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Fellowship in the Gospel

2011-11-11T12:17:00.003+08:00

. . . fellow laborer in the gospel of Christ . . .

—1 Thessalonians 3:2

After sanctification, it is difficult to state what your purpose in life is, because God has moved you into His purpose through the Holy Spirit. He is using you now for His purposes throughout the world as He used His Son for the purpose of our salvation. If you seek great things for yourself, thinking, “God has called me for this and for that,” you barricade God from using you. As long as you maintain your own personal interests and ambitions, you cannot be completely aligned or identified with God’s interests. This can only be accomplished by giving up all of your personal plans once and for all, and by allowing God to take you directly into His purpose for the world. Your understanding of your ways must also be surrendered, because they are now the ways of the Lord.

I must learn that the purpose of my life belongs to God, not me. God is using me from His great personal perspective, and all He asks of me is that I trust Him. I should never say, “Lord, this causes me such heartache.” To talk that way makes me a stumbling block. When I stop telling God what I want, He can freely work His will in me without any hindrance. He can crush me, exalt me, or do anything else He chooses. He simply asks me to have absolute faith in Him and His goodness. Self-pity is of the devil, and if I wallow in it I cannot be used by God for His purpose in the world. Doing this creates for me my own cozy “world within the world,” and God will not be allowed to move me from it because of my fear of being “frost-bitten.”

- By Oswald Chambers, from his book, My Utmost for His Highest

阅读报告《古人今读II》 by Philip

2011-09-28T21:07:00.004+08:00

姓名：林洪涛
书名：古人今读（二）
作者：潘朝伟博士页数：142

一直都喜欢圣经里的故事，尤其是旧约时代的列王故事，从中可以学习到许多的教导。这本古人今读，就很详细地解释了有名的王——扫罗王，大卫王，所罗门王，罗波安和亚哈王，他们在位时所作的一切。很喜欢这本书是因为它解答了我许多不明白的地方，

如：

.大卫载运约柜时，途中突然牛失蹄，乌撒赶紧伸手扶住约柜；照理来说应该是好的啊，他避免约柜跌下来，但，上帝却处死他，为什么呢？

· 押沙龙是大卫的第三子，是最俊美，最聪明的，但他怎样夺取大卫的王位呢？夺取后怎样失败呢？

· 当押沙龙死去后，大卫为何痛苦？这样做有什么不对呢？· 大卫做全国人口调查，到底错在哪里呢？

· 亚哈王在位时，政治稳定，国运昌盛，唯独多拜偶像——尤其是巴力。为何上帝用旱灾来惩罚他？

这些疑问，此书都有很详细的解释，从当时的背景，圣经的记载等解释，具有十足的说服力。除此之外，每篇故事的最后，还有生活的应用，教导我们如何吸取古时王的失败，不要重蹈复测。让我印象最深刻的是这个故事（列王之下2：23-25）的解释：当以利沙从耶利哥上伯特利时，遭受几十个童子嘲笑：“秃头的上去吧！”以利沙听后很生气，就奉上帝的名咒诅他们，然后就有两只母熊攻击他们，咬死了其中42人。

读时我就很奇怪，小孩子笑你秃头嘛，就当他们不懂事就好了，需要这样生气杀死他们哦？这么残忍…… 原来，童子在这里的意思是门徒的意思，是在伯特利学习的门徒，是大人。他们讽刺以利沙：“秃头的上去吧！” 秃头，可能是嘲笑以利沙不是受过正规训练的先知，因为当时受训的先知的头上都有特别的记号。此外，也可能他们也怀疑以利沙的师傅以利亚升天，因此嘲讽以利沙为失去师傅而剃头。

上去吧，可能有两个意思：1-嘲讽以利亚并不是真的升天，2-他们拒绝接待以利沙，嘲笑他也会像他的师傅一样，离奇地死掉（升天）。难怪以利沙会这么生气…… 虽然这本书读了很久（差不多两个月），但却让我受益良多。盼望大家也能借这本书来看，此外，也多阅读属灵书籍，好好利用我们图书馆的资源，在主的道上更加扎根

~ By, Philip

Choose To Be Happy !!!

2011-09-09T23:20:00.003+08:00

A positive attitude can help you feel good and spread cheer

People want to be happy. They want a fulfilling career and a satisfying life filled with good experiences. They want good relationships and a job they enjoy and can be proud of. They want to see their dreams come true. And they want to be loved, liked and respected by all.

Unfortunately, happiness is not something that you can acquire – either you are happy or you choose to be.Everybody has different ideas on what will make them happy. In 1957, a large number of people in the United Sates were asked whether they were happy with what they had in life. About a third said “yes”

Then in 1962, when the researchers conducted the same study, again a third said “yes” despite the fact that the standard of living had increased substantially.So what does the study mean? It means that about one-third of the people interviewed knew the secret of being happy.

Happiness comes from within. It depends not on what possessions you have but on what you are and what you experience.Many people think they are happy when they buy that next possession or achieve another goal. This is a mirage! The reality is they will stop being happy after a while until the next thing comes along to buy or chase after.

So how happy are you? Do you have an accurate self-assessment, a high degree of self-confidence and an accurate self-awareness of who and what you are? Can you make yourself happy even in dire economic times?

If you take the time to focus on what you already have and be appreciative and thankful for it, you are a good candidate for happiness.Rather than pine for the material success that you want to pursue, why not simply just decide to be happy now?

Try to see the glass as half full, rather than half empty. At work, don’t moan, complain, whine, condemn or criticize. You certainly won’t gain happiness that way. Stop being a liability to yourself by indulging in this unseemly and negative behavior.

Stop sucking away like a vacuum cleaner whatever goodness the office environment may offer and replace it with a sour and negative environment.

Simply decide to act positively. Even if you don’t feel positive, try putting a smile on your face that says you’re happy! Research shows that a positive attitude can influence the way you feel. In other words, choose to be happy and you will be happy.

Be positive about your fellow work mates and the future. Be grateful fro what you have instead of focusing on what you don’t have.

I am not suggesting that you ignore the bad news about you.When financial times are not so good and the organization has to take people off the payroll, or if a project’s gone badly wrong, then discuss it. Face the facts and discuss them in the right context.

It is not possible to skip into the office daily, wearing a false smile and pretending that life is perfect.But you can monitor your thoughts and avoid whining and complaining in a negative fashion.So choose to be happy and you will be happy. Count your blessings. Put a smile on your face. Do something nice for someone and spread some happiness.

