FUJI AoG Toyokawa Outreach Podcast (日本語訳あり)

Praise and worship are not justsongs that we sing in church. Praise and worship are a lifestyle of honoring God.

We praise God for who He is andwhat He has done.
We worship God because He alone is worthy of our whole life. Sometimes we praise wheneverything is good. But true worship is revealed when we can say, “Lord, even in difficult times, You are still worthy.”

エリヤは、他の人々がまだ目で見ることのできないものを、信仰によって聞いていました。時には神様は、私たちがその証拠を見るよりも先に、約束を与えてくださいます。

Israel had experienced a long season of drought. But after Elijah confronted the prophets of Baal on Mount Carmel and God answered by fire, Elijah declared: “Go up, eat and drink; for there is the sound of abundance of rain.” — 1 Kings 18:41

Elijah heard something by faith before others could see it with their eyes. Sometimes God gives us a promise before we see the evidence

David is known as “a man after God’s own heart.” This means that David desired and purposed in his heart to follow the will of our God. Because David had the right heart before God, he was able to succeed in his life as a servant of the Lord.

Just like David, may we also have the right heart before God.

What is the right heart in the presence of God?

Everyone today is talking about discipleship. Churches are organizing discipleship classes. Believers are attending discipleship seminars. Ministries are creating discipleship programs. But in the middle of all this activity, we must pauseand ask: Are we doing discipleship according to the pattern set by Jesus?

Because discipleship is not our invention, it is Jesus’ design. And if we are going to make disciples, we must follow His pattern, not ours. Today, let us look at the pattern Jesus Himself demonstrated: Relational. Mentoring. Missional.This is the heartbeat of true discipleship.

多くの人が、拒絶や裏切り、失敗、傷ついた経験、失望などを経験します。でも、過去に起きたことが、人生や未来を決めるわけではありません。神様は、過去を用いて、これからの人生を新しく造り変えてくださいます。

被害を受けた人は、「どうして私にこんなことが起きたの？」と考えます。でも、勝利する人は、「この経験を通して、神様は何をしてくださるの？」と考えます。

過去は、なぜ今の自分になったのかを説明するのはできます。でも、過去があなたの人生や未来を決めるのはできません。あなたの人生を決めるのは、過去ではなく神様です。

Many people have experienced rejection, betrayal,failure, abuse, disappointment, or painful experiences. These things may havehappened to us, but they do not have to determine who we become.

A victim asks, “Why did this happen to me?”

A victor asks, “What can God do through this?”

Your past mayexplain you, but it does not have the authority to define you.

敵は、欺き、間違った考え、恐れ、誘惑、落胆、そして嘘を通して私たちに入り込むことを許さない限り、神が確立されたものを破壊することはできません。

だからこそ、パウロはこう言っていますこの世に倣ってはいけません……むしろ、変えられなさい。

A stronghold isanything that has gained a powerful grip over a person's thoughts, emotions,behavior, or spiritual life and keeps them from walking freely in God.

「要塞」とは、人の思考、感情、行動、あるいは霊的な生活を強く支配し、その人が神の御心の中を自由に歩むことを妨げるものです。