On a hot Samaria day by an ancient wellspring, Jesus made an extraordinary declaration. He declared to a woman with a very broken life that, “Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again. But whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life” (John 4:13-14).
We cease physical existence without earthly water. But we cease to have meaningful existence without living water. What made Jesus’ declaration so extraordinary lies in the grace and hope He bestowed to someone mired in adultery and is only concerned with existence from earthly water. God’s living water allows us to never thirst again. But that is just the beginning. Jesus declares that when we take in His living water, we also become His wellsprings to eternal life! God’s amazing grace not only saves us. He also grafts us in, like the branches of a vine, as the extension of His “river of water of life”, flowing from His throne to bring healing, testimony, and transformation to the nations (Revelation 22).
17 years ago, the Lord commissioned MTC as part of our 10,500 assignment. Since then, His Kingdom agenda for this gathering has only increased in measure and clarity. God has called MTC 2011 to bring His market place soldiers into a greater flow of the water of life and into a greater revelation of their roles as extensions of His “river of water of life”. Like the woman at the well, we can only expect the Lord to astound us beyond our greatest expectations – in revelation, in healing, in empowerment, in commission, and most of all in grace and hope.
We sincerely invite you to this holy gathering to worship Christ. We will worship by striving to serve Christ’s burning zeal for His Kingdom, to seek His heart and Kingdom agenda for this age as we prepare for His glorious return. May you drink deeply from His wellspring and become His wellspring.
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2011年中西部感恩節特會 – 『生命水的河』
在一個炎熱的日子，耶穌在撒瑪利亞的一口古井旁做了一個非比尋常的宣告。他對一位生命極為破碎的婦人如此說：“凡喝這水的還要再渴；人若喝我所賜的水就永遠不渴。我所賜的水要在他裡頭成為泉源，直湧到永生。”(約翰福音4:13-14)
沒有地上的水，我們的肉體生命就會停止。但沒有活水，我們的存在則不具任何意義。耶穌的宣告之所以如此驚人，是基於祂將恩典與盼望賜給一個陷於淫亂，而且只在乎靠地上的水維生的人。神的活水使我們永不再渴。但這僅是剛剛開始而已。主耶穌宣告，當我們領受祂的活水時，我們也成為祂的泉源直到永生！神的奇異恩典不但拯救我們，祂也把我們接在祂上面，如同枝子連於葡萄樹，做為從祂寶座流出“生命水之河”的延伸，將醫治、見證與轉化帶給萬民。（啟示錄22）
17年前，主託付中西部感恩節特會(MTC)成為我們10,500的任務之一。自那時起，神對MTC的國度心意愈來愈擴大與清晰。神已呼召2011年的MTC帶領祂的職場戰士加入生命水更宏大的水流，並且進入對他們所扮演角色的更偉大啟示——成為祂生命水之河的延伸。我們就如同那位井邊的婦人，今天只能期待主不但在啟示、醫治、賦予權柄、差遣上，更是在恩典與盼望上，帶給我們出人意料的震撼！
我們誠摯地邀請您來此神聖的聚集敬拜基督。在預備祂榮耀再來的這段期間，我們要盡心竭力服事基督對國度的熱心、尋求祂的心願與國度計劃，以此獻上我們的敬拜。願您從祂的泉源深深汲取，並成為祂的泉源。
歡迎您參加2011年中西部感恩節特會！
MTC 2011 – “The River of the Water of Life”
On a hot Samaria day by an ancient wellspring, Jesus made an extraordinary declaration. He declared to a woman with a very broken life that, “Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again. But whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life” (John 4:13-14).
We cease physical existence without earthly water. But we cease to have meaningful existence without living water. What made Jesus’ declaration so extraordinary lies in the grace and hope He bestowed to someone mired in adultery and is only concerned with existence from earthly water. God’s living water allows us to never thirst again. But that is just the beginning. Jesus declares that when we take in His living water, we also become His wellsprings to eternal life! God’s amazing grace not only saves us. He also grafts us in, like the branches of a vine, as the extension of His “river of water of life”, flowing from His throne to bring healing, testimony, and transformation to the nations (Revelation 22).
17 years ago, the Lord commissioned MTC as part of our 10,500 assignment. Since then, His Kingdom agenda for this gathering has only increased in measure and clarity. God has called MTC 2011 to bring His market place soldiers into a greater flow of the water of life and into a greater revelation of their roles as extensions of His “river of water of life”. Like the woman at the well, we can only expect the Lord to astound us beyond our greatest expectations – in revelation, in healing, in empowerment, in commission, and most of all in grace and hope.
We sincerely invite you to this holy gathering to worship Christ. We will worship by striving to serve Christ’s burning zeal for His Kingdom, to seek His heart and Kingdom agenda for this age as we prepare for His glorious return. May you drink deeply from His wellspring and become His wellspring.
Welcome to MTC 2011!!!