你為主耶穌預備了些甚麼?

  

Anglican Mission in Canada and Richmond Emmanuel Church have launched MISSION 113 Campaign starting January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2026. We have received the baton from Archbishop Yong to continuous the call His Grace received in 1993 to bring more souls to God's eternal Kingdom! Please watch the two videos below to know from Archbishop Yong how Jesus used him to bring MISSION 113 to the Anglican Diocese of Sabah and beyond:

Archbishop Yong’s MISSION 113 videos, October 16, 2022:

https://youtu.be/Mp0-JPx4Vac

https://youtu.be/MyO6hMcOMOI

Please click this link for the videos of May 7 and 14 Workshop by Bishop Page:

     May 7: https://youtu.be/RgVc5KnPpe0?si=6Ot2WoGqqmsR2e0z

        May 14: https://youtu.be/v1BmK2yiveQ?si=uHJObsDdIdTNhr5N

今日博客的錄影:

https://youtu.be/uE8XkfJu82A

Nicky Gumbel 牧師每日靈修博客上載連結:

https://bibleinoneyear.org/en/

 安靜

1.  停下來. 靜一靜

2.  等候主. 深呼吸經歷主之平安, 享受神同在, 呼出你的憂慮

讚美及感恩
1.  思想最近使你開心歡笑的時刻
2.  為那些時刻及有關的人感恩

知罪，認罪，悔改 (Subjective Shifting Devotion Method 轉位靈修法  https://bishopsilas.blogspot.com/2009/08/count-down-5-subject-shifting-devotion.html

1. 求聖靈光照，使你知罪，願意認罪悔改 
     "親愛的聖靈, 求你光照我心靈的深處, 使我看見我的罪, 我和主耶穌的阻隔, 
        求你幫助, 奉主耶穌基督名求。阿們。"

2. 透過聖靈的工作, 安靜一刻, 省察自己, 之後祈禱:
     「親愛的主耶穌，感謝你為我的罪釘死在十字架上，我願意在你面前承認我的罪（凡聖靈光照到的，請逐一說出），求你用你的寶血赦免我的罪，我願意打開心門讓你作我的救主，求你救贖我，我願意一生跟隨你讓你作我生命的主，求你帶領我。聖靈，求你充滿我，使我得著恩賜及力量去侍奉主、見證主，奉主耶穌基督名求，阿們。」

3.  司徒德牧師每天早上的 "活像基督"祈禱 John Stott's daily prayer of Christlikeness (Christopher J.H. Wright, Cultivating the fruit of the Spirit. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2017, 13)

請到此連結看神怎様籍司徒德牧師改變我的生命: 

https://bishopsilas.blogspot.com/2009/07/

   "天父，求你使我今天活在你的同在中，你一天比一天更喜悦我。

    主耶穌，求你使我今天能背起我的十字架去跟隨你。

    聖靈，求你在今天充滿我，使你的果子能彰顯在我的生命中: 仁愛，喜樂，和平，忍耐，恩慈，良善，信實，温柔及節制。"

             

親親爸父, 唱詩歌頌

 

今日親親親爸父經文連結: http://twa.pastoralcareschool.org/

親親爸父經文:(詩篇 71:15-18; 撒母耳記上 29:1-31:13; 約翰福音 11:54-12:19; 箴言 15:24-26)  

    逾 越 節 前 六 日 ， 耶 穌 來 到 伯 大 尼 ， 就 是 他 叫 拉 撒 路 從 死 裡 復 活 之 處 。

2 有 人 在 那 裡 給 耶 穌 預 備 筵 席 ； 馬 大 伺 候 ， 拉 撒 路 也 在 那 同 耶 穌 坐 席 的 人 中 。

3 馬 利 亞 就 拿 著 一 斤 極 貴 的 真 哪 噠 香 膏 ， 抹 耶 穌 的 腳 ， 又 用 自 己 頭 髮 去 擦 ， 屋 裡 就 滿 了 膏 的 香 氣 。

