On June 12, Pastor Bai Yue shared the tenth segment in a series of online sermons on the revival of the church. She reminded her viewers that the basis of revival is the change in thinking and an attitude that is willing to encounter suffering.
He told them this parable: “No one tears a piece out of a new garment to patch an old one. Otherwise, they will have torn the new garment, and the patch from the new will not match the old. And no one pours new wine into old wineskins. Otherwise, the new wine will burst the skins; the wine will run out and the wineskins will be ruined. (Luke 5:36-37)
The growth of life is a process, and the ultimate goal of our lives is to worship and be with our sovereign Lord, which is also the end of our faith. How can we achieve this? We must choose change. Only by changing the present can we decide the future. The depth of change determines the degree of growth.
1. Change starts with endurance.
Pastor Bai believes that if people want to change, they must learn to endure. She gave an example. A couple just got married. The couple knew each other well and fell in love, so they married. But there were a lot of things that were not revealed before they married and then small differences gradually emerged. The husband brushed his teeth, put the brush underneath, and squeezed toothpaste from the front to the back. His wife did things the opposite way. As a result, there was a dispute. She was prejudiced against her husband and believed that he was very rude. But because of love, she slowly accepted his way of doing things, covered up her feelings, and endured it. Later, she gradually got used to it and felt his behavior was acceptable. There were many things that married couples need to accept, such as differences in temperament, daily life, the concept of time, etc. They chose each other to enjoy love in life, although the process was difficult and required a change of concept.
God's Word was like the new belt mentioned in the Bible. Wine referred to the Holy Spirit and old belt was the concept. We need to change. The degree of change in concept affects the degree of work of the Holy Spirit in us. The deeper our knowledge of God and the perception of ideas, the greater the work of the Holy Spirit in our bodies, thus our beliefs are not simply superstition. Change is filled with the promises of God and His Word.
2. How to change our thought process
But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all the truth. He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come. (John 16:13)
Only by rejecting incorrect thought processes, re-establishing, planting, and accepting the correct concept can we completely change. But how to judge whether our ideas are correct? That’s the reason why we need a teacher who can lead us. Jesus sent the Holy Spirit to guide us into all truth, so when the Holy Spirit came, He would be our teacher. The Bible tells us that God revealed all things through the Spirit to us. He searched all things, including the deep things of God. The Bible is the only foundation of our faith, so the Holy Spirit is our guide and teacher. When our way of thinking changes, then our choices, feelings and attitudes will also change, and eventually we will see different results.
3. How to deal with difficulties
That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong. (2 Corinthians 12:10)
It can be seen from the scriptures that the way we should respond to difficulty is overcoming our fear. Many believers flinch, lack confidence, and live in a low self-esteem. They are not allowed to fight under the power of enemy, so they complain and gossip. In such a situation, we must seek harder and rely on the Lord to overcome difficulties.
God allows us to experience suffering to actually change our inherent and original way of thinking. If we want to put new wine in a new wineskin, then our present life must be affected by the Word of God. The purpose of suffering is not to suffer, but to establish and expand His kingdom.
Change if often accompanied by fear and pain, but we don’t need to be afraid as long as we rely on the Lord. He will certainly help us in trouble, for we already have a new belt that God has given us. Light must overcome darkness, the truth must overcome cruel reality, and God will be with us.
- Translated by Elaina Wu
白玉娥牧师谈教会复兴（十）
6月12日，白玉娥牧师在线上分享了教会复兴的第十篇。她讲述了教会复兴前提是观念的改变以及当以怎样的态度看待苦难。
耶稣又设一个比喻，对他们说：“没有人把新衣服撕下一块来补在旧衣服上；若是这样，就把新的撕破了，并且所撕下来的那块新的和旧的也不相称。也没有人把新酒装在旧皮袋里；若是这样，新酒必将皮袋裂开，酒便漏出来，皮袋也就坏了。(路加福音 5:36-37 )
生命成长是一个过程，我们生命最终的高峰是与主同作王，也就是我们信仰的终点。那我们如何才能够实现呢？那就是我们必须选择改变。改变现在才能决定未来，改变的深度往往就是生命成长的程度。
一、 改变往往从忍受开始
白牧师认为人们想要改变，就要先学会忍受，她举了一个例子。一对夫妻刚刚结婚，之前两个人非常的相知相爱，达到一个恋爱的高峰，于是两个人结婚走在一起。两个人结婚之前有很多的东西是不会显露的，结婚以后小的分歧渐渐凸显出来。丈夫刷牙，牙刷用完以后习惯将刷子这头放在下面，而且挤牙膏习惯从前面往后挤，妻子则刚好相反。结果就产生争执，她对丈夫有了成见，认为他缺少教养。但却又因为爱还要慢慢的接受，还要去掩饰和忍受。后来渐渐的习惯了，就觉得似乎够接受了。类似需要去接受的还有很多比如脾气秉性、生活起居、时间观念等等.彼此因享受生活中的爱而选择在一起，但这个过程是艰苦的，需要观念的改变。
神的话语就好比圣经中提到的新皮带，酒就是圣灵，旧皮带就是观念，我们要学会改变。观念改变的程度影响圣灵在我们身上的工作程度，我们对神认识有多深、观念认知有多深，圣灵的工作在身上就有多大，而且我们的信仰绝不是处在迷信的状态里，改变是有神的应许和神的话语充满的。
二、 如何改变我们的观念
只等真理的圣灵来了，他要引导你们明白一切的真理；因为他不是凭自己说的，乃是把他所听见的都说出来，并要把将来的事告诉你们。(约翰福音 16:13 )
