Latest Akamc Podcast Episodes
Hold Fast!
One Light Community AKMC - February 01, 2016 00:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings"Hold fast" was a term used by sailors to hold on for dear life when the raging storms hit their ship at sea. What's the point of holding onto Jesus when life's storms come at us? Jesus has our best interests in mind, even when we struggle with faith. Hold fast to Jesus when times are to...
5 Purposes: Multiply
One Light Community AKMC - January 22, 2016 00:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsOur staff, Reilynn Ki, Andrey Bacal, and Katie Althoff share their perspectives on evangelism and share simple steps and stories on how to fulfill the Great Commission. Scripture reading: Matthew 28:19-20
5 Purposes: Equip
One Light Community AKMC - January 14, 2016 00:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsOur staff, Aaron Fan, Michelle Lee, and Katie Chiou, share their perspectives on what discipleship means, and how to equip one another to share their testimonies and live out the gospel. Experiencing God can manifest through relationships with others, whether you are the teacher or if yo...
HABITS: Tithing
One Light Community AKMC - December 11, 2015 00:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsWhat if I told you that you SHOULDN'T tithe? Giving comes from a place of grace; Jesus tells us to give everything, including our money. So instead of asking, "How much do I have to give?" it is better to ask, "How much can I give?" Scripture reading: 2 Corinthians 8:3-5, 9:7
5 Purposes: Connect
One Light Community AKMC - November 16, 2015 00:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsOur staff, Sharon Ji, TK Lee, and Christy Althoff, share their perspectives on what it means to connect with one another through fellowship. Scripture reading: Matthew 28:19-20, Hebrews 10:24-25
HABITS: Bible Memorization
One Light Community AKMC - November 08, 2015 00:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsBible memorization is an important aspect of the Christian walk; growth is not only dependent on how we FEEL towards God, but also what we KNOW about Him. To know God is to know His Word. The more we know God, the more we know what He wants from us as His children. Scripture reading: Psa...
5 Purposes: Serve
One Light Community AKMC - November 05, 2015 00:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsOur staff, Minook Jin, Shinae Lee, and Heeyeon No, share their perspectives on what it means to serve. Service to the Lord leads to maturity in Christ. Scripture reading: Ephesians 4:11-13
Wesley Hong: Final Words
One Light Community AKMC - October 16, 2015 00:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsAKMC's very own Wesley Hong shares his final words of advice before departing to the west coast. #goodbyeforever Scripture reading: Ephesians 3:20
5 Purposes: Honor
One Light Community AKMC - October 16, 2015 00:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsSpecial guests Shann and Robin share their perspective on what it means to honor God. Scripture reading: Romans 12:1
HABITS: Hanging out with God
One Light Community AKMC - October 16, 2015 00:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsSpiritual growth is a lifelong journey. Throughout life, our resources are limited, and we can only focus on a few things at a time if we expect them to grow. In this sermon, Howard talks about how we must make an intentional effort to know and meet God if we want our faith to grow. Scri...
Why can't we be friends?
One Light Community AKMC - September 17, 2015 00:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsWhy do our friendships fail? Why do they succeed? What does Scripture teach us to do to keep our friendships healthy and growing all our life long? This week we will be learning how to traverse the rocky landscape of friendships. Scripture reading: Matthew 18:15-17
Staff Testimony: Andrey Bacal
One Light Community AKMC - September 16, 2015 02:47 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsOne of our staff members, Andrey Bacal, shares her testimony. From Augusta Korean Methodist Church. Scripture reading: Romans 8:18, 5:3-5; Psalm 34:19
Scandal of Grace
One Light Community AKMC - September 16, 2015 00:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsHow do you deal with spiritual failure after failure and still turn to Jesus? We find the failures of the disciples a great example for this. When Jesus was arrested all the disciples scattered. When Jesus was dying on the cross, only one disciple remained. It was John. We’re taking a lo...
What Does Jesus Say About Doubt?
One Light Community AKMC - August 27, 2015 00:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsSurprising to most, doubt is actually not a sin. But when we dwell on our doubt and let sin take over, then it becomes a problem. Even figures in the Bible such as John the Baptist had their doubts, but Jesus encourages us not to "stumble on account of Him." Wrestle with doubt, but let i...
What Does Jesus Say About Loneliness?
One Light Community AKMC - August 21, 2015 00:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsBeing alone and being lonely are two different things. But the important thing to realize is that loneliness doesn't have to be a thing if we are developing intimate relationships with those around us. In order to develop that intimacy, we need to start with our relationship with God. Wh...
