525 中翻英 (225) We are to serve the church with the knowledge of the Christ. 我們要用所認識的基督來服事教會. 9/19/2023

525 中翻英 (225)   We are to serve the church with the knowledge of the Christ.                                                                                     我們要用所認識的基督來服事教會.                                                                    9/19/2023

九月十九日的晨曦甘露實在是甘甜.   用道理傳講福音,   我們不會出錯.     因為有一定的邏輯綱要.     但是注重 "生命".    就必須真的與主耶穌基督有親密的關係.    換句話說,   就是對基督有確切的認識.     "認識祢獨一的上帝,   並認識祢所差來的耶穌基督;   這就是永生" (約翰福音 17 章 3 節  ).

「二人在以哥念，同進猶太人的會堂，在那里講的叫猶太人和希利尼人信的很多。」（徒   14:1 新國際版）

當我們站起來講道，听眾立即可以發覺我們是著重道理或生命。如果是注重道理，我們就永無風險。會小心翼翼謹守自己在我們要講的道理綱目範圍內，以求絕對的安全，避免一切可能發生的誤會：我們按邏輯次序擺出理由，而借著一個歸納的過程，達致在理論上是無懈可擊的結論。但如果我們是注重生命，我們宣講的方法就大有差別了。我們會不大關心那些技巧上的准确性，因為我們自己早已知道，在某些情況下，單憑道理絕不能維持我們。只要我們能夠將基督在祂那活潑的身位里擺在听眾面前，并讓听眾面對面的遇見祂，那我們便知道，我們的目的已經達到了。

我們要用所認識的基督來服事教會。職事是需要我在神面前看見一個東西，神叫這個東西新鮮的在我身上，叫我能夠把這個東西拿出去擺在教會面前。

September 19

"At Iconium Paul and Barnabas went as usual into the Jewish synagogue.  There they spoke so effectively that a great number Jews and Greeks believed." (Acts 14:1 NIV)

When we stand up to preach, the audience can immediately tell that we are emphasizing doctrine or life. If we pay attention to doctrine, we will never be in risk. We will carefully stand within the scope of the doctrinal outline in order to be absolutely safe and avoid any possible misunderstandings: we will lay out the reasons in a logical order, and through an inductive process, we will achieve a theoretically impeccable in conclusion. But if we pay attention to life, the method of our preaching will be great different. We will care less about technical accuracy because we already know that there are situations in which reason alone will never sustain us. As long as we can place Christ in His living person before the audience and allow the audience to encounter Him face to face, then we will know that our goal has been achieved.

We are to serve the church with the Christ whom we know definitly.  Ministry requires me to see something before God. God makes this thing fresh in my mind to enable me taking it out and putting before the church.