哥林多后书9:10-11 那赐种给撒种的、赐粮给人吃的，必多多加给你们种地的种子，又增添你们仁义的果子， 11 叫你们凡事富足，可以多多施舍，就借着我们使感谢归于神。
使徒保罗在哥林多后书第九章鼓励教会信徒乐意慷慨捐献：「那赐种给撒种的，赐粮给人吃的，必多多加给你们种地的种子，又增添你们仁义的果子；叫你们凡事富足，可以多多施舍，就借着我们使感谢归于神。」（哥林多后书9:10-11）
种子或果实除了靠自体的掉落或弹力外，也会藉风力或水流等自然力量来传播，甚至利用鸟类、蚂蚁、动物来帮忙携带至远方。
作物成长需要日光、水、空气和营养素，营养素可由空气、水和土壤中吸收，也可以靠现代化的肥料来供给。
在神的创造里，祂撒种于大地，孕育作物成长，结出果实、成为粮食给人吃。从种子到结出果实、成为粮食的过程中，人参与其中，与神同行，且与神同工。
Ephesians 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.”
Can we genuinely believe that the Bible is the word of God? The unique and ultimate standard? Many people don’t. Others of us, however, do so for good reasons. Here are my three:
Jesus believed it. When the devil came to tempt him, Jesus quoted Scripture. When Jesus rose from the dead, he taught from Scripture. He set his own stamp of approval upon Scripture. What else is needed?
Fulfilled prophecies confirm it. In his life Christ fulfilled 332 distinct prophecies from the Old Testament. The mathematical probability of these prophecies being fulfilled by one man is one in 840 untrigintillion. That’s 840 followed by 96 zeroes.
利未记27:30-34
「地上所有的，无论是地上的种子是树上的果子，十分之一是耶和华的，是归给耶和华为圣的。 31 人若要赎这十分之一的什么物，就要加上五分之一。 32 凡牛群羊群中，一切从杖下经过的，每第十只要归给耶和华为圣。 33 不可问是好是坏，也不可更换；若定要更换，所更换的与本来的牲畜都要成为圣，不可赎回。」
34 这就是耶和华在西奈山为以色列人所吩咐摩西的命令。
拿供物献给神源自于该隐和亚伯两兄弟（创世记4:1-16），而最早的十分之一奉献，则是当亚伯兰杀败诸王回来，把所得的拿出十分之一奉献给来迎接他、给他祝福的撒冷王麦基洗德（至高神的祭司，希伯来书7:1）。
申命记14:22-26论及以色列人的十一奉献：「你要把你撒种所产的，就是你田地每年所出的，十分取一分；又要把你的五谷、新酒、和油的十分之一，并牛群羊群中头生的，吃在耶和华─你神面前，就是他所选择要立为他名的居所。这样，你可以学习时常敬畏耶和华─你的神。…」
2 Corinthians 10:4-5 (GNT) reads, “The weapons we use in our fight are not the world’s weapons but God’s powerful weapons, which we use to destroy strongholds. We destroy false arguments; we pull down every proud obstacle that is raised against the knowledge of God; we take every thought captive and make it obey Christ.”
The image is that of a warrior, a soldier, a fighter. Our enemy is the unsolicited, unhealthy, and unwelcome idea. Rather than indulge such thoughts, we take a wrecking ball to them. We “take every thought captive and make it obey Christ.” We poke a spear against the spine of toxic thoughts, march them outside, and toss them on their derrieres. Discipleship, at its core, is Christlike thinking.
哥林多后书1:4-5 我们在一切患难中，祂就安慰我们，叫我们能用神所赐的安慰去安慰那遭各样患难的人。 5 我们既多受基督的苦楚，就靠基督多得安慰。
《一首摇滚上月球(Rock Me To The Moon)》描写台湾罕见疾病家庭的日常压力以及病友间互相扶助的情谊，由六个罕见疾病家庭的父亲共同成立「困熊霸」(睡太饱)乐团，以登上贡寮国际海洋音乐祭表演为目标的奋斗历程。本片2013年获第15届台北电影节「观众票选奖」与第50届金马奖「最佳原创电影歌曲」。
来自六个家庭的父亲，职业从国中教师、网站设计师、捏面人师傅、课辅班老师、教会行政主任到计程车司机都有，相同的是家中都有罕病儿。他们组成乐团，六人从不会使用乐器到站上海洋音乐祭舞台，面向大海献唱《一首摇滚上月球》。
「尼曼匹克症C型」（Niemann–Pick disease, type C、NPC）是极其罕见的疾病，全台湾不到10个病例，如果一个家庭就有两个，而且医师宣告「可能都活不过20岁」，你会不会觉得，这样的苦难不是一般人所能承受的？
The space between your ears occupies about six inches. It buzzes with nonstop activity—processing data, issuing commands, making selections, and determining the course of your life. It exists to filter facts and make decisions, and it was designed and built by God. One rule matters above all others: truth. Good decisions depend upon reliable information.
