一零年八月十五日國語主日証道 講員：張義成長老
清楚知道界線，並如神期望選擇進入安全境界，只是一個開始。要堅持留在界線之內直至勝利，往往是場戰爭，這並不是單憑我們自己便能勝利的戰爭。假如我們不順服神，不與祂親近，便不會有勝利。
帖撒羅尼迦前書 5:23-24
神的旨意是要我們全然成聖。成聖就是：
- 根據神的喜悅，撥出給祂，否則便沒有意義。
- 建立基督的性情。
約翰一書 2:14-17 ; 彼得前書5:8-10
然而，我們要面對世界的引誘，和魔鬼對我們肉體的攻擊，以阻止我們為神而活。魔鬼隨時準備吞噬軟弱和遠離神的基督徒。
雅各書4:6-8
唯一能使我們堅強地抵擋世界上的誘惑、敵人的攻擊，戰勝肉體的就是要：
- 順服神
- 以堅固的信心抵擋魔鬼
- 親近神
並以神的道常存在我們的心裡。(約翰一書 2:14)
因此，讓我們以下面所說的來作開始，一起學習順服和親近神：
- 早上一個禱告；
- 晚上一個感恩；
- 一天一章聖經；
- 一週一個團契；
- 一月一次禁食禱告。
Sunday, August 15, 2010
主題：堅持在界線內
Sunday, August 08, 2010
主題：步進安全境界，站在危險界線
一零年八月八日國語主日証道 講員：張義成長老
主題：步進安全境界，站在危險界線
主要經節：約書亞記24:8-20 ; 約翰14:2-7 ; 15:1-6
當我們能夠認清界線時，便需要選擇踏進神安全的境界，並要避免踏入危險的範圍裡。
今天，讓我們看看三類型的人。
（一）仍未進入安全境界的非基督徒（約翰14:2-7 ）
非基督徒面對的危險：
- 未能去到神的殿
- 在神的殿沒有地方留給我們
- 今天的情況就是他們不知道將往何處，雖然表面上他們看似有目的，但實際上並不是永恆的目的。
他們不信的原因：
- 忽略了福音（未曾聽過／未曾明白）
- 普遍不信的原因（基督徒壞的見證、不願放棄傳統、與朋友的關係、害怕麻煩、不認真）
- 硬心腸
假如你屬於這種人的話，請思想一下你今天的境況，主耶穌愛你，並熱切期待你回轉向祂。
（二）站在危險界線的基督徒
有些基督徒站在危險界線上，因為不服從，他們往往活在危險的邊緣，有些人比其他人更接近邊緣。他們：
- 輕看基督的主權
- 鄙視神的話語
- 濫用神的恩典
- 時常順服自己多於順服神
- 墮入罪的陷阱裡
- 貪愛這個世界的歡樂
假如你屬於這類人的話，必須留意這些警告。
「你們若離棄耶和華去事奉外邦神，耶和華在降福之後，必轉而降禍與你們，把你們滅絕。」 （約書亞24:20）
當曾被神祝福的人離棄耶和華去事奉外邦神, 不但會被停止祝福，也會被降禍。以上的六點，可能是超越最後界線的開始。
(三) 進入了安全境界，活在神的祝福下的基督徒
根據約書亞所說，作為基督徒，我們的生活應繼續：
- 敬畏耶和華
- 誠心實意地事奉祂
- 除掉別神
我們不僅能夠在安全境界內安然無恙，也能夠活在神豐盛的祝福下。(約翰15:2-3, 5)
你想怎樣呢？不斷地被神祝福，還是走向被神降禍的方向? (約書亞記24:20)
只要細看你今天的境況，你會有一個選擇。
主題：步進安全境界，站在危險界線
主要經節：約書亞記24:8-20 ; 約翰14:2-7 ; 15:1-6
當我們能夠認清界線時，便需要選擇踏進神安全的境界，並要避免踏入危險的範圍裡。
今天，讓我們看看三類型的人。
（一）仍未進入安全境界的非基督徒（約翰14:2-7 ）
非基督徒面對的危險：
- 未能去到神的殿
- 在神的殿沒有地方留給我們
- 今天的情況就是他們不知道將往何處，雖然表面上他們看似有目的，但實際上並不是永恆的目的。
他們不信的原因：
- 忽略了福音（未曾聽過／未曾明白）
- 普遍不信的原因（基督徒壞的見證、不願放棄傳統、與朋友的關係、害怕麻煩、不認真）
- 硬心腸
假如你屬於這種人的話，請思想一下你今天的境況，主耶穌愛你，並熱切期待你回轉向祂。
（二）站在危險界線的基督徒
有些基督徒站在危險界線上，因為不服從，他們往往活在危險的邊緣，有些人比其他人更接近邊緣。他們：
- 輕看基督的主權
- 鄙視神的話語
- 濫用神的恩典
- 時常順服自己多於順服神
- 墮入罪的陷阱裡
- 貪愛這個世界的歡樂
