Saturday, May 25, 2013

Reading MARK -- Jesus Calls

For he had healed many, so that those with diseases were pushing forward to touch him. Whenever the impure spirits saw him, they fell down before him and cried out, “You are the Son of God.”
Reading MARK
ដំណឹងល្អ រៀបរៀងដោយ លោកម៉ាកុស
Background Notes

Recently, I discovered the sermons of my college pastor online. While at Georgetown University (1991-95), I, along with 10-20 other Georgetown friends, attended Fourth Presbyterian Church, a 10-15 minute drive from campus through the manicured estates of Northwest Washington, DC to the leafy suburban neighborhood of Bethesda in Maryland. 

We drank in the deep wisdom of our college director, Chuck Jacob (now a senior pastor at Knox Presbyterian in Ann Arbor, MI) and of Dr. Rob Norris on Sunday mornings (and at times, classes he taught during the week days). 

When I attended, the US Vice-President Dan Quayle and his family (and security detail), my Georgetown professor former UN Ambassador Jeanne Kirkpatrick, and many other well-known names from politics, academia and media, also attended. Dr. Norris' predecessor was then-chaplain of the US Senate, Dr. Richard Halverson.
 
All to say, if all of these accomplished people came Sunday after Sunday and benefited from Dr. Norris' sermons, maybe we too can find intellectual as well as spiritual nourishment from these talks? 

It does not take long before one is taken in by the profundity and the humor -- not to mention, the accent! -- of Dr. Norris's exposition.
Sermons of Dr. Rob Norris by chapter
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(Complete Gospel of Mark)


The fame of Jesus spread not only throughout Galilee, but to the pagans, to the Gentiles [non-Jew]… All manner of people came to Jesus – those who were sick, those who wanted to see him executed – within all those conflicting needs – Jesus continues His mission, set by the Father… Jesus withdrew to rest to the wilderness… Christ is leading His people out of this dark age to the Promise Land… The Savior of the nations, not only the hope of Israel, but people will come from the East, from the West. -- Sermon

ព្រះយេស៊ូ​ ប្រោស​មនុស្ស​ ស្វិត​ដៃ​ម្នាក់ ​ឲ្យ​ជា

ព្រះយេស៊ូ​ យាង​ចូល​ទៅ​ សាលា​ប្រជុំ ​ម្ដង​ទៀត។  នៅ​ទី​នោះ មាន​បុរស​ម្នាក់​ ស្វិត​ដៃ​ម្ខាង។  ពួក​គេ ​តាម​មើល​ ព្រះយេស៊ូ, ក្រែង​លោ​ ព្រះអង្គ​ ប្រោស​បុរស​នេះ ​ឲ្យ​ជា នៅ​ថ្ងៃ​សប្ប័ទ, ​ក្នុង​គោល​បំណង ​ចោទ​ប្រកាន់ ​ព្រះអង្គ។  ព្រះយេស៊ូ​ មាន​ព្រះបន្ទូល​ ទៅ​កាន់​ បុរស​ស្វិត​ដៃ​នោះ​ ថា៖ «ចូរ​ ក្រោក​ឡើង, មក​ឈរ​ នៅ​កណ្ដាល​គេ​ ឯណេះ។»

បន្ទាប់​មក ព្រះអង្គ​ មាន​ព្រះបន្ទូល​ សួរ​ទៅ​គេ​ ថា៖ «នៅ​ថ្ងៃ​សប្ប័ទ, ​តើ ​ច្បាប់ ​អនុញ្ញាត ​ឲ្យ​ធ្វើ​ អំពើ​ល្អ ឬ​ធ្វើ​ អំពើ​អាក្រក់?  តើ​ ត្រូវ​ សង្គ្រោះ​ មនុស្ស ឬ​ប្រហារ​ ជីវិត​ចោល  ពួក​គេ​ នៅ​ស្ងៀម​ ទាំង​អស់​គ្នា។

