詹姆斯·曼茨:在「最後的日子」保持忍耐,安慰別人
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我哋嘅主題經文00:00:02
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係哥林多後書1:3,400:00:07
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「願讚美歸於我哋主耶穌基督嘅上帝00:00:11
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佢嘅爸爸 亦即係憐憫人嘅爸爸00:00:14
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賜一切安慰嘅上帝00:00:17
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我哋遭受各種考驗嘅時候00:00:19
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上帝都安慰我哋00:00:21
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等我哋能夠用佢賜嘅安慰00:00:25
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去安慰遭受各種考驗嘅人」00:00:29
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由我哋一出世 就需要得到安慰00:00:34
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你或者已經唔記得第一次喊00:00:36
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係因為餓吖、唔舒服00:00:39
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定係想俾人抱00:00:41
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不過你可能記得上次係幾時00:00:43
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好想有人安慰你00:00:45
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毫無疑問 我哋當中好多人00:00:47
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喺而家呢個艱難嘅日子都需要安慰00:00:52
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詩篇90:10就解釋00:00:55
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唔完美嘅人係噉嘅狀況㗎00:00:58
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「我哋一生嘅歲月大概係70年00:01:01
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特別強壯嘅 可能有80歲00:01:04
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勞碌終生00:01:05
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但係充滿煩惱痛苦00:01:08
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一生匆匆00:01:09
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我哋就如飛而逝」00:01:11
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生活上有好多唔同嘅情況00:01:14
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會令我哋覺得煩惱、痛苦或者失望00:01:19
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而當中有啲事好多人覺得00:01:22
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人人都要面對㗎啦00:01:24
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有咩好奇怪呢?00:01:26
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例如 患病、衰老00:01:29
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或者痛失親友00:01:32
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有一啲情況都會令我哋好想得到安慰㗎00:01:36
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例如 遇到意外、經濟難題00:01:40
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婚姻破裂、面對天災00:01:45
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又或者因為罪行、社會動盪00:01:48
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戰爭而受到傷害00:01:51
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另外 作為基督徒00:01:52
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有啲情況我哋都好需要得到安慰㗎00:01:56
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例如 同屋企人嘅信仰唔同00:01:59
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面對迫害或者被監禁00:02:03
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喺學校同工作嘅地方俾人排擠00:02:07
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又可能係家人或者好朋友00:02:11
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離棄咗耶和華00:02:13
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被除去嘅人返番嚟會眾之後00:02:16
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都需要其他人安慰㗎00:02:18
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無論你而家遇到嘅難題00:02:22
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係頭先講過嘅邊一方面都好00:02:26
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都肯定好需要安慰00:02:30
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而且唔止你係噉㗎00:02:33
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彼得前書5:9話00:02:36
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「世上嘅整個弟兄團體00:02:39
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都經歷緊同樣嘅苦難」00:02:43
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不過00:02:45
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彼得前書5:6,7就話俾我哋聽00:02:48
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邊個可以安慰我哋00:02:50
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經文話00:02:51
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「所以你哋要喺上帝大能嘅手下謙卑00:02:55
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噉到咗適當嘅時候00:02:57
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佢就使你哋得到尊榮00:02:59
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要將所有憂慮卸俾上帝00:03:03
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因為佢關心你哋」00:03:05
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耶和華幾時都能夠真正安慰到人00:03:10
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摩西好肯定耶和華00:03:12
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會一直支持同安慰佢00:03:15
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無論咩情況都會噉樣做00:03:18
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摩西好有信心00:03:20
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佢喺申命記33:27噉講00:03:24
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「從古時上帝就係庇護之所00:03:28
