Kind Of Christian Worker Are You? – 你是哪种基督教工作者？

KIND OF CHRISTIAN WORKER ARE YOU?
你是哪种基督教工作者？

ISAIAH 6
8 And I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?” Then I said, “Here I am! Send me.”

One of our greatest privileges is to serve God. Throughout scripture we have many great examples of true service, and sadly we also find some examples of terrible service.

我们最大的特权之一就是侍奉上帝。在整部经文中，我们有许多真正服事的好例子，但可悲的是，我们也发现一些糟糕的服事例子。

Let’s outline these examples:
让我们概括一下这些例子:

The GO-WORKER
努力工作的人

In the Bible, there are many men and women who surrendered to God’s call for ministry。
在圣经中，有许多男人和女人委身于神的呼召去事奉。

One that comes to mind is the Apostle Paul.
我首先想到的是使徒保罗。

He went anywhere at any time. He was led by the Spirit, even though sometimes he had to change his own plans. You can read what happened in Acts 16.
他到处传播福音，被圣灵所引导，尽管有时他不得不改变自己的计划。你可以阅读使徒行传第16章。

But the ultimate Go person is the Lord Jesus. He came to us, He laid down His life despising the shame of the cross (Hebrews 12:12), despite all the ridicule he suffered. He hid His glory in human flesh. Remember… the angels of heaven are continually praising Him day and night. He laid aside all of those privileges to come to earth.
但最终的神是主耶稣。他来到我们面前，他放下了他的生命，尽管他遭受了所有的嘲笑，但他蔑视十字架的耻辱(希伯来书12:12)。他把他的荣耀藏在肉身里。记得……天上的使者昼夜不住的赞美他。他放弃了所有的特权来到世上。

We always say the Gospel is good news; indeed, it is the best news anyone can give to another person. It is the remedy for man’s deepest problem, and that is SIN.
我们总是说福音是好消息；的确，这是任何人能给另一个人的最好的消息。它是解决人类最深层次问题的良药，这个问题就是罪。

So what are the first two letters of the word GOSPEL,they are G O = GO.
那么福音这个词的前两个字母是什么，它们是G O = GO。

We aren’t all called to be evangelists and pastors, but we are all called to be witnesses to our Savior. Let me remind you that the first apostles were mostly fishermen –  not highly educated, but filled with a passion for Christ.
我们并非都被呼召成为传教士和牧师，但我们都被呼召成为救主的见证人。让我提醒你，第一批使徒大多是渔民-没有受过高等教育，但充满了对基督的热情。

They had to, like Peter, tell people what they had seen and heard. It was like a Holy compulsion; they couldn’t help themselves. Look at what the Apostles said in Acts 4:20: “We can only tell what we have seen and heard.”
他们必须像彼得一样，告诉人们他们的所见所闻。这就像一种神圣的强迫;他们忍不住了。看看使徒行传4章20节，使徒说:“我们所看见所听见的，只能说出来。”

Let us be always be prepared to Go. I was never expecting to be sent to China. You may be surprised to see where the Lord sends you. I was surprised and so was Peter. Look at where God sent him too – to the Gentiles! Who did he use… a confirmed Jew, who had no time for the Gentiles.
让我们时刻准备着出发。我从未想到会被派到中国。你可能会惊讶地看到主把你送到哪里。我很惊讶，彼得也是。看看上帝把他也送到了哪里——外邦人那里！他使用了谁…一个坚定的犹太人他没有时间给异教徒。

The CO WORKER
同工

Although all of us are called to share the gospel, there are many Christians who can’t go to far off places for some reason or another – maybe because of age, disability or family commitments.
虽然我们都被呼召去分享福音，但仍有许多基督徒因为这样或那样的原因不能去很远的地方–可能是因为年龄、残疾或家庭责任。

In 2 Thess chapter 3:1, Paul says these final words to the church:
在帖后书3:1章，保罗对教会说了这些最后的话:

