World's Largest Church:

The world's largest church by membership is the Yoido Full Gospel Church located in Seoul, South Korea.

 Affiliated with the Assemblies of God, this Pentecostal megachurch holds a Guinness World Record and boasts a total registered congregation of approximately 800,000- 1 million members. Seoul, South Korea (on Yeouido island).

The massive main auditorium seats around 12,000 people at a time.

 Because the congregation is so large, the church runs multiple services throughout the day, often filling the main campus and numerous satellite locations across the city. It is highly accommodating to visitors, providing headset translations for multiple languages.

Founded in 1958 by Pastor David Yonggi Cho and Choi Ja-shil, the church started as a small tent with just five members.. Yoido Full Gospel Church, long famed for its status as the most-attended church in the world deserves a visit just for its atmosphere generated by 12K  singing voices.

 Unsurprisingly, when most people think of South Korea, they picture K-pop idols, catchy dance challenges, hit dramas, or next-level skincare. While these are huge things, perhaps we should pay more attention to the milestones exhibited by this large church. Celebrating Light and Love with (almost) countless others in song,triumph and humility.

 

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He’s the God of new beginnings

“Whoever turns a sinner from the error of their way will save them.” James 5:20 NIV

 

Our God is the God of new beginnings! The Bible says: “Whoever turns a sinner from the error of their way will save them from death and cover over a multitude of sins.” It is never too late for a new beginning. And what’s even more remarkable is that God uses people like us to help others find a new beginning.

The Bible contains many accounts of men and women who got a second chance and, by God’s grace, used it well.

 Like Peter, who denied Jesus but went on to become a leader in the New Testament church. Or David, who committed adultery and murder, yet his psalms are a major part of one of the most quoted books in the Bible. And what about Jonah? He got a do-over! “The word of the Lord came to Jonah the second time” (Jonah 3:1 NKJV)

Sin can wreck hearts, homes, plans, and people. But the good news of the gospel is that sin can never keep God from loving or reaching for us. And we should never stop loving and reaching for others. “If a man is overtaken in any trespass, you who are spiritual restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness” (Galatians 6:1 NKJV). The Greek word for restore is a medical term that means “to set a broken bone.” When a doctor resets a broken bone, he realigns it and then puts it in a cast for about six weeks. During that time, God does the actual healing.

 Your job is to find broken people who need a second chance and help to restore them.

Many thanks to Vision.org.au

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Politicians and Women's Rights ? ( When Tickle doesn't Giggle )

We need more women (and men) who find reality, to not help a 'not woman' to- go-to real- women's zone!

Why ? What can i possibly mean ?

Read below>>>

“In a free society, people can believe whatever they want. If you want to believe men can be women or you’re a man who wants to call himself a woman, that is your business. 

 

What you cannot do in a free society is force anyone else to accept it. 

What is at stake here is the ability to lawfully acknowledge reality.

If you care so much about “trans rights” you can work out a way to get them without destroying the category of women in law, female spaces, sport, services, the entire reality of lesbianism, and punishing citizens for acknowledging reality. The fact that you haven’t even tried makes it appear that destroying the rights of women is the goal.

Any politician  ( perhaps anyone else ?) who will look an Australian citizen in the eye and tell them that a man can be a woman is admitting that they will lie about anything and everything because the most obvious lie has already been told.

If no one in this room can acknowledge reality and fix an obvious problem you are either malicious or incompetent. The days of dismissing this issue are over. This is not a culture war. It’s reality.”

- my words, (Sall Grover) read by Alison Penfold MP, in parliament today.

Contact politicians and tell them to BACK THE BILL - “Sex Discrimination Amendment- sex based rights bill 2026”

( My,my, what a reversal of much touted " women's rights .")

 

When Tickle doesn't giggle.

 

Drop by and feel the sanity, drop a comment.

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Know Who You Are.

Know who you are

“By the grace of God I am what I am.” 1 Corinthians 15:10 NIV

Who are you? It seems like a simple question but is often one of the most challenging to answer. To know who you are and what you stand for, to be aware of how you’re perceived by others and how you present yourself to the world, is one of the most important aspects of a well-lived life. This could be called your “personal brand.”

Your brand consists of attributes that are present for every encounter you have with work colleagues, family, or friends. 