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佢永恆嘅臂膀支持住你」00:03:32
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當我哋跌低 起唔到身00:03:35
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耶和華就會伸出佢雙手00:03:39
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慢慢扶起我哋 幫我哋企返起身00:03:44
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詩篇嘅經文經常提到00:03:47
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耶和華悉心噉照顧同安慰我哋00:03:51
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例如 詩篇94:19嘅執筆者00:03:54
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就向耶和華表達佢嘅感激話00:03:58
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「每當我多憂多慮00:04:00
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你都安慰我 使我安心」00:04:04
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就好似羅馬書15:4所講00:04:07
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「從前寫落嚟嘅說話00:04:09
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全部都係為咗教導我哋而寫嘅00:04:12
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等我哋通過忍耐00:04:14
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通過聖經俾人嘅安慰00:04:17
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可以懷有希望」00:04:19
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無論我哋面對緊咩難題00:04:22
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我哋都可以從聖經得到安慰00:04:26
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《基督徒生活指南》呢本書00:04:28
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有一個標題係「安慰」00:04:31
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裏面提到好多令人灰心嘅原因00:04:34
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呢度唔單止列出咗一啲經文00:04:36
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表明耶和華有幾愛我哋00:04:40
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仲提到一啲00:04:41
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經歷過類似難題嘅聖經人物00:04:45
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同埋耶和華點樣幫助佢哋00:04:48
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要得到安慰最好嘅方法就係00:04:53
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直接求耶和華00:04:55
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喺詩篇145篇大衛王讚美耶和華00:05:00
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因為耶和華回應人嘅禱告00:05:03
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一齊睇下18,19節00:05:07
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大衛話 「所有呼求耶和華嘅00:05:10
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所有真誠噉呼求佢嘅00:05:13
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上帝都親近佢哋00:05:15
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上帝使敬畏佢嘅人如願以償00:05:19
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佢聽見佢哋求救00:05:21
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就拯救佢哋」00:05:24
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就好似有愛心嘅父母00:05:26
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喺仔女喊嘅時候會耐心咁安撫佢哋00:05:30
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天父耶和華都體恤 我哋嘅情況00:05:33
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好想回應我哋嘅請求00:05:36
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撒母耳記上1、2章提到00:05:40
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以色列一個婦人叫哈拿00:05:42
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佢因為冇仔女 「心入面好痛苦」00:05:47
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痛苦到連嘢都食唔落00:05:49
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佢去到聖幕「向耶和華禱告」00:05:52
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一開始禱告嘅時候就係噉喊00:05:55
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「喊到停唔到」00:05:56
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耶和華好留心聽00:05:59
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亦都回應咗佢嘅禱告00:06:03
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「於是佢返去食番嘢00:06:06
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冇再愁眉苦面喇」00:06:09
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同樣 當我哋懇切噉00:06:12
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將所有憂慮話晒俾耶和華知00:06:15
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佢都會安慰我哋00:06:17
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喺聖經入面有好多關於安慰嘅經文00:06:22
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包括我哋演講嘅主題經文00:06:25
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哥林多後書1:3,400:06:27
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請你打開聖經00:06:29
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我哋睇多一次呢段經文00:06:31
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讀嘅時候 請諗吓00:06:34
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當我哋遇到難題或者考驗嗰陣00:06:37
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呢段經文點樣幫助我哋00:06:40
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應付自己難題嘅同時00:06:42
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都可以安慰其他人00:06:44
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哥林多後書1:3,4話00:06:49
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「願讚美歸於我哋主耶穌基督嘅上帝00:06:53
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佢嘅爸爸 亦即係憐憫人嘅爸爸00:06:57
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賜一切安慰嘅上帝00:06:59
