Youth With A Mission Tuen Mun · Hong Kong · 2026
The Table Series
Gaining God’s Heart for the Nations
得著神對萬國的心
“You were invited to His table. Now go carry that invitation to the empty places.”
「你受邀坐在祂的桌子旁。現在把那個邀請帶到空虛之處。」
About This Series · 關於這個系列
This five-session teaching series was taught at Youth With A Mission Tuen Mun, Hong Kong in May 2026. The central image throughout the entire week is the table — a picture drawn from Psalm 23:5, Luke 22:29–30, and Acts 2:46. Every session approaches the table from a different angle, building from personal identity all the way to cross-cultural discipleship and the nations.
這個五堂課的教學系列於2026年5月在香港青年使命團屯門教導。整個星期的核心圖像是桌子——這個圖像取自詩篇23:5、路加福音22:29-30和使徒行傳2:46。每一堂課從不同角度探討這張桌子，從個人身份建立一直到跨文化門訓和萬國。
Session 1 · Monday
The Father’s Table
Spiritual Maturity · 靈命成熟
Session 2 · Tuesday
Enemies Around the Table
Perseverance · 堅忍
Session 3 · Wednesday
Empty Seats at the Table
Evangelism · 傳福音
Session 4 · Thursday
Filling Other Tables
Collaboration · 合作
Session 5 · Friday
Eating at the Table
Discipleship · 門訓
Session 1 · Monday · 第一課
The Father’s Table · 天父的桌子
Spiritual Maturity · 靈命成熟
Big Idea · 核心思想
“Every person is sitting at a table. The question is which one. Before you can carry anything to the nations, you have to be seated at the right table — not performing for God but receiving from Him.”
Main Scripture · 主要經文
“And I bestow on you a kingdom, just as My Father has bestowed one on Me, so that you may eat and drink at My table in My kingdom.”
「我將國賜給你們，正如我父賜給我一樣，叫你們在我國裡，坐在我桌子旁吃喝。」
Luke 22:29–30 · 路加福音 22:29–30
Teaching Content · 教學內容
Every person is sitting at a table. Before mission, before strategy, before movement — the most important question you can ask yourself is a simple one: which table am I eating from?
每個人都坐在一張桌子旁。在宣教、策略、運動之前——你能問自己的最重要問題很簡單：我在哪張桌子旁吃飯？
There are two tables in this world. The worldly table offers belonging through performance, identity through reputation, protection through control, purpose through survival, and power through fear. It looks full — but it always leaves you hungry. The Father’s table offers belonging through adoption, identity through Christ, protection through the Father, purpose through mission, and power through love.
Luke 22:29–30 shows us something remarkable. Jesus doesn’t just invite his disciples to observe his table — he grants them the right to eat at it. Not based on achievement. Based on relationship. You are not at the Father’s table to perform. You are there because you were invited.
Luke 10:38–42 gives us the Mary and Martha picture. Martha was serving — doing all the right things, producing, working hard. And yet Jesus said Mary had chosen better. Why? Because Mary sat at the table. She received before she served. Spiritual maturity grows from intimacy, not activity.
And from that seat — Luke 22:29–30 — comes authority. Sit at His table → receive His authority → make disciples of all nations → influence every sector of society. The authority for mission flows from the table, not from talent or strategy.
