Uhlelo Lwamahhala Lokufunda nokuthandaza okuhlobene ne NgokukaMathewu 6:9

"Nkosi sifundise ukukhuleka." Lapho abafundi becela isiqondiso sikaJesu sendlela yokuthandaza, waphendula ngomthandazo olula osuthandwa emhlabeni wonke. Kulolu chungechunge Lwezisekelo ZeBhayibheli Ezichazwayo, uPeyton Jones usihambisa ngoMthandazo WeNkosi futhi ahlole uhlobo lomthandazo njengoba uNkulunkulu ayewuhlosile: njengokudumisa, njengokuzinikela nokuncika kuNkulunkulu, futhi njengempi yokulwa nezilingo nobubi.

Wake wazizwa unamathele emjikelezweni wobuhlungu obungaxazululeki, udlala amacala ngokuphindaphindiwe engqondweni yakho? Uyazi ngeke uqhubeke kanje, kodwa uma inhliziyo yakho isidabukile, ukuthethelelwa kubonakala kuyisicelo esingenakwenzeka. ULysa TerKeurst uqonda ngokujulile futhi ukumema ukuba uhlanganyele naye kulolu hlelo lokufunda lwezinsuku ezi-5 encwadini yakhe entsha Ukuthethelela Lokho Ongakukhohlwa futhi uthole isipho sikaNkulunkulu sokuphulukisa.

Wenze isinqumo sokulandela uJesu, manje kuzokwenzakalani? Lolu hlelo akulona uhlu oluphelele lwakho konke okuza naleso sinqumo, kodwa luzokusiza ukuthi uthathe izinyathelo zakho zokuqala.

Siyakubona ukubaluleka kokuxhumana ebuhlotsheni, futhi akwehlukile nase buhlotsheni bethu noNkulukulu. UNkulunkulu uyalangazelela ukuthi sixhumane naye ngomthandazo - lokhu yinto ngisho iNdodana yakhe, uJesu, ayeyenza. Kuloluhlelo, uzofunda kumzekelo kaJesu, futhi uzothola inselelo yokuphuma empilweni eyisiminyaminya, uzizwele ngokwakho amandla nokuholwa okuthola emthandazweni.

Kulolu hlelo lweLife.Church Bible Plan, imibhangqwana eyisithupha ibhala ngezifungo zomshado eziyisithupha abangakaze bazisho ngokusemthethweni e-altare. Lezi zifungo zokuzilungiselela, ukubeka phambili, ukulandela, ukubambisana, ubumsulwa, nokuthandaza yizifungo ezenza imishado isebenze kade kudlula umshado. Noma ngabe ushadile noma ucabanga nje ngakho, sekuyisikhathi sokwenza isithembiso.  

Umthandazo uyisipho, ithuba elimangalisayo lokuba nobudlelwano noBaba wethu oseZulwini. Kulolu hlelo lwezinsuku ezingu-6, sizothola lokho uJesu asifundisa kona ngomthandazo futhi siphefumulelwe ukuba sithandaze ngokungaphezi nangesibindi esikhulu.

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.

Sonke sijaha okuthile. Ngokujwayelekile okuthile okungenakufinyelelwa—umsebenzi ongcono, ikhaya elinethezekile, umndeni ophelele, ukuthola imvume kwabanye. Kodwa akukhathalisi yini lokhu? Ingabe ikhona indlela engcono? Thola kulolu hlelo olusha lweBhayibheli lwe-Life.Church, oluhambisana nochungechunge lwemiyalezo kaMfundisi uCraig Groeschel, elithi Chasing Carrots.

Isizini ye-Lent: inkathi yezinsuku ezingu-40 zokuzindla nokuphenduka. Umcabango omuhle, kodwa empeleni kubukeka kanjani ukuzilolongela lesizini yeLent? Ezinsukwini eziyi-7 ezilandelayo, thola imikhuba yakomoya emihlanu ongaqala ukuyenza ngesikhathi Sokuzila ukuze ikusize ulungise inhliziyo yakho iSonto Lovuko—nangale kwalokho.

Sisabela kanjani lapho ukuphila kungahambi ngendlela ebesihlelile ngayo noma lapho sithatha uhambo lokuphambuka? Lapho sibhekana noshintsho, kulula ukugajwa imizwa yokudideka, intukuthelo, kanye nokudumala. Kodwa uNkulunkulu usibekele okuthile okungcono. Funda ukuthi ungaqala kanjani ukwamukela ushintsho, ngisho naphakathi kwenqubo engeyeyinhle.

Hlanganyela noJ.John esifundweni sezinsuku eziyisishiyagalombili soMkhuleko WeNkosi, leyo mfundiso ejule ngendlela emangalisayo newusizo eyanikezwa uJesu mayelana nendlela okufanele sikhuleke ngayo.

