❖ Video ❖ Audio (Message) The Lord Is My Shepherd (Psalm 23:1) Mari Ikeda After finishing our series on the theology of disability and interdependence last month, I thought I would continue our series on the Gospel of John for a while, but I decided to speak from a different passage specially for today. I have a reason for this: I will be giving a short message to a young audience at a university this Wednesday, and in preparing for this message, I thought I would expand on this story in a little more depth at Your Church. The passage I am going to take up is Psalm 23. It…

❖ Video ❖ Audio (Message) Inheritance of wisdom is the inheritance of faith (Proverbs 4) Andy Nagahara Today, we are in chapter 4 of our series on the book of Proverbs, which consists of three sections: verses 1-9, 10-19, and 20-27. So far, we have learned that the “wisdom” found in Proverbs is not merely insight for the purpose of making life comfortable. We also noted that “wisdom” is something God gives us in his good time, and not something that we strive for and accumulate on our own. So, I think you already know that to gain the kind of wisdom recommended in Proverbs and not to let it…

❖ Video ❖ Audio (Message) The One Who Changed History and Changes Our Lives (John12:27-36a) MARI IKEDA Today we continue our series on the Gospel of John by reading 12:27-36. In this passage, Jesus speaks about the time of His death and that it is to signify the beginning of a new era and to change each individual’s life. First, let us read verses 27-33. A. The “time” when history changes （27-33) 27 “Now my soul is troubled, and what shall I say? ‘Father, save me from this hour’? No, it was for this very reason I came to this hour. 28 Father, glorify your name!” Then a voice came…

❖ Video ❖ Audio (Message) Creeds (NICENE Creed, Apostles’ Creed) Andy Nagahara Today I’m going to take a break from my usual Proverbs series and talk about creed. In Japanese, the word “creed” is pronounced “shinjou”. If you ask Japanese people, many of them will think of Shinjo-san of the Nippon Ham Fighters, but I’m not going to talk about him today. (Sorry, this is just a Japanese wordplay joke.) The word “shinjo” which means “creed” is generally used to mean something that one firmly believes in based on one’s own values. In Christian churches, it is a statement that summarizes the content of faith in the form of a…

❖ Video ❖ Audio (Message) If you take your eyes off it, it’s gone (Proverbs 3:21-35) Andy Nagahara 21 My son, preserve sound judgment and discernment, do not let them out of your sight;22 they will be life for you, an ornament to grace your neck.23 Then you will go on your way in safety, and your foot will not stumble;24 when you lie down, you will not be afraid; when you lie down, your sleep will be sweet.25 Have no fear of sudden disaster or of the ruin that overtakes the wicked,26 for the LORD will be your confidence and will keep your foot from being snared. Couldyou recall…