Three Tents: Biblical Survey: Acts

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Acts

  • "Luke-Acts"

  • “Acts of Jesus and the Holy Sprit”

  • Author and date

Overview

  • The opening... 1:1-5

  • The misison... 1:6-11

An outline on language groups

  • Jewish world (Aramaic speakers) 1-10

  • Greek world 1-11

  • Latin world 21-28


Another outline could be who is the main Apostle being covered…

Jerusalem

  • Acts 2 sermon

  • Acts 6 deacons

Judea & Samaria

  • Acts 10 sermon

  • Acts 11:19-30 Antioch. Elders

The ends of the earth: Greek speaking world

Missionary journeys

  • First journey 13:1-14:28 (year 47-49)

  • Jerusalem council

  • Second journey 15:36-18:22 (year 49-51)

  • Third journey 18:23-21:16 (year 52-57)

Acts 17 sermon

The ends of the earth: Rome

  • Acts 26 sermon

  • Acts 28:17-31

  • Romans 15:24 Paul never made it to Spain

Sermons as a genre

  • Consider who is speaking to whom? How does that affect the message?

  • How is the sermon organized? What are the main points? What is the main theme?

  • What does the sermon tell me about God?

  • What does the sermon tell me about man?

  • What does the sermon suggest that I do as a response?

Summary, references

  1. The book of Acts was written by Luke to follow his Gospel, and shows how the church grew from Jerusalem, to Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth

  2. We can learn about how to do church as we look at the examples in Acts

  3. The sermons in Acts also show us how the message was adapted to different cultures and situations.

  4. It has been left to us to fulfill what Paul could not

  5. Here is a list of sermons in the book of Acts

Homework

  1. Make a small group lesson for a sermon in the book of Acts.

  2. Practice memorizing the 66 books of the Bible

Let's let you ask questions now.

Prayer and worship to finish.

Three Tents: Biblical Survey: The Gospels

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Now finally we are going to start to go through the Bible section by section… Today we will start with the Gospels…

Who are the gospel writers? What are the characteristics of each gospel?

The four beasts (Ezekiel 1:5-14, 10:9-14, Revelation 4:6-11). Matt the man, Mark the Lion, Luke the Calf, John the Eagle. Other fours.

Matthew - tax collector see … better Moses. Five teachings like five books (5-7, 10, 13, 18-20, 23-25). Immanuel parallel as bookends. Written in Hebrew/Aramaic first*?

*They have the Gospel according to Matthew in its entirety in Hebrew. For it is clear that they still preserve this, in the Hebrew alphabet, as it was originally written.
— Epiphanius of Salamis, Panarion 29.9.4 (4th century)

Mark - recorded Peters testimony*. Divided into three exclamations of Jesus is the son of God. The baptism. The transfiguration. The Roman at the cross. In each case the disciples are also confused and shocked. Shorter ending on purpose?

• 15. “This also the presbyter said: Mark, having become the interpreter of Peter, wrote down accurately, though not in order, whatsoever he remembered of the things said or done by Christ. For he neither heard the Lord nor followed him, but afterward, as I said, he followed Peter, who adapted his teaching to the needs of his hearers, but with no intention of giving a connected account of the Lord’s discourses, so that Mark committed no error while he thus wrote some things as he remembered them. For he was careful of one thing, not to omit any of the things which he had heard, and not to state any of them falsely.” These things are related by Papias concerning Mark. -- Eusebius, History of the Church (late 3rd-early 4th century?)

Luke - doctor and historian. Luke and Acts are one story. Not just a history but a fulfillment (see intro 1:1-4). Very interested in the people that are impacted by the gospel, the exalting of the lowly. There are also many stories around meals... Introduction >> Galilee (4-9) Upside-down kingdom, suffering servant >> Journey (10-19) what it is to be a disciple, warnings >> Jerusalem (19-24) plan and exaltation of Jesus, uncovering the mystery

John. The beloved disciple, not in time order, purpose statement in 20:31... introduction 1, Signs and Controversy (4 institutions, 4 festivals, raising lazarus)... need to make a choice 2-12, Final words 13-17 / crucifixion, resurrection, epilogue 18-21... 7 statements of I AM

Are these accounts reliable?

Synoptic Gospels

Personal opinion: "no need for a Q."

Can the accounts be harmonized?

  1. Jairus daughter? Mt 9:18 Mk 5:22-23 Lk 8:40-42

  2. Bring a staff? Mk 6:8-9, Lk 9:3, Mt 10:9-10

  3. Report of women? Mt 28:8, Mk 16:8

  4. How many blind men on the Jericho road? Mk 10:46, Lk 18:35, Mt 20:30

  5. Who met them at the tomb? Mt 28:5, Mk 16:5-6, Lk 24:4, John 20:11-13

What do the gospels tell us about Christ? High or low Christology?

1. Messiah - fulfillment of Jewish prophecy and hope
2. Deity - equality with father
3. Revelation - revealing of God to man in his teachings (Matt 5-7, Matt 24, Luke 6, John )
4. Deeds - Went around doing good (Luke 7. John 14-believe works)
5. Savior - the plan of salvation

Narritive as a Genre

Consider Luke 10:25-37

  • Like any story, what is the setting?

  • What are the main "scenes" or "beats" in the story? How is it structured?

  • Who are the characters? Are they examples or counter examples? What are their motivations?

  • "Who am I?" "Who is Jesus?"

  • Why is this story in the Bible?

Summary, references

  1. The number four is often connected to the Gospels in the prophetic writings

  2. Matthew, Mark, Luke and John each wrote their gospel with a different perspective and to different audiences.

  3. The four different accounts should be considered reliable

  4. Every one of the “contradictions” can be harmonized if you are willing to think about it.

  5. The Gospels speak clearly of a high Christology

  6. Narratives in the Bible invite us to consider the story and see ourselves and God in them

Homework

  1. Make a small group lesson for a story in the Gospels

  2. Practice memorizing the 66 books of the Bible

Let's let you ask questions now.

Prayer and worship to finish.

Three Tents: Biblical Survey: The Composition and Transmission of Cannon

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Last time we talked about Inspiration (theology of scripture) and study tools... this time I want to expand on that those themes a little bit


Thy word is a lamp unto my feet... mystery of the menorah

Psalm 119:105
Exodus 25:31-40

this is not what was meant though... it's an interesting coincidence and some would call it a "spiritual meaning" but it is not the plain meaning of the text.


