Sermon Date: 2009/3/22

DATE: 2009/3/22
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圣经上说："你们要行道，不要单单听道，自己欺哄自己。"（雅1：22）神的道是为着叫人行的，而不是只叫人听的，那些只听道而不行道的人，是自己欺哄自己。以为有所得着，其实是毫无所得，以为是建造了不少，不过是建造在沙土上。有一天要被风吹雨打，以致一无所存。
因为听的道乃是神的道，不去行乃是违背神，这是非常严重的事。这不但像儿女不听父母，百姓违背君王，也是违背必然的规律，失去了得福的途径，成为定罪的依据。不管你自己的愿望如何，理想如何，不去行道都是不成的。这是神规定的，而且是为了人的益处而定的。
所以一个基督徒不是无事可做，无路可走，无所遵循，乃是应该天天行道，随时行道，处处行道。这道离我们不远，就在我门耳中，神的道会随时提醒我们，指教我们。也在我们心中，神的道会常常感动我们，引导我们。所以不是我们不知道神的道，乃因神所指示的与自己的意思不合，而不肯去行而已。但行道的人是有福的，为神所悦纳，必得神的赏赐。若不行道，都要站立不住，成为废弃的。神的道包括我们一切生命，思想，言行，工作的指教，所以行道不是偶尔行之，乃是时时，处处行之。
一个基督徒的真假，好坏，不在乎听道多少，乃是在乎行道多少。道不仅是头脑的知识，也是里面的生命，听道是要凭信心靠圣灵的帮助，才能真的行出来。将来到神面前，不是问你听过多少道，懂得多少道，乃是你行了多少道。
Spiritual Thought for the Week
The Bible said, “Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.”(James 1:22) God’s word is for us to do. Not for us to hear only. Those who hear and do not do are people who deceive themselves. They think they have learned a lot, in fact they have learned nothing. They think they have built up a lot in fact their building is built on sandy ground and can not withstand wind nor storm.
If we hear the word of God and do not do it, we are disobeying God. This is serious matter. It is more serious than children disobeying their parents or subjects disobeying their kings, because it is disobeying the law in the universe which causes depravity of blessings and evidence of condemnation. Despite of what you wish or desire, contradiction to God’s will and desire will lead only to disastrous consequence.
A Christian is not someone who has nothing to do, no path to trot, no way to follow. In fact he has to walk on the path in accordance to God’s word every moment of his life. The word is never far from us. It is in our ears when God reminds us. It is in our heart when God touches us. It is not our misunderstanding but our disobedience that cause us to not do his word. Blessed are those who live out the word of God in their lives. This includes all the things we do, think, say, work, and live.
A good and genuine Christian is distinguished from a bad and false Christian not by how much word he listened but by how much word he practiced. God’s word is not just knowledge that comes out from our mind. It is life from within that comes out through faith and through help from the power of the Holy Spirit. One day when we come before God, he will ask us not how much word we have heard but how much word we have done.
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CALL TO WORSHIP: Ps. 15：1-2
HYMNS: 1. Cancelled from now on
2. #127 Search Me, O God
3. #386 O Love That Wilt Not Let Me Go
SCRIPTURE READING: I Corinthians 13:1-6
SERMON: Do What the Word Says
講道題目: 聽道行道

CONGREGATION & CHURCH CONCERNS:
(English)
1. Good Friday is coming in 3 weeks. i.e. April 10, 2009. It is the day when our Lord Jesus was crucified on the cross for our sins. Our church will have a Good Friday worship in the sanctuary at 7:30 pm in the evening. Please come and remember Christ’s crucifixion and salvation for us.. 2. Lent has begun and is reaching the 23rd day for a period of 40 days. Please take this time to fast and pray for the preparation of Christ’s saving act on the cross. 3. The March-April Chinese devotional “Proclaim” has arrived and is displayed on the foyer table. Please claim your copy and do your daily devotional with it at home. 4. 2009 Joint Mandarin Devotional Meeting will be held April 24-26 (Friday to Sunday) evenings 7:30 pm at the Emmanuel Alliance Church Ottawa. Theme speaker Rev. Felix Lau encourages us to enter into a program of fasting and praying relay which last 40 days starting from March 15 and ending on April 23. You can fast one meal per week. With another 20 people signing up one form we will cover every meal with a person praying and fasting for the event. Sign up sheet is posted on the bulletin board. Please pray for personal need, church revival, families, seekers to the faith and all others that have specific needs when you fast. 5. On Easter Sunday April 12, we celebrate the resurrection of our Lord from the tomb. We will have baptism and reception of members into the church who confess Jesus as their Lord and Savior. Rev. Chan is conducting a baptism class to prepare people who want to join our church on that occasion. Please contact Rev. Chan if you have the intention. 6. This Friday evening March 27, Bible study fellowship will meet at the house of Brother Frank and Sister Linda’s. Program will begin at 8:00 pm. All are welcome.
会友与教会关怀： 1. 基督受难节还有3个星期在2009年4月10日就来到。本堂该天晚上7：30分有牺牲节纪念崇拜。请来参加感谢主在十字架上为我们所成就的救赎宏恩。2.为期40天的大齋节現在已進入第23天。请弟兄姊妹多作禁食祷告。预备迎接救主在受难节和复活节所成就的救赎大功。3.三四月份的[传]灵修小册已放在门口桌子上，请领一本回家作个人每天灵修之用。4.2009年国语联合培灵大会定4月24至26日星期四至星期天下午7：30分在渥太华主恩宣道会举行。大会讲员刘富理牧师呼吁我们推动四十天的连锁禁食祷告。参加特会的弟兄姊妹，每人每周至少禁食祷告一次，而且每餐都有人为这特会禁食祷告。表格已貼在報告板上，您可以签名在其上。让我们在禁食祷告中，为个人，为教会的复兴，为家庭，为慕道友，为有需要的人迫切祷告。5. 在复活节2009年4月12日我们庆祝基督从坟墓里复生。我们为接受基督做主和个人救主的人举行洗礼和过会礼。陈牧师现正教授洗礼班预备领洗和愿意加入教会的人。如果你有这个心愿，请与陈牧师联络。6。本星期五3月27日我们有查经团契聚会，时间:晚上8點。地点：潘文與衣曉霞的家。欢迎帶新朋友来参加。