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我哋遭受各種考驗嘅時候00:07:02
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上帝都安慰我哋00:07:04
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等我哋能夠用佢賜嘅安慰00:07:07
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去安慰遭受各種考驗嘅人」00:07:12
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經文入面嘅「憐憫」00:07:14
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係形容一個人見到其他人受苦00:07:17
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而覺得好傷心00:07:20
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所以耶和華見到佢忠心嘅僕人受苦00:07:24
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都會有類似嘅感覺00:07:27
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保羅亦都話00:07:28
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耶和華係「賜一切安慰嘅上帝」00:07:33
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所有安慰都係嚟自耶和華㗎00:07:37
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第4節我哋就睇到00:07:39
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耶和華安慰我哋嘅一種特別嘅方式00:07:42
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就係通過我哋嘅弟兄姊妹嘞00:07:46
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我哋再睇多次吖00:07:48
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經文話00:07:49
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「耶和華喺我哋遭受各種考驗嘅時候00:07:52
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安慰我哋00:07:54
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等我哋能夠用佢賜嘅安慰00:07:58
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去安慰遭受各種考驗嘅人」00:08:04
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經文嘅意思係00:08:06
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當我哋得到上帝嘅安慰00:08:08
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就可以安慰其他人00:08:11
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人係按照上帝嘅形像做㗎00:08:14
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當耶和華安慰我哋嗰陣00:08:17
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我哋就受到神聖力量推動00:08:19
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去安慰其他人00:08:23
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所以基督徒冇被分成兩種人00:08:27
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一種係去安慰人00:08:29
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另一種係接受安慰00:08:31
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唔係咁㗎00:08:32
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就算我哋需要得到安慰00:08:36
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我哋每一個人都有責任去安慰人00:08:40
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咁點做到呢?00:08:42
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諗吓使徒保羅嘅例子00:08:45
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當佢喺羅馬被囚嘅時候00:08:47
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保羅好感激當時嘅一啲弟兄00:08:50
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話「佢哋俾咗好大嘅安慰佢」00:08:54
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喺歌羅西書4章00:08:56
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佢甚至提到佢哋嘅名00:08:59
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例如 亞里達古00:09:01
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推基古00:09:02
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仲有馬可00:09:04
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陣間嘅節目00:09:06
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會講多啲關於呢3個人嘅事00:09:09
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保羅真係好感激00:09:12
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呢啲弟兄去探佢、安慰佢00:09:15
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同埋為佢提供實際嘅幫助00:09:18
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但係保羅唔係淨係想受人安慰00:09:22
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佢善用被囚嘅時間00:09:24
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鼓勵嗰啲探佢嘅人00:09:27
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仲寫信俾唔同嘅會眾00:09:29
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鼓勵弟兄姊妹00:09:32
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南非嘅一位姊妹叫做克洛丁00:09:35
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雖然佢做咗一次大手術00:09:37
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但係佢決心效法保羅嘅榜樣00:09:41
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因為新冠疫情嘅關係00:09:43
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其他人唔可以探佢00:09:46
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但係克洛丁唔想淨係諗住自己嘅難題00:09:50
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佢求耶和華俾力量佢去安慰其他人00:09:55
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克洛丁就聯絡以前00:09:57
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讀過聖經嘅一個女士00:10:00
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呢位女士讀番聖經00:10:02
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仲連線參加聚會00:10:04
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之後佢同呢位女士嘅妹妹學習聖經00:10:09
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跟住呢個妹妹又介紹多4個女士俾佢00:10:13
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雖然克洛丁仲係要應付健康難題00:10:16
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不過佢決心安慰其他人00:10:18
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結果佢同16位女士開始咗聖經課程00:10:23
