主已復活the Lord has risen 約翰福音 John 20:1-18 林原億牧師Rev Joseph Lin 珀斯中華基督教會母堂 Perth Chinese Christian Church , Main Church 1/4/2018 復活節聯合主日Easter combined Sunday service
猶太人三大節日:逾越節Passover、住棚節 Tabernacles、五旬節Pentecost 基督徒:聖誕節Christmas、復活節Easter 從節日學習順服神,敬拜神。今日教會也從特殊節期學習尊主為大,傳主福音。
但記這些事要叫你們信耶穌是基督, 是神 的兒子,並且叫你們信了他,就可以因他的 名得生命。 But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name. 約翰福音 John 20:31 約翰福音和前面三本福音書不一樣,其他的福音書都是一開頭就講神的兒子耶穌基督,但約翰是留到最後講。因為約翰是是用耶穌的復活證明耶穌是神的兒子,現在時候到了,約翰非常仔細的描寫主的復活。可見約翰看重主的復活。復活節絕不是一個小事,他對教會是非常重要的證據,證明主是神的兒子,他勝過死亡。
1. 七日的第一日清早,天還黒的時候,抹大拉的馬利亞來 到墳墓那裡,看見石頭從墳墓挪開了, 2. 就跑來見西門彼得和耶穌所愛的那個門徒,對他們說: 「有人把主從墳墓裡挪了去,我們不知道放在哪裡。」 1Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the entrance. 2 So she came running to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one Jesus loved, and said, “They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we don’t know where they have put him!” 一、主復活超過人的想像,代表這是神完全的工作 the Lord has Risen! It is beyond human imagination vv1-10
約翰福音非常詳細的形容了主的復活,作者清楚的描述遺留的細麻布跟頭巾,證明主是真的復活了
頭巾與包裹身體的麻紗布沒有辦法「包住復 活的力量」。約翰福音書的作者常常就是用 這種隱喻方式在象徵、說明某種事物的意義, 神的工作常是超乎人想像的。 The cloth was still lying in its place, separate from the linen. It is the symbol that expresses that the Lord has risen and it is beyond human imagination. 馬利亞是一面哭,一面低頭往墳墓裡看,他不像門徒會打盹,但他仍然不了解主怎麼消失了,因為神的工作不是人單用肉眼就可以看見了,神的啟示可以向人隱藏,也可以向人打開,這要看神的旨意。我們跟隨神也是一樣,我們不能單用肉眼就可以知道神的旨意,我們要仰望神,因為神的工作超過人的想像。
二、主復活使人有盼望,代表神的恩典夠用 the Lord has risen! It gives people hope vv11-14 13. 天使對他說:「婦人,你為什麼哭?」他說:「因為 有人把我主挪了去,我不知道放在哪裡。」 14 說了這話,就轉過身來。看見耶穌站在那裡,卻不知 道是耶穌。 13 They asked her, “Woman, why are you crying?” “They have taken my Lord away,” she said, “and I don’t know where they have put him.” 14 At this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, but she did not realize that it was Jesus. 二、主復活使人有盼望,代表神的恩典夠用 the Lord has risen! It gives people hope vv11-14
馬利亞最晚離開十字架,最早去看墳墓。 Mary left Jesus the latest but went to the tomb first. 彼得跟主所愛的門徒都回去了,馬利亞還在。 Peter and the other disciple had gone back home but Mary was still there. 馬利亞哭了。Mary is crying 主臨到馬利亞。The Lord comes to her. 「某晚,丈夫徹夜未歸,我苦等了整夜。隔天早上他一進門,劈頭第一句話竟說:「我要離婚。」 馬利亞感到絕望,因為他心裡有主。當他心裡有主,主也最先臨到他。 馬利亞Mary Magdalene
神是在我們感到絕望的時候,來到我們身邊的主, 主是在我們不知道往哪裡去,他指引我們的神,主 是在我們不認識他的時候,啟示我們認識他的主。 主是賜下盼望的主,使我們知道一定有路可走。 When we have no where to go, the Lord guides us. When we don’t know Him yet, He reveals Himself to us. He is the Lord who gives hope and makes a way for us. 田立克Paul Tillich終極關懷ultimate concern
16 耶穌說:「馬利亞。」馬利亞就轉過來,用 希伯來話對他說:「拉波尼!(拉波尼就是夫子 的意思。) 16 Jesus said to her, “Mary.” She turned toward him and cried out in Aramaic, “Rabboni!” (which means “Teacher”). 三、主復活使人生命改變,代表我們可以為主做見證 the Lord has risen! It makes people change vv15-18
福音最大的福音就是主的復活可以改變我們 的生命。 The most important aspect of the gospel is that the Lord’s resurrection can change our lives. 鄉下講道,重點不是我們在哪裡長大,重點是我們有沒有主。
道教Taoism:三魂七魄 3 soul 7 vigor +祖先崇拜ancestor worship 基督信仰Christianity:復活的 永生盼望 The hope of eternal life
基督復活的得勝力量就是願意幫助我們將主 的愛分享給更多人。 The victory of the resurrection's power is willing to help us to share the love of Lord to others. Rufen呼召:神呼召我們在各個領域去事奉, 成為人的祝福。God calls us to serve in all areas.
結論conclusion 復活節預表了主的得勝,也代表教會跟隨主 得勝。教會有從神來的能力可以成為更多人 的祝福。 Easter means the Lord’s victory. It also means Jesus’ followers – the church - will claim the same victory because Jesus’ victorious power is with the church and the church can become a blessing to others. 1900年庚子事變Genzi incident 結論conclusion