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John 20:31
[Bible Verses]A verse in which the author of the Gospel of John states the purpose of the book: that readers might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing they might have life through his name. It is frequently cited as a key to reading the Gospel of John as a whole.
Church Bulletin
[Worship & Rites]A church bulletin is a newsletter that a church publishes every Lord's Day, containing the order of worship, sermon information, church news, and announcements.
Matthew 7:13–14
[Bible Verses]A saying of Jesus contrasting the wide gate that leads to destruction with the narrow gate that leads to life. It is read as a warning that the path of discipleship is not easy, and it frequently appears in discussions about the number of the saved and the exclusivity of salvation.
Isaiah 63
[Bible]Isaiah 63 portrays one clothed in red garments who comes from Edom and alone executes judgment on the enemies. It then presents the people's prayer of lament, which recalls God's grace in the Exodus and confesses, "Thou, O LORD, art our father."
Revelation 22
[Bible]Revelation 22 is the final chapter of the Book of Revelation and of the entire Bible. It opens with a vision of the river of the water of life and the tree of life in the New Jerusalem, and it closes the book with the promise "Surely I come quickly" and the response "Even so, come, Lord Jesus."
Acts 2:38
[Bible Verses]Acts 2:38 records Peter's reply when the crowd that heard his Pentecost sermon asked, "What shall we do?" He told them to repent and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins. Denominations differ on how baptism relates to the forgiveness of sins and on what baptism "in the name of Jesus" means.
Ephesians 4:3–6
[Bible Verses]Ephesians 4:3–6 is a passage in which the apostle Paul urges the church at Ephesus to keep "the unity of the Spirit" and lists seven "ones": one body, one Spirit, one hope, one Lord, one faith, one baptism, and one God. It is among the passages most frequently cited in discussions of church unity.
Cornerstone Laying Ceremony
[Worship & Rites]A cornerstone laying ceremony is a service held during the construction of a new sanctuary or church building, in which the cornerstone, or foundation stone, is set upon the foundation and the building work is committed to God.
Wednesday Service
[Worship & Rites]A Wednesday service is a midweek worship service held on Wednesday, between one Lord's Day and the next. It is also known as a Wednesday prayer meeting. Most Korean Protestant churches hold it on Wednesday evening, and in Korea it is also called the samil service ("third-day service").
Münster Rebellion
[History]The Münster Rebellion took place in 1534–1535 in Münster, a city in the northwestern Holy Roman Empire. Anabaptists who believed the end of the world was near seized control of the city and proclaimed it the "New Jerusalem," until the rebellion was suppressed after a siege by the bishop's forces.
Song of Simeon
[Worship & Rites]The Song of Simeon is Simeon's hymn of praise recorded in Luke 2:29–32. Also known as the Nunc Dimittis, from its opening words in Latin, it has been sung in many church traditions at evening prayer and in Communion and funeral services.
Song of Simeon
[Bible]The Song of Simeon is the short hymn of praise that Simeon sang in the Temple while holding the infant Jesus, recorded in Luke 2:29-32. It is also called the Nunc Dimittis, from its opening words in Latin.
Psalm 90:4
[Bible Verses]A verse from Psalm 90, traditionally attributed to Moses as a prayer, which states that in God's sight a thousand years are like yesterday when it is past, or like a brief watch in the night. It is regarded as the background to 2 Peter 3:8 and is frequently cited in discussions of the age of creation and the timing of the end times.
Peter's Denial
[Bible]Peter's denial is the episode on the night of Jesus' arrest in which the disciple Peter, in the courtyard of the high priest's house, denied three times that he knew Jesus. It is recorded in all four Gospels.
Lazarus
[People]Lazarus was a man of Bethany mentioned in the Gospel of John and the brother of Martha and Mary. He is known as the man whom Jesus raised from the dead four days after his death.
Parents' Sunday
[Feasts & Seasons]Parents' Sunday is an observance of Korean Protestant churches, held on a Sunday near Korea's Parents' Day (May 8), to remember with gratitude the grace shown by parents and to reflect on the biblical teaching of honoring one's father and mother.
Lament Psalms
[Bible]Lament psalms are a type of psalm in which the psalmist cries out and appeals to God amid suffering, illness, persecution, or national disaster. They are among the most common types in the Book of Psalms.
Psalm 25
[Bible]Psalm 25 is a prayer psalm of twenty-two verses whose superscription attributes it to David. It asks God for protection from enemies and from shame, for instruction in his ways, and for the forgiveness of sins. The Hebrew original is known as an acrostic poem that follows the order of the alphabet.
Psalm 8:5-8
[Bible Verses]Psalm 8:5-8 praises God for making human beings "a little lower than the angels" (or "than God"), crowning them with honor, and giving them dominion over all things. The passage is frequently cited in discussions of human dignity and of responsibility for creation. It is also known as a text that the Epistle to the Hebrews applies to Jesus Christ.
Philia
[Bible]Philia (φιλία) is a Greek word meaning "friendship" or "affectionate love." It appears only once as a noun in the New Testament, but the cognate verb phileō ("to love") and the noun philos ("friend") occur in many places.