❖ Video ❖ Audio Who Am I in Your Life? (Psalm 74, Mark 8:27-38) Andy Nagahara 1. We look to people instead of God (1-11, Mark 8:33) 0 A <maskil> of Asaph. 1 Why have you rejected us forever, O God? Why does your anger smolder against the sheep of your pasture? 2 Remember the people you purchased of old, the tribe of your inheritance, whom you redeemed– Mount Zion, where you dwelt. 3 Turn your steps toward these everlasting ruins, all this destruction the enemy has brought on the sanctuary. 4 Your foes roared in the place where you met with us; they set up their standards as signs. 5 They behaved like men…

❖ Video ❖ Audio Something More Important Than Our Life (Mark 8:27-9:1) Mari Ikeda A. Jesus corrects our expectation (27-33) 27 Jesus and his disciples went on to the villages around Caesarea Philippi. On the way he asked them, “Who do people say I am?” 28 They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, one of the prophets.” 29 “But what about you?” he asked. “Who do you say I am?” Peter answered, “You are the Messiah.” 30 Jesus warned them not to tell anyone about him. 31 He then began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests and the teachers of the…

❖ Video ❖ Audio The Bad Sleep Well (Psalm 73) Andy Nagahara A. Can God be trusted? 1. The mistrust in our hearts toward God (1-3) A psalm of Asaph. 1 Surely God is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart. 2 But as for me, my feet had almost slipped; I had nearly lost my foothold. 3 For I envied the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked. 2. “The bad sleep well” (4-12) 4 They have no struggles; their bodies are healthy and strong. 5 They are free from the burdens common to man; they are not plagued by human ills. 6 Therefore pride is…

❖ Video ❖ Audio We Are Between Perfect and Imperfect (Mark 8:22-26, 1Corinthians 13) Mari Ikeda A. Imperfect healing? 22 They came to Bethsaida, and some people brought a blind man and begged Jesus to touch him. 23 He took the blind man by the hand and led him outside the village. When he had spit on the man’s eyes and put his hands on him, Jesus asked, “Do you see anything?” 24 He looked up and said, “I see people; they look like trees walking around.” 25 Once more Jesus put his hands on the man’s eyes. Then his eyes were opened, his sight was restored, and he saw everything clearly. 26 Jesus sent him home, saying, “Don’t even go into the…

❖ Video ❖ Audio Beyond the Limitations of King Solomon (Psalm 72) Andy Nagahara A. Even great kings have limitations 1. The king’s conscience (1-7, 12-14) 0 Of Solomon. 1 Endow the king with your justice, O God, the royal son with your righteousness. 2 He will judge your people in righteousness, your afflicted ones with justice. 3 The mountains will bring prosperity to the people, the hills the fruit of righteousness. 4 He will defend the afflicted among the people and save the children of the needy; he will crush the oppressor. 5 He will endure as long as the sun, as long as the moon, through all generations.…

❖ Video ❖ Audio Bad Yeast (Mark 8:11-21) Mari Ikeda A. We make ourselves our god (11-13) 11 The Pharisees came and began to question Jesus. To test him, they asked him for a sign from heaven. 12 He sighed deeply and said, “Why does this generation ask for a sign? Truly I tell you, no sign will be given to it.” 13 Then he left them, got back into the boat and crossed to the other side. B. We don’t understand that Jesus is God (14-21) 14 The disciples had forgotten to bring bread, except for one loaf they had with them in the boat. 15 “Be careful,” Jesus…

❖ Video ❖ Audio I Will … (Psalm 71) Andy Nagahara   1 In you, O LORD, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame. 2 Rescue me and deliver me in your righteousness; turn your ear to me and save me. 3 Be my rock of refuge, to which I can always go; give the command to save me, for you are my rock and my fortress. 4 Deliver me, O my God, from the hand of the wicked, from the grasp of evil and cruel men.  5 For you have been my hope, O Sovereign LORD, my confidence since my youth. 6 From birth I have relied on you; you…

❖ Video ❖ Audio “I Have Compassion For Them” (Mark 8:1-9) Mari Ikeda   1 During those days another large crowd gathered. Since they had nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples to him and said, 2 “I have compassion for these people; they have already been with me three days and have nothing to eat. 3 If I send them home hungry, they will collapse on the way, because some of them have come a long distance.” 4 His disciples answered, “But where in this remote place can anyone get enough bread to feed them?” 5 “How many loaves do you have?” Jesus asked. “Seven,” they replied. 6 He…

❖ Video ❖ Audio Hasten, O God! (Psalm 70) Andy Nagahara   1 For the director of music. Of David. A petition. 2 Hasten, O God, to save me; O LORD, come quickly to help me. 3 May those who seek my life be put to shame and confusion; may all who desire my ruin be turned back in disgrace. 4 May those who say to me, “Aha! Aha!” turn back because of their shame. 5 But may all who seek you rejoice and be glad in you; may those who love your salvation always say, “Let God be exalted!” 6 Yet I am poor and needy; come quickly to…

❖ Video ❖ Audio Jesus Turns Sorrow Into Joy (Mark 7:31-37, Isaiah 35:5-10) Mari Ikeda   31 Then Jesus left the vicinity of Tyre and went through Sidon, down to the Sea of Galilee and into the region of the Decapolis. 32 There some people brought to him a man who was deaf and could hardly talk, and they begged Jesus to place his hand on him. 33 After he took him aside, away from the crowd, Jesus put his fingers into the man’s ears. Then he spit and touched the man’s tongue. 34 He looked up to heaven and with a deep sigh said to him, “Ephphatha!” (which means…