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• Scripture Memorization

  [Christian Life]

  Scripture memorization is the devotional practice of committing passages of the Bible to memory and taking them to heart. Its purpose goes beyond recall to using the memorized Word in meditation, prayer, and evangelism. In Korean Protestant churches it is widely practiced through memory verses in Sunday school, discipleship training, and the training programs of mission organizations.

• Luke 9:23

  [Bible Verses]

  Luke 9:23 is the verse in which Jesus teaches that anyone who would follow him must deny himself and take up his cross daily: "If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me" (KJV). It is widely cited as a core demand of discipleship, and the word "daily," found only in Luke's account, often draws particular attention.

• John 16

  [Bible]

  John 16 is a farewell teaching in which Jesus, before his departure, warns his disciples of coming persecution, promises the coming of the Comforter, the Holy Spirit, and the turning of their sorrow into joy, and closes with the words "I have overcome the world."

• Mark 7:21–23

  [Bible Verses]

  Mark 7:21–23 is a passage in which Jesus explains to his disciples that what defiles a person is not food entering from outside but evil coming from the heart, and he lists twelve evils. It is frequently cited in discussions of the origin of sin and of purity laws.

• Mark 11:22–25

  [Bible Verses]

  In this passage Jesus, standing before the withered fig tree, teaches his disciples about faith in God, prayer without doubting, and the forgiveness required of those who pray. The words "believe that ye receive them" are often cited in discussions of confidence in prayer, and views differ over how the passage should be interpreted with respect to the "word of faith."

• Ok Han-heum

  [People]

  Ok Han-heum (玉漢欽, 1938–2010) was a minister of the Presbyterian Church in Korea (Hapdong). He founded SaRang Community Church, and through his book *Called to Awaken the Laity* he spread lay discipleship training in the local church throughout Korean Christianity.

• Dawson Trotman

  [People]

  Dawson Trotman (1906–1956) was an American evangelist. In 1933 he founded The Navigators, and he popularized an approach to discipleship centered on Scripture memorization and one-to-one follow-up.

• John 21:15–17

  [Bible Verses]

  John 21:15–17 is the passage in which the risen Jesus, on the shore of the Sea of Tiberias, asks Simon Peter three times, "Lovest thou me?" and charges him, "Feed my sheep." It is frequently cited as a text about Peter's restoration and the pastoral calling.

• Korea World Missions Association

  [Institutions]

  The Korea World Missions Association (KWMA) is a Korean Protestant cooperative body for overseas missions that brings together the mission boards of various denominations and mission organizations. Established in 1990 as an incorporated association, it publishes annual statistics on Korean missionaries and has led the "Target 2030" movement.

• Luke 6:46

  [Bible Verses]

  A question Jesus posed at the close of the Sermon on the Plain to those who called him "Lord" yet did not do what he said. It is frequently cited in discussions of the relationship between confession and obedience, and between faith and works.

• Matthew 23:4

  [Bible Verses]

  A verse in which Jesus criticizes the scribes and Pharisees for laying heavy burdens on others while refusing to lift a finger themselves. It is frequently cited as a warning against legalism and against inconsistency between the words and deeds of religious leaders.

• Wedding at Cana

  [Bible]

  The Wedding at Cana is an event recorded in John 2:1-11 in which Jesus turned water into wine at a wedding feast in Cana of Galilee. The Gospel of John calls it Jesus' "first sign."

• Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem

  [Bible]

  The Triumphal Entry is the event in which Jesus, shortly before His Passion, rode into Jerusalem on a donkey while the crowds welcomed Him with shouts of "Hosanna." It is recorded in all four Gospels, and the church commemorates it on Palm Sunday.

• Bethsaida

  [Bible]

  Bethsaida was a town on the northern shore of the Sea of Galilee. The Gospels identify it as the hometown of the apostles Philip, Andrew, and Peter, and it is where Jesus healed a blind man and rebuked the town for failing to repent.

• Messianic Secret

  [Doctrine & Theology]

  The Messianic Secret is a term in New Testament studies for the scenes in the Gospel of Mark in which Jesus repeatedly commands others not to reveal that he is the Messiah. The German theologian William Wrede named the motif in the early twentieth century, and it has since become a major theme in Gospel research.

• John 14:12–14

  [Bible Verses]

  A passage in which Jesus says that whoever believes in him will do the works he does and "greater works than these shall he do," and promises to do whatever is asked in his name. Discussion centers on what the "greater works" are and on what it means to pray in Jesus' name.

• Ephesians 4:13–16

  [Bible Verses]

  A passage describing the church growing in the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God toward the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ and, as a body with Christ as its head, building itself up in love. It is frequently cited in discussions of spiritual maturity and the growth of the church community.

• 1 Timothy 2:13–15

  [Bible Verses]

  A passage that cites the order of creation and Eve's deception as the reason for the preceding verse's restriction on women teaching, and states that a woman "shall be saved in childbearing." It is a central text in the debate over the ordination of women, and verse 15 is widely regarded as one of the most difficult verses in the New Testament.

• 2 Kings 6

  [Bible]

  A chapter of 2 Kings in which Elisha makes a sunken axe head float, strikes the Aramean army surrounding Dothan with blindness, leads them to Samaria, and has them sent home. It closes with the severe famine caused by Ben-hadad's siege of Samaria.

• Matthew 23

  [Bible]

  Matthew 23 is the chapter in which Jesus rebukes the hypocrisy of the scribes and Pharisees with seven pronouncements of "Woe unto you" and laments over Jerusalem. It contains 39 verses.