So today I want to talk about the canonization of scripture


The Composition of the Canon

1. Old Testament Canon

Named sources: Numbers 21:14, Joshua 10:13, 1 Kings 14:19
Compilation of prophets: Jeremiah 36:1-4, 32
Wisdom books compiled: Pr 1:1, Pr 22:17, Pr 25:1, Pr 30:1, Pr 31:1
Seams in the psalms books... Ps 41, Ps 72, Ps 89, Ps 106, Ps 150
Compare Dt 34:10-12 / Josh 1:1-9 with Malachi 4:4-6 / Psalm 1:1-3

DATING: Composition and compilation likely finished about 400 - 500 BC… already translated to Greek in the 300s BC. Various artifacts found with very old text matching current editions

2. New Testament composition/dating

Gospels - John 21:25, Luke 1:1-4
Epistles - Colossians 4:16, 2 Peter 3:15-16
Revelation 1:1, 22:18-19

DATING: None mention the temple destruction.. everything likely was written before AD70


The scope of scripture

So... 66 books? When did that happen? some time after the exile but before Jesus we got the old testament fixed as a set of scrolls stored up in the temple. Origen (185-253) tells us a list of accepted scripture that is basically what we have now.

Matthew first sounded the priestly trumpet in his Gospel; Mark also; Luke and John each played their own priestly trumpets. Even Peter cries out with trumpets in two of his epistles; also James and Jude. In addition, John also sounds the trumpet through his epistles, and Luke, as he describes the Acts of the Apostles. And now that last one comes, the one who said, ‘I think God displays us apostles last’ [1 Cor 4:9], and in fourteen of his epistles, thundering with trumpets, he casts down the walls of Jericho and all the devices of idolatry and dogmas of philosophers, all the way to the foundations.

— Origen (Homily on Joshua)

What didn’t make the cut?

  • Deuterocanon: Greek OT (LXX) books: Maccabees

  • Apocrypha: Gospel of Thomas, 1 Enoch,

  • Apostolic fathers and later: 1 Clement, Shepherd of Hermas, Didache

You can read these and they’ll give you insight… but they aren’t scripture

We believe in a "Closed Canon"… as well as prophecy that is “already but not yet”


Correct transmission to today

Manuscripts and text criticism

CSNTM

Vaticanus

Sinaiticus

(Examining a variant) Mk 1:1 in B vs. ℵ (Is he the Son of God?)

Hebrew: Leningrad / Aleppo

"what is written (Ketiv), what is spoken (Qere)" in Ps 100:3 -> “The lord made us / We did not make ourselves”

Comparison to data backups for today

(a) Multiple copies

(b) Spread out geographically

(c) Consistency check in grammar forms and translations

Comparison to the Quran, other books of ancient literature

WISDOM LITERATURE AS A GENRE

Consider Proverbs 26:1-12

  • Lots of pictures... for "wisdom" its not clear like instructions

  • Written as commands but consider the pair: Proverbs 26:4-5

  • Also not promises… generalizations

  • In many ways, these are worded in such a way that you need to carefully consider what it means... the "work" of thinking about what it means in different circumstances is the point...

  • They focus on the individual versus nations

  • They rarely mention things like the temple, sacrificial system, or the law

  • They rarely mention Old Testament historical events, like the exodus, the monarchy, and the division and fall of the northern and southern kingdoms

  • There is little interest in politics, history, acts of God, miracles, sin, forgiveness, and the like

  • Read for the overall message. Taking bits and pieces out of context can result in misapplication.

  • Consider the terms and categories of Hebrew wisdom, as well as its styles and modes.

  • Understand what the book at hand is all about so that you can follow the line of argument.

Summary, references

  1. The OT composition was a complex process but around 500BC there were fixed books

  2. NT composition was relatively easy and probably completed before 70AD

  3. The 66 books were widely accepted, and other books widely rejected prior to the councils of the 300s

  4. The transmission of manuscripts today tells us that we can trust the text was not corrupted

  5. Wisdom literature is meant to make you do the work of thinking how to apply it

Homework

  1. Make a small group lesson for some wisdom literature (Ecclesiastes)

  2. Practice memorizing the 66 books of the Bible

Let's let you ask questions now.

Prayer and worship to finish.

Three Tents: Biblical Survey: Theology of the Bible and Bible Study Tools

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We’ve now finished looking at the prerequisites, I hope you continue to share the gospel, continue to grow as a big brother or big sister in the church, and have a rich devotional life. Now we will go on to the first main course: Biblical Survey.. But before we do, I just want to remind you what the overall course is:

What I teach is called Biblical Theology. “Theology” is a big broad subject with thousands of years of development. Broadly speaking Theology can be broken into three major streams of study: Biblical Theology, Systematic Theology, and Applied Theology. (Other streams like Historical Theology, etc., also exist). These three streams of theology overlap in some ways and contribute to each other, but let me give examples of each kind of theology so you get an idea of what we are doing in this course.

Applied theology focuses on topics like: Missiology, Evangelism, Ecclesiology, Christian Counseling, Christian ethics, Discipleship, Leadership... It uses a variety of approaches to advance understanding and find practical solutions in these fields.

Systematic theology focuses on topics like: Christology, study of the atonement, Christian philosophy, etc. It generally starts with a question and then looks across the breadth of scripture to answer it. A good place to start learning about Systematic Theology is by learning catechisms. Here are a few in Indonesian.

NEW CITY CATECHISM (Indonesian)

WESTMINISTER CATECHISM (Indonesian)

Biblical theology focuses on topics like: hermeneutics, language studies, author studies, book studies, genre, discourse, etc. It generally starts with the Bible, and as we read it we learn things about systematic and applied theology, but the starting point is understanding the Bible.

Goals for the Biblical Survey Class

  • Learn basic theology of the bible

  • Learn basic apologetics about the bible

  • Learn the major themes of each of the books of the bible

  • Learn the context of the books in time and geography

  • Be able to study a passage at multiple levels using various resources

  • Be able to prepare small group bible studies for each major genre of scripture

  • Be able to look up commentary on difficult to understand passages to answer questions


Today we start with the basic theology of the bible and learning about study tool


Theology of the Bible

(1) Learning the Bible requires

  • You are a spirit-filled believer Lk 24:13-35

  • A pure heart Mt 5:8

  • Humility Ps 25:9

  • Application Mk 7:10-13

  • Purpose to become Christlike 2Co 3:18

The Bible belongs to the family of faith,
is by the family of faith,
it to the family of faith,
so that the family will grow in faith


(2) Attributes of the Bible

  • Inspired 2Tim3:14-17, 2Pet1:19-21, 2Sam 23:1-2

  • Authoritative: Everyone is subject to the Bible. Man is not above the Bible to interpret it, the Bible is over man to interpret man.