You could call them “deliverables,” virtues you bring to all your social and business interactions. You may take your deliverables for granted but consider writing down your own personal mission statement. What is your purpose? What are you about? What is your vision? Does your life truly reflect what’s important to you and how you want others to see you? So often, we live our lives based on what those around us think we should be or do. We follow the path we’ve seen others take, or we pursue what the media defines as success.

 Eventually, and sometimes surprisingly, we may find ourselves frustrated, angry, and disappointed in life. Have you ever heard business professionals lament about climbing to the top of the corporate ladder, only to find that it was leaning against the wrong building? They were so busy keeping up with what they thought they were supposed to be doing that they never stopped to ask themselves what they actually wanted to do. 

Be like Paul, the Great Apostle: Know who you are, honour your personal brand, and say, “By the grace of God, I am what I am.”

My thanks to Vision.org.au

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  Here Now & Not Yet ?

We must be careful we don't overdo the "now" and dial down the "not-yet"

" Equally, we live in a reality of hope, joy and new life. We recognise that in the death and resurrection of Jesus, the world has been both turned around 180% and put the right way up. Jesus is Lord of the universe now. It's a receiving a hundred times as much in this present age reality. It's a world where individuals, families communities and whole cultures can be transformed by the "good news."

We must be careful that we don't overdo the " Not Yet " and dial down the "Now"

"We have been renewed, restored and re-tasked to take up the God-glorifying culture-building that we were created for." After all, how will other people be part of the new creation except by hearing the gospel (Good News) message.

 Given the devastating effects of sin and the reality of hell.

The call to repentance and faith in Christ remains at the centre of our mission. but in a way which is connected to our cultural calling.

Excerpt from  book: Plugged In by Daniel Strange.

(  empathsis added )

(From: Digital Anvil)

Reverend Munther- A Delayed Reponse ?

Reverend Munther- A Delayed Response ?

Noise or Signal. 

 

Reverend Munther, let’s cut through the noise and deal with reality, not slogans, not propaganda, and certainly not selective outrage. You want to speak about Gaza? Then speak the full truth.

Look at Egypt.

Egypt shares a border with Gaza at Rafah. And what did they do? They built massive walls, reinforced fences, buffer zones, and one of the most heavily controlled borders in the region. Why? Because they know exactly what comes out of Gaza when Hamas is in control. Instability, weapons, and extremism. Egypt doesn’t open that border freely. Egypt doesn’t take in large numbers of Gazans. Egypt doesn’t allow unchecked movement. Instead, they locked it down tighter than almost any border in the world.

Now ask yourself:

If Gaza is just innocent civilians being oppressed, why does Egypt treat it like a high-risk security threat?

But here’s where your argument completely collapses. While Egypt builds walls and shuts doors, Israel has been the one allowing aid, medical treatment, electricity, water, and humanitarian access into Gaza for years, even while being attacked.

Israel has:

1. Allowed thousands of tons of aid trucks into Gaza

2. Treated Gazans in Israeli hospitals.

3. Supplied water, electricity, and infrastructure support

4. Issued warnings to civilians before strikes, something terrorists never do

And yet, you ignore all of that. Instead, you attack Israel, the very country that has shown more restraint and humanitarian effort than its neighbours, while remaining silent about Egypt’s actions. That’s not justice. That’s not truth. That’s selective outrage driven by ideology.

Honestly:

If Israel behaved the way Egypt does at that border, you would be screaming “human rights violations” every second of the day. But because it doesn’t fit your narrative, you stay quiet. So don’t come here pretending this is about compassion for Palestinians. If it were, you would be asking hard questions about Hamas, about Egypt’s border policy, and about why Gaza has been turned into a launchpad for terror instead of a functioning society.

Truth doesn’t fear comparison. And when you compare Israel and Egypt at that border, your argument doesn’t just weaken… It completely falls apart.

Shalom 

Pastor Thom

 

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Man Born to be Pleased:

Psychological Man Born To Be Pleased

The last couple of centuries in Western history have seen a massive shift away from religious belief to individualistic living. This change has many ramifications; one is about what it means to be human.

In the religious worldview, humanity was created by God but, has a broken nature and we seek God for healing and restoration.

In a secular atheistic world, we are masters of our own destiny and fulfilling our desires is our main aim.

Sociologist Philip Rieff reflected on this shift and wrote,

“Religious man was born to be saved. Psychological man was born to be pleased.”

When we become the centre of our own world it is very easy to make fulfilling personal desire our ultimate goal. I think experience reveals that this leads to a shallow and pointless way of living.

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My many thanks to Karl Faase.

From Digital Anvil.