Lesson For The Week (Sep. 28)

The Parables of the Lost sheep and the Lost Coin
失羊和失錢的比喻

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Introduction導引
Have you ever lost something you considered very valuable? How did you feel? How long did you search for it before finding it or giving up your search?
你是否曾經遺失你認為非常有價值的東西？你的感受如何？在你找到它或是放棄尋找之前，你花了多少時間來尋找？

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Vocabulary字彙 (沒按照順序)
outcast (n) 被驅逐的人
respectable (adj) 值得尊敬的；有身分的
grumbling (v) 發牢騷
sweep (v) 打掃
pasture (n) 草場
desperate (adj) 極度的
celebrate (v) 慶祝
represent (v) 代表
repent (v) 悔改

Selected reading 選讀經文:

Luke 15:1-10 路加福音15:1-10

(Good News 版)

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1 One day when many tax collectors and other outcasts came to listen to Jesus, 2 the Pharisees and the teachers of the Law started grumbling, "This man welcomes outcasts and even eats with them!" 3 So Jesus told them this parable: 4 "Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them, what do you do? You leave the other ninety-nine sheep in the pasture and go looking for the one that got lost until you find it. 5 When you find it, you are so happy that you put it on your shoulders 6 and carry it back home. Then you call your friends and neighbors together and say to them, "I am so happy I found my lost sheep. Let us celebrate!' 7 In the same way, I tell you, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine respectable people who do not need to repent. 8 "Or suppose a woman who has ten silver coins loses one of them, what does she do? She lights a lamp, sweeps her house, and looks carefully everywhere until she finds it. 9 When she finds it, she calls her friends and neighbors together, and says to them, "I am so happy I found the coin I lost. Let us celebrate!' 10 In the same way, I tell you, the angels of God rejoice over one sinner who repents."0

Questions for Discussion 問題討論
1. What different types of people were in the crowd as Jesus spoke? (Luke 15:1-2)

當耶穌在講道時，聽眾中有哪幾種不同的人？ (路15:1-2)

2. Why does Jesus tell the parable of the lost sheep and the lost coin? (Luke 15:2-3)

耶穌為何要說失羊和失錢的比喻？ (路Luke 15:2-3)

3. In the parable of the lost sheep, why do you think the shepherd would leave the 99 to search for one lost sheep? How does the shepherd react when he finds the lost sheep? (Luke 15:4-6)

在失羊的比喻中，你想為何牧羊人要將九十九隻羊撇下，去尋找迷失的那頭羊？牧人找著迷失的羊後，他反應如何？(路15:4-6)

4. How do you think this parable relates to the Pharisees’ grumbling? (Luke 15:7)

你想這個比喻和法利賽人所發生的牢騷有何關聯？ (路15:7)

5. Picture in your mind the woman searching for the lost coin. Why do you think she was so desperate? What does she do when she finds the coin? (Luke 15: 8)

請你在心中描畫出婦人尋找丟失錢幣的情形。你想她為何如此急切的想要找到？當她找到失幣時，她做了什麼？(路15: 8)

Note: When Palestinian women got married they were given ten silver coins as a wedding gift. Losing one would almost be like losing a wedding ring.
摘記：當時的巴勒斯坦婦女結婚時，她們會得十個銀幣作為結婚禮物，因此，遺失一個銀幣就好像遺失了結婚戒指一樣。

6. Who represents the lost sheep or the lost coin in these parables?

在比喻中失羊和失錢是代表誰？

7. How did the Pharisees view sinners? How does Jesus view sinners?

法利賽人如何看待罪人？耶穌又是如何看待罪人？

8. According to these parables, what can we learn about God’s nature? How does God feel when His children are lost? What happens in heaven when on sinner repents? (Luke 15: 7-10)

從這些比喻中，我們可以學到上帝的本性為何？當祂的孩子迷失時，上帝的感覺如何？當一個罪人悔改時，天上發生了什麼事？(路15: 7-10)

A time to reflect 回應
Read Luke 19:10 and John 3:16. How does it make you feel to know that you are so valuable to God?

請讀路加福音19:10和約翰福音3:16。當你知道對上帝而言你是多麼寶貴時，有什麼感受？0

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