Acts Part 6: The Secret Of Success (Chinese/English)

使徒行传 1:12-14

12 Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, a Sabbath day’s journey away. 13 And when they had entered, they went up to the upper room, where they were staying, Peter and John and James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus and Simon the Zealot and Judas the son of James. 14 All these with one accord were devoting themselves to prayer, together with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and his brothers.

12 他们从耶路撒冷附近的橄榄山返回耶路撒冷，那里有一个安息日的路程。 13 他们进了屋子，就上楼去，他们住的地方有彼得、约翰、雅各、安得烈、腓力、多马、巴多罗买、马太、亚勒腓的儿子雅各、奋锐党的西门、和 詹姆士。 14 这众人同心同声地祷告，妇女们和耶稣的母亲马利亚，并他的弟兄们也都祷告。

The Secret Of Success

成功的秘诀

Why was the early church so successful?

为什么早期教会如此成功？

Was there some magic formula?

有什么神奇的公式吗？

Yes, the Holy spirit was poured out on the early church, but there were three things that the early church had, which we need to have.

是的，圣灵浇灌在早期教会身上，但早期教会有三样东西，我们也需要有。

Biblical unity

合乎圣经的合一

Throughout the gospels, we see the disciples as a competing force, one or the other wants to be at the forefront. They all were seeking the place of honor, but here they were in unity. God blesses unity, He does not and will not bless disunity within his church. Isn’t it time to stop all our petty squabbling and arguments? We act like spoiled children sometimes, I once heard about two deacons who fell out about what color paint they should have in the sanctuary, this is pathetic and is evident in most churches nowadays.

在整部福音书中，我们都能看到门徒们在竞争，其中一方或另一方想要走在前列。 他们都在寻求荣誉的位置，但在五旬节这里他们是团结的。 上帝祝福合一，他过去和将来都不会祝福教会内的不合一。 难道现在不是应该停止所有琐碎的争吵和争论了吗？我们有时表现得像被宠坏的孩子，我曾经听说有两个执事因为他们应该在圣所里涂什么颜色的油漆而吵架，这很可悲，这样的现象现在大多数教堂都很明显。

Prayer

祷告

This is a powerful weapon; they were praying when the Holy Spirit fell. We spend too much time talking and not enough time praying. The early church was a praying church, why aren’t we?

这是一个很有威力的武器； 当圣灵降临时，他们正在祈祷。 我们花太多时间说话，却没有足够的时间祈祷。 早期的教会是一个祈祷的教会，为什么我们不是呢？

Study of the word

研读神的话

To preach the word and to share the gospel, you have to know the Word, you must spend time digging deep into the Word. They were people of the book, not many books, we read so many self-help books, instead of the one book that can truly help.

要传道和分享福音，你必须了解神的话，你必须花时间深入挖掘神的话。 早期的他们是读书的人，那时并没有很多书给他们读，而我们读了那么多自助书籍，却不是那本真正有帮助的书。

When we have our focus on these three things, then maybe God will bless us.

当我们专注于这三件事时，上帝才会祝福我们。

God graciously blesses His church, when the church puts its focus on the right things, then it can have success and change the world.

上帝仁慈地祝福他的教会，当教会把注意力放在正确的事情上时，它就能成功并改变世界。

God bless you

上帝祝福你