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2011.10.15 TGIS Weekly Blog (Posted by Mamiko)

[ Icebreak ]

Today's icebreaker was Miho. She led us to charades. We transformed ourselves to monkey, hippo or butterfly.  

That was nice exercise and we had a ball! 

[ Worship ]

We sang 3 loverly worship-songs with video. We were actually with the Holy Spirit.

1. You Are My All In All  

2. Here I Am To Worship

3. Everlasting God

[ Testimony ]

Sachiko shared her great experience. After she quit her former job, she studied at CNA, and there she met one woman who had serious disease. Soon she went into the hospis, not hospital. That meant she was close to death. Sachiko went to see her and shared her the Lord our God. Finally she saw and heard God, and she turned beautiful. 5 days later she passed away, but Sachiko felt no sorrow. She was satisfied because she could shared to

her friend the Love of God. Sachiko said, "I did all what I could do, and now I believe she is in Heaven."

[ Message ]

Today Wayne taught us the way of God as God's disciples. Our theme of this month is "discipleship." The word "disciple"

means "a person who follows the master" and "people who follows Jesus Christ and His teaching." We have the Ten

Commandment and today Jesus taught the great teaching according to the scripture from Matthew 6. All of us know that,

but sometimes it's difficult to us to follow the low. Why? Why we do wrong things sometimes? That's because our sinful nature. Jesus washed our sins compretely onthe cross but we still have sinfull nature. So we have to learn, train, pray and worship everyday and fast sometime to become true disciples of Jesus step by step, slowly but surely.

"That's the way just like the marshal arts," Wayne said. Yes, we need to follow to the Bible, and remember. set your mind in Heaven, put the evil things to death, be disciplin and over all these vitures put on love. Grace be with you.

We closed this service with the song " At the Cross "

[ Fellowship-time ]     

Today's TGIS was homely meeting with 11 precious brothers and sisters. We're looking forward the next TGIS and coming "Video Night" on October 29. Thank you Miho on leading Icebreak, Miki on PA, Ronny on leading worship, Aki on lights, Kumi on transration, Sachiko on testimony, Wayne on Message and all for cooming to TGIS.

Thank you for reading this and see you soon!     

2011.09.17 TGIS Weekly Blog (Posted by Wayne) 

Well, we had another great time at TGIS. It was a small crew as people were serving in Tohoku and the church had an annual gravesite memorial. Hope you can join us the next time. The Lord bless you!
 
Miho started off the Icebreak with a Treasure Hunt. People had to find these colored stones. It was a lot of fun and they got to keep the stones that they found.
 
Travis lead us into worship as we sang 3 glorious songs unto Jesus. He tried out this new system with the powerpoint. It worked!
 
Keiju was on the powerpoint.
 
Open Mike: WY told a strange story about breakfast.
 
The message was presented by Kumi. She talked when we have problems who do we turn to? John 4, a royal official from Capernaum seeks out Jesus to heal his dying son. The official wanted Jesus to physically go and touch the boy, but Jesus only said the word, "Your son will live!" When we have problems, expect and believe the Lord to answer in His way and His time, not ours. Believe!
 
Kumi did a little of her own interpreting.
 
Light were turned on by Miki
 
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