很興奮終於有時間來讀這本蒙福人生( The Blessed Life by Robert Morris) 羅伯特莫里斯 Gateway 教會主任牧師所著。常常聽到別人推薦這本書，果然不錯，一翻開就看到我喜歡的句子“你的生命就會被翻轉，而且變得更好，你也肯定會得到財務上的報酬⋯⋯甚至還會對神的國度帶來巨大的影響”。太棒了這就是我想要的。
第一章，說到我們的神是給予的神。莫里斯牧師用他的親身經驗說明我們給的不可能比神給我們的還多。在不斷給又得到更好的奇妙過程當中，最後把所有的房子車子都給掉了，他得到別人奉獻的一台飛機不用付維修費，超越他所求所想的。神給我們的都是最好的，你相信嗎？
第二章，說到神居首位的重要性。聖經說頭生或初熟的東西都是屬於神的，我們的什一奉獻也是。第一張我們寫出來的支票，是屬於神的。把神放首位的心意是他所喜悅的。不要偷神的錢，不要把房貸看成第ㄧ位。
金錢真的是我們基督徒的考試。還在學習當中，高興知道正確的金錢觀念、神的心意，生命還是充滿盼望的！！
我認識的人當中，有一些人抱著親近主就可以賺大錢的想法來教會。哈利路亞，這也不是完全不正確。但為了賺錢來信主，真的有過寶山而不入的感覺。我們就來討論一下－信主可以賺大錢嗎？
老實說，我一開始信主也是有所求而來的。想知道為什麼世界上這麼多人信主，身邊這麼多人星期日早上去教會，想知道基督是什麼東西，可以讓許多學者、總統、政治人物不斷的提到聖經裡面的句子。來了教會一段時間，很驚訝的發現，主的恩典是白白的就給我們了，我們求靠祂，他是就會給我們。我開始要的更多-平安、喜樂、財富、停車位、健康、恩賜很多很多⋯⋯。我想要讓主看到我的努力，所以讀經禱告，去小組，用力的做教會的事工。主就忽然來到我的生命，我說忽然是不到兩三年的時間，祂讓我看到祂對我們的愛，我的禱告成就了，神在我的生命掌權了。是他親自來帶領我的，讓我感受到祂對我們的愛，改變我的世界，我所做的只是單單的渴慕、信靠祂。
我賺大錢了嗎？這個問題有點難回答，這麼說好了我對自己的財政計劃已經被滿足了。我從小就很羨慕媽媽30幾歲就退休了，我也希望可以30幾歲退休但以現在的走向好像不大可能，尤其是我想過一個有品質的退休生活。奇妙的神有祂奇特的帶領，強迫我退下來，我的生命大大的被翻轉，在其他的地方滿足我財務的需要（超乎我的想像）。我並不再覺得賺錢，是我應該極力追求的事情。在主面前什麼事都有，我們的主是造物主，是行神跡的主，凡事他都能，何況是來去無蹤的錢財。
我們的神是無所不能的，它可以滿足你心裡最深層的需要，你確定你只要那會被偷被咬的錢財嗎？
我第一次讀聖經，花了我兩年半的時間。我還算是有恆心的人，但是聖經真的是很難懂，有時讀了幾次還不懂，人名或地名看過就忘。通常讀了幾節就想睡覺，很難讀長時間。但是還是硬著頭皮，很艱難的堅持的把它用力的吞完了。
有一次我小組的人約我一起讀經，說好每天讀ㄧ章，分享經文中的亮光。為了不讓約我的人失望，我真的每天每天都找出幾分鐘的時間讀經文，總結這經文的意思，在 wechat or Line 的讀經群組分享自己的亮光，自己讀完就可以發到群裡，互相給個讚。支持了一個禮拜，兩個禮拜，三四個月了，我好喜歡我們的讀經族群，每天都有期待這一段讀經分享的時間。在剛開始的時候，不敢相信可以支持這麼久，更不敢相信有一天會覺得讀聖經是一件高興的事。希望這個方法可以幫助你讀完聖經，更加了解聖經。
在教會中有許多人強力反對我們現在大部分國家對同性戀法規的開放，憂心忡忡，強力苛責。我自己是保持觀望的態度，不參與任何一方面。總覺得同性戀並沒有妨礙到別人，只是生錯了性別，因為這樣就決定了他們的罪，判他們獨身一輩子，沒有尋求幸福的資格，好像太不近人情。身旁有許多同性戀朋友，雖然有的出櫃了但也是安安靜靜的過生活不敢太張揚，更多人嚇得不敢表明。其實私底下，我希望大家有幸福的權利，也能蒙神的救恩。在世界上的想法，我想也是差不多這樣，想讓大家都可以在陽光底下快快樂樂生活。
上個星期主日，我們的牧師很清楚講到大家都有的一個”錯誤觀念“。教會絕對’不支持’開放同性戀婚姻，但這不表示教會’恨惡’同性戀者。他要我們去表達謙卑的憐憫，要完全去避免有偏差的道德暴行，堅守真理立場，高舉榮耀，傳揚福音。
我自己想想了以後比較釋懷，我信的神，是愛世人的神，是要我們傳福音到地極。祂不會要我們去討厭和拒絕同性戀者，或任何一個特定的族纇。神是關心我們永生的福祉，並不只有這一生，他是要我們永遠都活在他的愛裡，有恩典，有平安，有喜樂。
教會是神的身體，當然最主要的是要傳福音，但是另外一個重要的事，就是防止別人跌倒。在聖經當中明明白白的寫明不該做的事，神所不喜悅的事，教會有責任去阻止這大環境錯誤的走向，防止還沒有聽到福音的人往罪惡走去。
神創造的婚姻:
創世紀2:24 “人要離開父母，與妻子結合，二人成為一體。”
神對同性戀的看法:
舊約：利未記18:22 “不可跟男人同寢，像跟女人同寢；這是可憎惡的事”。利未記20:13″男人若跟男人同寢，像跟女人同寢，他們二人行了可憎惡的事，必被處死，血要歸在他們身上”。
新約：羅馬書 1:27 “男人也是如此，放棄了和女人自然的關係，慾火攻心，男的和男的彼此貪戀，行可恥的事，就在自己身上受這逆性行為當得的報應。”
我想這些經文已經很淺白了，這是神所不喜悅的事。這一次的證道幫助我正確的了解教會的態度，讓我下定決心完全的避免有偏差的道德行為，更剛強的表示真理的態度。我還是不知道怎麼樣去開導已經陷在裡面的朋友，還是求神賜給我智慧，說智慧的言語在正確的時候。
This topic had in my mind for a long while, I hate losing valuable pictures in my family but I hate to spent unproductive time organising photos then necessary. Hence, I had been sharing an Apple ID with my parents just because is easy for me to manage the photos they took. I can view the photos they took, delete if I want (you can imaging how blurring photos) and backup without touching their devices. This was back in iPhoto stream days and I had the streaming function enabled. Life was great except I need to make sure the FaceTime, iMessage etc etc account selection for all apps are set up correctly cross all the devices (I believed we had 8 devices on the same Apple ID at one time).
However I had threw this perfect setting out, when the new function – sync phone call cross the devices come alone. Don’t give me wrong, I love the convenience of able to pick up a call from everywhere but things start to get crazy when one phone ring all the devices are ring and we don’t know whose call is it. Its time had to create a seperate Apple ID for them.
