
Thanda Ukuthandaza
Bhalisa ukuze uthole izinto zomkhuleko nge-imeyili
Indaba Yomkhuleko
Sengathi uNkulunkulu angasipha isipho esikhulu somoya wokuncenga, umoya wokukhuleka nokunxusa, umoya othanda uNkulunkulu nothanda abantu.
“Ngokuba uNkulunkulu walithanda izwe kangaka, waze wanikela ngeNdodana yakhe ezelwe yodwa, ukuba yilowo nalowo okholwa yiyo angabhubhi, kodwa abe nokuphila okuphakade." Johane 3:16
Khulekani iZwi
Lapho sihamba othandweni, sigcwalisa omunye wemithetho emikhulu kunayo yonke. Masikhulekele ukuthi iNingizimu Afrika ihambe othandweni futhi ibe yisibonelo ezizweni eziningi. Nanka amavesi eBhayibheli angasisiza sithandaze.
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Nkosi uma sithandana kungenxa yokuthi uhlala kithi. (1 Johane 4:12)
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Siyathanda ngoba Wasithanda kuqala. (1 Johane 4:19)
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Siyabonga ukuthi uthando lwakho luthelwe ezinhliziyweni zethu ngoMoya wakho oNgcwele. (Roma 5:5)
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Sigxilile futhi sigxilile othandweni Lwakho. (Efesu 3:17)
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Siyabonga, Nkosi, ngokusinika umoya wamandla, UTHANDO, nengqondo ehluzekile. (2 Thimothewu 1:7)
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Namuhla, sembatha uthando lwaKho, olubopha konke ngokuvumelana okupheleleyo. (Kolose 3:14)
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Nkosi, sisize sithande izitha zethu, sibakhulekele abasihluphayo. (Mathewu 5:44)
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Nkosi, sithandazela ukuthi konke esikwenzayo sikwenze ngomoya wothando. (1 Korinte 16:14)
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Sigcwalise ngothando lwakho ukuze sibe nothando oluvuthayo omunye komunye, ngokuba uthando lusibekela inqwaba yezono. (Funda eyoku-1 Petru 4:8)
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Nkosi, sisize sande, sivame othandweni omunye komunye nakubo bonke. (1 Thesalonika 3:12)
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Sisize, Nkosi, ukuba sikulingise ekuhambeni kwethu kothando nabanye. (Efesu 5:1)
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Kwangathi uthando lwethu ngabanye lungaba qotho. (Roma 12:9)
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Nkosi, sisize sibonise uthando lwakho ngokubekezela nomusa. (1 Korinte 13:4)
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Sisize ukuba sithande abanye njengoba Usithandile. (Johane 15:12)
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Nkosi babone abantu ukuthi singabafundi bakho ngenxa yothando esinalo komunye nomunye. (Johane 13:35)
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Nkulunkulu, uluthando. Sisize sibonakalise ukuthi siyakwazi ngenxa yothando lwethu. (1 Johane 4:8)
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Siyabonga Baba ngokusithanda kangaka waze wanikela ngeNdodana yakho ukuze sisindiswe. (Johane 3:16)
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Siyabonga Nkosi ukuthi akukho okungasehlukanisa nothando lwakho olukuKristu Jesu. (Roma 8:38-39)
Iviki 1
1. Uthando luyapha
UNkulunkulu uluthando. Akanabo ubugovu; Imvelo yakhe ukupha. Wasinika uJesu. Isono saphuca izwe uthando; kwenza umuntu abe nobugovu. Ubugovu abukwazi ukuthanda; isola. Lapho u-Adamu no-Eva bona, ukunaka kwabo kwaphendukela kumina. Babona ukuthi baphambanisile uma bebona ukuthi banqunu. Esikhundleni sokuvuma isono sabo, bazama ukusola.
UJesu weza emhlabeni futhi wabonisa isintu ukuthi luyini uthando. Waphila impilo ethanda izitha zakhe futhi wafa ukufa kothando. Wahamba othandweni, futhi lapho ehamba, wasinika uMoya kuye - uMoya wothando. UJesu wathi: “Njengoba nginithandile, nani kumelwe nithandane.”
“Ngalokho bonke bayakukwazi ukuthi ningabafundi baMi, uma ninothando phakathi kwenu.” Johane 13:35
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2. Umoya Wothando
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Uma samukela uMoya Wothando—umqondo kaNkulunkulu, inhliziyo, kanye nemvelo—sibona izimangaliso ezisizungezile. Ngeke kudingeke sibheke izimangaliso.
