{"id":4426,"date":"2014-11-10T16:25:38","date_gmt":"2014-11-10T20:25:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/?p=4426"},"modified":"2014-12-06T00:26:51","modified_gmt":"2014-12-06T04:26:51","slug":"we-are-a-part-of-all-that-we-have-met-11915","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/?p=4426","title":{"rendered":"We are a part of all that we have met (11\/9\/15)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Rev<\/a><\/span>The sermon on November 9 was given by our District Superintendent, Rev. Dr. Jisun Kwak.\u00a0 She spoke on Acts 20:23-24 and shared how God used the legacy of many people to form her background and to build the path that brought her from Korea to New Jersey.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Click the following “Play” button to start the recording of the sermon, then scroll down to follow along.<\/span><\/address>\n

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Acts 20<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t
Acts 20:22-24\n<\/span><\/p>\n

22\u00a0 And now, compelled by the Spirit, I am going to Jerusalem, not knowing what will happen to me there. <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

23 I only know that in every city the Holy Spirit warns me that prison and hardships are facing me. <\/span><\/p>\n

24 However, I consider my life worth nothing to me, if only I may finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me \u2014 the task of testifying to the gospel of God’s grace.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Summons…<\/span><\/h3>\n

Our music director Sue Crispin leads in the singing of this song.\u00a0 The song “The Summons” (also known as “Will You Come and Follow Me?”) speaks of our commitment to God…<\/p>\n

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Will you use the faith you\u2019ve found
\nto reshape the world around-
\nthrough my sight, and touch, and sound
\nin you – and you in me?<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Click Here<\/a><\/span><\/strong> to see all of the lyrics and to follow along as the song is sung in the recording…<\/p>\n

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From the Prayers of a Grandmother…
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Rev. Kwak’s grandmother was 87 years old and well past those years where she could organize covered dish dinners and attend meetings.\u00a0 But one day she called her granddaughter in and asked her to list EVERY member of the church that she was pastoring.\u00a0 Why?\u00a0 Although she couldn’t do the things she once could, she knew that God could still use her.\u00a0 So she prayed.\u00a0 She prayed for every member of her granddaughter’s church.\u00a0 She did this even as Rev. Kwak moved from church to church.\u00a0 The pastor’s grandmother prayed for everyone in that church.<\/p>\n

And the prayers were answered.\u00a0 Every church that Rev. Kwak has served grew during her tenure.\u00a0 Her grandmother’s prayers were like drops of water which rippled out to touch many.<\/p>\n

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From Granddaughter in Korea to Superintendent in America…<\/span><\/h3>\n

In 1987, Jisun Kwak left Korea and traveled to Madison New Jersey to study at Drew<\/a><\/span> University.\u00a0 Drew’s Theological School<\/a><\/span> is one of 13 seminaries in the United States maintained by the United Methodist Church, and it has produced 1000s of pastors serving all over the world.<\/p>\n

The seeds that led “Jisun” into the ministry led “Dr. Jisun Kwak” into the leadership of the church.\u00a0 After graduating, serving at many churches, and earning her doctorate, Rev.\u00a0 Kwak became the first Asian Woman to serve as a District Superintendent in the Northeast Jurisdiction of the United Methodist Church.<\/p>\n

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