{"id":14799,"date":"2025-12-14T19:18:17","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T03:18:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sanbi.us\/pmac\/?p=14799"},"modified":"2025-12-14T19:18:17","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T03:18:17","slug":"%e3%80%8c%e3%82%af%e3%83%aa%e3%82%b9%e3%83%9e%e3%82%b9%ef%bc%9a%e5%a4%a7%e3%81%8d%e3%81%aa%e5%96%9c%e3%81%b3%e3%81%ae%e7%a6%8f%e9%9f%b3%e3%80%8d%ef%bc%88%e6%9c%ac%e5%a4%9a%e4%b8%80%e7%b1%b3%ef%bc%89","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sanbi.us\/pmac\/%e3%80%8c%e3%82%af%e3%83%aa%e3%82%b9%e3%83%9e%e3%82%b9%ef%bc%9a%e5%a4%a7%e3%81%8d%e3%81%aa%e5%96%9c%e3%81%b3%e3%81%ae%e7%a6%8f%e9%9f%b3%e3%80%8d%ef%bc%88%e6%9c%ac%e5%a4%9a%e4%b8%80%e7%b1%b3%ef%bc%89\/","title":{"rendered":"\u300c\u30af\u30ea\u30b9\u30de\u30b9\uff1a\u5927\u304d\u306a\u559c\u3073\u306e\u798f\u97f3\u300d\uff08\u672c\u591a\u4e00\u7c73\uff09"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14800\" 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\/>\u5f85\u964d\u7bc0\u7b2c\u4e09\u4e3b\u65e5\u306b\u306f\u3001\u7d2b\u8272\u306e\u4ed6\u306e\u308d\u3046\u305d\u304f\u3068\u306f\u4e00\u7dda\u3092\u753b\u3059\u30d4\u30f3\u30af\u306e\u5f85\u964d\u7bc0\u308d\u3046\u305d\u304f\u306b\u706b\u3092\u706f\u3057\u307e\u3059\u3002\u5f85\u964d\u7bc0\u7b2c\u4e09\u65e5\u66dc\u65e5\u306e\u30c6\u30fc\u30de\u306f\u559c\u3073\u3067\u3042\u308a\u3001\u3053\u306e\u30d4\u30f3\u30af\u306e\u308d\u3046\u305d\u304f\u306f\u300c\u7f8a\u98fc\u3044\u306e\u308d\u3046\u305d\u304f\u300d\u3068\u547c\u3070\u308c\u307e\u3059\u3002\u305d\u308c\u306f\u3001\u6700\u521d\u306e\u30af\u30ea\u30b9\u30de\u30b9\u306b\u7f8a\u98fc\u3044\u305f\u3061\u304c\u305d\u3046\u3067\u3042\u3063\u305f\u3088\u3046\u306b\u3001\u79c1\u305f\u3061\u3082\u559c\u3073\u306b\u3042\u3075\u308c\u308b\u3088\u3046\u4fc3\u3059\u305f\u3081\u306b\u3001\u305d\u3046\u547c\u3070\u308c\u3066\u3044\u308b\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>\u30eb\u30ab\u306e\u798f\u97f3\u66f8\uff12\u7ae0\uff18\u7bc0\u304b\u3089\uff12\uff10\u7bc0\u306f\u3001\u6700\u521d\u306e\u30af\u30ea\u30b9\u30de\u30b9\u306e\u591c\u306b\u7f8a\u98fc\u3044\u305f\u3061\u304c\u4f53\u9a13\u3057\u305f\u3053\u3068\u3092\u79c1\u305f\u3061\u306b\u4f1d\u3048\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002\u305d\u3053\u3067\u306f\u3001\u5f7c\u3089\u304c\u5929\u4f7f\u304b\u3089\u300c\u5927\u304d\u306a\u559c\u3073\u306e\u798f\u97f3\u300d\u3092\u53d7\u3051\u53d6\u3063\u305f\u3053\u3068\u304c\u8a18\u3055\u308c\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002\u305d\u308c\u306f\u3001\u4e3b\u30ad\u30ea\u30b9\u30c8\u3067\u3042\u308b\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u306e\u8a95\u751f\u306b\u95a2\u3059\u308b\u77e5\u3089\u305b\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3002\u7f8a\u98fc\u3044\u305f\u3061\u304b\u3089\u3001\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u30fb\u30ad\u30ea\u30b9\u30c8\u306e\u5230\u6765\u3068\u3044\u3046\u826f\u304d\u77e5\u3089\u305b\u306b\u3069\u3046\u5fdc\u3048\u308b\u3079\u304d\u304b\u3092\u5b66\u3073\u3001\u5f7c\u3089\u304c\u7d4c\u9a13\u3057\u305f\u5927\u304d\u306a\u559c\u3073\u306b\u3042\u305a\u304b\u308a\u307e\u3057\u3087\u3046\uff08\u672c\u591a\uff09\u3002<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sdjcc.net\/post\/%E3%80%8C%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B9%E3%83%9E%E3%82%B9%EF%BC%9A%E5%A4%A7%E3%81%8D%E3%81%AA%E5%96%9C%E3%81%B3%E3%81%AE%E7%A6%8F%E9%9F%B3%E3%80%8D-christmas-good-news-of-great-joy\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u300c\u793c\u62dd\u6620\u50cf\u300d\u300c\u30dd\u30c3\u30c9\u30ad\u30e3\u30b9\u30c8\u300d\u300c\u4e00\u65e5<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u4e00\u751f<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u300d<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u306f<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u3053\u3061\u3089<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u304b\u3089<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u3002<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2193\u3000\u4eca\u65e5\u306e\u300c\u65e5\u82f1\u793c\u62dd\u30e1\u30c3\u30bb\u30fc\u30b8\u539f\u7a3f\u300d\u300c\u304a\u3082\u3061\u304b\u3048\u308a\u300d\u306f\u3053\u3061\u3089\u304b\u3089\u3000\u2193<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Christmas: Good News of Great Joy<br \/>\n\u30af\u30ea\u30b9\u30de\u30b9\uff1a\u5927\u304d\u306a\u559c\u3073\u306e\u798f\u97f3<br \/>\nSDJCC Sunday Worship Service<br \/>\nDecember 14, 2025<\/p>\n<p>This is the third Sunday of Advent. \u4eca\u65e5\u306f\u5f85\u964d\u7bc0\u306e\u7b2c\u4e09\u65e5\u66dc\u65e5\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Look at the Advent candles, and note that the third Advent candle is pink and not purple like the other Advent candles besides the larger Christ candle which is white. \u5f85\u964d\u7bc0\u306e\u308d\u3046\u305d\u304f\u3092\u898b\u3066\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3044\u3002\u7b2c\u4e09\u756a\u76ee\u306e\u308d\u3046\u305d\u304f\u306f\u30d4\u30f3\u30af\u8272\u3067\u3001\u4ed6\u306e\u5f85\u964d\u7bc0\u306e\u308d\u3046\u305d\u304f\uff08\u3088\u308a\u5927\u304d\u306a\u767d\u3044\u30ad\u30ea\u30b9\u30c8\u306e\u308d\u3046\u305d\u304f\u3092\u9664\u304f\uff09\u306e\u3088\u3046\u306a\u7d2b\u8272\u3067\u306f\u3042\u308a\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3002<\/p>\n<p>The theme for the third Sunday of Advent is joy and the pink candle is referred to as the Shepherd\u2019s Candle.\u3000\u5f85\u964d\u7bc0\u7b2c\u4e09\u65e5\u66dc\u65e5\u306e\u30c6\u30fc\u30de\u306f\u559c\u3073\u3067\u3042\u308a\u3001\u3053\u306e\u30d4\u30f3\u30af\u306e\u308d\u3046\u305d\u304f\u306f\u300c\u7f8a\u98fc\u3044\u306e\u308d\u3046\u305d\u304f\u300d\u3068\u547c\u3070\u308c\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>It is called the Shepherd\u2019s Candle to encourage us to rejoice like the shepherds did on that first Christmas.\u3000 \u3053\u306e\u300c\u7f8a\u98fc\u3044\u306e\u308d\u3046\u305d\u304f\u300d\u3068\u3044\u3046\u540d\u306f\u3001\u6700\u521d\u306e\u30af\u30ea\u30b9\u30de\u30b9\u306b\u7f8a\u98fc\u3044\u305f\u3061\u304c\u305d\u3046\u3067\u3042\u3063\u305f\u3088\u3046\u306b\u3001\u79c1\u305f\u3061\u3082\u559c\u3073\u306b\u3042\u3075\u308c\u3066\u307b\u3057\u3044\u3068\u3044\u3046\u9858\u3044\u304c\u8fbc\u3081\u3089\u308c\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Let us read about what the shepherds experienced on that first Christmas night.\u3000 \u305d\u308c\u3067\u306f\u3001\u6700\u521d\u306e\u30af\u30ea\u30b9\u30de\u30b9\u306e\u591c\u306b\u7f8a\u98fc\u3044\u305f\u3061\u304c\u4f53\u9a13\u3057\u305f\u3053\u3068\u3092\u8aad\u307f\u307e\u3057\u3087\u3046\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Luke 2:8-20\uff08\u30eb\u30ab\u306e\u798f\u97f3\u66f8\uff12\u7ae0\uff18\uff5e\uff12\uff10\u7bc0\uff09<\/p>\n<p><strong><sup>8\u00a0<\/sup>In the same region there were\u00a0<em>some<\/em>\u00a0shepherds staying out in the fields and keeping watch over their flock by night.\u00a0<sup>9\u00a0<\/sup>And\u00a0an angel of the Lord suddenly\u00a0stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them; and they were terribly frightened.\u00a0<sup>10\u00a0<\/sup>But the angel said to them, \u201cDo not be afraid; for behold, I bring you good news of great joy which will be for all the people;\u00a0<sup>11\u00a0<\/sup>for today in the city of David there has been born for you a\u00a0Savior, who is\u00a0Christ\u00a0the Lord.\u00a0<sup>12\u00a0<\/sup>This\u00a0<em>will be<\/em>\u00a0a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a\u00a0manger.\u201d\u00a0<sup>13\u00a0<\/sup>And suddenly there appeared with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying, <sup>14\u00a0<\/sup>\u201cGlory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among men\u00a0with whom He is pleased.\u201d <sup>15\u00a0<\/sup>When the angels had gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds\u00a0<em>began<\/em>\u00a0saying to one another, \u201cLet us go straight to Bethlehem then, and see this thing that has happened which the Lord has made known to us.\u201d\u00a0<sup>16\u00a0<\/sup>So they came in a hurry and found their way to Mary and Joseph, and the baby as He lay in the\u00a0manger.\u00a0<sup>17\u00a0<\/sup>When they had seen this, they made known the statement which had been told them about this Child.\u00a0<sup>18\u00a0<\/sup>And all who heard it wondered at the things which were told them by the shepherds.\u00a0<sup>19\u00a0<\/sup>But Mary\u00a0treasured all these things, pondering them in her heart.