RCCM of Japan

IBF holds its candlelight service on December 24 every year. Through worship songs and a handbell performance, we experience and share the joy of Jesus’ birth 2,000 years ago. Jesus Christ is the Savior and Messiah prophesied by the Old Testament who was born to bear our sins and die on the cross for us. We affirm this each year through the words of the Bible at the candlelight service. The word “Christmas” means the celebration of Christ’s birth (Christ + Mas). Those who believe in Christ will experience freedom of heart and the start of a new life. I hope that we will start 2020 with a renewed heart

Parable of the sower (Mark 4: 1-20) / How to be productive in the kingdom Introduction: Today, we will look at a well-known and familiar parable. Read Mark 4:1-9 first. (vs 13-20 for context) A parable is a teaching method which Jesus uses frequently to teach people who want to follow him. It uses everyday situation to teach life lessons. Teaching from the parable has deep implications for the wide audience – of those who seek and those who follow. From the Gospel perspective, our heart’s readiness to receive the Word is crucial to those who have yet to believe. While in the Christian living perspective – our heart’s receptiveness

Journey to a blessed life with God (2 Peter 1:3-4) I once watched a movie – The pursuit of happiness – with Will Smith as the main character. It is true story about a man’s one year struggle being homeless together with his young son. It showcase the American dream to be successful in the land of opportunity. In the story, Chris Gardner had problems with his wife which ended up in separation. He takes his son on a journey wanting to be a successful stock broker. Before he could do that, he needed to support himself by selling a special machine to doctors while interning at a famous stock

The 2019 Asia Covenant Consultation was held in Pune, India, and we visited the country from October 8 to 12. About 70 participants from Japan, Taiwan, Thailand, South Africa, Nepal, America, and India joined the conference. Pastor Kou gave the main lecture on the theme of “Unity and Diversity in the Church.” Each participating country gave its report, and Taiwan’s Pastor Wu presented on his vision. We also heard presentations on various ministries. Worship was led by Japan’s Pastor Ochiai, Pastor Seino, and Pastor Hiyoshi. During a tour of outreach sites, we visited places in the Equator area where employment training for women and church-based nursery schools were conducted. When the

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From a sermon series on 2 Kings by See Huang Lim, a missionary at IBF. Friends, have you ever worried about your finances? Or some challenge that seems too big for you? Do you believe that God cares about you and your challenges? The text today is from 2 Kings 7, and it tells us that God has a generous heart to provide for His people. Context Let me provide the story’s background before we read 2 Kings 7. At that time, Israel was fighting a war and was in a crisis. Enemy armies had surrounded their capital city, Samaria. As a result, the Israelites suffered a food shortage. Food