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Prayer
Prayer has been a big part of my life. I prayed for my father's salvation for decades and had a serious heart to heart sit down with him months before he passed about his faith. My father knew the Bible well. He attended seminary in China but was kicked out because he loved playing piano but was not allowed to do so but he would sneak in to play. He always bucked the system and despised the organized church. Many people question the need for prayer. The Bible calls us to pray
江育文牧師 Rev. Ben Kong
9 hours ago2 min read


詩篇第一百篇
詩篇第一百篇 1 (稱謝詩。)普天下當向耶和華歡呼! 2 你們當樂意事奉耶和華,當來向他歌唱! 3 你們當曉得耶和華是神!我們是他造的, 也是屬他的;我們是他的民,也是他草場的羊。 4 當稱謝進入他的門;當讚美進入他的院。當感謝他,稱頌他的名! 5 因為耶和華本為善。他的慈愛存到永遠;他的信實直到萬代。 你有沒有寫感恩日記的習慣?在聖靈的帶領下,讓我們進入這篇詩篇。如此,每一天都成為感恩日。詩人邀請全地的人都帶著喜樂的歌聲進入神的殿宇。我們是祂的子民:因祂的創造、祂的眷顧和祂的恩典;也因我們甘心樂意地將心獻給祂,事奉祂。我們是祂的羊群;祂必引領我們到青草地上,到可安歇的水邊。我們因耶和華的眷顧和恩寵而蒙福。 哥林多後書9:15 「感謝神,因他有說不盡的恩賜!」 這個說不盡的恩賜就是主耶穌基督!
伍岳鋒長老 Elder John Eng
Feb 131 min read


Growing Faith
Growing Faith: 2 Thessalonians 1:3-5 (Devotional from In Touch Ministries) God’s desire is that we grow in faith as we walk with Him. Faith is not merely a one-time event through which we were saved; rather, it’s a continuous way of life from the point of salvation forward. Ideally, the longer we live, the greater our confidence in God should become. God wants our confidence in Him to grow so we’ll depend on Him more and more. Our degree of faith in the Lord affects every are
胡永佳牧師 Rev. Austin Woo
Feb 81 min read


教會要追求靈力
什麼是教會當行的路?在這個時代,什麼是教會應有的屬靈路線?保羅和彼得形容教會為靈宮(弗2:22;彼前2:5),聖靈居住在其中。教會有人力、物力和財力。這是神的祝福,卻不是最大的祝福。既然教會是聖靈居住的所在,教會應滿有靈力。不然,沒有靈力的教會,人力、物力和財力也不能發揮最好的功效。缺少禱告的教會就是缺乏靈力的教會;沒有花時間和工夫研讀聖經的教會也是缺乏靈力的教會。我們必須持守禱告和讀經的路線。這是屬靈的原則;神祝福教會的途徑。 陶恕(A. W. Tozer, 1897-1963)在他的年代探問教會的路線,教會如何被引往能力之路。自使徒行傳第二章之後,聖靈的時代就開始。早期教會發展迅速,滿有靈力,這是聖靈澆灌的明證。眼見大部分教會的光景,陶恕寫道:「如果神願意把聖靈澆灌在我們身上,為什麼沒有更多的信徒或教會得到像初期教會所獲得的大能力呢?我們很快樂的承認有人已經得到了這能力,但是為什麼數目是那樣的少?神的預備既然是如此寬廣,祂的應許是如此確定,到底是什麼攔住了我們不能獲得能力?」*《飲於能力之源》(宣道,1994),頁44。
林永裕牧師 Rev. Wing Lam
Feb 11 min read


真正的合一(一)
感謝神帶領教會在去年查考腓立比書,今天我們還是從腓立比書第二章思考聖經教導我們真正的合一。我深信中宣會成立其中最重要的目的,就是要「同心合意,興旺福音」。教會不是一楝建築物,教會乃是一群跟隨耶穌,認定耶穌是「基督,是永生神的兒子」的弟兄姊妹,一生竭力追求認識祂,效法祂的榜樣,這就是神給每個基督徒人生最高的標竿。 同樣,神給一間同心合意、興旺福音的教會有一個清楚的目標,就是要「意念相同,愛心相同,有一樣的心思,有一樣的意念」。但是如何達到?甚麼是合一?是我合你的意,還是你合我的意?還是只是志同道合就可以? 我的出生地是香港,香港有句俚語形容志同道合很有意思,就像一條鑰匙遇到一個對的門鎖,馬上就一拍即合,這就是志同道合,叫做「好啱Key 」,若跟一個人「好啱key 」,大家就很好交通了,為甚麼呢?因為這是自然的交通,反正不交也通嘛,但是這不是聖經教導我們真正合一的意思。 今天神給我們在腓立比書來看「真正的合一」的信息。腓立比教會是一個神喜悅的教會,是讓在在羅馬坐監的保羅能為他們而充滿喜樂的教會,保羅在腓立比書使用「喜樂」等詞語
李勢衡牧師 Rev. Simon Li
Jan 232 min read