ព្រះយេស៊ូ​ បែរ​ព្រះភក្ត្រ ​ទត​មើល​ ទៅ​អ្នក​ ដែល​នៅ​ជុំវិញ ទាំង​ព្រះពិរោធ, ហើយ​ ព្រះអង្គ​ ព្រួយ​ព្រះហឫទ័យ, ព្រោះ​ គេ​ មាន​ចិត្ត ​រឹងរូស។  ព្រះអង្គ​ មាន​ព្រះបន្ទូល ​ទៅ​កាន់​បុរស​ ស្វិត​ដៃ​នោះ​ ថា៖ «ចូរ​ លាត​ដៃ ​មើល៍។»  បុរស​នោះ ​លាត​ដៃ, ហើយ ​ដៃ​ របស់​គាត់​ ក៏​បាន​ជា​ ដូច​ដើម​វិញ។  ពួក​ខាង​ គណៈ​ផារីស៊ី ​ចេញពី​ សាលា​ប្រជុំ, ហើយ​ ទៅ​ពិគ្រោះ ​ជា​មួយ​ បក្ស​ពួក ​ស្ដេច​ហេរ៉ូដ​ភ្លាម, ដើម្បី ​រក​មធ្យោបាយ ​ធ្វើ​គុត​ ព្រះយេស៊ូ។

មហាជន​ មក​តាម ​ព្រះយេស៊ូ

ព្រះយេស៊ូ​ យាង​ចេញ ​ទៅ​តាម ​ឆ្នេរ​សមុទ្រ​ កាលីឡេ​ ជា​មួយ ​ពួក​សិស្ស។  មាន​បណ្ដាជន​ ជា​ច្រើន ​នាំ​គ្នា ​ទៅ​តាម​ ព្រះអង្គ។  អ្នក​ទាំង​នោះ​ មក​ពី​ស្រុក ​កាលីឡេ, ស្រុក​ យូដា, ក្រុង ​យេរូសាឡឹម, ស្រុក ​អេដុម, តំបន់​ ត្រើយ​ខាង​នាយ ​ទន្លេ​យ័រដាន់, ព្រម​ទាំង ​តំបន់​ ជុំវិញ​ ក្រុង​ទីរ៉ូស និង​ក្រុង​ ស៊ីដូន។  បណ្ដាជន​ មក​តាម​ ព្រះយេស៊ូ​ ច្រើន​យ៉ាង​នេះ, ព្រោះ​ បាន​ឮ​ គេ​ និយាយ ​អំពី​កិច្ចការ​ ទាំង​ប៉ុន្មាន ​ដែល​ព្រះអង្គ ​ធ្វើ។  ព្រះយេស៊ូ ​ប្រាប់​ពួក​សិស្ស ​ឲ្យ​រៀបចំ​ ទូក​មួយ​ ថ្វាយ​ព្រះអង្គ, ក្រែង​បណ្ដាជន ​ប្រជ្រៀត​គ្នា​ ចោមរោម​ ព្រះអង្គ។  ដ្បិត ​មាន​អ្នក​ជំងឺ​ ជា​ច្រើន ​ខំ​ប្រឹង​ សំរុក​ ចូល​មក​ជិត ដើម្បី ​ពាល់​ព្រះអង្គ, ​ព្រោះ​ ព្រះអង្គ​ បាន​ប្រោស​ មនុស្ស​ ជា​ច្រើន ឲ្យ​បាន​ជា។  ម្យ៉ាង​ទៀត​ ពេល​វិញ្ញាណ ​អាក្រក់ ​ឃើញ​ព្រះអង្គ, វា​ ក្រាប​ចុះ​ នៅ​ទៀប​ ព្រះបាទា, ហើយ ​ស្រែក​ឡើង​ ថា៖ «ព្រះអង្គ​ ជា​ព្រះបុត្រា​ របស់​ ព្រះជាម្ចាស់។»  ប៉ុន្តែ ព្រះយេស៊ូ បាន​គំរាម​ កំហែង​វា​ យ៉ាង​ម៉ឺង​ម៉ាត់ មិន​ឲ្យ​ និយាយ​ ប្រាប់​គេ ​ថា, ព្រះអង្គ​ ជា​នរណា​ឡើយ។

