❖ Video ❖ Audio (Message) Believing in God means Believing in God’s Love (John 3:16-21) Mari Ikeda Today, we’ll read John 3:16-21, continuing our reading of John’s Gospel. This passage today, as we read in advance last time in the end of the story of Nicodemus, is like a summary of the whole Bible. In my attempt to summarize the content in one sentence, I ended up with the message title today, “Believing in God means believing in God’s love.” Believing that God loves us is the start of our faith and the objective that takes more than our whole life to attain. Before reading the text, although it’s not…

❖ Video ❖ Audio (Message) ע(Ayin) It is time for you to act, O LORD Series: Finding the Gospel in Psalm 119 – A Hymn to the Law (16/22) Psalm 119:121–128 Andy Nagahrara It has been a while, but let us return to the series on Psalm 119, which is called a hymn to the Law. Today, we will take up verses 121-128 where each line of the 16th paragraph begins with the 16th letter of the Hebrew alphabet, “ע (Ain)”.Let’s start reading. A. When faith wears you out 1. The reality that evil flourishes and you feel neglected (121,122) 121 I have done what is righteous and just; do not…

❖ Video ❖ Audio (Message) Jesus Who Leads Us From Darkness to Light (John 3:1-15) Mari Ikeda As I took a week off last month, it’s been a while since I spoke from John’s Gospel last time, but I’d like to go back to it today. The passage today is John 3:1-15. Let’s start reading, v.1-3 first. A. Nicodemus, who came under the cover of darkness (1-3) 1 Now there was a Pharisee, a man named Nicodemus who was a member of the Jewish ruling council. 2 He came to Jesus at night and said, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God. For no…

❖ Video ❖ Audio (Message) 3rd Floor: Floor: Serving the world as Jesus’ hands and feet yourchurch is a three-story house (3/3) (I Corinthians 12:12-17, John 21:15,16, 10:11-16, Matthew 5:13-16) Andy Nagahara In the series, I’ve talked about yourchurch by comparing it to a three-story house. For the final part of the series I am going to talk about the third floor. So far I have talked about the past and the present, but today I would like to share about the future from the present. It is about yourchurch as people who love God and love one another, and how we love the world and its people. A. You…

❖ Video ❖ Audio (Message) First floor: Worship yourchurch is a three-story house (2/3) (Acts 2:44-47, Ephesians  2:21,22, John 13:34,35, Matthew18:18-20) Andy Nagahara Last Sunday, I compared yourchurch to a three-story house, and talked about the first floor that is “worship,” and the first person to be called “You” in yourchurch is God. Today I would like to talk about the second floor. “You” on the 2nd floor is all the people gathered here “other than yourself” A. Shall we dance? 1. The Beginning of your-church (Acts 2:44-47)  In the summer of 1993, my wife and I were trying to escape from Japan! I will tell you the long story…