1、Kingdom of God 神的国度,Trainer Name Ministry 培训者姓名 事工,2,What Is “The Gospel”? 什么是“福音”？,Traditional understanding?传统的理解？What does “gospel” mean?“福音”意味着什么？According to Jesus?耶稣如何描述？,3,Jesus and the Kingdom of God 耶稣与神的国度,The phrase “Kingdom of God/Heaven” is spoken by Jesus over 90 times in the four Gosp
2、els.在四本福音书中, 耶稣提到“神的国/天国” 超过90次Jesus main message is described in the Gospels as “The good news of the Kingdom.” (Mt. 4:23,9:35; Luke 4:43, 9:11)福音书中描述耶稣的主要信息是“天国的好消息”。(太4:23, 9:35; 路4:43, 9:11)When Jesus sent out his disciples, he sent them to “preach the Kingdom of God and heal the sick.” (Mt. 10:
3、7-8; Luke 9:2)当耶稣差遣祂的门徒出去时，祂要他们“传讲天国的福音并医治病人。” (太10:7-8;路9:2),4,Jesus and the Kingdom of God 耶稣与神的国度,Jesus said, “I must preach the good news of the Kingdom of God because that is why I was sent.” (Lu. 4:43)耶稣说：“我必须传神国的福音因我奉差原是为此。” (路 4:43)Jesus lived, labored, suffered and died to get this message
4、across. It is this message he entrusted to his disciples and the church. 耶稣为传递这一信息而活、服事、受苦且受死。这也正是祂托付给门徒和教会的信息。 but do we understand it today? 但今天我们明白吗?,5,What Is a “Kingdom”? 什么是“王国”?,Four essential elements of any Kingdom are: 任何王国都有四个基本要素：1. A king who rules一位实行统治的君王2. Subjects, or those over who
5、m the king rules人民, 或者王所统治的臣民3. Laws and ordinances of the king法律和王的条例4. A realm or territory over which the king rules君王实行统治的领域或地域,6,What Is THE KINGDOM? 什么是国度?,Any realm where Jesus reigns任何一个耶稣掌权的领域Any realm where Gods will is done任何一个神的旨意得以成就的领域,7,Who Is the King? 谁是君王？,Then Jesus came to them a
6、nd said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. (Matt. 28:18) 耶稣进前来，对他们说：“天上地下所有的权柄都赐给我了” (太28:18)God, the blessed and only Ruler, the King of kings and Lord of lords, who alone is immortal and who lives in unapproachable light, whom no one has seen or can see. To him be honor a
7、nd might forever. Amen. (1 Tim. 6:15-1) 那可称颂、独有权能的万王之王、万主之主，就是那独一不死、住在人不能靠近的光里，是人未曾看见，也是不能看见的。但愿尊贵和永远的权能都归给祂。阿们！(提摩太前书 6:15-16),8,Who Are the Subjects? 谁是臣民？,NOW 现在 “Therefore go and make disciples of all nations.” (Matt. 28:19a) “所以，你们要去，使万民做我的门徒。” (太28:19a)FUTURE 将来 “As surely as I live, says the
8、Lord, every knee will bow before me; every tongue will confess to God.” (Rom. 14:11) “我凭着我的永生起誓，万膝必向我跪拜，万口必向我承认。” (罗 14:11)Everything and everyone is subject to him! 万物和万民都属祂!,9,What Are the Laws? 法律是什么?,“. teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you.” (Mt. 28:20a) “凡我所吩咐你们的，都教训他们遵守。” (太 2
9、8:20a)Jesus said: “I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished.” (Mt. 5:18) 耶稣说：“我实在告诉你们，就是到天地都废去了，律法的一点一画也不能废去，都要成全。” (太 5:18),10,What Is the Realm? 领域是哪里？,T
10、he LORD has established his throne in heaven, and his kingdom rules over all. (Ps. 103:19) 耶和华在天上立定宝座，祂的权柄统管万有。(诗103:19)The earth is the Lords and all it contains, the world, and all those who dwell in it. (Ps. 24:1) 地和其中所充满的，世界和住在其间的，都属耶和华。 (诗24:1),11,Satans Counterfeit Kingdom 撒旦假冒的国度,“ the devil
11、took Jesus to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor. All this I will give you, he said, if you will bow down and worship me” (Mt. 4:8-9). “魔鬼又带耶稣上了一座最高的山，将世上的万国和万国的荣华都指给祂看，对祂说：你若俯伏拜我，我就把这一切都赐给你。” (太4:8-9),12,Concurrent Kingdoms 两个同时存在的国度,“The kingdom of
