An Audience of One 唯一的观众
Dexu Xia
Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord. Colossians 3:23
As the “voice of the Denver Nuggets,” team chaplain Kyle Speller is most known for his rip-roaring, public address announcing during the championship basketball club’s games. “Let’s go!” he thunders into the mic, and thousands of onsite NBA fans, as well as millions more watching or listening to the action, react to the voice that earned Speller’s nomination as the 2022 All-Star Game PA Announcer. “I know how to feel the crowd and kind of set that home court atmosphere,” he says. Still, every word of his voice artistry—featured also in TV and radio commercials—is to glorify God. His work, Speller adds, is “just doing everything for an audience of One.”
The apostle Paul stressed a similar ethic to the Colossian church, whose members let doubts about Christ’s divinity and sovereignty seep into even their practical lives. Instead, wrote Paul, in “whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him” (Colossians 3:17).
Paul added, “Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters” (v. 23). For Kyle Speller, that includes his role as a chaplain, of which he says, “That’s kind of my purpose here . . . and the announcing is the icing on the cake.” Our own work for God can be just as sweet for our audience of One. By: Patricia Raybon
What’s the key factor in your work ethic? How would working as for God change your perspective?
Thank You for my work, Jesus, and inspire me to do it all as for You.
无论做什么，都要从心里做，像是给主做的。—歌罗西书3章23节
凯尔‧斯佩勒（Kyle Speller）是美国职业篮球队丹佛金块的牧师，也是球队的播报员，他嘶吼式的播报方式最广为人知。在冠军联赛中，他会对着麦克风大声疾呼：“开始吧！”现场的数千名NBA球迷，以及数百万观看和收听比赛的球迷都会对斯佩勒的呼吁做出回应，他也因此获得2022年全明星赛场边播报员的提名。他说：“我能感受到群众的情绪，营造主场的氛围。”他表示自己说的每一句话都是为了荣耀上帝，即使在电视节目和电台广告中也是如此。他补充说，自己在工作中所做的一切，都是为了那唯一的观众──上帝。
在写给歌罗西教会的书信中，使徒保罗也强调了同样的价值观。当时，教会里有人怀疑基督的神性和权柄，而且这样的怀疑已渗透到日常生活中。因此，保罗写道：“无论做什么，或说话、或行事，都要奉主耶稣的名，藉着祂感谢父上帝。”（歌罗西书3章17节）
保罗还说：“无论做什么，都要从心里做，像是给主做的，不是给人做的”（23节）。对斯佩勒而言，这也包括他担任球队牧师的角色，正如他说：“这是我在这里的目的⋯⋯播报球赛只是锦上添花。”愿你我为上帝做的工作也如此深具意义，都是为了那唯一的观众。作者： 雷翠霞
有哪些关键因素会影响你的工作态度？
为上帝而做如何改变你的工作态度？
耶稣，感谢祢赐给我工作，帮助我一切都为祢而做。