Jesus Goes to My School -05-06-2011

Jesus Goes to My School

The Boy Jesus at the Temple:Luke2:41-49

41 Every year his parents went to Jerusalem for the Feast of the Passover. 

42 When he was twelve years old, they went up to the Feast, according to the custom.

43 After the Feast was over, while his parents were returning home, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem, but they were unaware of it. 

44 Thinking he was in their company, they traveled on for a day. Then they began looking for him among their relatives and friends. 

45 When they did not find him, they went back to Jerusalem to look for him. 

46 After three days they found him in the temple courts, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions.

47 Everyone who heard him was amazed at his understanding and his answers. 

48 When his parents saw him, they were astonished. His mother said to him, "Son, why have you treated us like this? Your father and I have been anxiously searching for you." 

49 "Why were you searching for me?" he asked. "Didn't you know I had to be in my Father's house?" 

Bible Memory Verse

“I am not ashamed of the gospel,because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believe:First for Jew, then for the Gentile”    Romans1:16

禱告

禱告：

什麼是禱告：和神說說話，跟神談談心，藉由禱告將我們生活中大大小小的事交托給神，使我們更加地認識神，與他建立親密的關係，而過著與神同行的生活。

I，               透過禱告經歷神蹟奇事

“耶和華說：“我的百姓在埃及所受的困苦，我實在看見了；他們因受督工的轄制所發的哀聲，我也聽見了。”（出埃及記-3：7）

於是神垂聼了以色列人的禱告與呼求，在埃及地行了降十災的神蹟奇事，使得埃及人釋放了以色列人，當以色列人離開埃及時，

“埃及人催促百姓，打發他們快快離那地” （出埃及-：12：33）

“以色列人照著摩西的話行，向埃及人要金器銀器和衣裳。……….埃及人給他們所要的，他們就把埃及人的財物奪去了。” （出埃及-：12：35-36）

以色列人在曠野漂流時，神又行了使紅海分離，使得以色列人逃避埃及人的追趕，又使約旦河變爲乾地，使得以色列人進入那流乃與蜜之地。

從天上降下瑪拿，使以色列人有糧可吃。

磐石出水，使以色列人，有水可喝。

雲柱及火柱引領，使以色列人不至迷路。

以色列人親眼目睹，也親自經歷許多神蹟奇事，但神說以色列人是硬著頚項的頑民。

禱告確實能使我們經歷神蹟奇事，在短期中會使我們很興奮，好像很經歷神，但卻無法更加認識神，也很難經歷神所應許的所有的福分。

神的福分是什麽？ 雙重的祝福（double portion）

“你們必得加倍的好處，。。。。在境内必得加倍的產業。”（以賽亞書-61：7）

“耶和華就使約伯苦境轉回，並且耶和華賜給他的比他從前都所有的加倍。” （約伯記-42：10）

“我來了，是要叫羊的生命，並且得的更豐盛。” （約翰福音-10：10）

“我將我的平安賜給你們。我所賜的不像所賜的；你們心裏不要憂愁，也不要膽怯。” （約翰福音-14：27）

"馬利亞已經選擇那上好的福分，是不能奪去的"（路十42）

你想得到這樣的福分嗎？而不是僅經歷神蹟奇事。

見證1

如何得到這雙重的祝福

II，透過禱告更加認識神

常常覺得神都沒有應予我的禱告，牠都不理我，牠看不到也摸不着，禱告好像在對空氣講話。

事實上呢，我們有時侯真是冤枉神了，神已經一直一直得在跟你說話，回應你的禱告，但是由於不夠認識神，也沒常常注意神，甚至根本忘了自己的禱告，神的回應似乎在對牛彈琴。

要如何增加對神的靈敏度，知道神在回應我的禱告，有時候神並不是照我所求所想的方式回應我，但祂所為我們預備的絕對超過我們所求所想。

1， 讀神的話語：神會透過讀經的時候回應你的禱告。也透過讀經能更加地認識神，而不忽略了身在對你説話。

2， 透過環境向你説話：可能是所發生的事，他人的口。

見證2-

III，透過禱告過著與神同行的生活， 神成爲我們最親密的朋友。

“祂的永能和神性藉著祂所造之物是明明可知的”（羅馬書-1：20）

小樹怎麼長成大樹，小孩怎麼長大成人，常常是在不知不覺就長大了。

屬靈的追求也是一樣，藉由禱告，讀經，等候主，不知不覺中就成爲神的好朋友。

當我們回頭看，有神陪伴著我走過生命中各式各樣的經歷，無論是高山或低谷，你將驚奇，這位神真是一位有真又活的神，並且這位神是“我雖然行過死蔭幽谷，也不怕遭害，因為你與我同在”的真神。

