Spiritual Thought for the Week 2009/4/5

DATE: 2009/4/5
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今天是棕树主日。纪念耶稣基督荣耀进入耶路撒冷，人们用棕枝夹道欢迎。今天基督徒也要向主欢呼，就算别人禁止，我们也要欢呼。与主同行的，世界不能禁止他与神相交。"我们若在光明中行，如同神在光明中，就彼此相交，他儿子耶稣的血也洗净我们一切的罪。"（约一1：7）感谢神，当我们重生之後就可以与神相交，这是何等的有福和荣耀。我们本来只知道，也只能与渺小，自私，有限的人相交，即或有些人较好，相交之中能得些益处，但又是何等局限，微小，肤浅，不足以使我们心里得到满足和有真实的帮助。何况许多人都是愚昧，虚伪和自私的，与人相交带来烦扰，痛苦，损失。但是现在我们可以与大有丰富，慈爱无限的神相交，真是最大的权利和属天的福分。
但基督徒却常忽略和没有实行与神相交，这损失不是今生所能明白的。我们每天与人交往，和忙於琐事，多於与神亲近和交通，即或早晚有祷告，也只是将自己要求告诉神，并没有等候神的答案，只是单程的交通。因为并没有见到神的面，听见神的话，与神有爱的交流，祷告成为一种形式，应付，而不是用心灵和诚实的敬拜。所以也没有得着与神相交的喜乐，平安，恩惠，祝福。
与神相交，有一定条件。在某些情况下，就不能相交相通，彼此不能倾心吐意，亲爱无间，必须先除去那些阻碍才行。光明与黑暗，圣洁与污秽，诚实与诡诈，都是不能相交的。所以我们若仍在黑暗中行，就不能与神相交，唯独在圣灵和真理的光中行走，才能与神相交。我们若每天的生活，行为，思想，言语，不顾神的心意，不讨神的喜悦，不合圣经的教训，不随圣灵的引导，就是在黑暗中行，特别是知道自己有罪，仍不认罪悔改，就更不能与神相交，也不能与其他圣徒彼此相交。世界禁止我们向主欢呼，我们也无能为力了。
Spiritual Thought for the Week
Today is Palm Sunday. It marks the triumphant entry of Jesus into Jerusalem. People were waving palm branches to welcome him. Christians should do the same today even though the unbelief world tried to stop us from doing so. Those who walk with God can not help it but to cry out their salvation from Jesus Christ. “But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his son, purifies us from all sin.”(I John 1:7) Thank God that since we are saved we have fellowship with God. Before, we merely had fellowship with people. People could be selfish, hypocritical and unintelligent. They hurt us more then they comfort us. But having fellowship with God gives us the assurance of love and heavenly benedictions.
Many Christians lose sight of this blessing. We are too occupied with relationships in worldly things. Even though we spend time with God, it becomes nominal and superficial. We only ask what we want in our prayers and don’t bother to wait for an answer. We don’t worship in spirit and in truth. Thus we never experience the joy, peace, grace and blessedness.
To have real fellowship with God takes certain pre-requisites. If we can not speak from heart to heart with God, there must be some obstacles which have to be cleared out of the way. Light and darkness; holiness and filth; honesty and deceit etc. are contradictory terms. If we still walk in darkness, filth and deceit we can not walk with God. Only when we walk in true light and under the guidance of the Holy Spirit we can walk with God. If our life, deeds, thoughts and words were not in accordance with God’s word in the Bible, we are walking in darkness. Especially when we know we have sinned and we don’t want to confess our sin, God’s fellowship can not prevail, not to mention fellowship with other Christians. No wonder when the world stops us from crying out for Christ we become silent.
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CALL TO WORSHIP: Ps. 100:1-4
HYMNS: 1. Cancelled from now on
2. #307 Stand Up for Jesus
3. #397 I Gave My Life For Thee
SCRIPTURE READING: Luke 19:28-40
SERMON: Walk with God and cry out for Christ
講道題目: 與神同行向主歡呼

CONGREGATION & CHURCH CONCERNS:
(English)
1. Good Friday is coming in 5 days 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 34th 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. Brother Miguel Stack is starting a new English Adult Sunday school class. It is called "Studying The Scriptures". Time would be from 9:30 -10:30 am Sundays. Age target: 15 and over. All English speaking Adults and young Adults are welcome. 4. This afternoon at 12:30 pm baptism candidates will meet with council members to give account on the testimony of their spiritual journey. All council members please attend. 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 Saviour. 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. Sister Wu Di’s mother Yue Rui Yun will be having a heart valve surgery this Thursday. We pray for a smooth procedure and that she is protected in God’s powerful hands.
会友与教会关怀：

1. 基督受难节还有5天在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34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. 青年工作者Miguel Stack弟兄现正开始一个全新的英语成年主日学班，名为"圣经的研究"星期天9点半到10点半上课。凡年龄在15岁或以上的青年或成年人都欢迎参加。 4. 今天下午12点半准备洗礼的人将与堂会职员见面，讲诉他们决志洗礼的心愿。请所有堂会职员出席。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. 吴镝姊妹的妈妈岳瑞云女士本星期四做心藏手术。我们为她手术顺利成功祷告。求神大能的手保护赐她心里平安。