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復原耶穌基督教會 台灣佈道所

December 24th, 2017 聖誕節 Merry Christmas

瑞克牧師 Pastor Rick Lade

The Church of Jesus Christ

Taiwan Restoration Mission

想必大家都知道,聖誕節就要到了,今天…,哇!你們那邊來了好多生面孔,Paul幫忙介紹一下吧?瑞克牧師的開場白,都還沒有開始,就被這邊的人影幢幢,吸引了注意力;

其實是因為莫妮可姐妹的邀約,今天來的都是舊識故人,還有他們的另一半及小朋友;約略簡介並寒暄過後,再度啟動上課.(小朋友自成一國,玩拼圖、或畫畫)

我剛說聖誕節就到了,所以今天我們,就重讀一遍聖經上的敘述,重新來認識主耶穌基督的誕生.首先是路加福音：

路加福音 Luke 1:26-35

1:26 到了第六個月，天使加百列奉神差遣，往加利利的一座城去，這城名叫拿撒勒。

And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, 

1:27 到一個童女那裡，是已經許配大衛家的一個人，名叫約瑟，童女的名字叫馬利亞。

To a virgin engaged to a man named Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary. 

1:28 天使進去，對她說，蒙大恩的女子，願你喜樂！主與你同在了。

And he came to her and said, Rejoice, you who have been graced! The Lord is with you. 

1:29 她因這話就很驚慌，又反覆思想這樣問安是什麼意思。

And she was greatly troubled at this saying and began reasoning what kind of greeting this might be. 

1:30 天使對她說，馬利亞，不要怕，你在神面前已經蒙恩了。

And the angel said to her, Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found grace with God. 

1:31 看哪，你將懷孕生子，要給祂起名叫耶穌。

And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call His name Jesus. 

1:32 祂要為大，稱為至高者的兒子，主神要把祂祖大衛的寶座給祂，

He will be great and will be called Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give to Him the throne of David His father, 

1:33 祂要作雅各家的王，直到永遠，祂的國也沒有窮盡。

And He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of His kingdom there will be no end. 

1:34 馬利亞對天使說，我沒有出嫁，怎麼會有這事？

But Mary said to the angel, How will this be, since I have not known a man? 

1:35 天使回答說，聖靈要臨到你身上，至高者的能力要覆庇你，因此所要生的聖者，必稱為神的兒子。

And the angel answered and said to her, The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore also the holy thing which is born will be called the Son of God. 

馬太福音 Matthew 1:18-25

1:18 耶穌基督的由來，乃是這樣：祂母親馬利亞已經許配了約瑟，他們還沒有同居，馬利亞就被看出懷了孕，就是她從聖靈所懷的。

Now the origin of Jesus Christ was in this way: His mother, Mary, after she had been engaged to Joseph, before they came together, was found to be with child of the Holy Spirit. 

1:19 她丈夫約瑟是個義人，不願明明的羞辱她，想要暗暗的把她退了。

And Joseph her husband, being righteous and not willing to disgrace her openly, intended to send her away secretly. 

1:20 正思念這事的時候，看哪，有主的使者向他夢中顯現，說，大衛的子孫約瑟，不要怕，只管娶過你的妻子馬利亞來，因那生在她裡面的，乃是出於聖靈。

But while he pondered these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary your wife, for that which has been begotten in her is of the Holy Spirit. 

1:21 她將要生一個兒子，你要給祂起名叫耶穌，因祂要親自將祂的百姓從他們的罪裡救出來。

And she will bear a son, and you shall call His name Jesus, for it is He who will save His people from their sins. 

1:22 這一切成就了，為要應驗主藉著申言者所說的，說，

Now all this has happened so that what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet might be fulfilled, saying, 

1:23 「看哪，必有童女懷孕生子，人要稱祂的名為以馬內利。」（以馬內利翻出來，就是神與我們同在。）

"Behold, the virgin shall be with child and shall bear a son, and they shall call His name Emmanuel'' (which is translated, God with us). 

