Sunday, 21 October 2012


Australia Ling Liang Church – a baptistic, evangelical spiritual home of Chinese and Australian Christians in Asquith, on Sydney’s Upper North Shore.  

‘Ling Liang’ means ‘spiritual food’, or ‘living bread' and refers to Jesus’ name He used for Himself— “the Bread of Life.”

Our Location:  8 WALL AVE. ASQUITH, NSW, 2077

Parking located outside church along Wall Avenue.

Alternate parking includes Asquith Park carspaces along Rotherwood Avenue, street parking along Rupert Street and Asquith Park carspaces on Mills Avenue side entrance.


ALLC. is a warm and inviting Church where there is a genuine excitement in gathering to worship our Lord Jesus Christ and learn from His written Word, the Bible.  Some of our people are Asian and some are non-Asian.  Together we are a family – part of the body of Christ.  Every-one is welcome at our Church, and we try to cater to a diverse group of people from many different backgrounds.  And although we have a distinctly Chinese flavour, we are also an Aussie Church, seeking to minister to the people in our neighborhood.


Regular Sunday Program:    9:30 a.m.  English Church Service.

                                          10:45 a.m.  Morning Tea.

                                           11:15 a.m.  Cantonese Church Service.

                                           11:15 a.m.  Children’s Sunday School.

                                           12:45 p.m.  Church Lunch.

The Lord’s Supper (Holy Communion) is observed the first Sunday of the month at both the English and the Cantonese Church Services.


Regular Youth Group program (Grades 5 - 12) - CROSSWORD:    7:00pm Fridays during school terms (program varies according to Youth Group extracurricular activities) - Enquire within for updates

Regular Uni to Young Adults Bible study - SOURCE:  Please enquire within for details


Contacts

Address: 8 Wall Ave., Asquith, 2077

Phone: (02) 9482-1704

Email: australialingliangchurch@gmail.com

English Ministry



Michael Leong - (02) 9482-1704

Godwin Lau  - 0403-066292


Chinese Ministry


Margaret Lau -  04115 20237

Tuesday, 14 August 2012

念長老,讚主恩!




                  賴顯光牧師、黃婉群師母、以信、以行

1985年,内子黃婉群和我在香港靈糧堂舉行婚禮,1986年移民來悉尼並繼續神學訓練,1987年參與在Merro Christian Centre舉行的悉尼第一屆華人宣教營籌委,營中一位操英語的姊妹向我們分享澳洲快將開始《靈糧堂》的事工。聼之下,深覺奇妙!(我少年時在香港參加北角靈糧團契的週五聚會、活動和港九新界各靈糧堂舉行的聯合夏令會。然因家貧,有一些年頭禮拜日白天還要工作賺錢唸書,結果在禮拜日晚上參加香港靈糧堂的晚堂敬拜,聆聽靈糧堂創辦人趙世光牧師博士教導,深受他對本土、跨國界而至跨文化向各大洲萬民宣教心所薰陶和激勵!《往普天下去傳福音給萬民聼》就是趙牧師向靈糧堂會衆經常提及的口號!趙牧師對普世宣教心切,在亞洲和歐美建立不少靈糧堂,惜尚未在澳洲和非洲植堂!)

宣教營結束後,收到楊寳銓長老的電話;他自我介紹,邀請我們夫婦參加在Five Dock一個禮拜六晚上開始的家庭團契,我倆應邀赴會。是次聚會由楊長老主持,楊太負責簽到、長女Margaret文德和夫婿 Godwin劉啓超醫生也是初來悉尼探訪,Margaret負責司琴, 還有幼子Tim立德負責招待。一家興奮的參與開荒事奉、充滿喜樂!隨後的聚會,次子David玄德和媳婦Betty也間中從墨爾本來參與!

不久,澳洲的教育開始接收學習英語的海外留學生,突然間來了數萬名中國留學生。長老敏銳地把握這個黃金時機,將《澳洲靈糧團契》的事工集中在中國留學生的福音需要,在中國留學生經常出入的唐人街借用辦公室,以粵國雙語佈道,果實纍纍。然因當時尚未成立《靈糧堂》,故分派決志者在不同堂會接受跟進,奠下了往後十多二十年在悉尼眾教會的普通話事工人力資源基礎!

1990年,長老帶著在悉尼北區開始建立《澳洲靈糧堂》的異象,建堂籌委會積極尋找未有華人教會而適合開堂的地方。1991年終於在Hornsby開設了一個整全的教會,服侍家庭,包括兒童。當時内子和我在悉尼北區開辦了《國際使者文教學校》,以中文教學為平臺,向北區的華人家庭傳福音;長老更鼎力支持《國際使者文教學校》和《澳洲傷健家庭福音團契》的事工,不遺餘力!1992年初,我重囘神學院學習,獲長老不棄,接納為傳道。長老熱心有加,卻不懂開車,在那些年間,開車隨長老到處探訪佈道,一如提摩太跟隨保羅的學習,獲益良多,終生受用!我們的長子Nathaniel以信和幼女Hannah以行也是在1992年《元朗靈糧堂》蔡惠師牧師師母帶領的訪宣隊來悉尼佈道時,在兒童奉獻禮中獻主的!

1997年,我們獲《威克理夫聖經翻譯會》安排,信心往非洲事奉,長老代表《澳洲靈糧堂》理事會來電恭賀並承諾理事會議決每年固定作經濟支持,成爲率先以經濟支持我們宣教的首家教會。1998年,我們抵達非洲肯尼亞首都----内羅畢時,獲工場主任批准,在工餘時間開始了普通話查經班,在2000年正式成立了團契,數年後由《臺北靈糧堂》植堂部認領的宣教士正式註冊成立《内羅畢基督教靈糧堂》。長老直接在澳洲和間接在非洲開設了《靈糧堂》,履行耶穌基督的大使命,也為趙世光牧師圓夢!

長老常言,他雖不能往海外宣教,卻願意恆切為宣教禱告和經濟上支持,直到離世!長老愛主愛人靈魂的心,帶領一家忠於事主,支持宣教不甘後人,誠為晚輩一生的榜樣!