December 15, 2008
Kingdom Impact
Posted by Pastor Yana Ahn
For last two weeks, many people have asked, “What is Kingdom Impact?” I am so glad that you are asking!
Kingdom Impact is a church-wide outreach initiative to “extend God’s Kingdom,” by sending our members OUT to the communities here and beyond. Remember the Live concert this past summer? If Live Concert was an outreach effort by bringing people IN to the yncc community, Kingdom Impact is an outreach effort of sending yncc members OUT to impact the communities for His Kingdom.
We, as a whole church, will be engaged in reaching out to people, by simply serving a meal to the homeless, building a house for a innercity family, teaching SAT for innercity youth, or preparing AIDS caregiver kits. Don’t miss out this exciting invitation by God to join Him in what He is doing around the world, this coming January.
There are many opportunities for you to volunteer to set up/prepare/coordinate some aspects of Kingdom Impact. If you are interested in, please contact us at .
November 13, 2008
Holiday Plans
Posted by Missions Dept
Already it’s November, when we begin to think about the holidays – Thanksgiving & Christmas. Each year during this season, I feel a tension between celebrating the season as the rest of the world does and celebrating as Jesus would be delighted. For surely I feel that the real reason for the celebration is being pushed away and away.
One thing I always think about as I am doing Christmas shopping for people around me, is, “where is the gift for the birthday boy?” What would I get for Jesus? Can I get anything for Him? What would I give Him? What would make Jesus delight on this day?
Many thoughts and ideas…but what about presenting one people or nation who is yet to come into the family of God? Interceding for that nation or people, giving toward the mission to that nation, or making a specific plan to reach out to them?
Jesus came to save the lost and to give life, and life abundant.
Jesus came, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life.
Jesus came not to condemn, but to save.
Would you join Jesus on this season of celebration for what He has come for? Give Jesus His birthday gift!
November 12, 2008
“Missional”????
Posted by Pastor Yana Ahn
Recently, a few of us were talking about what it means to be “missional.” In fact, we, YNCC, are to become a missional community that connects, serves and extends. So, what does it mean to be missional? What comes to your mind when you hear the word, ‘missional’?
Here are some of responses we shared together;
• Living beyond myself — looking outside of me, looking into God’s heart
• Living with a purpose
• Intentional — having direction of life . . .
• Sharing the hope of Christ with those without the hope . . .
• Requires more than crossing a border, taking a Short Term Missions (SMT) trip.
It requires a life HERE and NOW being missional—being intentional for Christ with the purpose of sharing the hope of Christ in wherever you are — whether in a classroom, in a marketplace, in a boardroom, or in a PTA meeting, etc.. Only then, crossing the border doesn’t really mean much, and we learn to truly become missional.
What comes to your mind when you hear the word, “missional”, YNCC becoming a missional community? Would you share your thoughts? Thus, together, we may enlarge our understanding of what God has called us to become? Welcoming your input. . .
Yana
Missions Pastor