August 16, 2025

I love eating, and I consider that to be a weakness. Because a lot of times, I cannot control my appetite and I wouldn’t stop eating even when I know I am full. I am thankful that I exercise quite often, otherwise my health would have gone down the hill real fast. Cognitively, I know I should control my diet, but in practice, it’s quite challenging to control myself to eat healthy and say ‘no’ when I should stop. It’s difficult.

In fact, appetite gets in the way of our spiritual walk and you can observe that in the Scriptures numerous times. Adam and Eve ate the fruit; the Israelites craved meat even when God was providing the perfect manna daily; unhealthy diet from the king’s table for Daniel and three friends was a challenge; the Devil challenged Jesus with appetite after 40 days of fasting in His most vulnerable moment; Esau gave up his birthright because he was hungry. The Enemy uses the same tactics even today in our lives and obstructs us with an uncontrollable desire for appetite. We are addicted to excessive carbs, sugar, caffeine, meat, etc. 

Paul reminds us that our “body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you are from God.” 1 Corinthians 6:19. When a visitor comes to our house, Hyemi invests a lot of time in cleaning up the house, and she has the whole family get up to help clean and ensure that there is not a single dust. You wouldn’t want to have a guest over to a dirty and messy house. What more, then, should we do for our bodies knowing that the Holy Spirit considers our body as His temple? We need to ensure that we are clean spiritually, mentally, and physically.

I am thankful that we can host Mark Anthony at our church this weekend. I pray that we will learn much from what Mark will offer to us and start a healthy living, and live for God’s glory. I pray that you will attend this event tomorrow and be blessed.

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August 9, 2025

“What church are you from?” I asked a camper.

“I don’t go to church. This is my first time coming to this god-thing.”

“Hey, I am so glad you came to this god-thing.”

That night, this camper gave his life to Jesus.

That night, another camper approached me and she said, “I left Jesus for a long time, and now I am re-dedicating my life to Him.”

The following morning, a camper stopped me at breakfast, “Yo.” So I said, “Yo.”

He replied, “Last night I gave my life to Jesus.”

He got baptized an hour later.

These are the encounters I had at the teen camp a few weeks ago. You can never underestimate the power of these youth events. These events change lives and bring about a big transformation at a very early stage that cannot be ignored. 

The Vacation Bible School plays a similar role as well. This is an effective evangelism platform where we install the heart of Jesus to our young ones. While the kids are all over the place, and they don’t seem to be listening, they actually see, listen, register everything into their hearts. Little by little, we install the love of Jesus to the kids. What we sow now will reaped as time goes by. So I want to say thank you for your support and prayers for VBS this past week, and I pray that you will continue to support this ministry. We had a fantastic time.

Jesus said, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not forbid them; for of such is the kingdom of heaven.” Matthew 19:14.

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August 2, 2025

There’s a Korean saying, if you literally translate, “A dog in a school for three years can recite poems.” The English equivalent to that would be, “The sparrow near a school sings the primer.” Basically, it means that the environment can change your behavior and what you learn. 

A good example of this  that I see around me is when I preach. During sermon time, I can see what everyone is doing, and a lot of times I notice my kids. When they were younger, they would sit up front and they seem to be busy drawing or doing something to keep themselves busy. Obviously, they are not paying attention. They are not making any effort to pay attention to my sermons. What surprises me is that when we come home, and the girls would tell me about what they heard and sometimes even ask questions about what I presented. They were not listening, but they were listening. 

King Solomon once said, “He who walks with wise men will be wise, but the companion of fools will be destroyed.” Proverbs 13:20. He also said, “As iron sharpens irons, so a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.” Proverbs 27:17. The environment you are in will change your behavior, whether you like it or not. In that case, I believe being at church will bring a positive behavior to our spiritual walk. This is where we pray, sing, and hear about Jesus. And when you become familiar in such an atmosphere, those things will occupy our minds.

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