❖ Video ❖ Audio God’s Enemy = Your Enemy? (Psalm 68, Ephesians 2:13-22) Andy Nagahara 0 For the director of music. Of David. A psalm. A song. 1 May God arise, may his enemies be scattered; may his foes flee before him. 2 As smoke is blown away by the wind, may you blow them away; as wax melts before the fire, may the wicked perish before God. 3 But may the righteous be glad and rejoice before God; may they be happy and joyful. A. People who turn their own enemies into God’s enemies 1. The Bible as a manger? 19 Praise be to the Lord, to God our…

❖ Video ❖ Audio It’s Only Holy Spirit, Who Can Change Our Heart (Mark 7:1-23) Mari Ikeda A. God sees our heart 1. We think we are ok if only our actions are good (1-8) 1 The Pharisees and some of the teachers of the law who had come from Jerusalem gathered around Jesus 2 and saw some of his disciples eating food with hands that were defiled, that is, unwashed. 3 (The Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they give their hands a ceremonial washing, holding to the tradition of the elders. 4 When they come from the marketplace they do not eat unless they wash. And they observe many other traditions, such…

❖ Video ❖ Audio Blessing and Praise (Psalm 67) Andy Nagahara 0 For the director of music. With stringed instruments. A psalm. A song. 1 May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face shine upon us, 2 that your ways may be known on earth, your salvation among all nations. 3 May the peoples praise you, O God; may all the peoples praise you. 4 May the nations be glad and sing for joy, for you rule the peoples justly and guide the nations of the earth. 5 May the peoples praise you, O God; may all the peoples praise you. 6 Then the land…

❖ Video ❖ Audio A New Way Is Opened In The Headwind (Mark 6:45-52 / Isaiah 43) Mari Ikeda 45 Immediately Jesus made his disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of him to Bethsaida, while he dismissed the crowd. 46 After leaving them, he went up on a mountainside to pray. 47 Later that night, the boat was in the middle of the lake, and he was alone on land. 48 He saw the disciples straining at the oars, because the wind was against them. Shortly before dawn he went out to them, walking on the lake. He was about to pass by them, 49 but when they saw him walking on the lake, they thought he…

❖ Video ❖ Audio Praise be to God! (Psalm 66) Andy Nagahara A. The purpose of praise (1-4) 0 For the director of music. A song. A psalm. 1 Shout with joy to God, all the earth! 2 Sing the glory of his name; make his praise glorious! 3 Say to God, “How awesome are your deeds! So great is your power that your enemies cringe before you. 4 All the earth bows down to you; they sing praise to you, they sing praise to your name.” B.”Our” praise (5-12) 1) To the one who does great things through us (5-9) 5 Come and see what God has done, how…

❖ Video ❖ Audio Jesus’ Compassion (Mark 6:30-44) Mari Ikeda A. We are like sheep without a shepherd (30-34) 30 The apostles gathered around Jesus and reported to him all they had done and taught. 31 Then, because so many people were coming and going that they did not even have a chance to eat, he said to them, “Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest.” 32 So they went away by themselves in a boat to a solitary place. 33 But many who saw them leaving recognized them and ran on foot from all the towns and got there ahead of them. 34 When Jesus landed and saw a large crowd, he had compassion on…

❖ 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…