Kuthiwani uma kungadingeki sihambe ibanga elide ukuze sisondele kubantu abakude noNkulunkulu? Kuthiwani ukube amaKristu ayengomakhelwane abangcono kakhulu? Ingabe umgwaqo wakho ungashintsha? Ingabe izulu laliyogcwala ngokwengeziwe? Esikhathini eside esidlule, umholi wenkolo wabuza uJesu indlela yokungena ezulwini. Ujesu waphendula ngombuzo, kwase kuba indaba kaMakhelwane Omuhle. Akumangalisi, eminyakeni eyingu-2000 kamuva indaba kaJesu isachaza indlela yomakhelwane. Joyina uMfundisi Craig Groeschel kanye ne-Life.Church kumhlahlandlela osebenzayo, ogcwele indaba wokuhlanganyela nomakhelwane bakho futhi ubathande njengoba uzithanda wena. Kodwa ungamane uliyunde—Iphile!

Njengoba sinemisebenzi eminingi kanye neziphazamiso ezilwela ukunakwa kwethu, ngokujwayelekile sigcina sisemjikelezweni ongenampilo yokuphumula. Siyalwa futhi sizikhandle ngokumelene nenhloso kaNkulunkulu ngezimpilo zethu futhi sizigqilaze. Lolu hlelo lokufunda lwezinsuku ezingu-10 luzokwethula ezindleleni zikamoya ezizokusiza ukuthi uthole eNkosini futhi uthole ukuhlanganyela kanye nokusondelana nayo—kanye nokuphumula komphefumulo kwangempela.

Siyakwamukela ochungechungeni lwenkonzo lwe-Hym of Heaven. Ukufunda kwansuku zonke okuhambisana neculo elihlukile le-albhamu yami, Ihubo Lezulu. Lezi zingoma zibhalelwe ukukhuthaza ukukhuleka ezinhliziyweni zabalaleli, futhi ngithandazela ukuthi lolu chungechunge lwenze okufanayo njengoba ufunda. Ngibonga kakhulu kumngani wami nomfundisi, u-Benji Horning, ngokungisiza ukuba ngiphilise le micabango. Sithandazela ukuthi ubusiseke!

Uyafuna ukufunda incazelo yensindiso, ukuphila impilo egcwele uMoya, ukuzwa izwi likaNkulunkulu, ubudodana, ukufana noKristu, ukwesaba uNkulunkulu, ukuphila okunqobayo, ukuvuselela ingqondo, ukukhululwa, nokubuyiselwa?

Sizwile ukuthi uJesu unikeza “ukuphila okugcwele” futhi siyasilangazelela lesosipiliyoni. Sifuna leyo mpilo engakolunye uhlangothi loshintsho. Kodwa hlobo luni loshintsho esiludingayo? Futhi sihamba kanjani ngenqubo yokushintsha? EmBusweni Woza uzohlola indlela entsha yokuphila impilo ebheke phansi kanye neyangaphakathi uNkulunkulu asimemela kuyo.

Qala unyaka wakho omusha ngokufuna indlela yokuzila kwakho ukuthi ibe ngekaMoya. Leliplani liqukethe imibhalo emayelana nokuzila neminye ekhuthaza ukuzihlola nokusondela kuNkulunkulu. Izinsuku ezingamashumi amabili naye, uzothola iZwi elivela eBhayibhelini, elihambisana namagama anokukusiza ukuzinikela, imibuzo yokuzihlola nomkhuleko ongagxila kuwo. Ukuthola okuningi kunalokhu, vakashela u www.finds.life.church.

Angikuthandi ukuzila ukudla! Masikhulume iqiniso; akukho lutho olujabulisayo ngokuzincisha ukudla okuthandayo nempilo enethezekile oyijabulelayo. Kungenzeka ngingakuthandi ukuzila ukudla, kodwa ngiyayithanda imiphumela. I-Daniel Fast ISHINTSHE IMPILO YAMI! Uma uzibophezela ekuzileni ukudla futhi ulandele lolu hlelo, luzoshintsha nolwakho. Masimvulele uNkulunkulu indawo kulolu hambo olumangalisayo njengoba sizila NjengoDaniyeli.

Funda ukukhuleka kahle, ngemikhuleko yokukholwa kanye ngamazwi kaJesu uqobo. Thola ukukhuthazeka ukuqhubeka ukuletha izicelo zakho kuNkulunkulu ngazo zonke izinsuku, ngokubambelela kanye nokubekezela. Hlola izibonelo zemkhuhleko eyize, yokuzenza olungile, uyilinganise nemikhuleko ecolekile ebuya kulabo abanezinhliziyo ehlanzekile. Khuleka ungaphezi.

Indlela enhle yokwakha impilo yakho yomkhuleko ukufunda ngemikhuleko yabanye. Lelisu lisenza silalele imikhuleko yamaqhawe eBhayibheli ezimweni ezahlukene kanye nezinjongo ezahlukene, futhi lenzelwe ukuhambisana nochungechunge lwemiyalezo ethi Thandaza kaCraig Groeschel. (Ungayibuka ku-inthanethi ku- life.church) Ungakhuleki uwedwa; funda lokhu okuqukethwe kanye neqembu lakho elincane.