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Article by Ricky Lien, a specialist in conflict resolution, communication and emotional intelligence

叶医生的见证

2011-08-30T10:04:00.000+08:00

叶医生的见证（选）

叶陈淑淑

当我从图书馆流着泪开车回家时，撞上了一辆停在路边的车．那时，我很清楚听到一句话：＂你能控制一切事情吗？＂这句话有如当头棒喝，敲醒了我．我曾以为这世界上，没有我办不到的事，但是现在我儿子患了病，我竟连病名都不知道．那我算什么？圣经上说：＂人算什么？神啊！您竟顾念他？＂当我以前看到这句话时，心想，我有两个博士学位，怎么还说人算什么？但是如今，事实摆在眼前，我在神面前算什么？那时，在中学读过的圣经章节，和这几年来求证神的经过，都一一浮现在心里．我问自己：＂如果耶稣基督是真神，为什么我还不跪在他面前，将我的一生交在他手里？＂

我又问自己，谁能来帮我？我知道钱不能解决问题，心理学家也帮不了我，他们会发现问题，但他们不能解决这样的问题．最后神解决了我的问题．他说：＂凡劳苦担重担的人到我这里来，我必使你们得安息．＂那晚，我在神面前认罪．当我凭信心接受了耶稣基督以后，我的生命再次与神连结，他就带领我走过这一段十分难走的路．我知道靠着自己没有办法养大这个儿子．那晚，神破碎了我的自我．

在我知道儿子所患的病名时，就带他到处去找医生看病，但是没有医生肯收他．他们叫我不要浪费钱，因为这病是没得医的．那时我开始学习做一个主的门徒，凡事祷告，希望能替儿子找到肯医他的医生．我先生那时还未信主，他说：＂那是你的神，我又没信他，怎么跟你一起祷告？＂我说：＂难道你不希望我们的儿子好起来？你只要以他为神，他一定会听祷告．＂因此，我们两人就天天为此事祷告．三个月以后，找到了一个基督徒心理医生，愿意祷告三天，看看神有什么指示．三天以后，那个心理医生打电话来，决定诊治我的儿子．因他发现我的儿子智商超过一百四十五，个性非常好胜，并且还未满六岁，性情尚未定型，所以决定收他．

接着他向我提出三个条件：１．一星期带他来两次，一次美金一百四十五元，这个?病可能要拖上二十年而毫无进展，那时你不能说是我骗了你的钱．２．你现在马上要辞职不做医生．因为你儿子三分钟就做完人家一天的功课，做完就去搞别人．在这种情况下，没有学校肯收他，所以你要在家里找老师教他．３．替儿子做讲话治疗，因他一直不肯开口．医生说你每晚只要教你儿子说＂妈妈＂就好了．为这些条件，我请医生给我一个晚上的时间祷告．

那时我心里并不真的想祷告，我那时想和神吵架．我想问他，我可不可以两样都要？又要我的儿子，也要我的事业？我心乱如麻，无从祷告起，也不知道自己在讲什么，所以我就去看圣经．一翻开是创世纪，看到了神造了亚当和夏娃之后的一段：神就赐福给他们，又对他们说：＂要生养众多，遍满地面，治理这地．．．＂我的眼就盯在这十二个字上，不能再看下去了．我向神说：＂现在哪里还有人要生养众多啊？＂
当我再次祷告时，我的心中有个很深的感动，原来这就是神所设的优先秩序．神让我知道，因为我的生命是从他来的，所以不管什么时候，他都应该在我的生命中占第一位，第二位是家庭，第三才是自己的事业．经过了整晚的挣扎，我终于顺服下来，第二天就辞掉了工作．但是儿子的医疗，学习样样需要钱，因而我申请了一个研究工作，可以在儿子入睡以后做，如此我养成了一天只睡四小时的习惯．

开始做以后并不是很容易的事．每次带儿子去看心理医生，感觉上好像是为了送钱去似的，因为儿子日日如是．我又是性急之人，神藉此事让我培养耐性，每日晚饭后，我要抓住儿子的下巴，使他眼睛能看着我的嘴型，然后教他叫＂妈＂．我常常想要半途而废，但是神藉着圣经的话来鼓励我：人会失信，但神绝不会失信．就这样过了四年，有一天我带他去看心理医生时，突然那个医生发狂似的走出来，说：他说＂ＮＯ＂了．那天带儿子回去的途中，我向神说：＂神啊！说ＮＯ要用到九条神经肌肉的，这么难的字，你都让他说了，请你今晚也让他叫我一声妈．＂

那天整晚我都很紧张，但是到了十点半，他的眼泪掉下来时，我硬着心不肯停，我求神给我能力，并成就他的应许，过了十点五十几分，他用尽了吃奶的力量，突然叫了一声：＂妈＂，每次说到这个见证，我仍然无法不流泪，因为我等这一声妈等了十年．

今天，我的儿子已经念完了大三，已经信主，会自己读经，还会写电脑软件．这不是人的作为．那十三个医学家没有医到他，但他们看到我痊愈的儿子，便全部相信了主．除了神，没有人能医治我的儿子．那晚，当他开口叫＂爸爸＂时，我先生那种喜乐真是难以形容．他平时非常刚硬，不肯信主，但是那晚他相信并接受了主．在他受洗时，他做了一个见证：＂原来这个神不只存在于牧师的讲章里，也不只活在圣经里，这个神就住在我们一家三口当中，我每天在经历他的信实，我怎能不相信他？＂神拯救了我们全家，他给我们的恩典实在是数说不尽．亲爱的朋友们，但愿你也认识这位真神，接受他做你的救主．

Why Believe in God’s Existence, When It Can’t Be Proven Scientifically?

2011-08-01T12:19:00.001+08:00

By Dan Vander Lugt

Why believe in God’s existence, when it can’t be proven scientifically?

Something that can be demonstrated by the scientific method is a scientific fact. But it doesn’t follow that just because something can’t be demonstrated scientifically it is less “real” or important than “scientific fact.”

For example, the survival of human civilization depends on the distinction that most people make between good and evil. Yet moral values like good and evil can’t be scientifically proven. Does the fact that moral values can’t be proven imply that they are less real—less “factual” in an ultimate sense—than the things that science can prove?

Most people would consider it morally evil for a man/woman to abandon his/her wife/husband and young children to begin a new life with another woman/man. Most people would consider this a serious moral failure, one of the “worst” things a person could do. But is there any compelling “scientific evidence” that could be brought to bear on such behavior to “prove” that it is wrong?

What “scientific evidence” could prove that murder, rape, and robbery are wrong? What would become of our system of justice if the prosecution had to scientifically prove that it is wrong for one person to kill, rape, or rob another person!

The existence of love, evil, and good are not “falsifiable hypotheses.” Yet most people—including atheists—admit that values like “love,” “goodness,” “friendship,” and “loyalty” are moral/spiritual realities that truly exist. Theists, whether Christian or non-Christian, have long considered the mind-boggling complexity of the material universe as evidence of a Creator. Although the scientific “spirit of the age” of the 20th century once insisted that the material world was nothing more than the product of impersonal, random evolution, today’s scientific consensus is shifting towards the conclusion that the universe was consciously designed (with incredible exactitude) for the development of life.1

Just as it is reasonable to assume that everything in physical reality has a cause, it is reasonable to assume that everything in spiritual reality has a cause. Immaterial spiritual values like love and goodness are even more amazing than the material wonders of the universe.

God’s existence cannot be proven scientifically. But although God’s existence can’t be proven, reasonable people acknowledge that the small number of alternative explanations for the wonders of material and spiritual reality can’t be proven either. Although faith is as much a matter of the heart as the mind, and belief in God is a moral as well as a rational decision, the rational case for the existence of God as the source of all reality is stronger than any other explanation.

Anthony Flew, an eminent British philosopher who has been widely published as one of the world’s most intellectually capable and well-known atheists, has recently become a theist on the basis of scientific evidence for design:

Darwin himself, in the fourteenth chapter of The Origin of Species, pointed out that his whole argument began with a being which already possessed reproductive powers. This is the creature the evolution of which a truly comprehensive theory of evolution must give some account. Darwin himself was well aware that he had not produced such an account. It now seems to me that the findings of more than fifty years of DNA research have provided materials for a new and enormously powerful argument to design.

