00:02Praise Him, praise Him, all your little children. God is love, God is love. Praise Him, praise Him, all your
00:13little children. God is love, God is love.
00:22We need to give it up to Addy. He got the red memo. Addy got the red memo.
00:29I love it. Well, thank you everyone. Thank you to those of you that decided it would be a great
00:34idea to have Jersey Day today. Thank you, thank you. We should do this more and more.
00:42Ben, I love the Laker jersey there. Not to put you on the spot, but since it was your birthday,
00:49we're both celebrating apparently a birthday.
00:52I'm going to have you do the scripture reading in a little bit, if you don't mind. All right, thank
00:55you so much.
00:56Well, kids, it's so good to see you again. We miss you all. Our Japanese is very rusty, but I
01:05can say to you all, ohayawo saimasu and 22 of them.
01:11Good morning, good morning. That's probably the whole space right now.
01:14All right. Well, when, when, uh, I think Elizabeth and I were in Japan, when Mom and I were in
01:19Japan, and you know this from having gone there, uh, oh yeah, if you can go, we, uh, so, we
01:23have to refer to a lot of different signs.
01:26Can you read the, what that says there? What is the signs there? It's a lot of words, yeah. What
01:33does it say? Shinkansen. Shinkansen tracks, yes. Yep, yep.
01:37And the Shinkansen is the bullet train that takes you from one fireplace to another fireplace. Next sign, please. Oh,
01:46this is easy enough. How do you say that?
01:49Osaka Metro, yes. Osaka Metro at the Shinsai Bashi Station. And there's an arrow here. There's a theme here that
01:56I want you all to see. There's an arrow earlier to the Shinkansen going that way.
02:00And we're at the Osaka Metro. The arrow's going that way. Could we have one more, I think? Ah, yes,
02:06of course.
02:07Uh, in Japan, if you've not been, and I'm giving you all a heads up right now, if you're ever
02:12planning to go, follow the colors and follow the arrows.
02:17Because I guarantee you, when you are below the ground, your Apple Maps and your Google Maps will not work
02:25properly.
02:26They'll be telling you to go this way, but you're actually supposed to go that way. So, follow these. And
02:31they're very helpful.
02:32You have the Midos G line, which we were very, very dependent on where we were at in Osaka. And
02:39then these other lines that we made sure we did not go to those specific lines.
02:43I think, was that it? Okay, yeah. Those were as far as the signs. Now, here's the most important lesson
02:49to take away from all this.
02:51Not, well, yes, the lesson of when you go to Japan, you want to make sure to follow the signs.
02:55But, but, but, but, but, but, here's the most important lesson. To go to our Bible verse today. Let's read
03:01together a very simple Bible verse today.
03:03Jesus said, the scriptures point to me, John 5, 39. Once again, Jesus said, the scriptures point to me, John
03:145, 39.
03:16Yes, indeed. So, in the same way that those signs clearly pointed, that way, that way, that way, or that
03:25way.
03:25The scriptures, or the Bible, the word of God, points to whom? To Jesus. Yeah, Jesus said, the scriptures point
03:34to me.
03:35That's why we make sure that the lesson is always tailored in such a way that we point back to
03:42Jesus, right?
03:43Whether it's here, during our services, or even in Sunday school, which will be led by your teacher, Lizette, in
03:49just a moment.
03:50Alright? Well, thank you again for holding it down, along with the rest of the church the last couple weeks.
03:56While we were out, we missed you, but we're so glad to be back.
03:59Oh, and yes, thank you, Buya. This here, I just wanted to teach you all a phrase.
04:03I didn't learn this in Japan, but I had to look it up.
04:06This is how you say, thank you, Lord, in the Japanese language.
04:11It's, shuyo, kansha, shimasu.
04:14I hope I'm saying that right.
04:17First of all, you're going to be a resident Japanese expert.
04:19Am I saying that correctly, more or less?
04:23Shuyo, kansha, shimasu.
04:25I think that's how it's said.
04:26But anyway, that's how you say, thank you, Lord, in the Japanese language.
04:30So, why don't you do that?
04:31We'll say, shuyo, kansha, shimasu, to the Lord, and we'll pray with you.
04:35Let's pray. Hold your hands, bow your heads, close your eyes, and pray with you.
04:39Say, first and foremost, shuyo, kansha, shimasu.
04:45Thank you, Lord.
04:46Thank you, Lord.
04:47For all things.
04:48For all things.
04:50For life.
04:51For life.
04:52For eternal life.
04:53For eternal life.
04:54In Christ Jesus.
04:55In Christ Jesus.
04:56For your word.
04:58For your word.
04:59That points us.
05:00That points us.
05:01To Jesus.
05:02To Jesus.
05:02Help me.
05:04Live by faith.
05:05Live by faith.
05:06Live by faith.
05:06And not by sight.
05:07And not by sight.
05:08By your spirit.
05:09By your spirit.
05:10And for your glory.
05:11For your glory.
05:12In Jesus' name.
05:13In Jesus' name.
05:14Amen.
05:15Amen.
05:16Arigato gozaimasta.
05:18Now you're going off to your...
05:20Your son is a human.
05:22Why not?