12、 heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field. But while everyone was sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and went away. When the wheat sprouted and formed heads, then the weeds also appeared.” (Mt. 13:24-26)“天国好像人撒好种在田里，及至人睡觉的时候，有仇敌来，将稗子撒在麦子里就走了。等长苗吐穗的时候，稗子也显出来。” (太 1
13、3:24-26),13,The Good News 好消息,God is on a mission to reclaim His Kingdom! 神正在开拓祂的国度！“For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in Jesus, and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross” (Co
14、l. 1:19-20). “因为父喜欢叫一切的丰盛在祂里面居住。既然借着祂在十字架上所流的血成就了和平，便借着祂叫万有，无论是地上的、天上的，都与自己和好了。” (歌罗西书 1:19-20)“The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the devils work” (1 Jn. 3:8). “神的儿子显现出来，为要除灭魔鬼的作为。” (约翰一书 3:8),14,The Grand Vision 宏伟的异象,The coming of Gods Kingdom to earth represents a total, global tr
15、ansformation in which everything is impacted. It is a vision of the entire universe purified of evil and full of the glory of God. 降临地上的神的国度代表着一个完全的，全球性的转化，万事都将受其影响。这是一个关于整个宇宙的邪恶被洗净及神丰满的荣耀的异象。 -莱奥纳多 博夫 (Leonardo Boff),15,Gods Kingdom is advancing! 神的国度在进展!,Jesus said: “From the days of John the Bapt
16、ist until now, the kingdom of heaven has been forcefully advancing” (Mt. 11:12). 耶稣说：“从施洗约翰的时候到如今，天国是努力进的 ” (太 11:12)“The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his field. Though it is the smallest of all your seeds, yet when it grows, it is the largest of garden p
17、lants “天国好像一粒芥菜种，有人拿去种在田里。这原是百种里最小的，等到长起来，却比各样的菜都大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.” (Mt. 13:31-33). 天国好像面酵，有妇人拿来，藏在三斗面力，直等全面团都发起来。” (太13:31-33),16,Advancing from the Inside-Out! 由内向外扩展!,17,Weapons of K
18、ingdom Conquest 征服国度的武器,For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world (2 Cor. 10:3-4) 因为我们虽在血气中行事，却不凭着血气争战。我们争战的兵器，本不是属血气的 (林后 10:3-4) “Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit,” says the LORD Almighty. (Zech. 4:6
19、) “不是倚靠势力，不是倚靠才能，乃是倚靠我的灵方能成事。” 万军之耶和华说。 (撒加利亚 4:6),18,The Most Critical Battle 最关键的争战,I tell you the truth, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again. (Jn. 3:3) 我实实在在地告诉你，人若不重生，就不能见神的国。 (约3:3)Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!
20、 (2 Cor. 5:17) 若有人在基督，他就是新造的人；旧事已过，一切都是新的了。 (林后 5:17),19,The Battle for the Mind 意念的争战,Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. (Rom. 12:2) 不要效法这个世界，只要心意更新而变化。(罗12:2) We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up agains
21、t the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ. (2 Cor. 10:5) 我们将各样的计谋，各样拦阻人认识神的那些自高之事，一概攻破了，又将人所有的心意夺回，使他都顺服基督. (林后 10:5),20,Beginning with Your Family 从你的家庭开始,But if serving the LORD seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you wil
22、l serve But as for me and my household, we will serve the LORD. (Josh. 24:15) 若你们以事奉耶和华为不好，今日就可以选择所要侍奉的 至于我和我家，我们必定事奉耶和华。 (约书亚记24:15),21,Moving Outward Through the Church 通过教会向外进展,But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the prai
23、ses of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. (1 Pet. 2:9) 惟有你们是被拣选的族类，是有君尊的祭司，是圣洁的国度，是属神的子民，要叫你们宣扬那召你们出黑暗，入奇妙光明者的美德。(彼得前书 2:9),22,Transforming the World! 转化世界!,For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD as the waters cover the sea. (Habakkuk 2:14)
