❖ Video (Whole Worship Service) ❖ Audio (Message) Church: A Community of Mutual Support that Transcends Sex, Status, and Ethnicity Romans 16 (Last Sermon in the Series on Paul’s Letter to the Romans) Mari Ikeda Finally, this is my last sermon in the series on Romans. We’ll read its last chapter, chapter 16, but I want to skip a part of it as it’s quite long. It’s long because so many people’s names are listed up, 24 in total. As I have said before, as Paul had never been to Rome, most people in the churches in Rome did not know Paul personally. Perhaps Paul listed up the names of…

❖ Video ❖ Audio (Message) ו (Waw)  “I trust in your word” Series: Finding the Gospel in Psalm 119ーA Hymn to the Law　6/22 Psalm 119:41-48 Andy Nagahara The sixth in the series of Psalm 119, called Hymn to the Law, is the sixth paragraph in the entire series. It is verses 41 through 4８, where the sixth letter of the Hebrew alphabet, Waw, is placed at the beginning of each line. Although there are different theories, this character is supposed to derive from the “וו” (hook) in its form. This paragraph consists of two parts: the first half is the psalmist’s requests to God, and the second half is the…

❖ Video (Whole Worship Service) ❖ Audio (Message) More Difficult and More Important Than Going to the Ends of the Earth Romans 15:22-23 (Reference: Acts 20:22-23, 21:13, 1 Corinthians 16:1-4, 2 Corinthians 8-9) Mari Ikeda Today I’d like to read through the whole passage for today first, which is Romans 15:22-33. I’ll divide it into three parts according to subject and read them Japanese and English alternately.  22 This is why I have often been hindered from coming to you. 23 But now that there is no more place for me to work in these regions, and since I have been longing for many years to visit you, 24 I…

❖ Video ❖ Audio (Message) ה (He)： What we should seek from God Series: Finding the Gospel in Psalm 119ーA Hymn to the Law　5/22 Psalm 119:33-40 Andy Nagahara The fifth in the series of Psalm 119, called Hymn to the Law, is the fifth paragraph in the entire series. It is verses 33 through 40, where the fifth letter of the Hebrew alphabet, he, is placed at the beginning of each line. The origin of this script is unfortunately not known. Today, we will read each of the verses, with a focus on the psalmist’s requests to God. hey have actually always been and still are not only good requests…

❖ Video (Whole Worship Service) ❖ Audio (Message) Why We Stay Connected to Other People Romans 15:14-21 Mari Ikeda We are back in Romans today after a long time. But actually we are finally approaching to the end of Romans. The text today, 15:14-21, is also the initial part of the closing dedication.  　I gave my message today the title, “Why we stay connected to other people.” Because we can learn through the text today how active person Paul was in staying connected to others. However, it doesn’t mean that the text is pushing us to stay connected with others.   Or are you a type of person who enjoys being…