与主漫步 - 初成部落

欢迎您出席10月8日晚上的《请听我唱》成初联谊聚会

2010-10-02T23:23:00.001+08:00

欢迎您出席初成小组于7月23日晚上的聚会

2010-07-22T16:27:00.001+08:00

欢迎出席我们5月21日晚上的小组聚会

2010-05-15T21:27:00.003+08:00

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《圣经里的圣灵充满》
《圣灵论》

5月14日聚会《尼希米记查经》

2010-05-09T08:22:00.000+08:00

思恩堂初成小组2010年5至8月份聚会表

2010-05-01T11:07:00.000+08:00

3月26日初青联谊聚会《信不信，由你》

2010-03-21T00:30:00.001+08:00

2月6日成初联谊聚会《缅怀之夜》点滴

2010-02-11T09:55:00.004+08:00

初成小组的成员们带领当晚的聚会

『我和我的太太常常手托手……』

会友领袖：『我和太太已经结婚好多年了，1、2、3……』

孟希弟兄：『除了感谢上帝，我唯一要好好感谢的是我亲爱的太太，因为是她无微不至地鼓励我……』

谢牧师：『我的另一半，……』

弟兄们给姐妹们献唱诗歌—— 《爱的真谛》

姐妹们给弟兄们献唱诗歌：《爱我们的家》

已婚的弟兄姐妹们向天父的立约祷告

Wow，我们年纪最轻的招待员哩！^^

当晚也为出席的夫妻们准备了玫瑰鲜花，让彼此互赠。

『真有点不好意思哩……』

收在手里，甜在心里哩！

来张合照吧！^.^

为什么良善的上帝允许苦难存在？

2010-01-25T11:16:00.002+08:00

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2010山打根思恩堂初成小组聚会表

2010-01-18T09:02:00.002+08:00

初成小组聚会点滴

2009-07-01T10:19:00.012+08:00

4月3日（星期五）晚聚会

2月27日（星期五）晚聚会

2009年2月14日晚上的情人节，初成的3个家庭到市区菜市场熟食档吃夜宵

这儿的面食还挺不错哩！

6月13日成年团契之夜分享

2009-06-14T15:02:00.004+08:00

“一公分”到底有多长呢？我想，许多人都不难想象吧！也许，一只红蚂蚁的身长就有一公分了。一公分其实约只有这么短罢了，一公分说短不短，说长嘛，其实并不长。然而，在建筑的结构或机械的装备上，相差一公分的话，就非常严重了！我想对建筑或机械熟悉的人应该更清楚吧。

“爱”是圣经中极为重要的思想。圣经告诉我们“神就是爱”。主耶稣也在自己被钉十字架前给门徒们一条新的命令，即“彼此相爱”。主耶稣更为世上的罪人死在十字架上，以显明神无与伦比的“爱”！神的爱让世界更美丽，有盼望。“爱”对基督徒来说是何等的重要。

然而，“爱”不是一门容易的功课。中国人有一句话说：『爱在心里口难开。』而无可否认的是，今天的基督徒常常可以把“爱”挂在嘴边。唱诗的时候、问安的时候、分享的时候说：“耶稣爱你，我也爱你”、“彼此相爱”等。

“爱”，我们的嘴巴说起来容易，实际地以行动表现出来却并非那么简单。完全地，无私地去爱一个人，容易吗？而爱“看得见”的人和“看不见”的神，哪一个比较容易？不能爱“看得见”的人，又如何能爱“看不见”的神呢？

圣经教导我们要先好好学习以心灵与行动去爱那“看得见”的人，我们才能开始懂得如何真正去爱神！圣经说：“你要尽心、尽意、尽力爱主你的上帝；其次亦相仿，就是爱你的邻舍如同自己。”

对人，有时候我们难免因着种种原因或自喻为合理的理由而限制自己付出爱。可见要“多多”的付出爱不是一件容易的事。但是，我们却可以学习“多爱一公分”。

何为多爱一公分？

第一是不要3分钟热度！3分钟热度的“爱”很难让人感觉得到，尤其是对于一个慢热的人。有使命的基督徒的“爱”不应该只有3分钟热度！在这人与人之间越来越冷漠的时代，许多的人都期望教会，这常倡导“神的爱”的群体能让他们在当中体验到跟外面不一样的爱。无可否认的，一个人所表达的爱有多真实，关怀度有多热，别人很容易就感受得到。许多的时候，一个受伤的灵魂期待基督徒，这戴着光圈的使者在问安和寒暄过后，会有更多的“下文”。

我很感恩，在我初期成为基督徒的时候有几个这样的“天使”，他们的关心让我在信主和成长的路上不落单。这些使者不一定对圣经可以熟悉得随时告诉你那一节和那一节经文的出处，但他们却能藉着实际的爱与关怀的行动把圣经的教导在他们的生活中实行出来。

第二是多一点点了解别人！误解是因不了解而开始的。有的时候，我们还未来得及试着深入一点点去了解对方，就凭着自以为很厉害的直觉去判断某某人或某件事。然而，许多时候，当我们有机会去发现时，才对之恍然大悟，原来事实不尽都如我们所想象的那般。不幸的是，有时这样的误解却已对对方造成难于弥补的伤害！

分享关于一个小学生的故事的反思。我的太太是一位小学老师，她曾跟我分享一次让她得到启发和反省的经验。她的学校里有一个小学生，平时外表都是脏兮兮的，衣服仿佛都是穿了多天没洗过的，当他在你迎面走过来时，尚未到达面前已可以隐约闻到一股非常难闻的霉臭味。更糟的是，平时更是个顽皮的捣蛋鬼，所以在师生的眼中绝不是一个受欢迎的人物，甚至每次上课时，老师们都不会给他好脸色看，包括我太太。后来，在一次偶然的机会下，她了解到这个小学生原是来自一个破碎的家庭，父母离异，而他也如一个“人球”般，父母亲都不愿意收留照顾。年纪小小的他没有本该享有的家庭温暖和关怀照顾，于是他的种种表现都变得似乎理所当然了！我的太太不禁开始对他心生怜悯，改变对他的态度，并接纳他。从那时开始，那小学生在她的眼中看起来已不再像是一个那么坏的学生。

多爱一公分，在我们想要埋怨、责怪、生气或批评对方时，请先试着多一点点了解，多一点点在对方的立场思考，。

第三是多一点点耐心！坦白说，我是一个急性子的人，所以常常没有什么耐性。我所说的不是办事效率。为此，我得感恩，并感谢我的太太，因为她有时须因为我的没耐性而受委屈。

吴常健传道曾有一篇《爱，是多走一哩路》的证道信息给我很大的学习和反思！他描述自己在“爱”的功课上的一个学习与反省。有一个星期六的晚上，吴师母欲把家里的垃圾拿到教堂外路口的垃圾桶。师母因害怕狗，所以就要求传道陪伴步行到那里。可是传道却因为自己刚好正赶着预备第二天的讲章，于是就自以为理所当然地拒绝了，让师母自个儿去。可是拒绝过后，他心里总是感觉不是味儿，所以最后虽是有点不情愿，但还是跟过去了。因为他开始意识到吴师母的为难和需要。