What We Really Need

2011-07-25T15:11:00.001+08:00

“You say, ‘I am rich; I have acquired wealth and do not need a thing’

Revelation 3:17

Veruca Salt, one of the not-so-sweet characters in Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, was notorious for demanding whatever she wanted. Her indulgent parents didn’t know what to do, especially when they couldn’t comply. The result? A foot-stomping, arms-flailing, out-of-control tantrum.

Most of us have probably learned to control our tantrums, but our inner desires still burn within us. We crave what we want until we get it—or get mad and depressed if we don’t. Yet, often what we thinkwe really want is not actually a need at all. What we really are after is peace, security, and a deep-down sense of joy, purpose, and meaning in life. But with our eyes fixed on the next best thing, we miss the fact that what we really need is a deeper, more reliant relationship with Jesus. Everything else is at best temporary and sometimes, quite frankly, not all that good for us.

This is why Jesus is so bothered with the Laodicean believers inRevelation 3:14-21. They thought they had gotten all they needed, but, in reality, they had forgotten their real need for Jesus. This was so offensive to Christ that it made Him sick.

Could it be that He is bothered with us for the same reason? Could it be that we are so consumed by the clutter of stuff and the clamor of our desires that we barely hear Jesus knocking? Where does it leave Him when we are spinning out of control in our self-sufficient world? On the outside.

Toward the end of His comments to the Laodiceans, Jesus says, “Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with him, and he with me” (Revelation 3:20). I love the fact that Jesus, though offended by our sense of flagrant independence, still wants us! He still longs for the intimate fellowship that occurred around the dinner tables of the ancient world. And don’t think you are off the hook just because you think that the knocking on the door metaphor is about non-Christians accepting Christ. Don’t miss the point! Jesus is talking to us in this text—specifically, to those of us who no longer feel the need to sing the old song, “I need Thee, O I need Thee, every hour I need Thee!”

So, He calls us to repent and to open the door of our hearts to let Him in. To pursue the riches of fellowship with Him and to covet the things that money can’t buy but that He can supply: Purity of character—“gold refined in the fire.” The covering of His righteousness—“white clothes.” Wisdom to see life from His point of view—“salve” for our eyes (Revelation 3:18).

If our needs today are all about physical treasures and temporal pleasures, we’ll assume that we’re fine without Jesus. But Jesus tells us that we’re not. And so He knocks and invites you to open the door of your heart to Him and to know that what you really need is deeper fellowship with Him. When we know that we can count on it, He will be sure that we have what our hearts truly long for.

-by Joe Stowell

Christians Can Look Like They Are Not

2011-07-25T14:59:00.001+08:00

Disappointment is often attached to our encounters with people who don’t measure up to what we had hoped them to be. This is true of Christians as well. Followers of Christ sometimes fail to match the ideals of our own faith, or the expectations of a watching world. Still, is it possible to be a Christian, yet not act like it? This brochure offers careful thought on this challenging issue.

Disappointment With God

Many church people seem to be saying with their actions what they would never admit with their mouths. Even the expressions on their faces suggest that they are unhappy and bored. Their behavior makes it difficult to believe that their faith gives them any real satisfaction. How can others be expected to trust a God who hasn’t lived up to the expectations of His followers? One answer offered by the Bible is that some who claim to be followers of Christ are not authentic. For a while they look genuine. But they are not (Matthew 7:21-23; 13:24-30; 1 John 2:18-19). The infiltration of impostors, however, is not the whole story. The Bible does not hide the fact that real people of faith also have been disappointed with God. Both Old and New Testaments give examples of people who were distraught and even angry with God because He allowed them to suffer circumstances they expected Him to protect them from (Numbers 14:1-4; Psalm 73 ).

Distraction

Under pressure, and even in times of prosperity, real Christians can be distracted from the confidence that their ultimate well-being doesn’t lie in the hands of other people or circumstances. Because of ever-present diversions and distractions, the Bible urges the people of God to renew their minds continually by remembering what God has done for them (Romans 12:1-2). The Scriptures urge believers to keep their hope and faith alive by stirring up the memories of what they already know (see 2 Peter 1:1-15). The reason is clear. A lack of basic Christian behavior can often be attributed to a critical lapse of memory (Deuteronomy 6:10-12).

Dangerous Relationships

Jesus was known by the company He kept. He ate and drank with people other religious leaders wouldn’t think of associating with. But Jesus did not eat and drink with such people because He was attracted to their way of life. He did it to be the best friend a sinner ever had. With the wrong motives, the relationships He cultivated would have been dangerous. Without His strong and loving purposes, the accusation that He was a “friend of sinners” would have been more damaging. His own apostle Paul would later write, “Do not be misled: ‘Bad company corrupts good character.’ Come back to your senses as you ought, and stop sinning” ( 1 Corinthians 15:33-34 NIV ). Even the wise King Solomon paid dearly for such forbidden relationships ( 1 Kings 11:1-13). The resulting confusion caused him to act like someone who had never known God ( Ecclesiastes 1-12).

Unchanged Tendencies

Genuine Christians have made decisions of faith that signal a change of direction in their thinking about God and themselves, but they have not overcome their struggle with self-centeredness. Neither are they morally superior to non-Christians. Their capacity to be self-centered remains unchanged (Romans 7:14-25). The downward pull of desire remains as predictable as the law of gravity. When real Christians stop living under the influence of the Spirit and the Word of God (Galatians 5:16-26), it becomes as natural for them to revert to self-interest as for a kite to drift slowly to earth when the wind stops blowing.

Self-Reliance

The God of the Bible asks His people to trust Him on His terms rather than their own. He urges them not to rely on their own understanding but to use their best judgment and sense of reason to rely on Him. He invites His children to let Him live His life through them. Those who forget this principle of God-dependence fail in practice to distinguish themselves as genuine Christians. Even the original disciples of Christ learned about the danger of self-reliance the hard way. On the night of Jesus’ arrest, one of His closest followers, a tough-minded fisherman named Peter, announced that he was ready to follow his teacher to prison or to death (Luke 22:33). But within a few hours, he found himself denying repeatedly that he even knew the man from Galilee. His mistaken confidence was recorded for our warning.

Prayerlessness

Look-alikes have a reputation for being hypocritical in their prayers (Matthew 6:5-8). People of genuine faith use prayer, not as a means of impressing others but as an honest means of giving thanks, confessing sins, and asking for direction and help. They know that prayerfulness is not optional for anyone who wants to develop a personal relationship with God. When followers of Christ do not show their dependence in prayer, they can end up acting like anyone else (James 4:1-6). Jesus warned His disciples about this likelihood on the night of His arrest. Pausing from His own struggle in prayer, He urged, “Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak” (Matthew 26:41). They didn’t understand. They slept instead of praying, and within a few hours all had abandoned Him.

Carelessness

King David was a man of authentic faith. By his love for the law of God, he distinguished himself as someone committed to avoiding moral and spiritual failure (Psalms 1; 119:11). The Bible itself acknowledges that he was a man after God’s own heart (Acts 13:22). His record of spiritual accomplishments, however, did not keep David from becoming an adulterer and murderer. One night, as others fought his battles, and as he stood in apparent security on his own palace rooftop, David used the power of his office to pursue another man’s wife. In an unguarded moment, David discovered the meaning of the statement, “Let him who thinks he stands take heed lest he fall” (1 Corinthians 10:12).