1:24 約瑟從睡中醒來，就遵著主使者的吩咐，把他的妻子娶過來，

And when Joseph awoke from his sleep, he did as the angel of the Lord commanded him and took to himself his wife. 

1:25 只是沒有和她同房，等她生了兒子，就給祂起名叫耶穌。

And he did not know her until she bore a son. And he called His name Jesus. 

路加福音 Luke 2:1-20

2:1 那些日子，該撒亞古士督出了一道詔諭，叫普天下的人都申報戶口。

And in those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus for a census to be taken of all the inhabited earth. 

2:2 這是第一次的戶口申報，是在居裡扭作敘利亞總督的時候舉行的。

This was the first census that took place when Quirinius governed Syria. 

2:3 眾人各歸各城，去申報戶口。

And all went to be registered, each to his own city. 

2:4 約瑟也從加利利的拿撒勒城上猶太去，到了大衛的城，名叫伯利恆，因他本是大衛一家一族的人，

And Joseph also went up from Galilee out of the city of Nazareth into Judea, to David's city, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David, 

2:5 要和許配給他，已有身孕的馬利亞，一同申報戶口。

To be registered with Mary, who was engaged to him and was pregnant. 

2:6 他們在那裡的時候，馬利亞的產期到了，

And while they were there, the days were fulfilled for her to bear, 

2:7 就生了頭胎的兒子，用布包起來，放在馬槽裡，因為客房裡沒有為著他們的地方。

And she bore her firstborn son; and she wrapped Him in swaddling clothes and laid Him in a manger because there was no place for them in the inn. 

2:8 在同一地區，有牧人露宿在野地裡，夜間守更看顧羊群。

And there were shepherds in the same region, spending their nights in the fields and keeping watch over their flock by night. 

2:9 有主的使者站在他們旁邊，主的榮耀四面照著他們，牧人就大大懼怕。

And an angel of the Lord stood by them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them; and they feared greatly. 

2:10 那天使對他們說，不要懼怕，看哪，我報給你們大喜的好信息，是關乎萬民的。

And the angel said to them, Do not be afraid; for behold, I announce to you good news of great joy, which will be for all the people, 

2:11 因今天在大衛的城裡，為你們生了救主，就是主基督。

Because today a Savior has been born to you in David's city, who is Christ the Lord. 

2:12 你們要看見一個嬰孩，包著布，臥在馬槽裡，那就是給你們的記號了。

And this will be the sign to you: you will find a baby wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying in a manger. 

2:13 忽然有一大隊天兵，同那天使讚美神說，

And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly army, praising God and saying, 

2:14 在至高之處榮耀歸與神，在地上平安臨及祂所喜悅的人。

Glory in the highest places to God, and on earth peace among men of His good pleasure. 

2:15 眾天使離開他們往天上去了；牧人彼此說，我們往伯利恆去，看看所發生的事，就是主所指示我們的。

And when the angels departed from them into heaven, the shepherds spoke to one another, Let us go then to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us. 

2:16 他們急忙去了，就尋見馬利亞和約瑟，又有那嬰孩臥在馬槽裡。

And they came in haste and found both Mary and Joseph, and the baby lying in the manger. 

2:17 既已看見，就把天使對他們論這孩子的話傳開了。

And when they had seen this, they made known the word which was spoken to them concerning this little child. 

2:18 凡聽見的，都希奇牧人對他們所說的。

And all those who heard marveled at the things spoken to them by the shepherds. 

2:19 馬利亞卻把這一切的事存在心裡，反覆思想。

But Mary kept all these things and pondered them in her heart. 

2:20 牧人回去了，因所聽見所看見的一切事，正如天使向他們所說的，就榮耀、讚美神。

And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things which they had heard and seen, even as it was spoken to them. 

