楊鄭細鳳牧師
2020/10/18
主題經文Scripture Reading
撒母耳記上1 Samuel 15:22-23
22 撒母耳說、耶和華喜悅燔祭和平安祭、豈如喜悅人聽從他的話呢．聽命勝於獻祭、順從勝於公羊的脂油。23 悖逆的罪、與行邪術的罪相等．頑梗的罪、與拜虛神和偶像的罪相同．你既厭棄耶和華的命令、耶和華也厭棄你作王。
22 So Samuel said:“Has the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, As in obeying the voice of the Lord? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, And to heed than the fat of rams. 23 For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, And stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the Lord, He also has rejected you from being king.”
創世紀Genesis 22:1-18
1 這些事以後、 神要試驗亞伯拉罕、就呼叫他說、亞伯拉罕、他說、我在這裡。
2 神說、你帶著你的兒子、就是你獨生的兒子、你所愛的以撒、往摩利亞地去、在我所要指示你的山上、把他獻為燔祭。3 亞伯拉罕清早起來、備上驢、帶著兩個僕人和他兒子以撒、也劈好了燔祭的柴、就起身往 神所指示他的地方去了。4 到了第三日、亞伯拉罕舉目遠遠的看見那地方。5 亞伯拉罕對他的僕人說、你們和驢在此等候、我與童子往那裡去拜一拜、就回到你們這裡來。6 亞伯拉罕把燔祭的柴放在他兒子以撒身上、自己手裡拿著火與刀．於是二人同行。7 以撒對他父親亞伯拉罕說、父親哪。亞伯拉罕說、我兒、我在這裡。以撒說、請看、火與柴都有了、但燔祭的羊羔在哪裡呢。8 亞伯拉罕說、我兒、 神必自己預備作燔祭的羊羔．於是二人同行。9 他們到了 神所指示的地方、亞伯拉罕在那裡築壇、把柴擺好、捆綁他的兒子以撒、放在壇的柴上。10 亞伯拉罕就伸手拿刀、要殺他的兒子。11 耶和華的使者從天上呼叫他說、亞伯拉罕、亞伯拉罕、他說、我在這裡。12 天使說、你不可在這童子身上下手、一點不可害他．現在我知道你是敬畏 神的了、因為你沒有將你的兒子、就是你獨生的兒子、留下不給我。13 亞伯拉罕舉目觀看、不料、有一隻公羊、兩角扣在稠密的小樹中、亞伯拉罕就取了那隻公羊來、獻為燔祭、代替他的兒子。14 亞伯拉罕給那地方起名叫耶和華以勒、〔意思就是耶和華必預備〕直到今日人還說、在耶和華的山上必有預備。
15 耶和華的使者第二次從天上呼叫亞伯拉罕說、16 耶和華說你既行了這事、不留下你的兒子、就是你獨生的兒子、我便指著自己起誓說、17 論福、我必賜大福給你、論子孫、我必叫你的子孫多起來、如同天上的星、海邊的沙、你子孫必得著仇敵的城門。
18 並且地上萬國都必因你的後裔得福、因為你聽從了我的話．
1 Now it came to pass after these things that God tested Abraham, and said to him, “Abraham!” And he said, “Here I am.” 2 Then He said, “Take now your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I shall tell you.” 3 So Abraham rose early in the morning and saddled his donkey, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son; and he split the wood for the burnt offering, and arose and went to the place of which God had told him. 4 Then on the third day Abraham lifted his eyes and saw the place afar off. 5 And Abraham said to his young men, “Stay here with the donkey; the lad and I will go yonder and worship, and we will come back to you.” 6 So Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering and laid it on Isaac his son; and he took the fire in his hand, and a knife, and the two of them went together. 7 But Isaac spoke to Abraham his father and said, “My father!” And he said, “Here I am, my son.” Then he said, “Look, the fire and the wood, but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?” 8 And Abraham said, “My son, God will provide for Himself the lamb for a burnt offering.” So the two of them went together. 9 Then they came to the place of which God had told him. And Abraham built an altar there and placed the wood in order; and he bound Isaac his son and laid him on the altar, upon the wood. 10 And Abraham stretched out his hand and took the knife to slay his son. 11 But the Angel of the Lord called to him from heaven and said, “Abraham, Abraham!” So he said, “Here I am.” 12 And He said, “Do not lay your hand on the lad, or do anything to him; for now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your son, your only son, from Me.” 13 Then Abraham lifted his eyes and looked, and there behind him was a ram caught in a thicket by its horns. So Abraham went and took the ram, and offered it up for a burnt offering instead of his son. 14 And Abraham called the name of the place, The-Lord-Will-Provide; as it is said to this day, “In the Mount of the Lord it shall be provided.” 15 Then the Angel of the Lord called to Abraham a second time out of heaven, 16 and said: “By Myself I have sworn, says the Lord, because you have done this thing, and have not withheld your son, your only son— 17 blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply your descendants as the stars of the heaven and as the sand which is on the seashore; and your descendants shall possess the gate of their enemies. 18 In your seed all the nations of the earth shall be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice.”
