Scripture unveil Jesus 聖經彰顯耶穌 31/1/2016 Uncle Alan

“Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when Christ appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is. All who have this hope in him purify themselves, just as he is pure.”

1 John 3:2-3 NIV

...when he is revealed... (Christ appears)

“Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied about them: “See, the Lord is coming with thousands upon thousands of his holy ones”

Jude 1:14 NIV

“The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. Instead he is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.”

2 Peter 3:9 NIV

“Now that same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem. They were talking with each other about everything that had happened.”

Luke 24:13-14 NIV

David VS Goliath 

Genesis 1:1 

起初神創造天地

神God 

Hebrew (Elohim)

Creator. Strength, Power and justice 

“Then the Lord God formed a man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being.”

Genesis 2:7 

The Lord-Jehovah

Hebrew (Yahweh)- YHVH

Closeness- mercy and grace-covenant keeping God.

Yud open hand

hey (window to see) Hebrew- grace 

vav see the nails 

hey (window to see) Hebrew- grace 

“When everything had been arranged like this, the priests entered regularly into the outer room to carry on their ministry.”

Hebrews 9:6 NIV

“You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.”

1 John 4:4 NIV

“And these signs will accompany those who believe: In my name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues;”

Mark 16:17 NIV

“And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he explained to them what was said in all the Scriptures concerning himself.”

Luke 24:27 NIV

“Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word about Christ.”

Romans 10:17 NIV

勝過自卑感 Overcoming Inferiority Complex 30/01/2016

建設性-虛心學習

破壞性-失去自信心

謙卑-從上帝的眼光看自己

自卑-從別人的眼光看自己

自卑與謙卑的比較

1）自卑感是個人自我形象的反映

Inferiority Complex is a reflection of one's self-image 

1）自我健康形象的人能接納自己

One with a healthy self-image will have self acceptance. 

2）缺乏自我健康形象的人在乎別人如何看他

One who lacks a healthy self-image is concerned with how others look at himself/herself 

從掃羅的生平來檢驗自卑的徵兆

撒上18:6-12，15-16

造成自卑感的四大因素

1）起源於原生家庭

From one's family background.

“Saul answered, “But am I not a Benjamite, from the smallest tribe of Israel, and is not my clan the least of all the clans of the tribe of Benjamin? Why do you say such a thing to me?””

1 Samuel 9:21 NIV

孤兒的靈

2）過去的失敗經歷

From one's past experiences of failures

“On hearing the Philistine’s words, Saul and all the Israelites were dismayed and terrified.”

1 Samuel 17:11 NIV

3）錯誤的價值觀念

From one's wrong value systems 

33 “Saul replied, “You are not able to go out against this Philistine and fight him; you are only a young man, and he has been a warrior from his youth.”

37 The Lord who rescued me from the paw of the lion and the paw of the bear will rescue me from the hand of this Philistine.” Saul said to David, “Go, and the Lord be with you.””

1 Samuel 17:33, 37 NIV

4）錯誤的思想

From one's wrong thoughts 

“As they danced, they sang: “Saul has slain his thousands, and David his tens of thousands.” Saul was very angry; this refrain displeased him greatly. “They have credited David with tens of thousands,” he thought, “but me with only thousands. What more can he get but the kingdom?””

1 Samuel 18:7-8 NIV

自卑感造成的傷害

1）孤立自己 solitary

2）與人比較 to compare with others 

3）做事優柔果斷

如何克服自卑感？

1）許多聖經為人都有不如人的感覺。

2）神用平凡人作不平凡的事。

3）神看重你這個人而不是你擁有的。

因主耶穌的愛和接納撒馬利亞婦人有脫胎換骨的改變

一個經理過神無條件的愛和接納的人就不再自卑（彼得，撒該⋯⋯）

“On hearing this, Jesus said, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick.”

Matthew 9:12 NIV

Strong Church 堅固的教會 24/1/2016

同心同行

“Do two walk together unless they have agreed to do so?”

Amos 3:3 NIV

華人民族的十大優點：

聰明靈巧  崇尚孝道  家庭團結  長幼有序  努力上進  殷勤不懶  中庸之道  ⋯⋯

華人民族的十大缺點：

不合作  心胸狹窄  不認錯  妒忌眼紅  固步自封  排斥異自己  愛財如命  推卸責任  自私自利  差不多或隨便主義

The biggest problem of human was : Yourself.

Why...

