2006春季长老
总题：以牧养的路传扬福音并复兴召会
第一篇　为着召会的建造过牧养的生活
Message One Living a Shepherding Life for the Building Up of the Church
读经：路二二31~33，可十六7，约二一15~19，林后七2~7，十二15
Scripture Reading: Luke 22:31-33, Mark 16:7, John 21:15-19, 2 Cor. 7:2-7, 12:15
壹　约翰二十一章论到牧养，乃是约翰福音的完成和总结;牧养乃是开启约翰福音的钥匙：
I.　John 21, a chapter on shepherding, is the completion and consummation of the gospel of John ; shepherding is the key to the Gospel of John
一　如果我们不认识牧养是什么，整卷约翰福音对我们就是空洞的;惟有我们牧养别人时，我们才能内在的认识约翰福音─三16，四10，14，十9~18，二一15~17。
A.　If we do not know what shepherding is ,the entire Gospel of John will be in vain to us; it is only when we shepherd others that we can know John in an intrinsic way─3: 16; 4: 10, 10: 9～18; 21: 15～17
二　约翰福音这卷书论到基督借着顾惜并喂养我们，来作我们的生命;顾惜人是使人快乐、愉快、舒适，（太九10，路七34，）喂养人是以包罗万有的基督供应人（太二四45~47）：─引用经文
B.　The Gospel of John is a book on Christ coming to be our life by cherishing and nourishing us; to cherish people is to make them happy, pleasant,and comfortable(Matt.9: 10; Luke7: 34),and to nourish people is to feed them with the all–inclusive Christ(Matt.24: 45～47)
1　基督这位神救主被拿但业认出是神子时，祂告诉拿但业说，他将要看见天开了，神的使者上去下来在祂这位人子身上，象雅各在梦中所见的天梯一样;这对拿但业是一种顾惜，鼓励他跟从主，使他有分于主的喂养，而得着整卷约翰福音里所启示一切神圣的益处─一45~51。
1.　When Christ as the God–Savior was recognized by Nathanael as the Son of God, He told him that he would see heaven opened and the angels of God ascending and descending on Him as the Son of Man ,like the heavenly ladder seen by Jacob in his dream; this was a kind of cherishing to encourage Nathanael to follow Him so that he might participate in His nourishment with all the divine benefits as revealed in the entire Gospel of John─1: 45～51
2　当基督这位神救主要救一个不道德的撒玛利亚妇人时，祂必须从犹太经过撒玛利亚往加利利去，而从撒玛利亚主要的路上绕道往叙加城，在靠近叙加的雅各井旁等候祂的对象来，为要借着请妇人给祂水喝，而顾惜她，好用生命的水喂养她，这生命水就是涌流的三一神自己─四3~14。
2.　When Christ as the God–Savior wanted to save an immoral woman of Samaria, He had to travel from Judea to Galilee through Samaria and detoured from the main way of Samaria to the city of Sychar, and He waited at the well of Jacob, near Sychar ,for His object to come so that He might cherish her by asking her to give Him something to drink and so that He might nourish her with the water of life, which is the flowing of the Triune God Himself─4; 3～14
3　当那些指控的法利赛人中没有一个能定罪那行淫的妇人时，基督这位神救主在祂的人性里对妇人说，“我也不定你的罪，”好顾惜她，使祂这位伟大的“我是”能喂养她，叫她从罪得自由，并使她能“不…再犯罪”─八3~11，24，34~36。
3.　When none of the accusing Pharisees could condemn the adulterous woman ,Christ as the God–Savior ,in His humanity, said to her, "Neither do I condemn you, "to cherish her that He, as the great I Am ,might nourish her with the freedom from sin and enable her to" sin no more"─8: 3～11, 24,34～36
贰　主在复活之后牧养彼得，又托付彼得要喂养祂的小羊，并牧养祂的羊;这是把使徒的职事与基督天上的职事合并，以照顾神的羊群，就是召会，结果带进基督的身体─二一15~17：
II.　After His resurrection, the Lord shepherded Peter and commissioned him to feed His lambs and shepherd His sheep; this is to incorporate the apostolic ministry with Christ's heavenly ministry to take care of God's flock, the church, which issues in the Body of Christ─21: 15～17
一　彼得对他天然的力量和才干很有自信，他甚至认为自己能同主下监，同主受死─路二二33。
A.　Peter was self–confident in his natural strength and ability ,even to the point of thinking that he would follow the lord both to prison and to death─Luke22: 23
二　彼得受到试验;他三次否认主，甚至在一个小小的使女面前否认主─约十八15~18，25~27。
B.　Peter was tested and he denied the Lord three times ,even before a little maid─John18: 15～18 ,25～27
三　彼得彻彻底底被打倒，结果完全失败，这使他领悟自己完全不可靠，他不该再对自己有信心─太二六69~75，参腓三3。
C.　Peter was absolutely defeated and became a complete failure so that he might realize that he was absolutely untrustworthy and should no longer have any confidence in himself─Matt.26: 69～75; cf.Phil.3: 3
四　我们所经过的试炼，被主用来筛去、拆毁我们天然的性情和习惯，并带进圣灵成熟而甘甜的构成─罗八28，路二二31~32，参耶四八11。
D.　The trials through which we pass are used by the Lord to sift and destroy our natural disposition and habits and bring in the constitution of the Holy Spirit in maturity and sweetness─Rom.8: 28; Luke22: 31～32; cf.Jer.48: 11
