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【Sermon】- Joy Series (5): It is in Giving That We Receive Joy!

2023-01-29 3,763 Joy Series Joy Observation Research Growth Lovers of Money Image of God

I. Introduction

Good day to all! Do you know what topic I will be speaking on today? It is a continuation of joy. Today's the fifth part of the joy series: It is more blessed to give than to receive! We previously discussed the joy of creation, the joy of management, which were truly excellent! And then rejoicing in labor, all these things. Some people often say to me: Teacher, what you are saying, is to study hard, work hard, and give generously! I already know all this. I say: Then do it well. So today, everyone must know, if a person does not know what joy is, what kind of person is that? That is a fool.

Alright! Today, let us not be fools anymore, we must be joyful people! Do you know how difficult it is for a person to have joy in their life? That is an age-old problem! Fortunately, I am a scholarly type of person, and I like to study these things. Why study this? Because I have come to a conclusion, a very good conclusion: A person does not care what you own in life, if you are a joyful person, you are joyful every day, and before you die, you will say: My life has been a joyful one!

But there are some people who are not like that, they are people who create trouble for themselves, then they are people who are entangled, they are people who are filled with toil and worry, they are people who are resentful. I tell you, there are many such people. Looking around, there are few joyful people, very few joyful people! Have you all noticed? If you have, you will say: I want to be a joyful person! Joyful people are precious. Fortunately, I am a scholarly type of person, and I study what a person ultimately lives out in their life? Is it living out a loneliness? No. It is living out a joy. Living out is just a feeling, if you live out a joy, then that is a joyful life, how wonderful!

I tell you: We seem to have grasped a basic principle, so I like to study these basic principles. How do I study them? By observation, one must observe! Observe how joyful people live, what is it like? Also, observe how entangled people, those who are filled with toil and worry, live? What is it like? Actually, I tell you, why am I speaking about this? Because I myself am actually a person who practices joy, no matter how difficult the environment, you will find it difficult to deprive me of the joy within. Very difficult! If someone deprives me of the joy within, then they are truly very capable. Even if I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will absolutely not give up the opportunity for joy. Today what I want to talk about is: It is more blessed to give than to receive.

It is not that I only give sometimes, I give even when I do not have. When I do not have, do you know how I give? I find a way to manage something. I once shared a testimony with everyone, when this person's eyes were about to go blind, when I saw it, oh my! His despair! His entanglement! Was fully expressed on that person's face. But I did not have the experience of healing eyes, I did not. I tell you, our God is the God who creates something out of nothing. Then I must also be a person who creates something out of nothing!

I told him: The problem with your eyes is easy to fix, I pray and they get better. Actually, I have not fixed even one, but after I led him in prayer, his eyes really got better! The doctor said: His eyes would go blind within a year. This is creating something out of nothing for me! Like the Thirty-Six Stratagems. But I tell you: It works! You know, when I meet some people, pastors meet all kinds of people. Oh my, I tell you, I have to give.

I met a child whose calculation was 2+3=8, oh my! I really did not know what to do, when I got anxious, I invented a series of methods, and I really managed to fix it! This child, now how happy she is! Then her mother told me: This child before, their whole family was worried to death, but now she is so good! What is that? It is not because I have. Today brothers and sisters, do not think that I only give when I have, it is that I give and then I have. Joy is also like this, I constantly give, and I will have joy. Do not tell me that it is impossible. If you say: That is impossible. If you really think so, you are very likely to be an unjoyful person. If you say that is impossible, it is because you never want to give.

If a person does not examine things in detail, speaks nonsense off the top of their head, works haphazardly, lives their days carelessly, and lives their life carelessly, then how can they not feel uncomfortable? To have joy, you need to master the laws of joy. Some people say: That is too troublesome! I also have to figure out the laws of joy, that is too troublesome! So annoying, where do I have the time? The problem lies here! Some people have time to die, but no time to live; have time to be entangled, but no time for joy. I also think this is a very strange thing, I think what kind of brain is that? The brain does not work well!

Entanglement is the biggest trouble in a person's life! Without knowledge, it is difficult to have joy! Even if you make a banana face, when you look in the mirror, it looks like a bitter gourd. Yeah! I like to make a face or something. Once I make it, after I make it, I originally wanted to make a bitter gourd face, but people see it and say: Oh my! What is this? You are smiling so happily! Actually not, I just wanted to imitate it.

Actually, people always want to take advantage but cannot, always want to get something but cannot, their hearts are bitter! Really bitter, and they have nowhere to say it. The baby's heart is bitter, but the baby does not want to say it. Why? Saying it is embarrassing! Saying it is demeaning! The heart is bitter, the logic is wrong! Giving is so easy! Giving is quite easy, but you have to have it. Giving, if you want to give, then give, if you do not want to give, then give tomorrow, how easy joy comes! Joy is such an easy thing to do, if you want to be a person who gives, joy is a very simple thing.

Some time ago, among us, there was a sister who accidentally saw the amount of the year-end bonus on the copier at her workplace, and she found that some people received the same amount as her, even though they did not do as much work as her, oh my, how entangled! She came back and told her pastor, telling and telling, and felt uncomfortable in her heart! Why did she feel uncomfortable? Because she thought that she did more work, and others did less work, how could they receive the same amount? She was entangled for many days. Do you think that is foolish? Is there something wrong with her brain? Why do you not care about giving?

Then there is also this, the thoughts in people's minds are very interesting, there was a person who had a daughter who wanted to marry someone, then wanting to marry someone? As a result, she found that if she married a soldier, the wife could receive several thousand dollars at home for no reason. After she finished speaking, her pastor told me, I thought it was very interesting. She always wants to get, she has not even married yet, and she already wants to get something. I tell everyone that this is not the way to solve the problem, always wanting to get something, this kind of thing is called a poverty mentality. Always calculating what to get. So today can we turn it around, and just want to give?

Do you know what my pursuit is? My pursuit is that every brother and sister among us becomes a joyful person. Do you not feel that coming to our Chinese Mingding Destiny is more joyful than before? It must be more joyful than before. Why? Because today I nag you, tomorrow I nag you, every day I nag you, oh my, be a person with destiny, be a person with destiny. Oh my, give! Give! Everyone is listening to my nagging every day. So today brothers and sisters, have you not discovered that a person who gives is a joyful person? If you have discovered it, then start to change today. That is called being like God!

You must know that today our church is going to be in a new stage of transformation, in this stage of transformation, coming to church is no longer just tithing, no longer just listening to sermons, no longer just taking notes, no longer just doing a ministry. No matter how many brushes you have, I want to find a way to get those brushes out of you, and let you dedicate them, no matter what you have? Dedicate everything. Why? Because when you dedicate those brushes, they become medium-sized brushes, and when those medium-sized brushes are dedicated, they become large brushes.

So I think today our brothers and sisters, do not misunderstand, people often misunderstand. As soon as they hear a testimony about giving and being blessed, then they feel uncomfortable in their hearts, like seeing God giving bonuses on the copier, and feeling uncomfortable about why she received so little. Actually they have made a mistake, we want to be a blessing to this generation, we want to start training ourselves to give from a young age. If you say: Teacher, I do not have anything to give, I have never given before. Now I finally have the opportunity to give, so if I do not have anything to give, then rack my brains to think of something to give.

Last night, I contacted a pastor, who is known by one of our sisters, he is eighty years old, and this sister told me: Pastor Liu, you must get to know this pastor, he is a person who does practical things! I said: Oh, that is good. Oh, you see he is eighty-one years old with a rosy face and vibrant spirit. Then what did he do? In the Golden Triangle area, he raised one hundred and fifty orphans, homeless children. He built houses, gave them food to eat, a place to live, and then adopted them and sent them to school. Do you know how much money that is? That is a lot of money to give. This pastor is very interesting, this pastor handles millions and tens of millions, calculated in RMB, it is tens of millions, every transaction is a very large number, why? To give away! You say: So much money!

