Sunday Service
- Adult 1st Service: 9AM
- Adult 2nd Service: 11AM
- Youth Service: 10:45AM
Some Changes in Our Sunday Corporate Worship Order
From the Pastor’s Desk (231)
The Leadership Team and I have been discussing for some time how we can make our Sunday corporate worship service even better than how it is now. In the course of past few years, a suggestion has been made to me several times that we drop off our children at NLK before worship starts in order to have a continuous flow of praise, without a break in the middle, to enhance our worship experience. This was very difficult for me to accept because one element of our worship service that I wanted to keep was the first set of praise that we do ...
Let’s Pray in 2018!
From the Pastor’s Desk (230)
Last year, we started out with an emphasis on managing our financial resources well before God. So, we had T90B exercise which stands for “Tithing for 90 days is basic.” I think many of us have done a great job with this.
This year, I sense that we must work on our prayer life. The ultimate mission of all God’s churches is to save the lost and make them disciples of Christ. The task of saving people can’t be done without God’s supernatural power. The same goes for the task of changing people to be more like Christ. This means, ...
Serving alcohol during your wedding reception (Part 2)
After From the Pastor’s Desk #228, under the title, “Serving alcohol during your wedding reception,” came out, I have received mixed responses. Some liked and appreciated it, others not as much. It was expected. But I also sense that there is some confusion among us. What’s obvious in my head, at times, is not so obvious to others. For example, the answers to questions like “Does this apply to everyone? What if the wedding takes place outside of the United States where having wine and beer is just part of their everyday life? What if the bride and the groom are ...
Serving alcohol during your wedding reception
Many of you know where I stand in terms of alcohol. When I was young in faith, Christianity and alcohol didn’t mix together. I was taught that way from early on and I have never seen anyone enjoying alcohol with maturity and responsibility the way Christ would have done. I only saw people abusing alcohol who drank to get drunk. The ability to drink a lot and not get drunk was seen as male prowess. This is the culture that I grew up in.
When we began New Life in 1997, my stance in regards to alcohol was the same because I saw men at New Life during that time not ...
WOMAN, YOUR MISSION IS..
The end of the year is coming, so I want to inform you about the three chord morning prayer. We normally start the three chord morning prayer from the first Wednesday after the New Year. In the coming year, that day is January 3rd and I was concerned that it may be too soon after New Year’s day. Therefore, we are planning to start from January 10th which is the second Wednesday of the month.
Two years ago, the book chosen was “The Resolution for Men”. At that time, I promised to pick a book for women later, so this time a book titled “Woman, your mission ...
THE BIBLICAL MEANING OF BAPTISM
I noticed that there are many who accepted Jesus but did not get baptized, so I want to talk to you about baptism. Accepting Jesus and baptism is not two but one activity. Jesus said that ‘no one can enter the kingdom of God unless they are born of water and the Spirit.’ (John 3:5) Apostles baptized people when they accepted Jesus as their savior. (Act 2:41)
Accepting Jesus means accepting Jesus as the Lord and savior. Therefore, accepting Jesus not only means salvation, but also repenting the old way of life and making a decision to live according to ...
TIME SPENT FOR HOUSE CHURCH
Some stopped coming to house church often say that they feel their time is wasted. They do not feel that they gain any through sharing and they feel it is wast of time and therefore, they do not want to come. They are busy and need to spend time with children, so they do not have time for house church. This line of thinking comes from the lack of understanding of the value of house church.
If they do not come to house church, what will they do during that time? They can go out for a drive or eat out as a family but that is not that often. The time is most ...