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Welcome to the Japanese Baptist Church (JBC) Podcast based in Seattle, Washington. Here you'll find sermons, conversations and reflections of all kinds relating to our community.
We want to help people connect their daily lives with loving God and loving their neighbor. Although we originally began as a Japanese-American community, we continue to diversify in the makeup of our ages, backgrounds and opinions. Followers of Christ, seekers, skeptics and beyond are all welcome!
As you listen with an open heart and mind to the Spirit, may God richly bless you!
We want to help people connect their daily lives with loving God and loving their neighbor. Although we originally began as a Japanese-American community, we continue to diversify in the makeup of our ages, backgrounds and opinions. Followers of Christ, seekers, skeptics and beyond are all welcome!
As you listen with an open heart and mind to the Spirit, may God richly bless you!
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Pastor Sam shares about how Christmas is the time to remember God's great faithfulness in our lives. May you all find renewed hope knowing that our Savior is born!
This is a meditative audio visual art collaboration contemplating the Hope of God in our most difficult moments. Before the film begins, Daniel Kytonen and Pastor Sam share their thoughts and process on how this collaborative project came about for Advent. While this was created for video you can listen to the audio of it on this podcast.
If this season is hard, may you know that the Compassionate Light of God is there with you in the darkness.
This message reflects upon the need for us to have a gospel that addresses people of all abilities. Is our understanding of healing and the resurrection sufficient to include all people? Are we a church that seeks to truly welcome all with the good news of God?
In this episode, Rev. Dr. Marcia Patton and Nora Percival discuss their latest book, "Sacred Decisions: Consensus in Faith Communities". We talk about the counter-cultural nature of consensus, its spiritual foundations, and its hope for a divided world. The book is released through Judson Press and is now available for order through a wide range of retailers.
Ephesians 4:11-16
Rev. Avilesbernal, our Executive Minister of Evergreen shares with us his thoughts on the need for valuing our past, our community and our diversity.
Acts 10:9-33
Let us be brave when we encounter those who are not like us. May the Holy Spirit lead us forward to see God's heavenly vision of reconciliation and peace.
Pastor Sam joins Rev. Paul Schneider and Rev. Dr. Bob Reid to discuss the latest supernatural thriller on Netflix, "Midnight Mass". In this episode, we reflect upon the need for the church to have deeper interactions with popular culture, poignant theological issues addressed in the show and also muse further about existential issues related to life and redemption.
SPOILER ALERT: we talk about the series as a whole and we do mention things at the end of the series!
1 Thessalonians 5:19-22
This message challenges the church to think about how the church encounters many different narratives but not all of them are true. How can we wisely discern where the Spirit is moving and to hold on to the good things that we learn from other people's stories? How can we also reject harmful and prejudiced narratives that move us away from the Kingdom of God?
Ephesians 2:13-22
This message challenges us to think about how Christ has united us through God's salvation, but it does not mean that our unique stories are done away with. As we come together in the beautiful diversity God has created, we see the fullness of God's glory.
Matthew 16:24-27
To be a disciple of Jesus Christ means that one is committed to living in the way of Jesus Christ. As we enter into the "holy dojo" of God, we invite the Holy Spirit to transform us for calling in the kingdom of God. In light of God's great salvation, let us heed the call to be followers of Jesus.
John 4:19-26
In this day and age, one may think that church is becoming less and less relevant, but this message argues that the church matters now, always and perhaps more than ever before. The church is the central place in which we live out our calling as the people of God.
Who God created you with your passions and joys is very much in line with who God has called you to be. Let us open our hearts to trust what God has for us in our lives.
Pastor Sam and Rev. Lauren Ng from American Baptist Home Mission Society share about how they have been personally dealing with issues of race and identity in their families and ministries especially in light of our current times. They also share about how creativity has played an important role in helping them process their journeys.
In this episode we hear from the Next Generation Ministries Pastor of Seattle First Baptist Church to share about her joy of Advent, ministering to children and learning to be flexible in uncertain times.
In this episode, we invited Rev. Jason Ashimoto of Evergreen Baptist Church of Los Angeles to share with us in his journey of pastoring in diversity and through conflict. We hear great insights about how he pastors compassionately with God's Grace in the times when the church can get easily divided.
Evergreen Baptist Church of Los Angeles https://ebcla.org
We talk with our long-time member Yosh Nakagawa about his passion for diversity, peace and love in our communities. Yosh has been instrumental in advocating for Japanese American communities and for creating a voice for Asian-American Pacific Islanders within the American Baptist Church. He has also been a very influential figure in the formation of the Evergreen Association of Baptists. In this episode, he shares about a number of things and about why JBC's story is important to him and why it should be for others as well.
In this episode, we sit down for a candid talk with Rev. Dr. Phillips discussing transitions in our life journeys and our churches. Through our candid time together, we reaffirmed the central need for Grace and an openness to change.
For JBC Connect, we have a conversation with local artist Daniel Kytonen. We discuss the connection between art, spirituality, and the prophetic. We also reflect upon the issues of prayer, improvisation and responding to the present moment.
Pastor Sam has a chat with Rev. Lauren Ng who works with the American Baptist Home Mission Society. They discuss innovation, leadership and adapting in this most unusual season of history.
For this episode of JBC Connect, we interview Rev. Douglas Avilesbernal, the Executive Minister of the Evergreen Association of American Baptist Churches. We discuss diversity, justice and possibilities going forward in a world divided by tribalism.
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