(July 5, "09) Zarh Sermon

Dawtmi, PCCF U le Nau hna, tu ni a sunghlawimi Bawipa ni thengte ah kan Bawipa Khrih min in nan kut kan van in tlaih hna. Khrih pekmi daihnak nan sin cio ah um hram ko sehh.

Tuchun nithiang caah Thawngttha phuang dingin thiah ka si caah, caanttha a ka petu kan hruaitu hna cungah kai lawm ii, damnak a ka petu kan Pathian a min ka thang tthat.

Kai thimmi Thawngttha tlangtar cu “TUKHAL TTHA SI I ZUAM HNA USIH” ti asi. A hmasat bikah Bible Thiang rel hna usih;

It was he who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers, (Eph. 4:11)

Be shepherds of God's flock that is under your care, serving as overseers—not because you must, but because you are willing, as God wants you to be; not greedy for money, but eager to serve; (I Peter 5:2)

And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that will

never fade away (1 Peter 5:4)

NOTE: Dawtmi U le nau hna, a hmasa bik ah hi Tukhal Ttha Si I Zuam Hna Usih hi keimah tonmi, ruahmi, le keimah sinak in a chuakmi a si ii, Pathian rianttuan tu, a hlein in Pastor te kan caah tiin tinhmi asi. Lakawk tlak a um ahcun Pathian sunparnak ca siseh law, chambaunak a um ahcun attialtu keimah mawh asi.

Nikhat cu kai pumhnak Biakinn (Manila) ah nubu upa pakhat nih a ka fuh ii, “Pastor David, Kan Growth Group (GG) nangmah nih na kan hruai kho hnga maw, hruaitu kan nei ti lo ii kan in herh ko” a ka ti. Asi ko hme cu ka van ti ahkhin a nawlhmi cu, “Na umkalnak cu phaang duh hlah, kan in rin ko la” ti asi. Cuticun kan ii tthen. GG ka chimhnak kumkhat cu a dih nain umkalnak rin kha cu a um ruam lo. Ka inn nei nu (kapi) nih, “GG na chimhnak in an in bawm lo maw?” ati hnu lawng in GG inn neitu bia kha ka lung ah a rak chuak. Ka lehmi cu, “Kapi, biacu a ka kamh ko nain” zeihmanh a um lo ka ti. Kapi cu a lung a fak ngai. Kapi ka zoh ceu cun ka chimmi bia cu ka ruat tthan ii keimah le keimah kai mawhchiat. Cucu ziahhme ka va chimduh ka ti. A tatak cu, Pathian rian pei ka ttuan ko cu tiin chir ngai in Pathian sinah zaangfah nawl in thla ka cam.

Khri ah dawtmi u le nau hna, a tatak cu kan phu kan tawk lo in Pathian nih a thiang, a sung ii a lianganmi rian ah a kan auh. A cunglei Bible ca kan hmuh bantuk in, a cheu cu Apostles caah auh ansi. A cheu cu Prophets caah, a cheu cu Evangelists caah, a cheu cu Cawnpiaktu caah, le kannih cu Pastors caah auh kan si. Tuni ah Pastor rian hi a sunghlawi ii a lianngan ko ti ka van chim duh. Khrih nih a rak ttuanmi rian, Pa Pathian nih a ttuanmi rian asi kati ahcun nan ka mawh chiat ka zum lo. Psalm 23:1 nih hitin ati, “The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not be in want.” John 10:11 nih hitin ati ve, "I am the good shepherd.” Kannih cu Bawipa Tukhal kan si.1 (Footnote hi ka ca ttialmi a tam tuk ngakhnga lo ka khumh hrammi asi). Pathian cu a siammi mi zohkhentu vialte Tukhal a si (Tuu neitu zong asi), Khrih cu Vulei cung Khrifabu zohkhenh tu Chief Shepherd asi. Pastors cu kan khrifabu tukhaal kan si.

Cucaah, kan rian hi a lianngan hringhran ko. Kan phu kan tawk lo rian asi. Hi rian ttuantu dingah thim kan si cu thlawchuah tatak asi ko. Kannih cu khamhmi lawng kan si lo, Bawipa rian thiang thiahmi kan si.

Asinain, tuchun thil sining kan zoh tikah Pastor rian hi din lonak, duhfahna le lungthin hman lo in a ttuan mi kan tam pi cang. Cucaah, tuchun ah kan Tukhal Bawi (Chief Shepherd), Jesuh vulei cung a nun lioah zei lungput le zeitin dah rian a rak ttuan ti zoh hna usih a lam zulh ii zuam hna usih ti ka duh. Thil tampi lakah pahnih telawng ka lak lai.

