在分心时代，以不同的方式生活

对一些人来说，“圣洁”一词会让人联想到彩绘玻璃、清冷的教堂，以及那些从不欢笑的人。我想，持这种看法的人绝非个例。在许多人看来，“圣洁”似乎只是古老画作中圣徒们的专属，与我们这些忙于应付工作、家庭、账单，还要时刻应对响个不停的手机的普通人，毫无关联。然而，追求圣洁并非仅针对“属灵精英”的可选项，而是上帝向我们每个人发出的充满慈爱的邀请。

请注意：
圣洁绝非意味着愁眉苦脸、论断他人，或是脱离现实生活。耶稣是史上最圣洁的人，却曾被人指责为“税吏和罪人的朋友”（路加福音 7:34）。人们乐于亲近祂，孩子们会奔向祂；祂也曾出席宴席，甚至将水变成了酒（约翰福音 2:1-11）。圣洁也不是一套用来博取上帝认可的“待办事项清单”——法利赛人对此可是驾轻就熟。真正的圣洁，是由内而外自然流露出来的。

这一切始于上帝的本质。当先知以赛亚得见上帝时，他听见天使呼喊道：“圣哉！圣哉！圣哉！万军之耶和华……”（以赛亚书 6:3）。他最初的反应并非自傲，而是谦卑：“祸哉！我灭亡了！”（以赛亚书 6:5）。随后，奇妙的事发生了：他的罪咎被除去，并带着使命被差遣出去。这就是圣洁的模式。上帝说：“你们要圣洁，因为我……是圣洁的”（利未记 19:2）；使徒彼得也向早期教会重申了这一点（彼得前书 1:15-16）。这一呼召植根于上帝的品格，而非我们的表现。
“圣洁”一词，其核心含义是“分别出来”。但“分别出来”并不意味着要躲藏起来。耶稣曾祈求天父，不要让祂的跟随者离开这个世界，而是保守他们在世上免受恶者的侵害（约翰福音 17:15-18）。祂称我们为“世上的盐”和“世上的光”（马太福音 5:13-16）。盐只有渗入肉中，才能发挥其作用。光只有在黑暗中照耀时，才真正发挥作用。在当今世界，圣洁意味着在办公室、学校、健身房或群聊中全心投入，同时又完全属于基督。

保罗劝勉我们，要将身体献上，当作“活祭，是圣洁的，是神所喜悦的”（罗马书 12:1）。他接着说：“不要效法这个世界，只要心意更新而变化”（罗马书 12:2）。这非常具有实践意义。圣洁可以表现为：在可以虚报费用的情况下依然诚实；善待那些无人理睬的同事；在婚姻中保持忠贞；在金钱上慷慨大方；在网络互动中温和有礼。正如保罗所言：“无论做什么，或说话或行事，都要奉主耶稣的名”（歌罗西书 3:17）。先知弥迦则言简意赅地总结道：行公义，好怜悯，存谦卑的心，与你的神同行（弥迦书 6:8）。

在当今时代，圣洁所面临的最大挑战，或许并非公然的悖逆，而是无休止的干扰。我们不断地滑动屏幕、刷新页面，灵魂却因此变得日益干瘪。神邀请我们：“你们要休息，要知道我是神”（诗篇 46:10）。保罗为我们提供了一个有益的筛选标准：凡是真实的、高尚的、正确的、纯洁的、可爱的、令人称赞的，都要去思想这些事（腓立比书 4:8）。我们喂养心思意念的内容，塑造了我们自身；日常生活中一些微小的选择——比如在查看新闻前先读经，或者关掉屏幕去祷告——都能开启通往深刻生命更新的大门。

圣洁并非一项“自我提升”工程。如果真是这样，我们大多数人恐怕撑不到周三就会放弃了。圣洁，其实是圣灵在我们生命中的工作。圣灵所结的果子——仁爱、喜乐、和平、忍耐、恩慈、良善、信实、温柔、节制（加拉太书 5:22-23）——正如其名，就是“果子”。当我们与葡萄树保持联结时，这些果子便会自然而然地生长出来（约翰福音 15:5）。保罗提醒我们，我们正被转化为基督的样式，且“荣上加荣”（哥林多后书 3:18）。这是一个过程，而非一蹴而就之事。我们可以确信，那在我们心里动了善工的，必会成全这工（腓立比书 1:6）。

我们会跌倒、会失败，也会有做得不够好的时候。但“我们若认自己的罪，神是信实的，是公义的，必要赦免我们的罪”（约翰一书 1:9）。圣洁并非意味着永不跌倒；而是指在跌倒后重新站起，领受祂的怜悯，并继续与祂同行。《希伯来书》的作者鼓励我们要追求圣洁（希伯来书 12:14）。请留意“追求”二字——这暗示着一场终身的旅程，而非一场有及格与不及格之分的考试。

何不暂且停下，作一个简单的祷告呢？

主耶稣，感谢祢，祢爱我本来的样子，却又因着深爱我，而不愿让我停留在原本的光景中。求祢以圣灵再次充满我，将我的心分别为圣归于祢。求祢帮助我，在今天的家庭、工作和生活中，都能彰显祢的光。阿们。

对圣洁的呼召，归根结底，就是对与神建立亲密关系的呼召。

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Whether this is your first time visiting a church or you’ve attended another church for years, we understand that visiting a new church can be a bit overwhelming. To help make it a bit easier, we’ve done our best to answer some questions you may have, so your first experience is a little less overwhelming.

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, Ascot, Camberley, Sunbury, Heathrow, Slough, Ashford, Sunninghill, Sunningdale, 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 am. You can join us on Livestream or via Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube or X.

The Sunday Venue is Coopers Hall, 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.

Sunday Venue at Coopers Hall, Strodes College, Strodes College Lane, Egham

Our Sunday service starts at 11.00 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 on the first Sunday of each month and an All-Age All-Nation Service on the second. Our other Sunday services include a Lingering (spirit-filled) and Teaching service.

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, or catch up with 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 for coffee and prayer.
Our Sunday Service starts at 11:00 and typically runs for about 90 minutes, normally followed by tea and coffee.

Driving and Car Parking

Our Sunday Venue is Coopers Hall, Strodes College, Strodes College Lane, Egham, TW20 9DR, which has ample parking.
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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). We also have step free access to the hall. 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.

Public Transport

Our Sunday Meetings are in Coopers Hall, Strodes College, Strodes College Lane, Egham, TW20 9DR.
It's just off Egham High Street, so if you have found Esquires, then you are nearly there.

We are very close to bus stops in Church Street with buses to Slough, Windsor, Staines, Heathrow, Sunbury and beyond.
Our Sunday venue is less than a 5-minute walk from Egham Railway Station.

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 to know us better, why not join us for Sunday lunch with some of our members? The first meal for students 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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