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Welcome to Hamamatsu Sukuinushi Kyokai…HSK!
浜松救い主教会 2019-7-7 (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: [email protected]
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.
‘For the love of God controls us, having concluded this, that
one died for all, therefore all died. And He died for all, so that
they who live might no longer live for themselves, but for Him who
died and rose again on their behalf. Therefore from now on we
recognize no one according to the flesh, even though we have known
Christ according to the flesh, yet now we know Him in this way no
longer. Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature. The
old things passed away, behold, new things have come.’ 2
Corinthians 5:14-17
This Week’s Events at HSK…………..…..………………
Date Time & Details
7/7Today!
1:30 PM…Prayer Meeting for Israel6:55 PM…Gathering of
Watchmen!(Prayer)
7/10(Wed.) 1:25 PM…Prayer Meeting(Room 22)
7/11(Thu.) 7:25 PM…Musicians & Worship Leader:Practice
7/14(Sun.)
8:45 AM…Musicians & Worship Leader:Practice9:55 AM…Singing,
Sharing, Sunday School & Fellowship Time! 1:30
PM…Deacons’/Overseer Meeting No Prayer Meeting Tonight!
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Dear Members and Friends of HSK, I have been enjoying thoughts
about our meeting and BBQ over and over again. Wow! What a great
time that was last Sunday. The food was so good and plenty of
fellowship filled with joy. We must do this again. And to all the
outside cooks: “Thank You!” The yakisoba was so good. It tastes
better when it is made outside. And thank you again for listening
to what I think the Lord was speaking to us last Sunday. I am still
thinking about those notes. I do not think I will soon share what I
skipped over but…I want us to continue to discover what it means to
serve the Lord. Serving the Lord can often appear what church
leaders should be doing and since they receive a salary, it is also
easy to think the church member can just sit and watch. No! We are
mistaken if we ever think that way. We must all be serving the
Lord! Amen? Last week while talking to a Brazilian pastor, he told
me about a recent conversation with another Brazilian man who had
very little space left on his body for another tattoo. (I have not
met that man.) But the pastor asked me if this man would be
accepted at HSK. I immediately said, “Yes!”. And although I think
you may know what I am going to say, please read the following
carefully: One activity Jesus wanted all Christians to participate
in was this: Healing the sick. And sick people can look really bad.
They can be crippled by
their sickness, lost all their hair, or have many tattoos! And
when they become healed they may still limp, have no hair, and have
many tattoos. We must be seeking to heal the sick and then rejoice
when God touches them. Who will do this with me? Today we will sing
a song in only two languages; English and Portuguese. (No Japanese
yet!) And I need to warn you of what you will probably be tempted
to think: “Now this is not a church for Japanese Christians!” Be
careful with those thoughts! We do gather to share the love and joy
of God with others. We do gather to learn more about our Heavenly
Father. But…we primarily gather to worship our God. Primarily we
gather to express the gratitude we have for His blessings on our
lives. If you do not know the words to any song, fill in the melody
with ‘Hallelujah!’, ‘Father, You are wonder-ful!’, ‘Help me more!’.
“Get me out of my problems!’ You may discover God is in the next
seat listening to your song! I am still teaching about expressions
which I believe we must be speaking when we are together. Yes, I
think someone still believes that silence makes the proper behavior
for church but I totally disagree. God never created anything with
His mouth closed. Let’s keep our church filled with praises to God.
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 and click ‘Livestream’. Or go to
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…………………………………………………………………7/7
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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The next deacons’ meeting…will be next Sunday, 14th. All deacons
should plan to attend this important meeting which will begin at
1:30 PM. Deacons may wish to eat together before that meeting
starts. A good lunch will make the meeting better!
Welcome to the Church! Our pastor is so happy to announce that
beginning today, Kisanuki Sabrina-san is a mem-
ber of HSK. She has b e e n g r e a t l y e n -c ou raged b y o
t h e r members and wants to be a blessing to every-one. Please
continue to
pray for this single mother and for her son, Lucas-san. “Welcome
to HSK, Sabrina-san.”
