Matthew 16:24-25

Pastor Jason Ashimoto of Evergreen Baptist Church of Los Angeles and Pastor Sam of Japanese Baptist Church of Seattle share about how their  two churches are embarking on a common journey of release for the season of Lent.

Hebrews 12:1-2

For the Day of Remembrance, we take a moment to recognize the past tragedy of the Incarceration of Japanese Americans but we also commit ourselves anew to be people of justice and equality for the sake of the kingdom of God. We are surrounded by a great cloud of witnesses and Christ calls us to follow Him into the future.

Pastor Jason Ashimoto from Evergreen Baptist Church of Los Angeles shares a reflection on Job and how we see God and are held by God in times of good and trouble.

Matthew 18:1-5

This sermon talks about how we must come to Christ with the heart of a child if we are to truly understand what it means to be a part of God's kingdom.

Luke 6:43-45

This sermon addresses how to go about change according to Jesus. More than changing external behaviors, we need a radical change of our inwward heart and motivations.

For Martin Luther King Jr. Sunday, this sermon calls for compassion to see what God is doing in our world today. Let's be peacemakers like Christ and Rev. Dr. King. 

Mark 2:18-22

This sermon challenges us to think about the way we cling to the old patterns of the world and resist the new thing that God wants to do in our lives. We need to surrender old and false understandings of God so that we can receive the new Life of God. Let us exchange our old wineskins for new ones so that God can pour new wine into us!

Pastor Sam shares some thoughts in processing the events of the past week concerning the invasion of the US Capitol and the dangers of religious  zeal without Christ.

We talk with our long-time member Yosh Nakagawa about his passion for diversity, peace and love in our communities. Yosh has been instrumental in advocating for Japanese American communities and for creating a voice for Asian-American Pacific Islanders within the American Baptist Church. He has also been a very influential figure in the formation of the Evergreen Association of Baptists. In this episode, he shares about why JBC's story is important to him and why it should be for others as well.

Acts 9:1-19

This sermon opens the new year with a reminder that at the heart of the Christian message is that God loves us, forgives us and gives us the hope of a new life. Before you embark on any resolutions for yourself this year, remember that Christ's grace for you is perfect and unconditional.