Grace, from Sunlim Hospital, prepared a cake for Hasim members who had a birthday from Jan-March!

HASIM - God's Heart

"Now this is eternal life: that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent." (John 17:3)
HASIM gets its name from the Korean abbreviation for the words "God's heart" (Hananim-eh Simjung). At the center of the Bible is something unique from all other religions: an authoritative explanation of God's heart from the only One who knows it perfectly, Jesus Christ.
HASIM is a Bible study program that brings people to an intimate knowledge of God through the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. Because Jesus is the key to understanding the entire Bible, the HASIM program takes students on a methodical and careful journey through the Word in a question and answer format designed to make the student a contemplative and introspective disciple of Christ. Students are transformed as they gain insight into God's heart and mind; familiar passages take on new depth and meaning as students regularly meditate on the Word and share communally in the group members' spiritual growth.
HASIM began as a training program in 2000 at Handong Global University to raise vibrant and passionate Christ disciples who could:
1) appreciate the Father's great and unwavering love for the world and
2) clearly communicate that love unashamedly to others.
The English Hasim Study Program began in 2004 with the goal of bringing the study of God's Heart to people in other countries, especially those in the developing world who are desperately seeking answers, searching ardently to truly know God.
http://godheart.or.kr http://godheart.cyworld.co.kr http://life-hasim.cyworld.com

Praise God that Cho Ara has arrived back safely from Namibia, Africa. She also joined the "Hasim" Bible Study on Wednesday evenings. I really look forward to hearing more about what God is doing in Namibia. She is scheduled to share her experiences while there with the church some Sunday this semester. Seeing her face again is yet another reminder of God's faithfulness!

The recently and happily married Bishops! (1 month and 11 days after "tying the knot"!) Alex Dean Bishop and his wife, Yoon Jung Park.

You can't ask for a better office-mate than Mike! He had this shirt made himself!

Can you guess what the back of Mike's t-shirt reads?! I couldn't get it without being told...

The Doctrine of Christ - Son of God

"And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God." (Matthew 16:16)
When the expression Son of God is used concerning Christ, it delineates the relationship between the first two members of the Trinity. The Hebrew expression Son of implies one with the same nature as the Father. In this sense there is no real difference between "Son of God" and "God the Son." Both emphasize the deity of Christ and His unique relationship with the Father.
Illustration: When Jesus identified God as His Father, implying that He was "the Son of God", the Jews understood this as a claim to deity (John 5:18). When Peter identified Jesus as "the Son of the living God", it was the result of spiritual insight (v. 17).
Application: As we become increasingly intimate with Christ, we should also become increasingly aware that Jesus is the Son of God.