” 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

The Fig Tree & The Temple (Mark 11:12-25)

↓Audio link to the sermon: (If you can’t listen on your iPhone, please update your iOS) A few months ago, Park-sensei preached on 1 Corinthians 6, about the idea that our bodies are a temple of the Holy Spirit. He mentioned the story of Jesus chasing out merchants from the temple of Jerusalem. Park-sensei asked us to imagine that if our hearts are a temple, then what needs to be cleared out and cleansed? Today’s sermon is about the story of Jesus clearing the temple in the Gospel of Mark. Before we read it, let’s pray. [Read Mark 11:12-25] The fig tree and the temple We read about two events:

“So Ananias went out.” (Act 9:10-19)

(The audio recording of this sermon will be uploaded here after the Sunday service.)　↓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. 10 In Damascus there was a disciple named Ananias. The Lord called to him in a vision, “Ananias!”“Yes, Lord,” he answered. 11 The Lord told him, “Go to the house of Judas on Straight Street and ask for a man from Tarsus named Saul, for he is praying. 12 In a vision he has seen a man named Ananias come and place his hands on him to restore his

“Happy people” Part2 (Matthew 5:5-12)

　↓Audio link to the sermon:(Sunday worship recording) (If you can’t listen on your iPhone, please update your iOS) I would like to continue to share with you about “Happy People.” Brothers and sisters, do you remember when I usually feel happy?  Yes, when I go to Onsen. The moment I get into the bath, I say, “Ah~ I feel so happy!” What is the second thing that makes me happy? Yes, when I drink Seven Eleven coffee in the morning. And there is one more time when I feel happy. That’s when I sing. When I sing praises to God, I feel so happy. I sing in my car in

“What are you hoping for from God?”(Mark10:46-11:11)

↓Audio link to the sermon:(Sunday worship recording) (If you can’t listen on your iPhone, please update your iOS) Three months ago, my second child was born. It was a wonderful to welcome our child into this world, but she arrived a week past her due date. We were hoping that she would be born before her due date, as her older sister was born two weeks before the due date. So as each day passed without any signs of labor, we naturally became anxious. I even got angry because I had taken my paternity leave from the start of July, and my daughter was born only towards the end of