Mari Ikeda ❖ Video ❖ Audio  Let’s Become Fathers and Mothers Who Keep “The Child’s Happiness” (Galatians 4:12-20, 1Corinthians 4:14-16)      A. The happiness of children 1. The blessedness of meeting Jesus and being made a child of God (12-15) 12 I plead with you, brothers and sisters, become like me, for I became like you. You did me no wrong. 13 As you know, it was because of an illness that I first preached the gospel to you, 14 and even though my illness was a trial to you, you did not treat me with contempt or scorn. Instead, you welcomed me as if I were an angel of…

Andy Nagahara ❖ Video ❖ Audio  The LORD is your only refuge (Psalm 34:11-22)   A. Let’s share what the fear of the LORD is (11-14) 11 Come, my children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the LORD.  12 Whoever of you loves life and desires to see many good days,  13 keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking lies.  14 Turn from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it.  1. It is to do good 2. It is to seek peace B. Let’s share who the LORD is (15-18) 15 The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous and…

Andy Nagahara ❖ Video ❖ Audio  Taste and see that the LORD is good! (Psalm 34:1-11)     A. ….By singing (1-4) 0 Of David. When he pretended to be insane before Abimelech, who drove him away, and he left.  1 I will extol the LORD at all times; his praise will always be on my lips.  2 My soul will boast in the LORD; let the afflicted hear and rejoice.  3 Glorify the LORD with me; let us exalt his name together. 1. Sing at all times   2. Sing together   B. ….By remembering (5-8) 4 I sought the LORD, and he answered me; he delivered me from…

Mari Ikeda ❖ Video ❖ Audio  Gap Between Ideal and Reality? (Galatians 3:26-4:11)     A. Is this the ideal God wants? (3:26-28) 26 So in Christ Jesus you are all children of God through faith, 27 for all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. 28 There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.   Just as a body, though one, has many parts, but all its many parts form one body, so it is with Christ. For we were all baptized by one Spirit so as to form…

Andy Nagahara ❖ Video ❖ Audio  Waiting for the Lord with rejoicing and trusting (Psalm 33)   1. Sing joyfully to the LORD! (1-3) Sing joyfully to the LORD, you righteous; it is fitting for the upright to praise him. Praise the LORD with the harp; make music to him on the ten-stringed lyre. Sing to him a new song; play skillfully, and shout for joy.   2. The LORD… a. As the Creator of all (4-7) For the word of the LORD is right and true; he is faithful in all he does.  The LORD loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of his unfailing love.  By the word of the…