经文 : 马可福音6章45-52节
45 耶稣随即催门徒上船，先渡到那边伯赛大去，等他叫众人散开。
46 他既辞别了他们，就往山上去祷告。
47 到了晚上，船在海中，耶稣独自在岸上，
48 看见门徒因风不顺，摇橹甚苦，夜里约有四更天，就在海面上走，往他们那里去，意思要走过他们去。
49 但门徒看见他在海面上走，以为是鬼怪，就喊叫起来，
50 因为他们都看见了他，且甚惊惶。耶稣连忙对他们说：「你们放心，是我，不要怕！」
51 于是到他们那里上了船，风就住了，他们心里十分惊奇。
52 这是因为他们不明白分饼的事，心里还是愚顽。
1. 天国君王的榜样:
• 这件事发生在耶稣用五饼二鱼喂饱五千人之后；
• 耶稣叫众人散开独自上山；
• 去祷告；
• 天国君王谦卑的榜样和祷告的榜样；
2. 地上百姓的软弱:
回顾马可福音第6章的结构：
• 在马可福音6章7节，耶稣叫了十二个门徒来，差遣他们两个两个的出去，也赐给他们权柄，制服污鬼。 6章12-13节，门徒就出去传道，叫人悔改，又赶出去多的鬼，用油抹了许多病人，治好他们。
• 而后，马可福音第六章14-29节，记载了施洗约翰的死。因为施洗约翰指出希律犯了奸淫的罪，娶了不合法的妻子，希律的妻子就想杀约翰。这一天，希律大摆宴席，把酒言欢之间，为了取悦希罗底，就答应了希罗底的要求，砍下了约翰的头，把他的头端到宴席上。
• 接着在同一章，马可福音6章30-44节，耶稣行神迹喂饱了五千人。耶稣用喂饱五千人的神迹教导人们，他是生命的粮。他不仅可以使人吃饼的饱，并且他的身体是生命的粮，要掰开，喂养饥饿又枯干的灵魂。耶稣说他是生命的粮的时候，并且吩咐众人要吃祂的肉的时候，是指着祂要钉死在十字架上，祂的身体要成为众人的赎价而说的。
• 紧接着在同一章，马可福音第六章，在耶稣喂饱五千人之后的那个晚上，众人渐渐退去了。耶稣独自上山去祷告，让门徒们去划船，先渡到加利利海的对岸去。因为那天晚上，海面上的风比较大，门徒们划船划得很吃力。耶稣在山上看见了，就往他们那里去。
• 耶稣走到岸边，走进了水里。然后耶稣走在海面上，往门徒那里走过去。但门徒看见他在海面上行走，以为看见了鬼，就喊叫起来，而且非常惊惶。耶稣连忙说，你们放心，是我，不要怕。 （马可福音6章50节）
对比：自己能行神迹，自己的老师也能行神迹；但遇到危难的时候仍然惊惶失措。很显然，他们并没有活出一个能行神迹的生命。他们没有通过他们所行的神迹认识到，那位赐给他们能力去行神迹的主是怎样的一位主。
3. 赐下平安和救赎的君王——是我，不要怕！
• 对比：两位君王，两场宴席；
• 「是我！」的含义；
• 出埃及记3章14节：我是自有永有。 （I am who I am.）
• John 8:57-59 犹太人说：你还没有五十岁， 岂见过亚伯拉罕呢？耶稣说：我实实在在的告诉你们，还没有亚伯拉罕就有了我。 (Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I am.)于是他们拿石头要打他； 耶稣却躲藏，从殿里出去了。
• 是我！
• 基督的爱；
• 是我，不要怕！
• Luke 1:11-14 有主的使者站在香坛的右边，向他显现。撒迦利亚看见，就惊慌害怕。天使对他说：撒迦利亚，不要害怕，因为你的祈祷已经被听见了。你的妻子以利沙伯要给你生一个儿子，你要给他起名叫约翰。你必欢喜快乐；有许多人因他出世，也必喜乐。
• Luke 1:26-31 到了第六个月，天使加百列奉神的差遣往加利利的一座城去，这城名叫拿撒勒，到一个童女那里，是已经许配大卫家的一个人，名叫约瑟。童女的名字叫马利亚；天使进去，对他说：蒙大恩的女子，我问你安，主和你同在了！马利亚因这话就很惊慌，又反复思想这样问安是什么意思。天使对他说：马利亚，不要怕！你在神面前已经蒙恩了。你要怀孕生子，可以给他起名叫耶稣。
• Luke 2:8-14 在伯利恒之野地里有牧羊的人，夜间按着更次看守羊群。有主的使者站在他们旁边，主的荣光四面照着他们；牧羊的人就什惧怕。那天使对他们说：不要惧怕！我报给你们大喜的信息，是关乎万民的；因今天在大卫的城里，为你们生了救主，就是主基督。你们要看见一个婴孩，包着布，卧在马槽里，那就是记号了。忽然，有一大队天兵同那天使赞美神说：在至高之处荣耀归与神！在地上平安归与他所喜悦的人！
• 是我，不要怕！ ——正是圣诞节的信息！
• 我们的主是赐平安的主！
45 耶穌隨即催門徒上船，先渡到那邊伯賽大去，等他叫眾人散開。 46 他既辭別了他們，就往山上去禱告。 47 到了晚上，船在海中，耶穌獨自在岸上， 48 看見門徒因風不順，搖櫓甚苦，夜裡約有四更天，就在海面上走，往他們那裡去，意思要走過他們去。 49 但門徒看見他在海面上走，以為是鬼怪，就喊叫起來， 50 因為他們都看見了他，且甚驚惶。耶穌連忙對他們說：「你們放心，是我，不要怕！」 51 於是到他們那裡上了船，風就住了，他們心裡十分驚奇。 52 這是因為他們不明白分餅的事，心裡還是愚頑。 1. 天國君王的榜樣: • 這件事發生在耶穌用五餅二魚餵飽五千人之後； • 耶穌叫眾人散開獨自上山； • 去禱告； • 天國君王謙卑的榜樣和禱告的榜樣； 2. 地上百姓的軟弱: 回顧馬可福音第6章的結構： • 在馬可福音6章7節，耶穌叫了十二個門徒來，差遣他們兩個兩個的出去，也賜給他們權柄，制服污鬼。6章12-13節，門徒就出去傳道，叫人悔改，又趕出去多的鬼，用油抹了許多病人，治好他們。 • 而後，馬可福音第六章14-29節，記載了施洗約翰的死。因為施洗約翰指出希律犯了姦淫的罪，娶了不合法的妻子，希律的妻子就想殺約翰。這一天，希律大擺宴席，把酒言歡之間，為了取悅希羅底，就答應了希羅底的要求，砍下了約翰的頭，把他的頭端到宴席上。 • 接著在同一章，馬可福音6章30-44節，耶穌行神跡餵飽了五千人。耶穌用餵飽五千人的神跡教導人們，他是生命的糧。他不僅可以使人吃餅的飽，並且他的身體是生命的糧，要掰開，餵養飢餓又枯乾的靈魂。耶穌說他是生命的糧的時候，並且吩咐眾人要吃祂的肉的時候，是指著祂要釘死在十字架上，祂的身體要成為眾人的贖價而說的。 • 緊接著在同一章，馬可福音第六章，在耶穌餵飽五千人之後的那個晚上，眾人漸漸退去了。耶穌獨自上山去禱告，讓門徒們去划船，先渡到加利利海的對岸去。因為那天晚上，海面上的風比較大，門徒們划船划得很吃力。耶穌在山上看見了，就往他們那裡去。 • 耶穌走到岸邊，走進了水里。然後耶穌走在海面上，往門徒那裡走過去。但門徒看見他在海面上行走，以為看見了鬼，就喊叫起來，而且非常驚惶。耶穌連忙說，你們放心，是我，不要怕。（馬可福音6章50節） 對比：自己能行神跡，自己的老師也能行神跡；但遇到危難的時候仍然驚惶失措。很顯然，他們並沒有活出一個能行神跡的生命。他們沒有通過他們所行的神跡認識到，那位賜給他們能力去行神跡的主是怎樣的一位主。 3. 賜下平安和救贖的君王——是我，不要怕！ • 對比：兩位君王，兩場宴席； • 「是我！」的含義； • 出埃及記3章14節：我是自有永有。（I am who I am.） • John 8:57-59 猶太人說：你還沒有五十歲， 豈見過亞伯拉罕呢？耶穌說：我實實在在的告訴你們，還沒有亞伯拉罕就有了我。(Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I am.)