An Unexamined Heart

As a teacher of the heart, Jesus reminded us that unexamined motives can result in complicated forms of self-deception. Many years earlier, the prophet Jeremiah acknowledged the dangers of “inner darkness” when he wrote, “The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked; who can know it?” (Jeremiah 17:9). Modern psychology has confirmed our tendency to avoid emotional pain through subtle forms of transference and denial. It has documented habits of the heart by which we attempt to blunt the pain of real or false guilt. Psychology, however, cannot change the heart. We all have reason to join King David in his prayer: “Search me, O God, and know my heart; try me, and know my anxieties; and see if there is any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting” (Psalms 139:23-24).

An Unseen Enemy

The people of Christ have a spiritual enemy who is attempting to confuse them and neutralize their impact. This adversary is fighting a war of attrition. There are many casualties. Countless numbers of real Christians are rendered ineffective by one who is far more subtle and clever than they think. While he can’t make Christians sin, he and his demons are constantly looking for weaknesses that give him an inroad into the lives of genuine believers (Ephesians 4:27; 6:10-20). Like a predatory animal, he looks for vulnerable prey (1 Peter 5:8).

A Lack Of Accountability

People don’t develop into spiritually mature persons by doing what comes naturally. Neither do they grow in Christlikeness by being left to themselves. Even the strongest Christians were never meant to go it alone. Jesus taught His disciples not just to make converts, but to train them thoroughly in His ways (Matthew 28:19-20). A few years later, the apostle Paul likened followers of Christ to a human body where all members are dependent on one another (1 Corinthians 12). While many in our day have developed a spirit of independence, such an attitude does not reflect the original intent of Christ for His church. He made it clear that He calls people not only to Himself, but also to one another.

You’re Not Alone

You’re Not Alone.

You’re not alone if you find yourself honestly unconvinced about whether Christ rose from the dead. But keep in mind that Jesus promised God’s help to those who want to be right with God. He said, “If anyone chooses to do God’s will, he will find out whether My teaching comes from God or whether I speak on My own” (John 7:17 NIV).

If you do see the reasonableness of the resurrection, keep in mind that the Bible says Christ died to pay the price for our sins, and those who believe in their heart that God has raised Him from the dead will be saved (Romans 10:9-10). The salvation Christ offers is not a reward for effort, but a gift to all who in light of the evidence put their trust in Him.

-by RBC Ministries, publisher of Our Daily Bread

阅读报告：《标杆人生》

2011-06-09T23:03:00.002+08:00

姓名：王小真
书名：《标杆人生》
页数： 313

这是一本采用了很多圣经中神的话语而写成的一本书。很多人虚度每天的时光，不然就是埋头的做工因他们不知他们为何而活。我们究竟为何而活？？很多人都想知道这个答案。读完这本书，你就能清楚的知道答案了。

这本书清楚的写出人生有5个目标。我们必须清楚的知道我们所做的一切都是为主而作。当然，也是靠着主的力量来完成。
这本书让我学习到很多，尤其在思想上。我们是为上帝而活，而我们的全在也绝非偶然。虽然有时会觉得自己似乎是那么的不起眼，但上帝给了我们每个人重要的使命。我们塑照是为了服侍神。

上帝给我们各人不同的特色。有容易软弱的，有容易退缩的。但我们不可因为这样而自暴自弃。上帝自有它的计划。这一切的一切都是为了让我们成长，为了更像基督。
此外，我们又如何看待苦难呢？苦难是一定会有的，只是看我们各人如何去看待。这本书教导我们苦难让我们经历。我也学习到如何去扶持其他跌倒的人。而，一次又一次的失败，跌倒让我们变得更坚强，更有能力去战胜试探。

此外，我们的成长也包括其他基督徒。诚实的相交是我们在孤单挣扎对付顽强试探时的解药。神在雅各书5:16对我们说：“所以你们要彼此认罪，互相代祷，好叫你们得医治”。
我还学习到使用神给我们的一切。随时准备去服侍人，留意周围人的需要，也忠于神的事工。叫人和睦，彼此相爱。当然也少不了每天灵修和祷告的生活。

希望大家有兴趣阅读这本书。

阅读报告:《与巨人同行》

2011-06-09T23:00:00.001+08:00

6月份阅读报告
By: Daniel Ting 快乐王子
书名：《与巨人同行》
作者：『美』约翰•麦克斯威尔

这本书是我导师介绍我阅读的，里头是关于旧约圣经里头特出人物的在上帝的带领下的生活见证。本书是以剧场的方式介绍圣经人物，把个个圣经人物在他们跟随上帝的脚步路途的经历都写出来，让大家学习他们对上帝的诚心的态度。这些圣经人物大概都有3个对上帝的态度，就是对上帝有信心，相信上帝为他们预备的道路，还有具有很大的勇气来实行上帝给他们的计划。这些圣经人物有挪亚，以斯帖，约瑟，摩西，利百加，亚伯拉罕，尼希米，小使女，大卫和约拿单。

我就简单地介绍10位里头我比较喜欢的3位圣经人物吧，第一位是约瑟。若是我遇到像约瑟被兄长出卖的情况，可能我都会沮丧和埋怨。但是约瑟没有，约瑟反而对上帝有很大的信心来生活。约瑟的生涯是经历了顺境和逆境的磨练。他在这些艰苦的磨练中都要学习该放弃或该坚持什么，不过他给我们的劝告是不要放弃你的梦想。还有一点我们值得学习的是无论在什么时刻，上帝都与我们同在。约瑟的状况是在最坏的环境下锻炼自己，他相信，虽然身在困境，应加以学习知识，才可东山再起。

第二位我想要介绍的是以斯帖。这位智慧皇后是拯救犹太人的特别人物。上帝给以斯帖一个特别的位置，是为了犹太人的预备。本来以斯帖是不敢随意去打扰皇帝的，因为她已经30天没见到亚哈随鲁王了。后来，经过末底改的话改变以斯帖的想法。她就吩咐仆人和侍女禁食三昼三夜，为她冒着生命危险前去见亚哈随鲁王来祷告。最后，以斯帖皇后灭除宰相哈曼想要杀死所有犹太人的念头，成功保住犹太人的性命。她给我们的鼓励是当你明白上帝在你人生中的计划，你就会充满力量去实行。

最后一位我较喜欢的圣经人物是约拿单。约拿单有了长远的目光，协助大卫逃避扫罗的追杀。约拿单的行为是因为他知道上帝所拣选的新王不是他，而是大卫。他是明白上帝的旨意的人，知道有更适合的人来做皇帝，才协助大卫做王。

总儿来说，旧约圣经里头的人物有许许多多我们都应该学习的地方。这本书让你认识这些人物如何在不同的环境下来跟随上帝的脚步。是值得我们学习里头知识的一本书。

信心

2011-06-09T22:55:00.001+08:00

“信心就是行动中看见那还没实现的果效。
信心是靠着神的话成为我们脚前的灯。”

对的，上帝的恩典一定够我们用。一次又一次的经历更证明了这一点。当然，我的pharmacy第二学期年终考试也是靠着爱我们的上帝，它浓浓厚厚的恩典以及它大能的手度过的。

一直体弱的我心想到底我该怎样度过这次的考试呢？难道我将要在这次的考试中“战死”考场吗？？？上帝说：“不”。平常容易因考试而紧张的我，这次竟不是很紧张也可以说没怎样的紧张吧！

最多份notes的biochemistry是最令我头痛的。相信每个pharmacy学生都是这样觉得吧！但，靠着一颗相信和一直祷告的心，我豁出去咯。诗篇118:5也如此说， “我们要振作起来伸手祷告交托。”。也感恩因上帝的安排， biochemistry是第一课考。这样我们就有足够的时间去准备。当然也少不了身边朋友的鼓励，尤其是温暖又可爱团契中的契友在祷告中纪念。就这样，考完咯！！

愿我们时时刻刻都有一颗依靠主的心。保罗说：“我将我所有的精力专注在一件事上，就是忘记背后，努力向前”。因此，我们要专心竭力追求目标，我们心里所想要的，神会赐给我们但也要跟着它的旨意。阿门。
By:小真姐妹

John Waller : While I Am Waiting

2011-05-23T18:44:00.002+08:00

John Waller
While I Am Waiting
Take a minute and imagine this :

you are STARVING.
You finally found a restaurant.
But, it's full of people.
You have no choice, this is the only restaurant you can find.
You grumble to yourself and you join in the super long queue.
You waited and waited.
Sweats are dropping from your hair, and they stink.

