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March 23rd, 2008 by jennshine

2008.03.23:

“…today, we celebrate the resurrection of our Lord” ^_^ My pastor at IBC says this at the beginning of every week’s sermon… (even when it’s not Easter) keke~ I miss that… but today, i was so blessed to really celebrate the resurrection of our Lord with my new family at Suita Church. I thought I’d ask several of our older, non-Christian friends to come to service (without really thinking that they would come, to be perfectly honest) but all four of them came today… ^_^ and I was kinda stunned (seeing them walk around like they’d been to worship a million times before) but so happy to share this day with them： かず、なっちゃん、ひら、じゅんぺい … 来てくれて今日ホンマに嬉しかった． 

During offering time, Hosanna body worship team performed ‘Above All’ ^_^ and later danced around on stage during our last celebration praise time. ちょっと恥ずかしいけど (cuz I know you’re READING this!) But I was SO incredibly blessed by a particular brother on stage. The freedom… and the sheer joy radiating from his ear-to-ear smile as he jumped up and down, worshiping God…. is an image I’ll never forget. [名前], who just a few months ago, was wondering why he ever became Christian in the first place… recently reaccepted Christ into his life. Praise God for that alone… but seeing the resurrection so powerfully at work in someone’s life brought tears to my eyes~ ^_^ 

今日、ホンマに神様が誰かの人生の中で働いていることをジェンジェンの目で見ました．心から感謝します… 

We sang a familiar song during our EM Bible Study this morning. “The Nails in Your Hands”… that rang so loudly in my heart today. And it goes a little something like this: ^_<

The nails in Your hands, the nails in Your feet
They tell me how much You love me.
The thorns on Your brow, they tell me how
You bore so much shame to love me.

Forever my love, forever my heart
Forever my life is Yours.
Forever my love, forever my heart
Forever my life if Yours… It’s Yours.

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