Sunday, December 17, 2023

Joy and power of the Holy Spirit in you

 EXPLORE


Work together in groups of 3-5 people each and try to identify what the specific uses are of the unusual tools listed below. Very few people can get this all correct, so do not worry if you cannot get it all perfect!


1. A "shingle froe" is used for...


2. A "Stanley #1 Odd Jobs" is used for...


3. An adze is used for...


4. A "Channellock rescue tool" is used for...


5. A "timber scribe" is used for...


LEARNING NUGGET


One of the works of the Spirit in the life of the believer is to empower him/her to be an effective instrument in God's hand to accomplish His special design for His people. What are the other works of the Holy Spirit in the life of believers in Christ?


探索


 每人 3-5 人一组,尝试确定下列不常见工具的具体用途。 很少有人能全部正确,所以如果您不能全部完美,请不要担心!


 1.“木瓦”用于...


 2.“Stanley #1 Odd Jobs”用于...


 3. 锛子的用途是...


 4.“Channellock救援工具”用于...


 5.“木材​​抄写员”用于...


 学习金块


 圣灵在信徒生命中的工作之一就是使他/她有能力成为神手中有效的工具,以完成他对他子民的特殊计划。 圣灵在基督信徒的生活中还有哪些工作?


THE WORKS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

The Holy Spirit is God that is what the Bible says. Having that as the foundation, why did the Holy Spirit come and what are the works of the Holy Spirit?


Why Did the Holy Spirit Come?


A. To Empower Us

Read Acts 1:8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”

But you shall receive power (ability, efficiency, and might) when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you shall be My witnesses in Jerusalem and all Judea and Samaria and to the ends (the very bounds) of the earth.


B. To Transform Us

Read Ezekiel 36:27 And I will put my Spirit in you and move you to follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws.

And I will put my Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes, and you shall heed My ordinances and do them.


In the Old Testament, the Holy Spirit is manifested every time there was a mission order:


Examples:

Othniel

Judges 3:10

And the Spirit of the Lord came upon him



Gideon

Judges 6:34

So the Spirit of the Lord came upon Gideon;


Jephthah

Judges 11:29

Now the Spirit of the Lord came upon Jephthah,


Samson

Judges 14:6,15

And the Spirit of the Lord came upon him mightily,...


圣灵的工作

 正如圣经所说,圣灵就是神。 以此为基础,那么圣灵为什么来,圣灵的作工是什么?


 圣灵为何降临?


 A. 赋予我们权力

 阅读使徒行传 1:8 但圣灵降临在你身上,你就必得着能力; 你们要在耶路撒冷、犹太全地和撒玛利亚,直到地极,作我的见证。”

 但当圣灵降临在你们身上时,你们将获得能力(能力、效率和力量),并且你们将在耶路撒冷、犹太全地和撒玛利亚,直到地极(地极),成为我的见证人。


 B. 改变我们

 读以西结书 36:27,我会将我的灵放在你们里面,推动你们遵守我的法令,谨守我的律法。

 我要将我的灵放在你们里面,使你们遵行我的律例,你们就必听从遵行我的典章。


 在旧约中,每当有宣教命令时,圣灵就会显现:


 例子:

 奥斯尼尔

 士师记 3:10

 主的灵临到他身上


 吉迪恩

 士师记 6:34

 于是,耶和华的灵临到基甸身上。


 耶弗他

 士师记 11:29

 耶和华的灵临到耶弗他身上,


 参孙

 士师记 14:6,15

 主的灵大大感动他,


God had a mission for Othniel, and the Spirit of the Lord came upon him.


God had a mission for Gideon, and the Spirit came upon Gideon. You must understand, Gideon used to be a scared boy, but then God wanted to use him, so the Holy Spirit came.


Jephthah, Samson, etc. - all these men had the Holy Spirit come upon them. Here the Old Testament talks about the Holy Spirit entering and helping people become skillful in what God has called them to do.


Read Exodus 31:3-5 

³And I have filled him with the Spirit of God, in wisdom, in understanding, in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship, ⁴ to design artistic works, to work in gold, in silver, in bronze, ⁵ in cutting jewels for setting, in carving wood, and to work in all manner of workmanship.


C. To Fulfill God's Promise

Read Galatians 3:14 He redeemed us in order that the blessing given to Abraham might come to the Gentiles through Christ Jesus, so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit.


Who are the Gentiles? We are, and the Bible says, we have been given the same blessings as the descendants of Abraham!


What is that blessing? The "promise of the Spirit through faith." Nowadays, we often take the Holy Spirit for granted, in the Old Testament, the Holy Spirit was only given selected people. Today, the Spirit is given to everybody who are in Christ Jesus.This is the fulfilment of the prophecy given in the Old Testament:


Read the said prophecy here in Joel 2:28-29 “And afterward,

    I will pour out my Spirit on all people.

