按著神牧養(一)--照者主耶穌和使徒保羅的榜樣，憑顧惜與餧養而牧養人
申言地點:台東市召會
我們需要照著主耶穌的榜樣顧惜並餵養人。在路加福音15章那裏有三個比喻揭示三一神對罪人拯救的愛。第一個比喻說到牧人撇下九十九隻羊，去尋找一隻失去的羊。第二個比喻說到一個婦人尋找失落的錢幣。第三個比喻說到當浪子回家的時候，父親遠遠的就看見了他，並且跑去迎接他兒子回來。這些比愈說出了父神愛和赦免的心以及救主牧養和尋找的靈。這乃是我們再傳福音或牧養人照顧人的時候所該注意的點。
我很寶貝我們中間有很高的真理，並且主日的時候人人都申言，我甚至很羨慕那些口才很好台風穩健的弟兄姊妹。但是這週的信息再次提醒了我，申言的好不好並不是主所看重的。主所看重地乃是要我們顧惜人、牧養人、尋找人。而不是因為我們認識的真理較高，就像法利賽人一樣去定罪人與規範人。我們在接觸人的時候需要使人快樂舒服，並且以基督供應人。在約翰福音四章那裏說到耶穌顧惜一個不道德的撒瑪利亞婦人，並餵養她，將生命的水賜給婦人喝。主是唯一的無罪者，只有他有資格定罪犯罪的人，但他卻沒有定罪那婦人，反而來拯救她，使她從罪中得自由，使她不能再犯罪。這給我看見今天主耶穌也是這樣，他不定罪我們，卻一直顧惜並餵養我們，使我們得自由不再犯罪。感謝主!我們需要更多被主變化，使我們能照著神牧養並顧惜人。
We need to cherish and nourish people according to the pattern of the Lord Jesus. There are three parables in Luke 15 to unveil the saving love of the Triune God toward sinners. The first parable is that the shepherd left the ninety-nine to seek the one lost sheep. The second parable is that a woman sought a lost coin. The third parable is that when the prodigal son returned, his father saw him while he was still a long way off and ran to receive his returning son. These parables show that the Father's loving and forgiving heart and the Savior's shepherding and seeking spirit. This is what we have to notice when we preach the gospel, shepherd people as well as take care of people.
I am so precious that we have the higher truths, and everyone practices prophecy on Lord's day. I am even envy people who are eloquent and hold great composure on stage. However, the message in this week remind me again that having good eloquence is not what the Lord value. What the Lord value is that we can cherish people, shepherd people and seek people rather than condemn and regulate people like Pharisees using the higher truths we know. When we reach people, we need to make them happy and to make them feel pleasant and comfortable. Then, we need to feed them with the all-inclusive Christ. In John chapter 4, Jesus cherish an immoral Samaritan woman and nourish her by giving her to drink the water of life. The son of Man is the unique One without sin, so He was the only one qualified to condemn the sinful woman, but He would not do it. Instead, He would save her and free her from sin so that she could sin no more. This show me that the Lord Jesus will not condemn us but cherish and nourish us. He will free us from sinning. Thank the Lord, we need to be transformed more so that we can shepherd and cherish people according to God.
I am so precious that we have the higher truths, and everyone practices prophecy on Lord's day. I am even envy people who are eloquent and hold great composure on stage. However, the message in this week remind me again that having good eloquence is not what the Lord value. What the Lord value is that we can cherish people, shepherd people and seek people rather than condemn and regulate people like Pharisees using the higher truths we know. When we reach people, we need to make them happy and to make them feel pleasant and comfortable. Then, we need to feed them with the all-inclusive Christ. In John chapter 4, Jesus cherish an immoral Samaritan woman and nourish her by giving her to drink the water of life. The son of Man is the unique One without sin, so He was the only one qualified to condemn the sinful woman, but He would not do it. Instead, He would save her and free her from sin so that she could sin no more. This show me that the Lord Jesus will not condemn us but cherish and nourish us. He will free us from sinning. Thank the Lord, we need to be transformed more so that we can shepherd and cherish people according to God.
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