\u00a0<sup>20\u00a0<\/sup>The shepherds went back,\u00a0glorifying and praising God for all that they had heard and seen, just as had been told them. <sup>8<\/sup>\u3055\u3066\u3001\u3053\u306e\u5730\u65b9\u3067\u7f8a\u98fc\u305f\u3061\u304c\u591c\u3001\u91ce\u5bbf\u3057\u306a\u304c\u3089\u7f8a\u306e\u7fa4\u308c\u306e\u756a\u3092\u3057\u3066\u3044\u305f\u3002<sup>9<\/sup>\u3059\u308b\u3068\u4e3b\u306e\u5fa1\u4f7f\u304c\u73fe\u308c\u3001\u4e3b\u306e\u6804\u5149\u304c\u5f7c\u3089\u3092\u3081\u3050\u308a\u7167\u3057\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3001\u5f7c\u3089\u306f\u975e\u5e38\u306b\u6050\u308c\u305f\u3002<sup>10<\/sup>\u5fa1\u4f7f\u306f\u8a00\u3063\u305f\u3001\u300c\u6050\u308c\u308b\u306a\u3002\u898b\u3088\u3001\u3059\u3079\u3066\u306e\u6c11\u306b\u4e0e\u3048\u3089\u308c\u308b\u5927\u304d\u306a\u559c\u3073\u3092\u3001\u3042\u306a\u305f\u304c\u305f\u306b\u4f1d\u3048\u308b\u3002<sup>11<\/sup>\u304d\u3087\u3046\u30c0\u30d3\u30c7\u306e\u753a\u306b\u3001\u3042\u306a\u305f\u304c\u305f\u306e\u305f\u3081\u306b\u6551\u4e3b\u304c\u304a\u751f\u308c\u306b\u306a\u3063\u305f\u3002\u3053\u306e\u304b\u305f\u3053\u305d\u4e3b\u306a\u308b\u30ad\u30ea\u30b9\u30c8\u3067\u3042\u308b\u3002<sup>12<\/sup>\u3042\u306a\u305f\u304c\u305f\u306f\u3001\u5e7c\u306a\u5b50\u304c\u5e03\u306b\u304f\u308b\u307e\u3063\u3066\u98fc\u8449\u304a\u3051\u306e\u4e2d\u306b\u5bdd\u304b\u3057\u3066\u3042\u308b\u306e\u3092\u898b\u308b\u3067\u3042\u308d\u3046\u3002\u305d\u308c\u304c\u3001\u3042\u306a\u305f\u304c\u305f\u306b\u4e0e\u3048\u3089\u308c\u308b\u3057\u308b\u3057\u3067\u3042\u308b\u300d\u3002<sup>13<\/sup>\u3059\u308b\u3068\u305f\u3061\u307e\u3061\u3001\u304a\u3073\u305f\u3060\u3057\u3044\u5929\u306e\u8ecd\u52e2\u304c\u73fe\u308c\u3001\u5fa1\u4f7f\u3068\u4e00\u7dd2\u306b\u306a\u3063\u3066\u795e\u3092\u3055\u3093\u3073\u3057\u3066\u8a00\u3063\u305f\u3001<sup>14<\/sup>\u300c\u3044\u3068\u9ad8\u304d\u3068\u3053\u308d\u3067\u306f\u3001\u795e\u306b\u6804\u5149\u304c\u3042\u308b\u3088\u3046\u306b\u3001\u5730\u306e\u4e0a\u3067\u306f\u3001\u307f\u5fc3\u306b\u304b\u306a\u3046\u4eba\u3005\u306b\u5e73\u548c\u304c\u3042\u308b\u3088\u3046\u306b\u300d\u3002<sup>15<\/sup>\u5fa1\u4f7f\u305f\u3061\u304c\u5f7c\u3089\u3092\u96e2\u308c\u3066\u5929\u306b\u5e30\u3063\u305f\u3068\u304d\u3001\u7f8a\u98fc\u305f\u3061\u306f\u300c\u3055\u3042\u3001\u30d9\u30c4\u30ec\u30d8\u30e0\u3078\u884c\u3063\u3066\u3001\u4e3b\u304c\u304a\u77e5\u3089\u305b\u4e0b\u3055\u3063\u305f\u305d\u306e\u51fa\u6765\u4e8b\u3092\u898b\u3066\u3053\u3088\u3046\u3067\u306f\u306a\u3044\u304b\u300d\u3068\u3001\u4e92\u306b\u8a9e\u308a\u5408\u3063\u305f\u3002<sup>16<\/sup>\u305d\u3057\u3066\u6025\u3044\u3067\u884c\u3063\u3066\u3001\u30de\u30ea\u30e4\u3068\u30e8\u30bb\u30d5\u3001\u307e\u305f\u98fc\u8449\u304a\u3051\u306b\u5bdd\u304b\u3057\u3066\u3042\u308b\u5e7c\u306a\u5b50\u3092\u635c\u3057\u3042\u3066\u305f\u3002<sup>17<\/sup>\u5f7c\u3089\u306b\u4f1a\u3063\u305f\u4e0a\u3067\u3001\u3053\u306e\u5b50\u306b\u3064\u3044\u3066\u81ea\u5206\u305f\u3061\u306b\u544a\u3052\u77e5\u3089\u3055\u308c\u305f\u4e8b\u3092\u3001\u4eba\u3005\u306b\u4f1d\u3048\u305f\u3002<sup>18<\/sup>\u4eba\u3005\u306f\u307f\u306a\u3001\u7f8a\u98fc\u305f\u3061\u304c\u8a71\u3057\u3066\u304f\u308c\u305f\u3053\u3068\u3092\u805e\u3044\u3066\u3001\u4e0d\u601d\u8b70\u306b\u601d\u3063\u305f\u3002<sup>19<\/sup>\u3057\u304b\u3057\u3001\u30de\u30ea\u30e4\u306f\u3053\u308c\u3089\u306e\u4e8b\u3092\u3053\u3068\u3054\u3068\u304f\u5fc3\u306b\u7559\u3081\u3066\u3001\u601d\u3044\u3081\u3050\u3089\u3057\u3066\u3044\u305f\u3002<sup>20<\/sup>\u7f8a\u98fc\u305f\u3061\u306f\u3001\u898b\u805e\u304d\u3057\u305f\u3053\u3068\u304c\u4f55\u3082\u304b\u3082\u81ea\u5206\u305f\u3061\u306b\u8a9e\u3089\u308c\u305f\u3068\u304a\u308a\u3067\u3042\u3063\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3001\u795e\u3092\u3042\u304c\u3081\u3001\u307e\u305f\u3055\u3093\u3073\u3057\u306a\u304c\u3089\u5e30\u3063\u3066\u884c\u3063\u305f\u3002<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Please note what the shepherds were doing.\u7f8a\u98fc\u3044\u305f\u3061\u304c\u4f55\u3092\u3057\u3066\u305f\u304b\u3001\u3088\u304f\u898b\u3066\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3044\u3002<\/p>\n<p>They were staying out in the fields and keeping watch over their flock by night.\u3000 \u5f7c\u3089\u306f\u91ce\u539f\u306b\u6cca\u307e\u308a\u3001\u591c\u901a\u3057\u7f8a\u306e\u7fa4\u308c\u3092\u898b\u5b88\u3063\u3066\u3044\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>They were doing what they normally do, that is \u201cshepherd\u201d their sheep.\u3000 \u5f7c\u3089\u306f\u666e\u6bb5\u901a\u308a\u3001\u3064\u307e\u308a\u7f8a\u3092\u300c\u7267\u3059\u308b\u300d\u3068\u3044\u3046\u4ed5\u4e8b\u3092\u3057\u3066\u3044\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>In other words, it was a mundane, every day, or should we say every night, thing they were doing.\u3000 \u3064\u307e\u308a\u3001\u305d\u308c\u306f\u3054\u304f\u5e73\u51e1\u306a\u3001\u65e5\u5e38\u7684\u306a\u3001\u3044\u3084\u3080\u3057\u308d\u6bce\u6669\u306e\u7fd2\u6163\u7684\u306a\u884c\u70ba\u3060\u3063\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>So, obviously, on that particular night, these shepherds were not expecting anything out of the ordinary to take place.\u3000 \u3067\u3059\u304b\u3089\u5f53\u7136\u306a\u304c\u3089\u3001\u3042\u306e\u7279\u5225\u306a\u591c\u3001\u7f8a\u98fc\u3044\u305f\u3061\u306f\u4f55\u304b\u975e\u65e5\u5e38\u7684\u306a\u51fa\u6765\u4e8b\u304c\u8d77\u304d\u308b\u3068\u306f\u5168\u304f\u4e88\u60f3\u3057\u3066\u3044\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps, on some nights there was an occasional scare by some wild animals that may have come after their sheep, \u6642\u6298\u3001\u91ce\u751f\u306e\u52d5\u7269\u304c\u7f8a\u3092\u72d9\u3063\u3066\u73fe\u308c\u3001\u6050\u6016\u3092\u5473\u308f\u3046\u591c\u3082\u3042\u3063\u305f\u304b\u3082\u3057\u308c\u307e\u305b\u3093\u304c\u3001<\/p>\n<p>but nothing could have prepared these shepherds for what they experienced that night.\u3000\u305d\u306e\u591c\u306b\u4f53\u9a13\u3057\u305f\u51fa\u6765\u4e8b\u306b\u5bfe\u3057\u3066\u3001\u5f7c\u3089\u304c\u6e96\u5099\u3059\u308b\u3053\u3068\u306f\u4f55\u4e00\u3064\u306a\u304b\u3063\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>It was then in the quietness of that night, that an angel of the Lord suddenly stood before them!\u3000 \u305d\u306e\u591c\u306e\u9759\u3051\u3055\u306e\u4e2d\u3001\u4e3b\u306e\u5fa1\u4f7f\u3044\u304c\u7a81\u7136\u3001\u5f7c\u3089\u306e\u524d\u306b\u7acb\u3061\u307e\u3057\u305f\uff01<\/p>\n<p>There was no forewarning.\u00a0 Boom!\u00a0 Right before them was an angel of the Lord.\u3000 \u4f55\u306e\u524d\u89e6\u308c\u3082\u306a\u304f\u3002\u30c9\u30fc\u30f3\uff01\u5f7c\u3089\u306e\u76ee\u306e\u524d\u306b\u4e3b\u306e\u5fa1\u4f7f\u3044\u304c\u73fe\u308c\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>And not only that, but the glory of the Lord shone around them, which made the shepherds terribly frightened.\u3000 \u305d\u308c\u3060\u3051\u3067\u306a\u304f\u3001\u4e3b\u306e\u6804\u5149\u304c\u5f7c\u3089\u3092\u53d6\u308a\u56f2\u3093\u3067\u8f1d\u3044\u305f\u305f\u3081\u3001\u7f8a\u98fc\u3044\u305f\u3061\u306f\u3072\u3069\u304f\u6050\u308c\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>It is interesting that the first words out of the mouth of the angel were \u201cDo not be afraid.\u201d\u3000 \u3000\u8208\u5473\u6df1\u3044\u3053\u3068\u306b\u3001\u5fa1\u4f7f\u3044\u304c\u6700\u521d\u306b\u53e3\u306b\u3057\u305f\u8a00\u8449\u306f\u300c\u6050\u308c\u308b\u306a\u300d\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>This was true for when the angel of the Lord appeared to a priest named Zacharias and told him that he and his wife Elizabeth will be given a son in their old age (Luke 1:13).\u3000 \u3053\u306e\u3053\u3068\u306f\u4e3b\u306e\u5fa1\u4f7f\u3044\u304c\u30b6\u30ab\u30ea\u30e4\u3068\u3044\u3046\u796d\u53f8\u306b\u73fe\u308c\u3001\u5f7c\u3068\u59bb\u30a8\u30ea\u30b5\u30d9\u30c4\u304c\u5e74\u8001\u3044\u3066\u304b\u3089\u606f\u5b50\u3092\u6388\u304b\u308b\u3068\u544a\u3052\u305f\u6642\u306b\u3082\u5f53\u3066\u306f\u307e\u308a\u307e\u3059\uff08\u30eb\u30ab1:13\uff09\u3002<\/p>\n<p>That son named John, became known as \u201cJohn the Baptist,\u201d and would prepare the hearts of the people for the Christ to come.\u3000 \u305d\u306e\u606f\u5b50\u30e8\u30cf\u30cd\u306f\u300c\u30d0\u30d7\u30c6\u30b9\u30de\u306e\u30e8\u30cf\u30cd\u300d\u3068\u3057\u3066\u77e5\u3089\u308c\u308b\u3088\u3046\u306b\u306a\u308a\u3001\u6765\u308b\u3079\u304d\u30ad\u30ea\u30b9\u30c8\u306e\u305f\u3081\u306b\u4eba\u3005\u306e\u5fc3\u3092\u6574\u3048\u308b\u3053\u3068\u306b\u306a\u308a\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>The words, \u201cDo not be afraid,\u201d were also said by the angel Gabriel when he appeared to the virgin Mary \u300c\u6050\u308c\u308b\u306a\u300d\u3068\u3044\u3046\u8a00\u8449\u306f\u3001\u5929\u4f7f\u30ac\u30d6\u30ea\u30a8\u30eb\u304c\u51e6\u5973\u30de\u30ea\u30a2\u306e\u524d\u306b\u73fe\u308c\u3001<\/p>\n<p>and told her that she will conceive in her womb and bear a son, and shall name Him Jesus (Luke 1:30-31).\u3000\u5f7c\u5973\u304c\u80ce\u5185\u306b\u5b50\u3092\u5bbf\u3057\u3001\u7537\u306e\u5b50\u3092\u7523\u307f\u3001\u305d\u306e\u540d\u3092\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u3068\u540d\u4ed8\u3051\u308b\u3068\u544a\u3052\u305f\u6642\u306b\u3082\u8a9e\u3089\u308c\u307e\u3057\u305f\uff08\u30eb\u30ab\u306b\u3088\u308b\u798f\u97f3\u66f81:30-31\uff09\u3002<\/p>\n<p>So, there must have been something in encountering an angel that caused these people to be afraid.