Tag: Nonogaki

A Brochure for Yokota Church of Christ – Mar 23, 2021 We are making a brochure for the Yokota Church of Christ. We are living in an age of confusion and chaos. I think this is the time we should reach out to people. In today’s world, everyone is entitled and able to express his…

Christian Baptism and Conversion – Feb 5, 2021 In the last ten years, several people who were baptized in Christ in other congregations started attending the Yokota congregation. As I talked to them, they confessed to me that they had never experienced a spiritual transformation. They didn’t feel that they had changed anything spiritually. The…

My prayers for Christianity – Jan 15, 2021 Human history is like a rollercoaster and has gone through ups and downs. One-fifth of the 21st century has passed. I think that the 21st century is the age of confusion and chaos. Name a few chaotic historical events: the terrorism in 2001, earthquakes, tsunami, covid-19, and…

Two Kinds of Christians – Dec 2, 2020 There seem to be two kinds of Christians in Japan: one who hears the word and put in practice what he hears and the other one who only hears the word, just as Christ describes in Matthew 7. The latter one is a Sunday Christian. Spiritual transformation…

The American Congregation – Oct 2, 2020 We did not have a worship service at the building from the beginning of March to 20 September. On 27 September, some of us met for the worship service at the building. We had a good service and meaningful time together. We will continue meeting at the building…

A Daily Devotional Thought to Members and Family – Sept 1, 2020 Some Christians have a great desire to grow spiritually while others have lost theirs. Even non-Christians have such a desire and interest in Christianity. I have been sending a daily devotional thought to those (both members and non-Christian friends) who requested it. They…

Life Discovery Class – July 10, 2020 Even after a person becomes a Christian, he might hold on to old habits and mindset. This is not unusual but very common. As a result, his Christian life is not productive and fruitful. I believe that a person has to be really born of water and the…

8 Lessons on How to Pray and What to Pray – June 10 As a baby Christian, after I became a Christian, I didn’t have a private prayer life for a long time. I was terrible. My excuse is that nobody taught me about it. I didn’t know how and what to pray. I didn’t…

A Daily Devotional Thought to Members and Non-Christian Friends – May 22 I send out a daily devotional thought to members and non-Christian friends. First, I started sending just a few Bible verses several years ago. At the beginning of 2020, one of the members made a request that I give them a simple explanation…