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” = “Bara” in Hebrew (singular form)
2. Jesus Christ, who came as a human
* John 10:12 “believe” = to enter with trust in something
“the right” = status, privilege, position

Thoughts to share at mini church:
1. What day is Christmas?
2. Who exactly is Jesus Christ?
3. Why did Jesus come in human form?
4. Who is Jesus Christ to you?

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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 not come from outward adornment, such as elaborate hairstyles and the wearing of gold jewelry or fine clothes. Rather, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God’s sight. For this is the way the holy women of the past who put their hope in God used to adorn themselves. They submitted themselves to their own husbands, like Sarah, who obeyed Abraham and called him her lord. You are her daughters if you do what is right and do not give way to fear.” (NIV)
* Hebrews 11:11 “And by faith even Sarah, who was past childbearing age, was enabled to bear children because she considered him faithful who had made the promise.” (NIV)
1. Sarah’s disbelief
* Genesis 15:4-6 “Then the word of the Lord came to him: ‘This man will not be your heir, but a son who is your own flesh and blood will be your heir.’ He took him outside and said, ‘Look up at the sky and count the stars—if indeed you can count them.’ Then he said to him, ‘So shall your offspring be.’ Abram believed the Lord, and he credited it to him as righteousness.” (NIV)
* Genesis 18:10-12 (See above)
2. Sarah’s belief
* Genesis 18:14 (See above)
* Genesis 18:15 (See above)
* “Magnify the Lord” “magnify” = expand, enlarge

Thoughts to share at mini church:
1. Have you ever experienced transitioning from disbelief to belief?
2. What do you think is the secret to growing your faith?

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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
* Genesis 18:8 Abraham's own hospitality in serving
* Hebrews 13:2 “Do not forget to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have shown hospitality to angels without knowing it.” (NIV)
3. The One who comes to visit us
* Revelation 3:20 “Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with that person, and they with me.” (NIV)
* John 1:10-12 “He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him. He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him. Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God.” (NIV)

Thoughts to share at mini church:
1. How did Abraham show the travelers hospitality? Why did he do so?
2. How is the relationship between you and your visitor, Jesus Christ?

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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 lament for the two of them
* David realized that he too had a weakness of Saul in himself
* The gift of interpretation
2. Reaction to the people of Jabesh
* 1 Samuel 2:5-6 “He sent messengers to them to say to them, “The Lord bless you for showing this kindness to Saul your master by burying him. May the Lord now show you kindness and faithfulness, and I too will show you the same favor because you have done this.” (NIV)
* President Lincoln and the Civil War
* The eyes of bugs, birds, and fish
3. Reaction when the throne was before him
* 1 Samuel 2:4 “Then the men of Judah came to Hebron, and there they anointed David king over the tribe of Judah.” (NIV)
* David waited for God’s timing while walking with His will
4. Becoming prepared through a period of hardship
* The story of Stradivarius
* 1 Peter 1:7 “These have come so that the proven genuineness of your faith—of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed.” (NIV)

Thoughts to share at mini church:
1. Why was David able to show such an attitude to Saul?
2. Have you ever had an experience where a prayer you had prayed for a long time was answered?
3. If you have grown through a hardship you experienced, please share.

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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 with all your strength.” (NIV)
* (2) He prioritized the voices of the people rather than the heart of God
“The Courage to be Disliked” by psychologist Alfred Adler
1 Peter 2:9 “But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.” (NIV)

3. At the end of life
* Quote from Kanzo Uchimura: “The greatest thing we can leave behind is a wholehearted life.”
* Ecclesiastes 7:2 “It is better to go to a house of mourning than to go to a house of feasting, for death is the destiny of everyone; the living should take this to heart.” (NIV)

Thoughts to share at mini church:
1. Where was Saul’s weakness? Do you also have the same weakness?
2. What kind of things do you want to leave behind for future generations?

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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 that of him who went down to the battle. All will share alike.” (NIV)
2. Thinking about the grace David showed to 200 people
* (1) Salvation
Ephesians 2:8-9 “For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God — not by works, so that no one can boast.” (NIV)
* (2) People gathering at the church
1 Corinthians 12:14 “Even so the body is not made up of one part but of many.” (NIV)
1 Corinthians 12:21 “The eye cannot say to the hand, ‘I don’t need you!’ And the head cannot say to the feet, ‘I don’t need you!’” (NIV)
* (3) Missionaries and supporters

Thoughts to share at mini church:
1. Consider and discuss about (1) salvation, (2) people gathering at the church, and (3) missionaries and supporters based on the grace David showed to the people at the Besor Brook.

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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 of nations)
* Genesis 17:15-16 “Sarai” (my princess) → “Sarah” (mother of a multitude of nations)

Thoughts to share at mini church:
1. What does it mean to be blameless?
2. What do you thin was the reason for changing the names to “Abraham” and “Sarah”?

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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 be happy
* Tomihiro Hoshino (From “Because We Have Only One Life”)

Thoughts to share at mini church:
1. If you have chosen a path of “life” or “blessing,” please share.
2. What do you think prevents you from making the right choice?

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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 power to get wealth, that he may confirm his covenant that he swore to your fathers, as it is this day.” (NIV)
* Abigail’s stance on wealth
2. A person who destroys peace and a person who creates peace
* The power of Abigail’s apology and intercession enabled David to return to the will of God
* Ernest Gordon’s testimony
3. Eternal destruction and eternal life
* 1 Samuel 25:37-38 “In the morning, when the wine had gone out of Nabal, his wife told him these things, and his heart died within him, and he became as a stone. And about ten days later the Lord struck Nabal, and he died.” (NIV)]
* 1 Samuel 25:42 “And Abigail hurried and rose and mounted a donkey, and her five young women attended her. She followed the messengers of David and became his wife.” (NIV)

Thoughts to share at mini church:
1. Reflect on the stance of Nabal and the stance of Abigail on wealth.
2. What kind of people create peace?
3. Have you attained eternal life?

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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 Hagar met
“Ishmael” = The God who listens
“El Roi” = The God who sees
“Lahai Roi” = The God who lives
* “Son of Hamas” by Mosab Hassan Yousef

Thoughts to share at mini church:
1. Why did Abram listen to Sarai’s suggestion?
2. Have you ever made a similar mistake?
3. What was the result of that?
4. What did you learn from that mistake?

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