↓Audio link to the sermon: (If you can’t listen on your iPhone, please update your iOS) A few months ago, Park-sensei preached on 1 Corinthians 6, about the idea that our bodies are a temple of the Holy Spirit. He
“Shame and honor, cost and reward” (Mark 10:28-45)
[An audio recording of this sermon will be uploaded here after the worship service.] In Japan, there is a saying, “The nail that sticks out gets hammered down.” This is similar to a Chinese saying, “A bird that pokes its
“Let the children come” (Mark 10:13-27)
[An audio recording of this sermon will be uploaded here after the worship service.] Recently, I was taken by surprise when my daughter, who is almost 5 years old, asked me, “Daddy, when can I be baptized?” As you may
“Divorce and Marriage” (Mark 10:1-12)
↓Audio link to the sermon: (If you can’t listen on your iPhone, please update your iOS) Today’s passage in the Gospel of Mark deals with a tough and controversial subject: divorce. Christians hold different views about divorce. Regardless, from reading
“Mountaintop experiences” (Mark 9: The Transfiguration)
↓Audio link to the sermon: (If you can’t listen on your iPhone, please update your iOS) Among English-speaking Christians there is this phrase called “mountaintop experience.” It means a memorable and high moment in a person’s spiritual life. Usually, it’s
“They do not know what they do.”(Luke 23:32-37)
↓Audio link to the sermon: (If you can’t listen on your iPhone, please update your iOS) 32 Two other men, both criminals, were also led out with him to be executed. 33 When they came to the place called the
“Costly discipleship and preparing for Jesus’ return” (Mark 8:27-9:1)
↓ Audio link to the sermon: (If you can’t listen on your iPhone, please update your iOS) Today, my message is not a traditional Christmas sermon that focuses on the birth of Jesus and the theme of joy. Instead, it