Some pastors, with jealous eyes, say to him: Does this pastor like doing business, or what? Actually, this pastor is really very lovely! Last night I chatted with him, and he sent me a bunch of photos, after I looked at them, the children in the photos were very cute. What I mean is? What I mean is that he is joyful! He never has the problem of insomnia, the old man has been joyful every day for the past few years, why? He is a person who gives. How could he not be joyful? And then what? When I was on the phone yesterday, he told me when he was going to the Golden Triangle area in northern Thailand again, he said: Do you want to come and take a look too? I also want to go and take a look.

I think this matter illustrates one thing. As for this theological system, let's not talk about it for the time being, because this is a very evangelical pastor. Chinese Mingding Destiny we talk about those shortcomings of the evangelicals, but they also have advantages, this old pastor at eighty years old really gives, he really gives! And he is really joyful! Yesterday there was also a sister who often listens to our website, and then secretly finds some people to serve, she told me that she is really happy after serving. I said: Hey, I discovered this rule a long time ago. What you get from giving is joy!

You know, some people, when they give, they have to go: Oh! Bite their teeth, stomp their feet, oh how painful! How painful it is to give! I say: Never mind, never mind! If giving is so painful, it is better not to give. That offering: Two hundred dollars, here you go! Oh, is it not just two hundred dollars? Oh how entangled in their heart! Foolish child! Does not know what it means to give. Also, when we share testimonies, about who is blessed. Some people say: Oh, I also give offerings, why am I not blessed? I said: Look at your offering, look at how painful you are giving that offering. You are offering with that painful expression, then you are offering for nothing! All those who are not willing and cheerful are offering for nothing.

Today we want to be joyful, offering joyfully is the key, actually, I have never taken it seriously whether I am blessed after offering, because why? It is not like that at all. Everyone must know: Blessing is a byproduct, joy is a byproduct, growth is a byproduct, those are not the goals, giving is our goal. It is to give, it is to please God, that is our destiny! We were born for this, we live for this, we die for this, we came into this world for this, it is to give.

Is there not a saying that is quite good: The silkworm spins silk until its death, the candle burns until it turns to ashes. Coming into this world is to give, what you want to get you will not get, what you give you will get, this is a very wonderful thing! I really like to give, and the church that I built is also a church that gives. Our church never takes money from others, really does not take money from others. I am filled with emotion!

I know a friend, he also built a church, and then a church in Hong Kong gave him 2 million Singapore dollars in offerings, and then he built a church and bought properties. After I saw it, I felt in my heart: Thank God! We do not need that, what we need is God, what we need is to give. The members that we train are also members who give. Do not misunderstand, some people give today, give tomorrow, and then always look back, why is no one giving to me? Everything is wrong. I have offered, and offered again, why has no blessing come upon me yet? Oh my, how can he be joyful?

I have a logic, I forgot if I have told everyone, we are living in an open system today. If you treat it as a closed system, what is a closed system? That is, there are only so many resources in here. If there are only so many resources in here, you occupy half, and the other party occupies half; if the other party occupies 60%, you only have 40%, this is a zero-sum game. That is, if you take more, the other party takes less; if the other party takes more, you take less. But what if the resources are unlimited? What if this is an open system, and God is constantly injecting resources into it? Then the formula is different. The algorithm is also different, the formula is also different. So today everyone must not look at our lives and living space with a closed mindset. If you do not practice it, you will not know that it is more blessed to give than to receive. You will only know that God gives you when you give, you give, and you will have joy, thinking that this is natural and patting your head is useless.

I really want to tell everyone: This year is a year of transformation for the church again, and in the coming year, you can see the church entering a new height again, this is a new height of giving. Next, let us read today's passage, in Acts chapter 20, verses 33 to 36. Some time ago, a brother told me: Teacher, would you like to lead us in revisiting the Book of Acts? I said okay! He said that revisiting the Book of Acts, I see that you have a deep understanding of the Book of Acts. I really understand it very deeply. Especially about Paul, Peter, and these people, I understand them very deeply. Today we are learning about this Paul, he appears in Acts chapter 20.

II. Scripture

I have coveted no one’s silver or gold or apparel. Yes, you yourselves know that these hands have provided for my necessities, and for those who were with me. I have shown you in every way, by laboring like this, that you must support the weak. And remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’” When he had said these things, he knelt down and prayed with them all. (Acts 20:33-36 NKJV)

III. Prayer

God! Rise us up today, that we this group of people may become people who give, becoming a people that pleases You, able to bless this generation; God! Rise us up, in this generation like shining lights, let the world through us be able to see Your glory, see Your mighty arm; God! Let us become a blessing to this generation, let all nations be blessed through us, let what You promised to Abraham be fulfilled in us, let Your promises not fail in us! In the name of Jesus Christ, Amen!

IV. Scriptural Background

Today we are talking about Paul, who is a very joyful person, and the things he encountered are difficult for us normal people to understand, but nothing can deprive Paul of the joy within. What is this passage talking about? It is talking about how the Apostle Paul heard that the church in Jerusalem had become very poor. Then how did it become poor? No matter how rich it is, it cannot withstand James, Peter, and these people messing things up. Actually, when I say they are messing things up, do not be surprised. The way they messed things up is quite divine. Everyone stopped working, sold all their property, and then gave all the money to the church as offerings. After giving offerings to the church, everyone came to the church to eat and drink. This set of things does not work, everyone wants to eat more. No matter how much I offer, eating cannot be less. A living and breathing church in Jerusalem was made poor by this group of people, you say how powerful this group of rice buckets is! The leaders devoted themselves to prayer and preaching, leaving the food to be managed by others, and then they made you poor.

Paul, this person, has actually become an apostle to the Gentile churches, but he himself is a Jew, and he is concerned about his fellow Jews in his heart. As a result, he raised a lot of money in the Gentile churches, and then he decided to bring this donation to Jerusalem. I guess: Why is he so determined to do this? It is because he hopes to offer this money to the church in Jerusalem, so that these Christians in Jerusalem can know that the way that the Apostle Paul preaches is a way of giving, and can know that the gospel that the Apostle Paul preaches is the true gospel of Jesus Christ.

As a result, on the way there, this was before reaching Jerusalem, on the way there were many prophets who stopped the Apostle Paul from going, some people made predictions for him, saying that he would be bound, arrested, and persecuted in Jerusalem. This matter could not stop his burning heart. He thought that when he brought these donations to Jerusalem, maybe these Pharisaical Christians could listen to him for a few words, but this matter was not successful. Later I also summarized: Taking money to solve problems should not solve any problems. As a result, the Apostle Paul was later arrested in Jerusalem. Who arrested him? It was these Christians of the Pharisaical sect. If you ask me, I think it was these Christians of the Pharisaical sect, these people were all under James.

