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Programu ya Cheti inajibu maswali ya kuchagua jibu. Shahada ya Mshiriki inaongeza maswali ya kujaza pengo; M.Div. na Th.M. zinaongeza hayo na maswali ya majibu mafupi. Asilimia 90 ya kila sehemu inahitajika ili kufaulu.
Siku ya 1 — Lengo: Kristo KatikatiDay 1 — The Aim: Christ at the Center
Ikiwa Sehemu ya 4 ilimhubiri Mungu aliyeko, Sehemu ya 6 inamhubiri Mungu aliyekuja. Hii ndiyo sehemu iliyo karibu zaidi na moyo wa mahubiri yote, kwa maana Paulo aliazimia asijue neno lo lote kati ya Wakorintho ila Kristo aliyesulibiwa. Lengo si kuyapitia maisha ya mtu mashuhuri, bali kumweka Kristo aliye hai mbele ya msikilizaji ili amtazame, amwamini, na amfuate. Mahubiri juu ya Kristo yanayomwacha msikilizaji akimstaajabia tu mwalimu mkuu yameshindwa; lazima yamhubiri Mwokozi na Bwana.If Unit 4 preached the God who is, Unit 6 preaches the God who came. This is the unit nearest the heart of all preaching, for Paul resolved to know nothing among the Corinthians but Christ crucified. The aim is not to survey a famous life but to set the living Christ before the hearer so that he beholds, believes, and follows. A sermon on Christ that leaves the hearer admiring a great teacher has failed; it must present a Savior and Lord.
Siku ya 2 — Uti wa Mgongo wa Fundisho (kwa ufupi; toleo kamili liko katika Teolojia ya Utaratibu, Sehemu ya 3)Day 2 — The Doctrinal Backbone (lean; full version in Systematic Theology Unit 3)
Nafsi Yake. Yesu Kristo ni Mungu kamili na mwanadamu kamili, Mwana wa milele aliyefanyika mwili (kufanyika mwili, yaani umwilisho). Maisha Yake yasiyo na dhambi. Aliishika sheria ambayo sisi hatukuweza kuishika. Msalaba Wake. Alikufa kama mbadala wetu, akibeba adhabu ya dhambi. Ufufuo Wake. Alifufuka kwa mwili siku ya tatu, akiishinda mauti. Kupaa Kwake na utawala Wake. Alipaa mbinguni na sasa anatawala kama Bwana. Kurudi Kwake. Atakuja tena. Weka sehemu hii kwa ufupi; waelekeze wanafunzi kwenye Teolojia ya Utaratibu, Sehemu ya 3, kwa maelezo kamili, na uonyeshe kwamba matendo kadhaa kati ya haya (msalaba, ufufuo, kurudi kwake) kila moja linastahili mahubiri yake mwenyewe.His Person. Jesus Christ is fully God and fully man, the eternal Son who became flesh (the incarnation). His sinless life. He kept the law we could not keep. His cross. He died as our substitute, bearing the penalty of sin. His resurrection. He rose bodily on the third day, conquering death. His ascension and reign. He ascended and now reigns as Lord. His return. He will come again. Keep this compressed; point students to ST Unit 3 for the full treatment, and note that several of these movements (the cross, the resurrection, the return) each deserve their own sermon.
Siku ya 3 — Hatua ya KimahubiriDay 3 — The Homiletical Move
Somo: kazi ya Kristo. Swali la uchunguzi: “Kristo ametutendea nini?” Neno kiini: matendo (matendo makuu ya wokovu). Neno kiini linazaa hoja nne, kila moja juu ya kifungu chake — na angalia mwendo uliokusudiwa katika wakati, kutoka mbinguni hadi duniani na kurudi tena mbinguni:Subject: the work of Christ. Interrogative: “What has Christ done for us?” Keyword: movements (the great saving acts). The keyword yields four points, each on its own text — and notice the deliberate movement through time, from heaven to earth and back to heaven:
| Hoja (neno kiini: matendo)Point (keyword: movements) | Kifungu cha msingiAnchor text |
|---|---|
| 1. Alishuka — Kufanyika Mwili1. He came down — the Incarnation | Yohana 1:14; Wafilipi 2:6–7John 1:14; Philippians 2:6–7 |
| 2. Alikufa kwa ajili yetu — Msalaba2. He died for us — the Cross | Isaya 53:5–6; 1 Petro 2:24Isaiah 53:5–6; 1 Peter 2:24 |
| 3. Alifufuka — Ufufuo3. He rose again — the Resurrection | 1 Wakorintho 15:3–41 Corinthians 15:3–4 |
| 4. Anarudi — Kurudi Kwake4. He is coming back — the Return | 1 Wathesalonike 4:16–171 Thessalonians 4:16–17 |
Matendo manne, vifungu vinne, somo moja. Mhubiri aliyapanga matendo ya wokovu kwa mfuatano (kimada, kideduktivu), lakini kila moja linasimama juu ya kifungu chake — na mwendo wenyewe, kutoka horini hadi msalabani hadi kaburi tupu hadi Mfalme ajaye, unahubiri.Four movements, four texts, one subject. The preacher arranged the saving acts in order (topical, deductive), yet each rests on its own passage — and the arc itself, from manger to cross to empty tomb to coming King, preaches.
Kabla ya kukuza tendo moja kuwa mahubiri, acha kila moja lieleweke kwa jinsi lilivyo. Hizi si hadithi nne zilizotengana, bali ni kazi moja ya wokovu katika matendo manne.Before developing one movement as a sermon, let each be understood for what it is. These are not four separate stories but one saving work in four acts.
