1. ONYAMULA NYALI Loyamba , Septemba 20

a. Kodi Yesu anati ophunzira ake ali ndi udindo wotani m'dziko lino? Mateyu 5:13–16. “Akhristu aikidwa ngati onyamula kuunika panjira yopita kumwamba. Ayenera kuwunikira dziko lapansi kuunika komwe kukuwalira kuchokera kwa Khristu. Moyo wawo ndi khalidwe lawo ziyenera kukhala zakuti kudzera mwa iwo ena apeze lingaliro lolondola la Khristu ndi utumiki Wake.”—Steps to Christ, p. 115. b. Kodi okhulupirira ayenera kukhala chiyani kwa anthu onse? Yohane 17:18, 23; 2 Akorinto 5:20. “Mwa aliyense wa ana Ake, Yesu amatumiza kalata ku dziko lapansi. Ngati ndinu wotsatira wa Khristu, amatumiza kalata kwa banja, mudzi, msewu, kumene mumakhala. Yesu, wokhala mwa inu, akufuna kulankhula ndi mitima ya iwo omwe samudziwa Iye. Mwina sawerenga Baibulo, kapena samva mawu omwe amalankhula nawo m'masamba ake; sawona chikondi cha Mulungu kudzera mu ntchito Zake. Koma ngati ndinu woimiradi Yesu, mwina kudzera mwa inu adzatsogoleredwa kuti amvetse zinazake za ubwino Wake ndikupeza mwayi womukonda ndi kumutumikira Iye.”—Ibid. c. Kodi ndi njira iti yokha yomwe ingatheke kukwaniritsa ntchito imeneyi? 2 Akorinto 3:2–5.

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2. KUKOMA MTIMA KWA MULUNGU Lachiwiri , Septemba 21

a. Kodi chionetsero chapamwamba kwambiri cha chikondi cha Mulungu kwa ana ake ndi chiyani? Yohane 3:16; Aroma 5:6–10. “Pamene tikuoneka kuti tikukayikira chikondi cha Mulungu ndi kusakhulupirira malonjezo Ake, timamunyoza Iye ndi kumvetsa chisoni Mzimu Wake Woyera. Kodi mayi angamve bwanji ngati ana ake akudandaula za iye nthawi zonse, ngati kuti sanali ndi cholinga chabwino kwa iwo, pamene khama lake lonse la moyo linali loti akwaniritse zofuna zawo ndi kuwatonthoza? Tiyerekeze kuti akukayikira chikondi chake; zingamuswe mtima. Kodi kholo lililonse lingamve bwanji ngati ana ake akuchitiridwa motere? Ndipo Atate wathu wakumwamba angatione bwanji pamene sitikukhulupirira chikondi Chake, chomwe chamupangitsa kuti apereke Mwana Wake wobadwa yekha kuti tikhale ndi moyo? Mtumwiyo akulemba kuti, ‘Iye amene sanasiye Mwana Wake, koma anampereka chifukwa cha ife tonse, sadzatipatsanso ife zinthu zonse pamodzi ndi Iye?’ Aroma 8:32. Komabe ndi angati, mwa zochita zawo, ngati si m’mawu, akunena kuti, ‘Ambuye sakutanthauza izi kwa ine. Mwina amakonda ena, koma sandikonda ine.”—Steps to Christ, pp. 118, 119. b. N’chiyani chimatsimikizira kuti Mulungu akufuna kupatsa ana ake zinthu zonse? Aroma 8:32. “Inu amene mumadziona kuti ndinu osafunika kwambiri, musaope kupereka mlandu wanu kwa Mulungu. Pamene anadzipereka mwa Khristu chifukwa cha machimo a dziko lapansi, Iye anatengera mlandu wa moyo uliwonse. ‘Iye amene sanasiye Mwana wake, koma anampereka chifukwa cha ife tonse, adzalekera bwanji kutipatsa ife zonse kwaulere pamodzi ndi Iye?’ Aroma 8:32. Kodi sadzakwaniritsa mawu achisomo operekedwa kuti atilimbikitse ndi kutipatsa mphamvu?“Khristu safuna chilichonse choposa kuwombola cholowa Chake ku ulamuliro wa Satana.”—Christ’s Object Lessons, p. 174. c. Kodi chikondi ichi chingawonetsedwe bwanji mwa ife? 1 Yohane 4:9–12. “Antchito achikhristu omwe apambana pa khama lawo ayenera kudziwa Khristu; ndipo kuti amudziwe Iye, ayenera kudziwa chikondi Chake. Kumwamba, kuyenerera kwawo monga antchito kumayesedwa ndi kuthekera kwawo kukonda monga momwe Khristu anakondera ndi kugwira ntchito monga momwe Iye anagwirira ntchito.“‘Tisakonde ndi mawu,’ mtumwiyo analemba, ‘koma m’zochita ndi m’choonadi.’ Khalidwe lachikhristu limakhala lokwanira pamene chilakolako chothandiza ndi kudalitsa ena chimachokera mkati nthawi zonse. Ndi mlengalenga wa chikondi ichi chozungulira moyo wa wokhulupirira chomwe chimamupangitsa kukhala fungo la moyo ku moyo ndi kumuthandiza Mulungu kudalitsa ntchito yake.”—The Acts of the Apostles, p. 551