假如你屬於這類人的話，必須留意這些警告。
「你們若離棄耶和華去事奉外邦神，耶和華在降福之後，必轉而降禍與你們，把你們滅絕。」 （約書亞24:20）
當曾被神祝福的人離棄耶和華去事奉外邦神, 不但會被停止祝福，也會被降禍。以上的六點，可能是超越最後界線的開始。
(三) 進入了安全境界，活在神的祝福下的基督徒
根據約書亞所說，作為基督徒，我們的生活應繼續：
- 敬畏耶和華
- 誠心實意地事奉祂
- 除掉別神
我們不僅能夠在安全境界內安然無恙，也能夠活在神豐盛的祝福下。(約翰15:2-3, 5)
你想怎樣呢？不斷地被神祝福，還是走向被神降禍的方向? (約書亞記24:20)
只要細看你今天的境況，你會有一個選擇。
Sunday, August 01, 2010
主題：認清界線
一零年八月一日國語主日証道 講員：張義成長老
主題：認清界線
主要經節：歌羅西書 1 : 9-10
智慧就是在生命裡作出正確選擇的能力，我們需要認清(正確的)界線，才能夠作出正確的選擇。
認清界線
誤解：在生命裡，有很多為了我們益處而定的界線，若不能認清這些界線，我們往往會自招麻煩。當超越了某些界線時，可能會引致嚴重的後果。
日常生活的界線例子
交通燈
火車交滙點
動物園的圍欄 (困著獅子，或分隔我們與企鵝)
道德上的界線
作弊 / 誠信
欺騙 / 正直
幫助 / 欺負
靈命上的界線
短暫 / 永恆
罪 / 公義
撒母耳記下11:1-27節裡，大衛王不只未能認清界線，更多次超越了不能超越的界線。他超越的界線有：
應該在作戰中 (沒有履行君王的責任)
懶散，睡至黃昏才起床 (作為一國之君，沒有紀律)
放縱情慾 (沒有把視線遠離那赤裸的女子)
濫用權力，召見那女子
以欺騙的手法去掩飾通姦的罪行
下令濫殺一位忠心的士兵
聖經提到大衛是得神喜悅的人，然而，在這件事當中，他因為超越了很多不能超越的界線而使自己跌倒。從此，刀劍代替了祝福，永不離開他和他的家。這是一個使我們警醒的功課。
思考問題：
在我們的情況裡，有那些界線我們需要警醒呢？
有沒有甚麼界線，若超越了的話，會使自己或其他人受到傷害？
祈求神賜我們智慧去認清生命裡的界線，讓我們滿有恩典地避免超越這些界線！
主題：認清界線
主要經節：歌羅西書 1 : 9-10
智慧就是在生命裡作出正確選擇的能力，我們需要認清(正確的)界線，才能夠作出正確的選擇。
認清界線
誤解：在生命裡，有很多為了我們益處而定的界線，若不能認清這些界線，我們往往會自招麻煩。當超越了某些界線時，可能會引致嚴重的後果。
日常生活的界線例子
交通燈
火車交滙點
動物園的圍欄 (困著獅子，或分隔我們與企鵝)
道德上的界線
作弊 / 誠信
欺騙 / 正直
幫助 / 欺負
靈命上的界線
短暫 / 永恆
罪 / 公義
撒母耳記下11:1-27節裡，大衛王不只未能認清界線，更多次超越了不能超越的界線。他超越的界線有：
應該在作戰中 (沒有履行君王的責任)
懶散，睡至黃昏才起床 (作為一國之君，沒有紀律)
放縱情慾 (沒有把視線遠離那赤裸的女子)
濫用權力，召見那女子
以欺騙的手法去掩飾通姦的罪行
下令濫殺一位忠心的士兵
聖經提到大衛是得神喜悅的人，然而，在這件事當中，他因為超越了很多不能超越的界線而使自己跌倒。從此，刀劍代替了祝福，永不離開他和他的家。這是一個使我們警醒的功課。
思考問題：
在我們的情況裡，有那些界線我們需要警醒呢？
有沒有甚麼界線，若超越了的話，會使自己或其他人受到傷害？
祈求神賜我們智慧去認清生命裡的界線，讓我們滿有恩典地避免超越這些界線！
Tuesday, April 05, 2005
Sanctification by the Grace of God
Date: Sunday 3rd April 2005
Venue: Chinese Gospel Church of Dublin
A picture of Grace (Parable of the Vineyard, Matt 20:1-16)
Sanctification is the will of God (1 The 5:23-24), He initiated it and he will complete it.