4 有 一 個 門 徒 ， 就 是 那 將 要 賣 耶 穌 的 加 略 人 猶 大 ，

5 說 ： 這 香 膏 為 甚 麼 不 賣 三 十 兩 銀 子 賙 濟 窮 人 呢 ？

6 他 說 這 話 ， 並 不 是 掛 念 窮 人 ， 乃 因 他 是 個 賊 ， 又 帶 著 錢 囊 ， 常 取 其 中 所 存 的 。

7 耶 穌 說 ： 由 他 罷 ！ 他 是 為 我 安 葬 之 日 存 留 的 。

8 因 為 常 有 窮 人 和 你 們 同 在 ， 只 是 你 們 不 常 有 我 。

約翰福音 12:1-8

現在讓你有一個安靜的時刻，給聖靈一個空間，讓主耶穌可以藉着剛才讀過的經文，親自對你説話。

 

 今日我從主耶穌領受的主題是: 你為主耶穌預備了些甚麼?

很多基督徒都經常説："你在今日的崇拜得着甚麼?" "你從今日的查經得着甚麼?" "你在你的教會得着甚麼，夠不夠食?" ....

我們在很有意無意的"得着"心態中，很容易做了一個要在教會得着你要得着的，得不夠，一年轉一個小組，三年轉一個教會，的確是很可惜的！

所以今日的主題"你為主耶穌預備了些甚麼?"是一個生命的轉向，由好像猶大的"常取"改變成抹大拉馬利亞的預備相等當時人一年的工資的貴重香膏為耶穌膏抹，而且是跪在地上用自己的頭髮去膏抹!

在這黑暗的世代中，你為主耶穌預備了些甚麼? 你有沒有為過主耶穌作真哪達香膏的奉獻呢? 我和太太的領受及已遵主命的行動是每位主的門徒，一個基督徒，一生最少有一次真哪達香膏的奉獻去榮耀主名，你願意嗎?

    親愛的主耶穌，
求你使我們的生命就是為你預備最好的給你，而不是給自己或自己所愛的，奉主耶穌基督名求，阿們。 

省察問題 

 1. 今日的信息對你有何啓發?  主耶穌現在對你説甚麽話?

 2. 你的下一步是什麼行動?

   

     家庭角落

找機會與家人一起分享今日的領受。 

Anglican Mission Global Society:

Archbishop Melter’s 1st Connecting Workshop video, September 5, 2023: https://youtu.be/0lL8xNrgJb8

Archbishop Melter’s 2nd Connecting Workshop video, September 12 2023:  https://youtu.be/SM39qX0Q5XM

Please click this link for the video recording of the 1st Connecting Workshop of MISSION 113 on Knowing, February 27, 2024. We had bishops, pastors and leaders from Africa, India, Sabah, Thailand, USA and  Canada. Thanks to Canon Philip Tse giving us a wonderful, warm and useful talk and Bishop Page Brooks as facilitator.

https://youtu.be/eepDh1Lqqxw?si=CB5KzyWKBL0SQvW1

Please click this link for the video recording of the 2nd Connecting Workshop of MISSION 113 on Knowing. We had Archbishop Melter from Sabah, Bishop Sospeter from Tanzania, Bishop William from Congo, Bishop Ivan from India, Bishop Page from USA, pastors and leaders from Africa, Malaysia, Singapore, India, Thailand, USA and  Canada. Thanks to Canon Philip Tse giving us another wonderful, warm and useful talk and Bishop Page Brooks as facilitator.

https://youtu.be/GFyFWiZEY0U?si=K-ONwQ79jmdcgs81

Archbishop Yong’s MISSION 113 videos, October 16, 2022:

https://youtu.be/Mp0-JPx4Vac

https://youtu.be/MyO6hMcOMOI

楊平忠大主教得救見証 Archbishop Yong's born again testimony

上集 1st part: https://youtu.be/eogu1rMpvTQ

      下集 2nd part: https://youtu.be/BhyUU1ov1RM

 

What have you prepared for Jesus?

