当天堂触及大地

当天国降临人间，我们内心深处会发生深刻的转变。这并非仅仅是情感的涌动或灵感的迸发，而是与神的国度临到我们世界的深刻相遇。耶稣以“天国近了，你们应当悔改！”（马太福音 4:17）开启了他的传道生涯。他用这句话宣告，天国并非遥不可及的领域，而是近在眼前、正在改变生命、社群乃至整个宇宙的现实。对于朗尼米德基督徒团契而言，这一真理塑造了我们的敬拜、使命以及我们对今日跟随耶稣意义的理解。当天国降临人间，平凡的事物便被赋予了神圣的意义，我们开始透过神的视角来看待自己和世界。

当“道成了肉身，住在我们中间”（约翰福音 1:14）时，这一现实以一种独特的方式显现出来。在耶稣里，天国行走在人间。他对破碎灵魂的怜悯，他对黑暗的权柄，他对被遗忘者的温柔，以及他对天父坚定不移的顺服，都揭示了当神的同在成为现实时，那会是怎样的景象。路加福音记载了耶稣对自己使命的描述：“主的灵在我身上，因为他用膏膏我，叫我传福音给贫穷的人……叫那受压制的得自由……宣告神悦纳人的禧年”（路加福音 4:18-19）。当天国临到人间，希望取代绝望，自由挣脱枷锁，那些自以为无人问津的人发现，神一直都在追寻他们。

耶稣不仅展现了天国，更邀请我们进入其中。他教导门徒祷告：“愿你的国降临，愿你的旨意行在地上，如同行在天上”（马太福音 6:9-10）。这祷告既是渴望，也是使命。当我们祷告这些话语时，我们便将自己的心与神的旨意相契合，祈求祂透过我们，将祂的统治、公义、平安和同在带入我们的世界。当我们顺服圣灵的引导时，天国的恩典便开始重塑我们的渴望，软化我们的态度，并从内到外地改变我们。

这种改变的力量在五旬节那天显明得淋漓尽致。当圣灵降临，“众门徒都被圣灵充满……按着圣灵所赐的口才，说起别国的话来”（使徒行传 2:1-4）时，天国的恩典不仅临到耶稣一人，也临到一群被赋予能力承载祂同在的群体。这始于楼上房间的奇妙景象，蔓延到街头巷尾，跨越文化和语言的界限，将人们带入神的故事中。使徒行传后来描述耶稣是“受圣灵和能力膏抹……周游四方，行善事，医好凡被魔鬼压制的人”（使徒行传 10:38）。如今，藉着圣灵，同样的恩膏临到祂的子民，使我们无论身处何地，都能继续祂的事工。

当天国临到我们，触及地上时，我们便开始发出并非源于自身的光芒。耶稣说：“你们是世上的光……你们的光也当这样照在人前，叫他们看见你们的好行为，便将荣耀归给你们在天上的父。”（马太福音 5:14-16）这光并非关乎表现或完美，而是基督在我们里面。保罗将这奥秘描述为“基督在你们心里成了有荣耀的盼望”（歌罗西书 1:27）。天国临到地上意味着耶稣住在普通信徒里面，使我们成为神和好之爱的活见证。

因此，我们被称为基督的使者，受托承担和好的职分（哥林多后书 5:20）。当我们宽恕曾经充满苦毒的人，当我们用和平的话语抚慰焦虑的环境，当我们在交谈和工作中传递怜悯，当我们在他人认为绝望的境况中展现希望时，天国便透过我们触及人间。每一个爱的行动都是一扇窗，透过它，天国显现。

圣经的故事指向一个天地完全合一的未来。约翰描述了上帝与人类同在的那一天，“他要擦去一切的眼泪……不再有死亡，也不再有悲哀、哭号、疼痛……坐宝座的说：‘我将一切都更新了！’”（启示录 21:3-5）。在那一天到来之前，天国触及人间的每一个瞬间，都是对未来更新的预尝。

对我们而言，邀请清晰明了：活出上帝同在的生命，让祂的国度在我们生命、家庭、城镇乃至更广阔的领域中彰显。当天国触及人间，我们便成为活生生的见证，证明上帝仍在动工，仍在救赎，仍在临近我们。

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Planning your Visit

Welcome to Runnymede Christian Fellowship, an Egham Church

Runnymede Christian Fellowship is a church based in Egham but serving a much larger geographical area. Those who call us home come from Egham, Virginia Water, Staines, Englefield Green, Egham Hythe, Pooley Green, Maidenhead, Heathrow, Slough, Ashford, Thorpe, Windsor, Woking and beyond.

Our church is a community of believers who gather regularly to share life and demonstrate God's love. We do this by encouraging and serving each other and the community. We believe in the power of prayer and are always happy to pray for you.

Church - What to expect

Our Sunday service is available to stream online at 11:00 a.m. You can join us on Livestream or via Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube or X (Twitter).

The Sunday Service is now held at Strodes College, Strodes College Lane in Egham open to all, so if you would like to join us, please feel free to do so. If you have any questions, please call us on 01784 637010.

We run a physical Sunday School most weeks. If you would like your children to receive a weekly Sunday School teaching pack that you can do from home, please email us at admin@e-runnymede.co.uk so that we can send you the materials.

Church on Sunday at Strodes College, Egham

Our Sunday service starts at 11:00 a.m. and typically lasts about 90 minutes.

We begin each service with lively worship, featuring songs from around the world, followed by inspiring, Bible-based teaching. All our sermons are recorded and are available as a podcast after the service.

We have a monthly cycle of Sunday services, with our Communion Service being on the first Sunday of each month and an All-Age All-Nation Service on the second Sunday of each month. Our other Sunday services include Spirit-focused and teaching services.

We have consciously adopted being a blended church, that is, both online and face-to-face. You are welcome to join us on Livestream or via Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, or X (Twitter), or you can catch up and watch the recordings later.

Joining us in person

Visiting a new and unfamiliar church for the first time can be intimidating, but we want to ensure you feel welcome and enjoy your time with us. A friendly face will be waiting to meet you at the entrance and welcome you.

Doors open at 10:30 a.m. for coffee and prayer. Our Sunday Service starts at 11:00 a.m. and typically runs for about 90 minutes, normally followed by tea and coffee.

Driving and Car Parking

Our Sunday Morning Service is now held at Strodes College, Strodes College Lane, Egham, TW20 9DR, which has ample parking. Click on the link for directions to RCF.

We have plenty of parking spaces right outside the building. Spaces are reserved near the entrance for anyone with mobility issues (those with a blue badge). Please let us know if you need to use one of these spaces, have any special needs, or require any assistance.

The car parking area is a public area, so please ensure that your children are under your control and that, for their safety, they do not run around in the car park.

Visiting with children?

Everyone is welcome at RCF. We encourage everyone, regardless of age, to join the service. We offer Sunday School, which begins after worship and runs concurrently with the sermon for 30 to 40 minutes, serving children aged 4 to 12. On the second Sunday of each month, we have a shorter All-Aged All Nations Service, where the children stay for the worship and the sermon.

After Church

We chat over coffee and biscuits after church on the first, third, fourth and fifth Sundays. If you want to get more acquainted, why not join us for a Sunday lunch with some of our members? The first meal is on us (Voucher provided). Please contact us and let us know. We would love to share a meal and get to know you better!

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Want to connect?

If you're interested in connecting with us, whether to join our online community or attend our Sunday gatherings, please use our connect card.

Any Questions?

If you have any questions, please review our FAQ page. Here, you’ll find answers to many common questions. If you still have questions or concerns, please contact us; we’d love to hear from you.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO WELCOMING YOU TO RCF!!

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