Sunday Service
- Adult 1st Service: 9AM
- Adult 2nd Service: 11AM
- Youth Service: 10:45AM
Japan, Korea and Taiwan
From the Pastor’s Desk (289)
Lynette and I visited Japan, Korea, and Taiwan from Tuesday, May 13 to Thursday, May 29—a total of 17 days. This was the longest time I’ve been away from church, except for two occasions: when my family and I took a vision trip to Southeast Asia, and when I took my first sabbatical in 2019.
We spent five days in Japan with my son Enoch, seven days in Korea—three of those in Seoul and four on Soan Island—and four days in Taiwan. Every portion of the trip was different but special.
In Japan, we were able to spend some quality ...
2025 College Senior Appreciation Night
From the Pastor’s Desk (288)
“When something is so beautiful, your heart aches. It was a painfully beautiful night.”
Forty-one college seniors from the University of Houston and Rice University, who are either registered members of New Life or connected to our college house churches, are graduating. We held our annual Senior Appreciation (SA) dinner last night.
The theme was “Night Market.” The entire fellowship hall and meal were decorated and prepared with that theme in mind. It was so wonderful to see many underclassmen joyfully serving from Saturday ...
Only 9 AM worship service on Sunday, May 4!
From the Pastor’s Desk (287)
We will have only one worship service at 9 AM on Sunday, May 4. This is to support our KSC, who will be using our sanctuary as an overflow space for their 11 AM worship service that day.
Before 2021, KSC had over 1,000 people attending their Sunday services. However, due to COVID-19 and other challenges they faced, their attendance dropped to around 750–800. As a result, their morale over the past four years hasn’t been very high.
However, KSC is making a concerted effort to reach out to their VIPs and grow their church again...
Let’s make sure we do the basics well first
From the Pastor’s Desk (286)
One of the unhealthy tendencies athletes display as they start to improve and become good is neglecting the basics that got them to where they are. That’s why a good coach will emphasize and drill the fundamentals into their players over and over again.
New Life has become a healthy and solid church because we have humbly and diligently partnered with God over the years. Therefore, I, as your spiritual coach and pastor, would like to do the same.
First, make Sunday corporate worship a priority before serving in ministries. I’ve ...
My Facebook Post Written for Pastors’ Group
From the Pastor’s Desk (285)
I write articles like this in the Facebook Pastors’ Group to inform, encourage, and challenge its members.
“Many of you in this group know that I do house church ministry. I have been doing it for more than 25 years.
Unchurched unbelievers, whom we call VIPs, are reached through our house churches. Instead of inviting VIPs to our Sunday worship first, our house churches welcome them into their gatherings, where they witness and experience Christ’s love and the power of prayer through the members.
Eventually, our house ...
Some practical guidelines for having a good house church meeting
From the Pastor’s Desk (284)
As I visit your house churches, I am often greatly encouraged because I see beautiful communities of Jesus being built as you do life together and faithfully reach out to your VIPs. I thank God for you. To help you have an even better house church meeting, I would like to share the following practical guidelines. Please apply them in your house church life.
Be on time!
Being on time is a sign of love and respect for others, whereas being habitually late can be a sign of selfishness and disrespect. Therefore, as Christ-followers, we ...
Very important dates to remember in 2025
From the Pastor’s Desk (283)
Happy New Year, New Life!
I have shared this with you several times before, but in 2012, towards the end of the House Church Seminar for Pastors, I prayed to God: “God, I will do whatever You ask me to do in spreading house church ministry, as long as the invitation doesn’t conflict with New Life’s schedule.” It’s been almost 13 years since I prayed that prayer, and I believe I have been faithful to God in keeping the promise I made to Him.
This year will be a full and eventful one for our church. Please mark these ...