Day 3 - River of God, Cultural Mandate, Brokeness

13 May - Yup that sums up all. Ps. Kong shared on how every great river flows begun from a small streamflow. Similarly, in everything we do for God - a continuous flow of the Holy Spirit in our lives is crucial.

Having the understanding of the Marketplace, Ps. Kong shared in-depth on how God loves culture. If the Body of Christ wants to influence the marketplace - it needs to understand how to impact the popular culture aka "Pop Culture" of today - because of its mainstream nature. (Not the folk culture nor the high culture). Pastor shared on the insight of how William Shakespeare - is actually part of the mainstream culture in his time - further anchoring this point.

Again, the Body of Christ cannot shun away from the world.

To understand and relate to the world does not mean to conform to their standards. It is about relevance.

Night session was about how the church must always stay broken for the Lord. It's not about human wisdom but always having Godly attitudes in all we do, staying open to the leading of the Holy Spirit - even in the midst of busyness.

Taiwanese popstar singer Liu Geng Hong 刘耕宏 was the special guest for today. Since committing to Christ 2 years ago, he has singlehandedly brought 100 over people to church and even reached out to Jay Chou 周杰伦 - his best friend who accepted Christ subsequently. He is also serving as a cell group leader in the church.

When the night session ended, we headed to Shih-lin Night Market for a nice dinner - check out the fried chicken stall behind. Simply delicious! Better than KFC!