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Funa Umoya Wothando, futhi okusele kuzolandela. Kufanele sizibophezele ekuchitheni isikhathi noNkulunkulu nsuku zonke futhi sifune uMbuso Wakhe wothando, ukuthula nokulunga.
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KHULEKA: Nkosi, sigcwalise kabusha ngothando lwakho. Sisize sithande njengawe. Amen.
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3. Ukuthanda Ukuthandaza
Lapho kuwumkhuba ukulinda iNkosi nsuku zonke, Yena esigcwalisa, sithatha ubukhona Bayo kanye nathi nomaphi lapho siya khona. Ubukhona Bakhe, lowoMoya Wothando kithi, uzoshintsha abantu abasizungezile. Yilawo amandla esiwafunayo. Amandla othando angaphezu kokuthandazela izindlebe ukuzwa namehlo abone. IBhayibheli lithi uma singenalo uthando, asinalutho. Noma singanikela ngemizimba yethu ukuba ishiswe noma sibe nokholo lonke emhlabeni, akusho lutho ngaphandle kothando lwakhe.
“Uma ngikhuluma ngezilimi zabantu nezezingelosi, kepha ngingenalo uthando, ngiyithusi elikhencezayo nensimbi encencethayo.” 1 Korinte 13:1
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4. Thandazela iNingizimu Afrika
Beka isikhathi eceleni futhi ukhulekele ukuthi iNingizimu Afrika ihambe othandweni.
Iviki 2
1. UNkulunkulu uluthando
Sibhapathizwa ngoMoya oNgcwele, uMoya wothando. UnguMoya kaJesu osebenza kithi. UnguMoya kaNkulunkulu. UNkulunkulu uluthando. UMoya oNgcwele uyisimilo sikaNkulunkulu uqobo—okuwuthando.
IZwi liyisibani sokusesha ezinhliziyweni zethu esihlola imicabango yethu. UJesu, iZwi, noMoya oNgcwele bahlola izinhliziyo zethu futhi bahlole konke esikwenzayo ukuze babone ukuthi kwenziwa ngothando yini. Kufanele nsuku zonke sifune ukugcwaliswa ngoMoya oNgcwele, uMoya wothando. Uma sinoMoya oNgcwele kakhulu, siba nothando kakhulu.
“...uthando lukaNkulunkulu lutheliwe ezinhliziyweni zethu ngoMoya oNgcwele esimuphiweyo.” AmaRoma 5:5
2. Hamba Othandweni
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Uma sihamba othandweni, ngokuzenzekelayo sihamba ngoMoya.
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Abantu abaningi bagxila kulokho abakushoyo nendlela abaziphatha ngayo ngaphandle, kodwa izinhliziyo zabo ziphambene nalokho abakushoyo nabakwenzayo. Kudingeka sicele uNkulunkulu ukuba ahlole izinhliziyo zethu futhi asibonise lapho izinhliziyo nezenzo zethu zingaqondile khona, lapho singahambisani nentando Yakhe.
KHULEKA: Nkosi, hlola izinhliziyo zethu, usibonise lapho okumele sihambe khona othandweni. Gcwalisa isizwe sakithi ngothando lwakho. Amen.
3. Ukuthanda Ukuthandaza
Sibathandazela kanjani abantu? Njengo-Esteri. U-Esteri wayezimisele ukunikela ngokuphila kwakhe. Akazange angene ekamelweni lesihlalo sobukhosi, ephonsa isisindo sakhe nxazonke, etshela inkosi ukuthi yenzeni. U-Esteri wahamba ngokwesaba nangokuthuthumela, ethemba uthando lwenkosi ngaye. Kwakumele amethembe. Ngokufanayo, ngomoya wokuthobeka, sisondela esihlalweni sobukhosi sikaNkulunkulu, sikhulumele abanye.
Asiphonsi isisindo sethu ngokusikaza ngomunwe kubantu noma kuNkulunkulu, simtshela ukuthi abhekane kanjani nabo. Cha, sinxusela abantu ngosizo loMoya wothando, uMoya oNgcwele. Umoya Wothando ukhulumela abantu kanye nabathandekayo ngendlela ehlukile kunathi. Ngokunjalo noMoya uyasisiza ebuthakathakeni bethu.
“Ngokuba asikwazi esingakucela ngokufanele, kepha uMoya uqobo usinxusela ngokububula okungenakuphinyiselwa.” Roma 8:26
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4. Thandazela iNingizimu Afrika
Beka isikhathi eceleni futhi ukhulekele ukuthi iNingizimu Afrika ihambe othandweni.
