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神愛世人、甚至將他的獨生子賜給他們、叫一切信他的、不至滅亡、反得永生。

"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.     ** 約翰福音 John 3:16 **

 

The Church of Jesus Christ Taiwan Restoration Mission

March 9th, 2014  (Sunday 11:00am - 14:00pm)

Topic : Transform  主題 : 轉變

 

"抱歉! 因為參加我兒 Joshua 的籃球賽, 雖然趕回來, 還是晚了, 耽誤大家的時間, 真是抱歉!" 牧師 Matthew 的開場白, 就是一疊聲的抱歉 >>> 人家是義務來上課, 這一聲聲的 sorry, 搞得我們幾個亂不好意思的說.

 

話說現在小孩都是"林來瘋", 我們這身為父母的, 有些頗不能接受, 是真該好好學習, 老一輩父母親的親子學, 除了接送孩子跟進跟出之外, 最好還要能親身參予所有活動, 這是忙碌的現代父母比較難做到的一環.

 

有個朋友, 把老家裡外整理一新後, 脫售而出. 豈知, 新屋主竟然把維護一新的老房子, 當場給拆了...; 朋友看了傻眼問明理由, 新屋主說: 我只要這塊地來改建新建物, 原來的老房子當然要先拆掉. 是的! 這就像我們的生命一樣, 在有了基督耶穌伴行的新生命裡, 我們也要裡裡外外徹底的大改造一番, 除了生命的基底(身體)無法割捨外, 其他的習性, 脾氣, 思維, 行徑等等, 猶如老房子般, 都需要重新改造, 才能彰顯出一新的面貌.

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約翰福音 John 3:1-5

1 有一個法利賽人、名叫尼哥底母、是猶太人的官。

Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a member of the Jewish ruling council.

2 這人夜裡來見耶穌、說、拉比、我們知道你是由 神那裡來作師傅的.因為你所行的神蹟、若沒有 神同在、無人能行。

He came to Jesus at night and said, "Rabbi, we know you are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform the miraculous signs you are doing if God were not with him."

3 耶穌回答說、我實實在在的告訴你、人若不重生、就不能見 神的國。

In reply Jesus declared, "I tell you the truth, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again."

4 尼哥底母說、人已經老了、如何能重生呢.豈能再進母腹生出來麼。

"How can a man be born when he is old?" Nicodemus asked. "Surely he cannot enter a second time into his mother's womb to be born!"

5 耶穌說、我實實在在的告訴你、人若不是從水和聖靈生的、就不能進 神的國。

Jesus answered, "I tell you the truth, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of water and the Spirit.

 

想必大家都聽過"世界展望基金會", 這個勸募濟弱的人道組織, 有一次教會的勸募活動, 每個人都穿紅衣別上黃絲帶, 有個文盲來到教會, 也穿了紅衣想參與活動, 卻又怕別人知道他不識字, 在街上看見一家新開張的店舖, 正好有黃絲帶在發送, 也要了一個別上, 可是他不知道, 黃絲帶上寫有 " Under New Management ", 原來是老店新開, 換了新經營者, 正大肆廣告, 招攬顧客.

 

老店新開, 還有我們剛剛提到的老屋翻新, 如同我們基督徒 Repent> Faith> Baptize> Reborn 悔改> 信靠主> 接受洗禮> 嶄新生命, 都是需要撤徹底底的改造, 才能回報主耶穌基督, 為我們犧牲性命而釘死在十字架上的代價於萬一.

 

希伯來書 Hebrews 10:25

你們不可停止聚會、好像那些停止慣了的人、倒要彼此勸勉.既知道〔原文作看見〕那日子臨近、就更當如此。

Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another--and all the more as you see the Day approaching.

 

每周日的做禮拜, 我們團聚一起, 除了想獲得更多的靈糧, 最重要的是可以親近  , 比起其他政經活動, 無外乎 " 久仰 , 股市 , 打哈哈 ", 來教會顯然是更有實質意義一些.

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哥林多前書 I Corinthians 12:12-26

12 我的意思就是你們各人說、我是屬保羅的.我是屬亞波羅的.我是屬磯法的.我是屬基督的。

What I mean is this: One of you says, "I follow Paul"; another, "I follow Apollos"; another, "I follow Cephas"; still another, "I follow Christ."

13 基督是分開的麼.保羅為你們釘了十字架麼.你們是奉保羅的名受了洗麼。

Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Were you baptized into the name of Paul?

