2013年8月29日 星期四

早上分組時,Daisy 帶唱詩歌 : 
每天的禱告 My daily prayer 很是優美 !

  我心愛你  
我渴望活在你的懷裡
每天與你同在  
享受你的大愛

醫治我受傷的心靈  
改變我原有的生命
引導我當走的路  
今天的服事求你托住

主啊 求你改變我  
心思意念願你雕琢
使我能更加像你 
帶著耶穌的香氣

主啊 求你吸引我  
帶我進入你聖潔居所
讓我今天為你活  

完全獻上為活祭 
奉獻一生跟隨你

2013年8月26日 星期一

人生不可避免的事

  1. 不可避免的死亡
  2. 別人的嘲笑
  3. 永遠的過去
  4. 無可奈何的遺忘
  5. 莫名其妙的孤獨
  6. 沒有選擇的出身
  7. 流逝的時間
  8. 離你而去的人
  9. 倒向你的牆
  10. 不可救藥的喜歡
  11. 總有誤會出現
  12. 精神病人在你四週                 補充  黃金萍 Tetley 格調

2013年8月25日 星期日

15 Preaching Best Practices by Aaron Damiani

For the last four years I have been learning how to preach. I started preaching as an assistant pastor in Washington DC, about one to two times a month, and I have recently started preaching as a church planter to my new church in Chicago. Along the way, I have been scouring resources on preaching, pumping feedback out of people, and doing my best to adapt. I made a list of the best practices that have worked for me. Of course, this is highly subjective, incomplete, and I'm no final authority. After scouring resources and pumping feedback out of people, here's my list of the 15 best practices I've been learning about preaching.

