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分享就是关怀。 [罗马书 15:22-29]

  分享就是 关 怀 。     [ 罗马书 15:22-29]   我 个 人 经营 着一 个 Naver 博客 网 站。 开 设这个网 站的契机,源于我在 教会 尹 长 老( Elder Yoon )的侄子尹 灿 柱( Chan-ju Yoon )弟兄家 过 夜 时 受到的 启 发 。据他所 说 , 韩国 人不像美 国 人那 样频 繁使用 Google 搜索引擎,而是更多地使用 Naver 。因此,我 开 设 了一 个 Naver 博客,用 来 发 布我在 教会网 站上分享的 圣 经灵 修心得、家庭故事以及其他文章。我 开 展 这项 博客事工,是希望能 对 韩国许 多人的信仰和家庭生活有所助益。事 实 上,我的 网 站平均每天 约 有 150 到 200 名 访 客。而且, 这 些 访 客不 仅来 自 韩国 , 还 包括在美 国 的留 学 生以及使用 Naver 搜索引擎的人。 观 察那些留言或收藏文章的 访 客,我 发现 他 们 大多收藏了我 针对 每周三 祷 告 会 所作的《 诗 篇》 灵 修 内 容,或者留言表 达 感 谢 , 说这 些文字 对 他 们 的 灵 修很有 帮 助。去 过 我博客的人都知道,我的 Naver 博客 标题 是“ Sharing is Caring” (分享就是 关 怀 ), 这 也是今天 讲 道的 题 目。我 选择这个标题 ,是 为 了通 过个 人的 Naver 博客, 与 人 们 分享神的 话语 和家庭故事。而 教会 我 这个标题 的人,正是我的小女 儿 艺 恩( Yeeun )。有一天, 艺 恩回到家和姐姐 发 生了一点小 争 执 ——大 概 是因 为 姐姐不肯把 她 想要的 东 西 给她 。 艺 恩 对 姐姐 说 :“ Sharing is caring” (分享就是 关 怀 )。我想, 她 之所以 这么说 ——也 许 是 从学 校老 师 那里 学来 的——是因 为 姐姐手里拿着 她 想要的 东 西却不愿分享。哈哈。我第一次听到 这 句 话时 , 觉 得 它真 是太棒了。 这 句 话给 我留下了深刻的印象,以至于我把 它 定 为 我 Naver 博客的 标题 , 并 沿用至今, 继续 着我的博客事工。大家 觉 得 怎么 样 呢? 你 是否也相信“...

Benefits of sufferings (Jonah 2:2)

Benefits of sufferings       “and he said, "I called out of my distress to the LORD, And He answered me I cried for help from the depth of Sheol; You heard my voice” (Jonah 2:2).                     How do we respond to the hardships we have in our lives?   Henry Nowen suggests to response in four ways in his book, "Turn My Mourning into Dancing."   There are 4 steps to dance with God:   (1)     The first step is to grieve the pain and suffering we go through.   We have to cry when we have to cry.   We must weep in front of the cross.   And when we go through pain and suffering, we must go to our Heavenly Father and tell him what we are going through.   But I think many of us don’t want to acknowledge our pain and suffering, but rather try to deny, ignore, or suppress them in our hearts deeply.   If we do, then our suf...

Present sufferings and future glory (Romans 8:18)

Present sufferings and future glory             [Romans 8:18]                        Look at Romans 8:18 – “For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory that is to be revealed to us.”   I would like to think about two things based on this verse: (1) “the sufferings of this present time” and (2) “the glory that is to be revealed”.               First, let us think about “the sufferings of this present time”.                   The Apostle Paul speaks of “the sufferings of this present time” in Romans 8:18, and “this present” here refers to this world.   Therefore, “the suffering of this present time” refer to the sufferings of this world.   There are many suf...

The result of justification (6): Fulfillment of completed hope by passing through sufferings, perseverance, and character (Romans 5:3-4)

  The result of justification (6): Fulfillment of completed hope by passing through sufferings, perseverance, and character     “Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope.” (Romans 5:3-4)                      Romans 5:3 says, “…   because we know that suffering produces perseverance.”   We rejoice in suffering, because “suffering produces perseverance” (v. 3).   The Bible speaks of “perseverance” a lot.   For example, Jesus spoke of the perseverance of prayer in Luke 18:1-9.   Jesus Himself set the example of perseverance in prayer.   See Jesus' prayer in the Garden of Gethsemane.   Jesus prayed three times.   He persevered until the prayer was answered and prayed to the end (Mt.26:36-42).   The sixth of the seven words Jes...

The result of justification (4): Rejoice in sufferings (Romans 5:3-4)

The result of justification (4): Rejoice in sufferings     “Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope.” (Romans 5:3-4)                      Here, “Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings” (Rom. 5:3), “only this” refers to Romans 5:2b “And we rejoice in hope of the glory of God.”   In other words, it is not just about rejoicing in hope of the glory of God.   Here, “the glory of God” is Jesus Christ, who will come again in the glory of God that we hope for.   In John 19:30, the Bible says, “It is finished”.   This is the sixth word of Jesus on the cross.   What have He accomplished?   That is our redemption.   Redemption here means that Jesus Christ shed His blood to pay for all our sins with His life (crucifixion) to redeem us a...

Benefits of sufferings (Jonah 2:2)

  Benefits of sufferings     “and he said, "I called out of my distress to the LORD, And He answered me I cried for help from the depth of Sheol; You heard my voice” (Jonah 2:2).                 How do we respond to the hardships we have in our lives?  Henry Nowen suggests to response in four ways in his book, "Turn My Mourning into Dancing."  There are 4 steps to dance with God:   (1)     The first step is to grieve the pain and suffering we go through.   We have to cry when we have to cry.  We must weep in front of the cross.  And when we go through pain and suffering, we must go to our Heavenly Father and tell him what we are going through.  But I think many of us don’t want to acknowledge our pain and suffering, but rather try to deny, ignore, or suppress them in our hearts deeply.  If we do, then our sufferings wil...