❖ Video ❖ Audio Let’s Journey on Toward God’s House Mari Ikeda A. The place where we need to return (Matthew 11:28-30) 28 Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy and my burden is light. B. Let’s journey on (Hebrews 11) 1. Believing and hoping in what we cannot see (1) 1 Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.…

❖ Video ❖ Audio O Come let us adore Him, Christ the Lord  – From the Christian hymn”O Come, All Ye Faithful” The Fourth Sunday of Advent 2019 (Luke 2:8-20, John1:1-14) Andy Nagahara 8 And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. 9 An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. 10 But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people. 11 Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord. 12 This will be…

❖ Video ❖ Audio Seeking Peace and Joy  – From the Christian hymn”The First Noel” The Third Sunday of Advent 2019 (Luke 2:8-21) Mari Ikeda 8 And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. 9 An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. 10 But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people. 11 Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord. 12 This will be a sign to you: You will find a…

❖ Video ❖ Audio Oh Little Town of Bethlehem  – From the Christian hymn”Oh Little Town of Bethlehem” The Second Sunday of Advent 2019 (Micah 5:1, Matthew 2:1-6) Andy Nagahara (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 2:1-6)1 After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem and asked, “Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star in the…

❖ Video ❖ Audio “Immanuel” God With Us  – From the Christian hymn “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel” The First Sunday of Advent 2019 (Isaiah 7:1-17, Matthew 1:18-25) Mari Ikeda A. The same human reality in the past and in the present 1. Shaken by unexpected fear (1-2) 1 When Ahaz son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, was king of Judah, King Rezin of Aram and Pekah son of Remaliah king of Israel marched up to fight against Jerusalem, but they could not overpower it. 2 Now the house of David was told, “Aram has allied itself with Ephraim”; so the hearts of Ahaz and his people were shaken, as…