Finishing Well
Finishing well has been a topic that has been on my mind as I slowly realize there are more years behind me than ahead of me now. Like a runner in a race, I want to finish my race well. Unfortunately, we have heard of many famous Christian preachers and authors who have fallen astray at the twilight of their careers. After a lifetime of serving God, they did not finish well. Some have repented and asked for forgiveness while others have just walked away. If they are truly rep
雷達榮長老 Elder Robert Louie
Jan 162 min read


Proclaim the Year of the Lord's Favor
In Luke 4 we read that Jesus stood up in the temple and quoted Isaiah 61:1,2a, “The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the oppressed free, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.” Christ was declaring that His coming was the fulfillment of this prophecy concerning the year of Jubilee which was to be a time of forgivene
葛瑞才牧師 Rev. Rick Carey
Jan 112 min read


神是首先的
祝弟兄姊妹新年蒙福。 聖經第一句話,「起初,神創造天地。」(創1:1)這是一切的開始,是神原始的創造 (originating creation)。初代教會的教父對神「從無創造」得著共識,神不是藉先存物質創造天地,而是神創造之先什麼都沒有。神以話語創造萬有。「神說:『要有光』,就有了光。」(創1:3)「諸天藉著耶和華的話而造,天上的萬象藉著他口中的氣而成。」 (詩33:6《新譯本》) 神的話語帶有權能,能創造,也能改變,使無序變有序。「空虛混沌」(創1:2)指創造之後(1:1)未有清楚的秩序;神用「六日創造」(1:3-31;第七日安息【2:1-3】),使萬物「各從其類」或「各按類別」《五經:新漢語》。「神只要一發聲(神的話語),宇宙萬物的存在環境被穩定下來,各式各樣的東西和生命逐漸出現。」【*方鎮明:《大地的挑戰:基督教創造論》,頁66。】 神是萬有的開始,也引領受造物邁向終局。神說:「我是首先的,我是末後的;除我以外,再沒有真神。」(賽44:6)祂藉話語創造,祂也繼續創造,不間斷供應、管理和引導受造物,邁向「新天新地」。
林永裕牧師 Rev. Wing Lam
Jan 21 min read


等候神國降臨
約翰福音1章14節說:「道成了肉身,住在我們中間a,充滿滿地有恩典有真理。」耶穌的降生,是上帝藉著道成肉身把自己啟示給我們。 「住在我們中間」清楚地告訴我們:上帝是進入我們的歷史,與我們同在。這正呼應了馬太福音1章22-23節的宣告:「必有童女懷孕生子,人要稱他的名為以馬內利。」以馬內利的意思,就是「神與我們同在」。這應許藉著耶穌的降臨得以實現,也藉著祂在十字架上所成就的救贖得以完全。因為罪使人無法站在聖潔的上帝面前,而耶穌擔當了我們的罪,使我們得以被拯救,與神和好。因此,「以馬內利」不僅是上帝來到我們中間,更是解決了人無法與神同在的問題。 「以馬內利」最早出現在以賽亞書第七章。當時猶大王亞哈斯正遭外敵圍攻,先知以賽亞向他宣告上帝所賜的兆頭:必有童女懷孕生子,起名叫以馬內利,在孩子尚不曉得棄惡揚善之前,仇敵就要敗退。歷史果然照著上帝的話應驗。然而,以賽亞書並未停留在當下的歷史處境,而是將這盼望繼續展開:“必有一嬰孩為我們而生”,他要坐在大衛的寶座上,以公平和公義治理國度,直到永遠。這終極的盼望,最終由耶穌基督的到來完全實現。
尹傳恩教士 Min. Samuel Yin
Dec 30, 20252 min read


