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Seven Aspects of God-Honouring Worship

2025-09-16 in /by

Hi GAMErs,

Today’s passage is Mark 14:1-11.  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 14:1-9 (NIV)
1  Now the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread were only two days away, and the chief priests and the teachers of the law were looking for some sly way to arrest Jesus and kill him.
2  “But not during the Feast,” they said, “or the people may riot.”

On verses 1-9:   In Matthew 14:1-11 we see three groups of people: (1) those who have never been with Jesus, don’t understand Jesus and are looking to eliminate him (e.g. the chief priests and teachers of the law – v1-2); (2) those who are closer to Jesus and committed to honouring Him (v3-8); and (3) those who have committed their lives to Jesus before but end up leaving him (v10-11). 

永在燈塔，長亮的光

2025-09-16 in , /by

約翰福音1:1-4 太初有道，道與神同在，道就是神。 2 這道太初與神同在。 3 萬物是藉著他造的；凡被造的，沒有一樣不是藉著他造的。 4 生命在他裡頭，這生命就是人的光。 5 光照在黑暗裡，黑暗卻不接受光。

約翰福音8:12 耶穌又對眾人說：「我是世界的光。跟從我的，就不在黑暗裡走，必要得著生命的光。」

希臘古詩記載，遠在西元前666年，地中海上就有導航用的「燈標」，當時在埃及與腓尼基船隻進出頻繁的尼羅河及地中海沿岸，築有類似我國古代建於邊境的「烽隧台」或「烽火台」，焚燒柴草產生火光，作為船隻夜間航行的辨識目標。

世界上最早的燈塔是「亞歷山卓」燈塔，位於埃及的亞歷山卓對面的法羅斯島上，也叫「法羅斯島(Pharos)」燈塔，是古代世界七大奇蹟之一。這燈塔大約在西元前283年由小亞細亞的建築師索斯塔特(Sostrate)設計，在托勒密王朝時建造，二十餘年始完成，三層樓的塔高約130公尺，強光足以照亮方圓55公里的海面。

燈塔通常用來提供船舶定位、引導船隻航行、指示港口航道、警示險礁淺灘…，它的功能是確保海上船舶航行安全。人們常用燈塔來形容人生的方向、希望…

一生必須不斷成長

2025-09-15 in , /by

詩篇23:5  祢用油膏了我的頭，使我的福杯滿溢。

以賽亞書58:11  耶和華也必時常引導你，在乾旱之地使你心滿意足，骨頭強壯。你必像澆灌的園子，又像水流不絕的泉源。

有一富戶人家，主人帶著僕人清早提著一大桶香濃的牛奶，準備分送給窩居大宅邊的流浪漢。

第一位來到主人面前，舉起他的杯子要裝牛奶，主人問：「杯子內怎還有半杯黃色的液體？」他回應著：「這是我特別留下來的紹興酒，捨不得丟掉。」僕人在旁提醒他：「倒掉它吧！牛奶不能混酒喝。」他猶豫片刻，拿著那半杯紹興酒離開了。

接著第二位，主人皺著眉頭問他：「你的杯內還有牛奶，已經發酸了！」他說：「這是您上個星期給我的，我喝不完，一直留存著。」僕人插話說：「喝不完，何不分給別人？現在牛奶發酸了，不能喝。倒掉它吧！」他躊躇著，緊握那半杯酸牛奶離開了。

4 Ways to “Watch” for Jesus

2025-09-15 in /by

Hi GAMErs,

Today’s passage is Mark 13:28-37.  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 13:28-29 (NIV)
28  “Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its twigs get tender and its leaves come out, you know that summer is near.
29  Even so, when you see these things happening, you know that it is near, right at the door.

On verses 28-29:  “When you see these things happening”, Jesus says, “you know that it is near” (v29).  What things?  What’s near? 

空杯求福，福杯滿溢！

2025-09-14 in , /by

詩篇23:5  祢用油膏了我的頭，使我的福杯滿溢。

以賽亞書58:11  耶和華也必時常引導你，在乾旱之地使你心滿意足，骨頭強壯。你必像澆灌的園子，又像水流不絕的泉源。

有一富戶人家，主人帶著僕人清早提著一大桶香濃的牛奶，準備分送給窩居大宅邊的流浪漢。

第一位來到主人面前，舉起他的杯子要裝牛奶，主人問：「杯子內怎還有半杯黃色的液體？」他回應著：「這是我特別留下來的紹興酒，捨不得丟掉。」僕人在旁提醒他：「倒掉它吧！牛奶不能混酒喝。」他猶豫片刻，拿著那半杯紹興酒離開了。

接著第二位，主人皺著眉頭問他：「你的杯內還有牛奶，已經發酸了！」他說：「這是您上個星期給我的，我喝不完，一直留存著。」僕人插話說：「喝不完，何不分給別人？現在牛奶發酸了，不能喝。倒掉它吧！」他躊躇著，緊握那半杯酸牛奶離開了。

Why Must The End Times Be So Terrifying?

