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Sunday, June 14, 2009

我们该如何面对流言蜚语?

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!

Monday, March 16, 2009

Overcoming Temptation


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
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.

Tuesday, October 21, 2008

A word of Thanks


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-

Wednesday, October 15, 2008

过期了


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!

文/ 嘉文

Tuesday, October 14, 2008

迟来的掌声


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。

文/ 嘉文

Tuesday, August 12, 2008

我的心声


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.

文/ 吴常健传道

Thursday, July 10, 2008

一朵荷花的启发

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!

图与文/ 嘉文

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