[0:00] 很多人都怕生病的所以就花很多时间去做运动我们看到到处都是开着那个什么健康中心就知道了有些人很害怕战争因为战争会使很多的人所以当有战争的地区那些有能力的人就会很快地搬到别的地方去为自己和家人来预备澳洲其实我们都很多看见很多人是从战争的地区搬来这里的移民有些人又很怕没有钱或者是将来不够钱用所以花上了大半辈子赚钱为以后来预备又有些女孩子怕自己老所以会花很多钱去买化妆品把自己装扮得漂亮男孩子呢有些男孩子怕找不到老婆所以把自己弄得很帅每天花几个小时梳头啦穿衣服啦我们都有很多很怕的事情所以我们一早为这些事情来预备但是有一些事情啊人常常都不怕的但有很多其他事情那些人不怕的譬如有一样东西神很多人就不怕神他们从来不想神的公义或者是他的惩罚所以他们从来没有为自己的生命去预备最后的归属到底是怎样呢今天世上很多的人不断地在犯罪啊说谎啊欺骗别人啊等等但是他们都不愿意去改变因为他们不怕神因为他们不怕神因为他们不怕神我们读哈盖书啊看到以色列人你说他们怕不怕神呢当以色列人知道自己的生活不顺利的原因啊原来是因为神惩罚他们他们的反应是怎样他们看到这种原因是因为他们犯了罪和受到的惩罚那他们怕不怕神的惩罚呢那今天我们看经文呢在第十二节开始这节经文讲在那时沙拉帖的儿子索罗巴伯和约沙达的儿子大祭司约书亚和所有圣余的子民
[4:00] 都听从了耶和华他们神的话听从了耶和华他们神所拆来的哈盖先知的话众民在耶和华面前都存敬畏的心这里告诉我们他们都听从了神的话也就是说上一次啊上一次讲到我们讲到了以色列人看到了自己的罪的时候他们开始认罪现在我们看到他们愿意去悔改其实认罪很多人都愿意但是不是每一个认罪的人都愿意悔改我们很多时候知道自己做错了我们自己承认自己的错误但是很少下节讯不再犯这个错误其实如果我们仔细去反省一下我们的认罪祷告我常常都会听到这些的祷告的时候就会发现其实情况就是这样的我们会常常这样说神今天我说谎了我们祷告求神原谅我们或者我今天发脾气了我祷告求神原谅我们得罪了神得罪了人我们常常求神原谅我们但是我们却很少求神帮助我们不要再犯同样的罪很多时候我们有认罪的决心但是没有悔改的意志悔改有什么特征呢在这里的第十二节里面告诉了我们有两个重点是悔改的特征第一个是在这里讲到他们都听从耶和华或者说是服从神我看见大家都很安静大家是手上都有圣经是不是我们来比赛一下看谁翻圣经翻得快谁翻到那节圣经就请举手啊然后读出来给我们听大家一起来找撒姆尔纪上十五章二十二节有人翻到吗可以读出来吗十五章十五章二十二节大家
[8:08] 其他人翻到了这节圣经了吗都翻到了她是第一个翻到我觉得今天我要给一些奖品给她Josey's the first oneso I'm going to reward her with something我只有一个很漂亮的时机人家翻圣经翻得快有礼物的这节经文告诉我们梵祭和平安祭是一个敬拜的仪式而已但是原来神喜欢我们听从神的话多过我们喜欢多过喜欢我们去做一些外表的仪式In actual factGod likes those that obey himmore than people that try toplease him on the surfacethrough ceremonies那我想我再给一个机会大家再去翻一翻圣经我看看我还有没有
[9:09] I'll give you guys another opportunityto look up another verse还有这很漂亮的十字架电话声There's another cross to give awayfor your mobile phones我看看大家能不能查到约翰福音十四章十五节John chapter 14 verse 15举手了能够大声地读吗14章十五节对的能够再读一次慢慢地读吗If you love meyou will keep my command大家都听到了Everyone heard him一会儿再给你We'll give it to him later如果你们爱我就要遵守我的命令If you love meyou will obey what I command大家打开圣经了再看下面第二十一节
[10:13] And thenJust open up your Biblesto verse 21二十一节说那领受我命令的并且遵守的就是爱我的It saysHe saysWhoever has my commandsAnd obeys themHe is the one who loves me再往后再看一点点第十五章第十节And also chapter 15verse 10如果你们遵守我的命令就必定住在我的爱里Now if someone can just read this outIt will be greatly appreciated有吗大成你有这一些的经文里面都告诉我们认罪悔改的其中一个重点就是要顺服神听从神的话Now these versesall tell us thatone of the most important thingsto confessand repentis to obey Godand obey his commands罪就是离开了神的旨意不听神的话
[11:25] Sin is to disobey Godand not listen to his commands我们承认认罪就是承认我们在生活当中有哪些地方是没有顺从神的Confessing our sinsis to admitthat we have disobeyed Godin certain areasin our lives悔改就是把那一些不顺服神的地方改过来变成顺服神的一个生命and repentanceis to change our lifefrom a disobedient oneinto an obedient one就像以色列人在这里一样他们认罪之后他们就悔改都听从神的话just like the Israeliteswhen they submitted themselvesto Godand after confessingtheir sins这样的顺服神是非常简单的直接的充满信心的一个行动Obeying Godis a simple direct圣经中有很多这样的例子there are manysimilar examplesin the Bible其中大家有没有听过挪亚挪亚就是一个非常正面的例子