The Worldly Table · 世俗桌子
- Belong by performing · 藉表現而歸屬
- Identity through reputation · 藉聲譽而有身份
- Protection through control · 藉控制而得保護
- Purpose through survival · 藉生存而有目的
- Power through fear · 藉恐懼而有力量
The Father’s Table · 天父桌子
- Belong by adoption · 藉收養而歸屬
- Identity through Christ · 藉基督而有身份
- Protection through the Father · 藉天父而得保護
- Purpose through mission · 藉使命而有目的
- Power through love · 藉愛而有力量
Signs of the Wrong Table · 世俗桌子的跡象
- Performing for approval — serving to be seen · 為認可而表現
- Operating in your own strength — exhausted but can’t stop · 靠自己力量行事
- Constant anxiety or heaviness (get help too, since these can have medical causes) · 抑鬱或長期焦慮
- Using relationships to fill voids · 用關係填補空虛
- Bingeing — screens, food, anything · 沉迷——螢幕、食物
- Old vices quietly returning · 舊習慣悄悄回來
How to Get to the Father’s Table · 如何到達天父桌子
Daily conversation — presence not just requests
Formation, not just information
People who know and speak truth to you
Someone who calls out who you are becoming
Structures that keep you returning to the table
Knowing what you are building and why
Key Scriptures · 關鍵經文
Luke 22:29–30 — “So that you may eat and drink at My table” · Relationship grants access
Luke 10:38–42 — Mary chose what is better · Intimacy before activity
Luke 15:20–24 — Father runs, robe, ring, feast · You don’t negotiate your way back
Romans 8:15 — Spirit of adoption, Abba Father · Not a slave but a son
2 Corinthians 5:17 — New creation · Old table is gone
Mark 1:11 — “You are My beloved Son” · Identity before mission
Galatians 4:7 — No longer a slave but a son · Heir of the table
Discussion Questions · 討論問題
- Where does your generation look for identity, belonging, and worth? · 你這一代在哪裡尋找身份和歸屬感？
- What does a counterfeit table look like in your culture? · 在你的文化中，虛假的桌子是什麼樣子？
- What is the difference between being useful to God and being loved by God? · 對神有用與被神愛有什麼分別？
- How does authority for mission flow from relationship, not talent? · 宣教的權柄如何從關係而非才能流出？
“Sit at the Father’s table first. Spiritual maturity grows from there.”
先坐在天父的桌子旁。靈命成熟從那裡成長。
Session 2 · Tuesday · 第二課
Enemies Around the Table · 仇敵環繞桌子
Perseverance · 堅忍
Big Idea · 核心思想
“God does not remove your enemies before setting the table. He sets the table in their presence. The question is not whether enemies are real — they are. The question is whether you will stay seated.”
Main Scripture · 主要經文
“You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.”
「我的仇敵在我面前，祢為我擺設筵席。祢用油膏了我的頭，使我的福杯滿溢。」
Psalm 23:5 · 詩篇 23:5
Three Things That Pull Missionaries Off the Table · 三件拉離宣教士的事
💰 Money · 金錢
Money pressure is one of the most common reasons missionaries leave the field. It rarely looks like a direct attack — it looks like an opportunity. A better job. More stability. The key question is not whether financial pressure is real. It is: is this a signal from God to stop, or a test of trust to pass through?
Philippians 4:19 — “My God will supply all your needs” · “All your needs”
👨👩👧👦 Family · 家庭
Especially in Asian cultures, family is one of the most powerful forces in a person’s life. When God calls you in a direction your family doesn’t support, the tension can be enormous. Claudia and I have walked through deep loss on the field. Through it, we held on to this: God called us here, and the Philippines is home now. That is covenant obedience in suffering.
Mark 10:29–30 — Whatever we leave for Jesus and the gospel, He gives back a hundred times over in this life (with persecutions), and in the age to come, eternal life
🛡️ Covering · 遮蓋
The third enemy is isolation. Nobody stays at the Father’s table long-term alone. The enemy’s strategy is not always confrontation — sometimes it is simply separation. Covering means having someone who knows you, can speak truth into your life, and will sit with you in the hard seasons. Elijah had the angel. Paul had Barnabas. David had Jonathan. Jesus had the inner three. Nobody goes alone.
Ecclesiastes 4:12 — “A cord of three strands is not quickly broken”
Elijah — Before the Vision, God Fed Him · 以利亞——異象之前，神先餵飽他
After the greatest miracle of his ministry Elijah burned out completely. He sat under a tree and asked God to let him die. God’s response was not a rebuke or a new strategy. He sent an angel with food. He let Elijah sleep. He fed him again. Before the macro vision — God took care of the person. You cannot run the race well on empty. (1 Kings 19:7)
God’s Question · 神的問題
“Where in the Bible did you expect missions would not come with sacrifice and servitude?”
