❖ Video ❖ Audio The Irreplaceable Love of God Romans 8:31-39 Mari Ikeda We’ve been reading Romans from the beginning of this year, and now we have finally got to the halfway point today. Today’s part  – Chap 8 verse 31-39 is the praise to God as a closing of the first half of Romans. We will hear Paul’s words of excitement to God repeatedly. Verse 31-34 talks about how God loves us so much, and 35-39 talks about how we can never go astray from God now that we know His such love for us. We will read the scriptures little by little as usual. Let’s start with 31-32. …

❖ Video ❖ Audio Crying Out to the Lord in Distress Psalms 107:1-32 Andy Nagahara I will divide Psalm 107 into two parts. Today we will go through verse 33. Here, the people of Israel were redeemed from various hardships and brought together, which is appropriate for us as we have just resumed our on-site worship service this month! The first three verses describe the gratitude and joy of being redeemed and called together. After that, four different kinds of hardships are recorded. Each of us, as a people who have been freed from various hardships and called to this place, should listen carefully to the message of Jesus as…

❖ Video ❖ Audio The Work of the Holy Spirit: The Power to Believe in Hope that is Unseen Romans 8:18-30 Mari Ikeda A. Present suffering and future hope (18) 1. Creation is suffering with humanity (19-22) 19 For the creation waits in eager expectation for the children of God to be revealed. 20 For the creation was subjected to frustration, not by its own choice, but by the will of the one who subjected it, in hope 21 that the creation itself will be liberated from its bondage to decay and brought into the freedom and glory of the children of God. 22 We know that the whole creation…

❖ Video ❖ Audio Let’s Trust in the Word of the Lord and Sing His Praise psalm 106 Andy Nagahara A. What is the reason we have been brought together? (1-5, 47, 48) This Psalm, like Psam 106 is long; but I will discuss it by introducing relevant verses that you can read each day of the week.  However, don’t feel guilty if you find yourself too busy to do the daily reading or end up skipping some parts. Let’s first read through verse 5 and then verses 47 and 48. 1 Praise the LORD. Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever.2 Who can…

❖ Video ❖ Audio The Work of the Holy Spirit 2: Making Us God’s Children Romans 8:12-17 Mari Ikeda      Today, as we continue to read chapter 8 of the Book of Romans, let’s learn about the work of the Holy Spirit. Let’s read verses 12-13 first.  A. Our consciousness is necessary (12-13) 12 Therefore, brothers and sisters, we have an obligation—but it is not to the flesh, to live according to it. 13 For if you live according to the flesh, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the misdeeds of the body, you will live. The word “flesh” appears here again, and…