Sunday Service
- Adult 1st Service: 9AM
- Adult 2nd Service: 11AM
- Youth Service: 10:45AM
Everything Under the Umbrella of the Great Commission
A pastor who visited me while I was in Korea told me of a tribe in Indonesia whose entire population is Christian. They were converted by missionaries hundreds of years ago. But they are now Christians in name only. He said that the house church system would help them learn to live a life of service and wondered if I could visit them and train their leaders for this purpose.
I refused.
It's true that house church members say they are happy, and that such happiness comes from serving. But the motivation for service should not come from the house church itself, but from ...
Home Pages For House Churches
For a while now, we have been making announcements offering help for house churches to make their own web pages. However, many house church members still don't know what they are and what advantages they offer. Let me take some time to explain that here.
House church web pages look just like the Seoul Baptist home page, only smaller in scope. As on the Seoul Baptist page, house church members can post messages on their house church site. They may be hesitant to post something trivial on the Seoul Baptist website since people all over the world read it. They may feel more ...
Compelled by Love
For Christ's love compels us, because we are convinced that one died for all, and therefore all died. And he died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for him who died for them and was raised again (2 Cor. 5:14-15).
From the day Paul was converted, he had two enthusiastic ardent convictions: First, he had undergone death of self so that he would no longer live. Second, he desired intensely to live for Christ alone. Immediately, I ask myself, what motivated Paul to live for Christ and not for himself? Jerry Bridges said, It was not a ...
Happiness That Comes After 10 Years
I first officiated a wedding when I was an Intern Pastor, before I was ordained. Unfortunately, that couple eventually got divorced. I have officiated quite a few weddings since then. While most of the couples are happily married, some marriages have ended in divorce. Whenever this happens, I feel guilty and partly responsible.
The couples that got divorced all had something in common: I didn't know them personally when I married them. They were usually children of our church members. And they were in a hurry to get married. This observation led to my decision to only ...
Back to the Basics
Acquiring and applying the basic fundamentals are essential in life if we are to succeed in anything. If we want to be a successful professional golfer, we must be committed to the basic fundamentals. If we want to be a successful musician, we must be faithful to the basics. If we want to be a successful business person, we can’t deviate from the basic fundamentals.
The same is true for Christ followers. If we want to be successful Christ followers who bear much fruit and experience joy and fulfillment in our walk with Christ we must be committed to the basics. ...
Removing Church Mailboxes
Some people get upset, even angry, when their personal church mailboxes are removed. Let me clarify our policy concerning mailboxes.
When people do not attend a single Sunday worship service over a 3-month period, their mailboxes are removed. There is no hidden message here; we simply need to reclaim unused mailboxes for new church members. When they start attending Sunday worship services again, their mailboxes are reinstated at the request of their shepherd.
When people stop coming to house church meetings, their mailboxes are also removed, even if they continue to ...
I Love Our Deacons
We were able to convert our traditional church to the house church without too much difficulty because of our deacons' whole-hearted support. Many churches have difficulties doing so because of the opposition of their leaders. If even one influential leader stubbornly opposes the house church, it's impossible for the church to convert.
Our church deacons have not only been supportive of the house church but have also exemplary in their Christian walks. In many churches, leaders are not respected and are often criticized. At our church, the congregation admires its leaders ...