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有陣時遇到難題或者需要安慰嘅人00:10:29
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可能唔係好想接受幫助00:10:31
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例如 當摩西話俾以色列人知00:10:35
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耶和華會拯救佢哋離開埃及00:10:38
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「以色列人起初因為灰心喪氣00:10:41
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就唔肯聽摩西講」00:10:44
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但係之後佢哋就有聽喇00:10:46
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而拿俄米00:10:47
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佢嘅名意思係「我嘅喜樂」00:10:50
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因為以色列發生饑荒00:10:52
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所以佢離開咗嗰度 佢好難過00:10:55
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因為佢嘅老公同兩個仔都死咗00:10:59
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當佢返番去以色列00:11:01
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伯利恆嘅婦女見到佢就同佢講00:11:04
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「呢個係咪拿俄米啊?」00:11:07
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佢覺得係耶和華令到佢咁痛苦㗎00:11:10
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所以佢好唔開心噉話00:11:13
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「唔好叫我拿俄米 叫我瑪拉啦00:11:17
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因為全能者令到我好苦啊」00:11:22
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不過佢好快就同上帝嘅子民一齊00:11:26
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接受佢哋嘅幫助00:11:29
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而家佢開心返晒喇00:11:33
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如果你好唔開心00:11:35
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可能想自己一個人00:11:36
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唔想同其他人一齊00:11:38
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不過唔好俾自己一直咁樣落去00:11:41
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雖然咁做唔容易00:11:43
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但係好多例子表明00:11:45
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我哋盡力打開心扉00:11:47
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接受弟兄姊妹嘅幫助00:11:49
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耶和華就會通過佢哋所表現嘅愛心00:11:53
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佢哋講嘅説話同做嘅事去安慰我哋00:11:59
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我哋面對考驗嗰陣00:12:00
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耶和華點樣安慰我哋00:12:03
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都會教識我哋點樣去安慰其他人00:12:07
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第一樣我哋要做嘅係00:12:09
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留意同搵出喺我哋身邊00:12:13
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有乜嘢人需要得到安慰00:12:17
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好多時候 我哋都知點樣做㗎00:12:20
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譬如弟兄遇到意外 冇咗份工00:12:24
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或者有好朋友、屋企人去世00:12:29
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但係有時就未必知道對方嘅需要喇00:12:33
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可能佢哋同平時有啲唔同00:12:35
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或者睇起嚟好唔開心00:12:38
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應該有啲嘢煩住佢00:12:40
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我哋關心佢哋00:12:42
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就會對佢哋有耐心00:12:44
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俾時間佢哋慢慢講00:12:47
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咁佢哋就可以好自在00:12:49
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講出自己嘅情況同感受00:12:52
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而唔會覺得有壓力00:12:55
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第二樣要做嘅係00:12:58
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禱告求耶和華00:12:59
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俾我哋知道點樣去安慰人00:13:02
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有時我哋做到嘅可能好有限00:13:04
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甚至完全做唔到啲乜嘢00:13:08
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舉個例00:13:09
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有個失去咗太太嘅特派傳道員話00:13:12
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「我係想學識點樣應付00:13:14
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而唔係要即刻就開心返」00:13:18
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無論點都好00:13:19
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最重要嘅係實踐箴言3:27嘅説話00:13:24
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「如果你有能力行善00:13:26
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就唔好吝嗇00:13:28
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要幫助應該幫助嘅人」00:13:32
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有時我哋可能00:13:34
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唔知講啲咩或者做啲咩好00:13:37
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如果係咁00:13:38
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可以仔細諗吓00:13:40
