Sunday, August 18, 2024 “Overflowing with Joy” Pastor Hisashi Ishitobi 1. In order to be overflowing with joy * The relationship broken in the Garden of Eden and its restoration * John 16:33 “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” (NIV) * Becom…

Sunday, August 11, 2024 “Abraham’s Disguise Tactic” Pastor Hiroyuki Anjiki Isaiah 59:1-2 “Surely the arm of the Lord is not too short to save, nor his ear too dull to hear. But your iniquities have separated you from your God; your sins have hidden his face from you, so that he will not hear.” (NIV) 1. Abraham’s unbelief 2. Abraham’s scheme 3. God’…

Sunday, August 4, 2024 “People Look at the Outward Appearance, but the Lord Looks at the Heart” Pastor Joey Anjiki 1. People look at the outward appearance * What kind of person was Jesse? His grandmother was Ruth, a Moabite (Gentile), his grandfather was Boaz, and Boaz’ mother was Rahab (a former prostitute in Jericho) * 1 Samuel 16:6 (See above) …

Sunday, July 28, 2024 “The Covenant with Abraham” Pastor Hiroyuki Anjiki 1. Abraham’s calling * Matthew 13:22 “The seed falling among the thorns refers to someone who hears the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, making it unfruitful.” (NIV) * Hebrews 11:8 “By faith Abraham, when called to go to a plac…

Sunday, July 21, 2024 “What to Pass on to the Next Generation” Pastor Joey Anjiki Background * Set in Israel around 1000 B.C.　 * At that time, Israel had no king, but there was a divine government led by God through leaders called “Judges” * The prophet Samuel was the last of the Judges * Revival in Mizpah (1 Samuel 7) * Today’s passage is the stor…

Sunday, July 14, 2024 “Faith in God Throughout Human History” Pastor Hiroyuki Anjiki 1. The genealogy tells the story 2. The history of Shem * Genesis 11:14 “Eber” = to cross over, to go across a boundary (Abel was the one to become the ancestor of the Hebrew people) * Genesis 11:16 “Peleg” = to divide (During his era, the Tower of Babel incident o…

Sunday, July 7, 2024 “Go Forth and Preach the Gospel” Pastor Joey Anjiki 1. Go forth * Mark 16:15 (See above) * The disciples of that day told the Jews, and then the gentiles who believed in another god * Why did they go forth? Because they believed in the universality of the gospel * The miracle that occurred for a young boy in Argentina on Decemb…

Sunday, June 30, 2024 “In Order to Be Happy” Pastor Kenichi Osumi 1. In order to be “happy” * Jeremiah 29:11 “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” (NIV) 2. What is “happiness”? * Psalm 73:28 “But as for me, it is good to be near God. I have made the…

Sunday, June 23, 2024 “Meeting the Resurrected Christ” Pastor Joey Anjiki 1. Mary Magdalene (The stage at which it is communicated from someone) * Mark 16:9 (See above) * The disciples heard about Jesus’ resurrection from Mary Magdalene * Who did you hear about Jesus from? * The stage when it is difficult to believe that the resurrected Lord is wit…

Sunday, June 16, 2024 “The Tower of Babel as Rebellion Against God” Pastor Hiroyuki Anjiki 1. The origin of languages * (1) The history of linguistics Eugene Nida, an American linguist * (2) Cognitive science Noam Chomsky, a Jewish linguist and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) professor “Universal grammar” * (3) The presence of someone t…

Sunday, June 9, 2024 “The Birth & Increase of the Nations” Pastor Hiroyuki Anjiki 1. The meaning of the lineage record 2. The descendants of Noah’s three sons (1) Genesis 10:2-5 The descendants of Japheth (2) Genesis 10:6-20 The descendants of Ham 　Genesis 10:6 “Cush” = Ethiopians 　Genesis 10:6 “Egypt” = Egyptians 　Genesis 10:6 “Put” = Libyans 　Gen…

Sunday, June 2, 2024 “You Have Indeed Been Resurrected” Pastor Joey Anjiki Background * Mark 15:47 “Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joseph saw where he was laid.” (NIV) * Mary Magdalene went to the tomb first, saw it was empty, and went to tell Peter and John. Then the other women arrived at the tomb. (This is what is taking place starting in…

Sunday, May 26, 2024 “The Cloak of Love” Pastor Hiroyuki Anjiki 1. Noah drunk with wine * Proverbs 20:1 “Wine is a mocker and beer a brawler; whoever is led astray by them is not wise.” (NIV) * Proverbs 23:29-35 (Reference) * Ephesians 5:18 “Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit.” (NIV) 2. The sons’…

Sunday, May 19, 2024 “I am a Disciple of Jesus!” Pastor Joey Anjiki 1. The two individuals * Mark 15:42 (See above) * John 19:31 “Now it was the day of Preparation, and the next day was to be a special Sabbath. Because the Jewish leaders did not want the bodies left on the crosses during the Sabbath, they asked Pilate to have the legs broken and th…

Sunday, May 12, 2024 “A Rainbow as a Sign of the Covenant” Pastor Hiroyuki Anjiki 1. God’s blessing * Population increase * Food problem * Sanctity of life 2. God’s covenant * Subject of covenant * Target of covenant * Content of covenant * Sign of covenant * 2 Peter 3:7,10 “By the same word the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire, bein…