酵母,足球和教会
Sometimes when we glance back, we can ask: are the best days past, or are the best days ahead?
有时当我们回首往事，我们会问:最好的日子在过去，还是在前方?
That question doesn't just come up in the process of transitioning to new stages of life.
这个问题不是在过渡到人生新阶段的过程中才会出现的。
It can come up as we think about church.
它可以在我们想到教会的时候出现。
A lot has changed in the past 5 years.
在过去的5年里发生了很多变化。
There are a lot of cultural challenges the Church in NZ is now facing that weren’t there 5 years ago, at least to the same degree.
新西兰的教会现在面临着很多文化上的挑战，这些挑战在5年前是没有的，至少没有出现过同样程度的挑战。
This past week, our staff across Gracecity got together (PHOTO). (BTW – no, they don’t tend to keep their hands on their heads!)
在过去的一周，我们Gracecity的员工聚集在一起。(顺便说一下，不，他们不是每次聚会都把手放在头上!)
I asked them to write a word that for them would capture the mood of the Church in NZ.
我让他们写一个词来表达新西兰教会的情绪。
We had 40 sticky notes. 36 of those notes highlighted the challenges. (PHOTO). The key themes were:
我们有40张便利贴。其中36张便利贴强调了挑战。主要主题是:
· Tepid
· 不温不火
· Cautious
谨慎的
· Fatigued
· 疲劳的
· Time of rebuilding
· 需要重建之时
It’s understandable.
这是可以理解的。
· The pandemic, series of lockdowns, one of them - a string of 7 ½ months without one in-person services
· 疫情，一系列封锁，其中一次是连续7个半月没有一次实体的主日崇拜
· Some church leaders across our nation are struggling with mental health and energy. Some have bowed out of ministry.
· 我们国家的一些教会领袖正在与心理健康和精力作斗争。一些人已经辞去牧师职务。
· There’s financial pressures
· 还有经济压力
· Tribalism
· 部落主义
· Distraction
· 分心的事
· Navigating a world that has changed faster than we have deepened
· 在一个变化得比我们深化得还要快的世界中航行
· Culturally, a lot of assumptions have changed around sexuality and gender.
· 在文化上，很多关于性取向和性别的设想都发生了变化。
· Increasingly young adults are leaving faith
· 越来越多的年轻人放弃信仰
· Other generations might hold onto to their faith but increasingly disengaged from a faith community.
· 其他几代人可能会坚持他们的信仰，但越来越多地脱离信仰群体。
· The church is increasingly seen as the bad people, not the good people.
· 教会越来越被视为坏人，而不是好人。
It would be easy to make that assumption that the glory days of the church in NZ is all in the past.
人们很容易认为新西兰教会的荣耀岁月已经成为过去。
When you heard that today is ‘Vision Sunday’ you might have rolled your eyes cause you’re trying to cope with the challenges of the present time.
当你听说今天是“充满愿景的星期天”时，你可能会翻白眼，因为你正在努力应对当前的挑战。
It’s hard to get excited about vision and movement when we are facing so many challenges.
当我们面临如此多的挑战时，很难对愿景和发展感到兴奋。
Sure, I can get up and spout forth our mission. “We’re called to join God’s renewal of people and places”
当然，我可以站起来大声说出我们的使命。“我们被呼召加入上帝对人们和地点的更新”
That’s big and grand. But, you might be thinking: “actually, our culture is too far gone. The glory days are behind us. Let’s protect what we have, protect what remains, focus on what is.”
这很宏大。但是，你可能会想:“实际上，我们的文化已经过时了。荣耀的日子已经过去了。让我们保护我们所拥有的，保护剩余的，专注于现有的。”
But Jesus has a very different perspective.
但是耶稣有一个非常不同的观点。
Jesus said, “I will build my church, and all the powers of hell will not conquer it.”/ Matthew 16:18
耶稣说:“我要把我的教会建造在这磐石上，阴间的权柄不能胜过它。 (马太福音16:18)
Do you hear what he is saying?
你听到他在说什么吗?
Do you believe what Jesus is saying?
你相信耶稣所说的吗?
“I will build my church, and all the powers of hell will not conquer it.”/ Matthew 16:18
“我要把我的教会建造在这磐石上，阴间的权柄不能胜过它。 ”(马太福音16:18)
This is a big statement.
这是一个重大声明。
What Jesus says is not dependent on who is or who isn’t in political office.
耶稣所说的并不取决于谁在或谁不在政治职位上。
It’s not conditional on culture having warm fuzzies about Jesus or the church.
这并不是以对耶稣或教会有暖意的文化为条件的。
It’s not based on needing the best or right circumstances.
它不是基于需要最好或正确的环境。
After all, Jesus says that even the powers of hell – in other words - - the worst possible thing imaginable will cannot conquer the church that Jesus will build.
毕竟，耶稣说过，即使是阴间的权柄——换句话说——能想到的最坏的可能发生的事情也不能胜过耶稣将要建立的教会。
When Jesus said these words, Rome was in charge. Rome was hostile to the ways of Jesus. You could take every trait Jesus spoke about and you would see the opposite paraded in the Roman Empire.
当耶稣说这些话的当时，在罗马管制之下。罗马人对耶稣的方式怀有敌意。你可以把耶稣提到的每一点都拿出来，在罗马帝国你会看到相反的一面。
Despite the challenge then – and today – there is this constant promise “I will build my church.” “I will build my church, and all the powers of hell will not conquer it.”
尽管当时和今天都有挑战，但我始终有这样的应许:“我要建造我的教会。”“我要建造我的教会，阴间的权柄不能胜过它。”
What we need most right now is an increasing confidence in Jesus and his good news – what we call ‘the gospel.’
我们现在最需要的是对耶稣和他的好消息——我们称之为“福音”——越来越有信心。
This power of the gospel is often seen when the challenges are at their greatest.
福音的力量常常在挑战最严峻的时候显现出来。
This light of the gospel is seen best when the world is at its darkest.
福音的光，在世界最黑暗的时候，才看得最清楚。
We need to realise that the success of a healthy growing church is never about methods and personalities and structures and techniques.
我们需要认识到，一个健康成长的教会的成功从来不在于方法、个性、结构和技术。
What we need most is the belief that the gospel has the power to change everything. It’s a message full of hope for every and any season.
我们最需要的是相信福音有能力改变一切。这是一个对任何季节都充满希望的信息。
I realise many are giving up on church. But, Jesus doesn’t. Despite all its failings in the past 2000 years, and even 20 years–He is still building it and making all things new through it. He promises to do so.
