About Me
I met Jesus Christ when I was 17 years old and he changed my life.
I was raised in a religious home. It gave me a good foundation on the things of God. I had Christ in my head, but not in my heart. In 1986 someone shared with me the love of God and that he has a plan for my life. From that moment on I committed my life to Jesus Christ and to sharing his love with others. I preached my first sermon in 1987 and still preaching today. I’m married to an awesome woman – Ane, a father to four beautiful children, Grace, Canaan, Roanna & Louise. I am blessed to pastor an amazing group of people at LifeChurch Manurewa Auckland New Zealand.
I love God, I love people and I love life. I think it is a sin for a Christian to live a boring life when there is so much beauty and goodness in the world God gave us. Jesus said “I came so you may have life and life to its fullest” (John 10:10).
So choose Life!
I also think that going to church should be fun and not boring. Is that a sin as well?
On this blog you will find my thoughts on God, church, leadership, business, vision, creativity, family ………..just random thoughts.
Hey drop me a line, love hearing from you.
Blessings!
Lui
Talofa Lui!
Any thoughts on REVELATION 20:1-10.
Faafetai
Hi Brother Lui,
I am really happy for you and that you have never lost focus from the year 1986, you are a Jeremiah, the Lord already chose you to pastor the flock of the Lord while you were still in your mother’s womb but it was up to you to find that and to be honest i am very impressed..as the Lord says go i show you a foreign land and you will be fruitful…well he definitely holds his promises….well done pastor i am so proud of you…God Bless you…Mark Atoa
Hi Mark, always great to hear from you and thank you for your encouraging words. 25 years ago I gave my life to Christ, a decision that totally impacted and changed my life forever. The journey hasn’t been easy but by far very rewarding. You were one of my closest friends back in those days – ’87 to ’89 who encouraged me to go crazy for God and to attend a bible study during lunch break. those were great times! By the way have you still got your red and black stripy Gap-J jacket..lol!!!
Hey Lui,
Love your work and life mission. I just wanted to ask you a question and its a deep question and I hope you dont mind me asking. DO you have accountability to anyone in your church or have a board of directors that assist you? Just like to get your ideas in this area. How do you assess your strengths and weaknesses?
Much respect
Pene
Talofa Pastor,
I’m in search of Pastor Samoa Unoi’s email. God Bless! I’m in Samoa.
Hi Brian
He is on Facebook. Search Samoa Unoi
Blessings
Talofa lava Lui,
could you please email me on the email address stated above… Something I’d like to ask but to ashamed.
thank You
Hi Lui! Spent the last hour or so reading thru ur ‘blog’ and whatz been happening with Life Church and I am absolutely amazed at how God has used u and Ane in ministry. WOW!! I’m sooooooo proud of u guys and incredibly blessed by your dedication in serving the King of Kings! I got so fired up when reading through Life Church website I really wanted to catch the next plane over and attend one of your services. LOL…. Keep up the good work!!!! Who knows we might see you at Life Church some day aye?
Warm regards,
Barb, Andrew & family
Great blog Lui. Inspirational. Still got to catch up and meet your family for the first time. Gonna organize myself and make an effort to get to Lifechurch and catch up uso. Bless u and all your team at LifeC. Ron
Hey Ron, How are you? Just going through my blog and found your comments again. Lets have coffee sometime.
Blessings
Kuwl website!!!! I believe the trigger God put in us to worship him in everything we do must be IGNITED so we can enjoy living LIFE with God!!Thank you for helping Ignite the trigger to take my life with God to another level. I enjoy the priase and worship at your church, to see us ushered into the presence of the Holy Spirit in Church with no restrictions is awesum!
Manuia Le Aso Pastor and to your family. Hope you are having fun learning Maori, look forward to hearing maybe a short speech in Te Reo Maori….
God Bless
Carol
Hi Lui and Ane
Thankyou for bringing me closer to God, with your smile and great encouragement to move with God, it’s made me a better person, since finishing Elim Chapel I felt God’s presence all over, I believe God lead me to you, and with your words and encouragement it made me learn to serve other’s and have a deeper understanding with my relationship with God.I now run a mens minstry Group, and enjoying life to it’s fullest. Thanking and praising God everyday. Thankyou for your awesome words, and an urge to move with God ohh and by the way ‘Great Website’
let us know when your free for coffee lol
Ian A
Just want to say I HAVE THE BOMB AZZZZZ PASTORS! and through this I just want to say How much I love serving with you and Appreciate all your Prayers, Early Mornings and Most of all the Encouragements.. I just wanna say. (“,) I LOVE YOU GUYS Heaps : )
Hi Lui
I love your words…’SO CHOOSE LIFE! hehe.
Just browsing thru your awesome website, and thinking of you and your beautiful wife Ane.
Thankyou for having us in your church and baptising me in the name of Jesus, after that day, God restored my family, and my life completely and still working in our lives today.
Also i wanted to let you know, that I won the free scholarship for the Elim Bible College next year. ‘Praise God’ It was an amazing feeling, I mean shuffling of names in the bowl and pulling out my name, I knew then it was confirmed by the only teacher in heaven, so yeapppp i’m going for it.
Will always have you and Ane and family in our prayer’s in our hearts till the very end.
I went along to the community meeting and met up with Salome Mitchell, it’s so great to see your people moving in spirit throughout the community!
Romans 8:31 ‘If God is for us, who can be against us.
Much Love and Blessings
Angela. A.