I would really recommend set up a Family account for this situation so minimum work to handle the 2nd Apple ID. A Family Account or not is not relevant but sharing photos between 2 different Apple ID there is just no sexy way to do this. I had spend time researching and thinking a long term solution to mange the photos between different Apple ID while all the technology still changing and Apple still working out the iPhoto stream-icloud configuration. I believed I had found a workable solution.
Here are the steps:
Hope this helps. It certainly a big time saver for me and never losing a great memory.
The dropbox automate synching photos of your ISO or OS devices but it’s only saved the photo files on the filing system and not directly to iPhoto. Hence you will need to do an extra steps to import photos to the iPhoto.
Here are what you do:
1) After logging into DropBox, open iPhoto.
2) Top selection of iPhoto, select “File”, in file drop down, select “Import to Library” wait a second. It will open the import window.
3) Locate ” DropBox ”
4) Select the DropBox file you saved and would like to import.
Steps are super simple and this seems the only way can import photos by folder and not individually. Give a go.
Yes, it can done. However, I been told many times by the contractors working on the roof or gutter or random people, that it is not possible to possum proof my house because it is surrounded by forests, the tree branches are hanging just above the roof and it has too many angles – entry points for the possum. When we close one entry hole, they will dig another one straight away using their strong crows.
We had possums come in and out of the roof nearly every day for the past 20 years, some times they are knocking behind the plaster walls during day time, we did not have real problem with that before. Well, just to say that we were able to put up with the small inconvenience – can’t tell if its possum or ninja visiting the arctic, and occasionally sweeping dropping of the possum or facing the big rat looking figure on the windscreen.One of the Autumn night, my family suspected something smell off, next day we were able to confirm the suspicion with strong odour and google madly for the help. We found this wonderful company that were able to come first thing next day and remove the dead body, confirmed it was a dead possum. For the price of $250, he deodorised the roof and take away the dead body, I don’t want to get into too much of gruesome detail -just say that if you want to inspect the job you can. Be prepared that the smell linger around for another 3 days even after deodorised, it was a very foul smell – well, its the dead possum smell. In this experience I also found that I can roof proof for possum and delighted to know that the price is under $250 with 1-3 years warranty!
Knowing this of course I asked the nice guy to come back and do the job, which involve seal off the roof, set a cage and come back next few days to remove the cage in case the possum were inside the roof when roof are sealed. You know that possums are protect animals and you can’t kill them or take them too far away from their home otherwise can kills them?
