聯合培靈會 - 突破與更新

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2014年渥太華基督教國語聯合培靈會將於5月2-4日在主恩宣道會舉行(4 Thorncliff ) 。

培靈會由本地眾華人教會組成的國語聯合事工委員會主辦，榮幸地請到李秀全牧師 (Rev. Morley S Lee) 做大會講員。
李牧師於1963年加入校園福音團契服事學生福音事工十四年。六十年代末在內地會接受裝備，八十年代初在美國芝加哥惠頓大學研究深造。1977年起，任波士頓華人聖經教會主任牧師十八年。1994年被差派到海外宣教，先加入中華海外宣道協會，在東南亞參與跨越文化宣教事工六年。然後回到海外校園宣教部事奉，同時協助國際關懷協會推動普世宣教事工。2006年至2011年擔任世界華人福音中心總幹事。2012年擔任國際關懷協會會長，以洛杉磯為基地推動「福音進中華；福音出中華！」的宣教異象。現正積極籌建柬埔寨訓練中心，培植當地醫護宣教人才。
本次週末培靈會的信息主題為:突破與更新 。三個晚上的培靈信息分別是：信仰的更新 (5月2日晚7:30-9:30), 合一的更新 (5月3日晚7:30-9:30), 事奉的更新 (5月4日晚7:30-9:30)。 聚會免費入場﹐三個晚上均有專門兒童節目和看顧﹐會後備有茶點招待,歡迎參加。
李牧师另有專題講座和座談會 (不設兒童看顧): 5月3日下午(星期六 2:00-4:00 pm) 講座 『四思而後言』, 5月5日上午 (星期一 9:30-11:30 am)與牧者傳道教會長執同工座談 『教會與宣教』。

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Disclaimer - The bible is a low quality fairy tale filled with hatred, violence, bloodshed, pornography and pure ignorance. Your mental health maybe endangered. Enter at your own risk.

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(a disclaimer is needed)

Disclaimer - The bible is a low quality fairy tale filled with hatred, violence, bloodshed, pornography and pure ignorance. Your mental health maybe endangered. Enter at your own risk.

(you are welcome)

你对圣经了解吗？你通读过圣经吗？
你可知道，无端的诋毁是犯罪？
愿仁慈的主能宽恕你。

 

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你对圣经了解吗？你通读过圣经吗？
你可知道，无端的诋毁是犯罪？
愿仁慈的主能宽恕你。

bible is not worth my time anymore, a book full of absurdities. if god had existed, he would have been the one who had committed unspeakable crimes against humanity.

god doesn't exist and bible is a fraud.

 

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Too bad to hear that. Your life is limited to the physical side of the world. God is a spirit, and he can't be proved physically. You can only experience him with an open heart.

 

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Too bad to hear that. Your life is limited to the physical side of the world. God is a spirit, and he can't be proved physically. You can only experience him with an open heart.

"When I was a kid, I used to have an imaginary friend. I thought he went everywhere with me. I could talk to him and he could hear me, and he could grant me wishes and stuff too. But then I grew up, and stopped going to church."

 

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Too bad to hear that. Your life is limited to the physical side of the world. God is a spirit, and he can't be proved physically. You can only experience him with an open heart.

replace god with santa clause, you get the same idea.

 

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bible is not worth my time anymore, a book full of absurdities. if god had existed, he would have been the one who had committed unspeakable crimes against humanity.

god doesn't exist and bible is a fraud.

You are hilarious. Whatever crimes committed by human beings are the responsibilities of human beings, not God's. Most of the sufferings we have are caused by our sins or Satan, not His fault.
This is a sinful world, that's why Jesus will come back again, to build a whole new world. God has his own plan, He doesn't just do whatever you want Him do, whenever you want it.
If you really open your eyes and your heart, you will be able to see how many times He has saved the life of so many people, including yours. If you read through the Bible carefully for a few times, you'll start to understand what His plan is.

 

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You are hilarious. Whatever crimes committed by human beings are the responsibilities of human beings, not God's. Most of the sufferings we have are caused by our sins or Satan, not His fault.
This is a sinful world, that's why Jesus will come back again, to build a whole new world. God has his own plan, He doesn't just do whatever you want Him do, whenever you want it.
If you really open your eyes and your heart, you will be able to see how many times He has saved the life of so many people, including yours. If you read through the Bible carefully for a few times, you'll start to understand what His plan is.