He was taking the donations to Jerusalem, and then he passed through Ephesus, and he called the people of Ephesus to come. Who are these people in Ephesus? These co-workers of the pastor, such as district pastors, pastors, etc. After he came, Ephesus was not far away, he let the leaders of the church in Ephesus come, and then Paul said to them:

From Miletus he sent to Ephesus and called for the elders of the church. And when they had come to him, he said to them: “You know, from the first day that I came to Asia, in what manner I always lived among you, serving the Lord with all humility, with many tears and trials which happened to me by the plotting of the Jews; how I kept back nothing that was helpful, but proclaimed it to you, and taught you publicly and from house to house, testifying to Jews, and also to Greeks, repentance toward God and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ. And see, now I go bound in the spirit to Jerusalem, not knowing the things that will happen to me there, except that the Holy Spirit testifies in every city, saying that chains and tribulations await me. But none of these things move me; nor do I count my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my race with joy, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God. (Acts 20:17-24 NKJV)

“And indeed, now I know that you all, among whom I have gone preaching the kingdom of God, will see my face no more. Therefore I testify to you this day that I am innocent of the blood of all men. For I have not shunned to declare to you the whole counsel of God. Therefore take heed to yourselves and to all the flock, among which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the church of God which He purchased with His own blood. For I know this, that after my departure savage wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock. Also from among yourselves men will rise up, speaking perverse things, to draw away the disciples after themselves. Therefore watch, and remember that for three years I did not cease to warn everyone night and day with tears. So now, brethren, I commend you to God and to the word of His grace, which is able to build you up and give you an inheritance among all those who are sanctified. I have coveted no one’s silver or gold or apparel. Yes, you yourselves know that these hands have provided for my necessities, and for those who were with me. I have shown you in every way, by laboring like this, that you must support the weak. And remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’ ” (Acts 20:25-35 NKJV)

When he had said these things, he knelt down and prayed with them all. Then they all wept freely, and fell on Paul’s neck and kissed him, sorrowing most of all for the words which he spoke, that they would see his face no more. And they accompanied him to the ship. (Acts 20:36-38 NKJV)

Paul spoke about this, there is a very interesting thing. What is it? It is that he is going to Jerusalem, and the Holy Spirit is stopping him and warning him that there are chains, but he still insists on going, and says: You may not see my face again. He will not see his face again, and he entrusts them with the most important words. Why does he have to say: I have coveted no one’s silver or gold or apparel? Why does he have to say: Yes, you yourselves know that these hands have provided for my necessities, and for those who were with me. I have shown you in every way, by laboring like this, that you must support the weak. And remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’? Earlier it also said: For I know this, that after my departure savage wolves will come in among you?

Today everyone must know that the meaning in these words is very deep, where is it deep? It is that the wolves are a group of greedy people. Why does he say that he has not coveted a person's gold and silver? It is to let us know how hateful greed is. On the one hand, Paul set an example for them, being a person who gives; on the other hand, there is a group of people who come to the church to be greedy for money. Does everyone know that there are many greedy people in the church? If you do not know, then today I have to tell you, in the early years when I was building the church, I contributed money and effort, almost all the expenses of the church were paid by me, eating and drinking for everyone. Of course, this way of building the church is not very right, but it really is giving.

As a result, a young man told me a word that shocked me very much, he said: Pastor, people in my hometown all know that building a church can make you rich! Oh my god! Building a church can make you rich? I did not understand, I said: What is this saying? Building a church can make you

Later, I shared my stance with our brothers and sisters and co-workers: the church is a place to bless people, a place to give out. The church neither accumulates wealth nor manages finances. It is not engaged in investment, financial management, or finance; that is not its role. What does the church manage? Blessings. What is the church? A place to give blessings, a place to give out. Regarding this transformation, no matter how long our brothers and sisters have been coming to church, I will create opportunities for you to contribute.

For instance, you may be new to the church, perhaps haven't completed the 001 or 101 courses, but you have a strong desire to give. I will certainly create a space for you to give. It doesn't necessarily mean giving money, but it absolutely means using your skills and abilities to bless others.

For example, if you have a background in accounting, you can provide training in finance and accounting. If you are skilled in computers and networks, you can offer network training. Giving out is itself a very important characteristic of the church. The church is not a place to accumulate wealth; treating the church as a business is problematic.

You know, every part of a pig is valuable, but a wolf seems to have nothing useful. Its meat is not even tasty. What else can a wolf do besides eating sheep? It just eats them. If you look at a wolf's face, can you see joy in a photograph of it? You cannot. But if you take a picture of a sheep's face, or even a rabbit's face, it has a kind and gentle look. A wolf? It has a ferocious face. How terrifying it is for a person to have a wolf-like face. Actually, even a pig's face is better than a wolf's. At least a pig is useful in every part; what good is a wolf? I don't know.

Therefore, today, brothers and sisters, Paul spoke this passage to encourage us to start learning to give out. Learning to give out is the teaching of the Lord Jesus, do you understand? For we must remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that it is more blessed to give than to receive. Later, I looked for it, but I couldn't find where Jesus said those exact words, but He did indeed say to give out.

V. Giving Out is God's Word

Do you know what happens if people do not act according to God's Word? They are cursed. What happens when they are cursed? Evil spirits will attach themselves to them, and they will live with the suffering of the devil. The Spirit of God will not dwell in them. But if people act according to God's Word, the Spirit of God will dwell in them. Do you know that when the Spirit of God dwells in a person, they will have joy? If people do not understand things in the spiritual realm, they must know that these things determine how we feel physically.

For example, if you have difficulty breathing, it is a spirit of breathing difficulty dwelling in you. If you have pain throughout your body, it is a spirit of pain dwelling in you. Is it clear? If someone is generally uncomfortable, it is a spirit of discomfort dwelling in them. You should now understand that a person's feelings are closely related to the spiritual realm. How can you have joy otherwise? In other words, giving out is God's Word. If you truly give out according to God's Word, the Spirit of God will dwell in you, and the spirit of the devil will leave you. Then I tell you, you will certainly be a joyful person because the Spirit of God is a Spirit of joy.

People often live according to their own words, and what do they live for? They always want to gain. Have you noticed today that they always want to gain, gain, gain? From childhood, children are taught to be selfish, taught how to take advantage, how to be self-centered. Do you think they will be okay? Problems will only increase. So, you will find that it is important to train children to learn to give out from a young age.

For example, at home, can they give some effort, tidy up the house? After eating, wash the dishes, do housework, and help their parents. That is also giving out. But many people train their children to be very selfish. As a result, when they grow up, the children are either leeches or selfish, and they end up with depression. Cancer, depression, it all comes from this.

Living according to one's own words is like living according to the words of the devil, almost the same. Man's words are the devil's words, and the devil's words are man's words. Therefore, a person who is ignorant, ignorant of the spiritual realm, will find it difficult to have joy. Because of this ignorance, they follow human logic, believing that they can only have joy by gaining, but they cannot gain. So, they live a life without joy, living under a curse. Isn’t that tragic? There are two ways to live. One is to live according to the words of the devil or the words of man; the other is to live according to the Word of God. Giving out is living according to the Word of God. So, when you give out, someone pulls out that scripture:

Give, and it will be given to you. (Luke 6:38)

Do you understand? So, God gives to you, this is an open system. if you truly give out, you truly will be given to. The old pastor, in his eighties, that I just mentioned, he is always giving out, so the money that passes through his hands amounts to millions of dollars. Where did get it from? It is truly what God gives him.

You know, he once had no money, so he went to the government, wanting to build a nursing home. What happened? The government gave him a loan of three million dollars, and he built the nursing home. After it was built, some time ago, that three-million-dollar nursing home was sold for sixteen million. After deducting the previous amount, there was still a lot of money left, the exact amount I am not sure of. Later, he bought a large piece of land for rent, and then took the money to Thailand to support the orphans there.

It is hard for us to imagine how this could operate. It is a very magical person. I tell you, the magical person is not important, what is important is the magical God. Our God, if you give out, God will give to you. I have often seen many people, even those who may be Buddhists, experience these things. Once they give out, they will be given to. Not only Christians and Buddhists, but even people of the world will experience these things.

