2002春季长老
总题：认识身体（一）
第二篇　奴仆的灵
Message Two The Spirit of a Slave
读经：太二十25~28，腓二5~8，加五13，出二一1~6
Scripture Reading: Matt. 20:25-28; Phil. 2:5-8; Gal. 5:13; Exo. 21:1-6
壹　在召会中，作长老的并不比弟兄姊妹高;照着主的教训，长老们反而比较低，因为他们是奴仆─太二十25~28。
I.　The elders are not higher than the brothers and sisters in the church; rather, according to the Lord's teaching, the elders are lower because they are the slaves—Matt. 20:25-28.
贰　腓立比二章五至八节把基督摆在我们面前作我们的榜样，也是正当为人生活的模范：
II.　In Philippians 2:5-8 Christ is presented to us as our pattern, as a model of a proper human life:
一　这不是居高位之人的榜样，反而是为奴之人的榜样。
A.　This pattern is not of one who occupies a high position but of one who is a slave.
二　那些要跟随这个榜样的人，必须倒空自己，且降卑自己，成为奴仆。
B.　Those who would follow this pattern need to empty themselves and humble themselves to be slaves.
叁　作奴仆就是要有牺牲的灵─出二一1~6：
III.　To be a slave is to have the spirit of sacrifice—Exo. 21:1-6:
一　奴仆乃是不要求自己权利的人。
A.　A slave does not stand on his own rights.
二　奴仆总是愿意服事别人，为别人牺牲自己。
B.　A slave is always willing to serve others and to sacrifice himself for others.
三　出埃及二十一章一至六节的奴仆是基督的预表;按照这预表，我们若要以基督为榜样，就必须学习作奴仆，为着别人牺牲一切。
C.　According to the type in Exodus 21:1-6, where the slave is a type of Christ, if we would take Christ as our pattern, we must learn to be slaves, those who sacrifice everything for others.
肆　爱是成为奴仆的动力和必要条件─4~5节：
IV.　Love is the motive and prerequisite of being a slave—vv. 4-5:
一　继续作奴仆不是律法的要求，乃是自动的爱所激发的。
A.　Continuing as a slave is not a legal requirement—it is a matter motivated by voluntary love.
二　爱要求我们牺牲;没有牺牲，就没有爱─弗五2。
B.　Love requires sacrifice; without sacrifice there can be no love—Eph. 5:2.
伍　作为基督的奴仆，我们的地位该在门框旁边，有开启的耳朵，为要听从主人─出二一6。
V.　Our position as slaves of Christ should be at the doorpost, with an ear opened to listen to the Master—Exo. 21:6.
陆　每一位长老都必须是奴仆─太二十25~28：
VI.　Every elder must be a slave—Matt. 20:25-28:
一　神的子民需要有奴仆的灵。
A.　God's people need the spirit of a slave.
二　众召会中的长老们必须晓得，他们若不愿意作奴仆，就不能成为合式的长老。
B.　The elders in the churches need to realize that if they are not willing to be slaves, they cannot be proper elders.
三　在召会生活中没有阶级;我们都是弟兄，我们都必须像奴仆一样服事。
C.　In the church life there is no rank; we are all brothers, and we all must serve as slaves.