❖ Video ❖ Audio (Message) God who gave Himself into the hands of man (Luke 2:1-7, II Corinthians 4:6-11・The Fourth Sunday of Advent / Christmas Service) Mari Ikeda This week is the last week of the four-week-long Advent season of waiting and celebrating the birth of Jesus. Today I would like to focus on the fact that God became man through the birth of Jesus. When Jesus was born, God became a weak baby who could not live without human help. It is very symbolic that God Almighty became a helpless human baby. Jesus would eventually die on the cross, and even then He was helpless. It seems as if…

❖ Video ❖ Audio (Message) Christmas is the birthday of the true King (Psalm 149・The Third Week of the Advent) Andy Nagahara Today is the third Sunday of Advent, when we look forward to Christmas. Normally I would take a break from the Psalm series and take up a text about events just before Christmas, but this year I decided to continue with the Psalm series and read Psalm 149. This is because the joyful anticipation sung in this verse is appropriate for Advent, when we anticipate the birth of Jesus. 1. Christmas which was expected to be the birth of a new king (1-3) 1 Praise the LORD.Sing to…

❖ Video ❖ Audio (Message) The Most Wonderful Gift in the World (Matthew 1:18-25・The Second Week of the Advent) Mari Ikeda Today is the second Sunday of Advent. Today let’s quickly start by reading Matthew 1:18-25. 18 This is how the birth of Jesus the Messiah came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be pregnant through the Holy Spirit. 19 Because Joseph her husband was faithful to the law, and yet did not want to expose her to public disgrace, he had in mind to divorce her quietly. 20 But after he had considered this, an…

❖ Video ❖ Audio (Message) Shining in the Darkness (John 1:1-13) Guest Speaker: Wayne Jansen 1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was with God in the beginning. 3 Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. 4 In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. 5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. 6 There was a man sent from God whose name was John. 7 He came as a witness to testify concerning that light, so that…