我意识到许多人正在放弃教会。但是，耶稣没有。尽管它在过去的2000年，甚至20年里有过失败，他仍然在建造它，并通过它使所有的事物都更新。他承诺会这么做。
Yes, the church is still full of imperfect people. Yet, the church is still glorious, beautiful and intriguing. If you are a follower of Jesus, that church includes you and me. We are the very people Jesus chooses to accomplish this big mission be places into our very hands.
是的，教会里仍然充满了不完美的人。然而，教会依然辉煌、美丽、迷人。 如果你是耶稣的追随者，教会就包括你和我。我们就是耶稣拣选来完成这个大使命的人。
Some of you might be a bit cynical and wonder if I have a hidden agenda in our Vision Service today. That I want to trick you into giving your life to this, or jumping into this. But, it’s not a hidden agenda. I want to be upfront. Yes, I want you to give your life to the way of Jesus. Why wouldn’t you? He says this is where we find fullness of life.
你们中的一些人可能会有点愤世嫉俗，想知道我在我们今天的充满愿景的礼拜中是否有一个隐藏的计划。我想骗你把你的生命献给这个计划，或者跳进这个计划。但是，这不是一个隐藏的计划。我想坦白。是的，我要你把生命献给耶稣之路。为什么不呢?他说这是我们找到生命圆满的地方。
Jesus loved to use illustrations to get his point across. When it came to illustrating the gospel of His kingdom, he illustrated it in many ways.
耶稣喜欢用举例来表达他的观点。当解释天国的福音时，他用了许多方法。
He said: It’s like a farmer sowing seed, a man hunting treasure, fishermen casting a net, a person forgiven a debt, a wedding guest who forgot his jacket, a landowner being generous. The kingdom is like seed, yeast, pearl, fish, a banquet, a vineyard. It's so many different things, it's hard to say it's any one thing.
他说:这就像农民撒种，人寻宝，渔夫撒网，欠债被免除，婚礼上没有穿礼服的宾客，慷慨的地主。天国好像种子、面酵、珍珠、鱼、筵席、葡萄园。有这么多不同的东西，很难说是一种东西。
It's seemingly random. It's hidden. It's surprising. It's disruptive. It's unexpected. It's something you desperately need or passionately want, but it comes mixed with things that you will find, at times, distasteful or disruptive. It's something you receive and cultivate. It's something you seek and lay hold of. It's something you await and stay ready for. It's something you're invited to and come prepared for. It's something of great value and need to discover. It's something that reverses values and expectations, and turns everything upside down. It’s something that multiplies.
这看起来是随机的。是隐藏的。这是令人惊讶的。可能是破坏性的。是意想不到的。它是你迫切需要或热切想要的东西，但它与你会发现的东西混合在一起，有时，令人厌恶或具有破坏性。它是你接受和培养的东西。它是你寻找并占有的东西。它是你等待并做好准备的事情。它是你被邀请参加并有所准备的事情。它是很有价值的东西，需要去发现。它颠覆了价值观和期望，将一切颠倒。它会倍增。
The illustration that has most captured my imagination of late is one of bread-making. Jesus said:
最近最能激发我想象力的一个例子是制作面包。耶稣说:
“God’s kingdom is like yeast that a woman works into the dough for dozens of loaves of barley bread—and waits while the dough rises.” // Words of Jesus from Matthew 13:33 (MSG)
“天国好比面酵，有妇人拿来放进三斗面里，直到全团都发起来。”(马太福音13:33 )
As you can see, we have our bakers here today - Aureziel (ow-ee) and Samuel (son) Visitacion.
如你所见，我们今天请来了烘焙师。Aureziel (ow-ee) 和Samuel
They are baking some pizza (and cinnamon scrolls?) to go into our pizza oven.
他们正在烤一些披萨(还有肉桂卷?)，准备放进我们的披萨烤箱。
Here is some yeast.
这是一些酵母。
Can you even see the little yeast I am holding up right now? Even if the camera zoomed in right now – you might be able to squint and just see it. Maybe!
你能看到我拿着的小小的酵母吗?即使相机现在正在放大镜头，你也许可以眯着眼睛看到它。也许!
It’s disappointingly small.
它小得令人失望。
That’s how I feel a lot of the time.
这就是我很多时候的感觉。
I’m sure you can relate. In fact, you might look at the pastor at the front trying to navigate through the challenges and changes – and whisper to the person you are with: ‘well, he doesn’t look all that impressive.’
我相信你能感同身受。事实上，你可能会看着站在前面的牧师正努力应对挑战和改变，然后小声对你身边的人说:“嗯，他看起来并不那么出色。”
Then, you look around the church – yes, some significant people… but generally most people here … ‘well, they’re underwhelming.”
然后，你环顾教堂——是的，有一些重要人物……但总的来说，这里的大多数人……嗯，他们很平凡。”
Then, you consider yourself… Most of you feel insecure. You feel scared about talking to others about Jesus. You’re fatigued or confused at times. You feel the pressure from wider culture.
然后，你想想自己…你们大多数人都没有安全感。你害怕和别人谈论耶稣。你有时会感到疲劳或困惑。你会感受到来自更广泛文化的压力。
How is it possible for us to be part of something so grand and big so that we would say -- joining God’s renewal of people and places. ??
我们怎么可能成为如此伟大的事情的一部分，以至于我们会说——加入上帝对人们和地点的更新。??
How is it possible that Jesus wants to build His church here in NZ, here in Auckland, and here among us and with us?
耶稣怎么可能在新西兰，在奥克兰，在我们中间，与我们一起建立他的教会呢?
But, our confidence is never meant to be in some person or leader or technique.
但是，我们的自信从来都不是来自某个人、某一个领袖或某一种方法。
When people place their focus on a leader or some technique or some building, we lose our confidence and give up. Sadly, that’s what many Christians and churches are doing throughout our nation.
当人们把注意力集中在某个领袖、某种方法或某个建筑上时，我们就会失去信心，然后放弃。可悲的是，这正是我们国家许多基督徒和教会正在做的事情。
Our confidence is in Jesus and the good news of the gospel.
我们的信心建立在耶稣和福音的好消息上。
And Jesus says that gospel is like yeast that is worked into the dough which leads to dozens of loaves of barley bread.
耶稣说，福音就像酵母，在面团里发酵，可以做出几十个大麦面包。
At the time Jesus was preaching, he and his ragtag community had much in common with that small and insignificant yeast. They weren’t respected. They had no power, little influence, scanty resources.
