December 25: “The Incarnation” John 1:14 & 1 Corinthians 9:19-23 Pastor Joe Sohn

Synopsis: Religions are human beings’ efforts to reach God. But Christianity is different than other religions because it reveals a God who came down to reach human beings. Why did God come down? Jesus came to demonstrate God’s love for sinners and to save the lost. Incarnation is unique to Christ and we cannot repeat […]

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December 18: “God Purses the Ninevites” Jonah 4 Pastor Joe Sohn

God Pursues the Ninevites Jonah 4 (NIV) But to Jonah this seemed very wrong, and he became angry. 2 He prayed to the Lord, “Isn’t this what I said, Lord, when I was still at home? That is what I tried to forestall by fleeing to Tarshish. I knew that you are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger and […]

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December 11: “God Pursues Israel” Hosea 2:14-3:5 Pastor Joe Sohn

Synopsis: 1. God’s heart is broken because of Israel’s spiritual adultery 2. Yet God pursues Israel to have intimate relationship 3. God will pay the ransom price to rescue and restore the relationship We are to respond by loving God with all our heart, mind, and soul.

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December 5: “Two Advents of Christ” Pastor Joe Sohn

Advent is a season when we look back to Christ’s first coming and look forward to his second coming. At his first coming, the Son of God, came to earth as a baby human. As Jesus was growing up, how did he come to understand his identity and mission as the Messiah? Jesus understood them […]

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Amazing Grace 2016 Retreat Sermons

Guest Speaker – Jim-Bob Park Rev. Jim-Bob Park is the Senior Pastor at OMC. He received his M.Div. from San Francisco Theological Seminary. Pastor Jim-Bob began pastoring as an EM pastor, but now serves primarily as a KM pastor. He and his wife Hanna have been married for 25 years. They have six children, two […]

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