2010.05.08 TGIS Blog

2010.05.08 TGIS Service (Posted by Ronnie)

IceBreaker
This week we played the same ice break activity which we would choose a color of a candy and introduce ourselves. Colin got 'Life Saver' candies for us!!! Wow, I never had these ever since I came to Japan.

Worship
Ritsu led the worship and we sang these awesome songs.
1. Amazing by Paradise Live
2. All the Heavens by Hillsongs
3. I Could Sing of Your Love Forever
4. From The Inside Out by Hillsongs

Message
Today we had a special messenger - Aaron Patience. He is a lawyer from New Zealand and currently works in Tokyo.

 
He shared about what is so amazing about God's love and grace.
God's love does not diminish just because we don't please Him. Jesus sacrificed His life also for those who didn't know Him. This is true unconditional love.
We, in our daily lives, may encounter people who are not friendly to us or whom we dislike. We often have difficulty showing love to these people but Jesus does not.  That is how amazing His love is about.

Sin is sin. There is no such thing as big sin or small sin. The difference is in the consequences. Thus, we are all sinners of some sort, so we all need God's mercy and forgiveness.

John 3:16
"For God so loved the world that the gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life."

Amen. This is how amazing God's grace is.

Fellowship
Wooohooo~  Takako-san brought us roll-cake from Fujiya and Colin brought us dipping cheese sticks!

 

Finally, let us all pray for Wayne for he has returned to Hawaii to see his ill mother. Let's pray that there be peace, comfort and healing in Wayne's family.