Staff Testimony: Katie Chiou
One Light Community AKMC - August 14, 2015 00:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsOne of our staff members shares her testimony! The big idea that Katie shared was that when we root our identity in God and surrender it all to Him, He is able to change everything, even if we can't see it. Scripture reading: 2 Corinthians 8:12, Ecclesiastes 3:9-13, Romans 8:17, Ephesian...
What Does Jesus Say About Addictions?
One Light Community AKMC - August 02, 2015 00:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsDon't be fooled; addictions are everywhere and can manifest as many different things. When we begin to depend on other things for security, it leads to isolation and despair. In this sermon, Howard shares with us that we are all actually slaves to something, but the difference here is th...
What Does Jesus Say About Drugs?
One Light Community AKMC - August 02, 2015 00:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsOkay, so maybe the Bible doesn't explicitly address the use of illicit drugs, but the issue here doesn't lie with which drugs we can or cannot use. Jesus desires for us to give everything to him, and the consequences of using drugs can prevent us from doing so. In this sermon, Howard tal...
Mission of God - Battle of the Heart
One Light Community AKMC - July 20, 2015 00:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsThe mission of God may not be about you, but it continues with you. When it comes to missions, people generally expect certain things to happen while they are there. That is where we struggle in hearts between gaining experience from doing the mission of God and expecting to see miraculo...
Mission of God - God is in Control
One Light Community AKMC - July 20, 2015 00:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsHow do we know that God's mission will succeed? Well we should know that God is in control of everything that happens around us. There may be some tragedies along the way in his mission, but God allows them to happen for the completing of his mission, for his glory he carries out mission...
AKMC Mission Retreat 2015 Testimonies
One Light Community AKMC - July 20, 2015 00:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsTestimonies from the students and staffs of the AKMC Mission Retreat 2015. Go to https://youtu.be/KwJO_DL3Pg0 to see the mission retreat video. Scripture reading: Romans 12:9-18
Mission of God - It's Not About You
One Light Community AKMC - July 19, 2015 00:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsWanting to go on missions should be from your adoration towards God and his mission, not from your need to make yourself feel better by being spiritually affected by these missions. Know the mission of God. Do the mission of God for God, not for yourself. AKMC Mission Retreat Special
What Does Jesus Say About Islam?
One Light Community AKMC - July 12, 2015 00:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsOne of the things that the church does not talk to the congregation about is Islam. However, the church should preach on Islam because many people have a strong negative opinion of Muslims, and they have to be taught that not all Muslims are who they think they are. We as Christians have...
What Does Jesus Say About LGBT?
One Light Community AKMC - July 05, 2015 00:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsOne of the things that the church does not talk to the congregation about is LGBT. However, the church should preach on LGBT because there are many misconceptions of what the Bible says about it, and many conflicts rise due to those misconceptions. Scripture reading: Romans 3:23
What Does Jesus Say About Racism?
One Light Community AKMC - June 28, 2015 00:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsOne of the things that the church does not talk to the congregation about is racism. However, the church should preach on racism because Jesus tells us to love our neighbors and not discriminate based on things such as one's race. Scripture reading: Acts 10:28
How Churches Die - Part 4
One Light Community AKMC - June 15, 2015 00:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsChurches often have wrong ideas about what a church is, or they pretend to be the kind of a church that they are not. Churches that pretend will eventually die. Part 4: Churches die when the give up the purpose of the church. One of the purposes of the church is to reach the unreached, b...
How Churches Die - Part 3
One Light Community AKMC - June 07, 2015 00:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsChurches often have wrong ideas about what a church is, or they pretend to be the kind of a church that they are not. Churches that pretend will eventually die. Part 3: Churches die when they don't produce disciples that produce disciples. A church is not one disciple but is multiple dis...
We Matter to God
One Light Community AKMC - June 01, 2015 00:00 ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsSometimes we wish that we were different, that we appear differently than we actually look, that we had different things such as parents, house, wealth, and on. However, God is not about any of what we have on the outside. He only cares for what is in our hearts, who we really are as God...
How Churches Die - Part 2
One Light Community AKMC - May 25, 2015 00:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsChurches often have wrong ideas about what a church is, or they pretend to be the kind of a church that they are not. Churches that pretend will eventually die. Part 2: Churches that try to become a church without Jesus will fall. Churches that don't devote themselves to Jesus are just p...
How Churches Die - Part 1
One Light Community AKMC - May 11, 2015 00:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsChurches often have wrong ideas about what a church is, or they pretend to be the kind of a church that they are not. Churches that pretend will eventually die. Part 1: Churches that push ANYONE away in ANYWAY for ANY reason will fall. The congregation needs to learn to be a disciple to ...
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