今日要得天國獎賞 (姜平凡傳道)
聖經馬太福音有28章，有37次提到天國，可見耶穌非常看重天國，想要我們認識天國，祂把福音稱為「天國的福音」。但是什麼樣的人才能進天國呢？死後為什麼要進天國呢？天國又有什麼樣的獎賞呢？
一 、主期待我們得天國獎賞
二 、為主受苦可得天國獎賞
三 、效法主服侍人可得天國獎賞
總以為可以得到就是獎賞，舒適就是獎賞，主讓我們知道，可以給予愛，可以為主受苦，可以經歷更大的獎賞，是天國的獎賞，總以為可以有社會地位，可以受人的敬仰和服侍就是榮耀。主讓我們知道，可以放下自己的權力和享受，像主耶穌那樣降卑自己去服侍人，給人帶去生命救恩，是天國的榮耀。讓我們去傳福音，領受天國獎賞吧！
馬太福音 20:20-28 (和合本)
- 那時，西庇太兒子的母親和她兩個兒子上前來，向耶穌叩頭，求他一件事。
- 耶穌問她：「你要甚麼呢？」她對耶穌說：「在你的國裏，請讓我這兩個兒子一個坐在你右邊，一個坐在你左邊。」
- 耶穌回答：「你們不知道所求的是甚麼。我將要喝的杯，你們能喝嗎？」他們對他說：「我們能。」
- 耶穌說：「我所喝的杯，你們要喝。可是坐在我的左右，不是我可以賜的，而是我父為誰預備就賜給誰。」
- 其餘十個門徒聽見，就對他們兄弟二人很生氣。
- 耶穌叫了他們來，說：「你們知道，外邦人有君王作主治理他們，有大臣操權管轄他們。
- 但是在你們中間，不可這樣。你們中間誰願為大，就要作你們的用人；
- 誰願為首，就要作你們的僕人。
- 正如人子來，不是要受人的服事，乃是要服事人，並且要捨命，作多人的贖價。」
Matthew 20:20-28 (NIV)
- Then the mother of Zebedee’s sons came to Jesus with her sons and, kneeling down, asked a favor of him.
- “What is it you want?” he asked. She said, “Grant that one of these two sons of mine may sit at your right and the other at your left in your kingdom.”
- “You don’t know what you are asking,” Jesus said to them. “Can you drink the cup I am going to drink?” “We can,” they answered.
- Jesus said to them, “You will indeed drink from my cup, but to sit at my right or left is not for me to grant. These places belong to those for whom they have been prepared by my Father.”
- When the ten heard about this, they were indignant with the two brothers.
- Jesus called them together and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their high officials exercise authority over them.
- Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,
- and whoever wants to be first must be your slave—
- just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”