Sanctification is the work of the Spirit, but it also requires our responses.
Common Mistake: We are saved by Grace, but sanctified by Work.
The Ultimate Goal of Sanctification of is to be like Christ (Eph 5:1) and restored to status quo of human creation (Gen 1:26).
The Journey of Sanctification is akin to preparing a garden ground for growing fine grass. One has to remove away the big rocks, mid-size stones, and finally lots and lots of pebbles. The big rocks can be compared to our obvious sins, God helps us to take these away, then the mid-size stones become visible, these are then taken away. The process of repenting on the obvious sins is generally rapid even though it is hard-work. The little pebbles are those will take a life time.
Refined sins: The little pebbles can be defined as refined sins. These are sins of nice people, sins that we Christians regularly commit and still retain our outwards righteous position. We have developed skills to hide these what God's called sins as not. E.g.
Signs of continuously living unsanctifiedly Christian life
We need to the continuous Renewal
因著主的恩果成聖
Venue: Chinese Gospel Church of Dublin
A picture of Grace (Parable of the Vineyard, Matt 20:1-16)
Sanctification is the will of God (1 The 5:23-24), He initiated it and he will complete it.
Sanctification is the work of the Spirit, but it also requires our responses.
Common Mistake: We are saved by Grace, but sanctified by Work.
The Ultimate Goal of Sanctification of is to be like Christ (Eph 5:1) and restored to status quo of human creation (Gen 1:26).
The Journey of Sanctification is akin to preparing a garden ground for growing fine grass. One has to remove away the big rocks, mid-size stones, and finally lots and lots of pebbles. The big rocks can be compared to our obvious sins, God helps us to take these away, then the mid-size stones become visible, these are then taken away. The process of repenting on the obvious sins is generally rapid even though it is hard-work. The little pebbles are those will take a life time.
Refined sins: The little pebbles can be defined as refined sins. These are sins of nice people, sins that we Christians regularly commit and still retain our outwards righteous position. We have developed skills to hide these what God's called sins as not. E.g.
- Critical spirit
- Gossip
- Resentment
- Bitterness
- Unforgiving spirit
Signs of continuously living unsanctifiedly Christian life
- lack of integrity
- Feel uncomfortable when others start to confess their sins
- Judgmental of others
- Sin is bigger than the Cross (unwilling to submit to God)
We need to the continuous Renewal
- Begin with admitting our sins and needs (John 7:37, 1 John 1:8)
- Turn from Self Sanctification-Grace-02april2005.docas the source of life (Rom 7:18, Phil 3:7)
- Believing in Christ as the only Source of life (John 6:27-29, 15:5)
- Acting on the promises in Christ (Eph 1:3-14, 1 John 1:9, Rom 6:6-7, Eph 5:18)
因著主的恩果成聖
成聖是神的意願（提前5:23-24），衪開始也完成。成聖是聖靈的工作，但亦須要我們作回應。
普遍錯誤：我們因著神的恩典被救，但成聖須要行動。
成聖最終目的是像基督（弗5:1），和恢復受造物的身份。（創1:26）
成聖旅程類似為花園裏長出好草作準備，要移開大石，中等石頭和數之不盡的小石。大石可比作我們顯易而見的罪，神幫助我們拿走它，中等石頭方才可見，然後拿走，認罪過程變得快些，雖然是很困難，雨邢些小石將用一生去面對。
細微的罪：小石好比作細微的罪。一般被世人認為好人所犯的罪，這些罪亦是基督徒常向神認錯的，在別人眼中，仍可保持我們外在的義人形像。我們逐漸有技巧地埋藏甚麼是神所稱為的罪，如：
評論的靈
說閒話
憤慨
苦毒
不願諒的靈
不斷在不成聖生活的信號
缺乏完整
當別人認罪時感到不安
批判他人
罪大過十架（不願意委身給神）
我們須要不斷更新
開始交上我們的罪及須要（約7:37、約一1:8）
轉移自我成聖的生活來源（羅7:18、腓3:7）
相信主是生活唯一的來源（約6:27-29, 15:5）
行在神的應許上（弗1:3-14、約一1:9、羅6:6-7、弗5:18）
Wednesday, March 16, 2005
Parable of the Sower - What kinds of soil are you?