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希臘語嘅「安慰」係咩意思?00:13:44
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佢嘅字面意思係喚到身旁00:13:48
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咁即係話我哋要做第三件事00:13:51
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就係俾佢知道 你好想幫佢00:13:54
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你唔使講好多嘢㗎00:13:57
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我哋嘅弟兄姊妹需要知道有人關心佢哋00:14:01
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所以我哋陪住佢哋00:14:02
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就已經安慰到佢哋喇00:14:05
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可能佢需要有人聽下佢講嘢00:14:08
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如果係咁 就留心咁聽啦00:14:11
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當你哋一齊睇經文嘅時候00:14:14
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可以強調耶和華清楚知道00:14:16
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佢嘅感受同痛苦00:14:19
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最重要嘅唔係你講啲咩、做啲咩00:14:23
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而係明白同理解佢經歷緊啲乜嘢00:14:26
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仲有俾佢知道你關心佢00:14:30
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例如 有位喺總部服務嘅姊妹00:14:33
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喺疫情期間失去咗爸爸媽媽00:14:37
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有次佢喺醫院陪咗媽媽成日00:14:40
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返到屋企嗰陣00:14:41
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發現一個好大嘅水果籃00:14:44
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原來係伯特利嘅弟兄姊妹送㗎00:14:47
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佢話「我覺得受到安慰00:14:51
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唔係因為啲水果幾好食00:14:53
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又或者個籃裝飾得幾靚00:14:57
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而係喺我好艱難嘅時候00:14:59
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我感受到弟兄姊妹對我嘅愛00:15:04
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同埋佢哋幾咁想安慰同幫我」00:15:08
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2011年3月00:15:10
00:15:10
日本東部發生咗好嚴重嘅地震同海嘯00:15:14
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日本同其他國家嘅弟兄姊妹即刻幫手00:15:18
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兩年半之後00:15:20
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我同太太特登去咗嗰度附近00:15:23
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探咗幾群會眾00:15:25
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我哋睇到尼泊爾嘅弟兄姊妹00:15:27
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寫咗一啲說話去安慰佢哋00:15:30
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另一群會眾嘅弟兄00:15:31
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都俾我睇佢哋收到類似嘅訊息00:15:34
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係嚟自菲律賓嘅弟兄姊妹00:15:37
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啲弟兄話「雖然睇唔明佢哋寫咩00:15:40
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不過我哋感受到安慰」00:15:43
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即使佢哋收到嘅訊息好短00:15:46
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都為佢哋帶嚟好大嘅安慰00:15:48
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我哋仲喺日本嗰陣00:15:50
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超強颱風海燕00:15:51
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吹襲咗菲律賓嘅一啲地方00:15:54
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聽到呢個信息 日本嘅弟兄就話00:15:58
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「今次輪到我哋00:15:59
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去安慰菲律賓嘅弟兄姊妹喇」00:16:04
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今日我哋越接近撒但世界嘅終結00:16:08
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就越需要得到安慰00:16:12
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我哋真係好感激耶和華00:16:15
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「呢一位憐憫人嘅爸爸00:16:17
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亦都係賜一切安慰嘅上帝」00:16:20
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佢好慷嘅咁送咗好多禮物俾我哋00:16:23
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例如 禱告同聖經安慰人嘅信息00:16:27
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仲有充滿愛心嘅國際弟兄團體00:16:31
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「我哋遇到考驗嗰陣上帝都安慰我哋00:16:35
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同樣我哋都要盡力00:16:36
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搵出需要安慰嘅人」00:16:39
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諗吓可以提供乜嘢實際嘅幫助00:16:42
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仲要俾佢知道 你好想幫佢00:16:46
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噉樣就係喺最後嘅日子繼續互相安慰00:16:50
詹姆斯·曼茨:在「最後的日子」保持忍耐,安慰別人
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詹姆斯·曼茨:在「最後的日子」保持忍耐,安慰別人
我哋嘅主題經文
係哥林多後書1:3,4
「願讚美歸於我哋主耶穌基督嘅上帝
佢嘅爸爸 亦即係憐憫人嘅爸爸
賜一切安慰嘅上帝
我哋遭受各種考驗嘅時候
上帝都安慰我哋
等我哋能夠用佢賜嘅安慰
去安慰遭受各種考驗嘅人」
由我哋一出世 就需要得到安慰
你或者已經唔記得第一次喊
係因為餓吖、唔舒服
定係想俾人抱
不過你可能記得上次係幾時
好想有人安慰你
毫無疑問 我哋當中好多人
喺而家呢個艱難嘅日子都需要安慰
詩篇90:10就解釋
唔完美嘅人係噉嘅狀況㗎
「我哋一生嘅歲月大概係70年
特別強壯嘅 可能有80歲
勞碌終生
但係充滿煩惱痛苦
一生匆匆
我哋就如飛而逝」
生活上有好多唔同嘅情況
會令我哋覺得煩惱、痛苦或者失望
而當中有啲事好多人覺得
人人都要面對㗎啦
有咩好奇怪呢?
