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牧養主的羊

2025-09-01 in , /by

約翰福音21:15-17  他們吃完了早飯，耶穌對西門彼得說：「約翰的兒子西門，你愛我比這些更深嗎？」彼得說：「主啊，是的，你知道我愛祢。」耶穌對他說：「你餵養我的小羊。」16 耶穌第二次又對他說：「約翰的兒子西門，你愛我嗎？」彼得說：「主啊，是的，你知道我愛祢。」耶穌說：「你牧養我的羊。」 17 第三次對他說：「約翰的兒子西門，你愛我嗎？」彼得因為耶穌第三次對他說「你愛我嗎?」，就憂愁，對耶穌說：「主啊，你是無所不知的，你知道我愛祢。」耶穌說：「你餵養我的羊。」

晚上，從醫院加班回來的女兒問我：「如何申請心理調適假？」來不及反應心裡的疑惑與擔心，女兒接著說：「我的實習生啦！」喔…這困擾我好一陣子的問題，也臨到女兒身上。

接著在RPG視訊中，我和同在學校教書的教會姊妹不約而同地談到我們面對學生的難題，基礎不好、不用心、天馬行空、無俚頭…，現在的年輕孩子…，唉！嘆息聲中我們開始禱告。

低下頭，腦海裡閃過約翰福音21:15-17裡，耶穌三次問彼得「你愛我嗎？」隨著彼得的回答，耶穌三次吩咐彼得：「餵養我的小羊」、「牧養我的羊」、「餵養我的羊」。原文中，「餵養」指的是供應食物，使羊得以存活與長大；「牧養」則是照管、治理，不只指餵食，也有引導、保護、看顧的涵義；至於「羊」係指羊群、成羊，有別於「小羊」。

The Way Great Leaders Are Driven

2025-09-01 in /by

Hi GAMErs,

Today’s passage is Mark 10:32-45.  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 10:32 (NIV)
32  They were on their way up to Jerusalem, with Jesus leading the way, and the disciples were astonished, while those who followed were afraid.  Again he took the Twelve aside and told them what was going to happen to him. 
 
On verse 32:  Why were the disciples astonished and those who followed afraid? It’s probably because of what Jesus was telling them on their way to Jerusalem, which Mark describes in verses 33-34.

這就是祢所做的

2025-08-31 in , /by

以弗所書2:10   我們原是祂的工作，在基督耶穌裡造成的，為要叫我們行善，就是神所預備叫我們行的。

「我們原是祂的工作（原文：作品、創作），在基督耶穌裡造成的，為要叫我們行善（原文：善的行動、好的作為），就是神所預備叫我們行的。」（以弗所書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.

與祢同在總像春天一樣，祢讓一切煥然一新。
祢的光穿透黑暗，祢的愛比酒更甜。
帶來歡樂，帶來生命，祢的盼望像朝陽升起。

How to Be Blessed for Eternity

2025-08-31 in /by

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. 

This Takes Humility

2025-08-29 in /by

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.

觸摸

2025-08-29 in , /by

馬太福音 8:2-3  有一個長大痲瘋的來拜他，說：「主若肯，必能叫我潔淨了。」3 耶穌伸手摸他，說：「我肯，你潔淨了吧！」他的大痲瘋立刻就潔淨了。

馬太福音8: 14-15   耶穌到了彼得家裡，見彼得的岳母害熱病躺著。 15 耶穌把她的手一摸，熱就退了。她就起來，服侍耶穌。

海倫·凱勒出生在美國，從小因病而失去了視力和聽力。她在幼年時期因為無法與外界溝通而感到絕望，生活充滿了挫折。然而，她的人生在安妮·沙利文老師到來後，發生了巨大的轉變。

安妮以她非凡的耐心和誠實的教育方式，從未對海倫放棄，也從未對她說過謊。安妮堅信，教會海倫理解「語言」和「世界」的真實意義，是通往自由和希望的關鍵。因此，她每天通過觸摸手勢和反覆教學，讓海倫認識單詞和物品間的聯繫。

安妮首先透過手指遊戲，將娃娃送給海倫時，她在海倫的手上拼寫出娃娃的單字，然而海倫雖學會手指拼字的方法，卻無法將拼字和物品產生連結。

How to Live Today With Eternity in Mind

2025-08-28 in /by

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.

你可曾從樹枝上摘下果子？

2025-08-28 in , /by

約翰福音15:2  凡屬我不結果子的枝子，祂就剪去；凡結果子的，祂就修理乾淨，使枝子結果子更多。

路加福音6:43-45    因為沒有好樹結壞果子，也沒有壞樹結好果子。 44 凡樹木看果子就可以認出它來。人不是從荊棘上摘無花果，也不是從蒺藜裡摘葡萄。 45 善人從他心裡所存的善就發出善來，惡人從他心裡所存的惡就發出惡來；因為心裡所充滿的，口裡就說出來。

兒少時家中小康，但孩子們卻覺得富裕，因為我們日式房舍前有個七八十坪的庭園；大門進來沿著左手邊繞一圈，一棵不大結果的柚子樹，兩三棵木瓜樹，繞到右邊的楊桃樹是庭園中的主角，枝葉茂盛、結果纍纍，也是孩子們攀爬戲耍的園地，接下來是釋迦樹和阿嬤最喜歡的玉蘭花樹。在庭園裡爬樹、摘果，樹蔭下乘涼、讀書，當然還有澆水、鬆土、掃落葉…皆是無法抹滅的甜美回憶。

The Truly Great One Among Us

2025-08-27 in /by

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.