11/10/2013保羅首度旅行佈道
經文:使徒行傳13－15章
中心思想:使徒行傳15章
提要
正如耶路撒冷曾是猶太人的佈道中心，日後敘利亞的安提阿也成為外邦人的佈道中心；彼得－－這位使徒行傳前十二章裏擔任領袖要角的使徒，也因著佈道中心的轉移而將領袖職責交給了保羅。保羅的旅行佈道、受審、坐監成為使徒行傳後面十六章中的主幹，十三章裏詳述保羅宣教生涯的開始－－不是人的選擇，而是上帝的呼召，保羅和同伴巴拿馬在他們第一次旅行佈道結束後，回到安提阿向母會提出報告，並對外邦人在全是猶太人的教會中應如何自處，尋求解決之道。
每日與主同行
你同意不同意這位作者的思想：
「意見一致使我們軟弱、自滿，意見相左卻使我們產生力量。我們真正的敵人是當我們緩緩落入自鳴得意的流沙中而仍然使我們自覺不錯的人！」
使徒行傳十五章描述教會中兩個尖銳的對立，事實上，全章就是以對立開始和結束的！
第一個問題是基於神學觀點，第二個是屬於個人的；第一個是介於點頭之交的問題，第二個則是介於親近朋友或同工間的問題；再者第一個是無法討價還價的，第二個卻是可以商量的；第一個問題是不能以「互相妥協」獲得解決，第二個倒是可以！兩者都控制住，上帝也得到榮耀！
平息意見相左的方法有時是大家都認同的，也有的時候不是如此。你是否和一位主內的弟兄或姊妹曾經有過節，而你必須採取主動與他和解呢？使徒行傳十五章可以成為你的範例，今天就去做吧，不要耽延了！
默想
勸慰的反作用
把巴拿巴和保羅結在一起的力量，顯然也是拆散他們的力量：那就是巴拿巴勸慰的恩賜，他極願再給又名約翰的馬可一個機會（徒15：36-41）－－為了工作的緣故，保羅不願意冒這個險。
金言
主啊，幫助我親切柔和的說話，否則不久之後就懊悔莫及了！
Paul's
First Journey
Scriptures:Acts 13-15
Heart of the Passage:Acts 15
Overview
Just as
Jerusalem has been the center for Jewish evangelism, so Syrian Antioch now
becomes the center for Gentile evangelism. Peter—who has played the leadership
role in the first twelve chapters—now gives up the spotlight to
Paul, whose travels and trials will dominate the last 16 chapters of the book.
Chapter 13 also marks the beginning of Paul's missionary career—a career
not initiated by personal choice so much as by divine calling. Returning to
Antioch at the end of their first missionary journey, Paul and his traveling
companion Barnabas report to their home church and seek to resolve the issue of
including Gentiles in the previously all-Jewish church.
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CHAPTER
13
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CHAPTER
14
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CHAPTER
15
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Calling
Two Missionaries
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Commencing
the Mission
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Convening
a Council
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Paul and
Barnabas
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Apostles
and Elders
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Your Daily Walk
Do you
agree or disagree with this -author's thought?
"Agreement
makes us soft and complacent; disagreement brings out our strength. Our real
enemies are the people who make us feel so good that we are slowly, but
inexorably, pulled down into the quicksand of smugness and self-satisfaction."
Chapter
15 describes two sharp disagreements in the church. In fact, the chapter begins
and ends with a disagreement.
The first
was theological; the second was personal. The first was between acquaintances;
the second between close friends and colleagues. The first was over essentials;
the second over nonessentials. The first could not be resolved by
"agreeing to disagree"; the second could. And God was honored in the
way each was handled.
There is
an agreeable—and a disagreeable—way to settle disagreements. Is
there a brother or sister in Christ you need to approach in order to resolve a
dispute? Is there a relationship in your immediate family that needs to be
restored? Use Acts 15 as your guide; make today the "someday" you've
been putting off.
Insight
The Backlash of Encouragement —
The-very
thing that brought Barnabas and Paul together was the thing that eventually
drove them apart: Barnabas's gift of encouragement. He was willing to give John
Mark another chance (15:36-41)—a risk that Paul, for the sake of the work, was not
willing to take.
Adage
Lord, make my words gracious and tender, for tomorrow I
may have to eat them!
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