Reverence that is connected to God’s Love – Pastor Young Joo Lee
If someone asks me which biblical figure I most want to emulate, I genuinely say God and Jesus. Human relationships are so important that they are essentially our whole lives. Having not grown up in a normal family, I always feel lacking in this area. I often struggle with this, but I find strength by […]
Ruby Kendrick, the Missionary – Pastor Young Joo Lee
Born into a devout family at the Southern Methodist Church in Texas, USA, Ruby Kendrick was filled with a passion for evangelizing to non-believers from the time she was a young girl with many dreams. She decided to become an overseas missionary and entered Texas Girls’ High School Bible School. After graduating in June 1905, […]
“Work, Calling, Community, and God’s Vision Church” – Hayoung Pyun, Jooeun Shin’s cell
Why do we have to work? This is a question we often ask throughout our lives. In Pastor Tim Keller’s book, ‘Every Good Endeavor,’ the creation process of God is described as ‘work.’ “In the beginning, God worked. The Lord involved humans in the continual development of His creation work.” It is an incredible grace […]
“Call it an opportunity, not a problem” – Paster Young Joo Lee
There are a few YouTube channels I follow to both study English and indirectly experience British churches. One of them is the Holy Trinity Brompton Church channel. One time, a woman named Helen from Eritrea, often called the North Korea of Africa, shared her testimony. The senior pastor of the church, Nicky Gumbel, an influential […]
“The Fiercest Spiritual Battlefield” – Paster Young Joo Lee
Life is not easy. Every person will encounter numerous instances in their daily life where they feel overwhelmed. Even for the strong willed, there will be times of feeling helplessness and pain. That is why rather than a teacher who gives good instructions on ‘how to live’, we need a saviour who ‘helps one live […]
“The Evangelism style I dream of” – Paster Young Joo Lee
I read many books by Dr. Francis Schaeffer during my college years. He was a Christian philosopher, apologist, and evangelist. He created a community called “L’Abri” in the Swiss Alps, where he shared the gospel with various intellectuals from atheistic backgrounds who came there for skiing, discussing faith while drinking coffee by the campfire. Although […]
“One month’s salary” – Paster Young Joo Lee
As I shared with the congregation at the beginning of the year, in order to purchase a church building, I came to see a church building close to Tooting Broadway Station on the Northern Line, which had come out on the real estate market this week. The parish can accommodate about 170 people, but there […]
“I hope to see you in heaven!” – Cell leader Soorin Park
As mentioned in a previous testimony, I had not made the decision to attend Arise through prayer and I had ignored the urge to go when hearing it advertised. When I shared this with a friend of mine who was already planning on going, they invited me to the Arise group chat and that is […]
“The Joy of Sharing the Gospel” – Soon Jin Moon (Da Eun Nam Cell)
Last year, participating in ARISE for the first time was a huge challenge that needed a lot of courage for me as someone shy and introverted. Would I be able to handle this ministry well? Fear overshadowed me due to the burden of evangelism, but it was a time when the Lord refined me, and […]
“Things Seen When Evangelising” – Boa Kim (Park Hanna Cell)
Some of you may remember through my testimony last year, but ARISE programme was both a turning point and a new starting point of my faith journey. Among the many gifts and realizations that the Lord gave me through ARISE, what still deeply resonates within me is the understanding that ‘the Lord does everything from […]
