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Doreen’s Story of Faith | Doreen 的見證

Hi, my name is Doreen.

Everyone has a unique story to tell, and I would like to take this opportunity to share part of mine with you. 

As a child, I attended a Christian school, which led me to start going to church. However, as I grew older, many of my friends also invited me to church, and while I enjoyed spending time with them, I did not have a personal relationship with God.

As I entered adulthood, I began to experience unexpected events that were beyond my control. My family was involved in serious car accidents that scared me; my son was born with a bone problem requiring major surgery. Witnessing my son’s suffering was painful, but I learned I could pray with him and provide support during his recovery.

Throughout different stages of my life, I have faced various worries and challenges, including concerns about my son, parents, family, job, and daily routines. However, I find comfort in a Bible verse that says,

“My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness”

2 Corinthians 12:9

Through reading the Bible and deepening my faith, I have learned that although I have limitations and cannot control everything, God is the most powerful force I can rely on. Whenever I face difficulties, I turn to God for guidance and help, and I find peace in knowing that worrying does not solve problems. God gives me the strength to face whatever challenges come my way.

Over the years, I have experienced God’s presence, help, comfort, and care in many ways. He knows our needs, and when I trust Him and put my life in His hands, I know He is my All in All.

你好！我叫Doreen.

每個人都有一個獨特的故事要講，我想藉此機會與大家分享我的一部分。

小時候，我上了一所基督教學校，這讓我開始接觸教會。隨著年齡的增長，我身邊許多朋友也邀請我去參加教會。 雖然我很享受與他們在一起的時光，但我沒有感覺與神有個人關系。

當我進入成年期時，我開始經歷無法控制的意外事情。我的家人經歷了嚴重的車禍，這讓我很害怕；我兒子天生就有骨骼問題，需要在12歲進行大手術。目睹我兒子的痛苦是很難受的，但我知道我可以和他一起祈禱並在他康復期間提供支持。

在我人生的不同階段，我也需要面對著各種擔憂和挑戰，包括對兒子、父母、家庭、工作和日常生活的擔憂。然而，我在聖經經文中找到了安慰，它說：

“我的恩典夠你用的，因為我的能力是在人軟弱時顯得完全”

哥林多後書 12:9

透過讀聖經和加深信仰，我明白了雖然我有限制，不能掌控一切，但神是我最強大的依靠。每當我遇到困難時，我都會向神尋求指導和幫助。知道擔心並不能解決問題，我感到平安。神給我力量去面對我遇到的任何挑戰。

這些年來，我在許多方面經歷了神的同在、幫助、安慰和看顧。祂知道我們的需要，當我相信祂並將我的生命交在祂手中時，我知道祂就是我的一切。

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Ming’s Story of Faith | 錦明的見證

An Ordinary Childhood
Growing up, I was a shy and quiet child.  I was not the best nor the worst in almost everything.  I lived like most of the kids I knew until…

A Quest for Meaning
When I was a teenager, my life was up and down. I continued to live and do things just like everyone else, going to school to get better grades. Things began to fall into place during the latter part of high school. During this period, I also began to ask, “What is the meaning of life?”

Stumbling on the Question
The meaning of life was a challenging question to answer for me. Although I thought about it, I talked to others and read books; still, that answer was very elusive.  Eventually, I concluded that to find the answer to the meaning of life, I have to find where I come from. 

I studied science and the theory of evolution, which at the time was a very popular theory to explain the existence of humans. Many accepted it without question nor fully understood it. But, on the other hand, I found that it has so many holes in the theory that it requires an extraordinary amount of faith to accept it. 

The other common alternative to the question was that God created humans.  I found that equally difficult to accept at the time.  How could you prove the existence of God?  Even if you could prove it, how could you determine Who He was? There were so many “Gods” in this world.

A Downward Spiral
Failure to find the meaning of life resulted in my lost interest in most things. The only thing that prevented me from the total collapse was I still hoped that one day I would find the answer to the question.

A Pleasant Surprise
One day one of my classmates approached me while I was reading Nietzsche’s God is Dead. He invited me to join his church meeting, which I have accepted without hesitation.  In the meeting, I found out Christians’ belief in God was not without evidence. On the contrary, they have cited so many proofs that I found it very reasonable to believe in God even though I cannot see Him.  Eventually, I believed in God. 

