HSK! - Hamamatsu Church of the Savior

Welcome to Hamamatsu
Sukuinushi Kyokai…
HSK!
2015-3-15
Please believe us when we say….
“The first time you come here you are
a visitor…BUT…the second time
you are a friend!”
Hamamatsu Church
of the Savior (HSK)
522 Mishima Cho, Minami Ku,
Hamamatsu Shi 〠430-0853
Church Phone: (053)442-5080
Church Fax:
(053)442-5186
Church Cell: 090-1748-8480
E-mail:
[email protected]
Internet:
(Japanese)www.hskchurch.org
(English) www.hskchurch.com
‘How lovely are Your dwelling places, O Lord of hosts!
My soul longed and even yearned for the court of the
Lord. My heart and my flesh sing for joy to the living
God.
The bird also has found a house and the
swallow a nest for herself where she may lay her
young, even Your altars, O Lord of hosts, my King
and my God. How blessed are those who dwell in
Your house! They are ever praising You.
Psalm 84:1-4(NASV)
Events at HSK…………………………………………
Hamamatsu Church of the
Savior
(Hamamatsu
Sukuinushi Kyokai) is a
Protestant group of Christians who
are very dependent on God! We
believe He is great, good, and
holy! Anyone who has a desire to
know Him and seeks fellowship
with others is welcome to become
a part of this church.
Date
Time & Details
3/19
(Thu.)
10 AM…First meeting with Retter-san
1 PM…Second meeting with Retter-san
7:30 PM…Musicians & Worship Leader: Practice
Welcome Visitors! We are so
glad you came today.
Please
come again and again.
And if
there is any way we can assist
you, please talk to our pastor or
his wife, Ben or Ruth Fowler. We
have been praying for you. A ‘Baby
Room’ is available for anyone who
has a small child.
3/20
(Fri.)
6:55 PM…Prayer Meeting
7:55 PM…Life Discovery Time(Bible Class)
3/15
6:55 PM…Gathering of Watchmen(Prayer)
Today!
3/18
1:25 PM…Prayer Meeting
(Wed.)
8:45 AM…Musicians & Worship Leader: Practice
9:55 AM…Morning Singing, Sharing,
3/22
Sunday School & Fellowship
(Sun.) 5:55 PM…Musicians & Worship Leader:Practice
6:55 PM…Evening Singing, Sharing, &
Fellowship
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From Your Pastor……………………………………………………
Dear Members and Friends of HSK,
Can you believe how cold it was last
week? And maybe you had snow in front
of your home! Now I am really looking
forward to Spring! When will it arrive?
Hopefully soon!
This past week I had to calculate the
amount of income tax I owed the
Japanese government.
Yes, because I
receive a salary from HSK I must pay
income tax. (Next month I must pay US
income tax!)
And I always have two
opposing questions at this time of the
year. The first question is this: How
much do I have to pay the government
this year? (Can you imagine how I
express this question? Yes, not with a lot
of joy!) But the second question is this:
Did I give the Lord and His church what
He deserves? The answer to the second
question is most important to me. So far,
the answer has always been good. In a
book Josh-san and I have been studying
for several months, we recently read
these words of the author: ‘The whole
point of tithing is to give to God first. God
obligates Himself to bless first things and
make them holy. He bestow first things
with the power to bless the rest… We can
get more out of 90 percent of our income
when we tithe than we can from 100
percent of our income when we don’t
tithe.’ (Chris Hodges, Fresh Air, Cp. 10 &
11)
Last Sunday night several Brazilian
teenagers visited HSK along with 3 adults.
They sang two songs in Portuguese. I did
not understand what they sang but I saw
their faith in God. I am so glad these
Christians have brought their faith in God
to Japan. Christians from other countries
have brought their faith in God to
Hamamatsu. What am I trying to say? I
think the Lord has heard the prayers of
Christians around the world who have
prayed for our nation. And He has started
to make His love and peace and joy
known to others. Surely more wonderful
events are going to happen here.