[12:26] Noah is a good example创世纪第六章说到神当时看到大地上面都是充满着罪恶所以说要毁灭这一个世界那时候有一个义人叫挪亚神要救他于是呢就叫他做一只非常大的船因为洪水快要来了挪亚的反应是什么呢挪亚是不是这样看看没下雨啊这里这个地区以前也从来没有过洪水怎么会呢神你是不是搞错了或者说是这么大的船我一个人怎么坐得来呀我这么大年龄了我不行的我坐不来或者说你看天气这么好你叫我坐一条这样的船这样坐出来我不会被我的邻居啊朋友啊笑死我或是他他可能说他可能说他可能说他可能说他可能说他可能说他可能说他可能说他可能说他可能说他可能说他可能说我建设我建设我会被我建设我会被我建设我会被笑死我会不会这样呢挪亚圣经里面看到挪亚没有这样的反应挪亚的回应在创世纪里面很简单如果你有圣经的话翻到创世纪第六章二十二节创世纪第一卷书的第六章二十二节那是
[14:28] Genesis622有谁找到了没有礼物就没人找到了大声一点都给我们听挪亚的反应是什么的很简单的凡神所吩咐的他都造行了就这个反应对神的话语罗亚没有怀疑是不是真的或者去找个借口他很简单很简单的就是执行了神的话Noah did not doubtGod's words and he did not provide any excuseshe simply carried outGod's instructions最后他得到了神的祝福因为唯有他一家人才是能够在洪水当中生存的In the end he receivedGod's blessing because only him and his family were the only survivorsof the flood当然啊在圣经当中也有反面的例子
[15:28] There are also some negative examplesfrom the Bible大家有想过反面的例子是哪一个人吗Can anyone think of anyan individualthat disobeyed God啊谁啊约拿Jonah好像我们主任牧师还在讲这个约拿的系列是吧that ourEnglish congregationis going throughthe book of Jonahat the moment约拿是一个神要约拿去向外邦人传讲悔改信息的人Now God wanted Jonahto spread his wordto the Gentiles约拿的反应完全的相反了But Jonah had quite a different reaction他对神的话连理都没有理自己就跑了He ignored God's wordsand headed towardsthe opposite direction为什么他要跑Why did he want to run away因为像那些人传福音或者说是那些人讲悔改的信息太难了他们肯定不会听的because it's almost impossibleto get those peopleto confessand repent万一他们不喜欢我了把我给杀了那怎么办
[16:44] What if they don't like meand they try to kill me这就是约拿的想法那不顺服的约拿他的结果是什么呢And so what happenedto the disobedient Jonah神把他关在肚子里面和鱼的肚子里面三天三夜And God made himleave inside the stomachof a great fishfor three daysand three nights而且呢让他难受了这么久到了最后他还是得去做神叫他做的事情And after his horrible experiencehe still had to dowhat God told himto do in the first place由此可见呢神的旨意不管你听不听他都会成就的Therefore it can be seenthat whether you chooseto listen or notGod's commandGod's willwill be fulfilled但是当我们愿意去顺服的时候呢我们就能够得到神的祝福But when we're willingto obey GodGod will be ableto receive manyof God's blessings这种听从神的话的行动在今天的经文里面也告诉我们不是一个个人的行动
[17:47] Obeying Godis not limitedto the individual level今天经文这里讲到从神长所罗巴伯和大祭司约书亚到以下普通的百姓他们都听从神的话In today's passageit saysThe governor of Judahand the spirit of Joshuason of Jehoshadakthe high priestto the spiritof the whole remnantof peopleThey will listen to God一个群体系的行动So this should be somethingthat should be embracedby the whole community特别指到了领袖们Especially leaders among you今天我们的教会要复兴要被神来使用领袖们认罪悔改做出一个榜样是非常的重要Our church is currentlygoing through a revivaland the leaders areand it's really importantfor the leadersto confess their sinsand repentin front of their congregation如果我们当中像团企组长和同工们他们都不愿意承认罪的不愿意悔改的那我们的教会怎么能够被神来使用and if our cell groupleaders and co-workersaren't willing to do thisthen how can our churchbe used by God所以第一个重点顺服神的旨意而且领袖特别重大的责任在这方面so the first characteristicis to obey Godand leaders have a greaterresponsibilitythan other people在认罪悔改的第二个特征当中十二节最后一句讲到了众民在耶和华面前都存着敬畏的心so the second characteristic outlined in verse 12 saysand the people fear God敬畏神的心顺服神的旨意必然会带出敬畏神的心to fear Godis to obey God's wordsso when you obey Godthen at the same timeyou're fearingand revering God这种顺服和敬畏不是一个口号而是一个行动to fear and to obey Godis not a mottobut an