ព្រះយេស៊ូ ​តែងតាំង​ សាវ័ក​ ១២​រូប

បន្ទាប់​មក ព្រះយេស៊ូ​ យាង​ឡើង ​ទៅ​លើ​ភ្នំ។  ព្រះអង្គ​ បាន​ត្រាស់​ហៅ ​អស់​អ្នក ​ដែល​ព្រះអង្គ​ សព្វ​ព្រះហឫទ័យ​ ជ្រើសរើស, ហើយ ​អ្នក​ទាំង​នោះ ​ក៏​ចូល​មក ​គាល់​ព្រះអង្គ។  ព្រះអង្គ​ តែងតាំង ​សាវ័ក​ ដប់ពីរ ​រូប ឲ្យ​គេ ​នៅ​ជា​មួយ​ ព្រះអង្គ និង​ដើម្បី ​ចាត់​គេ ​ឲ្យ​ទៅ​ប្រកាស​ ដំណឹងល្អ, ទាំង​ឲ្យ​គេ​ មាន​អំណាច ​ដេញ​អារក្ស​ ថែម​ទៀត​ផង។  ព្រះអង្គ​ បាន​តែងតាំង ​អ្នក​ដប់ពីរ ​រូប​នេះ, គឺ៖​ ស៊ីម៉ូន (​ដែល​ទ្រង់​ ដាក់​ឈ្មោះ ថា, ពេត្រុស), យ៉ាកុប​ ជា​កូន ​របស់​លោក ​សេបេដេ និង​យ៉ូហាន ​ជា​ប្អូន ​របស់​គាត់ (ដែល​ព្រះយេស៊ូ​ ដាក់​ឈ្មោះ ពួកគេ ថា, «បោនអ៊ើកេ» ប្រែ​ថា, «អ្នក​ ដែល​មាន​ ចិត្ត​ខ្លាំង ​ដូច​ផ្គរលាន់»), អនទ្រេ, ភីលីព, បារថូឡូមេ, ម៉ាថាយ, ថូម៉ាស, យ៉ាកុប​ ជា​កូន​ អាល់ផាយ, ថាដេ, ស៊ីម៉ូន​ ជា​អ្នក ​ជាតិ​និយមនិង​យូដាស-អ៊ីស្ការីយ៉ុត​ ជា​អ្នក​ ក្បត់​ព្រះអង្គ។

ព្រះញាតិវង្ស ​របស់​ ព្រះយេស៊ូ​ មក​នាំ​ព្រះអង្គ​ យក​ទៅ​វិញ

កាល​ព្រះយេស៊ូ​ យាង​ត្រឡប់​ មក​ផ្ទះ​វិញ, បណ្ដាជន​ ជួបជុំ​គ្នា​ សា​ជា​ថ្មី ជា​ហេតុ​ នាំ​ឲ្យ ​ព្រះអង្គ និង​ពួក​សិស្ស ​រក​ពេល​ បរិភោគ​ មិន​បាន​សោះ។  ព្រះញាតិវង្ស ​របស់​ ព្រះអង្គ​ ឮ​ដំណឹង​នេះ ក៏​នាំ​គ្នា ​ធ្វើ​ដំណើរ​មក ​ដើម្បី ​ចាប់​ព្រះអង្គ ​ទៅ​វិញ, ព្រោះ​ គេ ​ថា, «ព្រះអង្គ ​វង្វេង​ ស្មារតី​ហើយ។»

ព្រះយេស៊ូ​ ឆ្លើយ​តប ​នឹង​ពួក​អ្នក ​ចោទ​ប្រកាន់​ ព្រះអង្គ

ពួក​អាចារ្យ ដែល​ចុះ​មក​ ពី​ក្រុង ​យេរូសាឡឹម​ និយាយ​ ថា៖
«អ្នក​នេះ ​មាន​បេលសេប៊ូល​ ជា​ស្ដេច​អារក្ស​ នៅ​ក្នុង​ខ្លួន!  គាត់​ អាច​ដេញ​ អារក្ស ​ដូច្នេះ, ព្រោះ ​ស្ដេច​អារក្ស ​ប្រគល់​ អំណាច​ឲ្យ។»

