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💕💕《真正的自由》💕💕
我们每个人都想追求自由，但是在基督里的自由与我们平常理解的自由是不一样的。圣经告诉我们，从属灵上讲，没有人是自由的。在罗马书6章中，保罗解释说，我们都是奴仆，要么是罪恶的奴仆、要么是正义的奴仆，那些罪恶的奴仆不能从罪恶中解脱出来，可是如果我们通过十字架从罪的刑罚和束缚中解脱出来，我们就可以找到完全的和平与真正的自由。幸运的是，我们认识了基督，我们已经被神的儿子从罪中释放出来了，他说：”天父的儿子若叫你们自由，你们就真自由了”(约翰福音8:36)。现在基督徒可以真正地和保罗一起说，我们现在知道了真理，真理使我们自由(约翰福音8:32)。通过我们对基督的契约，我们也成为了至高神的儿子和继承人(加拉太书4:1-7)。作为继承人，我们是那份产业——永恒生命——的继承人，神将永生赐给他所有的儿女。这是一种特权，超越了我们所能继承的任何地上的产业和财富，而那些在罪恶中被奴役的人只能承受属灵的死亡以及永恒的地狱。我们已经从罪恶的束缚中解脱出来，可我们常常又给自己戴上锁链，因为我们里面有一部分喜欢旧生命的老我。我们常常没有意识到我们的老我已经和基督同钉十字架(加拉太书2:20)，我们已经重生为完全的新生命(哥林多后书5:17)。基督徒的生命是人向自己死，并以新生的样式从死里复活(罗马书6:4)。这新生命是救赎我们的耶稣基督为我们所附上的代价，我们的救赎者是又真又活的主，祂已经将我们复活啦！我们不再是原来那个“我”啦！因此，我们要藉着圣灵降下的恩雨和祂的大能，大大张口，不断以神的话语来喂养我们的新我，并通过祷告获得更多更强的力量，抛掉那老我带来的假自由和罪的欺骗，更新自己、改变自己、战胜自己，一生寻求、信靠、跟随祂！因为只有在基督里的自由才是唯一的真正的自由。我们感谢赞美祂，并一切的荣耀恩典归于祂！我们谦卑祷告祈求是奉主耶稣基督的名！阿门！
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谢谢祢的爱！谢谢祢的同在！谢谢祢不离不弃。谢谢祢！没有一个忧患、没有一个痛苦, 祢不能担当。主啊！没有一个人生阶段，祢不看着我们的；祢时时看顾、处处看顾。主啊！谢谢祢。我们要跟随着耶稣的脚踪而行，我们是属于主耶稣的。我们不是属于像中国人说的12生肖那些动物，我们不是动物，我们是有灵的活人。人与动物最大的区别，就是人有“灵”，人的灵能够来投靠赐灵的神。我们从神而来，最后我们归于尘土的是肉体，而我们的灵魂是不死的，灵魂要归向赐灵的神。所以主啊！我们在祢的里头,我们不丧胆、不忧虑、不惧怕。我们的身体如果还有知觉的话，会胆怯、会忧虑、会惧怕，因为上帝只给我们数十寒暑，我们的肉体会渐衰残，在自然律底下，人人都有一死。按着定命，人人都有一死，死后且有审判。我们不是肉体怕审判，我们的灵魂要敬畏神。耶稣已经赦免我们的罪、洗净我们一切的不义，我们就可以坦然无惧地站在上帝的审判台前。如果我们还有亏欠、还有一些得罪神的、还有一些上帝要我们做的，我们不努力去做，反而怕困难、不结果子的，我们哪有颜面站在上帝的审判台前呢？因为上帝跟祢说，你不听；叫你做、你不做；叫你安静、你烦躁；叫你前行、你退缩。主啊！求祢怜悯我们。站在审判台前，谁是得胜者呢? 我们真信主，真渴望得着从神来的好处，最大的好处，就是神让我们有机会，接受耶稣基督宝血救恩，让我们可以亲近神。亲近神之后，不是让我们关在深山野地里；亲近神之后，是让我们体会神，到底是谁？胜过世界的是谁？
主啊！谢谢祢今天带领众弟兄姐妹。我知有些弟兄姐妹可能还要赶着上班，有些人正在教会以外的地方在犹豫着，时间这么短促，要去教会吗?要跑这一趟吗?还是直接去上班?主耶稣定下七日的第一日，让我们在座的每位弟兄姐妹，已经安安静静地坐在这里，这就是祢呼召我们、让我们安息在祢里面。得力在乎平静安稳、得救在乎归回安息。就在此时此刻，神呼召我们的时候，神不是要我们现在、马上去做什么？神呼召我们是先来到祂面前，重新调整一下、认识一下，到底我们信的是谁? 到底我们活在什么样的世界里? 到底胜过世界的是谁? 最后我们醒悟、明白之后，我们当如何行? 主啊！谢谢祢。我们把在座的每一位、我们的家人、所爱的人，我们心里所惦念、所思念的，都交托给主。不是我们能做什么，乃是主！祢能。就像那长大麻风的来到主耶稣面前说：“主！祢若肯,就能叫我洁净了。” 主简简单单地说：“我肯。”一个“我肯”，他就立刻洁净了。主！祢若肯、我们就可以完成祢给我们的使命任务；祢若肯、我们就坦然无惧地从今时直到永远。就是这么一个简单的信仰。在超自然的里面，就要看谁一直举着手说：“主啊！我在这里，请使用我。主啊！我在这里，请供应我。主啊！我在这里，请差遣我。主啊！我在这里，请炼净我。” 谁有这样的胆量，敢说这个话呢? 因为被主熬炼滋味也不好受。被主熬炼，就好像金子、银子，在泥炉中炼过七次。金子放在泥炉中经过千锤百炼,才能炼成精金，呈献在面前，不是K金、也不是镀金。我们已经甘心情愿，把自己献在祭坛上，我们已经甘心情愿被主来塑造成为主所使用的器皿；不是自己横冲乱撞，乃是成为主合用的器皿。祢把我们放在哪个位置上，我们就做那个角色，在人生阶段里，祢把我们放在哪一个阶段，我们就完成那个阶段该做的事情。真的、活着的不再是我，乃是基督在我里面活着。主啊！这是我们的心愿、我们的真实、我们的祷告，求主来成全。谢谢主！把今天的敬拜、分享、歌唱，都交托给主。
求主圣灵大大来膏抹我们，膏抹孩子，也膏抹在座的每一位。主啊！甚至膏抹明后天以后看到视频的，在纽约以外的弟兄姐妹。主啊！帮助我们同感一灵，帮助我们活着的不再是我，乃是基督在我里面活着。帮助我们不再照着自己的思想去做这、做那，乃是照着上帝给我们的命定，在有限的时空、有限的人生岁月当中，我们不白占地土、不虚度光阴。用微声呼唤也好、用拦阻前面的路也好，不论主用什么方法，我们总知道祢分分秒秒都没有离弃我们。不离不弃的神啊！祢让弟兄姐妹也不离不弃地紧紧跟随耶稣。谢谢主！与我们同在。奉主耶稣基督的名，阿们!
感谢主！今天我的女婿不在这，因为她跟我沟通了,他叫我岳母。他問说：妳为什么不讲? 为什么叫他讲? 我说、我可以讲，我只是给机会，或者是说要兴起年轻的一代。因为华人在这里新移民很多，英文不好，顺便一面聽講道、一面来学英文，很好。另外因为在这里要产生断层了，因为我们讲国语的人，與讲英文的人，变成格格不入；上一代、下一代，怎么样去把福音的棒子传承下去？如果现在要找一位中文又棒、英文又棒、圣经又棒，在这里来带动大家，恐怕你们很多现实的需求，他无法理解新移民的需求；他无法理解是因为他可能是在这里生长的。像我家的四个孩子，叫 ABC，ABC就是American Born Chinese。我们叫Banana，外面是黄皮肤、里面是白色的，这个叫做ABC、就是在美国出生的孩子。我家的孩子各个会讲国语、会讲英语，可是要他来听懂你在讲什么？来完成你的需求，他們也只能在这里跟你分享见证，没有办法很细节地去了解你现实生活的需求。
所以求主怜悯！上帝怜悯我们。活水得胜教会何牧师、何师母已经把自己的全人全心奉献给主。我1984年来到美国，8月17号上飞机，算算已经是足41个年头过去了。我在这里接触到上、下、左、右，各个层面、大人小孩都有，但是我发现我做了很多的事情，自己觉得尽我的本分了，我自己觉得上帝纪念我了。可是当我再仔细看一看，曾经在他极其艰难階段我帮助过的一些人，现在在哪里? 有的人可能在别的教会、有的人自己在家看圣经 (不是在教会)、有的人三三两两还来到我们教会，还有好多根本就已经不在基督里了。難道我们是白做工了吗?
我真的是任劳任怨，不是自夸，乃是从年轻到现在该是年老，我觉得我已经用尽我的心。因为我说我是“女保罗”。保罗他是不怕死的，他被关在监牢里面，他也不怕死，他是为了福音的缘故。他从腓立比教会出来的时候被捉拿，关在监牢里；保罗也不怕关在监牢，因为他知道他是上帝拣选的仆人。所以当他被关在监牢里，他带着西拉唱歌，结果呢？地大震动，监牢的锁链脱落了，监门大开了，上帝把他带出来。带出来之后，上帝又把保罗带到了帖撒罗尼加。建立帖撒罗尼加一个非常好的教会，保罗在这里从零开始建立教会，只建立了一年半，他就赶紧跑，不是跑了、是必须走了！走到哪里去? 走到哥林多那边去。这边才一年半的教会，不是像很幼嫩的孩子吗? 怎么办呢? 所建立的帖撒罗尼加教会，还有谁在那里? 就是刚刚才信主一年半的人，怎么办? 保罗在那一年半里告诉他们：我没多少时间，你要专心听、赶紧听,别的事不干，赶紧听！他们那些人，就赶紧听、赶紧学，放下一切。学会了什么? 学会保罗这颗心，传福音的心、爱灵魂的心。所以当保罗离开帖撒罗尼加教会之后，在所有保罗建立教会、彼得建立的教会当中，帖撒罗尼加教会，算是比较数一数二非常纯净，碰到任何的逼迫患难，不惧怕！可是却是非常幼嫩的教会。这怎么说呢?
当保罗到了哥林多教会的时候，他做什么?哥林多教会是数一数二，人最多、才干最多、钱财最多，在我们现代化就说人力、财力、物力，一点都不缺乏的教会。你要是哪个教会? 不但是人力、财力、物力，还加上灵力。什么叫灵力? 当时有人会说方言的，叫灵祷告；还有很多人在属灵的层面里喜欢说恩膏，圣灵的能力叫做恩膏。
以下待校对
保罗传福音,进到他找一个地方,然后呢召集一般人,从少数人到
多数人。可是这三种人能不能相和融合?ᮎ真艰难呢!因为人就是
人,没有任何世仇的时候,人与人之ᳵ᮷会冲突,再何况保罗建立
的哥林多教会,这三种人是极大的冲突。哪三种人呢?
第一种人,就是在哥林多教会的ᴫ近ᮎ边有个雅典神庙,大家对于
希腊ᮎ时候的历史典故大概᮷有点知᭲。所以雅典神庙里有什么?
有偶像,拜偶像。拜偶像的人叫什么?叫善男信女。ᮎ善男信女是
不是很虔诚啊?是不是᮷很善良啊?是不是᮷很有爱心啊?᮷很会
修桥ᱻ路啊,对不对?雅典神庙ᮎ些人被保罗接触了之后带进哥林
多教会,好会捐款,他在神庙里怎么捐款,在教会就怎么捐款,所
以一点᮷不缺。ᳯ题是一脚踏两条船,这边拜偶像,这边信耶
稣,你觉得可以吗?一杯清水,一杯浑水弄在一起,请ᳯ最后是什
么水?浑水,对不对?
所以雅典神庙这些人需要被教育,需要弃绝归向真神,当然需要。
第二种人就是保罗本身,他是在他可以说是十足的法利赛人,迦玛
列门下,他对于旧约圣经熟得不得了,他是一个传统的犹太人里
面,对于圣经是超博识。所以保罗的名字曾经叫扫罗,他没有信耶
稣。而ᮎ个时候,耶稣的门徒… 保罗本身他没有跟过耶稣,彼
得、雅各、约翰,十二个门徒᮷是紧紧跟随耶稣,耶稣走᭭各城各
乡在会堂里教训人,宣讲天国的福音,又医治各样的病症。十二个
门徒᮷跟随耶稣,可是保罗不是,ᮎ时候的保罗叫扫罗,他是专门
᭧迫基督徒、杀害基督徒的,只要他发现基督徒聚众,只要基督
徒… 因为他是犹太人,他是在犹太教里面,觉得你们这些基督
徒,这些耶稣… 耶稣的门徒叫叛徒,所以他专门杀害基督徒,这
就是扫罗。他后来怎么变保罗的?这段故事应该是每个基督徒᮷知
᭲的。
有一天,在大马色的路上,正要去杀害基督徒的,可是突然大光向
他显现,他几乎马上摔下来,眼睛立刻就瞎了。然后一个声音对他
说:“扫罗,扫罗,你为什么᭧迫我?”什么声音啊?这是谁的声
音?耶稣的声音。他眼睛瞎了,后来呢,当然故事我就不再多说,
他当然… 圣灵把他带到另外一个地方,有人带回来祷告,眼睛又
开了。从ᮎ个时候开始,扫罗变保罗。所以很多的基督徒,包括彼
得,在耶稣12个门徒当中,彼得是最勇敢的。最勇敢的,耶稣上十
字架,耶稣在被捉拿的前面晚上,只有彼得悄悄地跟随着,到了大
祭司N子观看耶稣怎么样,他们要怎么对待耶稣,差一点彼得也给
捉拿,他三次不认主。你就知᭲彼得已经在十二个门徒当中是非常
非常勇敢的。可是呢,彼得他跟随耶稣之后,他敢不敢这么勇敢地
走进犹太人会堂跟他们讲耶稣?不敢,不但不敢,当耶稣死里复活
之后,彼得还不敢。记得在加拉太的教会有一次,保罗也在,彼得
也在,保罗出远门回来,发现我怎么搞的?教会的弟兄姐妹本来被
他教育到因信称义,信耶稣得永生,怎么搞的?我旅行布᭲回来,
弟兄姐妹怎么变成一个个回到律法里面去了?因信称义跑到哪里去
了?可是ᮎ个时候,当犹太人的大佬们、犹太教的大佬们出现的时
候,彼得静悄悄地躲开,而保罗ᭋ上言辞的,他可以说当面训斥了
一下彼得。彼得是他的长辈,彼得是亲自跟过耶稣的,保罗没有,
保罗是后来居上,可是他怎么敢训斥彼得呢?因为在基要真理上出
了ᳯ题。怎么搞的?最勇敢的彼得,我们的弟兄姐妹怎么变质了?
