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 […]
Be Set Free from this Present Evil Age
In this message, we talk about the true meaning of the gospel according to the apostle Paul, and what it means to be captive to “the present evil age”. Scripture passage is taken from Galatians 1:3-4. Message Text: Being Set Free from this Present Evil Age Grace to you and peace from God our […]
Being Peacemakers
In today’s message at the Hi-C service, we discuss some recent events and what it means to be a peacemaker. Scripture Passage Ephesians 2:14 For he is our peace; in his flesh he has made both groups into one and has broken down the dividing wall, that is, the hostility between us. Message Text This […]
Building Relationship with God – Word of God
Welcome to this Hi-C Sunday service! Today’s message continues on the theme of building a relationship with God, this time via the Word of God. For the first part of this series, go to Building a Relationship with God via Prayer. Message Text Today we talk about Part 2 in the series: Building a Relationship […]
Building a Relationship with God – Prayer
Welcome to the first Hi-C service of the school year! This is the post for the sermon delivered during the Hi-C worship service on September 4, 2016. Hi-C service messages will be posted weekly on the website. Sermon Text As we begin a new school year, I wanted to emphasize the foundations of our faith […]
Hi-C Retreat Reflections – By Paul Jang
This year was a particularly emotional retreat, with a few of our close friends leaving to go to university, as well as the various spiritual and heart warming exercises we participated in. One of the exercises we did was going around in a circle hugging each other, yes it was a little awkward at first, […]
Hi-C Retreat Reflections – By Priscilla Joung
This retreat was definitely very different from the rest. Quite honestly, the other Hi-C Executives and I were a bit worried leading up to this retreat regarding how involved the Hi-C would be. We really wanted this retreat to be different from the rest, for the Hi-C to come together and get to know each […]