2025-09-14 in /by

Hi GAMErs,

Today’s passage is Mark 13:14-27.  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 13:14-27 (NIV)
14  “When you see ‘the abomination that causes desolation’ standing where it does not belong–let the reader understand–then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.
15  Let no one on the roof of his house go down or enter the house to take anything out.
16  Let no one in the field go back to get his cloak.

On verses 14-27:  Many scholars believe that verses 14-23 are referring to two periods of time: first, the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 AD and second the end times when Jesus comes again.

What Jesus Wants His Church to Focus On

2025-09-12 in /by

Hi GAMErs,

Today’s passage is Mark 13:1-13.  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 13:1-2 (NIV)
1  As he was leaving the temple, one of his disciples said to him, “Look, Teacher! What massive stones! What magnificent buildings!”
2  “Do you see all these great buildings?” replied Jesus. “Not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.”
 
On verses 1-2:  Even as the disciples were admiring Jerusalem’s pride and joy, the temple, as well as the surrounding buildings, Jesus predicts that all these builds will be destroyed one day.  Jesus was right. 

麥死（袂死=不會死）的勇氣

2025-09-12 in , /by

約翰福音12:24-25 我實實在在地告訴你們，一粒麥子不落在地裡死了，仍舊是一粒，若是死了，就結出許多子粒來。愛惜自己生命的，就失喪生命；在這世上恨惡自己生命的，就要保守生命到永生。

莫大的恩典讓我能領受神的話語， 且能與你(妳)分享. 分享中， 禱告裡， 心中總是有個禱求， 我們能一起明白神的話語， 跟隨主的腳步， 經歷聖靈的保守， 讓我們走出疑惑， 失望， 挫折及失敗的陰影， 尋得平安喜樂的生命. 我懇求神， 照著祂豐盛的慈愛和不斷絕的憐憫， 成就祂對我們每一個人的應許。

帶著擔憂，我們走入2025年，因為我們親眼看見耶穌的提醒：

「你們聽見打仗和打仗的風聲，不要驚慌。這些事是必須有的，只是末期還沒有到。民要攻打民，國要攻打國；多處必有地震、饑荒。這都是災難的起頭。」（馬可福音13:7-8）

帶著使命，我們走入2025年，因為我們明白領受耶穌的託付：「但你們要謹慎；因為人要把你們交給公會，並且你們在會堂裡要受鞭打，又為我的緣故站在諸侯與君王面前，對他們作見證。然而，福音必須先傳給萬民。」（馬可福音13:9-10）

Worthy of All the Honour

2025-09-11 in /by

Hi GAMErs,

Today’s passage is Mark 12:35-44.  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 12:35-37 (NIV)
35  While Jesus was teaching in the temple courts, he asked, “How is it that the teachers of the law say that the Christ is the son of David?
36  David himself, speaking by the Holy Spirit, declared: “‘The Lord said to my Lord: “Sit at my right hand until I put your enemies under your feet.”‘
37  David himself calls him ‘Lord.’ How then can he be his son?” The large crowd listened to him with delight.

On verses 35-37:  The Pharisees, the Herodians, the Sadducees and the teachers of the law all had their turns asking Jesus tough questions.  Jesus answered every one of their questions with amazing wisdom and poise.  Now it was Jesus’ turn to ask a question. 

迎接新一天的盼望

2025-09-11 in , /by

詩篇59:16   但我要歌頌祢的力量，早晨要高聲稱頌祢的慈愛；因為祢作過我的高臺，在我急難的日子作過我的避難所。

詩篇46:5 神在其中，城必不動搖；到天一亮，神必幫助這城。

新衣、新車、新房…，每一個人都喜歡，但不竟然人人都能得到，且能經常得到。機會，也是每一個人都喜歡，但奇妙的是，人人都能得到，且能經常得到；每一天全新的早晨，擺在你眼前的就是全新的機會，你想如何踏出今天的第一步？

早晨是「我新的存在」，顯明神在我身上，不斷絕的慈愛與憐憫。「我們不致消滅，是出於耶和華諸般的慈愛；因祂的憐憫不致斷絕。每早晨，這都是新的；祢的誠實極其廣大！」（耶利米哀歌3:22-23）

早晨是「更新的開始」，憂愁留在昨夜夢迴，不再藏於今日思緒。「祂的怒氣不過是轉眼之間；祂的恩典乃是一生之久。一宿雖然有哭泣，早晨便必歡呼。」（詩篇30:5）