爱，正是这样！爱就是愿意陪伴对方“多走一哩路”，多给对方一点点耐心。多一点点的耐心听对方倾诉，多一点点耐心付出，多一点点耐心等候。

对人多一点点的耐心可以使情况很不一样！对你的伴侣多一点点的耐心，会让两人的关系更甜蜜；对父母或孩子多一点点耐心，可使家庭更美满；对你的下属或职员多一点点耐心，可以赢得他们的尊重而不是畏怯；对人多一点点耐心，可以建立关系。

一些基督徒常说圣灵感动自己要做这件事做那件事，其实圣灵最大的感动是去“爱”，爱那些上帝所爱的人，而不是选择性地爱我们认为可爱的人。使徒保罗也在圣经哥林多前书提醒我们爱的重要。布道奋兴家宋尚杰博士也曾在他的日记里强调圣灵充满最明显和最大的表现就是 —— 爱！

讲了这么多，也许我们会问：『为何我要多爱人一公分？我“能够”吗？』

当我们觉得自己没有能力去爱的时候，请想想为我们背起十字架上各各他山的主耶稣！基督徒要效法主耶稣，因为主曾说：“若有人要跟从我，就当舍己，背起他的十字架来跟从我。 ” 主更安慰我们说：“祂的轭是容易的，祂的担子是轻省的”。

分享我的一个学习功课。我有一个认识十多年的好朋友，曾在较早时面对困难，而找我伸援。当时自己的环境与能力虽也不怎么好，但碍于对方的情况，最终还是“舍命”相助，并为了能助他一劳永逸的解决问题而曾再三的要求他向自己真诚坦白。然而，不幸的是后来再一次发生问题时，才惊觉他当时并没对自己彻底真诚地坦白，以致最终更让情况更糟，而我也已无能为力了。当他最终仿佛哭丧着脸在自己面前坦白陈明原委时，我的心可是多么的受伤委屈，心中所感受到的尽是对这个十多年的好朋友的灰心和失望。难过的是不只一次的信任和期望，这个朋友却一次又一次地践踏了宝贵的机会，而且更是让真心付出的我也为他吃了不少苦！自己当时真的很想撇下他拂袖而去，然而经过一轮痛苦的挣扎后，最终还是决定留下来助他思考解决问题的方案。

我想，不是自己原谅了他，而是我的主耶稣要我再一次宽恕了他。

多爱一公分，就能多踏出一步，多做一些事情，多番鬆“硬土”！然而多爱一公分的“一公分”到底有多长，就得视乎我们的心态了！

当作为基督徒的我们说要有 “放眼世界，心怀普世”的心去宣教布道时，我想，除了周详的事工计划和策略，我们应该先学习去“爱”；爱人，甚至那些我们认为“不可爱”的人。如果我们无法先从爱人做起，我们忽略了福音的真正的对象乃是上帝所造的人，我不禁很怀疑我们能如何心怀普世，如何去宣教布道！

当然，有时候就连爱自己的亲人朋友都不容易了，更何况要爱一个与自己“没有什么关系”的人！让我们把眼目定睛在为了爱我们而被鞭打钉十字架的主耶稣吧！并同时效法主耶稣服事人的双手！我们必须学习从“多爱一公分”开始。然后，我们才能真正地宣告说我们是爱上帝的！

《围墙到底要盖多高？》的故事

某个动物园里新来了一只袋鼠，管理员将牠关在一片有一米高的围栏的草地上。

第二天一早，管理员发现袋鼠在围栏外的树林里蹦蹦跳跳，于是立刻将围栏的高度加到两公尺高，把袋鼠关了进去。

第三天早上，管理员还是看到袋鼠在栏外，于是又将围栏的高度加到三公尺，把袋鼠关了进去。

隔壁兽栏的长颈鹿问袋鼠：『依你看，这围栏到底要加到多高，才能关住你？』

袋鼠回答道：『这很难说，也许五公尺，也许十公尺，甚至加到一百公尺 —— 如果那个管理员老是忘了把围栏的门关好的话。』

教会的事工计划再周详，财力再雄厚，人才再多，节目再丰富，也都只能事倍功半，如果我们不能揪出问题的症结 ——就是我们往往把自己看得过于重要，而还不能真正“懂得”如何去爱！

不能委身付出那么多的爱，那就学习多爱一公分吧！一公分就好了，但结果却会很不一样！

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我们该如何面对流言蜚语？

2009-06-14T14:45:00.003+08:00

5月29日（星期五）晚上小组聚会《流言蜚语》

1. 自我检讨

· 诚实的问一问自己，我是否真如有关言论所说的？

· 有时，他人对我们的评论有如一面镜子，叫我们看见自己所不能看见的

2. 向对方求证

· 倘若对方肯真心悔改，我们就能多得一位弟兄或姐妹

· 圣经教导我们要“爱我们的仇敌，并为逼迫我们的祷告”

3. 不可怀恨

· 凡事忍耐，学习仰望公义的上帝

· 罗马书12章18至19节说：“若是能行，总要尽力与众人和睦。亲爱的弟兄，不要自己伸冤，宁可让步，听凭主怒（或作：让人发怒）；因为经上记著：「主说：『伸冤在我；我必报应。』”

4. 寻求支援

· 与属灵同伴分享、要求代祷

· 向牧者寻求辅导

圣经箴言25章11节说：『一句话说得合宜，就如金苹果在银网子里。』，而新约圣经以弗所书4章29节又说：『污秽的言语一句不可出口，只要随事说造就人的好话，叫听见的人得益处。』

可见说话不是一件随便或简单的事。话说得恰当，就能造就别人，鼓励别人，带来更积极的人际关系。反之，将会给人与人之间带来破坏，不但对他人无益处，对自己也不见得有好处，因为众人均不喜欢“是非人”！

主耶稣曾教导我们说：『你们的话，是，就说是；不是，就说不是；若再多说，就是出於那恶者（或作就是从恶里出来的）。』（马太福音 5:37，这话原是论起誓说的）

勉励：

雅各书3章5至10节：『这样，舌头在百体里也是最小的，却能说大话。看哪，最小的火能点著最大的树林。舌头就是火，在我们百体中，舌头是个罪恶的世界，能污秽全身，也能把生命的轮子点起来，并且是从地狱里点著的。各类的走兽，飞禽，昆虫，水族，本来都可以制伏，也已经被人制伏了；惟独舌头没有人能制伏，是不止息的恶物，满了害死人的毒气。我们用舌头颂赞那为主、为父的，又用舌头咒诅那照著神形像被造的人；颂赞和咒诅从一个口里出来！我的弟兄们，这是不应当的！』