「聖經哪裡說過，宣教不需要犧牲與服事？」
The Three SSS · 三個S
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Self-Care · 自我照顧
Take care of yourself FOR the mission, not instead of it
Sleep · Sabbath · Emotional honesty
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Stewardship · 管理
Faithful care of what God placed in your hands
Budget · Marriage · Team · Covering
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Sacrifice · 犧牲
Real and required — but not against your Sabbath
⚠️ Never against your Sabbath
Key Scriptures · 關鍵經文
Psalm 23:5 — “A table before me in the presence of my enemies” · “The table is still set”
1 Kings 19:7 — “The journey will be too much for you” · “God feeds before sending”
Hebrews 12:1–2 — “Run with endurance … fix our eyes on Jesus” · “Fix your eyes — not on the cost”
2 Corinthians 4:8–9 — “Hard pressed on all sides, but not crushed” · “Not destroyed”
Habakkuk 3:17–18 — “No fruit is on the vines … yet I will exult in the LORD” · “Yet — one of the most powerful words in Scripture”
Mark 2:27 — “Sabbath was made for man” · “Rest is not the enemy of mission”
Philippians 4:11 — “I have learned to be content” · “Learned — not given”
Discussion Questions · 討論問題
- Which of the three — Money, Family, or Covering — is hardest for you right now? · 金錢、家庭或遮蓋哪一個現在最難？
- How did God respond to Elijah’s burnout — and what does that say about self-care? · 神如何回應以利亞的精疲力竭？
- What expectation have you brought into mission that Scripture doesn’t actually promise? · 你帶入宣教的期望，聖經實際上沒有承諾什麼？
- Who is your covering right now? If you don’t have one — what is one step toward finding that person? · 誰是你的遮蓋？
- What does “yet I will exult in the LORD” cost you in this season? · 「然而我要歡欣」這個季節對你需要付出什麼？
“God doesn’t remove the enemies first. He sets the table anyway. Stay seated.”
神不會先移除仇敵。祂仍然擺設筵席。繼續坐著。
Session 3 · Wednesday · 第三課
Empty Seats at the Table · 桌子旁的空位
Evangelism · 傳福音
Big Idea · 核心思想
“The Father’s table is not full yet. Before strategy, Jesus says pray. Before you plan, ask the Lord of the harvest to send more workers.”
Main Scripture · 主要經文
“The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into His harvest.”
「要收的莊稼多，作工的人少，所以你們當求莊稼的主，打發工人出去收他的莊稼。」
Luke 10:2 · 路加福音 10:2
Four Movements from Luke 10 · 路加福音10章的四個動作
1. Stay Focused — Luke 10:4 · 保持專注
No moneybag, no sandals, greet no one on the road. This is not a vacation. The empty chairs remind you why you came. Don’t get stuck on the road.
“This is not a vacation. This is a mission.”
2. Peace to This House — Luke 10:5–6 · 願平安歸這家
Before filling a seat, find the person of peace — someone God has already prepared. Open to your vision, your compassion, your work with youth. One person of peace can open an entire community. If peace is not received — shake the dust off. Not failure. Discernment.
“God goes before you. He prepares the heart.”
3. Work With Local Context — Luke 10:7 · 與當地情境合作
Stay in the same house. Eat what they provide. Build with what exists. Local ownership — gifts, service, volunteers, open doors. Same operating system. Upgrade what is already there — don’t replace it.
“Build with what they have. Stay. Eat. Serve.”
4. Proclaim the Kingdom — Luke 10:8–9 · 宣告神的國
Heal the sick. Proclaim the kingdom. The fruit of mission is people seeing the glory of God in their own context. Not as a foreign import — as something happening in their own home.
“The kingdom of God is near you.”
Felt Need vs Real Need · 感受需要與真實需要
🚪 Felt Need · 感受需要
The door in · 進入的門
- 🎭 Performing arts · 表演藝術
- 🤲 Compassion work · 憐憫工作
- 👂 Someone to listen · 有人傾聽
- 🎮 Common ground · 共同點
🍽️ Real Need · 真實需要
The meal · 食物
- ✝️ Jesus · 耶穌
- 📖 The Gospel · 福音
- 🌱 Discipleship · 門訓
- 🏠 Godly community · 屬神群體
The felt need is the door. Jesus is the meal. Don’t just open the door — serve the full meal.
