June 4, 2011

七年里面一个人的外貌、环境、心境等等，可以有很多改变。。。至于我呢？那你呢？
你比以前快乐吗？你比以前满足吗？曾经认真想过吗。。。？
Within seven years a person’s appearance, environment, heart condition etc can experience a lot of changes… what about me? And what about you?
Are you happier than before? Are you more satisfied than before?Ever considered that seriously…?

七年前在灯塔 / Seven years ago at Lighthouse – 2004

 

今年在灯塔 / At Lighthouse this year – 2011

 

2004…..

2011…..

因这一次到灯塔教会带给我很大的冲击和鼓励，所以翻开相簿看我2004年在灯塔留下的画面。。。再跟最近刚去灯塔的照片相比较，七年的变化肯定会有，尤其是外貌，岁月的痕迹等等。。。
七年的回忆不仅涌上心头。。。走过的岁月、心路历程、感慨、欣慰、酸甜苦辣等等。。。
七年，脑子里可以浮现很多的画面。。。有些人已去、事已非，但最重要的，我们的心是否对主依然执著、依然单纯？

Due to the impact and encouragement on myself after the visit to Lighthouse this time, I looked into my album again and found the pictures captured at Lighthouse in 2004… comparing them with those photos just taken during the recent visit to Lighthouse, the differences of seven years are definite, especially in terms of appearance, the footprints of years gone by etc…
Memories of seven years inevitably surfaced in my heart… all the days trodden, journey of the heart, remorse, comfort, bitter sweet memories etc…
Seven years, many pictures can come to mind… some of people long gone, things that cannot be undone, but most important of all, is our heart still as determined and pure towards God…?

 

2004…..

 

2011…..

七年里，我知道我不是每次都合神心意，也不是每次都那么专注。。。我也有不顺服的时候，也有分散注意力的时刻。。。
太多时候不明白上帝为什么要使用像我这样的人。。。

In these seven years, I know I may not be after God’s own heart all the time, and may not be completely focused every moment… there were times I did not obey, and times I got distracted…
Too many times I have wondered why God would use a person like me…

 

我想这就是所谓的神的恩典和怜悯，发现他始终没有丢弃我，他对我的心始终如一。。。
只有这样我才能服事下去。。。不是因为配得，而是感恩。。。

I guess that is what we call the grace and mercy of God, to realize that He has never once forsaken me and His heart towards me is ever true…
It is because of this that I can carry on serving… not because I am worthy but grateful…

 

主啊，求保守我的心，永远就只事奉你，永远都把荣耀归给你。。。阿们！
O Lord, please guard my heart to forever serve You alone, and to forever give all the glory to You… Amen!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

May 31, 2011

五月初受邀到新加坡灯塔教会布道演出，到过灯塔很多次，当然每一次都很蒙福和特别，但很奇妙的这一次就更加特别！
原因是，从我第一天服事完之后，一直到整个行程结束了至少两个礼拜过后，我还陆陆续续收到很多弟兄姐妹的信息和来信鼓励我和感谢我等等，这是我出去服事那么多年从来没发生过的。。。
上帝的时间始终是最正确的，因为他知道那时候我非常需要被鼓励，也需要他的力量来服事。原来就在我在灯塔服事的第二天开始，一场属灵争战也随着展开，仇敌企图扰乱我的思绪、拆毁我的服事和提早中断我的行程，那争战一直持续到几天前才缓和下来，也难怪那段时间新加坡的来信也每一天源源不断的带给我很多鼓励和安慰！
这就是为什么这一次新加坡那么特别！

In early May, I was invited to perform and evangelise by Lighthouse Evangelism Singapore. I have been to Lighthouse many times and of course it was very special and I was blessed each time, but amazingly somehow this time it was even more special! Reason being right after my first day of ministering till at least two weeks after the whole trip had ended, I was receiving continuously messages and mails from many brothers and sisters to encourage and thank me. This has never happened in all the years of me ministering outside…
God’s timing is forever the most accurate because He knew at that time I needed a lot of encouragement, and I needed His strength to serve. What actually happened was upon the second day of ministering at Lighthouse, a spiritual battle broke out against me as well. The enemy tried to disrupt my thoughts and destroy my ministry and stopped my schedule prematurely. The battle continued till only a few days ago when it started to tone down, no wonder during that period of time mails from Singapore kept pouring in daily to encourage and comfort me!
And this is why Singapore is so special this time!