雅各书1章26节：『若有人自以为虔诚，却不勒住他的舌头，反欺哄自己的心，这人的虔诚是虚的。』

作为基督徒，我们更需要谨慎，不应该成为“是非人”散播“流言蜚语”，因为将来要面对的审判更大！

Overcoming Temptation

2009-03-16T21:12:00.000+08:00

Chu Cheng’s Fellowship sharing topic is “Temptation”. I’m so nervous and scared of sharing. I hope I can escape from fellowship because of the fear in sharing. My barrier in Mandarin makes me scare to speak. I pray. God says we cannot stop our gathering with brother and sister in church. So, I still go to the fellowship. God won’t let us with empty hearted. All the brother and sister shared about the temptation that they faced. Some have win over it, some still struggled and some still learning to overcome it. While listening to their sharing, I get a lot of words from God. I manage to think of my temptation. My temptation starts in my mind. I’ve my serving now in sharing, song leading, teaching Sunday school and choir. There’s always a lot of voice telling me to quit and to let go everything, why must I take so much effort to do, why must I trouble myself, nobody will appreciated it, why much I sing when my voice so soft. I have a moment of struggle. Thank God, I’ve brother and sister to listen to me whenever I’ve such thinking. Whenever we face temptation because of the mind, we need people to uplift us and we need God’s word too to make us bold and strong. Memorizing bible verses will help us to remember God’s words. Let us always remind ourselves that God is faithful. He will not let us be tempted beyond what we can bear. And when we are tempted, God will provide a way out so that we can stand up. We must win over temptation. Like the children songs “靠主耶稣神名”， we will have victory. Sometimes, I also fall and I’m not a perfect people. Let us grow together. We’re children of God. Learn to share with someone you trust. Have devotion or moments with God. Attend services and fellowship regularly. We can have victory over temptation. Amen.
By tck

2009-03-16T21:05:00.000+08:00

Take time to WORK… it is the price of success.
Take time to PLAY…
It is the secret of perpetual youth.
Take time to GIVE …
It’s too short a day to be selfish.
Take time to LAUGH...
It is the music of the soul.
Take time to LOVE AND BE LOVED... …
It is a God-given gift.
Take time to be GRATEFUL...
It is the key to joy.
Take time to
MEDITATE...
It is the path to peace.
Take time to PRAY...
It is the greatest power on earth.

Adapted from
AN OLD IRISH PRAYER

There’s a time and place for everything,
for everyone.
God works in a mysterious way.

A word of Thanks

2008-10-21T16:13:00.000+08:00

I would like to express my word of thanks to the brother and sister of Chu Cheng Fellowship in helping to express my feeling.
Thank you for their sharing in the fellowship. I’m happier and feel that someone do listen and the most important I get a very good idea of putting things down.
Their experience and encouragement do help me to overcome all the hatred I had in my heart. I’m afraid nobody will understand my feelings but they do understand.
I’m growing and I pray God will help me. I begin to trust people whom I had forgot it for many years.
The unconditional love of caring that the brother and sister shown in the fellowship really impressed me.
The most important the willingness to communicate with me who is so inward and poor in talking.
Thank you very much.
-tck ’08-

过期了

2008-10-15T00:37:00.000+08:00

求祢指教我们怎样数算自己的日子，好叫我们得著智慧的心。（诗篇90：12）

有一个早上，突然心血来潮想给自己泡杯即冲饮料。从橱柜里拿来一包Milo，看看有效日期才发现已逾期一个多月了。后来又找来一包从未开封过的即冲Horlicks，竟也发现已逾期三个月了。也不晓得什么时候，东西放得太久了，结果到最后，连享用的份也没了。

其实许多时候，我们对待自己也是这样。我们在生活中，常满怀信心和热忱萌生许多的『好想法』和『很想去做的事』。然而到最后却常听到说：『要是我有时间的话，我就… …』、『等到我有能力的话，我就… …』、『我有机会的话…』、『要是十年前的话… …』

读过一本书，作者提到一个朋友在孩童时期就一直想学钢琴，但没有钢琴，也没练过琴。为此，他深感遗憾，并决定长大后，一定要找时间去学钢琴，但后来的他却似乎总是忙得“没有时间”去学。

我们总是在等待着所谓的『对的时间』、『对的地点』和『对的机会』，遗憾的是，绝大多数的人，最终都把蕴藏在心中的『理想』带进了坟墓！

当我们说我们一有空就会去做，也许到最后永远也抽不出空来了。所以，当法国大元帅马歇尔有一次叫其园丁种一棵大树，园丁不赞同，并认为那种树生长太慢，一百年也长不大时，马歇尔元帅就回答说：『如果是这样，那就再也不能耽搁了，今天下午就种吧！』

套一句作者的话：『现在不做，更待何时？』别让我们的『理想』过期了。当然，那些具破坏性的『歪念』就让它逾期好了！

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迟来的掌声

2008-10-14T11:01:00.000+08:00

主日学主日的崇拜，主日学诗班呈献一首赞美诗《荣耀归主》献给上帝。当中有少年人和儿童，还得男女混音分部呈献，实非易事。

众人的歌声扬起的时候，儿童清脆的嗓音配上少年的青涩，煞是让人陶醉。当时心里油然萌生要待他们唱完后给大家赞美鼓励的掌声。虽然，一直以来在我们的教会中，诗班献诗完毕，会众罕有报以掌声的惯例。

然而，诗班唱至几乎来的诗歌高潮的部分时，竟让这对于声乐还是外行的双耳听出许多杂乱的不协调，当下心里一冷，之前那股兴奋与热诚下降了大半。最终，掌声也拍不起来了。就在钢琴声与歌声都平息的那一刻，台上传来了一股热烈，充满热诚赞美和鼓励的掌声。随着，台下也跟着陆续报以鼓励的掌声。吴传道的第一下掌声，带领了大家给予已唱得很不错的儿少主日学诗班赞美和鼓励。

我之后不禁感到惭愧与后悔，并责问自己，何以要如此吝啬赞美，要将他人的弱点放得如斯大，而将优点缩放那样微小？圣灵责备提醒我，上帝的眼光不是这样看待属祂的人和事。我想我的神，当时一定是非常陶醉享受在诗班与司琴美妙的音符与旋律里！

我知道神爱我，祂要我们学像基督的样式，并用祂慈爱和公义的眼光来看事物。

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我的心声

2008-08-12T07:43:00.000+08:00

经过这几年牧会加上当初回应上帝呼召全时间与主同工及服侍教会，至今心中的热忱仍然。感谢主，求祂继续保守！毕竟牧者心中那团热忱不是理所当然的时时刻刻都要是熊熊烈火！（不好意思，若我使你对牧者持有哪"应该"漂亮美丽的梦想给粉碎了。我感到非常抱歉，I'm sorry.But that's me! ）Let's back to the square: 我和內子都希望去进修。于是最近我向总会申请去进修，他們也非常乐意并批准我去進修。自从得到批准、收集资料去那间神学院进修等，考慮经费后。我们进修的目标也许只剩下：东南亞一带的神学院。但也许讲出來你不会相信，原來有些国家如：香港。单单是每月需要支付的房租便要花费約HK$6500- HK$9000！吓死人！再加上交通费用，每月的生活费...etc，对于我这个穷传道而言，真是天大数码。

对了，我好像还未交待，為何我要去进修哦。两个原因：一、我对圣经描述有关教会的诠释-教会是时代的声音！她需要实践从神而来的爱于所处的地方，什甚至全世界去（太28：16-20）。二、我要忠心回应上帝的呼召。毕竟我深信尤其21世纪是一个：人人皆祭司的世代！人人应该起来服事主，务求将主的爱分享、宣扬至身边的每个人。

好了，暂时写到这里。盼望你们能为我们代祷：to pray that our Lord will continue to lead and show us the way and provide us in every step! TQ.