    

  

Anglican Mission in Canada and Richmond Emmanuel Church have launched MISSION 113 Campaign starting January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2026. We have received the baton from Archbishop Yong to continuous the call His Grace received in 1993 to bring more souls to God's eternal Kingdom! Please watch the two videos below to know from Archbishop Yong how Jesus used him to bring MISSION 113 to the Anglican Diocese of Sabah and beyond:

Archbishop Yong’s MISSION 113 videos, October 16, 2022:

https://youtu.be/Mp0-JPx4Vac

https://youtu.be/MyO6hMcOMOI

Please click this link for the videos of May 7 and 14 Workshop by Bishop Page:

     May 7: https://youtu.be/RgVc5KnPpe0?si=6Ot2WoGqqmsR2e0z

        May 14: https://youtu.be/v1BmK2yiveQ?si=uHJObsDdIdTNhr5N

Please click this link for the video version of today's blog :

https://youtu.be/5m1Fvz_0Mf4

Please click this link for today's Time with Abba one year Bible four passages:

http://twa.pastoralcareschool.org/

Nicky Gumbel's Bible in one year today:

https://evoturi-zcmp.campaign-view.eu/ua/viewinbrowser?od=3zd157131b6d471dd26510cd1848ef8722&rd=119344be6073090d&sd=119344be6072b406&n=124296e01b7396&mrd=119344be6072b3f2&m=1

Bible in one year by Nicky Gumbel:

https://bibleinoneyear.org/en/

Silence

1.   Put on your “brakes” and stop for a moment of silence

2.   Wait for God. Breathe deep for God's peace and feel His presence. Exhale your worries.

Praise and Thanksgiving

1.   Think through your day, all the times that made you smile

2.   Thank God for all those moments, and for all those people

3.   Sing a song to praise God (you are welcome to use "Father, I adore you" which I have been singing every morning for the past 20 years or your own choice to praise God)

          Father, I adore You, lay my life before You, how I love You.

          Jesus, I adore You, lay my life before You, how I love You.

          Spirit, I adore You, lay my life before You, how I love You.

      

Confession and Repentance (Subjective Shifting Devotion Method) 

https://bishopsilas.blogspot.com/2009/08/count-down-5-subject-shifting-devotion.html

1.  Pray for the Holy Spirit to shine on you that you are able to discover your sins and be willing to repent:

     “Dear Holy Spirit, shine your light into the places of darkness in my life. Show me my sins, everything that blocks me from encountering God and having Jesus as my Lord. In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen.”

2.  Through the Holy Spirit, examine yourself for a short silence and then pray:

     "Dear Lord Jesus, thank you for dying on the cross for our sins and being victorious over death and sin. I confess my sins to you(pause, to tell Jesus what the Holy Spirit has shown you). Forgive my sins by your blood and help me follow you. Holy Spirit, fill me that I may be able to receive your gifts to love God and His people. In Jesus Name I pray, Amen."

3.  John Stott's daily prayer of Christlikeness (Christopher J.H. Wright, Cultivating the fruit of the Spirit. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2017, 13)

(Please click this link to see how God used John Stott to change my life:https://bishopsilas.blogspot.com/2009/07/

           "Heavenly Father, I pray that this day I may live in your presence and please you more and more.

             Lord Jesus, I pray that this day I may take up my cross and follow you.

             Holy Spirit, I pray that this day you will fill me with yourself and cause your fruit to ripen in my life: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control."

The Word, Time with Abba (Psalm 71:15-18, 1 Samuel 29:1-31:13; John  11:54-12:19; Proverbs 15:24-26)

    Today's key passage: 

    Six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus lived, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. 2 Here a dinner was given in Jesus’ honor. Martha served, while Lazarus was among those reclining at the table with him. 3 Then Mary took about a pint of pure nard, an expensive perfume; she poured it on Jesus’ feet and wiped his feet with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.