五　天使报给三位发现奴仆救主复活之姊妹的口信，是要她们“去告诉祂的门徒和彼得”─可十六7，参彼前五13：
E.　The angel's message to the three sisters who discovered the resurrection of the Slave–Savior was for them to" go ,tell His disciples and Peter"─Mark16: 7; cf.1Pet.5: 13
1　“和彼得”一辞指明，虽然彼得失败了、跌倒了、堕落了，主却没有弃绝他;“和彼得”的意思也就是“和你”─这个象彼得那样失败的你。
1.　The phrase and Peter indicates that although Peter failed, stumbled ,and fall, the Lord had not forsaken him; and Peter also means and you ─you who have failed like Peter
2　但愿我们看见主对我们的心;要祂不爱你、忘记你、弃绝你，乃是不可能的─罗五6~10，亚二8，赛四九15~16。
2.　May we all see what kind of heart the Lord has toward us; it is impossible for Him not to love you ,for Him to forget you ,or for Him to forsake you─Rom.5: 6～10; Zech.2: 8; Isa.49: 15～16
六　主来恢复彼得对祂的爱，嘱咐他牧养主的召会，并为日后的殉道预备他，使他不再信靠天然的力量跟从主─约二一15~19。
F.　The Lord came to restore Peter's love toward Him ,to charge him with the shepherding of His church, and to Prepare him for his martyrdom so that he would not follow Him with any confidence in his natural strength─ John 21: 15～19
七　我们要结果子并喂养人，就需要享受并涌流出神圣生命的丰富;这需要我们爱主─15~17节，七38。
G.　To bear fruit and feed others ,we need to enjoy and flow out the riches of the divine life; this requires that we love Him─vv.15～17; 7: 38
八　经过失败，彼得学会凭着在主里的信心，谦卑的服事弟兄们，牧养神的羊群─路二二31~32，彼前五2~6。
H.　Through Peter's failure ,he learned to serve the brothers by faith in the Lord and with humility ,shepherding the flock of God─Luck22: 31～32; 1Pet.5: 2～6
叁　以牧养的路传扬福音并复兴召会，是在爱里将基督供应人的生活，使召会得建造;这种生活乃是多结果子的生活─徒二十20，31，林前八1下，约十五5：
III.　Taking the shepherding way to preach the gospel and revive the church is a life of ministering Christ to others in love for the building up of the church; this life is a fruitful life─Acts20: 20,31; 1Cor.12: 31b; 13: 4～8,13
一　在照顾众召会并牧养众圣徒上，所需要的乃是供应的生命中那亲密的关切─林后七2~7，十二15，门7，12：
A.　In taking care of the churches and in shepherding the saints ,what is needed is the intimate concern of a ministering life─2Cor.7: 2～7; 12: 15; Philem.7,12
1　在牧养圣徒的时候，我们可能叫人死;这样叫人死，这样不结果子的原因，就是缺乏亲密的关切─参林后三6：
1.　In shepherding the saints, it is possible that we may kill others; the reason for this killing, this fruitlessness, is the lack of intimate concern─cf.2Cor.3: 6
a　神话中的奶，也就是基督的生命供应，应当用以喂养在基督里的初信者，而不是用以“煮”他们─彼前二2，出二三19下。
a.　The milk of God, the life supply of Christ, should be used to nourish the new believers in Christ, not to "boil"them─1Pet.2: 2; Exo.23: 19b
b　我们若有才能执行一项工作，但缺少亲密的关切，我们的工作就不会结果子;我们的心必须是宽宏的，能容纳所有的信徒，不论他们的光景如何─林后六10~11。
b.　If we have the ability to carry on a work but lack an intimate concern, our work will be fruitless; our heart must be enlarged to embrace all believers regardless of their condition.
2　我们能否结果子，能结多少果子，并不在于我们能作什么，乃在于我们是否有亲密的关切。
2.　How fruitful we are, how much fruit we bear ,does not depend on what we are able to do; it depends on whether we have an intimate concern.
3　供应的生命是一种温暖别人的生命;我们若要把生命供应给众圣徒，就必须对他们有真正的关切，就是富有情感，既深刻又亲密的关切。
3.　A ministering life is a life that warms up others; if we would minister life to the saints we must have a genuine concern for them ,a concern that is emotional, deep, and intimate.　
二　为着建造基督的身体，在我们的所是所作上，爱乃是极超越的路─提后一7，林前十二31下，十三4~8，13：
B.　Love is the most excellent way for us to be anything for the building up of the Body of Christ─2Tim.1: 7; 1Cor.12: 31b; 13: 4～8,13
1　久不聚会的人以为召会定罪他们;我们需要有一种爱，去告诉他们，召会并不定罪任何人;反之，召会愿意看见所有久不聚会的人回来。
1.　We must have the kind of love to go and tell the dormant ones who think that the church condemns them that the church does not condemn anyone; rather, the church wants to see all the dormant ones come back.
2　若没有主的怜悯，我们会和久不聚会的人一样;因此，我们必须爱他们。
2.　Without the Lord's mercy we would be the same as the dormant ones; therefore, we must love them
3　这一切都在于爱，正如智慧的王所罗门所说的：“爱能遮掩一切过错”─箴十12下。
3.　It all depends upon love, as the wise king Solomon said" Love covers all transgressipns"─Prov.10: 12b
4　“知识是叫人自高自大，惟有爱建造人”─林前八1下。
4.　"Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up"─1Cor.8: 1b