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一朵荷花的启发

2008-07-10T00:21:00.000+08:00

我家后院的荷花又再一次的绽放，美得难于言喻，尤其是对著它近距离端详时，它散发阵阵幽香，蜜蜂也被吸引。只可惜，它的美姿却不能维持太久，短则一天，长则两天就凋零了；如果适逢下雨，这荷花不到一会儿就被摧残了。

然而，这荷花所要展现的美虽是如斯的短暂，但它却愿意尽力将自己最美好的呈现。我们又如何呢？我们岂不更应努力活出生命的美好吗？上帝给祂的一切受造物最美好的装饰，乃是要受造物活出最美好的一面。

也许，我们会在生命的旅途中偶尔摔倒，感觉怀才不遇，或面对种种打击，或对许多人与事物感到失望，或陷在病患中，甚至要面对死亡，但只要还能有一口气息，我们都应该活出美好！再没有比活出生命的美好更能凸显我们对生命的感恩及给别人带来激励。

在神的主权与恩典之下，没有一样事物是必然的。我们当学习凡事感恩，而不是习惯性地埋怨。当我们觉得日子难过时，请想一想这美丽的荷花吧！

让我们一起来学习大自然万物的生命态度吧，不管我们的生命还能有多少天，也要活出美好！

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有才德的妇人

2008-06-04T01:15:00.000+08:00

有才德（ḥayil）的妇人，谁能得著呢？

她的价值远胜过紅宝石。

（箴言31：10，新译本）

本節經文是大家所熟悉甚至喜愛用来称赞“有才德”的姊妹。你對“才德”的見解是如何呢？究竟經文所指“有才德（ḥayil, noble character）”的婦人，到底是什么意思？原來“有才德（ḥayil）”可以理解為賢慧，如波阿斯形容路得是該地居民公認為賢慧（ḥayil，noble）的女子（得3：11）；或者當摩西選擇人民領袖時，岳父葉忒羅特別叮嚀他要選用有才能（ḥayil，capable）的人，既是那些敬畏神、忠實可信、恨惡不義之財的人...（出18：21）。因此有才德（ḥayil），無論被理解為賢慧（ḥayil，noble）抑或有才能（ḥayil，capable）的人，它都同樣指向個人內在生命優越的特質之意。

但有才德的婦人，有誰能得著呢？這里當然不是說，有才德的女子無法找著。更不是所謂前無古人，后無來者。相反經文要強調此種特質是人人應該竭力追求和羨慕。因為她的價值連城，額外珍貴，勝過紅寶石。

從以上對才德的理解，才德的特質可謂是今天教會信徒要竭力追求和羨慕，尤其是當領袖的。其實任何一個時代、社會，都需要有才德（ḥayil）的領袖。特別是這個年代：廿一世紀。信徒須常常自我提醒：主耶穌的心意是要我們去使萬民成為祂的門徒（太28：18-20）。問題是我們要時刻反省如何去使...，所謂知己知彼，百戰百勝，才不至于落入閉門造車之嫌。也許我們要先從了解自己所處的廿一世紀著手吧。廿一世紀是怎樣一個年代？它不僅僅承接了二十世紀工業社會建立的規範：嚴密、緊湊、分工。它更是多了些我們不可忽視的元素。它是個數碼年代，講求速度。所要求：思維要快，行動要快，要有組織，要有彈性，要有應變能力。再加上資訊時代的來臨、全球化的趨勢，平民百姓的知識技能水準不斷提升等趨勢促使我們必須認真看待終身學習的課題。終身學習是這時代的趨勢。你我要履行主耶穌的大使命，我們豈可只講求：嚴密、緊湊、分工？豈可缺乏清晰異象？缺乏組織？缺乏彈性嗎？緩慢步伐嗎？停止學習嗎？

這時代的基督徒領導需要凝聚信徒們，有組織，有效地放在有競爭力的平臺（platform）上，為主耶穌贏得萬民。而也許只有那些有才德（ḥayil）、屬神兒女們的，才能在這個不斷重構的變幻年代中，仍然發揮領導、整合、突破的功能—去履行主耶穌的大使命。

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5月31日 - 《齐来Update一下》

2008-06-01T03:23:00.000+08:00

如今是21世纪的科技时代，我们也趁著假日，一起在电脑的运用上"update"一下自己。

我们都不是电脑的“专家”，也不是很懂电脑及上网，只能尽量在彼此所掌握的一些知识上彼此交流与学习，并互相辅助。

午间休息时，我们还一起享用美味的炒饭哩！

"有朋自远方来" - 5月30日亚庇颂恩堂初成团契拜访联谊

2008-06-01T01:59:00.000+08:00

我们一起为上帝的带领和预备感恩吧。

唔，乘大家还不大好意思“开动”，就先让我来看看有什么好吃的吧！

哗，美食当前哩!

我们以心灵诚实，唱出赞美的诗歌赞美主吧。

主喜悦父母们也带领孩子一起来赞美祂。

用乐器和歌声赞美祂！

大小音乐家在我们当中演奏曲子，真叫我们受宠若惊！

他们的用心演奏更是叫我们陶醉！

嘿，来一张大合照吧！
后记：经过彼此的分享，颂恩堂初成的聚会方式，尤其是在带领儿童方面，很值得我们的小组学习。当晚所收得的RM203聚会奉献，将悉数捐献给马来西亚区世界宣明会的中国四川赈灾基金。

耶稣也哭了吗？

2008-05-18T16:49:00.000+08:00

耶稣看见他哭，并看见与他同来的犹太人也哭，就心里悲叹，又甚忧愁，便说：「你们把他安放在那里？」他们回答说：「请主来看。」耶稣哭了。（约 11:33-35）

我喜欢阅读感人的故事，仿佛要从这许多的感人故事里窥见，在这罪恶充盈，自私自利的世界里，还有无数的人间温情。

这个五月天，中国和缅甸均弥漫着一片悲愁。电视和网上新闻、各大报章，天天都传递著一则又一则动人的真实故事。那些人与人之间的温情、舍己为他人的牺牲、勇敢活下去的坚强、摒弃成见的同心、坚持要活著的意念、生离死别的哀恸与茫然的无助等等。天天看，结果天天都让自己掉泪。唉，因为关心，却又让心里难过极了！