I have been sleep sound without have to worry my ninja visitors for 2nd months now. Very happy with the result, so far so good, I will update you if condition changed.
Yes, I believed so. Through my multiple encounters with the Medibank Private, I do feel that they are deliberately making the claim process (at least the Medical claims) vague, confusing, and paper base to delay the rebate payment. However things are improving -very slowly.
Is making an Extra Claim with Medibank Private easy? What I found the process to make an “Extra” claim- fair enough, click on above link to see the details. However this is not the case for making other claims.
Lets now talk about “Hospital” and “Medical” Claims. Hospital Claims – I loved it – I never seen a single bill!! I was administrated in a Private Hospital for 4 days and I don’t even know how much it costed. I probably have to mentioned my plan have Hospital Cover. After been with Medibank over 20 years, I finally feel it has being put to a good use.
Medical Claim OMG this process is a nightmare, I had my operation last September and now is May the claim still on hold due to ‘missing information’. Serious?! I have OK intelligence (I believe) and did a bit of reading on Medibank website before operation and I had few doctors and nurses friends explained a bit about the process but I still not able to close this sooner and had been calling and running around between Medicare and Medibank. Boiled down the issues all come to one conclusion- “I believed Medibank is making the process very difficult for people to make a Medical claim”. Few reasons 1-The website did not explain the full process. 2 -The claim can not be made online, you need to print and mail and it did not tell you what is required to be included. 3-They need a ‘Statement of Beneficiary’ from Medicare which you are not able to get online but have to go to Medicare to ask them for print out. None of these make sense and they can make simple modification if they cares about their customer.
So, after all the hard learning “Here is how to make a medical claim with Medibank Private”?
Yes, it is quite straight forward. However there is a huge missing piece information that prevent you making a conscious purchasing decision.
The process to make an “Extra” claim- easy enough, if you are familiar with online banking, purchasing stuff online then this should be no problem for you. The receipts you obtained from clinic and practices are very clear and you are able to punch in the information directly from the receipts to complete the claim. However, what annoys me is you are NOT able to know the services you done is claimable or not, unless you spent the money and got the service code to punch in the system to make the claim. I spent some time searched up and down trying find a webpage/app that able to let me know if my plan cover the services after put in the service code or even a description of services – better even if it tells me how much I will get rebate. However there is no such thing. The medical services are super technical – I was trying to match the description to my cover item – there is no way I would know Code 121 Remineralising agent-app will be rebated? If yes how much? Seems to me we still operate on the ‘Trust’ system here, I do hope you have friends in all medical fields that helps you make an informed decision.
經文: 約翰福音15: 9-17
這個幾段經文中常出現的字是什麼? ：愛
所以今天我們要討論的題目就是愛。
我們要開始討論愛，愛的第一個範例就是：我們唸一下第九節-我愛你們，正如父愛我一樣; 你們要常在我的愛裡
這裡的我是誰你們是誰?
Jesus and us
他吩咐我們做什麼事呢?
要常在我的愛裡
那我們要怎麼常在他的愛裡?
遵守我的命令.
他的命令是什麼?
聖經上所說的真理很多很多的事情，最重要的是我們等一下要說到的。
常在他愛裡有什麼好處呢?
我的喜樂存在你們心裡，並叫你們的喜樂可以滿足
我們知道父愛我們了以後，我們剛剛說到他重要的命令是什麼？
要彼此相愛，像我愛你們一樣
下一節他說到愛的最高境界就是？
人為朋友捨命，人的愛心沒有比這個大的
人為了朋友捨命，你覺得有可能嗎？我們繼續看下去。
十四節說到耶穌其實是要我們當他的什麼？
朋友，當然不是任何人都可以當的，有一些需要條件。我們也剛剛說的就是遵守他聖經說的真理。
從哪裡可以看出來他想要我們當他的朋友？
因我從我父所聽見的，已經都告訴你們了
＾她想和我們分享從父所聽見重要的訊息。
＾和我們有更進一步的連結。不是只有奴僕的關係，你說我做，不了解心意。
我們想回去第十參節，為朋友捨命。耶穌已經做到：最高的原則，為我們捨命。你想想這不是那麼一件不可思議的事情。其實我有聽說很多在基督徒裡面的兄弟姐妹，互助互愛到可以為彼此捨命。
我們再繼續討論下去，要怎麼當朋友，彼此相愛。
第16節他吩咐我們什麼事？
分派你們去結果子，叫你們的果子常存
第17節他吩咐我們什麼事?
彼此相愛
你覺得結果子跟彼此相愛有什麼關係?
聖靈的果子是？：加拿太書5:22
愛心、喜樂、和平、忍耐、仁慈、良善、忠信、
講的是人的品格。
叫你們的果子常存，使你們“奉我的名”，無論向父求什麼，他就賜給你們
這段聖經還有問題嗎？
Asking 5 pp to share this topic.