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3. KUYESEDWA KWA KHRISTU Lachitatu , Septemba 22

a. Kodi n’chiyani chinazindikiritsa moyo wa Khristu mu ntchito yake yopulumutsa anthu? Yesaya 53:10, 7. “Moyo wa [Khristu] unali wodzipereka nthawi zonse. Analibe malo okhala m'dziko lino, kupatulapo pamene kukoma mtima kwa abwenzi kunamupatsa Iye monga woyenda m'njira." Iye anabwera kudzatithandiza kukhala ndi moyo wa anthu osauka, ndi kuyenda ndi kugwira ntchito pakati pa osowa ndi ovutika. Posadziÿika komanso mopanda ulemu, Iye anayenda pakati pa anthu amene anawachitira zambiri.”—Gospel Workers, pp. 42, 43.“Misozi ya [Mwana wa Mulungu] sinali ya Iye mwini, ngakhale kuti ankadziwa bwino komwe mapazi ake anali kugwirira. Pamaso pake panali Getsemane, malo omwe ululu wake unali kuyandikira. Chipata cha nkhosa chinalinso choonekera, chomwe kwa zaka mazana ambiri anthu ophedwa chifukwa cha nsembe ankatsogoleredwa nacho, ndipo chinali choti chimutsegulire pamene ‘anabweretsedwa ngati mwana wa nkhosa wopita kukaphedwa.’ Yesaya 53:7. Pafupi panali Kalvari, malo opachikidwa. Panjira imene Khristu anali pafupi kuyendamo payenera kugwa mantha a mdima waukulu pamene Iye anayenera kupanga moyo wake kukhala nsembe ya uchimo. Komabe sikuti kuganizira za zochitika izi ndiko kunamupangitsa mthunzi mu ola lino la chisangalalo. Palibe chiyembekezo cha ululu wake woposa waumunthu chomwe chinaphimba mzimu wopanda dyera umenewo. Analirira zikwizikwi za Yerusalemu—chifukwa cha khungu ndi kusalapa kwa iwo amene anabwera kudzawadalitsa ndi kuwapulumutsa.”—The Great Controversy, p. 18. b. Mu kuvutika ndi kuyesedwa kwake, n’chiyani chinapatsa Yesu kulimba mtima kuti amalize Ntchito yake? Yesaya 53:11; Ahebri 12:2. “Zotsatira za mkangano wa Mpulumutsi ndi mphamvu za mdima ndi chisangalalo kwa oomboledwa, zomwe zimawonjezera ulemerero wa Mulungu kwamuyaya. Ndipo mtengo wa moyo ndi wofanana ndi umene Atate amakhutitsidwa ndi mtengo woperekedwa; ndipo Khristu mwiniwake, akuona zipatso za nsembe Yake yaikulu, amakhutitsidwa.”—Ibid., p. 652.“Nthawi zambiri amati Yesu analira, koma sankadziwika kuti ankamwetulira." Mpulumutsi wathu analidi Munthu wa Zisoni, komanso wodziwa chisoni, chifukwa anatsegula mtima wake ku mavuto onse a anthu. Koma ngakhale kuti moyo wake unali wodziletsa ndipo unali ndi ululu ndi chisamaliro, mzimu wake sunasweke. Nkhope yake sinali ndi chisoni kapena kukhumudwa, koma inali yamtendere nthawi zonse. Mtima wake unali kasupe wa moyo, ndipo kulikonse kumene ankapita anali kunyamula mpumulo ndi mtendere, chimwemwe ndi chisangalalo.”— Steps to Christ, p. 120