不是变质,是回到原位去了。以前是律法主义,后来是耶稣G生之
后受死复活之后是恩典,结果呢,他们又回到律法,只听犹太大佬
的,却不肯听保罗教导他们的,甚至彼得也教导过他们耶稣死里复
活的这样的见证。ᮎ你说保罗是不是要把彼得骂一顿呢?
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你说:“保罗啊,你有点风度好不好?你是神的仆人啊,你干嘛骂
你的长辈呢?你的长辈彼得,你好好对他说嘛,别的事情可以好好
说,就这件事情保罗最受不了。”因信称义,信耶稣得永生,犹太
人大佬出现,如果你跟他辩不过的话,他就把你捉拿,他就给你绑
在这个木头上烧死,或者是丢在狮子坑咬死,或者是砍头,或者是
鞭打致死。总而言之,谁要想得罪犹太人的大佬,ᮎ还得了?当时
犹太人的大佬是干什么的?是跟听政府的话,哪个政府?罗马政
府。罗马政府统治着以色列的百姓。如果我是宗教领袖,我敢不听
政府的吗?我要是不听政府的,我的地位就没了。所以当时犹太人
大佬每一个᮷不敢不听政府的,他本来要᭽循摩西律法,万一有一
点点出入的时候,他一定听政府的,这个就是当时的犹太大佬。
可是在哥林多教会呢,竟然保罗好大胆,他敢走进犹太人的会堂,
他以前去过的,以前在ᮎ里生存的,碰到一下他的过去好朋友,告
诉他耶稣到底是谁,告诉他因信称义、死里复活的见证。结果呢,
大佬有没有信的?这些大佬们当然有的很想信,不敢声张。大家记
得曾经耶稣在的时候有个人叫尼哥底母。所以犹太的大佬,你要他
走进哥林多教会谈何容易?可是有没有这些人跟保罗一样勇敢?
有!因为ᮎ些人被电到了,被恩膏到了。一个人被触电触到的时
候,被上帝拣ᭌ的时候,死᮷不怕,面子᮷不怕,上断头台᮷不
怕,就走进哥林多教会。ᳯ题是走进哥林多教会之后,人还是人,
对不对?他有被圣灵充满的时候,他也有恢复成自己原来的样子,
所以有的时候好勇敢,有的时候᮷突然有一点害怕。
再加上人与人之ᳵ会有一些比较,比方说,保罗在关怀雅典神庙这
些善男信女的时候,特别特别有爱心,特别包容,包括祭偶像的
物,他们在ᮎ边辩论到底可吃不可吃。保罗说:“好,存着感恩的
心吃的时候,没有一样不可吃的。但是当着面我不是吃,免得我吃
的时候,你也认为我也跑去拜偶像。”所以保罗不是不可以吃这些
祭偶像的东西,但是有什么好吃的?世界上这么多东西,为什么一
定要去吃这一样?所以这些大佬能碰到雅典神庙的人瞧得起吗?他
是一个大佬,圣经这么熟,雅典神庙这些人算什么?圣经什么᮷不
知᭲,而且还拜偶像,所以这个东西冲突太大。
还有一种人是什么人?第一位身份跟大佬差不多,他叫做希腊罗马
ᮎ个时候的… 大家看看有好多哲学家,是不是ᮎ个时代的?ᮎ个
时代哲学家哲学著作特别多,ᮎ些人… 保罗真有本事,因为保罗
是学贯中西,保罗的知识非常渊博,不单是圣经知识、社会知识,
所以保罗他可以接触到这些的社会名流、术士,竟然也把他们带进
教会。不得了!这些人如果在社会团体,今天团体的meeting,他
们一定坐在第一排或坐在上座,因为他们是社区名人。保罗连这些
人᮷带进教会了。大家想一想,这三等人存在在哥林多教会,能够
相融合吗?不能融合。上帝为了要帮助他们,上帝干脆在哥林多教
会G下圣灵的能力,人不能融合,神能使你们融合。所以神就G下
圣灵能力,他们这三等人᮷满会奉献的,不缺,人力… 这三等
人必须要融合,一样的心思,一样的意念。
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这世界上有人的地方就有ᳯ题。你觉得保罗这个人是不是疯了?保
罗说:“我就是疯了。”保罗说:“我是为主癫狂。”所以我就是继续
地找这三种人,因为当时是在救这三种人。因为所有街头巷尾的大
概᮷是善男信女,所有的犹太人的背景的大概᮷是信犹太教的大
佬,他的亲族。如果学ᳯ好一点的大概就算他不是哲学家,他也喜
欢读这些哲学的著作。所以就这三等人跟他的族群,你觉得一个保
罗要在哥林多教会待多久?要在哥林多教会做什么事?所以保罗在
哥林多教会,你觉得这是保罗的能力可以去… 好,我们英文叫
handle,可以去掌握、可以去管理这些人吗?可以让神这一支军ᴚ
行吗?太难太难了!谁只要说一句话,保罗就义无反顾。一个大石
头挡在前面,或一个大石头把他砸死,所以保罗什么事情᮷干不了
了。
但是请ᳯ,保罗是谁的仆人?保罗是谁的仆人?是耶稣基督的仆
人。请ᳯ保罗属于谁?保罗属于大老人吗?保罗属于雅典神庙吗?
要不要坐在ᮎ边的住持吗?保罗属于哪一个哲学家的门派吗?保罗
谁᮷不属,但是每一个环节… 耶稣基督,我在讲话的时候你把伴
奏音乐放得… 接下来你可以放第一首歌。
我今天就要让大家来认识一下,我们到底信的是什么?我的主题叫
做“胜过世界的是谁”。保罗在哥林多教会,我刚刚讲的这三等人,
如果你放眼看一下我们现在的社会法拉盛社区,或者是全球,大概
也就这三等人,对不对?还有这三等人的族群。如果你在马路上、
街头巷尾,拥有的人走路这个样子,带着风的,ᮎ恐怕他是社区名
人的家属。你看我们的总统的儿子,或者是总统的秘书,哎呦,走
路᮷有风,对不对?因为他是地位跟我们不同。ᮎ么还有没有其他
种的?什么᮷不是的,大概不是,因为什么᮷不是的,ᮎ你妈妈信
什么?你妈妈去庙堂,你去庙堂;你妈妈去教会,你就是教会,ᮎ
就跟着妈妈走,对不对?好,这世界上就差不多这个样子,跟带领
的人跟他的族群。所以这就是世界,你是属于哪一种?还是你三种
᮷有?有的人三种᮷有,一脚踏两条船。还有呢,这个教也信,ᮎ
个教也信;这个的宗派也要,不要宗派;什么的教᮷要;什么祷
告,我跟菩萨祷告,祷告我跟ᴨ拉祷告,祷告我跟基督祷告,祷告
什么᮷来。ᲙᲙᲙ!不要给人这种Კ觉。所以我们单拜独一的真
神,单要侍奉神。
好,我们放出第一首歌,直接唱的第一首歌,我要让大家来认识一
下神,谁是神?我刚刚的ᳯ题,我的主题叫做“胜过世界的是谁”。
也许你给我的答案是神,或你给我的答案是耶稣基督。但是我要告
诉你,你仔细想一想,跟专心听一听,在唱的过程中你好好想。最
后呢,我把答案宣布的时候,你看看跟我的答案一样不一样。胜过
世界的是谁?是谁?这个“谁”呢,应该不是东西才对。这个胜过世
界的,我先不要讲答案。来,我们把声音放出来,这首诗歌好久没
唱了,把声音放出来。
(诗歌内容…)感谢主!我在过去几年从50岁到60岁,经常出国
去宣教。你们可以现在感受一下,我在别的教会站在讲台上我是什
么样子。大声一点!大声一点!(歌词大意:自由拥有,无所不
知,无所不在,无所不能… 信靠神就胜过这世界…)
谁是信靠神的人?我们答案在第一节歌词就已经出来了。“信靠神
就胜过这世界”。跟主亲亲密密,紧紧跟随,不离不弃,肯定有好
处。
(诗歌内容…)我们生命性的ᮎ么贪婪?她是我们亲密的朋友?若
是没有她,我判若两人?她的双手᭻护着你我?我们生命性的…我
们生命心得ᮎ么苍蓝?她是我们记忆的朋友?若是没有她,我判若
两眼?她的双手伸不着你我?我们生命心得…
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胜过世界的是谁?就是刚刚举手的这些人。可是你觉得没把握,对
不对?也许此时此刻,你觉得你在这件事情上胜过了世界,可是下
一件事呢?不知᭲,名誉将如何?因为这世界上不如意之事十有八
九。如果我们每件事情᮷能胜过,每件事情᮷能得胜的话,ᮎ真的
是毫无惧怕。可是我们自己知᭲,这件事情好不容易祷告再祷告,
禁食祷告,彻夜祷告,读圣经再读圣经,去教会走了多少趟,最后
的结果,这一次胜过了,ᮎ下一次呢?很简单嘛,这次你怎么做,
下次又怎么做;这次你读圣经祷告来教会,下次就读圣经祷告来教
会;这次你在家里与主亲密,放下一切不要忧虑,ᮎ你下一次就与
主心里放下一切不要忧虑,就这么简单。可是最难的是什么?ᮝ居
的ᳯ题你能解决吗?你能胜过世界吗?这就是人生,弟兄姐妹,这
就是人生。所以怎么办?我们有把握我这一次胜过世界,下一次我
还能胜过?不是“我还能胜过”,刚刚的标题叫做“胜过世界的是谁”?