否定错的观念，重新建立和栽植，接受正确的观念，才能彻底的将观念改变。那么如何判断我们的观念是否正确呢？我们真的需要一位引领我们老师来帮助。耶稣差遣圣灵来，引导我们进入一切的真理，所以说圣灵来了，就要做我们的老师。圣经上告诉我们唯有属灵的人能够看透万事却没有人能够看到他，圣灵能够参透万事，就是神深奥的事也能够参透（查经文）。圣经是我们信仰唯一的基础，那么圣灵就是我们的引导和老师。当我们的观念改变了，我们的选择就改变了，感觉就改变了，态度也就跟着改变了，最终我们的结果也将发生改变。
三、 如何看待困难
我为基督的缘故，就以软弱、凌辱、急难、逼迫、困苦为可喜乐的；因我什么时候软弱，什么时候就刚强了。(哥林多后书 12:10 和合本)
从经文中可以看出面对困难应有的态度，就是不怕困难、面对困难、也能够战胜困难。我们看待困难就应该是这样的态度很多信徒面对困难就退缩了，没有自信，而且活在一种自卑当中，任由仇敌的权势掳掠也不会征战，生发出埋怨，说长道短。这样的情形便要更加努力的寻求，依靠主来战胜困难。
神为什么让我们经历苦难，实际上就是要改变我们固有的、原有的观念，必须把新酒装在新皮袋里，我们现在的生活要被神的道所影响。我们今天苦难的目的不是神让他的儿女遭罪，而且是让他的国度得以建立和扩展。
改变往往伴随着恐惧与痛苦，但不要害怕，只要依靠主，在患难中他就一定会帮助我们，因为我们已经拥有神给我们的新皮带，就是光明一定战胜黑暗，真理一定战胜残酷的现实，神必与我们同在。
On June 12, Pastor Bai Yue shared the tenth segment in a series of online sermons on the revival of the church. She reminded her viewers that the basis of revival is the change in thinking and an attitude that is willing to encounter suffering.
He told them this parable: “No one tears a piece out of a new garment to patch an old one. Otherwise, they will have torn the new garment, and the patch from the new will not match the old. And no one pours new wine into old wineskins. Otherwise, the new wine will burst the skins; the wine will run out and the wineskins will be ruined. (Luke 5:36-37)
The growth of life is a process, and the ultimate goal of our lives is to worship and be with our sovereign Lord, which is also the end of our faith. How can we achieve this? We must choose change. Only by changing the present can we decide the future. The depth of change determines the degree of growth.
1. Change starts with endurance.
Pastor Bai believes that if people want to change, they must learn to endure. She gave an example. A couple just got married. The couple knew each other well and fell in love, so they married. But there were a lot of things that were not revealed before they married and then small differences gradually emerged. The husband brushed his teeth, put the brush underneath, and squeezed toothpaste from the front to the back. His wife did things the opposite way. As a result, there was a dispute. She was prejudiced against her husband and believed that he was very rude. But because of love, she slowly accepted his way of doing things, covered up her feelings, and endured it. Later, she gradually got used to it and felt his behavior was acceptable. There were many things that married couples need to accept, such as differences in temperament, daily life, the concept of time, etc. They chose each other to enjoy love in life, although the process was difficult and required a change of concept.
God's Word was like the new belt mentioned in the Bible. Wine referred to the Holy Spirit and old belt was the concept. We need to change. The degree of change in concept affects the degree of work of the Holy Spirit in us. The deeper our knowledge of God and the perception of ideas, the greater the work of the Holy Spirit in our bodies, thus our beliefs are not simply superstition. Change is filled with the promises of God and His Word.
2. How to change our thought process
But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all the truth. He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come. (John 16:13)
Only by rejecting incorrect thought processes, re-establishing, planting, and accepting the correct concept can we completely change. But how to judge whether our ideas are correct? That’s the reason why we need a teacher who can lead us. Jesus sent the Holy Spirit to guide us into all truth, so when the Holy Spirit came, He would be our teacher. The Bible tells us that God revealed all things through the Spirit to us. He searched all things, including the deep things of God. The Bible is the only foundation of our faith, so the Holy Spirit is our guide and teacher. When our way of thinking changes, then our choices, feelings and attitudes will also change, and eventually we will see different results.
3. How to deal with difficulties
That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong. (2 Corinthians 12:10)
It can be seen from the scriptures that the way we should respond to difficulty is overcoming our fear. Many believers flinch, lack confidence, and live in a low self-esteem. They are not allowed to fight under the power of enemy, so they complain and gossip. In such a situation, we must seek harder and rely on the Lord to overcome difficulties.
God allows us to experience suffering to actually change our inherent and original way of thinking. If we want to put new wine in a new wineskin, then our present life must be affected by the Word of God. The purpose of suffering is not to suffer, but to establish and expand His kingdom.
Change if often accompanied by fear and pain, but we don’t need to be afraid as long as we rely on the Lord. He will certainly help us in trouble, for we already have a new belt that God has given us. Light must overcome darkness, the truth must overcome cruel reality, and God will be with us.
- Translated by Elaina Wu
Pastor: Revival in Church Requires a Change in Thinking and an Attitude that Accepts Suffering
