Sunday, December 22, 2024 “The Christmas Present from the Creator” Pastor Hiroyuki Anjiki 1. Jesus Christ, the creator * Genesis 1:1 “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” (NIV) “In the beginning” “God” = “Elohim” in Hebrew (plural form) “Heaven” = “Shamayim” in Hebrew (plural form) “Earth” = “Erets” in Hebrew (matter) “Create” =…

Sunday, December 15, 2024 “Nothing is Impossible with God” Pastor Hiroyuki Anjiki * 1 Peter 3:1-6 “Wives, in the same way submit yourselves to your own husbands so that, if any of them do not believe the word, they may be won over without words by the behavior of their wives, when they see the purity and reverence of your lives. Your beauty should …

Sunday, December 8, 2024 “Abraham’s Hospitality” Pastor Hiroyuki Anjiki 1. The Lord appeared to Abraham * One of the three travelers was the Lord (Preincarnate Christ) 2. The hospitality of Abraham * Genesis 18:6-7 Making hospitality preparations quickly * Genesis 18:6-7 High quality hospitality * Genesis 18:6-8 Sufficient amount of hospitality * G…

Sunday, December 1, 2024 “When Saul’s Kingdom Fell: Learning from David’s Reaction” Pastor Joey Anjiki 1. Reaction to Saul’s death * 1 Samuel 12 “They mourned and wept and fasted till evening for Saul and his son Jonathan, and for the army of the Lord and for the nation of Israel, because they had fallen by the sword.” (NIV) * David composed a lame…

Sunday, November 24, 2024 “Learn from Saul’s Mistakes” Pastor Joey Anjiki 1. Saul’s death * 1 Samuel 31:4 (See above) 2. Saul’s problems * (1) Self-centeredness (He walked with himself as king rather than God) Walking with self-centeredness brings about pride Deuteronomy 6:5 “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and wit…

Sunday, November 17, 2024 “The Grace on the Bank of the Besor Brook” Pastor Joey Anjiki 1. What occurred at the Besor Brook * What 600 men and David did * 1 Samuel 30:10 (See above) * The salve of an Amalekite that was abandoned * 1 Samuel 30:24 “Who will listen to what you say? The share of the man who stayed with the supplies is to be the same as…

Sunday, November 10, 2024 “Walk Before God, and be Blameless” Pastor Hiroyuki Anjiki 1. Update of the covenant with Abraham * Genesis 17:1 “God Almighty” = El shaddai 2. Content of the covenant * Genesis 17:8 (See above) 3. Sign of the covenant * Genesis 17:10-11 (See above) * Genesis 17:5 “Abram” (noble father) → “Abraham” (father of a multitude o…

Sunday, November 3, 2024 “Two Paths” Pastor Kenichi Osumi 1. Life is a series of choices * Proverbs 18:21 “Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits.” (NIV) * President Cleveland (22nd and 24th President of the US) 2. The choice to forgive * Phan This Kim Phuc & Reverand John Plummer 3. The choice to b…

Sunday, October 27, 2024 “Be Like Abigail, Not Nabal” Pastor Joey Anjiki 1. A prideful person and humble person * Nabal = foolish person * Nabal’s stance on money * Deuteronomy 8:17-18 “Beware lest you say in your heart, ‘My power and the might of my hand have gotten me this wealth.’ You shall remember the Lord your God, for it is he who gives you …

Sunday, October 20, 2024 “El Roi” (You are the God who Sees Me) Pastor Hiroyuki Anjiki 1. Abram and Sarai’s disbelief 2. The result of their disbelief * Genesis 16:4 “despise” = look down on, make light of, to curse * Genesis 16:6 “mistreated” = torment, abuse 3. God’s grace toward man’s foolishness * Genesis 16:6 “Ishmael” = God listens * The God …

Sunday, October 13, 2024 “The Forgiveness at En Gedi” Pastor Joey Anjiki 1. David’s forgiveness * En Gedi = Spring of young goats. It was rich in water and had many caves and rocky areas. * 1 Samuel 24:4 (See above) * Why did David forgive Saul? 2. The conflict leading to forgiveness * Psalm 109 “A Psalm of Curses” * As someone who has experienced …

Sunday, October 6, 2024 “The Smoking Firepot and Blazing Torch” Pastor Hiroyuki Anjiki 1. Preparation for the covenant * Genesis 15:7 “Lord” (Yahweh) = Name emphasizing the “God who keeps a contract” 2. Prophesy concerning the descendants and land 3. The conclusion of the covenant with Abraham * Genesis 15:17 The covenant with Abraham is a one-side…

Sunday, September 29, 2024 “Look up at the Sky and Count the Stars” Pastor Hiroyuki Anjiki 1. Abraham’s fear * “‘Fear’ magnifies the problem and minimizes God” * Genesis 15:2-3 The cause of Abraham’s fear 2. God’s promise * The reason not to fear * Genesis 15:1 “shield” = “protection” in a battle * Genesis 15:1 “The Lord Himself is the great reward…

Sunday, September 22, 2024 “Ahimelek and the Image of the Church” Pastor Joey Anjiki 1. People are desiring God * Why did David first quickly go to the town of Nob? “To seek only the hand of the protection of God, and seek peace” * An episode in Charlie Chaplin’s life 2. Showing mercy * Two commands for the withdrawn bread (1) It was only allowed t…

Sunday, September 15, 2024 be to the God Most High” Pastor Hiroyuki Anjiki 1. The battle of the kings * Proverbs 28:22 “The stingy are eager to get rich and are unaware that poverty awaits them.” (NIV) * Proverbs 19:2 “Desire without knowledge is not good — how much more will hasty feet miss the way!” (NIV) 2. Warrior Abram 3. The two kings that ca…