Steadfast in Community While Safer at Home: Reflections on Social Distancing

We are, as you’ve likely heard, in an unprecedented situation for our generation. There is so much fear, confusion, sadness, panic, xenophobia, name any number of emotions, swirling around us hourly. With the increased call to self-isolate and distance yourself from social interactions, with possible government mandated lockdowns in the works, its going to be […]

Episode 6: Who is God? God Is Sovereign

“Because God is a person who loves, cares, is wise, and is in absolute control over everything – from the mundane to the monumental, from COVID-19 to a harmless cough – then we can have absolute comfort that God not only works all things together, but He is thoughtfully, lovingly, and caringly working all things […]

Episode 5: Faith and Waiting

“We steward our seasons of waiting well by remembering that there is a work that God wants to do in us and through us right now.’ Family Worship Family Worship Devotional Download Suggested Worship Songs -I Will Wait for You (Psalm 130) -By Faith -Be Thou My Vision Icebreaker Question -What is something that you […]

Episode 4: Faith and Love

“Let us be passionate in our love for others. Let us have eyes that see the need around us. Let us follow the great example that we have in Christ, who gave His life as a ransom for many. And as we love others, may the world around us notice and be drawn to our […]

Episode 3: Faith and Hope

Heidelberg Catechism Q1 “What is your only hope in life and death?” A1 That I am not my own, but belong body and soul, both in life and death, to my faithful Savior Jesus Christ. Family Worship Family Worship Devotional Download Songs: 1) Jesus Messiah 2) Great Is Thy Faithfulness 3) He Will Hold Me […]

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 […]