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Peace be with you to the board, staff, parents, students, alumni of Chinese Kindergarten, and the members of Jubilee Church. Congratulations to Chinese Kindergarten for its 100 years of service…
The first epistle to the Thessalonians began with a thanksgiving. Paul had one big thing to be thankful for – that the Thessalonian church survived after his departure, and not…
The first epistle to the Thessalonians began with a thanksgiving. Paul had one big thing to be thankful for – that the Thessalonian church survived after his departure, and not…
Speaker: Rev. Wong Siow Hwee What would you do right now if you were the Taliban? I find myself reflecting a lot on that question. The Americans have left, and…
Speaker: Rev. Wong Siow Hwee What would you do right now if you were the Taliban? I find myself reflecting a lot on that question. The Americans have left, and…
今天的经文延续歌罗西书的思路。保罗鼓励教会“2 你们要思念上面的事,不要思念地上的事, 3 因为你们已经死了,你们的生命与基督一同藏在神里面。” 但是如果我们以前长期思念地上的事情,不是说改就改,说换就换。思念变成习惯,也就一层不变了。思想最厉害的地方,也是最可怕的地方,就是思想会自动化。【1】 基督徒也一样。来到教会就想坐一样的位子。看到的熟面孔也就说同样的话。我们的思想是一种自然反应,不自觉就跑回去联想老我,旧我的思维路线。这也是成为新造的人最大的障碍。 让我打个比喻。我们常说触景生情,其实这就是我们思维的惯性联想力。我最近常看一个节目叫《非诚勿扰》,是一个相亲的综艺节目。如果你看到心动的,你就留灯。若你觉得不可能配对成功的,你就灭灯。如果那个男生对前女友一直念念不忘,不管什么话题都联想到前女友,任何一个男生哪怕是表达出一丝这样的倾向,大部分的女生就会集体灭灯。理由很简单。旧的感情藕断丝连,又怎么能有新的感情呢。同样的,一个人若不是断掉旧人,尤其是旧人的惯性思维,那有怎么开始活出新人呢? 保罗告诉教会他们必须治死他们旧的坏行为。人犯罪的例子很多,但经文中保罗所列下的恶习,不外乎就是性欲的事和嘴巴的事。这样的事不是每个人都有这些问题。不管是不是基督徒,有的人本来就不受美色诱惑;有的人本来就沉默寡言。如果你拥有与生俱来的自制力,恭喜你。但是无可否认,不管从古到今保罗所针对的问题确实很普遍。有一句话说,娼妓是人类最古老的职业。就看最近疫情的爆发,就有KTV里面犯规的人。政府管制也都防不胜防。嘴巴的问题更不用说。当雅各说信心一定要有行动的时候,就用了整个第三章提醒舌头的问题。这事到了今天,祸从口出就演变成为网上文字的事。如果说谣言止于智者,那社会上的智者真是太少了。现在你在街上骂人,很快就被拍上网,上热搜。所以每个人就变成键盘侠,在网上发脾气,以匿名的方式暴露原本真实的恶念。 所以保罗所列下的问题,其实就是人最惯性的问题。管不住嘴巴,管不住性欲。思想导致行动,行动导致习惯,习惯导致惯性思维。这就是新造得人想要重新开始,改变生命最大的障碍。 一个新的人怎么脱离旧的人?我为了这次的分享读了几个关于人的惯性的最新科学研究。想戒掉坏习惯最有效的方法就是彻底更换环境。如果你每次上电影院就要吃爆米花,那不上电影院就断了这个习惯。很多人说进入教会就是一个新的开始。或者有时换了教会,好像就好像重新做基督徒一样。这里当然不是鼓励大家换教会,但无可否认这就是打断旧思维重新做人最直接的方法。但研究也发现这是治标不治本的方法。【2】 因为如果你的思维不改,你如果回到电影院,还是惯性想吃爆米花。你就算换教会,慢慢习惯了,新教会变成了老教会,老毛病迟早也是会跑回来。所以换环境不算保罗所说得‘置死’,不算‘弃绝’,只是暂时躲避罢了。 一个新的人怎么脱离旧的人?我们必须直接攻击惯性思维,斩断旧的思想联系方式,开启新的思路空间。首先你必须在你的惯性思维中植入一个事实。就是保罗说:神的愤怒必临到。除了今天的经文,保罗也在罗马书、帖撒罗尼迦前书、以弗所书总共提到15次。保罗如此看重这件事因为神的愤怒必临到这是事实。在旧约里面,你相信不相信这个事实就是义人和恶人之间的区别。义人因为神的愤怒这个事实谨慎言行。恶人因为藐视这个事实任由放纵。我觉得这个事实就像疫苗必须接种在你的思维里面。让神的愤怒这个事实成为你性欲犯罪,口无遮拦前的第一自然反应。别人就算影响你,诱惑你,至少你的思维已经有了第一防线的免疫力。你出轨之前先想到神的底线。你发怒时,嘴巴还没张开之前,先想到神的愤怒。我想就像接种了疫苗一样,有了悬崖勒马的最后警告,就算真的出事情,希望还不至于无可挽回。 怎么接种下这个神的愤怒的疫苗?心理学家建议一个方法供大家参考。【3】 如果你觉得克制私欲你往往有心无力,你就尝试操练‘执行意向’(Implementation intentions)。【4】 你必须为自己的目标给出具体的指示。你可以先告诉自己,“如果(你一般遇到的情况诱惑),我就(一个新造的人的思维)。”比方说:如果我上网想到色情的事情,我就想到神的愤怒。如果我生气,想要以牙还牙,我就想到耶稣的爱人如己。如果有女生邀请我私下约会,我就想到我爱我的妻子像耶稣爱教会。如果我讲粗话或谎话,我就想到神的愤怒,必须赶快认错道歉。你先告诉自己这些,这就替代了你的惯性思维,成为你的新习惯。就这样置死你的旧我,弃绝你的老我。穿上耶稣已经为你预备好的新人。让我们祷告。 今天是家庭日。