❖ Video ❖ Audio (Message) Jesus Who Leads Us From Darkness to Light (John 3:1-15) Mari Ikeda As I took a week off last month, it’s been a while since I spoke from John’s Gospel last time, but I’d like to go back to it today. The passage today is John 3:1-15. Let’s start reading, v.1-3 first. A. Nicodemus, who came under the cover of darkness (1-3) 1 Now there was a Pharisee, a man named Nicodemus who was a member of the Jewish ruling council. 2 He came to Jesus at night and said, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God. For no…

❖ Video ❖ Audio (Message) 3rd Floor: Floor: Serving the world as Jesus’ hands and feet yourchurch is a three-story house (3/3) (I Corinthians 12:12-17, John 21:15,16, 10:11-16, Matthew 5:13-16) Andy Nagahara In the series, I’ve talked about yourchurch by comparing it to a three-story house. For the final part of the series I am going to talk about the third floor. So far I have talked about the past and the present, but today I would like to share about the future from the present. It is about yourchurch as people who love God and love one another, and how we love the world and its people. A. You…

❖ Video ❖ Audio (Message) First floor: Worship yourchurch is a three-story house (2/3) (Acts 2:44-47, Ephesians  2:21,22, John 13:34,35, Matthew18:18-20) Andy Nagahara Last Sunday, I compared yourchurch to a three-story house, and talked about the first floor that is “worship,” and the first person to be called “You” in yourchurch is God. Today I would like to talk about the second floor. “You” on the 2nd floor is all the people gathered here “other than yourself” A. Shall we dance? 1. The Beginning of your-church (Acts 2:44-47)  In the summer of 1993, my wife and I were trying to escape from Japan! I will tell you the long story…

❖ Video ❖ Audio (Message) First floor: Worship yourchurch is a three-story house (1/3) (Romans 12:1, Luke 10:38-42) Andy Nagahara This year marks the 30th anniversary of yourchurch. While many things have changed on the surface, the core values we have about our church have not changed at all. That is reflected in yourchurch Covenant. It is also reflected in the form of worship services and activities.Ten years ago, during our 20th anniversary, several leaders spoke at the service about the core values ​​of yourchurch. As I know many of you were not around 10 years ago, so I’m going to talk about the core values of yourchurch for the…

❖ Video ❖ Audio (Message) We Fail To See Jesus, Who Is With Us Luke 24:13-35 Mari Ikeda As you know, Easter Sunday is the day to remember and celebrate the resurrection of Jesus, but how real do you feel that Jesus is resurrected and lives with us? Do you truly believe and rejoice for Jesus being close to you, guiding your life and walking with you? I’m asking you and myself. I sometimes lose faith and doubt. However, reading the text today, I can be sure that it is my problem if I don’t see him, because he is indeed always just in front of us. The text today…

❖ Video ❖ Audio (Message) Invitation to the Last Supper Mark 14:22-25, John 13:3-8, 12-15 (Matthew 26:26-30, Luke 22:14-20, 1Corinthians 11:23-26) Andy Nagahara Today is Palm Sunday, the first day of Passion Week. Though I often talk about how I spend this week each year, today I am going to talk about what happened the day before Jesus was crucified. If you would like to read each event of the week in the Bible in order and daily, please visit the YourChurch’s website and check the 2021 Palm Sunday message. Today’s episode is the famous painting “The Last Supper” by Leonardo da Vinci.In fact, everyone who was not alive at…

❖ Video ❖ Audio (Message) Jesus’ Sorrow and Anger John 2:13-25 Mari Ikeda Today we continue to read John’s Gospel. Today’s passage is the second half of chapter 2. I’d like to divide it into three parts, but the main part is the first two parts, as the last part, which is v.23-25, is like a side note. Let’s start with reading the first half, v.13-17. A. Jesus’ anger (13-17) 13 When it was almost time for the Jewish Passover, Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 14 In the temple courts he found people selling cattle, sheep and doves, and others sitting at tables exchanging money. 15 So he made a…

❖ Video ❖ Audio (Message) ס（Samekh) Double-Minded Series: Finding the Gospel in Psalm 119ーA Hymn to the Law　15/22 Psalm 119:113-120 Andy Nagahara This is the fifteenth in a series of Psalm 119, which is called a hymn to the Law. Today, we will focus on verses 113-120, in which the fifteenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet, “ס（Samekh)” is placed at the beginning of each line of the fifteenth paragraph.Let’s start reading. 1. Double-minded (113, 114) 113 I hate double-minded men,but I love your law.114 You are my refuge and my shield;I have put my hope in your word. The “double-mindedness” that appears at the beginning of this passage is the…

❖ Video ❖ Audio (Message) Water for Purification Turned to Wine Mari Ikeda Last month I used two Sundays of my turn to talk about the covenant of the members of this church, I’d like to go back to my series on John’s Gospel. Today’s reading is 2:1-12. It’s a little long, but let’s read the whole passage to start. 1 On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there, 2 and Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding. 3 When the wine was gone, Jesus’ mother said to him, “They have no more wine.” 4 “Woman, why do…

❖ Video ❖ Audio (Message) נ (Nun) A Lamp To My Feet And A Light For My Path Series: Finding the Gospel in Psalm 119ーA Hymn to the Law　14/22 Psalm 119:105-112 Andy Nagahara This is the fourteenth in a series of Psalm 119, which is called a hymn to the Law. Today, we will focus on verses 105-112, in which the fourteenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet, “נ　（Nun),” is placed at the beginning of each line of the fourteenth paragraph.Since the last time around, the atmosphere of the psalm has changed a bit. In the last part, there were no words at all like the previously familiar cries for help.…