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只要看一下宇宙的奇观，我们就可以说上帝是伟大的施恩者。祂给了我们所拥有的一切--家庭，工作/事业，朋友，我们热爱的音乐，我们热衷的嗜好，珍贵的产业，才干/恩赐，和金钱。上帝先施恩。我们的施舍永不会远超过祂。祂配得我们回应奉献给祂。

Just by looking at the wonders of the universe, we can fervently say that God is the great Giver. He gave us everything we have – our families, our work, our friends, the music we love, the hobbies we’re passionate about, our prized possessions, our talents, and our money. God gave first. We can never out-give Him. The only response He deserves is for us to give back.

你如何看這個世界？ 你是否惦念你去過的地方，或是你以後想看的景點，或者是想像進入未知的旅程？ 當上帝看這世界時，祂看得更多。 祂看到每個人 – 男女老幼，並且他認識每個人。 祂毫無保留地愛著每個人，並按照祂良好完美的旨意安排設計每個人的生活。

當主耶穌看見許多的人，就憐憫他們，於是對門徒說：「要收的莊稼多，做工的人少。所以，你們當求莊稼的主打發工人出去收他的莊稼。」我們來看主耶穌怎樣教導我們要以禱告來參與宣教的行列。藉禱告來推動上帝宣教的事工，也培養信徒宣道的負擔，才能以神的使命為己任。

 How do you see the world? Do you think of the places you have been to, or the sights you want to see someday, or do you imagine journeys #IntoTheUnknown? When God looks at the world, He sees more. He sees each individual – man, woman, child – and He knows each one intimately. He loves each man, woman, and child without reservation, and He orchestrates each life according to His good and perf...

翻譯：王國揚長老

翻譯：王國揚長老

Our lives these past few months have felt like unwanted adventures #IntoTheUnknown. We do not know when and how this crisis will end so the future seems to be covered by a gray curtain, gloomy and ceaseless. There is, however, a bleaker future that awaits one who has no hope, one who fears death and what comes after death – and this wretched future comes to those who reject Jesus Christ.

在四部福音书中，马太、马可、路加被称为对观福音也叫做符类福音，因为它们中间有很多事件是从不同的角度所陈述的。透过对观福音也可以让我们看到福音书作者针对的写作对象和写作目标，以及写作重点的不同。但对比了解之后却可以把叙述的人和事了解地更加清楚和全面。而惟有约翰福音跟其它三部福音书有很大的不同。约翰福音所强调的神学和耶稣基督的神性都更加深刻。在约翰福音中记载的神迹奇事也更加丰富多彩和更具选择性。在约翰...

神已将许多的神迹奇事记载在圣经中，使后代的人虽然没有亲身看到，却可以知道并且相信。耶稣基督所行的第一件神迹，使水变酒，显示了什么呢？对现今的我们有何意义？

Tim Tebow has this to say about significance: I think the greatest tragedy in life is looking back and saying, “I was successful in things that didn’t matter.” Being successful does not necessarily translate to being significant. If what you say and do show the love of God, then that is significant – and that will have eternal value.

神已将许多的神迹奇事记载在圣经中，使后代的人虽然没有亲身看到，却可以知道并且相信。耶稣基督所行的第一件神迹，使水变酒，显示了什么呢？对现今的我们有何意义？

Let’s look at the first miracle of Jesus recorded in John chapter 2 to learn spiritual lessons.  The Gospel of John was written that we might believe in Jesus Christ as the Son of God.    “耶穌在門徒面前另外行了許多神蹟，沒有記在這書上。 但記這些事要叫你們信耶穌是基督，是上帝的兒子，並且叫你們信了他，就可以因他的名得生命。” 約翰福音 20:30-31

What has been exposed about you these past few months? Have you discovered a hidden talent? Were you surprised that you are capable of enduring more than you thought? Did you numbly realize that your money and possessions are worthless against a health crisis? Has this quarantine revealed how empty your spirit is, that you need God? Let us hear how Jesus answered the need in Nicodemus’ heart.

