Lesson For The Week (Sep. 14)

The Parable of the Rich Fool
無知財主的比喻

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Introduction導引
What are the three top priorities in your life right now? Why?
在你目前的生活中哪三件事情是你最優先考慮的？為什麼？

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Vocabulary字彙 (沒按照順序)
property (n) 財產
pile up (v) 堆積
guard (v) 防守；當心
crows (n) 烏鴉
greed (v) 貪心
pagans (n) 異教徒 (非基督教信仰者)
barns (n) 倉房
concerned (v) 關心；關切
store (v) 收藏
solution (n) 解答
conclude (v) 作結論
materially (adv) 物質上的

Selected reading 選讀經文:

Luke 12:13-34 路加福音12:13-34

(Good News 版)

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13 A man in the crowd said to Jesus, "Teacher, tell my brother to divide with me the property our father left us." 14 Jesus answered him, "Friend, who gave me the right to judge or to divide the property between you two?" 15 And he went on to say to them all, "Watch out and guard yourselves from every kind of greed; because your true life is not made up of the things you own, no matter how rich you may be." 16 Then Jesus told them this parable: "There was once a rich man who had land which bore good crops. 17 He began to think to himself, "I don't have a place to keep all my crops. What can I do? 18 This is what I will do,' he told himself; "I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, where I will store the grain and all my other goods. 19 Then I will say to myself, Lucky man! You have all the good things you need for many years. Take life easy, eat, drink, and enjoy yourself!' 20 But God said to him, "You fool! This very night you will have to give up your life; then who will get all these things you have kept for yourself?' " 21 And Jesus concluded, "This is how it is with those who pile up riches for themselves but are not rich in God's sight."

22 Then Jesus said to the disciples, "And so I tell you not to worry about the food you need to stay alive or about the clothes you need for your body. 23 Life is much more important than food, and the body much more important than clothes. 24 Look at the crows: they don't plant seeds or gather a harvest; they don't have storage rooms or barns; God feeds them! You are worth so much more than birds! 25 Can any of you live a bit longer by worrying about it? 26 If you can't manage even such a small thing, why worry about the other things? 27 Look how the wild flowers grow: they don't work or make clothes for themselves. But I tell you that not even King Solomon with all his wealth had clothes as beautiful as one of these flowers. 28 It is God who clothes the wild grass that is here today and gone tomorrow, burned up in the oven. Won't he be all the more sure to clothe you? What little faith you have! 29 "So don't be all upset, always concerned about what you will eat and drink. 30 (For the pagans of this world are always concerned about all these things.) Your Father knows that you need these things. 31 Instead, be concerned with his Kingdom, and he will provide you with these things. 32 "Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father is pleased to give you the Kingdom. 33 Sell all your belongings and give the money to the poor. Provide for yourselves purses that don't wear out, and save your riches in heaven, where they will never decrease, because no thief can get to them, and no moth can destroy them. 34 For your heart will always be where your riches are.0

Questions for Discussion 問題討論
What does the man ask Jesus to do? How does Jesus respond to his request? (Luke 12:13-14)
這個人要求耶穌做什麼？耶穌怎麼回答他的請求？(路12:13-14)

2. What warning dose Jesus give to all in the crowd? (Luke 12:15)
耶穌給眾人什麼樣的警告？ (路Luke 12:15)

3. What was the man’s problem in the parable? What is his solution to his problem? (Luke 12:16-19)
在比喻中的這個人有什麼樣的難題？他解決難題的方法是什麼？(路12:16-19)

4. Why does God call him a fool? (Luke 12:20)
為什麼上帝稱此人為無知？(路12:20)

5. What do you think it means to “be rich in God’s sight”?
你認為「在神的面前富足」是什麼意思？

6. How do verses 22-31 relate to the parable?
第22-31節和此比喻有什麼關係？

7. What does Jesus tell his disciples not to do? Why? What does he tell them to do instead? What will the result be if they do? (Luke 12:29-31)
耶穌要他的門徒不要做什麼？為什麼？反之，祂告訴他們要做什麼？若是他們如此行的話，會有什麼結果？ (路12:29-31)

8. What always reveals where our priorities are? (Luke 12:34)
我們生活中的優先順序會由什麼而顯明出來？(路12:34)

A time to reflect 回應
1. Where does God fir into your list of priorities?
上帝在你的優先順序表中列在何處？
2. Is it more important for you to be rich materially or rich in God’s sight?
對你來說，在物質上豐富或是在神的面前富足哪一樣較重要？ 0

Past Lessons:
http://www.ortv.com/english/ebs_c/ebs_e.htm