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Sermon on Esther 3:1-15 Anne Frank was a young Jewish girl who lived and died in the Netherlands during WWII. When her family was hiding in Amsterdam from German Nazis,…
Sermon on Esther 1:1-22 Introduction The Book of Esther tells of how a beautiful Jewish girl became the queen of Persia and saved her people from a plot to destroy…
Introduction When I was preparing for today’s sermon, I was awe-struck with the whole spirit of Christmas. Not many of us would have the experience to celebrate Christmas with our…
Sermon on 1 John 5:13-21 Outline: Introduction (v. 13) 1. Our confidence when we pray (vv. 14-15) 2. The sin which does not lead to death and the sin which…
Sermon on 1 John 4:1-6 Introduction (v. 1) The overarching message of 1 John is: Christian love. The author has been encouraging the Christian community to “love one another as…
Sermon on Judges 20:1-17 Introduction On 15th Apr 1989, 96 Liverpool fans were physically crushed to death at Hillsborough stadium during the FA Cup semi-finals between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest….
Introduction I love gangster movies. From the Academy award winner, The Godfather, to the Hong Kong, Young and Dangerous (古惑仔) series, I love the drama and action, and especially a…
Sermon on Judges 16:23-31 Introduction Someone describes Samson’s death as “one final climatic act of violence”[1]! Some has called it “Holy Revenge” (Joost van den Vondel)! Was Samson’s death a…
Sermon on Judges 13:1-25 Introduction “Again the Israelites did evil in the eyes of the Lord, so the Lord delivered them into the hands of the Philistines for forty years”…
Sermon on Judges 10:17-11:11; 12:1-7 Introduction Some of us may have heard of this old idiom, a “chip on one’s shoulder”. This English idiom originated during the 19th century in…
Sermon on Judges 9:42-10:5 Introduction The theme of vengeance is very popular in our culture. Especially as portrayed in the movies, from Bruce Lee’s Way of the Dragon (1972) to…
Sermon on Judges 6:33-7:18 Introduction What’s amazing about the story of Gideon is neither the miracles that God performs through him, nor the signs that God grants to him, but…
Sermon on Judges 4 Introduction Judges 4.1-24 is an epic story about how God brought victory to Israel by overthrowing the oppressive Canaanites. The story parallels the Exodus event when…
Sermon on Judges 1:26-2:5 Introduction The book of Judges records the darkest period of Israel’s history. It records the rise and fall of Israel. It contains many interesting stories about…
Sermon on Luke 1:67-80 Introduction For the last few weeks, the pastoral team has preached a series of sermons from the Gospel according to Luke. In this season of Advent,…
Sermon on Luke 1:26-38 Introduction The Announcement of Jesus’ birth has been told to us in two Gospels, Matthew 1:18-25 and Luke 1:26-38. While Matthew looks at the announcement of…
Sermon on Ascent Psalm 134 Introduction: Psalm 134 is the last and concluding psalm in the series of psalms (from Ps. 120-134) known as the Songs of Ascent. We know…
上行诗诗篇134篇的讲道 （诗134:1-3） 1耶和华的众仆人哪！你们要称颂耶和华；夜间在耶和华殿中侍候的，你们要称颂耶和华。 2你们要向圣所举手祷告，称颂耶和华。 3愿造天地的耶和华，从锡安赐福给你们。 诗 篇134是上行诗的最后一首诗篇。我们知道这些诗，主要是用在唱诗，祷告，祝福和鼓励，遥远离开家里的朝圣者唱的。我们不能明确知道谁写这些诗篇，但很可 能是几个人写的。总的来说，它们就像今天在教会里唱的诗歌一样。它们常说到过去的故事，给被在逼迫中的人带来希望。但不管以色列受多少的苦，他们一直相信 信实的神会带领他们度过痛苦的时候。 在这最后向神赞美的诗，诗人命令所有夜间服侍的仆人，利 未祭师，”来称颂耶和华”。这不是请求，而是命令：”来！” 诗人命令在圣殿里夜间服侍的祭师向耶和华祷告和赞美。因为诗篇里面的”耶和华的殿”可能是能移动的约柜，或[huò]是所罗门所建那不能动的圣殿 。利未祭师24小时看守殿中的圣物， 使它们不被亵渎，贵重的东西不被偷。 祭坛的火和蜡烛的光都不可以熄灭。 我 们要怎么称颂耶和华呢？”称颂”原来的意思是赞美和感恩。换句话说，称颂耶和华就是敬拜神。每逢星期天，我们在教会里敬拜，我们其实就是在称颂耶和华。我 们从诗篇可以学习到无论在什么地方，什么时间都可以敬拜神。我们以为星期天早上最适合敬拜神，但以色列不是这样认为。利未祭师被户召夜间敬拜。这是重要的 真理。白天黑夜都要敬拜神。时间不能控制我们几时敬拜创造主。我们是没有特别适合的时间来敬拜上主。每当我们敬拜上帝，就是适当的时候。这就是上主的时 间！ 有时，当我们晚上睡不着，也许我们可以花一点时间向耶和华唱诗。或静默思想神，反省他永 恒的话语。有时，深夜的时候，可以帮助我们更集中精神读圣经。没有干扰，音乐，讲话的吵闹声。只有你和圣经，专心思想神。学习在神面前静默，清楚知道他是 神。特别在安静的夜晚，更是美妙的经验。你如果有机会，我希望你能找时间在家里尝试。 我们可以在那里敬拜神？哪里都可以！诗篇里面告诉我们，神的仆人在圣殿敬拜是因为他们是在圣殿夜间服侍。如果他们在旷野，那么就会写成在旷野敬拜。神的子民在那里，就在那里敬拜。第二节其中一个翻译是在圣所举起双手。 原 来的意思不是指地方，而是指方向对着向神。所以正确的的翻译因该是”向圣所”，向神的所在。只要我们敬拜的中心向着神，在那里并不重要。我们可以在贫民窟 敬拜主。教会是圣所不是因为建筑物神圣，而是因为圣洁的神在里面。敬拜神的地方就是圣洁的地方。我们在任何地方都能向神敬拜，而不局限可以敬拜的地方。 我 们怎么敬拜神呢？诗人叫我们”举起双手”。当我们举手敬拜时，我们是操练古老祷告赞美的方式。这是传统敬拜手势。当然，以色列不是唯一用这个手势的。许多 古代近东民族都举手敬拜，有些陷入昏迷，潜意识念咒，牺牲婴孩。这些神都厌恶。我们要知道敬拜的对象是谁，我们的神没有要求这样神秘的操练。有些人不习惯…