Sunday Service
- Adult 1st Service: 9AM
- Adult 2nd Service: 11AM
- Youth Service: 10:45AM
I had a comfortable Thanksgiving break…
My family took a trip to Dallas and my daughter came home from Austin to go with us on our two day trip. In the past, we couldn’t take a family trip during the holidays because I used to serve as a Shepherd for the singles’ House Church and most of the members did not have a family in the U.S. I couldn’t imagine leaving them by themselves knowing they had no place to go. But this was the first holiday break since I started working as a senior pastor, and since all the busy work I had been doing was somewhat under control, I figured it would be a good time to take a ...
Felt defeated and confused…
"Have you suffered so much for nothing..." Galatians 3:4
Our Thailand journey ended this summer. Although we've been back for over four months, we have five boxes still unpacked. Many people have been asking how we are doing with our adjustments, and I often reply, "We are doing good." It's easier that way. But, deep within me, I have been wrestling with the feelings of defeat and confusion over all that had happened the past two years.
Although we were able to help the Four-Year-Team settle and engage in the vision of our church pretty well before leaving, our hearts ...
The way to carry out tireless ministry
The biggest purpose of House Church is to share love among the body of Christ and to allow unbelievers to experience God, and the best way to obtain power to self-propel is to save souls and to raise-up new shepherd. But how can a House Church not lose motivation in places like Houston where the Korean population is low, making it harder for House Churches to find VIPs and grow in size? I shared last week how we should not stop saving souls, but grow in faith together and how the Survival Kit is a great tool for this.
I am planning on providing other methods to help. For ...
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 ...
What would be a way to perform tireless ministry…?
I would like to continue on the last week’s story about “When Fish Fly.”
What made the most impression on my mind is the concept of ‘Self-Propelling’, which the man claimed to have established in his store-an idea of self efficient organization. Because he shared his vision of the fish store clearly with his employees, objectives were not missed allowing the organization to generate tireless energy on its own and stay alert. This story shocked me because if a fish store in this world, by sharing its vision and goals can generate tireless self propelling energy, ...
Six-day Dinner Fasting and Early Morning Prayer
Our Fall Retreat is just right around the corner. And I am already getting excited about it especially since it is going to take place at Camp Allen which is only 45 miles from church. The facility is clean, calm and beautiful. It also provides some of the best meals I have ever tasted out of all the retreat centers I have been to in Texas.
More than all these, however, I am waiting for the retreat with great anticipation because it will be a great time of rest and rejuvenation. Singles from all the house churches will get to mingle with each other as they eat, ...
Biblical truth is effective even in the world…
Our church staff recently read a book called “When Fish Fly”, written by Yokoyama. It was Pastor Chai’s last book recommendation before he retired. The author is a second generation Japanese-American who was once a poor young man and now runs a fish corner at ‘Pike Place’ in Seattle. Despite its moderate size, the business generates a significant amount of income through unique marketing. He became famous when his distinctive business philosophy was known to the world, and he started speaking in various leadership seminars hosted by private companies and broadc...