action所以我们看到以色列人他们的认罪悔改不是单单讲出来的口号so therefore the Israelitesconfession and repentanceit's not just a mottothat they follow在第十四节里面从所罗巴伯和约束亚到普通的平民百姓他们都一同来为神的殿做功in verse 14 saysso the Lord stirred upthe spirit of Jerubbabelson of Sheatielgovernor of Judahand the spirit of Joshuason of Jehoshaddakand the high priestand the spirit of the wholeremnant of peopleand they cameand began to workon the house of the Lordalmighty their God之前我们看到神指出以色列人的罪就是因为他们只顾着做自己的房子而不顾神的殿in the past weekhave seen that
[20:45] God has pointed outthe sins of the Israelitesbecause they only dowhat they're supposed to dothey do not careabout God's temple而且呢他们像约拿一样他们找了很多的借口给自己去逃避自己的责任and like Jonahthey found a lot of excusesso that they canaboid their responsibilities现在他们都悔改以神为中心了and now all of themthey've repentedand they've madeGod their number one priority不再为自己找借口了而且是有行动来证实的就是一起去为圣殿来做功这个行动they're no longer finding excusesfor themselvesthey're actually puttingeverything into actionwhich is to helpbuild God's temple因为他们看到了罪而且他们看到了神的审判所以他们开始敬畏神because they have seenthe sinful waysand they know aboutGod's judgmentand therefore they startto revere God所以我们从以色列的人身上看到另一个特征就是要有一个敬畏神的心therefore from the Israeliteswe can see thatanother characteristicis to fear or revere God今天很多人我们都说我们很爱神a lot of people todaysay that they love Godvery much但是他们不怕神不怕神的审判but they're not afraid of Godthey do not fear
[22:10] God's judgment结果就是不认罪悔改继续的犯罪and the result is thatthey do not confessthe sinsand they continueto livethe sinful lives但是如果你有读圣经的话你会读到启示录启示录告诉我们神的审判是非常的可怕的now if you haveyour Bibles with youthen you can readthe book ofrevelationsand then you can seehow scaryGod's punishment can be不管你喜不喜欢每个人都要面对最后的审判whether you like it or notall of us have to facethe final judgment而只有敬畏神的人才会愿意去认罪悔改and only those who fear Godare willing to confessand repent我们想象一下回到我们今天的触景当中如果今天我们崇拜当中的领袖们都愿意像以色列的领袖们一样站起来带头的认罪悔改so let's think aboutour congregationif the leaders in ourcongregation are willing tobe like the Israelitesto confess their sinsand repentand be able toonce again stand upand do whatthey're supposed to do而其他的会众也一起站起来同心的来为神做功and if the congregationalso stood upand work togetherwith the leaders我们这个
[23:44] Word Sunday会是一个怎样的景象呢then what willour Word Sundaycongregation be like我非常期待的这样的一个复兴能够临到我们当中this is a revivalthat I've anticipatedfor a long time神啊我们回到圣经当中神对以色列人这种认罪悔改的态度他有什么回应呢神的回应是怎样so just going backto the passage todayhow did Godrespond tothe Israelitesattitudes toconfess and repent也是非常的简单在十三节十三节里面一句话it's very simpleumbasically it'ssummed up inverse 13神说我与你们同在God saysI am with you这一句话非常的简单却是充满着力量although this is a very simple sentencebut it is full of power有神同在的人有什么不一样的what's the differencebetween someonewho is with God我们看回以色列人的改变好了we can see the differencebetween the Israelitesbefore and after我们先看一看日子在十五节里面看到一个日子是他们认罪悔改的这个讲的这一段日子是在大利乌王的第二年六月二十四号然后我们再看看这个圣殿大概是在什么时候完成的呢我们看大概可能是在后面的第二章的十八节里面讲到的九月二十四号这个圣殿就建成了which is