A Renewed Life
After I had concluded that God created humans, I started to search in the Bible why God created us and what was the meaning of life.  After discovering the answer in the Bible, my outlook on life changed.  I not only have regained interest in living, but I also have the strength and determination to fulfill the meaning of life.  There are more ups and downs in my life now, but no matter what happens to me, I move on toward fulfilling my life’s purpose, and life is beautiful because of this.

平凡的童年
童年時的我是一個害羞安靜的孩子。我幾乎在所有方面都不是最好的，也不是最差的。我像我認識的大多數孩子一樣生活，直到……

尋找意義
當我十幾歲的時候，我的生活起伏不定。我繼續像其他人一樣生活和做事，上學，以獲得更好的成績。我的生活在高中後期開始步入正軌。這期間，我也開始追問，“人生的意義是什麼？”

絆倒問題
生命的意義對我來說是一個具有挑戰性的問題。雖思之，則與人言談，讀書；儘管如此，這個答案還是非常難以捉摸。最終，我得出結論，要找到生命意義的答案，我必須找到我來自哪裡。

我學習科學和進化論，這是當時非常流行的解釋人類存在的理論。許多人毫無疑問地接受了它，也沒有完全理解它。但是，另一方面，我發現它在理論中有很多漏洞，需要非常堅定的信念才能接受它。

這個問題的另一個常見選擇是神創造了人類。當時我發現這同樣難以接受。你怎麼能證明神的存在呢？即使你能證明這一點，你又如何確定他是誰？這個世界上有那麼多“神”。

螺旋式下降
找不到生活的意義導致我對大多數事情都失去了興趣。唯一阻止我徹底崩潰的是，我仍然希望有一天我能找到問題的答案。

一個驚喜
有一天，當我正在閱讀尼采的《上帝已死》時，我的一位同學來找我。他邀請我參加他的教會聚會，我毫不猶豫地接受了。在聚會中，我發現基督徒信神不是沒有證據的。恰恰相反，他們舉出的證據如此之多，以至於我發現即使我看不見他，也相信他是非常合理的。最終，我相信了神。

更新的生活
得出神造人的結論後，我開始在聖經中尋找神為什麼造我們，人生的意義是什麼。在聖經中找到答案後，我的人生觀發生了轉變。我不僅重拾了對生活的興趣，而且有了實現人生意義的力量和決心。現在我的生活有更多的起起落落，但無論發生什麼，我都會朝著實現我人生目標的方向前進，生命因此而美好。

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Phan’s Story of Faith | Phan 的見證

Before I accepted Christ, my life was marked by unhappiness and insecurity. I always longed for a loving family, but I never truly felt like I had one. As I grew older, I entered into a relationship and believed that I had found someone I could trust and love, but I was wrong. I felt deeply unhappy, miserable, and hurt.

One day, my friends brought me to a church that was quite different from what I had imagined. What drew my attention was the warm and friendly people, and I immediately felt loved. I continued attending this church and learned about the love of Jesus and how He sacrificed His life on the cross for me because He loves me. This type of sacrificial love truly touched my heart and was what I had been searching for my entire life.

From that point on, my life changed. Jesus lifted my sadness and filled my emptiness with the love of brothers and sisters that I had never experienced before.

在我接受耶穌基督之前，我的生活充滿了不快樂和不安全感。我一直渴望有一個充滿愛的家庭，但我從來沒有真正感受到。隨著年齡的增長，我開始了一段感情，並相信我找到了一個我可以信任和愛的人，但我錯了。我感到非常不快樂、痛苦和受傷。

有一天，我的朋友們帶我去了一個教會。那裡和我想像中的很不一樣。但吸引我的是那裡的人很熱情和友善。我立刻感受到了愛。我繼續參加這個教會。我認識了耶穌的愛，以及祂如何因為愛我而在十字架上為我犧牲生命。這種犧牲的愛真的很觸動我的心，是我一生都在尋找的。

從那一刻起，我的生命發生了變化。耶穌解除了我的悲傷，用我從未經歷過的弟兄姊妹的愛來填補我心靈的空虛。

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2022
12/18/2022主動的愛mp3ppt
12/11/2022Mission Earth 3mp3ppt
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09/25/202225th Anniversarymp3
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Rhiannon’s Story with Jesus

Hello! My name is Rhiannon. I’m a 10th grader who’s currently attending AHS (Alameda High School). I enjoy being active a lot. I like to go on hikes, snowboard with friends, and attend jiu-jitsu with my brother. And it’s always exciting traveling with my mom. 