“有一个母亲，用她脆弱的躯体跪护著她才3个月大的女婴。结果，她的孩子无恙的活了下来，而她却没有了气息。。。拯救人员在她的被子里发现了一台手机，屏幕上写著‘亲爱的孩子，如果你能活着，一定要记住我爱你’。。。”

“地震发生时，有一个老师把他的身体扑在一张小桌子上。原来，桌子下面有四个小学生。最后，四个小孩都活了下来。可是，他的妻子只能抱住他已冰冷的尸体说；‘我听见消息说有一个老师救了四个孩子，却不知道原来那就是你。。。”

“有一个怀孕的妇女，在地震灾区被救出后没多久，就在灾区的临时医疗站里分娩。顺利生产后，她问协助她生产的一位护士：‘你有孩子吗？他们都在哪？’那位护士回答说：‘有，他还在学校里。。。’”

“有一个校长在地震发生后，奋不顾身的进入坍塌的校舍里抢救学生，另一边厢又传来太太呼喊的求救声。心里想着先救小的吧！最后，也不懂已救了几个，在他往太太的方向奔过去的时候，求救声早已在止息了。。。”

看见这一幕又一幕的“爱与行动”，我不禁哭了，许多的生命都被感动到哭了。。。主耶稣也哭了吗？

我想从这场难以避免的灾难中，我们还是能看见一些积极面：

“各国愿抛下成见，不分彼此的伸出爱与关怀的援手。不为一些事而继续争论不休。”

“各地群众的大团结。顿时顿悟要珍惜眼前人。”

“看见中国在政策上的积极改变。”

“经历灾难重生的人会去思考生命的真谛。”

只是，不知道那些没有身处灾难中的人，是否每一个都能体验到生命的脆弱与无常，从而意识到自己的幸福，并认真思考生命的真实意义？

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神看著是好的！

2008-05-15T01:50:00.000+08:00

神说：「地要生出活物来，各从其类；牲畜、昆虫、野兽，各从其类。」事就这样成了。於是神造出野兽，各从其类；牲畜，各从其类；地上一切昆虫，各从其类。神看著是好的。(创1:24-25)

我讨厌蟑螂，厌恶它留下的异味，恨恶这等害虫带来的破坏。所以总是想尽办法要除灭牠。我曾在心里问上帝为何要创造这类生物？我想神的创造都必有其因。

最近，中国的四川省汶川县发生7.8级地震前夕，四川省绵竹市西南镇檀木村出现了大规模的蟾蜍迁徙：数十万只大小蟾蜍浩浩荡荡地在公路上行走，很多被过往车辆压死或被行人踩死。这让我想起曾有一则2006年南亚海啸的相关报道：有一对游客夫妇因为所住宿的海边度假屋突在大海啸前夕跑出许多蟑螂，要求更换住宿地点而逃过一劫！蟑螂救了他们。

原来，远在古时民间已有这样一首的地震现象歌诀：

震前动物有前兆，发现异常要报告。

牛马骡羊不进圈，猪不吃食狗乱咬。

鸭不下水岸上闹，鶏飞上树高声叫。

冰天雪地蛇出动，老鼠痴呆搬家逃。

兔子竖耳蹦又撞，鱼儿惊慌水面跳。

蜜蜂群迁闹轰轰，鸽子惊飞不回巢。

神所创造的动物是大自然的一部分，任何大自然的异常，牠们都能最先察觉。甚至比人所设计的探测仪更精准哩！只是，无知的人许多时候都忽略了牠们所发出的“预警讯号”。

前些日子，经过药饵处理后，住宅范围的蚂蚁和蟑螂踪迹大大地减少了。然而我却有感而发的对内子说：从某个环保角度来说也许不尽是一件好事，因为这些蚂蚁和蟑螂能协助分解垃圾。看来，若要有效管理且又不糟蹋神所“看著是好的”一切受造物，的确需要一番智慧。

神的创造是那么的美好而奇妙！

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你没听见吗？

2008-05-14T23:49:00.001+08:00

耶稣在橄榄山上坐著，门徒暗暗的来说：「请告诉我们，什麽时候有这些事？你降临和世界的末了有什麽预兆呢？」耶稣回答说：「你们要谨慎，免得有人迷惑你们。因为将来有好些人冒我的名来，说：『我是基督』，并且要迷惑许多人。你们也要听见打仗和打仗的风声，总不要惊慌；因为这些事是必须有的，只是末期还没有到。民要攻打民，国要攻打国；多处必有饥荒、地震。这都是灾难的起头。那时，人要把你们陷在患难里，也要杀害你们；你们又要为我的名被万民恨恶。那时，必有许多人跌倒，也要彼此陷害，彼此恨恶；且有好些假先知起来，迷惑多人。只因不法的事增多，许多人的爱心才渐渐冷淡了。惟有忍耐到底的，必然得救。这天国的福音要传遍天下，对万民作见证，然後末期才来到。」 (太24:3-14)

这个5月，在国内罪案和国际恐怖活动仍在延烧，世界粮食危机仍在升温之际，缅甸却遭到热带风暴侵袭、美国又遭到龙卷风肆虐，还有中国四川省的7.8级大地震灾难，死伤数以万计，灾区满目苍痍，哀鸿遍野，让人看了报道都热泪盈眶。

在一片的摇头兴叹、解囊援助和祷告声之外，我们总不能忘记圣经马太福音24章3到14节记载主耶稣回答祂门徒的一段话。这些事是必要发生的，且还不过是灾难的起头罢了！基督徒要时刻警醒祷告等候，总要努力做正经事。想想，当主再来的时候，主会想看见我们在干什么？在宴乐吗？在争权夺利吗？在犯罪吗？在偷盗或盘算陷害他人吗？还是，我们正期待主柔声对我们说：“来吧，你这良善有忠心的仆人，可以进来享受你的宴席。。。”？

对于非基督徒，难道这不是主一次又一次给予我们的警钟吗？十年前，我曾是一个非基督徒。信主后，我不断的发现圣经里记载神的话是那么的真实。而且，神也不断的让祂所创造的大自然为祂说话。你难道没听见吗？
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起初，神创造天地。

2008-05-12T23:01:00.000+08:00

我家后院的荷花开了！看，多美丽夺目！神的创造多奇妙呀！

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2008-04-20T01:04:00.000+08:00

I asked for health that I might do greater thing,

I was given infirmity that I might do better things.

I asked God for strength that I might achieve,

I was made weak that I might learn to obey.

I asked for riches that I might be happy,

I was given poverty that I might be wise.

I asked for power and the praise for men,

I was given weakness to sense my need of God.

I asked for all the things that I might enjoy life,

I was given life that I might enjoy all things.

I got nothing I asked for but everything I hoped for,

In spite of myself, my prayers were answered.