1. Alishuka — Kufanyika Mwili (Yohana 1:14; Wafilipi 2:6–7). Mwana wa milele hakuanza Bethlehemu; Yeye alikuwa Mungu siku zote. Hata hivyo “Neno alifanyika mwili, akakaa kwetu,” naye aliyekuwa na namna ya Mungu “alijifanya kuwa hana utukufu, akatwaa namna ya mtumwa.” Huku ndiko kushuka kukuu: Mungu hakutuma ujumbe wala malaika, bali alikuja Mwenyewe — Mungu kamili na mwanadamu kamili katika Nafsi moja. Na asili hiyo mbili inapita katika siku Zake zote. Kama mwanadamu alitembea juu ya mavumbi ya nchi, lakini kama Mungu alitembea juu ya Bahari ya Galilaya. Kama mwanadamu alichoka, lakini kama Mungu alisema, “Njoni kwangu, ninyi nyote msumbukao.” Kama mwanadamu aliona kiu msalabani, lakini kama Mungu Yeye ndiye maji yaliyo hai. Kama mwanadamu aliona njaa, lakini kama Mungu Yeye ndiye mkate wa uzima. Kama mwanadamu alikufa msalabani, lakini kama Mungu alitoka siku tatu baadaye akiwa na uweza mkononi Mwake. Mfumo huo huo wa Mungu-mwanadamu unaonekana katika jinsi Mungu bado anavyolitumia Neno Lake: Biblia ilivuviwa na Mungu lakini iliandikwa na wanadamu, na mahubiri yenyewe ni tukio la Kimungu na la kibinadamu — kweli ya Mungu Mwenyewe ikibebwa kwa sauti ya mwanadamu.1. He came down — the Incarnation (John 1:14; Philippians 2:6–7). The eternal Son did not begin at Bethlehem; He was always God. Yet “the Word became flesh and dwelt among us,” and He who was in the form of God “made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a servant.” This is the great descent: God did not send a message or an angel, but came Himself — fully God and fully man in one Person. And that two-fold nature runs through all His days. As a man He walked on the dust of the earth, but as God He walked out on the Sea of Galilee. As a man He grew tired, but as God He said, “Come to Me, all you who are weary.” As a man He thirsted on the cross, but as God He is the living water. As a man He hungered, but as God He is the bread of life. As a man He died on the cross, but as God He came forth three days later with power in His hand. The same God/man pattern marks how God still works His Word: the Bible was divinely inspired yet written by men, and preaching itself is a divine and human event — God’s own truth carried through a man’s voice.
2. Alikufa kwa ajili yetu — Msalaba (Isaya 53:5–6; 1 Petro 2:24). Kushuka kule kulikuwa na mahali pa kufikia. Alishuka ili apande juu — juu msalabani. Hakufa kama shahidi afavyo, kwa ajili ya jambo fulani; hakufa kama shujaa afavyo, kwa ajili ya rafiki zake; alikufa kama mbadala afavyo, kwa ajili ya adui zake. Adhabu ilikuwa yetu, lakini majeraha yalikuwa Yake. Tunalikuza tendo hili kikamilifu hapo chini, kwa maana ndilo kitovu ambacho matendo mengine matatu yanakielekea.2. He died for us — the Cross (Isaiah 53:5–6; 1 Peter 2:24). The descent had a destination. He came down in order to go up — up onto a cross. He did not die as a martyr dies, for a cause; He did not die as a hero dies, for his friends; He died as a substitute dies, for His enemies. The punishment was ours, but the wounds were His. We develop this movement in full below, for it is the center toward which the other three lean.
3. Alifufuka — Ufufuo (1 Wakorintho 15:3–4). Msalaba bila kaburi tupu ungekuwa hadithi ya huzuni kuliko zote zilizowahi kusimuliwa; pamoja nalo, ni habari njema kuliko zote zilizowahi kusikiwa. “Alizikwa; na ... alifufuka siku ya tatu, kama yanenavyo maandiko.” Kama mwanadamu moyo Wake ulisimama, wakamlaza katika kaburi la mtu mwingine, lakini kama Mungu hakuweza kushikwa na mauti. Ufufuo ni hukumu ya hadharani ya Baba kwamba gharama ilikubaliwa kikamilifu — stakabadhi iliyogongwa muhuri imelipwa na kupigiliwa kwenye mlango wa kaburi tupu. Mwokozi aliyekufa hawezi kumsamehe mtu ye yote; lakini kwa sababu Yeye yu hai, yeye amtumainiye ataishi pia.3. He rose again — the Resurrection (1 Corinthians 15:3–4). The cross without the empty tomb would be the saddest story ever told; with it, it is the best news ever heard. “He was buried, and He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures.” As a man His heart stopped and they laid Him in another man’s grave, but as God He could not be held by death. The resurrection is the Father’s public verdict that the price was accepted in full — a receipt stamped paid and nailed to the door of an empty tomb. A dead Savior can forgive no one; but because He lives, the one who trusts Him will live also.
4. Anarudi — Kurudi Kwake (1 Wathesalonike 4:16–17). Yesu yule yule aliyepaa juu atashuka. Alikuja mara ya kwanza katika udhaifu, amevikwa nguo za kitoto, na dunia haikuwa na nafasi kwa ajili Yake; atakuja mara ya pili kwa uweza, “kwa mwaliko, na sauti ya malaika mkuu, na parapanda ya Mungu,” na dunia haitakuwa na njia ya kumkimbia. Kazi iliyoanzishwa horini, ikakamilishwa msalabani, ikatiwa muhuri kaburini, itatimizwa kabisa atakaporudi kwa ajili ya walio Wake. Ndiyo sababu matendo manne yanamalizika yakitazama mbele: Mkristo anasimama kati ya kaburi tupu nyuma yake na anga lililo wazi mbele yake — kazi iliyokamilika ya kupumzikia, na tumaini thabiti la kungojea.4. He is coming back — the Return (1 Thessalonians 4:16–17). The same Jesus who went up will come down. He came the first time in weakness, wrapped in swaddling cloths, and the world had no room for Him; He will come the second time in power, “with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God,” and the world will have no escape from Him. The work begun at the manger, finished at the cross, sealed at the tomb, will be consummated when He returns for His own. This is why the four movements end facing forward: the Christian stands between an empty tomb behind him and an open sky before him — a finished work to rest in, and a sure hope to wait for.
Siku ya 4 — Kukuza Hoja (U-M-K) na KielelezoDay 4 — Developing a Point (E-A-I) and Illustration
Hoja ya 2 (Alikufa kwa ajili yetu, Isaya 53:5–6) ikikuzwa kikamilifu:Point 2 (He died for us, Isaiah 53:5–6) developed in full:
Siku ya 5 — Maelezo ya Ufundi na MuhtasariDay 5 — Craft Notes and Summary
Mfano wa Kazi Iliyofanyika kutoka Mimbari ya Dkt. Cook: "Kristo Katika Kanada Yote"A Worked Example from Dr. Cook's Pulpit: "Christ Across Canada"
Sehemu ya 6 ililihubiri fundisho kuu katika mpangilio wa matendo manne yanayolingana. Huyu hapa Kristo yule yule akihubiriwa katika umbo tofauti — safari, ikiyashikilia majina Yake pamoja katika nchi nzima. Inawaonyesha wanafunzi kwamba kuhubiri mafundisho si mpangilio unaolingana uliobana peke yake: umoja unaweza kubebwa na uzi mmoja unaosafiri, ilimradi kila mgawanyo bado unasimama juu ya kifungu chake. Isome kwanza kama msikilizaji; kisha utazame kiunzi kilicho chini yake.Unit 6 preached the central doctrine in the four-movement parallel. Here is the same Christ preached in a different shape — a journey, holding His names together across a whole land. It shows students that doctrinal preaching is not only the tight parallel: the unity can be carried by a single travelling thread, so long as every division still stands on its own text. Read it first as a hearer; then watch the skeleton beneath it.
