Welcome to Canterbury Presbyterian Church January 1, 2017

Hebrews 12:1-3 1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. 이러므로우리에게구름같이둘러싼허다한증인들이있으니모든무거운것과얽매이기쉬운죄를벗어버리고인내로써우리앞에당한경주를하며 1 この故に我らは斯く多くの證人に雲のごとく圍まれたれば、凡ての重荷と纏へる罪とを除け、忍耐をもて 我らの前に置かれたる 馳場をはしり、

2 信仰の導師また之を全うする者なるイエスを仰ぎ見るべし。彼はその前に置かれたる歡喜のために、恥をも厭はずして十字架をしのび、遂 2 Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. 2믿음의주요또온전하게하시는이인예수를바라보자그는그앞에있는기쁨을위하여십자가를참으사부끄러움을개의치아니하시더니하나님보좌우편에앉으셨느니라 2 信仰の導師また之を全うする者なるイエスを仰ぎ見るべし。彼はその前に置かれたる歡喜のために、恥をも厭はずして十字架をしのび、遂 に神の御座の右に坐し 給へり。

3 Consider him who endured such opposition from sinful men, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart. 3너희가피곤하여낙심하지않기위하여죄인들이이같이자기에게 거역한일을참으신이를생각하라 3 なんじら倦み疲れて心を喪ふこと莫らんために、罪人らの斯く己に逆ひしことを忍び給へる者をおもへ。

Questions for Adult Baptism & Communicant Membership Do you believe in One God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit? 여러분은 아버지와 아들과 성령이 한 하나님 이신 것을 믿습니까? 唯一の神である、父と子と聖霊を信じますか？

Do you repent of your sin, and with a humble and grateful heart put your trust in the mercy and grace of God and in Jesus Christ whose sacrifice on the cross takes away your sin? 여러분은 여러분의 죄를 회개하며, 겸손하고 감사하는 마음으로 하나님의 자비와 은혜를 신뢰하며, 그리고 예수 그리스도의 십자가 위에서 여러분의 죄가 용서 받았다는 것을 믿습니까? 自分の罪を悔い改め、神様の愛ゆえの憐れみと恵み、そして、イエスキリストの 十字架での犠牲によりあなたの罪が赦される事を謙虚さと感謝の気持ちを持って 信じますか？

Do you promise to share regularly with your fellow Christians in worship on the Lord's Day? 여러분은 매 주일 예배드림으로 믿음의 형제자매들과 정규적으로 교제할 것을 약속 하십니까? 教会の兄弟姉妹たちと毎週の主日礼拝において 共に主を礼拝し賛美することを 約束しますか？

Do you promise to be faithful in reading the Bible, and in prayer

Do you promise to love God with all your heart, all your soul, all your mind and all your strength and to give a God-honoring proportion of your time, talents and money for the Church's work in the world? 여러분은 마음을 다하고 목숨을 다하고 뜻을 다하고 힘을 다하여 하나님을 사랑하며 교회의 사역을 위해 시간과 재능과 물질을 하나님의 영광을 위하여 사용 하실 것을 약속 하십니까? あなたの心、たましい、考え、知力の全てをもって神様を愛し、あなたの持つ賜物、お金、時間を神様のために惜しむことなく捧げることを約束しますか？

Do you promise to confess Christ before others, to serve him in your daily work, and to walk in his ways all the days of your life? 여러분은 다른 사람들 앞에서 그리스도를 믿는다고 고백하며, 여러분이 하는 모든 일에 그를 섬기며 일평생 동안 주와 동행하기를 약속 하십니까? イエスキリストをあなたの主であると告白し、日々 の生活の中で主に仕え、毎日を主と共に歩むこと を約束しますか？

Do you acknowledge your dependence upon the Holy Spirit to equip you and to enable you to be faithful to this your confession? 여러분은 여러분의 이고백이 신실하도록 성령님을 의지하기를 받아들이십니까? 聖霊の力を認め、あなたの信仰が強められるようにと聖霊により頼みながら クリスチャンとしての毎日を歩むことを約束しますか？

Do you promise to submit to the authority of the Session as they exercise pastoral oversight of the congregation? 러분은 장로님들이 교인들을 목회할 때 당회의 권위에 따르기를 약속 하십니까? 私達の教会生活を見守るこの教会の牧師をはじ めとする人々の権限に従うことを 約束します か？