於是他們拿石頭要打他； 耶穌卻躲藏，從殿里出去了。 • 是我！ • 基督的愛； • 是我，不要怕！ • Luke 1:11-14 有主的使者站在香壇的右邊，向他顯現。撒迦利亞看見，就驚慌害怕。天使對他說：撒迦利亞，不要害怕，因為你的祈禱已經被聽見了。你的妻子以利沙伯要給你生一個兒子，你要給他起名叫約翰。你必歡喜快樂；有許多人因他出世，也必喜樂。 • Luke 1:26-31 到了第六個月，天使加百列奉神的差遣往加利利的一座城去，這城名叫拿撒勒，到一個童女那裡，是已經許配大衛家的一個人，名叫約瑟。童女的名字叫馬利亞；天使進去，對他說：蒙大恩的女子，我問你安，主和你同在了！馬利亞因這話就很驚慌，又反復思想這樣問安是甚麼意思。天使對他說：馬利亞，不要怕！你在神面前已經蒙恩了。你要懷孕生子，可以給他起名叫耶穌。 • Luke 2:8-14 在伯利恆之野地裡有牧羊的人，夜間按著更次看守羊群。有主的使者站在他們旁邊，主的榮光四面照著他們；牧羊的人就甚懼怕。那天使對他們說：不要懼怕！我報給你們大喜的信息，是關乎萬民的；因今天在大衛的城裡，為你們生了救主，就是主基督。你們要看見一個嬰孩，包著布，臥在馬槽里，那就是記號了。忽然，有一大隊天兵同那天使贊美神說：在至高之處榮耀歸與神！在地上平安歸與他所喜悅的人！ • 是我，不要怕！——正是聖誕節的信息！ • 我們的主是賜平安的主！
Scriptures: Mark 6:45-52
45 Immediately Jesus made his disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of him to Bethsaida, while he dismissed the crowd. 46 After leaving them, he went up on a mountainside to pray.47 Later that night, the boat was in the middle of the lake, and he was alone on land. 48 He saw the disciples straining at the oars, because the wind was against them. Shortly before dawn he went out to them, walking on the lake. He was about to pass by them, 49 but when they saw him walking on the lake, they thought he was a ghost. They cried out, 50 because they all saw him and were terrified. Immediately he spoke to them and said, “Take courage! It is I. Don’t be afraid.” 51 Then he climbed into the boat with them, and the wind died down. They were completely amazed, 52 for they had not understood about the loaves; their hearts were hardened. 1. The model of the king of heaven;
• This happened after Jesus fed five thousand people with five loaves and two fish; • Jesus told the crowd to scatter and go up the mountain alone; • to pray; • The model of humility and prayer of the king of heaven; 2. The weakness of the people on earth; Recall the structure of Mark Chapter 6: • In Mark 6:7, Jesus called the twelve disciples, sent them two by two, and gave them authority to subdue evil spirits. In chapter 6 verses 12-13, the disciples went out to preach repentence, and drive out many ghosts, oiled many sick people, and healed them. • Then, in Mark Chapter 6 verses 14-29, the death of John the Baptist was recorded. Because John the Baptist pointed out that Herod had committed adultery and married an illegal wife, Herod's wife wanted to kill John. On this day, Herod set up a feast, drinking and talking, in order to please Herodias, he agreed to Herodias' request, cut off John's head, and showed his head on the banquet. • Then in the same chapter, Mark 6:30-44, Jesus performed miracles to feed five thousand people. Jesus taught people with the miracle of feeding five thousand people. He is the bread of life. Not only can he fill people with bread, but his body is the bread of life, which must be broken apart to feed the hungry and withered souls. When Jesus said that he was the bread of life, and when he commanded everyone to eat his flesh, he said that he would die on the cross and his body would become the ransom for everyone. • Immediately following the same chapter, Chapter 6 of Mark's Gospel, the night after