Somo: Kristo katika Kanada yoteSubject: Christ across Canada
Kifungu: Luka 19:39–40Text: Luke 19:39–40
Kauli kuu: Wanadamu wakinyamaza, nchi yenyewe inalitangaza jina la Kristo kwa sauti.Proposition: If men keep silent, the very land cries out the name of Christ.
Swali la uchunguzi: Wapi? — Ni wapi katika nchi tunasikia mawe yakipiga kelele?Interrogative: Where? — Where across the land do we hear the stones cry out?
Neno kiini: vikumbusho (kila eneo linainua kikumbusho cha Kristo — jina Lake au dai Lake)Keyword: reminders (each region holds up a reminder of Christ — a name or claim of His)
Sentensi ya kiunganishi: "Hebu tusafiri katika Kanada yote, kutoka Mashariki hadi Magharibi, na tuiache nchi yenyewe itangaze jina Lake."Transitional sentence: "Let us journey across Canada, from East to West, and let the land itself declare His name."
Migawanyo — saba, kila mmoja juu ya kifungu chake:Divisions — seven, each on its own text:
I. Majimbo ya Pwani (Maritimes) — Yeye hutufanya wavuvi wa watu — Mathayo 4:19
II. Barabara Kuu ya Trans-Canada — Yeye ndiye Njia — Yohana 14:6
III. Quebec — watu wa pekee ndani Yake — 1 Petro 2:9
IV. Ontario / Niagara — Yeye ndiye Maji Yaliyo Hai — Yohana 4:10
V. Nyanda — Yeye ndiye Mkate wa Uzima — Yohana 6:35
VI. Milima ya Rocky — Yeye ndiye Mwamba wa Milele — 1 Wakorintho 10:4
VII. British Columbia — Yeye ndiye Mzabibu — Yohana 15:5I. The Maritimes — He makes us fishers of men — Matthew 4:19
II. The Trans-Canada Highway — He is the Way — John 14:6
III. Quebec — a peculiar people in Him — 1 Peter 2:9
IV. Ontario / Niagara — He is the Living Water — John 4:10
V. The Plains — He is the Bread of Life — John 6:35
VI. The Rockies — He is the Rock of Ages — 1 Corinthians 10:4
VII. British Columbia — He is the Vine — John 15:5
Mahubiri kama yalivyohubiriwa:The sermon as preached:
Yesu alipokuwa akiingia Yerusalemu kwa mara ya mwisho, alikuja kama Masihi, akiwa amepanda mwana-punda. Watu wakaanza kumwabudu; wakatandaza majani ya mitende mbele Yake, wakapaza sauti, "Hosana! Ndiye mbarikiwa Mfalme ajaye kwa jina la Bwana." Mafarisayo wakamwambia Yesu, "Mwalimu, uwakemee wanafunzi wako." Walishtuka kwamba angeruhusu ibada kama hiyo, kwa maana ni Mungu peke yake aliyeweza kuabudiwa hivyo, nao walikuwa wamesadiki mioyoni mwao kwamba Yesu hakuwa Mungu.As Jesus was coming into Jerusalem for the last time, He came as the Messiah, riding upon a colt. The people began to adore Him; they spread palm leaves before Him and shouted, "Hosanna! Blessed be the King that comes in the name of the Lord." The Pharisees said to Jesus, "Teacher, rebuke your disciples." They were shocked that He would allow such worship, for only God could be worshiped this way, and they were convinced in their own minds that Jesus was not God.
Basi Yesu akawaambia, "Nawaambia, Hawa wakinyamaza, mawe yatapiga kelele." Wanadamu wasipomkiri kuwa Bwana, viumbe vyenyewe vitainuka na kulitangaza jina Lake. Katika filamu "Joe Versus the Volcano" palikuwa angalau na onyesho moja lenye thamani. Joe alikuwa akielea baharini, akaamka akakuta mwezi mkubwa nyuma yake. Ulikuwa wakati wa kugusa moyo alipoutazama mwezi akaanza kulia, "Ee Mungu, sikujua kwamba Wewe ni mkuu hivi."And so Jesus said to them, "I tell you, if they keep quiet the stones will cry out." If men do not acknowledge Him as Lord, nature itself will rise up and declare His name. In the movie "Joe Versus the Volcano" there was at least one redeeming scene. Joe was floating on the sea, and he woke to a huge moon behind him. It was a moving moment as he looked at the moon and began to weep, "Oh God, I didn't know that You were so big."
Inaonekana tunaishi katika jamii iliyosahau jinsi Mungu alivyo mkuu. Watu wanaomfuata Kristo wanaonekana kupungua zaidi na zaidi. Reginald Bibby, mtaalamu wa elimu ya jamii, anasema kwamba idadi na asilimia ya Wakristo wa Kiinjili imekuwa ikipungua kwa kasi; leo ni karibu asilimia saba tu ya wakazi walio katika kundi la Kiinjili. Katika mtaa mfupi tunaoishi kuna familia zinazodai kuwa hazimwamini Mungu, na ng'ambo ya barabara wako wale wanaofuata vuguvugu la New Age. Yote yanaonekana kuwa sababu ya kukata tamaa.We seem to live in a society that has forgotten how big God is. Fewer and fewer people seem to be following after Christ. Reginald Bibby, the sociologist, says that the number and percentage of evangelicals has been steadily declining; today only about seven percent of the population belong to an evangelical group. In the cul-de-sac where we live there are families that claim to be atheists, and across the street are those who follow the New Age movement. It all seems cause for despair.
Lakini, tunapoitazama nchi hii kubwa, viumbe vyenyewe vinaonekana kuliita jina Lake kwa sauti kubwa zaidi. Kila tunapotazama kuna vikumbusho vya Bwana wetu. Hebu tuanze safari yetu katika Kanada upande wa Mashariki — kwa maana jua (sun) huchomoza Mashariki, na ni mahali gani bora zaidi pa kumtafuta Mwana (Son) wa Mungu?And yet, as we look across this great country, nature itself seems to call out His name even louder. Everywhere we look there are reminders of our Lord. Let us begin our journey across Canada in the East — for the sun rises in the East, and what better place to look for the Son of God.
