❖ Video ❖ Audio Whether or Not You’re a Christian” is Not Important Romans 2:1-16 Mari Ikeda A. A misguided sense of superiority in being a Christian (1-5) 1 You, therefore, have no excuse, you who pass judgment on someone else, for at whatever point you judge another, you are condemning yourself, because you who pass judgment do the same things. 2 Now we know that God’s judgment against those who do such things is based on truth. 3 So when you, a mere human being, pass judgment on them and yet do the same things, do you think you will escape God’s judgment? 4 Or do you show contempt…

❖ Video ❖ Audio The Rock Psalm 65 Andy Nagahara 1. Our unshakable rock (1-7a) 1 Come, let us sing for joy to the LORD; let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation.2 Let us come before him with thanksgiving and extol him with music and song.3 For the LORD is the great God, the great King above all gods.4 In his hand are the depths of the earth, and the mountain peaks belong to him.5 The sea is his, for he made it, and his hands formed the dry land.6 Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the LORD our Maker;7 for he…

❖ Video ❖ Audio Let’s Read the Bible From Jesus’ Perspective Romans 1:18-32 Mari Ikeda (English translation by Raffael Eboku) Today we will be reading from Romans 1:18-32. I think this passage teaches us more about how to read the Bible than the content itself. Before we start, let me clarify a few things. The Bible is the Word of God, spoken through human languages. Since it is through human beings, it is subject to the limitations of time, culture, and the writer’s personal values and prejudices. And because we, as readers, have the same limitations, it can happen that the writer’s errors are compounded by further misinterpretations. So it…

❖ Video ❖ Audio God Who Avenges? Psalm 94 Andy Nagahara 1. Human misunderstanding a. The Israelites’ misunderstanding (1-4) O LORD, the God who avenges, O God who avenges, shine forth. Rise up, O Judge of the earth; pay back to the proud what they deserve. How long will the wicked, O LORD, how long will the wicked be jubilant? They pour out arrogant words; all the evildoers are full of boasting.  b. The enemy’s misunderstanding (5-7) They crush your people, O LORD; they oppress your inheritance. They slay the widow and the alien; they murder the fatherless. They say, “The LORD does not see; the God of Jacob pays…

❖ Video ❖ Audio Jesus Nudges Us Forward Into the World Romans 1:8-17 Mari Ikeda A. To believe in Jesus means to live in various relationships with others 1. Helping each other course correct (8-12) 8 First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is being reported all over the world. 9 God, whom I serve in my spirit in preaching the gospel of his Son, is my witness how constantly I remember you 10 in my prayers at all times; and I pray that now at last by God’s will the way may be opened for me to come to you. 11…