弟兄姐妹回答一下,拍拍你的心。
如果耶稣在你心灵的宝座上,占据所谓王权百分之百,这一次、下
一次,一直到见主面,每一次᮷这样与主亲密、不离不弃、紧紧跟
随,ᮎ你就可以拍拍你的心。给你心灵的宝座,不是你的自我,自
我下宝座,耶稣在宝座上。活着不再是我,乃是基督在我里面活
着。你可以对你的亲人、ᮝ人、朋友说:“不要为我担忧。”圣经上
说:“不要为明天忧虑,因为一天的难处一天当就够了。”所以我们
一天的难处一天当就够了。“当将你的事交托耶和华,并倚靠祂,
祂就必成全。”谁也没有把握这一次得胜,下一次一定得胜。就连
在奥运得金牌的,下次他再来比赛,人家年轻的辈出来,他自己又
老了一岁,跑᮷跑不过别人,跳᮷跳不过别人,对吗?他得金牌就
这么一次,顶多两次、三次,再下去后来居上、青出于蓝的人多的
是。在世界上的人才科技不断进步,哪是每一次从年轻到年老,每
次金牌᮷给你得啊?所以我们争,不是夺这个世界的金牌。
我们穷毕生之力,我们要得什么?要得在上帝面前如精金般的信
心。刚才我在祷告的时候,我跟弟兄姐妹说到了一条金项᱾,三条
放在你面前,我不告诉你哪一条是金的。什么叫金?ᮎ金颜色
的油漆漆上去叫金,房里的金饰就是这么漆出来的,它里面可
能是石头、木头,外面就漆了一层油漆是金的颜色。另外一种叫K
金,有的人呢还有点价值,什么18K、24K,几K还有金的成分,
ᮎᮎ不是金的成分呢,就要把价值贬一贬了。纯金的价值跟它的价
值一定不同,对不对?可是戴起来挺漂亮的,看起来᮷叫金项᱾。
可是有一条金项᱾在这里,你看得懂它吗?你知᭲哪是纯金吗?你
不去摸它,你就眼睛看一看,你会ᭌ择它吗?如果不小心,就像你
在大考、中考、小考,老师给你出考卷的时候,你实在答不出来,
就猜吧。如果刚好给你猜中了,你得100分,下一次你能得100分
吗?下一次你就猜不中了。这一次不小心给你猜中了你得100分,
你就以为你每次᮷得100分?No!你一定要懂得分辨什么是真金,
真金不怕火炼。
ᮎ只有保罗得去了,我们谁也没有机会得第一名了,对不对呀?全
世界全人类,古往今来᮷是人,保罗已经说了嘛,ᮎ我们就知᭲了
嘛,保罗几乎就是得第一名了,ᮎ还有什么第一名的位置给谁得
啊?丁姐妹不要误解。大家把手指伸出来一下,来,大家把这个手
指伸出来一下。好,请ᳯ大拇指跟小拇指一样不一样?可是名称᮷
叫拇指,᮷叫指头,对不对?但是要仔细分类的话,这叫大拇指,
这叫食指,这叫中指,这叫无名指,这叫小拇指。ᮎ也许有的人像
我从小就个高,一群同学站在一起,ᮎ我们一下就会看到一个头冒
出来,这叫什么?鹤立鸡群。ᮎ如果说每一个人的个子,ᮎ哪个个
子最高?中ᳵᮎ个?ᮎ我从小到大就是这样,就是我每次往人群中
一站,因为女孩子᮷没这么高,大概是五英尺多,ᮎ我就是六英尺
多,将近七英尺,所以我在人群中,特别是女孩子…
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…可是如果站着一大群的男生,我往ᮎ一站,ᮎ又不得了了,更是
鹤立鸡群,因为᮷是男生,就我一个女生。因为很多女生不会站在
一群男生中ᳵ,我就会,我就很像男孩子一样,想听听他们在干什
么。这个理想是什么?抱负是什么?很多女孩子没有兴趣听,她只
觉得要打扮就好了,抱孩子就好了。我呢,又打扮,又抱孩子,又
喜欢听听。为什么?因为我要帮我先生。我先生有好多的梦想,好
的理想,要为神国来梦想。如果我᮷听不懂这个社会要干什么,神
国要干什么,使命是什么的话,ᮎ我先生跟我讲的话,我就听不懂
了。
所以一大群的牧者,一大群的男士,他在讲他们不论在社会中的理
想抱负,或者是在神国的使命,我跟我先生是什么聚会᮷参加,青
年宣教大会,还有呢,这个反正跟这个宣教使命,我们已经参加聚
会无数场了,不论是传统的、灵恩的、大场的、小场的,该参加
的、可以去参加的᮷去了,除非去不了。
弟兄姐妹,ᮎ如果一大群的女生少、男生多,ᮎ很容易就会看到
我,因为我以前喜欢穿红色的衣服,一下子看到一个红色的,照片
就看到我。所以我就是这个角色,从小到大很容易眼睛就看到这个
人。ᮎ如果有人看到我,请ᳯ上帝会看到我吗?当然会。请ᳯ魔鬼
会看到我吗?当然会。如果我对于使命这件事情没有感觉的话,魔
鬼对我也没有使命。我对使命这个事情非常有感觉,为什么?因为
我顺服我自己的丈夫,我爱神,爱基督。你不做,我做,我是属于
这种的。
所以变成了我从小到大,养成了一个非常殷勤不懒惰,再加上因为
我是属于在家里的最小,ᮎ什么᮷现成的,还有呢,老师也喜欢
我,爸爸妈妈也爱我,姐姐也爱我,所以我变成了被爱包围,充满
了爱的力ᰁ。所以呢,对不起,不是自夸,乃是事实,我不管别
人。如果礼拜一要考试,我恐怕一个月前就开始准备了。我每一次
老师讲完课,我当天就绝对是今日事今日毕,老师写什么抄什么,
讲什么,不让爸爸妈妈催,我在屋子里面一定把书读完、功课写
完,而且是加倍。
上了学校之后,特别是大学,我是读美术的,比方说老师说要交山
水三张、花鸟三张、人物三张、书法三张,ᮎ你知᭲我交几张?我
每一种᮷交七张!我是属于这样。其实功课᮷做完了,干嘛半夜不
睡觉?干嘛还在ᮎ里继续地画画画、写写写?因为这是我给我自己
定的目标。因为我知᭲,如果老师说交三张,老师打分数,ᮎ我一
定有这张好、这张不好、这张不好,ᮎ分数就不一定是100分,对
不对?如果我画七张,其中有两三张画得不好,可是另外两三张画
得挺不Კ,ᮎ就算挺不Კ的,ᮎ最后的分数就很高,对不对?这是
我的头脑。所以我变成了,别人交三张,甚至交两张,一张᮷不教
的,欠作业,我一定交七张,让老师慢慢ᭌ,画得不好的老师你就
别看了,画得好的就给我打高分一点。所以我每一学期、每一科᮷
是很高分。
这是我从小到大,也许我是另类,也许我是很特殊,因为我充满了
爱,爸爱我,老师喜欢我,叫做美国叫做teacher’s pet,就是老师
的宠爱的,我就是被老师所宠爱,所以我就变成从小到大。ᮎ喜欢
连老师᮷这么宠爱我,上帝宠爱不宠爱我呀?ᮎ我知᭲老师宠爱
我,爸妈宠爱我,姐姐宠爱我,ᮎ我知᭲不知᭲上帝宠爱我?我不
知᭲,我不知᭲上帝宠爱我,因为没有人跟我介绍,没有人告诉我
神就是灵,没有人告诉我无所不知、无所不能、无所不在的,我以
为祂不存在。我这一学科我就是佼佼者了,不是这样的。
可是在我没有接触信仰之前,我能想得这么深吗?我能想得这么᭐
吗?当然不是。在我没有信耶稣之前,我并不是为了争主第一名在
里面努力,我乃是该做什么就做什么。如果我少画了一张,明明交
三张,我要交七张,对不对?是我自定的。可是我只画了六张,我
就很累了,我撑着眼睛,我还在ᮎ边把第七张画完,干嘛呀?有必
要吗?老师说三张就好了,你画第六张已经够了,为什么要画第七
张?这就是我多此一举嘛!可是我已经养成了一个习惯了,总是做
的有点超过。
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ᮎ如果说我不要这么累,老师说三张就三张,我每画一张的时候,
得着上帝给的灵感,上帝给启示、技巧跟精神,这一张就已经完成
了,ᮎ我画三张就够了吧?变成了我的时ᳵ要分ᯈ成七张,最后让
老师去ᭌ算了。所以我现在慢慢、慢慢在调整我自己,到底我的思
路对还是不对?在这把年纪的时候,谢谢主开了我的心窍,永远谦
卑,永远知᭲我做的太多也是我的人,除非是… 就好像现在我的
目标,射箭吧,有一天要上比赛,如果我要成为神射手,ᮎ当然了
我每天要练,练到一下打板子,一下打木头夹石,我但是不能打到
人。到了要上比赛的场面,这样一下就中红星。所以我只能说,平
常的日子᮷在Ჷ炼,可是到上正场的时候,传福音的时候,我在跟
人家陪谈的时候,我可不能讲太多,讲太多就叫做练习,对不对?
我以前常常把传福音当做练习讲话,因为我也会口急,所以当做练
习讲话就不能讲太多了,别人听烦了。
可是我现在慢慢发现,不能讲太多,练是我自己练,怎么练?祷告
练,自己在家练;唱歌自己在家唱。我这几天因为昨天一直在天篷
堂忙着,晚上又睡得很晚,事实上唱歌要精神状态好跟休息够,我
没有休息够,但是呢,我在家里是天天᮷在唱歌,可以想象吗?所
以我原来以为我是学音乐的?不是,我是学美术的。好,这边就不
讲了。
总而言之,我们把第三首歌就再把它放出来。ᮎ我们要来自己已经
认识神是无所不知、无所不能、无所不在,ᮎ我们又已经认识神之
后,又每天᮷跟主紧紧相连、紧密相亲,ᮎ现在呢,我们要来看圣
经约翰一书第五章第一到二节跟四到五节,有一段经文现在把它写
成了这个福音诗歌。所以我自己很喜欢这首诗歌。在我们就… 如
果你能打得出约翰一书五章,我们先把经文读一下,再来体会一下
我在唱的时候的感觉,不然的话ᮎ个字跳得很快,也许你反应不过
来。约翰一书圣经新约往后看,好一到二节… 一到三节跟四到五
节?一到二节来,我们大家看到了就一起… 约翰一书倒第1节?我
现在打的是第4节?我看一下,好,ᮎ可能我记Კ了,约翰一书的
第2… 好,没有关系,ᮎ就这样吧,直接放诗歌好了,等一下放完
诗歌的时候,我们再来看要不要把经文再᯿复一下。就直接放出ᮎ
个唱歌,这样我就比较省力一点。
声音再放大一点,从头开始,把声音放出来。(诗歌内容…)爱神
的必爱从神生的… 神是从神生的,就是胜过世界的… 你们还有祷
告得到上帝启示感动的,᮷是从神生… 圣人的工作᮷是从神生
的…᮷是从神而生,凡爱生祂之神的,也爱从神生的… 我们若爱
神,又᭽守祂的诫命,从此就知᭲我们爱神的儿女…就是我们的信
心… 胜过世界的是谁?胜过世界的是谁?就是ᮎ信耶稣的…相信
耶稣是基督的,᮷是从神而生…我们胜了世界的,就是我们的信
心… 胜过世界的是谁?胜过世界的是谁?就是ᮎ信耶稣的… 信耶
稣是神爱的… 从神生的就胜过世界… 是我们胜了世界的,就是我
们的信心… 胜过世界的是谁?胜过世界的是谁?就是ᮎ信耶稣
的… 信耶稣是神孩子的… 信耶稣是神…神的必爱从神生的… 丁姐
妹可以讲出答案了吗?胜过世界的是谁?胜过世界的是谁?刚刚经
文怎么告诉我们的?这是根据神的话来回答,正确答案不是我想
的,是圣经说的。胜过世界的是谁?把ᮎ个伴奏音乐慢慢放,大家
再打歌词再想一想,胜过世界的是谁?
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就是ᮎ信耶稣的,对不对?没说你或我。你或我现在信,转头打工
的时候被老板骂两句,心里气一气,就不信了,对不对?碰到挫折
就不信了,或者是信心就软弱了。信什么叫信?一个人,一个言,
人言可畏呀!没人说话,我一个人跟神的关系的时候好得很,谁只
要在旁边批评我两句,我信心就动摇了,我看他的脸色,听他的意
见,上帝就不见了。人言可畏,这个信就打折扣了。所以信耶稣没
有别的,只有神与我。与神太简单了,有ᴡ光、空气与水,我就能
好好活,吃得饱、睡得好。可是我们的日子不是这么过的呀,我们
的日子是活在人世ᳵ。
人世ᳵ要打工,要养儿育女,要完成人生的责任,怎么办?随时随
刻,不是亲人、朋友、ᮝ居,就是马路上的Ǝ生人,总有人。在夜
ᴐ人静的时候,还有人,你现在抱着手机,ᮎ不是人吗?全在᳒头
上晃来晃去。不论是你在看影片、电影里、肥皂泡沫剧里面的ᮎ些
演员,还是你自己乱想的,不᮷是人吗?所以人言可畏。如果你看
到一个影片、一个视频、一个电影,看着眼泪哗哗哗,笑,你已经
入了他的情境了,你已经被他灌输了他的思想进你的里面。如果他
的思想跟上帝圣经的思想是一模一样,ᮎ我恭喜你。可是绝大时
候,你在店里面、公司里面、马路上、公车上、夜来人静,你抱着
手机在看电影、在看视频,或是在胡思乱想,姐妹,哪一个意念是
百分之百合圣经的?所以这个信是不是打了折扣?ᮎ这里说胜过世
界的是谁?信耶稣的。ᮎ如果信打了折扣,叫做什么?我只有30%
信耶稣,我只有50%信耶稣。
信的不正确,没有百分之百。我想百分之百,可是我的脑海里常常
出现的,我的现实生活里出现的,᮷是… 别人对我笑我高兴,别
人对我板着脸我难过,ᮎ怎么办?连我这么有信心的人᮷会受影
响,何况是初信者?何况是雅典神庙这些善男信女?何况是犹太教
的大佬们?何况是ᮎ些自以为是的哲学家?请ᳯ这世界上谁的信是
百分之百的?谁对耶稣是百分之百?连跟过耶稣的十二门徒中最勇
敢的彼得,在因信称义这件事情上,᮷被后来居上的保罗给责备一
顿。本来保罗是不够资格的,保罗比彼得年轻,而且没有亲自跟过
耶稣,是耶稣死而复活完了,最后他从扫罗变保罗。可是彼得可不
是哦,彼得以前好会打鱼哦,彼得有岳母、有妻子,他打鱼功夫很
好。
可是彼得呢,有一天,耶稣啊,一群群众跟着耶稣,结果呢,祂要
呼召彼得的时候,祂借了彼得的渔船。彼得已经整夜劳力,什么᮷
打不着,对不对?可是呢,耶稣说,ᮎ你打不着在ᮎ边休息,我就
借你渔船讲᭲。耶稣就在彼得船上跟群众讲᭲。讲完᭲之后,祂跟
彼得说:“你去把这个船开到深海去,去下网打鱼。”谁是捕鱼专家
呀?当然是彼得。耶稣不是,耶稣是讲᭲专家。ᮎ彼得是捕鱼专
家,哪个专业?捕鱼。照常理来讲,应该辩论一番的:“耶稣啊,
祢讲祢的᭲,船借给祢用,不用了,ᮎ我们就回家睡觉吧。”竟然
一句辩论᮷没有,耶稣叫他下网,他就下网,叫他打鱼就打鱼。这
是怎么回事啊?超乎常态。因为常理不应该这样的,应该说:“耶
稣啊,时ᳵ᮷晚了,不可能啊,这个时ᳵ打鱼?明天再说吧,或换
一个水的地方,我不在这里打了,这里我᮷打不着。”
正常情况是这样,自然律还是超自然律啊?不可能耶,耶稣哪里懂
得打鱼啊?ᮎ个地区怎么᮷打不到,而且ᮎ个时ᳵ表也不对,凭什
么彼得一条鱼打不到,最后是满网的鱼?怎么᭜成的?我告诉你,
ᮎ篇᭲᭜成的!因为出于神的话,没有一句不带能力。᭲里面有权
柄,᭲里面有恩膏,᭲里面有祝福。这就是为什么要你们来教会听
᭲。弟兄姐妹,你羡慕吗?听完᭲之后,把所有的人言可畏的ᮎ个
人言去除,把所有的言语变成上帝的言语,ᮎ个人变成᭲成肉身的
基督。不是在高高在上天堂的耶稣,是乃是᭲成肉身的基督。ᮎ个
人,祂是完完全全的人,祂是完完全全的神。如果耶稣只在天上,
祂是完完全全的神;᭲成肉身来到世上,叫做完完全全的人跟完完
全全的神。所以这个᭲才能成为真理的᭲,这᭲才能成为生命的
᭲,这᭲才能够使你满网的鱼。
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鱼,不是单单我们可以拿到菜市场去卖的ᮎ个鱼,吃的这个EPA、
DHA᮷很丰富的,让我们眼睛健康、身体健康的筋肉。乃是,祂要
告诉彼得,你只要跟随我的᭲。彼得也领悟了:“祢有永生之᭲,
我们还跟从谁呢?”所以我们要跟随这永生之᭲。你能相信你会满
网的鱼吗?也许你羡慕的不是永生之᭲,你羡慕的是ᮎ个满网的
鱼;也许你想要得到彼得一样得到的恩膏祝福,哎呀,ᮎ个᭲产生
能力!
