{"id":625,"date":"2024-03-31T00:25:31","date_gmt":"2024-03-31T00:25:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gracechineselutheran.org\/?p=625"},"modified":"2024-09-23T00:25:50","modified_gmt":"2024-09-23T00:25:50","slug":"%e6%81%a9%e6%83%a0%e5%a0%82%e5%b4%87%e6%8b%9c-6-16-2024-2-3-2-2-2-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gracechineselutheran.org\/en\/%e6%81%a9%e6%83%a0%e5%a0%82%e5%b4%87%e6%8b%9c-6-16-2024-2-3-2-2-2-2\/","title":{"rendered":"\u6069\u60e0\u5802\u5d07\u62dc Sunday Worship 3\/31\/2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-background-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fb85e995 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\">YouTube LiveStream<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"margin-top:16px\">YouTube LiveStream Link:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@gracelutheran7591\/streams\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@gracelutheran7591\/streams<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"3\/31\/2024 the Easter sunday in lent\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/H0jGjYYHFwo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">The Power of Agape &#8211; Pastor Jade Yi<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"viewer-8qj7l124\">Luke 24:1-12.&nbsp;Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"viewer-9d0jv413\"><strong>Easter Triduum: Wandering with Peter by Grace through faith&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"viewer-zwk0s417\"><strong>\u5fa9\u6d3b\u7bc0\u4e09\u91cd\u594f: \u85c9\u8457\u4fe1\u5fc3\uff0c\u6069\u5178\u8207\u5f7c\u5f97\u540c\u884c<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"viewer-994rn420\">Easter Sunday&nbsp; \u5fa9\u6d3b\u7bc0\u4e3b\u65e5 <strong>|<\/strong>&nbsp; 3.31.2024&nbsp; <strong>|<\/strong>&nbsp; 10 AM<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"viewer-3lprr426\">From the last supper, on the cross, and to the empty tomb.&nbsp; Jesus Christ lives!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"viewer-nzgnx428\">\u8207\u9580\u5f92\u7684\u6700\u5f8c\u4e00\u9910\uff0c\u5728\u5341\u5b57\u67b6\uff0c\u7a7a\u58b3\uff0c\u8036\u7a4c\u57fa\u7763\u5fa9\u6d3b\u4e86!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"viewer-orkff431\">After the last Supper, Jesus kneels to wash his disciples\u2019 feet. We see Peter\u2019s change from initial reluctance to wholehearted submission. God\u2019s grace reshapes Peter\u2019s faith. However, has Peter known that he will deny Jesus three times in public as Jesus has predicted which may have brought guilt and shame on him. What follows is a different kind of silent night,<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>Jesus is crucified and dies. That might be the reason he gets up and runs speedily to the tomb when he hears his resurrection news from the women. Like Peter, can we run toward hope even after the biggest failure, even after the worst case scenario has happened? Will we keep going? Will we keep looking for God in our midst?