Date: Sunday 13th March 2005
By: Ghee Seng Teo
Bible verses: Matthew 13:3-23
The parable speaks of the condition of our hearts which could be one of the four at a particular moment of our life when responding to God's words.
If you are Along the path: you need to take heeds and treat God's words seriously. Do not along the words come in from the left ear and and leaves from the right ear.
If you are Shallow Soil: you need to persevere when troubles and persecutions come for the difference between you and the Good Soil is that, the Good Soil just lasted a bit longer. You need to endure your sufferring by fixing your eyes and hope on the Lord and also to grow in the truth.
If you are Thorny Soil: where your source of troubles came from within. The worries of this life and deceutfulness of wealth choked us of any spiritual growth. It is like wireframed on a tree stem, the tree will never grow beyond certain size. But the Lord taught us not to worry about what to eat (good foods), what to wear (brand names), not to store up treasures (finances) in this world. (Matthew 6:19-34). Let us have our hope on Him.
If you are Good Soil: be sure to grow in multiplicity, 100 folds, 60 folds, 30 folds. For a seed has to die before it can grow abundantly.
By: Ghee Seng Teo
Bible verses: Matthew 13:3-23
The parable speaks of the condition of our hearts which could be one of the four at a particular moment of our life when responding to God's words.
- Along the path - with God's words with contempt
- Shallow Soil - understand God's in a self-beneficial way
- Thorny Soil - unwilling to denial self
- Good Soil - understand and accept God's words as they are
If you are Along the path: you need to take heeds and treat God's words seriously. Do not along the words come in from the left ear and and leaves from the right ear.
If you are Shallow Soil: you need to persevere when troubles and persecutions come for the difference between you and the Good Soil is that, the Good Soil just lasted a bit longer. You need to endure your sufferring by fixing your eyes and hope on the Lord and also to grow in the truth.
If you are Thorny Soil: where your source of troubles came from within. The worries of this life and deceutfulness of wealth choked us of any spiritual growth. It is like wireframed on a tree stem, the tree will never grow beyond certain size. But the Lord taught us not to worry about what to eat (good foods), what to wear (brand names), not to store up treasures (finances) in this world. (Matthew 6:19-34). Let us have our hope on Him.
If you are Good Soil: be sure to grow in multiplicity, 100 folds, 60 folds, 30 folds. For a seed has to die before it can grow abundantly.
Thursday, March 03, 2005
Servant of God - Thoughts 1
Date: Sunday 27th Feb 2005
By: Ghee Seng Teo
Ephesians 2:10 "For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do."
We are God's workmanship like the clay in the porter's hands. He is to mould, build, shape us in Christ Jesus and to do good works during the process. Through Jesus' death on the cross, we are considered righteous, but His continuos saving grace is to touch, move, change and transform us into the likeness of Chirst.
To do the good works that God prepared is to serve Him. To be a servant of God there are a number of attitudes that we need to develop.
(1) Not afraid of Troubles
Luke 10:30-35 spoke of the good samaritan who had gone through lots of troubles to help one who had been robbed. We are to be of the same heart attitude too. For indeed if everyone are afraid of troubles then:
- No one would have bothered to preach the Gospel to you and I
- No one would have preached the Gospel to our parents
- The missionaries would not have gone to China
- The Apostle Paul would not have stayed away from far places like Rome or Spain
- The Lord Jesus would have stayed in heaven
We know therefore to serve the Lord to do good works, not afraid of troubles is essential.
(2) Not to ever give up
Luke 11:5-8 spoke of the persistent we ought to have in prayers. Likewise we serve the Lord the same level of persistent and perservance are required. If Nehemiah has given up, he would not have achieved the restoration of the wall. If we have given us, many more people that we know may not get to know the Lord!
(3) Not to live for I but Christ
Just like the Lord Jesus came to serve and gave his life as a ransom for many. Let the 'I' become 'C'hrist in our life. Let not live our lives based on other people's expectation. Let not live our lives hinged on other's criticisms. Let not luve our lives driven my our own's understanding. Rather we are to live a life according to the desires and will of the Lord.
Hebrews 12:2 "Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God."
