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Lord, give me sight! 7 October 2012 31 Jesus took the Twelve aside and told them, “We are going up to Jerusalem, and everything that is written by the prophets about the 32 Son of Man will be fulfilled. He will be handed over to the Gentiles. They will mock him, insult him, spit on 33 him, flog him and kill him. On the third day he will rise again.” 34 The disciples did not understand any of this. Its meaning was hidden from them, and they did not know what he was talking about. 稣带着十二个门徒,对他 们说:看哪,我们上耶路撒 冷去,先知所写的一切事都 要成就在人子身上。 31 耶 32 他将要被交给外邦人,他 们要戏弄他,凌辱他,吐唾 沫在他脸上, 33 并要鞭打他,杀害他;第 三日他要复活。 34 这些事门徒一样也不懂得, 意思乃是隐藏的;他们不晓 得所说的是甚麽。 (路 加 福 音 18:31- (Luke 18:31-34) 34) Timelines of the Life of Jesus showing Coverage by Luke “who do you say I am?” Return after temptation PREPARATION IDENTIFICATION INSTRUCTION SACRIFICE 31 Jesus took the Twelve aside and told them, “We are going up to Jerusalem, and everything that is written by the prophets about the 32 Son of Man will be fulfilled. He will be handed over to the Gentiles. They will mock him, insult him, spit on 33 him, flog him and kill him. On the third day he will rise again.” 34 The disciples did not understand any of this. Its meaning was hidden from them, and they did not know what he was talking about. 稣带着十二个门徒,对他 们说:看哪,我们上耶路撒 冷去,先知所写的一切事都 要成就在人子身上。 31 耶 32 他将要被交给外邦人,他 们要戏弄他,凌辱他,吐唾 沫在他脸上, 33 并要鞭打他,杀害他;第 三日他要复活。 34 这些事门徒一样也不懂得, 意思乃是隐藏的;他们不晓 得所说的是甚麽。 (路 加 福 音 18:31- (Luke 18:31-34) 34) 1. The purpose of Jesus was to fulfill Scripture (v.31) 2. The Prophecies to be fulfilled (v.32-33) 3. The Disciples did not Understand (v.34) 1. The purpose of Jesus was to fulfill Scripture (31) a. Jesus said “We are going up to Jerusalem” 31 Jesus took the Twelve aside and told them, “We are going up to Jerusalem, and everything that is written by the prophets about the Son of Man will be fulfilled. This was His purpose – He already set His mind toward Jerusalem since in verse 9:51. (Luke 18:31) 稣带着十二个门徒,对他 们说:看哪,我们上耶路撒 冷去,先知所写的一切事都 要成就在人子身上。 31 耶 (路 加 福 音 18:31-34) Timelines of the Life of Jesus showing Coverage by Luke “who do you say I am?” Return after temptation PREPARATION IDENTIFICATION INSTRUCTION SACRIFICE Luke 9:51 51 As the time approached for him to be taken up to heaven, Jesus resolutely set out for Jerusalem. 路 加 福 音 9:51 稣被接上升的 日子将到,他就 定意向耶路撒冷 去, 51 耶 together with His disciples Teaching His disciples – the cost of discipleship, parables, Kingdom of God, revealing to them the future, persecution, resurrection, etc. Jesus travels through Samaria Christians’ life is a life walking with Jesus, following Him; and also trained by Jesus! During that time – getting ready to face the early church’s persecution – journey towards Jerusalem Present time – getting ready to face the last days’ persecution – journey towards the New Jerusalem 1. The purpose of Jesus was to fulfill Scripture (31) a. Jesus said “We are going up to Jerusalem” 31 Jesus took the Twelve aside and told them, “We are going up to Jerusalem, and everything that is written by the prophets about the Son of Man will be fulfilled. This was His purpose – He already set His mind toward Jerusalem since in verse 9:51. (Luke 18:31) 稣带着十二个门徒,对他 们说:看哪,我们上耶路撒 冷去,先知所写的一切事都 要成就在人子身上。 31 耶 The main focus of His purpose on earth was – to suffer for the salvation of men (路 加 福 音 18:31-34) What about yours? – the purpose of your life on earth? Tell you later. 1. The purpose of Jesus was to fulfill Scripture (31) b. Everything written about Him in the Old testament will be fulfilled – i.e. Jesus whole life was to obey and follow the will of God – and this is His purpose in His life on earth. 31 Jesus took the Twelve aside and told them, “We are going up to Jerusalem, and everything that is written by the prophets about the Son of Man will be fulfilled. (Luke 18:31) 稣带着十二个门徒,对他 们说:看哪,我们上耶路撒 冷去,先知所写的一切事都 要成就在人子身上。 