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"viewer-ow6tv436\">\u548c\u9580\u5f92\u4eab\u7528\u6700\u5f8c\u4e00\u9910\u5f8c\uff0c\u8036\u7a4c\u8dea\u4e0b\u70ba\u9580\u5f92\u6d17\u8173\u3002 \u6211\u5011\u770b\u5230\u5f7c\u5f97\u5f9e\u6700\u521d\u7684\u4e0d\u60c5\u9858\u5230\u5168\u5fc3\u5168\u610f\u7684\u9806\u670d\u3002 \u795e\u7684\u6069\u5178\u91cd\u65b0\u5851\u9020\u4e86\u5f7c\u5f97\u7684\u4fe1\u5fc3\u3002 \u7136\u800c\uff0c\u5f7c\u5f97\u662f\u5426\u77e5\u9053\u4ed6\u6703\u50cf\u8036\u7a4c\u6240\u9810\u8a00\u7684\u90a3\u6a23\uff0c\u5728\u516c\u958b\u5834\u5408\u4e09\u6b21\u5426\u8a8d\u8036\u7a4c\uff0c\u9019\u4ef6\u4e8b\u4e5f\u8a31\u5e36\u7d66\u4ed6\u7f9e\u994b\u3002 \u63a5\u4e0b\u4f86\u4ed6\u7d93\u6b77\u4e86\u4e00\u500b\u4e0d\u4e00\u6a23\u7684\u5bc2\u975c\u4e4b\u591c\uff0c\u8036\u7a4c\u88ab\u91d8\u5728\u5341\u5b57\u67b6\u4e0a\u6b7b\u4e86\u3002 \u9019\u53ef\u80fd\u4e5f\u5c31\u662f\u70ba\u4ec0\u9ebc\u7576\u4ed6\u5f9e\u5a66\u5973\u5011\u90a3\u88e1\u807d\u5230\u7942\u5fa9\u6d3b\u7684\u597d\u6d88\u606f\u6642\uff0c\u4ed6\u7acb\u523b\u7ad9\u8d77\u4f86\u4e26\u8fc5\u901f\u8dd1\u5411\u58b3\u5893\u7684\u539f\u56e0\u3002 \u5728\u7d93\u6b77\u6975\u5927\u7684\u5931\u6557\u4e4b\u5f8c\uff0c\u5373\u4f7f\u662f\u5728\u6700\u58de\u7684\u60c5\u6cc1\u4e0b\u767c\u751f\uff0c\u6211\u5011\u80fd\u5426\u50cf\u5f7c\u5f97\u4e00\u6a23\uff0c\u8d70\u5411\u76fc\u671b\uff1f \u6211\u5011\u6703\u7e7c\u7e8c\u8d70\u4e0b\u53bb\u55ce\uff1f \u6211\u5011\u6703\u7e7c\u7e8c\u5728\u6211\u5011\u7576\u4e2d\u5c0b\u627e\u795e\u7684\u81e8\u5728\u55ce\uff1f<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.wixstatic.com\/media\/ccfc61_8dab6a96c99b4f6aae4e41b1f77fc0c2~mv2.jpg\/v1\/fill\/w_740,h_740,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto\/ccfc61_8dab6a96c99b4f6aae4e41b1f77fc0c2~mv2.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"viewer-5s48c502\">The Peace and grace from God to you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"viewer-50wc0535\"><strong>Introduction<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"viewer-7mmtr538\"><strong>What power can bring hope, joy, and peace that no one can take away and can last forever and ever?&nbsp; <\/strong>This power can make people feel impenetrable and secure, congregate diverse people, fuse them into one, and have a positive impact on their lives together and beyond. This power is the most desired and needed in the world. <strong>What is that power?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"viewer-gh0gq541\"><strong>\u5728\u9019\u4e16\u754c\u4e0a\uff0c\u6709\u4ec0\u9ebc\u529b\u91cf\uff0c\u80fd\u5920\u5e36\u4f86\u76fc\u671b\u3001\u559c\u6a02\u8207\u5e73\u5b89\uff0c\u800c\u4e14\u7121\u4eba\u80fd\u596a\u8d70\u9019\u529b\u91cf\uff0c\u76f4\u5230\u6c38\u9060?