QT 28/04/2024 Sunday John 17 Privileged Listening. 聆听的特权

QT 28/04/2024 Sunday John 17
http://www.esvbible.org/john17

John overheard Jesus' conversation with the heavenly Father. This is awesome, a privilege similar to accompanying the High Priest into the Most Holy Place of the Tabernacle of the Exodus era. Count ourselves privileged to have read John 17.

Contrary to ideas from heretics, John 17:1-4 reminds us that the cross is the path to glory. This glory is for the Father and the Son, not us.

A goal of discipleship is the formation of the core belief that Jesus Christ was sent by the Father, believing that the Father had sent Jesus (John 17:8). Flowing from that is the priority to be sent into the world (John 17:18) to achieve the goal of persuading the world that Jesus Christ is from the Father (John 17:20-22).

REFLECTION: How has my calender and budget changed because of the above goal? How much airtime does John 17 have in your caregroup (The Father sent Jesus, Jesus sent you)?

To the world, the unity among believers would build up the belief that Jesus was sent by God (John 17:21,23). Healthy multiplication glorify God while divisions motivated by self destroy that witness.

REFLECTION: Are you willing to put aside self-interests and lesser issues so as to enhance the witness of the church before the watching world?

星期日2024年4月28日 今日读经：约翰福音17章
http://m.bbintl.org/bible/ncv/Jhn/17/
聆听的特权

约翰听到耶稣和天父的谈话。这是很棒很难得的，相等于在出埃及时代，陪同大祭司进到帐幕里的至圣所一样的荣幸。你能够阅读到约翰17章，是你们莫大的荣幸。

相对于非信徒的思想，约翰17:1-4提醒我们，十字架的道路是荣耀的道路。这荣耀是属于父和子的，不是我们的。

成为门徒的其中一个目标是构成我们信仰的核心，也就是耶稣基督是父所差遣的，我们相信父已差了耶稣(约17:8)。因为这样，人也被差到世界去(约17:18),以达到说服世界耶稣基督是从父而来的目标(约17:20-22)。

反思:我的时间表和财物预算如何随着以上的目标而改变？在你们小组聚会时，你们花了多少时间在翰福音17章的理念上（父差子，子差你们）？

对世界来说，信徒之间的团结能够建立耶稣是神所差的这种信念(约17:21,23)。健康的增长荣耀神，因自己的自私而分歧的将破坏那见证。

反思: 你是否愿撇开自己的个人利益和不重要的事 ，以致能够在世人面前，为教会作见证？