Immanuel Bible Church

Some of you may have noticed Newsweek’s cover story, “The Religious Case for Gay Marriage” (http://www.newsweek.com/id/172653) on December 6, 2008.
It has has definitely caught the notice of various Christian websites and may have even been a topic of discussion for some of you at work or school.
This may present a wonderful opportunity for us to [...]

From November 21-23, the IBC Church Family will be at the Mandalay Bay Embassy Suite Resort for its annual retreat. Dr. John D. Street, Chairperson of Biblical Counseling from The Master’s College, will be speaking on “Understanding Biblical Forgiveness.” As a reminder to those who will not be attending the retreat, arrangements should [...]

Pastor Gary Takahashi started his series on Eschatology this past Sunday and began with the eschatological system known as Postmillennialism. It was most popular during the 18th-19th century and early 20th century. Here is the chart on Postmillennialism that was handed out during second hour:
Chart on Postmillennialism

Pastor Gary Takahashi currently teaching his series on Eschatology. In light of this, we thought it would be helpful for the membership to have a basic understanding of Eschatology This is an introductory article on the topic and written by one of our intern pastors, Raymond Kim. It is the hope that through familiarizing [...]

Sorry that this took so long to do. The team has been back for just about two weeks now and that is how long it has taken me to get to writing this. Headings will follow. +)
Pictures
I will start with a link of pictures because I know that I can be wordy and [...]

Mike and Nancy have been on a tremendous journey of faith with God from the start of their relationship. Both Taiwan-born and United States immigrants (at ages nine and four), Mike and Nancy came to receive Jesus Christ as Savior in their teenage years. God was faithful to mature them as His disciples despite non-Chrisian [...]

Although the Ecuador Team has returned, the work they started continues for Good Samaritan Church. Please continue to pray for Pastor Jose and his family as well as the band of youths who eagerly thirsted for training in studying the Word and evangelism.
I expect each short-term missionary will relate just how much they were edified, [...]

Since the Japan Team updated, I feel the need to do so as well to keep Team Ecuador on top, but because of time, this will be short… 
 

Birthday Surprise, VBS, and Planting Seeds
The team is doing well.  People are still feeling a little tired or suffering from headaches, but overall, the team is holding up well [...]

If you would like to view a photo gallery of the Ecuador Team, go to this link:
http://picasaweb.google.com/hsmchoi/CharlesUpload?authkey=ZL1MtIi5icQ

 
Sunday

We woke up early on Sunday and went over to the church by 9AM.  After a marathon teaching session from Gary, the church was really blessed and glad to be able to learn.  What we take for granted is [...]

Arrival
We all got to ecuador well and you have already heard.  Things here are not rough at all really.  Even without my luggage, life here isn’t difficult for us except for the altitude.  You can pray especially for Matt Tweedie and Marie.  They are doing well, but having some headaches and tiredness.  They are [...]