&nbsp;<\/strong> \u9019\u529b\u91cf\u80fd\u5920\u4f7f\u4eba\u611f\u5230\u5805\u4e0d\u53ef\u6467\u3001\u6709\u5b89\u5168\u611f\uff0c\u800c\u4e14\u80fd\u8b93\u4e0d\u540c\u6a23\u7684\u4eba\u805a\u96c6\u5728\u4e00\u8d77\uff0c\u878d\u70ba\u4e00\u9ad4\uff0c\u5c0d\u4ed6\u5011\u7684\u5171\u540c\u751f\u6d3b\u548c\u4ee5\u5f8c\u7684\u751f\u6d3b\u90fd\u6709\u6b63\u9762\u7684\u5f71\u97ff\uff0c\u751a\u81f3\u662f\u9019\u500b\u4e16\u754c\u4e0a\u6700\u6e34\u671b\u548c\u6700\u9700\u8981\u7684\u529b\u91cf\uff1f&nbsp; <strong>\u90a3\u662f\u500b\u4ec0\u9ebc\u6a23\u7684\u529b\u91cf\u5462\uff1f<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"viewer-frozg544\">That power is<strong>&nbsp;Agape, <\/strong>the highest form of love. This biblical word represents God\u2019s immeasurable and incomparable love for humankind, and in return, Jesus\u2019 disciples are expected to love God and God\u2019s people. God is certainly the author of Agape which is recorded all over in the Bible and deeply rooted in our Christian theology.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"viewer-fqwvt548\">\u90a3\u529b\u91cf\u5c31\u662f\u300aAgape\u300b\u7684\u611b\uff0c\u5b83\u662f\u611b\u7684\u6700\u9ad8\u5883\u754c\u3002 \u5728\u8056\u7d93\u88e1\uff0c\u9019\u500b\u5b57\u662f\u7528\u4f86\u4ee3\u8868\uff0c\u795e\u5c0d\u4eba\u985e\u7121\u53ef\u4f30\u91cf\u548c\u7121\u8207\u502b\u6bd4\u7684\u611b\u3002\u4f5c\u70ba\u56de\u5831\uff0c\u8036\u7a4c\u7684\u9580\u5f92\u4e5f\u88ab\u671f\u8a31\uff0c\u8981\u611b\u795e\u548c\u795e\u7684\u5b50\u6c11\u3002 \u795e\u7121\u7591\u662f\u300aAgape\u300b\u7684\u539f\u4f5c\u8005\uff0c\u300aAgape\u300b\u5728\u300a\u8056\u7d93\u300b\u4e2d\u90fd\u6709\u8a18\u8f09\u8457\uff0c\u4e26\u4e14\u4e5f\u6df1\u6df1\u7684\uff0c\u7d2e\u6839\u5728\u6211\u5011\u57fa\u7763\u6559\u7684\u795e\u5b78\u8ad6\u88e1\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"viewer-0zsju551\"><strong>So, who are the people hungry for the power of Agape?<\/strong>&nbsp;The list I came up with is based on the Beatitudes that Jesus preaches. These are the people hungry for the power of agape: 1.) those who are <strong>poor in spirit <\/strong>from experiencing void or lost; 2.) those who are<strong>&nbsp;meek, <\/strong>experiencing manipulation or discrimination; 3.) those who <strong>mourn <\/strong>from abandonment or betrayal; 4.) those who are <strong>merciful <\/strong>from experiencing humiliation or disrespect; 5) those who are <strong>pure in heart <\/strong>from experiencing unbearable conflicts that turn people against each other; 6) those who are <strong>hungry and thirsty for righteousness <\/strong>from being persecuted and wounded.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"viewer-rdej6566\">\u90a3\u9ebc\uff0c\u6e34\u671b\u300aAgape\u300b\u529b\u91cf\u7684\u4eba\uff0c\u662f\u90a3\u4e9b\u4eba\u5462\uff1f\u6839\u64da\u8036\u7a4c\u6240\u5ba3\u8b1b\u7684\u516b\u798f\uff0c\u6211\u5217\u51fa\u4ee5\u4e0b\u9019\u4e9b\u6e34\u671b\u300aAgape\u300b\u529b\u91cf\u7684\u4eba\uff1a1.) \u90a3\u4e9b\u56e0\u70ba\u611f\u5230\u7a7a\u865b\u6216\u5931\u843d\u800c<strong>\u865b\u5fc3<\/strong>\u7684\u4eba\uff1b 