牧者心聲
該承擔的時候，就勇於承擔
周曉暉牧師
2023 年 11 月 25 日 / 26 日
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期盼北宣家的教牧和領袖團隊，專注在建立弟兄姊妹的屬靈生命，培育以使命為本的門徒。
這個主日後，北宣家將在公司註冊後第一次選出新一屆執事。按照章程，經得12月中舉行的堂會公司成員大會（由教牧、現屆執事和牧顧長等組成）通過後，大家選出的來屆執事和部分教牧就會成為新年度的堂董，承擔堂會公司的行政、財務、法律的責任。
容許我一再強調，董事只是個事奉崗位，並不高於任何弟兄姊妹。大家千萬不要把屬世的權力、角力思維偷偷地運進這家中。北宣家是教會，教會領袖要學效主耶穌基督的僕人領導樣式。我故此與各位領袖互勉，越是名銜大，越要留心如何作眾人的僕人。
請大家守望教會，在靈活、靈巧應對時勢的同時，不能忘卻我們更是屬於天父的聖潔群體，純良如鴿就是我們要守著的內蘊。
哥林多教會是個負面例子，他們常常比較高低級，分恩賜大小，分事奉頭銜和尊卑。不！這一定不是北宣家要走的路。
最美的圖畫，當如保羅的宣教事奉團隊。這群人按恩賜分工、盡力彼此配搭；在內彼此相愛，在外彼此擔代。保羅作為使徒，雖然位分大，但卻為主格外勞苦。其他的主要成員如提摩太、提多、以巴弗提等，這些常在經文留名的人，也是往來奔走、盡心服事。而一眾無名的事奉者，甚至是教會眾弟兄姊妹，都是盡力擺上事主、愛人。
其實，每位弟兄姊妹，只要有承擔，總有你能發揮的位置。我們在家中教導孩子關於做事的態度時曾說：不要因著所承擔的家務重重複複，就看作不重要，因為交給你的任務，對這個家是重要的。
就像火箭升空，你以為做火箭工程、航天導航的最重要嗎？是的。但要順利升空，就是造螺絲、造火箭隔熱綿的，都同樣重要。盡力造好一個小的部件，功勞不會比那些做太空人的小。因為只要有一粒螺絲在發射時鬆脫、撞向助燃器，就已可導致發射失敗的致命意外。
那麼，請各位弟兄姊妹在你所領受的崗位上，盡心、盡意、盡力去服事神吧。同時，不要追求被人稱許為謙虛的君子。有時，謙虛地把恩賜能力埋在地裡的，可以是那領一千的惡僕。
倒要追求成為一位又良善又忠心的僕人，該承擔的時候，就勇於承擔。今天，願你和我都勇於追求作領二千、五千的忠僕。
It is my hope that the pastoral team and leaders of the NPAC family will focus on building up the spiritual lives of brothers and sisters and nurturing mission-oriented disciples.
After this Sunday, the NPAC family will be electing new deacons for the first time after registration as a company. In accordance with the Articles of Association and if passed by the general meeting of the church company members (comprising pastoral staff, current deacons, lay pastors, etc.) in mid-December, the newly elected deacons along with some pastoral staff will become the church directors of the new year. They will assume responsibilities for the administration, finance and legal matters of the church company.
May I emphasize once again that a church director is just a serving role. It is not above any brothers or sisters. We must reject the quiet infiltration of worldly power game mentality into this family. The NPAC family is a church. Church leaders must imitate the servant leadership style of the Lord Jesus Christ. Let me and all leaders exhort each other that the greater the title, the greater the need to be aware of how to be the servant of others.
May I invite us all to keep watch over the church. While flexibly and shrewdly responding to circumstances, let us not forget that we are, above all, a holy community belonging to the Heavenly Father. We must protect our inner nature to be as innocent as doves.
The Corinthian church is an example of what not to do. They always compared their superiority, weighed God’s gifts for each, ministry posts and status. No! That must not be the path that the NPAC family takes.
The most beautiful picture is that of Paul’s mission team. These people distributed work according to their gifts and did their best to complement one another. They loved one another within and bore one another’s burden without. As an apostle with an important role, Paul nonetheless worked extra hard for the Lord. Other core members such as Timothy, Titus and Epaphroditus whose names are often mentioned in the Scripture also traveled here and there and served the Lord as best they could. And the unnamed brothers and sisters who served among them, along with all the brothers and sisters of the congregation, strived to offer, to serve God and to love others.
Indeed, for every brother and sister, as long as you are willing to assume responsibility, there will certainly be a place for you to offer your gifts. We have said in our home when teaching our children the right attitude towards work: Never think that the housework you are responsible for is unimportant because it is repetitive. The tasks entrusted to you are important to this home.
It is like launching a rocket into space. Do not think that the rocket engineers or aerospace navigators are the most important? Yes, but all who make the screws and thermal insulation materials are equally important. The credit for those who do their best to properly produce small parts would not be smaller than that for the astronauts. It is because just one screw falling off during takeoff and hitting the booster can easily cause a deadly accident and failure of the launch.
So, brothers and sisters, in the serving roles entrusted to you, please serve God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. Likewise, do not seek to be praised by others as a humble person. Sometimes, humbly burying gifts in the ground may make one become the wicked servant who received one bag of gold.
On the contrary, we should seek to be good and faithful servants. When we should assume responsibilities, do so boldly. Today, may you and I boldly seek to become the servants who receive two bags and five bags of gold.
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