4 But one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, who was later to betray him,objected, 5 “Why wasn’t this perfume sold and the money given to the poor? It was worth a year’s wages.” 6 He did not say this because he cared about the poor but because he was a thief; as keeper of the money bag, he used to help himself to what was put into it.

7 “Leave her alone,” Jesus replied. “It was intended that she should save this perfume for the day of my burial. 8 You will always have the poor among you, but you will not always have me.”

John 12:1-8

     

Let's have a time to be still and give the Holy Spirit space to speak through the passage we have just read. Offer this time to Jesus as you listen to Him. 

   

     My Listening

    The topic I received today from Jesus is: What have you prepared for Jesus?

    Lots of Christians like to say,"What have you got from today's worship?" "What have you got from today's Bible study?" "What have you got from your church, do they give you enough?"

    We get used to this kind of "getting" attitude and so easy making us a kind of Christian always want we want. If we have not got enough then may be we'll change to another small group in a year's time, or another church in three years time. This is so sad!

    So, today's topic "What have you prepared for Jesus?" is a life changing invitation. To change from somewhat like Judah always took what he wanted from Jesus' money bag to Mary who was willing to pour the expensive perfume to  anoint Jesus' feet with her hair! The value of that perfume equals to a year's wages!

    What have you prepared for Jesus in this dark and insecure world? 

     Dear Lord Jesus,  

     Help us to prepare our best for you and not save it for ourselves or for what we love. In Jesus Name we pray, Amen.

    Reflect on these questions:

     1. What inspiration have you received from today's catch and what have you heard from Jesus now?

      

      2.  What is your next step to be more closer to Jesus, to be holy - that is to do what Jesus wants you to do and not to do what Jesus wants you not to do?

    

      Family Corner:

     Find an opportunity to share with your family the importance of today's message. 

     

     To know, learn and practice the method of Time with Abba, please click this link:http://twa.pastoralcareschool.org/

        My first blog started in July 2009, one chapter a day to read through

     the whole Bible link:

https://bishopsilas.blogspot.com/2009/08/day-1-i-am-blind.html

        Anglican Mission Global Society:

Archbishop Melter’s 1st Connecting Workshop video, September 5, 2023: https://youtu.be/0lL8xNrgJb8

Archbishop Melter’s 2nd Connecting Workshop video, September 12 2023:  https://youtu.be/SM39qX0Q5XM

Please click this link to go to my "Break.Build" 40 days of Lenten daily devotion:

http://breakbuild.blogspot.com/2024/03/silence-1_29.html

Please click this link for the video recording of the 1st Connecting Workshop of MISSION 113 on Knowing, February 27, 2024. We had bishops, pastors and leaders from Africa, India, Sabah, Thailand, USA and  Canada. Thanks to Canon Philip Tse giving us a wonderful, warm and useful talk and Bishop Page Brooks as facilitator.

https://youtu.be/eepDh1Lqqxw?si=CB5KzyWKBL0SQvW1

Please click this link for the video recording of the 2nd Connecting Workshop of MISSION 113 on Knowing. We had Archbishop Melter from Sabah, Bishop Sospeter from Tanzania, Bishop William from Congo, Bishop Ivan from India, Bishop Page from USA, pastors and leaders from Africa, Malaysia, Singapore, India, Thailand, USA and  Canada. Thanks to Canon Philip Tse giving us another wonderful, warm and useful talk and Bishop Page Brooks as facilitator.

https://youtu.be/GFyFWiZEY0U?si=K-ONwQ79jmdcgs81

Archbishop Yong’s MISSION 113 videos, October 16, 2022:

https://youtu.be/Mp0-JPx4Vac

https://youtu.be/MyO6hMcOMOI

Archbishop Yong's born again testimony

1st part: https://youtu.be/eogu1rMpvTQ

2nd part: https://youtu.be/BhyUU1ov1RM

 

你能在這黑暗混亂的世界中讓主得榮耀嗎?