2.) \u90a3\u4e9b\u56e0\u70ba\u906d\u53d7\u64cd\u7e31\u6216\u6b67\u8996\uff0c\u800c\u8868\u73fe\u51fa\u6027\u683c<strong>\u6eab\u9806<\/strong>\u7684\u4eba\uff1b 3.) \u90a3\u4e9b\u56e0\u70ba\u88ab\u907a\u68c4\u6216\u80cc\u53db\uff0c\u800c<strong>\u54c0\u60bc<\/strong>\u7684\u4eba\uff1b 4.) \u90a3\u4e9b\u56e0\u906d\u53d7\u5230\u7f9e\u8fb1\u6216\u4e0d\u88ab\u5c0a\u91cd\uff0c\u800c\u8868\u73fe\u51fa<strong>\u4ec1\u6148<\/strong>\u7684\u4eba\uff1b 5\uff09\u90a3\u4e9b\u56e0\u70ba\u7d93\u6b77\u904e\u96e3\u4ee5\u5fcd\u53d7\u7684\uff0c\u4eba\u8207\u4eba\u4e4b\u9593\u7684\u885d\u7a81\uff0c\u800c<strong>\u5167\u5fc3\u7d14\u6f54<\/strong>\u7684\u4eba\uff1b 6\uff09\u90a3\u4e9b\u56e0\u70ba\u53d7\u5230\u8feb\u5bb3\u548c\u50b7\u5bb3\u800c<strong>\u98e2\u6e34\u6155\u7fa9<\/strong>\u7684\u4eba\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"viewer-s2b57570\"><strong>God\u2019s Story<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"viewer-k1cmr573\">Today, in the Easter Triduum liturgy, we see the power of Agape played out in the following three events.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"viewer-va1hk575\">\u4eca\u5929\uff0c\u5728\u5fa9\u6d3b\u7bc0\u4e09\u91cd\u594f\u5d07\u62dc\u7684\u79ae\u5100\u4e2d\uff0c\u6211\u5011\u770b\u5230\u300aAgape\u300b\u7684\u611b\u7684\u529b\u91cf\uff0c\u5728\u4ee5\u4e0b\u4e09\u500b\u4e8b\u4ef6\u4e2d\u5c55\u73fe\u51fa\u4f86\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"viewer-4yn9z579\"><strong>Out of agape, <\/strong>Jesus commands his disciples to practice agape and demonstrates it with a humble and servant heart by washing his disciples\u2019 feet, including Judas, who is going to betray him secretly and lead people to arrest him, and Peter, who is going to deny him three times in public.&nbsp;And Jesus knows it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"viewer-7d7im584\"><strong>\u51fa\u65bc\u300aAgape\u300b\u7684\u611b\uff0c<\/strong>\u8036\u7a4c\u547d\u4ee4\u4ed6\u7684\u9580\u5f92\u8981\u5c07\u300aAgape\u300b\u5b78\u4ee5\u81f4\u7528\uff0c\u4e26\u4ee5\u8b19\u5351\u548c\u50d5\u4eba\u7684\u5fc3\u6d17\u9580\u5f92\u7684\u8173\u70ba\u300aAgape\u300b\u7684\u7bc4\u4f8b\uff0c\u5728\u90a3\u4e9b\u9580\u5f92\u88e1\uff0c\u5305\u62ec\u90a3\u6697\u5730\u88e1\uff0c\u8a08\u756b\u8457\u8981\u51fa\u8ce3\u8036\u7a4c\u4e26\u5e36\u4eba\u53bb\u902e\u6355\u4ed6\u7684\u7336\u5927\uff0c\u4ee5\u53ca\u90a3\u5c07\u5728\u516c\u958b\u5834\u5408\u4e0a\uff0c\u4e09\u6b21\u5426\u5b9a\u81ea\u5df1\u8a8d\u8b58\u8036\u7a4c\u7684\u5f7c\u5f97\u3002\u8036\u7a4c\u5176\u5be6\u90fd\u77e5\u9053\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"viewer-35nzu588\"><strong>Out of agape, <\/strong>Jesus takes in all the humiliation and unbearable pain in public&nbsp;as the Son of God, the anointed Savior. He carries the cross with the weight of all the sins of the world<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>which have created unbearable pain to ourselves and to others not only in the past and in the present, but also