❖ Video ❖ Audio (Message) Jesus’ Desire (John8:48-59) Marri Ikeda      Today we return to our series on the Gospel of John and read the last part of chapter 8. The discussion between Jesus and the Jewish leaders comes to a climax and an end here. What is striking in today’s passage is the way Jesus does not give up on those who refuse to believe in Him, but continues to speak to them. I believe that Jesus did this because he had a desire for all of us. From today’s passage, we can see that Jesus’ desire can be expressed in three ways. Let’s read verses 48-51 first.…

❖ Video ❖ Audio (Message) What we must do to pave the way for the future (Psalm 143) Andy Nagahara Today’s text is Psalm 143. It contains the secrets that will enable us to move forward into the future with hope, no matter what situation we find ourselves in. Let’s read with anticipation. 1. There is no one righteous (0-4) 0 A psalm of David.1 O LORD, hear my prayer, listen to my cry for mercy; in your faithfulness and righteousness come to my relief.2 Do not bring your servant into judgment, for no one living is righteous before you.3 The enemy pursues me, he crushes me to the ground;…

❖ Video ❖ Audio (Message) Racism and Church (Matthew 25:31-46 and others) Mari Ikeda      Today I would like to speak specially on the subject of “Racism and Church”. I will tell you later why I decided to do so. First, I would like to begin by reading the words of Jesus in the Gospel of Matthew. Matthew 25:31-46. 31 “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his glorious throne. 32 All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.…

❖ Video ❖ Audio (Message) Jesus Healing the Blind Man and Our Society that Continues to Discriminate (Part I) Series “Theology of Interdependence and Disability,” Part 2 (John 9:1-23) Mari Ikeda      Last month we began a series on Kathy Black’s book, and today is the second in the series. In the first part, we read the first five verses of John 9 and talked about what Kathy Black calls “the theology of interdependence.” Today we will read the entire chapter 9, which is a continuation of that series, but since it is long, I decided to split it into two parts, one for today and the other for…

❖ Video ❖ Audio (Message) Lift up your voice to the LORD for mercy (Psalm 142) Andy Nagahara Today’s text is Psalm 142. It is a psalm written by the psalmist imagining David’s prayer about the events that occurred before he became king of Israel. Let’s read the whole thing first. 0 A of David. When he was in the cave. A prayer.1 I cry aloud to the LORD; I lift up my voice to the LORD for mercy.2 I pour out my complaint before him; before him I tell my trouble.3 When my spirit grows faint within me, it is you who know my way. In the path where…