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The Most Important Proof that Jesus is Alive

Hi GAMErs,

Today’s passage is Acts 4:13-22.  As usual, I encourage you to read the passage yourself first and see what you can glean with the Holy Spirit’s help, then read the GAME sharing below.  Let’s go! 

Acts 4:13 (NIV)
13  When they saw the courage of Peter and John and realized that they were unschooled, ordinary men, they were astonished and they took note that these men had been with Jesus.
 
On verse 13:  Peter and John did not have any formal education, but they had spent three years with the Word, Jesus Christ.  You don’t need to have a formal education or spectacular worldly credentials to be used by God.  In the end, all you need is to have been with the Word, Jesus Christ.  The more you’ve been with the Word, Jesus Christ, who is wisdom personified, the more He gives you wisdom to live, to do relationships well, to pursue God-given dreams and to serve His people with power.

一句話也不說

創世記 24:21   那人定睛看她,一句話也不說,要曉得耶和華賜他通達的道路沒有。

書6:10 約書亞吩咐百姓說:「你們不可呼喊,不可出聲,連一句話也不可出你們的口,等到我吩咐你們呼喊的日子,那時才可以呼喊。」

馬太福音 27:14  耶穌仍不回答,連一句話也不說,以致巡撫甚覺稀奇。

以賽亞書 53:7  祂被欺壓,在受苦的時候卻不開口。像羊羔被牽到宰殺之地,又像羊在剪毛的人手下無聲,祂也是這樣不開口。

「一句話也不說」是信心的功課,亞伯拉罕的老僕人認真等候神,約書亞和百姓倚靠祂得勝,耶穌謙卑順服天父旨意。許多時候,我們需要一句話也不說,定睛仰望神。

管理亞伯拉罕全業最老的僕人定睛看利百加,一句話也不說,要曉得耶和華賜他通達的道路沒有。(創24:21)

約書亞吩咐百姓不可呼喊,不可出聲,一句話也不可出口,等到呼喊的日子。(書6:10)百姓圍繞耶利哥城六日,一日一次,第七日繞城七次,他們聽見角聲,百姓大聲呼喊,城牆塌陷,各人往前直上,將城奪取。

The One Name That Saves

Hi GAMErs,

Today’s passage is Acts 4:1-12.  As usual, I encourage you to read the passage yourself first and see what you can glean with the Holy Spirit’s help, then read the GAME sharing below.  Let’s go!

Acts 4:1-4 (NIV)
1  The priests and the captain of the temple guard and the Sadducees came up to Peter and John while they were speaking to the people.
2  They were greatly disturbed because the apostles were teaching the people and proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection of the dead.
3  They seized Peter and John, and because it was evening, they put them in jail until the next day.
4  But many who heard the message believed, and the number of men grew to about five thousand.

On verses 1-4:  The Sadducees were a group that did not believe in the idea of resurrection and were big critics of anyone who preached it (see for example Matthew 22:23, Mark 12:18 and Acts 23:8).  According to Acts 5:17, the high priest and all his associates were members of the Sadducees. 

祂聽見我禱告,看見我眼淚,祂醫治我

箴言 6:16-19  耶和華所恨惡的有六樣,連他心所憎惡的共有七樣, 17 就是高傲的眼,撒謊的舌,流無辜人血的手, 18 圖謀惡計的心,飛跑行惡的腳, 19 吐謊言的假見證,並弟兄中布散分爭的人。

彼得前書 4:7 萬物的結局近了,所以你們要謹慎自守,警醒禱告。

萬物的結局近了,我們當謹慎自守,儆醒禱告;定睛仰望神,舌頭頌讚主,親手做善工,保守清潔心,跟隨主腳蹤,為主作見證,布散信望愛。

耶和華所恨惡的有六樣,連他心所憎惡的共有七樣:就是高傲的眼,撒謊的舌,流無辜人血的手,圖謀惡計的心,飛跑行惡的腳,吐謊言的假見證,並弟兄中布散紛爭的人。(箴6:16-19)

耶穌對眾人說:「你們要謹慎自守,免去一切的貪心,因為人的生命不在乎家道豐富。」(路12:15)

萬物的結局近了

箴言 6:16-19  耶和華所恨惡的有六樣,連他心所憎惡的共有七樣, 17 就是高傲的眼,撒謊的舌,流無辜人血的手, 18 圖謀惡計的心,飛跑行惡的腳, 19 吐謊言的假見證,並弟兄中布散分爭的人。

彼得前書 4:7 萬物的結局近了,所以你們要謹慎自守,警醒禱告。

萬物的結局近了,我們當謹慎自守,儆醒禱告;定睛仰望神,舌頭頌讚主,親手做善工,保守清潔心,跟隨主腳蹤,為主作見證,布散信望愛。

耶和華所恨惡的有六樣,連他心所憎惡的共有七樣:就是高傲的眼,撒謊的舌,流無辜人血的手,圖謀惡計的心,飛跑行惡的腳,吐謊言的假見證,並弟兄中布散紛爭的人。(箴6:16-19)

耶穌對眾人說:「你們要謹慎自守,免去一切的貪心,因為人的生命不在乎家道豐富。」(路12:15)

You’re Uniquely Blessed to Be a Blessing

Hi GAMErs,

Today’s passage is Acts 3:12-26.  As usual, I encourage you to read the passage yourself first and see what you can glean with the Holy Spirit’s help, then read the GAME sharing below.  Let’s go! 

