(An audio recording of the sermon will be uploaded here after the Sunday service.) Last month, we celebrated Christmas. In Malaysia, where I am from, the country is majority Muslim, yet Christmas is a public holiday—because Christians make up about ten percent of the population. In spite of that, some extremist Islamic politicians stir up controversy by telling Muslims not to wish Christians “Merry Christmas.” For them, saying “Merry Christmas” is to acknowledge the claims of Christianity. Islam honors Jesus as a great prophet, but it does not agree he is the Son of God or Savior. In Islam, Jesus is a great human teacher and definitely not a savior.
“The God Who Uses the Unprepared” Exodus 4:10~17
↓Audio link to the sermon:(Sunday worship recording) (If you can’t listen on your iPhone, please update your iOS) The year 2026 has just begun. Believe it or not, new challenges are waiting before us in our lives. And new challenges also stand before IBF. This year, God will also entrust us with new ministries and new good works. Some of these ministries may be things we have never done before. Some of these good works may be things we have never experienced in our lives. These challenges may go far beyond our knowledge and abilities. In general, we want to stay within what we know well—what we have experienced a
“Your word is a lamp for my feet and a light for my path.” Luke 10:38-42.
↓Audio link to the sermon:(Sunday worship recording) (If you can’t listen on your iPhone, please update your iOS) Sorry, this post is no translate, only available in Japanese. [Luke 10:38-42] 38 As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to him. 39 She had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet listening to what he said. 40 But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made. She came to him and asked, “Lord, don’t you care that my sister has left me to do the work by myself? Tell
“The kingdom will be the Lord’s” (Obadiah 21)
↓Audio link to the sermon:(Sunday worship recording) (If you can’t listen on your iPhone, please update your iOS) I would like to wish all of you a Happy New Year. I hope we can continue worshipping together this year. In 2026, this is a Bible verse I would like to put into practice. 1 Corinthians 6:20: “you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies.” I want to remember this and do things that will honor God throughout this new year. How about you, brothers and sisters? Is there a word of God that you want to live by this year? I have two children. In high