\u3000\u3067\u3059\u304b\u3089\u3001\u5929\u4f7f\u3068\u306e\u906d\u9047\u306b\u306f\u3001\u3053\u308c\u3089\u306e\u4eba\u3005\u3092\u6050\u308c\u3055\u305b\u305f\u4f55\u304b\u304c\u3042\u3063\u305f\u306b\u9055\u3044\u3042\u308a\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3002<\/p>\n<p>The angel must have been wondrous and terrifyingly beautiful to behold.\u3000 \u5929\u4f7f\u306e\u59ff\u306f\u3001\u898b\u308b\u8005\u3092\u9a5a\u5606\u3055\u305b\u3001\u754f\u6016\u3055\u305b\u308b\u307b\u3069\u306e\u7f8e\u3057\u3055\u3060\u3063\u305f\u306b\u9055\u3044\u3042\u308a\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3002<\/p>\n<p>But after each of these encounters, following the words of \u201cDo not be afraid,\u201d there was a wonderful message of blessing.\u3000 \u3057\u304b\u3057\u3001\u3053\u308c\u3089\u306e\u906d\u9047\u306e\u305f\u3073\u306b\u3001\u300c\u6050\u308c\u308b\u306a\u300d\u3068\u3044\u3046\u8a00\u8449\u306e\u5f8c\u306b\u3001\u795d\u798f\u306e\u7d20\u6674\u3089\u3057\u3044\u77e5\u3089\u305b\u304c\u7d9a\u3044\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>And for the shepherds, they were told by the angel:\u3000\u305d\u3057\u3066\u7f8a\u98fc\u3044\u305f\u3061\u306b\u306f\u3001\u5929\u4f7f\u304c\u3053\u3046\u544a\u3052\u307e\u3057\u305f\uff1a<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cDo not be afraid; for behold, I bring you good news of great joy which will be for all the people;\u00a0for today in the city of David there has been born for you a\u00a0Savior, who is\u00a0Christ\u00a0the Lord.\u201d (Luke 2:10-11)\u300c\u6050\u308c\u308b\u306a\u3002\u898b\u3088\u3001\u3059\u3079\u3066\u306e\u6c11\u306b\u4e0e\u3048\u3089\u308c\u308b\u5927\u304d\u306a\u559c\u3073\u3092\u3001\u3042\u306a\u305f\u304c\u305f\u306b\u4f1d\u3048\u308b\u3002\u304d\u3087\u3046\u30c0\u30d3\u30c7\u306e\u753a\u306b\u3001\u3042\u306a\u305f\u304c\u305f\u306e\u305f\u3081\u306b\u6551\u4e3b\u304c\u304a\u751f\u308c\u306b\u306a\u3063\u305f\u3002\u3053\u306e\u304b\u305f\u3053\u305d\u4e3b\u306a\u308b\u30ad\u30ea\u30b9\u30c8\u3067\u3042\u308b\u300d\u3002<\/strong>\uff08\u30eb\u30ab\u306e\u798f\u97f3\u66f8\uff12\u7ae0\uff11\uff10\uff5e\uff11\uff11\u7bc0\uff09<\/p>\n<p>Yes, indeed, the angel of the Lord brought good news to the shepherds.\u3000 \u78ba\u304b\u306b\u3001\u4e3b\u306e\u5fa1\u4f7f\u3044\u306f\u7f8a\u98fc\u3044\u305f\u3061\u306b\u826f\u3044\u77e5\u3089\u305b\u3092\u3082\u305f\u3089\u3057\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Note that the good news that they brought was not of normal joy.\u3000 \u5f7c\u3089\u304c\u3082\u305f\u3089\u3057\u305f\u826f\u3044\u77e5\u3089\u305b\u306f\u3001\u666e\u901a\u306e\u559c\u3073\u3067\u306f\u306a\u304b\u3063\u305f\u3053\u3068\u306b\u7559\u610f\u3057\u3066\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3044\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Here in this passage, it says that it is good news of great joy which will be for all the people.\u3000 \u3053\u306e\u7b87\u6240\u3067\u3001\u305d\u308c\u306f\u5168\u3066\u306e\u6c11\u306b\u3068\u3063\u3066\u5927\u304d\u306a\u559c\u3073\u3068\u306a\u308b\u826f\u3044\u77e5\u3089\u305b\u3067\u3042\u308b\u3068\u8a18\u3055\u308c\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Thus, the good news of Christmas is not one of natural joy, but supernatural joy.\u3000 \u3057\u305f\u304c\u3063\u3066\u3001\u30af\u30ea\u30b9\u30de\u30b9\u306e\u826f\u3044\u77e5\u3089\u305b\u306f\u3001\u81ea\u7136\u306a\u559c\u3073\u3067\u306f\u306a\u304f\u3001\u8d85\u81ea\u7136\u7684\u306a\u559c\u3073\u306a\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>God Himself has come down in the person of His Son.\u3000 \u795e\u69d8\u3054\u81ea\u8eab\u304c\u5fa1\u5b50\u306e\u59ff\u3067\u964d\u81e8\u3055\u308c\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>The long-awaited Savior is born.\u3000 \u5f85\u3061\u671b\u307e\u308c\u305f\u6551\u3044\u4e3b\u304c\u751f\u307e\u308c\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Thus, the angel declared to the shepherds: \u201cI bring you good news of great joy.\u201d (Luke 2:10)\u3000 \u3053\u3046\u3057\u3066\u5929\u4f7f\u306f\u7f8a\u98fc\u3044\u305f\u3061\u306b\u5ba3\u8a00\u3057\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u300c\u79c1\u306f\u3001\u5927\u304d\u306a\u559c\u3073\u3092\u3001\u3042\u306a\u305f\u304c\u305f\u306b\u4f1d\u3048\u308b\u300d\uff08\u30eb\u30ab2:10\uff09<\/p>\n<p>And as we heard a couple Sundays ago, as Pastor Okura spoke about the Magi from the east going to Bethlehem led by a star to see the Child Jesus, they too were filled with great joy.\u3000 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u305d\u3057\u3066\u6570\u9031\u9593\u524d\u306e\u65e5\u66dc\u65e5\u306b\u3001\u5927\u5009\u7267\u5e2b\u304c\u661f\u306b\u5c0e\u304b\u308c\u3066\u30d9\u30c4\u30ec\u30d8\u30e0\u3078\u8d74\u304d\u5e7c\u5b50\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u3092\u898b\u305f\u6771\u65b9\u306e\u535a\u58eb\u305f\u3061\u306b\u3064\u3044\u3066\u8a9e\u3089\u308c\u305f\u3088\u3046\u306b\u3001\u5f7c\u3089\u3082\u307e\u305f\u5927\u304d\u306a\u559c\u3073\u306b\u6e80\u305f\u3055\u308c\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Matthew 2:10\uff08\u30de\u30bf\u30a4\u306e\u798f\u97f3\u66f8\uff12\u7ae0\uff11\uff10\u7bc0\uff09<\/p>\n<p><strong>When they saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy. \u5f7c\u3089\u306f\u305d\u306e\u661f\u3092\u898b\u3066\u3001\u975e\u5e38\u306a\u559c\u3073\u306b\u3042\u3075\u308c\u305f\u3002<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The great joy that the Magi had was not just in seeing the star \u6771\u65b9\u306e\u535a\u58eb\u305f\u3061\u304c\u611f\u3058\u305f\u5927\u304d\u306a\u559c\u3073\u306f\u3001\u661f\u3092\u898b\u305f\u3053\u3068\u3060\u3051\u306b\u3042\u308b\u306e\u3067\u306f\u306a\u304f\u3001<\/p>\n<p>but in the fact that the star led them directly to where Jesus was.\u3000\u305d\u306e\u661f\u304c\u5f7c\u3089\u3092\u76f4\u63a5\u3001\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u306e\u3044\u308b\u5834\u6240\u3078\u3068\u5c0e\u3044\u305f\u3068\u3044\u3046\u4e8b\u5b9f\u306b\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Yes, there is great joy in the coming of Jesus Christ, the Son of God, into this world!\u3000 \u305d\u3046\u3001\u795e\u306e\u5b50\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u30fb\u30ad\u30ea\u30b9\u30c8\u304c\u3053\u306e\u4e16\u306b\u6765\u3089\u308c\u305f\u3053\u3068\u306b\u306f\u3001\u78ba\u304b\u306b\u5927\u304d\u306a\u559c\u3073\u304c\u3042\u308b\u306e\u3067\u3059\uff01<\/p>\n<p>If we survey the Bible, we will see the word \u201cjoy\u201d used more than two hundred times in an English translation.\u3000 \u8056\u66f8\u3092\u8abf\u3079\u3066\u307f\u307e\u3059\u3068\u300c\u559c\u3073\u300d\u3068\u3044\u3046\u8a00\u8449\u306f\u82f1\u8a9e\u8a33\u3067\u4e8c\u767e\u56de\u4ee5\u4e0a\u4f7f\u308f\u308c\u3066\u3044\u308b\u3053\u3068\u304c\u5206\u304b\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>However, there are not too many instances when the words \u201cgreat joy\u201d appears in the Bible.\u3000 \u3057\u304b\u3057\u300c\u5927\u304d\u306a\u559c\u3073\u300d\u3068\u3044\u3046\u8a00\u8449\u304c\u8056\u66f8\u306b\u767b\u5834\u3059\u308b\u4f8b\u306f\u305d\u308c\u307b\u3069\u591a\u304f\u3042\u308a\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3002<\/p>\n<p>The times when \u201cgreat joy\u201d is used, it is used for the highest moments.\u3000 \u300c\u5927\u304d\u306a\u559c\u3073\u300d\u304c\u4f7f\u308f\u308c\u308b\u5834\u9762\u306f\u3001\u6700\u9ad8\u306e\u77ac\u9593\u3092\u6307\u3059\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Moments such as when King David\u2019s own son was anointed as his successor (1 Kings 1:40).\u3000 \u30c0\u30d3\u30c7\u738b\u81ea\u8eab\u306e\u606f\u5b50\u304c\u5f8c\u7d99\u8005\u3068\u3057\u3066\u6cb9\u6ce8\u304c\u308c\u305f\u6642\uff08\u5217\u738b\u8a18\u4e0a1:40\uff09\u3002<\/p>\n<p>It was used to describe what the people of Judah felt when the Passover was reinstituted by King Hezekiah after generations of neglect (2 Chronicles 30:26).\u3000\u305d\u308c\u306f\u4f55\u4e16\u4ee3\u306b\u3082\u308f\u305f\u3063\u3066\u6020\u3089\u308c\u3066\u304d\u305f\u904e\u8d8a\u796d\u304c\u30d2\u30bc\u30ad\u30e4\u738b\u306b\u3088\u3063\u3066\u5fa9\u6d3b\u3057\u305f\u6642\u3001\u30e6\u30c0\u306e\u6c11\u304c\u611f\u3058\u305f\u559c\u3073\u3092\u8868\u3059\u305f\u3081\u306b\u3082\u7528\u3044\u3089\u308c\u307e\u3057\u305f\uff08\u6b74\u4ee3\u8a8c\u4e0b30:26\uff09\u3002<\/p>\n<p>It was also used to describe what the people experienced at the dedication of Nehemiah\u2019s rebuilt walls after the return from exile (Nehemiah 12:43).\u3000 \u307e\u305f\u3001\u30d0\u30d3\u30ed\u30f3\u6355\u56da\u304b\u3089\u306e\u5e30\u9084\u5f8c\u3001\u30cd\u30d8\u30df\u30e4\u304c\u518d\u5efa\u3057\u305f\u57ce\u58c1\u306e\u5949\u732e\u5f0f\u3067\u6c11\u304c\u7d4c\u9a13\u3057\u305f\u559c\u3073\u3092\u8868\u73fe\u3059\u308b\u305f\u3081\u306b\u3082\u7528\u3044\u3089\u308c\u307e\u3057\u305f\uff08\u30cd\u30d8\u30df\u30e4\u8a1812:43\uff09\u3002<\/p>\n<p>So, we can see that the words \u201cgreat joy\u201d is sparingly used in the Bible, and they are only used for the highest moments found in the Scriptures.