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Welcome to Hamamatsu Sukuinushi Kyokai…HSK!

浜松救い主教会 2019-9-22 (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!”

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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.

‘I will bless the Lord who has counseled me. Indeed, my mind instructs me in the night. I have set the Lord continually before me. Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken. Therefore my heart is glad and my glory rejoices. My flesh also will dwell securely. For You will not abandon my soul to Sheol. Nor will You allow Your Holy One to undergo decay. You will make known to me the path of life. In Your presence is fullness of joy. In Your right hand there are pleasures forever.’ Psalm 16:7-11

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

Date Time & Details

9/22Today! No Prayer Meeting Tonight! But pray this week!

9/25(Wed.) 1:25 PM…Prayer Meeting(Room 22)

9/26(Thu.) 7;25 PM…Musicians & Worship Leader:Practice

9/29(Sun.)

8:45 AM…Musicians & Worship Leader:Practice9:55 AM…Singing, Sharing, Sunday School & Fellowship Time6:55 PM…Gathering of Watchmen(Prayer)

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Dear Members and Friends of HSK: As you read this note from me, Ruth-san and I will be visiting my mother, Wrae-san…97 years old. Before your day is finished we will be attending my her church and sharing in either the morning or evening meeting. Before I left Japan, my brother-in-law asked me to speak at this church which is about the same size as HSK. The Christians in this church love missionaries and support many mission-aries. Several times every year, they send teams to many nations to help other missionaries. I enjoy being with these Christians. But…I find it difficult to speak to American Christians! Why? I think too many pastors think that church members should hear something that makes them feel good…not stay too long in the church building…the Sunday weather should be perfect. Well, I think you know what I believe. And my conclusion is this: We must grow up…become mature! So, I am not sure what my message will be in my mother’s church today but it will need to be ‘chewed’ real good by all who really listen! Whenever I travel to America, I always hope to learn something about God Almighty. Yes, I think He could be doing something in America which He may not have started in Japan yet but, I want to expect Him to do something great if He is doing great things in America. The God of American Christians is also the God of

Japanese Christians. Right? So, I hope to bring a good report from America. Thank you again for giving to HSK. As I told you a few weeks ago, this month a generous gift of ¥100,000 was sent to Cambodia for the support of the Christian school in the church which Ruth-san visited. Two weeks ago, I got a letter from an American church which was so sad. The pastor(who I don’t know)wrote this: ‘…due to falling attendance and income we are having to make a severe financial decisions…we will no longer be able to supplement individual gifts or send what you may have come to expect from our general fund.’ My first thoughts were, ‘Sometimes keeping a church building open becomes very expensive. I hope this church does not close.’ But my second thoughts were these, ‘Giving to the church must not be compromised.’ ‘Living must in-clude giving!’ ‘We must not meet the Lord face to face with an apology for how little we gave to Him!’ What do you think? Well, will I eat vanilla ice cream today or apple pie or cheese-cake? I don’t know. But this I know: I am ex-pecting God Almighty to bless you! I am expecting to hear of something good happening in your home and in your life. May the Lord bless you and your family more this week. He will do this! 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…………………………………………………………………9/22

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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Your speaker today…is a missionary who your pastor admires very much, Sarah Gordon-san. This mother, her husband, and children, have taken little children with great health problems and loved them, protected them, and nourished them like no one else has done in Japan. Sarah-san and her family are amazing Christians. HSK is so glad to support her organization, Ai no Kesshin! Please get to know Sarah-san; please pray for her and her family.

Y o u r g u e s t s p e a k e r n e x t Sunday(29th) is…Hanamoto Angelo-san. Please ask the Lord to bless his family. They love their church, HSK. They want everyone in Hamamatsu to know Jesus Christ. If you cannot understand Portuguese or Japanese, please use the FM radio for the English translation of next Sunday’s message.

The church financial report…for this month will be printed in an edition of next month’s church bulletin.

