In this session, we talk about the first thing you do when you are born to stay alive, and that is to breathe.

Today, as I came to do this recording, I was stressed.  I have been swarmed with activities in the week, and I had fears of not being well-prepared for the recording, and will end up wasting the crew’s time.

What do we do when we are stressed?  Yes, we take deep breaths.  Because, stress always seems to lead us to death, while breathing seems to be a reminder of life.

       “执事”一词是指仆人的工作，例如管理饭食，处理行政等。任何为了福音而做出的服务都是执事的职责。保罗先后提到监督和执事的职分，显示出两者之间有相当密切的关系。执事是监督的助手，特别在行政、财物、管库等工作上，执事协助监督去服事教会，也协助他们进行教导工作。对执事的要求基本上与监督相同，这也是每一位弟兄姐妹所要追求的目标。主要要求有四方面：首先，要生活有纪律，言语上要谨慎，饮酒不过量，不贪财；第二，信仰要纯正，要本着纯洁的良心，持守正确的福音真理；第三，需要接受测试，除了甄选程序还要有试用期；第四，家庭生活要有见证，这与监督的要求一致，要先管理好自己的家庭。做好执事工作有两种收获：第一，自己就得到美好的地步；第二，是在真道上大有胆量。保罗也提到女执事的资格与男执事相同。