Four Acts of the Gospel · 福音的四幕劇
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Act 1 · 第一幕
Creation · 創造
God made us for Himself
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Act 2 · 第二幕
The Fall · 墮落
Sin separated us
✝️
Act 3 · 第三幕
The Exchange · 交換
Jesus took our place
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Act 4 · 第四幕
Eternity · 永恆
He rose. He reigns.
Planning Tool · 計劃工具
Key Scriptures · 關鍵經文
Luke 10:2 — “The workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers” · “Prayer is the first strategy”
Luke 10:4 — “Carry no purse” · “Stay on mission”
Luke 10:5–6 — “Peace to this house” · “Find the person God already prepared”
Luke 10:7 — “Stay at the same house” · “Build with local context”
Luke 10:9 — “The kingdom of God is near you” · “Proclaim clearly”
John 4:13–14 — “The water I give him will become in him a fount of water springing up” · “The felt need points to living water”
1 Corinthians 15:3–4 — “Christ died for our sins … that He was buried, that He was raised” · “The gospel is specific”
Romans 10:14 — “How can they hear without someone to preach?” · “Someone must say the words”
Discussion Questions · 討論問題
- What felt need has God used to draw people close to you or your ministry? · 神用什麼感受需要把人吸引到你身邊？
- How do you know when to share the gospel and when to just keep listening? · 你怎麼知道何時分享福音？
- What does working with local context look like in your city or nation? · 在你的城市中，與當地情境合作是什麼樣子？
- Who in your life right now might be a person of peace? · 你生命中現在誰可能是平安之子？
“Pray for more laborers. Find the empty seats. Carry the full meal.”
為更多工人禱告。找到空置的座位。攜帶完整的食物。
Session 4 · Thursday · 第四課
Filling Other Tables · 填滿其他桌子
Collaboration · 合作
Big Idea · 核心思想
“One table multiplied through collaboration fills the nations. You don’t just fill your table — you help fill theirs. That is how the kingdom grows exponentially.”
Main Scriptures · 主要經文
“Go and make disciples of all nations.” · 「使萬民作我的門徒。」
Matthew 28:19
“Entrust these to faithful men who will be qualified to teach others as well.” · 「也要交託那忠心能教導別人的人。」
2 Timothy 2:2 — Four generations in one verse
Two Tracks · 兩條軌道
These are two distinct journeys — not stages that run simultaneously. God may call you to one, the other, or both at different seasons of life.
🚀 Pioneering Track · 開拓軌道
Discovery → Launching → Pioneering
Discovery — Jeremiah 1:5 · “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you”
Launching — John 20:21 · “As the Father has sent Me”
Pioneering — Romans 15:20 · “Where Christ was not known”
🌱 Legacy Track · 傳承軌道
Identity → Maturity → Discipleship → Raising Leaders → Legacy
Identity — Galatians 4:6–7 · “No longer a slave but a son”
Maturity — Romans 8:29 · “Conformed to the image of His Son”
Discipleship — Mark 3:14 · “To accompany Him”
Raising Leaders — 2 Timothy 2:2 · “Teach others as well”
Legacy — Psalm 78:4 · “Declare to the next generation”
Discovery Season — Faithful Preparation · 發現季節——忠心預備
Most people reading this are in the Discovery season. This is not a waiting room — it is a training ground. What you do now qualifies you for then.
Formation before platform · Joshua 1:8 · “Meditate on it day and night”
Find mentors now · Proverbs 11:14 · “With many counselors comes deliverance”
Which sphere is God calling you to? · Ephesians 4:12 · “Equip the saints”
Serve faithfully here first · Zechariah 4:10 · “Who has despised the day of small things?”
Luke 16:10 — “Whoever is faithful with very little will also be faithful with much.” · 這個季節很重要。
The Seven Spheres · 七個領域
God’s kingdom must penetrate all of society — not just the church. (Loren Cunningham / Bill Bright, 1975 — Youth With A Mission)
Ephesians 4:12 — “To equip the saints for works of ministry.” That service reaches every sphere.
Marketplace Missions · 職場宣教
Business is not just funding mission — business IS mission. The Creation Mandate (Genesis 1:28) establishes work as a sacred calling before the Fall and before the church. Paul was a tentmaker. He used business as gospel access in unreached cities.
