How Not to be Offended

Once, at a church staff meeting, we read a book titled ‘Unoffendable’ by Brant Hansen. It can mean ‘Someone who would not get offended easily’. According to the author, the reason that we feel hurt and offended and get angry is mainly our choice and in his case, as he choose not to be offended his life and faith walk has started to change a great deal. He was born a pastor’s son and attended church from childhood and tried to live a life of piety. However, he was rigorous in principle, legalistic and easily offended. One day as he observed himself, he realized ...

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Why do we stay with the KSC?

I have been made aware that some of you, especially those who have children in our youth group or whose children will eventually be in it, are currently talking about our relationship with the KSC. You are wondering why we are staying and doing youth ministry together with them when we have the means and resources to do it separately. Since New Life began about 20 years ago with just about 20 plus people but now has more than 400 members, it's good to review the history and remind ourselves of the goals and values that are important to us. Let me share with you several ...

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Thank you and let’s do even better next year

As I shared with you during my message last Sunday, I am very thankful that many of you served in various ways to make this year's House Church Seminar for Pastors a great success. Without you, this couldn't have been possible. So, thank you. I pray that God's abundant blessings will be upon you, your family and work. God has called us to become a resource church to help other churches that want to learn how to build and restore their churches in the spirit of the New Testament through house church ministry. This is a tremendous blessing and privilege. Not that many ...

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The Reason for Our Passion

The pastor’s seminar which started Tuesday will end today. This time, there were 102 attendees for Korean seminars and 20 for English seminars. For Korean seminar participants, 65 came from north America, 23 came from Korea, and many more came from 13 countries in South America, Europe, Africa and Asia. It is not easy for pastors to find time in the middle of their busy schedule to attend this seminar. So I am very grateful to pastors and missionaries who came. It is my sincere desire that they gained a clear picture for the new testament church. We had several ...

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Small Act of Service Transforms

I started to attend church at age 31.  Since I seek God desperately, I quickly had encounter with God in a dramatic way.  Within 6 months, pastor of my church suggested me to apply to a seminary.  At that time, I rather wanted to be a theology professor than a pastor, but I decided to go a seminary anyway and prayed to God to open the door for me.  However, God did not open the door for seminary.  Instead, He opened a door for work opportunity.  I was convinced of God’s direction and gave up of attending seminary. Once in a while, I think how my life would be ...

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Do You Know Ji Hye Park Violinist?

Sometimes people ask why SBC does not have music revival.  Churches of this size normally have professional musicians and regularly host music revival with songs, music, worship and testimony.  That is why they ask this question.  We often receive such requests, but we normally decline. Such events will be presented during Wednesday worship time.  Since we have relatively small congregation for Wednesday worship and do not have that many music fans who are eager to come for such event, we need to request SBC family to come to church for such event.  However, SBC ...

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“Repsond 1988”

Recently, an immensely popular TV show titled ‘Respond 1988’ ended.  Viewers expressed not only feeling of sadness but also a feeling of emptiness after the final episode was aired.  The show is a family drama of 5 high school students who lived in the neighbor during years of 1988 to 1994.  Their growth, friendship, and love along with happenings in and between each family are presented beautifully and the show enjoyed record breaking viewership. One of the unique features of this show was to watch the TV news and advertisement of the time on TV.  Many enjoyed ...

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