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Welcome to Hamamatsu Sukuinushi Kyokai…HSK!

浜松救い主教会 2019-4-28 (Hamamatsu Church of the Savior)

Please believe us when we say…. “The first time you come here you are

a visitor…BUT…the second time you are a friend!”

〠430-0853

522 Mishima Cho, Minami Ku, Hamamatsu Shi

Church Phone: (053)442-5080 Church Fax: (053)442-5186 Church Cell: 080–8117-1774

E-mail: hskmychurch@gmail.com

Internet: (Japanese)www.hskchurch.org (English) www.hskchurch.com

Hamamatsu Sukuinushi Kyokai (HSK) (Hamamatsu Church of the Savior) 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 attend this church.

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.

‘Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing praises. Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord and the prayer offered in faith will restore the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up and if he has committed sins, they will be forgiven him.’ James 5:13-15

This Week’s Events at HSK…………..…..………………

Date Time & Details

4/28Today!

Lunch and Vital Groups! Filipinos’ Ladies’ Group Meeting! (No Prayer Meeting tonight!)

5/1(Wed.) 1:25 PM…Prayer Meeting(Room 22)

5/2(Thu.) 7:25 PM…Musicians & Worship Leader:Practice

5/4(Sat.) 11 AM….Chili Hot Dog BBQ/Party!

5/5(Sun.)

8:45 AM…Musicians & Worship Leader:Practice9:55 AM…Singing, Sharing, Sunday School & Fellowship Time!1:30 PM…Prayer Meeting for Israel6:55 PM…Gathering of Watchmen(Prayer)

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Dear Members and Friends of HSK, Earlier this week I was thinking about the opinion of most Christians about Sunday services at their church. I often hear these words, ‘It was a good meeting.’ But when I ask about what the Christian heard the pastor say, the Christian can’t remember. It seems to me that if the meeting was good, surely that Christian heard something that made their faith increase or the Christian better understood what God was doing in a problem, right? But I think that too often ‘It was good’ means that the chair was comfortable and the room temperature was just right and the music was entertaining. At HSK, I guess someone thinks that most meetings are ‘good’ but I do not seek to make each meeting ‘good’. I genuinely hope that each meeting is somehow life changing! As most of you know, later this week the annual May festival will begin in our city. Perhaps most Hamamatsu citizens believe that this is the week for watching kites soaring over the beach and following the festival wagons being pulled through the streets. And then there is the chance for becoming intoxicated with free liquor. I think that there are many kinds of pleasure which can make friendships stronger and refresh our minds. But this festival tempts everyone to become unrestrained…to seek pleasure which is harmful. Let us be bold in speaking to our friends about the joy which comes from heaven.

Many times I have talked about prayer and how we must be praying Christians. But I sense a warning about prayer is necessary. What warning? Be careful of making prayer a ‘proper activity’! Why? Proper prayers tend to be full of ideas about the wise things we have done and the success we have had at our job and how well behaved we act in front of others. Don’t pray that way! Prayer has always been a plea for help from Heaven…a request for deliverance from a big problem…a cry. And most important, prayer has been a display of faith. Let’s pray with passion this week and not have a discussion with God! Tomorrow, Ruth-san and I will visit a little part of our family in Gifu Prefecture. It will be a one day trip which I hope will not be spent stalled for a long time on a crowded highway. And then on Saturday, we hope to eat delicious hot dogs with many of you. Let’s not stay at home during these holidays watching TV all day. Let’s fellowship with lots of joy. Come to the BBQ this Saturday. If you are visiting our church for the first time today, we are so glad you have come. Please stay and eat lunch with us. The lunch is free for all visitors who have attended HSK for the fist time this month. May the Lord bless you this week!!! 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 ‘Livestream’. Or go to <www.hskchurch.com>

and click ‘Watch Live’. You will find a list of previous meetings which can be seen at any time during the week. Thank you for sharing this information with others.

From Your Pastor…………………………………………………………………4/28

You can hear the pastor’s message…in several languages with your cellular phone. First, download the app ‘ABELON Client’. Next, connect to HSK via Wi-Fi: hsk/1 (password:song1234) or hsk/2(password:song5678). Finally, open the app and click the language you want to hear. Set the ‘latency’ to 100. You should now be hearing the translation of our pastor’s message in your language.

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New information…about Israel from Bridges for Peace is available in the church foyer. It’s free. AND…next Sunday(May 5th), there will be a prayer meeting for Israel beginning at 1:30 PM in the main room. Everyone is welcome to this meeting.

The church tithe…of ¥63,000 was divided as follows: Mami-san & Ryo-san(Ishinomaki Ministry)(¥15,000), Bridges for Peace(Israel Ministry)(¥13,000), Pastor Hirata(Pastor

S u p p o r t ) ( ¥ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ) , Wycliffe Bible Translators (Miss ionary to China)( ¥ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ) , N e w L i f e

Church(Cambodian Church)(¥15,000). Thank you for giving to HSK and to others!