I am not sure really sure about the
‘culture of the church’ in Japan but I think
that in other parts of the world many
church members think somebody should
be doing something. I think that church
leaders feel pressure to start something
for everyone to do. However, I also see
this great task for you and me: Making
known the wisdom of God to the rulers
and the authorities in the heavenly places!
(See Eph. 3:8-13.) ‘Pastor, what is it we
should be doing?’ Simply explained: Be a
wise Christian….Speak wisely about God
Almighty….Behave wisely in every
situation….Flee from all evil.
Let’s do
those things more this week.
Each week Ruth-san and I look forward
to seeing you, talking to you, hugging you
and laughing together. I want to be the
last one to leave the church so that I do
not miss any joy. Oh yes, if you have to
leave before others, do not worry about
that but…please be sure to take a large
portion of God’s peace. ‘‘Now may the
God of peace Himself sanctify you entirely
and may your spirit and soul and body be
preserved complete without
blame at the coming of our
Lord Jesus Christ.”
(1 Thess. 5:23)
Your pastor….Ben
Please continue to tell…your family and friends about viewing ‘live’
and recorded meetings at HSK on the Internet. To see meetings, go to
<www.hskchurch.org> and click ‘media’. Or go to<www.hskchurch
.com> and click ‘live video’. You will find a list of previous meetings which can be
seen at any time during the week. Thank you for sharing this information.
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Church Announcements/Information………….……………………………………..
This Thursday(19th.)…there will be 2
special meetings at HSK with an American
couple, Jeff and Lecia Retter. They are
being sent by the US Aglow group. The
first meeting begins at 10 AM
and the second meeting begins
at 1 PM.
More information
about this couple can be found
in both Japanese and English
in the SKI stand. Christians
from other churches have been invited to
attend this meeting along with their
friends. You are invited too!
please search her Facebook page.
Several videos are ready for you to
watch. She is so thankful for the
prayers of HSK Christians.
Plans are being made…for traveling to
Costco Store in Nagoya by motorcycle this
month or next month. It is not really a
shopping trip but a ‘road
trip’. If you are interested in
joining several others in
taking a motor-cycle trip to
that store, please talk to
Mauricio-san or our pastor soon. (Note:
You will need to have a
motorcycle!) If you wish to
go there by bicycle, please
talk to Gabriel-kun! (‘Gabrielkun? Pastor, does he want to
ride his bicycle to Nagoya?’)(‘I
don’t know!’) If you want to walk to Nagoya, please talk to ???.
On March 21st. (Saturday)…there will
be a worship and testimony time with the
youth group, Enkuri, at the Enshu Church
of Christ in Hosoi Cho
beginning at 7 PM. More
information about this
meeting can be found in the
SKI stand or talk to Takahiro-san or Kentasan Everyone is invited.
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Almost every week…there are
newsletters from other organizations which
are posted on the church
bulletin board.
Everyone is
invited to read this information.
After reading it,
please put it back on the bulletin board so
others can read it.
‘A voice is calling, “Clear the way of the
Lord in the wilderness. Make smooth in
the desert a highway for our God. Let
every valley be lifted up and every
mountain and hill be made low and let
the rough ground become a plain and
the rugged terrain a broad valley. Then
the glory of the Lord will be revealed
and all flesh will see it together. For the
mouth of the Lord has spoken.” A
voice says, “Call out.” Then he
answered, “What shall I call
out?”…’(Isaiah 40:3-6(NAS)).
Beginning today…the Portuguese
bulletin will be placed inside the English
bulletin, not the Japanese bulletin. Please
take an English bulletin if you wish
to find the Portuguese bulletin.
Our pastor is so thankful to
Gabriel-san, Deborah-san, and
Adrianna-san who joyfully make this
bulletin each week.
