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1 賜福的神 God of Blessings 民數記 Numbers 6:22-27

4 在中文和合譯本聖經中, 賜福共出現 106 次, 而主詞就是神 The word blessings appeared 106 times in the Chinese Bible with God as its subject.

5 在希伯來文舊約聖經中,BLESS (bah-rach) 出現約 320 次 BLESS(bah-rach)appeared 320 times in the Hebrew Old Testament.

6 米開蘭基羅在梵蒂岡西斯汀大教堂屋頂的畫神創造亞當 Creation of Adam by Michelangelo at the ceiling of Sistine Chapel, Vatican.

7 A. The Contrast between God s Blessings and Blessings Desired by Man 1. 性質不同 Different in Nature: 世間祈求的福 : 地上的物質的福 The blessings desired by man are worldly and materialistic.

8 真神的福氣 : 心靈的福內在的福 The blessings of the living God are primarily spiritual and internal. 耶和華所賜的福使人富足, 並不加上憂慮箴言

9 Sir Thomas Browne: Bless me in this life with but peace of conscience, command of my affections, the love of Thyself and my dearest friends, and I shall be happy enough to pity Caesar.

10 2. 持續的時間不同 Different in Duration: 世間的福祉是短暫的, 真神的福氣卻是永恆的 The blessings desired by man are temporal. The blessings of the living God s last forever.

11 Claudia s prayer 神啊, 你住在許多人家中, 求你也掌管這個家祝福住在其中的人, 讓這裡能帶出信靠平安安慰和益處, 直到永遠 Oh Thou, who dwellest in so many homes, possess Thyself of this. Bless the life that is sheltered here. Grant that trust and peace and comfort and usefulness may go out from this home forever.

12 3. 決定者不同 Different in decision-maker: 世間的福氣是照人所需的, 但真神的福氣是照神的美意 Men seek blessings according to their own wishes. But God blesses His children according to His will.

Shirley Mclaine 明星, 新紀元信徒她稱 : 知道我們的神性是最高的知識而自由意志即是讓你是神這件事情體現出來, 這自由意志就可以使你予取予求 movie star, New Age believer. She claimed, The knowingness of our divinity is the highest intelligence.

13 Shirley Mclaine 明星, 新紀元信徒她稱 : 知道我們的神性是最高的知識而自由意志即是讓你是神這件事情體現出來, 這自由意志就可以使你予取予求 movie star, New Age believer. She claimed, The knowingness of our divinity is the highest intelligence. And to be what we already know is the free will. Free will is simply the enactment of the realization you are God, a realization that you are divine; free will is making everything accessible to you.

14 天路客的禱告 : Pilgrim s Prayer: May the Babe of Bethelehem be yours to tend, May the Boy of Nazareth be yours for friend, May the Man of Galilee his healing send, May the Christ of Calvary his courage lend, May the risen Lord his presence send, And his holy angels defend you at the end.

15 B. The Content of the Blessings 舊約中, 神所賜的福包括了一切人所視為美好的東西 In the Old Testament we find that the blessings God gave include all the good things that we long for.

16 The condition of receiving God s blessings is to follow His commands.

17 神的賜福並非是千篇一律一成不變的 There are no fixed rules of God s blessings.

18 The most precious blessings are not material, but spiritual.

19 When Joseph was put in jail, the Lord was with him and gave him success in whatever he did. (Gen. 39:21, 23)

20 When Daniel s three friends were thrown into the fiery furnace, King Nebuchadnezzar said, Look! I see four men walking around in the fire, unbound and unharmed, and the fourth looks like a son of the gods.

21 賜福的核心與重點乃是神的同在神的同在是真正蒙福的基礎與特點 The center of God s blessings is His presence. This is the foundation and vital characteristic of true blessings.

22 先知以賽亞得到不錯的禮遇先知耶利米的事奉卻給他帶來很大的苦難 Prophet Isaiah was treated rather well by the royalties. Yet the ministry of prophet Jeremiah brought to himself intense sufferings.

23 Three Blessings which Last Eternally 民數記 6:22-27 是舊約時代的典型祝福 Numbers 6:22-27 was used in the Old Testament time as a classical formula of blessings. 願耶和華賜福給你保護你願耶和華使他的臉光照你賜恩給你願耶和華向你仰臉賜你平安

詩人 Coleridge, poet: 健康能力自信良善忠實可愛的朋友與親戚都很寶貴而在這一切中, 最大的福氣乃是成為基督徒 Health is a great blessing; competence, obtained by honorable industry, a great blessing; and a great

24 詩人 Coleridge, poet: 健康能力自信良善忠實可愛的朋友與親戚都很寶貴而在這一切中, 最大的福氣乃是成為基督徒 Health is a great blessing; competence, obtained by honorable industry, a great blessing; and a great blessing it is to have kind, faithful, and loving friends and relatives; but that the greatest blessing, as it is the most ennobling of all privileges, is to be, indeed a Christian.

25 Protect you: All the things happening to the believer are in God s hand.

26 Scott O Grady On June 8 th, 1995, an American F-16 was shot down by a missile from a Bosnian-Serb war. Captain Scott O Grady was ejected from the plane.

27 The phrase The Lord make His face shine upon you means that in all circumstances God will lead us.

28 杭州的陳醫生, 為信仰被關在牢裡 Dr. Chen was put into prison because of his faith in Christ.

29 The Lord give you peace.

30 潘霍華 Dietrich Bonhoeffer 1945 年 4 月 9 日, 這位德國神學家在佛羅森堡的集中營被吊死 This German theologian was hung at the Nazi s concentration camp in Flossenburg on April 9, 1945.

31 Suffering, Blessing, and God s Sovereignty 苦難即是化裝的祝福 Suffering is God s gift in disguise.

32 在十八世紀, 佈道家約翰衛斯理有漂亮事奉的成績單, 活到近九十歲而向印第安人傳福音的大衛布萊納只活到 29 歲哪一位蒙福? In the 18 th century, the powerful evangelist John Wesley lived to nearly ninety years old. Yet David Brainerd, who worked hard among the Indians, only lived 29 years on earth. Between the two who is more blessed?

33 Expectation Corner 司羅曼在夢中被帶到天堂的寶藏室, 其中有一間叫延遲祝福的辦公室 In a dream Adam Slowman was led into the Lord s treasure houses, and among other wonders there revealed to him was the Delayed Blessings Office.

34 The Secret of Obtaining Blessings 蒙福的關鍵在於 : 我們是否在神裡面? 倘若我們所行的一切都在神裡面, 就一定蒙福, 不論外面的遭遇如何 The key to obtain blessings is to abide in the Lord. If we are in Him, if we do all things according to Him, we will surely be blessed, in spite of the situation we encounter.

35 戴德生牧師到中國來宣教, 得到多人歸主波頓威廉, 耶魯大學畢業的高材生, 前往中國的途中, 在埃及開羅感染疾病, 就過世了然而在神的面前, 他的生命也是蒙福的 James Hudson Taylor, the founder of China Inland Mission, made a great contribution to the advance of God s kingdom. William Borden, a graduate of Yale University, passed away at the age of 25 at Cairo while he was on the way to China. Nevertheless, his life was also blessed in the sight of the Lord.

36 總之, 我們無論情況如何 : 患病殘廢單親孤寡貧窮單身失業 ; 只要我們是住在主裡面, 都是蒙福的, 因為我們的神是賜福的神! If today you are ill or disabled, materially impoverished or jobless, widowed or single against your wish, you are still blessed as long as you abide in God and walk with Him. For our God is a God of blessing.

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