❖ Video ❖ Audio (Message) Awaiting the King of Peace (Zechariah ９：9-１０、Matthew 21:1-9) Andy Nagahara Although we have not entered Advent, today, as Advent Week 0, I would like to introduce one of the prophecies about Jesus recorded in the Old Testament.  We will resume our Proverbs series again next year. This prophecy also deepens our understanding of the true peace that only Jesus can give, which we learned about last week. Today we will look at the words of the prophet Zechariah.Zechariah’s prophecy is placed second to last among the thirty-nine books of the Old Testament.Zechariah was active about 500 years before the birth of Jesus, and he was…

❖ Video ❖ Audio (Message) The Peace That Jesus Gives (John14:25-31) Mari Yoshino Today we continue with the Gospel of John, reading from 14:25-31. This passage summarizes the teachings Jesus gave to His disciples, which began in chapter 13. One of the most memorable and well-known statements in today’s passage is Jesus’ words in verse 27: “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you.” When we hear the word “peace,” we usually think of “ the absence of war.” But the peace Jesus gives us is not merely the absence of war. Even in the midst of war, even in the midst of any suffering, it is an…

❖ Video ❖ Audio (Message) Which invitation will you accept? (Proverbs 9) Andy Nagahara This morning we are reading chapter 9 of the Proverbs series. The book of Proverbs has 31 chapters and can be divided into five major parts, and today’s text is the last chapter of Part 1. One of the features of the first part was the way in which personified wisdom spoke to us, but here, along with wisdom, its opposite concept, “foolishness,” is also personified, and yet it speaks to and invites people in the same way. Chapter 9 begins with an invitation to wisdom and ends with an invitation to foolishness. The book has…

❖ Video ❖ Audio (Message) Because “Love One Another” is difficult (John14:15-24) Mari Yoshino Today we continue with the Gospel of John, reading from 14:15-24. Let’s quickly begin by reading the first verse. John 14:15. A. “Love one another” 1. If we receive Jesus’ love and love Him (15) 15 “If you love me, keep my commands.  Jesus’ commandment was stated a little earlier. It’s 13:34. 13:34 “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. “Love one another.” This is the command Jesus gave us. I don’t think anyone would oppose this command, whether they believe in Jesus…

❖ Video ❖ Audio (Message) Happy? Lucky? Blessed? (Proverbs 8:32-36) Andy Nagahara Today’s reading of Proverbs in the series is chapter 8, verses 32-36. Today we would like to listen again to what God is telling us from here. This section is a summary of the first part that we have read so far. It may be difficult to understand just by reading this part, so let’s briefly review the content so far and the background. The Old Testament is the Jewish scriptures that existed before Jesus Christ came to this world. The 39 documents are arranged into four types: 1) the history of Judaism and the Israelites, 2) commandments…