Moving Beyond Ignorance and Immaturity Toward Maturity Sunrise Church has reached its 25th anniversary. Looking back over this quarter-century, we see the abundant marks of God’s grace. We celebrate not because we are perfect, but because God has accomplished His work despite our weaknesses and limitations. Along this journey, there have been tears and laughter, stumbles and support; yet most precious of all is the fact that He never let go, leading us step by step to where we are today. If we were to identify the weaknesses we most need to overcome, none would be greater than our ignorance and immaturity regarding the Bible. There was a time when we were content with the comfort of isolated "golden verses," accustomed to merely skimming the surface, treating God’s Word as "chicken soup for the soul" rather than the sovereign Master of our lives. We listened to sermons for years yet remained like infants—able only to consume milk, not solid food. We were familiar with biblical terminology but did not necessarily grasp its weight; we quoted Scripture, yet did not necessarily allow Scripture to speak into and shape our lives. This is where we have fallen short, and this is where we need to repent. Yet thank God, His grace is sufficient for us. As we move toward a new milestone, I long to see a company of disciples who hunger and thirst for righteousness—disciples who are no longer content with superficial knowledge but are willing to pay the price to rightly handle the word of truth. We must move beyond not merely the arrogance of knowledge, but the complacency of ignorance; beyond not merely the confines of the letter, but into the reverent awe of encountering the Living Word. We must progress from "knowing" to "experiencing," from "hearing the Word" to "living it out," and from "standing on the sidelines" to "wholehearted commitment." This journey of transition requires humility to acknowledge our shortcomings and mutual support to grow together. May the Holy Spirit renew us so that we are no longer like children, tossed to and fro by every wind of doctrine, but instead grow into maturity—attaining the full stature of Christ. In the next twenty-five years, let us be grounded in Scripture, aim to live out the life of Christ, and bear the mark of loving God and loving others. May the Lord accept our resolve, and may His church shine ever brighter in the light of Sunrise.

跨越無知與幼稚，邁向成熟 新曙光教會25週年了。回首這四分之一世紀，滿是恩典的痕跡。我們慶祝，不是因為自己有多完全，而是因為神在我們的軟弱和限制中，依然成就了祂的工作。這條路上，有眼淚，有歡笑，有跌倒，也有扶持；而最寶貴的，是祂從未放手，一步步牽引我們走到今天。 若要數算最需要跨越的軟弱，莫過於對聖經的無知和幼稚。曾幾何時，我們滿足於金句式的安慰，習慣了淺嘗輒止的閱讀，把神的話語當作心靈雞湯，而非生命的主宰。我們聽道多年，卻仍像嬰孩，只能吃奶，不能吃乾糧。我們熟悉聖經的詞彙，卻未必明白其中的重量；我們引用經文，卻未必讓經文引用我們的生命。這是我們的虧欠，也是我們需要悔改的地方。 但感謝神，祂的恩典夠我們用。邁向新的里程碑，我渴望看見的，是一群飢渴慕義的門徒----不再滿足於表面的認識，而是願意付代價，按著正意分解真理的道。我們要跨越的，不是知識的傲慢，而是無知的安逸；不是字句的牢籠，而是與活潑之道相遇的敬畏。我們要從「知道」進到 「經歷」，從「聽道」進到「行道」，從「旁觀」進到「委身」。 這條跨越之路，需要我們謙卑下來，承認自己的不足，也需要我們彼此扶持，一同成長。願聖靈更新我們，使我們不再作小孩子，被各樣異教之風搖動，而是長大成人，滿有基督長成的身量。下一個25年，讓我們以紮根聖經為基礎，已活出基督為目標，以愛神愛人為記號。願主悅納我們的心志，也願祂的教會在新曙光中，越照越明。