in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"viewer-5kjpt595\"><strong>\u51fa\u65bc\u300aAgape\u300b\u7684\u611b\uff0c<\/strong>\u8036\u7a4c\uff0c\u795e\u7684\u5152\u5b50\u3001\u6211\u5011\u7684\u53d7\u818f\u6551\u4e3b\uff0c\u5728\u516c\u958b\u5834\u5408\uff0c\u627f\u53d7\u4e86\u6240\u6709\u7684\u5c48\u8fb1\u548c\u96e3\u4ee5\u5fcd\u53d7\u7684\u75db\u3002\u7942\u80cc\u8ca0\u8457\u4e16\u4e0a\u6240\u6709\u7f6a\u7684\u5341\u5b57\u67b6\uff0c\u9019\u4e9b\u7f6a\u4e0d\u50c5\u5728\u904e\u53bb\u548c\u73fe\u5728\uff0c\u800c\u4e14\u5728\u672a\u4f86\u7d66\u6211\u5011\u81ea\u5df1\u548c\u4ed6\u4eba\u9020\u6210\u7684\uff0c\u6240\u6709\u96e3\u4ee5\u5fcd\u53d7\u7684\u75db\u82e6\u3002&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"viewer-v1lo1599\"><strong>Out of agape, <\/strong>Jesus gives out his last breath, the Spirit of God, the life-giving breath. For the following three days, Jesus seems to have vanished from the land of living. As we have learned from Ephesians 4:8-9 and in the second article of the Apostles\u2019 Creed that we recite weekly, we know that he visits the land of the dead to gather those lost souls who haven\u2019t heard the Good News of God\u2019s salvation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"viewer-1r05o602\"><strong>\u51fa\u65bc\u300aAgape\u300b\u7684\u611b\uff0c<\/strong>\u8036\u7a4c\u5728\u65b7\u6c23\u524d\uff0c\u7942\u5410\u51fa\u4e86\u6700\u5f8c\u4e00\u53e3\u6c23\uff0c\u90a3\u5c31\u662f\u4e0a\u5e1d\u7684\u9748\uff0c\u8cdc\u751f\u547d\u7684\u6c23\u606f\u3002 \u5728\u63a5\u4e0b\u4f86\u7684\u4e09\u5929\u88e1\uff0c\u8036\u7a4c\u4f3c\u4e4e\u6d88\u5931\u5728\u6d3b\u4eba\u7684\u4e16\u754c\u88e1\u3002 \u6b63\u5982\u6211\u5011\u5f9e\u4ee5\u5f17\u6240\u66f84:8-9 \u4ee5\u53ca\u6211\u5011\u6bcf\u9031\u80cc\u8aa6\u7684\u300a\u4f7f\u5f92\u4fe1\u7d93\u300b\u7b2c\u4e8c\u689d\u4e2d\u4e86\u89e3\u5230\u7684\u90a3\u6a23\uff0c\u6211\u5011\u77e5\u9053\u7942\u4e0b\u5230\u4e86\u6b7b\u4eba\u7684\u4e16\u754c\uff0c\u53bb\u805a\u96c6\u90a3\u4e9b\u8ff7\u5931\u7684\u9748\u9b42\uff0c\u4e5f\u5c31\u662f\u90a3\u4e9b\u5c1a\u672a\u807d\u5230\u4e0a\u5e1d\u6551\u6069\u7684\u597d\u6d88\u606f\u7684\u9748\u9b42\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"viewer-lucme606\"><strong>Challenge:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"viewer-5sv8s609\">Jesus has done his part, so how about you and me? What stops or prevents us from practicing Agape? Where can we practice it? To me, the safe place is home with our family or the church where we belong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"viewer-ns029611\">\u8036\u7a4c\u5df2\u7d93\u76e1\u4e86\u7942\u7684\u4f7f\u547d\u4e86\uff0c\u90a3\u9ebc\u4f60\u548c\u6211\u5462\uff1f \u662f\u4ec0\u9ebc\u963b\u6b62\u6216\u963b\u64fe\u6211\u5011\u7df4\u7fd2\u300aAgape\u300b\u7684\u611b\u5462\uff1f \u6211\u5011\u53ef\u4ee5\u5728\u54ea\u88e1\u7df4\u7fd2\u5462\uff1f \u5c0d\u6211\u4f86\u8aaa\uff0c\u5b89\u5168\u7684\u5730\u65b9\u662f\u8207\u5bb6\u4eba\u4e00\u8d77\u3002\u6216\u662f\u8207\u6211\u5011\u6240\u5c6c\u7684\u6559\u6703\u4e00\u8d77\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"viewer-061q7614\"><strong>I still remember the very first time I was confronted with the word Agape. <\/strong>Before I fully immersed myself into the life of the Christian community, I confess that I idealized every Christian as a saint and I could almost see the halo above their heads, a golden shining circle of light. <strong>Isn\u2019t that how the resurrected Jesus is presented in some paintings?&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"viewer-pb0pq618\">\u6211\u4ecd\u7136\u8a18\u5f97\u6211\u7b2c\u4e00\u6b21\u9762\u5c0d\u300aAgape\u300b\u9019\u500b\u8a5e\u5f59\u6642\u7684\u60c5\u666f\u3002 \u5728\u6211\u9084\u6c92\u6709\u5b8c\u5168\u9032\u5165\u57fa\u7763\u6559\u5718\u9ad4\u7684\u751f\u6d3b\u6642\uff0c\u6211\u627f\u8a8d\u6211\u628a\u6bcf\u500b\u57fa\u7763\u5f92\u90fd\u7406\u60f3\u5316\u4e86\uff0c\u6bcf\u4e00\u4f4d\u57fa\u7763\u5f92\u5728\u6211\u773c\u88e1\u90fd\u662f\u8056\u4eba\uff0c\u6211\u5e7e\u4e4e\u53ef\u4ee5\u770b\u5230\u4ed6\u5011\u982d\u9802\u4e0a\uff0c\u90a3\u500b\u9583\u9583\u767c\u4eae\u7684\u5149\u74b0\u3002 \u5728\u4e00\u4e9b\u756b\u4f5c\u54c1\u88e1\uff0c\u5fa9\u6d3b\u7684\u8036\u7a4c\uff0c\u4e0d\u5c31\u662f\u9019\u6a23\u88ab\u5448\u73fe\u7684\u55ce\uff1f<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"viewer-tscss621\">Then my beautiful illusion about a perfect happy church collapsed when I was the Director of Christian Education at a church where my husband was the pastor. It wasn\u2019t the fault of people at church but myself, my own brokenness, ignorance and naiveness.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"viewer-suu9a623\">\u6709\u4e00\u6b21\uff0c\u6211\u5c0d\u5b8c\u7f8e\u5e78\u798f\u6559\u6703\u7684\u7f8e\u597d\u5e7b\u60f3\uff0c\u7834\u6ec5\u4e86\u3002\u7576\u6642\uff0c\u5728\u6211\u4e08\u592b\u64d4\u4efb\u7267\u5e2b\u7684\u6559\u6703\uff0c\u6211\u662f\u64d4\u4efb\u57fa\u7763\u6559\u6559\u80b2\u7684\u4e3b\u4efb\uff0c\u6211\u5fc3\u4e2d\u7684\u7f8e\u597d\u6559\u6703\u4e4b\u6240\u4ee5\u6703\u5e7b\u6ec5\uff0c\u4e0d\u662f\u6559\u6703\u88e1\u7684\u4eba\u7684\u932f\uff0c\u800c\u662f\u81ea\u5df1\u7684\u932f\uff0c\u81ea\u5df1\u7684\u7121\u77e5\u548c\u5929\u771f\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"viewer-ib4d5626\">Some of you have heard this story. One summer, I was in charge of a six-week full day vacation Bible School from 8 am to 3 pm. We provided breakfast, a mid-morning snack, and lunch. We arranged all sorts of classes.&nbsp; It was a big turnout. There were about 40 volunteers and about 80 children from preschool to high school. 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I wasn&#8217;t as kind or merciful as I wanted myself to be. Then my husband asked me, <strong>\u201cDo you love them?\u201d At that very moment, I realized that I hadn&#8217;t intentionally practiced agape enough.