What would your response be?
A) Complaining
B) Angry
C) Wondering why is this happening to yourself
D) All of the above

Obviously the answer is D.

Very often, when we wait for something, we tend to get impatient.
Then all the whining, complaining, anger, will come along.
And often, we might just walk away.

This is no difference when we see our walk with God.
We face problems and difficult situations in life. They tear us apart, they worn our souls out, they rip away our faith.
We pray, and we wait.
But very often, in the process of waiting, frustrations, anger towards God tag along and sometimes we even start to wonder if the so called God really exists or not.
Some just stray away from Him, when they think that they have waited for too long.
All the anger, complaints overshadowed the faith that we should have.
We focus on our own earthly emotions, that we zoom in to the negative things and we let it swallow the light which we will find at the end of the tunnel.

I was sort of being awaken when i came across this song.
John Waller sings,

While I'm waiting
I will serve You
While I'm waiting
I will worship
While I'm waiting
I will not faint

I was shocked, actually.

Especially by ''while i'm waiting, i will worship".

Ashamed, but true, i have never done that before.
Each time when a problem strikes, and i wait for the answer.
However it never comes along with the thought of worshiping Him while waiting for the answer. What we always ended up doing is, asking Why Me? Why this? Why now?
And we worry about it all the time, all of our prayer will only be filled with "God, why?"

We got so lost and busy with our own whys and anger that we forgot how to praise Him and worship Him.
It is just like, something bad just happened, but you still have to give thanks to God who let that happened.
It's hard to be done.

But, when we fully understand Jesus, it is not hard to be done at all.
All you need, is, faith.
When we have faith in Him, all things are possible.
Just like it's said in Philipians 4:13 -I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me-

It is tough times like these, when we have to fix our eyes on Jesus (Hebrews 12:2)
And in times like these, we should learn how to worship and serve Him while waiting. Because very often, these are the times when God is working something through us.

I'm waiting
I'm waiting on You, Lord
And I am hopeful
I'm waiting on You, Lord
Though it is painful
But patiently, I will wait

I will move ahead, bold and confident
Takeing every step in obedience
While I'm waiting
I will serve You
While I'm waiting
I will worship
While I'm waiting
I will not faint
I'll be running the race
Even while I wait

I'm waiting
I'm waiting on You, Lord
And I am peaceful
I'm waiting on You, Lord
Though it's not easy
But faithfully, I will wait
Yes, I will wait
I will serve You while I'm waiting
I will worship while I'm waiting
I will serve You while I'm waiting
I will worship while I'm waiting
I will serve you while I'm waiting
I will worship while I'm waiting on You, Lord

By：Ashley

阅读报告：Peace Child

2011-05-23T18:37:00.004+08:00

Lily Soon
Title : Peace Child

Peace Child is a book written by missionary, Don Richardson. This book tell of how God reached out to the most barbaric tribe of people that is unheard by many through His willing servants. We always hear how people say, "Go. God will guide you, He will put words in your mouth and prepare the way for you, only if you're willing to go." Many of us would nod and agree but how many of us would actually GO and dedicate our life to His work in the mission field? Indeed who can do God's work apart from the Almighty Himself? But, we can be his tools to reach out to others, and it might even be that neighbour who had been living next door for the past 20 years!

Don Richardson and his wife, Carol risked their life to share the Good News to an uncivilised group of people, the Sawi tribe of Papua New Guinea. These people had never seen the outside world, and speak only the Sawi dialect. Together these two missionaries brave the unknown, the dangers of living among headhunters, cannibals and there, they build a home among the people, reach out to them, start a family there, all on the foundation of faith that they have in God, to keep them safe, not only from the barbarians but from diseases such as malaria in the jungle.
From an uncivilised tribe who believe in fattening up victims with friendship (gaining their trust to prepare for slaughter), they became the people who fear God and come to believe. The missionaries tried to reach out to them but to no avail. But they pressed on, believing that God will make a way, and that God has His own timing and method.

Who would have known that the traditions that the tribe have would be the key to opening the hearts of the Sawi people to the gospel. The title of the book, Peace Child refers to the tradition where two tribes make peace with one another by exchanging their child as treaty that they will no longer attack one another. Even these uncivilised people could understand the pain of giving up their children. Through this, slowly, Don see this as a breakthrough, a stepping stone to how to share the gospel with these people. He relate about how Jesus is an eternal "Peace Child" from God himself, that came to bring peace to us all. (to redeem us from our sins and give us eternal life).

From a tribe of cannibals and headhunters, they became a group of God-fearing people who served and love God with all their heart and soul. They built their own church, even having missionaries and pastors emerging from among the Sawi people. What an encouraging experience!

The story strike me that there is no fix way to communicate about Christ with others, and God can use anything and show His power and grace through almost anyway, anhywhere, anyhow. As long as we are willing to answer His calling, we too can make a difference and be a channel for God's work for us. This book is a good read, not only for those who inspire to one day enter the mission field, but to all of us Christian as an inspiring true story to strengthen our faith and see God at work. You see, people can come to God in many way, so we should never give up hope when we are being turn down, because we plant the seed and God is the one who can make the seed grow. As long as we are willing to take the first step.

So, are you willing to go reach out to the world and bring back God's lost sheep?

【关心宣教士～近况与代祷事项】

2011-04-22T16:04:00.004+08:00

Back to Phnom Penh

On 28/3, sk & bw travelled back to Kuching as the delivery time is near and bw had to board for the airplane on the 34th week. Therefore, in due with the school Khmer New Year holiday, we were home to Kuching. Thanks God for providing us a wonderful fellowship and rest in Kuching during this period.

But today, for the first time, sk is traveling alone back to PP as the school is reopen tomorrow after the holiday. Bw is not going back together because she cannot board for plane anymore and she will stay back in Kuching while waiting for the delivery of the baby boy on the first week of May. She is doing fine so far and both of us are looking forward for the arrival of the baby soon. Thanks God for taking care of three of us and provide an apportunity for sk to vote too in Kuching.

After going back to PP, sk will continue in his teaching and cover the teaching for bw too. At the same time, he needs to prepare for a BB CE time sharing in Kuching on 1st May in a BB Camp. He will come back to Kuching again on the beginning of May to welcome the arrival of baby.

We had given name to the baby as Zhe Yu, Zhe means wisdom and Yu means language/word. We hope that this baby will be equipped with the Word of Wisdom (which can only be obtained from God) to follow, share and apply it in his entire life. May God bless this baby to be His child and with His favour.

