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Title:               Born After Midnight

Author:          A.W. Tozer

Imprint:        Chicago, Moody, 2015

Collation:     168pages; 133*203mm

ISBN:             978-1-60066-790-9

Class Code: 培灵 B A M -AWT

• Summary

In A.W. Tozer’s compilation of writings on true revivals is what the book <Born After Midnight> is all about. Tozer is arguing that the premise of spiritual gifts and graces come only to those who want them badly enough to wait for them; to those who are willing to pray late into the night, unto that last hour of darkness, just before the coming dawn shimmers on the horizon is a service and honor. These graces come to those who genuinely yearn for God. <Born After Midnight> comes to those who speak to god on behalf of men and speak to men in the name of God. Tozer takes us on another journey of faith that is one that will have you re-evaluating your attitude toward life and toward the Lord, inspiring and enabling you to take up your cross and follow the Lamb. Tozer lays many of his philosophical cornerstones in <Born After Midnight>, as he describes who God is and what it is that makes Him that way. Will revival come again after reading this book, maybe, maybe not, but your prayer life and view of God will change forever.  This book brings a revivalist attitude of enthusiasm to the everyday journey of faith. A.W. Tozer urges the believer to “sanctify the ordinary,” making every act of life a simple and glorifying offering to God.  The book examines the qualities of God and His desires and expectations of man. Each chapter will renew your insight into the depth of your faith, prompting an attitude of worshipful resignation toward God’s will.

• From the Back Cover

Will you press into heaven at the expense of earth?

It has been said that revivals are born after midnight. This is not because midnight is a magic hour–it isn’t–but because anyone truly desiring renewal doesn’t tire at seeking it.

This book stirs us toward renewal. Be it in the realm of money, worship, worry, or prayer, A. W. Tozer applies God’s high wisdom to our everyday living to show sin bitter and Christ sweet, helping us crave heaven and lose our taste for the world.

If you will take God for who He says He is, trust His promises as true, and forsake the world in clutching for heaven, it will cost you everything. But it will give you eternity. This book invites you to seek what cannot be lost.

• About the Author

A.W. TOZER began his lifelong pursuit of God at the age of seventeen after hearing a street preacher in Akron, Ohio. A self-taught theologian, Tozer was a pastor, writer and editor whose powerful use of words continues to grip the intellect and stir the soul of today’s reader. Among his best-loved books are the classics The Pursuit of God and The Attributes of God.

Title:             Our Brilliant Heritage, If You Will Be Perfect, Disciples Indeed

Author:        Oswald Chambers

Imprint:       U.S., Discovery House, 2013

Collation:    358pages; 136*203mm

ISBN:            978-1-57293-042-1

Class Code: 培灵 O B H I -OC

• Summary

God has entrusted humanity with His Word and He intends to demonstrate His character through His disciples. When our minds are focused on God and we are growing in the realization of the purity of Christ’s heart and His wonderful strength and power, we will find that that same characteristic is being worked out in us. In this three-in-one-volume, Oswald Chambers writes, ‘Sanctification must be the direct gift of God by means of the instrument of the most earnest, intense, and personal faith.’ Chambers says no one can acheive sanctification; we must inherit and appropriate it through a vital relationship with God through Christ.

• From the Back Cover

Three timeless books in one volume!

Touching on a wide range of subjects,from Christian principles to the human mind, discipleship to biblical ethics,they take you to the heart of Oswald Chambers’ message for the “equipping of the saints” (Ephesians 4:12).

If you want to follow Christ daily,to walk with God as a faithful disciple and know His presence in your life, to understand some of the deeper mysteries of spiritual living, this book is a treasure trove of wisdom.

• About the Author

Oswald Chambers (1874-1917) was born July 24, 1874, in Aberdeen, Scotland. He came into a personal relationship with Jesus as his Savior in his teen years under the ministry of Charles Haddon Spurgeon, and studied art and archeology at the University of Edinburgh before answering a call from God to the Christian ministry. He then studied theology at Dunoon College.