I. Majimbo ya Pwani (Maritimes) — Yeye hutufanya wavuvi wa watu.I. The Maritimes — He makes us fishers of men.
Tunaanza katika majimbo ya pwani — Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, na New Brunswick — ambako vyakula vya baharini vimejaa tele, kamba na samaki. Sisi kama Wakristo tunakumbuka kwamba Yesu aliwaita wanafunzi Wake, wengi wao waliojipatia riziki kwa kuvua samaki, wawe wavuvi wa watu. Katika Mathayo 4:19 alisema, "Nifuateni, nami nitawafanya wavuvi wa watu." Aliwachukua wavuvi wa kawaida akawafanya wanafunzi na wavuvi wa watu. Huenda wakikumbuka jambo hili, Wakristo wa kwanza walitumia samaki kama ishara ya imani yao. Neno la Kigiriki la samaki, ICHTHUS, linaunda kifupisho cha herufi za kwanza za "Yesu Kristo, Mwana wa Mungu, Mwokozi." Kila samaki tunayemwona anaweza kutukumbusha kwamba Yesu ni Mwana wa Mungu na Mwokozi wa ulimwengu; na kama wale wanafunzi, sisi pia tumeitwa kuwa wavuvi wa watu.We begin in the maritime provinces — Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick — where seafood is in abundance, lobster and fish. We as Christians recall that Jesus called His disciples, many of whom earned their living by fishing, to be fishers of men. In Matthew 4:19 He said, "Come, follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men." He took ordinary fishermen and made them disciples and fishers of men. Perhaps remembering this, the early Christians used the fish as the symbol of their faith. The Greek word for fish, ICHTHUS, forms an acronym for "Jesus Christ, God's Son, Savior." Every fish we see can remind us that Jesus is God's Son and the Savior of the world; and like the disciples, we too are called to be fishers of men.
Daktari mmishonari katika mojawapo ya hospitali za China alimponya mtu mtoto wa jicho. Majuma machache baadaye vipofu arobaini na wanane walikuja kwa daktari, wote wakishika kamba moja wakiongozwa na yule mtu aliyekuwa ameponywa. Alikuwa ameongoza njia maili 250 ili kuwaleta wengine kwa daktari aliyemponya upofu wake.A missionary physician in one of China's hospitals cured a man of cataracts. A few weeks later forty-eight blind men came to the doctor, all holding a rope guided by the man who had been cured. He had led the way 250 miles to bring others to the doctor who had cured his blindness.
II. Barabara Kuu ya Trans-Canada — Yeye ndiye Njia.II. The Trans-Canada Highway — He is the Way.
Mara tu tunapoanza kuvuka Kanada tunakutana na Barabara Kuu ya Trans-Canada. Inaunganisha upande mmoja wa nchi hii pana na upande mwingine; ukitaka kusafiri kwa nchi kavu kutoka upande mmoja hadi mwingine, ndiyo barabara moja itakayokufikisha huko. Tunakumbuka kwamba Yesu alidai kuwa njia moja na ya pekee ya kumfikia Mungu. Katika Yohana 14:6 alisema, "Mimi ndimi njia, na kweli, na uzima; mtu haji kwa Baba, ila kwa njia ya mimi." Ni dai la kipekee. Yeye ndiye njia moja na ya pekee kutoka kwa wanadamu hadi kwa Mungu:As soon as we start across Canada we meet the Trans-Canada Highway. It connects one end of this vast country to the other; to travel by land from one side to the other, it is the single road that will take you there. We remember that Jesus claimed to be the one and only way to God. In John 14:6 He said, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me." It is an exclusive claim. He is the one and only way from men to God:
— Si kwa njia ya ubatizo. Katika makanisa mengine watoto wachanga hubatizwa mara tu wanapozaliwa, na huenda hilo likawa ndilo jumla ya maisha yao yote ya kidini. Lakini ubatizo si njia ya wokovu.
— Si kwa njia ya kanisa. Ninauthamini ushirika wangu wa kanisa na ninafurahi kuwa sehemu ya familia ya kiroho. Lakini hatuokolewi kwa uanachama wa kanisa.
— Si kwa njia ya maisha mema. Tumeitwa kwa matendo mema, lakini matendo mema kamwe hayatuokoi. Kama tungeweza kuwa wema vya kutosha, Yesu asingehitaji kufa msalabani.
— Si kwa njia ya dini.— Not through baptism. In some churches infants are baptized as soon as they are born, and that may be the sum of their whole religious experience. But baptism is not the way to salvation.
— Not through a church. I value my church membership and am glad to be part of a spiritual family. But we are not saved by church membership.
— Not through a good life. We are called to good works, but good works never save us. If we could be good enough, Jesus would never have had to die on a cross.
— Not through religion.
Josh McDowell alipokuwa chuo kikuu, alikuwa na huzuni nyingi. Alijaribu dini. Alijaribu umaarufu, akagombea urais wa darasa. Alijaribu sherehe. Hakuna kilichomridhisha. Aliwaona watu fulani chuoni waliokuwa tofauti — walikuwa na furaha ambayo yeye hakuwa nayo. Siku moja, akiwa ameketi nao mezani, mazungumzo yakageukia habari za Mungu. Akiwa amekereka, aliegemea nyuma akamwambia msichana mmoja, "Niambie, ni nini kilichobadilisha maisha yenu? Kwa nini maisha yenu ni tofauti sana na ya wanafunzi wengine, viongozi, na maprofesa?" Alimtazama moja kwa moja machoni akasema maneno mawili ambayo hakuwahi kufikiri angeyasikia katika chuo kikuu: "Yesu Kristo." Akasema, "Lo, kwa ajili ya Mungu, usiniletee upuuzi huo. Nimechoka na dini, nimechoka na kanisa, nimechoka na Biblia." Akamjibu papo hapo, "Bwana, sikusema dini. Nilisema Yesu Kristo." Hatuokolewi kwa njia ya dini; tunaokolewa kwa njia ya Mtu, Nafsi hai.When Josh McDowell was in university, he was miserable. He tried religion. He tried prestige, and ran for class president. He tried parties. Nothing satisfied. He noticed some people on campus who were different — they had a happiness he did not have. One day, sitting around a table with them, the conversation turned to God. Bothered, he leaned back and said to a young woman, "Tell me, what changed your lives? Why are your lives so different from the other students, the leaders, the professors?" She looked him straight in the eye and said two words he never thought he would hear on a university campus: "Jesus Christ." He said, "Oh, for God's sake, don't give me that garbage. I'm fed up with religion, fed up with the church, fed up with the Bible." She shot back, "Mister, I didn't say religion. I said Jesus Christ." We are not saved through religion; we are saved through a Person.
