Welcome Aboard Pastor Jared!

Aloha HCM Ohana!

In case you missed today's service, we wanted to share the big news with you. This coming week, we are bringing back Pastor Jared Yamaguchi to the Hope Chapel Mililani Staff. If you've been with our Church for a while, you'll recognize our former youth pastor, who has been growing wonderfully in the Lord over the past several years at Honolulu church, C4, and is returning to us as our new Associate Pastor (don't worry, Pastor Terence isn't going anywhere, he has been promoted to Executive Pastor!). This means our church will be blessed with 3 licensed ministers until Pastor Tim retires next March, at which point Pastor Jared will become our new Senior Pastor.

Please join us in welcoming Pastor Jared & his family back home to Hope Chapel Mililani! We encourage you to watch the announcement in its entirety and hear from Pastor Tim about how God had orchestrated this time of change & growth down to the very last detail.

We realize this is exciting and big news for our church, and that you may have questions. Below are the contact information for our pastors should you wish to reach out to them (please note, Pastor Tim will be flying to Minnesota soon to care for his father for a few weeks, so kindly mind the 5 hour time difference.)

We love you all & have a wonderful week ahead!

Your HCM Staff

Pastor Tim Greseth

Call/Text (808)753-0643

tim@hopechapelmililani.org

Pastor Terence Chow

Call/Text (808)258-7711

terence@hopechapelmililani.org

Pastor Jared Yamaguchi

Call/Text (808)382-9656 jared@hopechapelmililani.org

No Ordinary Name Tag

'The place where Jesus was crucified was near the city, and the sign was written in Hebrew, Latin, and Greek, so that many people could read it. Then the leading priests objected and said to Pilate, “Change it from ‘The King of the Jews’ to ‘He said, I am King of the Jews.’”' John 19:20-21

Ever wonder if God is still for you when everything seems to be against you? Ever feel like God is not in charge of your circumstances when it’s going awry and awful? If I imagine myself as Jesus’ disciple witnessing Him carry that heavy cross, trudging along toward impending death, and being nailed to the cross in excruciating pain, I might have missed the clues left by our Father who was still working behind the scenes.

For example, even as Jesus hung on that tree, His identity was never compromised. It was customary the condemned wear a placard giving the name and nature of his crime. Jesus' only crime was to be the King of the Jews, where He also humbly identified with lowly Nazareth. Pilate thought he had the power to dictate Jesus’ destiny but didn’t realize he was being used as God’s pawn in the process. The Pharisees reacted toward Pilate’s order to “crucify your king” saying “We have no king but Caesar.” They were adamant against associating with Jesus in anyway. So they pleaded with Pilate to change his title to “He said, I am the King of the Jews.” How ridiculous!

Although the war at the cross was for the sins of the world, the battle was against religion, where Jesus spoke out so openly. The Pharisees promoted religion because they could use its laws to condemn and control others. However, we know “… the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.” (2 Corinthians 3:6) And although God’s laws were written to expose sin, they were inept in bringing about a redeemed life. The Pharisees were only concerned with regulation and containment to please their selfish agendas. Jesus death and resurrection would usher in the age of personal relationship with the Father through the Holy Spirit, and bring life to all who believe.

Not only was Jesus the King of the Jews, that title above His head was written in Hebrew, Latin, and Greek, signifying He came to give life and establish relationship for all peoples. All this shows the Father was in control all along, preserving Jesus’ authority, identity and purpose. So no matter what you go through in life, or where the journey takes you, be clear on your identity and commission. And as I recently spoke on, “Be assured of your alignment and aware of your assignment.”

Easter Service 2021

Mahalo to everyone who came out to our Easter service at Kipapa Park! It was so nice to see you all in person. Some of you we haven't seen in over a year! We hope you had a nice time celebrating Jesus and fellowshipping with one another. Special thanks to our worship team, hula dancers, ushers, temperature checkers, food distributors, and everyone who lent a helping hand. We couldn't have done it without you.

We also thank those who joined us online and apologize for the technical difficulties we experienced with the livestream. We appreciate your patience as we continue to learn and make improvements. A replay has been posted on our website if you would like to re-watch any parts of the service.

We will continue live services at our ministry center for our 9am Sunday services, and plan to hold an outdoor service once a month or so for those of you who are not ready to attend gatherings. Please be sure you are subscribed to our newsletter so you'll be aware of the latest schedule. And as always, your comments & suggestions are always welcome.

Have a fantastic week!