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↓Audio link to the sermon: (1st worship service recording) (If you can’t listen on your iPhone, please update your iOS) Personally, I don’t know many dog owners in Japan but I imagine they treat their dogs very well and feed them nutritious pet food. I read that, in the past, Japanese people used to feed their dogs leftover rice with miso soup. Many Malaysians still do that; they give leftover rice and other food. Another interesting fact about dogs in Malaysia is that they are considered unclean by the majority of Malaysia’s population, who are Muslim. If a dog’s saliva touches a Muslim person, they should cleanse themselves using a

　↓Audio link to the sermon:(1st worship recording) (If you can’t listen on your iPhone, please update your iOS) “Nevertheless, I tell you the truth: it is to your advantage that I go away, for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you. But if I go, I will send him to you. And when he comes, he will convict the world concerning sin, righteousness, and judgment.” (John 16:7-8) Today, we are going to talk about the second part of “What is the Gospel?” Last time, we talked about the first part. It was about Jesus’ birth, life, and suffering. Today, we will talk about Jesus’

　↓Audio link to the sermon:(1st worship recording) (If you can’t listen on your iPhone, please update your iOS) 20 Now there were some Greeks among those who went up to worship at the festival. 21 They came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, with a request. “Sir,” they said, “we would like to see Jesus.” 22 Philip went to tell Andrew; Andrew and Philip in turn told Jesus. 23 Jesus replied, “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified. 24 Very truly I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if

↓Audio link to the sermon:(1st worship recording) (If you can’t listen on your iPhone, please update your iOS) We have been learning about the book of Ezekiel for some time, and today’s sermon is the last one in this series. Today’s theme is the water of life, which flows from the sanctuary. In this passage Ezekiel has a vision of water flowing from the threshold of the temple of God. This is just a part of Ezekiel’s longer vision of the temple. Ezekiel chapters 40 to 48 record the vision of the temple. God had chosen the people of Israel to become a holy people, a nation of priests (Exodus

↓ Audio link to the sermon (1st worship service recording): (If you can’t listen on your iPhone, please update your iOS) During my time at a Christian university in Texas, I encountered an interesting policy—no dancing was allowed at school events, except for cultural dances from other countries. The intent was to discourage unhealthy sexual behavior. While the university eventually relaxed this rule, it may still seem overly conservative to many, including Christians. This memory resonates with today’s sermon. In our quest to please God, we can sometimes veer to extremes, as seen in the Pharisees’ misguided approach. Their misinterpretation of God and the Bible led their religious devotion astray.

　↓Audio link to the sermon:(1st worship recording) (If you can’t listen on your iPhone, please update your iOS) Today, I would like to talk about the gospel. I am going to preach the gospel. Let me begin by asking a question. Do you know what the gospel is? More specifically, what does the gospel mean to you? We often use the word “gospel” or the phrase “preach the Gospel” in churches, but many of us may not deeply ponder upon what the Gospel is and its specific content. Once again, what is the gospel? Do you know what its specific content is? What does it mean to you? It may

↓Audio link to the sermon:(1st worship recording) (If you can’t listen on your iPhone, please update your iOS) Matthew 22:34-40 34 Hearing that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, the Pharisees got together. 35 One of them, an expert in the law, tested him with this question: 36 “Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?” 37 Jesus replied: “ ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ 38 This is the first and greatest commandment. 39 And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ 40 All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two