The Aaronic blessing The Lord bless you and keep you The Lord make His face to shine upon you and be gracious unto you The Lord lift up His countenance upon you and give you peace Amen

Ephesians 1:3-14 3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ. 3 찬송하리로다하나님 곧우리주예수그리스도의아버지께서그리스도안에서하늘에속한모든 신령한복을우리에게주시되 3 讃むべきかな、我らの主イエス・キリストの父なる神、かれはキリストに由りて靈のもろもろ の祝福をもて天の處 にて我らを祝し、

4 御前にて潔く瑕なからしめん爲に、世の創の前より我等をキリストの中に選び、 4 For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love 4 곧창세전에그리스 도안에서우리를택하사우리로사랑안에서 그앞에거룩하고흠이 없게하시려고 4 御前にて潔く瑕なからしめん爲に、世の創の前より我等をキリストの中に選び、

5 御意のままにイエス・キリストに由り愛をもて己が子となさんことを定め給へり。 5 he predestined us to be adopted as his sons through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will-- 5 그기쁘신뜻대로우 리를예정하사예수그리스도로말미암아자기의아들들이되게하셨으니 5 御意のままにイエス・キリストに由り愛をもて己が子となさんことを定め給へり。

6 是その愛しみ給ふ者によりて我らに賜ひたる恩惠の榮光に譽あらん爲なり。 6 to the praise of his glorious grace, which he has freely given us in the One he loves. 6 이는그가사랑하시 는자안에서우리에게 거저주시는바그의은혜의영광을찬송하게 하려는것이라 6 是その愛しみ給ふ者によりて我らに賜ひたる恩惠の榮光に譽あらん爲なり。

7 In him we have redemption 7 우리는그리스도안 through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God's grace 7 우리는그리스도안 에서그의은혜의풍성함을따라그의피로말미암아속량곧죄사함을받았느니라 7 我らは彼にありて恩惠の富に隨ひ、その血に頼りて贖罪、すなはち罪の赦を得たり。

8 that he lavished on us with all wisdom and understanding. 8 이는그가모든지혜 와총명을우리에게넘치게하사 8 神は我らに諸般の知慧と聰明とを與へてその恩惠を充しめ、

9 And he made known to us the mystery of his will according to his good pleasure, which he purposed in Christ, 9 그뜻의비밀을우리 에게알리신것이요그의기뻐하심을따라그리스도안에서때가찬 경륜을위하여예정하신것이니 9 御意の奧義を御意のままに示し給へり。

10 即ち時滿ちて經綸にしたがひ、天に在るもの地にあるものを、悉とくキリストに在りて一つに歸せしめ給ふ。これ自ら定め給ひし 10 to be put into effect when the times will have reached their fulfilment--to bring all things in heaven and on earth together under one head, even Christ. 10 하늘에있는것이나 땅에있는것이다그리스도안에서통일되게 하려하심이라 10 即ち時滿ちて經綸にしたがひ、天に在るもの地にあるものを、悉とくキリストに在りて一つに歸せしめ給ふ。これ自ら定め給ひし 所なり。

11 In him we were also chosen, having been predestined according to the plan of him who works out everything in conformity with the purpose of his will, 11 모든일을그의뜻의 결정대로일하시는이 의계획을따라우리가 예정을입어그안에서 기업이되었으니 11 我らは、凡ての事を御意の思慮のままに行ひたまふ者の御旨によりて預じめ定められ、キリストに在りて神の産業とせられ たり。

12 in order that we, who were the first to hope in Christ, might be for the praise of his glory. 12 이는우리가그리스도안 에서전부터바라던그의영광의찬송이되게하려하심이라 12 これ夙くよりキリストに希望を置きし我らが、神の榮光の譽とならん爲なり。

13 And you also were included in Christ when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation. Having believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit, 13 그안에서너희도진리 의말씀곧너희의구원의 복음을듣고그안에서또한믿어약속의성령으로 인치심을받았으니 13 汝等もキリストに在りて、眞の言すなはち汝らの救の福音をきき、彼を信じて約束の聖靈にて印せられたり。

14 who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God's possession--to the praise of his glory. 14 이는우리기업의보 증이되사그얻으신것을속량하시고그의영광을찬송하게하려하 심이라 14 これは我らが受くべき嗣業の保證にして、神に屬けるものの贖はれ、かつ神の榮光に譽あらん爲なり。

