【双语灵修】创造创意桥梁CREATIVE BRIDGe making

以西结书 4 章

「人子啊，你要拿一块砖，摆在你面前，将一座耶路撒冷城画在其上。又围困这城，造台筑垒，安营攻击，在四围安设撞锤攻城。又要拿个铁鏊，放在你和城的中间作为铁墙。你要对面攻击这城，使城被困。这样，好做以色列家的预兆。

「你要向左侧卧，承当以色列家的罪孽。要按你向左侧卧的日数，担当他们的罪孽。因为我已将他们作孽的年数定为你向左侧卧的日数，就是三百九十日。你要这样担当以色列家的罪孽。再者，你满了这些日子，还要向右侧卧，担当犹大家的罪孽。我给你定规侧卧四十日，一日顶一年。你要露出膀臂，面向被困的耶路撒冷，说预言攻击这城。我用绳索捆绑你，使你不能辗转，直等你满了困城的日子。

「你要取小麦、大麦、豆子、红豆、小米、粗麦，装在一个器皿中，用以为自己做饼，要按你侧卧的三百九十日吃这饼。你所吃的要按分量吃，每日二十舍客勒，按时而吃。你喝水也要按制子，每日喝一欣六分之一，按时而喝。你吃这饼像吃大麦饼一样，要用人粪在众人眼前烧烤。」耶和华说：「以色列人在我所赶他们到的各国中，也必这样吃不洁净的食物。」我说：「哎，主耶和华啊！我素来未曾被玷污，从幼年到如今没有吃过自死的或被野兽撕裂的，那可憎的肉也未曾入我的口。」于是他对我说：「看哪，我给你牛粪代替人粪，你要将你的饼烤在其上。」他又对我说：「人子啊，我必在耶路

撒冷折断他们的杖，就是断绝他们的粮。他们吃饼要按分量忧虑而吃，喝水也要按制子惊惶而喝，使他们缺粮缺水，彼此惊惶，因自己的罪孽消灭。

2月23日

创造创意桥梁

「又要拿个铁鏊，放在你和城的中间作为铁墙。你要对面攻击这城，使城被困。这样，好作以色列家的预兆。」 -结 4:3

神吩咐先知以西结演出各种场景，作为百姓因为不忠而将面临惩罚的征兆。每个场景都有一个非语言的示范，人们在看到表演时就能理解，而表演的戏剧效果往往非常强烈。

我们在菲律宾事工的一个亮点，就是与年轻人一起开展门徒训练。在内格罗斯岛上的一个团体，组建了一支名为「Halieus」（「渔夫」）的宣教团队。他们练习默剧表演（有时在我们家里），去演绎福音故事。然后，他们与教会合作，在当地社区举行集会，并在集会上表演默剧。每当我看到他们的表演时，我的脊柱都会不由自主地颤抖一下。神使用他们开启了人们的心灵，而对于这些人来说，单靠言语是远远不够的。

有些群体没有听到福音，或没有对福音做出回应，其中一个原因是传统的（或「典型的」）宣教策略对他们无效。为了建立楁桥梁跨过这些障碍，我们需要更深入地去了解这些人和他们的文化，并去寻找能够触及他们心灵具创意的策略。这对于与我们一起生活的人，和我们周遭的人，也可以是一样的道理。

祷告

主啊，请指引我们找到有效的策略，向需要认识祢的人传福音。帮助我们了解如何以有创意的方式去分享福音。阿们。

CREATIVE BRIDGe making

“Take an iron pan, place it as an iron wall between you and the city and turn your face toward it. It will be under siege, and you shall besiege it. This will be a sign to the people of Israel.”             —Ezekiel 4:3

God told the prophet Ezekiel to act out various scenes as signs of punishment that the people would face because of their unfaithfulness. Each scene gave a nonverbal demonstration that the people could understand as it was acted out. And the dramatic effect was often powerful.

One highlight of our ministry in the Philippines was to work with young adults in discipleship. A group on Negros Island developed an evangelistic team that they called Halieus (“Fishermen”). They practiced pantomime presentations (sometimes in our home) portraying the gospel story. Then they worked with churches to hold rallies in local neighborhoods where they presented the pantomimes. A shiver would go up and down my spine when I watched them. God used them to open the hearts of people for whom words alone were inadequate.

One reason why some people groups have not been reached, or have not responded to the gospel, is that typical strategies are not effective with them. To bridge those barriers, we need to understand the people and their culture more deeply, and to find creative strategies that can reach their hearts. That can also be true close to home, with people who live with us and around us.

Lord, guide us in developing effective strategies to reach people who need to know you. Help us to understand how to share the good news in creative ways. Amen.