Mari Ikeda ❖ Video ❖ Audio The Freedom To Live To Love (Galatians 5:2-15,  1Corinthians 9:19-23)   A. Our relationship with God is only through Jesus 1. It’s not by our works (2-4) 2 Mark my words! I, Paul, tell you that if you let yourselves be circumcised, Christ will be of no value to you at all. 3 Again I declare to every man who lets himself be circumcised that he is obligated to obey the whole law. 4 You who are trying to be justified by the law have been alienated from Christ; you have fallen away from grace.   2. It’s not through someone else either (7-10,12) …

Mari Ikeda ❖ Video ❖ Audio  Are You A Slave or A Free Person? (Galatians 4:21-5:1)   A. What deprives us of freedom 1. The Law (Tradition) (21-25) 21 Tell me, you who want to be under the law, are you not aware of what the law says? 22 For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by the slave woman and the other by the free woman. 23 His son by the slave woman was born according to the flesh, but his son by the free woman was born as the result of a divine promise.24 These things are being taken figuratively: The women represent two covenants. One…

Andy Nagahara ❖ Video ❖ Audio  I am your salvation! (Psalm 35, Matthew 5:43-48, Romans 6:6-10, Ephesians 2:14-16)      A. The Lord knows our limitations 1. We ask the Lord for help to defeat enemies (1-3) (0-3 Introduction) Of David. Contend, O LORD, with those who contend with me; fight against those who fight against me. Take up shield and buckler; arise and come to my aid. Brandish spear and javelin against those who pursue me. Say to my soul, “I am your salvation.”  2. We are tempted to curse enemies (4-8) (4-8 The curse against the enemies) May those who seek my life be disgraced and put to shame; may those…

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…