弟兄姊妹,平安!感谢神,我们每次来到神家至少三件事情,to worship, to fellowship, to server。我们来到这里是敬拜神,因为教会是神的同在最特别的地方。我们聚集因为神跟我们同在。我们来到神家第一件事情,来worship,我们藉着诗歌,藉着祷告,藉着听道,我们藉着我们所有的侍奉在这里敬拜他。第二件事情,我们来是fellowship,神儿女在爱中,在生命里面,在圣灵里面,有交通,因为我们需要。一个炭火再旺,如果不放在炭堆里面,一定会熄灭的;一个再冷再湿的炭放在炭堆里面,一定会被挑旺的。我们需要跟圣徒在主面前,在圣灵面前,在生命里面常常有交通。第三件事我们来到神家是to serve,我们侍奉神,也在这里彼此的服侍。一个真实的敬拜一定带入真实的侍奉,真实的爱一定带进甘心的服侍。我们来到神家三件事情,来敬拜,来交通,来服侍。我们来到神家先不要问别人为我做什么,我来就一定要有心志,我来就是要服侍神,彼此服侍。
我想爱这个题目是不要多说的,我们每个人对爱多多少少会有一些体会,因为这个爱是我们很大的一个需要。今天一个人能不能快乐,很关键的一件事是他到底在爱的这件事上满足了没有。人会愤怒,会忧虑,会争竞,会抱怨,很多的时候是因为我们里面的爱没有得到满足。一个人在爱中满足的时候,你会发现这个人非常快乐的。他外面可以有很多难处,他可以很贫穷,生活很简单,可是你发现这人活得很喜乐。前一阵子,看别人访问一个明星,你发现一个人这么成名,别人这么羡慕他,他有这么大的收入,可是他里面最大的需要还是爱。我相信这件事对每一个人都是非常宝贵的。你看年轻的孩子,不肯洗澡,不肯起床,一交女朋友什么都不一样了。平常绷着脸,好像别人欠他的,一谈恋爱会唱歌了。爱进到一个人里面的时候,会让这个人全人不一样。所以有人说爱能够创造神迹,现代的人很多的病是情绪出问题。人在情绪上和心灵上最大的需要就是爱。当他在爱里面得到满足的时候,很多病就好了。当你得不到爱的时候,先去爱别人。所以不要对旁边的人说是你害我生病,先学习爱别人。爱一定是双向的,当我们学习在爱的里面,享受爱,学会爱的时候,你会发现你活的非常的踏实。我曾经听史百克弟兄讲过一句话,love is master key。爱是一把万能钥匙,可以开所有的门。你花很多的功夫叫一个人快乐,他快乐不起来。可是当你真爱他的时候,你发现这个人听话了,伏下来了,这个人改变了。
“A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another. By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.”
31 But earnestly desire the best[d] gifts. And yet I show you a more excellent way.
1 Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I have become sounding brass or a clanging cymbal. 2 And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. 3 And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned,[a] but have not love, it profits me nothing.
13 And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love.
(二) 愛是主的命令(可 12:30-31,約13:34-35,加5:14,彼前 4:7-8,…)
II. Love is God’s command (Mark 12:30-31, John 13:34-35, Galatians 5:14, 1 Peter 4:7-9 ..)
30 And you shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.’[e] This is the first commandment. 31 And the second, like it, is this: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’[g] There is no other commandment greater than these.”
34 A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another. 35 By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.”
14 For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”
7 But the end of all things is at hand; therefore be serious and watchful in your prayers. 8 And above all things have fervent love for one another, for “love will cover a multitude of sins.”[
(三) 愛是最美生命(西3:14,加 5:22,彼后 1:7,約壹4:7)
III. Love demonstrates the most beautiful life (Colossian 3:14, Galatians 5:22, 2 Peter 1:7, 1 John 4:7)
16 By this we know love, because He laid down His life for us. And we also ought to lay down our lives for the brethren. 17 But whoever has this world’s goods, and sees his brother in need, and shuts up his heart from him, how does the love of God abide in him?
18 My little children, let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth.
(B) 真愛必有十架(約15:13, 21:15-17)
B. True love must carry the cross (John 15:13, 21:15-17)
13 Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends.
15 So when they had eaten breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of Jonah, do you love Me more than these?”
He said to Him, “Yes, Lord; You know that I love You.”
He said to him, “Feed My lambs.”
16 He said to him again a second time, “Simon, son of Jonah,[c] do you love Me?”
He said to Him, “Yes, Lord; You know that I love You.”
He said to him, “Tend My sheep.”
17 He said to him the third time, “Simon, son of Jonah,[d] do you love Me?” Peter was grieved because He said to him the third time, “Do you love Me?”
And he said to Him, “Lord, You know all things; You know that I love You.”
Jesus said to him, “Feed My sheep.
(C) 真愛必成見證(約13:34-35)
C. True love will bring about testimony (John 13:34-35)
34 A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another. 35 By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.”. 作者: 齐齐妈妈 时间: 2009-7-22 09:51