However, copies of the financial report can be found in the SKI stand or talk to Matsuo Mieko-san. Thank you for giving to your church!

There is no lunch next Sunday (29th)! The next lunch will be a BBQ on October 20th. Your pastor does not want

to miss that event. There is no church bulletin for September 29th and October 6th. The HSK Overseer, Yukio-san, will make announcements about church events on those two Sundays.

Please continue to pray…for our pastor’s daughters who a r e p r e g n a n t : Elisabeth-san(Due next month!), Jacqueline-san(Due: February), Joanna-san(Due: Feb-ruary). The arrival of t h e s e new g rand -chi ldren may make Ruth-san absent at HSK this year and next year!

A reminder: The two concerts with the children’s choir from Uganda will be next, October 2nd and 4th. Please look for more information about these events in the SKI stand. The concerts are free but the number of seats is limited. It will be worth arriving early at these churches in order to have a seat.

……………………………………………………. (Jesus)”Permit the children to come to Me, do not hinder them. For the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.” (Mark10:14)

Church Announcements/Information………….………………………………9/22

愛の決心(Ai No Kesshin)

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The Spirit’s mission is not complete until He creates in us a passionate, ever-increasing yearning for Christ. What kind of bride do you think the Spirit will present to Jesus on the day of Revelation? One who is half-hearted? Whose love is lukewarm, or cold? Who is not devoted to Jesus? Who does not want intimacy with Christ? If you truly love Jesus, He is never out of your mind. He is present in your every waking moment… The Holy Spirit is here today, alive and working in you—to produce a passionate love for Christ on this side of death. Roman 8:26 describes one of the most powerful works of the Holy Spirit in the heart of the believer: “likewise the Spirit also helps our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought; but the Spirit itself makes intercession for us with groaning that cannot be uttered”. What is the groaning of the Holy Spirit

deep inside the heart? What is this emotion that is so profound that there are no words to express it? The Hebrew word used for groaning means “a yearning” —l onging for more of Christ. You can yearn after Jesus so much that you sit in His presence and nothing comes out but a deep groaning, something that cannot be uttered. It says, “Jesus, You’re the only happiness there is in the world. I have tasted and seen that You are good—and I want all of You.” This is the deep inner cry of someone who hungers for holiness and is anguished over his sins. Yet, he admits, “I don’t know really how to pray. I don’t know how to pray as I should.” His heart’s cry is “Holy Spirit come! You know the mind of God. You know how to pray according to the will of the Father. Walk with me today—-take control”.

Prayer is still needed for the situation between Iran and the USA. May the Lord’s wisdom come to this problem.

May the Lord completely touch and heal Youko-san’s back. God is her healer!

Let’s pray once again for Tsuyako-san’s sisters, Narumi-san and Kiyoko-san, to be saved.

We love all the children in HSK. Please pray for them by name this week. Please pray for their parents too.

May we pray for more politicians to be saved here in Japan and be used for the Lord.

Let’s remember to pray for those whom we know need God’s healing this week.

Pastor and Ruth-san are with his mother this week in Alabama. May they all be encouraged as they fellowship together.

God has promised to do, “more than we

ask or think”. Let’s keep believing and asking for Him to do great things!

Let’s remember to pray for our church leaders this week. May they have God’s wisdom for every situation that comes up.

Who is praying for the leaders of their nation? The Philippines, Brazil, Japan and America?

Please pray again for the salvation of Masami-san’s daughter, Yukina-san.

Who has prayed for the pastors of our city? They need God’s wisdom and en-couragement as they lead their churches.

Please pray again for the tense situation in Hong Kong. Many protesters are being arrested. …………………………………………………………….. Note: If you do not want your prayers request in the church bulletin, please mark that clearly on your prayer request card.

Prayer Requests………………………………..………………………………………………9/22

Thoughts to ponder…from the book, Hungry For More Of Jesus By…David Wilkerson….Chapter 9… Walking In The Spirit