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433. Mission Accomplished

433. Mission Accomplished

Mission Ecuador Team (MET) arrived safely last Monday. Sixteen members from two congregations served the missionaries and their ministry in the Agape Church. There were unavoidable issues, such as a change of plans and relational conflicts, but there was also an unexpected injury to a member. But despite all these,

432. About Multiplication

432. About Multiplication

Our annual members’ retreat finished last Sunday. Our guest speaker, Pastor Eric, spoke about the importance of generosity, unity, and dying to ourselves to reach our VIPs. It was pretty evident that many of our members felt challenged, and some have committed to attending the HC lay-leader seminar. I’ve

431. “Please Come And Help Us!” - Pastor Eric

431. “Please Come And Help Us!” - Pastor Eric

This is taken from Pastor Eric’s blog posts, written on May 1, 2022. He serves at New Life Fellowship in Houston, Texas. --- Many thoughts are going through my mind as I reflect on the House Church Pastors’ Conference that I just attended in Carson, CA. There were about

430. Travel Is About Pivoting, Not Perfection

430. Travel Is About Pivoting, Not Perfection

In basketball, one important rule to remember when moving is that you cannot move a “pivot” foot. When you catch a ball, your non-pivot foot can be anywhere as long as your pivot foot is firmly planted, without moving. In the same way, as we move through our life journey,

429. Sabbatical Report

429. Sabbatical Report

I am officially back from Sabbatical, as of last Tuesday. Two months passed quickly, but I feel that I have enjoyed all that I had planned to do, thanks to God’s grace. I did my best not to try to prepare for ministry or get ahead and worry about

428. Are You Filled with the Holy Spirit? - Pastor Chai

428. Are You Filled with the Holy Spirit? - Pastor Chai

While everyone desires to be filled with the Holy Spirit, many find it difficult to provide a concrete definition of what that looks like. In the early days of my faith, I understood being filled with the Holy Spirit as a "spiritual experience," like feeling a burning sensation

427. Don’t Try to Keep Commandments - Pastor Chai

427. Don’t Try to Keep Commandments - Pastor Chai

Immediately after I accepted Jesus as my savior and lord, I felt like I was on cloud nine. All my past sins were forgiven, and I was given the chance to start a brand new life! But this elation didn’t last long. It turned into disappointment as I struggled