31 耶 c. Jesus called Himself Son of Man He is what every man ought to be – our Perfect Man, Model – setting examples for man to follow – teaching us what it means to be a human being – what God intended us to be or designed us to be. (路 加 福 音 18:31-34) 2. The Prophecies to be fulfilled (v.32-33) Jesus explaining His own suffering and death and His resurrection – as what the Scripture says about Him. 32 He will be handed over to the Gentiles. They will mock him, insult him, spit on him, flog him and kill 33 him. On the third day he will rise again.” (Luke 18:31-34) 32 他将要被交给外邦人,他 们要戏弄他,凌辱他,吐唾 沫在他脸上, 33 并要鞭打他,杀害他;第 三日他要复活。 (路 加 福 音 18:31-34) 3. The Disciples did not Understand (v.34) The disciples, however did not understand what Jesus was talking about. 34 The disciples did not understand any of this. Its meaning was hidden from them, and they did not know what he was talking about. (Luke 18:31-34) 34 They were not ready to understand. Likewise many of us are not ready to understand of our present time as well! 这些事门徒一样也不懂得, 意思乃是隐藏的;他们不晓 得所说的是甚麽。 (路 加 福 音 18:31-34) No spiritual insight – we need to pray for sight! The Structure Of Luke Infancy 1-2 Jesus in Galilee 3:1 - 4:13 Introduction to Jesus’ ministry 4:14 - 9:50 Ministry in or near Jerusalem 9:51 ----------------------- 18:34 Travel narrative 18:35 - 21:38 22 - 24 Passion & Resurrection First Advent 3A voice of one calling: “In the desert prepare the way for the Lord; make straight in the wilderness a highway for our God. (Isaiah 40:3) 23 John replied in the words of Isaiah the prophet, “I am the voice of one calling in the desert, ‘Make straight the way for the Lord.’” (John 1:23) Second Advent 10 Pass through, pass through the gates! Prepare the way for the people. Build up, build up the highway! Remove the stones. Raise a banner for the nations. 11 The Lord has made proclamation to the ends of the earth: “Say to the Daughter of Zion, ‘See, your Savior comes! See, his reward is with him, and his recompense accompanies him.’” 12 They will be called the Holy People, the Redeemed of the Lord; and you will be called Sought After, the City No Longer Deserted. (Isaiah 62:10-12) No spiritual insight 35 35 38 38 39 39 Those who led the way rebuked him and told him to be quiet, but he shouted all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!” 在前头走的人就责备他,不许 他作声;他却越发喊叫说:大卫 的子孙,可怜我罢! 40 40 As Jesus approached Jericho, a blind man 36 was sitting by the roadside begging. When he heard the crowd going by, he 37 asked what was happening. They told him, “Jesus of Nazareth is passing by.” He called out, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” Jesus stopped and ordered the man to be brought to him. When he came near, Jesus 41 asked him, “What do you want me to do for you?” “Lord, I want to see,” he replied. 42 Jesus said to him, “Receive your sight; 43 your faith has healed you.” Immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus, praising God. When all the people saw it, they also praised God. (Lk 18:35-43) 耶稣将近耶利哥的时候,有一 36 个瞎子坐在路旁讨饭。 听见许 37 多人经过,就问是甚麽事。 他 们告诉他,是拿撒勒人耶稣经过 。 他就呼叫说:大卫的子孙耶稣 阿,可怜我罢! 耶稣站住,吩咐把他领过来, 到了跟前,就问他说: 41 你要我为你做甚麽?他说:主 阿,我要能看见。 42 耶稣说:你可以看见!你的信 救了你了。 43 瞎子立刻看见了,就跟随耶稣 ,一路归荣耀与神。众人看见这 事,也赞美神。 (路 加 福 音 18:35-43) Jesus heals a blind man The Road to Emmaus 24:13-35 Childhood From Jerusalem to Emmaus Galilee Judea Perea Jerusalem 30 When he was at the table with them, he took bread, gave thanks, broke it and 31 began to give it to them. Then their eyes were opened and they recognized him, and he disappeared from their sight. (Luke 24:31) 30 到了坐席的时候,耶稣拿起 饼 来31, 祝 谢 了 , 擘 开 , 递 给 他 们。 他们的眼睛明亮了,这才 认出他来。忽然耶稣不见了。 (路 加 福 音 24:30-31) The Emmaus Disciples, Abraham Bloemaert (1622) 18 Open my eyes that I may see wonderful things in your law. 18 求 你开我的眼睛,使我 看出你律法中的奇妙。 (Psalms 119:18) (詩 篇 119:18) 18 I pray also that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, (Ephesians 1:18) 且照明你们心中的眼睛,使你 们知道他的恩召有何等指望,他在 圣徒中得的基业有何等丰盛的荣耀 ; (以 弗 所 書 1:18 ) 18 并 You want sight – you need to come to Christ – to focus on Him – need to be like Him! John Robert Walmsley Stott CBE (27 April 1921 – 27 July 2011) was an English Christian leader and Anglican cleric who was noted as a leader of the worldwide Evangelical movement. He was one of the principal authors of the Lausanne Covenant in 1974. In 2005, Time magazine ranked Stott among the 100 most influential people in the world. (Wikipedia) John Stott John Stott's Final Sermon: The Model Becoming More Like Christ Dr John Stott's final sermon delivered at the Keswick Convention 17 July 2007. “So I want to share with you where my mind has come to rest as I approach the end of my pilgrimage on earth and it is - God wants His people to become like Christ. Christlikeness is the will of God for the people of God.” John Stott's Final Sermon: The Model Becoming More Like Christ Dr John Stott's final sermon delivered at the Keswick Convention 17 July 2007. “So I want to share with you where my mind has come to rest as I approach the end of my pilgrimage on earth and it is - God wants His people to become like Christ. Christlikeness is the will of God for the people of God.” 腓 立 比 書 2: 3-8 Philippians 2:5-8 5 Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus: 6 Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, 7 but made himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. 8 And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself and became obedient to death— even death on a cross! 5 6 你们当以基督耶稣的 心为心: 他本有神的形像,不 以自己与神同等为强 的; 夺 7 反倒虚己,取了奴仆 的形像,成为人的样 式; 8 既有人的样子,就自 己卑微,存心顺服, 以至於死,且死在十 字架上。 Humility Obedience As a Christian: 3 We know that we have come to know him if we obey his commands. 4 The man who says, “I know him,” but does not do what he commands is a liar, and the truth is not in him. 5 But if anyone obeys his word, God’s love is truly made complete in him. This is how we know we are in him: 6 Whoever claims to live in him must walk as Jesus did. (1 John 2:3-6) 3 4 我们若遵守他的诫命,就晓得是认识他。 人 若说我认识他,却不遵守他的诫命,便是说谎 5 话的,真理也不在他心里了。 凡遵守主道的, 爱 神 的 心 在 他 里 面 实6在 是 完 全 的 。 从 此 我 们 知 道我们是在主里面。 人若说他住在主里面,就 该自己照主所行的去行。 (約 翰 一 書 2 :3-6) 照主所行的去行 What Jesus did when He was on Earth? 5 But you know that he appeared so that he might take away our sins. And in him is no sin. (1 John 3:5) 8 …….. 们知道主曾显现,是要除 掉人的罪;在他并没有罪。 ( 約 翰 一 書 3:5) 神的儿子显现出来,为要除 灭魔鬼的作为。(約翰一書 3:8) 5你 The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the devil’s work. (1 John 3:8) What Jesus did when He was on Earth? 路 加 福 音 4:18-19 Luke 4:18-19 18 “The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to release the oppressed, 19 to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.” 18 主的灵在我身上,因 为他用膏膏我,叫我 传福音给贫穷的人; 差遣我报告:被掳的 得释放,瞎眼的得看 见,叫那受压制的得 自由, 19 报告神悦纳人的禧年 。 We are living at the 11:59 minute time! ……. if the trumpet does not sound a clear call, who will get ready for battle? (1 Cor. 14:8) 8 Albert A. Bartlett is Professor Emeritus in Nuclear Physics at University of Colorado at Boulder. Dr. Bartlett has given his celebrated lecture, Arithmetic, Population and Energy over 1,600 times. Professor Al Bartlett begins his one-hour talk with the statement, "The greatest shortcoming of the human race is our inability to understand the exponential function." (Linear growth) (Cubic growth) (Exponential growth) The graph illustrates how exponential growth (green) surpasses both linear (red) and cubic (blue) growth. Bacteria in a Bottle. Imagine bacteria growing steadily in a bottle. They double in number every minute. At 11.00 am there is one bacterium in the bottle. At 12.00 noon the bottle is full. At what time was the bottle half full? Bacteria - Growth from 11:00 to 12:00 At 11:00, we place a single bacterium in a bottle. It's so small you'd need a microscope