I actually agree with you on whatever crimes that human beings commit are the responsibility of human beings, because there is no god.

god doesn't exist. it is only a man-made concept to fool the weak minds.
bible is nothing but a barbaric myth full of contradictions, killings, hatred and pornography. with the belief of god and the belief of the bible, crimes committed by humans can be more relentless and enjoyable.

 

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We are not capable to understand everything in the bible. But my understanding is good enough to justify my faith. Due to the sinful nature, I did or could do any kind of bad things. I am no better than any others, but God is graceful. Jesus died for me. He was rised from death. He saved me. He sent Holy Spirit to me. He helps me to be away from my sin and releases me from self-righteousness. I am saved by faith, and not by what I do. My faith leads me to do good things to glory the Lord. The joy from the Lord is my strength. I desire to live by faith. What else is important? I have difficulties in life too, but my hope in Jesus is greater than my difficulties so that I can praise the Lord in difficulties.

People live by faith anyway. Their faith is just different from the Christian faith. For example, you may believe that tomorrow will be better, or worse. You believe you loved one will love you forever. You believe your job is secure, or insecure. You believe death is very far away from you. You believe in another religion. You believe that you will disappear after death. You believe more money will be better. You believe you deserve better than others. You believe you are a victim. Is your faith reliable? If you are not attracted by the Christian faith, you are attracted by something else (your tradition, your personal feeling, your personal religion/faith, or what others told you etc.). You may never really understand what Christian faith is about.

The following testimony is written by someone I don't know. May it helps a bit. True faith starts from a true seeker.

信主之路
By Charles (of Ottawa)

回想过去一年的经历，真的要感谢神的带领，引导我们一家来到加拿大。在渥太华，使得我们有机会接触基督教，有机会来认识我们这位大能的神。在过去一年里，通过参加渥太华国语宣道会的主日学（新生命、新生活、旧约概论、洗礼班）、主日崇拜和团契活动（以诺团契路加小组），同时，在教会很多弟兄姐妹的影响和帮助下，使我从不信神、逐渐地认识神到现在开始信主，从一个无神到论者逐渐转变成为一个基督徒。在耶稣基督宝血的遮盖下，免去了我的罪，使我得救，获得一个全新的我，使我得永生。

我感到做一个基督徒是有福气和十分荣耀的事。我信主的经历可能与别的弟兄姐妹信主的经历不一样，我信主是有一个过程的。我是经过反复思考和思想斗争逐步树立起信心来的。

首先，世界观的改变，为我信主打开了第一道大门。

由于我一直生活在大陆，多年来都接受的是无神论和进化论的教育，很多东西没有认真去思考过，比如，人是怎么来的，有没有超自然的神灵存在，人死后到哪里去等。以前也曾听说过基督教，也听说过耶稣被钉死在十字架上后来复活的故事，但根本没有往心里去。心里想，死人怎么能复活？纯属天方夜潭。关于人是怎么来的问题，按进化论的说法，人是由无机物在一定的条件下产生蛋白质后逐步由简单生物进化而来的。实际上，对于进化论来说，我也是简单地接受而已，没有进一步去思考它的正确性。到渥太华后，在渥太华国语宣道会参加新生命主日学，第一次接触圣经，圣经上说上帝创造万物，人也是他创造的，这与多年来脑子里故有的东西产生了矛盾。这促使我认真去思考宇宙是怎么来的、人是谁创造的、人死后往那里去等问题。逐渐地，我对圣经产生了浓厚的兴趣，进一步思考上帝是否存在的问题。

在主日学里，我也同很多弟兄姐妹和朋友们进行过讨论，有时也有争论。实际上，后来我明白了，我们人类与神根本就不在一个层次上，神的所作所为，有很多是我们人类根本不可能用理性去思考的，比如神迹的问题，按常规思维是不可能的，但是神做到了。在这同时，教会有些弟兄姐妹借给我很多有关的书刊资料，从不同的角度分析了进化论的根基以及存在的问题，发现进化论只不过是一种假说而已，它自身存在很多不能自圆其说的地方。同时，宇宙大爆炸理论、上帝作为宇宙第一推动力的思想深入我心，我开始逐步接受上帝创造万物、掌管一切的思想。事实上，神借助于世界上存在的万物已经表明他的存在。他是一位全能的、公义的、慈爱的神。