If you did not clearly see or hear…the
video message we recently received from
our missionary to Cambodia, Joanna-san,
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Prayer Requests………………………………………………………………………..
Matso-san was discharged from the
hospital last Wednesday. He is so happy
to be at his home but needs strength to
walk. Please continue to pray for him.
Please continue to pray for the Bible
class at the ‘men’s house’ which is twice a
month. They want their friends to believe.
Here’s a good prayer request: Prayer
that we move with faith into new things.
Let’s pray that way for ourselves.
Cathy-san has requested prayer for a
boy with brain cancer. There is no name
but for sure this boy needs a miracle. Let’s
pray for him this week.
Suzuki Hiromi-san requested prayer for
herself. She wants healing in her body.
She needs much better health. Who will
pray for her this week?
Richard-san has friends who really
need God’s help or they will have many
more problems. Please pray with him for
many Filipino teenagers.
Ayumi-san returned to the Philippines
last Wednesday.
She will be there 3
weeks. Please ask the Lord to keep her
well and make her a blessing to many
people.
Marie-chan is taking tests at her Bible
School. She wants to do well. Please pray
for her.
Komatsu Shizuko-san was not feeling
well last week. Her and her husband need
better health. Who will pray for her this
week?
Please remember to pray again for
Christians who are being persecuted in
Middle Eastern nations. The cold weather
also makes living so difficult.
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Note: If you do not want your request put
in the church bulletin, please write that
Thoughts to ponder……From the book: Fruit of the Spirit
By: L. Velez……Chapter 4: “His Goodness”
‘The Lord is good.
I can think of
countless situations in my life where His
goodness (manifested in compassion,
mercy, and forgiveness) brought me out of
very dark places. You should take some
time to meditate every day on the
goodness He has shown in your life.
No time? Yes, there is: in the shower,
driving here and there, as you lay on your
bed, or while cooking, cleaning, etc. You
can also get up earlier, go to be earlier, go
to bed later, and there is right now. We
say, “We don’t have time.” Yes, we do.
We should always find time to think on the
goodness of God and praise His Holy
Name!
The Bible has many scriptures on the
Goodness of God. I have listed a few of
my favorites.
Titus 3:4-6…when the goodness and
loving kindness of God our Saviour to man
appeared, He saved us, not because of
any righteousness that we had done, but
because of His pity and mercy…
Psalm 31:19 Oh, how great is Your
goodness, which You have laid up for
those who fear, revere, and worship You.
Goodness which You have wrought for
those who trust and take refuge in You
before sons of men!
God is GOOD! We should never forget
His goodness. If we would just reflect on
His goodness in our lives and the
Scriptures we would have a whole lot
more peace.
He is good!
And, because He is good: goodness in
all its forms should be manifested in the
lives of His children in order to be the
attracting light in this lost world…’
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Bem-Vindos a Igreja do
salvador em Hamamatsu…
HSK (浜松救い主教会) 2015-3-15
Acredite em nós quando dizemos….
“A primeira vez que voçê vem, é um
visitante. Mas na segunda vez é o
nosso amigo!”
Hamamatsu Church
of the Savior (HSK)
522 Mishima Cho, Minami Ku,
Hamamatsu Shi 〠430-0853
Telefone da Igreja: (053)442-5080
Fax da Igreja:
(053)442-5186
Celular da Igreja: 090-1748-8480
E-mail:
[email protected]
Site da Igreja:
(Japanese)www.hskchurch.org
(English) www.hskchurch.com
Hamamatsu Church of the
Savior (Igreja do Salvador em
Hamamatsu) Somos um Grupo
Protestante Cristãos dependentes
de Deus. Acreditamos que Ele é
Grandioso, Poderoso e Santo! Voçê
que gostaria de conhece-lo é bemvindo para se tornar parte dessa
linda familia.
