这就是祢所做的

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以弗所书2:10   我们原是祂的工作，在基督耶稣里造成的，为要叫我们行善，就是神所预备叫我们行的。

「我们原是祂的工作（原文：作品、创作），在基督耶稣里造成的，为要叫我们行善（原文：善的行动、好的作为），就是神所预备叫我们行的。」（以弗所书2:10）

“For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” (Ephesians 2:10; NIV)

It’s always like springtime with You, making all things new.
Your light is breaking through the dark, this love it is sweeter than wine.
Bringing joy, bringing life, Your hope is rising like the dawn.

与祢同在总像春天一样，祢让一切焕然一新。
祢的光穿透黑暗，祢的爱比酒更甜。
带来欢乐，带来生命，祢的盼望像朝阳升起。

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How to Be Blessed for Eternity

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Hi GAMErs,

Today’s passage is Mark 10:17-31.  With an open mind and a humble heart, read this passage and see what sticks out to you in this passage.  Is there a verse, a phrase, or a lesson you think the Holy Spirit may be highlighting for you in this passage?  After you’ve thought about the passage yourself a bit, read the GAME sharing below.  Let’s go!

Mark 10:17 (NIV)
17  As Jesus started on his way, a man ran up to him and fell on his knees before him. “Good teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?”  
 
On verse 17:  On the outside this man seemed to approach Jesus the right way: he ran up to Jesus (proactive!), he fell on his knees before Jesus (humility!), and addressed him respectfully as “Good Teacher” (honouring!).   But when you hear the man’s question to Jesus, you get a hint that this man’s approach to God and heaven was flawed. 

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This Takes Humility

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Hi GAMErs,

Today’s passage is Mark 10:1-16.  With an open mind and a humble heart, read this passage and see what sticks out to you in this passage.  Is there a verse, a phrase, or a lesson you think the Holy Spirit may be highlighting for you in this passage?  After you’ve thought about the passage yourself a bit, read the GAME sharing below.  Let’s go!

Mark 10:1-12 (NIV)
1  Jesus then left that place and went into the region of Judea and across the Jordan. Again crowds of people came to him, and as was his custom, he taught them.
2  Some Pharisees came and tested him by asking, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?”
3  “What did Moses command you?” he replied.

On verses 1-12:  Divorce was never God’s ideal plan for any married couple.  God’s heart is to protect and bless the marriage between a husband and wife as much as possible.  These sobering words from Jesus show that both marriage and divorce should not be taken lightly.

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触摸

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马太福音 8:2-3  有一个长大痲疯的来拜他，说：「主若肯，必能叫我洁净了。」3 耶稣伸手摸他，说：「我肯，你洁净了吧！」他的大痲疯立刻就洁净了。

马太福音8: 14-15   耶稣到了彼得家里，见彼得的岳母害热病躺着。 15 耶稣把她的手一摸，热就退了。她就起来，服侍耶稣。

海伦·凯勒出生在美国，从小因病而失去了视力和听力。她在幼年时期因为无法与外界沟通而感到绝望，生活充满了挫折。然而，她的人生在安妮·沙利文老师到来后，发生了巨大的转变。

安妮以她非凡的耐心和诚实的教育方式，从未对海伦放弃，也从未对她说过谎。安妮坚信，教会海伦理解「语言」和「世界」的真实意义，是通往自由和希望的关键。因此，她每天通过触摸手势和反复教学，让海伦认识单词和物品间的联系。

安妮首先透过手指游戏，将娃娃送给海伦时，她在海伦的手上拼写出娃娃的单字，然而海伦虽学会手指拼字的方法，却无法将拼字和物品产生连结。

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How to Live Today With Eternity in Mind

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Hi GAMErs,

Today’s passage is Mark 9:42-50.  With an open mind and a humble heart, read this passage and see what sticks out to you in this passage.  Is there a verse, a phrase, or a lesson you think the Holy Spirit may be highlighting for you in this passage?  After you’ve thought about the passage yourself a bit, read the GAME sharing below.  Let’s go!

Mark 9:42-48 (NIV)
42  “And if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to be thrown into the sea with a large millstone tied around his neck.
43  If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life maimed than with two hands to go into hell, where the fire never goes out.

On verses 42-48:  Jesus’ words here show us a number of things:

1. Here Jesus shows us how holy God is, how nothing with sin can stand in His presence.  If it weren’t for Jesus Christ dying on the cross to pay for our sinfulness, none of us would stand a chance of going to heaven.

