Isifundo sesithathu Ithemba (Impilo yomKrestu)

Isifundo sesithathu Ithemba (Impilo yomKrestu)

(Amahubo 33, 39, 43, 71 & 146, 1 Petro 1)

    

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Isigeniso: Uzwa ngani ukwethemba kwakho kuyaphela? Ngiseseleminyaka engamatshumi amabili, ngangithemba ukuthi imelika isingena eminyakeni yayo emihle.  Kungani kungeke kubenjalo? Yonke imihlaba iyavuka iphinde iwe. Kungani kumele iMelika yehlukane nalokhu? URonald Reagan wakhethwa ukuba ngumthungameli ukubona kwami kwaguquka. Ngangilethemba ngekusasa yelizwe lami. Khathesi iMelika lomhlaba wonke jikelela ukhanya ungena esikhathi esinzima sibili. UmKrestu kumele ezikhangele njani lezizinto? Sonke siphila emazweni atshiyeneyo, ithembe ngekusasa lethu kuletha ithemba na ngelizwe lethu? Khuluma iqiniso, ufuna ukuba endaweni enobumnyama, lapho okuqanda khona ubambelele ethembeni lokholo lwakho uwendwa? Kasingeneni esifundweni sethu sibone ukuthi uNkulunkulu unika themba bani kulabo abkholwa kuye!!

 

 

I.      Ithemba loba usizo?

 

A.      Amahubo 146:5.  Uma bengingathi ufunani ithemba loba usizo ubungathathani?

1.      Kutshiyeni lokhu kokubili?

2.      Ivesi leyi ithi lokhukokubili kusebenza konke njani? (Ithemba ku Nkulunkulu losinika usizo lweqiniso.)

B.      Funda Amahubo 146:6. Kungani umhlabeleli imbalisa isimilo sikaNkulunkulu ngemva kokukhuluma ngalabo ithemba losizo lwabo lunguNkulunkulu? (Lokhu kuveza ukuthi uNkulunkulu uyenelisa ukukwenza. Uma uNkulunkulu engadala izulu lomhlaba, Uyenelisa ukulungisisa uhlupho lwakho oluncane!)

C.      Funda Amahubo 146:7. Khangela umugca wakuqala. Idikimba yakuqala kulo umugca itshiyene njani leyokucina? (UNkulunkulu wahlulela kuhle njalo unika ukudla!)

1.      Ukwenza njani uNkulunkulu lokhu? (Lokhu kunga goqela usizo lwakho!)

2.      Ngemva kokufunda ngokwahlulelwa okuhle, ngifunda ukuthi uNkulunkulu uyabakhulula ababoshiweyo! Kuyikwahlulela okuhle njani lokhu? (Lokhu kusho ukuthi laba baboshwe bengela cala. UNkulunkulu wahlulela kuhle phakathi kukungahluleli kuhle kwabantu.)

D.      Funda Amahubo 146:8. Ubona ngani ngikhuluma ngalabo abangaboniyo emehlweni? (Siyazi ukuthi uJesu wabelapha abangaboniyo (Matewu 9:27-30), kodwa lapho okukhuluma khona ngalabo “abakhothamela phansi”  kugoqela lalabo abalemithwalo enzima kakhulu. Laba ngabantu abasebe lahle kelwe lithemba ngenxa mumo abedlula kiwo kaba boni themba lakusasa.)

1.      Kutshoni “ukubona” ikusasa?

2.      Kungani imbhalo usithi, kukhanya kungahambelani, ukuthi uNkulunkulu uthanda abalungileyo? (UNkulunkulu ulenjongo ebalulekileyo kulabo abamthandayo abamlalelayo. Ukulalela kuyakusiza ukwenza ikusasa yakho ibe sobala.)

E.      Funda Amahubo 146:9. Abafelokazi, abezizweni, lentandane zilani okufananayo? (Yilabo abangela mandla emphakathini. UNkulunkulu ulenjongo ngalabo abangena mandla njalo uyangenelaukubasiza kokubi.)

F.      Amavesi  la ku-Amahubo 146 anika themba bani? (Ithemba losizo lweqiniso! UNkulunkulu uyenelisa ukusiza. Usiza ngokudla langokwahlulela okuhle. Usiza labo abadangelelyo. Usiza labo abangena “mandla” kulo umhlaba. Ukahngela labo abalalelayo.)

 

II.     Ithemba eliqinileyo

A.      Amahubo 33:18-19.  Ohulumnende bakhanya befaka amakhamera ukuze babone okwenziwa ngabantu babo. Uyakubonga na lokhu ukuthi “sebelelihlo” phezu kwakho?

1.      Besilaba ngane abalabantwana abathathu. Uyise wayehlakaniphile kodwa elokukhohlakala okuthile. Umkakhe uyakhumbula ukuthi wake wamshiya ekhangele umntwana emowulu ukuthi “akhangele” umntwana edlala. “Ubaba” wathathekiswa ngokunye walushiya usane waya kwenye indawo. Umama waphenduka wathola usane lulodwa emowulu- yindaba eyaphindwaphindwa kakhulu! Uzwa njani uma uNkulunkulu ethembisa ukuhi usikhangele?(Indaba enhle yikuthi uNkulunkulu uyazi engidlula phakathi kwakho njalo ukhona ekuhluphekeni kwami njalo uyangithanda.)

B.      Funda Amahubo 33:20-21. Kungani umbhalo usebenzinsa ibala “mana?” (Uyazi ukuthi uNkulunkulu kasebenzi ngokuhlela kwethu.)

