John 20: Eternal Life, a Living Relationship With God
In John 20, Chihiro Kinoshita shows that the eternal life offered by the risen Jesus is a living relationship with God, fed by the Word.
久米島希望が丘キリスト教会 · 13 min read
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View articlesKumejima Kibo ga Oka Christian Church is a Protestant church located in Kumejima, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. It belongs to the Calvary Chapel movement that began in Costa Mesa, California, and shares its approach of teaching the Bible book by book, from Genesis to Revelation, in the conviction that the Holy Spirit guides and grows both the church and each individual believer. The church is currently led by Pastor Chihiro Kinoshita, who preaches at the Sunday service and the Thursday Bible study.
The church holds several weekly gatherings: Sunday morning worship followed by an afternoon study time, a Tuesday evening prayer meeting, a Thursday evening Bible study, and a program called Amazing Grace broadcast on local FM Kumejima radio. A kids church welcomes children of elementary school age and younger during the service. Efficient Church presents here a summary of a selection of its sermons; to hear the full message, simply follow the link to the original video.
In John 20, Chihiro Kinoshita shows that the eternal life offered by the risen Jesus is a living relationship with God, fed by the Word.
久米島希望が丘キリスト教会 · 13 min read
久米島希望が丘キリスト教会 · 11 min read
In Deuteronomy 32 to 34, Chihiro Kinoshita urges us not to forget God, to listen to his voice and to choose the blessing, even after a fall.
久米島希望が丘キリスト教会 · 11 min read
In John 19, Chihiro Kinoshita shows that Jesus' cry, "It is finished," is addressed to you: the work that gives life is complete.
久米島希望が丘キリスト教会 · 15 min read
In John 17, Chihiro Kinoshita shows what Jesus asked for you before the cross: knowing God by experience, joy and unity.
久米島希望が丘キリスト教会 · 9 min read
In Deuteronomy 22-25, Chihiro Kinoshita shows that the grace you have received calls for a life lived for God in every detail, including care for the weakest.
久米島希望が丘キリスト教会 · 7 min read
You can be close to the promised land and fall just before entering it. That is exactly what happens in Numbers 25.
久米島希望が丘キリスト教会 · 9 min read
At first glance, the closing chapters of the book of Numbers seem anything but inspiring.
久米島希望が丘キリスト教会 · 11 min read
After being freed from Egypt, the people of Israel finally set out on their journey to the promised land. In between lies the wilderness. That wilderness season still exists today, even once you are saved.
久米島希望が丘キリスト教会 · 12 min read
The book of Numbers tells of Israel's journey from leaving Egypt to the promised land. God tore this people out of slavery to lead them toward rest. Your life of faith looks like this journey.
久米島希望が丘キリスト教会 · 6 min read
John 14 is a conversation. Jesus and his disciples, gathered around the table for the last meal, exchange questions and answers.
久米島希望が丘キリスト教会 · 6 min read
The last four chapters of the book of Numbers bring forty years of wandering in the wilderness to a close. At first glance, they are nothing but lists: campsites, borders, cities, inheritance rules.
久米島希望が丘キリスト教会 · 7 min read
Imagine finding out tonight that your last twenty-four hours have begun. What would you do? Where would you go? Who would you call? Jesus knew exactly.
久米島希望が丘キリスト教会 · 9 min read
Nicodemus comes to find Jesus at night. He is one of the Pharisees, men who work hard and steadily, day after day, to keep the Law down to the smallest detail, convinced that through their own efforts they can be...
久米島希望が丘キリスト教会 · 8 min read
You are walking toward a place of rest that God has prepared for you. But between the wilderness where you now stand and the promise he has made, one reality stands in the way: you cannot get there without passing through forgiveness and puri…
久米島希望が丘キリスト教会 · 7 min read
Deuteronomy 11 keeps circling back to two commands: love the Lord your God, and keep his commandments. At first glance, this looks like a set of rules to follow. In reality, it is an invitation into a relationship.
久米島希望が丘キリスト教会 · 9 min read
The life Jesus Christ gives you isn't just a length, it's a quality.
久米島希望が丘キリスト教会 · 8 min read
If Christ has not been raised, you are of all people most to be pitied. Paul says it plainly to the Corinthians who doubted the resurrection: without it, our faith is empty, our preaching is empty, and our fight...
久米島希望が丘キリスト教会 · 12 min read
Has your faith ever been tested? There are moments when what God asks of us clearly outstrips our strength, our experience, our budget, our courage.
久米島希望が丘キリスト教会 · 12 min read
When you open your Bible to the book of Deuteronomy, you find Moses gathering all Israel before they enter the Promised Land.
久米島希望が丘キリスト教会 · 5 min read
There is a simple truth Jesus places before our eyes in the second half of John 4: your faith is never static. It grows or it shrinks.
久米島希望が丘キリスト教会 · 7 min read
Deuteronomy 19 to 21 gathers a long series of ordinances: cities of refuge, witnesses, warfare, inheritance. At first glance, these look like ancient rules, far removed from our everyday lives.
久米島希望が丘キリスト教会 · 9 min read
John 7 shows us a Jesus who refuses to act according to the logic of his family, the crowd, or the religious leaders.
久米島希望が丘キリスト教会 · 8 min read
Between the exodus from Egypt and entering the promised land, the people of Israel cross the wilderness. This is not just a geographical in-between: it's a season of formation.
久米島希望が丘キリスト教会 · 6 min read
This second session in the "Workers for the Harvest" series tackles a simple but decisive question: before you can reap a harvest, you have to pull up the weeds.
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The four Gospels tell the same life, but each from its own angle. Matthew writes for the Jews, Mark for the Romans, Luke for the Greeks. John, however, writes for everyone, believers and non-believers alike.
久米島希望が丘キリスト教会 · 5 min read
Have you ever sought Jesus, but for the wrong reasons? Have you ever run to him because you had an urgent need (a problem to solve, a door to open, a stomach to fill), and not first because you want…
久米島希望が丘キリスト教会 · 11 min read
There are a thousand ways to talk about the cross of Jesus. Today, you are going to look at it through the eyes of those who were there.
久米島希望が丘キリスト教会 · 8 min read
Where is your faith in Jesus Christ rooted today? Is it a faith that keeps you in a living, intimate relationship with God, or a faith that's content to say, "Yes, I believe, I know Christ"?
久米島希望が丘キリスト教会 · 8 min read
There are moments in life when God tells you clearly, Go, move forward, enter into what I am giving you. And then, the moment you go to take that step, everything feels bigger than you. The walls are high.
久米島希望が丘キリスト教会 · 8 min read
Moses is at the end of his journey. A new generation stands before the Jordan, ready to enter the promised land.
久米島希望が丘キリスト教会 · 11 min read
Numbers 20 and 21 mark a turning point. The people of Israel had left Egypt, set up the tabernacle after a year, sent the twelve spies to Kadesh Barnea in the second year, refused to believe God's promise, and inherited…
久米島希望が丘キリスト教会 · 10 min read
As Moses addresses Israel in the book of Deuteronomy, the people stand at the threshold of the promised land. A whole generation has passed. Before them lies the promised land.
Watch the full teachings on their YouTube channel.
Sunday worship begins at 10:30 am local time and runs until noon, followed by an afternoon study session from 2:30 to 4:00 pm.
It belongs to the Calvary Chapel movement, which originated in Costa Mesa, California.
The church is located in Kumejima, Okinawa Prefecture, at 字山城790-59. Its sermons are also published on its YouTube channel.