\u3000 \u3053\u306e\u3088\u3046\u306b\u3001\u300c\u5927\u3044\u306a\u308b\u559c\u3073\u300d\u3068\u3044\u3046\u8a00\u8449\u306f\u8056\u66f8\u306b\u304a\u3044\u3066\u63a7\u3048\u3081\u306b\u7528\u3044\u3089\u308c\u3001\u8056\u66f8\u306b\u8a18\u3055\u308c\u305f\u6700\u9ad8\u306e\u77ac\u9593\u306b\u306e\u307f\u4f7f\u308f\u308c\u3066\u3044\u308b\u3053\u3068\u304c\u308f\u304b\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>In the New Testament, besides what we have already noted of the \u201cgreat joy\u201d at Jesus\u2019 birth, there is also \u201cgreat joy\u201d that is attributed to Jesus\u2019 resurrection (Matthew 28:8) and His ascension (Luke 24:52).\u3000 \u65b0\u7d04\u8056\u66f8\u3067\u306f\u3001\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u306e\u8a95\u751f\u306b\u304a\u3051\u308b\u300c\u5927\u304d\u306a\u559c\u3073\u300d\u306b\u52a0\u3048\u3001\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u306e\u5fa9\u6d3b\uff08\u30de\u30bf\u30a428:8\uff09\u3068\u6607\u5929\uff08\u30eb\u30ab24:52\uff09\u306b\u3082\u300c\u5927\u304d\u306a\u559c\u3073\u300d\u304c\u8a18\u3055\u308c\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>For us, there is also \u201cgreat joy\u201d used in Acts 15:3 to describe the wonderful inclusion of Gentiles into the family of God.\u3000 \u79c1\u305f\u3061\u306b\u3068\u3063\u3066\u306f\u3001\u7570\u90a6\u4eba\u304c\u795e\u306e\u5bb6\u65cf\u306b\u53d7\u3051\u5165\u308c\u3089\u308c\u305f\u3068\u3044\u3046\u7d20\u6674\u3089\u3057\u3044\u51fa\u6765\u4e8b\u3092\u63cf\u5199\u3059\u308b\u305f\u3081\u306b\u4f7f\u5f92\u884c\u4f1d15:3\u3067\u4f7f\u308f\u308c\u3066\u3044\u308b\u300c\u5927\u304d\u306a\u559c\u3073\u300d\u3082\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>And then there is \u201cgreat joy\u201d that is used to describe our experience in coming into God\u2019s presence in heaven (Jude 1:24).\u3000\u305d\u3057\u3066\u3001\u5929\u306b\u304a\u3044\u3066\u795e\u306e\u5fa1\u524d\u306b\u7acb\u3064\u79c1\u305f\u3061\u306e\u7d4c\u9a13\u3092\u8868\u73fe\u3059\u308b\u305f\u3081\u306b\u7528\u3044\u3089\u308c\u308b\u300c\u5927\u304d\u306a\u559c\u3073\u300d\u304c\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3059\uff08\u30e6\u30c0\u306e\u624b\u7d191:24\uff09\u3002<\/p>\n<p>In hearing these things, does it bring you great joy?\u3000 \u3053\u308c\u3089\u306e\u3053\u3068\u3092\u805e\u3044\u3066\u3001\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306f\u5927\u304d\u306a\u559c\u3073\u3092\u611f\u3058\u307e\u3059\u304b\uff1f<\/p>\n<p>Let us take a moment to think about what brings us joy.\u3000 \u79c1\u305f\u3061\u306b\u559c\u3073\u3092\u3082\u305f\u3089\u3059\u3082\u306e\u306f\u4f55\u304b\u3001\u5c11\u3057\u8003\u3048\u3066\u307f\u307e\u3057\u3087\u3046\u3002<\/p>\n<p>What brings you joy?\u3000 \u3042\u306a\u305f\u306b\u3068\u3063\u3066\u559c\u3073\u3068\u306f\u4f55\u3067\u3059\u304b\uff1f<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps it is when you see a beautiful sunset, or a night sky filled with sparkling stars.\u3000 \u7f8e\u3057\u3044\u5915\u713c\u3051\u3092\u898b\u305f\u6642\u304b\u3082\u3057\u308c\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3002\u304d\u3089\u3081\u304f\u661f\u3067\u3044\u3063\u3071\u3044\u306e\u591c\u7a7a\u3092\u898b\u305f\u6642\u304b\u3082\u3057\u308c\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps it is when you are eating a meal with your family or friends.\u3000 \u5bb6\u65cf\u3084\u53cb\u4eba\u3068\u98df\u4e8b\u3092\u3057\u3066\u3044\u308b\u6642\u304b\u3082\u3057\u308c\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps it is when you see the peaceful face of your baby or child sleeping.\u3000 \u7720\u308b\u8d64\u3093\u574a\u3084\u5b50\u4f9b\u306e\u5b89\u3089\u304b\u306a\u9854\u3092\u898b\u305f\u6642\u304b\u3082\u3057\u308c\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps it is when you open up a Christmas gift to find the very thing that you wanted.\u3000 \u3042\u308b\u3044\u306f\u3001\u30af\u30ea\u30b9\u30de\u30b9\u30d7\u30ec\u30bc\u30f3\u30c8\u3092\u958b\u3051\u3066\u3001\u307e\u3055\u306b\u6b32\u3057\u304b\u3063\u305f\u3082\u306e\u3092\u898b\u3064\u3051\u305f\u6642\u304b\u3082\u3057\u308c\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3002<\/p>\n<p>But what brings you great joy?\u3000 \u3057\u304b\u3057\u3001\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306b\u3068\u3063\u3066\u5927\u304d\u306a\u559c\u3073\u3068\u306f\u4f55\u3067\u3057\u3087\u3046\u304b\uff1f<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps it was the time when your name was called and you walked across the stage to receive your certificate of graduation or diploma.\u3000 \u305d\u308c\u306f\u3001\u5352\u696d\u8a3c\u66f8\u3084\u5b66\u4f4d\u8a18\u3092\u53d7\u3051\u53d6\u308b\u305f\u3081\u306b\u3001\u81ea\u5206\u306e\u540d\u524d\u304c\u547c\u3070\u308c\u3001\u30b9\u30c6\u30fc\u30b8\u3092\u6b69\u3044\u3066\u884c\u3063\u305f\u6642\u306e\u3053\u3068\u304b\u3082\u3057\u308c\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps it was the time when you stood looking into the beautiful eyes of your spouse-to-be on your wedding day.\u3000 \u3042\u308b\u3044\u306f\u3001\u7d50\u5a5a\u5f0f\u306e\u65e5\u306b\u3001\u5c06\u6765\u306e\u914d\u5076\u8005\u306e\u7f8e\u3057\u3044\u77b3\u3092\u898b\u3064\u3081\u306a\u304c\u3089\u7acb\u3063\u3066\u3044\u305f\u6642\u306e\u3053\u3068\u304b\u3082\u3057\u308c\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3002<\/p>\n<p>A note to those who are married, including myself, let us make sure that we continue to maintain that great joy every day in our marriages.\u3000 \u65e2\u5a5a\u8005\u306e\u65b9\u3005\u3078\u3001\u79c1\u81ea\u8eab\u3082\u542b\u3081\u3066\u3001\u7d50\u5a5a\u751f\u6d3b\u306e\u4e2d\u3067\u305d\u306e\u5927\u304d\u306a\u559c\u3073\u3092\u6bce\u65e5\u4fdd\u3061\u7d9a\u3051\u307e\u3057\u3087\u3046\u3002<\/p>\n<p>If you are not married and don\u2019t understand what I just said, ask a married couple of what I mean.\u3000 \u3082\u3057\u3042\u306a\u305f\u304c\u672a\u5a5a\u3067\u3001\u4eca\u8a00\u3063\u305f\u3053\u3068\u304c\u7406\u89e3\u3067\u304d\u306a\u3044\u306a\u3089\u3001\u65e2\u5a5a\u306e\u30ab\u30c3\u30d7\u30eb\u306b\u79c1\u306e\u610f\u5473\u3059\u308b\u3068\u3053\u308d\u3092\u5c0b\u306d\u3066\u307f\u3066\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3044\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps great joy was brought to you when your long-awaited child was born and you heard their cry for the first time.\u3000 \u5f85\u3061\u306b\u5f85\u3063\u305f\u5b50\u4f9b\u304c\u751f\u307e\u308c\u3001\u521d\u3081\u3066\u305d\u306e\u6ce3\u304d\u58f0\u3092\u805e\u3044\u305f\u6642\u3001\u5927\u304d\u306a\u559c\u3073\u304c\u8a2a\u308c\u305f\u304b\u3082\u3057\u308c\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Or maybe you have experienced something like I did.\u3000 \u3042\u308b\u3044\u306f\u79c1\u3068\u540c\u3058\u3088\u3046\u306a\u7d4c\u9a13\u3092\u3057\u305f\u65b9\u3082\u3044\u308b\u3067\u3057\u3087\u3046\u3002<\/p>\n<p>I think there is great joy in the safe return home of a loved one.\u3000 \u611b\u3059\u308b\u4eba\u306e\u7121\u4e8b\u306a\u5e30\u9084\u306b\u306f\u5927\u304d\u306a\u559c\u3073\u304c\u3042\u308b\u3068\u601d\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>A couple of years ago, one of my sons was on deployment with the Army in the Middle East.\u3000 \u6570\u5e74\u524d\u3001\u79c1\u306e\u606f\u5b50\u306e\u4e00\u4eba\u304c\u9678\u8ecd\u3068\u3057\u3066\u4e2d\u6771\u306b\u6d3e\u9063\u3055\u308c\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Soon after he got there, the Gaza War broke out on October 7, 2023, \u5f7c\u304c\u73fe\u5730\u306b\u5230\u7740\u3057\u3066\u9593\u3082\u306a\u304f\u30012023\u5e7410\u67087\u65e5\u306b\u30ac\u30b6\u6226\u4e89\u304c\u52c3\u767a\u3057\u3001<\/p>\n<p>with 251 people, mostly Israeli citizens, being kidnapped and taken hostage to the Gaza Strip.\u3000 251\u4eba\uff08\u4e3b\u306b\u30a4\u30b9\u30e9\u30a8\u30eb\u5e02\u6c11\uff09\u304c\u62c9\u81f4\u3055\u308c\u30ac\u30b6\u5730\u533a\u3078\u4eba\u8cea\u3068\u3057\u3066\u9023\u308c\u53bb\u3089\u308c\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Thankfully, the last of the living hostages were released on October 13 of this year.\u3000 \u5e78\u3044\u306b\u3082\u3001\u751f\u5b58\u3057\u3066\u3044\u305f\u6700\u5f8c\u306e\u4eba\u8cea\u306f\u4eca\u5e7410\u670813\u65e5\u306b\u89e3\u653e\u3055\u308c\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Just as the families of these hostages must have felt great joy when their loved one returned safely home, \u3053\u308c\u3089\u306e\u4eba\u8cea\u306e\u5bb6\u65cf\u304c\u611b\u3059\u308b\u4eba\u306e\u7121\u4e8b\u306a\u5e30\u9084\u3092\u5fc3\u304b\u3089\u559c\u3093\u3060\u3088\u3046\u306b\u3001<\/p>\n<p>I felt great joy when my son safely returned from his tour of duty in the Middle East.