  1. Establish personal credibility with your audience before you dive into the text, usually by talking about a shared human experience. This is not necessary if it's already established. Ideally, describe how the problem addressed by the biblical text has impacted your life. (See Andy Stanley,Communicating for a Change.)
  2. Begin by describing a real problem that the biblical text addresses. Brian Chapell calls this the "Fallen Condition Focus." Turn the screw by uncovering a predicament that we all face. If you have time, let the problem fester by unpacking its unsavory implications. Do not jump quickly to the solution; this increases people's interest in the rest of the message. Make sure this problem is consistent throughout the message. (See Brian Chapell's Christ-Centered Preaching and see his example in his sermon "When the Bottom Falls Out." Also, notice how Vaughan Roberts introduces his sermon by describing a problem we all share—death—in his sermon "Good News When Confronted by Death.")
  3. Be intentional about transitions. Slow down when you're turning a corner in your sermon by explaining terms, telling people what's ahead, and reminding them why they need to listen. (Listen to Tommy Hinson here.)
  4. Walk people through the movement of the text in a passionate way. Animate the arc of the text. Light up the logic of the Scripture. It's not the dry part; it's the best part! Show how personally invested you are in the words of the Bible, and invite people to share that passion and interest. If you are preaching from narrative, re-tell the story using your own words. (See John Piper and Martin Lloyd-Jones, Preachers & Preaching. See also Jeffrey Arthur's articles "Let's Get Back to the Text" and "Five Hammer Strokes of Creating Expository Sermon Outlines.")
  5. Use ONE main point (or Big Idea) that is memorable. People can remember one point, but they usually cannot remember two, three, or four big ideas. Find one main point that you can introduce, teach, illustrate, and apply. Even if the sermon is too short because you only had one point, no one will get mad. Build contrast, rhyme, echo, alliteration, or metaphor to craft a memorable main point. (See Haddon Robinson's The Big Idea in Biblical Preaching and "Better Big Ideas.")
  6. Speak to both non-Christians and Christians. Remove all insider language, insider stories, and insider references that only Christians would understand. Be sensitive, not callous, to people who have no Christian formation. Take the opportunity to communicate with your non-churched visitors, engaging their questions, using their frame of reference, experience, and language. Use their sources of authority to support (but not supplant) what the biblical text is saying. If you're not already hanging out with non-Christians in normal life, this will be hard. (See Tim Keller's Preaching in a Secular Culture and his interview "A New Kind of Urban Christian Part 1 and Part 2.")
  7. Climb down the ladder of abstraction whenever possible. Picture a ladder with abstract concepts (love, justice, salvation, mercy, discipleship) at the top of the ladder and concrete images of those concepts at the bottom of the ladder. Now when you talk about compassion (an important but abstract concept), help people see compassion by coming down the ladder and giving a concrete image or story. For instance, define what the Bible means by compassion, but then tell a story about a little girl who picked up a diseased 3-legged dog on the side of the highway. Use tangible metaphors and real stories to translate the teaching of the Bible. But do not insult your listeners' intelligence in the process. (Matt Woodley at PreachingToday.com is a master of this point. See page 6 of Jeffrey Arthur's article on "Five Hammer Strokes for Creating Expository Sermon Outlines.")
  8. Give one tangible point of application. Make sure it is both actionable and connected to your teaching. Consider presenting it as an experiment or a baby step. (See Andy Stanley, and Haddon Robinson's "The Heresy of Application" and "Bible Content and Life Application.")
  9. Show how Jesus is the hero and resolution of the original problem. The gospel, not moralism, is the good news. Use your sermon as a way to re-articulate what God has done for us in Christ, using the terms and the problem you have established in your sermon. This is the time to call people to repentance and conversion, so extol the gospel and its benefits. (See Bryan Loritts' "A Cautionary Tale from Michael Jackson's Father"and Tim Keller's "Preaching Morality in an Immoral Age.")
  10. Recruit a team of people to intercede for people before you preach. Email them with your preaching assignment, and give them tangible ways to pray. (My friend Kevin Miller does this—and you can tell when he preaches. See also "How Prayer Transforms Sermon Prep.")
  11. Build your sermon orally by sharing your ideas and inviting feedback. Sermons are primarily an oral medium, not a written medium. You will be more comfortable preaching if oral, extroverted preparation is intertwined with written and introverted preparation. People are often honored to help you craft a better message. Consider recruiting a focus group, or a content-filtering team. Find a way to include people who do not attend church. (Perry Noble is an inspiration here. See also question #9 in this Peter Scazzero article.)
  12. Finish early and rehearse your message. Embrace the awkwardness of preaching to an empty room so you can feel more comfortable with the material when everyone is listening. If possible, rehearse more than once (like Jeff Henderson).
  13. Invite people to imagine change. What would happen if the teaching of the text (and by extension, the gospel) was put into practice on a larger scale? What if we all practiced this together? (Andy Stanley) But in doing so, we can't ignore the next point …
  14. Eliminate hype. People are sensitive to being over-sold. Preachers who over-dramatize, hard-sell, exaggerate, or tell white lies will quickly lose credibility with their listeners. Be honest instead and people will trust you more. (See Haddon Robinson's article "Preachers Who Promise too Much.")
  15. Land the plane once. Don't "almost finish" and then start up again. Let your conclusion happen once (Kevin Miller again).
That's my list. Which of these practices are important to you? Are there any other best practices that you'd like to add to this list?
Aaron Damiani is the pastor of Immanuel Anglican Church, a church plant in the Uptown neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois.

2013年8月19日 星期一

真正屬於自己了

中國有句古語,叫做“聽過就忘,看了記住,做過才懂”。

美國有位學者M•希爾伯曼曾這樣說:
我們所能學到的東西是——
  • 所讀東西的10%
  • 所聽到東西的20%
  • 所看到東西的30%
  • 視聽結合能理解50%
  • 與人探討有70%的效果
  • 親身體驗有80%的收穫
  • 給別人講授後90%的東西
是真正屬於自己了

開心就笑

人生苦短,活一百歲的沒有幾個人,開心就笑,不開心就待會兒再笑

2013年8月15日 星期四

人生

人生如夢,夢裡幾許相思。
人生如畫,畫中幾許相似。
人生如樹,樹有幾許成長。
人生如露,露水幾許散掉。
人生如潮,潮流幾時湧過。
人生如詩,詩詞幾許相訴。

人生為你,你有幾許認真。
人生於你,你有幾許求真。
人生是你,你有幾許成真。

四把钥匙

打开幸福之门有四把钥匙:

