Megachurch Pastor: 'Take Off Old Garment, Experience Renewal'

2021年12月5日，矽谷基督徒聚会迎来了今年12月—赞美月的第一个主日 ，于宏洁弟兄分享了诗篇150篇的经文，题为“脱下旧衣，经历更新 ”。

于弟兄证道中说：“现在进入了12月份的赞美月，这一次的主日礼拜上，我们分享的主题是，脱下旧衣，穿上耶稣给我们的衣服。在诗篇150篇中说到了作者对神的赞美，其实今天只要有气息的都要赞美耶和华，我们无论在教会、在家里、在任何地方都应该赞美他，并且用各样的乐器来赞美他。

这首诗歌更加告诉我们赞美的内容是什么，他给我们点出赞美很重要的两个方向：“一个是赞美神的所是；另一个是赞美神的所作。

于弟兄说到：“马丁·路德在信仰很软弱的时候，神恢复了他，他说：‘当我遇到难处的时候 ，我就祷告，当我遇到难处大到没有力量祷告的时候，我就赞美。’因为赞美让我们向仇敌夸胜。 我们可以通过赞美来操练我们信仰。

一， 以赞美衣代替忧伤之灵 （赛 61：1-3）

于弟兄在证道中指出：“有的时候，不见得我们受到打击，但是我们灵魂沉重，我们喜乐不起来，我们需要让神来帮助我们。当他说成了的时候，没有人可以控告我们，没有罪再来捆绑我们，基督都已经做成了，耶稣送我们第一件衣服——赞美衣。”

二， 脱去旧人、穿上新人

1） 脱去污秽的衣服，穿上华美的义袍

我们是归耶和华的一班人。所以，当全地败坏，神家的儿女要活出新造的样式。  撒迦利亚书3:3-5

羔羊的血，洁净了衣服，我们重新穿着羔羊所赐的义袍。我们就可以终身坦然无惧的，用圣洁，公义来侍奉神。没有白袍怎么有资格唱诗、讲道、祷告和来到施恩的宝座前。若是没有换上基督给的义袍，圣灵是不会膏油我们的。

2）披戴基督（加 3：27）

于弟兄对会众强调说：“我们需要被圣灵光照，脱去污秽的衣服 。当你每次脱衣服提醒自己，把罪脱掉。所以，我们被圣灵光照，我们就脱去旧人的衣服。在非洲的一个姊妹妈妈的见证，她18岁的女儿的心愿是加入事工组织，因为看到妈妈的改变。”

“希望在2021年结束以后，我们可以收到这三件衣服作为礼物。愿我们里面所有的忧伤、苦毒、嫉妒、纷争、伤害所有消极负面的东西都被赞美的灵取代。每天换衣服的时候 ，提醒自己，愿圣灵光照我们，用羔羊的宝血，把我们的衣服洗的洁白。披戴基督，侍立在神面前，不仅荣耀神，也让周围的人受到吸引，来到基督面前。”

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A pastor said Christians should take off the old self and put on the garments that Jesus has given them.

On December 5, Rev. Yu Hongjie, senior pastor of Silicon Valley Christian Assembly in the US, preached a sermon titled "Take Off Old Garments and Experience Renewal".

Based on Psalm 150, he said everyone should praise God with all kinds of musical instruments, no matter whether they were in churches, at home, or in other places. They could praise God for who He is and what He has done.

Yu said, "When Martin Luther’s faith was weak, God restored him. Luther once said, 'When I encounter difficulties, I pray. But when difficulties are too great to pray, I praise.' Praise helps believers boast a victory over their enemies, so through praise, they can practice their faith."

The renowned American Chinese pastor mentioned three garments as follows.

First, he mentioned that Jesus gave a garment of praise instead of a spirit of heaviness, as when he was on the cross and said it was finished, nobody could accuse His followers and the sin had no authority over them. When they didn’t suffer a blow, but still felt the sense of heaviness in their heart, they could find joy in praise, he added.

Then, Yu reminded worshippers to be clothed with a robe of righteousness and remove the filthy garments. He claimed that as they were a group of people belonging to the Lord, while the earth was corrupt, they should still be a new creation in Christ. His blood had cleansed them from all their unrighteousness, so they could put on the new self and come to the throne of God to sing, preach, and pray all day and night. Without the white robe, the Holy Spirit would not anoint them with oil, he continued.

Third, the pastor exhorted attendees to clothe themselves with Jesus and to repent from their sins under the illumination of the Holy Spirit. He said that when they undressed, they could remind themselves to get rid of the sins like taking off the old self. He mentioned that an 18-year-old girl said she desired to join a ministry organization in Africa in the future, as she saw her mother change much after serving in the organization.

The pastor concluded, "I wish all of us can receive the three kinds of garments at the end of 2021. All our heaviness, bitterness, jealousy, division, and hurt can be replaced by the spirit of praise. And when we change our clothes each day, we can urge ourselves to wash our clothes with the blood of the lamb. Putting on Christ, we can not only glorify God but also draw people around us to Christ."

- Translated by Abigail Wu