今年8月23~30日亞洲國際大專訓練(ICTA)在菲律賓馬尼拉舉辦,香港赴會聖徒51位,其中40位是在學聖徒。訓練期間進入七月半年度訓練信息,總題為『經歷、享受並彰顯基督(一)』;眾聖徒齊在靈中享受主話供應,見證在基督的身體裏我們是一。
相調行程前往南呂宋島,訪問了在 Lucena, Los Baños, Taguig 和Dasmariñas 的眾召會。聖徒們在主愛裏的接待,使我們交通無阻礙。感謝主,八天甜美喜樂的訓練及相調,每位聖徒都得加強繼續經歷、享受並彰顯基督!
我們今天能夠經歷並享受主耶穌作我們的實際,是因為我們有耶穌的靈。在訓練的最後一篇,弟兄提到今天我們有的不單是聖靈而已,更是複合的靈。耶穌的靈比聖靈涵括的更多:聖靈只有涵括成為肉體和出生,但是耶穌的靈涵括了祂的人性、為人生活、包羅萬有的死、分賜生命的復活、以及升天。讚美主,在耶穌的靈裡不但有神聖的元素,還有主人性的元素。藉著主的人性,我們才能過正確的人性生活,忍受其中的痛苦。弟兄提到我們在服事裡該有的正確人性,包括:extraordinary love, boundless forbearance, unparalleled faithfulness, absolute humility, utmost purity, supreme holiness and righteousness, brightness and uprightness。聽完實在覺得,我們自己不能,但是感謝主我們有耶穌的靈!這位活出完美人性的住在我們裡面。我們天然裡不能,但是靠著這位我們能有這樣的正確人性。
在受苦的一面,保羅在患難中需要耶穌的靈,因為這裡有受苦的元素和忍受逼迫的能力,弟兄說到林前十六章9節『因為有寬大又有功效的門為我開了,並且反對的人也多。』弟兄說在跟隨主的路上,必有反對和逼迫,然而我們無須懼怕,因為這位歷盡世上一切困苦、反對、迫害的,已實化在耶穌的靈裡,對我們何其真實。我們出去傳福音,不是剩下我們自己一位,我們有耶穌的靈面對反對和逼迫。
盼望我們能像保羅這榜樣,作盛裝三一神的器皿,被聖靈與耶穌的靈構成,好叫我們的作工,傳福音,都是由那靈引導、教導、構成,更在受苦中能經歷、享受耶穌的靈作我們得勝的力量。願我們的行動、作工、服事、傳福音,藉著這樣的構成,能夠成為主真實的彰顯。(將軍澳區 鄭弟兄)
感謝主讓我可以再次來到ICTA。我很常感覺自己仍然是軟弱不堪和不在靈裡,甚至無法對主的話有享受。但我看見每個弟兄姊妹都十分的操練以及擺上自己,讓我對信息也有所摸著。
信息六講到主是生命的糧,提及到我們的吃和消化。在召會生活中最重要是吃基督。我們吃什麼就被什麼所構成,因此我們來吃主就被主充滿。但我們不僅僅吃,消化也是很重要的。因此我們需要藉著呼求主而有屬靈的消化。很多時候當我在自己裡面,我會覺得沒有亮光以及沒有主的話進來,是因著我對主沒有太多的呼求和敞開,導致只有片面的享受。感謝主給我這樣的開啟,當我們向主敞開,主就有路進來,成為我們的實際。所以這次的信息讓我得開啟,同時也讓我向主徹底的敞開和悔改,使我能夠來到祂面前吃祂並喝祂。(港島東區 梁姊妹)
我這次來ICTA的目的是想對主有感覺,可以消除我對主的不確定,增強我愛主的心。在來之前我一直很掙扎,一來菲律賓的治安問題和疾病傳播,二來整個訓練行程都很緊湊,很怕自己很難接受和適應。所以我在來之前都有一直向主禱告。
這次的旅程,我相信主真的有聽到我的祈求,我整個旅程不但沒有生病,還可以很喜樂的享受主和與各地聖徒有甜美的交通。
有時候我會懷疑這位主是不是真真實實的住在我裏面,因為主從來沒有對我有主觀的說話,好像沒有怎樣經歷到這位主。這個訓練經常會說到賜生命的靈(the life-giving Spirit)和主觀對基督的經歷和享受。祂從復活以來,就住在我們裏面,但我們要先住在祂裡面,祂才會住在我們裡面,成為我們的享受。那我們要怎樣住在祂裡面呢?首先,我們要主動操練靈去接觸主,在任何地方和時間都與主親近。其次,我們要否認己和舊人,承認自己的軟弱和不能。然後我消化了這段亮光,才明白為什麼主從來沒有對我主觀的說話,因為我沒有為主去脫去舊人,也不願意花時間去操練靈,被世界蒙蔽了。主,求讓我更多接觸你,清楚知道你是萬物的一切,我知道你不會拋棄我,我的父親,叫我愛你這位可愛的阿爸父!(觀塘區 林姊妹)
我很寶貝與各地服事者們的相調。有一次和泰國的服事者一起吃飯,點餐的時候,我問她想吃什麼,她說,我點一份學生們喜歡吃的,大家一起分享。我從來沒有在點餐這樣小的事上想過我服事的學生,只是照自己的喜好做了決定。但這位姊妹把學生放在她的心上,甚至不是考慮自己吃什麼,而是顧到學生吃什麼。這是基督的心腸、柔細與周全。
最後一天去機場的路上,我和另一位服事姊妹聊天。我問她送完我們之後怎麼回去,她說她也不知道,禱告吧。我以為這只是某種順口說的話,但聽完她的另一個經歷,才發現她真是禱告的人、經歷基督的人。她說,今早她也不知道怎樣從Q地到T地的會所,因為她沒有錢坐巴士了,於是她就禱告主。後來主為她預備了一輛來接青少年去T地的車,讓她順利到達T會所服事我們的送機。雖然服事很辛苦、很累,但她覺得這樣信心的生活非常喜樂。聽到她的見證覺得深蒙光照,我們實在需要更多、更深對基督的主觀經歷。(尖沙咀區 賈姊妹)