口中有德,目中有人,
心中有爱,行中有善。

口中有德,就是说话要留有余地,不对他人施加“软暴力”;
目中有人,就是要走出自我的小天地,将心比心,坦诚相待;
心中有爱,就是要在心田种下爱的种子,并小心地呵护它成长;
行中有善,就是人到哪里,就把爱带到哪里。

2013年8月14日 星期三

Saul's failure in I Sam 13-15

  1. His insecurity leads to wrong motivation
  2. Circumstances rather than God 's desires
  3. Rationalization not repentance
  4. God losing favor with him
  5. Jonathan his son not favor him
  6. Playing Blame Game
  7. His Inflexibility 
  8. Prefer popularity rather than obedience

Mistakes Leaders Make

Dave Kraft 's new book 2012 Mistakes Leaders Make got the following 10 reminders:

1. Allowing Ministry to Replace Jesus
2. Allowing Comparing to Replace Contentment
3. Allowing Pride to Replace Humility
4. Allowing Pleasing People to Replace Pleasing God
5. Allowing Busyness to Replace Visioning
6. Allowing Financial Frugality To Replace Fearless Faith
7. Allowing Artifical Harmony to Replace Difficult Conflict
8. Allowing Perenially Hurting People to Replace Potential Hungry Leaders
9. Allowing Information to Replace Transformation
10. Allowing Control to Replace Trust

理想是...

  • 力量的泉源
  • 智慧的摇篮
  • 冲锋的战旗
  • 斩棘的利剑

2013年8月13日 星期二

有一種...

凡事謝恩 Re: 2013年8月5日至9日熱線話題
  1. 有一種聰明叫交託
  2. 有一種價值叫捨得
  3. 有一種幸福叫守候
  4. 有一種智慧叫謙卑
  5. 有一種選擇叫順服
  6. 有一種平安叫委身
  7. 有一種美德叫溫柔
  8. 有一種安慰叫攙扶
  9. 有一種無言叫淚水
  10. 有一種成熟叫蛻變
  11. 有一種快樂叫追隨
  12. 有一種真情叫相愛
  13. 有一種溫暖叫感恩
  14. 有一種生命叫永恆

2013年8月10日 星期六

再說“十誤區”

一,把聰明智慧當知識(其實是神給的)
二,把應盡本份當重任(其實是該做的)
三,把好逸惡勞當差別(男女本不平等)
四,把模糊情感當知己(誤了終身大事)
五,把謙讓豁達當無能(時下世道不公)
六,把野蠻女友當時髦(真的是噁心啊)
七,把別人作品當己有(堂而皇之為己)
八,把仁愛和平當機遇(是否政治陰謀)
九,把八卦俗事當名星(顛倒黑白,惟主真名星)
十,把永生救恩當陌路(人情冷漠、世態炎涼、終留餘恨)

不配2013年8月6日 Re: 《生命的四季》留言板

十誤區

第一、把愚昧無知當敬虔;
第二、把推卸責任當交託;
第三、把懶惰不忠當等候;
第四、把糊塗情感當聖愛;
第五、把錯誤傳統當真理;
第六、把個人見解當旨意;
第七、把該盡本分當功勞;
第八、把粉飾太平當合一;
第九、把放縱情慾當自由;
第十、把世俗道路當天路。

凡事謝恩2013年8月5日 Re: 《生命的四季》留言板

2013年8月4日 星期日

良言

修己,以清心为要。
涉世,以慎言为先。

律己,宜带秋气。
处世,须带春风。

心术,以光明笃实为第一。
容貌,以正大老成为第一。
言语,以简重真切为第一。

不自重者,取辱。
不自畏者,招祸。

恶,莫大于纵己之欲。
祸,莫大于言人之非;

施之君子,则丧吾德;
施之小人,则杀吾身。 --- 弘一法师

請記住

請記住,不是所有人都是真心,
             所以,不要那麼輕易的就去相信;
請記住,不是所有人值得你付出,
             所以,不要那麼傻的就去給予;
請記住,不是傷心就一定要哭泣,
             所以,不要那麼吝嗇你的微笑;
請記住,不是只有你一個人在努力,
             所以,不要輕易的就放棄。
請記住,不管今天多痛苦,終究會過去。