一个很有趣的事是，这一次他们也邀请我在英文聚会主讲主日信息。一个唱福建歌的中文堂牧师主讲英文信息，很特别吧？
以下是他们用我几年前到过他们的教会所拍下的照片作宣传海报，与我同行的同工一直笑问我怎么会这样。。。？？？
An interesting this time was this time they also invited me to speak in their English Sunday services. A Chinese church pastor who sings Hokkien songs preaching English sermons, isn’t that very special?
Below is the promotional poster they did using the photograph they took of me when I visited their church several years ago, the team that went with me kept laughing and asking me why was it so…???

 

看近一点，我自己也是觉得好笑。。。
Looking closely, I found it very funny too myself…

 

短短几年的时间，一个人可以有很大的改变，这一次我是以这个形象出现，当我走过一些之前知道我的人的时候，他们竟然认不出是我，哈哈！
Within a few short years, a person can undergo a lot of changes. This time I came with this image, and when I walked past some people who knew me before, they actually could not recognise me, haha!

 

我想真的是有一点差别吧，穿著、发型、身材等等。。。？
I think probably there are really some differences, dressing, hairstyle, body shape etc…?

 

我真的要感谢灯塔的主任牧师，Pastor Rony Tan，那么款待我。。。
I must really thank Lighthouse Senior Pastor, Pastor Rony Tan for his great hospitality…

 

一些被委派“照顾”我的弟兄们等等。。。
Some brothers etc who were assigned to “take care” of me…

 

聚会前耐心等待的弟兄姐妹。。。
Brothers and sisters who patiently waited before the meeting started…

 

当然最要感谢的是那么乐意使用我这不配的器皿的上帝，愿他的名永远得着所有的荣耀。。。
Of course the one who deserves the most thanks is my God who is so willing to use an unworthy vessel like me, may His name receive all the glory forevermore…

 

May 30, 2011

按親身經歷，簡單的跟你們分享在趕鬼的時候一些魔鬼善用的謊言。。。

(1) 牠會說若牠離開這人的身體，牠也會把他的靈魂帶走，即：鬼出去，這人也會死！牠會大聲說出來給你聽，或者默默在這人身體裡面對他說，以致於這人害怕而不敢讓魔鬼離開他身體。
不要相信牠的鬼話，生命在神的手中，魔鬼無權奪去人的生命。很多次牠也這樣對我們說，可是我們照樣把鬼趕出去，結果這人沒死，反而活的比以前更美好！
（魔鬼唯一能奪去人的生命的方式就是引人墮落，使人做傷身、傷神等等的事情，導致人健康出狀況而死；要不然就是催促人去自殺，自殺的人很多都會出現幻覺或聽到聲音叫他們去死。所以，趕鬼非常重要，教會一定要要幫人趕鬼！)

(2) 牠會說你很髒，你是罪人，沒能力、沒本事把牠趕出去，牠要使你信心動搖而放棄。
這時就宣告耶穌的寶血的大能已救贖及潔淨了我們，我們乃是靠主名和能力，不是靠自己。可唱一些寶血和救恩的歌，牠會受不了。

(3) 牠會給你指示或跟你說廢話轉移你的視線，不要上牠的當，不要跟牠交談。

(4) 牠也會假裝牠已經走了，假裝冷靜下來或扮那個人好好跟你講話。眼睛是關鍵，你要注視這那人的眼睛，繼續禱告和察驗，很多時候牠會閉眼或閃開。

 

Sharing simply with you from my personal experience, some lies the devil likes to use when we are casting it out…

(1) It will tell you if it leaves the person’s body, it will take away the person’s spirit as well, meaning if it leaves, the person will die too! It will either say this out for you to hear or speak in silence in the person’s body to frighten this person and thus this person does not dare to let it leave the body.
Do not believe in its lie. Life is in God’s hand, the devil has no authority to take a person’s life. Many times the demon said this to us too, but we still went on to cast it out. As a result, the person did not die and now lives a much better life!
(The only method the devil can take away a person’s life is to cause people to live a horrible lifestyle to hurt your mind and body till your health is affected and death follows. Otherwise it will prompt people to commit suicide, many suicide victims had hallucinations or heard voices telling them to kill themselves. That is why casting out demons is very important, churches must do that!)

(2) It will tell you, you are very dirty and sinful, so you do not have the power and ability to cast it out, thus shaking your faith to make you give up.
At this, start declaring the power of the blood of Jesus for redeeming, saving and cleansing you, and proclaim we cast demons out by the power of Jesus’ name, not ourselves. You can also sing songs of the blood and salvation, it cannot stand that.

(3) It will give you instructions or talk nonsense with you to distract you. Do not fall into its trap, do not talk to it.

(4) It will pretend it has already left by acting calm and quiet or pretending to be that person to speak nicely to you. The key is the eyes, look straight into the person’s eyes and continue praying strongly and testing it, normally it will shut the eyes or avoid having eye contact with you.