So, today, brothers and sisters, you must know that giving out is the Word of God. Do not be a selfish Christian, for a selfish Christian is more pitiful than a worldly person! The point I want to emphasize today is that violating God's Word brings a curse, and with a curse, demons fall upon people, how can they have joy? When demons are upon people, they feel very uncomfortable. If you want to be joyful, the Spirit of God must be upon you. A person must act according to God's Word for the Spirit of God to be with them. This is the fifth point, is it clear?

VI. Giving Out Brings Growth, and Growth Brings Joy

Don't think that after I finish talking about this, you will think that growth and joy are the goals. No, that is a byproduct. Actually, when you give out, you will find that there is nothing to give. You know, in these past years, I have been building the church by thinking about giving out. Seeing a child with depression, what can I give them? I can only give them healing and deliverance. So, our healing and deliverance ministry came about out of necessity.

How did it come about? It was seeing these children struggling and suffering. So, it was imperative to give them freedom, to release them from the bondage of the devil. Therefore, the healing and deliverance system we have today should be the most complete in the current logic of healing and deliverance. If you have nothing to give, it doesn't matter. Because you have nothing to give, you are forced to grow, to do something. The theology of healing and deliverance came about this way.

So, to this day, we have the 101 course, which is the very basic beginning of faith, and then 102 is healing and deliverance. Why? Because too many people need healing and deliverance. Up to now, our healing and deliverance, it can be said that among all the churches I know, we do it the best. Where did it come from? It came from wanting to give out, not from wanting to gain something from people. What do we get? What we get is growth.

You know, only when you give out do you realize that you have nothing. I believe you feel the same way I do. I was the same way. When I gave out, I encountered many problems, many issues. Did you think I had all the answers? No, I didn't. It was all developed on the spot. That became my driving force for creation, my driving force for management, and the source of my gifts.

Some people say, Ah, you have the gift of healing and deliverance. No, it's because I have this desire to release people from the bondage of the devil. God gave me this gift. If you do not have it, it does not matter, develop it now. Constantly improve and enhance what you have. Think about it, if you want to give out today, if you want to take money out of people's pockets, it is very difficult. But if you give them a solution, that is really good.

So, remember, no matter what, never forget one thing: how much do you have to give out? If you say, I really have nothing, then I know that you have never been a person who gives out Before. Have you seen the needs of this generation? Have you seen the internal needs of this church now? Have you seen these needs? If you're a pastor and not doing something practical, can you develop new solutions instead of engaging in endless theological discourses? Helping others out of their current situations?

You know, how worried a mother would be after seeing her grown-up child do nothing all day. Of course, if the child submits to your guidance, then guide well. Give something. If they don't want it, then step harder, but give them solution.

Therefore, brothers and sisters, no matter what industry or profession you are in, I tell you, once you want to give out, you will realize that you need to re-examine the skills you have now. Once you sort them out, your mind will become clear. If you want to help people, if you want to sharpen your mind to help people, then the market is huge. There's an expanding market.

So, today, brothers and sisters, are there any salespeople among us? Don't try to sell by saying: Give me your money, why haven't you signed the contract yet? If you do that, who will sign with you? You have to provide solutions. Today, do you know what one of the characteristics of our church is? Everything we give out is free, do you know that? It's all free.

Ah, your business is great, your business is too big! I said, How is it big? Ah, your business is like Google, it's all free to use. Isn't it free to use? Ah, your business is big, like OPI, GPT, you're amazing.

Therefore, brothers and sisters, you must know that the business model of the church is to give out freely. Can everyone grasp what God is saying? Freely you have received, freely give. If this is God's business model, then today we have a priestly business model. The priestly mindset is to give out freely, and God will give to us freely, which is very powerful.

I once invented a term called Blessing Treasure. Did you know that Ant Group of Alibaba Group operates Alipay, and every payment that goes through Alipay gets a cut, a layer peeled off. Today we are not doing Alipay, we are doing Blessing Treasure, which is incredible. If all payments go through Blessing Treasure, won't we become a blessing to all nations on earth? God's business model is much higher than Google's business model, not on the same level, it is God's business model.

So, I think, truly, with everything that I've given out, I've never thought to get something from you, I've never thought to get something from people. You say, Really? Really, I am serious. Then you don't expect me to give an offering? I don't expect you to give an offering, I expect God to give to me. What God gives me, I don’t have to thank people, I only thank God.

So, with this transformation of our church, we can develop a series of things we can give out. There are so many things to give out, and it's all free. Not only are the things of the church free, the things that brothers and sisters of the church give out are also free. This is the mode of priests of God. Our hands touch on the throne of God, our feet stand here on the earth, and we give out freely the solutions from God. This generation will be blessed because of us. Our service has never been paid for. Have you ever found that it has been paid for? Our brothers and sisters will be in this process, so give freely, I tell you, you will bring great growth, you will please God, and if you don't grow, God will cause you to grow, you will become so blessed this isn't some new business method.

If you want to write a business plan, write a priestly business plan. You can only rely on heavenly investment. Our God will invests in you, the Chinese Mingding Destiny will bring an earth-shattering change. It starts with us, and the reason for this start is not because of anything else, but because we are doing it joyfully. Truly joyful. God’s Spirit will come fill us with joy. You will discover how wonderful it is to give out. Don't just give out is just an individual act when one does so the results for oneself are significant.

I once asked a cancer patient, How did you get cancer? He said, Teacher, I am a good person. Oh? How so? He said, If I see an elderly woman, if I go to the market to buy vegetables, I always help her carry them back. I helped do it out of kindness. His help for others was transactional. Later, he developed cancer.

If everything is handled and given out this way, if receiving the results of kindness back to oneself is not a condition when acting out of charity, then you become unencumbered.

If you can give your child the best blessing, let them become a giver; if you can give your children the best teaching, teach them to become givers; if you can make yourself a joyful person, the best way is to become a giver. The ability to create will descend upon you, the ability to manage will descend upon you. The inspiration that comes from the Spirit of God will enter your mind, and the glory of God will be manifested!

VII. Giving Out Brings an Experience of God

Giving out brings an experience of God, which brings joy. Experiencing God is incredible. You know, God walks with you, God is with you, God sits on His throne, looking down on the earth, to see if there is anyone who understands, anyone who seeks. To see if He can find anyone who is willing to give out, willing to distribute the grace that comes from God. Finally, He has found you and me, and all the angels will shout with joy. Can you not experience God? God will walk with you in your days on earth, bestowing gifts, inspiration, creativity, and managerial wisdom, pouring them all upon you from top to bottom, even to overflowing.

Today I can tell everyone that in my faith, in my vision, I have already seen what great grace the brothers and sisters will have in the future, because God wants to give to those who are willing to give out. Why do people not have gifts? Because they do not give out; why do they not have grace? Because they do not give out; why do they not have inspiration? Because they do not give out; why do they not have creativity? Because they do not give out. I tell you that I have grown a lot in these past years. I have finally realized many principles. That is to rejoice with those who rejoice and weep with those who weep in this ministry. What I have in mind is to bring everyone from their current situation into joy, to become full of the likeness of God.

Do you know why that person gave two thousand? Everyone knows that in the Bible, God made a parable, saying: give one thousand to this person, give two thousand to that person, give five thousand to that person. Do you know why? I tell you that the one with one thousand is new, so give him one thousand; the one with two thousand is because he earned one thousand after being given one thousand before, and then those two thousand are all his, so give him another two thousand. What about the one with five thousand? Before, in the first two rounds, he was given one thousand, he earned one thousand, and became two thousand, and then the two thousand were given to him, and he earned another two thousand, so God added another one thousand this time, making it five thousand. God added flower money. I just feel that our God is so good! After earning it, it's all yours.