在耶稣传道的时候，他和他的乌合之众与那个微不足道的酵母有许多共同之处。他们不受尊重。他们没有权力，没有影响力，资源匮乏。
Not that dissimilar to today.
和今天没有什么不同。
On top of that - Rome was on the move mandating this and mandating that.
最重要的是，罗马一直在行动，命令这个，命令那个。
Even Jesus didn’t look all that impressive. He looked nothing like a king.
就连耶稣看起来也没那么厉害。他看起来一点也不像国王。
His so-called kingdom looked nothing like the powerful kingdom of Rome.
他所谓的王国看起来一点也不像强大的罗马王国。
Small grains of yeast!
小粒的酵母!
…But looks are deceiving.
但是外表是骗人的。
From complete obscurity, Jesus came to public attention for just three or so years. Yet today, every time we glance at a calendar or write out the date, we are reminded that chronologically at least, this incredibly brief life somehow became the dividing line of history between BC and AD. You might be connecting today and don't yet Jesus – but you can’t deny the incredible difference he made in such a small amount of time. This is the yeast of the gospel.
从完全默默无闻，耶稣进入公众的视线只有三年左右。然而今天，每当我们看日历或写下日期时，我们都会想起，至少从年代上看，这个令人难以置信的短暂生命不知为何成为了公元前和公元后之间的历史分界线。今天你可能与耶稣有联结但还未信主，但你不能否认他在这么短的时间内做出了令人难以置信的改变。这是福音的酵母。
But, then Jesus left his followers in charge. He left them with a big mission. He said to them:
“I tell you the truth, anyone who believes in me will do the same works I have done, and even greater works, because I am going to be with the Father” // Words of Jesus from John 14:12
但是，耶稣让他的追随者掌管。他留给他们一个重大使命。耶稣对他们说:
“我实实在在地告诉你们，我所做的工作，信我的人也要做，并且要做得比这些更大，因为我到父那里去。 (约翰福音14:12)
If you were me, I would have looked around the room and gone. Really? Through us. And ‘greater works’? What could be better than what Jesus did? Surely, our best days can’t be ahead?
如果你是我，我会环顾四周，然后离开。真的吗?通过我们。那么“更大的工作”呢?还有什么能比耶稣所做的更好呢?我们最好的日子肯定不会在前方吧?
But, Jesus knew that they were going to be involved in a movement that would grow and expand and not be restricted to any one place; That they would see the yeast of the gospel work among ordinary people in ordinary ways.
但是，耶稣知道他们将要参与一场运动，这场运动将会发展壮大，而不局限于任何一个地方;让他们看到福音的酵母以平凡的方式在平凡的人中工作。
And that’s what happened.
事实就是这样。
We have some yeast that has been growing for 10 minutes or so. This is what yeast does.
我们有一些发酵了10分钟左右的酵母。这就是酵母的作用。
In the same way, in just 30 years, the yeast of the gospel – like yeast - multiplied throughout the known world of the time. And it wasn’t through violence – it was through love. It wasn’t through coercion – it was through simple conversations and service. It wasn’t through impressive looking people – it was primarily about ordinary people going about their normal lives with one radical difference: They were following the way of Jesus. They lived the values of a different kingdom. They obeyed what Jesus had to say about where life and happiness was found. They talked about Jesus – courageously letting people know the difference Jesus made in their lives.
以同样的方式，在短短30年里，福音的酵母——像酵母一样——在当时已知的世界里倍增。这不是通过暴力，而是通过爱。这不是通过强迫，而是通过简单的对话和服侍。这不是通过出色的人——它主要是关于平凡的人过着他们平凡的生活，只有一个根本的不同:他们追随耶稣的道路。他们生活在一个不同的世界里。他们听从耶稣所说的在哪里可以找到生命和幸福。他们谈论耶稣——勇敢地让人们知道耶稣给他们的生活带来的不同。
The yeast of the kingdom grew and it grew. Leaders were raised up. Churches were planted. And in just 30 years, the gospel multiplied throughout the known world of the time. And continues to grow and transform people today.
上帝国中的酵母渐渐生长。领袖被提拔。教会被建造。在短短30年的时间里，福音在当时已知的世界里遍地开花。并在今天继续发展和改变人们。
Jesus is building his church.
耶稣正在建造他的教会。
If you feel small and ordinary and unimpressive – then you are the very person Jesus wants. Jesus places the yeast of the gospel into your hand to bake something good.
如果你觉得自己渺小、平凡、不起眼——那么你就是耶稣要的人。耶稣把福音的酵母放在你手里，让你烘培出美好的东西来。
Already/soon, the smell of pizza will begin to make us hungry. There is something appetizing. Appealing. Irresistible.
披萨的味道很快就会让我们感到饥饿。有些东西很开胃。有吸引力。不可抗拒。
That’s what is meant to happen through the way we live our lives. We draw attention and appeal to Jesus.
这就是我们生活方式中注定要发生的事情。我们吸引众人的注意力，向耶稣呼求。
The power is not in you or me. It’s in the yeast of the gospel.
权力不在你我身上。而在福音的酵母。
Rather than look at our world and go ‘oh no.’ We get to look at our world and go ‘okay, Jesus. Here I am. I’ll take the yeast of the gospel. I’ll share it. I'll bake. I want to be used to give people the bread of life. I want to live my life in such a way that there is something compelling, attractive, tasty!
不必看着我们的世界然后说'哦，不。“我们可以看看我们的世界，然后说‘好吧，耶稣。我在这里。我要福音的酵母。我会分享它。我会烘培。我要被你使用赐给人们生命的粮。我想过一种引人注目的、有吸引力、有味道的生活!
Some churches will respond to the challenges by retreating. Some people will throw those hands in the air and give up. Some will try to go back to techniques they used before in the hope of different responses.
面对挑战，一些教会将会退却。有些人会举起双手放弃。有些人会尝试回到他们以前使用的方法，希望得到不同的反应。
Jesus says, our confidence is in Him and in this message we call the gospel.
耶稣说，我们的信心来自他和我们成为福音的消息中。
If you had to sum up our vision for the year ahead,
it is reimagining the gospel of God in the hands of ordinary people. Realising that Jesus places the yeast of his gospel into your hand to bake something good.
