❖ Video ❖ Audio Becoming a Person Whose Trust is in the Lord Psalm 91 Andy Nagahara 1. Expressing our trust in the Lord (1-8) 1 He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.2 I will say of the LORD, “He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.”3 Surely he will save you from the fowler’s snare and from the deadly pestilence.4 He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart.5 You will not fear the terror of night, nor the…

❖ Video ❖ Audio Mark Entrusted Us With Jesus’ Post-Resurrection Story Mark 15:42-16:8 Mari Ikeda A. Jesus’ death: The result of our sin (15:42-47) 15:42 It was Preparation Day (that is, the day before the Sabbath). So as evening approached, 43 Joseph of Arimathea, a prominent member of the Council, who was himself waiting for the kingdom of God, went boldly to Pilate and asked for Jesus’ body. 44 Pilate was surprised to hear that he was already dead. Summoning the centurion, he asked him if Jesus had already died. 45 When he learned from the centurion that it was so, he gave the body to Joseph. 46 So Joseph…

❖ Video ❖ Audio Make Your Worship ＊＊＊＊＊ Again! Psalm 130, Deuteronomy 4:27-29, Luke5:37-39, Matthew 18:18-20 Andy Nagahara 1. Worship with expectation (Psalm 130) Out of the depths I cry to you, O LORD; O Lord, hear my voice. Let your ears be attentive to my cry for mercy.  If you, O LORD, kept a record of sins, O Lord, who could stand? But with you there is forgiveness; therefore you are feared.  I wait for the LORD, my soul waits, and in his word I put my hope. My soul waits for the Lord more than watchmen wait for the morning, more than watchmen wait for the morning. O Israel, put your hope in the LORD, for with the…

❖ Video ❖ Audio Jesus Died in Our Place and Now We Live in His Place Mark 15:21-41 Mari Ikeda A. Jesus’ death 1. Excluded from society (21-27) 21 A certain man from Cyrene, Simon, the father of Alexander and Rufus, was passing by on his way in from the country, and they forced him to carry the cross. 22 They brought Jesus to the place called Golgotha (which means “the place of the skull”). 23 Then they offered him wine mixed with myrrh, but he did not take it. 24 And they crucified him. Dividing up his clothes, they cast lots to see what each would get. 25 It…

❖ Video ❖ Audio Lord’s Unfailing Love Psalm 60 Andy Nagahara 1. The God who transcends history (1, 2) 0 A prayer of Moses the man of God.1 Lord, you have been our dwelling place throughout all generations.2 Before the mountains were born or you brought forth the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God. 2. Our lives are but a small part of history (3-6) 3 You turn men back to dust, saying, “Return to dust, O sons of men.”4 For a thousand years in your sight are like a day that has just gone by, or like a watch in the night.5 You sweep…

❖ Video ❖ Audio Love in the Midst of Silence Mark 15:1-20 Mari Ikeda A. Jesus was handed over… 1. To the religious leaders (1) 1 Very early in the morning, the chief priests, with the elders, the teachers of the law and the whole Sanhedrin, made their plans. So they bound Jesus, led him away and handed him over to Pilate. (Mark 10:33) “We are going up to Jerusalem,” he said, “and the Son of Man will be delivered over to the chief priests and the teachers of the law. They will condemn him to death and will hand him over to the Gentiles,… 2. To Pilate (2-5) 2…

❖ Video ❖ Audio What Has Become of Our World? Psalm 88 Andy Nagahara Once you spoke in a vision, to your faithful people you said: “I have bestowed strength on a warrior; I have exalted a young man from among the people. I have found David my servant; with my sacred oil I have anointed him. My hand will sustain him; surely my arm will strengthen him. (19-21) A. The “good” world that God created 1. Human beings as God’s final creation 2. Human beings as God’s partners Once you spoke in a vision, to your faithful people you said: “I have bestowed strength on a warrior; I have…

❖ Video ❖ Audio Let’s Return Home Luke 15:11-32 (The Return of the Prodigal Son by Henri Nouwen) Mari Ikeda 1. A despair that separates us from others and from which there is no escape a. Leaving home (11-13) 11 Jesus continued: “There was a man who had two sons. 12 The younger one said to his father, ‘Father, give me my share of the estate.’ So he divided his property between them. 13 “Not long after that, the younger son got together all he had, set off for a distant country and there squandered his wealth in wild living. b. Wandering further and further away from home (13-16) 13…

❖ Video ❖ Audio And Yet, Jesus is There Psalm 88 Andy Nagahara A <maskil> of Heman the Ezrahite.1 O LORD, the God who saves me, day and night I cry out before you.2 May my prayer come before you; turn your ear to my cry. 3 For my soul is full of trouble and my life draws near the grave.4 I am counted among those who go down to the pit; I am like a man without strength.5 I am set apart with the dead, like the slain who lie in the grave, whom you remember no more, who are cut off from your care.6 You have put me…

❖ Video ❖ Audio The Temple Jesus Built Mark 14:53-65 Mari Ikeda A. Becoming our own god and rejecting the true God (53-59) 53 They took Jesus to the high priest, and all the chief priests, the elders and the teachers of the law came together. 54 Peter followed him at a distance, right into the courtyard of the high priest. There he sat with the guards and warmed himself at the fire. 55 The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were looking for evidence against Jesus so that they could put him to death, but they did not find any. 56 Many testified falsely against him, but their statements…