Unit 2: Ephesians，Session 7
Title: "復活的大能Resurrection Power" 4/14/2019
經文Scriptures：以弗所書Ephesians 1:15-23
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前言PREFACE: 今天的信息是關於能力。我們的世界是充滿濫用權力或能力，如個人、社區、政府、有時教會。但好消息是同樣的能力使耶穌復活，也能復活我們。也就是說我們能增加這權，過著勝利的生活，因為在耶穌裏能擊敗死亡。Today’s session talks about power; our world is chocked –full of examples
of abuses of power. Communities
do it. Governments do it. Sometimes people claiming to be the church do it. The
good news is the same power that raised Jesus from the dead can raise us, too!
It means we have access to a power than can enable us to live in victory,
because in Christ, even death itself has been defeated.
上週Last
Week：我們看過上帝如何拯救世界的計畫影響我們的過去、現在、與未來。We looked at how God’s plan for redeeming the
world involves our past, present, and future.
這週This
Week：我們將發現耶穌復活的大能如何也能應驗在我們身上。We will discover how the same power that
raised Jesus from the dead can be at work in us.
1. 我們需更認識上帝We Need to Know
God Better: 經文
Scriptures: 以弗所書Ephesians
1:15-18,
15, 因此、我既聽見你們信從主耶穌、親愛眾聖徒、16,
就為你們不住的感謝 神、禱告的時候、常題到你們．17,
求我們主耶穌基督的 神、榮耀的父、將那賜人智慧和啟示的靈、賞給你們、使你們真知道祂．18,
並且照明你們心中的眼睛、使你們知道祂的恩召有何等指望．祂在聖徒中得的基業、有何等豐盛的榮耀．15-18, For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the
Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints, 16, I have not stopped giving
thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers. 17, I keep asking that the God
of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of
wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better. 18. I pray also that
the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope
to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in the
saints,
解經Commentary from N.I.V.
p.2529 & 靈修版520頁:
v. 16 保羅為以弗所教會禱告，希望他們更認識基督。基督是我們的榜樣，我們 越親近祂，越深入的認識祂，我們就越像祂。經我們在聖經的福音書讀到有關接近2,000年前耶穌的生活，加上現在的禱告就認識祂。個人對耶穌的認知就將改變我們的生命。Paul prayed that the Ephesians would know Christ better. Christ
is our model, and the more we know of him, the more we will be like him. Study
Jesus’ life in the Gospels to see what he was like on earth nearly 2,000 years
ago and get to know him in prayer now. Personal knowledge of Christ will
change our life.
v.18, 我們所得的盼望並非含糊之感，而是在基督裏得勝的完全保證。這種十足 的把握是由聖靈在我們心裏工作產生的。(參羅馬書8:23,24; 以弗所書4:4; 歌羅1:5; 帖前1:3; 比前3:15 )。
the hope we have is
not a vague feeling that the future will be positive, but it is complete assurance of certain victory through God. This complete
certainly comes to us through the Holy Spirit who is working in us. For more on
hope, (see Romans 8:23, 24; Ephesians 4:4;
Colossians 1:5; 1 Thessalonians 1:3; 1 Peter 3:15.)
2.
經驗上帝的大能To Experience the Power of God經文 Scriptures :
以弗所書Ephesians
1:19-21, 並知道他向我們這信的人所顯的能力、是何等浩大、 就是照他在基督身上、所運行的大能大力、使他從死裡復活、叫他在天上坐在自己的右邊、遠超過一切執政的、掌權的、有能的、主治的、和一切有名的．不但是今世的、連來世的也都超過了．
Ephesians 1:19-21, and his incomparably great power for us who believe. That power
is like the working of his mighty strength, which he exerted in Christ when he raised him
from the dead and seated him at his right hand in
the heavenly realms, far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and
every title that can be given, not only in the present age but also in the one
to come.
解經Commentary以弗所書Ephesians1:19-21,
保羅繼續為教會禱告, 禱告在生活中他們知道上帝的大能。這大能使耶穌從死裡復活。 這能力使我們得自由不受控制，和不怕現代之惡魔或死亡所干擾。Paul continues his prayer for the church,
praying they would know the very power of God in their lives. It’s the power that raised Jesus from the dead. It’s power to be free from the dominion and fear of the evils of the present
age and even death itself.
上帝的大能並不代表我們都不會生病或不面對困難、挑戰、宗教的迫害、甚至 死亡。但是說我們現在和未來遠離他們控制我們的生命。The
power of God doesn’t mean we won’t get sick or won’t face struggles,
challenges, persecution, or even death. It means we are free from their reign
and rule in our lives, both in the present and in the future.
信徒能接受和經驗的方式是什麼 ? 如我們邀請聖靈充滿我們、住在我們裡面， 並且在日常生活中服從祂的引導，就能經驗到聖靈之同在了。
If we
invite the fullness of the Holy Spirit into our life and live daily in obedience to the
Spirit’s leading.
3.
在教會中In the Church: 經文 Scriptures reading: 以弗所書Ephesians 1:22-23, 22-23, 又將萬有服在他的腳下、使他為教會作萬有之首．23,
教會是他的身體、是那充滿萬有者所充滿的。And God
placed all things under his feet and appointed him to be head over everything
for the church, which is his body, the fullness of him who fills everything in every
way.
解經: 靈修版521頁, Commentary from N.I.V.
p.2530 Ephesians1:22-23, “充滿”就是指基督把恩典和福氣充充足足給教會，教會就應該把它完全彰選出來。基督是教會的頭，我們是教會的身體(參考羅12:4-5; 林前12:12-27; 西3:15和整本的以弗所書)。身體的形象表明教會的合一，每個成員和其他部分緊密合作，做基督在地上的工作。Fullness refers to Christ
filling the church with gifts and blessings. The church should be the full
expression of Christ, who himself fills everything (3:19). Christ is the
head and we are the body of his church (Romans 12:4, 5:1,
Corinthians 12:12-27; and Colossians 3:15 as well as throughout the book of
Ephesians). The image of the body shows the church’s as
they go about doing Christ’s work on earth.
4. 結論Conclusion: 在這聖枝主日 (也是復活節前的禮拜天，歡迎基督在受難前日耶路撒冷的紀念日) ，復活節之前一週我們開始慶祝叫做HOLY WEEK。真是很適當的時間叮嚀我們是基督的身子，耶穌用了極大的犧牲在十字架上與巨大的勝利。我們可以慶祝這個事實就是耶穌總是與其教會同在嗎？耶穌總是與教會同在的意思是說我們從不孤獨。事實就是教會是耶穌的身體，幫助我們記得耶穌建照祂的教會並不是我們，我們是祂的同工。我們能有爽快宜人的信心啊! On this Palm Sunday, we begin the
celebration of Holy Week. What a fitting time to remind ourselves as the body
of Christ, of the enormous cost and tremendous victory won on the cross of
Jesus. May we celebrate the truth that Jesus is with
His church always? The living presence of Christ in the church means that we
are never alone. The fact that the church is His body helps us remember that
He builds His church. We do not. We are but coworkers with Him. Thus, we
can be gloriously confident.
復活的大能Resurrection Power