如果你必须总结我们对未来一年的愿景，
那就是在平凡人手中重新想象上帝的福音。意识到耶稣把他福音的酵母放在你的手中让你烘培好美的东西。
It's not about becoming big or large. It’s not actually about Gracecity at all. But it is about empowering and equipping for a movement of mission where every child, teenager, woman and man who calls Gracecity their home – holds out their hand, embraces the gospel with a confident hope, and allows it to multiply something good in their lives and through their lives. To see people come to know Jesus and love Jesus and join what He is doing in the world to make all things new.
这与变大或增大无关。其实根本与Gracecity教会无关。但这是关于为一场使命运动而赋予力量并装备，让每个称Gracecity为他们的大家庭的孩子，女士和男士——伸出他们的手，带着满有信心的盼望拥抱福音，让它在他们的生命中或通过他们的生命让一些美好的东西倍增。看到人们认识耶稣，爱耶稣，并加入他在世界上所做的事情，使一切都焕然一新。
Yes, this yeast looks small and unimpressive. But, as it grows -- it produces something that satisfies. It fills. It nourishes. It gives life.
是的，酵母看起来渺小而不起眼。但是，随着它的增长，它会制作出令人满足的东西。它可以填饱肚子。它可以养育人。它赋予生命。
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Later this year, NZ is hosting the FIFA women’s football world cup. We will see international teams all around our country. The Argentinian team will be basing themselves down the road in Ellerslie.
今年晚些时候，新西兰将举办国际足联女子足球世界杯。我们将在全国各地看到国际队伍。阿根廷队将驻扎在Ellerslie。
It got me thinking about soccer: Did you realize that soccer is the number one sport throughout the world … by a long way?
这让我想到了足球:你有没有意识到足球是世界上排名第一的运动……遥遥领先?
Why is that?
为什么呢?
Cause to be honest …
因为老实说…
· It’s not a high scoring game like American football. Typically soccer has a score like 2-0.
· 它不像美式足球那样是一项得分很高的运动。通常足球的比分是2比0。
· Neither is it the most sensational game to watch. Yes, there are some Hollywood moments and dramatics when a player falls down and pretends there is a terrible injustice - but it’s pretty simple.
· 这也不是最引人注目的比赛。是的，有一些好莱坞式的时刻和当一个球员摔倒并假装有不公正的戏剧性的时刻——但这很简单。
The reason it’s the number one sport is simply this: everyone, anywhere, can play.
它成为第一运动的原因很简单:任何人，任何地方，都能玩。
· The rules are simple for anyone and everyone to understand you have 90 minutes to make the ball go into the opponent’s goal as many times as you can, and you aren’t allowed to use your hands.
· 规则对任何人和每个人来说都很简单，你有90分钟的时间让球尽可能多地进入对手的球门，并且你不允许使用你的手
· Scoring is simple: a goal is worth one point, and the one with more goals wins. Even a 3-year-old can understand that.
· 得分很简单:一个进球值一分，进球多的赢。即使3岁的孩子也能理解。
· The equipment to play might come from anything around you. Goals might be marked out of shoes or rocks. If you don’t have a proper ball - you can find a can or plastic bottle laying on the side of the street. In fact, people who can’t afford to buy a soccer ball made them from plastic bags and string
· 玩足球的装备可能来自你周围的任何东西。目标可以用鞋子或石头来标记。如果你没有一个真正的球，你可以在路边找到一个易拉罐或塑料瓶。事实上，买不起足球的人用塑料袋和绳子制作了足球)
· You don’t need to be tall (like a basketball player) or strong (like a rugby player). One of the best players in the world, Lionel Messi, is less than 5.6 feet tall.
· 你不需要像篮球运动员那样高大，也不需要像橄榄球运动员那样强壮。世界上最好的球员之一，莱昂内尔·梅西，身高不到5.6英尺。
· You don’t need to be a professional player.
· 你不需要成为职业选手。
All you need is to be on the field – engaged.
你所需要的就是在场地—参与。
Friends, isn’t this the way the early church grew? Everybody played – wherever they were and whatever they were doing. It’s at the heart of our Gracecity value that we call participation.
朋友们，早期教会不就是这样发展的吗?每个人都在玩——无论他们在哪里，无论他们在做什么。这是我们Gracecity教会的核心，我们称之为参与。
One of the problems of the NZ church is that somehow church became an elite sport. Many of us became consumers of church – being entertained from upfront, relying on the professional pastors to do the evangelism and cause something to happen.
新西兰教会的问题之一是，不知何故，教会变成了一种精英运动。我们中的许多人成为了教会的消费者——从一开始就受到款待，依靠专业的牧师来传福音，并促成一些事情的发生。
It’s time to reimagine the gospel that has been placed into the hands of ordinary people.
现在是时候重新想象已经被放在平凡人手中的福音了。
It’s time to invite everybody, anywhere to play.
是时候邀请所有人，在任何地方玩了。
Remember the disciples were unskilled ordinary men. But people could tell they had been with Jesus.
记住，门徒们都是没有技能的平凡。但是人们知道他们和耶稣在一起。
There was a power to what they did that didn’t come from their natural selves. It came from the yeast of the gospel that was placed in their hands, and the empowerment of the Spirit of God.
他们所做的事情有一种力量，不是来自他们自然的自我。这是出于他们手中福音的面酵，和神的灵所赐的能力。
It’s time to reimagine the power of that gospel – that can accomplish so much transformation in every area of life, every sector of society, every age group, every ethnicity, and every challenge.
现在是时候重新想象福音的力量了——它可以在生活的每个领域、社会的每个部门、每个年龄组、每个种族和每一个挑战中实现如此巨大的变革。
In a moment I want to share some specific initiatives for the year ahead.
现在，我想谈谈明年的一些具体举措。
But, ultimately it’s about you and me choosing to place our confident hope in the good news of Jesus.
但是，归根结底，这是关于你和我选择把我们充满信心的盼望放在耶稣的好消息上。
Because Jesus places the yeast of the gospel into your hand to bake something good.
因为耶稣把福音的面酵放在你手里，要你烘培出美好的东西来。
At the end of the aisles, are some booklets highlighting areas of focus for the year ahead.
在走廊的尽头，有一些小册子，重点介绍了未来一年的重点领域。
· Pass them down
· 把它们传下去
· Pass pens
· 传递笔
I want to highlight that we still need to work out a lot of things around each of these. We’re continuing to pray and seek God around timing and details… But, hopefully this provides some vision of what we’re focusing in on over the course of the year ahead, all designed to equip and empower you.
