Message

A Free Interpretation of the Bible by the Spirit and Christ

Mari Ikeda ❖ Video ❖ Audio A Free Interpretation of the Bible by the Spirit and Christ (Galatians 3:1-14, Genesis 15:1-6)    A. The experience of the Holy Spirit 1. We did not believe by our own strength (1-5) 1 You foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you? Before your very eyes Jesus Christ was clearly portrayed as crucified. 2 I would like to learn just one thing from you: Did you receive the Spirit by the works of the law, or by believing what you heard? 3 Are you so foolish? After beginning by means of the Spirit, are you now trying to finish by means of the flesh? 4…

Committing our spirit into God’s hands

Andy Nagahara ❖ Video ❖ Audio Committing our spirit into God’s hands (Psalm 30)    a) Our heartfelt hope to the Lord (0-5) 0 For the director of music. A psalm of David. 1 In you, O LORD, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame; deliver me in your righteousness. 2 Turn your ear to me, come quickly to my rescue; be my rock of refuge, a strong fortress to save me. 3 Since you are my rock and my fortress, for the sake of your name lead and guide me. 4 Free me from the trap that is set for me, for you are my refuge. 5 Into your hands…

7/30/2017 Who Is Sinful?

Mari Ikeda Video  (YouTube)   http://yourchurch.jp/archive/resources/messagemp3/2017/message170730.mp3 Audio  Who Is Sinful?  (Galatians 2:11-21)   1. A failure story (11-14) 11 When Cephas came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face, because he stood condemned. 12 For before certain men came from James, he used to eat with the Gentiles. But when they arrived, he began to draw back and separate himself from the Gentiles because he was afraid of those who belonged to the circumcision group. 13 The other Jews joined him in his hypocrisy, so that by their hypocrisy even Barnabas was led astray. 14 When I saw that they were not acting in line with the truth of the…

7/23/2017 Rejoicing comes in the morning

Andy Nagahara Video (YouTube)   http://yourchurch.jp/archive/resources/messagemp3/2017/message170723.mp3 Audio  Rejoicing comes in the morning (Psalm 30)   A. Utilizing the asset called grace  (0-11, 12a) 1. Counting God’s grace (0-3, 11, 12a) 0 A psalm. A song. For the dedication of the temple. Of David.  1 I will exalt you, O LORD, for you lifted me out of the depths and did not let my enemies gloat over me.  2 O LORD my God, I called to you for help and you healed me.  3 O LORD, you brought me up from the grave ; you spared me from going down into the pit.  11 You turned my wailing into dancing; you removed…

7/16/2017 Is that persistence important, or for nothing?

Mari Ikeda Video (YouTube)      http://yourchurch.jp/archive/resources/messagemp3/2017/message170716.mp3 Audio  Is that persistence important, or for nothing? (Galatians 1:11-24)   0. Beginning of the dispute (Acts 15:1-2) Acts 15: 1 Certain people came down from Judea to Antioch and were teaching the believers: “Unless you are circumcised, according to the custom taught by Moses, you cannot be saved.” 2 This brought Paul and Barnabas into sharp dispute and debate with them. So Paul and Barnabas were appointed, along with some other believers, to go up to Jerusalem to see the apostles and elders about this question. 1. What Paul persisted: No circumcision for the Gentiles (1-5) 1 Then after fourteen years, I…

7/9/2017 Listening to the voice of the LORD

Andy Nagahara Video (YouTube)      http://yourchurch.jp/archive/resources/messagemp3/2017/message170709.mp3 Audio  Listening to the voice of the LORD (Psalm 29)   A. Ascribing glory to the LORD (1-2) A psalm of David. Ascribe to the LORD, O mighty ones, ascribe to the LORD glory and strength. Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name; worship the LORD in the splendor of his holiness.  1) Understanding the Lord correctly 2) Understanding oneself correctly B. Listening to the voice of the LORD 1) God has ruled all from the beginning to the present (3) The voice of the LORD is over the waters; the God of glory thunders, the LORD thunders over the mighty waters.  2) The…

7/2/2017 Faith in Jesus, by Jesus, for Jesus

Mari Ikeda Video (YouTube)      http://yourchurch.jp/archive/resources/messagemp3/2017/message170702.mp3 Audio  Faith in Jesus, by Jesus, for Jesus (Galatians 1:11-24)   A. By Jesus 1. None of us met Jesus by our own strength (11-14, Philippians 3:5-7) Philippians 3:4b-7 If someone else thinks they have reasons to put confidence in the flesh, I have more: 5 circumcised on the eighth day, of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews; in regard to the law, a Pharisee; 6 as for zeal, persecuting the church; as for righteousness based on the law, faultless.7 But whatever were gains to me I now consider loss for the sake of Christ. Philippians…

6/25/2017 False gospel and Christ’s Gospel

Mari Ikeda Video (YouTube)       http://yourchurch.jp/archive/resources/messagemp3/2017/message170625.mp3 Audio  False gospel and Christ’s Gospel (Galatians 1:6-10)   6 I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting the one who called you to live in the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel― 7 which is really no gospel at all. Evidently some people are throwing you into confusion and are trying to pervert the gospel of Christ. 8 But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel other than the one we preached to you, let them be under God’s curse! 9 As we have already said, so now I say again: If…

6/18/2017 The Righteous Anger

Mari Ikeda Video (YouTube)    http://yourchurch.jp/archive/resources/messagemp3/2017/message170618.mp3 Audio  The Righteous Anger (Galatians 1:1-5)   1 Paul, an apostle -sent not from men nor by a man, but by Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised him from the dead- 2 and all the brothers and sisters with me, To the churches in Galatia: 3 Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ, 4 who gave himself for our sins to rescue us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father, 5 to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen. A. In order to save churches from crisis 1.…

6/11/2017 David’s Recipe for Worship

Andy Nagahara Video (Youtube)   http://yourchurch.jp/archive/resources/messagemp3/2017/message170611.mp3 Audio  David’s Recipe for Worship (Psalm 28)   To you I call, O LORD my Rock; do not turn a deaf ear to me. For if you remain silent, I will be like those who have gone down to the pit. Hear my cry for mercy as I call to you for help, as I lift up my hands toward your Most Holy Place.  Do not drag me away with the wicked, with those who do evil, who speak cordially with their neighbors but harbor malice in their hearts. Repay them for their deeds and for their evil work; repay them for what their hands have…