永恒的圣诞主题:Joy,Hope,Love


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圣诞节即将到来,普天同庆!亲友相聚,互赠礼品,购物,狂欢。。。在圣诞节被日益世俗化的今天,也许很多人都忘记了圣诞的真意,或者从来未曾思想过为什么要过圣诞节。在马鞍峰教会的圣诞礼拜中,华里克牧师说,圣诞的真意不是在于赠送礼物(Giving),而是在于接受(Receiving)上帝送给人类最美好的礼物,那便是救主耶稣基督!通过耶稣降世为人,上帝给与世人新的身份,新的能力,新的家,新的永恒归属!你是否愿意接受这样珍贵的礼物?

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马鞍峰教会(Saddleback Church, Lake Forest, California)

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圣诞永恒的故事:圣婴降生在卑贱的马槽里,平安的福音首先传给世上最卑微的人。

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为孩子们营造的人造雪,幻想一个白色的圣诞节,在温暖的南加州。在二十度的天气里,这雪不知能坚持多久?今天是周一,一个人也没有,其实这是一家北美最著名的万人教会。教会仅仅建立于1980年,如今聚会人数达三万八千人!

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永恒的圣诞主题:Joy,Hope,Love (喜乐,盼望,爱)

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南加州特色的教堂,除了崇拜之外,几乎所有其余的活动都在户外!天气永远都是那么好,窝在室内不是浪费了吗?

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礼拜日来晚了,就得坐在外面了。

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女儿去年在这个受洗池里受洗,也是户外。

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儿童崇拜中心。孩子们基本上在这里度过她们的周日。

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老旧十架,在世人眼中,是耻辱的记号,对于基督徒,却是荣耀的标志,是我们一切福分的源头!

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圣诞前夕,周日下午,和家人在小区(Rancho Santa Margarita)附近的湖边散步,夕阳下,一派祥和美丽,平安如天堂!

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温暖明媚的天气里,穿短裤过圣诞,南加州可能有地球上最好的天气,四季如春,温馨宜人。(气温面前人人平等,向英国人学习,夸天气总不会有炫耀之嫌!)

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天堂鸟在圣诞期间开得最旺,在夕阳里,真像是要展翅高飞了!

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夕阳在湖边的民居上,投下绚烂的色彩!

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户外的圣诞装饰,在暮色之中亮起来。圣诞快乐!

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For the great and powerful of this world, there are only two places in which their courage fails them, of which they are afraid deep down in their souls, from which they shy away. These are the manger and the cross of Jesus Christ. No powerful person dares to approach the manger, and this even includes King Herod. For this is where thrones shake, the mighty fall, the prominent perish, because God is with the lowly. Here the rich come to nothing, because God is with the poor and hungry, but the rich and satisfied he sends away empty. Before Mary, the maid, before the manger of Christ, before God in lowliness, the powerful come to naught; they have no right, no hope; they are judged.
- From God Is In the Manger: Reflections on Advent and Christmas by Dietrich Bonhoeffer
The Son of God Became a man to enable men to become sons of God. -- C.S. Lewis

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马鞍峰教会(Saddleback Church, Lake Forest, California)

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圣诞永恒的故事:圣婴降生在卑贱的马槽里,平安的福音首先传给世上最卑微的人。

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为孩子们营造的人造雪,幻想一个白色的圣诞节,在温暖的南加州。在二十度的天气里,这雪不知能坚持多久?今天是周一,一个人也没有,其实这是一家北美最著名的万人教会。教会仅仅建立于1980年,如今聚会人数达三万八千人!

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永恒的圣诞主题:Joy,Hope,Love (喜乐,盼望,爱)

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南加州特色的教堂,除了崇拜之外,几乎所有其余的活动都在户外!天气永远都是那么好,窝在室内不是浪费了吗?

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礼拜日来晚了,就得坐在外面了。

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女儿去年在这个受洗池里受洗,也是户外。

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儿童崇拜中心。孩子们基本上在这里度过她们的周日。

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老旧十架,在世人眼中,是耻辱的记号,对于基督徒,却是荣耀的标志,是我们一切福分的源头!

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圣诞前夕,周日下午,和家人在小区(Rancho Santa Margarita)附近的湖边散步,夕阳下,一派祥和美丽,平安如天堂!

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温暖明媚的天气里,穿短裤过圣诞,南加州可能有地球上最好的天气,四季如春,温馨宜人。(气温面前人人平等,向英国人学习,夸天气总不会有炫耀之嫌!)

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天堂鸟在圣诞期间开得最旺,在夕阳里,真像是要展翅高飞了!

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夕阳在湖边的民居上,投下绚烂的色彩!

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户外的圣诞装饰,在暮色之中亮起来。圣诞快乐!

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For the great and powerful of this world, there are only two places in which their courage fails them, of which they are afraid deep down in their souls, from which they shy away. These are the manger and the cross of Jesus Christ. No powerful person dares to approach the manger, and this even includes King Herod. For this is where thrones shake, the mighty fall, the prominent perish, because God is with the lowly. Here the rich come to nothing, because God is with the poor and hungry, but the rich and satisfied he sends away empty. Before Mary, the maid, before the manger of Christ, before God in lowliness, the powerful come to naught; they have no right, no hope; they are judged.
- From God Is In the Manger: Reflections on Advent and Christmas by Dietrich Bonhoeffer
The Son of God Became a man to enable men to become sons of God. -- C.S. Lewis