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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My ministry here at New Life has been fulfilling and joyful. There were no major issues or problems that were detrimental to me or to the church the past ten plus years. And even if there were, God has been very gracious to me and has protected New Life from all of them. As I look back, however, I realize there is a group of people that has worried me and drained energy out of me. They are those who have grown up in church ever since they were young or who used to attend and serve at different churches for some time before joining New Life, but for one reason or another are not growing spiritually. How do I know who these people are? They talk ...

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There is no doubt that young children can receive Christ as their Savior and Lord and become His followers. My wife and I had the privilege of sharing the gospel with all of our three children when they were about four years old and leading them to Christ one by one. We know that they received Christ and became His followers as genuinely as any four year-olds could. All of them were baptized about three years ago. However, after thinking and talking with other staff members both from the KSC and the ESC, I have come to realize that I allowed my children to get baptized prematurely. According to Scripture, it is very clear that baptism doesn’t ...

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Chae Cho will be serving as our new director of children’s ministry beginning in January. The team leaders and I have been thinking and praying for the past five months to seek God’s will to know who should be the person and we unanimously sensed that it needs to be Chae. Two things helped us in discerning God’s will. First, we strongly felt that it would be for church’s best interest to find this person from within our congregation. New Life is founded upon house church ministry. There are some unique things that we do that other typical/traditional churches don’t do. We are not driven by programs. Instead, we are focused on saving ...

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We have two one-on-one Bible studies that we ask every New Life member to go through as part of his growth in Christ. They are “Beginning the Journey” and “The Arrival Kit”. Many of you are doing a wonderful job in using and learning with these materials and I just want to clarify a few things about these particular studies. Every member of New Life is highly encouraged to go through them sooner or later since it is part of our required courses. We don’t go through them with unbelievers because they are written for believers who are part of house church ministry. Going through these Bible study materials is a privilege and blessing ...

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In just two months from today, we will celebrate the completion of “To Gain More.” For those of you who have become members of New Life within the past three years, “To Gain More” is our building project that we kicked off exactly three years ago while we were worshipping in the Korean Speaking Congregation’s (KSC) gymnasium. Before the gym, we first worshipped in their old youth chapel, and then we moved into their old trailer house which, since then, has been remodeled and is being used as a children’s game room. It was while we were borrowing the gym from the KSC and worshipping there that God clearly called us to build a place of ...

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