Today is Reformation Sunday. It’s the annual reminder of the stand that was made for the Church to remember that God’s word ought to be our only authority for our understanding of salvation and faith (Sola Scriptura); that it is only by God’s grace we are saved (Sola Gratia) and not by the payment of indulgences, which only requires faith (Sola Fide)…
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The last two weeks brought us big Old Testament days of Yom Kippur and Sukkot. I remember when living in New York City, these days were easily recognizable because the schools had those days off since there are many Jewish communities in NYC. Sukkot is translated as Feast of Booths or Tabernacles. It is a week long observance of the harvest and…
Tomorrow is the beginning of Fall and the end of Summer. I know it’s hard to notice the difference here in Southern California, but I wish we can see that God is Lord of the seasons means that he’s also Lord of the seasons of our lives. For those of us who are in various seasons of our lives: studying, working, planning…
I want to encourage the men of our congregation to sign up for next month’s Fall retreat. The theme is an important one, “Men and the Word”. I strongly believe that if you have men who hunger for God’s Word and know how to read it and study it well; then you will have homes with intentional spiritual leaders, friendships with godly…
From our last summer retreat, we began a theme on being a witness. So in continuation with that we will be focusing on being a witness throughout the next year: Witness to our Community; Tools for Witness; Witness to the World; Witness to My World. Our first event brings us to Reverse Trick or Treating. When is the one time in the…
I’m thankful to the church and leadership for the 3 weeks of paternity leave. It was a great time to spend and connect with our daughter. During that time though my heart went out to stay at home parents! What a whole different level of work it is when you have 2 kids in the home to care for. And I can…
“How can I pray for you?” When was the last time you asked this question to a fellow church member of InlandEM? Or when was the last time you asked this question to anyone? When we care for each other as followers of Jesus Christ, we ought to pray for one another. But if we do not ask the question “how can…
Despite what’s recently been headline news in Christian circles and as surprising as they may be, we remember (and it makes me thankful) that God isn’t shocked by any of these things. If anything, it reminds me the importance of having Scripture as the foundation upon which my faith is rooted. I pray that we continually look to Scripture as the source…
Thankful for a blessed retreat last weekend and to all of you who attended! President Joel Kim provided powerful scriptural reminders of why we are to be a witness of the blessed Gospel. Please be sure to always make it a point to join us for the annual congregation retreat. You really are missing out on some excellent learning and times of…
We thank God for our third annual congregation retreat. It was a blessed time of learning, discussing, and worshipping together. The theme of be a witness is particularly important for our congregation as we now want to embark on looking outwardly as proclaimers of God’s gospel. Do you live a forgiven life? Does the joy of being forgiven show? And does the…