(Voice messages will be posted after 1st worship.) This is the 12th message from the book of Isaiah. In my previous message, I spoke from Isaiah 53:5, “By his wounds we are healed.” In chapter 53, Isaiah prophesies about the work of redemption accomplished by Jesus on the cross. He expresses pain and suffering that Jesus experiences so vividly. Just like these prophesies in chapter 53, Jesus completed the work of redemption, dying on the cross on our behalf. He set us free from our sins. Christ had an absolute victory over Satan. We were saved through the suffering of Christ on the cross. And by the work of each
“and by his wounds, we are healed” (Isaiah 53:5d)
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「Turn to me and be saved,」(Isaiah 45:22)
↓Audio link to the sermon:(1st worship recording) (If you can’t listen on your iPhone, please update your iOS) This is the 10th message from the Old Testament book of Isaiah. Last time, we learned from Isaiah 43:4,「(Since) you are precious and honored in my sight, and (because) I love you,…」Salvation is not given by our good deeds. It was God’s will and His work of grace that brought us salvation. Since it is written the will of God in Isaiah 43:25,「“I, even I, am he who blots out your transgressions, for my own sake, and remembers your sins no more.」God sees each of us as precious being, and salvation
Luke 18:9-14_The Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector_Pastor Kitazawa
↓Audio link to the sermon:(1st worship recording) (If you can’t listen on your iPhone, please update your iOS) 1. There are two men who appear in this parable. They came to the temple to pray just around the same time. One man belonged to the group called “Pharisees” known as a religious group which is extremely fundamental and legalistic. He thought very highly of himself as a “righteous man of faith”, and had an absolute confidence in his prayers. However, faith is after all grace given by God and prayer is also mere means for intimate fellowship with God, wherein no one should have place for pride or sense of
「You are precious and honored in my sight, and I love you.」(Isaiah 43:4)
↓Audio link to the sermon:(1st worship recording) (If you can’t listen on your iPhone, please update your iOS) This is the ninth message from the Old Testament book of Isaiah. From the previous message, we started learning the fifth part of the book of Isaiah, which is in chapters 40-55. The content is mainly prophecies of salvation by Jesus, the servant of the Lord. Chapter 40 talks about the salvation of Zion by the Almighty God. The Savior will be our shepherd, embrace us in his arms, and He will strengthen us. Isaiah gives readers this challenge to walk with this savior. In Chapter 41, the work of God as