主题：流泪先知

主题：流泪先知
牧师：刘祖发牧师
日期：2012 年5月20日Felicia
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∙当我们伤心难过流泪是，我们心里有盼望吗？哭过了要有盼望——盼望在基督里！

«为罪懊悔，脱离困境»

三种回应：
➀积极地悔改 - 能够避免许多不必要的痛苦
➁不理不睬 - 把神的话当耳边风
➂坚决反抗 - 不但不听神的话，还有抗议的行为

∙God has placed different groups of people in our lives for certain reasons.
E.g Mentors, cell leaders & members, parents, friends

∙If you already know that you're heading towards the wrong path, quickly go back to God and repent.
Drag yourself away from the trouble and harm it will bring to you.

∙当我们犯罪时，我们是在罪的奴隶下。快快忏悔，脱离困境。

我们以神的经历如何？
➀父母的带领下，从小就认识到耶稣
➁第二种基督徒： Too comfortable with the routine (attending church every Sunday etc). However, at the end of the day, question yourself: Am I doing this for God or for my parents?

神在我们的生命里是怎样的？
➀Allowing Jesus to be the centre of your life (生命中心）
➁Treating God like a vending machine? Only seeking Him in times of need.
➂Just a name. Because it's cool to be called a Christian?

∙我们来到教会时是为了上帝而不是其他人。因为上帝已经拣选了我们！
We should be proud to tell others that we're Christians! Your influence to others will be so great that they'll flock to you as they know that you would not take advantage of them. That's if only we have God's words in our hearts.

However, we should be careful of our actions and do not mislead non-believers into thinking the negative side. For when we're angry, it's best that we keep our mouths closed. In spite of anger, we do not know what we're saying. Seek God for help in order not to act rashly.

Appearance doesn't matter as long as we've got God in our hearts.
1 Samuel 16:7
But the LORD said to Samuel, "Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The LORD does not look at the things man looks at. Man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart."

«安静等候，神拯救»

耶 利 米 哀 歌 3： 25 凡 等 候 耶 和 华 ， 心 里 寻 求 他 的 ， 耶 和 华 必 施 恩 给 他 。
26 人 仰 望 耶 和 华 ， 静 默 等 候 他 的 救 恩 ， 这 原 是 好 的 。

等候- 时间不在我们而是神的手里。God's timing is always right. (5 May ODB)

Materialistic wants may satisfy our greed for a certain period of time but it definitely does not satisfy our spritual health.

Choose to entrust our lives in God's hands and only through Him will we then be a cool Christian.