Sunday, September 25, 2011

主题:敬拜的生命

日期:2011年9月25日
主题:敬拜的生命
讲员:月梅老师
XinWei
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被造是为讨神喜悦。
-就像陶匠和泥土的关系。

敬拜其实不只是读圣经,去教会,祷告。。。敬拜就像是Noah‘s ark 的比例。

Noah 如何活出敬拜的生命?
-神渴望我们与祂建立关系。
-洪水后,他感谢神。 虽然他和他家人花了120年建方舟。

所以,当我们:
1)全心爱神时,
2)全心信靠神时,
3)全心全意顺服神时,
4)不断赞美,
我们就会活出敬拜的生命了!

Sunday, September 18, 2011

主题:信主之后

日期:2011年9月18日
主题:信主之后
讲员:余达富牧师
Yongxuan

背景:
他在中一时,去朋友的基督徒大会。
在这过程中,他认识了神。
因此,在他二十几岁时,他与几位基督徒同伴
一起带领教会。

主, 是一个(地位)
(身份)
(名权)


而不是一个(名字)!

举例1)曾经,一名英国基督徒是一位短跑健将。
但是,在巴黎的奥运会100米赛落在一个星期天。
结果,那健将不跑。为了耶稣,他放弃了比赛。

举例2)曾经,一位基督徒邀请耶稣到他的家去住。
他只给耶稣一间房间。那晚,撒旦来了,而向进入屋子。
那基督徒不肯,和撒旦争扎了很久才赢。他就问耶稣,
为什么不帮他。

答案:那基督徒只把一间房给耶稣,而不是整个屋子。
这屋子仿佛是我们的心。若我们不把所有的主权给耶稣,
耶稣就不能帮助我们了。

总而言之,我们在遇见试探时,应该问自己
(WWJD)

WHAT WOULD JESUS DO?

Sunday, September 11, 2011

主題:右耳不见了

日期:9月11日
主題:右耳不见了
Jezebel
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Judas:
- Gave the kiss of respect to Jesus
- Strayed away from God
- Betray Jesus
- Compare himself with other disciples (jealousy, inferiority)
- Surrendered to Satan

Why did Judas stray away from Jesus? He used to be very close to Him. When you KNOW THAT you strayed away from God, it's when you come back to Him. But to do so, you have to forgive yourself first and have the courage to face Him. There's only 2 kinds of people: 1) Following God 2) In/of the world belonging to satan. When we push God away, satan is at the back waiting to tempt you. Don't be a Judas! :-) Don't walk to a point of no return, like him.

Peter:
- Forgot God
- Over-confident, thick-skinned, fearful
- Do rash and foolish things

At the moment when he went to chop off the man's ear, he had actually forgotten about God. He lacks communication with Jesus. It does not mean that if you're close to Jesus physically then, you're exceptionally holy. If you move by the flesh, you'll be punished. Violence can never solve spiritual problem. How do we face our daily problem and difficulties in life? When you struggle the most, it is also when you're closest to God, you DEPEND on him.

The man whose ear got chopped off:
- Ignorant
- Restless
- No goal
- Not far sighted
- YET NOT INNOCENT
- Leader? (standing in front)

He has no idea why is he arresting Jesus. Restless because he does not have a choice! It is his job to arrest people! He didn't know what's the point of arresting Jesus.

Jesus:
- Thinking and missing God
- Calm and peaceful
- Courageous enough to face reality
- Provide love (protective)
- Fearless
- God is with Him
- Connected to God
- In control of the whole situation
- Even performed a miracle in front of everyone (healing the man's ear)

Those people over there, they saw the miracle but they still wanted to arrest Jesus because their hearts are already hardened, hardened till it's lifeless. 'No one takes my life away, it's my choice to sacrifice myself. I have the rights to give and I have the rights to take it back.' he loves everyone till the end.

Weapon to fight off your enemies (satan): BEING CONNECTED WITH GOD ♥ :)

Sunday, September 4, 2011

主題:十个大麻疯病人

日期:9月04日
主題:十个大麻疯病人
Luke 17: 11-19Oowen
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Jesus Heals 10 Men With Leprosy

Story in a nutshell:
Jesus was on his way to Jerusalem, when he met the 10 men with leprosy. These men asked him to heal them, and he did. These men left after they were healed; all but one Samaritan who came back to thank him. Jesus said to him, that it was his faith that had made him well.

信息一:忘恩负义
The unthankful nine.

信息二:感恩的心
The thankful one.

信息三:信仰生活
Acting in faith.

Scroll down to understand more!

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Why “10”? Consider the following:
- 十诫
- 十个童女
- 十个银币

- 十全十美 totally perfect
- 十分地好 completely good
- 一五一十 ???

Significance of “10”
-代表全世界
-代表整个社会
-代表世上所有的谋事
-代表世界上的完整

Leprosy in biblical times
- There were no cures for leprosy.
- Before this, healing a leper had not been done in Israel for 700 years.
- Only Miriam (Moses sister) and Naaman (a general who obeyed Elijahs instructions) had been cured of leperosy.

Food for thought:
Why only the Samaritan man came back?
Why did he not follow the other nine?
Why must he return? Would there be a problem if he didn’t?
What about him after that?

耶稣对他说:“起来,走吧,你的信使你痊愈了。”
The faith that healed him. Was it his faith of the past, or the present, or the future?

过去我们可能因着一些事而信了耶稣。
过去我们可能经历一些事而信了耶稣。
但是今天我们为什么还要信耶稣?
因为我们为了今天和明天?

My Takeaway

We are like the lepers.
Some of us completely disregard help, and declare that’s life.
Some of us may walk away healed, and forget how we got healed.
Some, or maybe one, may choose to return to give thanks to whoever has helped him/her.

But when life just sucks, and you think no one can help you, do not feel pessimistic about it. If you seek help (not targeting anyone specifically), there will be people around you to help you. No, really.

Because we are a body of Christ.

“With Christ in the vessel we can smile at the storm!”

All of us can give thanks for whatever has happened in the past.
And because we believe in him, we can continue to give thanks to him, even in the midst of the storm, or whatever may happen thereafter.

say this 10 times: 我今后当怎样继续信耶稣?

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Side note to a couple of other things, mentioned in the sermon.
Wiki is my best friend! :D

Father Damien
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Father_Damien

陈世美
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chen_Shimei