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你可曾从树枝上摘下果子？

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约翰福音15:2  凡属我不结果子的枝子，祂就剪去；凡结果子的，祂就修理干净，使枝子结果子更多。

路加福音6:43-45    因为没有好树结坏果子，也没有坏树结好果子。 44 凡树木看果子就可以认出它来。人不是从荆棘上摘无花果，也不是从蒺藜里摘葡萄。 45 善人从他心里所存的善就发出善来，恶人从他心里所存的恶就发出恶来；因为心里所充满的，口里就说出来。

儿少时家中小康，但孩子们却觉得富裕，因为我们日式房舍前有个七八十坪的庭园；大门进来沿着左手边绕一圈，一棵不大结果的柚子树，两三棵木瓜树，绕到右边的杨桃树是庭园中的主角，枝叶茂盛、结果累累，也是孩子们攀爬戏耍的园地，接下来是释迦树和阿嬷最喜欢的玉兰花树。在庭园里爬树、摘果，树荫下乘凉、读书，当然还有浇水、松土、扫落叶…皆是无法抹灭的甜美回忆。

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默想神

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创世记24:62-63    那时，以撒住在南地，刚从庇耳拉海莱回来。 63 天将晚，以撒出来在田间默想，举目一看，见来了些骆驼。

有段日子（一直到现在），我喜欢在忙碌的工作中，抽空到外地参与审查案件，案件跟自己无关，打个分数、做个评比，没有压力又不用费心；重点是，在往返交通时刻，我可以在区间车、高铁上观看车窗外掠过的树木、田野、蓝天…，这些是我平常在办公室未曾思想、未曾留意的情景。看着，看着，心中涌起一种满足感，我感谢祂！

台风过后隔天前往云林出差，我提早一个多小时到高铁站，静坐等候，默然想起一段经文：「那时，以撒住在南地，刚从庇耳拉海莱回来。天将晚，以撒出来在田间默想，举目一看，见来了些骆驼。」（创世记24:62-63）

「庇耳拉海莱」的字义是「那看顾我的永活者之井」，是往书珥旷野路上的水泉，夏甲被驱逐时在此处遇见神（创世记16:1-14）。亚伯拉罕死后，以撒从南地迁往靠近庇耳拉海莱居住（创世记25:11）。

创世记24:62-63描述以撒从庇耳拉海莱回到当时住处南地，「天将晚，以撒出来在田间默想(Isaac went out to meditate in the field at the eventide)」。也许是经过一段艰辛取水的旅程，一天将尽，傍晚时分，以撒默想一天神的带领。接着，圣经很特别的给了一个转折，以撒举目一看，见来了些骆驼，还有从美索不达米亚千里迢迢迎回的妻子利百加（创世记24:64-67）。

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The Truly Great One Among Us

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Hi GAMErs,

Today’s passage is Mark 9:33-41.  With an open mind and a humble heart, read this passage and see what sticks out to you in this passage.  Is there a verse, a phrase, or a lesson you think the Holy Spirit may be highlighting for you in this passage?  After you’ve thought about the passage yourself a bit, read the GAME sharing below.  Let’s go!

Mark 9:33-34 (NIV)
33  They came to Capernaum. When he was in the house, he asked them, “What were you arguing about on the road?”
34  But they kept quiet because on the way they had argued about who was the greatest.

On verses 33-34:  How silly it was for the disciples to be arguing about who among them was the greatest, when in fact the greatest one by far was with them but not part of the conversation.  It’s like if Wayne Gretzky were to play with a bunch of grade school children and find them arguing about who is the greatest player among them, all the while forgetting that the greatest of all time was in their midst.

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盐与光的生命

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马太福音 19:26  耶稣看着他们说：「在人这是不能的，在神凡事都能。」

马太福音5:13   你们是世上的盐。盐若失了味，怎能叫它再咸呢？

「你们是世上的盐。盐若失了味，怎能叫它再咸呢？」（马太福音5:13）

徐宾诺护理师(Alfhild J. Gislefoss)和纪欧惠医师(Bjarne Gislefoss)是埔里人最感念的阿公、阿妈。1950年代，这两位来自挪威的医师夫妇，离开安稳的欧洲生活，来到缺乏医疗、物资匮乏、疾病肆虐的台湾埔里山区。他们没有带来富裕的资金或豪华的设备，带来的是一种「盐」的力量，真诚的爱与医治的心。

徐宾诺从小立志成为宣教士，他选择成为一名护理师。1943年，进入奥斯陆护理学校学习，毕业后立刻献身于医疗宣教的事工。1952年，他受挪威协力差会差派，坐了三个月的船来到台湾，先到马偕医院，再到新庄痲疯病院，最后在埔里基督教医院（简称「埔基」）落脚，并加入由美籍宣教士孙理莲与谢纬医师所创办的「基督教山地中心诊所」，开始异乡医疗的传道生涯。

纪欧惠生于丹麦哥本哈根，在挪威长大，1939年就读奥斯陆医学院，取得医师执照后，赴美国研习麻醉医学成为麻醉专科医师。1960年代台湾流行小儿麻痺，许多肢体残障患者需要矫正手术，她受邀来台湾指导麻醉技术。1963年，她被挪威路加信义会指派到埔基为偏远山区作医疗工作。

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