他是那样的伟大，统管天上地上的一切，我们人类只不过是他的一个小小的作品而已！因此，我相信有这样的一位神存在，我恭敬地接受了这位真神，并对他产生了真正的敬畏。从此，我的世界观发生了根本的改变，这是我在信主的道路上迈出的第一步。

其次，人生观的改变，使我从注重今生到追求永恒的生命价值。

信主以后，我的人生观发生了很大的变化。首先是认识到我们人都是有罪的，除了亚当和夏娃带给我们的原罪以外，我们有很多自私的东西，我们有时爱追求物质的东西，追求虚名。我们人类生活在罪恶之中，因我们的罪使得我们与神分离。“神爱世人，甚至将他的独生子赐给他们，叫一切信他的，不至灭亡，反得永生”。我们唯有靠着神的爱，十字架的拯救，才能得救，脱离罪恶，进入永生。人生如过客，世上的一切荣华富贵，生不带来，死不带去，只有让生命活出基督徒的样子，积累财富在天上，才是永恒的，是神所喜悦的。

一次，陈东山牧师在讲道时，引用圣经上的一段话说：“其实每天如何，你们还不知道，你们的生命是什么呢？你们原来是一片云雾，出现少时就不见了”（雅各书4：14）。确实，人生如一片云雾（雅各书4：14）、人生如花似草（彼前1：24）、人生窄如手掌（诗篇39：5），人生如“一声叹息”（诗篇90：9），人生短暂，不要为凡事所困扰，要即使抓住神给人的救恩，追求永生的价值。所以，我们必须接受耶稣基督作我们的救主，这样，我们才能体验神的爱，认识神为拯救人预备的计划。我们只有心里相信、口里承认，让耶稣作我们自己的主，我们才能得救，成为神的儿女，从而获得永生。于是，我决志信主，接受主的救恩。

另外，信主后使我变得谦卑、顺服，有平安、喜乐常伴随我。

在信主以前，总是觉得自己很能干，相信只要自己努力，没有干不成的事。在来加拿大以前，对加拿大充满幻想，然而，来加拿大以后，由于在各方面都遇到了困难，特别是在找工作问题上经历很大的挫折。由于北美经济近年来越来越不景气，大批公司倒闭，大批人被裁，使得找工作越来越难，特别是对新移民来说更是如此。那一段时间里，我到处参加各种招聘会，改简历，发简历，上网查询，准备面试等，一次又一次的失败，使我曾经在思想和精神上都遭受了很大的打击，情绪一时非常低落，灰心丧气，忧心忡忡，坐卧不安，对未来悲观失望，心里没有平安。

这些事情都对我来说是个磨练，使自己从一个骄傲的我，转变成为一个谦卑的我、顺服神的我。在那段时间里，教会的弟兄姐妹们即时来到我的周围，用主的话语安慰我，用具体的帮助和关心温暖我，这些都使我体会到了神的慈爱，使我重新树立起对于未来的信心。使我认识到一个道理，神是爱我们的，他在我们身上都有一个计划，我们一方面要信靠他，耐心等待，同时要做我们该做的事。只要把一切都交托给主，相信他是会看顾我们的，我们就免去了担忧，放下了心里的重负，心里就得到了平安。

最后，信主以后，我个人及的家庭生活也发生了相应的改变。

我更加积极地去参加教会的各种活动，平时更注意读经、灵修，凡事感恩，不住祷告。对家人更加关心爱护，夫妻更加和谐，对朋友和周围的人更加和睦相处、互相关照，更加乐意助人，对工作和学习更加认真负责。遇到事情多做祷告，把一切交托给神，心里得到平安和喜乐。
信主以后，我要在生活中活出基督徒的样子，在生活中不断地经历神。我把自己恭敬地摆在神的面前，求神接纳我，看顾我，求神赐给我永生。