你想要得到永生的真诚程度怎样?
一. 圣经里的一个故事:(路9:51-62)
耶稣和门徒往耶路撒冷的时候,有一个人对他说,无论你往何处我都要跟从你.
耶稣对他说,狐 狸有洞,空中的飞鸟有巢,但人子没有枕头的地方.
耶稣对另一人说,来跟从我.他回答说,主阿, 等我埋葬了我父亲先.
(许多人会说,因我们传统不是信耶稣的,我必须等父亲过世后再来信耶稣.
过去几十年有几位真是这样说,父亲死了,还是没有信!)
耶稣说,等他们的死人埋葬他们的死人,你要往外去传讲神的国.
又有人说,我要跟从你.但我先要向家人说再见!
耶稣对他说,手 扶着犁向后看的人不配进神的国!
(不配进神的国,就是不能得永生的意思!)
二. 为了自己和帮别人得着永生彼得愿与耶稣一同死!(可14:30-31)
耶稣说,今晚鸡叫二次之前你要三次不认我.
彼得非常肯定的说,就算与你同死,我也不会不认 你!其他的门徒也是这样说.
我们知道,历史告诉我们,彼得殉道的时候,人要将他钉十字架,他要求,将他倒钉十字架!
彼得为了自己的永生,为了叫别人得永生,愿意这样受苦直到被倒钉十字架!
三. 保罗帮助别人得到永生的诚恳到甚么程度?(徒14:8-23)
1. 他到了路斯得看见一个生来就瘸腿的人,叫他起来行走,他的脚就好了.(徒14:8)
2. 群众看见了,就定意要将保罗当作他们的普萨拜.(徒14:9-17)
3. 保罗费尽心机才仅仅劝服他们,不要把他当普萨拜.(徒14:18)
4. 跟着在14:19节告诉我们,有人从安提阿,以哥念来,他们就说服这班群众,
将保罗打到,以 为他死了,将他拖到城外抛弃!
***上主日我们讲道,就是讲到这里.
(上主日的题目,是守着 圣经真理或是做一些吸引更多人来教会的事?)
今天我们要从14:20-23节,看保罗对自己和帮助别人得到永生的真诚态度到什么程度!
5. 门徒围着他看的时候,他就起身,进城去.(徒14:20)
到了明天他往得比.(徒14:20)
6. 请留意14:21-22节的记载!他们在得比传了福音.
叫许多人归信福音成为主的门徒.
他们回去路斯得,安提阿和以哥念,坚故信徒的魂(心),勉厉他们持守着对主的信心.告诉他们说, 我们进神的国得永生必须经过许多的苦难!
四. 结论:
1. 路16:16-->从那时起,神国的福音要传开,每个人要努力进神的国!
请留意,这里的"努力"英文翻译"暴力"(violently).
原文的意思是必须用最大的诚恳和最 大的作工力量!
2. 可8:34--> 耶稣叫群众和门徒到他那里,对他们说:
人要跟从我,就必须拒绝自己,背起自己的十字架, 来跟从我.
"拒绝自己"的意思就是不再是自己!
英文是'lose sight of himself'直译就是看不见自己!
原文意思是,看不见自己和自己的所有兴趣(利益)!
背起十字架的意思是为了得着永生,乐意忍受许多的苦难!
我们都知道跟从耶稣是什么意!就是效法耶稣遵行神的旨意!
愿神赐福保守各位! (零七年七月二十六日)
How serious can you be to have eternal life?
A. The story: Lk.9:51-62-->
As they went on the way, a certain man said unto him, I will follow you wherever you go.
Jesus said to him, the foxes have holes, and the birds of the heaven have nests;
but the Son of Man has not where to lay his head. He said to another, follow me.
But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury father.
But he said to him, leave the dead to bury their own dead;
but you go publish abroad the kingdom of God.
Another said, I will follow you, Lord;
but first suffer me to bid farewell to them that are at my house.
But Jesus said to him, no man, having put his hand to the plow, and looking back,
is fit for the kingdom of God.
B. Peter was willing to die with Jesus! (Mk.14:30-31)
Jesus said, “Tonight before the rooster crows twice you will deny me three times.
Peter said emphatically, “Even if I have to die with you, I will never deny you.”
And all the others said the same.
We learned from the history, Peter requested that he be nailed to the cross up side down!
He did not just died with Jesus, he died to tell others the story of Jesus!
So how serious can you be?
C. How serious was Paul in helping others to have eternal life?
1. At Lystra he healed a man who was born cripple. (Ac.14:8)
2. The crowd saw what Paul had done, was determine to make him one of their gods. (Acts 14:9-17)
3. Paul had a hard time talk them out of making him a god! Ac.14:18
4. What happened when there came Jews from Antioch and Iconium:
and persuaded the crowd, they stoned Paul, and dragged him out of the city,
supposing that he was dead. (Acts 14:19)
***Last Sunday we ended here,
but today we will continue and see how serious was Paul in helping others to have eternal life!
5. As the disciples stood round about him, he rose up, and entered into the city:
and on the morrow he went to Derbe. Ac.14:20
6. Please continue to see what had happened in verses 21-23!
When they had preached the gospel to that city, and had made many disciples,
they returned to Lystra, Iconium, and to Antioch, confirming the souls of the disciples,
exhorting them to continue the faith, and that through many tribulations
we must enter into the kingdom of God.
D. Conclusion: 1. Lk.16:16-->
… from that time the gospel of the kingdom of God is preached,
and every man enter violently into it.
violently 971-->to get a share in the kingdom of God by his utmost earnestness and effort.
2. Mk.8:34--> Jesus called unto him the multitude with his disciples, and said unto them,
if any man would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross, and follow me.
Deny”533 means to lose sight of oneself and one’s own interests.
Take up the cross means willing to go through many tribulations!
We know what “follow Jesus mean”!
May the Lord bless you and keep you! (July 26, 2007)