‘Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may have free course, and be glorified, even as it is with you.’
弟兄们，最后请你们为我们祷告，好使主的道亨通得荣耀，像在你们中间一样。

Every missionary in the field, every Go worker has thousands of co-workers or more importantly prayer partners or/and supporters.
每一个在现场的传教士，每一个传教士和牧师都有数以千计的同工们，或者更重要的祈祷伙伴或/和支持者。

The greatest example of this is in Exodus 17. Joshua was the Go worker. He was in the valley fighting the battle, but it was Moses up on the mount who was the powerful one. Battles in the Christian life are not won anywhere else but in the prayer closet. It was Moses who won the victory through prayer, not Joshua through carnal weapons. When Moses let down his arms the enemy prevailed; when he lifted them up with others help, God’s people won.
最典型的例子是出埃及记第17章。约书亚是个努力工作的人。他在山谷中作战，但在山上的摩西才是最有力量的人。在基督徒生活中，除了在祈祷室，没有任何地方能赢得战斗。是摩西通过祷告赢得了胜利，而不是约书亚通过肉体的武器。当摩西放下武器的时候，敌人占了上风。当他在别人的帮助下举起他们时，上帝的子民赢了。

The same is the case with the Church, when the church has a focus on prayer. The Church moves forward in power. When it lets down its prayer guard the enemy advances.
教会也是如此，教会有一个祷告的重点。教会在力量中前进。当它放下祈祷的守卫时，敌人就前进了。

There are many wonderful believers who cover me and Helen in prayer, our deepest thanks to you.If you pray for others involved in any ministry, you are a vital part of that ministry. If you do that for us, you are such a partner with us as we share the gospel.
如果你为任何事工中的其他人祷告，你就是那事工中重要的一部分。如果你为我们这样做，你就是我们分享福音的伙伴。

Prayer is paramount. Amen.
祈祷是最重要的。阿门。

The ‘OH I DIDN’T KNOW’ WORKER (Mr/MS/MRS SLEEPY)
“哦，我不知道”工作者(瞌睡虫先生/女士/夫人)

There are many in the church today who are like this. I have met lots of them, so have you.
今天教会里有很多这样的人。我见过很多，你也见过。

These are the people who will say things like this
这些人会说这样的话

‘Well I didn’t know about that need in the church’.
我不知道教堂里有这种需求。

‘It’s in Africa, so it doesn’t affect me’.
它在非洲，所以对我没有影响。

Or the ones who say this and this makes my blood boil:
或者是那些让我热血沸腾的人:

“Why should I pray for the persecuted church, persecution doesn’t happen in the West.”
我为什么要为受迫害的教会祈祷，迫害不会发生在西方。”

My answer to the last one is it will come, so watch out. We need to be informed; all Christian workers need to know what is happening in the world. We need to be aware of needs of workers out in the field.

我对最后一个问题的回答是，它会来的，所以要小心。我们需要被告知；所有的基督教工作者都需要知道世界上正在发生什么。我们需要了解一线工人的需求。

Don’t close your mind and just live comfortably in isolation. Awake, Christian, and be informed.

不要封闭自己的思想，只是舒适地过着与世隔绝的生活。醒来吧，基督徒，并被告知。

THE WOE WORKER
悲伤工作者

One of the greatest chapters in the Bible is ISAIAH 6.
《圣经》中最伟大的章节之一是以赛亚书6章。

Before any person can be a worker for God, he has to have an experience of God’s glory.
在任何人成为神的工人之前，他必须经历神的荣耀。

Please note that Isaiah says these words:
请注意以赛亚说了这些话:

5 Then said I, Woe is me! For I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts.
那时我说：“祸哉！我灭亡了！因为我是嘴唇不洁的人，又住在嘴唇不洁的民中；又因我眼见大君王万军之耶和华。” (以赛亚书 6:5 和合本)

It was only after saying these words that God commissioned Isaiah, so then God could say these words:
只有在说了这些话之后，神才委托以赛亚，所以神才能说这些话:

8 Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, ‘Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?’ Then said I, ‘Here am I; send me.’
我又听见主的声音说：“我可以差遣谁呢？谁肯为我们去呢？”我说：“我在这里，请差遣我！” (以赛亚书 6:8 和合本)

Moses also saw the glory of God, and then he was called.

