“Where is the Lord?” (Jeremiah 2:6)

　↓Audio link to the sermon:(1st worship recording) (If you can’t listen on your iPhone, please update your iOS) This is my second sermon on the book of Jeremiah. Last month we saw how God called Jeremiah. God said to him, “Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you.” The phrase “I knew you” can be translated as “I chose you”. Jeremiah was chosen to be raised up in a close relationship with God. But God does not only know Jeremiah; He knows each one of us. And God wants to raise each of us up in a relationship with Him. God loves us and wants to nurture our

“The Son of God” (Mark 1:10-11)

↓Audio link to the sermon:(1st worship recording) (If you can’t listen on your iPhone, please update your iOS) A few years ago, an international student attended our Bible study. He enjoyed eating with our group and discussing the Bible, but he was firm in his beliefs as a Muslim. He said, “How can a great God have sexual relations with a human? It’s blasphemy.” He had heard that Christians believe in three gods: God the Father, Mother Mary, and Jesus the Son—which, as you know, is inaccurate. So I explained what we actually believe. Like him, you too may have wondered, “What does it mean to say Jesus is ‘the

“Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you” (Jeremiah 1:7)

　↓Audio link to the sermon:(1st worship recording) (If you can’t listen on your iPhone, please update your iOS) “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart.” (Jeremiah 1:7) From this week, we will begin a series on the book of Jeremiah. Jeremiah was a prophet who lived during the time when Judah, the kingdom in southern Israel, was conquered. The book begins with this verse: “The words of Jeremiah son of Hilkiah, one of the priests at Anathoth in the territory of Benjamin.” Anathoth was a village about 4 kilometers north of Jerusalem. Jeremiah grew up in this poor village

“See, I will create new heavens and a new earth” (Isaiah 65:17) – Part 2

↓Audio link to the sermon:(1st worship recording) (If you can’t listen on your iPhone, please update your iOS) This is my 23rd message on the book of Isaiah in the Old Testament. Today I will continue to speak on last week’s topic. That is, God’s 3-part response to Isaiah’s prayer in chapter 65. The first part is this: God said that Gentiles will hear the good news and be included as his people. The second part is that the people of Israel will not be spared from judgment. Yet there will be a remnant of Israelites whom God will bless. Third, God declared that he will create new heavens and

“Introducing the Kingdom of God” (Mark 1:1-15)

↓ Below is the sermon’s audio recording from Sunday morning service. In my last sermon, I talked about how the opening verse of Mark’s gospel helps us see Jesus as not just a savior but a King. Today we’ll dive into more of Mark chapter 1. [Read Mark 1:1-15] John, the forerunner How interesting that this story is supposed to be about Jesus, and yet, after the opening sentence, Mark talks about John first. A cousin of Jesus, John was a popular preacher. Yet John said, “If you think I’m so great… hah, you should listen to Jesus!” When Jesus was baptized by John, a voice from heaven confirmed Jesus’

“See, I will create new heavens and a new earth.” (Isaiah 65:17)

　↓Audio link to the sermon:(1st worship recording) (If you can’t listen on your iPhone, please update your iOS) Today is my 22nd message on the book of Isaiah, which is found in the Old Testament. Last week, I spoke on Isaiah 64 and the key verse was, “We are the clay, you are the potter. We are all the work of your hand” (Isaiah 64:8). None other than God is our Creator. And he is one who can remold us. Isaiah was reflecting on God’s creative power. Then he prayed, “Do not be angry beyond measure, Lord; do not remember our sins forever. Oh, look on us, we pray, for