to see it! Bacteria - 11:01 In one minute it grows to twice its original size and divides in half, reproducing itself, so at 11:01 there are two bacteria in the bottle. Bacteria - 11:02 The bacteria continue growing and dividing, doubling their numbers every minute, so by 11:02 there are four, and by 11:03 there are eight. (They're not getting smaller; we're just zooming in so we can see them all. Each bacterium is as big as the original one was.) Bacteria - 11:05 At the end of five minutes, there are 32 bacteria where there used to be just one ... but even all together they're still so small they can't be seen without a microscope. Bacteria - 12:00 The bacteria keep doubling their numbers every minute, until 12:00, when the bottle fills up. Bacteria - When was the bottle half full? When do you suppose the bottle was half full? Bacteria - half full at 11:30? Was the bottle half full at 11:30? That would be the correct answer... if the bottle filled the same amount every minute. For instance, if we were filling it from a dripping water faucet, the bottle would be 1/4 full after 1/4 of the time, half full after half the time, and completely full after all the time had passed. But that's not what's going on here, because the bacteria double their numbers every minute. Bacteria - half full closer to 12:00 The bottle was half full of bacteria much closer to 12:00. How much closer? Bacteria - 11:57 Would you believe that at 11:57, the bottle was only one eighth full? Think of it this way... if the bottle is half full and the bacteria double every minute, then in the next minute the bottle will fill up... and we know it filled up at 12:00. Bacteria - 11:58 Would you believe that at 11:58, the bottle was only one fourth full? Think of it this way... if the bottle is half full, and the bacteria double every minute, then in the next minute the bottle will fill up... and we know it filled up at 12:00. Bacteria - 11:59 At 11:59, the bottle is half full! That's right! Since the bottle filled up at 12:00, it must have been half full just a minute before. At 11:45 we could just barely see the bacteria, and at 11:30 we still needed a microscope! Bacteria - Exponential growth graph The bacteria's growth over time can be graphed like this graph: This is called "exponential" growth. Many people have trouble understanding exponential growth, because we're used to things growing "linearly" -- the same amount from one day to the next, like hair or grass or fingernails. We expect the bottle to fill with bacteria as if we were filling it with water from a faucet. But any time living things are allowed to reproduce freely, their numbers increase exponentially, not linearly. And when people talk about "steady growth," they mean exponential growth then, too. "The greatest shortcoming of the human race is our inability to understand the exponential function." "The greatest shortcoming of the Christian Community is our inability to understand the exponential function." If we understand the exponential function, we should be getting ready for our Lord second coming! – because we are living in an exponential time! – or rather we are living in the 11:59 minute time! 3 For the revelation awaits an appointed time; it speaks of the end and will not prove false. Though it linger, wait for it; it will certainly come and will not delay. (Habakkuk 2:3) 为这默示有一定的日期,快要应验 ,并不虚谎。虽然迟延,还要等候;因 为必然临到,不再迟延。 3因 (哈 巴 谷 書 2:3) Bacteria - Exponential growth graph it will certainly come and will not delay. it speaks of the end and will not prove false. Though it linger, wait for it; 因为必然临到, 不再迟延。 快要应验,并不虚谎。 虽然迟延,还要等候; 15 “Behold, I come like a thief!.....” (Revelation 16:15) 15 “看 哪 , 我 来 像 贼 一 样 。” (启 示 录 16:15) 1 1 Now, brothers, about times and dates we do not need to write to you, 2 for you know very well that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. (1 Thessalonians 5:1-2) 21 For then there will be great distress, unequaled from the beginning of the world until now—and never to be equaled again. (Matthew 24:21) 弟兄们,论到时候、日 期,不用写信给你们; 2 因为你们自己明明晓得 ,主的日子来到,好像夜 间的贼一样。 (帖 撒 羅 尼 迦 前 書 5:1-2) 21 因为那时必有大灾难, 从世界的起头直到如今, 没有这样的灾难,後来也 必没有。 (馬 太 福 音 24:21) One of the lessons of 9/11 is that evil is real, ……. by President George W Bush’s Flight 93 Memorial Dedication Speech JAPAN'S MOST POWERFUL EARTHQUAKE SINCE RECORDS BEGAN HAS STRUCK THE NORTH-EAST COAST, TRIGGERING A MASSIVE TSUNAMI. March 2011 Image of the largest Antarctic ozone hole ever recorded (September 2006). The 2011 oil shock The peak oil crisis: 2011 Global Water Shortage …… the world is on the verge of a water shortage of unprecedented magnitude.... *According to USAID, one-third of all humans The Coming Global Food will face severe or chronic water shortages by the year 2025. Shortage An estimated 10 million people have been affected by the drought in east Africa THE UNITED NATIONS HAS DECLARED A FAMINE IN TWO AREAS OF SOUTHERN SOMALIA AS THE REGION SUFFERS THE WORST DROUGHT IN MORE THAN HALF A CENTURY. Wars & Rumors of Wars Athens clashes as Greek police fire tear gas (BBC News 26 September 2012 ) Turkey-Syria border tension • • • • • • • • Global Financial Crisis Global Warming Climatic Changes Earthquakes Volcanic Eruptions Flood Tornado, Hurricane Drought, Famines • • • • • • • • • • Heatwave Landslide Shortage of Water Shortage of Food Shortage of Oil Pestilences Terrorists Wars Middle East Uprising Arab Spring List of Disasters 11 …….. understanding the present time. The hour has come for you to wake up from your slumber, because our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed. (Romans 13:11) 者,你们晓得现今就是该趁早睡醒的时候 ;因为我们得救,现今比初信的时候更近了 。 (Romans 13:11) 11 再 18 Neither their silver nor their gold will be able to save them on the day of the LORD’s wrath. In the fire of his jealousy the whole world will be consumed, for he will make a sudden end of all who live in the earth.” (Zephaniah 1:18) 耶和华发怒的日子,他们的金银不能救他 们;他的忿怒如火必烧灭全地,毁灭这地的一 切居民,而且大大毁灭。 18 当 (西 番 雅 書 1:18) ….. what kind of people ought you to be? 11 (2 Peter 3:1) ….. You ought to live 12 holy and godly lives as you look forward to the day of God and speed its coming. (2 Peter 3:1) 11 Spiritual Preparation “Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come. ………..44 So you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him. (Matthew 24:42, 44) 42 1 Gather together, gather together, O shameful nation, 2 before the appointed time arrives and that day sweeps on like chaff, before the fierce anger of the LORD comes upon you, before the day of the LORD’s wrath comes upon you. (Zephaniah 2:1-2) 3 Seek the LORD, all you humble of the land, you who do what he commands. Seek righteousness, seek humility; perhaps you will be sheltered on the day of the LORD’s anger. (Zephaniah 2:3) This is why we are here! God is gathering us here! Body of Christ Connected – Network 33 He told them still another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed into a large amount of flour until it worked all through the dough.” (Matthew 13:33) (A) Yeast SH3 domain protein-protein (colored circles) interaction (lines) network. The interactions of the 6-core subgraph are highlighted in red. (B) The 6-core subgraph derived from the phage display protein-protein interaction network, expanded to allow identification of individual proteins. Body of Christ Connected – Network 24 And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds. 25 Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching. (Hebrews 10:24-25) Our Lord Jesus’ Prayer for unity will be Answered 20 “My prayer is ………. 21 that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me. (John 17:20-21) Preparation Cooperation and Partnership Projects • Agriculture Farming • Aqua-culture • Water Farming Cleaning Project