摩西也看到了神的荣耀，然后他被呼召。

If we are to serve God, then we have to see our Sin, we have to “see” (though not the same way as Moses and Isaiah did), the glory of God.
如果我们要侍奉神，我们就必须看见我们的罪，我们必须“看见”(虽然与摩西和以赛亚的方式不同)，神的荣耀。

It is only when we say ‘Woe is me’, like Isaiah did, that God can say ‘GO’. We have to come to the end of our own effort and strength, so let God’s strength and power take over.
只有当我们像以赛亚那样说“我有祸了”时，神才能说“去吧”。我们必须靠自己的努力和力量走到尽头，所以让上帝的力量接管我们。

Every true Christian worker has had moments like Isaiah and Moses had. They saw God in His glory and knew they were sinners in the hands of a holy God.
每个真正的基督徒都有像以赛亚和摩西那样的时刻。他们看见神的荣耀，知道自己是神圣神手中的罪人。

Isaiah and Paul recognized the holiness of God and understood that they were lost sinners without Him, His grace and His forgiveness. This was their “woe” moment!
以赛亚和保罗认识到上帝的圣洁，并且明白没有上帝、上帝的恩典和宽恕，他们就是迷失的罪人。这是他们“有祸”的时刻！

Have you had a ‘WOE’ moment like Isaiah and Moses had or even like the Apostle Paul had on the road to Damascus? Before you can be a GO worker you need to have your ‘WOE’ moment.
你有过像以赛亚和摩西，甚至像使徒保罗在去大马士革的路上一样的“有祸”时刻吗？在你成为一名积极工作者之前，你需要有一个“有祸”的时刻。

THE “NO” WORKER
“不”工作者

We have a wonderful illustration in the Bible in the small OT book of Jonah. Here is the prime example of a “No” worker:
我们在圣经的约拿书中有一个很好的例子。这是一个“不”工作者的典型例子:

He was called to go to Nineveh, which was the enemy of Israel. What did he do? He disobeyed God and ran in the opposite direction. I’m sure none of us have ever done anything like Jonah did!
他被召去尼尼微，尼尼微是以色列的敌人。他做了什么？他违背了上帝，向相反的方向跑去。我相信我们当中没有人做过像约拿那样的事情！

You realise that God didn’t pass Jonah’s calling on to someone else. He could easily give the job to another prophet, but He pursued Jonah. If God has called you to do a work, and you have run from it or are in the process of running from it, God will never let up. Whatever direction you take and what means you take, as they say, “You can run but you can’t hide.” especially from God.
你意识到上帝没有把约拿书的召唤传递给别人。他可以很容易地把工作交给另一个先知，但他拣选约拿。如果神呼召你去做一件工作，而你却逃避了，或者正在逃避，神永远不会放弃。无论你走什么方向，采取什么手段，就像他们说的，“你可以跑，但你躲不了。”尤其是上帝。

Even after preaching in Nineveh, Jonah was unhappy that the whole city repented. Jonah was still saying “No.” Have you ever done that? Maybe you have served God in some area, but you have become bitter and angry like Jonah and told God He shouldn’t have acted like He did.
即使在尼尼微传道后，约拿书仍不高兴全城的人都悔改了，仍然说“不”。你这样做过吗？也许你在某个地方侍奉了神，但你变得像约拿一样痛苦和愤怒，并告诉神他不应该这样做。

How many of us in Christian service are saying ‘No’ to how God acts? Are we like Jonah in chapter 4 verse 1? Jonah was angry and very displeased. Why?
我们当中有多少基督徒对上帝的行为说“不”呢？我们像第四章第一节的约拿书吗？他很生气，也很不高兴。为什么？

People had repented. The whole city was transformed, and yet this sulking prophet was saying “NO” and telling the Lord what HE should and shouldn’t do.

