1998 Harvest Time Broadcasts
1998 Harvest Time
Broadcasts
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#611 | This program is no longer available. |
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Week 2 |
#612 | "Our
Producer is Jesus!" -- RIE & HIRO Christian music duo Hiro and Rie Kagami share their spiritual journey from their book, "La La La, Let's Go!" In this first of two programs, singer/pianist Rie tells of her shock when she discovered that her best friend at music college was the kind of person she had always hated -- a Christian! How was it that a girl like Rie could become a Christian herself? |
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Week 3 |
#613 | "Reconciling
With Father" -- RIE & HIRO Saxophonist Hiro Kagami continues this two-parter by sharing how, even as a Christian, he had to deal with and overcome anger and resentment he had held against his father since childhood. How was it that God intervened to give him victory in this struggle? |
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Week 4 |
#614 | "The Man
I Love is a Deaf Korean" -- Kumiko Nagasawa After serving for several years as a missionary in South Korea, Kumiko Nagasawa fell in love with and married Ii Dhu-Hyon, a deaf Korean pastor. Now they are both working together at a church for the deaf and impacting the lives of many South Koreans. (Rebroadcast) |
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Week 5 |
#615 | "Rick
Wakeman #2: The New Gospels Concert" -- U.S.A. Report This is the second part of last month's special on keyboardist Rick Wakeman, called the "Mozart of Rock Music." Calling his musical ability "a loan from God," Wakeman debuts his newest work -- an oratorio called "The New Gospels" that tells the story of Christ from birth to resurrection. Together with an orchestra, choir and an operatic vocalist, selections from Wakeman's U.S. concert tour last year are presented. |
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Week 1 |
#616 | "A
Chanson Singer Sings the Gospel" -- Chikako Komyō After leaving a successful stint in the Takarazuka Review, Komyō married and was soon blessed with three children. Still unsatisfied with life, though, she joined up with a Japanese cult religious group only to find her problems increasing. What happened? In this problem she shares the story of her deliverance. |
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Week 2 |
#617 | "Rising
Christian Businessmen"
At the end of last year, approximately 300 businessmen gathered at a hotel in Tokyo for an unusual meeting. Speakers were the vice chairman of the Japan Federation of Economic Organizations Hirotaro Higuchi, United Airlines Japan-area vice president Robert Holms, and international lawyer Mitsuo Sasaki. This program takes a look at what went on and brings a report on what this just-begun group of Christian businessmen is doing. |
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Week 3 |
#618 | "A
Space Scientist Talks About the Creator" -- Dr. Hugh Ross In this program, brilliant U.S. astrophysicist Dr. Hugh Ross introduces his book, The Creator and the Cosmos, which has recently been published in Japanese. Dr. Ross talks about some of the most recent space discoveries and how they point clearly to the activity of a Creator God. He also shares about his own journey from unbelief to faith in the God of the Bible. Dr. Ross is director of Reasons to Believe Ministries in Pasadena, California. |
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Week 4 |
#619 | "A
Great and Eternal Love -- Ryōshū Sasaki
& Manhattan j-Gospel Band" After graduation from Japan's National Music Conservatory with a concentration in opera, Sasaki went to study in Italy and sang as a principal in operatic performances. As a high school student, he had dreamed of karate competition or of becoming a pro baseball player, but gave up those dreams after an injury. Later, as a motorcycle gang leader, he became a Christian but stumbled in his faith. Disputes with gangsters, fights with his 8th-degree karate black-belt father -- he had lived a violent life. But, after returning from Italy, his experience with the presence of God was like grabbing a live electrical wire. Now from the base of his New York studio, Sasaki proclaims the great and eternal love of God to all. |
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Week 1 |
#620 | "A
Christian Lawyer's '911' Legal Service" -- Takashi Miyanaga Kōbe lawyer Takashi Miyanaga introduces his practical booklets on legal advice which he calls the "Legal Emergency 911" series. Through the examples of case studies, Miyanaga illustrates the type of family relationship problems and financial struggles that are causing so much turmoil in today's society. The program features some detailed examples that show how a Christian lawyer can make a difference in people's lives and where the solution to their problems can come from. |
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Week 2 |
#621 | "Now,
the Vories Spirit is Back!" -- Susumu Iwahara "The Blue-eyed Ōmi Merchant: Merrill Vories" is the title of a new book published at the end of last year detailing the life and business success of the founder of the Ōmi Brothers Company in Japan. Current president, Susumu Iwahara, shares on this program about how profoundly the Christian character and business acumen of Vories influenced the company and what modern businessmen can learn from him. Those who feel they have lost a sense of direction will be encouraged. |
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Week 3 |
#622 | "An
International Lawyer on Stage Again!" -- Mitsuo
Sasaki Today's businessmen are slamming into some big walls before them. It's a fierce battle, but also at the same time a wonderful chance for them to draw close to God. In answer to the great response we had to last year's program with Mitsuo Sasaki, he's back with us to talk about recent business trends and the secret to getting peace of mind in your work. |
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Week 4 |
#623 | "A
Pastor and a 'Salt of the Earth' Politician" -- Ryūichi Doi He may be a Diet member, but he's first and foremost simply a pastor. Ryūichi Doi believed in Christ as a young man and has now followed the Lord as a pastor for 30 years. He is responsible for the creation of the largest social welfare service agency in Hyogo Prefecture and was elected to office as the representative of Kobe's Ward #3. He's now won three elections as one Kōbe's representatives in the Diet of Japan. In this program Doi's visit to Los Angeles is the setting for an interview where he talks about faith, and the key to communication in Japanese society. |
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Week 1 |
#624 | Harvest
Time 12th Anniversary Special #1 -- "Faith" The first of three programs in this commemorative series. In this edition, Ken Nakagawa, Yuri Mori, and Ioanna Sillavan add their comments to Harvest Time program selections from the past where the key word was "faith." This program's focus on the cloud of faithful witnesses that surround us makes the true essence of the believer's faith stand out clearly. |
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#625 | Harvest Time
12th Anniversary Special #2 -- "Hope" This second of a three-part series draws from past programs where "hope" was the theme. Our program on the Hanshin Earthquake is included as one of these stories and shows how holding onto hope can restore a person's confidence to go on with life. A concluding message of hope from the Bible brings home the point. |
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#626 | Harvest Time
12th Anniversary Special #3 -- "Love" This final program in the series focuses on the power of love, as illustrated by a few of our past broadcasts. "The greatest of these is love," the Bible says (I Cor. 13:13), and this program demonstrates how Harvest Time Ministries has strived to make that the foundation and the exclusive message of all that we have done over the past 12 years. |
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#627 | "From Gangster to Guest of the President" -- Hiroyuki Suzuki In February of this year, for the first time ever, a Japanese speaker ascended to the podium and addressed the guests at the President's Prayer Breakfast in Washington, D.C., telling them of his changed life in Jesus Christ. Hiroyuki Suzuki was once a yakuza gang member, but now is a pastor with the "Mission Barabbas" outreach in Japan. In this program Suzuki declares in detail why he so enthusiastically says, "God's working is absolutely amazing!" |
