祈求和感謝
2005 年 7 月

事奉更上一層樓 (二) : 「用心靈」
江錦培牧師  總幹事

上一期談到如果要事奉更上一層樓，就要「用腦筋」事奉；今期續談第二部份──就是「用心靈」事奉─亦作為這次分享的總結篇。

「用心靈」的事奉就是：
1. 有信念的事奉
信念，是任何事奉背後的推動力。信念由異象開始，隨之而來的是立志、奉獻和捨己。馬丁路德金著名的講詞：「我有一個夢！」，是帶著信念而宣講，繼而付諸實行，委身於其中，最後甚至為此而?牲。宣教士戴德生全然委身中國，亦是因他的信念。
信念使人勇敢，面對萬難亦毫不退縮，令人不肯妥協。在軟弱時，信念叫我們堅強；想要放棄時，叫我們能支撐下去。
需要傳福音給失喪靈魂的信念，帶領著我走上終身事奉之路。又本著「將教會帶到人群」的信念，我投入中信，設立中信中心和推動了小城宣教事工。

2. 有激情的事奉
有信念，便有激情；就像筷子一雙，缺一不能成事。一個有信念的人，就是滿有激情的人。許多時候，激情是充滿熱忱，亦極具感染力。在他們身邊的人實在很難不被感染。耶穌的事奉滿有激情，祂看見許多的人，如同羊沒有牧羊人一樣，就動了慈心憐憫他們 (太 9:36)。在拉撒路的墓旁，祂心裡悲歎和憂愁，甚至哭了(約 11:33-35)。
講道帶著激情，就能感人肺腑。唱詩帶著激情，就能叫人充滿喜樂或流淚。禱告帶著激情，就能搖動上帝的手。往往那些激情地事奉的人，就在我們的生命中留下烙印。願我們在事奉中重燃激情的火。

在事奉中，「用腦筋」固然重要，而更重要的是「用心靈」事奉。

Improving Our Serve II: with our HEART
Rev. Edwin Kong  Executive Director

In our previous issue, I presented the first part of this series, "Improving our serve - with our Head". This second part - " serving with our Heart" - will conclude the series.
Serving with our heart means:
1. Serving with Conviction
Conviction is the driving force behind all ministries. It comes from vision and leads to commitment, dedication and sacrifice. Martin Luther King's "I have a dream!" speech was not only spoken with conviction, but it also solidified his commitment to the cause and he ultimately sacrificed his life for it. Hudson Taylor gave his all to China because of his conviction.
Conviction brings courage against all odds. It does not compromise; rather, it gives strength when we are weak, and keeps us going when we are tempted to quit.
It was a conviction to reach the lost that led me to dedicate my life to the ministry. It was our conviction "To bring the Church to the people" that led to the beginning of CCM Centre and Small Town mission.

2. Serving with Passion
With conviction comes passion. Like chopsticks they function side by side. Show me a person with conviction, and I will show you a passionate individual. Often, passion expresses itself in strong emotion and it is contagious. Those in the company of passionate people cannot help but be influenced. Jesus was moved with compassion when he saw the crowds scattered like sheep without a shepherd (Matthew 9:36). At Lazarus' tomb, he was deeply moved and troubled to the point of tears (John 11:33-35). 
When we preach with passion, hearts are touched. When we sing with passion, joy and tears flow. When we pray with passion, God's hand moves. It is the people who serve with passion who make a mark in our lives. Let us re-introduce passion into our serve. 

It is important to serve with our HEAD, but even more important to serve with our HEART.