Cong Fang

Francis Chan

1. Am I worried about what people think of my message or what God thinks? (Teach with fear)

2. Do I genuinely love these people? (Teach with love)

3. Am I accurately presenting this passage? (Teach with accuracy)

4. Am I depending on the Holy Spirit’s power or my own cleverness? (Teach with power)

5. Have I applied this message to my own life? (Teach with integrity)

6. Will this message draw attention to me or to God? (Teach with humility)

7. Do the people really need this message? (Teach with urgency)

Justin Taylor

1. Does this message exalt the gospel of Jesus Christ? (grace and redemption)

2. Will people know what to do after hearing the message? (repentance and faith)

3. Am I saying anything (i.e. illustration) that will distract from the point I am trying to make?

4. Do I, at any point, make much of myself in this sermon? (e.g. “I think …”)

5. Would I like this to be the last sermon I ever preach?

Believing that this may be my last opportunity to preach Christ will clarify what really needs to be said. Am I okay with this message being the last thing my family and church hears from my lips? And more importantly, am I okay with this message potentially being the last thing a man, woman or child will hear about the gospel before they die?

“如果我們想要讓上帝的教會在我們當中延續下去，就必須把教會帶進家庭，在家庭里培育教會。” — Richard Greenham

西方教會有好的傳統，但沒有動力。
華人教會有動力，但沒有好的傳統。

如果父母不重視聖潔的教育，
兒女就不知道什麼是聖潔的生活。
如果家庭沒有聖潔的觀念，
教會就沒有聖潔的傳統。

亞伯蒙悅納是因為有信（來 11:4）。
該隱不蒙悅納是因為行得不好（創 4:7）。

事實上亞伯和該隱都是罪人（羅 3:10）。罪人的所有行為在神面前都是污穢的衣服（賽 64:6）。罪人本來就不可能行得好，關鍵是亞伯有信，他的行為是出於信心，而該隱的行為不是出於信心。One is relationship, the other is religion. One worships in heart, the other worships in sacrifices. “神是個靈，所以拜他的必須用心靈 spirit 和誠實 truth 拜他”（約 4:24）。

信心是神的恩典。神賜下信心給亞伯，然後看中了亞伯和他的供物（創 4:4）。人非有信就不能得神的喜悅（來 11:6）。神沒有賜下信心給該隱，所以看不中該隱和他的供物。神並沒有因為該隱沒有信心而定他的罪，而是因着他的行為，因為 “不信的人罪已經定了”（約 3:18）。