例如 患病、衰老
或者痛失親友
有一啲情況都會令我哋好想得到安慰㗎
例如 遇到意外、經濟難題
婚姻破裂、面對天災
又或者因為罪行、社會動盪
戰爭而受到傷害
另外 作為基督徒
有啲情況我哋都好需要得到安慰㗎
例如 同屋企人嘅信仰唔同
面對迫害或者被監禁
喺學校同工作嘅地方俾人排擠
又可能係家人或者好朋友
離棄咗耶和華
被除去嘅人返番嚟會眾之後
都需要其他人安慰㗎
無論你而家遇到嘅難題
係頭先講過嘅邊一方面都好
都肯定好需要安慰
而且唔止你係噉㗎
彼得前書5:9話
「世上嘅整個弟兄團體
都經歷緊同樣嘅苦難」
不過
彼得前書5:6,7就話俾我哋聽
邊個可以安慰我哋
經文話
「所以你哋要喺上帝大能嘅手下謙卑
噉到咗適當嘅時候
佢就使你哋得到尊榮
要將所有憂慮卸俾上帝
因為佢關心你哋」
耶和華幾時都能夠真正安慰到人
摩西好肯定耶和華
會一直支持同安慰佢
無論咩情況都會噉樣做
摩西好有信心
佢喺申命記33:27噉講
「從古時上帝就係庇護之所
佢永恆嘅臂膀支持住你」
當我哋跌低 起唔到身
耶和華就會伸出佢雙手
慢慢扶起我哋 幫我哋企返起身
詩篇嘅經文經常提到
耶和華悉心噉照顧同安慰我哋
例如 詩篇94:19嘅執筆者
就向耶和華表達佢嘅感激話
「每當我多憂多慮
你都安慰我 使我安心」
就好似羅馬書15:4所講
「從前寫落嚟嘅說話
全部都係為咗教導我哋而寫嘅
等我哋通過忍耐
通過聖經俾人嘅安慰
可以懷有希望」
無論我哋面對緊咩難題
我哋都可以從聖經得到安慰
《基督徒生活指南》呢本書
有一個標題係「安慰」
裏面提到好多令人灰心嘅原因
呢度唔單止列出咗一啲經文
表明耶和華有幾愛我哋
仲提到一啲
經歷過類似難題嘅聖經人物
同埋耶和華點樣幫助佢哋
要得到安慰最好嘅方法就係
直接求耶和華
喺詩篇145篇大衛王讚美耶和華
因為耶和華回應人嘅禱告
一齊睇下18,19節
大衛話 「所有呼求耶和華嘅
所有真誠噉呼求佢嘅
上帝都親近佢哋
上帝使敬畏佢嘅人如願以償
佢聽見佢哋求救
就拯救佢哋」
就好似有愛心嘅父母
喺仔女喊嘅時候會耐心咁安撫佢哋
天父耶和華都體恤 我哋嘅情況
好想回應我哋嘅請求
撒母耳記上1、2章提到
以色列一個婦人叫哈拿
佢因為冇仔女 「心入面好痛苦」
痛苦到連嘢都食唔落
佢去到聖幕「向耶和華禱告」
一開始禱告嘅時候就係噉喊
「喊到停唔到」
耶和華好留心聽
亦都回應咗佢嘅禱告
「於是佢返去食番嘢
冇再愁眉苦面喇」
同樣 當我哋懇切噉
將所有憂慮話晒俾耶和華知
佢都會安慰我哋
喺聖經入面有好多關於安慰嘅經文
包括我哋演講嘅主題經文
哥林多後書1:3,4
請你打開聖經
我哋睇多一次呢段經文
讀嘅時候 請諗吓
當我哋遇到難題或者考驗嗰陣
呢段經文點樣幫助我哋
應付自己難題嘅同時
都可以安慰其他人
哥林多後書1:3,4話
「願讚美歸於我哋主耶穌基督嘅上帝