I am among all men most richly blest,

Yes, God always gives us what’s the best for us

-RWD-

By : TCK’08

Don't You Care?

2008-04-20T00:44:00.000+08:00

Jesus calms the storm (Mark 4 : 35 – 40),

³⁵That day when evening came, he said to his disciples, “Let us go over to the other.” ³⁶Leaving the crowd behind, they took him along, just as he was, in the boat. There were also other boats with him. ³⁷A furious squall came up and the waves broke over the boat, so that it was nearly swamped. ³⁸Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on a cushion. The disciples woke him and said to him, “Teacher, don’t you care if we drown?” ³⁹He got up, rebuked the wind and said to the waves, “Quiet! Be still!” Then the wind died down and it was completely calm. ⁴⁰He said to his disciples, “Why you are still having no faith?”

Sometimes, in our life, when we’re feeling lonely, overwhelmed by our circumstances, we often cry out, “Lord, don’t you care?” But when Jesus calms our storm and speaks our name, we realize that we have much more to learn about His compassion for us and we long to trust Him with all of our worries. God did care for us.

Cast all your anxiety to Him because He cares for you! (1 Peter 5 : 7)

He Will Take Care Of You

God watches over you …

And when life’s burden fall

too heavily, too cruelly,

He will lift you up …

and carry you HOME TO LOVE

He will keep you always

under the shadow of His wings

He is the still, small voice

that whispers to your heart ….

”You are my own,

Stay with me.

I LOVE YOU”.

JESUS CARES for YOU!

TCK '08

Be Grateful

2008-04-20T00:36:00.000+08:00

There was once a young man who is rebelling against his parents. When he lost his job and his girlfriend, he complained that God was being unfair. He didn’t think the Lord was being very loving or was giving him the help He promised in the Bible. What he didn’t realize was that Jesus promised a sense of His love and presence only to those who keep His commandments. In John 14 : 21-24, it says ……

²¹Whoever has my commands and obeys them, he is the one who loves me. He who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I too will love him and show myself to him.

²²Then Judas (not Judas Iscariot) said, “But, Lord, why do you intend to show yourself to us and not to the world?” ²³Jesus replied,” If anyone loves me, he will obey my teaching. My father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him.

²⁴He who does not love me will not obey my teaching. These words you hear are not my own; they belong to the Father who sent me.

For King Solomon in 1 Kings 3 : 1-15, he died young even though God promise to give him long life as he asked for because of he “didn’t fully follow the Lord”.

We are children of God by faith in His Son and He promised us that He’ll never leave or forsake me. We can turn to His promises to forgive when we confess our sins. In 1 John 1:9, “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness”. So, …

“TAKE GOD’S PROMISES TO HEART, BUT NEVER TAKE THEM FOR GRANTED”

“HOLD ON TO GOD’S PROMISES, BUT DON’T TWIST THEM”

-TCK₀₈-

My Testimony of "Chu Cheng" Cell Group Fellowship

2007-11-12T01:34:00.000+08:00

Going to church fellowship, service or meeting is always my priority, for in the bible, it says “Let us not neglect our church duties and meetings, as some people do, but encourage and warn each other, especially now that the day of his coming back again is drawing near” (Hebrew 10:25)

After coming to Sabah, I’m still going to church with earnestly and even in serving, I really involved especially in children ministry. I love to serve God. But because of my infirm faith, without anyone to talk to, I’ve neglected from the church meeting. However, God’s words still talking to my heart. “Go to church, go to the fellowship”. It’s my unforgiving heart that I’m able to face. I lose my faith in relationship with people. I’m so thirsty of God’s word and fellowship of the church. After marriage, I’m busy with family life, with the children, with my new post in school. I don’t have time to go to the fellowship. However, I managed to go for sometimes but I still can’t solve my heart’s hurt and anger. Yet, God always remind me the importance of going to the church and fellowship.

Until the starting of “chu cheng” fellowship, I’m so happy that I can go to listen to God’s words and have fellowship. Yet, my heart cracked because my children were so naughty that it disturbed the service. I’m so ashamed. I don’t know what to do. I’m so stressful with my children. After going for once, I stop going again. My husband keeps urging me to go. The simple act of him makes me feel touched. I told him of the problems. He’s the type of quiet person, so no comment from him, just urging me to go. He said the children let them be. So, with faith, once again I agree to go. My children making noise during the fellowship but what impressed me is the members of “chu cheng” ignored the noise and continue with the discussion/meeting. I’m so touched with their unconditional understanding, and letting me involved too in the discussion. I feel more comfortable with the fellowship. In this fellowship of two weeks once, I learned a lot. I begin to see the importance of life, the purpose of life, care for people, and the importance of serving God. I begin to be feeling useful and special in God’s eye. I thank God for giving me this change to come back to Him. So, let us not neglect from going to the church and fellowship. Encourage each other and help each other in God’s Kingdom. Thank you to all the brother and sister of “Chu Cheng” fellowship of your acceptance of my children during the fellowship so that I can listen to God’s word. Amen.

By tck07

11月齐齐吃早餐&『也谈人生目标』

2007-11-08T23:20:00.000+08:00

好一个难得的假日早晨，齐齐开心的享用营养早餐。

真是不大好意思，怎么老爱拍人家的“食相”。喂，拍得不好看的话，就有你好看。

“你平时最喜欢享用什么样的早餐？”

不错哩，有鸡丝粥、蛋炒米粉、蒜油烤面包+粟米羮、果汁...，当然最不可缺的是有喜乐调配。

谁最满意他目前的人生目标状况？看看坐在中间，笑得“最幸福”的弟兄就知道了。

基督徒对神的人生目标应是“讨神喜悦”！
神已定下计划，要你我讨祂喜悦。讨神喜悦是向神敬拜。敬拜不仅是音乐，而更是生活上的每一个点滴。敬拜的目的不是为自己得益，而是该求问神--“神啊，祢喜悦孩子向祢献上的敬拜吗？”
敬拜不只是我们作为神的子民生命的一部分，而是整个生命！
想一想：我可以从哪一件寻常事物开始，把它当作是为主做的来做？

Smile

2007-11-08T21:23:00.000+08:00

During my quiet time, reading the Upper Room, one day I came across an article titled “A smiling face”. What do you think of a smile to you? A smile, will make you feel you’re welcome? Or it makes you feel nice? Or something else.

A smile makes everybody comfortable. Even when you go to a counter service, if the person smile and greet to you, you’ll feel good.

I practiced this act in my school as a teacher. I realized that the students always greet me. Even in the exercises book, when I check their exercises, I used to draw a smile face in the book, they’ll be happy to see it and it motivated them to do better in their work in future. The atmosphere was so nice and you’ll feel you’re good. Even sometimes, I’m down with matters that arises, a smile and a greet from the principal or from the colleague makes me so relief. A smile, a greet will brightened the atmosphere.

