❖ Video ❖ Audio A Promise of Blessings as Numerous as the Stars Romans 4・Genesis 15:1-6 Mari Ikeda Today, we will be reading the whole chapter of the Romans chapter 4. I picked the whole chapter, as its content is one and cannot be split in the middle, but I will be skipping a good amount of its middle part. Let’s start from verses 1-3.  A. Abraham, father of the faith(1-3, Genesis15:1-6) 1 What then shall we say that Abraham, our forefather according to the flesh, discovered in this matter? 2 If, in fact, Abraham was justified by works, he had something to boast about—but not before God. 3 What…

❖ Video ❖ Audio Lord • King • God Psalm 99 Andy Nagahara 1. The Lord is King (1-3) 1 The LORD reigns, let the nations tremble; he sits enthroned between the cherubim, let the earth shake. 2 Great is the LORD in Zion; he is exalted over all the nations. 3 Let them praise your great and awesome name– he is holy.  2. The King is God (4, 5) 4 The King is mighty, he loves justice– you have established equity; in Jacob you have done what is just and right. 5 Exalt the LORD our God and worship at his footstool; he is holy.  3. God is Lord (6-9) 6 Moses…

❖ Video ❖ Audio A Gift from God to All People Romans 3:21-31 Mari Ikeda Today, we will be reading from Romans 3:21-31. The content reads as if Romans chapter 2 is beginning here. What Paul was trying to say is condensed here as the first introduction to a new content. And the core of our faith is also condensed in it. We should not forget that our faith is not based on whether we believe or not believe but it’s rather a gift that God wants to offer us. We will read bit by bit. First Verses 21-24 A. A gift from God 1. God’s desire is to save…

❖ Video ❖ Audio Sing Your Thanks! Sing Your Hopes! Psalm 98 Andy Nagahara The coronavirus continues to spread, and we have not been able to hold Sunday services as usual for over a year now. However, this is a good opportunity given by God. In what sense was it a good opportunity? First of all, we were able to realize that the worship services that we had gathered and offered as a matter of course were actually offered by being protected by God’s grace. The other thing is that we realized that we can worship together even if we can’t be in the same place at the same time.…

❖ Video ❖ Audio The Value of Being a “Christian” Romans 3:1-20 Mari Ikeda 1. We can prove that God will never forsake us even if we betray him (1-4) 1 What advantage, then, is there in being a Jew, or what value is there in circumcision? 2 Much in every way! First of all, the Jews have been entrusted with the very words of God. 3 What if some were unfaithful? Will their unfaithfulness nullify God’s faithfulness? 4 Not at all! Let God be true, and every human being a liar. As it is written: “So that you may be proved right when you speak and prevail when you…