  

Anglican Mission in Canada and Richmond Emmanuel Church have launched MISSION 113 Campaign starting January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2026. We have received the baton from Archbishop Yong to continuous the call His Grace received in 1993 to bring more souls to God's eternal Kingdom! Please watch the two videos below to know from Archbishop Yong how Jesus used him to bring MISSION 113 to the Anglican Diocese of Sabah and beyond:

Archbishop Yong’s MISSION 113 videos, October 16, 2022:

https://youtu.be/Mp0-JPx4Vac

https://youtu.be/MyO6hMcOMOI

Please click this link for the videos of May 7 and 14 Workshop by Bishop Page:

     May 7: https://youtu.be/RgVc5KnPpe0?si=6Ot2WoGqqmsR2e0z

        May 14: https://youtu.be/v1BmK2yiveQ?si=uHJObsDdIdTNhr5N

今日博客的錄影:

https://youtu.be/5uHf3qzgtng?si=SdkjaZt8ELFd0dnE

Nicky Gumbel 牧師每日靈修博客上載連結:

https://bibleinoneyear.org/en/

 安靜

1.  停下來. 靜一靜

2.  等候主. 深呼吸經歷主之平安, 享受神同在, 呼出你的憂慮

讚美及感恩
1.  思想最近使你開心歡笑的時刻
2.  為那些時刻及有關的人感恩

知罪，認罪，悔改 (Subjective Shifting Devotion Method 轉位靈修法  https://bishopsilas.blogspot.com/2009/08/count-down-5-subject-shifting-devotion.html

1. 求聖靈光照，使你知罪，願意認罪悔改 
     "親愛的聖靈, 求你光照我心靈的深處, 使我看見我的罪, 我和主耶穌的阻隔, 
        求你幫助, 奉主耶穌基督名求。阿們。"

2. 透過聖靈的工作, 安靜一刻, 省察自己, 之後祈禱:
     「親愛的主耶穌，感謝你為我的罪釘死在十字架上，我願意在你面前承認我的罪（凡聖靈光照到的，請逐一說出），求你用你的寶血赦免我的罪，我願意打開心門讓你作我的救主，求你救贖我，我願意一生跟隨你讓你作我生命的主，求你帶領我。聖靈，求你充滿我，使我得著恩賜及力量去侍奉主、見證主，奉主耶穌基督名求，阿們。」

3.  司徒德牧師每天早上的 "活像基督"祈禱 John Stott's daily prayer of Christlikeness (Christopher J.H. Wright, Cultivating the fruit of the Spirit. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2017, 13)

請到此連結看神怎様籍司徒德牧師改變我的生命: 

https://bishopsilas.blogspot.com/2009/07/

   "天父，求你使我今天活在你的同在中，你一天比一天更喜悦我。

    主耶穌，求你使我今天能背起我的十字架去跟隨你。

    聖靈，求你在今天充滿我，使你的果子能彰顯在我的生命中: 仁愛，喜樂，和平，忍耐，恩慈，良善，信實，温柔及節制。"

             

親親爸父, 唱詩歌頌

 

今日親親親爸父經文連結: http://twa.pastoralcareschool.org/

親親爸父經文:(詩篇 71:9-14; 撒母耳記上 26:1-28:25; 約翰福音 11:1-53; 箴言 15:22-23)  