So, how about our life as a Christian to other people? Do we show a smile face to show that it is a joy knowing Christ? We are living in Christ. Sometimes, I find myself very down and unable to smile, the other people’s smile will uplift my mood. So, let us always show our smile, live up our life so that others can see the light of Christ in us. The little act of us would mean a lot to others.

Just as Matthew 5:16 says, “Let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven”.

By tck07

(The above sharing is only own feeling and experience, and not represented any organization.)

Words That Hurt vs Words That Encourage

2007-11-08T20:50:00.000+08:00

Encouragement, motivation was so important in our life. Encourage everyone with compliment, with words of encouragement the people you love and care about. Show our act of love. Tell the people you love and care for that they’re special and important, don’t criticize or judge people. I once had been judged by a pastor and it makes me so sad. The words make my life so miserable and useless and the thinking of commit suicide always in my mind. It hurt me so much. So, criticism is bad. It destroys a person’s self-esteem. So, why don’t we say what is good and helpful to others. Don’t judge or condemn people by something that is not true.

Here is an article written by Sister Helen P.Mrosla which had been sent to me by my roommate during my time in university and it really touches me of how important to show our love for life is short.

A good article by Sister Helen P.Mrosla, titled “All the Good Things”

He was in the first third grade class I taught at Saint Mary’s School in Morris, Minn. All the 34 of my students were dear to me, but Mark Eklund was one in a million. Very neat in appearance, but had that happy-to-be alive attitude that made even his occasional mischievousness delightful. Mark talked incessantly. I had to remind him again and again that talking without permission was not acceptable. What impressed me so much, though, was his sincere response every time I had to correct him for misbehaving – “Thank you for correcting me, Sister!” I didn’t know what to make of it at first, but before long I became accustomed to hearing it many times a day.

One morning, my patience was growing thin when Mark talked once too often, and then I made a novice-teacher’s mistake. I looked at Mark and said, “If you say one more word, I am going to tape your mouth shut!” It wasn’t ten seconds later when Chuck blurted out, “Mark is talking again.” I hadn’t asked any of the students to help me watch Mark, but since I had stated the punishment in front of the class, I had to act on it. I remember the scene as if it had occurred this morning. I walked to my desk, very deliberately opened my drawer and took out a roll of masking tape. Without saying a word, I proceeded to Mark’s desk, tore off two pieces of tape and made a big X with them over his mouth. I then returned to the front of the room. As I glanced at Mark to see how he was doing, he winked at me. That did it! I started laughing. The class cheered as I walked back to Mark’s desk, removed the tape, and shrugged my shoulders. His first words were, “Thank you for correcting me, Sister”.

As the end of the year, I was asked to teach junior-high math. The years flew by, and before I knew it, Mark was in my classroom again. He was more handsome than ever and just as polite. Since he had to listen carefully to my instructions in the “new math,” he did not talk as much in ninth grade as he had in third.

One Friday, things just didn’t feel right. We had worked hard on a new concept all week, and I sensed that the students were frowning, frustrated with themselves and edgy with one another. I had to stop this crankiness before it got out of hand. So I asked them to list the names of the other students in the room on two sheets of paper, leaving a space between each name. Then I told them to think of the nicest thing they could say about each of their classmates and write it down. It took the remainder of the class period to finish the assignment, and as the students left there room, each one handed me the papers. Charlie smiled. Mark said, “Thank you for teaching me, Sister. Have a good weekend.” That Saturday, I wrote down the name of each student on a separate sheet of paper, and I listed what everyone else had said about that individual. On Monday, I gave each student his or her list. Before long, the entire class was smiling. “Really?” I heard whispered. “I never knew that meant anything to anyone!” “I didn’t know others liked me so much!” No one ever mentioned those papers in class again. I never knew if they discussed them after class or with their parents, but it didn’t matter. The exercise had accomplished its purpose. The students were happy with themselves and one another again.

That group of students moved on. Several years later, after I returned from vacation, my parents met me at the airport. As we were driving home, mother asked me the usual questions about the trip-the weather, my experiences in general. There was a light lull in the conversation. Mother gave dad a side-ways glance and simply says, “Dad?” My father cleared his throat as he usually did before something important. “The Eklunds called last night,” he began. “Really?” I said. “I haven’t heard from them in years. I wonder how Mark is.” Dad responded quietly. “Mark was killed in Vietnam,” he said. “The funeral is tomorrow, and his parents would like if it you could attend.” To this day I can still point to the exact spot on I-494 where dad told me about Mark. I had never seen a serviceman in a military coffin before. Mark looked so handsome, so mature. All I could think at that moment was, Mark, I would give all the masking tape in the world if only you would talk to me. The church was packed with Mark’s friends. Chuck’s sister sang “The Battle Hymn of the Republic.” Why did it have to rain on the day of the funeral? It was difficult enough at the graveside.

The pastor said the usual prayers, and the bugler played taps. One by one those who loved Mark took a last walk by the coffin and sprinkled it with holy water. I was the last one to bless the coffin. As I stood there, one of the soldiers who had acted as pallbearer came up to me. “Were you Mark’s Math teacher?” he asked. I nodded as I continue to stare at the coffin. “Mark talked about you a lot,” he said. After the funeral, most of Mark’s former classmates headed to Chuck’s farmhouse for lunch. Mark’s mother and father were there, obviously waiting for me. “We want to show you something,” his father said, taking a wallet out of his pocket. “They found this on Mark when he was killed. We thought you might recognize it.” Opening the billfold, he carefully removed two torn pieces of notebook paper that had obviously been taped, folded and refolded many times. I knew without looking that the papers were the ones on which I had listed all the good things each of Mark’s classmates had said about him. “Thank you so much for doing that,” Mark’s mother said. “As you can see, Mark treasured it.”

Mark’s classmates started to gather around us. Charlie smiled rather sheepishly and said, “I still have my list. It’s in the top drawer of my desk at home.” Chuck’s wife said, “Chuck asked me to put this in our wedding album.” “I have mine too,” Marilyn said. “It’s in my diary”. Then Vicki, another classmate, reached into her pocketbook, took out her wallet and showed her worn and frazzled list to the group. “I carry this with me at all times,” Vicki said without batting an eyelash. “I think we all saved our lists”.

That’s when I finally sat down and cried. I cried for Mark and for all his friends who would never see him again.

by tck07

(The above sharing is only own feeling and experience, and not represented any organization.)