mentioned inchapter 2 verse 18from this day onfrom this twenty-fourth dayof the ninth monththe temple was built一个停了工十五年的工程大家都认为做不下去的了太困难了但是百姓认罪悔改之后短短的几个月就已经差不多弄好了so building operationthat has been abandonedfor fifteen yearsand everyone thoughtthat it was impossibleto completebut oncethe common peopleconfessed and repentedit was completedin three months相对以色列人以前那种不愿意悔改的时候做什么事情都不顺利现在这种情况是完全不同的景象before when the Israeliteswere not willingto repent and confesseverything that they didit worked against thembut now that they haveconfessed and repentedeverything that they doisit'sit'sit'sit'sit'sit'sit'sit'sit'sit'sit'sit'sit'sit'sit's神与人同在的时候就是充满力量的是可以带出一些实际的效果的因为神是掌管一切so when Godiswith usthen his powerwill help usandso everything that we'll dowill be different不单单是神带领他的子民有这些外在的效果比如说圣殿的工程完成是一个外在的一个结果not only is it differentfrom the outsidefor examplethe completion of the temple人的内心也是充满力量的but our heartsare filled with powerand joy因为我们认罪悔改后圣灵就会在我们的心里面来激动我们的内心去为神做工because after we haveconfessed and repentedthe Holy Spiritwill work within our heartsto help us do
[27:40] God's work十四节里面也讲到神激动或者激励犹太人的领袖和百姓一起来做工有圣灵同在不是说我们没有困难了而是我们不怕困难了when the Holy Spiritis with usdoesn't mean thatwe are no longerwe are no longer experiencingany difficultiesbut it just meanswe are simply not afraidof difficulties新耶中使徒保罗就是一个很好的例子in the New Testamentthe disciplePaul is a good example当我们读使徒行传的时候我们看到保罗传福音是多么的困难的when we readthe book of Actswe can see how difficultit was for Paulto spread the gospel在有些地方他被赶出去了he was cast outin some areas在有些地方他还被打了and he was whippedin other areas甚至呢最后还被抓起来了and he wasimprisoned in some other areas保罗到处的受到人的拒绝和逼迫
[28:53] Paul received rejectionand persecutionfrom people everywhere但是是什么力量能够支持他继续的向别人去传福音呢but what kind of powersupported himto continue his gospel今天送出最后一个十字架再看看谁能先找得到going to give awaythe last crosslet's see who can findthis verse first谁先告诉我这个答案是什么力量支持保罗的在使徒行传的十八章第九第十节里面so who can tell mewhat type of poweror what kind of powersupported Paulwhich is in the book of Actschapter 18verses 9 to 10告诉我保罗的力量从哪里来where did Paul's powercome from我一会儿给十字架get across later里面讲到不要怕只管讲不要闭口因为神说我与你同在
[30:11] It saysdo not be afraidbecause I am with you保罗传福音的力量不是从他自己来的而是在他在大马赛的路上向耶稣认罪悔改之后圣灵与他同在But it is whenafter he confessed and repentedthe Holy Spiritwas with him当人对神有回应的时候神就会赐力量给人去成就神的旨意When people haveresponded to GodGod will give usthe power tobe able tofulfill his commands当我们自己愿意在神面前去认罪悔改我们的生命就有力量去改变了And so when we'rewilling to confessand repentin front of Godthen our lifewill be full ofpower toso that Godcan be with usalways今天我没有给很多的例子我希望这个题目在大家的团契当中继续讨论
[31:22] I haven't given you guysa lot of examples todaybut I hope that all of youwill continue to talkabout this topicin your cell groups去看一看到底我们在实际的生活当中如何的去认罪悔改to learn how we canapply the words of the gospelto our daily lives以至到我们这个教会能够被复习能够去被神使用until that there'sa revival in our churchso that our churchcan be better used by God