Sunday, April 20, 2025
“Hope Beyond Death”
Pastor Joey Anjiki

1. Human sin
* Men’s 50-meter shooting event at the 2004 Athens Olympics
* “Sin” in Greek is “amartia” = “to miss the mark”
* Mark 7:21-23 “For it is from within, out of a person’s heart, that evil thoughts come—sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, greed, malice, deceit, lewdness, envy, slander, arrogance and folly. All these evils come from inside and defile a person.” (NIV)
2. Salvation
* 1 Corinthians 15:3-4 “For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures.” (NIV)
* Northwest Airlines flight 225 plane crash on August 16, 1987
* John 11:25 (See above)
3. Death is not the end, but the beginning
* A story about a florist in New York

Thoughts to share at mini church:
1. What kind of thing is Biblical sin?
2. Why did Jesus take your sin upon himself on the cross?
3. How can a person be saved?
4. Are there people in Heaven who are waiting to see you again?

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Sunday, April13, 2025
“Sarah’s Death & Burial”
Pastor Hiroyuki Anjiki

1. Abraham grieving over Sarah’s death
* Genesis 23:2 “He went to the place where she lay dead, sighed and wailed, and was saddened by Sarah’s death.” (Franciscan translation)
Genesis 23:2 “He beat his chest and broke down in tears.” (Nakazawa translation)
Genesis 23:2 “Then he came. Abraham, for the purpose of grieving, for Sarah, and for crying for her.”
(Hebrew direct translation)
Genesis 23:2 “He beat his chest and grieved.” (The New Interconfessional translation)
2. Abraham purchasing a burial plot for Sarah
3. Abraham firmly believing God’s promise
* Genesis 15:13-16 “Then the Lord said to him, “Know for certain that for four hundred years your descendants will be strangers in a country not their own and that they will be enslaved and mistreated there. But I will punish the nation they serve as slaves, and afterward they will come out with great possessions. You, however, will go to your ancestors in peace and be buried at a good old age. In the fourth generation your descendants will come back here, for the sin of the Amorites has not yet reached its full measure.” (NIV)
* Hebrews 11:8-10 “By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, even though he did not know where he was going. By faith he made his home in the promised land like a stranger in a foreign country; he lived in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same promise. For he was looking forward to the city with foundations, whose architect and builder is God.” (NIV)

Thoughts to share at mini church:
1. When you think about your own death, how does that make you feel?
2. What kind of impact do you think there is on the lives of people who have hope after death and those who don’t?

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Sunday, April 6, 2025
“David & Absolom
The Difficulty in Parent & Child Relationships”
Pastor Joey Anjiki

1. David and Absolom
* 2 Samuel 14:1 “Joab son of Zeruiah knew that the king’s heart longed for Absalom.” (NIV)
* Joab prepared the stage for reconciliation between David and Absolom (Joab’s intent)
* Absolom had returned to Jerusalem (The king refused to see him)
* Absolom set fire to Joab’s field
* 2 Samuel 14:33 (See above)
2. The difficulty in parent and child relationships
* David’s love for Absolom
* 2 Samuel 18:33 “The king was shaken. He went up to the room over the gateway and wept. As he went, he said: ‘O my son Absalom! My son, my son Absalom! If only I had died instead of you—O Absalom, my son, my son!”” (NIV)
* Why was David unable to effectively express love to his children?
His own family environment when he was young
* Parent and child relationships in present times
3. The road to restoration
* Restoration through the love of the cross
* The testimony of Pastor Carl Tuttle

Thoughts to share at mini church:
1. Why wasn’t David able to effectively establish a relationship with his children?
2. What are good and back points that were passed on to you from your parents?
3. How can we break off negative chains passed on from parents to children?

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Sunday, March 30, 2025
“Sow Seeds of ‘Good’”
Pastor Kenichi Osumi

1. Do not be deceived
* You will “reap what you sow”
2. Sow seeds of “good”
* “Sowing in the flesh” and “sowing in the Spirit”
* What is “good?”
* Do good “without giving up”
* Colossians 3:23 “Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord...” (NIV)
* Matthew 25:40 “…Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.” (NIV)
* Do good to “all people” “as long as you have the opportunity
3. Do good to the family of faith
* Do good especially to “the family of faith”

Thoughts to share at mini church:
* Who should you sow seeds of “good” to “as long as you have the opportunity?”

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Sunday, March 23, 2025
“Adonai Jireh (The Lord Will Provide)”
Pastor Hiroyuki Anjiki

1. The test of Abraham’s faith
* A “test” is an expression used only for the people of God (believers), and not for people of other religions (non-believers)
* Genesis 22:1 “Here I am.” = Hineni (in Hebrew) in emphatic form
2. The conflict of Abraham’s faith
3. The victory of Abraham’s faith
* Hebrews 11:17 “By faith Abraham, when God tested him, offered Isaac as a sacrifice. He who had embraced the promises was about to sacrifice his one and only son.” (NIV)
* Hebrews 11:19 “Abraham reasoned that God could even raise the dead, and so in a manner of speaking he did receive Isaac back from death.” (NIV)
* John 8:56 “Your father Abraham rejoiced at the thought of seeing my day; he saw it and was glad.” (NIV)

Thoughts to share at mini church:
1. What is the purpose of facing tests?
2. If you have experienced “God’s provision” in the midst of a test you were facing, please share.

