Pastor’s Corner Jan 2008 (Pastor Lippman)

Pastor’s Corner – Rev. Bill Lippman

How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him.                           1 John 3:1

 

This verse has stood out to me the last two months.  It’s a beautiful thing to be reminded of God’s love – especially that His love is lavished on us. The Lord doesn’t hold back – He isn’t stingy! He gives good gifts and lots of them. So it’s great to walk with God each day and experience His love. Here at the beginning of 2008, it’s amazing to think of the surprises God has in store.

I am encouraged by what God is doing in the English Congregation. There have been various signs of people going deeper with God and taking bigger steps in their walk with Him. Carmen Tse is a trailblazer for us as she serves in Malawi. 2008 is shaping up to be a year to move forward in serving God through our church and in our community.

This is a big year for our family! Mary and I will celebrate our 25^th wedding anniversary in March with our first cruise. Colleen is on track to graduate in June. We look forward to how He will continue to lead us!

 

Staff News

Pastor Yip will be in Nigeria training Nigerian missionaries from February 4 to March 29.

This year Pastor Lee has taken up the ministry of zone pastor to the young families of Cantonese congregation in addition to children ministry.

Carolyn Li is serving as a part-time intern in children ministry this year.
牧者心聲                                                                      利民牧師

 

你看父賜給我們是何等的慈愛，使我們得稱為神的兒女；我們也真是他的兒女。世人所以不認識我們，是因未曾認識他。約壹3:1

 

在過去兩個月以來﹐這節經文不斷在我心中浮現, 它常常提醒我﹕神厚賜給我們的愛實在是何等的美! 主耶穌對我們的愛, 不但是毫無保留﹐而且沒半點吝惜﹗祂不但賜美善的東西給我們﹐更是“連搖帶按﹐上尖下流” 的加給我們﹗所以﹐我們能每天與祂同行﹐並且經歷祂的愛﹐實在是何等的蒙福﹗願我們常思想他向我們所懷的意念是何等寶貴﹗

 

在英文堂中﹐我實在為神所成就的感到激勵﹗我看見有很多信徒的屬靈生命不單不斷進深﹐並且跨出他們信心的領域﹐就像謝嘉文姊妹前往非洲莫拉維共和國服侍﹐成為我們信心先鋒的榜樣。我深信2008年神願意我們更踏出一步來更廣的服侍教會和我們的社區。

 

此外﹐今年也是我家中重要的一年。師母和我將慶祝結婚25週年﹐我們會在3月中有渡過郵輪假期﹐而女兒Colleen 也將在6月畢業了﹐願天父繼續帶領我們跟隨祂﹗

 

同工消息

葉牧師將於2月4日至3月29日前往尼日利亞訓練當地的宣教士. 另外, 李傳道今年開始除了牧養兒童外, 亦開始成為親子區的區牧.

Carolyn Li 姊妹亦開始了在兒童部的部份時間實習傳道事奉.