馬太福音 Matthew 2:1-16

2:1 在希律王的日子，耶穌生在猶太的伯利恆。看哪，有星象家從東方來到耶路撒冷，說，

Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem, 

2:2 那生為猶太人之王的在那裡？因為祂的星出現的時候，我們看見了，就前來拜祂。

Saying, Where is He who has been born King of the Jews? For we saw His star at its rising and have come to worship Him. 

2:3 希律王聽見了，就驚慌不安，全耶路撒冷也同他一樣。

And when Herod the king heard this, he was troubled and all Jerusalem with him. 

2:4 他就召集了所有的祭司長和民間的經學家，向他們查問，基督當生在何處。

And gathering together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Christ was to be born. 

2:5 他們對他說，在猶太的伯利恆，因為藉著申言者所記的是這樣：

And they said to him, In Bethlehem of Judea, for so it is written through the prophet: 

2:6 「猶大地的伯利恆啊！你在猶大的首領中，絕不是最小的，因為有一位掌權者要從你出來，牧養我民以色列。」

"And you, Bethlehem, land of Judah, by no means are you the least among the princes of Judah; for out of you shall come forth a Ruler, One who will shepherd My people Israel.'' 

2:7 當下，希律王暗暗的召了星象家來，向他們確查那星出現的時間，

Then Herod, secretly calling the magi, determined accurately from them the time that the star appeared. 

2:8 就差他們往伯利恆去，說，你們去詳確的搜尋那孩子，尋到了，就報告我，我也好去拜祂。

And sending them to Bethlehem, he said, Go and find out accurately about the child. And when you find Him, report to me, so that I also may come and worship Him. 

2:9 他們聽了王的話，就去了。看哪，他們曾看見它出現的那星，在他們前頭領路，直領到那孩子那裡，就在上頭停住了。

And after they heard the king, they went their way, and behold, the star which they saw at its rising led them until it came and stood over the place where the child was. 

2:10 他們看見那星，就極其歡樂。

And when they saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy. 

2:11 進了屋子，看見那孩子和祂母親馬利亞，就俯伏拜祂，揭開寶盒，向祂獻上黃金、乳香和沒藥為禮物。

And they came into the house and saw the child with Mary His mother. And falling down, they worshipped Him; and opening their treasures, they offered gifts to Him, gold and frankincense and myrrh. 

2:12 星象家既在夢中受神指示，不要回去見希律，就從別的路回本地去了。

And because they had been divinely instructed in a dream not to return to Herod, they departed by another way to their country. 

2:13 他們離開以後，看哪，有主的使者向約瑟夢中顯現，說，起來，帶著孩子和祂母親逃往埃及，留在那裡，等我吩咐你，因為希律要尋找孩子，好除滅祂。

Now when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph, saying, Arise, take the child and His mother and flee into Egypt, and stay there until I tell you; for Herod is going to seek the child to destroy Him. 

2:14 約瑟就起來，趁夜帶著孩子和祂母親往埃及去，

And he arose and took the child and His mother by night and departed into Egypt, 

2:15 留在那裡，直到希律死了。這是要應驗主藉著申言者所說的，說，「我從埃及召出我的兒子來。」

And was there until the death of Herod, in order that what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet might be fulfilled, saying, "Out of Egypt I called My Son.'' 

2:16 希律見自己為星象家所愚弄，就極其惱怒，差人將伯利恆城裡，並四境所有的男孩，照著他從星象家所確查的時間，凡兩歲以內的盡都除掉了。

Then Herod, seeing that he had been mocked by the magi, became greatly enraged, and sending out men, he did away with all the boys who were in Bethlehem and in all its borders from two years old and under, according to the time that he had accurately determined from the magi.

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莫妮可姐妹近年來,多在華盛頓州西雅圖市週邊任教,此次重遊台灣,除探訪昔日友人,特意留下來參加主日學,造成今天上課“爆桌”的人數,純非屬意外.

說起來,當初利用網路視訊遠距教學,不能說是無心插柳,實是在想為 神做事,因此是她(當時已離台返美)和我們(當時移居台中)多方通聯測試得來,才演變出今日上課光景.

感謝主!

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