佢嘅爸爸 亦即係憐憫人嘅爸爸
賜一切安慰嘅上帝
我哋遭受各種考驗嘅時候
上帝都安慰我哋
等我哋能夠用佢賜嘅安慰
去安慰遭受各種考驗嘅人」
經文入面嘅「憐憫」
係形容一個人見到其他人受苦
而覺得好傷心
所以耶和華見到佢忠心嘅僕人受苦
都會有類似嘅感覺
保羅亦都話
耶和華係「賜一切安慰嘅上帝」
所有安慰都係嚟自耶和華㗎
第4節我哋就睇到
耶和華安慰我哋嘅一種特別嘅方式
就係通過我哋嘅弟兄姊妹嘞
我哋再睇多次吖
經文話
「耶和華喺我哋遭受各種考驗嘅時候
安慰我哋
等我哋能夠用佢賜嘅安慰
去安慰遭受各種考驗嘅人」
經文嘅意思係
當我哋得到上帝嘅安慰
就可以安慰其他人
人係按照上帝嘅形像做㗎
當耶和華安慰我哋嗰陣
我哋就受到神聖力量推動
去安慰其他人
所以基督徒冇被分成兩種人
一種係去安慰人
另一種係接受安慰
唔係咁㗎
就算我哋需要得到安慰
我哋每一個人都有責任去安慰人
咁點做到呢?
諗吓使徒保羅嘅例子
當佢喺羅馬被囚嘅時候
保羅好感激當時嘅一啲弟兄
話「佢哋俾咗好大嘅安慰佢」
喺歌羅西書4章
佢甚至提到佢哋嘅名
例如 亞里達古
推基古
仲有馬可
陣間嘅節目
會講多啲關於呢3個人嘅事
保羅真係好感激
呢啲弟兄去探佢、安慰佢
同埋為佢提供實際嘅幫助
但係保羅唔係淨係想受人安慰
佢善用被囚嘅時間
鼓勵嗰啲探佢嘅人
仲寫信俾唔同嘅會眾
鼓勵弟兄姊妹
南非嘅一位姊妹叫做克洛丁
雖然佢做咗一次大手術
但係佢決心效法保羅嘅榜樣
因為新冠疫情嘅關係
其他人唔可以探佢
但係克洛丁唔想淨係諗住自己嘅難題
佢求耶和華俾力量佢去安慰其他人
克洛丁就聯絡以前
讀過聖經嘅一個女士
呢位女士讀番聖經
仲連線參加聚會
之後佢同呢位女士嘅妹妹學習聖經
跟住呢個妹妹又介紹多4個女士俾佢
雖然克洛丁仲係要應付健康難題
不過佢決心安慰其他人
結果佢同16位女士開始咗聖經課程
有陣時遇到難題或者需要安慰嘅人
可能唔係好想接受幫助
例如 當摩西話俾以色列人知
耶和華會拯救佢哋離開埃及
「以色列人起初因為灰心喪氣
就唔肯聽摩西講」
但係之後佢哋就有聽喇
而拿俄米
佢嘅名意思係「我嘅喜樂」
因為以色列發生饑荒
所以佢離開咗嗰度 佢好難過
因為佢嘅老公同兩個仔都死咗
當佢返番去以色列
伯利恆嘅婦女見到佢就同佢講
「呢個係咪拿俄米啊?」
佢覺得係耶和華令到佢咁痛苦㗎
所以佢好唔開心噉話
「唔好叫我拿俄米 叫我瑪拉啦
因為全能者令到我好苦啊」
不過佢好快就同上帝嘅子民一齊
接受佢哋嘅幫助
而家佢開心返晒喇
如果你好唔開心
可能想自己一個人
唔想同其他人一齊
不過唔好俾自己一直咁樣落去
雖然咁做唔容易
但係好多例子表明
我哋盡力打開心扉
接受弟兄姊妹嘅幫助
耶和華就會通過佢哋所表現嘅愛心
佢哋講嘅説話同做嘅事去安慰我哋
我哋面對考驗嗰陣
耶和華點樣安慰我哋
