Uhlelo Lwamahhala Lokufunda nokuthandaza okuhlobene ne 1 kaJohane 4:18

Ngokusekelwe encwadini entsha ethi “Ukufunda Ukuthandwa,” lolu hlelo lwezinsuku ezintathu luzokusiza ufunde ukuthi ungasuka kanjani ekwazini ngothando lukaNkulunkulu ukuze uluzwe enhliziyweni yakho. Ngezinyathelo ezingokoqobo nokuzindla ngokwethembeka, ababhali uDavid Bowden noMart Green bazokufundisa ukwamukela iqiniso lokuthi uNkulunkulu wakuthanda kuqala. Vuleleka othandweni olujulile, olungenamibandela uNkulunkulu analo ngawe. Qala namuhla ufunde ukuthi kusho ukuthini ukuthandwa ngokweqiniso.

Ezweni lapho kunokuhlukana okungaka nokungezwani, sonke singaphila kangcono uma sifunda ukuthanda abanye—ngisho noma kungenazinkinga noma kungakhululekile. Kulolu hlelo lwezinsuku ezingu-4, sizoxoxa ngokuthi omakhelwane bethu bangobani nokuthi sibathande kanjani.

Ukuthembela eqinisweni elikhona.

Uma uzizwa ukhungathekile ngempilo yakho yengqondo, awuwedwa. Izinselelo zempilo yengqondo zingezwakala zinesiphithiphithi. Ngolunye usuku ungase uzizwe uphilile, kodwa bese uvuka ngakusasa uzizwa ukhathazekile, ucindezelekile, noma ukhathele. Lolu hlelo lwezinsuku ezingu-5 lungakusiza ukuthi uthole ithemba, ukuphulukiswa, nokuthula ngokuhlakanipha okuvela emiBhalweni.

Unkulunkulu muhle ngaso sonke isikhathi, kodwa lokho akusho ukuthi uhlala ephephile. Lolu hlelo lweBhayibheli lwe-Life.Church lukhuthaza abafundi ukuthi bathandaze imikhuleko emithathu enesibindi: ngicinge, ngithume futhi ngaphule. Iba nesibindi sokuqala ukufunda namuhla, futhi impilo yakho izothatha inguquko esabekayo-enhle.

Unkulunkulu wenze okungaphezu kwalokho esingakucabanga. Landela lowo owanikela ngakho konke ngalolu hlelo lweBhayibheli lokuzinikela ngokugcwele, oluqukethe izingoma eziphuma ku-2016 ethi Life.Church worship. Qala lolu hlelo lwezinsuku eziyisikhombisa manje.

Okungaphezu kwemvelo kosuku nosuku kuhlola ukuthi impilo enikwe amandla kaMoya ibukeka kanjani kuwo wonke umKristu. uNkulunkulu wayehlose ukuthi ngamunye wethu athembele kuMoya oNgcwele futhi asebenzise izipho ezingaphezu kwemvelo njengamathuluzi ansuku zonke. Ukwethembela kuMoya oNgcwele akuyona into eyinqaba, egcwele ukuxokozela, noma into ethile kuphela ezingxenyeni ezithile zeBandla. Eyanoma ubani ofuna ukwazi uNkulunkulu ngokugcwele.

Ukwesaba kuyimpendulo yethu kulokho esikubona njengengozi—kuhloselwe ukusiza ukusigcina siphephile. Kodwa ngezinye izikhathi, ukwesaba kungasilawula ngezindlela uNkulunkulu ayengazihlosile. Lezi zinkonzo zihamba nawe emBhalweni, lapho uNkulunkulu ekhuluma khona ngqo kulokho okwesabayo. Uma ucabanga ngempilo yakho siqu ngokukhanya kweZwi likaNkulunkulu, uyokhulisa ukholo kuYe njengomthombo wangempela wokuthula kanye nempendulo yakho konke ukwesaba kwakho.

Ukukhathazeka kungangena ekuphileni kwethu nganoma isiphi isikhathi. Kodwa lokho akusho ukuthi kufanele kuhlale! Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ubhekene nani namuhla, ungakunqoba ukukhathazeka nemiphumela yako elimazayo njengoba uxhumana noNkulunkulu ngomkhuleko ngezithembiso zakhe ezinamandla ezisemBhalweni. Hlanganyela nathi ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ezizayo njengoba sithatha izinyathelo zokuqeda ukukhathazeka ezimpilweni zethu futhi sithole ukuthula eZwini likaNkulunkulu.

Funda okushiwo yiBhayibheli ngobuqhawe nokuzethemba. Uhlelo lukufunda ngobuqhawe lukhuthaza amakholwa ngokubakhumbuza ukuthi bangobani kuKristu nakumbuso kaNkulunkulu. Uma singabakaNkulunkulu, sikhululekile ukuza Kuye mathupha. Funda futhi--noma mhlawumbe kokudala--iziqinisekiso zokuthi indawo yakho emndenini kaNkulunkulu ivikelekile.

Ukuzalwa kukaKristu, ukufika Kwakhe, kuphawula icebo likaNkulunkulu lokuhlengwa kwethu. KuKristu, sibona isithombe esigcwele sethemba likaNkulunkulu, ukuthula, injabulo nothando. Izwi likaNkulunkulu liyiqiniso esazi ngalo futhi sihamba Naye nsuku zonke. Sethemba ukuthi lo mhlahlandlela uzokhuthaza futhi wenze lula isikhathi sakho osichithwa eZwini futhi unikezele insiza yemindeni enezingane ukwenza lokho ndawonye.