“Cursed be the day I was born!” (Jeremiah 20:14)

　↓Audio link to the sermon:(1st worship recording) (If you can’t listen on your iPhone, please update your iOS) This is my 13th message on the book of Jeremiah. My previous message was about the theme “You are in my hand”. This was taken from Jeremiah 18:6, where God said, “Can I not do with you, Israel, as this potter does? As the clay in the hand of the potter, so are you in my hand.” God told Jeremiah that his plan was to break and remake Israel like a piece of clay. God can do the same in our lives. As God guides us, he can break the old and

The Purpose of the Christian Life.

　The theme of today’s message is “The Purpose of the Christian Life.” 　Actually, I turned 43 years old this year. Some may say that I am still young, but I myself feel that I am already 43 years old and get old. Mentally, I don’t feel that I have aged much, but I realize that my physical body is deteriorating. According to the Japanese government’s report, the average life of Japanese people in 2020 is 81.64 years for men and 87.74 years for women, these numbers are the highest ever. Based on these figures, I have completed half of my life. When I think about this, I often wonder what