我想强调的是，围绕这些问题，我们仍然需要解决很多问题。我们将继续在时间和细节上祷告和寻求上帝……但是，希望这能提供一些我们在未来一年进展的愿景，所有这些都是为了装备和赋予你力量。
I don’t think any of this is radical. It’s simply reflects the health and growth we see in the NT church as they too responded to similar challenges we face today, and equipped and empowered people to follow Jesus.
我不认为这些是激进的。这只是反映了我们在新约的教会看到的健康和成长，因为他们也回应了我们今天面临的类似挑战，并装备和赋予人们能力来跟随耶稣。
As I’m talking through this, there might be something that resonates in a particular way…
当我谈论这些时，可能会有一些方面会以特定的方式引起共鸣……
· Take note of it.
· 记下来。
· On the back are some next steps you can take…
· 背面是你接下来可以采取的一些步骤。
There are five areas we’re putting greater focus on:
我们将在五个方面加大工作力度:
#1 A partnering church that ignites a movement of prayer, discipleship, and church planting across our city.
#1一个伙伴教会，在我们的城市中点燃祷告、门徒训练和植堂运动。
We’re all about the name of Jesus being heard across our city and believe it takes all sorts of churches working together to better express God’s love in action and showcase the power of God.
我们旨在耶稣的名字在我们的城市被听到，并相信需要各种各样的教会共同努力，在行动上更好地表达上帝的爱，并展示上帝的大能。
In late 2019, the church leaders of Auckland asked me to chair our group of denominational leaders, bishops, and pastors of our cities largest churches. It’s a huge honour. The Spirit of God is blowing his favour upon us in the way pastors are connecting together in significant ways and dreaming about what we can better do together.
2019年年底，奥克兰的教会领袖邀请我担任我们城市最大教会的宗派领袖、主教和牧师小组的主席。这是一个巨大的荣誉。神的灵正把他的恩宠吹在我们身上，藉著牧者以重要的方式连结在一起，并梦想我们可以一起更好地做些什么。
This week we launched our website – https://www.aucklandchurchnetwork.nz/
本周，我们推出了自己的网站——https://www.aucklandchurchnetwork.nz/
· A key focus for us this year is on connecting pastors together in ethnic and geographic groups around our city.
· 我们今年的一个重点是将我们城市中不同种族和地域的牧师联系在一起。
· We’re also bringing pastoral leaders together to champion planting across NZ. At the end of this month, I’ll be taking 10 leaders from different denominations across our city to the biggest global church planting conference held this year in USA. The whole purpose is for us to prayerfully discern what this looks like for all of us in NZ.
· 我们还将牧区领袖聚集在一起，在新西兰各地倡导植堂。这个月底，我将带着10位来自全市不同教派的领袖，参加今年在美国举行的全球最大的植堂大会。整个目的是让我们在祷告中了解这对我们新西兰所有人来说是什么样子。
· We’re also keen to raise awareness of the diversity that exists in the 1000+ churches across our city. One of the ways we do that is through a 2 minute video devotion called The Daily. It’s a partnership we have developed with Shine TV and Radio Rhema. It starts 22nd February and goes through to Easter Sunday, a 2 minute video for each day of the Lent season.
· 我们也热衷于提高人们对我们城市中1000多个教会中存在的多样性的认识。我们做到这一点的方法之一是通过一个名为“每日”的2分钟视频灵修。这是我们与Shine TV和Radio Rhema建立的合作关系。它从2月22日开始，一直持续到复活节，大斋节的每一天都有2分钟的视频。
· You can subscribe to that right now by heading to aucklandchurchnetwork.nz.
· 你现在就可以登录aucklandchurchnetwork.nz知道我们的节目。
# 2 An irresistible church where we regularly talk to people about the good news of Jesus.
# 2一个令人无法抗拒的教会，我们定期和人们谈论耶稣的好消息。
We want people to come to know Jesus.
我们希望人们认识耶稣。
That happens through you and me casually talking about Jesus at every opportunity.
这是通过你我在每一个机会随意谈论耶稣来实现的。
It can happen with your friends or colleagues tomorrow. When someone asks what you did over the weekend, ‘I did a few jobs around home… went to church on Sunday …’ ‘What church?’ ‘Gracecity… I love my church – made up of people from over 55 countries – all learning about what Jesus is able to do through ordinary imperfect people like me.’
它可能明天就发生在你的朋友或同事身上。如果有人问你周末做了什么，你可以说:“我在家里做了一些工作……周日去教会了……”“哪个教会？”“Gracecity……我爱我的教会——它由来自55个国家的人组成——所有人都在学习耶稣通过我这样平凡的不完美的人能做什么事情。”
Just saying someone like that sparks intrigue.
说像那样的人会引起别人的好奇。
A friend reconnected with me through facebook earlier this month. I mentioned Gracecity on passing. Before I knew it, he is watching our services on youtube along with his family members. Purely out of curiosity. At this stage, he doesn't know Jesus. But, that conversation sparked intrigue.
本月初，一个朋友通过facebook和我重新联系上了。我顺便踢到了Gracecity。在我知道之前，他和他的家人在youtube上观看了我们的主日崇拜。纯粹出于好奇。在这个阶段，他不认识耶稣。但是，那次谈话引起了好奇心。
If you’re here in person today, on your seat is a little card
如果你今天亲自来，在你的座位上有一张小卡片
Think of these as your business card. Our staff don’t have their own business cards. Instead, we believe all of us do.
把这些当作你的名片。我们的员工没有自己的名片。相反，我们相信我们所有人都需要。
After all, all of us are on the mission team, discipleship team, prayer team, hospitality team, Alpha team, hosting team, and whatever other team you want to be part of. Bottom line - We're on mission together. We’re all players, not spectators.
毕竟，我们都在宣教团队、门徒团队、祷告团队、接待团队、阿尔法团队、迎接团队，以及任何你想加入的团队。总之，我们在一起完成使命。我们都是参与者，不是观众。
These cards are designed for you to take and pass on to others. Grab as many as you want.
这些卡片是为你设计的，你可以随身携带并传递给他人。想拿多少就拿多少。
The whole idea is when you meet someone who struggling with debt – you can talk about Christians Against Poverty.
整个想法是，当你遇到一个在债务中挣扎的人，你可以谈论基督徒反贫困事工。
Someone needing work – you talk about our job club.
有人需要工作，你可以介绍我们的工作俱乐部。
Or, someone new to the country looking for free English classes.
