Hey guys,
This post is a recap of Sunday's sermon, and hopefully recaps will be posted every Sunday/Monday on this blog.
这个星期的信息与侍奉有关。
耶稣在一个比喻里为了律法师解释如何遵守“ 全心、全性、全力、全意爱主你的 神，并且要爱邻舍如同自己。”的律法。经文在路加福音十章二十五到三十七节，描述到好撒玛丽亚人如何恩待那趟在路旁半死的人。经文会在下面，请大家能少读一点。
For the sake of some, I shall continue in english. (altough I do hope we can all improve our chinese)
From this parable, we can learn that our neighbours are those that require help, and we can learn from the good Samaritan that we should help anyone in need despite cultural, or any other barriers. However, there are countless people that need help. So where should we start?
Our kind Yi Long lao shi has given us a few areas we can start on:
在家 At Home
start small: show a little appreciation to you family
help with the dishes
help siblings with their work
在朋友当中 Among Friends
say hi to that guy/girl who sits alone in class
help teachers carry their books
在教堂里 In Church
help with evangelistic events :playmax, contributing to this blog
show care to your group members
show appreciation to the workers in church
在社会中 Your City
CIP
greeting the bus driver
Of course not to forget spreading the gospel.
Jesus also made a prophecy of the Final judgement, explaining that any help done unto the needy, is done unto Him as well. Verses will be located at the bottom of this post.
当天的讨论题目有：
- 从今天的信息，请彼此分享你对上帝的认识？What are a few things you have learned about God from this sermon?
- 请思想你能在这星期怎样服侍别人，如你的家人，朋友，你的教会，或你的社区？How can you find a way to serve someone this week?
Putting the second question aside due to obvious reasons, my group has made these few conclusions in our discussion. I hope we will be able to get feed back from all groups so we can include your responses in our posts. God actually doesn't need us to serve, as He is omnipotent(almighty). So the fact that God is willing to let us, incompetent(unqualified, unworthy) humans serve Him, shows us two things.
- God wants to and is willing to trust us. Our God wants to have an intimate relationship with Him, and shows us His great trust by asking us to serve Him.
- God wants us to learn. I can be comparable to how a mother lets her children wash the dishes. God wants us to grow not only on body, but in mind and spirit.
我们慈爱的上帝，把服侍的负担交托给我们希望我们能与祂有更亲密的关系，希望我们能从中成长。Let us start small, start serving, start now.
Verses:
Luke 10:25-37
Matthew 25:31-46
Labels: sermon, Serving, SHAPE
