2006 July » 基督教大使命教會 The Great Commission Church of Australia

30

Jul

洗禮見證: 我已準備好了(附中文翻譯)

Hi. I am James. I was born in Hong Kong and came to Australia in pre-school. Then I spent two years in Hong Kong and finally return to Australia in Year 3. I have two sisters, Ruby and Tracy. Ruby is currently studying engineering in Uni and Tracy is preparing for her Uni course in Melbourne next year. Everybody in my family except for my dad is a Christian. One thing that I hope the most is that one day my dad would become a Christian as well. I go to church regularly since I attended pre-school and had participated in the Sunday school of the Great Commission Church for approximately 4 – 5 years. Until I accept Jesus as my Savior, I use to think that going to church on Sundays was to satisfy my mum.

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29

Jul

怎樣訂閱教會網頁消息

由於GCCA網頁增加了許多新功能，我們可以更快捷和更容易張貼新內容，如果你不想錯過每一段新消息或文章，你可以考慮訂閱 (subscribe)。當我們有新消息張貼時，你就即時在訂閱的戶口中收到，就如一般的電子郵件那麼快捷方便。Cool !

訂閱的步驟簡單﹕

在主頁右面的 Sidebar 處有一個圖像，按一下後，會出現一個有關訂閱本教會網頁的視窗。
然後選擇你喜愛的閱讀器(news reader)，例如 My Yahoo, Google 或 Bloglines 等等。一步一步跟著指示，就可以成功登記，享受完全免費的即時傳送消息服務。非常簡單方便。

如果仍有什麼疑問，歡迎隨時與我聯絡！

洗禮見證: 改變生命的恩主 (附中文翻譯)

Hello, my name is Sarah and I am 12 years old. I live in Brisbane with my parents, David and Juanna, and our dog, Aimee. We have been living here for 9 years now. Before we came to Brisbane, we lived in Hong Kong. Currently I attend Moreton Bay College and I am completing my last year of primary school. Before I came to Moreton Bay College at the beginning of last year, I went to St Bernards’ Catholic School, which was where I first learnt about God and Jesus Christ. Although St Bernard’s was the first place I learnt about God, it wasn’t where I first understood it. I only really realized what effect God had on me when I started coming to GCCA five years ago. One of our family friends who had also started coming here introduced my family and me to this church, ever since we have been coming every week.

Although God has helped me through many instances, there was definitely one time when I feel he helped me the most.

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19

Jul

極大的愛

對於廿一世紀的現代人來說，凡物都要付出代價，沒有不勞而獲的東西，不是嗎? 自幼到大，從家庭到學校，以至社會，人想得到的東西，都需要購買或努力爭取。想入名校，需要預早報名輪候或考試；想移民，需有良好的學歷或家財。在現代人心中沒有一樣東西是不勞而獲或垂手可得的，就算公司送獎品，都需要憑印花換領。

如果有人告訴你，有一份大禮物等候你來領取，或有張一千萬元支票等你兌現，你一定以為那人正開玩笑或夢想天開!

是的，天真的開了!

一份從天而降的”禮物”確實來了。聖經中有一節經文這樣說(約翰福音3:16)：「神(極)愛世人，甚至將祂的獨生子賜給他們，叫一切信他的，不至滅亡，反得永生。」這節經文中有七個”極”….. 《約翰福音3:16》

(1) 極大的愛－神極愛世人 (希臘文有”極”字，英文翻譯為”So”)；

(2) 極廣泛的對象－世上每一個人，凡活過在世間的人，不分國藉，不分種族；

(3) 極貴重的禮物－上帝把自己的惟一愛子(耶穌)當作禮物賜給人；

(4) 極偉大的犧牲－為人類的罪，在十字架上代死；

(5) 極容易的方式－信 (接納)，這是無力自救的人惟一能夠做的；

(6) 極強烈的對比－由滅亡之境況脫離出來；

(7) 極好的祝福－得著永恆的生命!

這是一節很著名的經節，閱讀後令人難以忘懷，內容充滿振奮性，令人精神為之一振，信息清楚明確。它向每位讀者發出一種深沉的呼喊，大聲但溫柔的宣告：天父極大的愛已經劃破歷史向人類表明出來，而且白白賜給凡願意接納的人!

如果我開張一千萬元支票給你，你一定不會到銀行兌現，因你知道我沒有一千萬，是開玩笑!但如果那位造天和海並宇宙萬物的主宰願意給你一份極貴重的禮物，你反應又會怎樣呢?懷疑祂開玩笑，沒有能力，或有不良動機?

天父將祂的獨生子賜給你和我，是完全出於真誠的愛，沒有其他原因。祇因為祂看見世人永恆的歸宿是”滅亡”，就是永遠離開造他的主，與上帝隔絕，得不到真平安，且永遠受苦。於是天父動了慈心，用行動表明祂的愛。聖經羅馬書說:「惟有基督在我們還作罪人的時候為我們死，上帝的愛就在此向我們顯明了。」天父藉耶穌的死，為人付上了罪的工價，賜給凡接納他的人永生，不需輪候，不需換領，衹相信神的誠意便立刻可獲得這份愛! 朋友，你願意接受嗎? – 何景發

閱讀「極大的愛」後，如有什麼回應或感受，歡迎於本網頁留言，或用電郵與我們聯絡。

16

Jul