❖ Video ❖ Audio Hear, O My People! 　 (Psalm 81) Andy Nagahara A. The decree of the LORD 1. Celebrate the life of God and his people (0-5a) 0 For the director of music. According to <gittith.> Of Asaph.1 Sing for joy to God our strength; shout aloud to the God of Jacob!2 Begin the music, strike the tambourine, play the melodious harp and lyre.3 Sound the ram’s horn at the New Moon, and when the moon is full, on the day of our Feast;4 this is a decree for Israel, an ordinance of the God of Jacob.5 He established it as a statute for Joseph when he went out…

❖ Video ❖ Audio Let Us Become the Body of Christ Through the Holy Spirit　 Pentecost Sunday (Acts 2:1-6, 43-47; John 6:53-57, 63; John 14:15-26, 13:34-35; 1 Corinthians 12:12-27) Mari Ikeda A. The church came into existence through the Holy Spirit (Acts 2:1-6, 43-47) 1 When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. 2 Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. 3 They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. 4 All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the…

❖ Video ❖ Audio Do We Trust God With All Our Strength?　 (Mark 12:38-44) Mari Ikeda A.  Respected by other people, but rebuked by God (38-40) 38 As he taught, Jesus said, “Watch out for the teachers of the law. They like to walk around in flowing robes and be greeted with respect in the marketplaces, 39 and have the most important seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets. 40 They devour widows’ houses and for a show make lengthy prayers. These men will be punished most severely.” B.  Scorned by other people, but pleasing God (41-44) 41 Jesus sat down opposite the place where the offerings were put and watched the crowd putting…

❖ Video ❖ Audio Restore Us!　 (Psalm 80) Andy Nagahara 0 For the director of music. To {the tune of} “The Lilies of the Covenant.” Of Asaph. A psalm. 1 Hear us, O Shepherd of Israel, you who lead Joseph like a flock; you who sit enthroned between the cherubim, shine forth 2 before Ephraim, Benjamin and Manasseh. Awaken your might; come and save us. 3 Restore us, O God; make your face shine upon us, that we may be saved. 4 O LORD God Almighty, how long will your anger smolder against the prayers of your people? 5 You have fed them with the bread of tears; you have made them drink tears by…

❖ Video ❖ Audio The Trouble With Putting Our HopeIn Powerful Politicians　 (Mark 12:35-37) Mari Ikeda 35 While Jesus was teaching in the temple courts, he asked, “Why do the teachers of the law say that the Messiah is the son of David? 36 David himself, speaking by the Holy Spirit, declared: “‘The Lord said to my Lord: “Sit at my right hand until I put your enemies under your feet.”’ 37 David himself calls him ‘Lord.’ How then can he be his son?” The large crowd listened to him with delight. A.  We have a tendency to long for powerful politicians who will protect our interests B.  A leader who became a servant to all 1. The…

❖ Video ❖ Audio The Greatest Thing(s) (Mark 12:28-34) Mari Ikeda A.  The limitation of knowledge (32-34) 32 “Well said, teacher,” the man replied. “You are right in saying that God is one and there is no other but him. 33 To love him with all your heart, with all your understanding and with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself is more important than all burnt offerings and sacrifices.” 34 When Jesus saw that he had answered wisely, he said to him, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.” And from then on no one dared ask him any more questions. B.  What only Jesus could teach 1. Love for…

❖ Video ❖ Audio Getting Back at Our True Enemy “Seven Times” (Psalm 79) Andy Nagahara A.  Everyone is suffering (1-7) A psalm of Asaph. O God, the nations have invaded your inheritance; they have defiled your holy temple, they have reduced Jerusalem to rubble. They have given the dead bodies of your servants as food to the birds of the air, the flesh of your saints to the beasts of the earth. They have poured out blood like water all around Jerusalem, and there is no one to bury the dead. We are objects of reproach to our neighbors, of scorn and derision to those around us. (1-4) B.…

❖ Video ❖ Audio To Die, To Rise Again, To Live (Mark 12:18-27) Mari Ikeda A.  The resurrected body (18-25, I Corinthians 15) 18 Then the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to him with a question. 19 “Teacher,” they said, “Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies and leaves a wife but no children, the man must marry the widow and raise up offspring for his brother. 20 Now there were seven brothers. The first one married and died without leaving any children. 21 The second one married the widow, but he also died, leaving no child. It was the same with the third.…

❖ Video ❖ Audio “Peace Be With You” x2 The Message for Easter Sunday (John 20:19-23) Mari Ikeda A.  Peace between us and Jesus 1. Peace in the midst of fear (19) On the evening of that first day of the week, when the disciples were together, with the doors locked for fear of the Jewish leaders, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you!”    2. The one who conquered death (20a) After he said this, he showed them his hands and side.  3. The one who offers love and forgiveness of sins (20b) The disciples were overjoyed when they saw the Lord.  B.  Peace between us and other people…

❖ Video ❖ Audio Passover 2020 Isaiah 53:4-12 Andy Nagahara A.  The road to the cross 1. Jesus who bears our sickness (4) 4 Surely he took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows, yet we considered him stricken by God, smitten by him, and afflicted.   2. Jesus who bears our mistakes (5) 5 But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon him, and by his wounds we are healed. 3. Why we make mistakes (6) 6 But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was…