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Misunderstood By Your Family?

2025-07-29 in /by

Hi GAMErs,

Today’s passage is Mark 3:31-35. 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 3:31-35 (NIV)
31  Then Jesus’ mother and brothers arrived. Standing outside, they sent someone in to call him.
32  A crowd was sitting around him, and they told him, “Your mother and brothers are outside looking for you.”
33  “Who are my mother and my brothers?” he asked.

On verses 31-35:  Jesus was known for making shocking statements, but what did Jesus mean exactly when he said that “whoever does God’s will is my brother and sister and mother” (v34-35)?  Jesus means that those who believe in Jesus and follow Him are Jesus’ true family.

起初我堅信是對的

2025-07-28 in , /by

箴言14:12    有一條路，人以為正，至終成為死亡之路。

箴言3:5-6    你要專心仰賴耶和華，不可倚靠自己的聰明；在你一切所行的事上都要認定祂，祂必指引你的路。

在人類歷史的洪流中，有些決策起初帶著堅定的信念與高尚的動機，卻最終引來損失與災難。

在宗教歷史中，十字軍東征是一個沉痛的例子。十一世紀，歐洲基督徒懷著「為神而戰」的熱情，遠征中東，企圖收復耶路撒冷。他們相信這是捍衛信仰、完成神聖使命的行動。東征過程中，無數無辜生命被屠殺，宗教仇恨加深，基督愛的見證因此蒙羞。正義的旗幟掩蓋了血腥的現實，留下歷史難以抹去的傷痕。

在科技領域裡，DDT的發明最初被用於殺死瘧蚊與害蟲，特別在二次大戰時期保護士兵、防止瘧疾與斑疹傷寒蔓延，被視為科技的勝利與人類福音，卻忽略了它對生態與人體的長期危害。當鳥類生殖崩潰、生態鏈斷裂，毒性累積在人體與土地中，人們才發現！這項「善意的發明」竟種下環境的惡果。

You Belong to Someone Stronger

2025-07-28 in /by

Hi GAMErs,

Today’s passage is Mark 3:20-30. 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 3:20-22 (NIV)
20  Then Jesus entered a house, and again a crowd gathered, so that he and his disciples were not even able to eat.
21  When his family heard about this, they went to take charge of him, for they said, “He is out of his mind.”
22  And the teachers of the law who came down from Jerusalem said, “He is possessed by Beelzebub! By the prince of demons he is driving out demons.”

On verses 20-22:  In our day a lot of people long to be famous.  But here we learn something about fame from the most famous person of all, Jesus Christ: fame is a double-edged sword.  For example:

我心緊緊跟隨祢

2025-07-27 in , /by

詩篇63:1  神啊，祢是我的神，我要切切尋求祢；在乾旱疲乏無水之地，我的心渴想祢，我的肉體切慕祢。

當代著名的敬拜音樂創作者Don Moen，他在一天清晨的靈修讀到：「神啊，祢是我的神，我要切切尋求祢；在乾旱疲乏無水之地，我的心渴想祢，我的肉體切慕祢。」（詩篇63:1）

神的話觸動他的心，他藉此段經文創作了《My Soul Follows Hard After Thee（我心緊緊跟隨祢）》這首敬拜詩歌。Don Moen曾提到：「這首歌幫助我在旅途中、在壓力下，在一早醒來時，重新對焦於神，重新被祂的愛充滿。」

我心緊緊跟隨祢，清晨我必起身尋求祢；
因祢曾是我隨時的幫助，我要在祢翅膀的蔭下歡然歌唱。

主啊，我要愛祢、愛祢到永遠！(x2)
主啊，我要全心全意地來愛祢！
主啊，我要跟隨祢、跟隨祢到永遠！(x2)
主啊，我要全心全意地來跟隨祢！
主啊，我要敬拜祢、敬拜祢到永遠！(x2)
主啊，我要全心全意地來敬拜祢！

Jesus Values Teamwork

2025-07-27 in /by

Hi GAMErs,

Today’s passage is Mark 3:7-19. 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 3:7-19 (NIV)
7  Jesus withdrew with his disciples to the lake, and a large crowd from Galilee followed.
8  When they heard all he was doing, many people came to him from Judea, Jerusalem, Idumea, and the regions across the Jordan and around Tyre and Sidon.

On verses 7-19:  For those of you who want to make a difference in this world, remember this lesson from Jesus’ life:  It’s not enough to draw a crowd.  You need to raise a team of leaders.

Given his abilities and the crowds he was drawing, Jesus could have chosen to be a one man show.  But wisely, that wasn’t Jesus’ way.  Jesus knew the value of a team. 

