We had our 7th Annual House Church Seminar last week. 30 pastors and church leaders came from all over the United States but three of them were from Africa and India. Many New Life members got involved in serving them to make their stay here in Houston comfortable and beneficial. So, I would like to thank all of you for serving sacrificially in making this year’s seminar a great success which is an attempt to help churches to be more like a New Testament church. During the seminar as I was teaching and sharing meals together I got a chance to get to know various participants. One of them noticeably stands out. He is Bishop Bahome Musomeko who ...

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We had a beautiful Fall Retreat last weekend. It is one of those events that we will store in our memory treasure chest so we can bring it back out when our faith journey gets weary to remind ourselves of God’s goodness and be strengthened by it. As time passes by, however, our memory gets dim. Therefore, I would like to point out some of the things that were especially beautiful so we could savor and cherish God’s work that was done in our midst during the retreat a little longer. The facility was beautiful. It was less than 50 miles away from church and even with some traffic on 290 I was able to get there in a little more than an hour. ...

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Every week we meet for house church at people’s houses. Every house church follows the same format using the acronym H.O.U.S.E. H (Huddle together over a meal) O (Open hearts through ice breaker and praise) U (Understand God’s Word) S (Share our lives with each other) E (Energized through vision and prayer) Every member of a house church has at least one ministry that he/she does. Some ministries can be done by anyone whether a person is a Christ-follower or not. However, there are some that must be done only by Christ-followers. For example, anyone can host, lead ice breaker or organize social events. But only members of New Life can lead ...

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Over the years I have had the privilege of officiating more than 40 weddings. At the time of these weddings, all the couples were affirmed Christ-followers except one where both the bride and the groom were not Christ-followers. The content of my message for that couple was evangelistic and the pronouncement of marriage was by the authority vested in me by the State of Texas, not in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Since there will be many more weddings to come in the future here at New Life, I would like to share with you some guidelines that will be followed. First, I will not officiate any wedding where one is a Christ-fol...

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My family and I used to live in Copperfield area for about 13 years and then we moved to Katy a year and a half ago. The Copperfield house we lived in had four bedrooms with two and a half bathrooms but the one we are living in now has four bedrooms with a study and three and a half bathrooms. The Copperfield home was about 13 miles from church but the Katy home is about 23 miles. Why did I decide to move? And why did I move to a house that is further from church and bigger than the previous one? The main reason why I decided to move was because I was done with my 15 year mortgage payment in 13 years and needed to carry another mortgage for tax ...

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I have always wanted my children to acknowledge and respect the presence of others. I don't want them to grow up thinking they are the center of the universe, because they are not, but God is, and other people are just as precious as they are in the eyes of God. It is because of this conviction I uphold, that I have emphasized to them the importance of greeting others, being on time, respecting other’s property, and sharing opportunities with others, such as passing the ball to their teammates so they can also score goals in soccer games. I have tried to do the same as a pastor here at New Life. As you know, I don’t give any preferential ...

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Apostle Paul quotes Jesus in Acts 20: 35, “It is more blessed to give than to receive.” Why did Jesus say this? He said it because it is true. The world thinks differently. They believe that it is more blessed to gain and be served than to give and serve. But those of us who have experienced the blessing of giving and serving know the meaning of Jesus’ words. This past week, some moms came out to church with their children to prepare for VBS which begins tomorrow. They spent the whole week drawing, cutting up, building and painting props that will be used for VBS. They worked very hard from morning till late afternoon. God will remember ...

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