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↓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

↓ 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’

　↓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

　↓Audio link to the sermon:(1st worship recording) (If you can’t listen on your iPhone, please update your iOS) This is my 21st sermon on Isaiah, a book from the Old Testament. In my last sermon, I spoke on Isaiah 63:7, “I will tell of the kindnesses of the Lord, the deeds for which he is to be praised.” In the same chapter, verse 6 says, “I trampled the nations in my anger; in my wrath I made them drunk and poured their blood on the ground.” These severe words are a prophecy of God’s future judgment upon the whole world. This will happen in the end times. Our Lord Jesus

　(Voice messages will be posted after 1st worship.) 1. In January, we reflected on the words of Jesus Christ who came to our world as a man. During a time of testing, he said, “Man shall not live on bread alone.” Today we will continue reflecting on this passage. What did Jesus mean when he said, “Man shall not live on bread alone”? In my last message, we answered the question this way: “What people need to truly live is to know the purpose and meaning of life, to have hope about the afterlife, and to have a joyful, thankful, vibrant life—and these needs cannot be sustained by bread alone.”

　(Voice messages will be posted after 1st worship.) Today’s sermon is my 20th message on the book of Isaiah from the Old Testament. Last Sunday’s message was on Isaiah chapter 62, focusing on 62:2, which says, “You will be called by a new name that the mouth of the Lord will bestow.” Like Israel, those of us who are believers will be called by a new name. One day, we will be called His “crown of splendor,” His “delight,” “a holy people,” and the “redeemed”. Let’s hold on to that promise. In chapter 62, verse 6 also says this: “I have posted watchmen on your walls, Jerusalem.” Day and night,

↓Audio link to the sermon:(Friday worship recording) (If you can’t listen on your iPhone, please update your iOS) Intro Today, I will begin a series about the Gospel of Mark. I chose this book of the Bible partly because I have been studying it with two of my non-Christian students. It’s been a challenge helping them understand the Bible since they have no background knowledge of the characters, concepts, or terms. At the same time, it’s a joy to study alongside them and find ways to make the Bible relatable and relevant. I hope that what I’ve learned will also be relevant to your life. To introduce the Gospel of