Iviki 3
1. Khetha Ukuthanda
Sikhetha ukuhamba othandweni ngoba sikhethe ubukhona bukaNkulunkulu. Lapho sichitha isikhathi ebukhoneni bukaNkulunkulu, Usigcwalisa ngamandla nothando Lwakhe, futhi sithatha ubukhona Bakhe nomaphi lapho siya khona. UJesu uyisibonelo sethu sokuhamba othandweni.
Nomaphi lapho uJesu ayeya khona, wayethinta izimpilo zabantu ngoba wayesemandleni kaNkulunkulu, futhi amandla kaNkulunkulu ayekuye. Wayesebukhoneni bukaNkulunkulu, futhi ubukhona bukaNkulunkulu babukuye. Wayesothandweni lukaNkulunkulu, futhi uthando lukaNkulunkulu lwalukuYe. Wayesekuthokozeni kweNkosi, nentokozo yeNkosi yayikuye. Wayesekukholweni kukaNkulunkulu, nokholo lukaNkulunkulu lwalukuYe.
“...ngisho uJesu waseNazaretha, ukuthi uNkulunkulu wamgcoba kanjani ngoMoya oNgcwele nangamandla: owahamba enza okuhle, ephulukisa bonke ababecindezelwe nguSathane; ngokuba uNkulunkulu wayenaye.” IzEnzo 10:38
2. Ukuthanda uNkulunkulu
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IBhayibheli lithi sehlukaniselwe uMoya oNgcwele noNkulunkulu, futhi isithelo sikaMoya uthando. Ukuthanda uNkulunkulu kuyindlela engcono kakhulu yokufunda ukuthanda. Ingabe simthanda ngokwanele ukuba simlinde ukuze asigcwalise Ngaye, ngothando Lwakhe?
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Sengathi uNkulunkulu angasisiza usuku nosuku ukuba simlinde ngokuthula—hhayi thina, kodwa abanye. Kufanele simcele ukuthi asibonise izindawo ezimpilweni zethu lapho uthando lwethu seluphole khona.
KHULEKA: Nkosi, sisize siqonde ukuphakama nokujula kothando lwakho kithina nabanye. Amen.
3. Ukuthanda Ukuthandaza
UJesu wafa ukuze abantu bathole ukuphila okuphakade. Sinomsebenzi emhlabeni wokuholela abantu eNkosini futhi sibathande. Uma umphefumulo usindiswa, akuthina abenza umsebenzi. NguMoya oNgcwele; kungamandla kaNkulunkulu. Sengathi uNkulunkulu angasipha isipho esikhulu somoya wokuncenga, umoya wokukhuleka nokunxusa, umoya othanda uNkulunkulu nothanda abantu.
“Ngokuba uNkulunkulu walithanda izwe kangaka, waze wanikela ngeNdodana yakhe ezelwe yodwa, ukuba yilowo nalowo okholwa yiyo angabhubhi, kodwa abe nokuphila okuphakade." Johane 3:16
4. Thandazela iNingizimu Afrika
Beka isikhathi eceleni futhi ukhulekele ukuthi iNingizimu Afrika ihambe othandweni.
Iviki 4
1. Sigxilile Othandweni
IBhayibheli lisifundisa ukuba sigxile othandweni. Uma sigxilile kuKristu Jesu, izimpilo zethu zingezakhe. Asisenabo ubuntu bethu; sinobuntu bukaJesu. Imicabango yakhe. Ingqondo yakhe. Imizwa yakhe.
Sigxile othandweni, siyisihlahla esihlala siluhlaza. Sigxilile kuJesu, sizoma ezivunguvungwini futhi simelane nazo zonke izinkathi nezimo ngoba izimpilo zethu zingezakhe.
“… ukuze uKristu ahlale ezinhliziyweni zenu ngokukholwa kwenu. Futhi sengathi nina, njengoba nigxilile [ngokujulile] futhi nisekelwe [ngokuvikelekile] othandweni…” Kwabase-Efesu 3:17
2. Ugcwele Uthando
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IBhayibheli lithi umuthi omuhle awunakuthela izithelo ezimbi. Umhlaba uzosazi ngezithelo zethu.
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Ingabe uthando nokuthula kuvelele kuzo zonke izimo? Lapho kwenzeka into embi, ingabe sinokuthula noma sinovalo njengawo wonke umuntu? Uma kunezindaba ezimbi noma othile ephathwa kabi, ingabe siyahlanganyela ekuhlebeni?
