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帖撒罗尼迦后书［第3章］
Book of 2 Thessalonians 3

【做好本分，领受主恩】

主讲：区箴唤实习传道+陈炎明牧师

17/02/2023

引言：

对于农夫来说，他们如果要有收成，他们就必须撒种和耕耘，但是如果神不降雨，或者是没有提供足够的水给农夫去浇灌，那么农夫最终就不会有丰足的收成了。

所以农夫要有收成，除了说他要对着物质界做好祂耕耘土地的本分，他也要在属灵上做对，好领受神对他有关水资源的供应。

一、属灵上当尽的本分（V1-5）

1.不可少的祷告（V1-2） 在保罗的服事里面，他总是以祷告来作为他服事的根基，这里他求帖撒罗尼迦人来为他、西拉和提摩太来祷告，好让他们能够得胜环境，好让福音能够继续广传！所以祷告，是我们基督徒要过得胜的生活，在属灵上要去做的！

2.心坚定的信靠（V3-5）
除了祷告，我们要过得胜的生活，在属灵的层面上我们也要专心信靠主。如此，主必坚固我们，让我们能够胜过恶者，遵行神的旨意，就像当年保罗如何勉励当时的帖撒罗尼迦信徒那样。

二、生活上当尽的本分（V6-15）

基督徒要过得胜的生活，除了在属灵上要做对，在生活上也要去尽本分。按着当时帖撒罗尼迦教会的背景，有的信徒误以为基督马上就要再来，或者按着当时一些错误的社会文化，他们就选择不做工，而去依赖别人的供应。保罗透过书信告诫他们这是不对的，基督徒要认真工作，因为这是人每天活着，在物质界中该尽的本分！

三、领受主的恩典平安（V16-18）

保罗最后为帖撒罗尼迦愿意爱主守本分的基督徒祷告，求神的恩典和平安临到他们。这是出于真理的原则，只要我们尽心尽性尽意尽力去爱主，回应主，神的福分就必临到我们！

总结:

让我们都一同在属灵上和生活上都做好我们的本分，好让我们能够从中去领受神各样的丰盛的福乐！

2 Thessalonians 3: Do Well in Your Duty, Receive the Grace of the Lord
GK611 Morning Devotion
17/02/2023
Speaker: IP Moses + Rev David Tan

Introduction:

If farmers want to have a harvest, they must sow and plough, but if God does not send rain or provide enough water for the farmers to irrigate, then the farmers will not have a good harvest after all.

Therefore, in order for a farmer to have a harvest, besides having to do his duty of cultivating the land in the material world, he must also do the right thing spiritually so that he can receive God’s provision of water resources for him.

I. Duty to be fulfilled spiritually（V1-5)

1. Essential prayer（V1-2)
In Paul’s service, he always used prayer as the foundation of his service. Here he asked the Thessalonians to pray for him, Silas, and Timothy so that they could overcome the circumstances and let the Gospel continue to spread! Therefore, we Christians must pray spiritually to live a victorious life!

2. Firm trust（V3-5)
In addition to praying, in order to live a victorious life, we must also focus on trusting in the Lord on a spiritual level. In this way, the Lord will strengthen us so that we can overcome the evil one and do God’s will, just like how Paul encouraged the Thessalonian believers at that time.

II. Duties to be fulfilled in life（V6-15)

In order to live a victorious life, Christians must not only be right spiritually but also fulfilling our duty in life. According to the background of the church in Thessalonica at that time, some believers mistakenly believed that Christ would return soon, or according to some wrong social culture at that time, they chose not to work, but to rely on the supply of others. Paul warned them through letters that this is wrong, Christians must work hard, because this is the duty that people should perform in the material world when they live every day!

III. Receive the Lord’s grace and peace（V16-18)

Paul finally prayed for the Christians in Thessalonian who were willing to love the Lord and keep their duty, asking God’s grace and peace to come upon them. This is based on the principle of truth. As long as we love the Lord with all our heart, all our soul, all our mind, all our strength, and respond to the Lord, God’s blessings will come to us!

Conclusion:

Let us all do our part well both spiritually and in life, so that we can receive all kinds of rich blessings from God!