Ulwesine lweveki yama-28 Kwixesha Eliqhelekileyo — Izwi Losuku

Ukuvula

Egameni likaYise, nelikaNdodana, nelikaMoya Oyingcwele. Makube noxolo lwasezulwini nabasekhaya kuni sonke namhlanje.

Isibongozo

Nkosi, yiba nenceba kuthi. Kristu, yiba nenceba kuthi. Nkosi, yiba nenceba kuthi.

♪ “Nkosi Sihawukele (Piano & Strings)” — A song for Ben

Ilizwi likaThixo

Ukufundwa kokuqala · Galati 5:1-6

Bazalwana: Ngowenkululeko uKristu wasikhulula; ngoko yimani ngenkalipho, ningaphindi nizibambe kwidyokhwe yobukhoboka. Ndithi mna Pawulos kuni, ukuba niyamkela ukusoka, uKristu akayi kuba ncedo kuni kwaphela. Ndiphinda ndiqinisekisa wonke umntu osokayo ukuba unyanzelekile ukuba agcine umthetho wonke. Wahlukile kuKristu nina nizama ukuba ngamalungisa ngomthetho; niwile kububele bukaThixo. Kuba ngoMoya, ngokholo, silinde ithemba lobulungisa. Kuba kuKristu Yesu akukho nto incedayo ukusoka okanye ukungasoki, ngaphandle kokholo olusebenza ngothando.

INdumiso Yempendulo · Indumiso 119:41, 43, 44, 45, 47, 48

Makuze kum, Nkosi, ububele bakho, Usindiso lwakho ngokwesithembiso sakho. Sukususa ilizwi lenyaniso emlonyeni wam, Kuba ithemba lam likwimiyalelo yakho. Ndiyakugcina umthetho wakho ngamaxesha onke, Ngonaphakade naphakade. Ndiyakuhamba ngokukhululeka, Kuba ndifuna imimiselo yakho. Ndiyakuthakazelela imiyalelo yakho, Endiyithandayo. Ndiyakuphakamisa izandla zam emiyalelweni yakho endiyithandayo, Ndicamance imithetho yakho.

IVangeli · Luka 11:37-41

Akugqiba uYesu ukuthetha, umFarisi wamema ukuba adle naye endlwini yakhe; wena wena wangena wahlala etafuleni. Wathi umFarisi akubona wamangaliswa ukuba engahlambanga ngaphambi kwesidlo. Wathi iNkosi kuye: 'O nina BaFarisi! Niyacoca ngaphandle kwendebe nesitya, kodwa ngaphakathi nizele kukuphanga nobungendawo. Zidenge! Lowo owenze okwangaphandle akangenzi na nokwangaphakathi? Kodwa ezo zinto zisezongaphakathi, ziqabeleni ngezinto zenceba, nize nibone ukuba zonke izinto ziya kuba cocekile kuni.'

Makuze kum, Nkosi, ububele bakho.

Isifundo

Kukho umzuzu ofika ebusuku xa indlu ithule du, kwaye konke okuseleyo kungqine ukuba akukho nto ingaphaya kokuthula kwamacandelo efanitshala nezinto ezishiywe ngumntu owakha wahlala apho. Ucinga ngaloo mboniso kaBen esesemncinci, ehleli ekhaya ebusuku, ejonge izixhobo zakhe zekhompyutha kunye neendlela zokubhabha zeenqwelo-moya, ngamanye amaxesha ehleka kancinci xa ecinga ngale ‘con chim airlines’ yakhe eyayizaliswe ngamaphupha amahle. Wayengumfana owayenengqondo eqaqambileyo eyayikwazi ukuqonda ubunzulu benjululwazi, kodwa intliziyo yakhe yayingeyiyo eyobuchwephesha obubandayo; yayiyeyomntwana owazi uthando, owazi ukuhleka kunye nokuba nosizi ngabanye.

Namhlanje kwiNcwadi kaGalati, uPawulos usibeka phambi kwento enzulu kakhulu. Uthi: 'Kuba ngowenkululeko uKristu wasikhulula; ngoko yimani ngenkalipho, ningaphindi nizibambe kwidyokhwe yobukhoboka.' Apha, um Apostle akathethi nje ngezinto ezingaphandle; uthetha ngaloo ndlela intliziyo yethu eboshwa ngayo kukuzama ukulawula ubomi, kukuzama ukufumana indlela eyiyo yokugcina zonke iingozi kude, ukuzama ukuba yiyo yonke into kubantu abasithandayo. Ubenze konke okusemandleni enu, Alan noThao. Nizanile ngothando olungenamiqathango. Kodwa ihlabathi linamendu alo, kwaye zintlungu eziqhekeza imiphefumlo yethu ngendlela esingayiqondiyo.