From 1906-1910 he conducted an itinerant Bible-teaching ministry in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Japan.

In 1910, Chambers married Gertrude Hobbs. They had one daughter, Kathleen.

In 1911 he founded and became principal of the Bible Training College in Clapham, London, where he lectured until the school was closed in 1915 because of World War I. In October 1915 he sailed for Zeitoun, Egypt (near Cairo), where he ministered to troops from Australia and New Zealand as a YMCA chaplain. He died there November 15, 1917, following surgery for a ruptured appendix.

Although Oswald Chambers wrote only one book, Baffled to Fight Better (since updated and titled Our Ultimate Refuge), more than thirty titles bear his name. Mrs. Chambers, a court stenographer, compiled the rest of her husband’s published works from her verbatim shorthand notes. For half a century following her husband’s death she labored to give his words to the world. <My Utmost For His Highest>, his best-known work, has been continuously in print in the United States since 1935 and remains in the top ten titles of the religious book bestseller list with millions of copies in print. It has become a Christian classic.

Title:               The Spirit of Christ

Author:           Andrew Murray

Imprint:         U.S., Whitaker House, 2018

Collation:       219 pages; 140*216 mm

ISBN:              978-1-60374-856-8

Class Code:    神学 T S O C -AM

• Summary

Andrew Murray’s writings were a cherished and vital part of his ministry in Africa. In this classic work, Murray stresses the importance of one truth: the Holy Spirit must be known by every believer as an indwelling life of spiritual power. For Murray, this indwelling is to be accepted and treasured until it becomes part of the consciousness of the believer. As the Holy Spirit possesses us, all of our lives, even the least things, must be surrendered to His leading. If God’s people can learn to wait on the Holy Spirit for divine leading and working, placing ourselves entirely at His disposal, there will be manifestations of the Spirit’s power in the church such as the world has never known. In The Spirit of Christ, Murray covers all aspects of the Holy Spirit, in the hope that God’s glory will begin to work through His church in powerful ways that would be a witness for all the world.

“In my observation of the lives of believers, I have been very deeply impressed with one thought: that our prayer for the mighty working of the Holy Spirit through us and around us can only be powerfully answered as His indwelling in every believer is more clearly acknowledged and lived out.” –Andrew Murray

• About the Author

Andrew Murray (1828-1917) was a well-known South African writer, teacher, and pastor. More than two million copies of his books have been sold, and his name is mentioned among the other great leaders of the past, such as Charles Spurgeon, T. Austin-Sparks, George Muller, D. L. Moody, and more.

• Contents

1. A New Spirit and God’s Spirit
2. God’s Spirit and Your Obedience
3. How to Wait for the Spirit
4. Be Filled with the Spirit
5. The Baptism of the Spirit
6. A Divine Outpouring
7. Power for Your Life
8. How to Worship in the Spirit
9. The Spirit Gives Life
10. The Spirit of the Glorified Jesus
11. The Indwelling Comforter
12. How to Know the Spirit
13. Truth to Live By
14. The Gift of the Spirit
15. How to Glorify Christ
16. Saving the World from Sin
17. Evangelism: You Can Participate
18. Set Free！
19. How to Be a Child of God
20. Revitalizing Your Prayer Life
21. The Holy Spirit and Your Conscience
22. Hoe to Acquire Wisdom
23. The Spirit and the Flesh
24. Are You Spiritual or Carnal?
25. You Are the Temple of the Holy Spirit
26. Receiving the Spirit by Faith
27. The Spirit of Love
28. The Unity of the Spirit

 

当我们对人传福音，讲到“只要你信耶稣基督，神就会赦免你一切从前的、现在的、乃至将来犯的罪”的时候，人自然会问下一个问题，说：“有这样便宜的事？那岂不是信了以后就可以随便犯罪吗？”对于这个问题我们常常以我们自己都说服不了的逻辑与人讲理，人也不会得到满意的答案。