2013年8月2日 星期五

又16 則

  1. 人比人,比死人。 人比己,俾自己。 人比神,考到暈。
  2. 生命乃屬於那脆弱的人。 勇猛強者多數自認上帝,他總目中無人。 讀書多者自認人之患,總不停救訓人但不教訓自己,是目中無己。 惟有那自認不明所然,不知所是者,因他總有感目中無明,心中要神
  3. 不當常常感到自己比別人優越。當你真誠看見別人也比自已強時,你已參透了人生大半實況,不只強行要求自己要謙卑那般簡單。
  4. 週末可以的應當靜下來,休息使人走更遠的路。一至五在衝,六也要狂奔,你不倒下才怪 ?
  5. 高人是上等智商,貴人是上等情商,遇到高人不必自卑,遇到貴人不必自憐。高人貴人之所以高貴,就是能助你克服自卑自憐,不然就非屬高貴人了。 天父讓我們彼此學習作個高貴人,是這時代屬罕有的動物啊。
  6. 時間是線性的、循環的、螺旋的,又或本就是空無,不過是我們感覺不同。
  7. 慣常遲到者,是甚麼驅使然 ? 是眾人已接納 ?是一已特權 ? 是生活本如此 ? 不必緊張 ! 是時間仍多 ? 是身份表示 ? 到底是甚麼 ? 不必問了,仍是個謎 ! 有人永遠是遲五分鐘的,或許只是他的手錶問題啊 !
  8. 遲到好過無到,若然那本是你當然的責任 ?
  9. 早到好過遲到。但早到若無所事事,那遲到者或許比你更充份利用時間呢 ?
  10. 早到聚會沒人招呼應對,是種納悶。是自招的,誰叫你早到 ?
  11. 共同話題,把本來無關者也圍聚起來。全球化也不外是如此吧,。
  12. 在眾人都不懂應對中,你仍能自告奮勇,算是英雄英雌吧 !
  13. 老人自己不健康,但仍要照顧孫孩,人生的難處甚至悲苦莫過於此吧 !
  14. 護老成了"入伍未登陸"一族的話題與共同困擾。 八九成80-90歲父母仍健在者,不是會面對老人痴呆,就是每每易跌。想到照顧上的心慌無奈,不少人認為,太長壽是福是悲 ?
  15. 很少吃蠔,怕生冷不潔。 但喜三文魚,能吃很多。 人生是否時怕不潔,但又不避生冷 ? 三文魚不是三文治,正好夾在中間,但人生就是如此矛盾。既怕生冷,但又喜吃!
  16. 保健是潮流,保本是急流,保命是暗流。保鑊非下流但不入流。

