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January 15: “The Heart of Christian Formation” (2 Chronicles 20:21-22)

We learn to love certain things through daily practices we are not even aware of. Just as the cultural liturgies have the power to form our desires for rival kingdoms, the practice of biblical worship has the power to form new desires in us for God and his kingdom. The primary actor in worship is […]

January 8: “Seeing the Secular Liturgies with Apocalyptic Eyes” (Ephesians 1:17-18)

Our habits are not always acquired intentionally. Habits can be formed unintentionally when we regularly repeat rituals without recognizing their formative power. The cultural liturgies are formative practices that work on us unconsciously, training our hearts to love rival kingdoms. One example is shopping in the mall, a practice that turns us into consumers who […]

January 1: “To Worship is Human” (Philippians 1:9-11, Colossians 3:15-16)

What does it mean to be human? Descartes said: I think, therefore I am. But we are not defined by what we know, but by what we desire. We are what we love. And we worship what we love. That means that we don’t grow in our discipleship by gaining knowledge, but by orienting our […]

New Year’s Eve 2022: “Grace upon Grace” (John 1:16-17)

Yahweh is gracious, abounding in love and mercy. God bestows on us his grace upon grace, gift after gift. And the greatest gift to us is Jesus Christ. Through Christ, we receive God’s favor and blessing. When I read all the thanksgiving notes, I saw three big things our members were thankful for: God, Family, […]

Christmas Sunday 2022: “Your God Reigns!” (Isaiah 52:7-10)

Ezekiel saw God’s glory departing from the temple not long before the fall of Jerusalem. In their Babylonian captivity, the exiles concluded that God had abandoned them. But in our text, God promises that he will return to Jerusalem, redeem Judahites and bring them home. Such redemption demonstrates that Yahweh reigns. As God promised, God’s […]