或者，初来乍到想上免费英语课的人。
Or, someone with youth – talk about our youth ministries
或者，家里有青年人的—谈谈我们的青年事工
Or, nourish or mainly music – our groups for young parents with babies and preschoolers.
或者，Nourish或主要是mainly music——这些事我们有婴儿和学龄前儿童的年轻父母的小组。
There are so many ministries in our church doing great things. Over the coming weeks, we want to profile these better in order for you to know how to connect people.
我们教会里有很多事工在做伟大的事。在接下来的几周里，我们想要更好地介绍这些，以便让你们知道如何与人联结。
We also have three new outreach initiatives to highlight this year:
我们今年还有三项新的外联计划要强调一下:
· In July this year, we celebrate 25 years of Alpha
· 今年7月，我们将庆祝Alpha课程成立25周年。
o What a brilliant team who leads this. We will celebrate that in July this year. What better way to celebrate but by launching Alpha at our East Campus – to give more people the opportunity to explore who Jesus is and the difference he can make in lives.
o 领导这个项目的团队真是太棒了。我们将在今年7月庆祝。还有什么比在我们东区教会推出Alpha更好的庆祝方式呢?让更多的人有机会探索耶稣是谁，以及他能给生命带来的改变。
· Endear our community via Cityserve Day/Community Projects (September)
· “城市服务日”/“社区服事计划”(九月)
o 17th September will be Cityserve.
o 9月17日将是城市服事。
o It’s a weekend devoted to serving our city through specific community projects – all designed to endear ourselves to positive ways.
o 这是一个致力于通过特定的社区项目来服务我们的城市的周末——所有这些都是为了让我们以积极的方式来取悦自己。
· Begin a Children’s Holiday Programme in July and assist Kids camps at Willowpark
· 在7月开始儿童假期计划，并协助在Willowpark的儿童露营
o During the school holidays, we will have opportunities for kids to come together to learn more about Jesus. More details closer to July
o 在学校放假期间，我们将有机会让孩子们聚在一起学习更多关于耶稣的知识。更多细节将在7月份公布
#3 A connected church with increasing engagement in Connect Groups and Ministry Teams
#3一个连接的教会，越来越多地参与联结团契和事工团队
The pandemic has highlighted our need for greater connection with each other.
疫情凸显了加强相互联结的必要性。
Perhaps you have tried groups in the past and for some reason took a break.
也许你在过去尝试过去团契，但由于某种原因休息了一下。
It’s time to reconnect because we need to be better connected.
是时候重新联结了，因为我们需要更好的联结。
The best place to do that is through our connect groups.
这样做的最佳途径是通过我们的联结团契。
If you’re not currently in a group, express your interest.
如果你现在没有在一个团契中，请表达你的兴趣。
We have current groups.
我们有现有的团契。
We need to begin new groups across our city. Groups with different age groups, different areas. Family friendly groups.
我们需要在全市范围内成立新的团契。不同年龄段，不同地区。家庭友好型团契。
Highlight Info on back of the form.
在表格背面强调信息。
#4 A healthy church with people increasingly following the way of Jesus
#4 一个健康的教会，越来越多的人跟随耶稣的道路
For too long, we have separated faith from work, faith from home, and faith from the rest of life.
长久以来，我们把信仰与工作、家庭、生活分开。
Jesus didn’t call us simply to believe in him. He calls us to follow him – in all of life.
耶稣召我们不只是要我们相信他。他呼召我们跟随他——在生命中的方方面面。
We want to help you grow in the following of Jesus.
我们想帮助你在耶稣的带领下成长。
· Come Alive is a new discipleship course John Theakston has written that will launch in tern 2.
· Come Alive是John Theakston写的一门新的门徒课程，将在第二学期推出。
· In two weeks time, we launch a series in the second half of the gospel of Mark called: ‘That Final Week’ – helping us grasp what it means to follow Jesus.
· 在两周的时间里，我们在马可福音的后半部分中推出一个系列，叫做“最后的一周”——帮助我们理解跟随耶稣意味着什么。
· “Double Sunday” with guests Kevin and Sherry Harney (26th March). We will give more detaisl closer to the time – but we’re asking you to set aside all of Sunday morning from 9am to noon for us to all come together and focus on prayer and discipleship, and get a chance connect across our services.
· “Double Sunday”有嘉宾Kevin和Sherry Harney(3月26日)。我们会在接近这个时间的时候提供更多的细节-但我们要求你把周日上午9点到中午的整个时间都抽出来，让我们聚在一起，专注于祷告和门徒训练，并有机会在我们的礼拜中建立联系。
· Big Step Sunday for children and their parents - this is an opportunity for parents to be with their children in a clear presentation of the gospel message and an opt for children to respond with their parents.
· 为孩子和他们的父母准备的Big Step Sunday——这是一个父母可以和孩子一起清楚地宣讲福音信息，孩子也可以选择和父母一起回应的机会。
· Gracecity College begins and launches a foundational gap year in February 2024
· Gracecity学院将于2024年2月开始并启动基础间隔年
o We recognize that there is a crisis of Christian leadership across our country. The pool of pastors is diminishing year after year.
o 我们认识到全国各地都存在着基督教领袖的危机。牧师的数量在逐年减少。
o We want to do our part in raising and forming pastoral leaders for the future.
o 我们希望尽自己的一份力量来培养和造就未来的牧师领袖。
o We also want to provide a gap year for those who are leaving school or taking some time from studies in Uni – something foundational, with some global experience. Planning to launch this beginning of 2024.
o 我们还希望为那些即将离开学校或在大学学习一段时间的人提供间隔年——提供一些基础事项，一些国际经历。计划在2024年初发起。
o While this might be called ‘Gracecity college’ it is partnership with existing theological colleges in our city – but ensuring we can make learning more accessible for you.
o 虽然这可能被称为“Gracecity学院”，但它是与我们城市现有的神学院的合作伙伴关系-但确保我们可以让你更容易地学习。
o We had a director for our college ready to start this term but due to family reasons, he has had to pull out. We’ll look at what we do later in the year.
o 我们学院的一位负责人本来这学期准备开始工作，但由于家庭原因，他不得不退出。我们将在今年晚些时候看看我们怎样开展。
#5 A multiplying church with new services and locations
#5一个倍增的拥有新主日礼拜和新地点的教会
The gospel is meant to grow people. It’s something that grows and multiplies.
福音是要使人成长的。它是成长和倍增的。
“In an effort to reach more people and respond to our city’s increasing population, urban spread and changing schedules, we seek to multiply our services and locations.”
