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We've spent an amazing 13 weeks diving into Ephesians. As we conclude, let's reflect on the journey: the mystery revealed, spiritual blessings, gospel unity, and transformation within the church. Finally, remember we are in a spiritual battle that's already been won, therefore we press into God's victory and engage by sharing the gospel. Join us as we wrap up Ephesians together.



在過去13週，我們一起研讀以弗所書。結束之前，讓我們一起回顧這段旅程：奧秘被揭曉、屬靈的祝福、福音帶來的合一，以及教會內的轉化。最後，要記得基督在我們所處的屬靈爭戰中已得勝，因此我們堅守神的得勝，在結束以弗所書研讀時，也邀請大家加入我們繼續分享福音。

Pentecost Sunday. What better Sunday could there be to talk about the challenging and life-giving relationships that form due to God's grace? For it is only by the Holy Spirit's power that we can live out the high calling that husbands and wives, children and fathers, and bondservants and masters are called to have with one another.



五旬節主日。 還有哪個主日更適合談論由上帝的恩典所形成具有挑戰性又賦予生命的關係呢？ 因為只有靠著聖靈的力量，我們才能活出丈夫和妻子、孩子和父親、僕人和主人彼此所蒙的崇高呼召。

Happy Mother's Day! Chris Payk preaches on Revelation chapter 20 to see the importance of everything we do but particularly looking at what significance this passage has for mothers.



母親節快樂！ 這週透過《啟示錄》第 20 章，Chris Payk 分享我們所做的一切的重要性，特別是這段經文對母親們的意義。

In Ephesians 5, Paul continues his warnings against and strategies for avoiding sin. But here his tone and purpose have changed. He is no longer merely warning against sin, but how curtain sins - those that are based on the false hope that we can construct our happiness with our own hands - can lead us out of light and new life and back into darkness. What we need is not just right actions, but holy affections - a love for God and joy in Christ.



在以弗所書第 5 章中，保羅繼續提出他對犯罪的警告和避免犯罪的策略。 但在這裡他的語氣和目的改變了。 祂不再只是警告人們不要犯罪，而是遮蔽罪惡──那些基於我們可以用自己的雙手建構幸福的虛假希望的罪惡──會使我們遠離光明和新的生活，重新陷入黑暗。 我們需要的不只是正確的行為，還需要聖潔的渴望──對神的愛和在基督裡的喜樂。

Continuing our discussion from last week, Paul gives us several concrete examples of what it means to "put off the old self, put on the new self, and to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which we've been called." This Sunday, we will explore these instructions given to us in Ephesians 4:25-32, and go over some Christ-centered strategies to help us to lovingly and humbly obey Christ. As we focus on the cross, the Gospel, and all that Jesus has done, we pray that the Holy Spirit would help us be mindful of what God has done, to be filled with gratitude, and thus, to be motivated to become more like Christ.



延續上週的信息，保羅給了我們幾個具體的例子，說明「脫去舊人，穿上新人，行事為人與蒙召的恩相稱」的含義。 這個主日，我們將探討以弗所書 4:25-32 賦予我們的教導，並看看有哪些以基督為中心的策略，以幫助我們充滿愛心和謙卑地順服基督。 當我們專注於十字架、福音和耶穌所做的一切時，我們祈求聖靈幫助我們留意神所做的一切，充滿感激之情，從而有動力變得更像基督。

In Ephesians 4:17-24, Paul tells the Ephesians that, now that they've become Christians, their lives must look different.  One of Satan's biggest lies is that we can "believe" the gospel without there being any real change in our lives.  Paul shows that that was not what they were taught!  He then details the beauty of discipleship - it's not just that our old habits and lifestyle are "put off", but when Christ begins His work of transformation in our lives, we "put on" a whole new self.  We begin to become what God always intended for us from the beginning!



在以弗所書 4:17-24 中，保羅告訴以弗所人，既然他們已經成為基督徒，他們的人生一定會有所不同。 撒旦最大的謊言之一是我們可以「相信」福音，在生活上卻沒有任何真正的改變。 保羅表明這不是他們所受的教導！ 接著他詳細描述了門徒訓練的美妙之處——不僅僅是我們的舊習慣和生活方式被“脫去”，而且當基督開始在我們的生活中進行轉變時，我們就“穿上”了一個全新的自我。 我們開始成為神從一開始就對我們所期望的樣子！