III. Quebec — watu wa pekee ndani Yake.III. Quebec — a peculiar people in Him.
Baada ya majimbo ya Atlantiki iko Quebec, nchi ya watu tofauti — wenye asili ya Kifaransa, lugha na utamaduni tofauti. Kanada kwa muda mrefu imejivunia kuwa kama sanaa ya vipande vya rangi mbalimbali (mosaic) badala ya chungu kinachoyeyusha vyote kuwa kitu kimoja. 1 Petro 2:9 inasema kwamba sisi Wakristo ni "mzao mteule, ukuhani wa kifalme, taifa takatifu, watu wa milki ya Mungu" — tafsiri za zamani za Kiingereza husema "a peculiar people," yaani watu wa pekee. Neno pekee hapa maana yake ni tofauti. Kama vile watu wa Quebec walivyo tofauti, sisi Wakristo tunapaswa kuwa watu wa kipekee. Hatutendi kama kila mtu; hatufikiri kama kila mtu; hatusemi kama kila mtu. Tumebadilishwa milele kwa kukutana na Bwana aliye hai. Tunaishi katika ulimwengu huu na tu sehemu yake, lakini kwa maana moja hatuuhusu kwa kweli. Sisi ni watu wa pekee.After the Atlantic provinces is Quebec, a land of a different people — a French background, a different language and culture. Canada has long been proud of being a mosaic rather than a melting pot. 1 Peter 2:9 says that as Christians we are "a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people." The word peculiar means different. Just as the people of Quebec are different, we as Christians are to be a distinct people. We do not act like everyone else; we do not think like everyone else; we do not talk like everyone else. We are forever transformed by our contact with the living Lord. We live in this world and are part of it, yet in one sense we do not really belong. We are a peculiar people.
IV. Ontario / Niagara — Yeye ndiye Maji Yaliyo Hai.IV. Ontario / Niagara — He is the Living Water.
Jimbo linalofuata ni Ontario, ambako mji mkuu wa taifa letu uko na maamuzi mengi, mema au mabaya, hufanywa. Miaka michache iliyopita nilisafiri kwa ndege hadi Toronto na nikahakikisha naendesha gari kwenda kuyaona Maporomoko ya Niagara. Kwenye mpaka kati ya Kanada na Marekani kuna maporomoko ya maji makubwa na mazuri kuliko yote katika Amerika ya Kaskazini; mamilioni ya galoni humwagika juu ya ukingo wake kila dakika. Unakumbuka kwamba Yesu alimpa mwanamke Msamaria maji yaliyo hai. Katika Yohana 4:10 alisema, "Kama ungelijua kipawa cha Mungu, na ni nani anayekuambia, Nipe maji ninywe, wewe ungalimwomba yeye, naye angekupa maji yaliyo hai." Kila kitu kilionekana kuwa kibaya kuhusu mwanamke huyu: alikuwa wa kabila lisilofaa, Msamaria, nusu-Myahudi aliyekataliwa na Wayahudi; katika jamii ile alikuwa wa hadhi isiyofaa, kwa maana wanawake walihesabiwa kuwa duni; na alikuwa wa tabia isiyofaa, mwenye dhambi kubwa aliyekuwa ameolewa na waume watano na sasa alikuwa akiishi na mwanamume ambaye hakuwa mume wake. Hata hivyo Yesu alimpa maji yaliyo hai — Yeye Mwenyewe, na uzima wa milele. Kila anywaye maji ya kawaida ataona kiu tena, lakini yeye anywaye maji yaliyo hai hataona kiu milele. Yesu anatosheleza kikamilifu na kwa kudumu.The next province is Ontario, where our nation's capital is located and many decisions for good or ill are made. I flew to Toronto a few years ago and made sure to drive and see Niagara Falls. On the border between Canada and the United States is the greatest and most beautiful waterfall in North America; millions of gallons pour over the edge every minute. You recall that Jesus offered the Samaritan woman living water. In John 4:10 He said, "If you knew the gift of God and who it is that asks you for a drink, you would have asked Him and He would have given you living water." Everything was wrong about this woman: she was the wrong race, a Samaritan, a half-Jew rejected by the Jews; she was, in that society, of the wrong standing, for women were considered inferior; and she was of the wrong character, a great sinner who had had five husbands and was now living with a man who was not her husband. And yet Jesus offered her living water — Himself, and eternal life. Whoever drinks ordinary water will thirst again, but whoever drinks the living water will never thirst again. Jesus is fully and permanently satisfying.
V. Nyanda — Yeye ndiye Mkate wa Uzima.V. The Plains — He is the Bread of Life.
Kinachofuata kuonekana ni nyanda — maili kwa maili za nyanda. Katika majimbo ya nyanda za majani, kinachoonekana zaidi ni mawimbi ya dhahabu ya ngano; ardhi tajiri iliyo tambarare huzaa nafaka kwa wingi, na nafaka hutengeneza mkate. Yesu alitoa dai la ajabu kwamba Yeye ndiye Mkate wa Uzima. Katika Yohana 6:35 alisema, "Mimi ndimi chakula cha uzima; yeye ajaye kwangu hataona njaa kabisa, naye aniaminiye hataona kiu kamwe." Mkate hutegemeza uhai wa mwili — katika historia yote umeitwa "nguzo ya uhai." Yesu kusema Yeye ndiye mkate wa uzima maana yake ni kwamba Yeye hutegemeza uhai wa kiroho. Ninapotazama katika Kanada yote ninaona wengi wenye njaa ya kiroho, wasiojua kwa nini kuna utupu mkubwa hivyo ndani yao. Mkate wanaoutafuta unapatikana katika Yesu Kristo. Mkate wa kawaida hutuacha na njaa tena, lakini Yesu alisema kwamba wote wanaoula mkate huu wa kiroho hawatakufa kamwe.The next sight is the plains — miles and miles of plains. Across the prairie provinces the most obvious sight is the golden waves of wheat; the rich flat land produces an abundance of grain, and grain makes bread. Jesus made the remarkable claim that He is the Bread of Life. In John 6:35 He said, "I am the bread of life. He who comes to Me will never go hungry, and he who believes in Me will never be thirsty." Bread sustains physical life — throughout history it has been called the staff of life. For Jesus to say He is the bread of life means He sustains spiritual life. As I look across Canada I see many who are hungering spiritually, who do not know why there is such emptiness inside. The bread they seek is found in Jesus Christ. Ordinary bread leaves us hungry again, but Jesus said that all who eat this spiritual bread will never die.
VI. Milima ya Rocky — Yeye ndiye Mwamba wa Milele.VI. The Rockies — He is the Rock of Ages.
Ikipanda kutoka ukingo wa magharibi wa nyanda iko Milima ya Rocky — miamba mikubwa sana, yenye fahari, inayong'aa kwa theluji vileleni mwake. Wanajiolojia huichunguza kwa makini ili kujua umri wake; wengine husema ilisukumwa juu kutoka vilindi vya dunia mamilioni ya miaka iliyopita. Kama waaminio huenda tusiwe na maarifa kamili kuhusu umri wa miamba, lakini tunaweza kuwa na hakika juu ya Mwamba wa Milele. Paulo anasema katika 1 Wakorintho 10:4, "waliunywea mwamba wa roho uliowafuata; na ule mwamba ulikuwa ni Kristo." Kama milima, Yeye hatikisiki, naye huyapa maisha yetu uthabiti.Rising out of the western edge of the plains are the Rocky Mountains — gigantic, majestic rocks glistening with snow on their peaks. Geologists pore over them to determine their age; some say they were pushed up from the depths of the earth millions of years ago. As believers we may not have absolute knowledge about the age of the rocks, but we may be sure of the Rock of Ages. Paul says in 1 Corinthians 10:4, "they drank from the spiritual rock that accompanied them, and that rock was Christ." Like the mountains, He is not moved, and He gives stability to our lives.