見證3-

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More study: 禱告

第一次doggy sitting

ㄟ! 我家怎麼來了這麼大的一隻狗,我的小妹妹Brownie嚇得躲到她的屋子裏去了。

你好，我是Spotty，你叫什麽名字呢？

你好，我是Elvis， 很高興認識你！很抱歉，嚇到你的妹妹了！

沒關係，你好有禮貌哦，我去告訴Brownie，你是個好哥哥，讓他出來跟你說聲嗨！

Elvis很有耐心得守在門口， 等著Spotty和Brownie。

我的妹妹還是不肯出來， 於是Spotty 和 Elise ，兩小無猜坐在那兒，對望了一下午。

一直到了要回家的時候，Elvis還捨不得回家。沒關係，Elvis下次再來我家玩！

這是我第一次doggy sitting，還沒有小孩前，最大的願望之一就是好想要有一只狗，等有了孩子後，忙碌的生活，再也沒敢想。如今孩子漸漸長大，内心又開始蠢蠢欲動。但是想到有重大的責任要擔，還是不敢想。換個方法，來幫忙doggy sit 也不錯。Elvis 真是一個又聽話又聰明的大男生。那天我們一起去接哥哥，還去剪頭髮，再去pet store 玩了一會兒。跟Elvis走在一起，除了很有安全感， 也感到非常的威風。

 謝謝你，Elvis， you gives me an wonderful afternoon.
This song is for you.

BSF Lesson 27- 4/2011 God's reward-58:8-12

" God promised blessings that would follow life-changing, obedient love for Him."
"The Lord will guide you always: he will satisfy your needs in a such-scorched land and will strengthen your frame." (Isaiah 58:10-11)
"God's supply will no be just external, but it will inwardly strength their "frame", giving the gift of endurance.
Our mind will be transformed by studying God's word.
Our value and visions will be changed even if the situation is the same .
God does not promise that we will not have times of hardship,
 but He says He is always with us and will help us for fulfilling His perfect will of  each of us.
His help and blessing do not only come  from outside, but also flow  from inside our heart.

More Study:  Bible Study Fellowship

Good Friday-4-22-2011

Easter is a holiday with special meaning.
We celebrate it to memorize the sacrificial death of Christ and His triumphant resurrection.
"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only son that whoever believe inn him shall not perish but have eternal life." (John3:16)


The Seven Sufferings of Jesus
1, The Last Supper(Luke 22:7-23)
"This is my body given for you, do this in remembrance of me."
"This cup is the new covenant in my blood,which is poured out for your.  But the hand of himwho is going to betray me with mine on the table."

2, Jesus prayed at Gethsemane (Luke 22:39-46)
"And being in anguish, he prayed more earnestly, and his sweat was like drops of blood falling to the ground."

3, Jesus Arrested (Luke 22:47-53)
"Judas, are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?"
4,Peter Denied Jesus (Luke 22:54-62)

5, Jesus Before Pilate(Luke 23: 12-35)

6, The crucifixion (Luke 23:33-38)

7, Jesus' death (Luke 23:44-49)



Ref:: Good Friday Service at ROLCC

True Fasting-Isaiah 58

"They seem eager to know my way."
"They seem eager for God to come near them"
"Why have we fasted, they say, and you have not seen it?
Why have we humbled ourselves, and yo have not noticed?" (Isaiah 58:2)
The Israel tried to please God through religious rituals and pray for God to satisfy their own sinful desires.
However, what does God think about all these religious rituals?
True fasting
"Is not this kind of fasting i have chosen to loose the chains of injustice and untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free and break every yoke?" (Isaiah 58:6)
"Is it not to share your food with the hungry and to provide the poor wander with shelter-when you see the naked, to clothe him, and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood?"(Isaiah 58:7)

God looks our heart , not the religious ritual.
God always enables us to do what He want us to do.
True fasting means to show mercy to the needed from the bottom from our heart..
To share your food with the hungry. It's not hard ! Since you are fasting, share the meal that you are fasting with the hungry. God always enables us to what He asks us to do!

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