Paul’s pattern — Acts 18:1–4: Enter marketplace → Build relationships → Share gospel → Plant church. Colossians 3:23 — “Whatever you do, work at it with your whole being, for the Lord and not for men.”
Planning Tool · 計劃工具
Key Scriptures · 關鍵經文
Matthew 28:19 — “All nations” · “Not one table — many tables”
Acts 1:8 — “Ends of the earth” · “The table keeps expanding”
2 Timothy 2:2 — “Teach others as well” · “Four generations in one verse”
Ephesians 4:11–13 — “Equip the saints for works of ministry” · “Every sphere is a place of service”
Genesis 1:28 — “Fill the earth and subdue it” · “Work is sacred calling”
Esther 4:14 — “For such a time as this” · “You are in your city on purpose”
Habakkuk 2:2 — “Write down this vision and clearly inscribe it on tablets” · “A vision written is a vision acted on”
Luke 16:10 — “Faithful with very little” · “This season counts”
Discussion Questions · 討論問題
- Which track — Pioneering or Legacy — resonates most with where God has you right now? · 開拓還是傳承軌道？
- Which of the 7 spheres is God most clearly calling you toward? · 哪個領域？
- What does faithful preparation look like in the Discovery season? · 在發現季節中，忠心的預備是什麼樣子？
- What is one table in your community that needs filling — and who could you partner with? · 你可以與誰合作？
“You don’t just fill your table. You help fill theirs. That is how the kingdom multiplies.”
你不只是填滿你的桌子。你幫助填滿他們的桌子。這就是神的國倍增的方式。
Session 5 · Friday · 第五課
Eating at the Table · 在桌子旁吃飯
Cross-Cultural Discipleship · 跨文化門訓
Big Idea · 核心思想
“The most powerful thing you can do in mission is share a meal. And cross-cultural discipleship requires learning to sit at someone else’s table before you invite them to yours.”
Main Scripture · 主要經文
“They continued to meet daily in the temple courts and to break bread from house to house, sharing their meals with gladness and sincerity of heart, praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.”
「每日同心合意在殿裡，且在家中擘餅，存著歡喜誠實的心用飯⋯⋯主將得救的人天天加給他們。」
Acts 2:46–47 · 使徒行傳 2:46–47
The Theology of Incarnation · 道成肉身的神學
Cross-cultural discipleship starts with one theological anchor — the incarnation. God did not invite us up. He came down. John 1:14 — “The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us.” He entered culture. He learned language. He ate meals. He sat at tables before He invited people to a new one.
This means the first question in cross-cultural mission is not “how do I get them to my table?” It is: “Am I willing to sit at theirs first?”
Philippians 2:6–7 — “Emptied Himself, taking the form of a servant” · 1 Corinthians 9:22 — “All things to all people”
Acts 10 — God Broke Peter First · 神先打破彼得
Cornelius was ready. Peter was not. God had to break Peter’s cultural prejudice before He could use him cross-culturally. Acts 10:15 — “Do not call anything impure that God has made clean.” Acts 10:34–35 — “God does not show favoritism, but welcomes those from every nation who fear Him.”
The barrier to cross-cultural discipleship is often inside the missionary — not in the mission field.
Galatians 3:28 — No Division at the Table · 桌子旁沒有分裂
“There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.”
The gospel does not erase culture. It redeems it. Romans 15:7 — “Accept one another, just as Christ accepted you.” Ephesians 2:14 — “For He Himself is our peace, who has made the two one and has torn down the dividing wall of hostility.” Jesus already demolished the wall. We walk through it.
Three Practicals for Cross-Cultural Relationships · 三個跨文化關係實踐
1. Curiosity Over Judgment · 好奇心勝於評判
Enter their world as a learner, not an expert. Ask — “What does your family celebrate? What do people in your culture fear most? What does your name mean?” Let them speak 70% of the time in a first conversation. Never make one person the representative of their whole culture.