Baharia mmoja katika ajali ya meli alitupwa juu ya mwamba, ambapo aling'ang'ania katika hatari kubwa mpaka maji ya bahari yalipopungua. Baadaye rafiki yake alimwuliza, "Jim, hukutetemeka kwa hofu ukiwa umeshikilia mwamba ule?" "Ndiyo," akajibu, "lakini mwamba haukutetemeka." Kristo ndiye Mwamba wa Milele — Mwamba wa wokovu wetu, Mwamba wa tumaini letu.A sailor in a shipwreck was thrown upon a rock, where he clung in great danger until the tide went down. Later a friend asked him, "Jim, didn't you shake with fear hanging on that rock?" "Yes," he replied, "but the rock didn't." Christ is the Rock of Ages — the Rock of our salvation, the Rock of our hope.
VII. British Columbia — Yeye ndiye Mzabibu.VII. British Columbia — He is the Vine.
Baada ya kuvuka milima ya magharibi, hali ya hewa inakuwa ya upole zaidi. British Columbia inajulikana kama eneo la kukuza matunda — cherries na matofaa kwa wingi, na mojawapo ya mandhari ya kuvutia ni mashamba ya mizabibu. Yesu alifanya muujiza Wake wa kwanza kwa kugeuza maji kuwa divai nzuri, na alitumia divai kuwakilisha damu Yake iliyomwagika katika Meza ya Bwana. Yesu pia alisema, "Mimi ni mzabibu, ninyi ni matawi. Akaaye ndani yangu nami ndani yake, huyo huzaa sana; kwa maana pasipo mimi ninyi hamwezi kufanya neno lo lote" (Yohana 15:5). Sisi Wakristo tumefungamanishwa naye na tunapata nguvu zetu kutoka Kwake. Pasipo Yeye hatuwezi kufanya neno lo lote; tukiungana naye tunazaa sana na hatuwezi kushindwa.After crossing the western mountains, the climate grows milder. British Columbia is known as a fruit-growing region — cherries and apples in abundance, and one of the interesting sights is the vineyards. Jesus performed His first miracle by turning water into fine wine, and He used wine to represent His shed blood at the Lord's Supper. Jesus also said, "I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in Me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from Me you can do nothing" (John 15:5). As Christians we are tied to Him and draw our strength from Him. Apart from Him we can do nothing; joined to Him we bear much fruit and cannot fail.
Tumeichunguza Kanada kutoka mwisho mmoja hadi mwingine — kutoka Alfa hadi Omega. Kristo aliyefufuka anasema katika Ufunuo 22:13, "Mimi ni Alfa na Omega, wa kwanza na wa mwisho, mwanzo na mwisho." Kwa sababu wengi leo hawataki kumkiri, viumbe vyenyewe vinalitangaza jina Lake; hajatuacha bila vikumbusho kwamba Yeye yu hai na yupo.We have examined Canada from one end to the other — from the Alpha to the Omega. The risen Christ says in Revelation 22:13, "I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End." Because many today will not acknowledge Him, nature itself declares His name; He has not left us without reminders that He is alive and present.
Mmishonari mmoja wa tiba alikuwa akiondoka kwa meli kwenda kwenye uwanja wa kigeni. Andrew Bonar maarufu wa Scotland alikuja bandarini kumuaga rafiki yake, akakuta daktari amefuatana na dada yake. Akimgeukia, alisema, "Mpendwa wangu, sidhani kama nimepata heshima ya kukutana nawe. Ninafurahi kwamba unakwenda kama msaidizi wa kaka yako, na ningependa kukukumbuka katika maombi yangu. Jina lako la kwanza ni nani?" "Christine," akajibu. "Napenda jina hilo," akasema mtumishi yule mzee wa Bwana, "kwa maana una Kristo katika jina lako. Natumaini pia unaye moyoni mwako." Mwanamke huyo akatazama pembeni akanyamaza. Kabla hajaweza kujibu, mwito wa mwisho wa kupanda meli ukatolewa. Akiwa amechomwa moyo na maneno ya Bonar, alianza kufikiri juu ya uhusiano wake na Bwana. Ingawa alikwenda kanisani mara kwa mara, ghafla aligundua kwamba hakuwahi kwa kweli kuwa kiumbe kipya. Usiku ule alipiga magoti akamwomba Mwokozi amsamehe dhambi zake na amfanye mtoto Wake.A medical missionary was leaving by ship for a foreign field. The famous Andrew Bonar of Scotland came to the pier to bid his friend farewell, only to find the doctor was accompanied by his sister. Turning to her, he said, "My dear, I don't believe I've had the privilege of meeting you. I'm glad you are going as your brother's assistant, and I'd like to remember you in my prayers. What is your first name?" "Christine," she replied. "I like that," said the aged servant of the Lord, "for you have Christ in your name. I trust you also have Him in your heart." The woman looked away and was silent. Before she could answer, the last call to board was given. Convicted by Bonar's words, she began to think about her relationship to the Lord. Though she went to church regularly, she suddenly realized she had never truly become a new creature. That night she knelt and asked the Savior to pardon her sins and make her His child.
Mfano wa Pili wa Kazi Iliyofanyika kutoka Mimbari ya Dkt. Cook: Majibu kwa Kuzaliwa kwa KristoA Second Worked Example from Dr. Cook's Pulpit: The Responses to Christ's Birth
Huu hapa mfano wa pili chini ya fundisho lile lile — huu ni mpangilio unaolingana wa hoja tatu uliojengwa moja kwa moja kutoka katika simulizi. Kifungu ni mstari mmoja, Luka 2:7, pamoja na wachungaji na mamajusi wakichukuliwa kutoka Luka 2 na Mathayo 2; neno kiini linakusanya mahubiri yote kuwa wazo moja.Here is a second example under the same doctrine — this one a three-point parallel built straight from the narrative. The text is one verse, Luke 2:7, with the shepherds and the wise men drawn from Luke 2 and Matthew 2; the keyword gathers the whole sermon into one idea.
Somo: majibu kwa kuzaliwa kwa KristoSubject: the responses to the birth of Christ
Kifungu: Luka 2:7 (pamoja na Luka 2:8–20; Mathayo 2:1–12)Text: Luke 2:7 (with Luke 2:8–20; Matthew 2:1–12)
Kauli kuu: Kuzaliwa kwa Kristo kunaita kila moyo kumjibu.Proposition: The birth of Christ calls every heart to answer Him.