都會教識我哋點樣去安慰其他人
第一樣我哋要做嘅係
留意同搵出喺我哋身邊
有乜嘢人需要得到安慰
好多時候 我哋都知點樣做㗎
譬如弟兄遇到意外 冇咗份工
或者有好朋友、屋企人去世
但係有時就未必知道對方嘅需要喇
可能佢哋同平時有啲唔同
或者睇起嚟好唔開心
應該有啲嘢煩住佢
我哋關心佢哋
就會對佢哋有耐心
俾時間佢哋慢慢講
咁佢哋就可以好自在
講出自己嘅情況同感受
而唔會覺得有壓力
第二樣要做嘅係
禱告求耶和華
俾我哋知道點樣去安慰人
有時我哋做到嘅可能好有限
甚至完全做唔到啲乜嘢
舉個例
有個失去咗太太嘅特派傳道員話
「我係想學識點樣應付
而唔係要即刻就開心返」
無論點都好
最重要嘅係實踐箴言3:27嘅説話
「如果你有能力行善
就唔好吝嗇
要幫助應該幫助嘅人」
有時我哋可能
唔知講啲咩或者做啲咩好
如果係咁
可以仔細諗吓
希臘語嘅「安慰」係咩意思?
佢嘅字面意思係喚到身旁
咁即係話我哋要做第三件事
就係俾佢知道 你好想幫佢
你唔使講好多嘢㗎
我哋嘅弟兄姊妹需要知道有人關心佢哋
所以我哋陪住佢哋
就已經安慰到佢哋喇
可能佢需要有人聽下佢講嘢
如果係咁 就留心咁聽啦
當你哋一齊睇經文嘅時候
可以強調耶和華清楚知道
佢嘅感受同痛苦
最重要嘅唔係你講啲咩、做啲咩
而係明白同理解佢經歷緊啲乜嘢
仲有俾佢知道你關心佢
例如 有位喺總部服務嘅姊妹
喺疫情期間失去咗爸爸媽媽
有次佢喺醫院陪咗媽媽成日
返到屋企嗰陣
發現一個好大嘅水果籃
原來係伯特利嘅弟兄姊妹送㗎
佢話「我覺得受到安慰
唔係因為啲水果幾好食
又或者個籃裝飾得幾靚
而係喺我好艱難嘅時候
我感受到弟兄姊妹對我嘅愛
同埋佢哋幾咁想安慰同幫我」
2011年3月
日本東部發生咗好嚴重嘅地震同海嘯
日本同其他國家嘅弟兄姊妹即刻幫手
兩年半之後
我同太太特登去咗嗰度附近
探咗幾群會眾
我哋睇到尼泊爾嘅弟兄姊妹
寫咗一啲說話去安慰佢哋
另一群會眾嘅弟兄
都俾我睇佢哋收到類似嘅訊息
係嚟自菲律賓嘅弟兄姊妹
啲弟兄話「雖然睇唔明佢哋寫咩
不過我哋感受到安慰」
即使佢哋收到嘅訊息好短
都為佢哋帶嚟好大嘅安慰
我哋仲喺日本嗰陣
超強颱風海燕
吹襲咗菲律賓嘅一啲地方
聽到呢個信息 日本嘅弟兄就話
「今次輪到我哋
去安慰菲律賓嘅弟兄姊妹喇」
今日我哋越接近撒但世界嘅終結
就越需要得到安慰
我哋真係好感激耶和華
「呢一位憐憫人嘅爸爸
亦都係賜一切安慰嘅上帝」
佢好慷嘅咁送咗好多禮物俾我哋
例如 禱告同聖經安慰人嘅信息
仲有充滿愛心嘅國際弟兄團體
「我哋遇到考驗嗰陣上帝都安慰我哋
同樣我哋都要盡力
搵出需要安慰嘅人」
諗吓可以提供乜嘢實際嘅幫助
仲要俾佢知道 你好想幫佢
噉樣就係喺最後嘅日子繼續互相安慰
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