Scripture Reading Psalm 146:5-10 Message Audio Message Text What is the happy life? At the end of the day, we are all pursuing a happy life, are we not? We all want to be happy. There are many things that make us feel happy in that moment: Getting a nice gift from someone Someone […]
Session Retreat 2016
The ESM Session met on November 19, 2016 at Tyndale Seminary to reflect on the past year and envision 2017. It was a time of meditation, reflection and discussion. The retreat can be summarized by the video above, and a quote from Rev. In Kee Kim: The Spirit brought us the same mind – harmony […]
Being Awake to the Teachings of God
Scripture Reading Isaiah 2:1-5 Message Audio Message Text This is the first Sunday of Advent. It marks the beginning of the church calendar year. Advent is the time when we reflect on the coming of Christ and what that means for us. I will be focusing on the passage from Isaiah (2:1-5). Let […]
The Leadership of Peace on the Cross
This message was for the Hi-C (youth group) on Sunday, November 20, 2016. Scripture Readings Jeremiah 23:1-6 Colossians 1:11-20 Luke 23:33-43 Message Audio Message Text When God created the world and human beings, He did so with the intention to be in close and intimate relationship with us. In this relationship, we were to find […]
New Heavens and a New Earth
Scripture Readings Isaiah 65:17-25 2 Thessalonians 3:6-13 Luke 21:5-19 Message Text (Audio recording did not record properly, so only the text version is available for this message) As I reflected on the Scripture passages today, I came back to the themes from our summer retreat. What were they? Identity: that I am a beloved child […]
Christian Faith in This Capitalistic Day and Age
It hit me during our Young Families gathering over the weekend: our lives are a non-stop running on a hamster wheel. For young families especially, the typical routine goes like this: wake up, scramble to get the kids ready while getting yourself somewhat ready, shove them in the car and onto daycare, then scurry about […]