  • Sufficient: God has spoken all that we need for his revelation

  • Relevant: There is no one that can say the Bible is not relevant to me.

  • Clarity: The Bible generally means what it says in a way that we can understand. It is not generally understood to be allegory.

  • Inerrant: There are no mistakes in the word of God. (we will look at this more carefully next time… but there are some extra notes)


(3) How many layers of voices are there to the Bible?

What I will call here “voices” refers to things that influence the message that we are receiving. Let’s consider what is between us and God directly.

  1. ★ GOD

  2. ☆[Internal] The Bible interpreting the Bible (especially, New Testament authors quoting LXX)

  3. ☆[Internal] Apostolic author

  4.  [Internal] Intended author (‘voice’ of the author)

  5.  [Internal] First scribe

  6. ☆[Internal] Genre of the text (discourse? history? poetry? law? wisdom? prophecy?)

  7. ☆[Internal] Narrator in the text

  8. ☆[Internal] Character in the text (could be first, second or third person)

  9. ☆[Internal] Listener in the text (Job’s friends, Nicodemus in John 3, etc.)

  10.  [External] Original manuscripts (Urtext)

  11. ☆[Internal] Intended reader (direct recipient)

  12.  [Internal] Initial readers (first generation readers)

  13.  [External] Textual critics

  14. ☆[External] Translators, translation committees

  15. ★SCRIPTURE

  16. □[External] Publisher, app/digital platform developer

  17. □[External] Environmental conditions and personal state of mind

  18. ★ ME (the first person, and my response/application)

  19.  A second person and their response/application

  20.  A third person and their response/application

☆Be aware of and consider these levels

□ Be aware of and mute these levels


Levels of Bible Study

Examining the Forest, the Woods, the Trees, the Branches and Leaves
The Forest: Overall sections of the Bible
The Woods: Books, sections and discourse
The Trees: Sentences and verses
The Branches and Leaves: Language and word studies


Tools for every Level

Examining the forest

Examining the Woods

  • Outlining sections (let’s try Psalm 2)

Examining the Trees

Examining the Branches

Examining the Leaves


One Genre to Consider: Poetry

We already made an outline of Psalm 2, but in addition to an outline, for biblical poetry it can be useful to consider these points:

  • Repetition

  • Parallels/constrasts

  • Chiasm

  • Allegory/clarity

  • Negative/positive changes to the tone

  • Changes in perspective or pronouns

  • Overall meaning of the poem

  • How do the words/images help bring the overall meaning to life?


Preparing a Small Group Study

  • Prayerfully study a passage carefully using the tools: understand the book context, make an outline and/or grammar diagram, do word studies of key words

  • Consider how the passage represents a genre of text to deepen your appreciation of the text

  • Consider how the passage is connected to good news

  • Prepare several questions for the study that focus on the main theme

  • Read a commentary afterwards to learn more


Summary

  • We are studying Biblical Theology. Maybe you are also interested in applied or systematic. We will also answer those questions, but from a Biblical Theology approach.

  • The Bible is primarily for people of faith. The Bible is inspired and therefore infallible, authoritative, etc.

  • When reading the Bible, it can be useful to consider the many different voices to make sure we try to hear God’s voice.

  • We study the Bible on many levels, and there are good tools to assist us at learning at every level.

  • Poetry uses language in a special way to create memorable pictures that are often an allegory for something else.


Homework

  1. Prepare a small group study for a Psalm

  2. Practice memorizing the 66 books of the Bible

Let's let you ask questions now.

  • How much is lost in translation from Hebrew, Aramaic and Greek?

Prayer and worship to finish.

Three Tents: Prerequisites: Devotional Life

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We are talking about prerequisites for studying Biblical theology, and we have said, you need to believe the Gospel, and be committed to your church family. The next thing I consider a prerequisite for someone to study the Bible in depth is a private devotional life.

I've gone through many different seasons with regard to my personal devotions. Right now, I prefer to read the bible devotionally at my breakfast table. My wife I think likes to read throughout the day as she has time. When the children were younger it was more difficult and we had to make other arrangements. Today I'm going to present one way, but this does not need to be law for you.

“We must know before we can love. In order to know God, we must often think of Him; and when we come to love Him, we shall then also think of Him often, for our heart will be with our treasure.”
-- Brother Lawrence, The Practice of the Presence of God

Matthew 6:6

Journaling?

One woman leader I know has described journaling or devotional time as her date time with Jesus. Would you like to go on a date? I don't know how you do relationships in Indonesia or at Kefas Church so hopefully Amah can help me to give appropriate advice... When you go on a date, you choose the time and place carefully and wait with expectation for a private encounter to really get to know each other.

“I never knew you”

Matthew 7:21-23

As much as I want to know God, it's even more important that he knows me. How is it possible for me to do something to help him remember me. It's not the deeds, it's in the relationship. We prepare for "quality time," listen to the voice of God and are led by his love.

The Journaling Process

  • Pray and give thanks

  • Read the bible passage carefully, slowly, repeatedly, thinking on the meaning... like a love letter

  • Ask two or three questions.... why does it say this? why is it said like this? You can focus on the overall message and how it fits in context, as well as on smaller phrases or words

  • Speak to God without pretending to be someone else, speak honestly.

  • Write down applications you can practice and ask the Holy Spirit to help

So let's break it down carefully:

Prayer

Some lessons from the Lord's prayer: Matthew 6:9-13, Luke 11:2-4

  • ACTS (Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, Supplication)

  • Children's special words: "I love you" + "I'm sorry" + "Thank you" + "Please"

  • Pronouns: "we"/"our" - always have a list (world church/missions, workplace, local church, neighbors, family)

Read

Don't read it like an email... read it like a hand-written love letter.

  • With a heart full of love for the one who wrote this to you

  • Repeat the good parts

  • Think about the words

  • Ask questions about what it means

I went through different seasons... Ephesians aloud was a season.

Observation

When we eat, the food is important, but even more important is the fellowship with the person that we are eating with. The most fun meal is one where we are enjoying a close time with friends and family. As we take daily bread with our Father, we remember that great conversations are built on great questions.

