12-25-2011: 極貴重的禮物
- 信息題目
- 極貴重的禮物
- 講員
- 姜禮振牧師
- 引用經文
- 約翰福音 3:16
信息摘要
1. 是因神的愛而賜給我們（看約翰福音 3:16）
- 在創造萬物時顯明（看創世記 1:24–25）
- 在造人的啟示中顯明（看創世記 1:26–29）
- 在管教時表達（看創世記 3:17、希伯來書 12:6）
今天我們帶著充滿感恩的心來慶祝耶穌的誕生。在基督身上我們看到神對人永遠不改變的愛，神的恩典是人所不能測度的，今天的經文是約翰福音 3:16：‘神愛世人，甚至將他的獨生子賜給他們，叫一切信他的，不至滅亡，反得永生。’ 神是如此的愛我們，衪把衪的獨生子賜給我們，叫我們不至滅亡，反得永生。這種愛是我們不能想像的。神在創造萬物時已顯明衪對人的愛。神在前五天先創造萬物，當一切都準備好了，在第六天才創造人。衪把衪的生命和形像放在人身上，衪的一切真、善、美也就是人一生所追求的總和。神就是愛。因為有神我們會彼此相愛。在神的管教中，衪表達出衪對我們的愛。神教導我們要依照衪的話語活著，才能得到衪的祝福。
2. 是在耶穌基督裡（看約翰福音 3:16、羅馬書 5:6–8）
- 神的獨生子（看約翰一書 4:9–10）
- 一切的應許（看哥林多後書 1:20）
- 在十字架上–擔當我們的罪（看彼得前書 2:24–25）
衪給我們極貴重的禮物，就是在耶穌基督裡，衪賜給我們衪的獨生愛子。就如保羅說的：‘神本性一切的豐盛都有形有體的居住在基督裡面’，我們在基督裡就得到神一切的豐盛，因為基督的生命與神相同、與神聯結。神的本性和一切的豐盛都在耶穌基督裡，神一切的應許也都在基督裡實現。保羅在哥林多後書說：‘神的應許，不論有多少，在基督都是是的’——都是阿們的。基督在十字架上擔當我們的罪，救恩在耶穌基督裡就得成就了。
3. 是憑著信心而得的祝福（看約翰福音 1:12）
- 從滅亡到永生（看約翰福音 3:15–16）
- 從定罪到得救（看約翰福音 3:17–18）
- 從黑暗到光明（看約翰福音 3:19–21）
我們是受到神恩典和蒙恩的人，我們要分享神的愛，我們要憑著信心去恢復神造我們時給我們的真、善、美。十字架的救恩幫助我們恢復神與我們的關係，恢復我們與人的關係，也恢復我們和自己的關係。這樣的禮物是憑著信心而得到的祝福。這樣的祝福讓我們從滅亡轉到永生，從絕望中找到傍望，從定罪中得到救恩，從黑暗裡進到光明。
結論
你有沒有接受神賜給你的禮物？神所做一切已顯明衪對我們的愛，衪甚至賜給我們衪的獨生愛子。現今時侯到了，打開你的心門，讓神的禮物進入你的心中。主把喜樂和平安放在禮物裡，求主讓我們的心準備好來接收神給我們的禮物。告訴主：‘我要得這份最尊貴的禮物，讓我一生享受神的愛，我也願意活出神的愛，用愛心去鼓勵和安慰我們四週所有的人。’
Sermon Summary
- Topic
- A Very Precious Gift
- Scripture
- John 3:16
- Speaker
- Pastor Michael Chiang
1. Because of His love for us, we are blessed with this precious gift. (see John 3:16)
- His love manifested during His first 6 days of creation (see Genesis 1:24–25)
- His love manifested while He created man (see Genesis 1:26–29)
- With love, He guides us (see Genesis 3:17, Hebrews 12:6)
To celebrate the birth of Jesus, we come today with our grateful hearts. God’s everlasting love for us manifested with the coming of Christ. His grace is unfathomable. As we read today’s verse from the Gospel of John 3:16, “God loved the world so much that he gave his one and only Son. Anyone who believes in him will not perish but will have eternal life.” In the first five days when God created the world, all things that would benefit man were completed first. On the sixth day, God created man in His own likeness. Truth, splendor and benevolence, which God had given us, are the ultimate goal that we spend our lives in pursuing. God is love, and because of Him, we are able to love one another. From His teaching, we tasted His love for us. He commands us to live by His words, and His blessing will be upon us.
2. In Christ, we see His love for us (see John 3:16, Romans 5:6–8)
- God sent His only beloved son to bear our sins (see 1 John 4:9–10)
- All God’s promises are yes through Christ (2 Corinthians 1:20)
- On the Cross, Christ had carried all our sins (1 Peter 2:24–25)
The precious gift that God grants us is in Jesus Christ. He gave us his only beloved son. Paul said, “God’s whole nature is living in Christ in human form.” The life of Christ is God. It is joined with God. All God’s being and abundance is in Jesus Christ. All God’s promises are fulfilled in Christ. In 2 Corinthians 1:20, Paul said, “God has made a great many promises. They are all ‘Yes’ because of what Christ has done. So through Christ we say ‘Amen.’” Christ had shouldered our sins on the cross, and our salvation in Jesus Christ was achieved.
3. Blessed through our Faith (see John 1:12)
- From death to eternal life (see John 1:15–16)
- From judgment to salvation (see John 1:17–18)
- From darkness to light (see John 1:19–21)
While we are blessed with God’s grace, we are to share God’s love with others. With our faith, we will reinstate in us the truth, splendor and benevolence that God has given us. We will restore our relationships with other men, and we will recover the relationships with ourselves. This precious gift is God’s blessing flourishing from our faith. It will lead us from destruction into eternal life, from despair into hopefulness, from transgression into salvation, and from fumbling in the darkness into walking towards God’s light.
Conclusion
Have you accepted God’s precious gift to you? God has shown us in many ways how He loves us. He even sacrificed his one and only beloved son for us. The time is now to open your hearts and let God’s precious gift come into you. God’s gift is full of joy and peace. We ask God to help us prepare in acceptance of this amazing gift. Tell God, ‘I crave your cherished gift. Let me bath in God’s love all through my life. I am willing to live out God’s love by sharing, comforting, and supporting those around me.’
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