\u3000\u79c1\u3082\u606f\u5b50\u304c\u4e2d\u6771\u3067\u306e\u4efb\u52d9\u304b\u3089\u7121\u4e8b\u306b\u5e30\u9084\u3057\u305f\u6642\u3001\u5927\u304d\u306a\u559c\u3073\u3092\u611f\u3058\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>I am sure many of you have experienced such great joy.\u3000 \u7686\u3055\u3093\u306e\u4e2d\u306b\u3082\u3001\u3053\u3046\u3057\u305f\u5927\u304d\u306a\u559c\u3073\u3092\u7d4c\u9a13\u3057\u305f\u65b9\u304c\u591a\u304f\u3044\u3089\u3063\u3057\u3083\u308b\u3067\u3057\u3087\u3046<\/p>\n<p>A loved one returning home from a tour of duty.\u3000 \u4efb\u52d9\u304b\u3089\u5e30\u9084\u3057\u305f\u611b\u3059\u308b\u4eba\u3002<\/p>\n<p>A loved one returning home from the hospital.\u3000 \u75c5\u9662\u304b\u3089\u5e30\u3063\u3066\u304d\u305f\u611b\u3059\u308b\u4eba\u3002<\/p>\n<p>A child returning home from college for the holidays.\u3000 \u5927\u5b66\u304b\u3089\u4f11\u6687\u3067\u5e30\u7701\u3059\u308b\u5b50\u4f9b\u3002<\/p>\n<p>There is great joy when a loved one returns safely home.\u3000 \u611b\u3059\u308b\u4eba\u304c\u7121\u4e8b\u306b\u5bb6\u306b\u5e30\u3063\u3066\u304f\u308b\u6642\u3001\u5927\u304d\u306a\u559c\u3073\u304c\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>We find this to be true in the three parables that Jesus shared in Luke 15.\u3000 \u30eb\u30ab\u306b\u3088\u308b\u798f\u97f3\u66f815\u7ae0\u3067\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u304c\u8a9e\u3063\u305f\u4e09\u3064\u306e\u305f\u3068\u3048\u8a71\u306b\u3082\u3001\u3053\u306e\u3053\u3068\u304c\u8868\u308c\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>In the first parable, Jesus talks about the great joy of a shepherd that finds his one lost sheep.\u3000 \u6700\u521d\u306e\u305f\u3068\u3048\u8a71\u3067\u3001\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u306f\u8ff7\u5b50\u306b\u306a\u3063\u305f\u4e00\u5339\u306e\u7f8a\u3092\u898b\u3064\u3051\u305f\u7f8a\u98fc\u3044\u306e\u5927\u304d\u306a\u559c\u3073\u306b\u3064\u3044\u3066\u8a9e\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Though he has a hundred sheep, he leaves the ninety-nine in the open pasture and goes after the one lost sheep.\u3000 \u767e\u5339\u306e\u7f8a\u3092\u98fc\u3063\u3066\u3044\u308b\u306b\u3082\u304b\u304b\u308f\u3089\u305a\u3001\u5f7c\u306f\u4e5d\u5341\u4e5d\u5339\u3092\u91ce\u539f\u306b\u6b8b\u3057\u3001\u8ff7\u5b50\u306b\u306a\u3063\u305f\u4e00\u5339\u306e\u7f8a\u3092\u63a2\u3057\u306b\u884c\u304d\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>And when he finds the sheep, he calls together his friends and his neighbors and celebrates with them the safe return of the one lost sheep.\u3000\u305d\u3057\u3066\u7f8a\u3092\u898b\u3064\u3051\u308b\u3068\u3001\u53cb\u4eba\u3068\u96a3\u4eba\u3092\u547c\u3073\u96c6\u3081\u3001\u8ff7\u5b50\u306b\u306a\u3063\u305f\u4e00\u5339\u306e\u7f8a\u304c\u7121\u4e8b\u306b\u5e30\u3063\u3066\u304d\u305f\u3053\u3068\u3092\u5171\u306b\u795d\u3046\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Jesus goes on to say:\u00a0 \u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u306f\u3055\u3089\u306b\u3053\u3046\u8a00\u308f\u308c\u307e\u3059\uff1a<\/p>\n<p>Luke 15:7\uff08\u30eb\u30ab\u306e\u798f\u97f3\u66f8\uff11\uff15\u7ae0\uff17\u7bc0\uff09<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI tell you that in the same way, there will be\u00a0<em>more<\/em>\u00a0joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance.\u201d \u3002\u300c\u3088\u304f\u805e\u304d\u306a\u3055\u3044\u3002\u305d\u308c\u3068\u540c\u3058\u3088\u3046\u306b\u3001\u7f6a\u4eba\u304c\u3072\u3068\u308a\u3067\u3082\u6094\u3044\u6539\u3081\u308b\u306a\u3089\u3001\u6094\u6539\u3081\u3092\u5fc5\u8981\u3068\u3057\u306a\u3044\u4e5d\u5341\u4e5d\u4eba\u306e\u6b63\u3057\u3044\u4eba\u306e\u305f\u3081\u306b\u3082\u307e\u3055\u308b\u5927\u304d\u3044\u3088\u308d\u3053\u3073\u304c\u3001\u5929\u306b\u3042\u308b\u3067\u3042\u308d\u3046\u300d\u3002<\/p>\n<p>In the second parable, Jesus talks about the great joy of a woman finding her one lost coin.\u3000 \u7b2c\u4e8c\u306e\u305f\u3068\u3048\u8a71\u3067\u3001\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u306f\u4e00\u4eba\u306e\u5973\u6027\u304c\u5931\u3063\u305f\u4e00\u679a\u306e\u9280\u8ca8\u3092\u898b\u3064\u3051\u305f\u6642\u306e\u5927\u304d\u306a\u559c\u3073\u306b\u3064\u3044\u3066\u8a9e\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Though she has ten silver coins, she sweeps and searches her house until she finds her one lost coin.\u3000 \u5f7c\u5973\u306f\u5341\u679a\u306e\u9280\u8ca8\u3092\u6301\u3063\u3066\u3044\u305f\u306b\u3082\u304b\u304b\u308f\u3089\u305a\u3001\u5bb6\u306e\u4e2d\u3092\u6383\u304d\u6e05\u3081\u3001\u63a2\u3057\u56de\u3063\u3066\u3001\u5931\u3063\u305f\u4e00\u679a\u306e\u9280\u8ca8\u3092\u898b\u3064\u3051\u308b\u307e\u3067\u63a2\u3057\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>And when she finds the coin, she calls together her friends and her neighbors and celebrates with them the finding of the one lost coin.\u3000 \u305d\u3057\u3066\u9280\u8ca8\u3092\u898b\u3064\u3051\u308b\u3068\u3001\u53cb\u4eba\u3068\u8fd1\u6240\u306e\u4eba\u3005\u3092\u547c\u3073\u96c6\u3081\u3001\u5931\u3063\u305f\u4e00\u679a\u306e\u9280\u8ca8\u304c\u898b\u3064\u304b\u3063\u305f\u3053\u3068\u3092\u5171\u306b\u795d\u3046\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Jesus goes on to say:\u3000 \u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u306f\u7d9a\u3051\u3066\u3053\u3046\u8a00\u308f\u308c\u307e\u3059\uff1a<\/p>\n<p>Luke 15:10\uff08\u30eb\u30ab\u306e\u798f\u97f3\u66f8\uff11\uff15\u7ae0\uff11\uff10\u7bc0\uff09<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the same way, I tell you, there is joy\u00a0in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.\u201d\u300c\u3088\u304f\u805e\u304d\u306a\u3055\u3044\u3002\u305d\u308c\u3068\u540c\u3058\u3088\u3046\u306b\u3001\u7f6a\u4eba\u304c\u3072\u3068\u308a\u3067\u3082\u6094\u3044\u6539\u3081\u308b\u306a\u3089\u3001\u795e\u306e\u5fa1\u4f7f\u305f\u3061\u306e\u524d\u3067\u3088\u308d\u3053\u3073\u304c\u3042\u308b\u3067\u3042\u308d\u3046\u300d\u3002<\/p>\n<p>In the third and final parable, Jesus talks about the great joy of a father who receives back his one lost son.\u3000 \u4e09\u3064\u76ee\u306f\u6700\u5f8c\u306e\u305f\u3068\u3048\u8a71\u3067\u3001\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u306f\u5931\u308f\u308c\u305f\u4e00\u4eba\u306e\u606f\u5b50\u3092\u53d6\u308a\u623b\u3057\u305f\u7236\u306e\u5927\u304d\u306a\u559c\u3073\u306b\u3064\u3044\u3066\u8a9e\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>The father has two sons.\u00a0 An older son who diligently serves his father and a younger son who leaves home with his share of the inheritance and squanders it.\u3000 \u3053\u306e\u7236\u306b\u306f\u4e8c\u4eba\u306e\u606f\u5b50\u304c\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u7236\u306b\u5fe0\u5b9f\u306b\u4ed5\u3048\u308b\u9577\u7537\u3068\u3001\u76f8\u7d9a\u5206\u3092\u6301\u3063\u3066\u5bb6\u3092\u51fa\u3066\u8ca1\u7523\u3092\u6d6a\u8cbb\u3057\u305f\u6b21\u7537\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>However, having become so impoverished, the younger son comes to his senses, and he decides to return to his father, not expecting to be treated as a son but as one of his hired men.\u3000 \u3057\u304b\u3057\u3001\u6975\u8ca7\u306b\u9665\u3063\u305f\u6b21\u7537\u306f\u6211\u306b\u8fd4\u308a\u3001\u606f\u5b50\u3068\u3057\u3066\u3067\u306f\u306a\u304f\u96c7\u3044\u4eba\u306e\u4e00\u4eba\u3068\u3057\u3066\u6271\u308f\u308c\u308b\u899a\u609f\u3067\u7236\u306e\u5143\u3078\u623b\u308b\u6c7a\u5fc3\u3092\u3059\u308b\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Jesus goes on to say:\u3000 \u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u306f\u7d9a\u3051\u3066\u3053\u3046\u8a9e\u308a\u307e\u3059\uff1a<\/p>\n<p>Luke 15:20-24\uff08\u30eb\u30ab\u306e\u798f\u97f3\u66f8\uff11\uff15\u7ae0\uff12\uff10\uff5e\uff12\uff14\u7bc0\uff09<\/p>\n<p><strong><sup>20\u00a0<\/sup>\u201cSo he got up and came to\u00a0his father. But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and felt compassion\u00a0<em>for him<\/em>, and ran and\u00a0embraced him and kissed him.\u00a0<sup>21\u00a0<\/sup>And the son said to him, \u2018Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your sight; I am no longer worthy to be called your son.\u2019\u00a0<sup>22\u00a0<\/sup>But the father said to his slaves, \u2018Quickly bring out\u00a0the best robe and put it on him, and\u00a0put a ring on his hand and sandals on his feet;\u00a0<sup>23\u00a0<\/sup>and bring the fattened calf, kill it, and let us eat and celebrate;\u00a0<sup>24\u00a0<\/sup>for this son of mine was\u00a0dead and has come to life again; he was lost and has been found.\u2019 And they began to celebrate.