圣经团体的10个基石（第1部分）---译文1

2014年11月7日

Rick Warren牧师

关于Saddleback教会，公众一般知道的是我们周末聚会有很多人参加，但外面的世界没有意识到，Saddleback的真正的力量在于我们的小组。报纸报道星期天发生了什么，但他们不知道这一周发生了什么。事实是，和参加周末服侍相比，有更多的人参与Saddleback的小组。

在Saddleback小组是非常重要的，因为我们相信团体的力量如此强烈。团体在今天的教会文化中是流行的，我认为这是一件好事。我们需要理解它。这个古老词汇的现代术语真正的意思是团契。希腊词在圣经中的团契是词koinonia。 和koinonia意味着如我们对耶稣基督委身一样致力于彼此委身。

在Saddleback，我们谈论了很多关于圣经团体的基石，至少有十个。 这里是前五个...

１．频率

在团契里，我们经常聚在一起。不是每隔一段时间聚一次。 这是很频繁的。 圣经告诉我们在希伯来书10:25“让我们不要放弃一起聚会的习惯。 相反，让我们互相鼓励。（现代本）（和合本来10:25你们不可停止聚会，好像那些停止惯了的人，倒要彼此劝勉。既知道（注：原文作“看见”）那日子临近，就更当如此。）“习惯是你做的频率。你不会偶尔做一个习惯。 你经常做一个习惯。 你一遍又一遍地做。

2.真实性

在团契中你分享你的真实感受。有三种恐惧使我们变得不真实：对暴露的恐惧，对拒绝的恐惧和对再次伤害的恐惧。根据神的真理，我们不试图隐藏我们的缺点。所以，正如雅各书5:15说的，“彼此认罪，为彼此祷告，使你们得医治。”在复原更新事工中，我们有一个说法，就是你的秘密可以治愈你的病。我经常说，揭示你的感觉是愈合的开始。这就是真实性。你说，“这是我的处境，”并且你承认它。

在你的生活和你的小组中建立真实性的最快的方法是这-学习和运用上帝的话。“神的话充满了生命力。它比最尖锐的刀锋利，深入我们内心最深处的想法和欲望。它暴露了我们真正是什么样子。“不是流行心理学，使你真实。不是理疗使你真实。不是混乱滥情使你真实。接触上帝的话才能使你真实。当我看着神的话语，让它触摸我的灵魂，我看到我哪里不合格，我哪里需要成长，然后，它迫使我要真实。

3.互惠

团契建立在互惠上。在团契中意味着我们互相帮助来成长。我们一起变强。没有其他人，你不能成为上帝要你成为的样式。罗马书1:12说，“我要我们用我们所拥有的信心相互帮助。你的信心会帮助我，我的信心会帮助你。“这就像那位伟大的神学家比尔·威瑟斯曾经说过的，”我们都需要有人来依靠。“我们需要彼此这样做。

互惠有三个部分。

1.相互问责。换句话说，你在你的小组中得到一个祷告伙伴。你的信心和灵命成长中，有一个人在灵修时亲自鼓励你。你和与你相处的某人，承诺相互检查。

2.相互鼓励。“（说话）只说有助于建立他人的话，根据听众的需要，说对他们可能有益处的话。”圣经说，“鼓励任何感觉被遗弃的人。帮助所有弱者，对每个人都有耐心。（5:14我们又劝弟兄们，要警戒不守规矩的人，勉励灰心的人，扶助软弱的人，也要向众人忍耐。）

3.相互尊重。罗马书12:10“请彼此尊重。*（12:10恭敬人，要彼此推让。）

4.礼貌

团契建立在礼貌上。 这意味着在团契中我们对分歧表示尊重。在团契中，我们表示尊重，即使我们彼此有分歧。 你可以不同意而不是不满意。 圣经说，“信徒不应该咒诅任何人或争吵，但他们应该温柔，对大家礼貌。”（多３：２【现代本】劝他们不要毁谤别人，不要争吵；要和气友善，以谦让的态度对待所有的人．）礼貌地对每个人。

真正团契的第五块基石。 如果你想在你的小组中，与你的群体，你的家人或任何其他地方的其他人有深层的亲密关系...

