Author: RCCM

　↓Audio link to the sermon:(1st worship recording) (If you can’t listen on your iPhone, please update your iOS) As Jesus went on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax collector’s booth. “Follow me,” he told him, and Matthew got up and followed him. While Jesus was having dinner at Matthew’s house, many tax collectors and sinners came and ate with him and his disciples. When the Pharisees saw this, they asked his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?” On hearing this, Jesus said, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. But go and learn what

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　↓Audio link to the sermon:(1st worship recording) (If you can’t listen on your iPhone, please update your iOS) Today is my 22nd message on the book of Isaiah, which is found in the Old Testament. Last week, I spoke on Isaiah 64 and the key verse was, “We are the clay, you are the potter. We are all the work of your hand” (Isaiah 64:8). None other than God is our Creator. And he is one who can remold us. Isaiah was reflecting on God’s creative power. Then he prayed, “Do not be angry beyond measure, Lord; do not remember our sins forever. Oh, look on us, we pray, for

　↓Audio link to the sermon:(1st worship recording) (If you can’t listen on your iPhone, please update your iOS) This is my 21st sermon on Isaiah, a book from the Old Testament. In my last sermon, I spoke on Isaiah 63:7, “I will tell of the kindnesses of the Lord, the deeds for which he is to be praised.” In the same chapter, verse 6 says, “I trampled the nations in my anger; in my wrath I made them drunk and poured their blood on the ground.” These severe words are a prophecy of God’s future judgment upon the whole world. This will happen in the end times. Our Lord Jesus

　(Voice messages will be posted after 1st worship.) 1. In January, we reflected on the words of Jesus Christ who came to our world as a man. During a time of testing, he said, “Man shall not live on bread alone.” Today we will continue reflecting on this passage. What did Jesus mean when he said, “Man shall not live on bread alone”? In my last message, we answered the question this way: “What people need to truly live is to know the purpose and meaning of life, to have hope about the afterlife, and to have a joyful, thankful, vibrant life—and these needs cannot be sustained by bread alone.”

　(Voice messages will be posted after 1st worship.) Today’s sermon is my 20th message on the book of Isaiah from the Old Testament. Last Sunday’s message was on Isaiah chapter 62, focusing on 62:2, which says, “You will be called by a new name that the mouth of the Lord will bestow.” Like Israel, those of us who are believers will be called by a new name. One day, we will be called His “crown of splendor,” His “delight,” “a holy people,” and the “redeemed”. Let’s hold on to that promise. In chapter 62, verse 6 also says this: “I have posted watchmen on your walls, Jerusalem.” Day and night,

↓Audio link to the sermon:(Friday worship recording) (If you can’t listen on your iPhone, please update your iOS) Intro Today, I will begin a series about the Gospel of Mark. I chose this book of the Bible partly because I have been studying it with two of my non-Christian students. It’s been a challenge helping them understand the Bible since they have no background knowledge of the characters, concepts, or terms. At the same time, it’s a joy to study alongside them and find ways to make the Bible relatable and relevant. I hope that what I’ve learned will also be relevant to your life. To introduce the Gospel of