”The Church We Love” (1 Corinthians 1:1-3)_Missionary Paku

↓Audio link to the sermon:(1st worship recording) (If you can’t listen on your iPhone, please update your iOS) Today we are going to talk about one of the basic things about christianity. It is “ecclesiology.” Ecclesiology is the study of the church. The Greek word for “church” is “ecclesia.” It means the people whom God called out to be his own people. Today we are going to study about what it means to be the church. Let me begin by asking a question. When did the church come into being? When was the church born? The church began at Pentecost, 50 days after Jesus rose from the dead. What happened

“this happened so that the works of God might be displayed in him.”(John 9:1-3)_Pastor Kitazawa

↓Audio link to the sermon:(1st worship recording) (If you can’t listen on your iPhone, please update your iOS) John 9:1-3 1 As he went along, he saw a man blind from birth. 2 His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” 3 “Neither this man nor his parents sinned,” said Jesus, “but this happened so that the works of God might be displayed in him. Sorry, this post is no translate, only available in Japanese. (If you can’t hear from the bar above, click the blue button)

“Repent and live!” (Ezekiel 18:32)

↓Audio link to the sermon:(1st worship recording) (If you can’t listen on your iPhone, please update your iOS) This is my second message on the book of Ezekiel. The main verses for today are Ezekiel 18:31-32, which say, “Rid yourselves of all the offenses you have committed, and get a new heart and a new spirit. Why will you die, people of Israel? For I take no pleasure in the death of anyone, declares the Sovereign Lord. Repent and live!” And so the theme of today’s message is “Repent and live!” Previously I gave a brief background about the book of Ezekiel. The people of Israel were divided in two

“The Shepherd and the Three Feasts” (Mark 6:30-44)

↓Audio link to the sermon: (1st worship service recording) (If you can’t listen on your iPhone, please update your iOS) I have fond memories of my wedding dinner 9 years ago. It was a joy to see so many relatives and friends come together in one place. There were about 100 or 150 guests, which is a normal size for a Malaysian wedding dinner. While the food was prepared by a restaurant, we still had to do the work of deciding who to invite and where they should sit. Most of you have heard the story of Jesus feeding a crowd of 5,000. I can’t imagine organizing 5,000 people, much

“Walk on the Water”(Mark 6:45-52)_Missionary Paku

↓Audio link to the sermon:(1st worship recording) (If you can’t listen on your iPhone, please update your iOS) Today, I am going to tell you about “Jesus walking on the water.” I believe that most of you are familiar with this story. Right? You might say, “I know this story.” You would get bored with my sermon. You might be able to put your heads down while I am preaching. But don’t worry. This story won’t let you sleep. This story won’t let you yawn. Do you know why? The Word of God that goes out from His mouth will not return to Him empty, but will accomplish what He

“I will give them an undivided heart and put a new spirit in them” (Ezekiel 11:19)

 ↓Audio link to the sermon:(1st worship recording) (If you can’t listen on your iPhone, please update your iOS) The passage chosen for today is Ezekiel 11:19. It says, “I will give them an undivided heart and put a new spirit in them; I will remove from them their heart of stone and give them a heart of flesh.” The theme of my message is “I will put a new spirit in them.” Let us look at what it means to live in the era of the Holy Spirit. First, let me introduce the book of Ezekiel. The author is the prophet Ezekiel, who was a younger contemporary of the prophet