Originally, in eternity, God set a rule, which is to see how much you give out. I asked you, how did that one thousand become two thousand? Because he peddled a lot of solutions, can everyone understand? He peddled a lot of solutions, not knowing how many people's problems he solved, so one thousand became two thousand. If you are a salesperson, you should understand what I am saying. Your performance is closely related to the solutions you peddle. Do not look at the money in other people's pockets, the money in other people's pockets is their money, if you do not have solutions, one thousand will not become two thousand. How did that two thousand become five thousand? Because he went out to solve other people's problems. Today you and I must become people who create value, people who solve problems. Become a person who bring solution to others so that they can be free from their problems and live life comfortably knowing everything will be aright. How can you not be joyful?

VIII. Giving Out is the Image of God

You know what the Bible says? God gives wisdom and joy to whoever pleases Him. Joy is not something else but what God gives. Who does God favor? Those of good heart, always will and able to help out with anything. If giving out what you have is transactional, then one will never experience the presence of God in daily lives. God is impartial, giving blessings to everyone. How does one becomes so blessed? Through being a kind person. If you want to be a giver, and have those characteristics, God will bless and be besides you for eternity. How wonderful would that be. Do you want to be a wise person? Do you want to be a knowledgeable person? Do you want to be a joyful person? Be someone who pleases God, then giving out is the image of God, giving out pleases God. I really want to tell everyone, when giving out, don't think about when will there be a return. No returns need be expected during the blessing that will come in abundance and prosperity.

You must know that among the people we serve, I often see some people, I lead them in prayer for a day, two days, three days, a month, two months, and then they say to me: Why haven't I gotten better yet? Because what is in their mind is better, they just want to get healed. I said, Never say that again, why? Because saying that makes the past two months a waste. A reset will occur.

Because the people we serve should never hope to be healed quickly, why haven't I been healed yet? Because that thing is called unbelief. God will, according to your unbelief, accomplish what you do not believe. God will also, according to your faith, accomplish what you believe. Do you understand? If you give out then turn around and say How is it I don't experience the blessings? because God's image is freely given to all. I wanted all of you to consider being freely good. and have no secondary objective, it is a blessing to bless and to love. Church and what is from God should remain as such in perpetuity. The only objective is for God's love to be know to the world.

IX. Summary

I also don't know wether what I said made any of this clear. I really hope that everyone can understand that Chinese Mingding Destiny is a destiny of love and good, the giver of good tidings who has no secondary objective of gain.. If you edify people, and have only God's love in your heat then you will proclaim I bless you how could they not welcome and receive his blessing? In this endeavor we must ensure that people are not being solicited for offerings. church is not for offerings. The only direction it should face is towards the love for God.

Everyone knows that the debts run up by some church builds is exorbitant the leaders focus on collecting returns, or on meeting a quota. Do you all know that we don't do this, for it is far too great a burden. Our goal is to provide for all, as christ did, for us to make life better through love, and for this objective to propel everyone.

Today I we have explored a crucial aspect in that of the essence. the essence in this is just to love, to give, to lift others up, and that this will be our guiding light. As such, we have now grasped hold of the Chinese Mingding Destiny and this will place joy within our hearts. Therefore, that has been done, the rewards through action has come so let us be joyful. giving is our guiding light, the love for others is what should guide our hands, the rest we will leave to God and his praise.

Next, we will sing a song, and afterwards we receive offerings. to fully grasp to what it is and that the funds brought shall be of good conscience. Then we will have shifted our focus and gaze solely towards Him, and those who are now with great malady, with suffering and strife, will receive His Love, for it is only then that they would have given all for our Father, our Christ.

Therefore will this church be dedicated for His Love, for His kindness, for our Brethren will all be blessed, and as it is to God that has entrusted for this mission our leader must never be shy or reluctant. For those who have followed and come to our home, let us welcome his touch with open arms and never ask, but so shall we give. Thus do I say this, for all I know the angels themselves will rejoice for us, to guide us with eyes wide and thoughts clear, with purpose. It is only with purpose, with direction that we will follow, and it will only be from there to will the joy will swell, to all our members who have assembled. Now let us all be willing to give His Heart to all, with any to give, with everything to give.

Then to give thanks, repeat after me: I wish to live for you. I wish to stand with you. From all that you have given me, for all that you will give me, thank you for your Love and Protection. I wish to offer all that is in my power, with my heart so pure, so passionate, forever!

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前一段时间,在咱们当中有一个姐妹在无意之间,在复印机那看到了他们单位的那个年底分花红的那个数目字,她就发现有一些人拿的数,干的活没她多,但是拿的数跟她一样,哎呦,这个纠结呀!回来就跟她的牧者也说呀,说呀,心里头就难受!为什么难受呢?因为她自己认为她干活干得多呀,别人干活干得少,怎么能拿一样的呢?纠结了好多天呐。你说是不是傻呀?是不是脑子有毛病呀?你咋不计较给出去的呢? 那还有呐,这人脑子里的想法可有意思了,有一个人有个女儿想嫁出去,那想嫁出去呢?结果就发现如果嫁给当兵的,老婆在家可以平白无故可以拿几千块钱。讲完了以后,她的牧者就跟我说,我想挺有意思啊。老想得着,还没嫁过去呢,就想要得着啥了。我跟大家说这可不是解决问题的办法,就是总想得着什么,这种东西叫做贫穷的心态。老是算计要得着什么。那今天咱们能不能翻过来,就想给出去! 你知道我的追求是啥吗?我的追求就是每一个咱们当中的弟兄姐妹都成为一个喜乐的人。你有没有觉得来到咱们华人命定神学是不是比以前喜乐了?肯定比以前喜乐了。为啥呢?我今天念叨你,明天念叨你,每天都念叨你,哎呀,做一个有命定的人,做有命定的人。哎呀,给出去呀!给出去呀!每个人都是天天听我的念叨。所以咱们今天弟兄姐妹有没有发现给出去的人是个喜乐的人呐?如果你发现了,你今天就开始改变。那就叫做像神呐!

你要知道今天咱们教会要在一个新的转型阶段,这个转型的阶段你来教会已经不再是十一奉献,已经不再是听道,已经不再是做个笔记,已经不再是上一个事工。不管你有几把刷,我要想办法把你那几把刷给弄出来,让你奉献出来,不管你有啥?都奉献出来。为什么呢?因为你奉献出来了你那几把刷,就变成几把中刷,那几把中刷奉献出来,就变成几把大刷了。 所以我想今天咱们弟兄姐妹你别听反了,经常有人听反。一听讲奉献的见证,蒙祝福了,然后他自己心里头就难受,跟在复印机上看见神给人花红,怎么给她这么少,就心里难受。其实搞错了,我们要成为这个世代的祝福,我们就是要开始从小就训练给出去。如果你说:老师,我也没啥好给的,过去就一直没有给过。现在终于有机会可以给了,所以如果没啥好给的,就绞尽脑汁想点招给点啥吧。 昨天夜里,我联系了一个牧师,是我们当中的姐妹认识的,八十岁了,我们这个姐妹就跟我说:刘牧师呀,你一定要认识认识这个牧师,他是一个做实事的人呐!我说:哦,那挺好啊。哎呀你瞧他八十一岁了满脸通红,精神焕发。然后他干了一件什么事呢?就是在金三角那个地方,养了一百五十个孤儿,无家可归的孩子。建房子,让他们有东西吃、有地方住,然后给他们收养了,让他们上学。你知道多少钱吗?那是很多的钱呐给出去。这个牧师很有意思,这个牧师一经手就是几百万、几千万,按人民币算都是几千万,一经手都是很大的数儿,为啥?给出去!你说:这么多钱呐!

有一些牧师看着眼红就说他:这个牧师喜欢做生意呀,还是怎么着。其实这个牧师还真的是很可爱!昨天夜里我就跟他聊了聊,他就把一大堆的照片发给我,我看了以后,那照片上的小孩儿挺可爱的。我说的意思是啥呢?我说的意思就是,他喜乐呀!他从来没有失眠的问题,老人家过去这些年天天都很喜乐,为啥?他是给出去的人。他怎么可能不喜乐呢?然后怎么着?昨天通电话的时候,告诉我,他什么时候他再去泰国北部金三角那一带,他说:你要不要也过来看一看?我也想过去看看。 我想这件事,说明了一件事。至于这个神学体系我们暂且不说,因为这是一个很福音派的牧师。华人命定神学我们说的那些福音派的那些缺点,但是人家也有优点呀,这个老牧师八十岁真给呀,真的是给出去!也是真的喜乐!昨天还有一个姐妹,常常在咱们网站上听啊,然后在私底下找一些人她去服侍,她就跟我讲服侍完了真的开心。我说:嗨,我老早就发现了这个规律了。给出去得着的是喜乐呀! 你知道有一些人,给出去就得哎呦!咬咬牙,跺跺脚,哎呦那个痛苦啊!给得那个痛苦哇!我说:算了算了!给出去这么痛苦还不如不给呢。那个奉献:两百块钱,给你吧!哎呀不就两百块钱吗?哎呦心里那个纠结呀!傻孩子!不知道什么叫做给出去。还有呢,咱们讲见证,谁蒙祝福了。有一些人就说:哎呀我也奉献,怎么没有祝福呢?我说:你这奉献,看你奉献那个痛苦劲。你奉献的那个痛苦的样子那就白奉献了!凡是不甘心乐意的都白整了。

今天咱们要喜乐,奉献得喜乐那才是关键呢,其实,从来都没有把奉献完了,有没有蒙祝福当回事,因为啥?根本就不是那么一回事。大家一定要知道:**祝福是个副产品,喜乐是个副产品,成长是个副产品,那些都不是目标,给出去才是我们的目标。就是要给出去,就是要讨神的喜悦,那是我们的命定**!我们为此而生,为此而活,为此而死,为此来到这世上,就是要给出去。 这不是有一句话讲得挺好:春蚕到死丝方尽,蜡炬成灰泪始干。**来到这世上就是要给出去,想得着的得不着,给出去的却得着了,这是一个很奇妙的事情**!我真的很喜欢给出去,建的教会也是一个给出去的教会。咱们教会从来不拿别人的钱,真的不拿人家的钱。我就感慨啊! 我认识了一个朋友,他也建立一个教会,然后有一个香港的教会给他奉献了200万新币,然后又建堂,又买产业。我看了以后心里就觉得:感谢神!咱不需要那个,咱需要的就是神,需要的就是给出去。咱们训练的会友也是一个给出去的会友。千万不要搞错了,有的人今天给了,明天给了,然后老回头看,怎么没有人给我呢?全部搞错了。奉献了,又奉献了,怎么还没有祝福临到我呢?哎呀,他怎么可能喜乐呢?

我有一个逻辑,我忘了有没有跟大家讲过,我们今天活在一个开放式的系统里头。如果你当作是一个封闭式的,封闭式的是啥?就是这里头就这么多资源。如果这里头就这么多资源,你占了一半,对方占一半;对方占了60%,你只有40%,这是零和游戏。就是你拿多,对方拿少;对方拿多,你拿少。但是如果资源是无限的呢?如果这是一个开放式的系统,神不断地往里注入资源呢?那公式就不一样了。算法也不一样了,公式也不一样。所以今天大家千万不要带着一个封闭式的思维来看我们今天的生活、生存的空间。你不实践,你是不知道给出去才会喜乐。你只有知道了原来给出去神才给你,你给出去,你才会喜乐,想当然拍脑袋是没有用的。 我真的很想告诉大家:这一年是教会再次转型的一年,接下来大家可以看见教会又进到一个新的高度,这是给出去的新高度。接着我们来读今天的这段经文,在《使徒行传》第二十章第三十三到三十六节。前一段时间有一个弟兄跟我说:老师,你要不要带我们再查一遍《使徒行传》?我说好啊!他说再查一遍《使徒行传》,我看你对《使徒行传》理解够深的。确实是非常了解。尤其是对保罗、彼得这些人了解老深了。今天咱们学的就是这个保罗,他出现在《使徒行传》第二十章。

神啊!今天就兴起我们,使我们这一群人成为一个给出去的人,成为一个合祢心意的百姓,能够祝福这个世代;神啊!兴起我们,在这个世代如同明光照耀,让世人透过我们能够看见祢的荣耀,看见祢大能的膀臂;神啊!就让我们成为这个世代的祝福,让万国万民都要因我们得福,让祢应许给亚伯拉罕的都成就在我们的身上,让祢的应许在我们身上都不落空!奉耶稣基督的名祷告,阿们!

你知道人如果不照着神的话去做会怎么样?受咒诅。受了咒诅会怎么样?受了咒诅邪灵就会附在你身上,人就会活出那种魔鬼的难受的感觉,神的灵不会住在你身上。但是人如果照着神的话去做,神的灵会住在你身上。你知道神的灵住在人身上,人就会喜乐。人如果对灵界里的东西不了解,一定要知道灵界里的东西,决定了我们身体的感觉。 比如说,你呼吸困难,那是呼吸困难的邪灵住在你身上。比如说,你浑身疼痛,那是疼痛的灵住在你身上。清楚了吗?如果说是,这个人浑身难受,那难受的灵住在你身上。这回大家就要知道,人的感觉跟灵界紧密相关,你怎么可能喜乐呢?也就是说,一个人照着神的话去做,给出去是神的话。如果你照着神的话,是真的给出去,神的灵会住在你身上,魔鬼的灵会离开你。然后我告诉你,你就一定会是一个喜乐的人,因为神的灵就是喜乐的灵。 人们常常是按照自己的话去活,那活啥呢?就是老想得着啊。今天有没有发现,老想得着、得着、得着,从小就教导孩子自私啊,从小就教导孩子怎么占便宜,怎么自私,那你说他能好吗?问题就越来越多。所以你会发现,从小就训练孩子学习给出去。 比如说 ,在家里头,能不能给出去点力气,收拾一下家?吃完饭把碗给刷了,做家务,帮着爸爸妈妈做家务,那也是给出去啊。但是很多人,就是训练孩子让他们成为一个很自私的人。结果长大了,这孩子要么就是一个啃老的,要么是一个自私的,反正忧郁症了。癌症啊、忧郁症啊,全是这么来的。

人照着自己的话去活,就跟照着鬼的话活一样,差不多。人的话就是鬼的话,鬼的话就是人的话。所以,一个人无知,对灵界的无知,他是很难喜乐的。因为对灵界的无知,他就照着人的逻辑,他是要得着才喜乐,可是他又得不着。所以,一辈子不喜乐,就活在咒诅当中。你说这不悲剧了?人有两种活法。一种是照着鬼的话,或者人的话去活;一种是照着神的话去活,给出去是照着神的话去活啊。所以,你给出去,有人打出那段经文来了: 你们要给人,就必有给你们的。(《路加福音》6:38) 听明白了吗?所以神给你,这就是一个开放式的系统。如果你真的给出去,你真的会给出去。刚才我讲的那位老人家,八十多岁的老牧师,他老是给出去,所以经过他的手的钱,都是几百万、上千万的。你说他从哪整的?他真的是神给的。 你知道他曾经一分钱没有,他就去找政府,他要建一个养老院,结果怎么着呢?政府就给他贷款,给了他三百万,然后他建养老院。养老院就开始建起来,建起来以后呢,前一段时间,这三百万的养老院,卖了一千六百万。卖了一千六百万,减掉之前的,那还剩老多钱,具体的数我说的不一定那么准确。后来又买了一大块地,又出租,然后就把这钱弄到泰国去,供养那些孤儿们。 我们很难想象这件事,它怎么就能够运转起来?是一个非常神奇的人。我告诉你,神奇的人不重要,重要的是神奇的神啊。我们的神,你给出去,神就给你们。我经常见过很多,他们甚至可能是个佛教徒,他们都会经历这些事。一旦给出去,就有给他们的。不但基督徒、佛教徒、世上的人,都会经历这些事。

