Sermons of Minemachi Christ Church.MCC delivers translated sermons from the Sunday service.
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Sunday, January 3, 2026 “What Righteousness Exceeds That of the Pharisees?” Pastor Joey Anjiki 1. The righteousness of the pharisees (Salvation by works) * What is a pharisee? The name of the mainstream religious group in Israel in those days Pharisee = “separated person” They added original teachings outside that of the Mosaic Law: The Oral Law “T…
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Thursday, January 1, 2026 “You Will Not See Death Before You See Christ” Pastor Joey Anjiki 1. All people are awaiting the Savior * Luke 2:22 (See above) * Luke 2:25 (See above) * In the present day too many people are awaiting the Savior * “Amazing Grace” A documentary film created in 1990 2. You will not die until you see Christ * Luke 2:26 (See …
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Sunday, December 28, 2025 “El-Elohe-Israel” (God, the God of Israel) Pastor Hiroyuki Anjiki 1. Jacob’s fear and anxiety * James 4:6 “But he gives more grace. Therefore it says, ‘God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.’” (NIV) 2. Reconciliation by God 3. Each to his own road * Romans 9:13 “As it is written, ‘Jacob I loved, but Esau I ha…
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Sunday, December 21, 2025 “Why did Jesus Christ Become a Human and Live Among Us?” Pastor Joey Anjiki 1. To show us what kind of character God has * The discovery of the Rosetta Stone * 1 John 3:16 “By this we know love, that he laid down his life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers.” (NIV) 2. To give us comfort for our pain…
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Sunday, December 14, 2025 “Transition from Jacob to Isreal’” Pastor Hiroyuki Anjiki 1. Jacob’s fear * Genesis 32:7 “Then Jacob was greatly afraid and distressed...” (NIV) * Other translations: “Then Jacob was greatly afraid and concerned” “Then Jacob was greatly afraid and troubled” “Then Jacob was very afraid and distraught” “Then Jacob was overco…
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Sunday, December 7, 2025 “Let it Be: Faith that Says ‘Your Will be Done’” Pastor Joey Anjiki 1. Unexpected difficulties * Luke 1:27 (See above) * Isaiah 7:14 “Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel.” (NIV) * Was this announcement good news for Mary? Not entirely…
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Sunday, November 30, 2025 “Jacob’s Family Escaping to Their Homeland” Pastor Hiroyuki Anjiki 1. Jacob’s escape * (1) One’s desire (2) Environmental conditions (3) God’s Word (4) Opinion of trustworthy people 2. Laban’s pursuit * Genesis 31:21 “fled” = Hide oneself at the risk of danger * Genesis 31:24 “Keep it in mind not to condemn Jacob at all.” …
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Sunday, November 23, 2025 “Praise the Lord, my Soul” Pastor Kenichi Osumi 1. Why does it say “my soul?” * Not relying on others 2. “Forget not all his benefits” * What was the most “beneficial” thing for David? “Forgiveness of all sins (iniquities)” * “Amazing Grace” by John Newton “Amazing grace, oh how sweet the sound, that saved a wretch like me…
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Sunday, November 16, 2025 “How to be the Salt of the Earth and the Light of the World” Pastor Joey Anjiki 1. What is “the salt of the earth”? * Matthew 5:13 (See above) - Salt in those days and now as well is an essential seasoning - Salt was also used as a preservative in those days and valued for that - “We are to be a good flavor among people an…
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Sunday, November 9, 2025 “The Secrets to Raising Children Taught in the Bible” Pastor Hiroyuki Anjiki 1. Raise children with parental love * Ephesians 5 * Ephesians 5:22 “Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands as you do to the Lord.” (NIV) * Ephesians 5:25 “Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for he…
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Sunday, November 2, 2025 “The Second Half of the Beatitudes” Pastor Joey Anjiki 1. “Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.” * Boundaries transcended by Jesus Christ * Where did Jesus Christ learn these kinds of values from? 2. “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.” * The errors of Pharisaic Judaism * To see God and…
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Sunday, October 26, 2025 “To See is To Own” Pastor Hiroyuki Anjiki 1. The deal between Jacob and Laban 2. Jacob’s wisdom 3. God’s law of possession * Genesis 13:14-15 “The Lord said to Abram after Lot had parted from him, ‘Look around from where you are, to the north and south, to the east and west. All the land that you see I will give to you and …
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Sunday, October 19, 2025 “The First Half of the Beatitudes” Pastor Joey Anjiki 1. “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” * What it is that causes people to become Christian * The problem of death 2. “Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.” * The self-centered nature of people * Hebrews 4:12 “For the…
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Sunday, October 12, 2025 “The Birth of Jacob’s Children” Pastor Hiroyuki Anjiki 1. Leah’s children (1) Reuben: “Reu” = behold, “ben” = a son (2) Simeon: listen (3) Levi: connect with, draw near to (4) Judah: praise 2. Rachel’s female slave Bilhah’s children (5) Dan: vindicate, judge correctly (6) Naphtali: struggle 3. Leah’s female slave Zilpah’s c…
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Sunday, October 5, 2025 “Mission Work Emulating that of Jesus Christ” Pastor Joey Anjiki 1. Regions where mission work began (share widely) * Jesus Christ based himself in Capernaum in the Galilean region * How to enable the church to share the gospel widely * Romans 10:14 “How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can …
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