Quão amável são os teus tabernáculos, ó Senhor
dos exércitos! A minha alma suspira! sim,
desfalece pelos átrios do Senhor; o meu coração
e a minha carne clamam pelo Deus vivo. Até o
pardal encontrou casa, e a andorinha ninho para
si, onde crie os seus filhotes, junto aos teus
altares, ó Senhor dos exércitos, Rei meu e Deus
meu. Bem-aventurados os que habitam em tua
casa; louvar-te-ão continuamente.
Salmos 84:1-4
HSK Eventos……………………………………….…
Data
3/15
Hoje!
Horários e Detalhes
18:55…Reunião de Obreiros(Oração)
3/18
(Qua.) 13:25…Grupo de Oração
3/19
(Qui.)
10:00…First Meeting with Retter-san
13:00…Second Meeting with Retter-san
19:25…Músicos, lideres da Adoração (Ensaio)
Bem Vindos Visitantes...
2/20 18:55...Grupo de Oração
Estamos muito felizes por sua visita (Sex) 19:55...Tempo de Descobrimento da Vida
hoje. Se há alguma maneira que
(Classe Biblica))
possamos ajuda-los, por favor, fale
3/22 8:45…Músicos e lideres de Louvor (Ensaio)
com nosso Pastor ou sua Esposa
(Dom.)
9:55…Louvor Matinal e confraternização
que estarão orando por você. Para
Escola Dominical e momento de Comunhão
você que tem criança pequena ou
17:55…Músicos,
lideres da Adoração(Ensaio)
de colo, temos o berçário
18:55…Louvor da Noite, confraternização e
disponível.
momento de Comunhão.
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Anúncios e Informações da Igreja………….……………………………………..
Nesta quinta-feira (19). ... Haverá duas
reuniões especiais na HSK com um casal
americano, Jeff e Lecia Retter. Eles foram
enviados pelo grupo norte-americano
Aglow. A primeira reunião
começa às 10 horas e a
segunda reunião começa às
13:00. Mais informações sobre
este casal pode ser encontrado
em Japonês e Inglês no stand
SKI. Os cristãos de outras igrejas foram
convidados a comparecer a esta reunião
junto com seus amigos. Você está
convidado também!
recentemente recebemos do nosso
missionário da Camboja, Joanna,
por favor, procure sua página do
Facebook. Vários vídeos estão
prontos para você assistir. Ela é
tão grata pelas orações dos cristãos da
HSK.
Planos estão sendo feitos ... para viajar
para Costco em Nagoya de moto este mês
ou no próximo mês. Não é
realmente uma viagem de
compras, mas um "road
trip". Se você está
interessado em juntar-se a
essa viagem de moto para a loja, por
favor, falar com Mauricio ou o nosso pastor
em breve. (Nota: Você precisa ter uma
motocicleta) Se quiser ir para
lá de bicicleta, por favor fale
com Gabriel! ("Gabriel ?
Pastor, ele quer ir de bicicleta
para Nagoya? ') (' Eu não sei!
') Se você quiser caminhar até NaGoya,
por favor fale com ???....
Em 21 de março. (Sábado) ... haverá
uma adoração e testemunho com o grupo
de jovens, Enkuri, na Igreja
de Cristo em Enshu Hosoi
Cho com início às 07:00.
Mais informações sobre o
encontro podem ser encontradas no
estande SKI ou falar com Takahiro ou
Kenta Todos estão convidados.
Quase todas as semanas ... existem
boletins de outras organizações que são
postadas no quadro de avisos
d a i g r e j a . To d o s e s t ã o
convidados a ler esta
informações. Depois de lê-lo,
por favor, coloque-o de volta no quadro de
avisos para que outros possam lê-lo.
……………………………………………………………
‘‘3 Voz do que clama no deserto: Preparai o
caminho do SENHOR; endireitai no ermo
vereda a nosso Deus.
4 Todo o vale será exaltado, e todo o monte e
todo o outeiro será abatido; e o que é torcido
se endireitará, e o que é áspero se aplainará.
