2.2.1 活在神的次序裡(一)
Life Garden Healing Course
Speaker :Teacher Ming
I want to ask everyone, have you all had an experience of believing in Jesus? Let's do a survey: summarize your motivation for believing in Jesus in one sentence. It could be when you first encountered Christ, when you met someone who believed in Jesus, or the reason why you were interested in Christianity. Who wants to go first? Some people say they had no hope in life at the time; others say that believing in Jesus helped them understand love better; some were searching for love; some wanted to know the meaning of life. I found your answers to be very spiritual. Do you know what motivated me to believe in God at first? It was because there was good food at the fellowship, haha... Does anyone else relate to me? Some people made a covenant with God because a family member was sick, saying, "If you are good to my mother, I will believe in you." Are there any other reasons? Some people were kept awake at night by the Holy Spirit; someone online said they wanted to change themselves; others wanted to meet more people and develop their network; some were looking for healing; some were looking for the true value of life. I found that each of us had a different motivation when we first believed in Jesus or encountered Christ. Some reasons were very spiritual, while others were very worldly, like mine. However, we all hope for something better, because things were not good before, and we want to find something better. If we were unhappy before, we want to become happier, and we want things to become better. Like some people said earlier, they hoped for relationships, to meet more people, to be cared for, to be loved, or to receive love. Everyone's reason for believing in Jesus is different, but in general, our lives lack something, and we hope our lives will be better, so we are all searching for a better life.
What does it mean a life of Abundance?
When God created us, He intended to give us a better life. The Bible talks about having an abundant life - but what does that mean? It means what I mentioned earlier: after having this relationship, I can be loved, filled with peace, have relationships with others, have friends without fear of betrayal or loneliness. This is what we expect in our hearts and what many people desire. Looking back at the Bible, it tells us what kind of life God wanted to give us when He created us. The Bible says that God wants us to receive an abundant life, but in reality, we have lost this kind of life. This is what we will discuss today. My sermon is quite long, but you don't have to remember it. After leaving this room, just remember that the point we discussed today is that human beings were created to receive God's abundant life. After receiving this life, we can reflect God's glory.