KHULEKA: Nkosi, sicela usisize sithele izithelo ezihambisana nempilo egcwele uthando lwaKho. Amen.
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3. Ukuthanda Ukuthandaza
Umthandazo awukona ukuzikhethela; kuwumyalo odingekayo ovela kuNkulunkulu. Isitha sifuna ukudlula futhi sicekele phansi konke okukaNkulunkulu. Kunomoya womphikukristu emhlabeni. Izinkolo zamanga zifuna ukuthatha izintambo. Sinamandla. Sinegunya. Siphinde sibe nesibopho sokuba yindlu yokukhuleka. Sibizelwe ukuba sibe ngamatshe aphilayo—indlu kamoya. Leyondlu kamoya iyindlu yokukhuleka. “Wathi kubo: Umbhalo uthi, Indlu yami iyakubizwa ngokuthi yindlu yokukhuleka; kepha nina niyenze umhume wabaphangi." Mathewu 21:13
“… nani njengamatshe aphilayo nakhiwa nibe yindlu yokomoya, ubupristi obungcwele, ukuze ninikele imihlatshelo yomoya eyamukelekayo kuNkulunkulu ngoJesu Kristu." 1 Petru 2:5
4. Thandazela iNingizimu Afrika
Beka isikhathi eceleni futhi ukhulekele ukuthi iNingizimu Afrika ihambe othandweni.
Iviki 5
1. Thanda Njalo Umzuzu
Umzuzu ngamunye uNkulunkulu asinika wona ubalulekile. Kuqakathekile ukuthi senzeni, esikucabangayo, indlela esisebenzisa ngayo isikhathi sethu kanye lokuthi sibaphatha njani abantu. Kunendaba ukuthi sineZwi elingakanani ngaphakathi kithi. Kwakukhona izintombi eziyishumi, ezinhlanu ezihlakaniphile neziyisihlanu eziyiziwula. Izintombi ezihlakaniphile zazigcwalisa ngeZwi nangomkhuleko. Babengabantu abathanda, besiza abantu, futhi babecabange kusengaphambili. Bavumela uMoya oNgcwele ukuthi usebenze ezinhliziyweni zabo, uhlanze izinhliziyo nemiphefumulo yabo.
Ukukhetha ukuhamba othandweni akulula, ukuthethelela akulula, futhi ukudedela akulula, kodwa kuwukuhlakanipha.
“Khona umbuso wezulu uyakuba njengezintombi eziyishumi ezathatha izibani zazo zahamba ukuyohlangabeza umyeni. Eziyisihlanu kuzo zaziyiziwula, ezinhlanu zazihlakaniphile. Ngokuba eziyiziwula zathatha izibani zazo, azithathanga amafutha, kepha ezihlakaniphileyo zaphatha amafutha ezitsheni kanye nezibani zazo." Mathewu 25:1-4
2. Hlala Unothando
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Izinhliziyo zethu kufanele zisekelwe othandweni olungenacala, olumsulwa, olungangcolisiwe.
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Kufanele sihambe othandweni lukaJesu nsuku zonke. Ohambweni lwethu, sizozwa ubuhlungu nokukhashelwa. Yindlela kaSathane yokuzama nokonakalisa izinhliziyo zethu. Kufanele sicele uJehova ukuthi asibonise uma kukhona okufanele simxolele bese sibathandazela labo bantu.
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KHULEKA: Nkosi, sisize sihlakaniphe ebudlelwaneni bethu. Sicela usibonise lapho sidinga ukuxolela khona. Amen.
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3. Ukuthanda Ukuthandaza
Uma sifuna ukuthandaza ngamandla futhi sifuna uNkulunkulu athulule uMoya wakhe ngamandla, kufanele senze isivumelwano noNkulunkulu. Sinikela ngezimpilo zethu kuNkulunkulu futhi singena esivumelwaneni lapho esithembisa khona ukuthanda ngothando lwasezulwini. “Nkulunkulu, sizothanda abafowethu nodadewethu njengoba wasiyala ukuba sithande omakhelwane bethu.” Kumayelana nokuba yizinceku zothando.
“Ngokuba neNdodana yomuntu ayizelanga ukukhonzwa kepha ukukhonza abanye nokunikela ukuphila kwayo kube yisihlengo sabaningi.” Mathewu 20:28
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4. Thandazela iNingizimu Afrika
Beka isikhathi eceleni futhi ukhulekele ukuthi iNingizimu Afrika ihambe othandweni.