Why did you say that? Why did you do that? What does this mean in context? What does this one word mean?

Let's ask our Father some of these questions. God wants to speak clearly to us, so let's ask him to clarify. Let's try to discover who God is and write down what we discover.

The best conversations happen when we are not multitasking. You have to really show up. Maybe that's why you should try a paper bible and a notebook. I've actually found commuting to be good for me sometimes since I can't be too distracted.

How else can we have good conversation with friends and family? It requires an interest in the other person and asking questions. One-way conversations are not fun. It requires honest, gratitude, encouragement, and mutual acceptance. Let's write this conversation down as we continue to think about God.

Application

Applications should be 3P: Personal, Practical, Possible.

Personal means not for someone else, but an application for yourself. Practical means you can choose a specific time, place, person, method, etc. for acting on what you learned. Possible means that you can actually check whether you successfully accomplished it.

Habakkuk 2:2

Ask for the Holy Spirit to help

There are things we cannot change on our own. Let's ask the Lord for his help to bring change to every circumstance as we offer ourselves to him.

John 14:16, 1 John 4:4, Luke 4:18, Romans 12:1-2

Another way to remember the steps is the abbreviation SOAP: Scripture, Observations, Applications, Prayer

The importance of the word

Matthew 4:4

As we make the word part of our daily food, we learn God's love for us, we are changed into the one he made us to be, and we become fruitful in our way of life. If you truly stay in the word you will not wander into sin. A person who starts to prioritize other things is in danger.

Journal is not an obligation!

Don't feel let down when you miss a day. You don't punish yourself if you miss a meal. Journaling is like eating for your spiritual life. If you miss a meal you can have a bigger dinner! On the other hand, you don't get a star if you collect all the days finished. Journaling is its own reward, because you can experience the real presence of God in your own life for yourself.

John 15:4


Summary

  • A mark of healthy Christians is that they should be in love with God as expressed in devotions

  • Journaling is a method that helps us to remember to do the important things: Read the scripture, converse with the Holy Spirit, grow as a disciple of Christ and pray for our Christian family and neighbors

  • There’s no single right way, but this way is a good way that you can try


Homework

  1. Do you do devotions every day? What are things that keep you from your devotions?

  2. Try journaling each day this week. I'd love to hear what God spoke to you, if it is something you can share.

SAMPLE TEMPLATE

Let's let you ask questions now.

  • Praying for enemies?

  • Should we worship?

Prayer and worship to finish.

Three Tents: Prerequisites: Church Family Culture

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What’s your culture?

Every family has its own unspoken rules and ways of doing things that are a little different than other homes and families. What is the “culture” of your church family? What is expected of the “big brothers” and “big sisters” of the family?

Church culture includes things like shared beliefs, shared values, and shared practices. From early times, Christians have put together these ideas in creeds like the Apostle’s Creed, documents like the Didache, letters like those of Paul and the Apostolic Fathers, and various catechisms through the ages. At New Heart this means:

  • We believe in the gospel and in the Bible, and we affirm the Apostle’s Creed.

  • We value all people and treat them all with love, gratitude and grace.

  • We practice a private and public devotional life, generous acts of kindness towards both believers and neighbors, and strive to follow the example of Christ in every area of our lives.

I believe in God, the Father almighty,
creator of heaven and earth.

I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord,
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit
and born of the virgin Mary.
He suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died, and was buried;
he descended to hell.
The third day he rose again from the dead.
He ascended to heaven
and is seated at the right hand of God the Father almighty.
From there he will come to judge the living and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy catholic* church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and the life everlasting. Amen.

— The Apostle’s Creed

The Apostle’s Creed in Indonesian


What is a “Disciple”? What are our practices?

Greek for “disciple” is “mathetes”. Just like the “math” you can see in the word “mathetes,” becoming a disciple involves following a pattern.

“Chiasm” Greek letter “Chi” -> X

All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.

Therefore go and make disciples of all nations,

baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,

and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you.

And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age



Kepada-Ku telah diberikan segala kuasa di sorga dan di bumi.

Karena itu pergilah, jadikanlah semua bangsa murid-Ku

dan baptislah mereka dalam nama Bapa dan Anak dan Roh Kudus,

dan ajarlah mereka melakukan segala sesuatu yang telah Kuperintahkan kepadamu.

Dan ketahuilah, Aku menyertai kamu senantiasa sampai kepada akhir zaman.


What did Jesus Command?

  1. The two most important commands. Matthew 22:36-40

  2. Restatement of the Ten Commandments. Mark 10:17-21

  3. Matthew 5-7; Especially Chapter 6: (1) Generosity (2) Prayer (3) Fasting

  4. A “new command” John 13:34-35

  5. The Great Commission

Values of Kefas Church Culture

I interviewed Pastor Amah to find out about the culture of Kefas Church. To find out about what he looks for in mature “big brothers” and “big sisters” in the local church family.

Just as Simon became Cephas, or Peter, he hopes the church is a place of transformation and reidentification. Simon means reed. Cephas means rock. Paul says Peter is a pillar of the church (Gal 2.9). Jesus asks Peter to strengthen the brothers (Lk 22.32). Kefas Church is called to bless the nation and see many be saved.

Discipleship in Kefas Church involves:

  • Meeting and engaging neighbors

  • Discipleship

  • Sending

With regards to discipleship, Pastor Amah emphasizes that we should become more like Christ (as opposed to trying to become more like your leader).


Leaders at Kefas Church are expected to “lead with heart.” This means:

  • Like a shepherd, providing safety.

  • Having a heart that cares for people

  • Practicing forgiveness

  • Accepting people of all backgrounds

  • Not having an iron hand, but loving the people they lead

  • Sharing life, not like a boss and employee

  • Recognizing the family relationship (or best friend relationship)

  • Leadership is not a status that sets someone apart, but actually brings you closer together

Big brothers and big sisters should be:

  • Quick to welcome new people and give them a “seat at the table”

  • Involved in planning and sharing in group activities including worship, devotions

  • Praying for and with brothers and sisters, preparing life with room to share, and actively visiting with brothers and neighbors to be familiar with their issues. (“A shepherd should smell like the sheep”)

  • Reading through the Bible in a year

  • Growing in the fruit of the Spirit

Summary:

  • Culture consists of shared beliefs, values, and practices

  • In Church, leadership is about being a big brother or big sister to the family, and welcoming to your neighbors

  • The best place to grow as a disciple is the church

  • If people have fallen away from church, let’s lovingly walk with them back into church

  • If people in the church are not embracing the beliefs, values or practices of the church, let’s be a good model for them and encourage them as big brothers and big sisters

Homework

① How would you describe the culture of your church to someone that is new? How is it different from the world? How is it different from other churches?

