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「正しく生きる」

ドン・ヴァンアントワープン牧師 2025年11月2日（日）ハバクク書 1章1〜4節、2章1〜4節さて、説教の最初の段階で、もうすでに皆さんの中には、こう思っている方がいるかもしれません。「さて、今日はどんなちょっと変わった話とか、個人的すぎるエピソードを持ってくるんだろう？」と。まあ、たしかに（笑）。私はたくさんの「ちょっと変わった」話を持っていますし、必要があれば喜んで引っ張り出してきます。先週なんて、中高生の前で第一ペトロの初めの部分を話すとき、小学生のときにいじめっ子に道路に突き飛ばされそうになって警察のお世話になった話をしたくらいです。だから、「また何かあるだろう」と思われるのも無理はありません。でも、今日はそういう話はしません。話がないわけじゃないんです。たくさんあります。でも、今日はその必要がない気がするんです。なぜなら、ハバククという預言者は、ある意味で「私たち自身の姿」だからです。「主よ、どれほど叫んでも、あなたは聞いてくださらないのですか？」 ──この言葉、心のどこかで何度も祈ったことがありませんか？.

Rev. Don Van Antwerpen

5 days ago4 min read

Get it Right

This is the sermon preached by Rev. Don Van Antwerpen to the congregations of Unfinished Community and Ashiya Christian Church on Sunday, November 2, 2025, drawing from Habakkuk 1:1-4, 2:1-4 So we’re right here, at the start of the sermon, and already I know that some of you - perhaps even most of you - are wondering just what crazy, borderline TMI, personal anecdote or crazy story I’m going to throw at you to contextualize today’s Bible verse. And alright….fair. I do have q

Rev. Don Van Antwerpen

5 days ago8 min read

Pride Before God

This is the English-translated outline of the sermon preached by Rev. Musubi Tabuchi to the congregations of Ashiya Christian Church and Unfinished Community on Sunday, October 26, 2025, drawing from Luke 18:9-14 The issue we see in today's Bible passage might not seem like a major issue in our society today, but in Jesus' time - in a society where Judaism was not only the norm but integrated into their social and political systems - there were many people who flaunted their

Rev. Don Van Antwerpen

Oct 262 min read

Persevering in Prayer

This is the English-translated outline of the sermon preached by Rev. Musubi Tabuchi to the congregations of Ashiya Christian Church and Unfinished Community on Sunday, October 19, 2025, drawing from Luke 18:1-8. Though not often used positively in Japanese, today's Scripture seems to encourage persistence, tenacity, and refusal to give up. It tells of a widow who relentlessly pursued her case before a judge who normally didn't care about people, ultimately winning a just ve

Rev. Don Van Antwerpen

Oct 193 min read

Leprosy of the Heart: Translating the Bible

This is the English-translated outline of the sermon preached by Rev. Musubi Tabuchi to the congregations of Ashiya Christian Church and...

Rev. Don Van Antwerpen

Oct 122 min read

Where I Fall

This is the sermon preached by Rev. Don Van Antwerpen to the congregation of Unfinished Community on Sunday, October 5, 2025, drawing...

Rev. Don Van Antwerpen

Oct 59 min read

倒れるその場所で

Unfinished Community, ヴァンアントワペン　ドナルド牧師, 2025年10月5日（日）テモテへの手紙二 1:1–14 私たちの多くは、教会に来るときに、希望の言葉や励まし、心を持ち上げてくれるものを求めています。けれども正直に言うと、今日の私は少し心が...

Rev. Don Van Antwerpen

Oct 53 min read

The Life of Lazarus

This is the english-translated outline of the sermon preached by Rev. Musubi Tabuchi to the congregations of Ashiya Christian Church and...

Rev. Don Van Antwerpen

Sep 282 min read

Faithfulness

This is the English-translated outline of the sermon preached by Rev. Musubi Tabuchi to the congregations of Ashiya Christian Church and...

Rev. Don Van Antwerpen

Sep 212 min read

The Lost One

This is the English-translated outline of the sermon delivered by Rev. Musubi Tabuchi to the congregations of Ashiya Christian Church and...

Rev. Don Van Antwerpen

Sep 142 min read

The Dialogue of Change

This is the sermon delivered by Rev. Don Van Antwerpen to the congregation of Unfinished Community on Sunday, September 7, 2025, drawing...

Rev. Don Van Antwerpen

Sep 711 min read

Therefore, Pray Like This

This is the English-translated outline of the sermon preached by Rev. Musubi Tabuchi to the combined congregations of Ashiya Christian...

Rev. Don Van Antwerpen

Jul 272 min read

What I Have to Give

This is the sermon preached by Rev. Don Van Antwerpen to the congregations of Unfinished Community and Ashiya Christian Church on Sunday,...

Rev. Don Van Antwerpen

Jul 208 min read

「私が差し出すもの」

Unfinished Community ヴァンアントワペン　ドナルド牧師ルカによる福音書10:38-42 今日の聖書箇所について長々と話すつもりはありません。ストレス社会に生きる多くの方が心に重荷を感じているでしょうし、こんな暑い日に、説教が長くて重々しいものだった...

Rev. Don Van Antwerpen

Jul 207 min read

The Innkeeper

This is the English-translated outline of the sermon delivered by Rev. Musubi Tabuchi to the congregations of Ashiya Christian Church and...

Rev. Don Van Antwerpen

Jul 132 min read

Bootstrap Paradox

This is the sermon preached by Rev. Don Van Antwerpen to the congregation of Unfinished Community on Sunday, July 6th, 2025, drawing from...

Rev. Don Van Antwerpen

Jul 69 min read

自己因果の逆説

Unfinished Community教会ヴァンアントワペン　ドナルド牧師 2025年7月6日自己因果の逆説人生は…複雑です。そして、痛みを伴うものです。私たちは時に混乱することもあります。そして私たちは、不完全で壊れやすい人間であるがゆえに、この複雑で痛み...

Rev. Don Van Antwerpen

Jul 69 min read

「嵐に耐える」

Unfinished Community教会ヴァンアントワペン　ドナルド牧師 2025年7月22日 —愛と感情の嵐の中で、静けさの神を聴く— 皆さん、先週は「愛」についてご一緒に学びました。愛の大胆さ、愛の力、そしてこの世界にある愛を受け入れることの絶対的な必要性について...

Rev. Don Van Antwerpen

Jun 229 min read

Weathering the Storm

This is the sermon delivered by Rev. Don Van Antwerpen to the congregations of Unfinished Community and Ashiya Christian Church on...

Rev. Don Van Antwerpen

Jun 229 min read

Cringe

This is the sermon delivered by Rev. Don Van Antwerpen to the congregations of Unfinished Community and Ashiya Christian Church on...

Rev. Don Van Antwerpen

Jun 1510 min read