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Jul 19, 2016 - Default    No Comments

一個人對上帝的認識…

法國的哲學家帕斯卡（Blaise Pascal，1623－1662）說：「沒有一個人對上帝的認識可以超過他對上帝的愛 。」 （No one can understand God more than his love to God.）換一句話，如果你對上帝的愛只有一丁點兒的認識，卻自誇已經很認識上帝了，那麼，你自誇「很認識」的那部份是虛假的。你對上帝的愛的深度和你與上帝有多親密的相交，這兩個因素決定了你所認識的上帝的範圍。

选摘：唐崇榮牧師《婚姻．人人都當尊重》第五章「一夫一妻」

Jul 16, 2016 - Default    No Comments

你的讲章不过是一两个钟头的事

by Robert Murray M’Cheyne
“你的有用与否，完全在于你是否有圣洁的生活，因为你的讲章不过是一两个钟头的事，但是你的生活却时时在发生讲道。如果撒但能使一个传道人爱人的称赞，爱美食、爱安逸与享乐，他便已经毁坏了他的工作。你要专心祈祷，从父神那里得到你讲道时所用的经文、字句及思想。马丁路德把每日最好的三个钟头用在祈祷上。”
“Study universal holiness of life. Your whole usefulness depends on this, for your sermons last but an hour or two; your life preaches all the week. If Satan can only make a covetous minister a lover of praise, of pleasure, of good eating, he has ruined your ministry. Give yourself to prayer, and get your texts, your thoughts, your words from God. Luther spent his best three hours in prayer.”
Jul 11, 2016 - Default    No Comments

Questions to ask before preaching

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?

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