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Sunday, March 16, 2025
“Amnon & Tamar:
Sexual Ethics in Modern Times”
Pastor Joey Anjiki

1. The voice of Jonadab
* 2 Samuel 13:1 (See above)
* 2 Samuel 13:3 (See above)
* 1 Thessalonians 4:3-6 “It is God’s will that you should be sanctified: that you should avoid sexual immorality; that each of you should learn to control your own body in a way that is holy and honorable, not in passionate lust like the pagans, who do not know God; and that in this matter no one should wrong or take advantage of a brother or sister. The Lord will punish all those who commit such sins, as we told you and warned you before.” (NIV)
* Generally, youth acquire information about sex from the media.
2. The voice of Tamar drowned out
* 2 Samuel 13:12 (See above)
* The Work of Momoko Yamashita at Torai Church
1. Are you free to fall in love? Are you free to appeal to and go out with someone?
2. Is sex supposed to happen after you get married? Or, if you love someone, then is it okay?
3. Do you know the truth about birth control? Are you using it correctly?
4. What should you do if you get pregnant?
5. What should you do about school when you get pregnant? Or your job?
3. David’s response
* 2 Samuel 13:21 “When King David heard all this, he was furious.” (NIV)
* The responsibility of parents

Thoughts to share at mini church:
1. What is the problem with the world’s sexual ethics?
2. Why does God limit sexual relations to that of married couples?

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Sunday, March 9, 2025
“The Treaty at Beersheba”
Pastor Hiroyuki Anjiki

1. Abraham, who God was with
* Matthew 28:20 “…And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” (NIV)
2. Abraham, who loved peace
* Romans 12:18 “If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone.” (NIV)
* “Beer” = water well
* “Sheba” = 7
* “Shaba” = oath
3. Abraham, who worshipped the eternal God

Thoughts to share at mini church:
1. What can you learn from the image of Abraham in today’s passage?

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Sunday, March 2, 2025
“The Death of the Son of David & Bathsheba”
Pastor Joey Anjiki

1. Thinking about the death of a child
* 2 Samuel 12:15 (See above)
* 2 Samuel 12:23 (See above)
* A description of the book of Job
* Job 1:21 “…The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away; may the name of the Lord be praised.” (NIV)
2. The child bore the sin
* David’s child died in place of him = A picture of what Jesus Christ did for humanity
* Hebrews 12:2 “… For the joy set before him he endured the cross ....” (NIV)
3. The love of Father God
* The testimony of Chu Kosaka
* Romans 8:32 “He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things?” (NIV)

Thoughts to share at mini church:
1. Where do children who have died go?
2. Reflect on the love of Jesus from the picture of the child that died in place of David.
3. Reflect on the love of God from the picture of David struggling with his son dying.

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Sunday, February 23, 2025
“The Birth of Isaac, the Promised Child”
Pastor Hiroyuki Anjiki

1. The Lord fulfilled His promise
* Genesis 21:1 “gracious to” = visited
2. The promised child and the slave child
* Genesis 21:8 “weaned” = 24th month
* Genesis 21:9 “mocking” = make fun of with evil intent
* Genesis 21:10 “Get rid of” = emphatic form
* Jeremiah 42:6 “Whether it is favorable or unfavorable, we will obey the Lord our God, to whom we are sending you, so that it will go well with us, for we will obey the Lord our God.” (NIV)
3. God’s consideration
* Genesis 21:14 “sent her off” = in the Lord’s hands
* Genesis 21:20 “God was with the boy as he grew up…”

Thoughts to share at mini church:
1. Share what “good things” God has done in your life.
2. How should we believers accept things in life that seem to be absurd?

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Sunday, February 16, 2025
“I am That Man”
Pastor Joey Anjiki

1. The nature of our sin
* Nathan’s parable of a shepherd
* Raging David
2 Samuel 12:5 (See above)
* People justify their sins
We all have the same spark of sin as David
* What Hannah Arendt pointed out (1906 – 1975)
2. Salvation that is offered
* Broken David
2 Samuel 12:13 “Then David said to Nathan, ‘I have sinned against the LORD.’” (NIV)
* Forgiveness that is offered
2 Samuel 12:13 “Nathan replied, ‘The LORD has taken away your sin. You are not going to die.’” (NIV)
3. “I am that man”
* The example of Uriah and David
* Genzo Mizuno’s poem: “Amongst the people who demanded Jesus of Nazareth to be crucified, the people who allowed it, and the people who executed it, amongst them I am.”

Thoughts to share at mini church:
1. Why didn’t David notice that the parable of the rich man was about himself? Is David’s weakness also inside you?
2. What does it mean in other words that Jesus died for my sins on the cross?
3. Read the poem written by Genzo Mizuno again and reflect on the grace of the cross.

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