The 5 W’S Of Service- 服侍的五个W

The 5 W’S Of Service
服侍的五个W

1 Kings 18
列王记上18章

36 And at the time of the offering of the oblation, Elijah the prophet came near and said, “O Lord, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, let it be known this day that you are God in Israel, and that I am your servant, and that I have done all these things at your word. 37 Answer me, O Lord, answer me, that this people may know that you, O Lord, are God, and that you have turned their hearts back.” 38 Then the fire of the Lord fell and consumed the burnt offering and the wood and the stones and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench. 39 And when all the people saw it, they fell on their faces and said, “The Lord, he is God; the Lord, he is God.”
36到了献晚祭的时候，先知以利亚近前来，说：“亚伯拉罕、以撒、以色列的神，耶和华啊，求你今日使人知道你是以色列的神，也知道我是你的仆人，又是奉你的命行这一切事。 37耶和华啊，求你应允我，应允我！使这民知道你耶和华是神，又知道是你叫这民的心回转。”38于是，耶和华降下火来，烧尽燔祭、木柴、石头、尘土，又烧干沟里的水。39众民看见了，就俯伏在地，说：“耶和华是神！耶和华是神！”

I want to put everything into perspective. Serving the Lord is such a privilege, it is the outflow of knowing the Lord.
我要对一切事有一个理性的态度。侍奉神是一种特权，他是了解神的自然流露。

When the Lord called me to write, he called me using these verses, so these verses are very precious to me.
当神呼召我从事写作的时候，他呼召我使用这些章节，因此这些章节对我来说就是十分宝贵的。

Let’s look at the five W’s of serving GOD, through these wonderful verses.
通过这些美妙的章节，让我们看一看侍奉神的五个W。

The Who Of Service VS 36
侍奉谁36节

Elijah knew who he served; he knew that he served the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. We serve the all-powerful God, we can serve Him, because we know who He is. We can have this amazing confidence in preaching the gospel and sharing Christ, because we are not serving gods of wood, stone and iron, like the 450 prophets of Baal were.
以利亚知道他侍奉谁，他知道他侍奉的是亚伯拉罕，以撒，雅各的神。我们侍奉的是全能的神，我们能够侍奉他，因为我们知道他是谁。我们在传福音和分享基督的时候，应当有这种令人惊叹的自信。因为我们不是像450年前先知巴兰所做的那样，侍奉木头石头和铁的神。

Do you have that confidence?
你有那种自信吗？

We know that the same God who did the miracles in the lives of his former saints, is still the same today. He doesn’t change and his power does not weaken.
我们知道同一位神在先前圣徒的生命中行使了奇迹，如今也是一样，他并没有改变，他的力量也没有削弱。

The Where Of Service VS 36
在哪里侍奉36节

We serve God in two situations, first of all, we serve God in the midst of the world, we seek to share Jesus in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation. We live in the world, but we are not of it.
我们在两种情形下侍奉神。首先我们在世界中侍奉神，我们在扭曲和悖逆的一代人中寻求分享耶稣。我们生活在世界中，但是我们不属于它。

Secondly, we serve God’s people. Look at the time, Elijah was serving and sacrificing, at the time of the evening sacrifice. We are to serve God’s people in the local church community, that is where we serve. Our gifts are for the edification of our fellow brothers and sisters.
其次，我们侍奉神的子民。看一看那个时代，以利亚在侍奉和献晚祭的时候献祭。我们要在本地教会社区服务神的子民，那正是我们服侍的地方。我们的礼物就是对同工的弟兄姊妹们的启发。

The What Of Service VS 36
服侍什么36节

Luke 17:10 says
路加福音 17:10 说

So, you also, when you have done all that you were commanded, say, ‘We are unworthy servants; we have only done what was our duty.’”
这样，你们作完了一切所吩咐的，只当说：‘我们是无用的仆人，所作的本是我们应分作的。’”

What are we?
我们是什么？

We are nothing really, God is everything.
我们真的什么也不是，神才是一切。

Elijah says, that he is God’s servant, he doesn’t try to grab any of the glory for himself.
以利亚说他是神的仆人，他不会试图抓住任何荣耀归于他自己。

Someone put it like this” We are nobodies, seeking to tell everybody about somebody who saved my soul”.
一些人这么表述“我们都是无名小卒，试着要告诉每一个人，关于谁拯救了我的灵魂。”

The Word Of Service VS 36
服侍的话语36节

We all want to serve GOD, we want to be at the forefront, me included. But we have to do things only at the word of God tells us to. So often we fail in our service for God, we fall flat on our faces and we wonder why.
我们都想要服侍神，我们想要立足于前沿，我也一样，但我们只能做神要我们做的事情。所以我们通常在对神的服侍中失败，我们彻底失败并且还好奇为什么。

The reason is that God didn’t tell us to do that thing, we are led by our flesh, we need to make sure that the service we do, is because the Lord tells us to..
原因就是神没有让我们做那件事，我们是受肉体的驱使去做。我们需要确保所做的服侍是因为神要我们去做。

We do not preach ourselves, but we preach Christ.
我们不要传扬我们自己，但我们要传扬基督。

 The Why Of Service VS 37
为什么服侍37节

This is the most important one, why do we serve God.
这是最重要的一点，我们为什么服侍神。

We serve God for one reason and that is to turn the hearts of the people back to God. How can you spot a faithful ministry or a faithful preacher?
我们服侍神的一个原因就是要使人民的心转向神。你如何能够发现一项充满信仰的使命或者一个有信仰的传道者？

They are seeking to bring people closer to God, they are seeking to lead people to Christ, they are seeking to uplift God and the gospel. It is not about them.
他们要寻求使人们更加接近神，他们要寻求带领人们归向基督，他们要寻求高举神和福音，而不是传扬他们自己。

It’s all about Christ
一切归于基督

The Results Of God’s Service VS 38-39
服侍神的结果38~39节

When we keep to the five w’s, God does certain things:
当我们遵循了五个W，神一定会做以下事情:

He shows his power.
The people worship God.
They acknowledge HIM AS GOD
They turn from their idols and serve God
他会显示出他的力量。
人们会敬拜神。
他们会把他作为神认识他。
他们会离开他们的偶像服侍神。

Right service brings right results, God blesses right service.
正确的服侍带来正确的结果。神会祝福正确的服侍。

Elijah honoured GOD, so God honoured Elijah.
以利亚荣耀了神，神就使以利亚得荣耀。

In all we do, lets serve God in the right way, we will surely get the right results.
在我们所做的一切事情中，以正确的方法服侍神，我们一定会获得正确的结果。

God bless you
愿神祝福你