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?

Jun 27, 2016 - Default    No Comments

“把教会带进家庭,在家庭里培育教会”

“如果我们想要让上帝的教会在我们当中延续下去,就必须把教会带进家庭,在家庭里培育教会。” — Richard Greenham

西方教会有好的传统,但没有动力。
华人教会有动力,但没有好的传统。

如果父母不重视圣洁的教育,
儿女就不知道什么是圣洁的生活。
如果家庭没有圣洁的观念,
教会就没有圣洁的传统。

Jun 24, 2016 - Default    No Comments

思考笔记:亚伯 和 该隐

亚伯蒙悦纳是因为有信(来 11:4)。
该隐不蒙悦纳是因为行得不好(创 4:7)。

事实上亚伯和该隐都是罪人(罗 3:10)。罪人的所有行为在神面前都是污秽的衣服(赛 64:6)。罪人本来就不可能行得好,关键是亚伯有信,他的行为是出于信心,而该隐的行为不是出于信心。One is relationship, the other is religion. One worships in heart, the other worships in sacrifices. “神是个灵,所以拜他的必须用心灵 spirit 和诚实 truth 拜他”(约 4:24)。

信心是神的恩典。神赐下信心给亚伯,然后看中了亚伯和他的供物(创 4:4)。人非有信就不能得神的喜悦(来 11:6)。神没有赐下信心给该隐,所以看不中该隐和他的供物。神并没有因为该隐没有信心而定他的罪,而是因着他的行为,因为 “不信的人罪已经定了”(约 3:18)。

Jun 24, 2016 - Default    No Comments

To know God in theology, and encounter God in life.

你要知道所有关于神的知识,你要知道神是谁。但最重要的是与神在生命中相遇。更确切地说,是神与你相遇。是神把寻求祂的渴望放在你的心里,并用祂的话语浇灌使你成长,然后在祂的时间里使你遇到问题而向祂呼求。当你体验到这位圣洁的神垂听你的祷告的时候,你就会知道耶稣基督为你流血赎罪是真的(也许这时你才真正相信福音),因为神不听罪人的祷告。当你发现到神的 “耳朵” 是多么接近你的嘴巴的时候,你才明白你不是对空气祷告。这时,你才认识祂是神。

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