ព្រះយេស៊ូ​ ត្រាស់​ហៅ ​គេ​មក, រួច​ មាន​ព្រះបន្ទូល​ ជា​ប្រស្នា​ ថា៖ «តើ​ មារសាតាំង​ អាច​ដេញ​ មារ​សាតាំង ​ដូច​ម្ដេច​កើត?  ប្រសិន​បើ ពលរដ្ឋ​ ក្នុង​នគរ​ ណា​មួយ​ បែក​បាក់​ ទាស់ទែង ​គ្នា​ឯង, នគរ​នោះ ​ពុំ​អាច​ ស្ថិតស្ថេរ គង់វង្ស​ត​ ទៅ​មុខ ​បាន​ឡើយ។  ប្រសិន​បើ​ មាន​ក្រុម​ គ្រួសារ​មួយ​ បែក​បាក់​ ទាស់ទែង​គ្នា, ក្រុម​គ្រួសារ​នោះ ​ក៏​ពុំ​អាច ​នៅ​ស្ថិតស្ថេរ​ គង់វង្ស​ បាន​ដែរ។  ដូច្នេះ ប្រសិន​បើ ​មារ​សាតាំង​ ក្រោក​ឡើង​ ប្រឆាំង ​នឹង​ខ្លួន​ឯង, បែក​បាក់​ ទាស់ទែង​ នឹង​ខ្លួន​ឯង, វា​ មិន​អាច​ នៅ​ស្ថិតស្ថេរ ​គង់វង្ស​ បាន​ឡើយ, គឺ​ វា ​មុខ​ជា​ត្រូវ ​វិនាស ​មិន​ខាន។  គ្មាន​ នរណា​ អាច​ចូល​ទៅ​  ក្នុង​ផ្ទះ​មនុស្ស​ ខ្លាំង​ពូកែ, ហើយ ​ប្លន់​យក ​ទ្រព្យ​សម្បត្តិ ​របស់​គាត់​ បាន​ឡើយ, គឺ​ ត្រូវ​តែ​ ចង​មនុស្ស​ ខ្លាំង​ពូកែនោះ​ ជា​មុន​សិន ទើប​អាច ​ប្លន់​យក​ ទ្រព្យ​សម្បត្តិ​ ក្នុង​ផ្ទះ​ គាត់​បាន។  ខ្ញុំ ​សូម​ប្រាប់ ​ឲ្យ​អ្នក​រាល់​គ្នា ​ដឹង​ច្បាស់ ​ថា, បើ​ មនុស្ស​លោក ​ធ្វើ​អំពើ​បាប និង​ពោល​ពាក្យ​ ប្រមាថ​ ព្រះជាម្ចាស់, ព្រះអង្គ​ នឹង​លើកលែង ​ទោស ​ទាំង​អស់។  រីឯ​ អ្នក​ ដែល​ពោល​ពាក្យ​ ប្រមាថ ព្រះវិញ្ញាណ ​ដ៏វិសុទ្ធ​វិញ, ព្រះអង្គ​ មិន​លើកលែង​ទោស ​សោះ​ឡើយ។  ដ្បិត​ អ្នក​នោះ​ មាន​ទោស​ អស់កល្ប​ ជានិច្ច។»

ព្រះយេស៊ូ​ មាន​ព្រះបន្ទូល ​ដូច្នេះ, ព្រោះ​ គេ ​និយាយ​ ថា, «ព្រះអង្គ​ មាន​វិញ្ញាណ ​អាក្រក់ ​នៅ​ក្នុង​ខ្លួន។»  

ព្រះញាតិវង្ស​ ដ៏​ពិត​ប្រាកដ ​របស់​ ព្រះយេស៊ូ

ពេល​នោះ មាតា និង​បង​ប្អូន ​របស់​ ព្រះយេស៊ូ​ មក​ដល់​ ឈរ​នៅ​ខាង​ ក្រៅ​ផ្ទះ, ហើយ​ ចាត់​គេ ​ឲ្យ​ចូល​មក ​ហៅ​ព្រះអង្គ។  បណ្ដាជន ដែល​អង្គុយ​ នៅ​ជុំវិញ​ ព្រះយេស៊ូ ទូល​ព្រះអង្គ​ ថា៖ «លោក​គ្រូ, ម្ដាយ និង​បង​ប្អូន​លោក មក​រក​លោក ​នៅ​ខាង​ក្រៅ។»

