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Good morning brothers and sisters in Christ. One of my English students has been grieving the death of her husband. She said, “When my husband was alive, I didn’t appreciate him. But now that he’s gone, I don’t really have a reason to live. Now I know the meaning of life: the purpose of life is relationships.” I absolutely agree with her: the purpose of life is to be in relationships, especially with the God who created us. Recently, a well-known Christian writer named J.I. Packer passed away. Over the years, people have recommended his books to me. I want to read a quote from one of his classics, called

　↓Audio link to the full sermon Today’s message is from Mark 14:24,  “This is my blood of the covenant.” This word of Jesus was spoken at the Last Supper with his disciples.  Today, I would like to talk about the Passover festival behind the Last Supper. Also, we’ll look at the gratitude of Mary from Bethany and the betrayal of Judas.  Please read Mark 14:1-25. In verse 3, a woman came with very expensive perfume. It says, “A woman came with an alabaster jar of very expensive perfume, made of pure nard. She broke the jar and poured the perfume on his head.” The act of pouring perfume oil on

　↓Audio link to the full sermon Today’s title is from Mark 13:37, “Keep watch!’ ”」This is the conclusion given by Jesus, who explained the end time to his disciples. There is no need to live in fear or anxiety. We will learn from the word of Jesus, and with that let us look up to Jesus and live with hope whatever happens in the end of time. So today I want to share that hope with you. It is a bit long but please read Mark chapter 13 . First, we want to share with you a summary of chapter 13.  His disciples were amazed by the beauty of the temple

↓Audio link to the full sermon 　Today, we’ll read from Mark 12:37, “David himself calls him ‘Lord.’ “ Christ was about to face the cross, and the new era of salvation through faith instead of doing was about to come. We want to receive Jesus’ heart and word spoken by Him. We’ll look at three points today. First, please read Mark 12:35-44    First, Jesus spoke to a crowd of people, “Why do the teachers of the law say that the Messiah is the son of David? David himself, speaking by the Holy Spirit, declared: “ ‘The Lord said to my Lord: “Sit at my right hand until I put your

Intro Good morning, brothers-and-sisters in Christ. It’s good to see your faces this morning. Even though I only see part of your face! Though we have started meeting physically again, things are not the same as before. Both leaders and members alike have to figure out how to be a church in the midst of COVID-19. Once you start discussing this topic with many people, you will discover there is a wide variety of opinions about the virus. For example, some are comfortable meeting in church today, while others are not. As a result of different opinions, it can be easy to criticize each other—to say someone is too paranoid,

↓Audio link to the full sermon Today’s title is from Mark 12:34, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.” This phrase is from the conversation between Jesus and the teacher of law, but I am glad to see that there were some teachers of the law tried to understand teaching of Jesus correctly. First, we will take a look at three events of Jesus’ Passion Week. One of them includes today’s theme, and we would like to read together how Jesus answered the question of which commandment is the most important in the Law. First, please read Mark 12:13-34.  First, there is a conversation between some of the

　↓Audio link to the full sermon Today’s message is from Mark 12:10, ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone;’ Jesus entered Jerusalem, and a crowd of people welcomed Him enthusiastically. After his entry, Jesus first cleansed the temple. Conflicts between Jesus and the leaders at that time were becoming more intense. Jesus used the parable to imply his death on the cross. The death and resurrection of Jesus implies that a new era, the age of the Church, was about to come, and that is the theme of this message. First, please read Mark 11:15-18.  Offering animals as sacrifices was the center of worship at the temple in Jerusalem.