This training has brought a huge turn for reminders and clarity of how God works in us after His resurrection. I was moved by John 12:24 talking about the grain of wheatfalls into the ground and dies then it bears much fruit. It shows that only Christ is able to plant His life on usand we should not waste this opportunity in giving back. I also enjoyed a lot of verses by the five ingredients of the holy anointing oil in Exodus 30, representing different aspects of the work and power of the Holy Spirit: the olive oil, myrrh, cinnamon, calamus and cassia. Calamus and cassia are important because these two represent the preciousness and power of His resurrection which drive away the evil. (TST district, brother Cheng)
In this training, I really enjoyed the story of the hemorrhaging woman in message 2. She believed that even by touching Jesus’ garments she could be healed. The moment she touched the Lord Jesus, He immediately felt that power had gone out from Him, and the woman immediately stopped bleeding. This means that this healing power is always here, waiting for a sinner’s touch with faith. Even when the crowd were pressing against the Lord, they gained nothing. But when the hemorrhaging woman touched the Lord with faith, she was healed immediately. We must come to the Lord to touch him, so that we can be healed and enjoy Christ as our healer. (HKW district, sister Ng)
The message that touched me the most was the sixth, discussing John chapter 1. It focused on a central truth that Christ is the Word of God. What I found most meaningful was in 1 John 2:27, "And as for you, the anointing which you have received from Him abides in you, and you have no need that anyone teaches you; but as His anointing teaches you concerning all things and is true and is not a lie, and even as it has taught you, abide in Him." This verse reminded me to be vigilant against living according to the principles of the antichrist.
The brother wisely noted that it is all too easy to replace Christ with other things in our lives, such as idolatry, overindulgence in social media, or gaming. "Antichrist" refers to anything opposing the anointing Spirit and we must be aware not to let anything supplant the life-giving and transforming work of the Spirit within us.
It really resonated with me that "antichrist" basically means anything that gets in the way of letting the Spirit works in us and transform us. We all struggle with distractions or temptations, putting other things ahead of spending time with God. Things like Instagram and video games are very entertaining, but they can also take over our time without us realizing it and can subtly displace Christ from the center of our daily thoughts and choices. That warning really motivated me to refocus more on Christ when considering different things. (Shatin district, sister Wong)