Swali la uchunguzi: Jinsi gani? — Watu walijibuje kuzaliwa Kwake?Interrogative: How? — How did people respond to His birth?
Neno kiini: majibuKeyword: responses
Sentensi ya kiunganishi: "Hebu tuangalie majibu matatu kwa kuzaliwa kwa Kristo."Transitional sentence: "Let us look at three responses to the birth of Christ."
Migawanyo — mitatu, kila mmoja juu ya kifungu chake:Divisions — three, each on its own text:
I. Mwenye Nyumba ya Wageni — hakuwa na nafasi kwa ajili Yake — Luka 2:7
II. Wachungaji — wakimwabudu — Luka 2:15–16
III. Mamajusi — wakimtafuta — Mathayo 2:1–2I. The Innkeeper — no room for Him — Luke 2:7
II. The Shepherds — worshipping Him — Luke 2:15–16
III. The Wise Men — seeking Him — Matthew 2:1–2
Mahubiri kama yalivyohubiriwa:The sermon as preached:
I. Mwenye Nyumba ya Wageni — hakuwa na nafasi kwa ajili Yake.I. The Innkeeper — no room for Him.
Katika Luka tunamkuta mtu asiye na jina aliyewafukuza Yusufu na Mariamu — mwenye nyumba ya wageni. Kwa sababu mji ulikuwa umejaa, hakuwa na nafasi kwa ajili ya mama mjamzito na mtoto Kristo azaliwe. Nadhani hivi sivyo angependa kukumbukwa. Huenda alikuwa mtu mwema, mume na baba mzuri; kama angejua tu kwamba mwanamke huyu amembeba Mwana wa Mungu, huenda angeacha kitanda chake mwenyewe usiku ule. Lakini kama ilivyokuwa, alikosa fursa ya ajabu — hapakuwa na nafasi.In Luke we find a nameless man who turned Joseph and Mary away — the innkeeper. Because the town was full, he had no room for the expectant mother and the Christ child to be born. I suspect this is not how he would wish to be remembered. He may have been a decent man, a good husband and father; if he had only known that this woman carried the Son of God, he might have given up his own bed that night. But as it was, he missed a wonderful opportunity — there was no room.
Ni rahisi kumkosoa mwenye nyumba ya wageni kwa kukosa nafasi kwa ajili ya Yesu, lakini nimefanya jambo lile lile. Kumekuwa na nyakati ambapo sikuwa na nafasi kwa ajili ya Yesu. Nilipokuwa chuo kikuu, wakati mwingine nilikwenda kanisani, lakini sikumfanya Mungu kuwa kipaumbele. Huenda baadhi yenu mko kama mimi. Hapa wakati huu wa Krismasi, baadhi yenu huenda mnahitaji kumfanyia Yesu nafasi mioyoni mwenu.It is easy to criticize the innkeeper for having no room for Jesus, but I have done the same thing. There have been times when I had no room for Jesus. When I was in university, I sometimes went to church, but I did not make God a priority. Maybe some of you are like me. Here at Christmastime, some of you may need to make room for Jesus in your hearts.
II. Wachungaji — wakimwabudu.II. The Shepherds — worshipping Him.
Luka 2:8 inasema, "palikuwa na wachungaji wakikaa makondeni, wakilinda kundi lao kwa zamu usiku." Jambo hili linashangaza, kwa sababu wachungaji walidharauliwa na watu wa dini wa siku za Yesu; hawakuweza kushika sheria zote za utakaso wa kiibada, na kwa hiyo wengine waliwadharau. Hata hivyo habari kuu kuliko zote zilizowahi kutolewa hazikupewa Walawi wacha Mungu, wala viongozi wasomi, wala liwali wa Kirumi, wala Mfalme Herode — zilikuja kwa wachungaji maskini kilimani. Mara nyingi ndivyo Mungu anavyofanya kazi. Hatuwezi kujivunia sisi ni akina nani; Mungu peke yake ndiye anayepaswa kutukuzwa. Sisi sote ni kama wale wachungaji waliotengwa.Luke 2:8 says, "there were shepherds in the fields, watching over their sheep by night." This is striking, because shepherds were despised by the religious people of Jesus' day; they could not keep all the laws of ceremonial cleanness, and so others looked down on them. Yet the greatest news ever delivered was not given to the pious Levites, nor the scholarly leaders, nor the Roman governor, nor King Herod — it came to poor shepherds on a hillside. That is often the way God works. We cannot boast of who we are; God alone is to be glorified. We are all like the outcast shepherds.
Ghafula malaika wa Bwana alikuja akahubiri habari njema, na Biblia inasema waliogopa sana — walijua kwamba wamesimama mbele za Mungu, wakahisi dhambi zao wenyewe. Malaika akasema, "Msiogope; kwa kuwa mimi ninawaletea habari njema ya furaha kuu ... kwa kuwa leo katika mji wa Daudi amezaliwa kwa ajili yenu Mwokozi, ndiye Kristo Bwana." Sasa wachungaji walipaswa kuamua. Haikutosha kusikia habari za kuzaliwa kwa Yesu; Biblia inasema walikwenda kwa haraka kumwendea. Waliwaacha kondoo wao nyuma wakaenda kumwabudu.Suddenly the angel of the Lord came and preached the good news, and the Bible says they were terrified — they knew they stood in the presence of God and felt their own sinfulness. The angel said, "Do not be afraid, for I bring you good news of great joy. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord." Now the shepherds had to decide. It was not enough to hear about the birth of Jesus; the Bible says they made haste to go to Him. They left their sheep behind and went to worship Him.
III. Mamajusi — wakimtafuta.III. The Wise Men — seeking Him.
Yesu alipozaliwa, mamajusi walikuja kutoka Mashariki kumtafuta. Kuna hekaya nyingi kuwahusu, lakini Biblia haisemi walikuwa watatu — huenda walikuwa mia tatu. Haiwaiti wafalme; inawaita mamajusi, watu wenye hekima. Haitaji majina yao, wala haisemi walipanda ngamia. Lakini tunajua kwamba walikuwa na hekima:When Jesus was born, wise men came from the East to seek Him. There are many legends about them, but the Bible does not say there were three — there may have been three hundred. It does not call them kings; it calls them wise men. It does not give their names, nor say they rode camels. But we know they were wise:
— Walikuwa na hekima ya kutosha kutazama juu. Walitazama juu wakaiona nyota, wakaifuata mpaka kwa Yesu. Sisi pia tunahitaji kuchukua muda kutazama juu. Tuna matatizo na dhambi pande zote, nasi tunahitaji kutazama juu.
