“What are you hoping for from God?”(Mark10:46-11:11)

↓Audio link to the sermon:(Sunday worship recording) (If you can’t listen on your iPhone, please update your iOS) Three months ago, my second child was born. It was a wonderful to welcome our child into this world, but she arrived a week past her due date. We were hoping that she would be born before her due date, as her older sister was born two weeks before the due date. So as each day passed without any signs of labor, we naturally became anxious. I even got angry because I had taken my paternity leave from the start of July, and my daughter was born only towards the end of

“Happy people” (Matthew 9:1-12)

↓Audio link to the sermon:(Sunday worship recording) (If you can’t listen on your iPhone, please update your iOS) Today I wanna share with you about “happiness.” Let me ask you a question. When do you feel happy? When can you say “Ah~ I’m so happy”? Me? When I go to Sento(銭湯) or go to Onsen(温泉), I am so happy. Especially, the moment I get into the bath, I say, “Ah~ I feel so happy!” Other than that… In my case… As soon as I wake up in the morning, I go to 7-Eleven. And I buy a large coffee(L size), and take a sip of coffee, saying, “Ah, I feel