Welcome back.
Today I had lunch with Thien Doan, a new church planter in Long Beach. His church is called "City Lights Church". Thien is a Talbot MDiv grad, married, two children and just finished a 1-year church planting training through EV Free in Little Rock, AK. He is planting among the Urban poor and Urban professionals of downtown Long Beach, near Roosevelt Elementary School.
At the end of our conversation, he told me he needed relationship and encouragement. We read through 1 Timothy 6 and prayed together for his work. I enjoy those times.
Thinking of planting a church in Long Beach? I'd love to help and show you around the city.
11But you, man of God, flee from all this, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance and gentleness. 12Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made your good confession in the presence of many witnesses.
13In the sight of God, who gives life to everything, and of Christ Jesus, who while testifying before Pontius Pilate made the good confession, I charge you 14to keep this command without spot or blame until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ, 15which God will bring about in his own time—God, the blessed and only Ruler, the King of kings and Lord of lords,
16who alone is immortal and who lives in unapproachable light, whom no one has seen or can see. To him be honor and might forever. Amen.
Into the future,
davidT