Title: Obedience
創世紀Genesis 26:1-6,11-13
1 在亞伯拉罕的日子、那地有一次饑荒．這時又有饑荒、以撒就往基拉耳去、到非利士人的王亞比米勒那裡。 2 耶和華向以撒顯現、說、你不要下埃及去、要住在我所指示你的地。 3 你寄居在這地、我必與你同在、賜福給你、因為我要將這些地都賜給你和你的後裔、我必堅定我向你父亞伯拉罕所起的誓。 4 我要加增你的後裔、像天上的星那樣多．又要將這些地都賜給你的後裔．並且地上萬國必因你的後裔得福． 5 都因亞伯拉罕聽從我的話、遵守我的吩咐、和我的命令、律例、法度。 6 以撒就住在基拉耳。
1 There was a famine in the land, besides the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went to Abimelech king of the Philistines, in Gerar. 2 Then the Lord appeared to him and said: “Do not go down to Egypt; live in the land of which I shall tell you. 3 Dwell in this land, and I will be with you and bless you; for to you and your descendants I give all these lands, and I will perform the oath which I swore to Abraham your father. 4 And I will make your descendants multiply as the stars of heaven; I will give to your descendants all these lands; and in your seed all the nations of the earth shall be blessed; 5 because Abraham obeyed My voice and kept My charge, My commandments, My statutes, and My laws.”
6 So Isaac dwelt in Gerar.
11 於是亞比米勒曉諭眾民說、凡沾著這個人、或是他妻子的、定要把他治死。12 以撒在那地耕種、那一年有百倍的收成。耶和華賜福給他。13 他就昌大、日增月盛、成了大富戶。
11 So Abimelech charged all his people, saying, “He who touches this man or his wife shall surely be put to death.” 12 Then Isaac sowed in that land, and reaped in the same year a hundredfold; and the Lord blessed him. 13 The man began to prosper, and continued prospering until he became very prosperous.
腓立比書Philippians 2:1-11
1 所以在基督裡若有甚麼勸勉、愛心有甚麼安慰、聖靈有甚麼交通、心中有甚麼慈悲憐憫、2 你們就要意念相同、愛心相同、有一樣的心思、有一樣的意念、使我的喜樂可以滿足。3 凡事不可結黨、不可貪圖虛浮的榮耀．只要存心謙卑、各人看別人比自己強。4 各人不要單顧自己的事、也要顧別人的事。5 你們當以基督耶穌的心為心。
6 他本有 神的形像、不以自己與 神同等為強奪的．7 反倒虛己、取了奴僕的形像、成為人的樣式．8 既有人的樣子、就自己卑微、存心順服、以至於死、且死在十字架上。9 所以 神將他升為至高、又賜給他那超乎萬名之上的名、10 叫一切在天上的、地上的、和地底下的、因耶穌的名、無不屈膝、11 無不口稱耶穌基督為主、使榮耀歸與父 神。
1 Therefore if there is any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any affection and mercy, 2 fulfill my joy by being like-minded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind. 3 Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself. 4 Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others. The Humbled and Exalted Christ. 5 Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, 6 who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God, 7 but made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men. 8 And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross. 9 Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name, 10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, 11 and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
(1) Acts of worship
(2) Prove of our Love
(3) Demonstrate our faith
(4) Better than sacrifice
Conclusion: Obedience leads to Holy living and Blessings