② Are there areas of this church family culture that you struggle with? What are they?

③ How would you like to grow into a better “big brother” or “big sister” for your church family?

④ I would love to hear a testimony about how you were a big brother or big sister in your church family this week.

Let's let you ask questions now.

  • How do we relate to people that believe but are not part of the church?

  • How do we relate to people that are part of the church but don’t have the culture?

Prayer and worship to finish.

Three Tents: Prerequisites: Believe

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Prayer by Amah
Review of homework

Do you believe?

Gospel -> good news...
Indonesian "injil" comes via arabic from greek "euangelion" "eu" (good) + "angellion" (message)
(Japanese "fukuin" means "lucky sound"...)

Gospel Presentation

4 spiritual laws. godtoolsapp.com

Other Mnemonics: Physical presentation? Beads?

A roman road in Tarsus.

Romans Road

Romans 3:23
Romans 5:8
Romans 6:23
Romans 10:9-13

W5H about "salvation"

Who is saved? Romans 9:15-16
Why are they saved? John 3:16-17
What does it mean to be saved? 1 John 1:5-2:6 (Mormons and communion? Catholics and suicide?) (saved from separation sin, sickness, curse, damnation) (salvation of animals? Revelation 5:13, Ecclesiastes 3:21, Titus 3:9)
Where does salvation occur? the cross is a door to salvation... Luke 17:21 the kingdom is within you
When is one saved? (which do you save, baby or mother?) Jeremiah 1:5
How is one saved? Ephesians 2:8-10 Jesus saves. The confession is the proof. Obedience is a sign.

Sin is a barrier to intimacy with God

Genesis 3 God created us and wanted intimacy, but we hide ourselves from his presence
Guilty feelings - 1 John 1:7, John 8:32
Past hurts Luke 4:18-19
Fear of surrender - Romans 8:31
Critical spirit - Romans 14:10-13, 1 Thess 5:9-11
Self imposed limitations - 2 Corinthians 10:4-6
1 John 2:16-17 Lust of eyes, lust of flesh, pride of life

Instead, I invite Jesus into every room of my heart, Christ’s home.

The promise of salvation

Relationship with God Revelation 3:20
Forgiveness of sin 1 John 1:9
Healing of every illness Psalm 103:3
Breaking off every curse Galatians 5:1
In-filling of the Holy Spirit Ephesians 1:13
Spiritual fruitfulness ("good life") Galatians 5:19-25
Eternal life Revelations 21:3-5

Others: identity, mission, family, etc.

"The five solas state that Christians are saved by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone, as revealed by Scripture alone, to the glory of God alone"

Summary:

  • Jesus Saves!

  • Salvation is about far more than heaven

  • Our confession is confirmation of his work

  • Our obedience is a sign that we are born again

  • What is the nature of salvation? what is the nature of sin?

  • Some questions: suicide, babies, animals, predestination

Homework

  1. Present what you believe about the gospel to someone this week. Did you feel comfortable explaining it? Do you still have any questions about who is saved, how they are saved, and what it means to be saved?

Let's let you ask questions now.

  • Is a person saved that didn’t make a clear confession of faith before they died?

  • Is a person saved that made a confession once, but never lived it out for years afterwards?

Prayer and worship to finish.

Luke 2: The Birth of Jesus

(a) Apologetics information on harmonizing the timing: While the two accounts from Matthew and Luke can be mostly made to harmonize into a single timeline, the dates are confused by about ten years if you accept the Josephus date for the census of Quirinius. There is reason to believe that the date of the census given by Josephus is incorrect (source). Furthermore, the word “first” implies that the one mentioned by Josephus is a “second” or subsequent one. The Greek of Luke also doesn’t give Quirinius a specific title, and it may be that he conducted the census before becoming Prefect or that the one mentioned by Josephus is as part of a second term (pdf, source). Pulling this information together, here are some resources about establishing a specific date.

(PDF versions saved for posterity)

(b) While harmonizing is important from a historical standpoint, from a literary perspective, the contrasts are interesting in examining the thrust of each author. Matthew presents Jesus as being part of a well-to-do family with resources to travel and a home, is visited by Magi, traveling freely under the direction of angels. Matthew makes the bad guys the Jewish betrayer Herods. The flight to Egypt sets up a contrast between Jesus and Moses, as well as the “to all nations” conclusion. Luke presents Jesus as being of lesser means, with no space in the inn and visited by shepherds, traveling under the compulsion of the decree of the Romans. Luke makes the bad guys the external Roman conquerors. The temple encounters show the prophetic spirit and therapeutic emphasis of Luke.

(c) We are currently in a series on Luke, so with the Lucan distinctives in mind, what can we understand that this gospel wants to say to us or ask of us.

  • Jesus is with the lowly and humble of heart. Am I so?

  • The appearance of Jesus brought great joy to people of every station. Do I have joy at the appearance of the Lord in my life still?

  • The people he appeared to were all eagerly awaiting his coming. Am I waiting with hunger and thirst?

  • In all cases, the people went out glorifying God and proclaiming that redemption had come to Israel. Am I faithful in proclaiming the message?

No Longer Silent (Outline)

Luke 1:57-80

v61

"None of your relatives is called by this name”

「あなたの親族の内、この名前のある人がいない」

  • Your unique identity, God’s unique plan

  • 唯一のあなた、神様の唯一の計画

v64

“and he spoke blessing God”

「彼が話して神を祝福した」

  • Silent no longer… remembering and proclaiming the promise

  • もう静かにしない 約束を覚えて宣言する

v66

“What then will this child be?”

「この子は一体なにものになるでしょうか」

  • Identity as important for creating a new way of life

  • 新しい習慣を創造するため「アイデンティティ(自己認識)」の重要性

1:76

“You will be called a prophet of the Most High”

「君はいと高き方の預言者と呼ばれるよ!」

  • Great Commission

  • 大宣教命令

Magnificat (From Observation to Explanation)

As a protestant, I’ve always felt a natural aversion to the song of Mary as leaning towards Roman idolatry. When she sings “from now on all generations will call me blessed,” it disturbed me and challenged me. How should I understand this phrase, when there are millions of Catholic believers around the world that interpret this as confirmation of a position I disagree with? The easy answer is to just shrug and flip the page. In fact, if I weren’t committed to a five-ish year journey of commenting on the whole New Testament, my temptation to do this very thing on this pass through Luke. On closer inspection, I’ve fallen in love with this poem. It rightly finds its place repeated among the Odes of the Septuagint as a song that should be sung by all believers.

