Mari Ikeda ❖ Video ❖ Audio  The Importance of Praying (Mark 1:35-39)   35 Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where he prayed. 36 Simon and his companions went to look for him, 37 and when they found him, they exclaimed: “Everyone is looking for you!” 38 Jesus replied, “Let us go somewhere else―to the nearby villages―so I can preach there also. That is why I have come.” 39 So he traveled throughout Galilee, preaching in their synagogues and driving out demons. A. Praying 1. We can’t focus on praying 2. It…

Andy Nagahara ❖ Video ❖ Audio  Who are the People of God? (Psalm 46)   0 For the director of music. Of the Sons of Korah. A psalm. 1 Clap your hands, all you nations; shout to God with cries of joy. 2 How awesome is the LORD Most High, the great King over all the earth! 3 He subdued nations under us, peoples under our feet. 4 He chose our inheritance for us, the pride of Jacob, whom he loved. <Selah> 5 God has ascended amid shouts of joy, the LORD amid the sounding of trumpets. 6 Sing praises to God, sing praises; sing praises to our King,…

Mari Ikeda ❖ Video ❖ Audio  Jesus Works On Our Mind, Spirit, and Body  (Psalm 46) 1. On our mind (21-22) 21 They went to Capernaum, and when the Sabbath came, Jesus went into the synagogue and began to teach. 22 The people were amazed at his teaching, because he taught them as one who had authority, not as the teachers of the law.   2. On our spirit (23-28) 23 Just then a man in their synagogue who was possessed by an impure spirit cried out, 24 “What do you want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are—the Holy…

Andy Nagahara ❖ Video ❖ Audio  Be still, and know that I am God (Psalm 46) 1. A world in which the order God created is broken (1-7) 1 God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. 2 Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, 3 though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging. <Selah> 4 There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God, the holy place where the Most High dwells. 5 God is within her, she will not fall; God will help her…

Mari Ikeda ❖ Video ❖ Audio  Jesus Is Calling Us (Mark 1:14-20) 1. Repent and believe the good news (14-15) 14 After John was put in prison, Jesus went into Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God. 15 “The time has come,” he said. “The kingdom of God has come near. Repent and believe the good news!”   2. Come, follow me (16-20) 16 As Jesus walked beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother Andrew casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen. 17 “Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will send you out to fish for people.” 18 At once they…

Andy Nagahara ❖ Video ❖ Audio  I am Jesus’ ・・・ ! (Psalm 45) 0 For the director of music. To [the tune of] “Lilies.” Of the Sons of Korah. A <maskil.> [1] A wedding song. 1 My heart is stirred by a noble theme as I recite my verses for the king; my tongue is the pen of a skillful writer. 2 You are the most excellent of men and your lips have been anointed with grace, since God has blessed you forever. 3 Gird your sword upon your side, O mighty one; clothe yourself with splendor and majesty. 4 In your majesty ride forth victoriously in behalf of…

Mari Ikeda ❖ Video ❖ Audio   Jesus’ Decision (Mark Series #2, Mark 1:9-13) 1. His decision to get baptized (9) 9 At that time Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan.  2. God’s reaction a. Encouragement (10-11) 10 Just as Jesus was coming up out of the water, he saw heaven being torn open and the Spirit descending on him like a dove. 11 And a voice came from heaven: “You are my Son, whom I love; with you I am well pleased.” b. Sending him out to the wilderness (12-13) 12 At once the Spirit sent him out into the wilderness,…

Andy Nagahara ❖ Video ❖ Audio  Mural painting from the catacomb of Commodilla (Roma)  Late 4th century Jesus is Everyone’s God (Psalm 44) 0 For the director of music. Of the Sons of Korah. A <maskil.> [1] 1 We have heard with our ears, O God; our fathers have told us what you did in their days, in days long ago. 2 With your hand you drove out the nations and planted our fathers; you crushed the peoples and made our fathers flourish. 3 It was not by their sword that they won the land, nor did their arm bring them victory; it was your right hand, your arm,…

Mari Ikeda ❖ Video ❖ Audio  The Way Starts From A Desert Mark 1:1-8 1 The beginning of the good news about Jesus the Messiah, the Son of God, 2 as it is written in Isaiah the prophet: “I will send my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way”― 3 “a voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for him.’” 4 And so John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. 5 The whole Judean countryside and all the people of Jerusalem went out to him. Confessing their sins,…

Andy Nagahara ❖ Video ❖ Audio Put your hope in God! Psalm 42, 43 PS 42 　0 For the director of music. A <maskil> of the Sons of Korah. 1 As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, O God. 2 My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When can I go and meet with God? 3 My tears have been my food day and night, while men say to me all day long, “Where is your God?” 4 These things I remember as I pour out my soul: how I used to go with the multitude, leading the procession to the…