我们是有灵的活人,归向赐灵的神。不是等到盖棺论定的一天,乃
是从现在到永远。当你领悟到这一点,从现在每时每刻、每分每
秒,主与祢同在,祢亲密祂,祢高兴得,祢整个人判若两人。ᮎ又
怎样?我告诉你,旁边的人看得很奇怪,因为每个人᮷愁眉苦脸,
就你一个人嘻嘻哈哈的,干什么啊?叫另类啊!你觉得是哪个人是
另类啊?最正常的人应该是天天喜乐!最正常的鸟儿应该是快快乐
乐地展翅高飞,在树枝之上,或在天空翱翔。这只快乐的鸟儿,谁
能禁止一只快乐的鸟儿不歌唱?可是呢,多少的鸟儿它关在笼子里
也能飞,还有家主人给它鸟食,它也要活,对吧?它知᭲不知᭲它
的自由在哪里?它的自由是它有吃饱?它的自由是也许它展翅高飞
的时候碰到冬天,哟,到哪里找食物啊?可是关在笼子里呢,ᮎ个
家主人呢,他会给他放在温室里面,还会给他鸟食,天天᮷有食物
吃。ᮎ如果你是ᮎ只鸟儿,你要ᭌ择很冷的冬天去飞呢?还是要ᭌ
择一个笼子在ᮎ边等着主人给你的鸟食呢?个人ᭌ择。
如果我是鸟儿,我要发挥上帝创᭜鸟儿的本性。虽然我关在笼子
里,我还是可以有鸟食可以吃,我在笼子里可以跳上跳下,还有主
人会᭖我。可是,ᮎ不是上帝创᭜我的原来应有的样式,我只是被
一个主人抓进鸟笼里给他观赏,他喜欢听鸟叫,所以就天天唱给他
听,只是如此而已。所以我在年轻的时候想不到这一层,现在已经
年近七十才开始… 我快要开始了,下个礼拜吧,快下礼拜我要过
六十八岁的生日,我要突破这个大关。有三一真神,我就一路发。
我的灵性还没有炼如精金,求上帝继续Ჷ炼。如果我曾经是K金
的,上帝把K给去掉好了,把ᮎ个不是金的层面给他再Ჷ炼掉。如
果我是金的话,上帝祢干脆把我丢掉算了,祢这么多年来塑᭜
我、呼召我,我竟然自始至终᮷是个金,ᮎ干脆上帝把我丢了算
了。
所以弟兄姐妹,我有一个不是梦想的梦想,因为我这个人从不做
梦,ᳮ眼睛就睡着了,因为太多人有梦太不容易了。如果你的梦是
来自于神的梦,不怕撒但魔鬼把你打下来,上帝保护你,替你成
全。如果你的梦不是来自于神,ᮎ等着瞧吧,没有一个梦会真正的
实现。就算你现在命、健康、各方面企业很发达,结果还没有死,
赚的给谁用啊?你上一代给下一代给太多,反而成了纨绔子弟、
败家子;上一代给下一代不要太多,他反而有一个积极进取的、这
个进步的心。ᮎ你到底要给还是不给?早给还是晚给?真的很难
啊!因为太多的故事让我们知᭲,太富有很糟糕,太贫穷也很糟
糕。ᮎ怎么办呢?弟兄姐妹,刚刚告诉你了,争取ᮎ个第一。我叫
你们拿出五个手指头,我没有说把五个手指头弄得懂、弄整齐也不
可能,因为上帝创᭜我们每个手指头长度᮷不一样。
摆出来的时候,因为手掌是这么摆的,所以很自然的就不在一个平
等线上,对不对?如果你画一条横线,ᮎ小拇指的起点最低,大拇
指起点也很低。大拇指很棒,可是它很矮,对不对?最矮的就是大
拇指,对不对?可是最棒,上帝祢最伟大,伸出哪一只手指头?大
拇指。最矮的叫最谦卑的,上帝将耶稣᭲成肉身最谦卑,所以最
棒。当我们要竖起大拇指,先不要随便夸赞别人。如果别人有什么
优点,他的优点是来自于神,你不要一味的去夸赞一个人,但是你
一定要从这个人为什么他可以健康、他可以喜乐、他的才干可以发
挥…
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或者是说他跟人A关系、IQ、EQ᮷能发挥,是因为上帝给他的。
如果他会懂得感恩,他会恩上加恩,力上加力。如果他不懂得感
恩,你等着瞧吧,小时候呢还不敢,不敢太骄傲,再大一点他再勇
敢也会失败的。
好,ᮎ我们接下来呢,已经知᭲了神是个灵,拜祂的要用心灵和诚
实敬拜祂。我们又知᭲了,有了神的同在,ᮎ我就不丧胆、不忧
虑、不惧怕,所以我判若两人。明明现在碰到事情很忧愁,可是忧
愁变喜乐,软弱变刚强,反败为胜,死里复活,太好了!所以我判
若两人。可这是我个人哦。然后呢,刚刚又唱到了,胜过世界的是
谁是信耶稣的。ᮎ信耶稣的就不止我一个人哦,有你有我,有他。
可是我身边有你、我、他,每个人᮷说他信耶稣。万一他说他信耶
稣,我相信他信耶稣,可是他只信10%,怎么办?万一我碰到一个
人,他是雅典神庙过来的,他说他信耶稣,可是呢,他脚踏两条
船;万一有碰到一个人,是犹太教的大佬,结果呢他说他信耶稣,
可是呢碰到一定的时候,他跟彼得一样转头就溜了;如果碰到一个
人,他说他信耶稣,他著作等身,聪明得不得了,聪明得不得了,
可是他是一个… 他是一个哲学家,聪明的哲学家、社区领袖,怎
么办?他说他信耶稣,我就全然跟着他吗?我就全然相信他吗?我
就全然跟他能够百分之百能够做成一件事吗?不行!
他比我有学ᳯ,我就听他的?我比他年轻,ᮎ我就得听ᮎ个老一辈
子的吗?同谁的心?和谁的意呢?来,大家跟我说一下,以耶稣基
督的心为心,同耶稣基督的意,要᭽行天父的旨意,和天父上帝的
旨意,这叫做同心合意。
所以什么叫做耶稣基督的心为心呢?只是᭲德标准吗?有的人会᭲
德绑架,有的人会自圆其说,有的人会᱂法律漏洞,有的人呢严谨
得不得了,什么᮷不敢做,电影不敢看,当然烟不敢抽,哪里᮷不
敢去,什么人᮷不敢交往,怕沾染,对吗?也不对。在新约里,耶
稣在登山宝训对于门徒给他们的教导,就是日常生活的教导。大家
跟我说一下…
“在神面前不断省思自己有什么得罪神,在神面前认罪悔改,ᮎ个
叫哀恸。”再讲一次,“哀恸的人有福了”,只要你是这样的认罪悔
改,“因为他们必得安慰”。你们在᯿复的时候大声一点,用肯定神
的话语。对不起,我要连续的… 中ᳵ一插播来…“饥渴慕义的人有
福了”,因为他们必得饱足。这个我肚子… 手就摸的肚子,ᮎ个是
肉体,但是圣经说你要从腹中涌出活水的江河来。活水天上来,᭗
过我的脑袋,᭗过我的消化吸收,进入到我的里面,跟吃食物消化
吸收产生能ᰁ。怎么产生能ᰁ?因为上帝给你话,你就要出来神的
话;上帝给你祂的属灵的定律,你就得出来属灵的定律。所以从腹
中涌出活水的江河… 因为我要连世,我才不会忘记。中下再来一
次…“虚心的人有福了”,因为天国是他们的。“哀恸的人有福了”,
因为他们必得安慰。“温柔的人有福了”,因为他们必承受地土。
总而言之,有机会怜恤就是怜恤。也许有人骗你,你自己小心一点
就好了,就自己小心一点。所以你有机会去照顾老人小孩,怜恤人
的时候,ᮎ自己保护一下自己,但是尽ᰁ,但是不要指望他来帮助
你,你可以去帮助别人。怜恤别人,怜悯人的时候,不要去猜疑,
就怜恤他还好即可。“怜恤人的人有福了”,因为他们必蒙怜恤。
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“清心的人有福了”,因为他们必得见神。“清心的人有福了”,因为
他们必得见神。大家看我的手势,清心就是你的祷告最清心。你不
祷告的时候不见得清心,因为周᭺的杂音太多了。你一定是关上
门,祷告暗中的父,然后必得见神。这个时候你的手势投G,手掌
心向外,什么东西᮷掉下去,不要再抓着什么东西。所以这个叫做
G服,叫做清心,什么东西᮷丢掉了,洗干净,保险洗干净,要清
洁的心。然后不要这么快放下手,不要这么快离开你的祷告现场,
而且要一个人与神面对面。然后你的手转过来,等着一下,你看上
帝会不会把祂的奇妙的恩典、祂的话语、祂的赐福、祂对你的差
᭷、对你的命定,多多少少告诉你一些,这叫领受,这叫清心的
心。大家讲,清心的心。所以清洁的心,清心的心,这样的人必得
见神。算不算信耶稣啊?算!所以他们必得见神。
“使人和睦的人有福了”,因为他们必称为神的儿子。当你听到别人
在里面有冤家的时候,意见不合的时候,劝架也劝不听,ᮎ怎么
办?如何使人和睦?家家有本难念的经,夫妻吵架,你能够劝架
吗?不要打到你就好了,你不要牵扯到他们官司就不Კ了。如何使
人和睦?简单的说,只有耶稣能使我们和睦,能够拆毁中ᳵ隔断的
墙。如果你发现两个人不合,或者是两夫妻不合,亲子不合,你怎
么办呢?束手无策?有办法,跟我讲,耶稣有办法。ᮎ你怎么知᭲
有什么办法?祷告,简单。你看到人家里有冤家,人家有争执,你
就快点为他祷告就好了。你去劝架,你一定会… 这世界一定有争
吵,这世界一定有不和睦,这世界一定有不和谐,ᮎ我们怎么办?