Philippians 3:7-11 7 But whatever was to my profit I now consider loss for the sake of Christ. 7 그러나무엇이든지내 게유익하던것을내가그리스도를위하여다해로 여길뿐더러 7 されど曩に我が益たりし事はキリストのために損と思ふに至れり。

8 What is more, I consider everything a loss compared to the surpassing greatness of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them rubbish, that I may gain Christ 8 또한모든것을해로여김 은내주그리스도예수를아는지식이가장고상하기때문이라내가그를위하여모든것을잃어버리고배설물로여김은그리스도를얻고 8 然り、我はわが主キリスト・イエスを知ることの優れたるために、凡ての物を損なりと思ひ、彼のために既に凡ての物を損せしが、 之を塵芥のごとく思 ふ。

9 and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ--the righteousness that comes from God and is by faith. 9 그안에서발견되려함이 니내가가진의는율법에서 난것이아니요오직그리스도를믿음으로말미암은것이니곧믿음으로하나님께로부터난의라 9 これキリストを獲、かつ律法による己が義ならで、唯キリストを信ずる信仰による義、すなはち信仰に基きて神より賜はる義を保 ち、キリストに在るを 認められ、

10 I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of sharing in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, 10 내가그리스도와그부활 의권능과그고난에참여함을알고자하여그의죽으심을본받아 10 キリストとその復活の力とを知り、又その死に效ひて彼の苦難にあづかり、

11 and so, somehow, to attain to the resurrection from the dead. 11 어떻게해서든지죽은자 가운데서부활에이르려하노니 11 如何にもして死人の中より甦へることを得んが爲なり。

The king said to his attendants, “Leave us. ” And they all left The king said to his attendants, “Leave us!” And they all left. 20 Ehud then approached him while he was sitting alone in the upper room of his palace and said, “I have a message from God for you.” As the king rose from his seat, 20 에훗이 그에게로 들어가니 왕은 서늘한 다락방에 홀로 앉아 있는 중이라 에훗이 이르되 내가 하나님의 명령을받들어 왕에게 아뢸 일이 있나이다 하매 왕이 그의 좌석에서 일어나니 21 에훗이 왼손을 뻗쳐 그의 오른쪽 허벅지 위에서 칼을 빼어 왕의 몸을 찌르매

Christ-Centred Hope People’s false impression of the future meant they made foolish choices in the present. God tells us some important and exciting things about the future. God repeatedly states that a time is coming when everything will be perfect for us. The essence of this hope is that we will live with God in a new, perfect creation. Eternal life in a perfect new world is not centred on us!

We need to see that our hope of eternal life in a perfect new world is actually completely centred on Jesus. Majestic spiritual blessings are rolled out one after the other. One particular thing is worth noting – namely the centrality of Christ.

1. Through Christ Redemption happened for us because of Jesus. He bought our freedom. What do we need to be set free from? SIN – our failure to give God the honour, obedience and respect he deserves. We can’t break ourselves free from both the power and penalty of sin. What did it cost to set us free from sin? It could not have been higher – it was the sacrifice of God’s one and only Son.

Through Jesus’ death we have been forgiven, redeemed, pardoned, set free and adopted into God’s family. 2. In Christ It is not simply that we follow, or are saved or redeemed by Christ, or submit to or are inspired by Christ. The phrase ‘in Christ’ highlights the profound reality that Jesus died as our replacement and our representative. He doesn’t just die for us. He died as us.

On account of this, God establishes a deep union between Christ. It is our union with Christ that secures our future hope in the new creation, the new heavens and the new earth. 3. United under Christ It is God’s plan for the fullness of time to unite all things in Christ. People everywhere will be united in acknowledging and honouring Jesus as Lord. God’s endgame is for Jesus Christ to be revered and worshipped.

God the Father’s highest purpose is to give Christ pre-eminence in everything. We are looking forward to a new creation that is created for, ruled over by, and united under, Christ. This truth demands a revolution in the way we think. My thinking and behaviour is no longer about what I want to do – it’s about what Jesus wants me to do. His priority list becomes our priority list. It is seriously ALL about Jesus.

We can see the entire reason for our hope is so that Christ might be glorified. Jesus Christ is at the heart of both how we have hope and why we have hope. We get an inkling of how gloriously good this is from some of the names and titles given to Jesus. What an incredible blessing and privilege to be a citizen of God’s Kingdom! These words remind us that we have a hope of exquisite safety, serenity, beauty and rest in Jesus