Andy Nagahara ❖ Video ❖ Audio   The 25th year of Your Churchs (I Thessalonians 1:1-10) A. What is Your Church? 1) A family of people who nurture faith, hope, and love in one another (1-3) 1 Paul, Silas and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace and peace to you. 2 We always thank God for all of you, mentioning you in our prayers. 3 We continually remember before our God and Father your work produced by faith, your labor prompted by love, and your endurance inspired by hope in our Lord Jesus Christ. 2) People who are chosen…

Mari Ikeda ❖ Video ❖ Audio Byzantine icon of Nativity, in the Byzantine and Christian Museum in Athens Ricardo André Frantz (User:Tetraktys) [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons Let Us Receive The Eternal King (Matthew 2:1-12) – From the Christian hymn”The First Noel” A. The King, who brings the eternal peace (Isaiah 9:1b-7) In the past he humbled the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the future he will honor Galilee of the nations, by the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan— 2 The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of deep darkness a light has dawned. 3 You…

Andy Nagahara ❖ Video ❖ Audio The Guiding Star of your Journey (Matthew 2:1-12) – From the Christian hymn”The First Noel” 1 After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem 2 and asked, “Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star in the east and have come to worship him.” 3 When King Herod heard this he was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him. 4 When he had called together all the people’s chief priests and teachers of the law, he asked them where the Christ was to be born.…

Mari Ikeda ❖ Video ❖ Audio God Came To This World So Silently (Luke 2:8-16) – From the Christian hymn”Oh Little Town of Bethlehem” A. The fulfilled prophesy (Micah 5:2, Matthew 2:6) (Micah5:2) “But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come for me one who will be ruler over Israel, whose origins are from of old, from ancient times.” (Matthew 5:6)“‘But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; for out of you will come a ruler who will shepherd my people Israel.’” B. It started silently (Luke 2:8-14) 8 And there were…

Andy Nagahara ❖ Video ❖ Audio  Rejoice! Emmanuel is born for you! – From the Christian hymn”O Come, O Come, Emmanuel” (Isaiah 7:10-14, Matthew 1:21-23) (Isaiah 7:10-14) Again the LORD spoke to Ahaz, “Ask the LORD your God for a sign, whether in the deepest depths or in the highest heights.” But Ahaz said, “I will not ask; I will not put the LORD to the test.” Then Isaiah said, “Hear now, you house of David! Is it not enough to try the patience of men? Will you try the patience of my God also? Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will be with child…