Please pray for us during this time:

1. Pray for the wisdom and mercy from God for sk to handle more classes to replace bw's absence.

2. Pray for the smooth renovation project that will start tomorrow in MSC as sk is back to oversee the project.

3. Pray for the wisdom for sk in the preparation for the BB sharing on 1/5 in Kuching.

4. The journey mercy for sk to travel again on 30/4 back to Kuching from PP.

5. Pray for bw's health and the good condition of the baby.

6. Pray for wisdom for bw to finish the computer department handbook and the Grade 12 computer course syllabus during this period at home.

7. If there is no complication, bw will go through the caesarean on 5/5, pls pray for the operation.

Thanks for your prayer supports and stand with us all these time... Thank God for you. May God bless you and your family abundantly.

Posted by sunbee at 12:55 AM

Handle with Care

2011-04-18T12:03:00.005+08:00

Teach us to number our days,

that we may gain a heart of wisdom.

-Psalm 90:12-

Our world can be filled with unexpected tragedies. Life is fragile—it needs to be handled with care! Listen in as Joe Stowell* discusses the importance of loving, listening, and forgiving the people in our lives.

*Joe Stowell serves as an Associate Teacher withRBC Ministries and shares his love for the Word of God in several of its ministries: Strength for the Journey, Our Daily Bread, Day of Discovery, and Discovery House Publishers.

Joe also serves as the President of Cornerstone University in Grand Rapids, Michigan. His web ministry, Strength for the Journey, features daily devotionals, video devotionals, and weekly messages with downloadable study guides.

Joe and his wife, Martie, are the parents of three adult children and ten grandchildren.

Put God First

2011-04-13T18:32:00.005+08:00

Jesus did not commit Himself to them . . .for He knew what was in man —John 2:24-25

Put Trust in God First. Our Lord never put His trust in any person. Yet He was never suspicious, never bitter, and never lost hope for anyone, because He put His trust in God first. He trusted absolutely in what God’s grace could do for others. If I put my trust in human beings first, the end result will be my despair and hopelessness toward everyone. I will become bitter because I have insisted that people be what no person can ever be— absolutely perfect and right. Never trust anything in yourself or in anyone else, except the grace of God.

Put God’s Will First. “Behold, I have come to do Your will, O God” (Hebrews 10:9).

A person’s obedience is to what he sees to be a need— our Lord’s obedience was to the will of His Father. The rallying cry today is, “We must get to work! The heathen are dying without God. We must go and tell them about Him.” But we must first make sure that God’s “needs” and His will in us personally are being met. Jesus said, “. . . tarry . . . until you are endued with power from on high” (Luke 24:49). The purpose of our Christian training is to get us into the right relationship to the “needs” of God and His will. Once God’s “needs” in us have been met, He will open the way for us to accomplish His will, meeting His “needs” elsewhere.

Put God’s Son First. “Whoever receives one little child like this in My name receives Me” (Matthew 18:5).

God came as a baby, giving and entrusting Himself to me. He expects my personal life to be a “Bethlehem.” Am I allowing my natural life to be slowly transformed by the indwelling life of the Son of God? God’s ultimate purpose is that His Son might be exhibited in me.

From My Utmost for His Highest by Oswald Chambers

*passage read and meditated on during one Saturday Bible Devotion

阅读报告：乘爱飞跃

2011-04-09T18:13:00.004+08:00

姓名：黄韵诗（恩慈组）书名：乘爱飞越作者：张彗珉页数：127

说起为什么会选这本书？是因为这本书的名字，“乘爱飞越”。心想要是能以爱面对任何事或困难，那该是多么美好的事呀。“爱”的确是伟大的，很多人一生追寻，为的就是“爱”这个字。而“乘爱飞越”的作者张彗珉，就是要我们以爱来看待每件事。她从事一份很多人都羡慕的工作-空姐，有过无数次穿越浩瀚的天空的经验，在那有限的空间，接触过不同的人，观察过大大小小的事，经历了人生百态。她以精彩的文字，让读者们体验一次又一次的跨国之旅，让大家知道机舱里所发生的事。

这本书主要说到作者对机舱里人和事物的看法。在里面我深深地体会到人性的软弱，有一次在飞机上，他们在卫生间看到一个菲律宾女子，衣物沾满鲜血，当医生确定这位女士流产血崩，机长决定紧急降落杜拜。而另外一个男士（自称丈夫），由始至终置身身外，对急救过程不闻不问。当救护车来了，他语带鄙视的表示由于菲律宾的女子很穷，只要花点钱便可以再“买”一个，不用这么“麻烦”。在他们的嚷嚷下，最后心不甘，情不愿的随救护车离去。还有一次，当飞机抵达澳洲的城市时，移民厅叫住她们，原来班机上的一个印度家庭没有护照，一个印度妈妈带着五个孩子。印度同事和她交谈以后，很肯定地说，孩子的父亲也在班机上，而且还握有一家人的机票，护照。移民厅后来找到那位父亲，可是，他却坚持不认他们。原来为父者早在澳洲另娶，要抛妻弃子。只要妻儿成为不明人士，移民厅就会把他们当“意图非法入境者”，从此列入黑名单。他便把他们的证件撕碎，以为神不知，鬼不觉。殊不知，天网恢恢，疏而不漏，当局竟然发现护照的碎片。两个不同国籍的女人，在异国的机场里，同样留着委屈，无助的泪水。看到这里，心里一阵一阵刺痛，为他们感到心酸。人为什么不会懂得珍惜，在身旁的不好好珍惜，却等到失去了才来后悔。这真是十分可惜的，令我体会会到必须时时刻刻珍惜身边的人，切莫等到失去才后悔莫及。

其实，还有很多真人真事的故事，都让我印象深刻。每一篇，每一章，都有背后的意义及默想，都让我深深的体会到人性的软弱，若不借着神，只靠着自己，是永远不可能得到心里的平安的。人都是有软弱的，每个人都需要神，需要神来抚慰他们内心的软弱，刚强自己。作者也用了有趣的写法，来吸引读者的目光。她将她在机场及机舱内所发生的事，透过文笔，把它一一的表现出来。她也见过行行色色的人，从受人尊重的部长，到无人问津的非洲孩子，他们都有着他们的故事，但神依然是爱着他们的。他就是如此满有慈爱，满有怜悯的神，他将独生爱子赐给我们，叫一切信他的，不致灭亡，反得永生。他将这份礼物赐给我们，让我们有永生的盼望。里面她也有提到“一件礼物”这首歌，这首诗歌给我很大的感触，的确，世界上最好的礼物就是人子主耶稣 -

有一件礼物,你收到没有?
眼睛看不到,你心会知道;
这一件礼物,心门外等候,
是为了你准备,别人不能收。
生命有限,时光也会走,
如果你不珍惜,机会难留;
礼物虽然好,如果你不要,
你怎么能够得到,
怎么能得到?
亲爱的朋友,你是否想到,
马槽的婴孩,是为你而来;
亲爱的朋友,你是否了解,
最好的礼物是人子主耶稣。
生命有限,时光也会走,
如果你不珍惜,机会难留;
礼物虽然好,如果你不要,
你怎么能够得到,怎么能得到?

