工具 (4)

工具 (4)
聖經閱讀：帖撒羅尼迦前書 5:9-11 現代中譯本|合和本
2013年3月5日(二)

今天我們要繼續來談「工具」。有些工作確實需要大型的工具，例如，建築工人會使用吊車和大卡車，而有些工作則需要非常細小的工具，像珠寶匠會使用非常小的螺絲起子，他們也會使用放大鏡來幫助自己察看珠寶上的小零件。 　另一種可以用來幫助你向人介紹耶穌的工具是手鍊，你可以將黑、紅、白、綠、黃等五種顏色的珠子照順序用線或緞帶串成手鍊。黑色珠子代表我們的罪，紅色珠是耶穌的寶血，白色珠代表我們清潔的心，而綠色珠子象徵我們的新生命以及在耶穌裡成長，最後的黃色珠代表與上帝同在的永恆生命。 　也許你可以動手作一個像這樣的手鍊，當你帶上它時，就可以指著每一個珠子告訴別人它們代表的意義。這個手鍊會幫助你向人分享以下的信息：「基督為我們死，為要使我們…跟他一同活著。」(第10節) —GT 「我們相信耶穌死而復活，所以相信上帝也要把那些已經死了的信徒跟耶穌一起帶去。」 帖撒羅尼迦前書4:14 禱告：上帝，謝謝祢賜下的救恩。奉耶穌的名，阿們！ (EHI譯/台南聖教會英語團契)

Tools (4)
Bible Reading: 1 Thessalonians 5:9-11
Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Today we will continue to talk about tools. Some jobs need really big tools. For example, construction workers use cranes and trucks. Other jobs use very small tools. Jewelry makers use very small screwdrivers. They also use magnifying glasses to help them see small parts of jewelry. 　Another tool you can make to help you tell people about Jesus is a bracelet. Put five colored beads on a string or ribbon in this order: black, red, white, green, and yellow. The black bead represents our sin, the red shows us Jesus’ blood and the white bead represents our clean hearts. The green bead is for our new life and growth in Jesus, and the yellow bead represents eternal life with God. 　Maybe you can make a bracelet like this. When you wear it, point to each bead and tell people what the colors represent. This bracelet will help you share that “Jesus died for us so that we can live together with him” (verse 10a of our Bible Reading). —GT “We believe that Jesus died, but we also believe that he rose again. So we believe that God will raise to life through Jesus any who have died and bring them together with him when he comes.” 1 Thessalonians 4:14 PRAYER: God, thank You for salvation. In Jesus’ name. Amen.