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We released three videos this week: The Eucatastrophe Of Human History: An Advent Reflection by Faith Chang, Like Father, Like Son: The Obedience of Joseph, the Father of Jesus by Aaron Lee, and The Growth of the Indian American Church: An Interview with Pastor Thomas by Pastor Steve S. Chang. Join us on YouTube for more.
Articles From Around The Web
1. Lloyd Kim: 3 Reasons We Must Continue to Send Long-Term Global Missionaries
“Those in other unreached areas may live their whole lives and never meet a Christian.”
Related: How To Make Our Prayers Global in 2021 by Katelyn Wang
2. Matthew D. Kim: Gospel Anticipation
“May we wonder and marvel afresh at Jesus’ willingness to be the sacrificial lamb who came to save his people from their sins.”
Related: “Finding Our Voice: A Vision for Asian North American Preaching” w/ Matthew Kim and Daniel Wong by Aaron Lee
3. Li Yingqiang: How to Prepare for Persecution
“Pray today for the families of Chinese believers who are imprisoned for their faith. Pray for their spouses, their parents, and their children to have means of support and to trust God in their distress. Pray for these families to experience the Lord’s tender care and gracious provision.”
Related: Remembering The Persecuted Church by Hannah Chao
Books, Podcasts, Music, And More
1. Ask Pastor John Podcast: Do the Non-Elect Have a Chance to Repent?
“Everyone is being wooed and invited by God every day.”
2. Devra Dato-on: Joy to the World / Angels We Have Heard on High (Piano Solo)
This is a beautiful and moving arrangement and performance by Asian American Worship Leader Devra Dato-on.
3. Aaron Lee: Related Works
Reviews: Grace & Truth NIV Study Bible (Zondervan), The Promise of Life and The Darkest Day by Jonny Atkinson (Gospel Grown), Prayers Around the World by Deborah Lock and Helen Cann (Lion Hudson). Listen to our TGIF playlist on Spotify. Join my Asian American Worship Leaders Facebook group.
Featured This Week On SOLA Network
1. Faith Chang: The Eucatastrophe Of Human History: An Advent Reflection
“The hopes and fears of all the years met in the birth of our Christ. Here is the dawn of the eternal day and of joy, joy beyond the walls of the earth.”
2. Michael Agapito: The Day That Old Saint Nick Made the Naughty List
“This is what we celebrate on Christmas: the one true God becoming human.”
3. Aaron Lee: Like Father, Like Son: The Obedience of Joseph, the Father of Jesus
When we don’t know what to do, when we are faced with difficult decisions, or when we find it hard to persevere — we can look to the example of Joseph, the father of Jesus, who shows us that simple obedience will go a long way.
4. Steve S. Chang: The Birth, Growth, and Future of the Indian American Church: An Interview with Pastor Thomas
“God has scattered the least reached people to the most places in the world where they can both be reached, and where they can be mobilized to themselves become a missional force.”
5. TGIF: Roundup for December 17, 2021
Your Achingly Beautiful Perseverance / All of Our Nightmares Will Become Untrue / How Theology Drives Missions
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