Your sons and daughters will prophesy,

    your old men will dream dreams,

    your young men will see visions.

 Even on my servants, both men and women,

    I will pour out my Spirit in those days.


神对俄陀聂有一个使命,主的灵临到他身上。


 神给基甸一个使命,圣灵就降临在基甸身上。 你必须明白,基甸曾经是一个害怕的男孩,但后来神要使用他,所以圣灵来了。


 耶弗他、参孙等等——所有这些人都被圣灵降临在他们身上。 旧约在这里谈到圣灵的进入并帮助人们熟练地完成神呼召他们去做的事情。


 读出埃及记 31:3-5 “我又将神的灵充满他,使他有智慧、聪明、知识,能作各样的工, ⁴ 能设计艺术,能用金、银、铜作工” , ⁵ 用于切割镶嵌珠宝、雕刻木材以及各种工艺。

 扩音器圣经


 C. 实现神的应许

 读加拉太书 3:14 他救赎了我们,使赐给亚伯拉罕的福,借着基督耶稣临到外邦人,使我们因信得着所应许的圣灵。


 谁是外邦人? 圣经说,我们得到了与亚伯拉罕后裔同样的祝福!


 那祝福是什么? “借着信心所应许的圣灵”。 如今,我们常常认为圣灵是理所当然的,在旧约中,圣灵只赐给选定的人。 今天,圣灵赐给了所有在基督耶稣里的人。这应验了旧约中的预言:

请阅读约珥书 2:28-29 中的预言: “后来,

 我会将我的灵浇灌在所有人身上。

 你的儿女将会预言,

 你的老人会做梦,

 你们的年轻人会看见异象。

 甚至对我的仆人,无论男女,

 那些日子我会浇灌我的灵。


This means that...


● The Spirit has the power to change lives


● Prophetic answer-Jesus is alive and active


● We are now in the end times


● This is intended for all mankind


D. To Help Us


"I will ask the Father and He will give you another [Greek: allos] Helper [Greek: paracletos], that He may be with you forever; that is the Spirit of Truth,whom the world cannot receive..."John 14:6


Paracletos - means "comes alongside"; "advocate, pleads like a lawyer before a judge"; "to aid, to comfort with strength"; to assist us


allos - means "exactly the same kind" in contrast to heteros which in Greek means "another of a different kind")


这意味着...


 ● 圣灵有能力改变生命


 ● 预言性的答案——耶稣活着并且活跃


 ● 我们现在正处于末世


 ● 这是为了全人类


 D. 帮助我们


 “我会请求天父,他会给你另一个 [希腊语:allos] 帮助者 [希腊语:paracletos],以便他永远与你同在;那就是世界无法接受的真理之灵......” ~ 约翰福音 14:6


 Paracletos - 意思是“并肩”; “像律师在法官面前辩护、辩护”; “用力量去帮助、安慰”; 协助我们


 allos - 意思是“完全相同的种类”,与希腊语中的 heteros 相反,heteros 的意思是“另一种不同的种类”

E. To Teach Us

He will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I said to you.

~ John 14:26


F. To Guide Us

But when He, the Spirit of truth, comes, He will guide you into all the truth... ~ John 16:13


G. To Glorify Christ

He will glorify Me, for He will take of Mine and will disclose it to you. ~John 16:14


E. 教导我们

 他会教你一切,并让你记住我对你说过的一切。约翰福音 14:26


 F. 指导我们

 但当他,真理的圣灵来时,他会引导你明白一切的真理......约翰福音 16:13


 G. 荣耀基督

 他会荣耀我,因为他会把属于我的东西透露给你。约翰福音 16:14


II. What Are the Works of the Holy Spirit?


A. He Convicts Us


And He, when He comes, will convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment; ~ John 16:8


B. He Regenerates Us


⁴ But when the kindness of God our Savior and His love for mankind appeared, ⁵ He saved us, not on the basis of deeds which we have done in righteousness, but according to His mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewing by the Holy Spirit. ~ Titus 3:4-5 .


C. He Baptizes Us

What does "He baptizes us" mean? It means that God now connects you and identifies you with Him and with the people of God.


¹² For even as the body is one and yet has many members, and all the members of the body, though they are many, are one body, so also Christ. ¹³ For by one Spirit, we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free, and we were all made to drink of one Spirit. ~ 1 Corinthians 12:12-13 . 


二. 什么是圣灵的工作?