Radical Generosity
Christmas is upon us and we spend time we can’t afford, buying gifts people don’t like, with money we don’t have. In this Advent season I want to share a word on generosity. Generosity is about far more than giving money. It’s about living generously in every area of your life. “You will be enriched in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion” 2 nd Corinthians 9:11. What does it look like to “be generous on every occasion”? It means being generous with your t
江育文牧師 Rev. Ben Kong
Dec 21, 20252 min read


已然 / 未然(Already / Not Yet)
2025年的聖誕佳節轉瞬就到,普世歡騰,大街小巷洋溢著悅耳動聽聖誕歌聲,各教會也都在密鑼緊鼓籌備崇拜聚會,各樣報平安傳佳音事工。願一切榮耀歸與神! 感謝神,為了我們,主道成肉身,祂來了!神設立耶穌作挽回祭、憑著耶穌的血、藉著人的信、要顯明神的義。三日後,祂又復活,被接到天上、如今坐在神的右邊。『加利利人哪、你們為甚麼站著望天呢.這離開你們被接升天的耶穌、你們見他怎樣往天上去、他還要怎樣來。』 基督何時再來?祂將如何再來?在任何時刻嗎?此一系列重要問題,乃「末世論」(eschatology) 研討之範疇。此詞源自古希臘語1 ”eskhatos (意為最後、終極、最遠的),與2“-logia”(意指研究或學科)。因此,末世論乃是「對最後事物之研究」的神學,關注世界與人類的終極命運,包括死亡、審判、新天新地與地獄等議題。 為初步了解此神學,我最近于靈修時沉浸于聖城耶路撒冷與聖殿沿革歷史,四類千禧年啟動模式與各段相關經文:從列王紀上6:20 所羅門第一聖殿,以斯拉6章第二聖殿,以西結40-48 章(僅是異象,絕非實體聖
黃浩明長老 Elder Hao Ming Huang
Dec 14, 20252 min read


人禍,人為災害
天災不能避免,人禍必要譴責。香港大埔八座屋苑中七座被大火燒焦、燒毀。大火透過外牆的竹棚及綠色防護網(易燃物,本應是用防燃)迅速擴散,一連七座,差不多二千戶的家庭,就此失去家園,更失去生命。死亡人數高達159人,還有30多人失聯。這是建築/維修公司嚴重疏忽(gross negligence),用料不合規,枉顧人命。政府沒有好好管制這些公司,也在監管上大大的失職。那些貪污貪財的人更需要接受法律的制裁。 在新約聖經中,當人面對天災,經歷人禍,教會應以愛心回應,不單藉著關懷和陪伴,也包括金錢。路加這樣記載:「27 那時,有幾位先知從耶路撒冷下到安提阿。28 其中有一個名叫亞迦布的站起來,藉著聖靈指出天下將要有大饑荒;這事在革老丟時期果然發生了。29 於是門徒決定按著各人的力量捐款,好送給住在猶太的弟兄。30 他們就這樣行了,由巴拿巴和掃羅經手送到長老們那裡。」(徒11:27-30《新譯本》)有幾位先知從耶路撒冷來到安提阿。藉著聖靈,亞迦布預言將會在革老丟年間(Claudius’s reign;主後41-54)發生大饑荒(大約發生在主後45-4
林永裕牧師 Rev. Wing Lam
Dec 9, 20252 min read


Better Together
When we look at the New Testament, it always connects our doctrine, what we believe with our deeds, what we do. What we believe has to impact how we behave and what we do. Faith without deeds is dead. Paul spends the first 3 chapters of Ephesians laying out many glorious theological truths before he applies it in chapters 4-6. He does the same thing in Romans 1-11, before the practical instructions in chapter 12. So, it is vitally important that we understand who God is, who
胡永佳牧師 Rev. Austin Woo
Dec 4, 20253 min read


