❖ Video ❖ Audio I Can’t Help But Praise Jesus… (Psalm 65) Andy Nagahara A. …because he welcomes us into his family (0-4) For the director of music. A psalm of David. A song. Praise awaits you, O God, in Zion; to you our vows will be fulfilled. O you who hear prayer, to you all men will come. When we were overwhelmed by sins, you forgave our transgressions. Blessed are those you choose and bring near to live in your courts! We are filled with the good things of your house, of your holy temple. B. …because he is in control of the world (5-9) You answer us with…

❖ Video ❖ Audio Are You Prepared To Follow Jesus? (Mark 6:6b-30) Mari Ikeda 0. Why did Mark write in this order? 1. He entrusts us to do what we cannot do (6b-13, 30)  Then Jesus went around teaching from village to village. 7 Calling the Twelve to him, he began to send them out two by two and gave them authority over impure spirits. 8 These were his instructions: “Take nothing for the journey except a staff—no bread, no bag, no money in your belts. 9 Wear sandals but not an extra shirt.10 Whenever you enter a house, stay there until you leave that town. 11 And if any…

❖ Video ❖ Audio The Jesus Who Asks, “What Happened?” (Luke 24:13-31) Andy Nagahara A. Not recognizing Jesus 1) The Jesus who appeared as a third party (13-15) Now that same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem. They were talking with each other about everything that had happened. As they talked and discussed these things with each other, Jesus himself came up and walked along with them; 2) The Jesus who asked for an explanation (16-18) but they were kept from recognizing him. He asked them, “What are you discussing together as you walk along?” They stood still, their faces…

❖ Video ❖ Audio Let Us Encounter With Suffering Jesus (Mark 15:25-39, Psalm 22) Mari Ikeda A. Suffering and despaired God 1) We expect God to be strong, but He revealed Himself to us in a weak and miserable state (25-32) 25 It was nine in the morning when they crucified him. 26 The written notice of the charge against him read: the king of the jews. 27 They crucified two rebels with him, one on his right and one on his left. [28] 29 Those who passed by hurled insults at him, shaking their heads and saying, “So! You who are going to destroy the temple and build it…

❖ Video ❖ Audio The Upright in Heart (Psalm 64) Andy Nagahara A. Let us desire three things (0-2) 0 For the director of music. A psalm of David. 1 Hear me, O God, as I voice my complaint; protect my life from the threat of the enemy. 2 Hide me from the conspiracy of the wicked, from that noisy crowd of evildoers. B. The danger we’re facing (3-6) 3 They sharpen their tongues like swords and aim their words like deadly arrows. 4 They shoot from ambush at the innocent man; they shoot at him suddenly, without fear. 5 They encourage each other in evil plans, they talk about…

❖ Video ❖ Audio It is not God who cannot help us, but it is we who don’t seek His help (Mark 6:1-6) Mari Ikeda A. A misbelief that Jesus cannot be God (1-3) 1 Jesus left there and went to his hometown, accompanied by his disciples. 2 When the Sabbath came, he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard him were amazed. “Where did this man get these things?” they asked. “What’s this wisdom that has been given him? What are these remarkable miracles he is performing? 3 Isn’t this the carpenter? Isn’t this Mary’s son and the brother of James, Joseph, Judas and Simon? Aren’t…

❖ Video ❖ Audio Recognizing Your Soul’s Thirst (Psalm 63) Andy Nagahara A. Unless you are thirsty, you won’t receive the water you need (0-3) 0 A psalm of David. When he was in the Desert of Judah. 1 O God, you are my God, earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you, my body longs for you, in a dry and weary land where there is no water. 2 I have seen you in the sanctuary and beheld your power and your glory. 3 Because your love is better than life, my lips will glorify you. （John 4:12-14) Are you greater than our father Jacob, who gave us…

❖ Video ❖ Audio Just Believe! (Mark 5:21-43) Mari Ikeda A. Desperation 1) Jairus’ desperation (21-24) 21 When Jesus had again crossed over by boat to the other side of the lake, a large crowd gathered around him while he was by the lake. 22 Then one of the synagogue leaders, named Jairus, came, and when he saw Jesus, he fell at his feet. 23 He pleaded earnestly with him, “My little daughter is dying. Please come and put your hands on her so that she will be healed and live.” 24 So Jesus went with him. A large crowd followed and pressed around him. . 2) A woman’s desperation…

❖ Video ❖ Audio Let’s Encourage Each Other Saying, “Trust in the Lord!” (Psalm 62) Andy Nagahara 1 For the director of music. For Jeduthun. A psalm of David. A. The truth obscured by circumstances (1-8) 1) Our faith and our circumstances (1-4) 1 My soul finds rest in God alone; my salvation comes from him. 2 He alone is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will never be shaken. 3 How long will you assault a man? Would all of you throw him down– this leaning wall, this tottering fence? 4 They fully intend to topple him from his lofty place; they take delight in…

❖ Video ❖ Audio Jesus Set Us Free and Send Us Out (Mark 5:1-20) Mari Ikeda 0. “The region of the Gerasenes” (1) 1 They went across the lake to the region of the Gerasenes. 1. Demons and Jesus (2-13) 2 When Jesus got out of the boat, a man with an impure spirit came from the tombs to meet him. 3 This man lived in the tombs, and no one could bind him anymore, not even with a chain. 4 For he had often been chained hand and foot, but he tore the chains apart and broke the irons on his feet. No one was strong enough to subdue…