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LONGEVITY IN YOUR WALK WITH JESUS
This morning, I had the privilege of hearing Pastor Rod Plummer speak at our 11:00 service. Rod is the Senior Pastor of Lifehouse International Church in Japan and a dear friend of our ministry. Later, I joined him and our campus missionary, Moses, for lunch, where I had the chance to ask him a question… Continue reading
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SEEING PEOPLE AS GOD SEES THEM
What do you see when you enter a city? Recently, we visited our Every Nation church in Taiwan. We saw the vibrant night markets, the transit innovation, and the beauty of the culture. It is easy to see a city’s beauty; it is much harder to see its brokenness. In Acts 17, the Apostle Paul… Continue reading
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OBEDIENCE WITHOUT CLOSURE: DAVID’S HARDEST ACT OF WORSHIP
What if your greatest act of worship is not what you sing—but what you refuse to do? This moment comes from the story of David and Saul. Saul is the king. David is the anointed future king. Saul is hunting David, trying to kill him. One night, David stands over Saul while he sleeps. David… Continue reading
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WHEN ANOINTING DOES NOT ELIMINATE THE FLESH
We often assume that God’s anointing somehow immunizes a person from human weakness. But Scripture gives us a far more honest and sobering picture. David was already anointed king.God’s hand was undeniably on his life.And yet in 1 Samuel 25, we find him moments away from committing a massacre. Not because Saul was hunting him.Not… Continue reading
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ON ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY
(To our church family in Victory BGC) With the recent Senate hearings because of the ghost government projects, the other night, I was asked by a faithful and long time church member in Victory BGC about how the church pursues accountability and transparency. This is a remarkably valid question because we know that in the… Continue reading