祷告,祷告要合神心意。怎么办?根据圣经上的应许。
“为义受᭧迫的人有福了”,因为天国是他们的。基督徒一定会为义
受᭧迫吗?答案是,是的,或不一定。我可以说,只要你是真基督
徒,有的人说出来,有的人没说出来。有的人他可能站的角色,像
我们比较公开化的人、牧者是比较大家眼睛会看到的,我们受什么
苦、受什么᭧迫、被什么批评、被什么攻击很容易。一个人呢是找
员工,躲在他的公司ᮎ个角落,发生什么事情好像跟他无关,其实
有关,一个ᳯ题出的,他对不对?ᮎ老板就是ᳯ题大了,大家ᮎ个
新媒体全在指着他对不对?所以如果你做的对,没ᳯ题;做的Კ
呢,总而言之,为义受᭧迫。当你是基督徒,我告诉你,所有的基
督徒,你要成为一个得胜者,一定会为义受᭧迫。
什么叫得胜者?就是有一场争战,打了一场仗,最后打赢叫得胜
者,对不对?你不想面对现代社会的任何的争战,你不想介入到任
何的是是非非,你不想跟人群会有一些牵扯,可是由不得你,叫做
人在江湖,身不由己。ᮎ时候我出江湖可以吗?你出江湖你就没饭
吃了,对不对?你要养儿育女怎么办呢?所以做基督徒多难呢!如
果我告诉你基督徒一定会为义受᭧迫,ᮎ你敢做基督徒吗?做基督
徒一定要背起十架来跟随主,你敢吗?做基督徒一定要舍己。你说
为什么?我过我的日子,井水不犯河水,为什么基督一定要受苦
吗?我们基督一定要自讨苦吃吗?基督一定没事找事干吗?不是
的,上帝没叫我干的我不干,上帝叫我干的我去干。可是我这数十
寒暑,三四十年来,我发现很多事情上帝没叫我干的,可是我᮷去
做了,因为我一心一意认为我做的每一件事情᮷是为主在做的,我
或吃或喝᮷为荣耀神而行。
死或活,总是主的人。所以主要我活就活,主要我死就死。其实小
孩子太小的时候我不能死,死的话小孩就变孤儿了,我丈夫就变成
了没妻子了,所以我不能死。ᮎ我现在可以死吗?我现在可以死,
因为小孩᮷长大了,各个成家立业了,教会呢后继有人,也不需要
我了。我能死吗?你觉得我现在能死吗?不能。为什么?我好不容
易数十寒暑…
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现在是67岁的最后几天,10月9号是我的生日。小时候每一次过生
日,因为10月10号是在台湾的国庆日,所以我᮷很快乐,因为国庆
日前一天就开始放鞭炮了,对不对?所以我老觉得好像每一次过生
日᮷有人在放鞭炮,每一次过生日᮷是普天同庆、薄海腾欢的感
觉。所以我从小就是每到过生日,还没有到日子,我就觉得很开心
了,因为宣传媒体一直在响。所以我一直᮷在,我从小到大过生日
᮷很快乐,因为我的生日是国庆日的前一天,所以就变成了一种感
觉… 好,感谢主!27岁到67岁的最后几天,ᮎ么大家想一想,对
我的人生来讲,是否是一个里程碑又要开始了?对不对?ᮎ几年
呢?27到67是几年?… 我不是摩西,我也不是保罗,我说我是女
保罗可以了,我是继承保罗的生命。我不是摩西,可是摩西呢有他
的特质,他是人,我也是人,对不对?他领受神的使命,我就算不
是摩西,我也可以在摩西旁边做他的帮手也可以了,对不对?所以
我会有这种想要听听上帝叫摩西做什么,然后我能为摩西做什么的
一种的心态。因为我是一个女子,我可以做一个小女子。上帝如果
要把我变成以斯帖也可以,死就死吧!是以斯帖的著名名言。
因为在以斯帖的时代,她是被ᭌ召做王后,可是ᮎ个王呢不是以色
列的王。可她被ᭌ召做王后之后呢,人家有一个坏蛋,一个臣宰哈
曼,他想要把以色列族᮷给灭掉了。然后养育以斯帖长大的是她的
一个亲族,叫做末底改。结果呢,哈曼就想要杀害以色列族,想要
杀死末底改。末底改知᭲大事不好,他就跟以斯帖说,现在只有你
能够救以色列百姓。可是怎么救啊?因为王不是以色列人,他下令
说:“我要休息,现在没有人可以来觐见我,᭗᭗挡在宫廷外面,
除非我伸出我的金杖让他进来。”ᮎ什么᯿大的事情会让ᮎ个王伸
出金杖?又不是战争要发生了,又不是什么了不起的大事,哪一个
女流之辈、哪一个臣宰进来?王说我现在不接见人,太难伸出这个
金杖了。
可是以斯帖她要ᳰ进王宫,没有得到这个金杖去触碰的话,她死路
一条,因为这是王令,谁要是走进来,格杀勿论。怎么办?可是在
这么的紧要关头,以色列的全族众、全百姓全᮱᮷要灭于,整个种
族要灭于ᮎ个坏蛋哈曼(前几个礼拜贝比在这里讲了这一段)。怎
么办?末底改实在没办法,只有一条路线,就是:“以斯帖,你
去,去找王!”以斯帖说:“王说现在不接见任何人的,他不可能为
了我伸出金杖。”以斯帖经过祷告:“为什么?为什么?如果我去见
王,还有一点机会;我不去见王,我们整个以色列族就完蛋了。”
最后她说了一句话:“死就死吧!”至少有50%的几率,对不对?她
就去见王。王也很意外,这时候有人赶来见他,哇,还伸出了金
杖。最后的结果,有没有救了全᮱以色列人?有!所以这段故事…
如果前几次也讲到,小女子,亚兰国的元帅乃缦长大麻风,然后
呢,把以色列的小女子掳到了他家里。像大麻风,他是元帅,打赢
胜仗又怎样?大麻风谁也不敢接近他。他的太太呢,有一个小婢女
是以色列的小女子。我就是ᮎ个小女子,万一有一天我给掳到了一
个异国他乡,我一定很会做清洁工,因为我长年累月᮷在做清洁工
作,家、教会、宣教中心,反正需要清洁的地方,我这双手是没有
停止过。所以我很ᭇ合做小女子。ᮎ我ᭇ合不ᭇ合做以斯帖呢?如
果有这种机会,我也会学以斯帖说“死就死吧”!因为我已经活
的… 不是活够了,是活的可以了,因为小孩子不需要我管,全᮱
᮷成家立业了,教会呢后继有人,也无所谓了,我现在死而无憾。
但是呢,我现在不要死,我现在要知᭲…
我讲我的,就好像我在过去的五年在直播里,然后有人说:“何师
母啊…” 所以我的视频在网络里面,算一算圣经有几卷书,ᮎ我就
讲了几集,就这样的,所以一点᮷不短。所以看的人也不多,没人
骂我。如果有人真的从头看到我,随便挑哪一集,大概也不会骂
我,反而会佩服我:“何师母还真是女保罗,何师母还真是… 真
是…” 可能为这种反应。ᮎ你不认识我没关系,上帝认识我就够
了。所以我非常感恩,我活得很健康,我的灵与魂与身子,᮷是在
神的恩典慈爱中,光中有光,就像玛拉基书第四章说,其光线有医
治之能。所以我们在神的面前,天天要领受神ᮎ不受乌云ᴥ挡的ᴡ
光。就算有的时候乌云ᴥ挡,我也知᭲云上太ᴡ。我要照射的不是
单单自然界的这个ᴡ光,我乃是要圣灵之光,从宝座下来的。我需
要上帝的雨水供应我的日常生活,我更需要从宝座下来的活水。我
需要新鲜空气,这个世界空气污染太厉害了,但是我更需要圣灵之
气。
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所以我知᭲什么是自然界,什么是在灵界里的ᴡ光、空气、雨水。
今天时ᳵ有H,要发挥下一次,如果对你来… 他讲他不来,我讲
我来,继续发挥,好吗?
好,ᮎ我们来看一下ᮀ请人,怎么ᮀ请人呢?ᮀ请人的时候,是跟
他讲命令句吗?还是ᳯ句?还是分享你的?管他来不来!我们来放
出这首歌,《ᮀ请人》。朋友你相信吗?放出ᮎ个唱的,不是伴奏
的。大声点!不是这一首,下一首。对,大声点!(诗歌内容…)
朋友你相信吗?你是上帝在创᭜万物当中最宝贵、最宝贵,没有任
何人、没有任何物,可以与你的生命、与你的灵魂相比。这世上一
切᮷会过去,只有主的᭲永远长存。主的爱带给力ᰁ,带给你人生
的力ᰁ,如此美丽… 我ᮎ是ᮎ么短暂,有你会相信吗?有一个声
音说,相信祂,你就会享有永久的生命…(诗歌内容…)我所…用
智慧建立世界,用聪明ᱻ张穹苍…神是掌管全人类、掌管历史的
主,这是我们所信的神。不管人云亦云,这世界天天᮷在变,但是
圣经上告诉我们,耶稣基督昨日、今日、直到永远不改变。因为耶
稣… 像一个我们人的老古板?不!改变旧习惯、坏习惯,不改
变?因为耶稣本身祂就是圣洁的源头、能力的源头、智慧的源头、
喜乐的源头、平安的源头。已经是完全的平安了,ᮎ还有什么好改
变?一改变就是不平安。你是完全的喜乐了,一改变就是不喜乐。
所以耶稣昨日、今日、到永远,耶稣是全能的神。
从一个小婴孩慢慢长大,越长大是越可爱,还是越不可爱?大家自
己说说。每个小宝贝᮷好可爱,你知᭲现在每个人᮷觉得你很可
爱、我很可爱吗?我自己觉得可爱,别人就不觉得你可爱。有人喜
欢你,有人不喜欢你。可是一个可爱的小宝贝,如果有人不喜欢ᮎ
么单纯的、可爱的小宝贝,ᮎ个人的ᳯ题,不是小宝贝的ᳯ题,对
不对?可是如果有人不喜欢我,不见得是ᮎ个人的ᳯ题,可能是我
的ᳯ题,我做了一些不当的事、不对的事、不合神心意的事,有人
就要来批评我。也许我做的很好,可是ᮎ个人不爱神,他也来批评
我。所以变成了ᮎ要怎样?所以越来越长大,没有办法从人云亦
云、人言可畏来断定是非,没法。所以我们不要扯在是是非非里
面,我们乃是要根据神的话。
好,最后一首歌呢,他的歌名叫《Კ过》,可是呢,我就给他加一
个“不”,《不Კ过》。过去我也许Კ过了,也没Კ过。因为我是画
画的,我应该有很多的时ᳵ去游山玩水。因为你们去风景区玩玩,
就玩玩的、吃吃喝喝。我去不一样,我看到大树、瀑布、南瓜…
你加到… 我看到大树、瀑布,我看完之后,我回来画的一张画,
跟我去之前画的画一定不一样。或者是我就在大树边拿着我的画笔
就在画,也不一样,ᮎ个灵感不一样,感受不一样,对吧?就好像
你现在在教会里,你受圣灵的感动,好爱主,你出了大门就没ᮎ么
爱主了一样。᭲理就是,ᮎ个圣灵的感动就在ᮎ个情境之下,你就
特别感动。所以怎么办?
所以在我人生A᭬当中,我生四个孩子,从这么年轻就开始建立教
会,租房子、搬家,一次又一次,碰到的全是… 老虎?仇敌?犯
大众?因为我跟何牧师是最接地气的,做街头布᭲。ᮎ所以一下子
一眨眼,我觉得我现在照照᳒子,跟我40年前差不多,好像更健康
一点。论智慧,我脑袋里或心灵里、或人生经历里装了很多东西,
但是也充塞了很多东西。总而言之,我没有这么多时ᳵ去游山玩
水,因为每一次出国宣教…
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不管去哪里,不管他原来的目的是为了人家给我安排好,或是没有
安排好,总而言之,可能很少有宣教师跟我类似,因为我是没有时
差,我下飞机能讲、能唱,家庭式的人数少的、人数多的无所谓,
白天晚上无所谓,你要我陪你᭗宵我᮷可以,你要陪你᭗宵祷告我
也可以。这是上帝塑᭜我的奇妙体质跟本质。
可是多年来,你们看到的何师母是什么样子的?搬桌子、搬椅子,
指挥你们去劳动服务,对不对?我也跟你们一起就做尽了清洁工。
你们所有收到的信件,᮷是我打字的,做尽了文书。然后呢,传福
音,人家信主很久的人,超博士了,᮷在跟你讲哇,跟ᮎ些大哲学
家、各个宗派在ᮎ边比较来比较去。我永远在跟你讲一张福音图,
叫做基要福音:耶稣为你死,为你活。好像永远᮷在牙牙学语,跟
小腓力说话一样。我永远站在基督᭲理的开端,讲一样的话,不烦
吗?一点᮷不烦!我每次讲᮷是像第一次讲。
这次从马来西亚回来,有一天有一个姐妹,她应该没有信仰,她两
个儿子,她大儿子完全不听话,可是她也辛苦养这两个孩子,小儿
子还乖,学功课也好,才读高中。大儿子呢,就完全跟妈妈叛ᭋ,
妈妈非常伤心难过,他也请教别人,别人也跟他一些话。可是后来
在离开ᮎ一天,我把我… 我身上常常᮷会挂着一个十字架,我这
次去马来西亚带了好几个在我的包包里面,谁跟我讲话,我感觉到
我可以在他生命里留下什么,时ᳵ太短,我就可以从我的脖子上拿
起来,就往他的脖子上一挂。我给出去了,算算看四个还是五个,
大概五个。可是每一个收到我的十字架的人,᮷高兴极了,不管他
有没有信主。
所以我现在好想去北京,北京ᮎ个有医N,有两个医生,其中有一
个接收了我的十字架。我现在这边有点腰痛,我贴了一块膏药,是
他给我的,他只剩下两三片了,就给我,他们医N里自己生产的。
然后她叫我去北京接待我,我又有地方去了,我不用住旅馆。有人
在深圳,有一位姐妹,是深圳一个教会的,她一发现何师母在这
里,她跟我两᮱游览车,她是前一᮱,我是后一᮱,她总是想跟着
我,一下车就跟着我讲话。我把我的十字架挂在她脖子上,她真的
舍不得离开我,她叫我去深圳。所以深圳又有人接待我了,你觉得
我该不该去深圳?