2013年8月1日 星期四

36 則

  1. 白日依山盡,黃河入海流,欲窮千里目,更上一層樓。山盡在眼目邊,海流在層樓旁。如詩如畫景象,你我可否再見 ? 人生到底有限,欲望卻無盡窮。參透永恆在望,更覺當下可貴。欲言又止的人,快得天父蔭庇,早獲智慧心靈。是為祈願祝禱。
  2. 有如此美麗反思: 為誰辛苦為誰忙,你是一支悲憫歌,道盡人間苦與樂,世界本就是如此。 為誰辛苦為誰忙,你是一首人生詩,詠嘆生活淡雅泊,生活本就是如此。 為誰辛苦為誰忙,你是一永恆信息,展示普天下蒼生,當選擇上好福份。
  3. 心深滲,心有所屬,深深動情,滲透對方 !
  4. 精誠所至,金石為開。
  5. 誰是智慧人,可以明白這些事,誰是通達人,可以知道這一切,因為耶和華的道是正直的,義人必在其中行走,罪人卻在其上跌倒。何14:9
  6. 「耶和華啊,我向來等候祢的救恩。」創四十九章18節 「凡等候祢的必不羞愧。……求祢以祢的真理引導我,教訓我,因為祢是救我的神。我終日等候祢。」詩二十五篇3、5節 「我的心哪,你當默默無聲,專等候神,因為我的盼望是從祂而來。」詩六十二篇5節
  7. 奮興會主題:複雜世界,徹底愛心 履行愛心之道/ 比恩賜及委身更大的愛 / 為得著忍耐的掙扎 1/為得著忍耐的掙扎 2 / 徹底的仁慈 / 得勝嫉妒 / 傲慢──軟弱的標記/ 對人敏銳,向神降服/ 忿怒—道德之人的缺點/ / 愛的持久 /
  8. 研經會主題:等候聖靈:教會歷史第一課 禱告與揀選 / 臨在與澆灌 / 癲狂與成敗/ 差遣與順服 / 爭議與合一 / 按手與充滿/ 膏立與捆綁/ 囚禁與見證/ 增長與突破
  9. 講道會主題 : 從 亞伯蘭 到 亞伯拉罕 — 敬畏上帝五味架 生兒育女 / 生離死別 / 生命迷宮 / 生存逆境 / 生疏親情 / 生財有道 / 生機無奈 / 生不逢時 / 生活奮鬥
  10. 罪少成多,可以毀人。
  11. 小事積聚,可大件事!
  12. 彼此共勉,神人互動,再接再勵,相得益彰,是為雙嬴。
  13. 年青力壯要努力,中年漸衰要潛力,老年力竭要毅力。
  14. 杜甫人生不相見,動如參與商。今夕復何夕,共此燈燭光。少壯能幾時,鬢髮各已蒼。
  15. 微博是新寫或援引 ? 是動手抑動腦 ? 或二者兼備 !但好像動腦比動手多 ? 是嗎 ? 想比寫更快啊 !
  16. 不再多想計劃,目下一切就是計劃,你或成熟或真是老了。
  17. 萬事令人厭煩〔或作萬物滿有困乏〕人不能說盡,眼看,看不飽,耳聽,聽不足。已有的事,後必再有,已行的事,後必再行,日光之下並無新事。豈有一件事人能指著說:這是新的,那知,在我們以前的世代,早已有了。已過的世代,無人記念,將來的世代,後來的人也不記念。
  18. 新鮮話題,其實在乎心境,日光之下並無新事。但新的創作,只是把已有的再重新組合。
  19. FOLLOWING THE WAY OF LOVE. LOVE IS GREATER THAN THE GIFTS AND COMMITMENT.
  20. 履行愛心之道,比恩賜及委身更大的愛
  21. 愛是恆久忍耐,又有恩慈,愛是不嫉妒,愛是不自誇,不張狂。不作害羞的事,不求自己的益處,不輕易發怒,不計算人的惡。凡事包容,凡事相信,凡事盼望,凡事忍耐。愛是永不止息。
  22. 愛總是心靈語言,懂得談情的人總不會浪費掉其美。
  23. 心靈語言是要揣摩,不是用作分析。
  24. 我們的不知道,反成了創作原動力,因沒例子可援。
  25. 人生的精釆就是,你永遠不會知道下一刻會出現甚麼事情來 !
  26. 惺惺相惜與相識屬雙胞胎,要讓其生生不息繼續下去。
  27. 一代總比一代精采,不如此看時就永遠有代溝。
  28. 電台是藉音量廣傳意義,但切勿成了製造意識形態地方。
  29. 作家是創作的管家。
  30. 交流就是交心且有暖流。
  31. 有自己的興趣,總比不知要作何事好多啊 !
  32. 自由是否就是在不經意中,沒壓力也沒期許。
  33. 心血來潮的書寫,漫不經心的反思,多時是你也想不到的。
  34. 年青人有活力不停學習是好,中年人退下崗位專作指導也好,老年備好自已迎見上帝,只有他知道是好或不好 !
  35. 代溝就是不明你說甚麼為何如此作也沒你辦法,最好仍彼此尊重 !
  36. 年青一代不斷進修,中年一代急著退休,老年準備向主交收 !各適其適,也是不錯 !