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↓Audio link to the sermon:(1st worship recording) Today’s main verse is Hebrews 13:8, “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever.” What an encouraging promise it is that Jesus never changes. I hope our faith in Jesus will be strengthened today by studying about the work and character of Jesus from the epistle to the Hebrews. Please read Hebrews 13:7-17. The author of Hebrews introduced the work of Jesus in Hebrews 1:2-3 by saying, “God appointed Jesus an heir of all things, and through him he made the universe. The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his

↓Audio link to the sermon:(1st worship recording) Today is the second Sunday of the Easter season. Easter season; a time when we recall and celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ. But it isn’t just so we can be filled with thanks and express that thanks to God. It’s a time when the church makes its boldest proclamation of all: Jesus is risen; he is risen indeed! This is our message to the world and to those who walk in darkness. For those who feel like life isn’t worth living anymore, we proclaim the true life in Christ that has defeated the power of death. For those who can’t see any

↓Audio link to the sermon:(1st worship recording) 　Happy Easter. We have an Easter worship service today. It is the day to celebrate Jesus’ resurrection. Let’s share the joy of Easter. As we do that, let us briefly review the events that took place in Jesus’ death on the cross and his resurrection. Matthew 27:33-34 say, “They came to a place called Golgotha (which means The Place of the Skull). There they offered Jesus wine to drink, mixed with gall; but after tasting it, he refused to drink it.” The soldiers offered the wine mixed with gall to ease Jesus’ pain. We recognize that Jesus tried to take all the pain

　↓Audio link to the sermon: This is the second message from Hebrews 12:2, “Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith.” Jesus is the pioneer and perfecter of faith. Jesus experienced the suffering on the cross to be the perfector of faith. The suffering is accompanied by shame, and as in verse four, it is also the work of God who fought against sin and resisted until shedding blood. Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, who has suffered for us. Today, I would like to focus on suffering and trials and consider the meaning that God allows us to experience suffering in our lives.

　Today’s passage is a lot easier to understand if we look at the beginning of chapter 3. A guy named Nicodemus came to visit Jesus at night, because he was amazed by the things Jesus did and wanted to know more. He was a Pharisee, and a member of the Jewish ruling council. In other words, he was a person of significant social standing. And as a Pharisee and a member of the council, he was officially a member of powerful groups that were strongly opposed to all that Jesus was doing and saying. So he came at night… Now, regardless of how Jesus received him, I want to stress

　↓Audio link to the sermon: Today’s message is from Hebrews 12:2, “Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith.” Jesus is the pioneer and perfecter of faith. The prophets in the Old Testament were also saved by having the hope of the Messiah. Therefore, the word that Jesus is the pioneer of faith is relevant to us and to believers in the Old Testament. This hope of the Messiah was fulfilled by Jesus who has become a human being. Today, we would like to learn from prophet Isaiah, one of the most influential prophets in the Old Testament, and consider the work of the Savior

↓Audio link to the sermon:  This is the third message of Hebrews 11:6, “without faith it is impossible to please God.” So far, we have learned from the great men of faith from Old Testament, while focusing on this passage (Hebrews 11: 6). They lived focusing on their goals, by holding on to the word of God even in trials and difficulties. Last time, we learned from Abraham’s faith, we read that he has overcome the test of offering his beloved child. In reality, he did not kill his beloved son Isaac, but he had a faith as Hebrews 11:19 says, “Abraham reasoned that God could even raise the dead.”