❖ Video ❖ Audio Jesus Died in Our Place and Now We Live in His Place Mark 15:21-41 Mari Ikeda A. Jesus’ death 1. Excluded from society (21-27) 21 A certain man from Cyrene, Simon, the father of Alexander and Rufus, was passing by on his way in from the country, and they forced him to carry the cross. 22 They brought Jesus to the place called Golgotha (which means “the place of the skull”). 23 Then they offered him wine mixed with myrrh, but he did not take it. 24 And they crucified him. Dividing up his clothes, they cast lots to see what each would get. 25 It…

❖ Video ❖ Audio Lord’s Unfailing Love Psalm 60 Andy Nagahara 1. The God who transcends history (1, 2) 0 A prayer of Moses the man of God.1 Lord, you have been our dwelling place throughout all generations.2 Before the mountains were born or you brought forth the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God. 2. Our lives are but a small part of history (3-6) 3 You turn men back to dust, saying, “Return to dust, O sons of men.”4 For a thousand years in your sight are like a day that has just gone by, or like a watch in the night.5 You sweep…

❖ Video ❖ Audio Love in the Midst of Silence Mark 15:1-20 Mari Ikeda A. Jesus was handed over… 1. To the religious leaders (1) 1 Very early in the morning, the chief priests, with the elders, the teachers of the law and the whole Sanhedrin, made their plans. So they bound Jesus, led him away and handed him over to Pilate. (Mark 10:33) “We are going up to Jerusalem,” he said, “and the Son of Man will be delivered over to the chief priests and the teachers of the law. They will condemn him to death and will hand him over to the Gentiles,… 2. To Pilate (2-5) 2…

❖ Video ❖ Audio What Has Become of Our World? Psalm 88 Andy Nagahara Once you spoke in a vision, to your faithful people you said: “I have bestowed strength on a warrior; I have exalted a young man from among the people. I have found David my servant; with my sacred oil I have anointed him. My hand will sustain him; surely my arm will strengthen him. (19-21) A. The “good” world that God created 1. Human beings as God’s final creation 2. Human beings as God’s partners Once you spoke in a vision, to your faithful people you said: “I have bestowed strength on a warrior; I have…

❖ Video ❖ Audio Let’s Return Home Luke 15:11-32 (The Return of the Prodigal Son by Henri Nouwen) Mari Ikeda 1. A despair that separates us from others and from which there is no escape a. Leaving home (11-13) 11 Jesus continued: “There was a man who had two sons. 12 The younger one said to his father, ‘Father, give me my share of the estate.’ So he divided his property between them. 13 “Not long after that, the younger son got together all he had, set off for a distant country and there squandered his wealth in wild living. b. Wandering further and further away from home (13-16) 13…