Sunday Service
- Adult 1st Service: 9AM
- Adult 2nd Service: 11AM
- Youth Service: 10:45AM
Let’s Be Thankful in Seemingly Small Things!
From the Pastor’s Desk (188)
We don't realize what we have until we lose it. For me, it was my eyesight. Even though I have been wearing glasses since college, my vision had been pretty decent at -2.50 in both eyes until I turned 40 when I had to start wearing progressive glasses. Then, in the beginning of 2013, my eyesight has gotten drastically worse when I developed retinal tears and retinal detachments in both eyes. After going through multiple surgeries, five on the left and two on the right eye, to be exact, my vision is not the same as ...
Sydney, Chiang Mai and Surgery
By the time you read this, I will have left from IAH on my way to Sydney, Australia, arriving there on Monday morning. It is a little more than a 20-hour flight including a two-hour layover in LA. I am going there because Pastor Isaac Min, who attended our House Church Seminar for Pastors two years ago, asked me to come and speak at a joint retreat that he is part of. In fact, he had asked me if I could come and speak in the beginning of 2014, but I couldn't go because of the multiple eye surgeries I had in 2013 as well as the process of recovering. Pastor Isaac ...
Some changes in our house church ministry
Several thoughts and ideas were shared during the last Village Leaders' Meeting. And we sensed that it would be great to make some changes in our house church ministry to reflect what was shared. These are the changes we will make starting from January 2015.
House church shepherds' meetings
As of now, our shepherds meet every Wednesday from 7:15 to 9PM except on the first Wednesday when we have House of Prayer and on the last Wednesday of even months when shepherds' wives meet with my wife for a time of sharing, encouragement and prayer. Beginning ...
It’s more blessed to give than to receive
People think they will be happy if they take and possess stuff. But Jesus teaches the opposite. He said, "It's more blessed to give than to receive." (Acts 20: 35) We experienced it once again this past Friday when we gave and served the community through Fall Festival.
As I was working in my office on Friday afternoon, I could hear the New Life members outside who had come early to set up for Fall Festival. When I left my office at about 6:15pm and went to the church parking lot, everything was pretty much ready to host the community. I saw the entire church ...
Six Day Dinner Fast & Early Morning Prayer
Each year we do Six Day Dinner Fast & Early Morning Prayer to prepare our hearts for the upcoming Fall Retreat. The dinner fast starts from Sunday at 3pm and the early morning prayer from Monday at 5am. And this goes on for six straight days.
During the early morning prayer, we spend the first 15 minutes doing our personal devotional time (PDT) using the material I prepare for each day. After that, we pray individually for 30 minutes going over the prayer needs that are listed on the PDT sheet. Then, we all come together as one group and corporately pray the last 15 ...
They are coming!
Tears came down as I was praying for the 32 participants who will be coming to this year's House Church Seminar for Lay Leaders. They are coming from 13 different churches from the states of Washington, California, Illinois, New York, Tennessee and Texas and the countries of Canada and Brazil. Praying for them brought different memories and thoughts to my mind.
I remembered how I used to go to church conferences in the earlier years of New Life. And if I thought that a conference was good, then I would take New Life leaders with me later so we could learn from other ...
Some Concerns about Facebook
From the Pastor’s Desk (182)
You have heard me making brief comments about Facebook the past two Sundays during my message. Since I didn't explain in detail my concerns about social media, I think it is necessary for me to share my thoughts about it with you at least once.
First, there are many positive things about social media including Facebook. We can use it to connect people from all over the world for a common purpose or to accomplish some things. For example, New Life LT (Leadership Team) members use Facebook page to share, discuss and ...