Jesuh cu Vuleicung Chawva Ruat Loin in Rian a Rak Ttuan. Chim duhmi cu vulei cung chawva zeihmanh a ngen lo. Kan theih bantuk in rianttuan hram thawk ai timh tikah Vulei cung chawva le sui le ngun in tukforhnak a rak ing. Asinain anih cu a tei. Atu Pastors nih teh, Vulei chawva leiah kan lungthin zeidah a lawh?

Nikhat cu, Khrifabu Pakhat ( Manila ) ah Pastor pa nih members pawl kha, “Kha nan neihchiah vialte Pathian sinin a ra tin an zum maw?” ati hna an ti. Members nihcun zakhat ah zakhat nih kan zumh ko an ti, ti asi. Pastor pa nih cun ai thawh tthan ii, “Cu a si ahcun, Pathian innthiang ah nan neihchiah tthabik cu van pu hna u, Pathian nih a let in thlua an chuah hna lai” a ti hna ai. Member vialte nih cun an ngeihmi TV, Ref., sui le ngun ti bantuk thil man sung poah an van put ai. Pastor nihcun thluachuah a pek hna ii hnangam te cun an lawi ko. Nikhat cu, an member pakhat pa nih a Radio biakinn ii a chuahpi mi an Pastor tupa inn ah a hmuh ii a lau ko. An chimmi cu, Pastor pa nih a duhmi poah ai lak ii, a duh lomi poah a sahlawh a tthenhphawt hna ti asi. (Hihi a si takmi asi ii, a members hrim nih an ka chimhmi bia asi.)

Kannih Lairam ahcun hi bantuk a um tatak cu ka zum lem lo. Asianin, hi bantuk theng si loin phun dangdang in chawhlawn le neihchiah lei a zuangmi Pastors tampi dawh kan si cang. Zei Khrifabu General Meeting poah ah Pastors lahkhah kaihnak ttinpiah lo le kong ceih lonak a um tuk lo an ti. Kan ram tthat lo ruang zong asi ko lai, khrifabu pekchanh dawhceo zong ai tel ko lai, Pastor a zaimi kan tam cang ko. America ah Nun nuam tuk in khua a sa mi vawleicung minthang pastor pa 5, a cozah nih investigate an tuah hna ti asi. Cu hna lakah pa 2 cu Baptist pastors ansi ti asi. Nu pakhat zong ai tel ve.

Laimi Internet biaruahnak ah cun, a tawinak in mipi nih pekawk tawk in an kan pek lo deuh si ko tiin ttial asi. Keimah le keimah kai halmi cu, bianabia ah, Laitlang khuate inn 60 a ummi khua ah Khrifabu 5 um sehlaw, pastor vialte cu zaate le khimte le duhdim te cun kan cawm in kan chia kho hna hnga maw ti asi. Mah chungkhar ca hmanh rawl kumkhat ca nei tthitth lo lio ah Pastors pa 4 le pa 5 zohkhenh cu a har ko lai. Pastors an phunzai zong phunzai tlak asi ko lai nain, mipi lei zoh ve a hau in ka thei.

Pastor pakhat nih cun mi thluachuah pekding ahcun kanmah hrim duhdim te nun kan hau. Kan sifah tuk ahcun a hau nihdah kan bia an ngaih kun hnga ati. Kan laitlang context cu Pastor pakhat nih hnipuan chia tuk hna ii khuasak cu ningzak asi in kan ii hmu. Inn lo ttha le hnipuan ttha nih lo cu kan ti. Kha lungthin kha mipi lungthin zong ah kan rawnh hna. Chiakha tuk ii khua a sa mi pastor cu Pathian duhning rian a ttuanmi an si zong ah zei kan rel tuk hna lo. Neihchiah a tthawngttha deuhmi pastor thlacam in mi pawfak hmanh a damh lo zong ah kan ttih zah hna.

Prophet cauk (Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Zechariah) rel ahcun pastors (tukhal) le chawhlawn kong buainak kan hmuh. Chawhlawn le phaisa ruah ah a ttuanmi caah Pathian biafak zong hmuh asi. Duhdim nun an rak duh, thau ngai le mil tlengtluang in khua an rak sa hna. Mipi zeitluk an har an rak tuak lem lo. Tuni zongah pastor tampi cu kan khrifabu chung hmanh ah mi kan thleidan ngai hna. Mi sifak, nuhmei le bawmh haumi inn len nakcun mi neinung deuh he ii hawikomh cu kan tha a tho deuh. Khri cu zei hmanh loin rian a ttuan nain kan nih cu har bu ii pastor rian ttuan nakcun refugee si hmanh kan ii duh deuh.

