❖ Video ❖ Audio (Message) Seeing the world through a lattice window (Proverbs 7:1-9) Andy Nagahara We are in chapter 7 today in our series on Proverbs. We are going to read the first nine verses. 1 My son, keep my words and store up my commands within you.2 Keep my commands and you will live; guard my teachings as the apple of your eye.3 Bind them on your fingers; write them on the tablet of your heart.4 Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,” and call understanding your kinsman; 5 they will keep you from the adulteress, from the wayward wife with her seductive words.6 At the window of…

❖ Video ❖ Audio (Message) Experiencing Setbacks and Rebirths With Jesus (John 13:36-38) Mari Ikeda Today we continue with the Gospel of John, reading from 13:36-38. Though a very short passage, its content is recorded in all four Gospels, suggesting it was likely widely known from the earliest days of the church. It is the story of Jesus foretelling Peter’s setback. Peter can be considered Jesus’ closest disciple and the one who laid the foundation for the Christian church. Yet the New Testament records many stories of Peter’s failures. Today’s passage is among the most striking of these. Through Peter, we learn that following Jesus means repeatedly experiencing setbacks alongside…

❖ Video ❖ Audio (Message) Our Love Made Possible By Jesus’ Love (John 13:31-35) Mari Ikeda Today we continue our series on the Gospel of John, reading from 13:31-35. This passage contains one of Jesus’ most crucial teachings: “Love one another.” While all humanity surely agrees that loving one another is better than hating or fighting, the reality of the world in every age remains far from this ideal of mutual love. The reason for this may become clear if we consider what it actually means to love those close to us. Loving one another seems simple yet is difficult; it is not a one-time act but requires continuous effort.…

❖ Video https://youtu.be/2ZE_kqc7RXs ❖ Audio (Message) To You Who Have Been Encouraging Others (Job 4:3-6) Jalee Bae 3 Think how you have instructed many,how you have strengthened feeble hands.4 Your words have supported those who stumbled;you have strengthened faltering knees.5 But now trouble comes to you, and you are discouraged;it strikes you, and you are dismayed.6 Should not your piety be your confidenceand your blameless ways your hope? Have you ever encouraged or supported someone before? When a friend is feeling down, you may have listened quietly and said, “You’ll be okay.” We are capable of supporting others. However, when we ourselves are going through a difficult time, it can…

❖ Video ❖ Audio (Message) The Risk of Loving (John 13:21-30) Mari Ikeda Today, we will continue reading from the Gospel of John. Today’s passage is from chapter 13, verses 21-30. Let’s begin reading right away. Today, I would like to read through the entire passage first. 21 After he had said this, Jesus was troubled in spirit and testified, “Very truly I tell you, one of you is going to betray me.” 22 His disciples stared at one another, at a loss to know which of them he meant. 23 One of them, the disciple whom Jesus loved, was reclining next to him. 24 Simon Peter motioned to this…