❖ Video ❖ Audio God’s Enemy = Your Enemy? (Psalm 68, Ephesians 2:13-22) Andy Nagahara 0 For the director of music. Of David. A psalm. A song. 1 May God arise, may his enemies be scattered; may his foes flee before him. 2 As smoke is blown away by the wind, may you blow them away; as wax melts before the fire, may the wicked perish before God. 3 But may the righteous be glad and rejoice before God; may they be happy and joyful. A. People who turn their own enemies into God’s enemies 1. The Bible as a manger? 19 Praise be to the Lord, to God our…

❖ Video ❖ Audio It’s Only Holy Spirit, Who Can Change Our Heart (Mark 7:1-23) Mari Ikeda A. God sees our heart 1. We think we are ok if only our actions are good (1-8) 1 The Pharisees and some of the teachers of the law who had come from Jerusalem gathered around Jesus 2 and saw some of his disciples eating food with hands that were defiled, that is, unwashed. 3 (The Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they give their hands a ceremonial washing, holding to the tradition of the elders. 4 When they come from the marketplace they do not eat unless they wash. And they observe many other traditions, such…

❖ Video ❖ Audio Blessing and Praise (Psalm 67) Andy Nagahara 0 For the director of music. With stringed instruments. A psalm. A song. 1 May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face shine upon us, 2 that your ways may be known on earth, your salvation among all nations. 3 May the peoples praise you, O God; may all the peoples praise you. 4 May the nations be glad and sing for joy, for you rule the peoples justly and guide the nations of the earth. 5 May the peoples praise you, O God; may all the peoples praise you. 6 Then the land…

❖ Video ❖ Audio A New Way Is Opened In The Headwind (Mark 6:45-52 / Isaiah 43) Mari Ikeda 45 Immediately Jesus made his disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of him to Bethsaida, while he dismissed the crowd. 46 After leaving them, he went up on a mountainside to pray. 47 Later that night, the boat was in the middle of the lake, and he was alone on land. 48 He saw the disciples straining at the oars, because the wind was against them. Shortly before dawn he went out to them, walking on the lake. He was about to pass by them, 49 but when they saw him walking on the lake, they thought he…

❖ Video ❖ Audio Praise be to God! (Psalm 66) Andy Nagahara A. The purpose of praise (1-4) 0 For the director of music. A song. A psalm. 1 Shout with joy to God, all the earth! 2 Sing the glory of his name; make his praise glorious! 3 Say to God, “How awesome are your deeds! So great is your power that your enemies cringe before you. 4 All the earth bows down to you; they sing praise to you, they sing praise to your name.” B.”Our” praise (5-12) 1) To the one who does great things through us (5-9) 5 Come and see what God has done, how…