Jesuh cu Toidawrnak Lungthin he Rain a rak Ttuan. Kan pa Dr. Dennis nih cataang sang deuh kai ahcun kan ii toidawr chin lengmang ding a si ati bal. Rua bantuk kan si ding a si a ti. A hmaan kho tuk. Kan Bawipa Jesuh cu sunparnak vialte kaltak in misual kan caah tukhal ttha rian a rak ttuan. A niamnak cem in ai langh ii, a faak cemmi innak tiang kan caah a rak in. Philippians 2: 7-8 ah hitin ai ttial;

7but made himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness.

8And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself and became obedient to death— even death on a cross!

Tukhal Bawi asi nain, sal bantuk in a ttuan. Pathian fapa sunglawi asi nain, ai toidawr ii chimhngai mi salttha bantuk in rian a ttuan. Kawlmi nih kan chim tawnmi cu, “Na ka herh le nangmah ra, kan herh le ka ra ve la” ti asi. Atu chan pastors tampi zong kan si ve kho men. Sawm ciammaam lo ahcun mi inn thlacamh ai harh ngaimi kan um. Mah nih mi herh ahcun biathlum ngai in kan chim nain, mi nih herh ahcun kan ruam kan i kaiter ngai. Jesuh nih mi a damh hna tikah voitam pi cu amah nih a fuh hna. Ka van uar cemnak cu John 5 ii Tibual kam mizeng pa a damhnak hi asi. Hitin ai ttial, “When Jesus saw him lying there and learned that he had been in this condition for a long time, he asked him, "Do you want to get well?" Ka damh ve ko ti hmanh ai theih ai thiam ve lomi pa cu Jesuh nih bia in a va thok. “Dam na duh maw?” ati. Laimi pastor tampi nih cun a ka nawlpat lo ai tiin kan lanhtaak ko men lai. Asinain Jesuh nihcun mizeng pa damh ta lo lanh tak cu a celh bak lo. Zisuh cu mica tthatnak ding ahcun nawlpat tuk a hau lo.

Hi zawn ahcun, Rev. Luke (Saya Luke) ka van thei. Voikhat cu Sianginn rawldawr ah kan ii tong ii, “Thatte na laptop cu ka zoh ta ko la a ti” ii ka zoh ter. Kei laptop ve tiah, hnuamtuk kaw, ai tuar ti lo ii amah tein clean up a tuah. Kan unau nu Siangsiang zong nih, “Amah tein na computer ka remh la tiah a ra ii tthatuk in a ka remh piak” ati. Hi bantuk mitthami hna le mi ca tthatnak dingah bawmh a huammi hna hi cu saupi nung ko hna seh tihi ka thlacam asi. Asinain, a poi tukmi cu, kan lai pastors ah nawlpat hau loin dawtnak he toidawr in rian a ttuan mi kan tlawmtuk hi asi. Rev.__ van ti hmanh mi lucung cung kainak tiang ah kan hmang. Mah pastor hawi ciocio hmanh Rev. ngah lo cu kan zoh chuk hna. U le nau hna, kan Bawipa Jesuh cu surparnak vialte kaltak in a nauta cem hmun in tukhal rian a rak ttuan.

Pastors nih Kan ii Ralrin a Hau

Dawtmi u le nau hna, pastor rian hi a lianngan ko tiah ka van nawlh tthan. Old Testament ii the Four Offices kha atu Pastor dirhmun nih a kemh ka ti lai. Pastor cu Prophet bantuk in Pathian bia a phuangtu kan si. Priest bantuk in Pathian le khrifabu biakchawnhnak ah ttavuan latu ding kan si. Sage baktuk in Pathian biathuuk le biatak a thei ii mipi zong a zawnpiaktu ding kan si. King bantuk in kan minung hna a kilveng, a zohkhenh, le a cawmkengtu ding kan si.

Cu caah cun tukhal ttha si ding ahcun thiahmi rian hna he kalh tuk ii kan ttuan sual maw ti ii zoh pah kan hau. Kan rak chambau nakcu ii remh ii Tukhal ttha bang in rian ttuan hna usih. Kanmah le kanmah ii check tthan hna usih!

Kan mipi humhak loin a tthiotu hna kan si sual maw?

Kan mipi thazaang petu si loin mipi lung lila hna kan dongh tuk sual hna maw?

Biatak cawnpiaktu si loin mi lung a buai tertu hna kan si sual maw?

Lamding hruaitu si loin lam a tlaupitu hna kan si sual maw?

Dawtnak a chuahpitu si loin khirfabu ah remlonak a chuahpitu hna kan si sual maw?

