NEW MERCY ANNUAL RETREAT

Greater Things: Stepping into God's Promise with Reverend Jason Ko

By New Mercy Community Church

September 2^nd, 2015

Retreats, like the sabbath, are a great time to get away and enjoy the presence of god.

In his writings, the Jewish philosopher Abraham Joshua Heschel hoped to reestablish the Sabbath as a day to celebrate holiness and the wonder of God’s creation. The Sabbath is to be our fortress—protecting us from all the world’s difficulties and problems, while being a place where one can fully enjoy the presence of God’s goodness. The splendor of God’s glory is manifest and ripe for the taking. “Come, enjoy my fruits and rest by the shades of my trees”.

Likewise, retreats are meant to be that holy moment in time—a time set apart from the world so that we may encounter God and fully enjoy the life and world God has created. We desire that time to be one that is rejuvenating and refreshing, so we have picked a resort with numerous amenities. Plenty of time will be given so that all attendees may be able to take advantage of the resort‘s offerings during this time away.

Each year, brothers and sisters from all sites and services spend time together away from the busy-ness of life to dive deeper into their spiritual lives and to seek God as individuals and as a community. The bonds that are formed over this weekend are ones that have enriched many lives over the years. And by the grace of God, after every retreat we have heard testimonies of the Holy Spirit moving in people‘s lives in real and powerful ways.

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The man of the hour: PAStor Jason Ko

With Pastor Jason Ko joining us from California for worship, he spoke joyfully of God’s goodness while leaving us with deep insights on surrendering to God’s grace. Combine his deep maturity with a great sense of humor, and you get a unique servant of God who finds both joy and meaning in all areas of life. Indeed, the greater things of God abound, and Pastor Jason Ko is uniquely positioned to help us see those promises.

He has been the senior pastor of Community Presbyterian Church of La Mirada for the past seven years. He is married with three children and was born and raised in Jersey. He received his Master of Divinity from Princeton Theological Seminary and is currently pursuing a Doctorate of Ministry from Fuller Theological Seminary.