❖ Video ❖ Audio (Message) Living Everyday with Jesus (Matthew 28:8-10, John 21:20-23) Andy Nagahara It’s Easter morning. People say “Happy Easter” to each other, but what’s so auspicious/festive  about it? That is because the events of Easter are the evidence that Jesus, who was crucified, has been resurrected and is now your companion for life. Do you realize that Jesus is walking with you through your life? This morning I would like to share two things with you to help you realize that you are walking with Jesus. Let’s start by reading Matthew 28:8-10. 1. Jesus said, “I will see you in Galilee.” (Matthew 28:8-10) 8 So the women…

❖ Video ❖ Audio (Message) Who is Your King? Palm Sunday (John12:12-19,19:14-18) Mari Ikeda Today is Palm Sunday, the Sunday one week before Easter. The reason why it is called Palm Sunday can be found in today’s passage. Let’s read it. It is from the Gospel of John 12:12-19. 12 The next day the great crowd that had come for the festival heard that Jesus was on his way to Jerusalem. 13 They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting, “Hosanna!” “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Blessed is the king of Israel!” 14 Jesus found a young donkey and sat on…

❖ Video ❖ Audio (Message) To protect yourself from temptation (Proverbs 2:10-22) Andy Nagahara Let’s read Proverbs again today. Today’s text teaches us about the temptations that can derail our path to a good life. Even if we give in to temptation, in most cases we can change our mind and start over. But recovery can require great sacrifices. There are many people who meet Jesus when they are young and begin to walk with him, but eventually turn their backs on him and spend most of their lives without following him. Some have been able to return to Jesus in later years. However, they still regret that they spent…

❖ Video ❖ Audio (Message) How Much Do We Love Jesus? John 12:1-8 (Fourth Sunday of Lent ) Mari Ikeda Today, if reading in order, would be the time for the “Theology of Disability and Interdependence” series, but with Easter coming up, I decided to continue with the series on the Gospel of John. I did so because if we read the passages in order, we would read the Palm Sunday passage just in time for Palm Sunday. For those of you who have been looking forward to the disability series, please wait for next month. The title of today’s message is the question, “How much do we love Jesus?”…

❖ Video ❖ Audio (Message) Vintage Wine and Pots of Meat (Luke 5:37-39, 9:57-62, Exodus 16:1-3) Andy Nagahara A month ago I talked about what kind of church Your Church is, and today I’m going to continue with that. I’m sorry to anyone who saw today’s title and photo and expected an interesting story. I apologize in advance, but what I talk to you today is going to be an unpleasant, like astringent wine or tough meat. 1. New Wineskins (Luke 5:37-39) Now, let’s read the Gospel of Luke 5:37-39. And no one pours new wine into old wineskins. If he does, the new wine will burst the skins, the…

❖ Video ❖ Audio (Message) Righteousness・Justice・Fairness (Proverbs 2:1-9) Andy Nagahara Today we begin chapter 2 of our series on reading Proverbs. Here again the exhortation comes in the form of a father speaking to his son. What will God teach us today? Let’s listen with anticipation. Let’s read up to verse 5. 1. Seeking God’s will as if seeking hidden treasure (1-5) 1 My son, if you accept my words and store up my commands within you, 2 turning your ear to wisdom and applying your heart to understanding, 3 and if you call out for insight and cry aloud for understanding, 4 and if you look for it as…

❖ Video ❖ Audio (Message) Why Jesus Had to Die (First Sunday of Lent) Mari Ikeda Today is the first Sunday of Lent. Lent is the 40-day period leading up to Easter, the celebration of Jesus’ resurrection. This year, Lent runs from March 5 to April 17, with Easter on April 20. During this time, as is the tradition of the Church, we are especially encouraged to spend time reflecting on the suffering of Jesus. Today we will continue to read the Gospel of John, and I think it is an appropriate passage to begin Lent. I hope that through today’s passage we can reflect on what Jesus suffered for…

❖ Video ❖ Audio (Message) There Is No One Who Is Unclean Series “Theology of Interdependence and Disability” Part 7 (Mark 1:40-45) Mari Ikeda Today is the seventh in our monthly series, an attempt to re-read the Bible from the perspective of a person with a disability, based on the book by Kathy Black. Today we will read Mark 1:40-45. Since this is a short passage, I would like to begin reading it as a whole quickly. 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…

❖ Video ❖ Audio (Message) This is not a church! (Matthew 10:1, 5-8, Mark 6:30,31, Luke 10:38-42) Andy Nagahara I am very happy to say that we have had an increase in the number of people who are new to Your Church or have not been here for a long time and have joined us again in worship together, so this morning I would like to talk about how we value the way we are as a church. Of course, we would also like those of you who have been here a long time to take this opportunity to double-check, so please listen carefully. A. Worship service and Mini-church 1. Where…

❖ Video ❖ Audio (Message) If you listen to wisdom (Proverbs 1:20-33) Andy Nagahara Today, in the third time of our Proverbs series, we will read from verse 20 of chapter 1 onward. This part is not written in the form of a father admonishing his son as in the previous passage, but rather as “wisdom” speaking to him.The Japanese Bible does not make it clear what the personified “Wisdom” who speaks is, but the English Bible, the NIV, tells us that she is a woman.As we continue reading Proverbs, we come across another personified woman in chapter 9. This woman also speaks to people just like “Wisdom,” but her…