人们已经悔改了。整个城市都变了样，然而这位闷闷不乐的先知却说“不”，并告诉主他该做什么，不该做什么。

How dare we do anything like this? Let’s remember it’s the Lord who gives the orders; we are here to carry out His instructions.
我们怎么敢做这样的事？让我们记住是上帝下的命令；我们是来执行他的指示的。

THE “UM-OK” WORKER
“嗯-好”工作者

The Bible contains some fine examples of these types of workers. This group really wanted to serve God, but they took an awful lot of persuading and gave many excuses.
圣经中有一些这类工人的好例子。这群人真的很想侍奉神，但是他们花了很多时间去说服神，并且找了很多借口。

The two primary examples or culprits are in no particular order:
两个主要的例子或罪犯没有特定的顺序:

Peter in Acts 10
使徒行传第10章的彼得

Peter was told by Jesus in Acts 1, that he and his fellow apostles would take the Gospel to the uttermost ends of the world. Why, when the dream happened, did he doubt this?
耶稣在使徒行传1中告诉彼得，他和他的使徒们会把福音带到世界的尽头。为什么，当梦发生的时候，他怀疑这一点？

Peter was a Jew and when faced with anything new or anything that intruded on his Jewishness, he reverted to stereotype. Remember that Paul had to withstand Peter face to face, when he refused to have fellowship with Gentiles for fear of the Jews (Galatians 2:11). Are we like this? When God calls us to a new work, do we revert to our own set ideas and say God couldn’t call me to that place or to that group of people?
彼得是一个犹太人，当面对任何新事物或任何侵犯他的犹太身份的事物时，他又回到了老一套。请记住，当保罗因害怕犹太人而拒绝与外邦人交往时，他必须面对面地抵挡彼得(加拉太书2:11)。我们是这样的吗？当神呼召我们去做一件新的工作时，我们是否会回到自己既定的想法，说神不能呼召我去那个地方或那群人？

For example: God calls you to minister to prostitutes or homosexuals. I understand that their practices are wrong, but Jesus would go to these people and we are to go with the good news of the Gospel. If He called you to this ministry, would you react by saying, “Not those people they are deep sinners and deserve nothing!” We know like Peter that we are called to reach out to every people regardless of race, ethnicity or religion, so why does the Lord have to persuade us to go?.
例如:神呼召你去服事妓女或同性恋。我知道他们的做法是错误的，但耶稣会去找这些人，我们会带着福音的好消息去。如果他呼召你去服事，你会说:「不是那些人，他们是罪大恶极的人，不配得到任何东西！」我们像彼得一样知道，我们被呼召去接触每一个人，不论种族、民族或宗教，那么为什么主一定要说服我们去呢？

Moses in Exodus chapter 3-4
摩西在《出埃及记》第3-4章

Will the real Mr. Excuse stand up? Peter had just one excuse, Moses had four. While part of this was his true belief that he couldn’t do it and “cultural humility,” within an honour/shame context, it was ok until God got to chapter 3 verse 9. Moses must have been going, ‘This is cool’, and then the bombshell exploded, when God said:
真正的借口先生会站立的住吗？彼得只有一个借口，摩西有四个。虽然这部分是他的真实信念，他不能做到这一点和“文化的谦卑”，在一个荣誉/耻辱的背景下，这是好的，直到上帝到了第3章第9节。摩西一定是在说，“这很酷”，然后炸弹爆炸了，上帝说:

“I AM GOING TO SEND YOU MOSES.”
“我要把摩西送给你。”

He took the utmost persuading, and he finally went, but God had to reassure and comfort him. These examples show the gracious mercy and patience of God. He doesn’t lose patience with us.  He could become angry with us, but God acts in such a gentle way.
他极力劝说，最后还是去了，但上帝必须安慰他。这些例子显示了上帝的仁慈和耐心。他对我们没有失去耐心。他可能会生我们的气，但上帝总是以如此温和的方式行事。

