Episode 2: Faith and Fear
“God is not wringing his hands, he is not running around stock piling supplies, he is sitting on his throne, he is in his holy temple. The universe is not frantically held together by a busy, nervous God. God has seen every war, every natural disaster, every disease, he sees every relationship in your life, […]
Episode 1: Faith and Prayer
“Here is the grace of difficulty: it reminds of us how much we need Christ.” Family Worship Family Worship Devotional Download Open in Prayer Worship – Sing a song or songs about the power of Christ (i.e. Power of the Cross; Our God) Or – Read Psalm 62:5-8 out loud and discuss different ways […]
Different Way to Meet. Same God to Worship.
Different Way to Meet. Same God to Worship. We are on the cusp of a new season of worship for our church family. Starting tomorrow, we will be live streaming our worship services at 9 AM, 11 AM, and 5 PM. You can visit our Live Stream page to view each week’s worship service, as […]
Advent Calendar for Couples
This Christmas we wanted to give couples an advent calendar that would encourage Christ-centered conversations. For each question, both partners should take turns answering. Several of these would apply more to marriage than to dating, so feel free to reword the question so that it applies better to your relationship season. Consider these passages to […]
2019 Japan VBS: Last Full Day in Nagoya
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]We wrapped up our activities in Nagoya today! Many families attended ANF’s Sunday service held at Bunka No Ie (the cultural center). The whole auditorium was filled! Jeremy, the pastor at ANF, emphasized that ANF hopes to be a welcoming and inviting church for anyone who wants to attend. The children performed two songs that […]
2019 Japan VBS: Day 5 – Brief Update
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Brief Update! Konbanwa (good evening)! Thank you for your continued prayers. Just a short update and praise report: We finished the last official day of VBS! Today the children learned about Peter and John healing the crippled man in Jesus’ name. The lesson was “God loves you when you are weak!” The kids got a […]
2019 Japan VBS: Day 4 – Where Does the Time Go?
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Tomorrow is the last day of VBS! The week has really flown by. Thank you for praying for the gospel lessons today. The lesson today was “God loves you when you do wrong!” It is our prayer that the seeds planted today will take root in fertile soil, and that the children will know God’s […]
2019 Japan VBS: Day 3 – God’s Faithfulness
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]We are halfway through our VBS program! In all truthfulness, the morning started with most of the team feeling quite tired. In our devo this morning, we were reminded that in our weakness, God’s power is made perfect. Praise God that we can rely on Christ and draw near to Him in our weakness. Psalm […]
2019 Japan VBS: Day 2 – On the Move
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Our morning began with a devotional, focusing on the passage where Jesus says, “Let the little children come to me.” This is truly our hope and desire, to see these children come to know Jesus. Today’s lesson was “God loves you when you are worried!” We pray that the children will come to rely on […]
2019 Japan VBS: Day 1 – Here We Go!
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Thank you all for your prayers! We just finished the first day of VBS. We have 68 students attending this year at Nagoya! The morning started with transporting everything to the cultural center. We (or some of us) practiced the motions to the song while waiting for the doors to open. Once the doors opened, […]