ព្រះយេស៊ូ​ មាន​ព្រះបន្ទូល ​តប​ថា៖ «តើ ​នរណា ​ជា​ម្ដាយ​ខ្ញុំ?  នរណា ​ជា​បង​ប្អូន​ខ្ញុំ

ព្រះអង្គ​ ទត​មើល ​ទៅ​មនុស្ស ​ដែល​នៅ​ ជុំវិញ​ ព្រះអង្គ, រួច​ មាន​ព្រះបន្ទូល​ ថា៖ «អ្នក​ ទាំង​នេះ​ហើយ​ ជា​មាតា និង​ជា​បង​ប្អូន​ របស់​ខ្ញុំ។  ដ្បិត​ អ្នក​ណា​ ប្រព្រឹត្ត​តាម ​ព្រះហឫទ័យ​ ព្រះជាម្ចាស់, អ្នក​នោះ ​ជា​បង​ប្អូន​ ប្រុស​ស្រី និង​ជា​ម្ដាយ​ របស់​ខ្ញុំ។»


Jesus Heals on the Sabbath

 

Another time Jesus went into the synagogue, and a man with a shriveled hand was there. Some of them were looking for a reason to accuse Jesus, so they watched him closely to see if he would heal him on the Sabbath. Jesus said to the man with the shriveled hand, “Stand up in front of everyone.”

Then Jesus asked them, “Which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to kill?” But they remained silent.

He looked around at them in anger and, deeply distressed at their stubborn hearts, said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” He stretched it out, and his hand was completely restored. Then the Pharisees went out and began to plot with the Herodians how they might kill Jesus.

Crowds Follow Jesus

 

Jesus withdrew with his disciples to the lake, and a large crowd from Galilee followed. When they heard about all he was doing, many people came to him from Judea, Jerusalem, Idumea, and the regions across the Jordan and around Tyre and Sidon. Because of the crowd he told his disciples to have a small boat ready for him, to keep the people from crowding him. 10 For he had healed many, so that those with diseases were pushing forward to touch him. 11 Whenever the impure spirits saw him, they fell down before him and cried out, “You are the Son of God.” 12 But he gave them strict orders not to tell others about him.

Jesus Appoints the Twelve

 

13 Jesus went up on a mountainside and called to him those he wanted, and they came to him. 14 He appointed twelve[a] that they might be with him and that he might send them out to preach 15 and to have authority to drive out demons. 16 These are the twelve he appointed: Simon (to whom he gave the name Peter), 17 James son of Zebedee and his brother John (to them he gave the name Boanerges, which means “sons of thunder”), 18 Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Zealot 19 and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him.

Jesus Accused by His Family and by Teachers of the Law

 

20 Then Jesus entered a house, and again a crowd gathered, so that he and his disciples were not even able to eat. 21 When his family[b] heard about this, they went to take charge of him, for they said, “He is out of his mind.”

22 And the teachers of the law who came down from Jerusalem said, “He is possessed by Beelzebul! By the prince of demons he is driving out demons.”

23 So Jesus called them over to him and began to speak to them in parables: “How can Satan drive out Satan? 24 If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. 25 If a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand. 26 And if Satan opposes himself and is divided, he cannot stand; his end has come. 27 In fact, no one can enter a strong man’s house without first tying him up. Then he can plunder the strong man’s house. 28 Truly I tell you, people can be forgiven all their sins and every slander they utter, 29 but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven; they are guilty of an eternal sin.”
30 He said this because they were saying, “He has an impure spirit.”

31 Then Jesus’ mother and brothers arrived. Standing outside, they sent someone in to call him. 32 A crowd was sitting around him, and they told him, “Your mother and brothers are outside looking for you.”

33 “Who are my mother and my brothers?” he asked.

34 Then he looked at those seated in a circle around him and said, “Here are my mother and my brothers! 35 Whoever does God’s will is my brother and sister and mother.”


Footnotes:

  1. Mark 3:14 Some manuscripts twelve—designating them apostles—
  2. Mark 3:21 Or his associates

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

Dear Miss Theary Seng.

Don't be tempted by these evils. They cannot do anything to you who serve GOD. Keep praying, posting for us Khmer Christians to read.

If are allow these evils to bother your mind, the Grace of GOD will leave you. So DO NOT be bothered by their evil comments.

