Sunday, August 25, 2024 “To Obtain Victory Over Goliath” Pastor Joey Anjiki 1. Goliath * The Goliath in our lives (1) Low self-image (2) Failures in our past (3) Sense of guilt (4) Habitual dependence (5) Negative legacy from family history 2. David * 1 Samuel 17:37 “‘The Lord who rescued me from the paw of the lion and the paw of the bear will res…

Pastor Brandon continues our Summer in the Psalms sermon series.By Brandon Hancock

By Travis Bond

By Scot Longyear

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…

By Scot Longyear, Senior Pastor

By Dan Gisel

By Travis Bond

Pastor Brandon continues our series through the Psalms!By Brandon Hancock

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’…

By Scot Longyear

Pastor Sam Meyer continues our series through the Psalms.By Sam Meyer

By Carl Schultz

By Dan Gisel, Campus Pastor

By Scot Longyear, Senior Pastor

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) …

By Philip Davis

By Dan Gisel, Campus Pastor

By Chad Lunsford

Pastor Brandon continues our Summer in the Psalms sermon series.By Brandon Hancock

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…

By Travis Bond

By Chad Lunsford

Pastor Brandon preaches from 2 Corinthians 5:17-21 following our week of VBS!By Brandon Hancock

By Travis Bond

By Scot Longyear, Senior Pastor

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…

Pastor Brandon continues our series through the Psalms!By Brandon Hancock

By Scot Longyear, Senior Pastor

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…

Diving into Psalm 77 with this sermon titled "Remember".By Brandon Hancock

By Bill Fox

By Scot Longyear, Senior Pastor

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…

Pastor Brandon continues our Summer in the Psalms sermon series.By Brandon Hancock

By Travis Bond

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…

Pastor Todd (former Lead Pastor of MCC) continues our Summer in the Psalms sermon series.By Todd Cyphers

By Travis Bond

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…

Pastor Brandon continues our new series through the Psalms!By Brandon Hancock

By Adam Bridges

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…

This week Scott & Scot talk about At The Movies week 02, ways to refresh your daily time with God, and reflect on the passing of long time MCC elder, Bob Brown.By Scot Longyear