Jesus fed the five thousand people, the crowd gradually receded. Jesus went up the mountain alone to pray, and asked the disciples to go boating, and to cross to the other side of the Sea of Galilee. Because the wind on the sea was relatively strong that night, the disciples rowed the boat very hard. When Jesus saw it on the mountain, he went to them. • Jesus walked to the shore and into the water. Then Jesus walked on the sea and walked to the disciples. But the disciples saw him walking on the sea, thinking they saw a ghost, they cried out. Immediately he spoke to them and said, “Take courage! It is I. Don’t be afraid.” (Mark 6:50) Contrast: I can perform miracles, and my own teacher can also perform miracles; but I am still panicked in times of crisis. Obviously, they did not live a miracle-performing life. They did not realize through the miracles they performed, what kind of Lord the Lord who gave them the ability to perform miracles was. 3. The king who gives peace and redemption - It is I, don't be afraid! • Contrast: two kings, two banquets; • The meaning of "It is I!"; • Exodus 3:14: I am who I am. • John 8:57-59 57“You are not yet fifty years old,” they said to him, “and you have seen Abraham!”58 “Very truly I tell you,” Jesus answered, “before Abraham was born, I am!” 59 At this, they picked up stones to stone him, but Jesus hid himself, slipping away from the temple grounds. Jesus said: I tell you the truth, I was there before Abraham. (Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I am.) So they took stones to hit him; but Jesus hid and went out of the temple. • It is I! • The love of Christ; • It's me, don't be afraid! • Luke 1:11-14 11 Then an angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing at the right side of the altar of incense. 12 When Zechariah saw him, he was startled and was gripped with fear. 13 But the angel said to him: “Do not be afraid, Zechariah; your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to call him John. 14 He will be a joy and delight to you, and many will rejoice because of his birth. • Luke 1:26-31 26 In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, 27 to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. 28 The angel went to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.”29 Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be. 30 But the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary; you have found favor with God. 31 You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to call him Jesus. • Luke 2:8-14 8 And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. 9 An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. 10 But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people. 11 Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord. 12 This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.” 13 Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying, 14 “Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.” • It is I, don't be afraid! ——It is the message of Christmas! • Our Lord is the one who gives peace!