所以下半段的信息是关于我们禧年堂这个家的一个反思。我看过了大家呈上的到禧年堂之路的见证。【5】 总共有将近一百个。我们就像梁山伯的好汉一样,每个人来到这里都有自己的故事。虽然有许多人还没有呈上你们的见证,我就当作是你们一家人,一份见证,那一百个见证其实就算是足够代表性了。 这100里面大多数都是家人朋友带近来的。有16个是因为朋友或同事或认识的人。俞晓写到:“我朋友春秀被她的朋友带来禧年堂,她觉得这里很好,后来就推荐我来,说是一个很不一样的地方,听起来很神秘。于是我跟随她来到禧年堂,第一次听到教会的讲道,长安牧师讲的,当时觉得很有爱,也见到几个禧年堂的会友,也是很有礼貌,很亲切,让我很感动,所以后来就继续来禧年堂崇拜。”难怪长安牧师常说他每一篇讲道都是传福音。有10个是从朋友变家人,因为男女朋友丈夫妻子而来。玉薇姐写得最有趣。她说是选民弟兄带她来的。关系是“Husband to be at that time. Now husband of course”。 被家人带来的也很多其他种类。26个是家中的长辈。里面有祖父母,父母,姑姑,家公家婆也有。耀宗长老说:My grandmother…
Today’s sermon is about Paul’s petitionary prayer to God for the Colossian Church. Paul said that this was a prayer that he prayed right at the beginning when they accepted…
Today’s sermon is about Paul’s petitionary prayer to God for the Colossian Church. Paul said that this was a prayer that he prayed right at the beginning when they accepted…
Today’s passage is linked to the previous passage, Galatians 5: 25 Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit. 26 Let us not become…
Today’s passage is linked to the previous passage, Galatians 5: 25 Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit. 26 Let us not become…
Why did Paul say in today’s passage Galatians 3: 21 For if a law had been given that could impart life, then righteousness would certainly have come by the law….
Why did Paul say in today’s passage Galatians 3: 21 For if a law had been given that could impart life, then righteousness would certainly have come by the law….
In the past few years, we have used passages from Isaiah quite a few times as our devotional materials for Advent and Lent. The reason was for us to revisit…
In the past few years, we have used passages from Isaiah quite a few times as our devotional materials for Advent and Lent. The reason was for us to revisit…
Happy Easter Sunday to all of you. Today is the day we celebrate the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. The significance of the resurrection is that Jesus’ identity as…
Happy Easter Sunday to all of you. Today is the day we celebrate the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. The significance of the resurrection is that Jesus’ identity as…
This Sunday, we have passed the mid-point of Lent and in a couple of weeks we will be observing the Holy week. [1] And so in our gospel, the stories…
This Sunday, we have passed the mid-point of Lent and in a couple of weeks we will be observing the Holy week. [1] And so in our gospel, the stories…
Today’s ash wed sermon will be slightly unusual because I will be teaching you how to play politics. For those who are unfamiliar with the phrase, to “play politics” is…
Before we can talk about the temptations of Jesus, the Son of God, we must first talk about the temptations of Israel, because Israel was the original son of God….