Wednesday, March 26, 2008
主日崇拜 – March 23, 2008
經文：哥林多後書 12:7b-10
重點及靈修：
決定性的時刻不在於悲劇本身、乃在於如何回應悲劇：
“The decision to face darkness, even if it led to overwhelming pain, showed me that the experience of loss does not have to be the defining moment of our lives. Instead, the defining moment can be our response to the loss. It is not what happens to us that matters as much as what happens in us.” (Jerry Sittser, A Grace Disguised)
傷痛可以成為一項心靈開發的工程：
“The soul is elastic. It can grow larger through suffering.” (Sittser)
處理心靈傷痛是一個選擇：
“The quickest way to reach the sun is to head east, plunging into darkness… Choice is therefore the key.” (Sittser)
神有恩典使我們能夠承受傷痛：
保羅的經驗：有一根刺加在我的身上，就是撒但的差役來攻擊我 … (林後 12:7)
“I was given the gift of a handicap.” (The Message)
為了這事，我曾經三次求主，使這根刺離開我。 他卻對我說：“我的恩典是夠你用的，因為我的能力在人的軟弱上顯得完全。” (12:8-9a)
今天你如何處理自己的傷痛呢？是穩藏、是否認、是壓抑、是麻醉？
不好好處理的話，你是可以徹底地被傷痛癱瘓 (crippled) 的。
被傷痛癱瘓的徵狀包括：
Anger 憤怒
Bitter 苦澀
Cynical 冷嘲
Depressed 抑鬱
Envy 妒忌
Fear 恐懼
Guilt 內疚
… 等等。
你可以如何正視你自己的傷痛呢？求神給你有能夠承受傷痛的恩典。
Recommended: Jerry L. Sittser, A Grace Disguised: How The Soul Grows Through Loss, Expanded Ed. (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2004)
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posted by Koinonia Evangelical Church @ 9:00 AM
1 Comments:
At April 24, 2008 10:14 PM,
BucBuc
i really like the piano intro follow by bible verses and pastor's prayer. i know this hymn well, "because He lives", but this was the first time i am so moved, the lyrics flying through my mind, together with the experience i have with HIM, the ups and downs He have been there for me. thanks again for putting the sermons up with share with those who cannot attend your service. may i know who play the music? it is difference from what i am used to hear, and i love it!! gg
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