Pastor Blog

As I wrote in an earlier blog, starting this year, I plan to have at least one study month a year. I will be present at church and lead NFC and GPS, but I won’t be preaching in February (Pastor Anthony will preach), so I can focus on studying

The new year is here. As the festive Christmas vibe wears off, many people start planning for the new year and set some goals. But many times, the goals we make are rather abstract than concrete. Goals that are not clear rarely get accomplished. One way to create a clear

I want to share some key events happening in January and some changes coming in the following year. We start our new year with 10 Days EMP (Early Morning Prayer), and it has been a challenging but fruitful corporate practice. Personally, it is challenging because I have to prepare nine

There is a lot of festivity around Christmas. We often get busy with family gatherings and gift shopping. As good as they are, we need to remind ourselves that Christmas is Jesus’ birthday. On birthdays, everything should revolve around the birthday person’s needs. Jesus would be pleased if we

When we go through our lives, we bump into many obstacles and problems. Sometimes it is easy enough to handle on our own, but there are times we feel helpless and in need of divine help. This is not just for believers, but also for non-believers as well — we all

In my 30+ years of Christian life, I rarely heard the term "favor" preached or explained, even though it appears in the Bible 130 times or more. 18 years ago, I learned about it and experienced it in my personal life, which transformed my view of God. Since