问题在这里，首先我们对自己所传的“福音”认识吗？这个“认识”是仅仅别人传输给你的一套道理呢？还是生命的经验里所认识的“神的大能”（罗1:16）呢？现今基督教里流行只传半个福音，“不下地狱上天堂”成了福音的全部。难怪人信主后过了兴奋期就又回到旧造的生活中，教会也失去了她圣洁见证的能力！

是的，“信耶稣，罪得赦免”是福音。是的，“不下地狱上天堂”，我是满意了。但请问，神满意了吗？耶稣基督在十字架上所成就的不但叫我们“脱离罪的审判”，还要叫我们“脱离罪的权势”，（还有几样的“脱离”不在今日的交通中）。“因他受的刑罚我们得平安”（赛53:5）。先知以赛亚考察他里面基督的灵，预先看见了十字架完整的救恩不只叫我们脱离神烈怒的审判，又进一步说“因他的鞭伤，我们得医治”。圣灵启示彼得说：“他被挂在木头上亲身担当了我们的罪，使我们既然在罪上死，就得以在义上活。因他受的鞭伤，你们便得了医治。”（彼前2:24）。

基督在十字架上做成的福音是叫我们所有信靠祂的人是能够在“罪上死，在义上活”的。“在义上活”的人不会随便犯罪，使徒保罗也经历了“罪必不能作你们的主……”的福音（罗6:14）。弟兄们，我们必须诚实地自省，我们是仅仅满足于“一半的福音”呢，还是正在经历使徒们所经历的“脱离罪的权势”的福音呢？当再有人问到开头的那个问题时，你是心中发虚呢？还是可以见证你所经历的福音说，“我从前是罪的奴仆，但我所信的基督叫我从罪得了释放，作了神的奴仆。”

— Philip 弟兄

亲爱的弟兄姊妹们，主日平安！

新年伊始，万象更新，世界似乎一片和平；社会也在快速进步，日新月异、欣欣向荣、蓬勃发展，好不激动人心；你是否也在摩拳擦掌，准备在其中有一番作为呢？

慢！三思而后行啊。

我是谁？我的人生使命是什么？我是否在按我的身份和使命认真思考，好好付诸行动，活出当有的见证？

首先，我们需要再确认：我们是否真的得着了基督所赐，从圣灵而来的重生得救的“生命”？这是重中之重！！正如主自己作见证说：“盗贼来，无非要偷窃、杀害、毁坏；我来了，是要叫羊（或作“人”）得生命，并且得的更丰盛。”（约 10:10）宗教往往是叫人有个好看的虔诚的外表，那是修来的。信仰，是要叫我们重生，通过彻底否定、抛弃且钉死自我；然后凭信心把自己交给神；神要按祂的立约赐我们新的生命。请注意，旧我死是新我生的必要条件。所以，基督信仰，不是我接耶稣到我这里来，成为我的帮助；而是我抛弃一切，连同生命，而到祂那里去（献身给祂），得着祂所要赐给我的一切。这是与我们曾经所理解的宗教全然本质不同的理念。

我们真的重生了吗？这是我们需要认真且严肃地再确认的。

怎么知道我们已经重生了呢？主说，看果子就知道树。亦即看我们生命的见证，就可知道里面生命的本质了。我们新生命所当结出的果子，都记在圣经里面。这重生的见证虽然有很多的方面，但有一点应当是明显的，那就是我们爱祂、为祂而活的心。其中有一个很重要的标志，那就是以祂的忌邪为忌邪，且全心与祂荣辱与共。因此，我们冷静查看一下，我们以何为荣？心中渴望追求的是什么？对罪恶的敏感度如何？

亲爱的弟兄姊妹，新的一年开始了，让我们一同背起自己的十字架来跟从主走生命的路，相信这是平安、喜乐、荣耀的路，直走到永远，阿们！

亲爱的弟兄姊妹，今天是2019年的第一个主日，愿“在至高之处荣耀归与神！在地上平安归与祂所喜悦的人！”（ 路 2:14）

我们知道，圣经的旧约部分是为耶稣基督道成肉身，第一次降世，做成对人类的救赎大工而做准备的。圣经的新约部分，则是为基督再次回来，迎接祂的教会，结束且审判这个世界做准备的，我们也知道这日子已经越来越迫近了。主在世受难之前，曾用许多比喻，提醒我们要警醒预备，因为祂还要再回来迎接我们。对我们来说那也是一个检验我们是否预备好了，需要向主交账的时候。马太福音25:14-30所记录的就是其中之一。

