一条生命: 一位主宰 One Life: One Master

2012年1月10日 January 10, 2012

1.    The challenge facing us today is to stay true to the Master.

2.    We “content earnestly for the faith” by guarding two foundations:

a)    We guard the content of the faith.

“common salvation … once for all entrusted to the saints.” (v.3)

Fight with everything we have so as to be true to our One Master, Jesus Christ.

We have the written word of God – 2 Tim. 3:16-17.

We have the Living word of God – Jesus Christ: Virgin birth, death, resurrection, and second coming.

b)   We guard the conduct of our faith.

“Ungodly persons have crept in unnoticed … turn the grace of God into licentiousness and deny our only Master.” (v.4)

Grace of God does not equal freedom for licentiousness.

We must never undermine and devalue the importance of a good Christian conduct. 

Spiritual declension comes in three steps:

(1)    It creeps in unnoticed.

(2)    Sin becomes taken as right and normal.

(3)    Leads to denying Jesus Christ as sovereign Lord and Master.

3. We must content for our faith because change is possible with the Master!

（一）今天我们所面对的挑战是怎样恒切地跟从我们的主。

（二）我们接着两个根基 “为真道竭力的争辩”:

（甲）我们必须勤守信心的真道。

“同得救恩 … 一次交付圣徒的,” ( 三节) 。

用一切所有权的器具来打圣战, 才能继续跟从我们的主耶穌。

我们有神所赐记栽的话语 - 提后半部3:16-17.

我们有神给我们活生生的话语 - 主耶稣: 生于处女, 死, 复活, 与再来.

（亿）我们必须勤守信心的行为。

“有些人偷著进来，… 将我们神的恩变放纵情欲的机会，并且不认独一的主宰。” (四节)

神的恩不等于放纵的情欲.

我们绝对不能低估好基督徒的行为.

属灵命堕落有三个步骤:

1.       它偷偷的进来.

2.       接着罪恶被当为平常, 能够被接受的.

3.       最后就不认主耶稣基督为独一的主宰.

（三）我们必须为我们所信的真道争辩, 因为在主里面它能改变与更新我们!

一条生命：一个创始者 One Life: One Creator

2012年1月5日 January 5, 2012

1.    What gives life to all creatures?

a)    The Bible says that God is the Source of all life, including the first human beings. “He breathed the breath of life into the man’s nostrils, and the man became a living person.” (Genesis 2:7)

b)   He is the Creator of all things, material and spiritual, and has given each a “life” of their own.

“All flesh is not the same flesh, but there is one flesh of men, and another flesh of beasts, and another flesh of birds, and another of fish ….The first MAN, Adam, BECAME A LIVING SOUL. The last Adam became a life-giving spirit.” (1 Corinthians 15:39, 45)

2.    Three characters of God: C.H.S. (Creator-Healer-Sustainer)

a)    God is the Creator – He said, “let there be,” and it comes to being. His spoken words are also creative words. His words are powerful.

b)   God is the Healer – He is one who binds and made right, He renews the earth through the four seasons, He renews our spirit by His Holy Spirit. God saves and renews us “by the washing of regeneration and the renewing of the Holy Spirit.” (Titus 3:5)

c)   God is the sustainer – He not only created and saved us, He also continues to sustain our life and spirit, so that we are kept safe in His loved, provided with all his provisions, and protected from the enemy.

（一）有什么能给予所有的动物生命呢？

（甲）圣经说神是万物的根源， 包挂在世界的第一个人类。“耶和华　神用地上的尘土造人，将生气吹在他鼻孔里，他就成了有灵的活人，名叫亚当。”（创 2：7）

（亿）他创造了一切，属物质的和属灵性的，并且给予每个有他／它自己的生命。“凡肉体各有不同：人是一样，兽又是一样，鸟又是一样，魚又是一样。 … 经上也是这样记著说：首先的人亚当成了有灵（血气）的活人；末后的亚当成了叫人活的灵。（多前15：39, 45）

（二）三个属神的特性 ：创造者、医治者、支持者。

（甲）神是创造者 － 他说，“「要有光」，就有了光。他所说的话是创造的话，是有功效的。

（亿）神是医治者。他照他的怜悯，“藉著重生的洗和圣灵的更新”拯救与更新了我们 。（提多书 3：5）

（丙）神是我们的扶持者 － 他不但创造与拯救了我们，他也继续支持我们的生命与灵魂，使我们在他的爱里得安全 、他供应我们一切的需要与保护我们不受敌人的攻击。

诗歌：他知道我的名

Song: He knows my name

一条生命：一个希望 One Life: One Hope

礼拜天在教会学到的信息 Learned in Church on Sunday 2012年1月1日

1.    What gives us unwavering HOPE?

2.    Three divine guarantees: C.L.K. (Called-loved-kept)

（一）有什么能给予我们不摇动的盼望呢？

（二）三个属神的保证：被召、蒙爱、受保守。

讲员：杨托尼牧师 Speaker: Rev. Tony Yeo

经文：犹大书 1－2  Scripture: Jude 1－2

 “写信给那被召…”说到神的怜恤。

1. 我们是被召的 －我们的生分, 至先至前，是神的子女。神曾提我们的名召我们，我们是属他的，每一个人是属于他，这带来何等的安慰。
“To those who are the called … ” speaks of God’s mercy. 
1. We are called – our identity is, we are first and foremost, God’s children. Isaiah 43:1 – God has called us by name and we belong to Him, each one of us. What an assuring thought.

“在父神里蒙爱…”说到神的慈爱。

2. 我们是蒙爱的 －这是神的呼召，要我们这一生与他亲密的同行。

“To those who are … beloved in God the Father” speaks of God’s love.

2. We are loved – our intimacy with God is a divine summon from Him, to walk close to Him all the days of our life.

“为耶稣基督保守的人。” 说到神的平安。

3. 我们是受保守的 －我们的保障在于神。他眷顾、保守、保卫、保护、与保全我们的生命。
“To those who are … kept for Jesus Christ.” Speaks of God’s peace.

3. We are kept – our security is in God. He keeps, watches over us, guards, protects us and preserves our life.

One life – one hope in God, a God who can turn a mess into a message, a test into a testimony, a trial into a triumph and a victim into a victory.

一条生命：一个希望，是伊奈在神里头，他能将混乱变为好信息，试探变成见证，试炼转向胜利，受害者变为得胜者。

诗歌：在基督，我坚实的石磐 ( 神主权恩典音乐)

Song: On Christ the Solid Rock (Sovereign Grace Music)