Murata Yuuki-san and Satomi-san… are so happy to announce that
their daughter, Megumi-san, is expecting her first child this
December. Satomi-san will become a grandmother this year!!! Mother,
baby, and husband are doing fine!
A very good newsletter…from our missionaries in the Tohoku area,
Amano Mami-san and Ryo-san, can be found on
the church bulletin board. Another good news le t te r f rom the
organization they work with, Ishinomaki Christian Center, is in the
SKI stand. Please take, read, and share with others.
A special time of singing…sponsored by Enkuri(Enshu Christian
Network) will be held on July 13(Saturday) at a church in Mori
Machi. This event is for all youth
attending HSK and those in te res ted in you th activities.
Please talk to Suzuki Kousuke-san for more information about this
meeting or look for more information in the SKI stand.
Our speaker next Sunday…will be Yukio-san. He is again excited
about sharing what he believes the Lord is speaking to our church.
Please continue to pray for him as he studies Japanese, works
part-time, and talks to many people about the Lord.
Church Announcements/Information………….……..………..………………….…7/7
July is the month for someone’s birthday! Is your birthday this
month? If so….Happy Birthday to You!
We are all so happy you completed another year and…may the next
one be better!
May God bless you more!
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The book of Acts refers to a number of key prayer times in the
life of the church. They are all instructive as to how the
Christian church lived out its mission on earth. Think back with me
about the account of the cripple at the Beautiful Gate. He was
certainly not the only beggar there that day; there well may have
been others calling for Peter’s and John’s attention. But the Bible
says that “Peter looked straight at him.” I can tell you from a
lifetime of living in New York City that most people try not to
make eye contact with the beggars and panhandlers. The defense
mechanism is to pretend you don’t even see those unfortunate
people. Peter responded exactly the opposite to this. By the Spirit
he perceived that God was about to do something for this
individual….
There was no indication that cripple believed in Jesus the
Messiah. He didn’t ask Peter for prayer. He simply uttered the
Jewish equivalent of “Buddy, can you spare some change?” Yet Peter
knew in his heart what to do—or rather he somehow knew what God was
about to do. He initiated contact. “Look at us!” he declared. Not
very many of us expect God to give us these kinds of supernatural
indications and leadings. The Holy Spirit may want to touch someone
with divine power and change his or her life forever—but He can’t
seem to find a channel to use, someone whose spiritual antenna is
pointed outward in a heavenly direction and ready to obey God’s
prompting. The story in Acts 3 is not hocus-pocus mysticism but a
factual account of what the Holy Spirit did through two yielded
servants.
Let’s remember to pray for those whom we know are in need of
God’s healing this week. He is still able to heal today!
There is much protesting going on in Hong Kong now. Please pray
for the believers in that area of the world.
Taiwan also is being pressured to take the rule of mainland
China. May the Lord intervene in this situation.
Thank you for continuing to pray for Japan and the emperor and
his family to come to know Jesus.
Please pray again this week for our sister Daisy-san and her
family. May the Lord heal Yuko-san and Akio-kun soon.
Cancer is a terrible disease. Let’s pray for those we know who
are suffering from that disease. The singer, Kosaka-san’s
granddaughter is till in need of a miracle. Who will pray for this
teenager again?
Will you please pray for good health for pastor Ben and
Ruth-san? They need the Lord’s strength daily.
God has promised to do, “more than we can ask or think”. Let’s
keep believing for Him to do great things.
Iran is wanting to build nuclear missiles and attack Israel. We
must pray for this situation.
Sabrina-san is a new member of HSK. May the Lord continue to
bless her and work in her life and family. Let’s pray for her and
her son, Lucas-san this week.
May we pray for more politicians to be saved and be used by the
Lord here in Japan. …………………………………………………………… Note: If you do not
want your prayer request in the church bulletin, please mark that
clearly on your prayer request card.
Prayer Requests………………………………..……………………………………………7/7
Thoughts to ponder…from the book: Fresh Power By: Jim Cymbals
……“Facing Heat”
