May 2025

今日は列王記下３章と４章を読みました。午後７時半から読み始めました。参加者は、トマス、エミリ、ひより、あかり、 テモテ 、そしてセイユでした。

ひよりは、神の預言者の言葉に従うことの大切さを学びました。彼女にとってそれは、まさみ先生がおっしゃっていることと同じでした。今週の出来事について、彼女は学校を終え、２〜３週間後にサマースクールが始まると話しました。また、昨日PCCでチラシを配ったことも話してくれました。エミリは、３章でハープ奏者が演奏を始めた後、神がエリシャを通して語られたように、賛美が大切であることを学びました。また、今週はギターの練習をもっとしたいと話しました。彼女はAPプレカルキュラステストを受けたこと、そしてAPユーロテストよりも簡単だったと感じたことについて話しました。

アカリは、第４章の女性が困難な状況にもかかわらずエリシャに従順であったように、どんな状況にあっても神の言葉に従うことが大切だと学びました。彼女は今週、エミリ、ジュリ、ミノリとビクトリーパークでバレーボールをしたことを話しました。トマスは、シュネムの女性の息子がエリシャを通して神によって生き返らされたように、祈り、信じるなら神はあなたを癒すことができることを学びました。彼は水曜日と木曜日に病気になったときにこのことを自分の生活に当てはめ、金曜日の最後の陸上競技大会を走れるように祈りました。彼は陸上競技大会を問題なく走ることができたと言いました。彼は来週の月曜日と木曜日にコンサートがあることを話しました。

テモテは、神はオリーブオイルのような小さなものを使って奇跡を起こすことができ、無から有を生み出すことができることを学びました。彼はまた、エリシャがシチューに入れた小麦粉はイエスを象徴しているのではないかと尋ねました。イエスは命のパンであり、パンは小麦粉から作られるからです。今週の出来事について、彼は今週APテストがあったことを話しました。また、猫を寄生虫病に感染させてしまったので獣医に連れて行き、駆虫薬とノミ退治薬を買ったことも話してくれました。セイユは神様は奇跡を起こせる方だと学びました。第４章で起こった奇跡は、死者を蘇らせるような奇跡を見たことがなく、時々信じられないこともあると話しました。また、毎日運動して好きなことをできることは、恵みであり奇跡だとも話しました。

Today, we read 2 Kings 3 and 4、 and we started at 7:30 pm. The participants were Tomas, Emiri, Hiyori, Akari, Timothy, and Seiyu.

Hiyori learned that it’s important to follow the words of God’s prophets. For her, it would be what Masami-sensei says. Regarding her week, she said she finished school and that she’ll be starting summer school 2-3 weeks later. She also shared that she passed out flyers yesterday at PCC. Emiri learned that praise is important, as in chapter 3, after the harpist started playing, God spoke through Elisha. She also shared that she wants to practice guitar more during her week. She shared that she took her AP precalculus test and that she felt like it was easier than her AP Euro test.

Akari learned that it’s important to obey God’s words, despite your current circumstances, as the woman in chapter 4 was obedient to Elisha, despite her tough circumstances. She shared that this week, she played volleyball at Victory Park with Emiri, Juri, and Minori. Tomas learned that God can heal you if you pray and believe, as the Shunammite woman’s son was brought back to life by God through Elisha. He applied this to his life as he was sick on Wednesday and Thursday, and he prayed so that he could have the strength to run his final track meet on Friday. He said he was able to run his track meet without any issues. He shared that he has a concert next Monday and Thursday.

Timothy learned that God is able to use small things such as olive oil for his miracles and that he can create something out of nothing. He also inquired if the flour Elisha put in the stew symbolizes Jesus, as he is the bread of life, and bread is made from flour. Regarding his week, he shared he had an AP test this week. He also shared that he took his cat to the vet due to parasites and that he bought a dewormer and flea medication. I learned that God is capable of miracles. Seiyu shared that the miracles that happened in chapter 4 are hard to believe at times, as he never witnessed miracles of that degree, such as raising someone from the dead. He also shared that being able to work out every day and do the things I love to do is a blessing/miracle.

Time: 10:01-10:12am

Passage: 2 Kings 1

After reading, I shared about how it was interesting that God actively tried to include himself into Ahaziah’s situation. It showed me that he really cares about everyone and will do anything to offer them a chance to turn to him. He didn’t have to do anything about Ahaziah’s condition, it really wasn’t his business, Ahaziah, himself, did not even ask for God’s help. Nevertheless, God still tried to speak to Ahaziah.

We both wondered what the meaning of the whole sending 3 groups of men to Elijah was about. Kanami talked about how there has to be a meaning behind each number (3 groups of men), similar to how there were 400 false prophets in the previous chapter (1 Kings 22).

Kanami did not really have anything to share about her week so far. I shared about how yesterday was the first time that I wore my retainers since my wisdom teeth removal. I was instructed by the doctor to not wear them until my next checkup appointment, which ended up being moved all the way to this Friday. Therefore, since it has been almost 3 weeks, they told me that I could wear them if everything seemed ok (no pain or anything in my mouth). Since it had been quite a while, the retainers felt VERY tight (a little painful almost) as my teeth had already begun to move (once you get braces/invisalign, you are required to wear your retainers for the rest of your life).

Before ending the call, I also asked Kana about how she seasons her chicken (I have been eating a lot of chicken, as that is really the main source of meat that I can eat right now). She talked about how she does all sorts. She gave an example of Italian seasoning, using herbs. I asked if there is a specific one that she likes, to which she responded that she enjoys ponzu-like seasoning, nothing too heavy.

Time: 10:00-10:30am

Passage: 1 Kings 20

After reading, we were both a bit confused as to what happened in the story, so, we went back to analyze what happened. After doing so, we shared what we learned.

I learned that we should always follow through exactly what God tells us to do and not try to change things according to our understanding. I also brought up how I thought it kind of ties to what I learned from the service yesterday. Abraham did not believe that God would come through in giving him a child, so he tried to do it himself. As a result, Ishmael was born. However, God was unable to use Ishmael because he was created through fleshly efforts. In this sense, I learned that God is very strict about us following his ways. He wants us to trust him and do exactly as he tells us, even if we may not understand the situation.

Kanami shared about how she thought that it was interesting how God still chose to use Ahab, a bad king. From this, she understood that 1) God will/can use anyone and 2) God will always try to give everyone a chance to turn to him.