Cawmkengtu si loin khrifabu ngunkheeng consumer hna kan si sual maw?

Toidawrnak lungthin nei loin sunpar mintharnak rumro a ruatmi kan si sual maw?

Pekchanh duh ve lo in Mipi nih an kan pek ding pei asi a timi kan si sual maw?

Nuhmui sifak le ngakttah buangro zohkhenh itim loin mirum misaang he rumro a bualcelmi kan si sual maw?

Manpek ruangah a ttuanmi tukhal kan si lo ding asi. Lahkhah le TA (Umkalnak) pek lo zongah a herhnak poah ah kal ding le ttuan ding kan si. Kei ka caah hi rian hi cu a hmetuk timi lungput neih lo a ttul.

Hi rianthiang kan ttuan tikah vulei cung chawva le sunparnak kan ruah tuk lo ding asi. Toidornak le dawtnak tu in lungtho tein kan ttuan awk asi. Cu ti kan ttuan lo ahcun nikhat Pathian lung lawng si loin kan mipi lung tiang ton lo kan fawi. Pathian le Mipi lung kan dongh tuk tik ahcun pastor pawl zong rian ngeilo si kan fawi te. Nikhat khat ah ram ai thleng te lai, zeimaw zatcu luatnak a hmu te lai. Khi tikah politician pawl fakpi in rian an ttuan te lai. Kan theihdingmi cu Politicians nihcun religious minung cu an kan rem tuk te la lo. Khi tikah mipi upat tlak in rian kan ttuan lo ahcun PCCF bangin politicians le mipi nih “zumtu vialte priest kan si dih” an ti te la. Pastors te kan herh hna lo ti caan a phan te kho. Hihi asi kho lo kan ti men lai. Bible ah titin ai ttial.

This is what the Sovereign LORD says: I am against the shepherds (pastors) and will hold them accountable for my flock. I will remove them from tending the flock so that the shepherds can no longer feed themselves. I will rescue my flock from their mouths, and it will no longer be food for them (Ezekiel 34:10).

Khi tikah mipi tampi cungah thlarau mangttam a tlung te lai. Mipi nih khrifa nun phung loin khua ansa te lai. Dawtnak le daihnak a um lai lo. Vulei cung nuamhnak le rumduhnak nih mipi lung a ttawl te la. Khi caan khi ramrawh ai thawk caan cu a si te lai. Kan Lairam FUTURE cu Pastors te kut cungah a um ka ti lai. Lairam a tthat tertu kan si bak tukin a hrawk khotu zong kan si ti thei hna usih ti ka duh.

Kan Ttuan Man Kan Hmuh Te Lai

Dawtmi u le nau hna, a hopoah kan tuh man cu kan zun te lai. Kan ttuan man zong pek kan si te lai. Kan Bawipa duhlo ningin kan ttuan ahcun a cung Bible caang ii kan hmuh bangin dantat kan si te lai. Asinain, kan tikhawh tawkte le kan thiam tawkte in dingte le felte in kan ttuan ahcun minung nih an kan pekmi nakin a sunghlawi deuhmi sunparnak kan hmuh te lai. Kan Bawipa Jesuh Khri (Chief Shepherd) a rat tthan tikah cun sunparnak luchin khumh kan si te lai. And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that will never fade away (1 Peter 5:4)

Cucaah cun, kan tuah ciami vialte kha van ruat tthan hna usih law, kan rak palhnak a um ahcun lung awttawm loin Pathian sinah zaangfah nawl hna usih. Hika Pathian bia kan cawn chung ahhin lungthin ttha le ruahnak ttha neih ii zuam hna u sih. Khrih (Tukhal ttha) lam kha zulh izuam hna usih law, a rak neihmi lungput kha neih ve izuam hna usih. Bawipa rian thiang kan ttuan hi kanmah tthatnak le sunparnak ca si loin Bawipa ram kauhnak le a sunparnak tu si ko seh. A tawinak in Tukhaal ttha si izuam hna usih!

Kai lawm. Pathian nih nan dihlak hluachuah in pe ko hna seh.

David That Mang

1. The term pastor itself is derived from the Latin word pastor which means shepherd.

The usage of pastor comes from its use in the Bible. In the Hebrew Bible (or Old Testament) the Hebrew word רעה (ra ah) is used. The word is used 173 times and can describe the feeding of sheep as in Genesis 29:7 or the spiritual feeding of human beings as in Jeremiah 3:15, "And I will give you pastors according to mine heart, which shall feed you with knowledge and understanding"

In the New Testament, the Greek noun ποιμήν (poimēn) and verb ποιμαινω (poimaino) are usually translated shepherd or to shepherd.