Mary’s Song of Praise: The Magnificat

46 And Mary said,

“My soul magnifies the Lord,

47  and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,

48  for he has looked on the humble estate of his servant.

For behold, from now on all generations will call me blessed;

49  for he who is mighty has done great things for me,

and holy is his name.

50  And his mercy is for those who fear him

from generation to generation.

51  He has shown strength with his arm;

he has scattered the proud in the thoughts of their hearts;

52  he has brought down the mighty from their thrones

and exalted those of humble estate;

53  he has filled the hungry with good things,

and the rich he has sent away empty.

54  He has helped his servant Israel,

in remembrance of his mercy,

55  as he spoke to our fathers,

to Abraham and to his offspring forever.”

—Luke 1:46–55 (ESV)

1. Abraham’s Promise Fulfilled in Mary and Me

As with many pieces of Biblical poetry, the keys for unlocking the layered intent of the author lies at the end, where the climax is reached with the clearest statement of intent. Skipping to there we discover that Mary’s song is not about honoring Mary, but verse55 reveals that this is about the fulfillment of the promise to Abraham.

12:1 Now the LORD said to Abram, “Go from your country and your kindred and your father’s house to the land that I will show you. 2 And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. 3 I will bless those who bless you, and him who dishonors you I will curse, and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.” — Genesis 12:1–3 (ESV)

15:5 And he brought him outside and said, “Look toward heaven, and number the stars, if you are able to number them.” Then he said to him, “So shall your offspring be.” 6 And he believed the LORD, and he counted it to him as righteousness. — Genesis 15:5–6 (ESV)

17:5 No longer shall your name be called Abram, but your name shall be Abraham, for I have made you the father of a multitude of nations. 6 I will make you exceedingly fruitful, and I will make you into nations, and kings shall come from you. 7 And I will establish my covenant between me and you and your offspring after you throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be God to you and to your offspring after you. — Genesis 17:5–7 (ESV)

In this context, “from now on all generations will call me blessed,” is not a statement about Mary herself, but a declaration for all that call Abraham the father of their faith. This song is a declaration for every believer in Christ in the style of some worship songs and hymns that proclaim “I am blessed,” I am loved,” or the “You do all things well, just look at our lives” boasting of the old Kevin Prosch song His Banner Over Me. With the centrality of the Abrahamic blessing now clear, the seven separate phrases in Mary’s song referring to the generational nature of the blessing reinforce that this is a song of the fulfillment of Genesis 12, Genesis 15, and Genesis 17.

2. The Suffering Servant, Israel and Christ

However, this song is not just about a fulfillment of Abraham’s promise. The singer refers to their state as humiliated. The word for the humble state, is one of destitution. The one who has been abused and pillaged and plundered. Mary’s song is also about the conditions of Israel (c.f. verse 54) in the first century under Roman rule even as much as it is about the young virgin who finds herself pregnant before marriage. It is the nation of Israel in the first-person, decrying their shame and declaring the inauguration of their mighty saviour so that from now on all generations will call her blessed.

Another clear referent of the humiliation through the repeated theme of the “first-person” voice of the song as a suffering servant of verse 48 and 54 is the messianic promises of Isaiah 53.

11  Out of the anguish of his soul he shall see and be satisfied;

by his knowledge shall the righteous one, my servant,

make many to be accounted righteous,

and he shall bear their iniquities.

12  Therefore I will divide him a portion with the many,

and he shall divide the spoil with the strong,

because he poured out his soul to death

and was numbered with the transgressors;

yet he bore the sin of many,

and makes intercession for the transgressors.

—Isaiah 53:11–12 (ESV)

So this song is the prophetic voice expressing words from the mouth of the Christ. This song draws together the threads of Isaiah’s suffering servant with the fulfillment of Abraham’s promise as can be expected of the Pauline companion Luke, so that the one who will be called blessed by all generations is also Jesus, our Lord, “who for the joy set before him endured the cross, despising the same and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God” (Hebrews 12:2).

3. Summary

In this way, the first-person singing this song echoes multiple voices joined together in harmony. Yes, Mary, but also the first-century Jewish believer that saw the inauguration of a new kind of kingdom, the messiah, and the Christian of today all join in chorus to say: “my soul magnifies the Lord and my spirit praises God my saviour, for he has looked upon the humble state of his servant and from now on all generations will call me blessed because of the mighty deeds he has done for me.”

Reference: Observations on the Greek Structure of the Magnificat

Magnificat

I was struck by the beauty of the poetry as I read this in Greek and the way the sentence formation patterns are varied to stress different themes.

The whole first movement has the pattern VERB-FIRST PERSON-GOD, with two lines about FIRST PERSON’s action towards God followed by two lines about God’s action to the FIRST PERSON. Similar phrasing patterns give structure and outline to the other sections of the poem, used to build contrast or harmony around key themes.

At the center of the poem is the SERVANT, who is in a humiliated state. But the lofty will be confused, the powerful cast down and rich left empty while the humble shall be lifted and the hungry filled with goodness. The language of the suffering servant has echoes from Isaiah 53, so the identity of the FIRST PERSON is expanded, being revealed to be both the nation of Israel and the servant CHILD of God at the same time as Mary herself.

All generations calling FIRST PERSON blessed is echoed with Abraham and his seed, pointing to the promise fulfillment in Christ. Seven times we learn about the eternal nature of this fulfillment as highlighted in light blue with references to yesterday, today and forevermore.

ユダ デボーション

ユダ 「神の愛にい続ける」
Jude “Staying in the Love of God”

ユダ ・ Jude

Three keys to staying in love. 愛され続ける3つのポイント

Who is Jude and who is he writing to?

Jude 20-21

20 ὑμεῖς δέ, ἀγαπητοί,*

ἐποικοδομοῦντες ἑαυτοὺς τῇ ἁγιωτάτῃ ὑμῶν πίστει,*

ἐν πνεύματι ἁγίῳ προσευχόμενοι,

21 ἑαυτοὺς ἐν ἀγάπῃ θεοῦ τηρήσατε

προσδεχόμενοι τὸ ἔλεος τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ εἰς ζωὴν αἰώνιον.* 1

Beloved,

building your living space upon your faith, most holy,

praying in the Holy Spirit,

expecting mercy, from our Lord Jesus Christ, to eternal life,

stay in God’s love.

