Andy Nagahara ❖ Video ❖ Audio  O LORD, Have Mercy on Me  Psalm 41, Matthew 5:7   A. The mercy of the Lord for those who are merciful (0-3, Matthew 5:7) 0 For the director of music. A psalm of David. 1 Blessed is he who has regard for the weak; the LORD delivers him in times of trouble. 2 The LORD will protect him and preserve his life; he will bless him in the land and not surrender him to the desire of his foes. 3 The LORD will sustain him on his sickbed and restore him from his bed of illness.  Matthew 5:7 Blessed are the merciful, for they will be…

Mari Ikeda ❖ Video ❖ Audio  Rejoice Always! Philippians 4:1-9 1. Stand firm in the Lord (1-3) 1 Therefore, my brothers and sisters, you whom I love and long for, my joy and crown, stand firm in the Lord in this way, dear friends! 2 I plead with Euodia and I plead with Syntyche to be of the same mind in the Lord. 3 Yes, and I ask you, my true companion, help these women since they have contended at my side in the cause of the gospel, along with Clement and the rest of my co-workers, whose names are in the book of life.   2. Rejoice always (4-9)…

Mari Ikeda ❖ Video ❖ Audio  We Need the Help of the Holy Spirit A. The event of Pentecost 1) Jesus’ promise (Acts 1:3-5) 3 After his suffering, he presented himself to them and gave many convincing proofs that he was alive. He appeared to them over a period of forty days and spoke about the kingdom of God. 4 On one occasion, while he was eating with them, he gave them this command: “Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for the gift my Father promised, which you have heard me speak about. 5 For John baptized with water, but in a few days you will be baptized with…

Mari Ikeda ❖ Video ❖ Audio Our True Citizenship Mari Ikeda (Philippians 3:15-21) A. A “mature” view of things?  (15-16)  15 All of us, then, who are mature should take such a view of things. And if on some point you think differently, that too God will make clear to you. 16 Only let us live up to what we have already attained.   B. We are present in this world, but we don’t belong to it 1)  Many people forget Jesus’ suffering and seek one’s own pleasure (17-19) 17 Join together in following my example, brothers and sisters, and just as you have us as a model, keep your eyes…

Mari Ikeda ❖ Video ❖ Audio Just Keep Going Forward With Jesus! (Philippians 3:1-14) A. Timothy, Paul and the Philippians (1-7)  1 Further, my brothers and sisters, rejoice in the Lord! It is no trouble for me to write the same things to you again, and it is a safeguard for you. 2 Watch out for those dogs, those evildoers, those mutilators of the flesh. 3 For it is we who are the circumcision, we who serve God by his Spirit, who boast in Christ Jesus, and who put no confidence in the flesh― 4 though I myself have reasons for such confidence. If someone else thinks they have reasons to put…