Kingdom economics (9/15/19 Topical) ATTN: when I was a young man – 17, 18 years old – my pastor told me that whatever we do for God in secret will become our reward in heaven. And I took it to heart. I wanted lots of reward in heaven, and so I started doing a bunch […]
O How He Love…! (9/8/19 Family Service) ATTN: Many years ago, as a youth pastor, I used to take a youth mission team down to Southern California every summer to visit churches and homeless shelters and perform songs, skits, and testimonies. One of the skits was the prodigal son story re-enacted in a modern setting. […]
The wisdom of the gospel in forgiveness Introduction: The love from discipline and maturity Hebrews 12:11-For the momentall discipline seems painful rather than pleasant, but laterit yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it. -Think of the different ways we use the term love?-Whether that is a love of […]
Get Wisdom! (7/28/19 Topical – Proverbs 2) ATTN: Growing up, my dream was to play baseball in the major leagues. Back then, there was no Korean player who ever played in the major leagues and I wanted to be the first one. Being one of the two best players in the varsity team, I thought […]
Does God Like Us? (7/20/19 Topical) ATTN: What we love reveal a lot about ourselves. What do you love? What brings you the greatest pleasure? Is it sports that you love? Is it your family? Is it your hobby? Is it food that you love? All of the above, of course, but what is it […]
“Do You Love Me?” (Topical 7/7/19) ATTN: We are pilgrims and aliens on this land. Therefore, we shouldn’t seek to feel completely at home here. I think we all have the natural bent to want to belong, put our roots here, and be with the people we feel at one with. For example, a while […]
When God Gives You More Than You Can Handle (6/23/19) ATTN: The title assumes that God will at times give us more than we can handle. “But I thought God will never give us more than we can handle?” Well, if that were so – if we can handle whatever trouble comes our way on […]
The Father’s Day Message (6/16/19) Today is also father’s day, so something about the fatherhood. Right now, our struggle with our children is the screen time. Too much time in front of ipad and computers. It’s almost a daily struggle with us. The rule is that they can spend 1 hour on the electronic device […]
Why We Go To Thailand (6/9/19 The Mission Week Message) The mission our commander-in-chief has given to us is spelled out in Matthew 28:19 “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of […]
Why God Loves You? (6/2/19) ATT: This past weekend, I had the privilege of officiating my former youth’s wedding in New York City. I had known her since she was 12. She’s now 30, a professional in the fashion industry, travels to Paris every year, and serves faithfully at a small church. I also met […]