思念屬靈的品德(下)
那麼美德包括甚麼?其實美德包含很多方面,除了腓4:8外,彼得後書1:3-8也有這樣的教導:「3 神的神能已將一切關乎生命和虔敬的事賜給我們,皆因我們認識那用自己榮耀和美德召我們的主。4 因此,他已將又寶貴又極大的應許賜給我們,叫我們既脫離世上從情慾來的敗壞,就得與神的性情有分。5 正因這緣故,你們要分外的殷勤;有了信心,又要加上德行;有了德行,又要加上知識;6 有了知識,又要加上節制;有了節制,又要加上忍耐;有了忍耐,又要加上虔敬;7 有了虔敬,又要加上愛弟兄的心;有了愛弟兄的心,又要加上愛眾人的心;8 你們若充充足足的有這幾樣,就必使你們在認識我們的主耶穌基督上不至於閒懶 不結果子了。」 在教會傳統裏面,要建立美德必需要認識七宗罪(seven deadlysins),然後認識古代四大美德(4 classical virtues)及屬靈的三大美德(Christian virtues),加起來也是七大美德。然而,解經家Peter Kreeft 發現其實主耶穌已經教導我們以培養八福(Beatitudes) 來除去七宗罪的影響。在往後的靈
李勢衡牧師 Rev. Simon Li
Dec 1, 20252 min read


Global Missions
There is an interesting verse in the Old Testament that occurs just after the account of the deliverance of Daniel from the Lions Den. King Darius was so amazed by what happened had occurred that he recognized the power of the God of Daniel. We read in Daniel 6:26 his words, “I issue a decree that in every part of my kingdom people must fear and reverence the God of Daniel. “For he is the living God and he endures forever; his kingdom will not be destroyed, his dominion will
葛瑞才牧師 Rev. Rick Carey
Nov 7, 20252 min read


教會的本性
Missio Dei (The Mission of God)是拉丁語,意思是神的宣教、神的差遣、神的使命。這詞語指出「宣教」根源於三一神的生命和使命。「宣教」二字屬於三一神自己,而教會被邀請、被差派,參與在其中,與祂同工。「宣教」是三一神的內在本性,而不是外在的。教會是神的家、基督的身體、聖靈的殿;教會的本性來自三一神的本性。所以,教會的本性是合一的(源自三一神的合一)和宣教的(源自三一神的互相差遣)。鄧紹光寫道:「教會的本性、目的和職事,全都不是由教會自身來決定的,這樣的講法背後的理由是神學的,而非社會科學的。」【《教會不成教會》(香港:基道,2012),頁14。】 三一神拯救性的恩慈作為決定教會的本性及踐行。什麼樣的本性就有什麼樣的踐行;什麼樣的踐行就有什麼樣的本性。耶穌也說:「好樹都結好果子,壞樹卻結壞果子。」(太7:17《新漢語》) 剛剛過去的宣道月,從各國、各族、各民、各方來的宣教士提醒我們,教會的本性是宣教性的(missional);這本性決定教會的宣教踐行(praxis)。我們感謝主,在我們中間有不少差傳的
林永裕牧師 Rev. Wing Lam
Nov 2, 20251 min read


Good News, Not Good Advice
This month has been a great reminder of the partnerships we have with missionaries internationally and locally. While it is encouraging to hear the testimonies of God’s faithfulness, would the Holy Spirit spur us into action. As followers of Christ, we are all called to be missionaries of God’s kingdom. Yet I find that there is hesitation when it comes to sharing the Gospel. Often I hear people say that they don’t feel like they know enough. While the importance of the Bible
甄嘉惠弟兄 Mr. Timothy Yan
Oct 26, 20252 min read


Journey of a Kenyan
This is a summary of an article by Sophia Lee, “Called to Kenya’s Chinatown” [ Christianity Today, Sept./Oct.,2024]. There were about 1 million plus Chinese in Africa under the Belt and Road Initiative. There were about fifty thousand of Chinese workers in Kenya’s capital of Nairobi. According to the Joshua Project, out of the fifty thousand, there was only 4% Christian. Kenya is a country who is 85% Christian. The Chinese in Kenya built expressways, railroads, housing, mall
雷以德長老 Elder Yee Tak Loew
Oct 19, 20252 min read


求神國降臨
耶穌在主禱文中教導我們,要先求神的國和神的義,也就是首先祈求神的國早日降臨,使祂的公義完全彰顯。因為神的國是以神的公義為準則而掌權的國度。因此耶穌說:「願你的旨意行在地上,如同行在天上。」在天上,神的旨意暢行無阻,一切都按照祂的公義、慈愛與真理運行;然而在地上,因為罪的緣故...
李勢衡牧師 Rev. Simon Li
Oct 11, 20252 min read


Praying with Emotion
When my sons and I engage in discussions about anything, but sports in particular, we get emotional and excited. My wife tells us to calm...
江育文牧師 Rev. Ben Kong
Sep 28, 20252 min read
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