Please do not hesitate to "Delete" their dirty comments and pray for them, that the light of GOD will light on them that they may no longer living in DARK.

I also urge all Khmer Christians who read KI, DO NOT bother to engage with EVILS. Keep praying and keep yourself high and higher above them. You all must not let yourselves to be dragged down by them. Because they are too far below down, and we are far up high over the mountain.

GOD Bless Theary Seng & PEACE.


Anonymous said...

Dear Miss Theary Seng.

Don't be tempted by these evils. They cannot do anything to you who serve GOD. Keep praying, posting for us Khmer Christians to read.

If you allow these evils to bother your mind, the Grace of GOD will leave you. So DO NOT be bothered by their evil comments.

Please do not hesitate to "Delete" their dirty comments and pray for them, that the light of GOD will light on them that they may no longer living in DARK.

I also urge all Khmer Christians who read KI, DO NOT bother to engage with EVILS. Keep praying and keep yourself high and higher above them. You all must not let yourselves to be dragged down by them. Because they are too far below down, and we are far up high over the mountain.

GOD Bless Theary Seng & PEACE.

Anonymous said...

7:29 AM
You can never CEASE your LIES to the Khmer innocence people.

Buddhism was just adopted in late 13th century after thousand years Khmer worshiped GOD (BRAHMA). In the History.

Christianity is not coming from the Western Nations, it was from the Holy land called the land of "Israel" in the Middle East, and Middle East is part of ASIA Continent.

After His resurrection, Saul the head of Jew army escalated his persecution toward Christ's followers. On his way to Damascus Saul encountered with the bright light and voice (not just in the Bible but it is also in the History during persecution at that time". "Saul" later became "Paul" was Jew and a Roman citizen, who spreading the news he received from Christ to Rome. That was why the Western nations followed. Saul was a tyrant killer and why GOD chose him?


You can worship Indian man as your GOD, we worship true living GOD. You chose your path and we chose ours.

Every one is destined to be something according to his or her past Karmic. Not every one is destined to meet GOD.

I am Kaun Khmer and a devote Christian. I had vision meeting GOD (Christ) and you did not, why don't you leave us Khmer Christians alone? We did not destroy Khmer empire and Khmer nation, you Buddhists did/do it.

"Manuss mien Nissay choup Preah, and Manuss ott mien Nissay choup Preah" are different thing.

Jesus Christ is "Preah Se-Ar Metrey, the living GOD and that is what we believed. You cannot stop us, we Khmer Christians continue to rise.

Btw: I urge TS to continue to post for us million Khmer Christians in Cambodia and around the globe.

GOD Bless TS, and PEACE

Anonymous said...

You have to forgive my Khmer Buddhist brothers and sisters for they don't know that Buddhism is a foreign Cult. These few bashers are too brainwashed, and they are easily fallen. They are real barbaric people.

Anonymous said...

Khmer country has been invaded by the Viets and khmer people suffers everyday under this PPenh puppet regime of Hun Sen. So please ask your Christ to come and save Cambodia right away, otherwise you are not worth qualifying Khmers Boddhists as evils .Remember that from the 14th centuries on the khmer empire was sacked by both the Thaï and the Viets- then you can see who were and still are the evils who continue to destroy Khmers.

Anonymous said...

12:13

Amen! I too, have been the chosen one. I saw the father, son and the holy spirit and the voice came through asking me like, do you love me? I said yes, with all my heart, soul and mind. Then, they all started to form into one, known as 'god almighty'. Today, I am so happy to have known him.

Anyway, Last year, I went to vist Cambodia, I went from North to South with my rosay beat and blessed our country with the whole set of pray and now, I believe that our country is being blessed by the holy spirit and hopefully, our people will be enlightened by those set of pray and will deliver them from darkness and let them all be free and see light like we do.

Today. as you can see, recently our youth have been enlightened to see the real situation like, what is going on in Cambodia, today?, and I can see God is in them, with them and helping them to speak truth like, who is controlling srok khmer and why? It is so amazing with the power of our true God Jesus Christ, and to him, nothing is impossible, really.

So, let pray, may our nation and country be blessed by the holy spirit, Amen. May the light of God shine through them and let them all see right from wrong, that is black is black and white is white, Amen.