「耶和華啊,我要在萬民中稱謝你,在列邦中歌頌你。」詩篇 108:3
(冼紋玉,香港)感謝主!能參與音樂營聚會,雖然因工作關係,只參與了兩場信息聚會,聚會中體會主的同在,尤其在第二晚信息中提到,聖經中有許多「歌頌」的字眼:「要在萬民中歌頌袮」,更深體會、確定要為主sing through the land。歷代志下第二十章提到,打仗的時候也要設立歌唱的人;他們正歌唱的時候,神就擊殺敵人,音樂的事奉 ,實在很重要。
詩歌敬拜會聚會中,感謝主使我們的詩歌,有真理內涵,在配曲上也進步了不少!也感謝主預備了許多年青的弟兄姊妹,他們有才華,也有美好聲線。
主啊!願我們一同為祢sing through the land!袮最配得榮耀和萬民的歌頌!
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(羅以諾,香港)感謝主,我有分參與全球音樂同工營。
我形容這次音樂營,猶如屬靈「海豹突擊隊」訓練營。所說的不單有以往團隊的日程安排,更寶貴有多位長老哥哥帶動每天早上的聚會,一同在多方面進入、實踐合神心意人的道路。內容不乏志權哥哥教導定點、志光哥哥教導全面「四長一短」的實行、兆良哥哥教導瞻仰與變化。但重點在於,我們整個團隊的弟兄姊妹也渴慕神,以致在日與夜中一齊快樂地進步、突破!與清心禱告的人一同追求不單是保羅的勸勉,更是我在音樂營的心願(提後二22 )。
另外,我很深刻每晚余弟兄信息中異象的傳遞。在入營前我也預備了看2007年大衛帳幕信息的書籍。雖事隔十一年,但很感動,主一直帶領我們當中的弟兄姊妹進入祂心底。有合神心意的人,才有合神心意的教會。我們沒有走錯,一直以來都重視親近神,只是在認識和經歷上不斷進深。晚上聚會中,余弟兄提到大衛帳幕的重要和影響,以致在第一世紀中的會議,也表達神渴求當年的光境——每個信主的人深深親近祂,並影響所有人認識、更愛祂(徒十五16)!我要天天進深甜美日程、決心帶弟兄姊妹走永生路、為完成神心意而精通音樂、外語,親近主中完成神給大衛的心志(詩五七、一零八)、主的愛願(約十七)!
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(Shirley Lee,多倫多)I have a couple of gains, but I will only talk about a few of them...
- The Music Camp has helped me A LOT in my relationship with God.
Previously I reflected on my spiritual self, and felt like my drawing near to God was lacking many sense that it felt more like a chore than it was a cultivation of a relationship. Through the camp, I gained a lot of insight on simplifying the Sweet Daily Living—condensing it to one to two lines—while keeping the most important aspect: ENJOYING the truth... the space. "Enjoying" kept popping up and I realized how important this was in the pursuit for God and His will. How are we to do His will if we can't even enjoy His presence? Adding space to the Sweet Daily Living gave a chance for the Lord to respond, and it was exactly what I was looking for—to experience God. How do we experience Him if we don't give Him a chance to? A lot of these key aspects helped me to realign my way of drawing close to Him.
- The Music Camp helped me realized my part in God's Picture.
The Music Camp provided a very clear vision of the coming tasks that we will bear in the coming days. Music will be a cornerstone in the “Sing through the World” project to spread the Good News. It was a reflection and a reminder of our main career—to spread the gospel to the world, to finish the task the Lord laid on us. The vision was glorious, but the workload was unimaginable and the burden was laid on each one of us to take it up. Here, I realized my role in God's family, in His plan for eternity, and it was here that I realized what I needed to do to contribute to it.
- His Ultimate Love Dream—One Big Family
I feel so blessed to be able to be a part of this Music Camp, that I was able to meet so many brothers and sisters from all over the world and feel their love and dedication for the Lord and this family. It was through the Friday Concert that I realized how much I don't want this camp to end and to have brothers and sisters stay. Then I realized that this is God's Love Dream, to have brothers and sisters from all over the world, of different ethnicity, culture and background to come together in unity—the Unity of the Lord. One Big Family! I realized how much MORE the Lord wants this than me and it also amplified the need of the work in the music ministry to be done.
I'm so thankful I was able to be a part of this camp, be a part of this vision and was able to get to know so many brothers and sisters. May the Lord guide our works ahead... so we can truly “sing through the world”