Summer Bible Seminar 2026
Our Summer Bible Seminar will be held from August 9–13. From August 10–13, we will spend time together at Pine Springs Ranch for a retreat. For more information, please visit: 2026 Summer Bible Seminar
Service Times
- Sunday Service
- 11:00AM-12:30PM
- Address: Skandia Hall
- 2031 E. Villa St., Pasadena, CA 91107
Upcoming Events
Jun Asai Piano Concert — August 8, 2026
Join Jun Asai for a classical piano concert at The Colburn School (Zipper Hall) on Saturday, August 8, 2026. Free admission with limited seating. Please reserve your ticket in advance. Registration opening soon.
And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it (Matt 16:18).
The term "Hades" here is the Greek equivalent of the Hebrew word she’ol. The phrase "gates of Hades" translates sha’ar she’ol (the Gate of Sheol) in the Hebrew Bible. All who die must enter Sheol by passing through these gates. Sheol literally means the "unknown land"—the realm of the dead. In the story of Gen ch. 22, when Abraham offered his son Isaac as a sacrifice, the Lord swore, calling these gates the "gate of his enemies," as follows:
I will surely bless you and make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as the sand on the seashore. Your descendants (or descendant) will take possession of the cities of their enemies (lit. the gate of his enemies) (Gen 22:17).
In its immediate sense, this phrase, "gate of his enemies," refers to the gates of the Canaanite cities collectively, which Abraham’s descendants would conquer, thus inheriting the land as the Promised Land. Metaphorically, however, it alludes to the future moment when the gates of the domain of death, ruled by the spiritual enemy, Satan, would be shattered by Abraham’s single descendant, Christ, thereby establishing the Church, the Kingdom of God. This is the significance behind the words Jesus spoke earlier:
(From Sermon Summary “Peace Be with You” A)
For Your Family
Church School : 9:00am to 10:30am
Bilingual teachers who are fluent in English and Japanese teach the Bible with fun activities and crafts.
KIDS CLUB : 11:00am to 12:30pm
Together with high school and college leaders, we aim to grow the minds and bodies of children through indoor and outdoor activities.
Students
We are learning what God’s love is all about and what the truth really is together!
House Church
During the week, church members hold house churches in their homes. We read and study the Bible with each other as well as pray for our problems and needs in fellowship.
Anyone can participate freely. Please check your local house church page for more information.
Pasadena
- Weekly on Saturdays
- 5pm
- Junko
Pasadena
- Weekly on Saturday
- 10am
- Narikawa
Arcadia
- Weekly on Mondays
- 5pm
- Keiko
Diamond Bar
- Wednesday from 11am
- Sunday from 7pm
- Kim
Sierra Madre
- Weekly on Saturdays
- 6pm
- Shiotani (Japanese)
San Gabriel
- Weekly on Mondays
- 6:30pm
- Koshikawa
Rancho Palos Verdes
- Weekly on Saturdays
- 5pm
- Tad
North Vancouver（Canada）
- Weekly on Fridays
- 1:30pm
- Watanabe
Yokohama (Japan)
- 3rd Saturday of every month
- 1pm - 2:30pm
- Utsunomiya
Newsletter
Youth Group's March Newsletter
Welcome to “Life in the Light”, the youth blog for Davar Church. Here, we share the impact that God has had and continues to have in our daily lives in this church.
