❖ Video ❖ Audio (Message) The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge (Proverbs 1:1-7) Andy Nagahara After finishing the series of Psalms that I had been reading over the course of several years, I thought over the New Year holidays about what to read next, and I decided to continue with Proverbs, which come after Psalms in the Old Testament, and then Ecclesiastes, which comes after them.Today I would like to start with the first part of Proverbs, talk about what kind of book it is and how we should read it. 1. About Proverbs (1) Let me read the first verse. The proverbs of Solomon son…

❖ Video ❖ Audio (Message) A Statement of Determination that “I Am Yours.” (Your Church Member’s Covenant Mark 12:28-31, Luke 10:25-37) Mari Ikeda Today I would like to talk about church membership. Christian churches around the world have membership systems, and this church has one as well, but the way the system works differs from church to church. Some churches automatically renew membership semi-permanently once a person becomes a member, while others confirm each person’s commitment every year. At that time, some churches also confirm how much each member plans to contribute each month, and budget accordingly. At Your Church, membership is not automatically renewed, and although we confirm each…

❖ Video ❖ Audio (Message) Let us walk through 2025 praising the Lord! (Psalm 150) Andy Nagahara It seems strange timing that the first service message of 2025 should be the last time of a long-running psalm series, but this psalm is full of a fitting call to action as we walk forward in the new year. The last psalm, Psalm 150, is a summary verse of the 5th volume of the Psalms, which begins with Psalm 107, and also a summary verse of the entire Psalm. In other words, it is a song that allows us to reaffirm the essence of the entire psalm. This psalm teaches us how…

❖ 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…