Other examples in Scripture include Gideon in Judges 6-7 and the two Sons in Matthew 21:28-31.
圣经中的其他例子包括士师记6-7中的基甸和马太福音21:28-31中的两个儿子。

THE “I-QUIT” WORKER
“我辞职”的工人

In the NT, there are two examples of people who quit their God given ministry. The first is Demas, who was the Apostle Paul’s companion in ministry, and yet he left him because he loved this present world (2 Timothy 4:10). We are never told if he returned, and this is one of the great unanswered questions of the Bible. We will only know the answer when we get to heaven.
在新约有两个例子的人放弃了他们的神赐事工。第一个是底马，他是使徒保罗的同工，然而他因为爱今世就离开了他(提摩太后书4:10)。我们从未被告知他是否回来了，这是圣经中最大的未解之谜之一。只有到了天堂我们才会知道答案。

There are many outside the church today who once were immersed in Gospel work. For whatever reason, they are now immersed in the world or apathetic to the Gospel, perhaps because they have been hurt by someone in the church. There are thousands of them.  How important it is to keep our heart. Watch out believer, you don’t think you couldn’t be like Demas?
今天有许多教会以外的人曾经沉浸在福音工作中。不管出于什么原因，他们现在沉浸在这个世界中，或者对福音漠不关心，也许是因为他们被教会中的某个人伤害了。有成千上万个。守住自己的心有多重要。信徒们，请注意，你不认为你不能像德马斯那样吗？

There is another I-Quit Worker in Acts and that is John Mark, in Chapter 13:13, John Mark left Paul and Barnabas, and this later caused the spilt up of Paul and Barnabas. He had seen them work miracles; he had seen the persecution, but it was all too much for Him. He was taken by Barnabas to Cyprus. But that thankfully is not the end of the story.
使徒行传中还有另一个辞职的人，那就是约翰·马可，在13:13章，约翰·马可离开了保罗和巴拿巴，这后来导致了保罗和巴拿巴的分裂。他看到他们创造奇迹；他看到了迫害，但这对他来说太多了。他被巴拿巴带到塞浦路斯。但谢天谢地，这并不是故事的结尾。

THE “RETURNING” WORKER
“回归”的工人

We met John Mark in Acts 13 and at the end of Acts 15. Paul was really upset about John Mark, but he had the true heart of a Pastor and a forgiving and compassionate heart. You remember what he said about Barnabas: ‘Receive Him.’
我们在使徒行传第13章和第15章末尾见过约翰·马可。保罗对约翰·马可感到非常难过，但他有一颗真正的牧师的心，一颗宽容和富有同情心的心。你记得他对巴拿巴说的话:“接受他。”

In his last letter, and indeed in the last chapter he ever writes, he says in 2 Timothy 4:11 that the one person Paul wants Timothy to bring to Him is John Mark. Isn’t that beautiful? Of all the people he could ask for, he asks for him. Look at what he says – John Mark is profitable to Paul for the ministry… isn’t that incredible.
在他的最后一封信中，也是他写的最后一章，他在提摩太后书4:11中说，保罗希望提摩太带给他的人是约翰·马可。那不是很美吗？在他能要求的所有人中，他要求了他。看看他是怎么说的，约翰·马可对保罗来说是有利可图的…太不可思议了。

Some time ago, I was an I-Quit worker, but by the grace of God, He brought me back… it’s all down to,
一段时间以前，我是一个辞职的工人，但承蒙上帝的恩典，他让我回来了…这都是因为，

• HIS GRACE
• HIS MERCY
• HIS PATIENCE
• HIS LOVE
• OH, HOW I LOVE JESUS.. AMEN.
• 他的恩典
• 他的仁慈
• 他的耐心
• 他的爱
• 哦，我多么爱耶稣..
• 阿门。

