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 Showing mercy * Two commands for the withdrawn bread (1) It was only allowed t…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…

Sunday, September 8, 2024 “The Lord Sends Jonathan to You” Pastor Joey Anjiki 1. Saul’s jealousy * 1 Samuel 18:7 (See above) * Saul seeks to take David’s life (1) Saul throws a spear at David (1 Samuel 18:9-11) (2) Saul put David in charge of a thousand men sent to the battlefield (1 Samuel 18:13-14) (3) Saul promises to give his daughter Merab to …

Sunday, September 1, 2024 “Selection by Faith” Pastor Hiroyuki Anjiki 1. Restoration of faith * How do “credibility” and “reliability” differ? “credibility” = an objective evaluation based on past achievements or achievements “reliability” = anticipation of future action based on that credibility 2. Outbreak of conflict 3. Reconfirmation of the cov…

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…

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…