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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 we will read again from the book of Jonah. As I mentioned in my last sermon, Jonah was a patriotic prophet who loved his country. According to 2 Kings 14:25, during the reign of King Jeroboam, Jonah prophesied that northern Israel would expand its territory. God allowed this because he loved his people, even though they did not repent. God did not want Israel to be destroyed. When God asked Jonah to preach in Nineveh, Jonah refused because he did not want God to forgive those Assyrian people like he forgave

↓Audio link to the sermon:(1st 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 24:8-31 8 Then they remembered his words. 9 When they came back from the tomb, they told all these things to the Eleven and to all the others. 10 It was Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the others with them who told this to the apostles. 11 But they did not believe the women, because their words seemed to them like nonsense. 12 Peter, however, got up and ran to the tomb. Bending over, he saw the

↓Audio link to the sermon:(1st worship recording) (If you can’t listen on your iPhone, please update your iOS) Today we’ll start reading the book of Jonah. Many of you may know the story of Jonah already, but let me summarize it. God spoke to Jonah and called him to go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it (1:2). Jonah was to preach about God’s coming judgment so that the people of Nineveh could repent. But Jonah refused because Nineveh was the capital of Assyria, enemy of his people. Instead of going to Nineveh, Jonah boarded a ship towards Spain. In other words, Jonah decided that he could

　↓Audio link to the sermon:(1st worship recording) (If you can’t listen on your iPhone, please update your iOS) In my last message, I spoke on the book of Zephaniah. Zephaniah said that Lord will preserve those who are meek and humble. And that he will do great things through the humble. That was the theme of my message. Those who are meek and humble may not receive much attention from the world. On the other hand, Zephaniah 3:13 says, the humble who remain in Israel are people who do not commit injustice. This remnant of Israel was also the theme of Park-sensei’s last sermon. When I listened to his message,

↓Audio link to the sermon:(1st worship recording) (If you can’t listen on your iPhone, please update your iOS) 39 One of the criminals who hung there hurled insults at him: “Aren’t you the Messiah? Save yourself and us!” 40 But the other criminal rebuked him. “Don’t you fear God,” he said, “since you are under the same sentence? 41 We are punished justly, for we are getting what our deeds deserve. But this man has done nothing wrong.” 42 Then he said, “Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom. ” 43 Jesus answered him, “Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise.” Sorry, this

　↓Audio link to the sermon:(1st worship recording) (If you can’t listen on your iPhone, please update your iOS) “Do not be afraid; keep on speaking, do not be silent. For I am with you, and no one is going to attack and harm you, because I have many people in this city.’” (Acts 18:9-10) We can read the Bible in various ways. I think the easiest way is to start from Genesis and continue reading to Revelation. Have you read the entire Bible from Genesis to Revelation? Genesis is not that difficult to read, and Exodus is also relatively readable. But it gets tougher from Leviticus onward. Reading and understanding

↓Audio link to the sermon:(1st worship recording) (If you can’t listen on your iPhone, please update your iOS) Today, I’d like to talk about “mission” with you. Before Jesus’ resurrection and ascension, He spoke about mission, as recorded in Matthew 28:18-20. It says, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you.” This is known as the “Great Commission.” Brothers and sisters, do you know what the Great Commission is? It’s Jesus’