【盼望 Hope】（1st Week of Advent-Day 1 降臨節第一周第一天）“以賽亞書Isaiah 9:2” 陳堯健牧師 Pastor Yaochien Chen

以賽亞書 9:2 在黑暗中行走的百姓看見了大光；住在死蔭之地的人有光照耀他們。 Isaiah 9:2 The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of deep darkness a light has dawned. Advent 是將要來臨的意思。 待降節(Advent)是讓我們回想起兩千多年前耶穌以嬰孩的樣式降生於世的時刻。 待降節(Advent)也是讓耶穌現今以更有意義的方式進入我們的心中的時刻。 對於我們而言，待降節這段時間，可以看做是預備迎接聖誕的一段時間，而非只是一天的慶祝。在這時間當中，我們可以藉著每週在教會當中點燃的燭光，耶穌降生的慶祝，以及上帝使用如同我們一般普通的人，來傳講的不同凡響的聖誕故事，預備我們迎接耶穌的降臨。 傳統上，待降節開始於聖誕節前的第四個週日 (通常都是感恩節後的那個的週日)，並且每週都會有一個專注的主題。今年教會將採用【Walking with Jesus: Devotions for Advent & Christmas】為每日靈修材料。 所選的四個主題如下: 12/3-9 盼望 Hope 12/10-16 平安 Peace 12/17-23 喜樂 Joy 12/24-25 愛 Love 灵修书籍亚马逊书店链接 誠摯地邀請並鼓勵福音堂的各位家人們，一起來參加這個預備迎接聖誕的禱告靈修與改變的計劃，讓我們每天從讀經、默想、靈修及禱告來與主同行，迎接聖誕並等候主的再來。 在每日清晨透過短視頻與教會的牧師，跟著靈修進度一起靈修，讓我們在這條靜候聖誕，等候主再來的路上不覺孤單，因為我們正一起往前迎接主耶穌。 願神祝福你的心志與委身 "陳牧師 12.01.2023 " Devotional Prayer Plan for CGCM Advent 2023 Advent means coming. It is a time when we reflect on the moment in history when Jesus came into the word as a baby two thousand years ago. It is also a time when we can allow Him to come into our hearts in more meaningful ways today. For all of us, Advent could be a time of preparation which provides an opportunity to experience Christmas---the glow of the candles, the celebration of the birth, and the beauty of the story of God using ordinary people in extraordinary ways---for more than a day. Traditionally, Advent begins the fourth Sunday before Christmas (usually right after Thanksgiving in November) and focuses on four themes. For this year, those themes are: 12/3-9 盼望Hope 12/10-16 平安Peace 12/17-23 喜樂Joy 12/24-25 愛Love This year, we will adopt “Walking with Jesus: Devotions for Advent & Christmas” to be our devotional resource. In every morning, there is one pastor leading the devotion. I invite and encourage all my brothers and sisters at CGCM to join this Advent devotional praying plan to read, mediate, pray and walk in Christ every day. Let us have a different Christmas this year and prepare to walk with the Lord in the new year. Pastor Chen 12.01.2022 Walking with Jesus: Devotions for Advent and Christmas Date Daily Scriptures Devotion Leader Notes 1st Week : Hope, Ps. 25:4-5 12/3 Is. 9:2 Chen 12/4 Is. 40:31 Sandberg 12/5 2 Pe. 1:19 Xiao 12/6 He. 11:1-2 Yu 12/7 Jn. 8:12 Chen 12/8 Is. 42:6-7 Sandberg 12/9 Pr. 19:7 Xiao 2nd Week: Peace, Is. 54:10 12/10 2Pe. 1:2 Yu 12/11 Is. 9:6 Chen 12/12 Rm. 5:1 Sandberg 12/13 Ph. 4:12 Xiao 12/14 2Jn. 1:3 Yu 12/15 Ps. 29:11 Chen 12/16 Lk. 1:79 Sandberg 3rd Week: Joy, Ps. 5:11 12/17 Lk. 2:20 Xiao 12/18 1Th. 5:16-18 Yu 12/19 1Jn. 3:1 Chen 12/20 Is. 7:14 Sandberg 12/21 Is. 55:12 Xiao 12/22 Jn. 16:22 Yu 12/23 Lk.1:45 Sandberg 4th Week: Love, Ps. 5:11 12/24 Lk. 2:10-11; 17-18 Xiao 12/25 Jm. 1:17 Yu 麻省華人福音堂證道存檔檢索 https://cgcm.org/sermon_filter/ 麻省華人福音堂CGCM Podcast(播客) https://cgcm.org/2022/05/cgcm-podcast... 歡迎奉獻來 一起參與我們的宣教事工(請注明多媒體事工) https://cgcm.org/donation/