\u201d <sup>20<\/sup>\u300c\u305d\u3053\u3067\u7acb\u3063\u3066\u3001\u7236\u306e\u3068\u3053\u308d\u3078\u51fa\u304b\u3051\u305f\u3002\u307e\u3060\u9060\u304f\u96e2\u308c\u3066\u3044\u305f\u306e\u306b\u3001\u7236\u306f\u5f7c\u3092\u307f\u3068\u3081\u3001\u54c0\u308c\u306b\u601d\u3063\u3066\u8d70\u308a\u5bc4\u308a\u3001\u305d\u306e\u9996\u3092\u3060\u3044\u3066\u63a5\u543b\u3057\u305f\u3002<sup>21<\/sup>\u3080\u3059\u3053\u306f\u7236\u306b\u8a00\u3063\u305f\u3001\u300e\u7236\u3088\u3001\u308f\u305f\u3057\u306f\u5929\u306b\u5bfe\u3057\u3066\u3082\u3001\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306b\u3080\u304b\u3063\u3066\u3082\u3001\u7f6a\u3092\u72af\u3057\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u3082\u3046\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306e\u3080\u3059\u3053\u3068\u547c\u3070\u308c\u308b\u8cc7\u683c\u306f\u3042\u308a\u307e\u305b\u3093\u300f\u3002<sup>22<\/sup>\u3057\u304b\u3057\u7236\u306f\u50d5\u305f\u3061\u306b\u8a00\u3044\u3064\u3051\u305f\u3001\u300e\u3055\u3042\u3001\u65e9\u304f\u3001\u6700\u4e0a\u306e\u7740\u7269\u3092\u51fa\u3057\u3066\u304d\u3066\u3053\u306e\u5b50\u306b\u7740\u305b\u3001\u6307\u8f2a\u3092\u624b\u306b\u306f\u3081\u3001\u306f\u304d\u3082\u306e\u3092\u8db3\u306b\u306f\u304b\u305b\u306a\u3055\u3044\u3002<sup>23<\/sup>\u307e\u305f\u3001\u80a5\u3048\u305f\u5b50\u725b\u3092\u5f15\u3044\u3066\u304d\u3066\u307b\u3075\u308a\u306a\u3055\u3044\u3002\u98df\u3079\u3066\u697d\u3057\u3082\u3046\u3067\u306f\u306a\u3044\u304b\u3002<sup>24<\/sup>\u3053\u306e\u3080\u3059\u3053\u304c\u6b7b\u3093\u3067\u3044\u305f\u306e\u306b\u751f\u304d\u8fd4\u308a\u3001\u3044\u306a\u304f\u306a\u3063\u3066\u3044\u305f\u306e\u306b\u898b\u3064\u304b\u3063\u305f\u306e\u3060\u304b\u3089\u300f\u3002\u305d\u308c\u304b\u3089\u795d\u5bb4\u304c\u306f\u3058\u307e\u3063\u305f\u300d\u3002<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The parable continues with the older son being angry with his father\u2019s treatment of his younger brother.\u3000 \u305f\u3068\u3048\u8a71\u306f\u7d9a\u304d\u3001\u5144\u304c\u5f1f\u3078\u306e\u7236\u306e\u6271\u3044\u306b\u6012\u308a\u3092\u899a\u3048\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>And here, we get to hear the true heart of the father who has great joy in the safe return of his lost son:\u3000 \u3053\u3053\u3067\u3001\u79c1\u305f\u3061\u306f\u5931\u308f\u308c\u305f\u606f\u5b50\u306e\u7121\u4e8b\u306a\u5e30\u9084\u306b\u5927\u304d\u306a\u559c\u3073\u3092\u898b\u51fa\u3059\u7236\u306e\u771f\u306e\u5fc3\u3092\u77e5\u308b\u3053\u3068\u306b\u306a\u308a\u307e\u3059\uff1a<\/p>\n<p>Luke 15:31-32\uff08\u30eb\u30ab\u306e\u798f\u97f3\u66f8\uff11\uff15\u7ae0\uff13\uff11\uff5e\uff13\uff12\u7bc0\uff09<\/p>\n<p><strong><sup>31\u00a0<\/sup>\u201cAnd he said to him, \u2018Son, you\u00a0have always been with me, and all that is mine is yours.\u00a0<sup>32\u00a0<\/sup>But we had to celebrate and rejoice, for this brother of yours was\u00a0dead and\u00a0<em>has begun<\/em>\u00a0to live, and\u00a0<em>was<\/em>\u00a0lost and has been found.\u2019\u201d <sup>31<\/sup>\u300c\u3059\u308b\u3068\u7236\u306f\u8a00\u3063\u305f\u3001\u300e\u5b50\u3088\u3001\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306f\u3044\u3064\u3082\u308f\u305f\u3057\u3068\u4e00\u7dd2\u306b\u3044\u308b\u3057\u3001\u307e\u305f\u308f\u305f\u3057\u306e\u3082\u306e\u306f\u5168\u90e8\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306e\u3082\u306e\u3060\u3002<sup>32<\/sup>\u3057\u304b\u3057\u3001\u3053\u306e\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306e\u5f1f\u306f\u3001\u6b7b\u3093\u3067\u3044\u305f\u306e\u306b\u751f\u304d\u8fd4\u308a\u3001\u3044\u306a\u304f\u306a\u3063\u3066\u3044\u305f\u306e\u306b\u898b\u3064\u304b\u3063\u305f\u306e\u3060\u304b\u3089\u3001\u559c\u3073\u795d\u3046\u306e\u306f\u3042\u305f\u308a\u307e\u3048\u3067\u3042\u308b\u300f\u300d\u3002<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Please understand.\u3000 \u3054\u7406\u89e3\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3044\u3002<\/p>\n<p>We are all like the lost son.\u3000\u79c1\u305f\u3061\u306f\u7686\u3001\u3053\u306e\u8ff7\u3048\u308b\u606f\u5b50\u306e\u3088\u3046\u306a\u5b58\u5728\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>The Bible says:\u3000 \u8056\u66f8\u306b\u306f\u3053\u3046\u8a18\u3055\u308c\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\uff1a<\/p>\n<p>Romans 3:10\uff08\u30ed\u30fc\u30de\u66f8\uff13\u7ae0\uff11\uff10\u7bc0\uff09<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cThere is none righteous, not even one\u201d \u300c\u7fa9\u4eba\u306f\u3044\u306a\u3044\u3001\u3072\u3068\u308a\u3082\u3044\u306a\u3044\u300d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Romans 3:23\uff08\u30ed\u30fc\u30de\u66f8\uff13\u7ae0\uff12\uff13\u7bc0\uff09<\/p>\n<p><strong>All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God \u3059\u3079\u3066\u306e\u4eba\u306f\u7f6a\u3092\u72af\u3057\u305f\u305f\u3081\u3001\u795e\u306e\u6804\u5149\u3092\u53d7\u3051\u3089\u308c\u306a\u304f\u306a\u3063\u3066\u304a\u308a<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, it says in the Bible:\u3055\u3089\u306b\u8056\u66f8\u306f\u8a00\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Romans 5:6-8\uff08\u30ed\u30fc\u30de\u66f8\uff15\u7ae0\uff16\uff5e\uff18\u7bc0\uff09<\/p>\n<p><strong><sup>6\u00a0<\/sup>For while we were still\u00a0helpless,\u00a0at the right time\u00a0Christ died for the ungodly.\u00a0<sup>7\u00a0<\/sup>For one will hardly die for a righteous man;\u00a0though perhaps for the good man someone would dare even to die.\u00a0<sup>8\u00a0<\/sup>But God\u00a0demonstrates\u00a0His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners,\u00a0Christ died for us.\u3000<sup>6<\/sup>\u308f\u305f\u3057\u305f\u3061\u304c\u307e\u3060\u5f31\u304b\u3063\u305f\u3053\u308d\u3001\u30ad\u30ea\u30b9\u30c8\u306f\u3001\u6642\u3044\u305f\u3063\u3066\u3001\u4e0d\u4fe1\u5fc3\u306a\u8005\u305f\u3061\u306e\u305f\u3081\u306b\u6b7b\u3093\u3067\u4e0b\u3055\u3063\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3042\u308b\u3002<sup>7<\/sup>\u6b63\u3057\u3044\u4eba\u306e\u305f\u3081\u306b\u6b7b\u306c\u8005\u306f\u3001\u307b\u3068\u3093\u3069\u3044\u306a\u3044\u3067\u3042\u308d\u3046\u3002\u5584\u4eba\u306e\u305f\u3081\u306b\u306f\u3001\u9032\u3093\u3067\u6b7b\u306c\u8005\u3082\u3042\u308b\u3044\u306f\u3044\u308b\u3067\u3042\u308d\u3046\u3002<sup>8<\/sup>\u3057\u304b\u3057\u3001\u307e\u3060\u7f6a\u4eba\u3067\u3042\u3063\u305f\u6642\u3001\u308f\u305f\u3057\u305f\u3061\u306e\u305f\u3081\u306b\u30ad\u30ea\u30b9\u30c8\u304c\u6b7b\u3093\u3067\u4e0b\u3055\u3063\u305f\u3053\u3068\u306b\u3088\u3063\u3066\u3001\u795e\u306f\u308f\u305f\u3057\u305f\u3061\u306b\u5bfe\u3059\u308b\u611b\u3092\u793a\u3055\u308c\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3042\u308b\u3002<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>So, it is in God\u2019s love for us that Jesus was not only sent into this world as a baby, \u3067\u3059\u304b\u3089\u3001\u795e\u69d8\u306f\u79c1\u305f\u3061\u3092\u611b\u3057\u3066\u304a\u3089\u308c\u308b\u3086\u3048\u306b\u3001\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u306f\u8d64\u3093\u574a\u3068\u3057\u3066\u3053\u306e\u4e16\u306b\u9063\u308f\u3055\u308c\u305f\u3060\u3051\u3067\u306a\u304f\u3001<\/p>\n<p>but He grew up to die for us in order that we might be brought into a right relationship with God the Father.\u3000\u79c1\u305f\u3061\u304c\u7236\u306a\u308b\u795e\u3068\u306e\u6b63\u3057\u3044\u95a2\u4fc2\u306b\u5c0e\u304b\u308c\u308b\u305f\u3081\u306b\u3001\u6210\u9577\u3057\u3066\u79c1\u305f\u3061\u306e\u305f\u3081\u306b\u6b7b\u306a\u308c\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>In the parable of the lost son, the father that represents God the Father ran toward his son in order to embrace and kiss him.\u3000 \u653e\u8569\u606f\u5b50\u306e\u305f\u3068\u3048\u8a71\u3067\u306f\u3001\u7236\u306a\u308b\u795e\u3092\u8868\u3059\u7236\u89aa\u304c\u3001\u606f\u5b50\u3092\u62b1\u304d\u3057\u3081\u3066\u53e3\u3065\u3051\u3059\u308b\u305f\u3081\u306b\u8d70\u308a\u5bc4\u308a\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>He did so while the son was still a long way off.\u3000 \u606f\u5b50\u306f\u307e\u3060\u9060\u304f\u96e2\u308c\u3066\u3044\u305f\u306e\u306b\u3001\u305d\u3046\u3055\u308c\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>From far away heaven, the Heavenly Father, drew near to us through the sending of His Son Jesus Christ.\u3000 \u306f\u308b\u304b\u9060\u304f\u306e\u5929\u304b\u3089\u3001\u5929\u306e\u7236\u306a\u308b\u795e\u306f\u5fa1\u5b50\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u30fb\u30ad\u30ea\u30b9\u30c8\u3092\u9063\u308f\u3059\u3053\u3068\u306b\u3088\u3063\u3066\u3001\u79c1\u305f\u3061\u306b\u8fd1\u3065\u304b\u308c\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>In Christ Jesus, God came to us.\u3000 \u30ad\u30ea\u30b9\u30c8\u30fb\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u306b\u304a\u3044\u3066\u3001\u795e\u306f\u79c1\u305f\u3061\u306e\u3082\u3068\u306b\u6765\u3089\u308c\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>God took on human flesh.\u3000 \u795e\u306f\u4eba\u9593\u306e\u8089\u4f53\u3092\u307e\u3068\u308f\u308c\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Thus, Jesus is called Immanuel, \u201cGod with us\u201d (Isaiah 7:14; Matthew 1:23).