因为这个姐妹,我在她头上也挂了一个十字架。因为ᮎ天最后一天
早上在旅馆里面吃饭的时候,他就坐在我旁边,他说他喜欢跟我说
话,喜欢听我说话,他又跟我不是同一组的,为什么?可是呢,我
就跟他讲了几句话,我说我是信耶稣的。后来呢,因为早餐时ᳵ很
短,后来我就实在没办法,我就把我的脖子上面已经挂了,就挂在
脖子上,他就:“哎呀,太感动了!”他给我… 我ᮎ天就… 上个礼
拜我在电话里,她是做窗帘,她开个电子窗帘的生意,很忙,每天
差不多十一、二点才回到家。她上次打给我说:“我要睡觉了。”她
看算算时ᳵ,她ᮎ边是中午,ᮎ我这边就是晚上,所以我这边呢,
就算好的时ᳵ跟我打电话,她是晚上,我是中午。ᮎ我说:“你现
在可以跟我讲话,不累啊?”我的目标是什么?目标不是跟她讲生
意,不是跟她讲窗帘,我的目标是我既然十字架挂在她的脖子上…
你知᭲在马来西亚,别人看他:“你也是基督徒啊?”他说:“我不
是,这是何师母ᭆ给我的。”他还不知᭲我叫何师母,他们᮷叫我
“明明”,因为我的微信叫“明明”,对不对?他们᮷叫我“明明姐”、
“明姐”,就这么叫我的。我说:“是啊,ᮎ你要不要知᭲这个十字
架的意义?”所以我在电话里就直接开讲,最后我就带他做祷告,
还蛮长的,我讲一句,他讲一句。最后我ᳯ他:“耶稣在哪里?”你
知᭲他怎么回答?“在我心里。”你觉得他有没有听进去?虽然隔着
洋海,隔着语言。所以我马来西亚、北京、深圳去吧,很多᳒头我
不敢挂在上面,因为太多᳒头了。所以我感谢主,我走到哪里,我
不忘记一个目标:救灵魂,ᰜ鱼,ᰜ一条是一条,如果能织网,就
是满网的鱼。
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不管怎样,上帝要我怎样就怎样。好,时ᳵ不多了,我把最后一首
歌叫做《Კ过》,但是呢,我不想再Კ过。所以也许的年龄层跟我
类似,但是在座的恐怕除了我们后面的这个… 这个添加之外的
话,大概᮷年龄比我轻,包括我们中ᳵ这个池伯伯,打鼓的池伯
伯,他小我两岁,我以为他叫池伯伯,他小我两岁。中ᳵ这一位,
每一次聚会最早来的,他说他每一次早来,我要给他奖金,所以他
每一次来第一件事情就做这个动作:“何师母,何师母!”我说:
“我知᭲,天堂我会给你加倍、再加倍,这个、这个、这个。”他说
每一次他早来,我就要发奖金给他,所以我还欠他很多。好,所以
我们᮷不要Კ过。来,把这首歌放出来,大声一点。(诗歌内
容…)在无知的岁月里,依偎着世界,就是我所知᭲的一切。一切
我不知᭲的,已与我无关,也许,已并不存在…把我捐出… 引口
当… 才发现过去原来…就是我所知᭲的一切,一切我不知᭲的,
与我无关,也许,与并不存…才发现过去愿意…我愿死了…
一直关在笼子里。如果你是一只快乐的鸟儿,在笼子里也可以唱
歌,你就唱吧!现在还飞不出笼子,就先唱歌。如果你在笼子里很
苦恼,知᭲自己关在笼子里,你知᭲ᮎ天… 蹲在哪里?你也可以
在笼子里跳上跳下,运动运动。因为现在出不了笼子,就像我们出
不了这个世界一样。可是什么能够让这些鸟有一天,笼子一打开,
呜一下飞出去,歌唱得更好听,翅膀依然是很健壮?是因为它在笼
子里唱歌,是因为它在笼子里常常跳上跳下、动动翅膀。所以有一
天,笼子的门一打开,也许大台风来了,或者是什么事情发生了一
下子,不小心撞到笼子,笼子ᮎ个ᲁ就撞开了。
这个是我的领悟。也许我现在还在笼子里,可是我不是一只蹲在笼
子里在ᮎ边哀叹“我怎么被关在笼子里”的鸟啊!在笼子里,主人给
我一点鸟食,我就… 翅膀对不对?ᮎ我知᭲我有翅膀,我就稍一
煽动一动吧;我知᭲我唱歌,我在笼子里唱吧。就像以前在低谷里
面,᭺᭬患难了,ᮎ就唱唱歌吧;在低谷里也可以散步吧,不要在
ᮎ里窝在ᮎ里,不要在ᮎ里哀叹。因为我们有主,我们有神,我们
有天父,我们可以呼求祂,可以在低谷中歌唱。可是不会永远低谷
的,这世界自然里面就有高山、有低谷;灵界里面有征战,就有得
胜,当然有征战也有失败。谁站在撒但魔鬼ᴚ里,征战结果一定是
失败;谁站在耶稣基督的ᴚ伍里,征战结果一定是得胜。
今天时ᳵ已经到了,话还没讲完。四十年来美国的经历,摩西在第
三个四十年才带领以色列人出埃及。ᮎ我呢?不是摩西,但是我也
要体会一下:“上帝啊,我还有一个四十年吗?”再加加看我几岁
吧,有可能。我最近呢上YouTube看看,ᮎ个长寿的可以活到110
岁的、120岁的、135岁的,活到140岁的也有。ᮎ我可以活到几
岁?我爸活到103岁寿终正寝,我妈活到96岁,ᮎ至少我可以活到
差不多100岁吧?ᮎ距离100岁,我还有多少年?可能在座的各位,
有你的年龄᮷还没到这个年龄,ᮎ我还有多少日子驰骋翱翔在神的
美意中?上帝看一日如千年,千年如一日。我不必活千年,我活一
日像千年,也够了,对吧?如果活了一千年,苦哈哈的,痛苦极
了,像鸟不会歌唱,像鸟被关在笼子的感觉的话,ᮎ我一天᮷不想
活。可是如果,如果一千年能够像未来的千禧年国,天天᮷是像一
只出笼的鸟在空中翱翔的话,ᮎ你要不要活在千禧年?
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因为耶稣基督作王掌权ᮎ一天终于来临了,现在不是,现在在这个
世界的瑕疵当中。所以我们᮷是一直被关在笼中的,但是却有上帝
给我们命定中的本性,就是会唱歌,就是有翅膀。所以弟兄姐妹,
让我们一起努力,大家一起站起来,我们最后以主祷文做结束:
“我们在天上的父,愿人᮷尊祢的名为圣。愿祢的国G临。愿祢的
旨意行在地上,如同行在天上。我们日用的饮食,今日赐给我们。
免我们的债,如同我们免了人的债。不叫我们᭬见试探,救我们脱
离凶恶。因为国度、权柄、荣耀,全是祢的,直到永远。ᴨ们!”
天上万众一同颂赞祢!赞美圣父、圣子、圣灵!ᴨ们!愿天父上帝
的慈爱、公义,救主耶稣基督的救恩、赦罪之恩、宝血洁净每一
位,真理圣灵᭐过神的话、᭐过上帝的启示、上帝的拣ᭌ,天天、
日日夜夜、分分秒秒保守我们众活水得胜人。同在也与所有我们的
家族,以及我们家族所影响到的、我们所有的ᮝ人、朋友同在,从
今时直到永远。Amen!
感谢主!也谢谢弟兄姐妹很有耐心从头坐到尾,为我们祷告。因为
我们᮷是人,᮷是人,᮷有被环境牵制的地方,但是我们᮷有耳可
听。你就把你自己想象,上帝定的命令是什么?上帝定的旨意,我
们不要Კ过。
**[File Name]: (He Bi Min Zhi (Pastor’s Wife) Sharing: Who
Overcomes the World?).pdf**
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Thank you for Your love, thank you for Your presence, thank
you for never abandoning us. Lord, thank you, there is no
sorrow, no pain that You cannot bear. Lord, there is no stage
of life where You are not watching over us; You watch over us
always, everywhere. Lord, thank you. We are to follow in
Jesus’ footsteps, we belong to Lord Jesus.
We do not belong to those animals like in the Chinese zodiac;
we are not animals, we are living beings with a spirit. The
biggest difference between humans and animals is that
humans have a spirit; the human spirit can rely on the God
who gives the spirit. We come from God; in the end, our body
returns to dust, but our soul is immortal, the soul must return
to the God who gives the spirit. So Lord, in You, we are not
timid, not anxious, not afraid.
If our bodies still have sensation, they will be timid, anxious,
and afraid, because God only gives us a few decades, our
flesh will gradually decay. Under natural law, everyone dies, as
destined, everyone dies, and after death comes judgment. The
Lord wants not our flesh to fear judgment, but our souls to
fear God.
Jesus has already forgiven our sins, cleansed us from all
unrighteousness, so we can stand boldly and without fear
before God’s judgment seat. If we still have shortcomings, if
we have still offended God, if there are things God wants us
to do but we don’t strive to do them, instead finding it
difficult, unfruitful, how can we have the face to stand before
God’s judgment seat? Because God says, I tell you but you
don’t listen, I call you to act but you don’t, I call you to be still
but you are restless, I call you to advance but you retreat.
Lord, have mercy on us. Standing before the judgment seat,
who is the overcomer? We all believe in the Lord, we all desire
to receive good things from God, the greatest good is that
God gives us the opportunity, through the salvation of Jesus
Christ’s precious blood, to let us draw near to God. After
drawing near to God, it’s not to shut us away in remote
mountains and wild lands; after drawing near to God, it’s to let
us realize that God is indeed God, it is God who overcomes
the world.
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Lord, thank you for leading all the brothers and sisters today. I
know some brothers and sisters might still need to rush to
work, some are hesitating outside the church, with time so
short, should I go to church? Make this trip? Or go directly to
work? Lord Jesus established the first day of the week, so
that every brother and sister present here has already sat
down quietly; this is God calling us, letting us rest in Him.
Profit comes from calmness and stability, strength comes
from returning to rest.
Right here and now, when God calls us, God doesn’t want us
to immediately go do something; God calls us first to come
before Him, to readjust, to recognize, who exactly do we
believe in? What kind of world do we live in? Who exactly
overcomes the world? Finally, after we wake up and
understand, how should we act? Lord, thank you.
We commit everyone present, our families, our loved ones,
those we care about and remember in our hearts, all to the
Lord. It’s not what we can do, but what the Lord can do. Like
the leper who came before Lord Jesus and said: “Lord, if you
are willing, you can make me clean.” The Lord simply said: “I
am willing.” One “I am willing,” and he was immediately
cleansed. Lord, if you are willing, we can complete the mission
and tasks you gave us; if you are willing, we can be bold and
without fear from now until forever. It’s such a simple faith.
In the supernatural realm, it depends on who keeps raising
their hand saying: “Lord, here I am, please use me; Lord, here
I am, please provide for me; Lord, here I am, please send me;
Lord, here I am, please refine me.” Who has such courage to
dare say this? Because being refined by the Lord is not
pleasant. Being refined by the Lord is like gold and silver
refined seven times in a crucible. Gold placed in a crucible,经
过千Ტ百炼 (undergoing repeated tempering),才能炼成精金
(can it be refined into pure gold), presented before you, not
K-gold, not gold-plated.
We have already willingly offered ourselves on the altar, we
have already willingly allowed the Lord to shape us, to become
vessels used by the Lord. Not rushing about recklessly by
ourselves, but becoming vessels fit for the Master’s use. You
place us in whatever position, and we play that role; in the
stages of life
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, you place us in whatever stage, and we complete the tasks
appropriate for that stage. Truly, it is no longer I who live, but
Christ who lives in me. Lord, this is our desire, our reality, our
prayer, we ask the Lord to fulfill it. Thank you, Lord, we
commit today’s worship, sharing, and singing to you.
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continues)
We ask the Lord’s Holy Spirit to greatly anoint us, anoint the
child (speaker?), anoint everyone present. Lord, anoint even
the brothers and sisters who will see the video later, outside
New York. Lord, help us to be of one spirit, help us so that it
is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me; help us not
to act according to our own thoughts anymore, but according
to the destiny God has given us, in our limited time and space,
our limited years of life, may we not occupy the land in vain,
not waste our time.
Whether using a gentle whisper or blocking the path ahead, no
matter what method the Lord uses, we always know that you
have not abandoned us for a single second. God who never
abandons us, you let the brothers and sisters also follow
Jesus closely without abandoning Him. Thank you, Lord, for
being with us, in the name of Lord Jesus Christ, Amen!
Thank the Lord! Today, my son-in-law is not here, because
she communicated with me a bit, she asked… she calls me
Mom, my daughter calls me mother-in-law. She said: “Why
don’t you speak? Why ask her to speak?” I said: “I can speak,
I’m just giving her an opportunity, or rather, to raise up the
young generation.” Because there are many new Chinese
immigrants here, their English is not good. So conveniently,
while preaching, also learn English, very good.
Also, because a gap is forming here, because Mandarin
speakers and English speakers become incompatible, one
generation, the next generation. So how do you pass on the
baton of the gospel? If we want to find someone who is great
at Chinese, great at English, great at the Bible, everyone is
good, to lead everyone here, I’m afraid many of your practical
needs
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he cannot understand, the needs of new immigrants he cannot
understand, because he might have grown up here.
Like my four children are all called ABCs, ABC means
American Born Chinese, we call them Bananas, yellow on the
outside, white on the inside. These are ABCs, children born in
America. My children all speak Mandarin, all speak Mandarin,
but, for them to understand what you are saying, to fulfill your
needs, they can only share testimonies here with you, they
cannot understand the details of your practical life needs. So,
Lord have mercy, God have mercy on us.