KwiVangeli yanamhlanje kaLuka, uYesu uya kwisidlo endlwini yom Pharisi, kwaye lo m Pharisees uyamangaliswa kukuba uYesu angahlambi ngendlela eyayimiswe ngayo ngaphambi kokuba adle. UYesu uyaphendula ngamazwi abukhali abethelela inyaniso engaphakathi: 'Nina BaFarisi niyacoca ngaphandle kwendebe nesitya, kodwa ngaphakathi nizele kukuphanga nobungendawo.' Lo mfanekiso wendebe ehluble ngaphandle kodwa engcolile ngaphakathi usikhumbuza into enkulu kakhulu. Asingabo abantu abafuna ukubonakala bengeyonto ethile emehlweni ehlabathi; uThixo ujonge intliziyo. Ujonge apho uthando lukaBen lwalukhanya khona ngokwenene, ingengoba kwakukho izinto ezinkulu zokuzibonisa, kodwa ngenxa yokuba wayenentliziyo enovelwano eyayingafihli lutho.

Masimi apha ixesha elincinci… Masicinge ngendlela uBen awayenobubele ngayo, engabali kwaye engacingi ngobugovu. Khumbula loo mzuzu omangalisayo apo lo mntwana omncinci, eneminyaka eli-15 kuphela ubudala, wathetha nabazali bakhe efuna ukunikela ngayo yonke imali yakhe yasebhange encinci ukuze ancede umalume wakhe uWilliam owayehlaselive zizifo. Akazange ayiphule loo ngulube yemali, akazange ayikhuphule ngokoqobo kuba yayingadingeki, kodwa isipho sasingaphakathi entliziyweni yakhe. Wayengumfana owayenokunikela ngayo yonke into yakhe ngaphandle kokubala. Loo ntliziyo yayicocekile, ingaphili ngemithetho yobuxoki yeli hlabathi, kodwa iphila ngenceba kaThixo.

Kodwa Alan, Thao, nawe Ryan mfowethu omncane, ndiyazi ukuba kule nyanga yesine emva kokuba uBen ebuyele kuThixo, iintlungu ziza ngamanye amaxesha njengomsinga ongaqondakaliyo. Kukho imibuzo eza ebusuku, kukho imizuzu apho uzibuza ukuba ngaba kukhona na eninokuze nako kwenza ngokwahlukileyo. Ndifuna ukuba uphulaphule inyaniso kaThixo namhlanje, kwaye uyivumele ingene nzulu entliziyweni yakho: akukho nqaku lokuthi uphosile okanye wenze kakubi. Ukugula akwanga kwenzeka ngenxa yezinto owazenzayo okanye ongazenzanga. UThixo akakubeki icala, kwaye noBen akakubeki icala kwaphela. Masikhuphe lo mthwalo wokuzisola emajukujukwini eentliziyo zenu namhlanje. Awuphosanga nto. Ubenze konke okusemandleni enu ngothando olungapheliyo. Ezinye izinto kulo mhlaba zenzeka ngaphandle kolawulo lwethu, ngaphandle kokuba nabani na enze impazamo. Niyinyaniso, nithandwa nguThixo ngokupheleleyo.

UYesu uthi kum Pharisi kwiVangeli, 'Nika ubulungisa, futhi khangelani ukubakonza abo bafuna uncedo, kwaye zonke izinto ziya kuba cocekile kuni.' Ubulungisa bukaThixo asisisiqwenga somthetho esixinzelelayo; lububele obukukhululayo. UBen akalahlekanga; usebukhoneni obukhulu boMthombo wothando. Uthi xa ucinga ngaye, ucinge ngaloo ntwana enemfesane, umfana owayephethe ukukhanya okukhulu kangaka.

Ryan, mfowethu omncane, uBen uyaqhubeka ehamba nawe. Ungalokothi uzive ungedwa. Xa udlala okanye ucinga ngekamva, yazi ukuba uBen ukuthembile, ukuthandile, kwaye usakuthanda kakhulu. Hamba ke namhlanje ukhululekile emthwalweni wokuzisola. Bamba isandla sikaYesu, uthembe ukuba uYisease usezintliziyweni zenu, kwaye uBen ulala ngokuthula ekhanyeni likaThixo, esikhangela sonke ngovuyo olungunaphakade. Amen.

Ukuzindla

♪ “Ubuhle Bendalo (Version B)” — A song for Ben

Izicelo

For the intentions entrusted to Ben on our prayer wall:

“Ben, ebuthongweni uHuy ukubonile uza kumvakashela, kukunika umthandazo wokuba niphinde nitholane. Kwangathi uNkulunkulu angawamukela umthandazo wakho, uBen ajabulele ukuthula okuphakade eceleni kukaNkulunkulu. Uma kungenzeka, sicela uphinde uze ungivakashele emaphuphweni alandelayo, noma kungaba nje ukubingelela noma ukumamatheka okumnandi njengakuqala.”