Mari Ikeda ❖ Video ❖ Audio  What About Jesus Makes Him So Wonderful? (Mark 1:40-45) 40 A man with leprosy came to him and begged him on his knees, “If you are willing, you can make me clean.” 41 Jesus was indignant. He reached out his hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” he said. “Be clean!” 42 Immediately the leprosy left him and he was cleansed. 43 Jesus sent him away at once with a strong warning: 44 “See that you don’t tell this to anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and offer the sacrifices that Moses commanded for your cleansing, as a testimony to…

Andy Nagahara ❖ Video ❖ Audio  What is the Church? (Psalm 48, Matthew 16:15-19)   1. First… (0) 0 A song. A psalm of the Sons of Korah.   2. How does God reveal himself today (1-3, Matt 16:13-19) 1 Great is the LORD, and most worthy of praise, in the city of our God, his holy mountain. 2 It is beautiful in its loftiness, the joy of the whole earth. Like the utmost heights of Zaphon [1] is Mount Zion, the [2] city of the Great King. 3 God is in her citadels; he has shown himself to be her fortress. (Matthew 16:13-19) 13 When Jesus came to…

Mari Ikeda ❖ Video ❖ Audio  The Importance of Praying (Mark 1:35-39)   35 Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where he prayed. 36 Simon and his companions went to look for him, 37 and when they found him, they exclaimed: “Everyone is looking for you!” 38 Jesus replied, “Let us go somewhere else―to the nearby villages―so I can preach there also. That is why I have come.” 39 So he traveled throughout Galilee, preaching in their synagogues and driving out demons. A. Praying 1. We can’t focus on praying 2. It…

Andy Nagahara ❖ Video ❖ Audio  Who are the People of God? (Psalm 46)   0 For the director of music. Of the Sons of Korah. A psalm. 1 Clap your hands, all you nations; shout to God with cries of joy. 2 How awesome is the LORD Most High, the great King over all the earth! 3 He subdued nations under us, peoples under our feet. 4 He chose our inheritance for us, the pride of Jacob, whom he loved. <Selah> 5 God has ascended amid shouts of joy, the LORD amid the sounding of trumpets. 6 Sing praises to God, sing praises; sing praises to our King,…

Mari Ikeda ❖ Video ❖ Audio  Jesus Works On Our Mind, Spirit, and Body  (Psalm 46) 1. On our mind (21-22) 21 They went to Capernaum, and when the Sabbath came, Jesus went into the synagogue and began to teach. 22 The people were amazed at his teaching, because he taught them as one who had authority, not as the teachers of the law.   2. On our spirit (23-28) 23 Just then a man in their synagogue who was possessed by an impure spirit cried out, 24 “What do you want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are—the Holy…