10/7 Moonlight Festival BBQ 中秋節烤肉

Join us for our barbecue

October 7 at 6pm

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Mixing-Bowl Musings 廚邊沉思

Countless times I’ve heard myself say, “I’m going to bake a cake.” Then one day I realized that I’ve never baked a cake in my life—only my oven can do that. I simply mix the right ingredients and allow the oven to do its part. Through that division of labor, I have the joy of seeing others taste and enjoy delicious cake.

God used my mixing-bowl musings to clarify a dilemma I once had after starting a neighborhood Bible study. It was one thing to bring my neighbors together to study the Bible, but seeing them believe and follow Christ was another. I felt powerless. Suddenly I saw the obvious. Like baking cakes, making Christians was impossible for me, but not for God. I had blended the right ingredients—an open home, friendship, love. Now I had to trust the Holy Spirit, through His Word, to do His work. When I cooperated with that division of labor, I had the joy of seeing others taste of God’s goodness.

In Luke 18:18-27, Jesus so vividly described some hindrances to saving faith that His listeners began to wonder if anyone could be saved. Do you feel that way about someone? Be encouraged by the Lord’s strong reminder that there are some things that only God can do. Saving people is one of them. —

The Lord’s the only one who can Transform a person’s heart;But when we share God’s saving truth,We play a crucial part. —Sper

We sow the seed, but God brings the harvest.

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不知道有多少次，我聽到自己說：「我要去烤蛋糕。」有一天，我突然意識到：其實我從來沒有烤出過一塊蛋糕──蛋糕是我的烤箱烤出來的！我所做的不過是調配好原料，然後讓烤箱去烤罷了。因著這樣的分工，我才能高興地看著別人品嚐這些美味的蛋糕。
上帝利用從做蛋糕得到的這點小靈感，釐清了我在家裏開查經班時所產生的困惑。把鄰居們聚集起來查考聖經是一回事，但要讓他們相信並跟隨耶穌卻又是另一回事，對此我深感自己無能為力，後來我突然明白了這一點。就像我不能烤蛋糕一樣，我不可能讓人成為基督徒，但上帝卻能。我正確地調好原料──開放家庭、培育友誼、付出愛心，接著，我完全仰望聖靈藉著上帝的道，做上帝的工。我分擔了當做的工作之後，就可以高興地看到別人品嘗上帝的美善。

在路加福音18章18-27節中，耶穌生動地講述一些妨礙人得救的事物，於是聽見的人便想知道什麼樣的人可以得救。你是否覺得有人也面對著這些攔阻呢？那麼，就讓上帝有力的提醒來鼓勵你罷，有些事情只有上帝才能做到，使人得救即是其中之一。

唯有救主獨一神，能夠改變世人心；向人講述救恩道，就是做主重要工。Sper

我們負責撒種，但上帝帶來收穫。

常綠10月份聚會內容 Evergreen October Topics

常綠助道會 Evergreen Fellowship

Time: 每週六 Every Sat. 6:00-8:00pm
地點/Place：樂民館 Coleman Hall

10/07
Moonlight Festival BBQ 中秋烤肉
Group Activity 團體活動

10/14
How to face social issues 如何面對社會問題
Topic Sharing 專題分享
Pastoral’s office 教牧同工


10/21
Success vs. Service 成功 vs. 服事
Topic Sharing 專題分享
David Theriault 馬文龍 弟兄

10/28
Bible Study 小組查經
Small Group Discussion 小組討論

2006台北基督教聯合書展

◆ 日期：9月21-25日
◆ 時間：上午11:00-晚上9:00
◆ 地點：台北市青少年育樂中心(台北市仁愛路一段17號)


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