各人最穩妥的時候

詩篇39:4-9。        聖教會。   高敏智牧師
心靈寄託，，平安無事，功成名就
主的日子來到，帖5:2-3
只管安安逸逸的吃喝快樂吧！路12
今夜必要你的靈魂
一切做完以為有平安。你以為信仰是什麼？
當那些日子神的話語稀少，不常有啟示
大綱：
1.求你叫我曉得我身之終！我的生命不長。自知之明，知道自己，世界，神。
  我的歲數不多，機會不多。生命不是該得什麼？失去的可能更大。有些似乎是我們的權利，要有自知之明，生命中最重要的。
如鐵達尼號，號稱不會沉的船，要創紀錄的快
公平不是這是我該得的
2.世人行動實係幻影。他們忙亂，真是枉然
   大衛的失落。誠實？親情？財富？王位？
神的應許。必有一嬰孩為我們而生
世界有暫時的快樂

3.我所遭遇的事若出於你，我就默然無不語。
神的道路，相信神的全知
我從你眼前雖然被驅逐，我仍要仰望你的聖殿 (約拿)
挑戰：
求你寬容我，使我在去而不返之先可以力量復原。
我靠那加給我力量的，凡事都能做。
                                   ，不要做自私的事。不要像參孫
不要羞辱神。
詩篇137 被羞辱的是參孫的神，所有能做的都是在羞辱神，在敵人的土地上。國度，權柄，榮耀。

Honor name of the Lord

Acts 10:24-33
You are well aware that it is against our law for a Jew to associate with a Gentile or visit him. But God has shown me that I should not call any man impure or unclean.
Peter said "Stand up, I am only a man myself."
We are all here in the presence of God to listen to everything the Lord has commanded you to tell us, Cornelius said to Peter.
Why?
Peter came because the Lord called him come, there is not call any man impure or unclean.
Everyone is equal before the Lord, so we should not call any man impure.
Even those people showed reverence to Peter, but Peter humbled himself for he know all these are the power and work of the Lord. I am a man like you.
Give honor to the Lord! Even People may focus on Peter and their experience with the Lord.
How?
Give honor to the Lord and humble myself!

Obey and follow the instruction of Holy Spirit

Acts 10:17-23
The Spirit said to Peter "Get up and go downstairs. Do not hesitate to go with them, for I have sent them."
Both Peter and Cornelius was instructed by the Lord.
God prepares the Roman officer, Cornelius, and he prepares Peter. Three times the vision and message come - apparently instructing Peter to break the Jewish food laws. But when the men from Cornelius arrive, he is quick to realized the far deeper, human implications(啟示) of his dream.
Why?
God wanted Peter preaches gospel to gentiles.
Peter suspected those men came from Cornelius, but when Peter realized that they were sent by the Holy Spirit so he invited them come in and as his guest one night.
How?
Obey the instruction of the Holy Spirit is beyond of the laws in the world.

Obey God's word and do it, God is love

Acts 10:9-16
Peter save a vision that heaven opened and something like a large sheet being let down to earth by its four corners. It contained all kinds of four-foots animals. Then a voice tole him,"Get up, Peter, Kill and eat."
Peter replied,"Surely not, Lord.", "Do not call anything impure that God has made clean." This happened three times.
It was midday when peter fell into his waking dream, and Cornelius' men were already nearing Joppa. Peter's hunger and perhaps the leather awning overhead, shape the images of a vision which God uses to convey his message.
Why?
Four-foot animal means unclean animal, that was prohibited by the Laws. It means the foreign cultures and their customs.
Three time Peter rejected Jesus, Peter said I love you Lord three times. This time God said to Peter eat it three time. It is encourage Peter go forward to the foreign culture for has made it.
God's word is more important than my personal opinion and my interesting matter. Obey and trust in the Lord is the rule to serve the Lord!
How?
Love others who do not like me and walk out to them, accept them. For God is love!

Memory offering: give generously to those in need and prayed to God regularly

Acts 9:43-10:8
Cornelius he and all his family were devout and God-fearing; he gave generously to those in need and prayed to God regularly.
God gave Cornelius a vision and called him to invite Peter to him. Angel answered, "Your prayers and gifts to the poor have come p as a memorial offering before God."
Why?
Up to this point the gospel has been preached only to Jews, converts to Judaism and Samaritans(who observed the law of Moses). Now God steps in to make it plain that the message is for everyone, God prepares the Roman officer, Cornelius, and he prepares Peter.
Cornelius, a centurion: One of those who formed he backbone of the Roman army. The centurions stationed in Palestine appear in a very favorable light in the New Testament. Cornelius was an adherent to Jewish faith and worship, but not a circumcised convert.
God chose those who is devout and God-fearing. Who give generously to those in need and prayed to God regularly.
Do I have the passion to be a instrument of the Lord? Then be a devout and God-fearing one.
Memory offering is best offering to the Lord in these generation. Do the right thing for the Lord!
How?
Give generously to those in need and prayed to God regularly, then God will like this one.

Do the same thing like Jesus did

Acts 9:31-42
Many people believed in the Lord because Peter healed a paralytic man Aeneas in Lydda. Making a good disciple named Tabitha (is Dorcas) from dead in Joppa.
Peter said to Aeneas, "Jesus Christ heals you. Get up and take care of your mat."
Peter got down on his knees and prayed, turning toward the dead woman, he said, "Tabitha, get up."
Now there is peace at last, Peter is free to visit the Christian groups. A healing at Lydda leads to a call from the port of Joppa, where Tabitha, a much-loved Christian woman, had died. Peter brings her back to life, and settles for a time at Joppa.
His host is a tanner, an 'unclean' occupation for the Jews because it involves handling dead animals. Is Peter already to some extent liberated from his Jewish religious taboos and ready for the next big challenge?
Why?
God wanted let Peter makes the Christian increase much more so gave Peter the power to heal man and brings Tabitha back to life
Miracle let many people turn to the Lord, my life's miracle could be a good witness to others.
Jesus is raising, but gives us the Holy Spirit so peter proved that the Holy Spirit is existing and can do the same works of Jesus.
All we do is not for myself but to honor the holy name of the Lord.
How?
We can do the same things or even more bigger to honor the name of Jesus

Be changed by met Jesus

Acts 9:19~30
Saul pteached Jesus is son of God,  Jesus is the Christ.
The Jews plotted to kill him. The disciples took him by night and let him down through the wall in a large basket.
Saul came to Jerusalem,b but apostles didn't believed in him.
But Barnabas took him and brought him to the apostles.
Why?
Saul will turned to Jesus Christ,so he changed. When I met Jesus,i I was changed either.
Only Barnabas accepted Saul,l listen to what he said then make decision? We are easily obscured by roumer or other's opinions.
How?
Let God change my mimd and my heart to more like Jesus.