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"viewer-sh3nk634\">\u6709\u4e00\u5929\uff0c\u6211\u8001\u516c\u554f\u6211\uff0c\u4e00\u5207\u90fd\u9084\u597d\u55ce\uff1f\u6211\u53cd\u554f\u4e00\u500b\u554f\u984c\uff0c\u6211\u4e5f\u4e26\u4e0d\u671f\u5f85\u4ed6\u8981\u56de\u7b54\uff0c\u6211\u8aaa\uff1a\u300c\u600e\u9ebc\u90fd\u6c92\u4eba\u7559\u4e0b\u4f86\uff0c\u4e00\u8d77\u5e6b\u5fd9\u6536\u62fe\u5462\uff1f\u300d\u5176\u5be6\uff0c\u6211\u662f\u5728\u62b1\u6028\u3002 \u6211\u6c92\u6709\u50cf\u6211\u5e0c\u671b\u7684\u90a3\u6a23\uff0c\u5584\u826f\u6216\u4ec1\u6148\u3002 \u7136\u5f8c\u6211\u4e08\u592b\u53c8\u554f\u6211\uff1a\u300c\u59b3\u611b\u4ed6\u5011\u55ce\uff1f\u300d\u5c31\u5728\u90a3\u4e00\u523b\uff0c\u6211\u610f\u8b58\u5230\uff0c\u81ea\u5df1\u6c92\u6709\u8db3\u5920\u5730\u4e14\u523b\u610f\u5730\uff0c\u4f86\u7df4\u7fd2\u300aAgape\u300b\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"viewer-uvj2f637\">That\u2019s the same question Jesus asks Peter after his resurrection. Later Peter says in 1 Corinthian 13<strong>&nbsp;that without God\u2019s agape, <\/strong>we are nothing even if we have great talents. He attests that agape is the most important thing compared with faith and hope. He goes further to articulate what agape is like. We know agape has nothing to do with romantic or sensual love. 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That power brings hope, joy, and peace that no one can take away and last forever and ever.<\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/ever.no\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong> No<\/strong><\/a><strong> one should stay in the land of lost souls.<\/strong>&nbsp; It is draining, it is heartbreaking, and it is hopeless.&nbsp; Without God\u2019s agape, God\u2019s Kingdom can\u2019t be manifested. 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Christ is risen. It\u2019s a done deal between God and God\u2019s people. We are the people of Lent, that makes us the people of Easter. Since we are the people of Easter, we receive the living breath of God, the Holy Spirit, that continues to accompany us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"viewer-ftrr8657\">\u57fa\u7763\u5fa9\u6d3b\u4e86\uff0c\u9019\u662f\u6211\u5011\u4eca\u65e5\u7684\u798f\u97f3\u3002\u9019\u662f\u795e\u548c\u795e\u7684\u5b50\u6c11\u4e4b\u9593\u5df2\u7d93\u9054\u6210\u7684\u61c9\u8a31\u76df\u7d04\u3002 \u6211\u5011\u662f\u7d93\u6b77\u904e\u9810\u82e6\u671f\u7684\u4eba\uff0c\u9019\u4f7f\u6211\u5011\u6210\u70ba\u5fa9\u6d3b\u7bc0\u7684\u4eba\u3002 \u4e5f\u56e0\u70ba\u6211\u5011\u662f\u5fa9\u6d3b\u7bc0\u7684\u4eba\uff0c\u6211\u5011\u4fbf\u9818\u53d7\u4e86\uff0c\u4f86\u81ea\u4e0a\u5e1d\u7684\u751f\u547d\u6c23\u606f\uff0c\u4e5f\u5c31\u662f\u8056\u9748\uff0c\u7942\u7e7c\u7e8c\u4f34\u96a8\u8457\u6211\u5011\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"viewer-8mjyd660\">Week after week, out of Agape, the Holy Spirit gathers the faithful ones as Jesus\u2019 Church to worship. 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