其实，这本书所给我的启发和得着是非笔墨所能形容的，所以鼓励大家借这本书，细心阅读，一定有意外的收获。只要心中有爱，就能化解一切。

“爱是恒久忍耐，又有恩慈。爱是不嫉妒，爱是不自夸，不张狂，不做害羞的事，不求自己的益处，不轻易发怒，不计算人的恶，不喜欢不义，只喜欢真理；凡事包容，凡事相信，凡事盼望，凡事忍耐。爱是永不止息“。-哥林多前书十三章四节至八节

阅读报告：背十字架的小女孩

2011-04-09T18:10:00.004+08:00

姓名：蔡敏怡(恩慈组）书名：《背十字架的小女孩》（黄慈恩见证集）

也不清楚打从几岁起，开始知道“死亡”的存在和意思。但是了解字面的意义是一回事，要面对它，却是另一回事。这本书是由一位十岁就患上脑癌的小女孩的爸爸，在她去世后编著的见证集。像本日记，记录着慈恩自从被证实患上脑癌后的辛路历程，又像是一封封来自亲朋戚友的信,诉说他们对慈恩的想念。每一篇，每个字，都深深碰触了我的心，带给我的感动久久挥之不去。我实在很佩服慈恩勇于面对的勇气，纵然要很辛苦，但她没有放弃。对我来说，她的生命像烟火，虽然很短暂但却灿烂无比，在生命残于的最后一个月她依然为上帝做美好的事。在离世前的十余天，她抱病和天韵合唱团一起合唱，为主来奉献。

从慈恩爸爸的手笔中流露出很多辛酸，很多眼泪。毕竟每个父母总会为孩子们规划人生的蓝图，而死亡却永远不会出现在其中。在完全没有心理准备下，孩子被证实患上脑癌，要马上开刀切除，身为一家之主，在面对害怕恐慌的时候，他依然带领全家到上帝的面前。女儿一次的化疗，是爸爸一次的心痛，心悴。一步一步，从抱着复原的希望，到癌细胞复发，他恨不得能够为女儿承担所有的痛楚。到后来，为了减轻女儿的痛苦，他们做出最艰难的选择：放弃治疗。试问有哪位父母做出这样的决定时，不会心力交瘁？在女儿还没离开前，爸爸努力找墓地，拟了各种各样卜闻，为的是让女儿走时将最真，最善，最美的一面呈现给大家。从他身上我看见一个父亲对女儿的爱。更看见上帝牺牲他爱子来到世上为我们而死的痛楚。

这本书里面提到了几首歌，都很扣人心旋。有一首叫“如果还有明天”，听着听着心里不禁激起涟漪，歌词提醒着我们要珍惜现在，把握每一次的感动。虽然不简单，但我们应常常保持喜乐的心情.还有一首是“勇敢”，歌词这样说到“主啊。。。帮助我勇敢，勇于承担自己的失败，勇于反省错误，勇于面对眼前的苦难”这歌伴慈恩度过了化疗的艰辛的时光。另一首就是慈恩和天韵合唱的“你的手永远比我大”，在其中我们真的可以体会到造物主的能力，要知道他的手永远比我们的大，所以有再大的难处他都会牵牢我们的手。其实还有很多很多这本书带给我的感触，不过不能一一诉尽，请大家赶快去借来看吧！！！

阅读报告：陪你走过忧伤

2011-04-09T18:08:00.003+08:00

姓名：陈伟慧（忍耐组）书名：陪你走过忧伤作者：陈心洁博士页数：136

崭新的一页

首先，由于时间上的关系与此书的厚度所以选择了这本书来做阅读报告，实在是预料之外，但是我相信这是上帝的安排；让我从书本中得着更多且更懂得感恩神所赐的一切，因为神总是眷顾。这一本书出自陈心洁博士，一位毕业于台湾和美国、辅导过许多患者、曾担任讲师等，土生土长的马来西亚华裔。书本的序言以作者的爸爸为首，道出了作者从小到大，爸爸对孩子的看法，分外让人感到父女情的窝心。

这本书主要述说了作者对每一件不同的人、事、物等的经历与感受。作者所写的每一则故事与见证都让人有不一样的感动。作者在许多文章中所描写的方式，是从一开始以所遇见的事情来描述，循序渐进地将自己的感受表达出来，过后再以她作为专业人士的角度为她的患者进行心理分析，最后以神为中心、基督徒的看法来叙述并以此作为结束。每一篇的总结都非常有启发性，从别人的生命历程中学习，也让我重新审核自己，并对人各种各样的性格有更多了解。

其中有很多真人真事的故事，都让我印象深刻。其中一篇“好朋友的好朋友”说道作者的好朋友（是个婚姻辅导者=与作者差不多的心理专业人士），急于结婚而不顾家人反对，后来却落得一阵凄凉。当中作者认为基于大家都学习了一样的课程，让她们在友谊中设了道防线，又或者其他的可能性，虽然答案没有办法揭晓，可是作者最后引用了约伯和3位朋友的故事，认为真正的朋友需作一个“仲介者”的角色、真诚相待、勇于犯错和改正、且不会因被排斥就放弃真理的朋友。从这个故事中，我学习了人总是有软弱的时候：无论你是医生还是营养师，只要是人，你也会生病；这跟故事中的主人翁一样，一开始我认为婚姻辅导者肯定不会在婚姻上面对太大的问题，但是这证实了事实就是这样变幻莫测。当然，我不是当事人，无法了解他人心里的挣扎与生活上面对的难题，但是至少我从她身上学到—即使多么德高望重，我们无需否认自己的软弱和需要，而要敞开心扉对身边每一个人，无时无刻依靠神。

我很感谢神的恩典，让我出生于充满爱的家庭。父母亲对神有爱，自然而然对自己的儿女也充满了从神而来的爱。这是我读了“爱情三部曲-拖油瓶”中更深刻领会的。倘若我在类似女主角的环境生长，也许现在会过着一个没有平安喜乐、渐渐倾向腐败消极的生活了。除非遇见神，要不然真正的平安和爱心就只能成为生活中的传说了。

总而言之，这是一本值得一看的好书，也是王有仁牧师捐赠的一本书。这本书让我不再轻易看轻别人的痛苦之处，也学习到不同的知识，也知道成为聆听者的重要性，让我获益良多。

归纳式查经法

2011-04-09T18:05:00.001+08:00

归纳式查经法, 一开始, 对这个查经法毫无头绪. 而且接近考试时期, 又还没复习完, 在犹豫要不要去.

直到后来, 想想书反正是永远读不完的, 再加上报名费便宜, 又可以学到东西, 就敢敢把时间花下去..

到了那里, 发现好少人哦. 心里有点失望. 这种状况在东西马都一样, 只要是查经或是研经, 大家都提不起劲来, 都不愿意真正全心全意地去参加. 不过人少自然也有它的好处. 噪音必然少很多, 也可以比较专心的去学习.

这种查经法蛮特别的, 不过如果是用在圣经的话恐怕就面目全非了. 哈哈. 它主要的方法是锁定一个目标, 然后一直去研究它. 比如说, 在创世记中, 把所有 “ 亚伯拉罕” 的下方划线, 然后专专去研究他. 去思考他每一个行动等等,去查看当时的背景文化.就这样,可以发现很多很多的东西.

就好比当你花心思去读书一样, 当你有看不明白的地方, 一直去思考和寻根问底的精神. 如果用在灵修, 就会获益不浅.

当然, 没有后悔去这次的归纳式查经班. 只希望以后可以把这个方法应用出来..