同工變同攻

相愛變相害

Barriers: 

1）目中無人心胸狹窄

2）缺乏溝通難達共識

3）缺乏團隊合作精神

Who's fault???

Jesus prayed for his disciples. 

“I will remain in the world no longer, but they are still in the world, and I am coming to you. Holy Father, protect them by the power of your name, the name you gave me, so that they may be one as we are one.”

John 17:11 NIV

建橋不建牆 You think you can protect yourself... But you actually you can't.

需要彼此信任 TRUST...

彼此肯定  彼此保護

錯誤的教會觀念

喜歡就去，不喜歡就不去⋯⋯

需要就去⋯⋯

正確的教會觀

屬靈的家

把生命獻上

與我的家一樣重要

“Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.”

Ecclesiastes 4:12 NIV

同心合一

獨行的受害者

“In reply Jesus said: “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, when he was attacked by robbers. They stripped him of his clothes, beat him and went away, leaving him half dead.”

Luke 10:30 NIV

同心同行

同心的層面

工作上同心

大家一起工作

生命上同心

你的事就是我的事

同心的層面

生命上同心

在基督裡的同心

“In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus:”

Philippians 2:5 NIV

Unity in life - body, soul and spirit.

Same burden, same concept, say the same thing, do the same thing, same vision and same goal. 

Unity in Vision

Unity in Mission

Unity in Concept

“The Lord said, “If as one people speaking the same language they have begun to do this, then nothing they plan to do will be impossible for them.”

Genesis 11:6 NIV

How to have UNITY?

Through building relationships.

GIVE （儲蓄）

GIVING LEADS TO BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS.

How to give?

Respect

Responsibility

Trust

Understand 

Cooperate

How to give?

1）學習接納別人負面的感受

讓對方表達負面的感受

接納對方負面的感受

讓對方感受到被接納

生氣就不要講話

講話不要講氣話

2）學習表達對別人正面的感受

給予欣賞

給予尊重

給予信任

敞開的程度>決定>關係的深度

Emotion (expression) relationship 

Emotion (communication) relationship

如何才能同心？

謙卑

溝通

聆聽

接納

如何才能同心？

付代價

饒恕

行動

協調

Jesus pray for UNITY

““My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message, that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me. I have given them the glory that you gave me, that they may be one as we are one— I in them and you in me—so that they may be brought to complete unity. Then the world will know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me.”

John 17:20-23 NIV

在主的愛裡面 - 余牧師 10/1/2016

“This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.”

1 John 4:10 NIV

“Now if you obey me fully and keep my covenant, then out of all nations you will be my treasured possession. Although the whole earth is mine, you will be for me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.’ These are the words you are to speak to the Israelites.” So Moses went back and summoned the elders of the people and set before them all the words the Lord had commanded him to speak. The people all responded together, “We will do everything the Lord has said.” So Moses brought their answer back to the Lord.”

Exodus 19:5-8 NIV

Not under law, is under grace.

“Just then a man came up to Jesus and asked, “Teacher, what good thing must I do to get eternal life?” “Why do you ask me about what is good?” Jesus replied. “There is only One who is good. If you want to enter life, keep the commandments.” “Which ones?” he inquired. Jesus replied, “ ‘You shall not murder, you shall not commit adultery, you shall not steal, you shall not give false testimony, honor your father and mother,’ and ‘love your neighbor as yourself.’ ” “All these I have kept,” the young man said. “What do I still lack?” Jesus answered, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.” When the young man heard this, he went away sad, because he had great wealth.”

Matthew 19:16-22 NIV

“When the disciples heard this, they were greatly astonished and asked, “Who then can be saved?” Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.””

Matthew 19:25-26 NIV

“When they had finished eating, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you love me more than these?” “Yes, Lord,” he said, “you know that I love you.” Jesus said, “Feed my lambs.” Again Jesus said, “Simon son of John, do you love me?” He answered, “Yes, Lord, you know that I love you.” Jesus said, “Take care of my sheep.” The third time he said to him, “Simon son of John, do you love me?” Peter was hurt because Jesus asked him the third time, “Do you love me?” He said, “Lord, you know all things; you know that I love you.” Jesus said, “Feed my sheep.”

John 21:15-17 NIV

Jesus let Peter know, is alright to "like "Jesus only, but I love you! 

“The reason my Father loves me is that I lay down my life—only to take it up again.”

John 10:17 NIV

“This is how love is made complete among us so that we will have confidence on the day of judgment: In this world we are like Jesus.”

1 John 4:17 NIV