5.同情

在团契中，我们在需要时互相支持。当我们痛苦时，我们互相支持。在我们的感情上，我们互相支持。圣经在歌罗西书3:12中说：“作为上帝所拣选和所爱的圣徒，要有同情心。”它表示同情，善良，谦卑和耐心。有同情心的是什么意思？同情只是意味着理解和肯定你的感觉，理解和肯定你的问题，理解和肯定你的痛苦。这是有同情心的意思。

我将在下一篇文章中分享其他五个基石，但是现在，将这些传递给那些小组长，并讨论你们在哪里做得很好，下一步需要做什么。

November 7, 2014

The 10 Building Blocks of Biblical Community (Part 1)

By Pastor Rick Warren

Blocks

What the public generally knows about Saddleback Church is that wehave a large weekend attendance, but what the outside world doesn’t realize isthat the strength of Saddleback is really in our small groups. The pressreports what happens on Sunday, but they can’t see what happens all week long.The fact is, more people are involved in small groups at Saddleback than attendthe weekend services.

Small groups are extremely important at Saddleback because webelieve so strongly in the power of community. Community is a bit of a buzzword in today’s church culture, and I think that’s a good thing. We need tounderstand it. It’s really a modern term for an ancient word – fellowship. TheGreek word for fellowship in the Bible is the word koinonia. And koinonia meansbeing as committed to each other as we are to Jesus Christ.

At Saddleback, we talk a lot about the building blocks of biblicalcommunity, and there are at least ten of them. Here are the first five…

1. Frequency

In fellowship we meet together often. It’s not an every once in awhile. It’s quite frequent. The Bible tells us in Hebrews 10:25 “Let us notgive up the habit of meeting together. Instead, let us encourage one another.”A habit is something you do with frequency. You don’t do a habit occasionally.You do a habit frequently. You do it over and over and over.

2. Authenticity

In Fellowship you share your true feelings. There are three fearsthat cause us to be inauthentic: the fear of exposure, the fear of rejection,and the fear of being hurt again. In the light of God’s truth we don’t try tohide our faults. So as James 5:15 says, “Admit your faults one to another andpray for each other so that you may be healed…” In recovery we have a sayingthat you’re only as sick as your secrets.（It means your sickness can be measured by thesecrets you keep. The more you have, the sicker you are.）Ioften say revealing your feeling is the beginning of healing. That’s whatauthenticity is all about. You say, “This is where I’m at,” and you admit it.

The quickest way to build authenticity in your life and in yourgroup is this – study and apply the word of God. “The word of God is full ofliving power. It is sharper than the sharpest knife, cutting deep into ourinner most thoughts and desires. It exposes us for what we really are.” It’snot pop psychology that makes you authentic. It’s not therapy that makes youauthentic. It’s not ooey-gooey sentimentality that makes you authentic. It’scoming into contact with the word of God. When I look at the word of God andlet it touch my soul and I see where I don’t measure up and where I need to growthen it forces me to be authentic.

3. Mutuality

Fellowshipis built on mutuality. In fellowship that means we help each other grow.Together we’re stronger. You cannot be what God wants you to be without otherpeople. Romans 1:12 says,“I want us to help each other with the faithwe have. Your faith will help me and my faith will help you.”That’slike that great theologian Bill Withers once said, “We all need somebody tolean on.” We need each other to do that.

There arethree parts to mutuality.

1.Mutual accountability.Inother words, you get a prayer partner in your group. You have somebody whoyou’re personally encouraging in their quiet time in your faith and in yourspiritual growth. Someone you get alone with and you commit to checking up oneach other.

2.Mutual encouragement.“(Speak)only what is helpful for building others up, according to their needs, that itmay benefit those who listen.”The Bible says,“Encourageanyone who feels left out. Help all who are weak, and be patient witheveryone.”

3.Mutual honoring.Romans12:10“Take delight in honoring each other.”

4. Courtesy

Fellowshipis built on courtesy. That means in fellowship we show respect for ourdifferences. In fellowship we show respect even when we disagree with eachother. You can disagree without being disagreeable. The Bible says,“Believersshouldn’t curse anyone or be quarrelsome, but they should be gentle and showcourtesy to everyone.”Show courtesy to everyone.

The fifthbuilding block of genuine fellowship. If you want deep intimate relationshipswith other people in your group, in your family or anywhere else…

5. Sympathy

Infellowship we support each other when we’re in need. We support each other whenwe’re in pain. We support each other in our feelings. The Bible says in Colossians3:12“As holy people whom God has chosen and loved, be sympathetic.”Itsays be sympathetic, kind, humble and patient. What does it mean to besympathetic? Sympathy simply means to understand and affirm your feelings, tounderstand and affirm your problems, to understand and affirm your pain. That’swhat it means to be sympathetic.

I’ll sharethe other five building blocks in my next post, but for now, pass this along tothose who lead in your small groups and have a conversation about where you’re doingwell and what you need to work on next.