Bulletin 12/16/2018

Vol. 25, No.50 <Schedule of 12/16-12/29>   Bulletin (pdf)・Download・Print →   <THIS WEEK> The Third Sunday of Advent 2018 12/16 Sunday Service I     9:30-10:30 (Japanese)    Communion 10:30-10:45 Service II  11:00-12:30 (Japanese and English / Kid’s Mini Church) I. I. café III   Enjoy! Seasonal Special drinks and support I. I. Indonesia 12/21 Friday PAWS   20:00-21:00 <COMING WEEK> The Fourth Sunday of Advent 2018  12/23 Sunday Service I   9:30-10:30 (Japanese) Christmas Service I   9:30-10:30 (Japanese)    Christmas Service II  11:00-12:30 (Japanese and English / Kid’s Mini Church) Christmas Potluck Lunch and I. I. café IV 12/24 Monday Christmas Eve Candlelight Service 18:00-19:30 12/28 Friday   PAWS   20:00-21:00 <NEXT COMMUNION>…

God Came To This World So Silently

Mari Ikeda ❖ Video ❖ Audio God Came To This World So Silently (Luke 2:8-16) – From the Christian hymn”Oh Little Town of Bethlehem” A. The fulfilled prophesy (Micah 5:2, Matthew 2:6) (Micah5:2) “But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come for me one who will be ruler over Israel, whose origins are from of old, from ancient times.” (Matthew 5:6)“‘But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; for out of you will come a ruler who will shepherd my people Israel.’” B. It started silently (Luke 2:8-14) 8 And there were…

Bulletin 12/09/2018

Vol. 25, No.49 <Schedule of 12/9-12/22>   Bulletin (pdf)・Download・Print →   <THIS WEEK> The First Sunday of Advent 2018   12/9 Sunday Service I   9:30-10:30 (Japanese) Service II  11:00-12:30 (Japanese and English / Kid’s Church)            I. I. café (Enjoy! Seasonal Special drinks and support I. I. Indonesia) Communion 13:30- Anniversary Choir Last Rehearsal   14:00-15:30   12/14 Friday PAWS   20:00-21:00 <COMING WEEK> The thard Sunday of Advent 2018   12/16 Sunday Service I   9:30-10:30 (Japanese) Communion 10:30- Service II  11:00-12:30 (Japanese and English / Kid’s Church)            I. I. café (Enjoy! Seasonal Special drinks and support I. I. Indonesia)   12/21 Friday PAWS   20:00-21:00 <NEXT COMMUNION>…

Rejoice! Emmanuel is born for you!

Andy Nagahara ❖ Video ❖ Audio  Rejoice! Emmanuel is born for you! – From the Christian hymn”O Come, O Come, Emmanuel” (Isaiah 7:10-14, Matthew 1:21-23) (Isaiah 7:10-14) Again the LORD spoke to Ahaz, “Ask the LORD your God for a sign, whether in the deepest depths or in the highest heights.” But Ahaz said, “I will not ask; I will not put the LORD to the test.” Then Isaiah said, “Hear now, you house of David! Is it not enough to try the patience of men? Will you try the patience of my God also? Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will be with child…

Bulletin 12/02/2018

Vol. 25, No.48 <Schedule of 12/2-12/15>   Bulletin (pdf)・Download・Print →   <THIS WEEK> The First Sunday of Advent 2018 12/2 Sunday Service I   9:30-10:30 (Japanese) Service II  11:00-12:30 (Japanese and English / Kid’s Church)            I. I. café  Enjoy! Seasonal Special drinks and support I. I. Indonesia 12/7 Friday PAWS   20:00-21:00   <COMING WEEK> The SECOND Sunday of Advent 2018   12/9 Sunday Service I   9:30-10:30 (Japanese) Service II  11:00-12:30 (Japanese and English / Kid’s Church)            Onigiri café (Lunch Service) & I. I. café (Enjoy! Seasonal Special drinks and support I. I. Indonesia)   12/7 Friday PAWS   20:00-21:00   <NEXT COMMUNION> 12/9 (13:30)

Warnings To The Church

Mari Ikeda ❖ Video ❖ Audio  Warnings To The Church (Mark 3:20-35)   A. Supernatural powers cannot be a decisive evidence for our faith (20-22) 20 Then Jesus entered a house, and again a crowd gathered, so that he and his disciples were not even able to eat. 21 When his family heard about this, they went to take charge of him, for they said, “He is out of his mind.” 22 And the teachers of the law who came down from Jerusalem said, “He is possessed by Beelzebul! By the prince of demons he is driving out demons.”   B. The mistake of behaving as if we are…

Bulletin 11/25/2018

Vol. 25, No.47 <Schedule of 11/25-12/8>   Bulletin (pdf)・Download・Print →   Advent and Christmas 2018 will come soon! <THIS WEEK> 11/25 Sunday Service I   9:30-10:30 (Japanese) Service II  11:00-12:30 (Japanese and English / Kid’s Church)            M’s Kitchen (Lunch service) Seasonal Cleaning & Decoration 11/30 Friday PAWS   20:00-21:00   <COMING WEEK>  12/2 Sunday Service I   9:30-10:30 (Japanese) Service II  11:00-12:30 (Japanese and English / Kid’s Church)            I. I. café  Enjoy! Seasonal Special drinks and support I. I. Indonesia   12/7 Friday PAWS   20:00-21:00   <NEXT COMMUNION> 12/9 (13:30)

O God! O LORD! (A prototype for worship) 

Andy Nagahara ❖ Video ❖ Audio  O God! O LORD! (A prototype for worship)  (Psalm 54) 0 For the director of music. With stringed instruments. A <maskil> [1] of David. When the Ziphites had gone to Saul and said, “Is not David hiding among us?” 1 Save me, O God, by your name; vindicate me by your might. 2 Hear my prayer, O God; listen to the words of my mouth. 3 Strangers are attacking me; ruthless men seek my life– men without regard for God. <Selah> 4 Surely God is my help; the Lord is the one who sustains me. 5 Let evil recoil on those who slander…

Bulletin 11/18/2018

Vol. 25, No.46 <Schedule of 11/18-12/1>   Bulletin (pdf)・Download・Print →   <THIS WEEK> 11/18 Sunday Service I   9:30-10:30 (Japanese) Communion 10:30 Service II  11:00-12:30 (Japanese and English / Kid’s Church)              11/23 Friday PAWS   20:00-21:00   <COMING WEEK>  11/25 Sunday Service I   9:30-10:30 (Japanese) Service II  11:00-12:30 (Japanese and English / Kid’s Church)            M’s Kitchen (Lunch service) Seasonal Cleaning & Decoration   11/30 Friday PAWS   20:00-21:00   <NEXT COMMUNION> 12/9 (13:30)

The Beginning And The Purposes Of The Church

Mari Ikeda ❖ Video ❖ Audio  The Beginning And The Purposes Of The Church (Mark 3:7-19) A. The reality of this world (7-12) 7 Jesus withdrew with his disciples to the lake, and a large crowd from Galilee followed. 8 When they heard about all he was doing, many people came to him from Judea, Jerusalem, Idumea, and the regions across the Jordan and around Tyre and Sidon. 9 Because of the crowd he told his disciples to have a small boat ready for him, to keep the people from crowding him. 10 For he had healed many, so that those with diseases were pushing forward to touch him. 11…