Acts 3:12-16 (NIV)
12  When Peter saw this, he said to them: “Men of Israel, why does this surprise you? Why do you stare at us as if by our own power or godliness we had made this man walk?
13  The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified his servant Jesus. You handed him over to be killed, and you disowned him before Pilate, though he had decided to let him go.
14  You disowned the Holy and Righteous One and asked that a murderer be released to you.
15  You killed the author of life, but God raised him from the dead. We are witnesses of this.
16  By faith in the name of Jesus, this man whom you see and know was made strong. It is Jesus’ name and the faith that comes through him that has given this complete healing to him, as you can all see.
 
On verses 12-16:  As Peter speaks to a Jewish audience that has just seen this crippled man healed, notice a few things:

There is Healing and Hope in Jesus’ Name

Hi GAMErs,

Today’s passage is Acts 3:1-11.  As usual, I encourage you to read the passage yourself first and see what you can glean with the Holy Spirit’s help, then read the GAME sharing below.  Let’s go! 

Acts 3:1 (NIV)
1  One day Peter and John were going up to the temple at the time of prayer–at three in the afternoon.
 
On verse 1:  At this point the early church was still comprised entirely of Jewish Christians.  Thus these early Christians would continue the habit of going to the Jewish temple to worship God.  Later on, as more and more non-Jewish (Gentile) people became Christians, the early church would need to tackle the question of whether these Gentile Christians had to follow Jewish customs like going to the temple.  In the meantime, here we see Peter and John going to the temple just like other Jews.  The traditional temple prayer times included 9am, 3pm and sunset.  

信心-安放全身在上帝手上

腓立比書 4:6-7

6 應當一無掛慮,只要凡事藉著禱告、祈求和感謝,將你們所要的告訴神。 7 神所賜出人意外的平安,必在基督耶穌裡保守你們的心懷意念。

巴敦博士在非洲用當地土語翻譯福音書,找不到表達「信心」、「信靠」的字眼。某日在艷陽當空下,土人助手由遠地來訪,身體疲乏,滿身大汗,在客廳中將那笨重的身體安放在藤椅上,對巴博士說:「我安放重量在這椅子上。」巴博士靈感一觸,把那土語「安放全身重量」當成信靠最好的字眼。

什麼是信心?就是將你一切的罪惡、需要、試煉、苦難,交託安放在上帝手上,就一無掛慮了。

The Way Church Is Meant to Be

Hi GAMErs,

Today’s passage is Acts 2:37-47.  As usual, I encourage you to read the passage yourself first and see what you can glean with the Holy Spirit’s help, then read the GAME sharing below.  Let’s go! 
 
Acts 2:37-41 (NIV)
37  When the people heard this, they were cut to the heart and said to Peter and the other apostles, “Brothers, what shall we do?”
38  Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
39  The promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off–for all whom the Lord our God will call.”
40  With many other words he warned them; and he pleaded with them, “Save yourselves from this corrupt generation.”
41  Those who accepted his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to their number that day.
 
On verses 37-41:  God uses Peter and his sermon to lead approximately 3,000 new believers to faith in Jesus and to get baptized that day, an incredible move of God.  What can we learn from this?  Here are a few lessons:

只有一位拉比(夫子)、父、師尊,就是基督

創世記 3:4-6 

蛇對女人說:「你們不一定死! 5 因為神知道你們吃的日子眼睛就明亮了,你們便如神能知道善惡。」

6 於是女人見那棵樹的果子好做食物,也悅人的眼目,且是可喜愛的,能使人有智慧,就摘下果子來吃了;又給她丈夫,她丈夫也吃了。

「不一定死,眼睛明亮了,如神能知道善惡…」,撒但將「與神同等的驕傲」包裝成「好作食物,悅人眼目,可喜愛的,能使人有智慧…」,於是罪從始祖入了世界,死又是從罪來的;死就臨到眾人,因為眾人都犯了罪。

我們理當儆醒,明白耶穌的教訓(太23:8-12),避免一切讓我們驕傲的引誘,全然倚靠神,謙卑服事眾人。「謙卑」是我們一生最需要學習的功課。

蛇對女人說:「你們不一定死;因為神知道,你們吃的日子眼睛就明亮了,你們便如神能知道善惡。」於是女人見那棵樹的果子好作食物,也悅人的眼目,且是可喜愛的,能使人有智慧,就摘下果子來吃了,又給她丈夫,她丈夫也吃了。(創3:4-6)