So which type of co-worker are you?
你是哪种类型的同工？

Here Are Some Verses For You To Consider
这里有一些章节供你考虑

Luke 17:10

¹⁰ So you also, when you have done all that you were commanded, say, ‘We are unworthy servants;^[a] we have only done what was our duty.’”
路加福音 17:10 10 这样，你们也一样，当你们完成了所有被命令的事情时，就说：‘我们是无用的仆人；我们只是尽了自己的本分。’

Philippians 2:5-11

. ⁵ Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus,^[a] 6 who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped,^[b] 7 but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant,^[c] being born in the likeness of men. ⁸ And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. ⁹ Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, ¹⁰ so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, ¹¹ and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
腓立比书 2:5-115 你们中间要存这样的心思，这心思在基督耶稣里面也是这样的；6 他本有神的形象，却不作弊，想要与神平等；7 反倒虚己，取了奴仆的形象，成为人的样式；8 既有人的样子，就自卑，顺服至死，甚至死在十字架上。9 所以神将他升为至高，又赐给他那超乎万名之上的名；10 使天上的、地上的和地底下的，因耶稣的名，必须跪拜；11 而且口中要承认耶稣基督为主，使荣耀归给父神。

John 13:1-8

13 Now before the Feast of the Passover, when Jesus knew that his hour had come to depart out of this world to the Father, having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end. ² During supper, when the devil had already put it into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, to betray him, ³ Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he had come from God and was going back to God, ⁴ rose from supper. He laid aside his outer garments, and taking a towel, tied it around his waist. ⁵ Then he poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples’ feet and to wipe them with the towel that was wrapped around him. ⁶ He came to Simon Peter, who said to him, “Lord, do you wash my feet?” ⁷ Jesus answered him, “What I am doing you do not understand now, but afterward you will understand.” ⁸ Peter said to him, “You shall never wash my feet.” Jesus answered him, “If I do not wash you, you have no share with me.”
约翰福音 13:1-813 在逾越节的前夕，耶稣知道自己的时候到了，要离开这个世界，回到父那里。他深爱世上的自己，直到最后。 2 吃晚餐的时候，魔鬼已将出卖耶稣的念头放在犹大·伊斯卡略的心里，就是西门的儿子， 3 耶稣知道父已经将万物交在他手里，也知道他是出自神，并要回到神那里， 4 就从餐桌上起来，脱下外衣，拿起一条毛巾束在腰间。 5 然后，他把水倒入盆中，开始给门徒洗脚，用裹着他的毛巾擦干。 6 他来到西门彼得跟前，彼得问他说：“主啊，你要洗我的脚吗？” 7 耶稣回答他说：“我所做的你现在不知道，后来你会明白。” 8 彼得说：“你永不可洗我的脚。” 耶稣回答他说：“如果我不洗你，你就和我无分。”

Romans 12
³ For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, each according to the measure of faith that God has assigned. ⁴ For as in one body we have many members,^[e] and the members do not all have the same function, ⁵ so we, though many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another. ⁶ Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, in proportion to our faith; ⁷ if service, in our serving; the one who teaches, in his teaching; ⁸ the one who exhorts, in his exhortation; the one who contributes, in generosity; the one who leads,^[f] with zeal; the one who does acts of mercy, with cheerfulness.
罗马书 12 3 因为我蒙恩赐给我的，我对你们每一个人说，不要高估自己，应当谦虚地看自己，按着神所分给各人的信心的大小而思考。4 因为在一个身体中有许多肢体，而肢体并不是都一样的功能，5 我们虽然众多，却在基督里成为一个身体，各自做肢体。6 按照所赐给我们的恩典，各有不同的恩赐，我们要好好使用它们：如果是预言，就要按着我们的信心；7 如果是服侍，就要专心服侍；教导的，就要专心教导；8 劝勉的，就要热心劝勉；施舍的，就要慷慨；领导的，就要热情；施行怜悯的，就要欢欢喜喜。