❖ Video ❖ Audio We’re No Longer Ruled by Sin, but Under the Reign of Go Romans 6:1-14 Mari Ikeda      Today we will be reading the first half of chapter 6 in the Book of Romans. The first half and the second half of chapter 6 and the first half of chapter 7 are all speaking of a same content but from three different angles, which may give us an impression of it as a little persistent. The reason for this persistence is that Paul, who wrote this letter, was often misunderstood by both the Jew and the Gentile and that he needed to clear up the misunderstanding.…

❖ Video ❖ Audio Pour Out Your Lament Before the LORD Psalm 102 Andy Nagahara 1. A lament is also a prayer (0-11) 0 A prayer of an afflicted man. When he is faint and pours out his lament before the LORD.1 Hear my prayer, O LORD; let my cry for help come to you.2 Do not hide your face from me when I am in distress. Turn your ear to me; when I call, answer me quickly.3 For my days vanish like smoke; my bones burn like glowing embers.4 My heart is blighted and withered like grass; I forget to eat my food.5 Because of my loud groaning I…

❖ Video ❖ Audio From Adam to Christ: From the Cycle of Sin to the Cycle of Grace Sermon Series on Paul’s Letter to the Romans #10 Romans 5:12-21 Mari Ikeda (This message borrows heavily from Professor Takeshi Nagata’s final lecture at International Christian University on 2/12/2013 titled, “Adam and Christ in the the Book of Romans: The Arrival of the New Man”) From Adam to Christ: From the Cycle of Sin to the Cycle of Grace      Today, we will be reading the second half of chapter 5 in the Romans, but let me make a point before we start. As I prepared today’s message, I borrowed heavily…

❖ Video ❖ Audio Where is the City of the LORD? Psalm 101 Andy Nagahara 0 Of David. A psalm.1 I will sing of your love and justice; to you, O LORD, I will sing praise. 2 I will be careful to lead a blameless life– when will you come to me? I will walk in my house with blameless heart. 3 I will set before my eyes no vile thing. The deeds of faithless men I hate; they will not cling to me. 4 Men of perverse heart shall be far from me; I will have nothing to do with evil. 5 Whoever slanders his neighbor in secret, him…

❖ Video ❖ Audio Reconciliation with God Romans 5:1-11 Mari Ikeda Today we are going to read the first half of Romans 5. This part can be said to be the conclusion of chapters 1 through 4. Here, Paul’s contentious tone stops for a moment and he talks about the joy and hope of living by faith in Jesus in a way that he cannot contain. Let’s read it a little at a time. First, let’s look at verses 1-2. 1. Reconciliation with God produces hope (1-2) 1 Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2 through whom we…