\u3000 \u305d\u308c\u3086\u3048\u3001\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u306f\u300c\u30a4\u30f3\u30de\u30cc\u30a8\u30eb\uff08\u795e\u3068\u5171\u306b\u3044\u308b\u8005\uff09\u300d\u3068\u547c\u3070\u308c\u307e\u3059\uff08\u30a4\u30b6\u30e47:14\u3001\u30de\u30bf\u30a41:23\uff09\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Again, the birth of Jesus our Savior, who is Christ the Lord, is good news of great joy.\u3000 \u7e70\u308a\u8fd4\u3057\u307e\u3059\u304c\u3001\u6551\u3044\u4e3b\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u3001\u3059\u306a\u308f\u3061\u4e3b\u30ad\u30ea\u30b9\u30c8\u306e\u8a95\u751f\u306f\u3001\u5927\u3044\u306a\u308b\u559c\u3073\u306e\u798f\u97f3\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Because in the coming of Christ, we are able to be embraced by the Heavenly Father.\u3000 \u306a\u305c\u306a\u3089\u30ad\u30ea\u30b9\u30c8\u306e\u5230\u6765\u306b\u3088\u3063\u3066\u3001\u79c1\u305f\u3061\u306f\u5929\u306e\u7236\u306b\u62b1\u64c1\u3055\u308c\u308b\u3053\u3068\u304c\u3067\u304d\u308b\u304b\u3089\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>The curse of separation from God that came through Adam has been broken by Jesus\u2019 redemptive work upon the cross.\u3000 \u30a2\u30c0\u30e0\u3092\u901a\u3057\u3066\u6765\u305f\u795e\u304b\u3089\u306e\u5206\u96e2\u3068\u3044\u3046\u546a\u3044\u306f\u3001\u5341\u5b57\u67b6\u306b\u304a\u3051\u308b\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u306e\u8d16\u3044\u306e\u696d\u306b\u3088\u3063\u3066\u6253\u3061\u7834\u3089\u308c\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Thus, through Jesus, and specifically by believing in Him, we like the lost son in the parable, are able to come home to God the Father.\u3000 \u3053\u3046\u3057\u3066\u3001\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u3092\u901a\u3057\u3066\u3001\u5177\u4f53\u7684\u306b\u306f\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u3092\u4fe1\u3058\u308b\u3053\u3068\u306b\u3088\u3063\u3066\u3001\u79c1\u305f\u3061\u306f\u305f\u3068\u3048\u8a71\u306e\u4e2d\u306e\u8ff7\u3048\u308b\u606f\u5b50\u306e\u3088\u3046\u306b\u3001\u7236\u306a\u308b\u795e\u306e\u3082\u3068\u306b\u5e30\u308b\u3053\u3068\u3092\u53ef\u80fd\u306b\u3055\u308c\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>And when we do so, we are received with great joy.\u3000 \u305d\u3057\u3066\u3001\u305d\u3046\u3059\u308b\u6642\u3001\u79c1\u305f\u3061\u306f\u5927\u304d\u306a\u559c\u3073\u3092\u3082\u3063\u3066\u8fce\u3048\u3089\u308c\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>This great joy was proclaimed on that first Christmas night as the angel of the Lord said to the shepherds:\u3000 \u3053\u306e\u5927\u304d\u306a\u559c\u3073\u306f\u3001\u6700\u521d\u306e\u30af\u30ea\u30b9\u30de\u30b9\u306e\u591c\u3001\u4e3b\u306e\u5fa1\u4f7f\u3044\u304c\u7f8a\u98fc\u3044\u305f\u3061\u306b\u544a\u3052\u305f\u8a00\u8449\u306b\u3088\u3063\u3066\u5ba3\u8a00\u3055\u308c\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\uff1a<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cI bring you good news of great joy which will be for all the people;\u00a0for today in the city of David there has been born for you a\u00a0Savior, who is\u00a0Christ\u00a0the Lord.\u201d (Luke 2:10-11) \u300c\u898b\u3088\u3001\u3059\u3079\u3066\u306e\u6c11\u306b\u4e0e\u3048\u3089\u308c\u308b\u5927\u304d\u306a\u559c\u3073\u3092\u3001\u3042\u306a\u305f\u304c\u305f\u306b\u4f1d\u3048\u308b\u3002\u304d\u3087\u3046\u30c0\u30d3\u30c7\u306e\u753a\u306b\u3001\u3042\u306a\u305f\u304c\u305f\u306e\u305f\u3081\u306b\u6551\u4e3b\u304c\u304a\u751f\u308c\u306b\u306a\u3063\u305f\u3002\u3053\u306e\u304b\u305f\u3053\u305d\u4e3b\u306a\u308b\u30ad\u30ea\u30b9\u30c8\u3067\u3042\u308b\u300d\u3002<\/strong>\uff08\u30eb\u30ab\u306e\u798f\u97f3\u66f8\uff12\u7ae0\uff11\uff10\uff5e\uff11\uff11\u7bc0\uff09<\/p>\n<p>And that great joy was magnified with the appearance of a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying:\u3000 \u305d\u3057\u3066\u3001\u5929\u306e\u8ecd\u52e2\u306e\u7fa4\u308c\u304c\u73fe\u308c\u3001\u795e\u3092\u8cdb\u7f8e\u3057\u3066\u3053\u3046\u8a00\u3046\u306e\u3092\u898b\u3066\u3001\u305d\u306e\u5927\u304d\u306a\u559c\u3073\u306f\u3055\u3089\u306b\u5927\u304d\u304f\u306a\u308a\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cGlory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among men\u00a0with whom He is pleased.\u201d (Luke 2:14) \u300c\u3044\u3068\u9ad8\u304d\u3068\u3053\u308d\u3067\u306f\u3001\u795e\u306b\u6804\u5149\u304c\u3042\u308b\u3088\u3046\u306b\u3001\u5730\u306e\u4e0a\u3067\u306f\u3001\u307f\u5fc3\u306b\u304b\u306a\u3046\u4eba\u3005\u306b\u5e73\u548c\u304c\u3042\u308b\u3088\u3046\u306b\u300d\u3002<\/strong>\uff08\u30eb\u30ab\u306e\u798f\u97f3\u66f8\uff12\u7ae0\uff11\uff14\u7bc0\uff09<\/p>\n<p>And since such great joy could not be contained quietly or passively within the shepherds, \u7f8a\u98fc\u3044\u305f\u3061\u306f\u3001\u3053\u306e\u5927\u304d\u306a\u559c\u3073\u3092\u9759\u304b\u306b\u3001\u3042\u308b\u3044\u306f\u53d7\u52d5\u7684\u306b\u80f8\u306b\u79d8\u3081\u3066\u304a\u304f\u3053\u3068\u306a\u3069\u3067\u304d\u305a\u306b\u3001<\/p>\n<p>they were moved to go to Bethlehem right away to see what the angel of the Lord had made known to them.\u3000\u5f7c\u3089\u306f\u3059\u3050\u306b\u30d9\u30c4\u30ec\u30d8\u30e0\u3078\u5411\u304b\u3044\u3001\u4e3b\u306e\u5fa1\u4f7f\u3044\u304c\u5f7c\u3089\u306b\u77e5\u3089\u305b\u305f\u3053\u3068\u3092\u78ba\u304b\u3081\u3088\u3046\u3068\u5fc3\u304c\u52d5\u3044\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>And when they saw the baby Jesus laying in the manger, they shared with Mary and Joseph of what was made known to them about Jesus.\u3000\u98fc\u3044\u8449\u6876\u306b\u5bdd\u304b\u3055\u308c\u3066\u3044\u308b\u5e7c\u5b50\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u3092\u898b\u305f\u3068\u304d\u3001\u5f7c\u3089\u306f\u30de\u30ea\u30a2\u3068\u30e8\u30bb\u30d5\u306b\u3001\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u306b\u3064\u3044\u3066\u77e5\u3089\u3055\u308c\u305f\u3053\u3068\u3092\u8a9e\u308a\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>After doing so, it says:\u3000 \u305d\u3057\u3066\u3001\u305d\u306e\u5f8c\u306b\u3064\u3044\u3066\u3001\u3053\u3046\u8a18\u3055\u308c\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\uff1a<\/p>\n<p>The shepherds went back,\u00a0glorifying and praising God for all that they had heard and seen, just as had been told them. (Luke 2:20) \u7f8a\u98fc\u305f\u3061\u306f\u3001\u898b\u805e\u304d\u3057\u305f\u3053\u3068\u304c\u4f55\u3082\u304b\u3082\u81ea\u5206\u305f\u3061\u306b\u8a9e\u3089\u308c\u305f\u3068\u304a\u308a\u3067\u3042\u3063\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3001\u795e\u3092\u3042\u304c\u3081\u3001\u307e\u305f\u3055\u3093\u3073\u3057\u306a\u304c\u3089\u5e30\u3063\u3066\u884c\u3063\u305f\u3002\uff08\u30eb\u30ab\u306e\u798f\u97f3\u66f8\uff12\u7ae0\uff12\uff10\u7bc0\uff09<\/p>\n<p>What began as a normal, mundane, and quiet night in the fields outside of Bethlehem, turned into an awesome night of great joy because of the birth of Jesus the Savior, who is Christ the Lord.\u3000 \u30d9\u30c4\u30ec\u30d8\u30e0\u90ca\u5916\u306e\u91ce\u539f\u3067\u59cb\u307e\u3063\u305f\u3001\u3054\u304f\u666e\u901a\u3067\u5e73\u51e1\u3067\u9759\u304b\u306a\u591c\u304c\u3001\u6551\u3044\u4e3b\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u3001\u3059\u306a\u308f\u3061\u4e3b\u30ad\u30ea\u30b9\u30c8\u306e\u8a95\u751f\u306b\u3088\u3063\u3066\u3001\u5927\u304d\u306a\u559c\u3073\u306b\u6e80\u3061\u305f\u9a5a\u304f\u3079\u304d\u591c\u3078\u3068\u5909\u308f\u308a\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Thus, also for us, when we personally come to Jesus and encounter Him, we are filled with great joy and are moved to glorify and praise God.\u3000 \u305d\u308c\u3086\u3048\u3001\u79c1\u305f\u3061\u3082\u307e\u305f\u3001\u500b\u4eba\u7684\u306b\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u306b\u8fd1\u3065\u304d\u3001\u4e3b\u3068\u51fa\u4f1a\u3046\u6642\u3001\u5927\u304d\u306a\u559c\u3073\u306b\u6e80\u305f\u3055\u308c\u3001\u795e\u3092\u8cdb\u7f8e\u3057\u6804\u5149\u3092\u5e30\u3059\u308b\u3088\u3046\u306b\u306a\u308b\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>And this great joy cannot be contained to just Christmastime.\u3000 \u305d\u3057\u3066\u3053\u306e\u5927\u304d\u306a\u559c\u3073\u306f\u3001\u30af\u30ea\u30b9\u30de\u30b9\u306e\u6642\u671f\u3060\u3051\u306b\u7559\u307e\u308b\u3082\u306e\u3067\u306f\u3042\u308a\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3002<\/p>\n<p>In fact, because of this great joy, we come together every Sunday to worship God because of Jesus\u2019 coming and what He has done for us.\u3000 \u5b9f\u969b\u3001\u3053\u306e\u5927\u304d\u306a\u559c\u3073\u3086\u3048\u306b\u3001\u79c1\u305f\u3061\u306f\u6bce\u9031\u65e5\u66dc\u65e5\u3001\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u306e\u5230\u6765\u3068\u79c1\u305f\u3061\u306e\u305f\u3081\u306b\u6210\u3057\u9042\u3052\u3066\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3063\u305f\u5fa1\u696d\u3092\u79f0\u3048\u3001\u5171\u306b\u795e\u3092\u793c\u62dd\u3059\u308b\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>But yes, especially at this time of the year and also at Eastertime, we seem to express our great joy even more.