“为了接触更多的人，并应对我们城市不断增长的人口、城市扩张和不断变化的日程表，我们寻求增加我们的礼拜和地点。”
· Churches are becoming internally focused and concerned to be visionary.
· 教会正变得专注于内部，关注远见。
· Pastors of small-to-medium are struggling with expectations of their congregations, largely disconnected, and prone to burn out.
· 中小型教会的牧师正挣扎于会众对他们的期望，他们大多与外界脱节，容易心力交瘁。
· There needs to be a new approach that provides the benefit of large with the feel of relationship and connection.
· 需要一种新的方法来提供以关系和联结的感觉的益处。
· Additionally, research shows us that new plants are the most successful way of reaching new people that don’t know Jesus. Yet, there are so few plants.
· 此外，研究表明，新的植堂是接触不认识耶稣的人最成功的方式。然而，植堂却很少。
· Auckland is still projected to grow with projected 300,000 by 2030.
· 奥克兰预计到2030年仍将增长30万人口。
· Develop our Hybrid Strategy with online and in-person options
· 通过在线和面对面的选择来发展我们的混合策略
o We continue to be committed to a hybrid way of doing our ministries and services, ensuring that people can connect online and in-person. Mel Palmer began in our team this past week and will be developing this further.
o 我们继续致力于以一种混合的方式开展我们的事工和礼拜，确保人们可以在网上和面对面地联系。Mel Palmer上周开始在我们的团队工作，并将进一步开展。
· Relaunch Night Church with 75 people actively serving/attending
· 重新启动夜晚教会，有75人积极服侍/参加
o Night church was a casuality of COVID. 7 ½ months without services led to night church finishing last year, until we were able to relaunch.
o 夜晚教会是新冠的受害者。去年，7个半月没有礼拜导致夜晚教会结束，直到我们能够重新开放。
o It's time to relaunch. After all, Sunday mornings don’t work for everyone, and young young adults and students thrive in a focused place.
o 是时候重新开始了。毕竟，周日上午礼拜并不适合每个人，年轻人和学生都在一个专注的地方茁壮成长。
o We don’t have a finalized date yet but we will launch when we have all ministry leaders in place.
o 我们还没有一个最终的日期，但当我们所有的事工领袖到位后我们就会启动。
o We’re asking that 75 people will commit from our current services to form the launch team for night church, with a view to see new people come to know Jesus and connect together in community.
o 我们邀请75个人从我们目前的服事中承诺成立夜晚教会的启动团队，以期看到新的人认识耶稣，并在社区中相互联系。
o We have a special info evening all about night church next Sunday – 19th. If you’re interested, fill in the form.
o 下周日- 19号，我们有一个关于夜晚教堂的特别信息之夜。如果你感兴趣，请填写表格。
o We’re also looking for a designed young adults pastor who will be involved in night church. If you know someone you think would be ideal, let me know.
o 我们也在寻找一位年轻的成人牧师，他将参与夜晚教会。如果你知道谁是理想人选，请告诉我。
· Begin three additional Gracecity at My Place locations
· 开始三个额外的Gracecity at My Place地点
o Some of you are already meeting as one of these – streaming our service with friends in your own home.
o 你们中的一些人已经作为这些人中的一员，在自己家中与朋友在线观看我们的主日崇拜。
o We want to grow more of these over the year ahead to provide more locations and ways of connecting.
o 我们希望在未来的一年里增加更多这样的服务，以提供更多的地点和连接方式。
o If you’re interested, let us know.
o 如果你感兴趣，请告诉我们。
· Commence a Church Planting residency with a plan to launch an additional church location in early 2025.
· 开始植堂驻留计划，并计划在2025年初推出一个额外的教会地点。
o You might go – don’t we have enough churches already in Auckland? The answer is no. Our city is expanding.
o 你可能会问，奥克兰的教堂还不够多吗?答案是否定的。我们的城市正在扩张。
o Are we trying to be some mega church? Even that phrase is all relative – but, no, we’re not wanting to build an empire. But, we are following the pattern in the NT about allowing the gospel to reproduce disciples who reproduce disciples, churches that reproduce churches.
o 我们是想做个大教堂吗?即使这句话都是相对的——但是，不，我们并不想建立一个帝国。但是，我们遵循新约的模式，允许福音繁衍门徒，门徒繁衍门徒，教会繁衍教会。
o Shouldn’t we work to help struggling churches? The answer is yes. And we are – through ACN.
o 我们不应该帮助挣扎中的教会吗?答案是肯定的。我们通过ACN。
o Research shows that the best way to reach people is to plant churches.
o 研究表明，接触人们的最好方式是植堂。
▪ 80% of the people in a new church plant are typically people new to faith. Our heart is to see people come to know Jesus.
▪ 在新教会中，80%的人都是刚信主的人。我们的心是看到人们认识耶稣。
▪ We don’t have details… Want to continue to pray and prepare and continue to trusting what we believe is the prompting of the Spirit so far – so we will continue to ….
▪ 我们没有细节…希望继续祷告和预备，并继续相信我们所相信的是迄今为止圣灵的提示-所以我们将继续....
▪ We have Tim Palmer beginning with us at the end of this month who will begin a residency programme training leaders and a launch team with the hope of planting in two years time.
▪ Tim Palmer将于本月底加入我们，他将开始一个实习培训计划，培训领袖和一个启动团队，希望在两年内创建。
▪ This won’t get everyone jazzed. Eg when a group grows, no one wants someone to leave to begin something new. People are connected and like what is. But we do it for the sake of new people.
▪ 这不会让每个人都兴奋起来。例如当一个团契发展壮大时，没有人希望有人离开去成立新的团契。人们相互联结，喜欢现在的样子。但我们这么做是为了新人。
▪ We want to plant in order to better provide the opportunity for people we have not yet connected with to come to know Jesus.
▪ 我们要创建新的团契，是为了更好地为我们尚未接触的人提供认识耶稣的机会。
There is a lot on this list.
这个清单上有很多内容。
But perhaps you have found your heart start to beat more in a particular way for something here.
但也许你已经发现你的心脏开始以一种特殊的方式为这里的每个内容而跳动。
Typically, that’s what happens when Jesus is asking you to engage more in a particular area.
通常情况下，当耶稣要求你在一个特定的领域更多地参与时，就会发生这种情况。
If that’s you, I want you to think about what next step you might take in order to better engage.
