Posts from September 2022
New Family Class (25) Completion
Congratulations to Andy Feng and Sulhee Lee on successfully completing the New Family Class (NFC) ! May God empower you to serve Jesus and his church with joy and passion.
291. Become A Contributing Partner
Many years ago, I saw a video of a pastor highlighting the difference between a host and a guest. I thought it was a helpful illustration for us to evaluate our church life. When you are at a party, at first, you might not notice who the hosts or guests are, but soon you realize there is a huge difference between how the two engages. Hosts are ready to serve. Hosts come early to prepare. Hosts are often the last…
2022-0925 Bulletin
WHO WE ARE We are a multicultural, intergenerational congregation made up of house churches. We exist to create a church unchurched people love to belong. PASTOR’S BLOG SUNDAY SERVICE Unison Prayer – Stanley Kim Ordination Appreciation Time of Giving Scripture Reading (Pastor Caleb) – John 6:22-36 Sermon (Pastor Anthony) Message Title: Spirit of Adoption ANNOUNCEMENTS Gospel Presentation Session (GPS): Today, 1:45pm @Room 208. Register here. New Family Class (NFC): Next Sunday, 1:45pm @Room 208 for 3 weeks. Register here. Pastor Anthony Ordination: Pastor Anthony became an ordained minister on…
290. Membership Policy
I communicated about our membership policy before, but I think there are still some confusion or questions about it. So allow me to explain. Why do we have a membership policy? We strongly discourage already-Christians joining our church. Because we are committed to bringing VIPs (Non-Christians and Unchurched) to Christ and helping them to become his faithful followers. That is why we need to have a firm policy in place, when it comes to membership process for already-Christians. What does…
2022-0918 Bulletin
WHO WE ARE We are a multicultural, intergenerational congregation made up of house churches. We exist to create a church unchurched people love to belong. PASTOR’S BLOG SUNDAY SERVICE Unison Prayer – Seoyeon Yoo Time of Giving Scripture Reading (Pastor Caleb) – John 6:22-36 Sermon (Pastor Caleb) Series Title: John Message Title: Different Bread ANNOUNCEMENTS Gospel Presentation Session (GPS): Next Sunday, 1:45pm @Room 208. Register here. Pastor Anthony Ordination Ceremony: 9/20 (Tue), 11:30am at Yumkwang Presbyterian Church. (2850 John St, Markham) New Team Leaders Meeting: This…
289. Turning Point for The Seed
We just had our very first adult retreat last weekend. At first, I was a bit disappointed that some of our members couldn’t attend, but it turned out to be a cozy retreat that enabled deeper interaction with one another. Host team did an amazing job preparing and running the retreat and praise team lead an amazing worship sessions. The guest speaker Pastor Youngsu shared challenging messages, but he did it with such bright smiles that made them feel encouraging.…
2022-0911 Bulletin
WHO WE ARE We are a multicultural, intergenerational congregation made up of house churches. We exist to create a church unchurched people love to belong. PASTOR’S BLOG SUNDAY SERVICE Unison Prayer – Esther Byun Time of Giving Scripture Reading (Pastor Caleb) – Ephesians 4:1-6 Sermon (Pastor YoungSu Mccann) Message Title: Unity of the Spirit ANNOUNCEMENTS Guest Speaker: Pastor Youngsu from Journey Christian Fellowship (California). Life Series Bible Study: Living Life (9/21) / New Life (9/22). (13 weeks, minimum 3 people) Registration here by today (9/11)…
288. Toxic Venting
When people get angry about someone or a situation, they search for people to vent. They think if they let it out, they will feel better. To a certain degree, that is true. But when we start doing that to too many people, especially to friends who tend to take our side without fully knowing the other side of the story, it stops being helpful. Because when enough people agree with the reason for our anger, we begin to feel…
2022-0904 Bulletin
WHO WE ARE We are a multicultural, intergenerational congregation made up of house churches. We exist to create a church unchurched people love to belong. PASTOR’S BLOG SUNDAY SERVICE Unison Prayer – Esther Ahn Time of Giving Scripture Reading (Pastor Anthony) – John 6:1-15 Sermon (Pastor Caleb) Series Title: John Message Title: Bread ANNOUNCEMENTS Life Series Bible Study: Living Life (9/21) / New Life (9/22). (13 weeks, minimum 3 people) Registration here by 9/11 New Family Class (NFC): This Sunday, 1:45pm @Room 208 for 3 weeks.…
287. Cost of Unity
Our joint outdoor service with KSC (Korean-speaking Congregation) was a massive success. We had about 247 participants including children and I heard a good deal of feedback how enjoyable and welcoming it was for all groups, especially our VIP friends. The great-turnout was significant because it was our very first time planning the service together with KSC. We had many doubts if collaboration would go well, but from what I hear, preparation was smooth and mutually enjoyable. And the preparation…