\u3000 \u3057\u304b\u3057\u78ba\u304b\u306b\u3001\u7279\u306b\u3053\u306e\u5b63\u7bc0\u3084\u5fa9\u6d3b\u796d\u306e\u6642\u671f\u306b\u306f\u3001\u79c1\u305f\u3061\u306e\u5927\u304d\u306a\u559c\u3073\u304c\u3088\u308a\u4e00\u5c64\u3001\u8868\u308c\u308b\u3088\u3046\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Thus, I encourage you to stay for the luncheon and program that will follow this worship service, so we can continue to joyously celebrate the birth of Christ Jesus.\u3000\u3067\u3059\u304b\u3089\u3001\u793c\u62dd\u5f8c\u306e\u663c\u98df\u4f1a\u3068\u30d7\u30ed\u30b0\u30e9\u30e0\u306b\u3082\u305c\u3072\u3054\u53c2\u52a0\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3044\u3002\u30ad\u30ea\u30b9\u30c8\u30fb\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u306e\u8a95\u751f\u3092\u559c\u3073\u306b\u6e80\u3061\u3066\u795d\u3044\u7d9a\u3051\u307e\u3057\u3087\u3046\u3002<\/p>\n<p>In closing, I would like to share with you the synopsis of a popular Spanish story about a father and his son named \u201cPaco,\u201d which is found in Earnest Hemingway\u2019s short story \u201cThe Capital of the World\u201d.\u3000 \u6700\u5f8c\u306b\u3001\u30a2\u30fc\u30cd\u30b9\u30c8\u30fb\u30d8\u30df\u30f3\u30b0\u30a6\u30a7\u30a4\u306e\u77ed\u7de8\u5c0f\u8aac\u300e\u4e16\u754c\u306e\u9996\u90fd\u300f\u306b\u767b\u5834\u3059\u308b\u3001\u30b9\u30da\u30a4\u30f3\u3067\u4eba\u6c17\u306e\u7236\u3068\u606f\u5b50\u300c\u30d1\u30b3\u300d\u306e\u7269\u8a9e\u306e\u6982\u8981\u3092\u7d39\u4ecb\u3057\u305f\u3044\u3068\u601d\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>In the story, Paco was a rebellious, disobedient, and irresponsible son, who was unwilling to follow his father\u2019s rules, and preferred his own way of living.\u3000 \u7269\u8a9e\u306e\u4e2d\u3067\u3001\u30d1\u30b3\u306f\u53cd\u6297\u7684\u3067\u3001\u8a00\u3046\u3053\u3068\u3092\u805e\u304b\u305a\u3001\u7121\u8cac\u4efb\u306a\u606f\u5b50\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3002\u7236\u306e\u30eb\u30fc\u30eb\u306b\u5f93\u3046\u3053\u3068\u3092\u62d2\u307f\u3001\u81ea\u5206\u306e\u751f\u304d\u65b9\u3092\u597d\u307f\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>One evening in the heat of an argument, Paco said some hurtful and hateful words at his father.\u3000 \u3042\u308b\u591c\u3001\u6fc0\u3057\u3044\u53e3\u8ad6\u306e\u6700\u4e2d\u3001\u30d1\u30b3\u306f\u7236\u89aa\u306b\u50b7\u3064\u3051\u308b\u3088\u3046\u306a\u618e\u3057\u307f\u306b\u6e80\u3061\u305f\u8a00\u8449\u3092\u6d74\u3073\u305b\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>He then packed up his few possessions, and stomped out the door, slamming it behind him.\u3000 \u305d\u3057\u3066\u308f\u305a\u304b\u306a\u6240\u6301\u54c1\u3092\u307e\u3068\u3081\u3001\u30c9\u30a2\u3092\u30d0\u30bf\u30f3\u3068\u9589\u3081\u306a\u304c\u3089\u5bb6\u3092\u51fa\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>And traveled to Madrid from his small town, hoping to never see his father again. \u3000 \u5c0f\u3055\u306a\u753a\u304b\u3089\u30de\u30c9\u30ea\u30fc\u30c9\u3078\u3068\u65c5\u7acb\u3061\u3001\u4e8c\u5ea6\u3068\u7236\u89aa\u306b\u4f1a\u308f\u305a\u306b\u6e08\u3080\u3053\u3068\u3092\u9858\u3063\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>However, in spite of his son\u2019s rebellion, the father still loved him.\u3000 \u3057\u304b\u3057\u3001\u606f\u5b50\u306e\u53cd\u6297\u306b\u3082\u304b\u304b\u308f\u3089\u305a\u3001\u7236\u89aa\u306f\u5f7c\u3092\u611b\u3057\u7d9a\u3051\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>He was concerned for him, and wondered if he was well, or in trouble, or possibly hurt.\u3000 \u7236\u306f\u606f\u5b50\u306e\u5b89\u5426\u3092\u6848\u3058\u3001\u7121\u4e8b\u304b\u3001\u30c8\u30e9\u30d6\u30eb\u306b\u5dfb\u304d\u8fbc\u307e\u308c\u3066\u3044\u306a\u3044\u304b\u3001\u3042\u308b\u3044\u306f\u602a\u6211\u3092\u3057\u3066\u3044\u306a\u3044\u304b\u3068\u5fc3\u914d\u3057\u3066\u3044\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Finally, the father decided that he had to do something, for he could no longer bear the pain of separation.\u3000 \u3064\u3044\u306b\u7236\u306f\u3001\u5225\u308c\u306e\u75db\u307f\u306b\u8010\u3048\u304d\u308c\u306a\u304f\u306a\u3063\u305f\u305f\u3081\u3001\u4f55\u304b\u884c\u52d5\u3092\u8d77\u3053\u3055\u306d\u3070\u306a\u3089\u306a\u3044\u3068\u6c7a\u610f\u3057\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>So, he traveled to Madrid, and he placed a personal ad in the newspaper, El Liberal.\u3000 \u305d\u3053\u3067\u7236\u306f\u30de\u30c9\u30ea\u30fc\u30c9\u3078\u5411\u304b\u3044\u3001\u65b0\u805e\u300e\u30a8\u30eb\u30fb\u30ea\u30d9\u30e9\u30eb\u300f\u306b\u500b\u4eba\u5e83\u544a\u3092\u63b2\u8f09\u3057\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>The ad simply read:\u3000 \u305d\u306e\u5e83\u544a\u306b\u306f\u3001\u305f\u3060\u3053\u3046\u66f8\u304b\u308c\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f\uff1a<\/p>\n<p>Paco.\u00a0 Meet me at the Hotel Montana.\u00a0 Noon Tuesday.\u00a0 All is forgiven.\u00a0 Papa.\u3000 \u30d1\u30b3\u3002\u30db\u30c6\u30eb\u30fb\u30e2\u30f3\u30bf\u30ca\u3067\u4f1a\u304a\u3046\u3002\u706b\u66dc\u65e5\u6b63\u5348\u3002\u3059\u3079\u3066\u3092\u3086\u308b\u3059\u3002\u30d1\u30d1\u3088\u308a\u3002<\/p>\n<p>The next day at noon when the father arrived at the Hotel Montana, he was astonished to see that there standing before him were 800 young men, all named \u201cPaco.\u201d\u3000 \u7fcc\u65e5\u6b63\u5348\u3001\u7236\u89aa\u304c\u30db\u30c6\u30eb\u30fb\u30e2\u30f3\u30bf\u30ca\u306b\u5230\u7740\u3059\u308b\u3068\u3001\u76ee\u306e\u524d\u306b800\u4eba\u306e\u82e5\u8005\u305f\u3061\u304c\u7acb\u3063\u3066\u3044\u308b\u306e\u3092\u898b\u3066\u9a5a\u304d\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u5168\u54e1\u304c\u300c\u30d1\u30b3\u300d\u3068\u3044\u3046\u540d\u3060\u3063\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Each one of them came there wanting the embrace of forgiveness and reconciliation with their father.\u3000 \u5f7c\u3089\u306f\u7686\u3001\u7236\u3068\u306e\u548c\u89e3\u3068\u3086\u308b\u3057\u306e\u62b1\u64c1\u3092\u6c42\u3081\u3066\u96c6\u307e\u3063\u3066\u304d\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>There is great joy in the coming of Jesus Christ.\u3000 \u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u30fb\u30ad\u30ea\u30b9\u30c8\u306e\u5230\u6765\u306b\u306f\u5927\u304d\u306a\u559c\u3073\u304c\u3068\u3082\u306a\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Our relationship with God has been marred because of sin, that is our rebellious and disobedient ways toward God.\u3000 \u79c1\u305f\u3061\u306e\u795e\u3068\u306e\u95a2\u4fc2\u306f\u3001\u7f6a\u3001\u3059\u306a\u308f\u3061\u795e\u306b\u5bfe\u3059\u308b\u79c1\u305f\u3061\u306e\u53cd\u6297\u3068\u4e0d\u5f93\u9806\u306b\u3088\u3063\u3066\u640d\u306a\u308f\u308c\u3066\u304d\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>But because of God\u2019s great love for us, He has sent to us His Son Jesus.\u3000 \u3057\u304b\u3057\u795e\u306f\u79c1\u305f\u3061\u3078\u306e\u6df1\u3044\u611b\u3086\u3048\u306b\u3001\u79c1\u305f\u3061\u306e\u5143\u306b\u5fa1\u5b50\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u3092\u9063\u308f\u3055\u308c\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>And through Jesus, who is Christ the Lord, we are brought back into a right relationship with God the Father.\u3000 \u305d\u3057\u3066\u4e3b\u30ad\u30ea\u30b9\u30c8\u3067\u3042\u308b\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u3092\u901a\u3057\u3066\u3001\u79c1\u305f\u3061\u306f\u7236\u306a\u308b\u795e\u3068\u306e\u6b63\u3057\u3044\u95a2\u4fc2\u3078\u3068\u623b\u3055\u308c\u308b\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Because Jesus paid the penalty for our sins, which is death, by going to the cross and dying on our behalf.\u3000 \u306a\u305c\u306a\u3089\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u306f\u3001\u79c1\u305f\u3061\u306e\u4ee3\u308f\u308a\u306b\u5341\u5b57\u67b6\u306b\u304b\u304b\u308a\u6b7b\u3093\u3067\u3001\u79c1\u305f\u3061\u306e\u7f6a\u306b\u5bfe\u3059\u308b\u7f70\u3067\u3042\u308b\u6b7b\u3092\u652f\u6255\u308f\u308c\u305f\u304b\u3089\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>For Jesus Himself said to His disciples:\u3000 \u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u3054\u81ea\u8eab\u304c\u5f1f\u5b50\u305f\u3061\u306b\u3053\u3046\u8a00\u308f\u308c\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\uff1a<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGreater love has no one than this, that one lay down his life for his friends.\u201d (John 15:13) \u300c\u4eba\u304c\u305d\u306e\u53cb\u306e\u305f\u3081\u306b\u81ea\u5206\u306e\u547d\u3092\u6368\u3066\u308b\u3053\u3068\u3001\u3053\u308c\u3088\u308a\u3082\u5927\u304d\u306a\u611b\u306f\u306a\u3044\u300d\u3002\uff08\u30e8\u30cf\u30cd\u306e\u798f\u97f3\u66f8\uff11\uff15\u7ae0\uff11\uff13\u7bc0\uff09<\/p>\n<p>And that is exactly what Jesus has done for all of 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