  A. 他使我们定罪


  他来的时候,要叫世人为罪、为义、为审判,自己责备自己;约翰福音 16:8


  B. 他使我们重生


  ⁴ 但当我们救主神的恩慈和他对人类的慈爱显现时, ⁵ 他拯救了我们,并不是因为我们的不义行为,而是根据他的怜悯,借着重生的洗涤和圣灵的更新。 。 ~ 提多书 3:4-5 。


  C. 他为我们施洗

  “他给我们施洗”是什么意思? 这意味着上帝现在将你与他和上帝的子民联系起来并认同你。


  12 正如身体为一,却有许多肢体;身体的肢体,虽然众多,却是一个身体,基督也是如此。 13 因为借着一位圣灵,我们都受洗成为一个身体,无论是犹太人还是希腊人,无论是奴隶还是自由人,我们都喝了一位圣灵。 ~ 哥林多前书 12:12-13 。

The phrase "baptize by the Holy Spirit" is used only seven (7) times in the Bible. Four of these are found in the gospels:


Matthew 3:11 ~

He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.


Mark 1:8 ~

baptize you with the Holy Spirit.


Luke 3:16 ~

He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.


John 1:33 ~

this is the One who baptizes in the Holy Spirit.


Acts 1:5 ~

but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit


Acts 11:15-16 ~

but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.


1 Corinthians 12:13 ~

For by one Spirit, we were all baptized into one body


The baptism of the Holy Spirit for believers was promised in the gospels and repeated by Jesus in Acts 1:5 after His resurrection. This promise was fulfilled 50 days later, an event we now know as the"Pentecost."


“受圣灵施洗”这个短语在圣经中只使用了七(7)次。 其中四个可以在福音书中找到:


 马太福音 3:11 ~

 他会用圣灵与火给你施洗。


 马可福音 1:8 ~

 用圣灵给你施洗。


 路加福音 3:16 ~

 他会用圣灵与火给你施洗。


 约翰福音 1:33 ~

 这就是用圣灵施洗的那一位。


 使徒行传 1:5 ~

 但你会受圣灵的洗


 使徒行传 11:15-16 ~

 但你们会受圣灵的洗。


 哥林多前书 12:13 ~

 因为借着一位圣灵,我们都受洗成为一个身体


 福音书中应许了信徒受圣灵的洗礼,并且耶稣在复活后在使徒行传 1 章 5 节中也重复了这一点。 这个应许在 50 天后实现了,这一事件我们现在称为“五旬节”。


¹ When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. ² And suddenly, there came from heaven a noise like a violent rushing wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. ³ And there appeared to them tongues as of fire distributing themselves, and they rested on each one of them. ⁴ And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit was giving them utterance. ~ Acts 2:1-4


D. He Seals Us

¹³ In Him, you also, after listening to the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation-having also believed, you were sealed in Him with the Holy Spirit of promise, ¹⁴ who is given as a pledge of our inheritance, with a view to the redemption of God's own possession, to the praise of His glory. ~ Ephesians 1:13-14


E. He Indwells Us

However, you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. But if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Him. ~ Romans 8:9 

¹ 当五旬节到来时,他们都聚集在一处。 ²突然,从天上传来一阵像狂风一样的声音,充满了他们所坐的整个房子。 ³ 在他们看来,舌头就像火一样蔓延开来,落在他们每一个人身上。 ⁴ 他们就都被圣灵充满,按照圣灵的指示,开始说起别国的语言。 ~ 使徒行传 2:1-4


 D. 他印证我们

 ¹³ 在他里面,你们在听了真理的信息,即拯救你们的福音之后,也相信了,你们就在他里面受了所应许的圣灵的印记 , ¹⁴ 圣灵是作为我们继承基业的质押而赐给你们的。 目的是要救赎神自己的产业,使他的荣耀得着称赞。 ~ 以弗所书 1:13-14


 E. 他住在我们里面

 然而,如果神的灵住在你们心里,你们就不属肉体,乃属圣灵了。 但人若没有基督的灵,他就不属基督。 ~ 罗马书 8:9

F. He Sanctifies Us

 ¹⁶ But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not carry out the desire of the flesh. ¹⁷ For the flesh sets its desire against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; for these are in opposition to one another, so that you may not do the things that you please. ~ Galatians 5:16-17


G. He Makes Us Bear Fruit

²² But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, ²³ gentleness, self-control ~ Galatians 5:22-23


If you have the Holy Spirit, what will happen to you?


H. He Gives Us Spiritual Gifts

¹ Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I do not want you to be unaware. ⁴ Now, there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit. ⁷But to each one is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good. ~ 1 Corinthians 12:1,4,7


F. 他使我们成圣

 ¹⁶ 但我说,你们要顺着圣灵而行,就不放纵肉体的私欲了。 17 “因为肉体的私欲与圣灵相争,圣灵又与肉体相争;因为二者是互相对立的,以致你们不能作自己所喜悦的事。~加拉太书 5:16-17


 G. 他使我们结果子

 ²² 圣灵所结的果子就是仁爱、喜乐、和平、忍耐、恩慈、良善、信实、 ²³ 温柔、节制 ~ 加拉太书 5:22-23


 如果你有圣灵,你会发生什么?


