“I will give them singleness of heart and action” (Jeremiah 32:39)

　↓Audio link to the sermon:(1st worship recording) (If you can’t listen on your iPhone, please update your iOS) Welcome to our first worship service of 2023. I pray that this new year, we will look to our Savior and have a new sense of hope. The word “hope” has a lovely ring to it. May today’s message bring hope to you. In my last sermon on the book of Jeremiah, the key verse was Jeremiah 31:31. Which said, “‘The days are coming,’ declares the Lord, ‘when I will make a new covenant with the people of Israel and with the people of Judah.’” When God talked about the new covenant,

“A Decision of Faith by Joseph, Husband of Mary” (Matthew 1:18-25)

　↓Audio link to the sermon:(1st worship recording) (If you can’t listen on your iPhone, please update your iOS) Merry Christmas! I am glad to celebrate Christmas, the birth of Jesus Christ, together with you. We have just gone through the 4 weeks of Advent season. Each week we read from the Old Testament a passage of the Bible that has some connection to the life of Jesus. Each of those passages anticipates the coming of Jesus and describes his work as a Savior. Let’s look back on what we have read. On the first week of Advent, we read from Jeremiah 29:11, which helps us see that, through Christ, God

Parables About God’s Kingdom (Mark 4:21-34)

↓Audio link to the sermon:(1st worship recording) (If you can’t listen on your iPhone, please update your iOS) Today, we will continue with Jesus’ teaching using parables in Mark 4:21-34. Like my previous message, a key theme in this passage is to listen well to God’s Word. Another theme is trusting God to work in people’s lives. Let us pray. The Lamp (4:21-25) Jesus’ question in verse 21, “Is a lamp brought in to be put under a basket, or under a bed, and not on a stand?” has an obvious answer: no. First, what does this lamp refer to? Earlier in verse 11, after the disciples ask Jesus to

The God of All Comfort (2 Corinthians 1:3-7)_Missionary Kyoungho Park

　↓Audio link to the sermon:(1st worship recording) (If you can’t listen on your iPhone, please update your iOS) We all have our own personalities. My personality is different from yours. Your personalities are different from mine. We are all different from each other. When we relate to people, we need to know their personalities. Same thing… When we relate to God, we should know His personality. The more we know His personality, the better we relate to Him. Today, I would like to talk about God’s personality. In particular, I would like to share with you about our compassionate God. I guess that all of you guys know the story

Parable of the Sower (Mark 4:1-20)

↓Audio link to the sermon: (If you can’t listen on your iPhone, please update your iOS) Today, we will look at a story Jesus told, called “the Parable of the Sower”, which is in Mark chapter 4. Jesus’ parables uses images from daily life and nature. These images are very simple and concrete, yet convey deep spiritual truths. Let’s start with the first 9 verses of Mark chapter 4. Mark 4:1-9 Why does Jesus teach in this way, instead of just explaining things directly? It’s his way of catching his audience’s attention, by inviting them to ponder: “What does Jesus mean?” They were memorable, making his teachings easier to remember.

“Let any one of you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her.” (John 8:1-11)

　↓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. [John 8:1-11](New International Version) 1 Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. 2 At dawn he appeared again in the temple courts, where all the people gathered around him, and he sat down to teach them. 3 The teachers of the law and the Pharisees brought in a woman caught in adultery. They made her stand before the group 4 and said to Jesus, “Teacher, this woman was caught in the act of adultery. 5 In the Law Moses commanded us to