When the Lord Jesus went to the cross, he saw only the joy of all people returning to God and found meaning and purpose in the life starting from this life into eternity. Hence He willingly endured the pain, the shame of the cross. (c.f. a mother endures the gaining of weight, the pain of child bearing yet she is joyful as she looks forwards to the birth of a new life). Let us be likewise as the Lord is.
By: Ghee Seng Teo
Ephesians 2:10 "For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do."
We are God's workmanship like the clay in the porter's hands. He is to mould, build, shape us in Christ Jesus and to do good works during the process. Through Jesus' death on the cross, we are considered righteous, but His continuos saving grace is to touch, move, change and transform us into the likeness of Chirst.
To do the good works that God prepared is to serve Him. To be a servant of God there are a number of attitudes that we need to develop.
(1) Not afraid of Troubles
Luke 10:30-35 spoke of the good samaritan who had gone through lots of troubles to help one who had been robbed. We are to be of the same heart attitude too. For indeed if everyone are afraid of troubles then:
- No one would have bothered to preach the Gospel to you and I
- No one would have preached the Gospel to our parents
- The missionaries would not have gone to China
- The Apostle Paul would not have stayed away from far places like Rome or Spain
- The Lord Jesus would have stayed in heaven
We know therefore to serve the Lord to do good works, not afraid of troubles is essential.
(2) Not to ever give up
Luke 11:5-8 spoke of the persistent we ought to have in prayers. Likewise we serve the Lord the same level of persistent and perservance are required. If Nehemiah has given up, he would not have achieved the restoration of the wall. If we have given us, many more people that we know may not get to know the Lord!
(3) Not to live for I but Christ
Just like the Lord Jesus came to serve and gave his life as a ransom for many. Let the 'I' become 'C'hrist in our life. Let not live our lives based on other people's expectation. Let not live our lives hinged on other's criticisms. Let not luve our lives driven my our own's understanding. Rather we are to live a life according to the desires and will of the Lord.
Hebrews 12:2 "Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God."
When the Lord Jesus went to the cross, he saw only the joy of all people returning to God and found meaning and purpose in the life starting from this life into eternity. Hence He willingly endured the pain, the shame of the cross. (c.f. a mother endures the gaining of weight, the pain of child bearing yet she is joyful as she looks forwards to the birth of a new life). Let us be likewise as the Lord is.
Tuesday, February 22, 2005
Rebuilding the Wall of Jerusalem - Sunday 20th Feb 2005
Topic: Rebuilding the Wall of Jerusalem
Date: Sunday 20th Feb 2005
Key verse: Nehemiah 4:19-20 "Then I said to the nobles, the officials and the rest of the people, "The work is extensive and spread out, and we are widely separated from each other along the wall. 20 Wherever you hear the sound of the trumpet, join us there. Our God will fight for us!"
Nehemiah as called by God to go back to Jerusalem to rebuild the wall. Where the city wall significant the presence of the King and hus subjects. A destroyed wall is a disgrace to the people and the King. Nehemiah and the people achived in 52 days of the incomplete tasks started some 92 years before. It just shows the mighty power of the Lord and now the Temple is restored, the wall is restored, the people were reformed waiting for the coming of the King. The King indeed came as promised some 400 years later.
Taking a similar line, the church is restoring the kingdom's wall. The restoration takes many dimensions. However, the key is that we are like the Israelites re-building the wall though it may be tough going, but the Lord God is with us. He should enable us as he has done with Nehemiah and the people then, once the wall of his kingdom is restored, his people reformed, the Christ King shall return in triumph.
Date: Sunday 20th Feb 2005
Key verse: Nehemiah 4:19-20 "Then I said to the nobles, the officials and the rest of the people, "The work is extensive and spread out, and we are widely separated from each other along the wall. 20 Wherever you hear the sound of the trumpet, join us there. Our God will fight for us!"
Nehemiah as called by God to go back to Jerusalem to rebuild the wall. Where the city wall significant the presence of the King and hus subjects. A destroyed wall is a disgrace to the people and the King. Nehemiah and the people achived in 52 days of the incomplete tasks started some 92 years before. It just shows the mighty power of the Lord and now the Temple is restored, the wall is restored, the people were reformed waiting for the coming of the King. The King indeed came as promised some 400 years later.
Taking a similar line, the church is restoring the kingdom's wall. The restoration takes many dimensions. However, the key is that we are like the Israelites re-building the wall though it may be tough going, but the Lord God is with us. He should enable us as he has done with Nehemiah and the people then, once the wall of his kingdom is restored, his people reformed, the Christ King shall return in triumph.
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