{"id":9932,"date":"2021-01-31T11:24:39","date_gmt":"2021-01-31T15:24:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nycphantom.com\/journal\/?p=9932"},"modified":"2022-02-08T09:54:25","modified_gmt":"2022-02-08T13:54:25","slug":"sermon-stephen-tong-sunday-service-01-31-2021-matthew-713-14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nycphantom.com\/journal\/?p=9932","title":{"rendered":"Sermon - Stephen Tong Sunday Service 01\/31\/2021 Matthew 7:15-20"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Hymn: <a href=\"https:\/\/hymnary.org\/text\/come_thou_almighty_king_help_us_thy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Come Thou Almighty King <\/a>- Felice de Giardini<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hymn: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/hymnary.org\/text\/o_love_that_wilt_not_let_me_go\" target=\"_blank\">O Love that Will Not Let Me Go<\/a> - George Matheson, Albert L. Peace. St. Margaret<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hymn: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/hymnary.org\/text\/when_peace_like_a_river_attendeth_my_way\" target=\"_blank\">It is well with my Soul<\/a> - Horatio G. Spafford<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>v.16 My take on: Are grapes gathered from non-grape vines?<br>True, false prophets can steal the fruits of others, take their credits, however, it's not possible to hide one's true self from those who know one close and well enough. If you believe the falsehood, that just means you only care to look at the surface, as superficially as the rest of the world. Although this video is worth to look into, which is past 5 years of news and no more follow up found easily online (Of course, if it's true, it's a bit too much of stretch in the analogy, getting off topic):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"This Crazy Tree Grows 40 Kinds of Fruit | National Geographic\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ik3l4U_17bI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Tong gave lesson on how to prune grape vine in Chinese session as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5 Connections of Christ to the Church in Reformed Doctrine:<br>1. Foundation of the Building<br>2. Shepherd and Sheep<br>3. Vine and Branches<br>4. Husband and Wife<br>5. Head and body<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Greek Orthodox Church on Union with Christ:<br>1. Mysterious union<br>2. Organic union<br>3. Eternal union<br>4. Spiritual union<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tong mentioned 7 types of fruits (with Spiritual fruits being one of them). 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Bradbury<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hymn: Come Thou Almighty King - Felice de Giardini Hymn: O Love that Will Not Let Me Go - George Matheson, Albert L. Peace. St. Margaret Hymn: It is well with my Soul - Horatio G. 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