— Walikuwa na hekima ya kutosha kujibu kwa imani. Wengine lazima waliwaona kama waliorukwa na akili. "Mnakwenda wapi?" wangeuliza. "Hatuna uhakika hasa," mamajusi walilazimika kujibu. "Hatujui Mfalme huyu mpya ni nani wala tutampata wapi; hatujui safari itachukua muda gani wala itagharimu nini." Kama Ibrahimu, walitoka wasijue waendako. Na watu wenye hekima wa kila kizazi wamefanya vivyo hivyo kwa msukumo wa Mungu.— They were wise enough to look up. They looked up and saw the star, which they followed to Jesus. We too need to take time to look up. We have problems and sins all around us, and we need to look upward.
— They were wise enough to respond in faith. Some must have thought them out of their minds. "Where are you going?" they would have asked. "We are not really sure," the wise men had to answer. "We do not know who this new King is or where we will find Him; we have no idea how long the journey will take or what it will cost." Like Abraham, they set out not knowing where they were going. And wise men of every generation have done the same under God's prompting.
William Carey, fundi viatu Mwingereza, alisoma agizo kuu la Bwana wetu la kwenda ulimwenguni mwote na kuihubiri Injili, akahisi uzito wa kuipeleka Injili kwa kila kiumbe. Viongozi wengine wa Kibaptisti wa siku zake walisema kwamba Mungu angeweza kuwaokoa wapagani bila msaada wake. Mbele ya upinzani na dhihaka, alikwenda katika nchi ya mbali ya India akafanya kazi miaka saba kabla ya kumwona mtu mmoja akimjia Kristo. Alifanya kazi bila kuchoka, akatafsiri Biblia katika lugha kadhaa, akajulikana kama baba wa misheni za kisasa.William Carey, an English shoemaker, read our Lord's great commission to go into all the world and preach the gospel, and he felt the weight of taking the gospel to every creature. Other Baptist leaders of his day argued that God could save the heathen without his help. In the face of opposition and ridicule, he went to the far-off land of India and labored seven years before he saw one soul come to Christ. He worked relentlessly, translated the Bible into several languages, and became known as the father of modern missions.
Mamajusi walimletea Yesu zawadi. Krismasi ni wakati wa kutoa — Mungu ndiye aliyeanzisha yote alipomtoa Mwana Wake pekee. Mamajusi walileta dhahabu, zawadi inayomfaa mfalme; uvumba, zawadi kwa kuhani; na manemane, zawadi kwa mtu ambaye angekufa.The wise men brought gifts to Jesus. Christmas is a time of giving — God began it all when He gave His only Son. The wise men brought gold, a gift fitting for a king; incense, a gift for a priest; and myrrh, a gift for one who was to die.
Mchoraji Holman Hunt ana picha maarufu ya Yesu akiwa kijana mlangoni pa karakana ya seremala huko Nazareti. Jua linalotua linaangaza mlangoni, na kijana amekuja kunyoosha mikono Yake, iliyokuwa imekakamaa kwa kuinama juu ya meza ya seremala. Anasimama mlangoni mikono imenyooshwa, na nyuma Yake, ukutani, kivuli cha msalaba kinaanguka. Nyuma kabisa amesimama Mariamu, na anapokiona kivuli hicho kuna hofu ya msiba unaokuja machoni pake. Yesu alikuja ulimwenguni kuishi kwa ajili ya wanadamu, na mwishowe kufa kwa ajili ya wanadamu. Alikuja kuwapa wanadamu uhai Wake na kifo Chake.The painter Holman Hunt has a famous picture of Jesus as a boy at the door of the carpenter's shop in Nazareth. The setting sun shines in at the door, and the lad has come to stretch His arms, cramped over the carpenter's bench. He stands in the doorway with arms outstretched, and behind Him, on the wall, falls the shadow of a cross. In the background stands Mary, and as she sees that shadow there is the fear of the coming tragedy in her eyes. Jesus came into the world to live for men, and in the end to die for men. He came to give men His life and His death.
Usisimame horini wala katika mafundisho Yake. Kristo wa Krismasi peke yake au Kristo mwalimu peke yake ni nusu ya Mwokozi; hubiri mpaka msalabani na kaburi tupu. Hubiri kazi, si habari tu. Ufufuo si jambo lililotokea tu; ni jambo linalookoa — sikuzote sukuma kutoka tukio hadi faida yake. Acha matendo manne yapande kuelekea jibu. Kurudi Kwake ndiko kilele cha asili: kwa sababu Yeye anakuja, msikilizaji lazima awe tayari. Basi Sehemu ya 6 inalichukua fundisho kuu na kuitumia mbinu: uti wa mgongo mfupi, somo na neno kiini, matendo manne kila moja juu ya kifungu, moja likikuzwa kwa U-M-K, yakipanda kuelekea imani katika Bwana aliyesulibiwa na kufufuka. Sehemu ya 7 inamgeukia Roho Mtakatifu.Do not stop at the manger or the teaching. A Christmas-only or teacher-only Christ is half a Savior; preach through to the cross and the empty tomb. Preach the work, not just the facts. The resurrection is not only something that happened; it is something that saves — always press from event to benefit. Let the four movements arc to response. The return is the natural peak: because He is coming, the hearer must be ready. So Unit 6 takes the central doctrine and runs the method: a lean backbone, a subject and keyword, four movements each on a text, one developed by E-A-I, arcing toward faith in the crucified and risen Lord. Unit 7 turns to the Holy Spirit.
Mtihani wa Mwisho wa Sehemu ya 6Unit 6 Final Exam
Njia ya Cheti: maswali 20 ya kuchagua jibu. Shahada ya Mshiriki: maswali ya kuchagua jibu na maswali 10 ya kujaza nafasi zilizo wazi. Shahada ya Uzamili ya Huduma ya Kiungu (M.Div.) na Shahada ya Uzamili ya Teolojia (Th.M.): maswali ya kuchagua jibu, ya kujaza nafasi, na maswali 10 ya majibu mafupi. Asilimia 90 ya kila sehemu inahitajika ili kufaulu. Usipofaulu, mtihani utasubiri muda mfupi kabla ya kujaribu tena.Certificate track: the 20 multiple-choice questions. Associate: multiple choice and the 10 fill-in-the-blank questions. M.Div. and Th.M.: multiple choice, fill-ins and the 10 short-answer questions. 90% of each part is required to pass. If you do not pass, the exam waits a short time before you can try again.
M.Div. na Th.M.: masomo yote matano yaliyopangwa ni sehemu ya kozi. Mtihani wake tofauti ni wa lazima baada ya kuanzishwa; tazama ukurasa wake kwa kanuni ya sasa. Heshima inabaki kuwa ya hiari na haichukui nafasi ya mtihani.
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