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4. KUSANGALALA PAKATI PA MAYESERO Lachinayi , Septemba 23

a. Pamene mayesero akumana ndi wokhulupirira, kodi n’chiyani chomwe chimaperekedwa kuti agonjetse nkhondo yauzimuyi? Aefeso 6:11–18 “Onse ali ndi mayesero; chisoni chovuta kupirira, mayesero ovuta kukana. Musauze anzanu mavuto anu, koma perekani zonse kwa Mulungu m’pemphero. Pangani lamulo kuti musalankhule mawu amodzi okayikira kapena okhumudwitsa. Mukhoza kuchita zambiri kuti muwalitse miyoyo ya ena ndikulimbitsa khama lawo, mwa mawu a chiyembekezo ndi chisangalalo choyera.”—Steps to Christ, pp. 119, 120. b. N’chifukwa chiyani ambiri amakayikira pakati pa chikhulupiriro ndi kukayikira akamayesedwa? Kodi ayenera kuchita chiyani? Mateyu 14:28–31; Yakobo 1:2. “Pali anthu ambiri olimba mtima omwe ali pafupi kufooka chifukwa cha mayesero, omwe ali pafupi kufooka chifukwa cha kulimbana ndi iwo eni komanso ndi mphamvu za choipa. Musamulepheretse munthu wotereyu pankhondo yake yovuta. Mulimbikitseni ndi mawu olimba mtima komanso opatsa chiyembekezo omwe adzamulimbikitsa panjira yake. Motero kuwala kwa Khristu kungawale kuchokera kwa inu. ‘Palibe aliyense wa ife amene amakhala ndi moyo kwa iye yekha.’ Aroma 14:7. Ndi mphamvu yathu yosazindikira, ena angalimbikitsidwe ndi kulimbikitsidwa, kapena angakhumudwe, ndikuchotsedwa pa Khristu ndi choonadi.“Pali ambiri omwe ali ndi lingaliro lolakwika la moyo ndi khalidwe la Khristu. Amaganiza kuti Iye analibe kutentha ndi dzuwa, kuti anali wouma mtima, wokhwima, komanso wopanda chisangalalo. Nthawi zambiri zochitika zonse zachipembedzo zimasokonezedwa ndi malingaliro oipa awa.” —Ibid., p. 120. c. Kodi njira ya olungama imakhala yowala bwanji ngakhale pakati pa mayesero? Miyambo 4:18; Afilipi 4:4. “Msewu ukhoza kukhala wovuta komanso wokwera movutikira; pakhoza kukhala ming’alu kudzanja lamanja ndi kumanzere; tingafunike kupirira zovuta paulendo wathu; tikatopa, tikafuna kupuma, tingafunike kupitiriza kugwira ntchito movutikira; tikafooka, tingafunike kulimbana; tikataya mtima, tiyenerabe kuyembekezera; koma ndi Khristu monga chitsogozo chathu sitidzalephera kufika pamalo omwe tikufuna. Khristu mwiniwake wayenda njira yovuta patsogolo pathu ndipo wakonza njira ya mapazi athu.“Ndipo njira yonse yokwera msewu wotsetsereka wopita ku moyo wosatha ndi akasupe a chisangalalo chotsitsimutsa otopa.”—Thoughts from the Mount of Blessings, p.140.