Hi GAMErs,
Today’s passage is Mark 16:12-20. 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 16:12-14 (NIV)
12 Afterward Jesus appeared in a different form to two of them while they were walking in the country.
13 These returned and reported it to the rest; but they did not believe them either.
14 Later Jesus appeared to the Eleven as they were eating; he rebuked them for their lack of faith and their stubborn refusal to believe those who had seen him after he had risen.
On verses 12-14: Even after Jesus had repeatedly told them that he would rise again, even after the incredible miracles the disciples had seen Jesus do, and even after multiple witnesses were testifying to them about Jesus’ resurrection, the disciples still refused to believe.
诗篇119:11 我将祢的话藏在心里，免得我得罪祢。
民数记22-24章记载：摩西带领以色列人出埃及后，在约旦河东边的摩押平原安营。摩押王巴勒畏惧以色列人，打发人拿着卦金，去找巴兰为他咒诅以色列人。巴兰求问神，神不允，他就回绝巴勒的请求。巴勒再次差遣使臣，比先前的又多又尊贵，巴兰再次求问神，神任凭巴兰前去，但要求他遵行神所说的话。
巴兰早晨备上驴，带着仆人和摩押的使臣前去。在路上他的驴子三次看见天使站在前方，于是跨进田间、挤伤巴兰的脚、卧在巴兰底下不走，巴兰却看不到天使，因此发怒，用杖打驴。最后，驴子说话，告诉巴兰它看见了天使，这让巴兰感到惊讶和恐惧。神让巴兰的眼目明亮，对他说：「你为何三次打驴呢？我出来敌挡你，因你所行的，在我面前偏僻。」又说：「你同这些人去吧！你只要说我对你说的话。」
后来，巴兰反倒三次祝福以色列人，说：「巴勒就是将他满屋的金银给我，我也不得越过耶和华的命，凭自己的心意行好行歹。耶和华说甚么，我就要说甚么。」巴勒看出巴兰不会诅咒以色列人，所以打发他离开。
Hi GAMErs,
Today’s passage is Mark 16:1-11. 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 16:1-3 (NIV)
1 When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so that they might go to anoint Jesus’ body.
2 Very early on the first day of the week, just after sunrise, they were on their way to the tomb
3 and they asked each other, “Who will roll the stone away from the entrance of the tomb?”
On verses 1-3: In accordance with Jewish custom, Mary Magdalene, Mary and Salome brought spices to Jesus’ tomb, hoping to pour the spices on Jesus’ body, both as a sign of love and to counteract any odor. In other words, they all fully expected Jesus to be dead. Little did they know that they and Jesus wouldn’t need the spices after all.
民数记6:24-26 愿耶和华赐福给你，保护你！25 愿耶和华使祂的脸光照你，赐恩给你！ 26 愿耶和华向你仰脸，赐你平安！
巴哈马有位名为谢尔文·加德纳(Sherwin Gardner)的福音音乐家兼牧师，每次教会敬拜、祷告结束后，他总会对弟兄姊妹说：「记住，有些美好的事将会发生在你身上。」
2023年底，加德纳将敬拜中的领受谱成歌曲，在歌词中加入「我很感激能来到这里」、「昨天已过，新的一天已经来临」…感谢、祝福的语句，完成旋律后，将它交由一位肯亚编曲家进行编曲制作。圣诞节完成录制后，12月31日晚上在TikTok和Instagram平台发布新年祝福歌曲《Find Me Here (Blessings Find Me)》，传达2024年将会是很美好的一年。
这首歌在社群媒体上出乎意料的引发「病毒式」扩散，翌日早上醒来，加德纳不到千人的TikTok帐号，竟然暴增到2万名粉丝，歌曲浏览量一个上午就从1万多次跃升到10万次。这首歌在TikTok创下10亿人次观看，加德纳成为首位达成此播放量的黑人福音歌手。
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