    耶 穌 過 去 的 時 候 ， 看 見 一 個 人 生 來 是 瞎 眼 的 。

2 門 徒 問 耶 穌 說 ： 拉 比 ， 這 人 生 來 是 瞎 眼 的 ， 是 誰 犯 了 罪 ？ 是 這 人 呢 ？ 是 他 父 母 呢 ？

3 耶 穌 回 答 說 ： 也 不 是 這 人 犯 了 罪 ， 也 不 是 他 父 母 犯 了 罪 ， 是 要 在 他 身 上 顯 出 神 的 作 為 來 。

約翰福音 9:1-3

有 一 個 患 病 的 人 ， 名 叫 拉 撒 路 ， 住 在 伯 大 尼 ， 就 是 馬 利 亞 和 他 姐 姐 馬 大 的 村 莊 。

2 這 馬 利 亞 就 是 那 用 香 膏 抹 主 ， 又 用 頭 髮 擦 他 腳 的 ； 患 病 的 拉 撒 路 是 他 的 兄 弟 。

3 他 姐 妹 兩 個 就 打 發 人 去 見 耶 穌 ， 說 ： 主 阿 ， 你 所 愛 的 人 病 了 。

4 耶 穌 聽 見 ， 就 說 ： 這 病 不 至 於 死 ， 乃 是 為 神 的 榮 耀 ， 叫 神 的 兒 子 因 此 得 榮 耀 。

約翰福音 11:1-4

現在讓你有一個安靜的時刻，給聖靈一個空間，讓主耶穌可以藉着剛才讀過的經文，親自對你説話。

 

 今日我從主耶穌領受的主題是: 你能在這黑暗混亂的世界中讓主得榮耀嗎?

今日的第一段經文是三天前的經文，當日我從主耶穌领受的主题是"你在這疫情中看見神的作為嗎?"

今日的第二段經文是今天的經文，有如下集一樣，今日我從主耶穌领受的主题是"你能在這黑暗混亂的世界中讓主得榮耀嗎?"

一個生出來就眼瞎的人，他有如何的苦! 耶穌的好朋友拉撒路死了，拉撒路的二個姐姐和耶穌有如何的苦!

但人生最苦的時刻，原來就是耶穌施行神蹟，瞎子看見，死人復活的時刻，就是讓人看見神作為的時刻，就是使人能讓主耶穌得榮耀的時刻!

是的，這四年前的疫情，現在黑暗混亂的世界就是你去讓人看見神作為的時刻，讓主得榮耀的時刻!

千萬不要錯過這千載難逢的 "鑽石機會"去榮耀主啊!

     親愛的主耶穌，

    求你使我們能在這黑暗混亂的世界中讓人看見你的作為，讓你得着榮耀，奉主耶穌基督名求，阿們。  

省察問題 

 1. 今日的信息對你有何啓發?  主耶穌現在對你説甚麽話?

 2. 你的下一步是什麼行動?

   

     家庭角落

找機會與家人一起分享今日的領受。 

Anglican Mission Global Society:

Archbishop Melter’s 1st Connecting Workshop video, September 5, 2023: https://youtu.be/0lL8xNrgJb8

Archbishop Melter’s 2nd Connecting Workshop video, September 12 2023:  https://youtu.be/SM39qX0Q5XM

Please click this link for the video recording of the 1st Connecting Workshop of MISSION 113 on Knowing, February 27, 2024. We had bishops, pastors and leaders from Africa, India, Sabah, Thailand, USA and  Canada. Thanks to Canon Philip Tse giving us a wonderful, warm and useful talk and Bishop Page Brooks as facilitator.

https://youtu.be/eepDh1Lqqxw?si=CB5KzyWKBL0SQvW1

Please click this link for the video recording of the 2nd Connecting Workshop of MISSION 113 on Knowing. We had Archbishop Melter from Sabah, Bishop Sospeter from Tanzania, Bishop William from Congo, Bishop Ivan from India, Bishop Page from USA, pastors and leaders from Africa, Malaysia, Singapore, India, Thailand, USA and  Canada. Thanks to Canon Philip Tse giving us another wonderful, warm and useful talk and Bishop Page Brooks as facilitator.

https://youtu.be/GFyFWiZEY0U?si=K-ONwQ79jmdcgs81

Archbishop Yong’s MISSION 113 videos, October 16, 2022:

https://youtu.be/Mp0-JPx4Vac

https://youtu.be/MyO6hMcOMOI

楊平忠大主教得救見証 Archbishop Yong's born again testimony

上集 1st part: https://youtu.be/eogu1rMpvTQ

      下集 2nd part: https://youtu.be/BhyUU1ov1RM