愛されているあなた方へ、

 何よりも聖い、あなたの信仰の上に自分の住む場所を建て上げて

 また、聖霊によって祈って、

  私たちの主イエスキリストからの、

  永遠のいのちへとの、

 憐れみを期待して

神に愛され続けなさい。

The walls of Sparta

The beloved,

  • Exegete...

“Beloved”, building on a foundation of your faith most holy. Praying in the Holy Spirit. Keep in the love of God. Waiting for Jesus and eternal life.

  • The central verb is Keep in the love! Do not be moved! … the other three describe how to stay in it.

  • Love is at the center of the commands. It is at the center of the prophets. It is the identity of God.

  1. Keep building

    1. Faith is a foundation, we can only be sure of what is tested. If you’ve struggled with fear, know that you are called to faith. it is most holy, it is a place to live, we continue to build on it. You won’t know it until it is tested. This will keep you in love

  2. Keep praying

    1. Praying in the Holy Spirit. Rhema had cancer. This will keep you in love.

  3. Keep expecting

    1. Waiting for his mercy (relief, rescue, aid), from Jesus, to eternal life This will keep you in love.

  • If you love me you will keep my commands.

The rescuer,

  • Am I my brother’s keeper?

  • He who saves a brother

Our hope

  • Jesus himself

  • who is Jesus and why does he matter to you today.

  • Jesus my hope

Questions:

  • Do you sometimes struggle feel the love of God in your life?

マタイ28デボーション

マタイ28 「蘇られた!」
Matthew 28 “He is Risen”

マタイ28章 ・ Matthew 28

Talking through the great commission

1) All authority has been given to me in heaven and on earth

2) So go make disciples of all nations

3) Baptizing them in the name of the father and of the son and of the holy spirit

4) Teaching them to obey all I have commanded you

5) And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age

マタイ27デボーション

マタイ27 「悔い改める」
Matthew 27 “Repentance”

マタイ27章 ・ Matthew 27

 

Matthew as a discipleship manual.

 

Considering the definition of evil. Evil in world news. Evil in culture.

 

Evil in Matthew 27, Pilate, the elders, the crowd, the romans...

 

Book: Everything Sad is Untrue. Thoughts on evil. Evil is also the good you should have done but didn’t do.

 

The repentance of Judas.

 

The first thesis of Luther’s 95 Theses: “When Jesus said repent (Matt 4:17) he meant the whole Christian life should be one of repentance.”

 

Repentance goes beyond maintaining a “clean heart”

 

The steps of true repentance:

1: Hearing the voice of the Holy Spirit

2: A decision to respond with the Holy Spirit

3: Making a public declaration empowered by the Holy Spirit

4: Acting out your repentance so it bears fruit through the Holy Spirit

 

Humorous example: Decision to diet as a kind of repentance

 

Consider Romans 12:1-2

 

God’s great project: the undoing of evil. The evil of Matthew 27 is undone. God wants to make untrue the evil you have experienced and the evil in your heart.

 

Jeremiah 29:11-13

マタイ26デボーション

マタイ26 「園にいるイエス」
Matthew 26 “Jesus in the Garden”

マタイ26章 ・ Matthew 26

鍵となる聖句 56節: Key Verse: v56

Part Zero: Outline of the Chapter

The counterplay between the work of Christ and the betrayal...

Part One: The Person of Christ

v64, Dan 7:13-14

Part Two: The Story of Christ

The Story of Christ is one of redemption, through and through, to those that do not deserve it.

The woman anointing,

Denying Disciples, dipping the bread

Sleeping disciples

Judas' kiss

The ear of his arrester

Before the Sanhedrin

The false witnesses

Peter and the rooster

適応 Application

Look today into the eyes of Jesus. He loves you deeply and what he did matters very much.

マタイ25デボーション

マタイ25 「注意して待ち望もう」
Matthew 25 “Be Alert”

マタイ25章 ・ Matthew 25

鍵となる聖句 40節: Key Verse: v40

3つの予言:大きな質問。。。どのように準備すれば?

Review of three prophecies. The big question: How to be ready?

OUTLINE OF MATTHEW 23-25

第1部 1~13節 10人の少女の例え
Part One: vv1-3 Parable of the 10 Maidens

覚えましょう:聖書の例え話にはポイントが一つ 12~13節
Remember: parables have a single point. vv12-13

注:前兆なし、時間が経つ
Note. Without warning. After a delay…

注:用意をするのに
Note: Being ready

第2部 14~30節 10タレントンの例え話
Part 2: vv14-30 Parable of the 10 Talents

一つのポイント:29節
The single point: 29

持っている人になるには?「プロテスタントの労働倫理」
How to be of those that have? Protestant work ethic.

第3部 31~46節 諸国の裁き
Part 3: vv31-46 Judgment of Nations

6つの善行

  1. お腹すいた人に食べ物

  2. 喉乾いた人に飲み物

  3. 外の人を受け入れ

  4. 裸の人に服

  5. 病気の人にケア

  6. 捕まった人に面談

Six good works:

  1. Feeding the hungry

  2. Giving drink to the thirsty

  3. Welcoming the stranger

  4. Clothing the naked

  5. Caring for the sick

  6. Visiting those in prison

適応 Application

Are you ready?

マタイ24デボーション

マタイ24 「すでに、またいまだに」
Matthew 24 “Already & Not Yet”

マタイ24章 ・ Matthew 24

鍵となる聖句 1-3節: Key Verse: v1-3

What if you could predict the future? Jesus made three key prophecies….

OUTLINE OF MATTHEW 23-25

第1部 1~3節 2つの質問
Part One: vv1-3 Two Questions

Note that there are two questions and Jesus answers twice

Part 2: When Will These Things Be

Note 23:36, v34

The signs themselves

v14 (through the whole earth)

Part 3: Be Ready

For us today the call also is to be ready. Jesus will come again. In the face of those signs, we should also be ready.

適応 Application

Are you ready?

マタイ23デボーション

マタイ23 「要注意!」
Matthew 23 “Warning!”

マタイ23章 ・ Matthew 23

鍵となる聖句 39節: Key Verse: v39

第1部 1~12節 みんな、兄弟姉妹
Part one: vv1-12 We’re all Brothers and Sisters

v3. Do and obey what is said. They Say without Doing.

v5. Everything to be seen

v5-7: Fashion, Seats, Greetings

v8-12 No Rabbis, No Fathers, One Instructor. To be great, be humble.