10月聚【马来风光&神所定的日子】

2007-11-06T08:48:00.000+08:00

嘿，bukan main哦，真的会煮的哩！

Mari, mari, 特级马来椰浆饭，两块钱一碟，外面买不到哩！

嗱，诱人吧。手快有，手慢就没了。

这个碟子好像太小了，换个大的吧！

赶快加料，nanti habis。

怎么我们吃的跟他们大人的有点不一样呢？

我们能欢愉聚会是【神所定的日子】。也为德光兄庆祝生日。

7月聚会【现代男人和女人，谁需要更多关怀？】

2007-11-06T08:24:00.000+08:00

你认为怎么样的关怀方式最能叫你感到窝心？

从圣经看男女之别

（创二7、18至23）

男人

1．一家之主；对重大决定、问题、困难，男人须主动承担责任。

2．先被造：行动者。

3．用尘土造成：较粗糙。

4．女人是他骨中之骨、肉中之肉；保护者角色，较外向。

5．管理者：以事业为主。

女人

1．助手：不爱单独作重要决定。

2．后被造：跟从者。

3．用男人肋骨造成：较细嫩。

4．受保护角色，较内向。

5．助手，以家庭为主。

沙滩上的脚印 Footprints InThe Sand

2007-10-30T22:44:00.000+08:00

有一天晚上，我作了一个梦。

在梦中，我和主正在沙滩上同行。

这时天空浮现了我一生所度过的光景，

当每一幕景出现时，我都看到沙滩上有两行脚印，

一行是我的，一行是主的。

当人生的最后一幕出现在我眼前时，

我回顾沙滩上的脚印，

我赫然发现我人生中有许多时刻，

沙滩上竟然只有一行脚印，

而那正是我最低潮、最哀伤的时刻，

我问主说：“主啊，当我决定跟随你的时候，

你不是应许我，你要一路与我同行吗？

可是我发现，在人生最难过的时刻，

沙滩上竟然只有一行脚印。

我不明白，为何在我最需要你的时候，你竟会离我而去？”

主回答我说：“我亲爱的孩子，

在你受试炼的时刻，我从未离开过你，

你所看见的那一行脚印，正是我抱着你走过。”

One night I had a dream.

I was walking along the beach with the Lord,

And across the skies flashed scenes from my life,

In each scene, I noticed two sets of footprints in the sand.

One was mine, and one was the Lord’s.

When the last scene of my life appeared before me,

I looked back at the footprints in the sand,

And, to my surprise, I noticed that many times along the

Path of my life there was only one set of footprints.

And I noticed that it was at the lowest

And saddest times in my life.

I asked the Lord about it:

“Lord, you said that once I decided to follow you,

You would walk with me all the way.

But I notice that during the most troublesome times in my

Life there is only one set of footprints.

I don’t understand why you left my side when I needed you most.

The Lord said: “My precious child,

I never left you during your time of trial.

Where you see only one set of footprints, I was carrying you.”

摘录/ 嘉文

你预备了吗？Are you ready?

2007-10-26T07:54:00.000+08:00

随时预备

文/ 嘉文

「那日子，那时辰，没有人知道，连天上的使者也不知道，子也不知道，惟独父知道。挪亚的日子怎样，人子降临也要怎样。当洪水以前的日子，人照常吃喝嫁娶，直到挪亚进方舟的那日；不知不觉洪水来了，把他们全都冲去。人子降临也要这样。那时，两个人在田里，取去一个，撇下一个。两个女人推磨，取去一个，撇下一个。所以，你们要警醒，因为不知道你们的主是那一天来到。家主若知道几更天有贼来，就必警醒，不容人挖透房屋；这是你们所知道的。所以，你们也要预备，因为你们想不到的时候，人子就来了。」 (Mat 24:36-44)

10月25日那天，也不晓得是在什么时候，小偷来我家门前打了一转，结果我的一双皮鞋、一双球鞋、一双FILA凉鞋和一把大伞被强行“掳走”了！计算一下：金钱上的损失约RM300大元（应该还可打个五折吧，因为物龄已一年。），对它们的感情——无价！而且更糟糕的是至到中午要穿鞋出门时，才“晴天霹雳”的发觉物件已“失踪”了！奇怪自己整个早上在门前忙碌，也未发觉。（未免太专注了吧！）都怪自己一时粗心，当晚忘了收起来。唯有想想“旧的不去，新的不来”，给自己一下安慰。（凡事感恩，因为这是神在基督耶稣里向我们所定的旨意。）

作为神的儿女，我们不更需要常常、无论何时何地的警醒预备吗？因为我们不知道我们的主几时到来！到时，我们损失的可不是RM300大元而已，而是无价的永恒生命！

无论是基督徒与否，你已为你的永恒生命随时作好准备了吗？幸福的天堂或是痛苦的地地狱？

（以上纯属个人体验与分享，并不代表任何团体。）

思恩堂初成小组诞生了！

2007-10-25T20:43:00.000+08:00

我们，从这里开始！

思恩堂初成小组于2007年2月1日（星期四）晚上7时35分，在吴常健传道的带领祷告下成立；仪式简单而隆重。

初成小组的使命为了带领30至40岁之间的青年一起分享和互相扶持。同时也兼任衔接教会青年团契和成年团契之间的桥梁，让那些已超越青团却还未加入成团，或因其它原因而无法参加成团聚会的青年信徒能一起聚会。初成每两周聚会一次。

“你们不可停止聚会，好像那些停止惯了的人，倒要彼此劝勉，既知道那日子临近，就更当如此。（来 10:25）”

“若一个肢体受苦，所有的肢体就一同受苦；若一个肢体得荣耀，所有的肢体就一同快乐。 (林前 12:26)”

初成已进行的聚会主题：

1. 初成小组成立之夜

2. 童年回顾

3. 我究竟为何而活？

4. 你的存在绝非偶然

5. 谈一谈“赌”

6. 什么在主导你的人生？

7. 男尊女卑？

8. 齐齐吃火锅

9. 为神而活

10. 与神对话

11. 马来风光之夜&神所定的日子

与主漫步 - 初成部落

欢迎您出席10月8日晚上的《请听我唱》成初联谊聚会

欢迎您出席初成小组于7月23日晚上的聚会

欢迎出席我们5月21日晚上的小组聚会

5月14日聚会《尼希米记查经》

思恩堂初成小组2010年5至8月份聚会表

3月26日初青联谊聚会《信不信，由你》

2月6日成初联谊聚会《缅怀之夜》点滴

为什么良善的上帝允许苦难存在？

2010山打根思恩堂初成小组聚会表

初成小组聚会点滴

6月13日成年团契之夜分享

我们该如何面对流言蜚语？

Overcoming Temptation

A word of Thanks

过期了

迟来的掌声

我的心声

一朵荷花的启发

有才德的妇人

5月31日 - 《齐来Update一下》

"有朋自远方来" - 5月30日亚庇颂恩堂初成团契拜访联谊

耶稣也哭了吗？

神看著是好的！

你没听见吗？

起初，神创造天地。

Don't You Care?

Be Grateful

My Testimony of "Chu Cheng" Cell Group Fellowship

11月 齐齐吃早餐&『也谈人生目标』

Smile

Words That Hurt vs Words That Encourage

10月聚【马来风光&神所定的日子】

7月聚会【现代男人和女人，谁需要更多关怀？】

沙滩上的脚印 Footprints InThe Sand

你预备了吗？Are you ready?

思恩堂初成小组诞生了！

11月齐齐吃早餐&『也谈人生目标』