christian Repentance

9/28/2025

Hwihu Kang

 

Christian Repentance

 

Deuteronomy 30:1-10

Repentance and Forgiveness

30 “And when all these things come upon you, the blessing and the curse, which I have set before you, and you call them to mind among all the nations where the Lord your God has driven you,

2 and return to the Lord your God, you and your children, and obey his voice in all that I command you today, with all your heart and with all your soul,

3 then the Lord your God will restore your fortunes and have mercy on you, and he will gather you again from all the peoples where the Lord your God has scattered you.

4 If your outcasts are in the uttermost parts of heaven, from there the Lord your God will gather you, and from there he will take you.

5 And the Lord your God will bring you into the land that your fathers possessed, that you may possess it. And he will make you more prosperous and numerous than your fathers.

6 And the Lord your God will circumcise your heart and the heart of your offspring, so that you will love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul, that you may live.

7 And the Lord your God will put all these curses on your foes and enemies who persecuted you.

8 And you shall again obey the voice of the Lord and keep all his commandments that I command you today. 9 The Lord your God will make you abundantly prosperous in all the work of your hand, in the fruit of your womb and in the fruit of your cattle and in the fruit of your ground. For the Lord will again take delight in prospering you, as he took delight in your fathers,

10 when you obey the voice of the Lord your God, to keep his commandments and his statutes that are written in this Book of the Law, when you turn to the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul.

Be Slow to Anger

9/15/2025
Rev. Paul Bang

Proverbs 14:29; 16:32; 19:11; 22:24-25; 29:11

²⁹ Whoever is slow to anger has great understanding,
    but he who has a hasty temper exalts folly.

³² Whoever is slow to anger is better than the mighty,
    and he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city.

¹¹ Good sense makes one slow to anger,
    and it is his glory to overlook an offense.

²⁴ Make no friendship with a man given to anger,
    nor go with a wrathful man,
²⁵ lest you learn his ways
    and entangle yourself in a snare.

¹¹ A fool gives full vent to his spirit,
    but a wise man quietly holds it back.

A Time to be Gentle, A Time to be Firm

9/7/2025

Rev. Paul Bang

 

Proverbs 15:1; 18:8; 26:28; 27:5-6; 28:23

A soft answer turns away wrath,
    but a harsh word stirs up anger.

The words of a whisperer are like delicious morsels;
    they go down into the inner parts of the body.

A lying tongue hates its victims,
    and a flattering mouth works ruin.

Better is open rebuke
    than hidden love.
Faithful are the wounds of a friend;
 profuse are the kisses of an enemy.

Whoever rebukes a man will afterward find more favor
    than he who flatters with his tongue.

Marks of a True Church

8/31/2025 Jacob Kim

 

Final Greetings

¹¹ Finally, brothers,^[a] rejoice. Aim for restoration, comfort one another,^[b] agree with one another, live in peace; and the God of love and peace will be with you. ¹² Greet one another with a holy kiss. ¹³ All the saints greet you.

¹⁴ The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.

Reflections on Proverbs: Growing in the Art of Skillful Living (Part 3) The Power and Purpose of Our Words

08/24/2025
Rev. Paul Bang

Proverbs 10:19; 12:18; 15:1; 16:24; 18:21; 26:20; 27:14; 29:11

¹⁹ When words are many, transgression is not lacking,
    but whoever restrains his lips is prudent.

¹⁸ There is one whose rash words are like sword thrusts,
    but the tongue of the wise brings healing.

15 A soft answer turns away wrath,
    but a harsh word stirs up anger.

²⁴ Gracious words are like a honeycomb,
    sweetness to the soul and health to the body.

²¹ Death and life are in the power of the tongue,
    and those who love it will eat its fruits.

²⁰ For lack of wood the fire goes out,
    and where there is no whisperer, quarreling ceases.

¹⁴ Whoever blesses his neighbor with a loud voice,
    rising early in the morning,
    will be counted as cursing.

¹¹ A fool gives full vent to his spirit,
    but a wise man quietly holds it back.

 

Reflections on Proverbs: Growing in the Art of Skillful Living (Part 2) Wise Plans, Open Hands

8/17/2025

Rev. Paul Bang

Proverbs 6:6-11

⁶ Go to the ant, O sluggard;
    consider her ways, and be wise.
⁷ Without having any chief,
    officer, or ruler,
⁸ she prepares her bread in summer
    and gathers her food in harvest.
⁹ How long will you lie there, O sluggard?
    When will you arise from your sleep?
¹⁰ A little sleep, a little slumber,
    a little folding of the hands to rest,
¹¹ and poverty will come upon you like a robber,
    and want like an armed man.