↓Audio link to the sermon:(Sunday worship recording) (If you can’t listen on your iPhone, please update your iOS) [John 21:15-17] 15 When they had finished eating, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you love me more than these?”“Yes, Lord,” he said, “you know that I love you.” Jesus said, “Feed my lambs.” 16 Again Jesus said, “Simon son of John, do you love me?”He answered, “Yes, Lord, you know that I love you.” Jesus said, “Take care of my sheep.” 17 The third time he said to him, “Simon son of John, do you love me?”Peter was hurt because Jesus asked him the third time, “Do
You Are God’s Temple (1 Corinthians 3:16)
↓Audio link to the sermon:(Sunday worship recording) (If you can’t listen on your iPhone, please update your iOS) Today I would like to talk about “God’s temple.” We will not study the temple in detail because there is so much to study. Instead, today I would like to briefly share only the spiritual meaning of God’s temple. When the Israelites escaped from Egypt and lived in the wilderness, God commanded them to build a tabernacle(a tent of meeting). The Israelites offered sacrifices to God in the tabernacle. They also met God in the tabernacle. And then, God allowed Solomon to build a temple. In 957 BC, Solomon built a large
“The one who brings good news” (Nahum 1:15)
↓Audio link to the sermon:(Sunday worship recording) (If you can’t listen on your iPhone, please update your iOS) In my previous message, which was about Micah 6:8, we focused on the theme of walking humbly before God. Micah 6:8 says, “He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.” The book that comes after Micah is the book of Nahum, and it is about God’s judgment on Assyria, a nation that had forgotten how to walk humbly before God. We see how God works mysteriously in these two
“Freedom in Christ” (1 Corinthians 9:19)
↓Audio link to the sermon:(Sunday worship recording) (If you can’t listen on your iPhone, please update your iOS) Today, I would like to talk about freedom in Christ. In order to understand freedom in Christ, we need to take a look at the concept of freedom. In particular, we have to deal with “freedom from what?” The most free being in this universe is Jesus Christ. He is the Son of God. He is God. Because Jesus is God, He freely thinks, freely speaks, and freely acts within the mysterious unity of the Trinity with God the Father and God the Holy Spirit. Jesus truly knows freedom, joyfully enjoys it,
John 21:1-11
Sorry, this post is no translate, only available in Japanese. [John 21:1-11] 1 On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there, 2 and Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding. 3 When the wine was gone, Jesus’ mother said to him, “They have no more wine.” 4 “Woman, why do you involve me?” Jesus replied. “My hour has not yet come.” 5 His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever he tells you.” 6 Nearby stood six stone water jars, the kind used by the Jews for ceremonial washing, each holding from twenty to thirty gallons. 7 Jesus
“What does the Lord require of you?” (Part3) Micah 6:8
↓Audio link to the sermon:(Sunday worship recording) (If you can’t listen on your iPhone, please update your iOS) This is my third message on the book of Micah. It is about the same key verse as before, Micah 6:8. But today I will focus on the part about walking humbly with God. Micah 6:8 says, “He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.” Let’s briefly recall what we have learned so far. When we talk about acting justly, this is based on the righteousness of God’s laws.
“The God Who Restores Us” (Joel 2:25-27)
↓Audio link to the sermon:(Sunday worship recording) (If you can’t listen on your iPhone, please update your iOS) Today, I would like to share with you about the God who restores. Especially, we will focus on the message from Joel 2:25, which says, “I will repay you for the years the locusts have eaten—the great locust and the young locust, the other locusts and the locust swarm…” Through this passage, let’s explore how God restores the years we have ruined by our sins, disobedience, and idolatry. First of all, in Joel 1:1, we see that the prophet Joel only mentions his father’s name without giving any details about himself. We