如果你是这样的人，我希望你考虑一下下一步该怎么做才能更好地参与。
· On the back of your booklets are ideas and some links to go to.
· 在你的小册子的后面有一些想法和一些链接。
· What area to you sense the Spirit guiding you towards?
· 你感觉到圣灵引导你走向哪一个领域?
· For some of you, it might be taking a step to find out more about Jesus. Alpha will be the best next step for you. It’s not too late to join in this coming Tuesday night.
· 对你们中的一些人来说，这可能是迈出一步去更多地了解耶稣。Alpha课程将是你最好的下一步。在这个来临周二晚上加入还为时不晚。
· It might be time to join or form a connect group.
· 也许是时候加入或组建一个联结团契了。
· It may be a person he wants you to talk to.
· 可能是他想让你和一个人谈谈。
· It may be a habit in your life that needs to change
· 这可能是你生活中的一个习惯，需要改变
· It may be a new initiative he is calling you to start
· 这可能是他叫你开始的一项新的事工
· If you want to be intentional in your home to allow your home to be a tent of the kingdom…
· 如果你想让你的家成神的国的帐幕……
· It might be the way your work will point to something of him and his kingdom
· 这可能是你的工作将指向他和他的王国
· It might be expressing your interest in finding out more about night church, a Gracecity at My Place, a plant, a ministry team where you can serve.
· 它可能是在表达你有兴趣了解更多关于夜晚教会、“Gracecity at My Place”、一个植堂、一个你可以服事的事工团队。
· It might be that you have been on the journey for decades – but today you are saying to Jesus ‘use me anew. May my days ahead see the yeast of the kingdom baking bread throughout our city.’
· 也许你已经在路上走了几十年，但今天你对耶稣说:“重新使用我。愿我前方的日子我能用天国的面酵为我们的城市烘培面包。
What I want you to realise today is that this involves all of us.
今天我想让你们明白的是，这涉及到我们所有人。
Jesus places the yeast of his gospel into your hand to bake something good.
耶稣把他福音的酵母放在你手里，让你烘培出美好的东西。
This pizza is ready. It’s irresistible.
这个披萨做好了。这是不可抗拒的。
That’s what our lives can be. It’s all because yeast was mixed with the ingredients in that dough.
这就是我们的生命可以成为的样子。这都是因为酵母和面团中的原料混合在一起了。
WRAP UP
总结
The things about yeast is that it grows.
酵母的特点是它能生长。
But, if it stays in the bottle – it dies.
但是，如果它呆在瓶子里，它就会死。
It’s only when it other ingredients….
只有当它的其他成分....
The yeast of the kingdom grew and it grew. And in just 30 years, the gospel spread throughout the known world of the time.
神的国中的酵母渐渐生长。在短短30年的时间里，福音传遍了当时已知的世界。
The irony is that Rome itself went from trying to stamp out Christianity to publicly endorsing it!
具有讽刺意味的是，罗马自己从试图消灭基督教到公开支持它!
And here we are 2000 years later with the gospel in the hands of ordinary people – ready for this great work of God.
两千年后的今天，福音已经掌握在普通人手中，准备好迎接上帝的伟大工作。
Yeast doesn’t look like much. But, it can grow and multiply and produce pizza and cinnamon scrolls.
酵母看起来不多。但是，它可以生长繁殖，生产披萨和肉桂卷。
That’s how it can be with you and me…
这就是它与你我之间的关系……
Jesus places the yeast of his gospel into your hand to bake something good.
耶稣把他福音的酵母放在你手里，让你烘培出美好的东西。
My question to you is: 1) will you hold out your hand? 2) what will you bake?
我给你的问题是:1)你会伸出你的手吗?2)你要烤什么?
Jesus said “I will build my church and the gates of hell will not prevail against it.” He invites us to be all in.
耶稣说:“我要建造我的教会，阴间的权柄不能胜过它。 ”他邀请我们全力以赴。
Today, is about committing ourselves to His mission and to open up our lives to His Spirit.
今天，我们要委身于他的使命，向圣灵敞开我们的生命。
If your new to church, that might sound weird. The Holy Spirit is God – and He indwells those who believe and empowers them to accomplish the mission.
如果你刚到教堂，这可能听起来很奇怪。圣灵是上帝——他住在那些信他的人里面，并赋予他们完成使命的能力。
I encourage you to pray…
我鼓励你祷告……
Help me know what it looks like to be all in with what you are doing
帮助我了解全身心投入你正在做的事情是什么样子
I want my life to be about what really matters
我希望我的生命关乎真正重要的事情
I give you my life. Jesus, you say that the only way to gain life is by losing it. So, I want to be that kind of person – giving way my life for something bigger.
我给你我的生命。上帝啊，你说获得生命的唯一方法就是失去生命。所以，我想成为那样的人——为更大的事业牺牲自己的生命。
Rescue me from a wasted life.
把我从虚度的生命中解救出来。
I want to open my life to your presence and the power of your spirit.
我要向你的同在和你圣灵的力量敞开我的生命。
I want to yield to you.
我想向你臣服。
Fill my life with your mercy, grace, and love.
让我的生命充满你的怜悯、恩典和爱。
Help me to feed on the bread of life rather than feed from what won’t sustain my faith.
帮助我以生命的粮为食，而不是以那些不能支撑我信心的东西为食。
You know how imperfect we are as a people, and a church.
你知道我们作为一个人和一个教会是多么不完美。
Help us to follow you into the future
帮助我们跟随您走向未来
To love well
好好去爱
To trust you
去相信你
To be open to new things
去接受新的挑战
We don't know how to navigate the changes and challenges in a post pandemic world so give us the wisdom we need in our homes, in our places of work, and in our church family. Amen.
我们不知道如何应对疫情后世界的变化和挑战，所以请赐予我们在家庭、工作场所和教会家庭中所需要的智慧。阿们。
CLOSE:
Yeast doesn’t look like much.
酵母看起来不多。
But, it can grow and multiply and produce pizza and cinnamon scrolls.
但是，它可以生长繁殖，生产披萨和肉桂卷。
That’s how it can be with you and me…
这就是它与你我之间的关系……
· We have pizza.
· 我们有披萨。
· We have cinnamon scrolls or Stollen available post service (large scroll but platted over the top instead of being rolled – butter, cinnamon and raisins and glazed with vanilla icing)
· 我们有肉桂卷或Stollen可供邮寄服务(不是卷起来的而是在上面涂上黄油，肉桂和葡萄干，并涂上香草糖霜)