Pastor He and his wife of Living Water Overcoming Church
have already dedicated their whole person and heart to the
Lord. I came to America in 1984, got on the plane on August
17th, everyone calculate, a full 41 years have passed. Here I
have contacted all levels, high and low, left and right, adults
and children, rich and poor, I’ve contacted them all. So who
should I contact now? But I find I have done many things, I
myself feel I have done my duty, I myself feel God remembers
me. But when I look more carefully, where are some people
now whom I helped during their extremely difficult times?
Some might be in other churches, some study the Bible at
home (not in church), some still come to our church in small
groups, and many are simply no longer in Christ. Did we labor
in vain?
I truly bore hardships without complaint, not to boast, but
from youth until now, should be old age, I feel I have
exhausted my heart. Because I say I am a female Paul. Paul
was not afraid of death, he was not afraid even when
imprisoned, it was for the sake of the gospel. When he left the
Philippian church, he was arrested, imprisoned, Paul was not
afraid of prison, because he knew he was God’s chosen
servant. So when he was imprisoned, he and Silas sang
hymns, and then, a great earthquake occurred, the prison
chains fell off, the doors flew open, God brought him out.
After that, God brought Paul to Thessalonica. Thessalonica
was a very good church, but Paul started the church there
from zero, he only built it for a year
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and a half, then he hurriedly left (not ran away, but had to
leave), where did he go? He went to Corinth. That church of
one and a half years, wasn’t it like a very tender child? What
to do? Who was left in the established Thessalonian church?
Those who had just believed for a year and a half, what to do?
Paul told them during that year and a half: “I don’t have much
time, you need to listen attentively, listen quickly, don’t do
other things, listen quickly.” Those people, not all, but some,
listened quickly and learned quickly,放下一切 (laid everything
aside).
What did they learn? They learned Paul’s heart, a heart for
evangelism, a heart that loves souls. So after Paul left the
Thessalonian church, among all the churches Paul established
and Peter established, the Thessalonian church was
considered one of the top, very pure, encountering any
persecution or disaster without fear, yet it was a very young
church. How to explain this? When Paul… Can you play the
accompaniment music? Because I am affected by the song
volume.
Then when Paul went to the Corinthian church, what did he
do? The Corinthian church was one of the top churches with
the most people, the most talents, the most money, in modern
terms, a church lacking nothing in manpower, financial
resources, or material resources. You ask which church? Not
only manpower,财力 (financial resources), 物力 (material
resources), but also灵力 (spiritual power). What is灵力? At that
time, some spoke in tongues, called spiritual prayer, and many
in the spiritual realm liked to talk about anointing, the Holy
Spirit’s power is called anointing.
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Paul preached the gospel, went to a place, then gathered
ordinary people, from a minority to a majority. But could these
three types of people harmonize and blend? It was truly
difficult! Because people are people, even without any
historical enmity, conflicts arise between people, let alone in
the Corinthian church Paul established, these three types of
people had huge conflicts. What three types of people?
The first type, near the Corinthian church there was an
Athenian temple, everyone probably knows a bit about Greek
historical allusions from that time. So what was in the
Athenian temple? Idols, idol worship. What are those who
worship idols called? Devotees (Shannannv). Aren’t these
devotees
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very pious? Aren’t they all very kind? Aren’t they all very
loving? They are all very good at building bridges and paving
roads, right? Those people from the Athenian temple, after
Paul contacted them and brought them into the Corinthian
church, were very good at donating money, however they
donated in the temple, they donated the same way in the
church, so there was no lack of money at all. The problem was
having one foot in two boats, worshipping idols on one side,
believing in Jesus on the other, do you think that’s
acceptable? A cup of clear water, a cup of muddy water
mixed together, what is the final result? Muddy water, right?
So these people from the Athenian temple needed to be
educated, needed to reject idols and turn to the true God, of
course they needed that. The second type of person was Paul
himself, he was a thorough Pharisee, a student of Gamaliel, he
was extremely familiar with the Old Testament scriptures, he
was among traditional Jews,超博识 (extremely knowledgeable)
about the Bible. So Paul’s name was once Saul, before he
believed in Jesus. And at that time, Jesus’ disciples… Paul
himself did not follow Jesus, Peter, James, John, the twelve
disciples all closely followed Jesus, Jesus traveled through all
the towns and villages, teaching in the synagogues, preaching
the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and
sickness. The twelve disciples all followed Jesus, but Paul did
not, at that time Paul was called Saul, he specialized in
persecuting Christians, killing Christians, whenever he found
Christians gathering, whenever Christians… because he was a
Jew, he was within Judaism, felt you these Christians, these
Jesus… Jesus’ disciples were traitors, so he specialized in
killing Christians, this was Saul. How did he later become
Paul? This story should be known by every Christian.
One day, on the road to Damascus, just about to go kill
Christians, suddenly a great light appeared to him, he almost
fell down immediately, his eyes instantly became blind. Then a
voice said to him: “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?”
Whose voice? Jesus’ voice. His eyes were blind, later, of
course I won’t elaborate on the story, he of course… the Holy
Spirit brought him to another place, someone brought him
back, prayed, and his eyes opened. From that time on, Saul
became Paul. So many Christians, including Peter, among
Jesus’ 12 disciples, Peter was the bravest. The bravest, when
Jesus was crucified, the night before Jesus was arrested, only
Peter secretly followed, to the high priest’s courtyard to see
what would happen to Jesus, how they would treat Jesus,
Peter almost got arrested too, he denied the Lord three times.
You know Peter was already very, very brave among the
twelve disciples. But, after Peter followed Jesus, did he dare
to bravely enter the Jewish synagogue and tell them about
Jesus? He did not dare, not only did he not dare, even after
Jesus rose from the dead, Peter still did not dare. Remember
once in the Galatian church, both Paul and Peter were there,
Paul returned from a long journey, found what’s going on? The
church brothers and sisters whom he had taught about
justification by faith, believing in Jesus for eternal life, what’s
going on? I return from my missionary journey, how have the
brothers and sisters turned back to the law one by one?
Where did justification by faith go? But at that time, when the
Jewish leaders, the leaders of Judaism appeared, Peter quietly
hid away, while Paul spoke up against them, he could be said
to have rebuked Peter to his face. Peter was his elder, Peter
had personally followed Jesus, Paul had not, Paul came later,
but how dare he rebuke Peter? Because there was a problem
with fundamental truth. What’s going on? The bravest Peter,
how did our brothers and sisters change? Not change, but
reverted back to their original position. Before it was legalism,
later after Jesus was born, died, and rose, it was grace, but
then, they returned to the law, only listening to the Jewish
leaders, unwilling to listen to what Paul taught them, even
Peter had taught them the testimony of Jesus’ resurrection.
So don’t you think Paul had to scold Peter?
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You say: “Paul, have a little grace, okay? You are God’s
servant, why scold your elder? Your elder Peter, talk to him
nicely, other things can be discussed nicely, but this matter
Paul could not stand the most.” Justification by faith, believing
in Jesus for eternal life, when the Jewish leaders appeared, if
you couldn’t argue with them, they would arrest you, tie you to
a stake to burn you to death, or throw you into a lion’s den to
be bitten to death, or behead you, or whip you to death. In
short, who would dare offend the Jewish leaders? That would
be terrible! What did the Jewish leaders do at that time? They
obeyed the government, which government? The Roman
government. The Roman government ruled over the people of
Israel. If I were a religious leader, would I dare disobey the
government? If I disobeyed the government, my position would
be gone. So at that time, every Jewish leader dared not
disobey the government; originally they were to follow Mosaic
law, but if there was the slightest discrepancy, they would
certainly obey the government, this was the Jewish leaders of
that time.
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But in the Corinthian church, Paul was so bold, he dared to
enter the Jewish synagogue, he had been there before, lived
there before, met some of his old good friends, told them who
Jesus really is, told them the testimony of justification by faith
and resurrection. So, did any leaders believe? Some of these
leaders certainly wanted to believe, but dared not speak out.
Everyone remembers Nicodemus from Jesus’ time. So for
Jewish leaders, how easy was it for them to enter the
Corinthian church? But were there people as brave as Paul?
Yes! Because those people were ‘electrified’, touched by the
anointing. When a person is touched by electricity, chosen by
God, they fear neither death nor loss of face, not even the
guillotine, and they enter the Corinthian church. The problem
is, after entering the Corinthian church, people are still people,
right? There are times they are filled with the Holy Spirit, and
times they revert to their original selves, so sometimes very
brave, sometimes suddenly a bit afraid.
Plus, there will be some comparisons between people, for
example, when Paul cared for these devotees from the
Athenian temple, he was especially loving, especially tolerant,
including regarding food sacrificed to idols, they debated
whether it could be eaten or not. Paul said: “Okay, when
eating with a thankful heart, nothing is unclean. But in front of
others, I won’t eat, lest when I eat, you also think I have gone
to worship idols.” So Paul could eat these things sacrificed to
idols, but what’s so good about them? There are so many
things in the world, why must you eat this particular one? So
could these leaders look down upon the people from the
Athenian temple? He is a leader, so knowledgeable in the
Bible, what are these Athenian temple people? They know
nothing of the Bible, and moreover worship idols, so this
conflict is too great.
Another type of person? The first status is similar to the
leaders, they were from the Greek Roman era… everyone see
there were many philosophers, right? That era had many
philosophical writings, those people… Paul was truly capable,
because Paul was learned in both Eastern and Western
knowledge, Paul’s knowledge was very profound, not only
biblical knowledge, but social knowledge, so Paul could
contact these social elites, magicians, and actually brought
them into the church. Incredible! If these people were in a
social group, in a meeting today, they would certainly sit in
the front row or in the seats of honor, because they are
community celebrities. Paul even brought these people into
the church. Everyone think, can these three classes of people
existing in the Corinthian church
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blend together? Cannot blend. To help them, God simply
poured out the Holy Spirit’s power upon the Corinthian church;
people cannot blend, but God can make you blend. So God
sent down the Holy Spirit’s power, these three classes were all
good at giving,不缺 (lacked no money), 人力 (manpower)…
These three classes must blend, be of one mind, one purpose.
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continues)
Where there are people in this world, there are problems. Do
you think Paul was crazy? Paul said: “I am out of my mind.”
Paul said: “I am insane for God’s sake.” So I just kept seeking
these three types of people, because at that time it was about
saving these three types of people. Because probably all the
people in the streets and alleys were devotees, all those with
Jewish background were probably leaders of Judaism, his
kinsmen. Those with better education, even if not
philosophers, also liked to read philosophical works. So these
three classes and their groups, how long do you think one
Paul should stay in the Corinthian church? What should he do
in the Corinthian church? So Paul in the Corinthian church, do
you think it was within Paul’s ability to… okay, in English we
say handle, to manage these people? Could this army of God
function? Too difficult, too difficult! Whoever said one word,
Paul would press on unwaveringly. A large rock blocking the
way, or a large rock crushing him to death, then Paul could do
nothing.
But may I ask, whose servant is Paul? Whose servant is Paul?
He is Jesus Christ’s servant. May I ask, who does Paul belong
to? Does Paul belong to the elders? Does Paul belong to the
Athenian temple? To the abbot sitting over there? Does Paul
belong to any particular school of philosophy? Paul belongs to
none, but every aspect… Jesus Christ, while I’m speaking, you
play the accompaniment music… Next you can play the first
song.
Today I want everyone to understand, what exactly do we
believe in? My theme is called “Who Overcomes the World”.
Paul in the Corinthian church, the three types of people I just
mentioned, if you look at our current society, Flushing
community, or globally, probably these three types of people,
right? And the groups of these three types of people. If you
are on the road,
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streets and alleys, people who walk with an air, probably they
are family members of community celebrities. Look at our
president’s son, or the president’s secretary, oh, they walk
with an air, right? Because their status is different from ours.
Are there other kinds? Those who are nothing, probably not,
because if you are nothing, then what does your mother
believe? Your mother goes to the temple, you go to the
temple; your mother goes to church, you are from the church,
so you follow your mother, right? Okay, the world is pretty
much like this, following the leader and his group. So this is
the world, which type do you belong to? Or do you have all
three? Some people have all three, one foot in two boats.
Also, believing in this religion, believing in that religion;
wanting this denomination, not wanting denominations;
wanting all kinds of churches; praying, I pray to Bodhisattva,
pray to Allah, pray to Christ, pray to everything. Wrong, wrong,
wrong! Don’t give people this misconception. So we worship
only the one true God, serve only God.
Okay, let’s play the first song, the first song we sing directly, I
want everyone to understand God, who is God? My earlier
question, my theme is “Who Overcomes the World”. Maybe
the answer you give me is God, or the answer you give me is
Jesus Christ. But I tell you, think carefully, listen attentively,
think well during the singing. Finally, when I announce the
answer, see if it’s the same as mine. Who overcomes the
world? Who? This “who” should not be a thing. The one who
overcomes the world, I won’t state the answer yet. Come, let’s
turn up the sound, haven’t sung this hymn for a long time, turn
up the sound.
(Hymn content…) Thank the Lord! In the past few years from
age 50 to 60, I often went abroad for missions. You can now
sense what I am like standing on the podium in other
churches. Louder! Louder! (Lyrics大意: Freely possesses, all-
knowing, ever-present, all-powerful… Trusting in God
overcomes this world…)
Who are those who trust in God? Our answer was already in
the first verse lyrics. “Trusting in God overcomes this world”.
Being intimate with the Lord, following closely, never
abandoning, surely has benefits.
