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一句话的能力

罗马书 13:9    像那「不可奸淫,不可杀人,不可偷盗,不可贪婪」,或有别的诫命,都包在「爱人如己」这一句话之内了。

有一天我走路经过面包店的骑楼,恰好碰到我的研究生,我不经意的问她:「妳最近好吗?」打过招呼后,我们就各走各路。她来自大陆,先在德国读书,再来台湾修读双学位。她是女生,我比较不方便,也未曾关心过她的生活情形。几个月后,她完成双学位后到美国,她捎来一封信告诉我,「妳最近好吗?」那一句话温暖了她的心,安慰她思乡之苦,因为她出外读书多年,从未有人关心过她。从此以后,她在过年过节总会email问候,分享她在美国的生活,有时也寻求我的建议。

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.

一句话也不说

创世记 24:21   那人定睛看她,一句话也不说,要晓得耶和华赐他通达的道路没有。

书6:10 约书亚吩咐百姓说:「你们不可呼喊,不可出声,连一句话也不可出你们的口,等到我吩咐你们呼喊的日子,那时才可以呼喊。」

马太福音 27:14  耶稣仍不回答,连一句话也不说,以致巡抚甚觉稀奇。

以赛亚书 53:7  祂被欺压,在受苦的时候却不开口。像羊羔被牵到宰杀之地,又像羊在剪毛的人手下无声,祂也是这样不开口。

「一句话也不说」是信心的功课,亚伯拉罕的老仆人认真等候神,约书亚和百姓倚靠祂得胜,耶稣谦卑顺服天父旨意。许多时候,我们需要一句话也不说,定睛仰望神。

管理亚伯拉罕全业最老的仆人定睛看利百加,一句话也不说,要晓得耶和华赐他通达的道路没有。(创24:21)

约书亚吩咐百姓不可呼喊,不可出声,一句话也不可出口,等到呼喊的日子。(书6:10)百姓围绕耶利哥城六日,一日一次,第七日绕城七次,他们听见角声,百姓大声呼喊,城墙塌陷,各人往前直上,将城夺取。

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. 

祂听见我祷告,看见我眼泪,祂医治我

箴言 6:16-19  耶和华所恨恶的有六样,连他心所憎恶的共有七样, 17 就是高傲的眼,撒谎的舌,流无辜人血的手, 18 图谋恶计的心,飞跑行恶的脚, 19 吐谎言的假见证,并弟兄中布散分争的人。

彼得前书 4:7 万物的结局近了,所以你们要谨慎自守,警醒祷告。

万物的结局近了,我们当谨慎自守,儆醒祷告;定睛仰望神,舌头颂赞主,亲手做善工,保守清洁心,跟随主脚踪,为主作见证,布散信望爱。

耶和华所恨恶的有六样,连他心所憎恶的共有七样:就是高傲的眼,撒谎的舌,流无辜人血的手,图谋恶计的心,飞跑行恶的脚,吐谎言的假见证,并弟兄中布散纷争的人。(箴6:16-19)

耶稣对众人说:「你们要谨慎自守,免去一切的贪心,因为人的生命不在乎家道丰富。」(路12:15)

万物的结局近了

箴言 6:16-19  耶和华所恨恶的有六样,连他心所憎恶的共有七样, 17 就是高傲的眼,撒谎的舌,流无辜人血的手, 18 图谋恶计的心,飞跑行恶的脚, 19 吐谎言的假见证,并弟兄中布散分争的人。

彼得前书 4:7 万物的结局近了,所以你们要谨慎自守,警醒祷告。

万物的结局近了,我们当谨慎自守,儆醒祷告;定睛仰望神,舌头颂赞主,亲手做善工,保守清洁心,跟随主脚踪,为主作见证,布散信望爱。

耶和华所恨恶的有六样,连他心所憎恶的共有七样:就是高傲的眼,撒谎的舌,流无辜人血的手,图谋恶计的心,飞跑行恶的脚,吐谎言的假见证,并弟兄中布散纷争的人。(箴6:16-19)

耶稣对众人说:「你们要谨慎自守,免去一切的贪心,因为人的生命不在乎家道丰富。」(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

腓立比书 4:6-7

6 应当一无挂虑,只要凡事借着祷告、祈求和感谢,将你们所要的告诉神。 7 神所赐出人意外的平安,必在基督耶稣里保守你们的心怀意念。

巴敦博士在非洲用当地土语翻译福音书,找不到表达「信心」、「信靠」的字眼。某日在艳阳当空下,土人助手由远地来访,身体疲乏,满身大汗,在客厅中将那笨重的身体安放在藤椅上,对巴博士说:「我安放重量在这椅子上。」巴博士灵感一触,把那土语「安放全身重量」当成信靠最好的字眼。

什么是信心?就是将你一切的罪恶、需要、试炼、苦难,交托安放在上帝手上,就一无挂虑了。

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: