Praise God that our Sunday’s preaching is currently on the book of Acts which confirms it is really God’s leadership. From the study of Romans at the beginning of the year to the study of Acts, I can see that brothers and sisters have a better understanding about the Gospel and have more confidence to spread God’s words.
The Mandarin congregation has started since last year to pray for evangelism training. Up till July this year, God has been preparing people’s heart.
After several months of prayer and waiting for God’s confirmation, Mandarin congregation can finally start the first Evangelism Explosion (EE3) training in September.
We have also been greatly encouraged by the brothers and sisters in the Cantonese congregation. They have already held this training for twenty one years. With God’s guidance during this time, Mandarin congregation finally commenced launching their very first training.
I received EE3 training before, but that was twenty years ago. It was not easy when I first started. I need to memorise the gist of the gospel, bible verses, gospel examples etc. Also, I need to ask people two difficult questions about the gospel. I was a bit reluctant at first but after I had finished the intensive training, I realized that, having been a Christian for eight years, I could not clearly articulate what the gospel is about. I also discovered I did not understand the gospel even though I said to have believed in Jesus for some time.
I am thankful for the pastor at the time who strongly encouraged us to undertake the EE3 training. I realized later that I was the one who benefited from understanding the gospel before sharing the message with others. God first bestowed the blessings upon me and made me understand clearly the preciousness of the gospel.
Although a lot of people do not like EE3 training, believing it to be a rigid way to share the gospel, which I do not deny. But as compared to the other evangelism training, I think EE3 is still one of the more comprehensive discipleship training.
There is no one best way to spread the gospel but training is needed. We can only try our best to learn how to better share the gospel, and more importantly, to rely on God and the Holy Spirit because he is the only living God. As long as we are willing to believe in him, he will cleanse us; and for his kingdom and glory, he will use us and make us fishers of men.
When it comes to serving God, what matters is not success, but faithfulness to him.
May the Lord help us. Regardless of the means we use, may we have greater faith to share the gospel and to make disciples for the Lord.
感恩，教會的主日信息正在傳講使徒行傳，這印證了真的是神的帶領。從年初的羅馬書，到現在的使徒行傳，我看到弟兄姊妹們對福音更加認識，大家也更有信心為神傳福音。
國語堂的弟兄姊妹們從去年開始，為傳福音訓練禱告，一直到今年的七月份，看到神在這期間預備人心。
經過幾個月的禱告並且等候神的印證，國語堂終於可以在九月份開始第一屆的三福傳福音訓練(Evangelism Explosion)。
我們也受到粵語堂弟兄姊妹的鼓勵，他們已經一直堅持辦了二十一屆。而國語堂這期間在神的帶領下，預備開辦第一屆，終於有零的突破。
我自己曾經參加過三福訓練，但也是二十年前的事情。最初讀的時候，真的感覺不容易，要背福音大綱，要背金句，背福音例證等。而且要問別人兩條不容易的福音問題。最初有點抗拒，但後來完成密集的課程後，發現自己雖然在當時信主已經有八年時間，但其實對於什麼是福音，並不能清楚表達出來。也發現，其實自己說是信了耶穌一段時間，但沒有真的明白什麼是福音。
感恩當時的牧師，用堅定的態度鼓勵我們讀了三福。因為後來發現，得益之處在於，不是給別人傳福音，而是先給自己傳福音。神首先賜福給我，讓我清楚明瞭福音的寶貴。
雖然還是有很多人不太喜歡三福訓練，因為感覺是很生硬的傳福音方法。我其實也不否認這看法。但綜觀現在大部分傳福音訓練，我認為三福仍是其中一個比較完善的門徒訓練。
傳福音並沒有最好的方法，但訓練是需要的。我們唯有在不完美中，盡我們的努力，學好傳福音，更重要是繼續倚靠神，倚靠聖靈，因為只有衪是活著的神。只要我們願意信靠衪，衪一定會潔淨我們，為了衪的國度及榮耀，使用我們，讓我們得人如得魚。
服侍神，不在乎成功與否，只在於我們是否忠心信靠神。
求主幫助我們，無論是用什麼方法，讓我們更有信心，為主傳講福音，造就門徒。