愛的藍圖

2025-07-25 in , /by

路加福音24:13-35   

正當那日，門徒中有兩個人往一個村子去。這村子名叫以馬忤斯，離耶路撒冷約有二十五裡。 14 他們彼此談論所遇見的這一切事。 15 正談論相問的時候，耶穌親自就近他們，和他們同行， 16 只是他們的眼睛迷糊了，不認識他。 17 耶穌對他們說：「你們走路彼此談論的是什麼事呢？」他們就站住，臉上帶著愁容。 18 二人中有一個名叫革流巴的回答說：「你在耶路撒冷作客，還不知道這幾天在那裡所出的事嗎？」 19 耶穌說：「什麼事呢？」

「道聽塗說」成語出自孔子《論語．陽貨》篇，教育部《成語典》釋義為：在路上聽到一些沒有根據的話，不加求證就又在路途中說給其他的人聽。泛指沒有經過證實、缺乏根據的話。在這網路發達、資訊串流的世代，「道聽塗說」是世人的日常生活，我們一起活在傳言、虛擬、詭詐的聲量震盪中。

有趣的是，同音語句「道聽途說」（路加福音24:13-35）卻可用來描述耶穌受難後，兩個門徒行路間與主談論聖經的奇妙歷程。

耶穌受難的第三日，兩個門徒滿懷失望地離開耶路撒冷，走在通往以馬忤斯的路上。他們談論著所發生的一切事，耶穌被釘十字架、盼望破滅的心情、以及婦女們清晨傳來的空墓消息。他們困惑不解，也許內心還存著一絲渺茫的盼望。

Don’t Miss the Big Picture

2025-07-25 in /by

Hi GAMErs,

Today’s passage is Mark 3:1-6. 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 3:1-2 (NIV)
1  Another time he went into the synagogue, and a man with a shriveled hand was there.
2  Some of them were looking for a reason to accuse Jesus, so they watched him closely to see if he would heal him on the Sabbath.

On verses 1-2:  The Pharisees were in “church”, that is, in the synagogue, but their focus was not on worshiping Yahweh.  Their focus was looking for a reason to accuse Jesus, to see in particular if Jesus would heal a worshipper in attendance with a shriveled hand.

When Grace Became an Outlaw

2025-07-24 in /by

Hi GAMErs,

Today’s passage is Mark 2:23-28. 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 2:23 (NIV)
23  One Sabbath Jesus was going through the grainfields, and as his disciples walked along, they began to pick some heads of grain.

On verse 23:  The law of Moses allowed poor people to walk through a landowner’s property and pick up the leftover heads of grain that the landowner had not harvested and keep it for themselves to eat (Leviticus 19:10; Deuteronomy 24:10).  By allowing the poor to glean in the fields, the Law of Moses was demonstrating that God’s heart is one of grace and compassion. 

遍地滿了祢的豐富

2025-07-24 in , /by

路加福音24:13-35   

正當那日，門徒中有兩個人往一個村子去。這村子名叫以馬忤斯，離耶路撒冷約有二十五裡。 14 他們彼此談論所遇見的這一切事。 15 正談論相問的時候，耶穌親自就近他們，和他們同行， 16 只是他們的眼睛迷糊了，不認識他。 17 耶穌對他們說：「你們走路彼此談論的是什麼事呢？」他們就站住，臉上帶著愁容。 18 二人中有一個名叫革流巴的回答說：「你在耶路撒冷作客，還不知道這幾天在那裡所出的事嗎？」 19 耶穌說：「什麼事呢？」

「道聽塗說」成語出自孔子《論語．陽貨》篇，教育部《成語典》釋義為：在路上聽到一些沒有根據的話，不加求證就又在路途中說給其他的人聽。泛指沒有經過證實、缺乏根據的話。在這網路發達、資訊串流的世代，「道聽塗說」是世人的日常生活，我們一起活在傳言、虛擬、詭詐的聲量震盪中。

有趣的是，同音語句「道聽途說」（路加福音24:13-35）卻可用來描述耶穌受難後，兩個門徒行路間與主談論聖經的奇妙歷程。

耶穌受難的第三日，兩個門徒滿懷失望地離開耶路撒冷，走在通往以馬忤斯的路上。他們談論著所發生的一切事，耶穌被釘十字架、盼望破滅的心情、以及婦女們清晨傳來的空墓消息。他們困惑不解，也許內心還存著一絲渺茫的盼望。

I Think You Need a New Container

2025-07-23 in /by

Hi GAMErs,

Today’s passage is Mark 2:13-22. 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 2:13-14 (NIV)
13  Once again Jesus went out beside the lake. A large crowd came to him, and he began to teach them.
14  As he walked along, he saw Levi son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax collector’s booth. “Follow me,” Jesus told him, and Levi got up and followed him.
 
On verses 13-14:  Levi, who is also known as Matthew, made his living as a tax collector.  Many Jews looked down on Jewish tax collectors since they were known for taking money from their own people, giving it to the Roman government and in some cases pocketing some of that money for themselves.