Title: Peeking at other gods (Deuteronomy 12:29-13:18) Recently, I was watching a Taiwanese variety talk show. They invited a bunch of male celebrities as guests and the topic was “Who…
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From this week onwards, we shall embark on a new sermon series on the laws of Deuteronomy. In the past, we often speak about how good and precious the laws…
If you recall from our passage last week, the ministry of Paul in this city was off to a very good start. In verse 42, 42 As Paul and Barnabas…
I recently heard a fascinating story about a shopkeeper. This shopkeeper needs a large sum of money on the first Monday of every month, perhaps for his rent, his inventory…
From The Book of Acts, we see how the church was started. They understood that because Jesus came to reveal who he is, and he left them with the Holy…
Introduction Stephen has been remembered in history as the first martyr of the Christian faith. The first of “seven men of good repute” to be chosen as the first deacons…
19世纪美国著名的布道家穆迪(D.L Moody)先生 有一次被邀请到一间教会去讲道, 有人事先告诉他, 有些会友通常会在讲道还没有结束的时候就先走了. 穆迪先生站起来开始证道时, 他先作了一个宣布: “今天上午, 我是要对两种不同的人说话. 首先是对罪人, 然后是对圣人”. 接着他就把’罪人’ 的道理讲了一段时间, 然后就说他们现在可以离开了. 结果这是这间教会的第一次, 证道未结束时, 竞然一个会友也没有离开, 因为这时离开就会承认自己是个罪人; 所以,大家都在期待穆迪接下来要对’圣人’ 说的话. 我不知道这个故事是否真实还是个笑话, 但我认为教会的讲道是对上帝的子民来说的, 没有所谓的’罪人’ 和’圣人’ 之分, 这不是任何人可以决定的. 其实,讲道的一个重要目的, 就是要让上帝的子民能体会到上帝的恩典是常在他们的身上, 以致於他们愿意让上帝的恩典来牵动他们的生命. 使徒行传第七章所记载的,…
Reading the Chiasm [1] It has been three years since 2011 where we have systematically preached from each of the Gospels from Advent to Easter. Two years ago, it was…
The Tale of the Prodigal Brother ( Luke 15:11-12) Family! ( Said in a tone of exasperation and with feeling). Family members! … You love them but sometimes they drive…
就在他弟弟杀害林肯总统的前几个月, 有一天, 在New Jersey的火车站, Edwin 正在月台等待火车的到来, 在这狭窄月台上等待的人也是相当的多. 有一位穿著整齐的年青人, 被人推挤失去重心而掉落在轨道上, 而此时有一辆火车正要经过, Edwin这时不顾自身的安危, 他稳定自己之后用手把这年青人拉上月台安全的地方. 这位年青人在答谢他的救命恩人时, 认出Edwin就是那位著名的舞台剧演员, 但是Edwin却不知道这位年青人的身份. 直到儿个月后, Edwin收到了他朋友寄来的一封信. 这位朋友是美国陆军总部的上校, 而林肯总统的儿子Robert那时正好被分派到他那里去从军, 他因此从Robert 口中知道Edwin 救他的事件. 是的, Edwin 救起的这位年青人正是林肯总统的儿子. 在信中, 这位上校朋友除了表扬Edwin的英勇行为, 并告知他那天他所救的人是谁. 这封信来的正是时候, 因为它成为了Edwin无比的安慰,…
The story about the healing of the lame man actually begins in Acts 3:1. Peter and John were going up to the temple to pray, at the ninth hour, which…
Brothers and sisters, I have a confession to make. I know that as a pastor, sometimes there are expectations from others – some things you ought to do, some things…