Thursday, May 3, 2007

Day 4


所以,在基督裡若有什麼勸勉,愛心有什麼安慰,聖靈有什麼交通,心中有什麼慈悲憐憫,
你們就要意念相同,愛心相同,有一樣的心思,有一樣的意念,使我的喜樂可以滿足。
凡事不可結黨,不可貪圖虛浮的榮耀;只要存心謙卑,各人看別人比自己強。
各人不要單顧自己的事,也要顧別人的事。
你們當以基督耶穌的心為心:

腓立比書2:1-15

我相信當我與基督連結時, 我也應與祂的屬靈群體連結.

主啊!我當如何合宜地把我的生命與其他信徒分享?

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

I used to think that being a Christian was just a matter between me and God when I was a Catholic. But when I become a Christian, I become more and more aware of the importance of church life and the support between brothers and sisters.
Yes, if we get any comfort, any encouragement from Christ and we don't let it flow out to others, it's like blocking the work of the Holy Spirit.
Thank God, during these 2 years of church planting, I fell the joy of being like-minded. I believe the encouragement and comfort between borthers and sisters will not only build up the church but also our individual self. As I feel the assurance from our Pastors and brothers and sisters, I find myself more confident, more capable of caring for others.
O Lord, help us to continue to move towards your goal, to be one in love, spirit and purpose.

Anonymous said...

"Connecting with People" is different from "People Skills" or "Communication Skills" as required by employees often seen in recruitment advertisements. Even though one think that he/she has very good people skills doesn't really means he/she knows how to really connect with people. Very often, this may be only staying in a superficial level of information exchange.

That happens in the church. How often do we see brothers and sisters really connect in a deeper level? How often do we spare our precious time to connect with other brothers and sisters? We often excuse we don't have time. How often do we pre-emptively try to meet and talk to new faces in the church and at the same time blaming we don't know each other?

May God give us the determination, we cannot sit there and wait for others to say hi to us, we have to be the one who act first. And may God help us to actively cultivate deeper relationships with brothers and sisters. The church will definitely be not the same.

Anonymous said...

最近的心情不大好,仍然努力工作,努力事奉,但有時事奉得太多,付出得太多,工作得太忙,真的有點吃力。盼望除了學習謙卑事奉工作外,更學懂如何享受在彼此的結連中的愛,支持,鼓勵,接納,提點,和肯定。

當然,自己也要學習給人更多鼓勵和肯定,在愛中彼此建立。

Fong^2 said...

Just back home after a long sharing with a dear brother. That was a very meaningful and enjoyable experience. Yes, only in Christ we can connect with each other like this. We are connecting in Christ. We are a connecting community. Our connectedness is not when we are inside church. We are connected in our lives. Also, we are connected in Christ and through Christ. I really cannot imagine who we can connected with each other without Christ. No, never, we can never be truly connected if Christ is not among us.

Also, true connectedness does not only happen when we are with each other. We are connected when we remember each other in our prayers and pray for them. Praying for others helps me to put down myself and move myself away the prayer. Instead, I am learning to let God be the center focal point of my prayer, as well as other people's needs.

Connectedness also means unity. We are on in Christ and we share the same vision.

Oh Lord, we are living in a broken world and all of our experiences are brokenness. Help us to connect and heal our wounds so that we can connect with others. Help us to enjoy the harmony of connectedness in your love. Aman