A good newsletter…from Mami-san and Ryo-san in both English and Japanese can be found on the church bulletin board. Also…a very good newsletter from Truman-san and family

has been placed on the bulletin board. Please read at any time.

Big Chili Hot Dog BBQ/Party…this Saturday(5th) at HSK! Rain will not stop this event! Food, Fellowship and Fun! Everything begins at 11 AM. If you are coming, your name must be on the party list today! Costs: ¥500 for everyone!(Yochien children: ¥400).

Next Sunday,(May5th)Communion or the Lord’s Supper…will be served at the morning meeting. All Christians who are attending HSK are invited to part ic ipate in remembering the

suffering and death of Jesus for the forgiven-ess of our sins. All children who know they are Christians can par-

ticipate. Our pastor considers this a special event which all members of HSK should participate in.

Church Announcements/Information………….…….…………………………4/28

HSK Monthly Financial Report (March-April, 2019) Our church treasurer, Matsuo Mieko-san, has prepared the monthly church financial report for everyone’s exam-ination; March 16th - April 15th. Copies of the financial report can be found in the SKI stand. The church tithe to others was ¥63,000. Many thanks to all who have given to HSK. May God bless you more! And…your pastor is so thank-ful for our consistent giving to others! Hal-lelujah!

Fund Previous Balance

Income Expenses Current Balance

General Fund ¥o ¥630,452 ¥521,140 ¥109,312

Building Fund ¥679,306 ¥2,326 ¥0 ¥681,632

Helps Fund ¥22,587 ¥0 ¥0 ¥22,587

Christian School ¥38,381 ¥0 ¥0 ¥38,381

Missionary Fund ¥158,697 ¥0 ¥0 ¥158,697

Scholars Fund ¥171,527 ¥0 ¥0 ¥171,527

Christmas Fund ¥5,452 ¥0 ¥0 ¥5,452

Evangelism Fund ¥61,169 ¥0 ¥0 ¥61,169

Cemetery Fund ¥130,126 ¥0 ¥0 ¥130,126

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‘Defining ourselves by the Word of God requires that we constantly train our minds to think in agreement with that Word. This means that we have to remind ourselves of His promises often. But don’t stop there! Learn to meditate on them. Like Mary, we must treasure them up and ponder them in our hearts (Luke 2:19). While Eastern meditation tries to get people to empty their minds, biblical meditation focuses on filling our minds—and our mouths—with the truth. Joshua 1:8 says, “The book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success.” One of the definitions for the word “meditate” is to “mutter”. Meditating involves repeating the words God has said out loud. As Joshua was told, this regular repetition of what God has said is the key to our ability to do the Word. When we

declare the Word over our own life and prophesy our own destiny in agreement with Him, we release the anointing of the Spirit in a greater measure to bring the Word to pass. The verse says that when we do this, we are actually making our way prosperous. Meditating on the promises of God is something we can do and are responsible to do in order to determine where we are gong in life; it is vital tool for strengthening ourselves in the Lord so we can walk in our identity and purpose. Meditating on the promises of God will strengthen you. We represent the Kingdom of God, and our mind and body must stay current with our role and responsibilities as a delegated authority in this world. We can’t afford to have thoughts in our heads about ourselves that God doesn’t have in His. We must continually train our minds to think of ourselves according to what God says about us.’

Please continue to pray for Sakura-san’s little niece, Yuyai-chan. May she be completely healed and all the needs of the family be met.

Morita Susan-san is asking prayer for her friend, Helen-san, who has cancer and needs a miracle. Please pray for her this week.

Let’s pray for the families of those who died in the attacks in Sir Lanka. May the Lord be their comfort.

Will you pray for the children in HSK? They are so precious to the heart of the Lord. Let’s pray for them this week.

Please continue to pray for our church leaders as they seek God for wisdom in leading this church.

Once again, let’s be faithful to pray for the peace of Jerusalem as the Lord commands.

Let’s pray for our city this week. Far too many without the Lord as their Saviour.

Will you pray again about a location for our church with easy access for all. The Lord is more than able to supply this need.

Please pray for a friend of HSK, Miho-san. She is facing a difficult pregnancy and needs healing for her and the baby.

Will you remember to pray for other pastors and missionaries serving the Lord here in Japan? Some may need encourage-ment these days.

We have many visitors to our church. May they find peace in their hearts and come to know Jesus as their Saviour. ……………………………………………………………… Note: If you do not want your prayer request in the church bulletin, please mark that clearly on your prayer request card.

Prayer Requests…………………………………………………………………………………4/28

Thoughts to ponder…From the book: “Strengthen Yourself In The Lord” By…Bill Johnson… “Possessed By Promises”