在这个比喻中我们看到在祂的家奴（“仆人”原文是“奴隶”）中有两种人，一种被主人称赞为“又良善又忠心的”；而另一种则是“又恶又懒”的。“良善”这个字在中文翻译似乎是指有道德的，其实据原文辞典，其意思是：优质的、有用的、好的东西、极有价值的等等。而“忠心”则是指忠实可信赖的。对于另一种家奴的形容，“恶”原文是：低贱、邪恶、堕落、病态、且没有价值的；而且懒散不愿意做工的。因此，主所看重的，不是才能，也不是做工的果效，而是人的品质。那领五千的和领二千的，拿到资金后反应相同：“随即去做买卖。”这是他们对自己的身份和使命的认知所作出的合理反应。而那领一千的却是找各种理由不去做与自己身份相符合的工作。他既不做工，那他的时间都拿去做什么了呢？太 24:49描述“就动手打他的同伴，又和酒醉的人一同吃喝。”因此，不是才能而是态度的问题。

第29节的说明非常重要，这被今天工商界称为人才管理的黄金定律之一的马太效应：“因为凡有的，还要加给他，叫他有余；没有的，连他所有的也要夺过来。”（太 25:29）那领五千的为什么“有”？那是因为他选择了“随即去”；而那领一千的之所以随后全部失去，是因他选择了“不去”。亲爱的弟兄姊妹，我们对自己的身份和使命的认知如何？面对主的托付我们是如何选择的呢？现在还有最后的机会，唯愿无人留下悔恨。

 

亲爱的弟兄姊妹，新年蒙恩！

2018年就要过去了。面对新的一年的来临，人不免有些想法、有些规划什么的，这很正常。但关键问题不是我们想与不想，而是怎样想，想什么。

圣经有句非常重要的话值得我们认真地理解和实际应用。这节经文记录在新约圣经希伯来书11章6节：“人非有信，就不能得神的喜悦；因为到神面前来的人必须信有神，且信祂赏赐那寻求祂的人。”这节经文给我们以下几个重要的思想模式：

• 得神的喜悦并得祂的赏赐：这很重要吗？为什么一定要“得神的喜悦并得祂的赏赐”呢？这是人生智慧中的智慧！因为创造天地、有赐生命给我们的神，不仅仅是全能的，是真理的本体，祂更是唯一最爱我们的。因此，祂是愿意让我们好，知道怎样让我们好，且能帮助我们使我们好。祂喜悦就是我们真得好处的时候，祂赏赐是我们安全得好处的唯一源头。
• 信。信就是选择性接纳；相反，不信就是选择性拒绝。在下面的经文中说必须信有神，似乎是指神的存在。其实，在原文中的字是“祂是”。也就是说，我们必须选择接纳祂是神。“神”是什么概念？这个概念的内容很多，所以作者选择省略，让我们自己去理解和确认。

“且信祂赏赐那寻求祂的人”这是表示接纳祂与我们的关系，正如主耶稣自己所应许我们的说：“你们祈求，就给你们；寻找，就寻见；叩门，就给你们开门。”（太 7:7）这正是天父向我们所讲的话啊。

所以，亲爱的弟兄姊妹，马上就要进入2019年了，我们是选择走自己的路呢？还是选择跟随基督走信仰上帝的路呢？这是一个重要的选择，而这个选择的正确与否，取决于我们的思维方式。圣经希伯来书11章6节为我们提供重要的思想依据，为要使我们成为蒙恩得福气的人。你这样想过吗？愿主的灵帮助我们，在新的一年里真正走信心蒙福的路，阿们！