“Being Born Again” (John 3:1-8 )

↓Audio link to the sermon:(Sunday worship recording) (If you can’t listen on your iPhone, please update your iOS) Today, I’m going to talk about being born again. Let me begin by asking a question. Do you know how many times we must be born to enter the kingdom of God? How many times? Once? No!  We must be born twice. We must be born twice to see the kingdom of God. We must be born twice to be part of the kingdom of God. The kingdom of God refers to the reign of God in human hearts now that will one day be over all the earth. Entering the kingdom

“The man who was called the Son of Consolation and Encouragement” Acts 9:26-31.

↓Audio link to the sermon:(Sunday worship recording) (If you can’t listen on your iPhone, please update your iOS) Sorry, this post is no translate, only available in Japanese. [Acts 9:26-31] 26 When he came to Jerusalem, he tried to join the disciples, but they were all afraid of him, not believing that he really was a disciple. 27 But Barnabas took him and brought him to the apostles. He told them how Saul on his journey had seen the Lord and that the Lord had spoken to him, and how in Damascus he had preached fearlessly in the name of Jesus. 28 So Saul stayed with them and moved about

“Even if He does not deliver us” (Daniel 3:18)

↓Audio link to the sermon:(Sunday worship recording) (If you can’t listen on your iPhone, please update your iOS) During my last sermon we started reading the book of Daniel, which contains prophecies about our Savior, Jesus Christ. One of the prophecies was about a rock cut out of a mountain (2:45), which symbolized that the rule of the Romans and all other powers would be destroyed, and there would be a new kingdom. That rock which is stronger than anything is the Messiah. The Messiah to be born was Jesus, and the followers of this Messiah would spread throughout the world, going beyond national borders and eras of history. The

“Intensive Training Course of Faith” (Mark 3:13-19)

↓Audio link to the sermon:(Sunday worship recording) (If you can’t listen on your iPhone, please update your iOS) Today, we are going to talk about what it means to be a disciple of Jesus and the qualifications that Jesus looked for when he chose his disciples. As you work during the week, I’m doing some work during the week. Guess what? I’m teaching Korean to a group of Japanese people. I teach them for an hour and a half per week. Personally, I think my students need to practice not once a week, but six times a week to improve their Korean skills. I mean almost everyday. If they do

By Whose Authority? (Mark 11:27-12:12)

↓Audio link to the sermon: (If you can’t listen on your iPhone, please update your iOS) Each morning, I send my daughter to kindergarten. One day, another parent said, “Be careful. There’s an old man near the school who shouts at people walking by: ‘右歩け! Walk on the right side of the road!’” “Who does he think he is?!” she told me. Sure enough, I encountered this man. He shouted at me, “右歩け,ばかやろう! Walk on the right, you stupid idiot!” Now, it’s a different story if a police officer told us to walk on the right side of the road. We would probably obey the officer, even if there were

” Why are hymns sung in church services?” (Acts 16:19-31)

↓Audio link to the sermon:(Sunday worship recording) (If you can’t listen on your iPhone, please update your iOS) Sorry, this post is no translate, only available in Japanese. 19 When her owners realized that their hope of making money was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace to face the authorities. 20 They brought them before the magistrates and said, “These men are Jews, and are throwing our city into an uproar 21 by advocating customs unlawful for us Romans to accept or practice.” 22 The crowd joined in the attack against Paul and Silas, and the magistrates ordered them to be stripped and beaten