所以,今天咱们弟兄姐妹,你要知道给出去,那是神的话。千万不要做一个自私的基督徒,自私的基督徒就比世人更可怜啊!我今天要讲的,突出的一点,违背神的话就受咒诅,受了咒诅,鬼就落在人身上,人怎么可能喜乐呢?鬼在人身上,人是很难受的。你要想喜乐,你必须是神的灵在人身上,一个人必须照着神的话去行,神的灵才与他同在。这是第五点,清楚了吗?

你不要以为我说的,我把这事说完了以后,你以为成长和喜乐是目标。不,那是个副产品。其实你给出去,你就会发现,哎呀,一给出去这东西,好像没什么好给啊。你知道过去这些年,我建教会,我都是从建教会想给出去这一条路上走过来的。眼睁睁地看着一个忧郁症的孩子,我能给他什么呢?我只能给他一个医治释放。所以,咱们的医治释放是被逼无奈弄出来的。 怎么弄出来的呢?就是看见这些,在这辛苦、痛苦当中的孩子,眼睁睁地就看着他们这样。那不行,那一定要给他一个自由,让他从魔鬼的辖制里释放出来。所以,今天咱们形成的医治释放的体系,是现在的医治释放的这个逻辑里面,应该是最完善的一个。你没有什么可以给,没关系,你正因为没有什么可以给,可以逼着去你成长,去做点什么,医治释放的神学就是这么来的。 所以,直到今天,咱们有101课程,那是一个信仰的最基本的一个开端,然后102是医治释放。为什么?太多人需要医治释放。到现在为止,咱们的医治释放应该是可以说,在所有的教会的当中,我所认识的教会当中,所有我认识的教会当中,医治释放咱们做的最好。从哪来呢?是想给出去啊,不是想从人那里得着什么啊。得着的是啥?得着的就是成长。

你知道,给出去的时候,才知道自己没有啊,我相信你这种感觉,跟我这种感觉一样,我当时也是一样。当我给出去的时候,我遇到很多很多这样的问题、那样的问题,你以为我都有答案吗?没有,没有答案,都是现开发的。那就成了我创造的动力,成了我管理的动力,成了我恩赐的来源。 有的人说,啊,你看你有这个医治释放的恩赐。不是,是因为我有这医治释放,我想把人从魔鬼的辖制里,释放出来的这样的一个渴望。神就把这样的恩赐,赐给了我。没有的没关系,现开发有的不断的改进和提升。你想想看,今天如果你想给出去,你想从人家的口袋掏钱,从人家的口袋里头把钱弄过来,那是一件很难的事。但是如果你把解决方案给人家,那真的好啊,真的好。 所以,记住啊,无论如何,永远不要忘记一件事,你手里到底有多少东西可以给出去的?如果你说,我真的没有。哦,那我知道,你过去就根本不是一个给出去的人。看见这个世代的需要了没有?看到现在这个教会里的内部的需要了没有?看到在这些需要了没有?看到了。如果你是一个牧者,仍然停留在涛涛不休,嘚不嘚的,一直在那讲神学,讲说教,还不如做点实事,能不能给人一个解决方案?把他从那种光景当中带出来。

你知道一个孩子妈妈,看见一个孩子无所事事,挺老大了,你说纠结不纠结?肯定纠结。当然了,这个孩子也让你管,那咱就好好管,给出去。你给他点东西,他不要,那咱就跺跺脚,但是咱得有东西给呀。 所以,今天咱们弟兄姐妹,不管你是从事哪一行、哪一业,我告诉你,你一旦想给出去的时候,你就会发现,你还需要把你现在有的这两把刷子重新清理一下。你这一梳理可不要紧啊,这一梳理,脑袋变得清晰了,你想帮助人,你要想削尖了脑袋帮助人,那可做的市场可大了,按市场可太大了。 所以,今天弟兄姐妹,咱们当中有没有做销售的?千万别销售:把你的钱给我,你为什么还不跟我签合同?你这么整的话,谁跟你签啊?你得带着解决方案。今天,你知道吗?咱们教会有一个特点,咱们东西给出去,全是免费的,知道不?全是免费的。 哎呀,你做这个生意大啊,你做这个生意太大了。我说,怎么大了?哎呀,你这生意跟谷歌似的,都是免费用啊。那可不就是免费用吗?哎呀,你这生意大啊,跟这个OPI、GPT一样啊,哇,你厉害啊。

所以,今天咱们弟兄姐妹要知道,教会的这个商业模式,是白白地给出去。大家能不能够抓住神的话,神怎么说?白白得来的,白白给出去,听得懂吗?如果是神的商业模式,今天我们就是一个祭司的商业模式。祭司的思维模式,就是白白地给出去,神就会白白地给我们,可了不得了。 我曾经发明过一个词,这东西叫祝福宝。你知道吗?蚂蚁集团,阿里的蚂蚁集团,经营了一个支付宝,所有的支付通过支付宝,他都砍一刀,都扒一层皮。今天咱们不是做支付宝的,咱们是做祝福宝的,那可了不得。祝福宝,都经过咱这走,那不是成为地上万国万民的祝福了吗?神的商业模式比谷歌的商业模式,那高多了,不是一个层次的,是神的商业模式。 所以说我想,今天凡是我给出去的,真的是,从来都没想,从你那里得着什么,从来都没想从人那里得着什么。那你说,你真的啊?真的,我是真的。那你不指望我奉献呢吗?我没指望你奉献,指望的是神给我。神给我的,我也不用感谢人,我只感谢神。 所以咱们教会这次转型,可以开发一系列的东西,可以给出去。给出去的太多的,全部都是免费的。不但教会的东西是免费的,教会弟兄姐妹给出去的东西也是免费的。这是神的祭司的模式。我们的手摸在神的宝座上,我们的脚站在地上,我们把神那里拿来的解决方案白白的给出去。这个世代要因我们得祝福。我们的服侍从来不收费,你有发现收过费吗?没有收过费。我们的弟兄姐妹就会在这样的过程当中,你白白的给出去,我告诉你,你会带来极大的成长,你会讨神的喜悦,你不成长神都会使你成长。你不喜乐,神会使你喜乐。好得不得了,这是商业模式。

如果你要写一个商业计划书,就写一个祭司的商业计划书。好得不得了,没人投资没关系,神投资。我们的神一定会投资在你的身上,华人命定神学要带来天翻地覆的变化。就是从我们开始,而且这开始不是因为别的,是因为我们这样做的时候是欢欢喜喜、开开心心的。真的喜乐,神用喜乐的灵来充满我们。你会发现给出去是何等的美好。不要说你给出去,就是一般的人,实践一把给出去,那都了不得啊。 我曾经问过一位癌症患者,你怎么得癌症的?他说:老师,我是一个好人。哎呦?我说你怎么就是一个好人呢?他说:那我如果见到老太太,我如果到市场买菜,我都帮助她提着回去。做好事啊。但问题是他只做这么一件好事,后来得了癌症,因为里面还是计较很多东西没有得着。如果所有的事都是这样,所有的事都是给出去,所有的事都不计较得着和不得着,我告诉你,你可了不得了。 如果你能给你孩子最好的祝福,让他成为一个给出去的人;如果你能给你孩子最好的教导,教导他们成为一个给出去的人;如果你能够让自己成为一个喜乐的人,你最好的方法就是成为一个给出去的人。创造的能力要降在你的身上,管理的能力要降在你的身上。从神的灵而来的灵感要进到你脑袋的里面,神的荣耀要彰显出来!

给出去就会经历神,就会喜乐。你经历神那可了不得了。你知道神与你同行,神与你同在,神坐在衪的宝座上,向地上观看,看能不能有一个明白的,有一个寻求的。看能不能找到一个愿意给出去,愿意把从神来的这些恩典分赐出去。终于找到了你和我,众天使都要欢呼啊。你能不经历神吗?神就会在地上的日子与你同行,恩赐、赐灵感、创造力、管理的智慧,而上到下通通的倾倒在你的身上,甚至无处可容。 今天我可告诉大家,在我的信心里面,在我的异象当中,我已经看见未来弟兄姐妹有何等美好的恩典,因为神要给的,就是那些愿意给出去的人。为什么人没有恩赐?因为他不给出去;为什么没有恩典?因为他不给出去;为什么没有灵感?因为他不给出去;为什么他没有创造力?因为他不给出去。我告诉你过去这些年我成长老大一截了,我终于悟出来了很多的道理。就是在这服侍当中,跟喜乐的人同喜乐,跟哀哭的人同哀哭。心里想着的,就是把大家从现在的光景带到喜乐的里面去,成了满有神的样子。

你知道为什么那个人给了两千吗?大家知道在《圣经》里面神做了一个比喻说:给这个人一千,给那个人两千,给那个人五千,知道为什么吗?我告诉你那个一千的是新来的,给他一千;那个两千的是因为之前给了一千他又赚了一千,然后那两千都是他的啦,就再给他两千。那五千是怎么回事?那五千之前的时候,前两拨的时候给了他一千赚了一千成了两千了,然后两千就给他了,他又去赚了两千,这回神又给他加了一千,成了五千。加了一千花红。哎呀,我就觉得我们的神真好啊!赚完了都是你的。 原来在永恒的里面神定了一个规矩,就是看你给出去多少。我问你那一千怎么就变成了两千?因为他兜售了一大堆的解决方案,大家能理解吗?他兜售了一大堆的解决方案,不知道解决了多少人的问题,所以一千变两千了。如果你是一名销售员,你应该明白我讲的。你的业绩跟你兜售的解决方案紧密相关。千万不要看着人家口袋里的钱,人家口袋里的钱是人家的钱,你没有解决方案,你一千变不成两千的。那两千怎么变成五千?是因为他出去解决人家的问题。今天你和我都要成为一个创造价值的人,成为一个解决问题的人。成为一个把解决方案给出去的人,你怎么可能不喜乐呢?

你知道《圣经》怎么说的?神喜乐谁,就赐给谁智慧和喜乐。喜乐可不是别的,喜乐是神所赐的。神喜悦谁?那怎么就喜悦了?因为那个人是一个给出去的无私的人,神就赐给他智慧,知识和喜乐。你要想做一个有智慧的人吗?想做一个有知识的人吗?想做一个喜乐的人吗?做一个神所喜悦的人,然后给出去就是神的形像,给出去就讨了神的喜悦。我真的很想告诉大家,给出去千万别想着怎么还没有回报。 要知道在我们服侍的人当中,我经常看见一些人,我带他祷告一天、两天、三天、一个月、两个月,然后他给我来了一句:怎么还没好啊?因为他脑袋里面装的就是好,就是要得医治。我说以后千万别再讲这话了,为啥?一讲这话过去两月白整了,清零了。那一清零了这不麻烦啦。 因为我们服侍的人,千万别希望快点得医治呀,怎么还没得医治?因为那个东西叫做不信。神会照着你的不信,为你成就你所不信的。神也会照着你所信的,为你成就你所信的。听明白了吗?你如果给出去,一直回头说:哎呀,怎么还没有给我呀?完了,白给!因为神的形像都是白白的赐给众人。我想今天弟兄姐妹开始知道,给出去神从来没有图我们什么,我们也不图人家还给我们什么。这就是教会,这就是祭司的心态,这就是神的形像。

我也不知道讲给出去这事,讲清楚了没有。我真的很希望大家能够理解,华人命定神学是一个给出去的神学。如果你建造人,你说:我祝福你!人家怎么可能不要呢?如果建造人都想着从人家那里收奉献,那就麻烦了。教会永远不要看着奉献,你知道有些教会建了堂,欠了好几百万,有的欠了好几千万,有的欠了好几个亿。结果就指望从奉献的里头好还这些欠的债,就指望有人数,就指望人奉献完了以后,好解决他自己的问题。 大家知不知道,咱们教会不干这样的事,为什么?因为那是极大的试探。我们从来都不指望从教会的会友那里得着什么,我们指望的就是给我们教会的弟兄姐妹什么,我们教会的弟兄姐妹也指望给别人什么。那些别人也指望说把一些东西给别人,这就是我们华人命定神学很精髓的东西,华人命定神学的文化就是这样。给出去,不断的给出去!你一定会成为一个喜乐的人,你所做的你已经得着你该得的了。这是我们的命定。给出去是我们的命定,愿神纪念我们,施恩与我们,愿我们所做的在衪的里面得着喜悦。 我们准备唱一首诗歌,准备收今天的奉献。如果你不明白奉献的意义,请你不要奉献。今天就让我们的眼光和心思被神改变,让我们单单注视神。如果你活得不好,是因为你是个自私的人。今天如果你活得一身的疾病,是因为你是个自私的人,不是想给出去的人,你总想得着什么,今天如果你唯一想的就是给出去,就是在家里也是给出去,不单单是给钱,乃是把神的祝福给出去。如果你不明白奉献的意义,请你不要奉献。

整个教会要成为一个给出去的人,我也不瞒大家在这里再多啰唆几句。很多人跟我说:刘老师,你应该办神学院,收学费。我想了很久,后来我发现这不是祭司的模式,不管是谁,就算是跟我们毫不相关,大街上走进来的人,你愿意从我们这里得着点什么,我们就把最美好的给他。这里不是收钱的地方,这里是祝福人的地方。我相信我这样讲的时候,天上的众天使都要为我们欢呼!因为我们是有这样的眼光,这样的心思!我们的心随着神的心意而动,喜乐就充满我们。弟兄姐妹从现在开始,不单单是十一奉献,有什么都拿出来,将你一生神给你的都拿出来。 好,举起手来跟我一起祷告:神呐!我要做一个给出去的人。神呐!愿你与我同在,我把白白得来的都白白的给出去。神呐!愿你加添力量给我,让我能够开开心心,欢欢喜喜的把自己摆上,将我自己完全倾倒给你,让我一生可以活出你的荣耀!让这个世代因着我们可以看见你的荣耀。奉耶稣基督的名,阿们! 我们在天上的父,愿人都尊祢的名为圣,愿祢的国降临,愿祢的旨意行在地上如同行在天上,我们日用的饮食,今日赐给我们,免我们的债,如同我们免了人的债,不叫我们遇见试探,救我们脱离凶恶,因为国度、权柄、荣耀全是祢的,直到永远,阿们!
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