Marie Kondo the clean-up queen from Japan has been taking the world and making it a tidier, happier place one Kon-Mari step at a time. If you are not familiar with this phenomenon, a quick google search will reveal that she has made a fortune on helping people tidy up their homes.
When her show came to Netflix I couldn’t resist jumping on the organising bandwagon. I watched as she thanked the home in a reverent prayer-like fashion. Then each person was asked to pull all their clothes out and make a big pile. Once they had pulled every single item out then they would go through each one, decide which one ‘sparked joy’ and then discarded or kept the item. If the item was discarded, it was also thanked for its service. This process was repeated for each category.
I was intrigued. Imagine if we took the time to examine our hearts like this!
ואהבת לרעך כמוך
Working day in, day out, with primary school age children frequently brings me to trot out some well worn, yet undeniably true, proverbs, sayings or statements. I say ‘undeniably true’, yet a nine year old can deny anything. What I’m getting at are those statements such as ‘The Golden Rule’.
Anger is often a secondary emotion. We might first feel offended, rejected, or disrespected before getting angry. In this sermon we will explore how the gospel ministers to the primary negative emotions that we feel each day.
I recently learned about Kechi Okwuchi, a survivor of a plane crash who became well-known after competing on America’s Got Talent (see her recent performance here).
Only 16-years-old, she suffered third-degree burns on over 65% of her body. She had to receive over 10 surgeries in 2 years and had to endure excruciating pain and trauma.
Yet not only did she survive – she thrived. She went on to graduate Summa Cum Laude from the University of St. Thomas, is completing her MBA in Economics, and is inspiring the world through her singing.
The author of Hebrews says something quite controversial in Hebrews 6:1. He says let us leave the elementary teachings of Jesus and move on to maturity. How can Jesus become a hindrance to maturity and what does it mean to mature as a Christian? In this sermon we will be exploring Hebrews chapter 6 to answer these questions. Click MCAC 2 Feb 2019 Disc Q for the discussion questions.
As January draws to a close, how can we keep motivated to continue good habits and break bad ones? How can we persevere in our walk with God? Speaker: Pr Jinha Kim
Hope is more than an idea. It’s a reality. This sermon explores how a personal encounter with Christ takes us one step closer to believing in God. Hope is birthed from knowing that God believes in us. Speaker: Pr Roy Kim.
Our bible starts with a tree-y garden built around four rivers which are described with what seems almost an unnecessary amount of detail.
It ends with a city built around a river with flourishing trees on each side.
If something about a healthy river is what it is like to live close to God’s design then we are in trouble.
Rev 3:14-22.
The Laodiceans. The church of the last days.
They are described as “lukewarm”, “to be spat out”.
They are delusional because they think they are doing great and totally oblivious to their actual situation.
Since I believe we are in the last days then this accusation is against me, personally. A difficult label to wear!