 H. 他赐给我们属灵的恩赐

 ¹ 弟兄们,关于属灵的恩赐,我不想让你们不知道。 ⁴ 恩赐有多种,圣灵却是一位。 ⁷但为了共同利益,每个人都被赋予了圣灵的显现。 ~ 哥林多前书 12:1,4,7


EXPRESS YOURSELF


1. What work of the Holy Spirit is most meaningful for you at this point of your life?


2. In what area of your life do you need help from the Holy Spirit the most? Is it with a character flaw that needs transformation, a difficult relationship that needs repair or reconciliation, a step of obedience that you are afraid to take?


表达你自己


 1. 在你人生的这个阶段,圣灵的什么工作对你最有意义?


 2. 在你生活的哪些方面你最需要圣灵的帮助? 是否有需要转变的性格缺陷,需要修复或和解的困难关系,或者您害怕采取的服从步骤?


EXPERIENCE REALITY 


Commit to memory the following verses on the Holy Spirit:


Ephesians 5: 18 ~

And do not get drunk with wine, for that is dissipation*, but be filled with the Spirit

(* the state of being dissipated, by dispersion, diffusion, wasteful expenditure, or intemperate living.)

Galatians 5:22-23 ~

²² But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience,kindness, goodness, faithfulness, ²³ gentleness, self-control, and against such things, there is no law. 

体验现实

 记住以下关于圣灵的经文:


 以弗所书 5:18 ~

 不要醉酒,因为那是放荡*,而要被圣灵充满(* 因分散、扩散、浪费开支或无节制的生活而被放纵的状态。)

 加拉太书 5:22-23 ~

 ²² 但圣灵的果子就是仁爱、喜乐、和平、忍耐、恩慈、良善、信实、²³ 温柔、节制,并且没有律法禁止这样的事。


Spirit of the Living God , anointing afresh on me, melt me, mold me, fill me and use me for your glory. 

永生神的灵,重新膏抹我,融化我,塑造我,充满我,并使用我来荣耀你。


Answer Key to EXPLORE Activity:


1. Shingle Froe

A shingle froe is a specialized tool for making shingles.The strange name comes from the antiquated word "forward," which means "away," in reference to the direction that the tool cuts. ( click here to see photo and more details )


2. Stanley #1 Odd Jobs

Stanley produced this all-in-one layout tool between 1888 and the 1930s. It looks like a directional arrow from a street sign and was originally advertised as 10 tools in one (including level, depth gauge, try square, and compass). ( click here for picture )


3. Adze

The adze can be traced back to at least ancient Egypt. You use the adze to shape tree trunks and square them up into beams. It looks like an axe with the blade oriented on the horizontal. ( See here for used adze sale)


4. Channel lock Rescue Tool

This lifesaving tool has functions designed specifically for a rescue worker. It can cut wire, tighten a fire-hose coupling, pry a door open, and even close down a gas valve. And it's just about the right size to fit in a back pocket. Click here for picture .


5. Timber Scribe

Think of this one as an 18th-century Sharpie. During the hey day of timber framing, builders would use this tool to number beam ends for layout purposes-sort of like "tab A into slot B." If you're ever in an old house with exposed beams, look for gouged-out Roman numerals at the beam ends, and you'll see the work of a timber scribe. See here


探索活动的答案:


 1. 木瓦弗罗

 木瓦片是一种专门制作木瓦的工具。这个奇怪的名字来自于古老的单词“向前”,意思是“远离”,指的是工具切割的方向。


 2. 斯坦利 #1 零工

 Stanley 在 1888 年至 1930 年代期间生产了这款一体化布局工具。 它看起来像路牌上的方向箭头,最初被宣传为 10 合一工具(包括水平仪、深度规、三角尺和指南针)。


 3. 锛子

 锛至少可以追溯到古埃及。 你可以用锛子塑造树干形状,并将它们拼成横梁。 它看起来像一把斧头,刀片位于水平方向。


 4.通道锁救援工具

 这款救生工具具有专为救援人员设计的功能。 它可以切断电线、拧紧消防水龙带接头、撬开门,甚至关闭煤气阀。 而且它的尺寸正好可以放入后袋中。


 5. 木材抄写员

 可以将其视为 18 世纪的记号笔。 在木框架的鼎盛时期,建筑商会使用此工具对梁端进行编号以进行布局,有点像“将 A 插入槽 B”。 如果您住在一栋横梁裸露的老房子里,请在横梁末端寻找凿出的罗马数字,您会看到木材抄写员的作品。

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