24、 认识耶和华荣耀的知识要充满遍地， 好像水充满洋海一般。(哈巴谷书2:14),23,How Then Should We Pray? 我们当怎样祷告?,This, then, is how you should pray: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. (Mt. 6:9-10) 所以，你们祷告要这样说: “我们在天上的父, 愿人都尊祢的名为圣, 愿祢的国降临, 愿祢的旨意行在地上，如同行在天上 。” (太
25、6:9-10),24,The Nature of the Kingdom 国度的特质,It is revealed in Christ the King. 它在君王基督身上彰显出来。Colossians 1:19 歌罗西书 1:19,25,The Nature of the Kingdom 国度的特质,It is comprehensive. 它是全面的。Colossians 1:20歌罗西书 1:20Romans 8:18-23罗马书 8:18-23,26,The Nature of the Kingdom 国度的特质,It sanctifies the common. 它圣化平凡的事。1
26、Corinthians 10:31哥林多前书 10:31Zechariah 14:20-21撒迦利亚书 14:20-21,27,The Nature of the Kingdom 国度的特质,It is open to all. 它向所有人敞开。John 3:16 约翰福音 3:16Galatians 3:28加拉太书 3:28Eph. 2:14-16以弗所书 2:14-16,28,The Nature of the Kingdom 国度的特质,It is now and not yet. 它现在就有，同时尚未完成。Matthew 6:10马太福音 6:10Luke 17:21路加福音 17:
27、21,29,It Turns the World Upside-Down 它翻转世界,(or rather, right-side up! 其实是扶正！)“Paul and Silas have turned the rest of the world upside down, and now they are here disturbing our city for they profess allegiance to another king, Jesus.” (Acts 17:6-7) “保罗和西拉搅乱天下，现在他们到这里来要搅乱我们的城市口称要效忠另一个王耶稣。”（使徒行传 17:6-
28、7）,30,Right-Side-Up Exercise 扶正练习,31,The Nature of the Kingdom 国度的特质,It is inside out. 它是由内向外的.John 3:3, 7约翰福音 3:3, 7Matt. 13:31-33马太福音 13:31-33,32,Think “Inside Out” “由内向外”思考,Regeneration & Mindset Renewal 重生和更新的心意,Family家庭,Church教会,Sectors & Spheres部门和领域,Community: Society & Culture社区：社会和文化,Arts艺术
29、,Media媒体,Commerce 商业,Law法律,Governance治理,Mt.太13:31-33, Parable of the Mustard Seed & Yeast 芥菜中和面酵的比喻,33,The Nature of the Kingdom 国度的特质,It does not fear death. 它不畏惧死亡。Hebrews 2:14-15希伯来书 2:14-15 Colossians 2:15歌罗西书 2:15 John 10:17-18约翰福音 10:17-18 I Corinthians 15:54-58哥林多前书 15:54-58,34,The Nature of
30、the Kingdom 国度的特质,It is unshakable. 它是不可震动的。Hebrews 11:10, 11:13-16希伯来书 11:10,11:13-16Hebrews 12:26-29希伯来书 12:26-29,35,Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe, for our God is a consuming fire. (Heb. 1
31、2:28-29)所以，我们既得了不可震动的国，就当感恩，照神所喜悦的，用虔诚，敬畏的心事奉神。因为我们的神乃是烈火。 (希伯来书 12:28-29),36,The Nature of the Kingdom 国度的特质,It is on the offense. 它是在进攻中的。Matthew 16:18 马太福音 16:18,37,“Every high thing was cast down at Calvary. Principalities and powers were spoiled there. He made a show of them openly, triumphing
32、over them. “在十字架上，一切高尚的东西都被抛下，在那里，世上执政的、掌权的都被掳来。祂将其显明出来，并向其夸胜。We have to do with a conquered foe, not a conquering foe. We follow a Captain who is unconquerable!” 我们面对的是一个已经被征服的敌人，不是一个征服我们的敌人。我们跟随一位不能被征服的船长。”贾艾梅 (Amy Carmichael, 1867-1951),38,Application 应用,What is one thing that you can do, as a ci
33、tizen of the Kingdom of God, to demonstrate something of the truth, goodness and beauty to someone in need today?作为神国的子民，你可以做哪一件事，使你能够向一个有需要的人展现真理、良善以及美好？ Or pick someone that you know well and make them a “secret friend.” Once a week for the next three months demonstrate the KOG to them without the
34、m knowing.或者找一个你熟知的朋友，做他/她“秘密的朋友”。在未来的三个月中，在他/她不知情(不知道是你做)的情况下，向他/她展现神的国。,Kingdom of God 神的国度,Trainer Name Ministry 培训者姓名 事工,40,Kingdom of God Review 神的国度 回顾,Content 内容 What was Christs passion? Why?基督的热情是什么？为什么？ What is a simple definition of the Kingdom of God?神国度简单的定义是什么？ What was your most profound insight about the nature of the Kingdom of God?你关于神国度特质的最深领受是什么?Personal Application 个人应用,