- Proverbs 20:5 — “The intentions of a man’s heart are deep waters, but a man of understanding draws them out”
- James 1:19 — “Quick to listen, slow to speak”
- Colossians 4:5–6 — “Act wisely toward outsiders, redeeming the time”
2. Honor What They Carry · 尊重他們所攜帶的
Every person carries their culture as part of their identity. Eat what they set before you (Luke 10:8). Learn even 5 words in their language. Understand their family structure before giving advice. Find out what music they listen to and why. Ask about their spiritual background before assuming. You don’t need to agree with everything to honor a person.
- Romans 12:10 — “Outdo yourselves in honoring one another”
- 1 Peter 2:17 — “Treat everyone with high regard”
3. Common Ground for the 18–35 Generation · 共同點
This generation — across every culture — shares the same core hungers: identity confusion, family tension, fear of the future, the search for purpose and belonging, social media pressure, loneliness, career anxiety. Start with the shared hunger, not the cultural difference.
- Ecclesiastes 3:11 — “He has also set eternity in the hearts of men” · “Every culture carries this hunger”
- Acts 17:27 — “God intended that they would seek Him” · “Every generation is already searching”
The Samaritan Woman — John 4 · 撒馬利亞婦人
Jesus crossed three cultural barriers to sit at her table: Jewish → Samaritan (racial), Male → Female (gender), Rabbi → Sinner (moral). John 4:9 — “How can You ask for a drink from me?” She knew the cultural rules. He broke them anyway. John 4:39 — “Many of the Samaritans from that town believed in Jesus because of the woman’s testimony.” One cross-cultural relationship changed a city. The gospel crosses every cultural barrier — but someone has to go first.
D-Group Principles · 門徒小組原則
A D-group is not a Bible study. It is a shared life around the Word. Mark 3:14 — “He appointed twelve of them … to accompany Him.” Discipleship is presence, not program.
Friendship Map · 友誼地圖
Key Scriptures · 關鍵經文
John 1:14 — “The Word became flesh” · “God sat at our table first”
Acts 2:46–47 — “To break bread from house to house … the Lord added to their number daily” · “The table is an evangelism strategy”
Acts 10:34–35 — “Welcomes those from every nation” · “No cultural hierarchy at the table”
Galatians 3:28 — “All one in Christ” · “The gospel creates a new culture”
Philippians 2:6–7 — “Emptied Himself, taking the form of a servant” · “Incarnational humility is the model”
Romans 15:7 — “Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you” · “This is the standard”
1 Corinthians 9:22 — “All things to all people” · “Cross-cultural mission is incarnational”
Ecclesiastes 3:11 — “Eternity in the hearts of men” · “Every culture carries this hunger”
Mark 3:14 — “To accompany Him” · “Discipleship is presence”
Revelation 7:9 — “Every nation and tribe and people and tongue” · “This is where the table is heading”
Discussion Questions · 討論問題
- What cultural barrier has God already been breaking down in you this week? · 神這週在你身上打破了哪個文化障礙？
- Who is one person from a different culture God is calling you to go deeper with? · 神呼召你與誰更深地建立關係？
- What does “becoming all things to all people” look like for you personally? · 「向什麼人就作什麼人」對你個人是什麼樣子？
- How will you apply cross-cultural discipleship in your specific calling — your sphere, your city, your nation? · 你如何在你的呼召中應用跨文化門訓？
- What is your next yes after this week? · 這週之後你的下一個「是」是什麼？
“Jesus didn’t just invite people to His table. He sat at theirs first.”
耶穌不只是邀請人們到祂的桌子旁。祂先坐在他們的桌子旁。
The Whole Table · 整張桌子
The Father’s Table · Spiritual Maturity
Enemies Around the Table · Perseverance
Empty Seats at the Table · Evangelism
Filling Other Tables · Collaboration
Eating at the Table · Cross-Cultural Discipleship
Revelation 7:9 · 啟示錄 7:9
“A multitude too large to count, from every nation and tribe and people and tongue, standing before the throne.”
「從各國、各族、各民、各方來的，沒有人能數過來，站在寶座和羔羊面前。」
You were invited to His table.
你受邀坐在祂的桌子旁。
Now go carry that invitation to the empty places.
現在把那個邀請帶到空虛之處。
Youth With A Mission Tuen Mun · Hong Kong · 2026
