Lesson For The Week (Nov. 2)

The Parable of the lowest Seat at the Feast
筵席中末位的比喻

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Introduction導引
Who do you try to impress the most? What types of things do you do to impress this person?
你最想讓誰對你有深刻的印象？你會做哪類的事來讓這人對你有印象？
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Vocabulary字彙 (沒按照順序)
wedding feast (n) 婚筵
blind (adj) 瞎眼的
embarrassed (adj) 使困窘
repay (v) 報答
humble (v) 謙卑
recognition (n) 受讚賞
relative (n) 親戚
spotlight (n) 注目的中心
crippled (adj) 殘廢的
status (n) 地位；身分
lame (adj) 瘸腿的

hinder (v) 妨礙；阻止

Selected reading 選讀經文:

Luke 14:7-14 路加福音14:7-14

(Good News 版)

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7 Jesus noticed how some of the guests were choosing the best places, so he told this parable to all of them: 8 "When someone invites you to a wedding feast, do not sit down in the best place. It could happen that someone more important than you has been invited, 9 and your host, who invited both of you, would have to come and say to you, "Let him have this place.' Then you would be embarrassed and have to sit in the lowest place. 10 Instead, when you are invited, go and sit in the lowest place, so that your host will come to you and say, "Come on up, my friend, to a better place.' This will bring you honor in the presence of all the other guests. 11 For those who make themselves great will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be made great." 12 Then Jesus said to his host, "When you give a lunch or a dinner, do not invite your friends or your brothers or your relatives or your rich neighbors or they will invite you back, and in this way you will be paid for what you did. 13 When you give a feast, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind; 14 and you will be blessed, because they are not able to pay you back. God will repay you on the day the good people rise from death."

Questions for Discussion 問題討論
1. Where was Jesus at this time? Why did he decide to teach this parable? (Luke 14:1, 7)

耶穌這時身在何處？為何祂決定要教導這個比喻？(路14:1, 7)

2. What did Jesus tell the people they should not do when they are invited to a wedding feast? Why? (Luke 14:8-9)

耶穌告訴眾人當他們被邀請到婚筵時，他們不應該做什麼？為什麼？(路14:8-9)

3. What did Jesus tell the guests to do instead? Why? (Luke 14:10)

耶穌告訴客人應該要做什麼？為什麼？(路14:10)

4. What was the main point Jesus was trying to make to the guests? (Luke 14:11)

耶穌要對客人們指出的重點是什麼？(路14:11)

5. Who did Jesus tell the host not to invite to a feast? Why? (Luke 14:12)

耶穌告訴主人不要邀請何種人到筵席中？為什麼？(路14:12)

6. What type of people should the host invite? Why? (Luke 14:13-14a)

主人應該邀請哪種人？為什麼？(路14:13-14a)

7. If they followed this teaching, where would their reward and recognition come from? (Luke 14:14b)

若他們遵守這個教導，他們將從何處得到報答及讚賞？(路14:14b)

8. What lesson about the Kingdom of heaven can we learn from this parable?

從這個比喻中我們可以學到什麼有關天國方面的功課？

9. Read Philippians 2:3-11 for the greatest example of humility.

請讀腓立比書2:3-11有關謙卑的最佳榜樣。

A time to reflect 回應
1. How important is it for you to be in the spotlight or to receive recognition from others?

對你而言，成為眾人注目的焦點或得到他人的讚賞有多重要？
2. Does your need for status or recognition ever hinder your relationships or your ability to serve others?

你對地位或褒獎的需要曾否攔阻你和別人的關係？或是你服事人的能力？

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