“God’s Vision Nepal Church Inaugural Service” – Pastor Young Joo Lee
On Monday 18th October at 5 p.m., the inaugural service of God’s Vision Nepal Church was held at St. Aidan Church in Croydon. I first came to know about this church when I was invited to attend their monthly evening service on Sunday 9th February last year. It was a rainy evening, and about 10 […]
“Are you enjoying the break?” – Pastor Young Joo Lee
Everyone knows that exercise improves one’s health, but not everyone realises that the improvement actually takes place during rest afterwards. When you exercise, your muscles sustain tiny injuries; it’s during rest that they heal, grow thicker and become stronger. That’s why resting is every bit as important for your health as exercising itself. I once […]
Attending the UK Gospel Unification Conference – Pastor Young Joo Lee
From Monday afternoon to Thursday this week, the UK Gospel Unification Conference was held at the Emmanuel Centre in downtown London. When Pastor Kiho Song, who has always been a model for evangelism, asked me to speak at the conference, I initially declined as I felt I wasn’t qualified to speak on unification. However, the […]
“Neither overestimating nor underestimating myself” – Pastor Young Joo Lee
The philosopher Socrates is famous for the saying, “Know thyself.” Beyond mere self-reflection, it means recognizing one’s ignorance and constantly seeking truth. But I can’t help wondering — how well did he truly know himself? Because a created being cannot truly know itself unless it meets its creator. The more we know God, the clearer […]
“Back from the Nepal Youth Camp” – Pastor Young Joo Lee
Last Thursday, I left for the retreat location at noon with eight members of the praise team. We split into two cars and departed from my house. On the way, we stopped at a rest area for lunch and arrived at our destination around 5 PM. The Nepali pastors and elders warmly welcomed us. We […]
“If I want to be changed by the Bible” – Pastor Young Joo Lee
“All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness” (2 Timothy 3:16) There are times when a familiar Bible verse speaks in a new way like the above verse did to me this week. Most probably because I continue to learn about Bible focused on repentance. This verse explains […]
“Peer Group Gatherings, instead of Cell Group” – Pastor Young Joo Lee
Most churches take a break from small group meetings during children’s summer vacation. Our church tried this for the first time last year. However, it seemed that many people missed the cell group meetings—so much so that more than half of the groups continued to meet. The reason we planned a break for cell groups […]
“To serve is to be present in their life” – Pastor Young Joo Lee
Among the expressions often used in church, one of them is “to serve.” Does serving mean doing unpleasant or difficult tasks that others avoid? Certainly, that can be part of it. But this week, the meaning of “serving” came to me in a new light. If I were to put it in my own words, […]
“Meditation that leads to repentance” – Pastor Young Joo Lee
I’m learning about true repentance. It’s a word I’ve heard countless times, but these days it feels new and different. Repentance is not the same as Buddhist self-reflection, which is a form of self-centred meditation. I did use to say “Christians should not focus on analysing their own sins, but on growing a deeper understanding […]
“A new way to meditate on the Bible” – Pastor Young Joo Lee
After returning from the India mission trip on Monday, I immediately joined the online discipleship course hosted by Wooridle Church. It was held from 9 a.m. to late afternoon Korea time and for pastors living overseas. This meant 1 a.m. to 7 a.m. UK time so I was unsure whether I’d be able to handle […]