C.      Funda Amahubo 33:22. Kungani umhlabeleli ecaza uthando luka Nkulunkulu njengothando “olungahlulekiyo” kulo umugca? (UNkulunkulu ulusizo lwethu njalo njalo umngumhedla wethu. Kwesinye isikhathi kukhanya ngathi usizo lohedla kakukho-yikho ke kumele simelele sithembe.Umhlabeleli uyasitshela ukuthi uthando luka Nkulunkulu kalwehluleki ukusinika isiqiniselo sokuthi usizo luyeza.)

 

III.   Ithemba ngothi abantu basibona njani

A.      Funda Amahubo 39:7-8.  Ngisemcane otishala bami baqinisa ukuthi uNkulunkulu uyathethelela izono zami, kodwa ukuthi impumela yezono zami izangilandela. Kukhulunywa ngathemba bani kula amavesi? (Singathemba ukuthi izono zethu ngokuphelela kwazo kazisoze sisiyam=ngise. UNkulunkulu kwesinye isikhathi uyasithethelelala asivikela empumelani yezono zethu ngokugcwala kwayo.)

B.      Funda Amahubo 39:10-11. UNkulunkulu uyasusa impumela yezono? (UNkulunkulu angaba yisivikelo ekuthini ezinye izoni zisihleke, kodwa uNkulunkulu uyasikhuza ukuze sikhulu ekukholweni.)

 

IV.     Ithemba ekudangaleni

A.      Funda Amahubo 43:5. Uyakuzwisisa okukhulunywa ngumhlabeleli? Usuke wabalesikhathi lapho umoya wakho “uphansi” njalo uzwa ungathabanga ukhathazekile?

1.      Ithemba lethu yiliphi umumweni oomunje? (Ukuthi uNkulunkulu uzasi susa ekudangaleni lekudaneni. Mhlawumbe ukudumisa uNkulunkulu yiyo idlela yokukwenza lokhu. Ngiyazi ukuthi indumiso iyaphakamisa inhliziyo yami.)

 

V.      Ithemba eminyakeni emidala

A.      Funda Amahubo 71:9. Ithemba liguquka njani leminyaka emidala?

1.      Cabanga ukuthi ubuyami kwabanye ezintweni ezinengi empilweni yakho. Lokhu kungayiguqula njani indlela obonangayo?

B.      Funda Amahubo 71:10-12. Kuzwakala ngathi iNkosi uDavida uloba (abakhuluma ngokwenzakala lapha kabavumelani), njalo ukhathazekile ngezitha zakhe. Yikukhathazeka kuphila kwamakhosi amadala kumbe lokhu kungenzakala ezisebenzini ezindala?

1.      Lokhu kungahambelana lobunzima bokukhula?

2.      Iminyakeni emidala, silethemba? (Ithemba lethu likuNkulunkulu lokubalomusa wokusisiza.)

 

VI.     Ithemba ekusindisweni

A.      Khathesi, besifunda ngokuthi iBhayibheli lifundisani ngethemba kuNkulunkulu ngokweqiniso, usizo lapha empilweni. Kasiyeni khathesi kweyinye impande yethemba. Funda Kwabase Kolose 1:24-27. UPayule ukhuluma ngokuhlupheka kwakhe ngenxa yevangeli. Kungaba yini injongo yethemba labasezizweni? (UJesu. Ngenxa kaJesu silethemba “lendumiso.”)

B.      Funda kuTito 1:1-3. Kungaba yini ithemba lethu sikhangele impilo yethu yobuKrestu? (ukuthi sizakuba lempilo enaphakade.)

1.      Ithemba lempilo enaphakde lame ngaphi? (Isikhathi singakaqali uNkulunkulu wenza isithembiso sokuthi uzanikeza abantu impilo enaphakade. UJesu wenza kuhle ngalesi sithembiso.)

C.      Funda ku 1 Petro 1:3-5. Phezu kewmpilo enaphakade, silethemba bani ngezulu? (Ukuthi siza kuba lelifa elingapheliyo.)

1.      Phakathi laphakathi kwesikhathi kungabayini enzakala kithi? (! Petro 1:5 usitshela ukuthi ngoku kholwa “sivikelekile ngamandla kaNkulunkulu” usindiso lwethu luze luze!Ngaphandle kwezinhlupho zethu khathesi silempilo enaphakade.)

 

VII.   Ubungcwele lethemba

A.      Sibusiswe okungakanani! Singaba lethemba kuNkulunkulu ukuthi engasisiza khathesi njalo silethemba lempilo enaphakade. NguJesu owenza konke lokhu kwenzakale. Kumele sibesisenzani sisamele lokhu? (Funda ku-1 Johane 3:2-3. Siyazihlambulula.)

1.      Kutshoni ukuzi hlambulula? NguNkulunkulu yedwa ohlambukileyo. (Kumele silwise, ngokuthunganyelwa nguMoya Oyingcwele, ukuthi sicabange kahle njalo siphile kahle.)

B.      Mngane, wena ke? Uhlangana lezinhlupho empilweni yakho? UNkulunkulu ukunikeza ithemba losizo khathesi-ngesikhathi sakhe, hatshi esakho. Okubalulekileyo kakhulu usithembisa impilo enaphakade. Uphila njenga lowo othembe uNkulunkulu?

 

 

VIII. Iviki ezayo: IMpilo.