Transcript Melbourne Chinese Baptist Church 墨爾本華人浸信會週年感恩 Church Anniversary Celebration

Melbourne Chinese
Baptist Church
Church Anniversary Celebration
墨爾本華人浸信會週年感恩
An anniversary is a bit like a birthday:
A time to celebrate the gift of the life
of God among us.
維省浸聯會與大家一起歡慶感恩
On behalf of the 220 churches and
faith communities of the Baptist Union
of Victoria, we celebrate with you and
congratulate you.
Through your life and witness across the
years, just imagine all the people who have
found faith and hope and inspiration and
purpose and challenge and comfort and
love and joy through the life of this church
大家在一起走過，見証各種信仰歷程
As a church you have invested in and grown your English-speaking
congregation, you have opened a new ministry among Mandarin speakers, you
have restructured your pastoral leadership, you have practised hospitality to
welcome new friends, you are open to new outreach initiatives and you
continue to grow.
I honour you and celebrate today the life of Jesus among you.
奇妙的事在這裡發生
英語，普通話事工發展、事工架構重整、接納
新朋友、外展佈道新嘗試…
Some will embrace change eagerly. We love to be excited by
new opportunities and we will adapt to change quickly and
enthusiastically 有些人樂意迎接改變
Others..
Are troubled by change. We find security and strength in
stability and familiarity; the constant barrage of new ideas, new
ways of thinking, new programs is unsettling.有些人因改
變而煩惱
We need exceptional grace as we
walk the journey together
繼續同行，我們需要額外的恩典
“Should we change?”
Is not the question.
問題不是，該不該改變？
Here are some other questions:
What is on the heart of God for us?這是神心意
嗎
What does it mean for us to be a church
community that follows Jesus?這就是跟隨主嗎
How do we see God’s Spirit at work in our wider
community?我們的生活順服聖靈嗎
To what is God calling us?甚麼是神的召命？
For the church, the questions only make sense
when they centre us on Jesus.
以基督為中心的教會，一切都變得合情合理
The church to which the apostle Paul wrote in
Philippians was also struggling with a big
question: Just how Jewish did the church of
Jesus need to be?
 How much of this Jewish heritage needed to
be preserved? 猶太人的傳統要保留多少？
 Did Gentile people need to keep the Jewish
Law? 外邦人要守猶太人的律法嗎？
 Did they need to abide by Jewish customs?一
字不漏接受傳統習慣？
 Did their men need to be circumcised?割禮？
With this debate going on, Paul offered his wisdom to
the Philippians.
使徒保羅的心得：
清楚、充滿熱誠、可以傳承
His wisdom is clear, passionate and echoes down
through the ages to our own time.
Proud of his Jewish observance
An Israelite by birth生來是以色列族
Of the tribe of Benjamin屬便雅憫派
A Pharisee我是法利賽人
Zealous我是熱心的人
I was without fault
我是無可指摘的
• 我先前以為與我有益的，我 現在因基
督都當作有損的(v.7)
• 不但如此，我也將萬事當作有損的，
因我以認識我主基督耶穌為至寶(v.8)
• 我為祂已丟棄萬事，看作糞土，為要
得着基督。並且得以在祂裡面，不是
有自己因律法而得的義，乃是有信基
督的義，這就是因信神而來的義(v.8-9a)
最大的獎賞，得着主
Because
The greatest prize
Is now
Loving intimacy
With Jesus!
“天國好像寶貝藏在地裡，人遇見就
把它藏起來，歡歡喜喜地去變賣一
切所有的，買這塊地”
(Matthew 13:44)
“天國又好像買賣人尋找好珠子。遇
見一顆重價的珠子，就去變賣他一
切所以的，買了這顆珠子” (Matthew
13:45-46)
What would a church that really
knows Jesus look like?
教會怎樣認識主耶穌基督？
1. It would recognise that God is love!
（1）願意認識神的愛
What would a church that really
knows Jesus look like?
教會怎樣認識主耶穌基督？
1.It would recognise that God is love!
（1）願意認識神的愛
2.It would read the Gospels together often and
fall in love with Jesus!
（2）
願意認識福音的大能，一起更愛主耶穌
What would a church that really
knows Jesus look like?
教會怎樣認識主耶穌基督？
1. It would recognise that God is love!
2. It would read the Gospels together often and
fall in love with Jesus!
3. It would celebrate God’s forgiveness often!
（3）願意一起實踐神的寬恕
What would a church that really
knows Jesus look like?
教會怎樣認識主耶穌基督？
1. It would recognise that God is love!
2. It would read the Gospels together often and
fall in love with Jesus!
3. It would celebrate God’s forgiveness often!
4. It would want everyone to know the good
news of Jesus!
（4）很願意與其他人分享福音
What would a church that really
knows Jesus look like?
1. It would recognise that God is love!
2. It would read the Gospels together often and
fall in love with Jesus!
3. It would celebrate God’s forgiveness often!
4. It would want everyone to know the good
news of Jesus!
5. It would be a sign of hope for the world!
（5）向世界顯出盼望的信息