Posterous theme by Cory Watilo

20090823 Sunday service

Psalm 90 - 與神關係的重整
Author - Moses


Billy Graham - "you can't change the past, but the future." - God doesn't want us to live out the past.
"Life is hard, but God is good and Heaven is real."


v1-2 認識神是信實的 - 認識信實的天父
v3-6 認識生命是短暫 - 反醒追求的價值
v7-11 認識神是公義的 - moses asks 2 questions from v11 - why God is angry? Know what happened
What to do next?
v12 ans: know what to do. Ask God to help us.
v13-14 怎樣作個智慧人? 錯而能悔,悔而能改。
v15 吊詭性 - 應該有這樣的結果,豈不知結果卻是相反。
v16 基督徒的三願:服侍祂,自己為神的僕人,神重用子孫。
v17 我們的事奉,願神喜悅。

20090809 Sunday Service

人生之醒悟 - 詩篇39
 
Calvin: always think about heaven and death. So that we will not love the world and forget the treasure in heaven.
 
艱難痛苦絕望的處境
內裡身,心,靈都受傷
 
v1-3 靜默中醒悟 - 申訴在神
靜默=最基本,最重要的屬靈操練
- 勒住舌頭
接觸到自己的內心,更深認識自己
 
v4-7 默想中醒悟 - 指望在神
Amusement 娛樂
Muse = 沉思默想
Amuse = 不去思想
人生的長度=0
人生的內容=0
 
v8-13 悔罪中醒悟 - 赦罪在神
寬容 - 轉眼不看我 (Job)
 
= 靈修

20090726 Sunday service

Prayer of confession (psalm51)

 Nature of sin, we are seeking forgiveness for our guilt.
Guilt - showing wrong between man vs God, man vs man.

 Confession is save becoz who God is. Not becoz it's announuous.

 Confession is not to avoid the consequences.

 Blot - wipe away
Wash - increase of intensity
Cleansing - the inner dirt.

 Renewal - Create a pure heart (v10)
God is recreating us continueously.

20090705 Sunday service

Psalm 15:1-5 作個忠厚廉潔的信徒
 
v1 誰能與神同在?
到神的面前是要反省
1 在世時能與神同在,事奉神
2 死後能和神同住
 
v2 道德純全 - sincere (言行合一,心言合一)John4:23, Psalm51:17
 
v3 言語純全 - stop gossiping
 
v4 對神純全 - 重視神 (箴言27:24)
 
v5 向人純全 - 不能騙他人,為利益而害他人
 
Remind: 彌迦書 6:8 - 純全是對自己好
 

20090628 Sunday service

Psalm 78:1-8 代代相傳

 What is important for parents to give to their kids?
v1-3 the most important msg
links from Genesis to Revelation - moses' teaching
Jesus' teaching

 V4-5
神的本性 - Forever.
神的恩惠
神的旨意- praise God

 Instead of Who am I? Bible teaches us that we should ask "Who am I belong to?"

 v8 the most important mistake:
Isaelites exile from Egypt but keep grumbling.
懷疑神的本性- 不信(申1:27)
忘記神的恩惠- 不義
叛逆神的旨意- 不忠

 v7-8 the most important mission
信靠神的本性-仰望神
記念神的恩惠-不忘神的作為
遵行神的旨意-惟要守他的命令

20090621 Sunday service

Psalm 127 - 為父難矣哉!
After exile, the israelites' worship God. (Soloman)
 
不是所擁有的多與少,
而是神擁有我生命多與少。

 
枉然是:只顧表面
勞碌:像母親生小孩
歇息:但未有安睡
v1 restless, unless God supports you.
v3 "behold" 請留意,兒女是耶和華所賜的「產業 」- 成繼神給你的使命。
v4 是為了保衛房屋,保衛城池。
v5 照顧年長的父親。

20090607 Sunday service

Psalm 8
 
God's creation and the universe. Our place in the world.
David begins with praising the Almightly God (similar to Ps19)
God is personal God (Is40:26-31) - God knows every single stars. Isisah wants to remind us that God knows each one of us and he cares about us. He knows us by name. (v5-6)
 
Hebrews2:5-10 uses Ps 8 explain god's humanity - Jesus
 
Hebrews 4:14-16 Jesus shares us humanity with us - temptation etc...
 
Hebrews 9:25-27 Christ is our perfect sacrifice.