Aug08【每日活水】为了福音一同服侍

 

腓立比书2:19~30

提摩太和以巴弗提
19我靠主耶稣指望快打发提摩太去见你们,叫我知道你们的事,心里就得着安慰。
20因为我没有别人与我同心,实在挂念你们的事。
21别人都求自己的事,并不求耶稣基督的事。
22但你们知道提摩太的明证;他兴旺福音,与我同劳,待我像儿子待父亲一样。
23所以,我一看出我的事要怎样了结,就盼望立刻打发他去;
24但我靠着主自信我也必快去。
25然而,我想必须打发以巴弗提到你们那里去。他是我的兄弟,与我一同做工,一同当兵,是你们所差遣的,也是供给我需用的。
26他很想念你们众人,并且极其难过,因为你们听见他病了。
27他实在是病了,几乎要死;然而 神怜恤他,不但怜恤他,也怜恤我,免得我忧上加忧。
28所以我越发急速打发他去,叫你们再见他,就可以喜乐,我也可以少些忧愁。
29故此,你们要在主里欢欢乐乐地接待他,而且要尊重这样的人;
30因他为做基督的工夫,几乎至死,不顾性命,要补足你们供给我的不及之处。

Timothy and Epaphroditus
19I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon, that I also may be cheered when I receive news about you.
20I have no one else like him, who will show genuine concern for your welfare.
21For everyone looks out for their own interests, not those of Jesus Christ.
22But you know that Timothy has proved himself, because as a son with his father he has served with me in the work of the gospel.
23I hope, therefore, to send him as soon as I see how things go with me.
24And I am confident in the Lord that I myself will come soon.
25But I think it is necessary to send back to you Epaphroditus, my brother, co-worker and fellow soldier, who is also your messenger, whom you sent to take care of my needs.
26For he longs for all of you and is distressed because you heard he was ill.
27Indeed he was ill, and almost died. But God had mercy on him, and not on him only but also on me, to spare me sorrow upon sorrow.
28Therefore I am all the more eager to send him, so that when you see him again you may be glad and I may have less anxiety.
29So then, welcome him in the Lord with great joy, and honor people like him,
30because he almost died for the work of Christ. He risked his life to make up for the help you yourselves could not give me.
 

内容观察

1.保罗如何向腓立比教会介绍提摩太?(20,22 节)

2.以巴弗提是一个怎样的人? (25,30节)

 

思考与默想

 

3.保罗为什么想要差派提摩太和以巴弗提到腓立比教会去?
 

个人感受

4.看到保罗为了建造腓立比教会,计划差派同为福音劳苦的同工前去帮助,我有什么感想?
 

决心与应用

5.我何时曾与群体一起同心合意传扬福音?

6.为了和肢体联合,齐心协力服事教会并兴旺福音,我决定要怎么做?

同心(20节):指有着同样的心意。

经得起考验(22节):指靠着信心胜过现实的困难,并借此表明了自己的忠诚。

灵修指南

保罗认为要将腓立比教会建造成完全的教会,就需要拥有一起同心服事的同工,所以他计划差派提摩太和以巴弗提到他们中间。提摩太在保罗第二次宣教旅行时,与他一同建立了腓立比教会,又在保罗第三次宣教旅行时访问了腓立比,因此他很了解腓立比教会的状况(19节)。此外,提摩太不求自己的事,只求耶稣基督的事,是一位经得起考验的同工(20—22节),而以巴弗提是保罗口中的弟兄、同工和战友,是腓立比教会差遣来供应保罗需要的(25节),同时他也是为了做基督的工作而不顾性命的人(30节)。保罗希望这两位委身的同工加人,能够让腓立比教会的根基更为巩固。如今,我们所处的时代同样需要为了教会全然摆上的同工,甚愿我们在得蒙呼召之地,照着主的恩赐补足教会的需要,成为为 了福音一同服侍的同工。
 

内室祷告

愿我放下私欲,不求自己的益处,单单为了教会和福音摆上,成为蒙主使用的门徒

 

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