5 E a glória do SENHOR se manifestará, e toda
a carne juntamente a verá, pois a boca do
SENHOR o disse.
6 Uma voz diz: Clama; e alguém disse: Que
hei de clamar? Toda a carne é erva e toda a
sua beleza como a flor do campo.”….
’(Isaías 40:3-6).
A partir de hoje ... o boletim de
Português será colocado no interior do
boletim de Inglês, não do boletim
japonês. Por favor, tome um
boletim de Inglês, se você deseja
encontrar o boletim de Português.
O nosso pastor é tão grato a Gabriel,
Debora, e Adriana que alegremente fazem
este boletim a cada semana.
Se você não ver claramente ou
ouvir ... a mensagem de vídeo que
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Anúncios e Informações da Igreja………….……………………………………..
Nesta quinta-feira (19). ... Haverá duas
reuniões especiais na HSK com um casal
americano, Jeff e Lecia Retter. Eles foram
enviados pelo grupo norte-americano
Aglow. A primeira reunião
começa às 10 horas e a
segunda reunião começa às
13:00. Mais informações sobre
este casal pode ser encontrado
em Japonês e Inglês no stand
SKI. Os cristãos de outras igrejas foram
convidados a comparecer a esta reunião
junto com seus amigos. Você está
convidado também!
recentemente recebemos do nosso
missionário da Camboja, Joanna,
por favor, procure sua página do
Facebook. Vários vídeos estão
prontos para você assistir. Ela é
tão grata pelas orações dos cristãos da
HSK.
Planos estão sendo feitos ... para viajar
para Costco em Nagoya de moto este mês
ou no próximo mês. Não é
realmente uma viagem de
compras, mas um "road
trip". Se você está
interessado em juntar-se a
essa viagem de moto para a loja, por
favor, falar com Mauricio ou o nosso pastor
em breve. (Nota: Você precisa ter uma
motocicleta) Se quiser ir para
lá de bicicleta, por favor fale
com Gabriel! ("Gabriel ?
Pastor, ele quer ir de bicicleta
para Nagoya? ') (' Eu não sei!
') Se você quiser caminhar até NaGoya,
por favor fale com ???....
Em 21 de março. (Sábado) ... haverá
uma adoração e testemunho com o grupo
de jovens, Enkuri, na Igreja
de Cristo em Enshu Hosoi
Cho com início às 07:00.
Mais informações sobre o
encontro podem ser encontradas no
estande SKI ou falar com Takahiro ou
Kenta Todos estão convidados.
Quase todas as semanas ... existem
boletins de outras organizações que são
postadas no quadro de avisos
d a i g r e j a . To d o s e s t ã o
convidados a ler esta
informações. Depois de lê-lo,
por favor, coloque-o de volta no quadro de
avisos para que outros possam lê-lo.
……………………………………………………………
‘‘3 Voz do que clama no deserto: Preparai o
caminho do SENHOR; endireitai no ermo
vereda a nosso Deus.
4 Todo o vale será exaltado, e todo o monte e
todo o outeiro será abatido; e o que é torcido
se endireitará, e o que é áspero se aplainará.
5 E a glória do SENHOR se manifestará, e toda
a carne juntamente a verá, pois a boca do
SENHOR o disse.
6 Uma voz diz: Clama; e alguém disse: Que
hei de clamar? Toda a carne é erva e toda a
sua beleza como a flor do campo.”….
’(Isaías 40:3-6).
A partir de hoje ... o boletim de
Português será colocado no interior do
boletim de Inglês, não do boletim
japonês. Por favor, tome um
boletim de Inglês, se você deseja
encontrar o boletim de Português.
O nosso pastor é tão grato a Gabriel,
Debora, e Adriana que alegremente fazem
este boletim a cada semana.
Se você não ver claramente ou
ouvir ... a mensagem de vídeo que
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