20131222 福音主日信息《喜樂何難得》

Sunday Gospel Message: The Difficulties of Finding Joy

A)  由所羅門王看人生的虛空

A) King Solomon examines the vanity of life

   2傳道者說:虛空的虛空,虛空的虛空,凡事都是虛空。É 8 萬事令人厭煩,人不能說盡。眼看,看不飽;耳聽,聽不足。 9 已有的事後必再有;已行的事後必再行。日光之下並無新事。É 14 我見日光之下所做的一切事,都是虛空,都是捕風。(1:2-14)

   2 ÒVanity of vanities,Ó says the Preacher; ÒVanity of vanities, all is vanity.Ó É 8 All things are full of labor; Man cannot express it. The eye is not satisfied with seeing, Nor the ear filled with hearing.  9 That which has been is what will be, That which is done is what will be done, And there is nothing new under the sun. É 14 I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and indeed, all is vanity and grasping for the wind.  (Ecclesiastes 1:2-14)

B) 真實的喜樂不是建立於外在因素,乃是內在生命的湧流

B) Real joy is not built on outside influences but on the springing up of the life inside.

   13耶穌回答說:「凡喝這水的還要再渴; 14 人若喝我所賜的水就永遠不渴。我所賜的水要在他裏頭成為泉源,直湧到永生。」(4:13-14)/ É這喜樂也沒有人能奪去 (16:22)

   13 Jesus answered and said to her, ÒWhoever drinks of this water will thirst again, 14 but whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst. But the water that I shall give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up into everlasting life.Ó  (John 4:13-14)/ É and your joy no one will take from you.  (John 16:22)

C) 喜樂生活的祕訣

C) The secret to a life of joy

1)信靠耶穌,與 神恢復正常關係
       -主耶穌是我們喜樂的秘訣

1) Trust in Jesus, reconcile our original relationship with God.

- Lord Jesus is the secret of our joy

   8 我將耶和華常擺在我面前É 9 因此,我的心歡喜,我的靈快樂;我的肉身也要安然居住É 11 你必將生命的道路指示我。在你面前有滿足的喜樂;在你右手中有永遠的福樂。(168911)

   8 I have set the Lord always before me; É 9 Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoices; My flesh also will rest in hope. É 11. You will show me the path of life; In Your presence is fullness of joy; At Your right hand are pleasures forevermore.  (Psalm 16:8,9,11)

   你們要靠主常常喜樂。我再說,你們要喜樂。(4:4

   Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice!  (Philippians 4:4)

   É因靠耶和華而得的喜樂是你們的力量 (8:10)

   É for the joy of the Lord is your strength. (Nehemiah 8:10)

   你們雖然沒有見過他,卻是愛他;如今雖不得看見,卻因信他就有說不出來、滿有榮光的大喜樂 (彼前18

   whom having not seen you love. Though now you do not see Him, yet believing, you rejoice with joy inexpressible and full of glory, (1 Peter 1:8)

       -而且祂常主動用喜樂油膏我們 (來1:9

        - By His grace, God often anoints us with the oil of gladness (Hebrews 1:9)

2)新造生命的擁有與成長

2) Possessing new life and growth

喜樂是新生命的特質,而且是聖靈所結的果子

- Joy is the trait of the new life, and it is the fruit of the Holy Spirit.

       神的國不在乎吃喝,只在乎公義、和平,並聖靈中的喜樂。(14:17)

       for the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.  (Romans 14:17)

       聖靈所結的果子,就是仁愛、喜樂、和平、忍耐、恩慈、良善、信實、 23 溫柔、節制。(5:22-23a)

       But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control.  (Galatians 5:22-23a)

         『信而順服』是生命長進及喜樂的祕訣

- ÒTrust and ObeyÓ is the secret to growth and joy.

       10 你們若遵守我的命令,就常在我的愛裏,正如我遵守了我父的命令,常在他的愛裏。 11 這些事我已經對你們說了,是要叫我的喜樂存在你們心裏,並叫你們的喜樂可以滿足。(15:10-11)

       10 If you keep My commandments, you will abide in My love, just as I have kept My FatherÕs commandments and abide in His love.  11 ÒThese things I have spoken to you, that My joy may remain in you, and that your joy may be full.  (John 15:10-11)

3)  喜樂的大小與感恩的心成正比

3) The amount of joy we feel is proportionally related to the our thankfulness.