Hello friends! Their stories and podcasts really blessed me last week. I pray that they also give you encouragement, wisdom and strength. With much gratitude to our Lord Jesus Christ ❤️
I did several Bible studies about God’s angels. If you’ve never done a study, please listen to this very good recap about God’s angels. As demonic activities and dangerous acts are manifesting more; it’s wise to counter them by understanding who God’s angels are and how they work alongside us to help us and to minister to us. I consider God’s angels as our fellow soldiers but with supernatural capabilities, and so I often pray and ask God to send His angels to help us.
https://cornerstonechapel.net/teaching/20250409/
For me, joining God’s family feels more like joining a military family where everyone is asked to serve…therefore it requires a lot of discipline and self-control. If you like more action and pressure, then you can ask for harder assignments too. But you do have to prove yourself as a disciplined person who follow orders, submit without much attitude, get along with your teammates, be humble and know how to keep quiet in tense situations. I’ve bombed enough assignments and have experienced the outstanding grace of God during my mistakes. If you want to hear more, please reach out to me. lol I sound like an army recruiter…perhaps I might be. 🤨
(FYI – you don’t have to serve. But you’ll get very bored and may cause trouble with your boredom. I remember telling God in my return back that I will not serve, mainly because I had no confidence in my ability and faithfulness. I’m sure God was happy that I was done working with my own strength. 😂)
For the super smart believers who have been trained to present themselves in public platforms; sometimes God sends you out to the intellectuals in elite universities. We call them Christian apologists. Dr. James Tour recently presented at Princeton University.
https://www.christianunion.org/the-magazine/8141-christian-union-hosts-dr-james-tour
Here is his very impressive bio.
I’ve heard this interview with world-renowned mathematician and Christian apologist, John Lennox. I didn’t know anything about his upbringing. I thought he was British because of where he taught. He’s actually an Irish man. He said in this interview that CS Lewis was an Irish man too! Hear his story; it was fascinating to hear especially about the time when the Catholics and the Protestants fought bitterly in Ireland.
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/maybe-god/id1329159271?i=1000700156722
By the way, UK 🇬🇧 is experiencing a revival in the Gen Z generation. Wow. Praise God! They have been in a spiritual decline for a long while now. I’m so happy for them. Please let us pray for their revival to continue and grow throughout the United Kingdom.
I was very blessed to watch this children’s performance from my birth country, South Korea 🇰🇷 and hear pastor Billy Kim preach at TSC. He was the interpreter for Billy Graham when he came to South Korea. I was surprised to see that he is still alive! Billy Kim is 90 years old. He looks so young, healthy and very sharp mentally too. Wow impressive!
Here is a link to a brief article about his work with Billy Graham during his evangelical crusades in South Korea.
https://billygraham.org/articles/an-emotional-day-at-billy-graham-library-centered-around-kim-pence
I wanted to learn more about Billy Kim’s story. He shared his testimony in another church in Virginia last summer. It was so good. He said yes to Jesus when he was 17 years old and never strayed. That’s 73 years of service to Jesus!
https://youtu.be/o1gZ7FWqmqA?si=7pKqAQVIN-7nuSQ0
I’m sure Billy Kim would wholeheartedly agree with this prayer and promises. I’ve been in service for 14 years now to our King Jesus. I know that my story isn’t over. Keep your eyes on Jesus, and hear/read stories from successful older warriors who have gone before you. They have so many stories and wisdom to share about following Jesus Christ.
https://www.crosswalk.com/devotionals/your-nightly-prayer/god-is-exceedingly-able.html
In college I was under the impression that Jesus wanted most of his people to go into full time ministry because that’s the only testimonies that I heard. Here is a math high school teacher, who was called out of his profession and go into business entrepreneurship. He has made millions and uses the money to advance God’s kingdom and to fund cancer research and help families.
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/jentezen-franklin-at-free-chapel/id506354054?i=1000701528388
Hear this excellent interview with CeCe Winans. She is a great gospel singer. She imparts a lot of wisdom and great insights in this interview at a women’s conference. As I dived further into her background, I found that she was a very close friend to Whitney Houston and even a godmother to Whitney’s one and only child, Bobbi. It’s very tragic what happened to Whitney and her daughter but it comforts me to know that they both received a lot of prayers and support from the Winans’ family. It’s also a cautionary tale for us as parents that we have a very huge responsibility to our children because they are watching and learning from us – the good and bad. If you don’t like what your family’s past is, then you be the first person to stop the same legacy from being passed down. It can only happen with the help and power of Jesus Christ.
https://sermons.tsc.nyc/blessed-is-she-a-discussion-with-cece-winans-and-cindy-dilena/
Cece Winans is touring currently. Here is her schedule if anyone wants to go see her. I’m sure it’ll be amazing. She is coming to NJ in December.
FYI – Germany 🇩🇪 is a spiritual desert as well. May that change 🙏 Lord Jesus. Please bless Germany with a revival too. Here is a video of a missionary couple who is assigned to Germany. It’s interesting to hear lately that today’s missionaries are going to countries like Germany, Japan, France, UK etc.
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