From: Jasper（喜乐组）

与袮相遇

2011-01-17T10:14:00.003+08:00

在我还未来到SP 之前，就是我还没来AIMST读书的时候，
那时候的我还是个未信徒，家里也没有宗教信仰，不过还是遵照华人的民间习俗,有拜祭祖先的传统。
那时候的我，对于信仰这个东西，没有特别的执着，
当别人问我你什么宗教，
说实话我都不知道要怎么回答，
每次看到要填写资料的时候，看到宗教那一栏，我都想：恩，可不可以留空？
所以我有时候会写BUDDHIST,有时候又会写CHRISTIAN。
心想：那时候觉得，自己就是中心点。
并没有真正的认识主耶稣。
说到第一次接触福音的时候，大概是中学的时候。
因为是砂劳越人，所以身边很多朋友都是基督徒，
有一天上课午休时，我的一个朋友，他是一个牧师的女儿，
他知道我不是基督徒，就来问我是否愿意听听看四个属灵的定律。
那时候的我哪知道什么是四个属灵的定律？
不过看在他是我好朋友的份上，我就答应了她。
这整个过程中，其实我不知道我是否有没有认真的听完，到最后，他问我：
“你现在就可以藉着祷告接受基督。。。”
那时候我心想：终于要结束了，太好了，真是浪费了我下课时间。
结果很随便就接受了。
其实在这整个中学期间，我都有一直在接触福音，
被邀请到朋友堂会的少年之夜，
而且，我的很多朋友也都邀请我去学生团契，生活营等等。
但是很遗恨的，我每次都说：好啊好啊！！下次，下次，我一定去。
下次的下次，永远的下次，从FORM 3 讲到 form 5 的下次，
结果一次都没去成。

不过上帝做工就是这么的奇妙，
那时候是过了国民服务之后，去年三月左右，
一出来我爸就催我快快决定了要上什么学校。
对于未来要读什么，上什么学院，我当然是很烦又很急。
一次的出游，贞君就对我说：诶，跟我去AIMST 啦！！那里有pharmacy,dentistry和medic啊，
又便宜科系又不错，不要再犹豫了，跟我去吧，还有michelle和amy也一起去哦！
那时候想，那好吧，有伴，结果在不到一个星期内的时间，就填了表格了寄到AIMST，飞机票也订了。
而奇妙的是，邀请我的贞君，她正巧就是一个基督徒。
结果到了这里，就第一次和朋友们去到美农布道所参加了崇拜，还有AIMST大专团契。
从那时候开始才渐渐地认识了主耶稣，也经历了无数的恩典。
对于未来必须很看重才对，可是我却在这么短的时候内决定了我的未来，
到了AIMST读书，在之前，
我根本就不知道AIMST这间学校，
而且我原本就很不喜欢生物学，却到了以医学著名的学校就读。
想起来，不就是上帝带我来到这里的吗，不就是上帝让我有一个可以认识他的机会吗？

在认识了主耶稣基督之后，发现自己在很多观念上有很大的变化，
以前，世态的恶化，世俗的价值观的误导，让我成为了一个无法分辨对错的人。
而现在，上帝的话语成为了我生命中的指路牌，提示灯。

而在2010年，也一样经历了很多上帝的恩赐。
还在foundation的时候，有700多个foundation的学生，
要争仅有那300多的DEGREE名额
就是说有一半的人要被淘汰，老实说，还是会害怕，
因为一直以来自己的成绩都还好，很担心自己是否能够继续修读DEGREE。
当时就想：有什么要担心的，我有上帝，只要相信上帝，在我不能，在上帝一定能，迫切祷告就好了！
结果，我果然还考到了不错的成绩，也顺利的升上了牙科系，
想起来，真的很感恩。

然而更奇妙的事，又发生了。
由于我的家人都不信主，我常常都会在祷告中纪念他们，希望他们可以信主。
只能说上帝是垂听祷告的神！
然后，我的姐姐在几个月前，告诉我，她信主了！！
在那段时间，她遇到了一些事情，在感情上工作上都饱受压力，
在间中，就深刻的经历了神，现在都会去教会，灵修，也常常和我一起为彼此和家人祷告。

还有在前几个星期，我的一个原本是笃定佛教的朋友也告诉我她信主了，
那时候我和贞君就想：上帝真的在做工！！上帝是真的听到了我们的祷告。
因为记得就一次团聚聚会的时候，
如果没记错的话，那时候是要我们写下2010年的代祷事项，还有为一个未信徒来祷告。
那时候我和贞君，都写下了我这个朋友的名字，开始为他代祷。
结果没想到，那天越洋电话就打来跟我分享了她的见证，
一次有一次的拒绝耶稣叩门的她，
看到到了自己的软弱，被上帝的爱感动了，+
终于明白生命中还有一个那么在乎她，不撇下她的上帝存在着！
所以我真的觉得，上帝是垂听祷告的神，只要迫切祷告，祂必定会应允我们。

在这2010确实是发生了很多事情，
每天也都在经历上帝的恩典。
在这期间有顺利，也一定有软弱的时候，
不过只要记得，上帝的恩典是够我们用的，
因为祂的能力是在人的软弱上显得完全。
祂在之前如何安全带领我，踏稳每一天的脚步；
祂在2011年，也必相同地带领，与我同行。
一直很喜欢这一句话，

“上帝所创造的每一个人的每一分钟都不是多余的，而后赋予人们欲望的是魔鬼。为生命而奋斗，是上帝对人的要求；为欲望而奋斗，是魔鬼的驱使。”

所以展望在新的一年里，
我们也能为生命而活，而非欲望和占有，
并且把爱活出来，把爱传给身边的每一个人，
让他们都能看见，上帝在我们身上彰显的爱，
让他们都能发现，上帝的奇妙恩典，
让他们都能接受，主耶稣基督的救赎。

晓芬^^

恩典

2011-01-17T10:04:00.014+08:00

打从一开始拟定，策划，
就觉得这是一条不易走的路
就连最基本的资金和目标人数都有着严重缺乏的象征
但，一路走来，
上帝真的叫我亲自体验什么叫 “主的恩典够你用”

似乎每一小环，上帝都有亲自的安排
我记得在报名截止日期来临时，我们的人数还不到一半，
可是后来却逐渐增加,还需要额外添房 ^^
那时正好考试，我就一直一直对自己说
“你看，主的恩典够你用！不要怕，要有信心 ”

若不是上帝的厚恩，我们不会轻松的度过每个关卡
也许在跨越过程，我们心惊，我们不安，我们没信心
但，上帝的恩手却没让我们跌倒
人生里，总有意想不到的事会发生

营会前一晚，我们坐下复习每个时间点会发生的事情
一次次左思右想地，列出所有的可能性和解决方案
老实说，就算想多一百次，
我真的也不会想到我们最后一天早上的水会不干净
Van原本可以载12人，临时却换成10人
还有回堵车的问题，毕竟这要靠经验才能累积的知识

可是上帝却有仍然保守着我们，
从厨房变出白白的水给我们，
大家还是浩浩荡荡把巴士和van填满，
虽然堵车，我们还是去了各景点，满载而归叻。。。

老实说这是我第三次参加营会，
真的感谢上帝让我有机会参祂的工作
经历侍奉主的甜酸苦辣，有些事如果没有亲自经历，
你永远不会体会那喜乐和满足为此，我感恩

恩典是这旅途中，
最扣人心旋的收获
愿我们像草莓般娇嫩的信心能够成长，
进化成像仙人掌坚韧的信心
敏怡