ベサニー・キリスト教会
大阪府堺市のはずれにある、泉北ニュータウンのそのまたはずれにある村の小さな教会。
でもそこに一歩踏み入れたら暖かい家庭的な雰囲気にあなたの心もなごむことでしょう。
聖書の中にある、一世紀当時の教会の姿がここにはあります。
まだ一度も教会に行ったことのない方､以前教会に行っていたけど今は行っていない方､どなたでもどうぞご遠慮なくお出で下さい。
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Even a five year old can climb rock!!!
Last week I met the youngest rock climber that I have met so far-he was only five years old!. He was climbing with his mother and his grandfather-all rock climbers. It looked like he had more gear than I had!!! At any rate, here he was climbing a 50 meter slab of granite and seeming to enjoy it.
His mother told me that he had already climbed it once and this would be his second time up the route. I climbed parallel to him and took some pictures. Everything seemed to be going just fine. However, about four fifths of the way up the route, there was a change. He became frightened and scared. I suspect he suddenly realized that being at the top of a 50 meter rock slab was not the safest place in the world. The first time, no doubt, he concentrated on the holds and nothing else and had a great time. The second time, he let his mind wander and fear set in.
I was immediately reminded of Peter when he was walking on the water. As long as he kept his eyes on Jesus and concentrated on how much power Jesus had, he was fine. The King James Bible tells us that "when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid".And he started to sink.
Well, Peter was ok-Jesus saved him. And the little boy was ok-his grandfather and his mother made sure he was safe.
But it really made me think. We need to concentrate on the RIGHT things-otherwise we will sink.We need to keep our eyes and our minds focused in the right direction.
Peter went on to become a great disciple. Jesus made sure of that. And I am sure my young climbing friend will go on to become a great climber in the future. His mom and his grandfather I am sure will see to that.
But we all go through life learning lessons-at five years old-or at fifty years old-it makes no difference.
Hopefully, I will keep on learning both as a climber and as a Christian.
「メンズ・サパー」のご案内
ベサニーキリスト教会のメンズミーティング（男性クリスチャンの会）が、5月23日（土）、午後6時より「メンズ・サパー」を開催いたします。食事会のテーマは「イタリアン」。男性達が心をこめて美味しいパスタをご準備します。また食事の後には、クリスチャンビジネス経営者としての信仰について、大東章男氏の証しをお聞き頂きます。
参加費は大人700円、小学生300円です。ぜひお誘い合わせの上ご参加ください。
English service at the Bethany Christ Church
On Sunday the 10th of May from 4:00pm, we will be hosting our English service. It is an informal get together, praising and worshipping the Lord with our brothers, sisters, and friends. The service is conducted in English, with Japanese interpretation, so anyone can enjoy. Please come and join us. We also enjoy chatting over coffee and cookies after the service. See you there!
ベサニーキリスト教会 英語集会
5月10日（日）の午後4時から英語集会を行います。兄弟・姉妹・友達と共に、リラックスした雰囲気で賛美と礼拝をおこないます。集会は英語で行いますが、もちろん日本語の通訳も付きますので、どなたが参加して頂いても大丈夫。
是非ご参加ください。集会後のコーヒータイムでおしゃべりするのも楽しみの一つです。お待ちしています。
"Praise him with the sounding of the trumpet,
praise him with the harp and lyre,
praise him with tambourine and dancing,
praise him with the strings and flute,
praise him with the clash of cymbols
praise him with resounding cymbols.
Let everything that has breath praise the Lord.
Praise the Lord."
Psalm 150:3-6
Our church recently received a banjo and so I believe we are the only church in the New Town with a banjo. Psalm 150 tells us that everything that has breath is to praise the Lord and so I am hoping that our new banjo will be used in that way-to praise the Lord with new sounds.
We have the banjo-now we are waiting to see who will take up the challenge to learn how to play it and to praise God with it.
Ted Preaching at the Sakai City Bethany Church
"Denial of self is an utter unconditional surrender to Jesus Christ, including the giving up of all of my "rights to myself". Here is the root of sin in experience-my idea that I have a right to myself, or that these are my rights. Thus, the reason that we are so easily irritated, jealous, touchy, impatient, anxious, proud, or angry (to say nothing of other gross sins) is that we have not denied ourselves. Our part is to deny self, to nail the disposition to have our own way to the Cross. The Word says that positionally "our old man was crucified with Him" . It is already done, for there we were crucified, there we died, there we were buried. As far as God is concerned, He is through with the old man. However, in our experience, God will not make this real until we give Him permission by making an absolute surrender to Him-a surrender so complete that death (to self) is the only word that can properly describe it. Then we can go on and reckon outselves "dead unto sin, but alive unto God in Christ Jesus (Romans 6:11).
T. A. Hegre: Founder of Bethany Fellowship (1908-1984)
The menu at the Makio Kanko Center
Osaka is famous for many things but maybe mostly for its good food. And so of course if you want a good bowl of "udon" (wheat noodles) Osaka would be the place to come. It is true that I eat "udon" on a weekly basis at home and also I am sure I eat it at a noodle shop somewhere at least once a week. So, it would seem that if someone asked me directions to a place where they served really good noodles I should be able to answer right off. Wrong!
There are many many chain stores in the Osaka area that specialize in udon. Every shopping center and every mall would have several "udon" shops. And of course all the major highways have "udon " shops waiting for customers. When I climb Mt. Kongo I have a choice of two places to eat "udon". And yet, if I were to be asked where to go for really good "udon" I used to not have an answer. Now I do.
The best udon that I have ever eaten is served at the Makio Kanko Center located at the base of Mt. Makio. It is a very small shop-cement floor with old comfortable chairs and tables. Most of the customers are pilgrims who are visiting the 33 Sacred Temples of Saikoku of which Seifuku Ji located at Mt. Makio is No. 4. Otherwise the customers are hikers or rock climbers.
What makes the "udon" here so good? I suspect that it is made from an old family recipe. The udon is made by a mother and daughter team while the father sells souvenirs outside. This family of three is very friendly and kind to all who come in. So, I suspect a lot of kindness and love goes into the "udon" that cannot be copied at a chain store. Even if a customer does not feel like ordering anything he or she is invited in for a cup of tea and encouraged to sit and rest. Overall this makes for a very nice eating experience. Good "udon" in a good atmosphere.
I don't know if anyone comes just for the "udon" but for me the best "udon" in Osaka is to be found in this out of the way place.