耶穌到底如何是誰？ 這是一個必需面對的最重要的問題。無論是在現今世界或以後的世界裏，你遲早必須回答。並且你的答案將影響你今世的生活和你的永恆歸宿。有多少的人因對耶穌有正確的認識，相信祂，並委身於祂，生命就有極大的改變。

《约翰福音》与其它三本福音书，都是描写耶稣基督，惟所描写的角度各不同：  《马太福音》说到耶稣是『大卫...的苗裔』(耶卅三15)，是到地上为王，所以称祂是亚伯拉罕(万国之父)的儿子和大卫(以色列第一位王)的儿子(太一1)；又因为王是有王系的，所以有家谱(太一1~17)。《马可福音》说到耶稣是『仆人的苗裔』。《路加福音》说到耶稣为人子(完全的人)，所以家谱追叙到亚当(路三23~38)，因为亚当是人类的始祖。《约翰福音》说到...

“In the beginning…” are the first 3 words we find in Genesis. Then we read about God creating everything we see, hear, smell, taste, and touch in the world. The gospel of John starts with the same 3 words – In the beginning. Do you know why? This is because God was NOT ALONE when He created everything we see, hear, smell, taste, and touch in the world.

常在教会里听一些属灵前辈和牧者讲道及带领查经时  提到，创世记由四件事和四个人组成主线。透过这个脉络，让我们认识到以色列民  族的起源与上帝的计划。而当我们读到约瑟的故事时，就是进入到创世记最后一位  主角的叙述。如果拿旧约约瑟的生平与新约中主耶稣的生平对比，就会发现其中有  许多相似之处。约瑟的叙事部分在创世记中也是篇幅最长，最丰富多彩的一段。创  世记的最后一节经文停留在了约瑟...

今天的經文是記載在創世記50:15-21。這段經文是我們很熟的，關於約瑟表現一個很特殊的態度，「說起來容易要做起來難」。

Have you ever felt the pain of betrayal? It cuts deep. You feel frozen and your mind stops working. Your heart feels heavy with the pain. Then the denial starts. That’s not possible, you tell yourself. When you’ve admitted that you were betrayed, the anger starts. Your anger becomes bitterness as more time passes. Do you feel that way towards someone? 

曾经听过一句话: “这世上唯一不变的，就是变化。”也有人用“三十年河东，三十年河西”来形容人生的多变。人生在世，时常有太多不可预测的事情发生。我们除了要面对生活中的各种挫折、变故、打击、背叛等心灵上的创伤以外，还要随时迎接意料不到的疾病、事故及灾难的来临。可能这一秒我们还在享受着，下一秒就什么都没有了。 事实上，人类每天都在承受着各种压力，甚至面对死亡的威胁。所以人是弱小有限的，凭着我们自己完全没能力改...

從約瑟的生平可以看到上帝在他身上的安排與引導，是如何的多采多姿，雖然有高有低，卻見證了上帝的主權；這也提醒我們，上帝同樣的在我們的生命中要演出祂的故事來，藉我們的遭遇，見證上帝仍然掌控一切。

Close your eyes. Now, remember all the answered prayers you had. Remember the times when circumstances seem hopeless and overwhelming, and then recall how God responded to your need each time. Isn’t God worthy of your joyful praise? Praise Him for all He has done, and then ask Him to strengthen your faith so that you can confidently say, “God’s will be done because His will is perfect.”

By crossing the Jabbok Jacob 雅博渡口 was going to be entering into Esau’s territory, but God saw something even more significant than that. By crossing the Jabbok Jacob would be entering into the land that God has sworn to give to Abraham’s descendants -- the promised land. (Refer Genesis 28) God wasn’t about to allow Jacob to enter the promised land -- the land of His blessing or favor -- on his...

亲爱的弟兄姐妹，最近几个礼拜我们都是在讲圣经旧约的人物雅各，雅各的一生，是传奇的一生。从他曲折的人生经历中，我们可以看到神奇妙的工作。神在伯特利呼唤他，在他母舅家家造就他，又使他在雅博渡口“面对面见了神” 。了解雅各的生平和生命的经历，对于我们今天的基督徒是大有属灵的益处。透过今天的经文我要和弟兄姐妹们分享一个主题就是《经历神的同在》。