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(Hymn content…) Is our life so greedy? Is she our intimate
friend? Without her, am I a different person? Do her hands
shield you and me? Is our life… Is our heart so blue? Is she our
friend in memory? Without her, are my eyes different? Do her
hands not reach you and me? Our heart’s gain…
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continues)
Who overcomes the world? It is those who just raised their
hands. But you feel uncertain, right? Maybe at this moment,
you feel you have overcome the world in this matter, but what
about the next? Don’t know, how will reputation be? Because
eight or nine out of ten things in this world are unsatisfactory.
If we could overcome everything, be victorious in everything,
then truly there would be no fear. But we know ourselves, for
this matter we prayed and prayed, fasted and prayed, prayed
through the night, read the Bible and read it again, went to
church so many times, the final result, this time we overcame,
but what about next time? Simple, just do what you did this
time, next time do the same; this time you read the Bible,
prayed, came to church, next time read the Bible, pray, come
to church; this time you were intimate with the Lord at home,
laid everything aside, don’t worry, then next time be intimate
with the Lord in your heart, lay everything aside, don’t worry,
it’s that simple. But what’s the hardest? Can you solve the
neighbor’s problem? Can you overcome the world? This is life,
brothers and sisters, this is life. So what to do? Can we be
sure that this time I overcome the world, next time I can still
overcome? It’s not “I can still overcome”, the earlier title was
“Who Overcomes the World”? Brothers and sisters, answer,
pat your heart.
If Jesus is on the throne of your heart, occupying 100% of the
kingship, this time, next time, until we see the Lord, every time
being intimate with the Lord, never abandoning, following
closely, then you can pat your heart. Give the throne of your
heart, not to your self, self steps down from the throne, Jesus
is on the throne. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives
in me. You can say to your relatives, neighbors, friends: “Don’t
worry about me.” The Bible says: “Do not worry about
tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has
enough trouble of its own.” So the trouble of one day is
enough for that day. “Commit your way to the LORD; trust in
him and he will do this.” No one can be sure that this victory
guarantees the next victory. Even
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Olympic gold medalists, next time they compete again,
younger generations emerge, they themselves are a year
older, can’t run as fast as others, can’t jump as high as others,
right? They get the gold medal only this once, at most twice,
three times, after that there are plenty who come later and
surpass them. In the world, talent and technology constantly
progress, how can one get the gold medal every time from
youth to old age? So our struggle is not for the world’s gold
medal.
With all our lifelong strength, what do we want to gain? We
want to gain faith like pure gold before God. Earlier when I
was praying, I mentioned a gold necklace to the brothers and
sisters, three placed before you, I won’t tell you which is gold-
plated. What is gold-plated? Gold-colored paint brushed on is
called gold-plated, room’s gold-plated decorations are made
that way, inside might be stone, wood, outside just a layer of
gold-colored paint. Another type is K-gold, some have a bit
of value, 18K, 24K, a few K still have gold content, the part
that is not gold reduces the value. Pure gold’s value and its
value must be different, right? But worn they look quite
beautiful, all are called gold necklaces. But if there is a gold
necklace here, can you tell? Do you know which is pure gold?
Without touching it, just looking with your eyes, would you
choose it? If not careful, like in a major exam, midterm, quiz,
when the teacher gives the test paper, you really can’t answer,
just guess. If you happen to guess correctly, you get 100
points, next time can you get 100? Next time you won’t guess
correctly. This time by chance you guessed right and got 100,
you think you can get 100 every time? No! You must know
how to distinguish what is true gold, true gold不怕火炼 (fears
no fire).
Then only Paul got it, none of us have a chance to get first
place, right? All of humanity, past and present, are people,
Paul already said it, then we know, Paul almost got first place,
so what first place position is left for anyone else? Sister
Ding, don’t misunderstand. Everyone stretch out your fingers,
come, everyone stretch out your fingers. Okay, are the thumb
and pinky finger the same? But both are called thumbs, both
called fingers, right? But if classified carefully, this is called
thumb, this index finger, this middle finger, this ring finger,
this pinky finger. Maybe some, like me, were tall since
childhood, standing with a group of classmates, we
immediately see one head sticking out, what’s this called? 鹤
立鸡群 (A crane standing among chickens). If comparing
everyone’s height, which is tallest? The one in the middle? I’ve
been like this since childhood, whenever I stand in a crowd,
because girls aren’t that tall, probably around five feet plus, I
am six feet plus, nearly seven feet, so in a crowd, especially
among girls…
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…But if standing with a large group of men, if I stand there,
that’s even more 鹤立鸡群 (a crane among chickens), because
all are men, only I am a woman. Because many women
wouldn’t stand in the middle of a group of men, but I would, I
am quite like a boy, wanting to hear what they are doing.
What is this ideal? What is this ambition? Many girls have no
interest in listening, they just think about dressing up, holding
children. Me, I dress up, hold children, and like to listen. Why?
Because I want to help my husband. My husband has many
dreams, good ideals, dreams for God’s kingdom. If I don’t
understand what society is about, what God’s kingdom is
about, what the mission is, then when my husband talks to
me, I won’t understand.
So in large groups of pastors, large groups of men, when they
talk about their ideals and ambitions in society, or their
mission in God’s kingdom, my husband and I attend all kinds
of meetings, youth missionary conferences, and also, well,
missionary conferences, we have attended countless
meetings, whether traditional, charismatic, large-scale, small-
scale, those we should attend, can attend, we’ve gone, unless
unable to go.
Brothers and sisters, if in a large group there are few women,
many men, it’s easy to spot me, because I used to like
wearing red clothes, suddenly see a red one, in photos you
see me. So I play this role, since childhood easily the eye
catches this person. If someone sees me, will God see me?
Certainly. Will the devil see me? Certainly. If I have no feeling
for this mission thing, the devil has no mission for me. I have a
strong feeling for mission, why? Because
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I submit to my own husband, I love God, love Christ. If you
don’t do it, I will, I am this type.
So since childhood, I developed a very diligent, non-lazy
nature, plus because I am the youngest at home, everything
was readily available, also, teachers liked me,爸爸妈妈 (mom
and dad) loved me, sisters loved me, so I became surrounded
by love, filled with the power of love. So, sorry, not boasting,
but fact, I don’t care about others. If there’s an exam on
Monday, I probably start preparing a month before. Every time
the teacher finishes a lesson, I absolutely finish that day’s
work that day, whatever the teacher writes I copy, whatever is
said, without parents催促 (urging), in my room I definitely
finish reading and homework, and doubly so.
After entering school, especially university, I studied fine arts,
for example if the teacher said submit three landscapes, three
flower-and-bird paintings, three figure paintings, three
calligraphy pieces, you know how many I submitted? I
submitted seven of each type! I am like this. Actually,
homework is all done, why not sleep at midnight? Why still
keep painting, writing? Because this is the goal I set for
myself. Because I know, if the teacher says submit three, the
teacher grades, then I must have this one good, this one not
good, this one not good, then the grade isn’t necessarily 100,
right? If I paint seven, among them two or three are not good,
but another two or three are quite good, then take the quite
good ones, the final grade is high, right? This is my mind. So I
became, others submit three, some even submit two, some
don’t submit any,欠作业 (owe homework), I definitely submit
seven, let the teacher slowly choose, the poorly painted ones
teacher you don’t look at, the good ones give me a higher
grade. So every semester, every subject, I got very high
grades.
This is me since childhood, maybe I am an outlier, maybe I am
very special, because I was full of love, dad loved me,
teachers liked me, in America called teacher’s pet, I was the
teacher’s pet, so I became like this since childhood. If even
teachers loved me so much, does God love me? I knew
teachers loved me, parents loved me, sisters loved me, but did
I know God loved me? I did not
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know, I didn’t know God loved me, because no one introduced
Him to me, no one told me God is spirit, no one told me He is
all-knowing, all-powerful, ever-present, I thought He didn’t
exist. In this subject I was already outstanding, but not like
this.
But before I encountered faith, could I think so deeply? Could I
think so thoroughly? Of course not. Before I believed in Jesus,
I wasn’t striving to be first for the Lord, I just did what should
be done. If I painted one less, clearly submit three, I want to
submit seven, right? It was self-imposed. But if I only painted
six, I get very tired, forcing my eyes open, still finishing the
seventh, why? Necessary? Teacher said three is enough, the
sixth is already extra, why paint the seventh? This is me going
overboard! But I had developed a habit, always doing a bit
extra.
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If I don’t want to be so tired, teacher says three just do three,
when I paint each one, receiving God-given inspiration, God-
given revelation, skill, and energy, this one is already
completed, then painting three is enough, right? Instead, my
time gets allocated for seven, finally let the teacher choose.
So now I am slowly, slowly adjusting myself, is my thinking
right or not? At this age, thank the Lord for opening my mind,
forever humble, forever knowing that doing too much is also
my own effort, unless… like now my goal, archery, one day to
compete, if I want to become a divine archer, then of course I
practice daily, practice until hitting the target, hitting the
wooden board with stone, but must not hit people. When it’s
time for the real competition, then hit the bullseye in one shot.
So I can only say, ordinary days are for training, but when it’s
the real event, when evangelizing, when counseling people, I
cannot talk too much, talking too much is called practice,
right? I often used evangelism as practice for speaking,
because I also stammer sometimes, so treating it as speech
practice means not talking too much, others get tired of
listening.
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But now I slowly realize, cannot talk too much, practice is my
own practice, how to practice? Pray and practice, practice at
home; sing at home. These past few days because I was busy
at Tianpeng Hall yesterday, slept very late at night, actually
singing requires good mental state and enough rest, I didn’t
rest enough, but, at home I sing every day, can you imagine?
So I originally thought I studied music? No, I studied fine arts.
Okay, won’t talk about this here.
In short, let’s play the third song again. Since we already know
God is all-knowing, all-powerful, ever-present, and after
knowing God, we are closely connected, intimately close to
the Lord every day, now we want to look at 1 John chapter 5
verses 1-2 and 4-5, a passage of scripture now written into
this gospel hymn. So I really like this hymn. If you can find 1
John 5, let’s first read the scripture, then experience my
feeling while singing, otherwise the words jump too fast,
maybe you can’t react. 1 John chapter 5, starting from verse 1,
I’ll read it first, then you read after me, okay? 1 John chapter 5
verse 1, start: “Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ
is born of God, and everyone who loves the father loves his
child as well.” Okay, let’s read together. (Congregation reads)
“Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of
God, and everyone who loves the father loves his child as
well.” Verse 2: “This is how we know that we love the children
of God: by loving God and carrying out his commands.”
(Congregation reads) “This is how we know that we love the
children of God: by loving God and carrying out his
commands.” Verse 3: “In fact, this is love for God: to keep his
commands. And his commands are not burdensome,”
(Congregation reads) “In fact, this is love for God: to keep his
commands. And his commands are not burdensome,” Verse 4:
“for everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the
victory that has overcome the world, even our faith.”
(Congregation reads) “for everyone born of God overcomes
the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world,
even our faith.” Verse 5: “Who is it that overcomes the world?
Only the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God.”
(Congregation reads) “Who is it that overcomes the world?
Only the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God.”
Okay, now the answer is out, right? Who overcomes the
world? The one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God. So
the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God, who is this
person? It is you, it is me, it is every brother and sister who
truly believes that Jesus is the Son of God. But is it that
simple? If it’s that simple, why do we still have so many
problems? Because we don’t truly believe. If you truly believe,
you will be like me, always doing a bit extra, right? If you truly
believe, you will be like me, always intimate with the Lord,
never abandoning, following closely, right? If you truly believe,
you will be like me, always willing to be used by the Lord,
willing to be refined by the Lord, willing to be sent by the
Lord, right? If you truly believe, you will be like me, willing to
be a female Paul, right? But I am not forcing you to be like
me, because I am me, you are you, God’s plan for you is
different from His plan for me. But the principle is the same,
the principle is to believe that Jesus is the Son of God, and to
believe that Jesus is the Son of God, you must know who
Jesus is, right? Who is Jesus? He is the Son of God, He is
God, He came to earth, became flesh, lived among us, full of
grace and truth, He was crucified, died, buried, rose on the
third day, ascended to heaven, now sits at the right hand of
God the Father, and will come again to judge the living and
the dead. This is the Jesus we believe in.
So, if you believe this, then you are born of God, you
overcome the world. So overcoming the world is not about
you overcoming, but about Christ in you overcoming. So the
answer to “Who overcomes the world?” is: the one who
believes that Jesus is the Son of God. But this “one” is not
you in yourself, but you in Christ. So it is Christ in you who
overcomes the world. So we must let Christ live in us, we
must let Christ be on the throne of our hearts, we must let
Christ reign in our lives. Then we can overcome the world.
Okay, now let’s sing the third hymn, the lyrics are from 1 John
5:1-5. Let’s sing together.
(Hymn content…)
Thank the Lord! I hope through today’s sharing, everyone
understands, who overcomes the world? It is you, it is me, it is
every brother and sister who believes that Jesus is the Son of
God. But remember, it is not you in yourself, but Christ in you.
So we must rely on Christ, draw close to Christ, let Christ live
in us. Then we can overcome the world.
Let’s pray. Dear Heavenly Father, we thank you, because you
let us know, who overcomes the world? It is the one who
believes that Jesus is the Son of God. Lord, we believe, we
believe that Jesus is the Son of God, we believe that Jesus is
our Savior, we believe that Jesus is our Lord. Lord, we ask you
to live in us, reign in us, let us overcome the world in you.
Thank you, Lord, for hearing our prayer, in the name of Jesus
Christ, Amen!
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