In kindergarten, I attended a Chinese Christian school. I was so scared of starting a new school on the first day of kindergarten. I wasn’t ready to say goodbye to my parents, not to mention making friends was also a huge struggle for me. That was until one of my classmates approached me and started talking to me, which helped me adjust better to a new classroom environment and a new school. It was that same friend who invited me to come to church.  At first, I didn’t understand why I was there. I simply went, because my best friend was there. But as I continued coming to church, I enjoyed listening to the lessons about the miracles that were performed by Jesus. I began to want to accept Jesus as my savior. As I got older, I opened up this thought in my head, where I began to wonder if I would ever have a genuine relationship with God. Later on, I began to experience God within my thoughts. 

Since I attended church at a very young age, I began questioning God’s word and everything that happened in the Bible. I didn’t understand how anyone could die and then come back to life again or if someone was born blind but then was healed and can now see. Those things didn’t make sense to me at all. The biggest doubt I had was believing that there was heaven and hell. Back then, I did want to believe that. But it was just really hard to believe and understand all that was true. All these bible truths cannot be explained by scientific facts that I have learned so far.  

I struggled a lot during the pandemic. Online learning was really hard for me. I had a huge lack of motivation to do anything, I found it really hard to focus during zoom meetings, and there were several technical difficulties I had to face from time to time which was very frustrating for me. My mood started changing as I went through the years of having to do more remote learning. I always felt stressed and angry all the time, and from then on, every day became a challenge for me. I began to pray to Jesus more often with a lot of the problems I had, and I found comfort in talking with him. I felt a lot calmer, and I could tackle situations that came at me. 

Despite my doubts and struggles, I continue to keep believing in Jesus because I know He has a plan for me. I put my faith in Him, trusting that I will be alright in His hands.

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Evelina’s Story with Jesus

Hi, my name is Evelina, and I am currently in 5th grade. I play the piano and viola, and I absolutely adore animals. I come from a large family of five sisters. 

I learned about Jesus by attending church regularly with one of my sisters. At first, I had doubts about God’s existence, as well as the reality of heaven and hell. However, as I continued to attend church and read the Bible more, I gradually felt the Holy Spirit’s presence within me, resolving these uncertainties.

What motivates me to attend church every week is the warmth and hospitality of my brothers and sisters in Christ. They always make me feel welcome and included. What keeps my faith in Jesus strong is the knowledge that He died on the cross for me.

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“樂在基督中” 信息系列

“樂在基督中” 信息Podcasts
“Rejoice in Christ” Sermon Podcasts

Sermon Schedule 信息時間表：

  • 4/14/23:
    序言 – 樂在其中 –
    Intro – Joy in Him
  • 4/23/23:
    第一章 – 為基督而活的喜樂 –
    Ch 1 – The Joy of Living for Christ
  • 4/30/23:
    第二章 – 合一事奉基督的喜樂 –
    Ch2 – The Joy of Serving Christ in Unity
  • 5/14/23:
    第三章 – 認識基督的喜樂 –
    Ch3 – The Joy of Knowing Christ
  • 5/21/23:
    第四章 – 安息在基督裡的喜樂 –
    Ch 4 – The Joy of Finding Rest in Christ
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Airi’s Story with Jesus

My name is Airi. I’m 11 years old and currently attending 5th grade. I go to LME and love to eat, sleep, and hang out in my room. I’m also a proud owner of some amazing pets, but I don’t really like school that much. I love being in the band and choir, and I attend church every Sunday.

So, how did I get to know God? Well, my mom used to go to Three Crosses, but I didn’t go with her. Later on, my friend Adora and her family took me to the Church of God in Oakland, and that’s where I was introduced to God and made some great friends.

I did have a big problem once when my family got COVID, but I didn’t. I had to quarantine in my room while they were all sick, and then when I got it, I had to quarantine in my room again because I was the only one who had it. But God helped me through that tough time, and I didn’t feel so alone.

I come to church now because I really enjoy learning more about God and seeing my friends and others. And I continue to believe in God because I feel happier and better with Him. Whenever I have a hard time, I talk to God or someone else about it, and it gets fixed pretty easily. Plus, I’ve made new friends through God and feel like I’ve become a better person overall.

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