第2部 13~36節 あぁ、災いだ
Part 2: vv13-36 Woah… that’s a lot of Woe

v13. Woe 1: Blocking others from entering the kingdom, and not entering

v14 Woe: Textual issue? … (see Mk 12:40, Lk 20:47) Eating widows’ homes and making it right by praying

v15 Woe 2: Proselyte becoming twice the son of Gehenna

v16-22 Woe 3: False witness. (Matt 5:3)

v23 Woe 4: Tithing (see Lk 11:42) Justice, Mercy, Faith

v25-26 Woe 5: Unclean cups. Full of greed and selfishness.

v27-28 Woe 6: Whitewashed tombs. Full of hypocrisy/pretending and lawlessness

v29-35 Woe 7: Putting to death the prophets.

v36: All these things will come on THIS GENERATION

第3部 37~39節 主の名に来る方に祝福あれ
Part 3: vv37-39 Blessed is He who Comes in the Name of the Lord

v37 Desired to gather as a hen her chicks

v38 I have left your house barren

v39 Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord (Ps 118:26)

適応 Application

今日は、偽善的な信仰のところはあるか?イエスの似姿に変えられるように祈りましょう。
Today, is there any hypocrisy in us? Let us pray that we are changed to be more like Christ!

マタイ22デボーション

マタイ22 「両方じゃだめ?」
Matthew 22 “Why Not Both?”

マタイ22章 ・ Matthew 22

鍵となる聖句 45節: Key Verse: v45

「両方じゃだめ?」 “Why not both” (Porque no los dos)

第1部 1~14節 婚礼のたとえ
Part one: vv1-14 Parable of the Wedding Feast

聖書のたとえを解釈に当たるの第一のポイント:一つのポイントしかない
The first rule of interpreting biblical parables: There’s only one point

14節 多くは呼ばれているが、選ばれているのは少ない
v14 “Many are called but few are chosen”

簡潔に、カルヴァン派vsアルミニウス派
Calvinism vs. Arminianism in brief

「両方じゃだめ?」 呼ばれて、選ばれる
Why not both? “Called and Chosen”

第2部 15~40節 最大の戒め
Part 2: vv15-40 The Greatest Command

背景:当時の様々なユダヤ教の宗派
Background: Many sects of Judaism at the time.

パリサイ派:地上に王国を設立するメッシアを待ち望んでいる
Pharisees: waiting for Messiah to establish a kingdom on the earth

第二戒め:偶像を作ってはならない
The second commandment: Do not make idols

「両方じゃだめ?」 神の荷姿に作られ、神が地上に設立した権威に適切に従順
Why not both?: Made in the image of God and appropriately subject to authorities established by God

サドカイ派:復活を拒否した
Sadducees: Rejected the resurrection

今も、永遠に続く関係
Relationships now and forever

「両方じゃだめ?」 死すべき存在で、永遠に生きる
Why not both?: mortal and immortal

どれが最高の戒め? Law and the prophets
Which command is greatest? Law and Prophets

「両方じゃだめ?」 神を愛し、人を愛す
Why not both?: Love God and love people…

第3部 41~46節 ダビデの子、主です
Part 3: vv41-46 Son of David and Lord

これまでをまとめよう:パリサイ派は預言者を利用して、律法を免れようとした…サドカイ派は律法を利用して、預言者を免れようとした…イエスは「ごちそうがあるよ」と言っている
Up to this point… The Pharisees tried to reject the law using the prophets… the Sadducees tried to reject the prophets using the law … Jesus is saying there’s a feast.

キリストとはだれ? イエスは完全に人間、完全に神…完璧に贖い、完璧に救える
Who is the Christ… Jesus: fully man and fully God…. able to fully redeem and fully save

適応 Application

偏った信仰はありますか?イエスの晩餐にでよう
Is your faith unbalanced today? Let’s be part of the feast!

マタイ21デボーション

マタイ21こちらの方が強くなければ
Matthew 21 This Must Be Stronger

マタイ21章 ・ Matthew 21

鍵となる聖句 33節: Key Verse: v33

(創世記1章のパターン:無から領域を順番に造ってから、空を順番に満たす)
(Connection with pattern of creation in Genesis 1: Creating form from nothing in order and then filling it in order)

イエスの再創造のミッション… 清められた神殿には新しいものでいっぱいにする必要がある
Jesus’ mission of recreating… the cleaned temple needs to be filled with something new

第3部 18~22節 イチジクの木
Part three: vv18-22 The Fig Tree

第一のアダムは恥を隠す葉っぱのためにイチジクの木に行った、第二のアダムは実りを探しに
The First Adam wanted leaves to cover his shame, The Second Adam looks for fruit

21節 … 疑わずに信じるなら … 疑いを捨てて、信じよう… 新しい創造の過程
v21 … if you have faith without doubting … replacing it as part of being made new

22節… 祈りに願うことすべて、信じるなら受ける … イエスが教えた祈り方… 祈る時(「もし祈るなら」ではない)…まず、神の御名を高らかに…赦しを祈りの一部に…
v22 … all that you ask in prayer, believing you shall receive… How Jesus taught to pray… when you pray (not if) … blessing God first in prayer… forgiving as part of prayer

第4部 23~27節 どの権威?どの恐れ?
Part four: vv23-27 Which Authority? Which Fear

人の権威を捨てて、天の権威を受け入れる
Trading the authority of man for the authority of heaven

人々に対する恐れを捨て、聖霊の預言的な声に従う
Trading the fear of the crowds, for the prophetic voice of the Holy Spirit

ボンヘッファー 「こちらは、あちらより、強くなければいけない」
Bonhoeffer “This must be stronger than that”

第5部 28~32節 二人の息子
Part five: vv28-32 The Two Sons

抵抗感を捨てて、やりがいを受ける
Trading reluctance or resistance for willingness

宥和を捨てて、真理に立つ
Trading appeasement for truth

第6部 33~46節 ブドウ園と農夫
Part six: vv33-46 The Vineyard and Tenants

自己を高めることを捨てて、神を尊敬する
Trading honoring self for honoring God

適応 Application

どのようにして聖霊様に取り除かれて、新しく創造されて満たされて行きたいですか?
What are some areas we can allow the Holy Spirit to make new in us today?