Mari Ikeda ❖ Video ❖ Audio  Let’s Wait For the Lord (Isaiah 8:16-18, 9:1b-7, John 8:12) 0. The Lord will come (Isaiah 8:16-17) Bind up this testimony of warning and seal up God’s instruction among my disciples. I will wait for the Lord, who is hiding his face from the descendants of Jacob. I will put my trust in him. 1. The Lord has come (Isaiah 9:6) For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. 2. Let’s wait for the Lord a.…

Andy Nagahara ❖ Video ❖ Audio  A future awaits those who seek peace (Psalm 37:23-40) A. The LORD…   1. …makes your steps firm (23-27) 23 If the LORD delights in a man’s way, he makes his steps firm; 24 though he stumble, he will not fall, for the LORD upholds him with his hand. 25 I was young and now I am old, yet I have never seen the righteous forsaken or their children begging bread. 26 They are always generous and lend freely; their children will be blessed. 27 Turn from evil and do good; then you will dwell in the land forever. .   2. …loves…

Mari Ikeda ❖ Video ❖ Audio  What Faith Do You Live By? (Psalm 37:1-22) Otto Greiner [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons A. What faith do you live by? (11) 11 See what large letters I use as I write to you with my own hand!   1. Faith in human strength? (12-13) 12 Those who want to impress people by means of the flesh are trying to compel you to be circumcised. The only reason they do this is to avoid being persecuted for the cross of Christ. 13 Not even those who are circumcised keep the law, yet they want you to be circumcised that they may boast…

Andy Nagahara ❖ Video ❖ Audio Those who hope in the LORD (Psalm 37:1-22) 0 Of David. 1 Do not fret because of evil men or be envious of those who do wrong; 2 for like the grass they will soon wither, like green plants they will soon die away. 3 Trust in the LORD and do good; dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture. 4 Delight yourself in the LORD and he will give you the desires of your heart. 5 Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him and he will do this: 6 He will make your righteousness shine like the dawn, the justice of…

Mari Ikeda ❖ Video ❖ Audio Led By The Spirit Of God (Galatians 5:16-6:10) A. The Spirit is given to us 1. The flesh resists the Spirit (16-18)  16 So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. 17 For the flesh desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are in conflict with each other, so that you are not to do whatever you want. 18 But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.   2. How to distinguish the Spirit from the flesh (19-23) 19 The…