14 我感謝 神、除了基利司布並該猶以外、我沒有給你們一個人施洗.

I am thankful that I did not baptize any of you except Crispus and Gaius,

15 免得有人說、你們是奉我的名受洗。

so no one can say that you were baptized into my name.

16 我也給司提反家施過洗.此外給別人施洗沒有、我卻記不清。

(Yes, I also baptized the household of Stephanas; beyond that, I don't remember if I baptized anyone else.)

17 基督差遣我、原不是為施洗、乃是為傳福音.並不用智慧的言語、免得基督的十字架落了空。

For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel--not with words of human wisdom, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power.

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18 因為十字架的道理、在那滅亡的人為愚拙.在我們得救的人卻為 神的大能。

For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.

19 就如經上所記、『我要滅絕智慧人的智慧、廢棄聰明人的聰明。』

For it is written: "I will destroy the wisdom of the wise; the intelligence of the intelligent I will frustrate."

20 智慧人在那裡.文士在那裡.這世上的辯士在那裡. 神豈不是叫這世上的智慧變成愚拙麼。

Where is the wise man? Where is the scholar? Where is the philosopher of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?

21 世人憑自己的智慧、既不認識 神、 神就樂意用人所當作愚拙的道理、拯救那些信的人.這就是 神的智慧了。

For since in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom did not know him, God was pleased through the foolishness of what was preached to save those who believe.

22 猶太人是要神蹟、希利尼人是求智慧.

Jews demand miraculous signs and Greeks look for wisdom,

23 我們卻是傳釘十字架的基督、在猶太人為絆腳石、在外邦人為愚拙、

but we preach Christ crucified: a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles,

24 但在那蒙召的、無論是猶太人、希利尼人、基督總為 神的能力、 神的智慧。

but to those whom God has called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God.

25 因 神的愚拙總比人智慧. 神的軟弱總比人強壯。

For the foolishness of God is wiser than man's wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than man's strength.

26 弟兄們哪、可見你們蒙召的、按著肉體有智慧的不多、有能力的不多、有尊貴的也不多.

Brothers, think of what you were when you were called. Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were influential; not many were of noble birth.

 

想起在台灣初學中文, 聽聞"東西"兩字, 直覺認定"不是東 - 就是西", 哪知中文博大精深的奧妙, 此兩字竟指的是物件代表詞, 著時鬧了個笑話! 好比教堂就算富麗堂皇, 人才是主體, 沒有會眾的教堂, 只是空空洞洞的一個建築物而已, 而欠缺意涵的教堂, 也算不得是什麼"東西".

 

哥林多後書 II Corinthians 5:17

若有人在基督裡、他就是新造的人.舊事已過、都變成新的了。

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!

 

, 很難得看清自己, 將來會成為什麼"東西", 晨起, 梳洗, 上班, 下班, 就寢, 日復一日, 周而復始, 相信大部分的人, 每一天的生活, 大概都差不多; 有一間土木工程的包商, 甲工人, 每天敲打著牆面, 乙工人, 總是砌新的牆面, 丙工人, 卻想著改天蓋出一間教堂來; 只要你有願景(Picture/ Vision), 就不會放任自己渾渾噩噩的過日子, 只要你祈求禱告, 抱持一個希望, 總有一天, 你也能蓋出一間教堂來.

 

這樣的祈求禱告, 需要耐心的等候  主的回應, 我們還需要  主來改造(Transform)一個全新的"自我"; 也許, 工作環境就是一個最佳的修煉場所, Jai-yu (or 朋友)的公司, 坐落在25棟建築群落裡的第12棟的七樓, 約有50位同事在同一層樓, 但是只有她一位是基督徒.

 

所以, 她每天都盡量跟同事分享她的見證, 因她認為, 這是  神給她的事工, 要來帶領同事們, 進入基督的世界, 她不覺孤單跟人相處, 她深信  神也在身邊大力相挺. 就像那天火車上的 Belinda 突如其來的不適, 正好有位基督徒的婦人從旁安撫, 協助她安然渡過那不適的瞬間. 你能說, 這一切不是出自那大能  神的巧妙安排嗎?

 

(Those Who Came : Paul Lin, Belinda Kao, Eric Ho, Eileen Chen)(Ruby Chen, Tom Lin)

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(Skype to : <Moellmanns> Matthew, Jai-yu; <Lades> Nancy, Sarah, Amanda, David, Anna, Joseph; Maggie, Sashay, Uncel)

 

 

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