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5. MPHOTHO YATHU NDI CHISANGALALO Lachisanu , Septemba 24

a. Ndi lonjezo liti la Yesu lomwe liyenera kutipatsa chifukwa chosangalalira ndi kutamanda Atate wathu wakumwamba? Yesaya 41:10; Luka 12:32; 1 Petro 4:13. “Si chifuniro cha Mulungu kuti anthu ake azilemedwa mosamala. Koma Ambuye wathu satinyenga. Satiuza kuti, ‘Musaope; palibe zoopsa panjira yanu.’ Amadziwa kuti pali mayesero ndi zoopsa, ndipo amachita nafe momveka bwino. Sanaganize zochotsa anthu ake m’dziko la uchimo ndi zoipa, koma amawatsogolera ku malo othawirako osalephera.”—Steps to Christ, pp. 122, 123. b. Tchulani malonjezo ena odabwitsa a mtendere ndi chimwemwe omwe Yesu wapereka Yohane 14:1—3, 27; 15:11; 16:20. “Sitingathe kusiya kuyembekezera zovuta zatsopano mu mkangano womwe ukubwera, koma tingathe kuyang'ana zomwe zapita komanso zomwe zikubwera, ndikunena kuti, ‘Yehova watithandiza mpaka pano.’ ‘Monga masiku anu, momwemonso mphamvu yanu idzakhala.’ Deuteronomo 33:25. Mayesero sadzapitirira mphamvu zomwe zidzapatsidwa kuti tipirire. Ndiye tiyeni tiyambe ntchito yathu komwe tikupeza, tikukhulupirira kuti chilichonse chomwe chingabwere, mphamvu yolingana ndi mayesero idzaperekedwa.“Ndipo pang’onopang’ono zipata zakumwamba zidzatsegulidwa kuti ana a Mulungu alowe, ndipo kuchokera pakamwa pa Mfumu ya ulemerero madalitso adzamveka m’makutu mwawo ngati nyimbo yokoma kwambiri, ‘Idzani, inu odalitsidwa ndi Atate wanga, lowani ufumu wokonzedwera inu kuyambira kukhazikitsidwa kwa dziko lapansi.’ Mateyu 25:34. . . .“Poganizira za cholowa chaulemerero chomwe chingakhale chake, ‘munthu angapereke chiyani chosinthana ndi moyo wake?’ Mateyu 16:26. . . . Moyo woomboledwa ndi kuyeretsedwa ku uchimo, ndi mphamvu zake zonse zolemekezeka zoperekedwa ku utumiki wa Mulungu, ndi wamtengo wapatali kwambiri; ndipo pali chimwemwe kumwamba pamaso pa Mulungu ndi angelo oyera pa moyo umodzi woomboledwa, chimwemwe chomwe chimafotokozedwa m’nyimbo za chigonjetso choyera.” —Ibid., pp. 125, 126.

MAFUNSO OBWEREZA PAWEKHA Lachisanu n’chimodzi , Septemba 25

1. Ndimotani momwe onse ngakhale osadziwa Baibulo adzafikiridwe ndi choonadi? 2. Kodi Ambuye amasonyeza bwanji chikondi chake chopanda malire kwa anthu? 3. Kodi Yesu anali ndi chitsimikizo chotani pamene ankakumana ndi mavuto ndi imfa yake? 4. Kodi ndi chofunika chiti chimene tiyenera kukumbukira tikakumana ndi mayesero? 5. Mu moyo wa tsiku ndi tsiku, kodi n’chiyani chomwe chiyenera kukhala m’maganizo mwa wokhulupirira?