Ke maha ‘etau mo’ui (Empty Ourselves)

 12/19/2021

Kaveinga: Ke maha ‘etau mo’ui (Empty Ourselves)

Himi: 633 (1, 2, 3, & 6), 554 (1, 3, 4, 6), 641 (1, 2, 5, 7)

 

MAIKA 5:2-5

2 Pea ko koe, Petelihema Efalata, siʻi fau ke lau ʻi he ngaahi toko afe ʻo Siuta, ʻe, ʻalu atu ha Taha meiate koe maʻaku, ʻa ia te ne hoko ko e pule ʻo ‘Isileli; pea ko ʻene ngaahi ʻalu ʻatu ʻoku talu mei muʻa, mei he ngaahi ʻaho ʻo ‘Itaniti.

3 Ko ia te ne tukuange kinautolu, ʻo aʻu ki he taimi ʻo e faʻele ʻa e fefine faʻele: pea ko e toe ʻo hono kainga te nau foki ke fakataha mo haʻa Isileli.

4 Pea te ne tuʻu, ʻo tauhi ʻi he ivi ʻo Sihova, ʻi he fotu ʻo e huafa ʻo Sihova ko hono ʻOtua: talu ai ʻenau nofo; he kuo hoko ia ʻo fotu ʻo aʻu kihe ngaahi ngataʻanga ʻo mamani.

5 Pea ʻe hoko ʻa e toko taha ko ia ko e melinoʻanga: ka haʻu ʻa Asilia ki hotau fonua, pea ka moeʻi ʻe ia hotau ngaahi palasi, te tau toki fokotuʻu ke fai mo ia ha fituʻi tauhi, ʻio, ha valuʻi tangata 6 ʻoku mau lakanga.

Luke 1:39 - 45

Ko e ‘A‘ahi ‘a Mele Kia ‘Ilisapesi

39 Pea faifai pea tu‘u ‘a Mele, ‘o ‘alu fakavave ki he fonua mo‘unga, ki ha kolo ‘o Siutea; 40 ‘o ne hū ki he fale ‘o Sākalaia, ‘o fetapa kia ‘Ilisapesi. 41 Pea ‘iloange, ‘i he fanongo ‘e ‘Ilisapesi ki he fetapa ‘a Mele, ne hākahaka ‘a e tama ‘i hono fatu: pea fonu ‘a ‘Ilisapesi ‘i he Laumālie Mā‘oni‘oni, 42 ‘o ne kalanga le‘o lahi, Ha ‘ofeina ā ka ko koe ‘i he kau fefine kotoa pē! ‘Ofeina ā ka ko e fua ‘o ho manava! 43 Pea ‘anefē ia ke me‘a mai kiate au ‘a e fa‘ē ‘a hoku ‘Eiki! 44 He vakai, ‘i he ongo mai ho‘o fetapa ki hoku telinga, Pea hākailangitau ‘a e tama ‘i hoku manava. 45 Pea monū‘ia ā ka ko ia na‘e tuitala! Koe‘uhi ‘e fakamo‘oni ‘a e ngaahi me‘a Na‘e fakahā mei he ‘Eiki kiate ia.

Talateu

Matiu 13:31 – 32  ‘Ko e Pule’anga ‘o Hēvaní ‘oku hangē ha tenga’I mūsita na’e hanga ‘e ha tangata ‘o tō he ’ene ngoué. Ko e fosi’i taha foki ia ‘i he tenga’i ‘akau kotoa pē. Ka ko e fu’u ‘akau ‘oku tupu mei aí, ko e lahi taha ia ‘I hono fa’ahingá. 

Tevita koe si’i he fanau ‘a Sese

1 Samuiela 17: 12 Pea ko eni, ko Tēvita ko e foha ia ‘o e motu‘a ‘Efalata ko ē mei Pētelihema-Siuta na‘e hingoa ko Sese; pea na‘e toko valu ‘ene fānau tangata, pea ‘i he taimi ‘o Saula na‘e motu‘a ‘a e matāpule, ‘o lau ki he vaivai. 13 Ka kuo ‘alu ‘a e toko tolu kimu‘a ‘i he ngaahi foha ‘o Sese, ‘o muimui kia Saula ki he tau; pea ko e hingoa ‘o e fānau ‘e toko tolu na‘e ‘alu ki he tau ko ‘Eliapi ko e ‘uluaki, pea hoko ‘a ‘Apinatape, pea ko hono tolu ‘a Sama. 14 Pea ko Tēvita ko e si‘i ia, pea ko e tolu lalahi kuo nau muimui kia Saula. 15 Pea ko Tēvita na‘e fe‘alu‘aki meia Saula ke tauhi ‘a e sipi ‘a ‘ene ‘eiki ‘i Pētelihema

Kakano

‘I he ‘ahoni, ko Petelihema Efalata siʻi fau ke lau ʻi he ngaahi toko afe ʻo Siuta

Koe Lau Tama Fai ki Fatu

Ko’eni ‘oku ou fie nofo kiai he ‘ahoni: keta feinga ke fakahifo ‘a e mahu’inga ‘oe Petelihema. We want to unpack the fundamental reason as to why Jesus chose Petelihema as his birthplace. How Jesus turns the insignificant to significant.

‘a Petelihema si’isi’I taha,

‘a Petelihema masivesiva,

‘a Petelihema maha,

‘a Petelihema ta’e ‘iloa

‘a Petelihema ne fakasiikaka’i ‘e Kolaiate

‘Oku malie pe tamasi’i ia ko Sisu.

He kapau teu ‘alu ki he palasi masani; ‘e fefee ‘a e tuku hausia

He kaupau teu ‘alu ki he koloa’ia; ‘e fefee ‘a e masiva

He kapau teu kia ha’a mafai malohi; ‘e fefee ‘a e ta’aliekina

Malie Sisu ‘a ho’o ‘ahia ‘e ko e ‘a e ma’ulalo taha, keke fakakau kotoa ‘a mamani kotoa

Ko e ngaahi kamata ‘oe Tapuaki, Kamata ‘oe Monu’ia; ko e me’a tepuu na’e ‘ataa pea maha ka e toki fakafonu ‘e Kalaisi.

Na’a moe fale-talitali ne fonu, ko e ‘ai’angakai pe ‘o e manu ne ‘ataa.

‘Alu atu ha talavou ki he tangata’eiki ‘o e kolo ke ma’u akonaki koe ‘uhia ko ngaahi palopalema ‘oku ne foua. Na’ana ta’utu he tepile kai pea to’o mai he’e tangata’eiki ‘a e tikatele ‘oku fonu he tii, pea kamata lingi he’e tangata’eiki ‘a ‘ene ipu pea kuo fonu mahuahua kae kei lingi pe. Ta’ofi atu he’e talavou, pea ne ‘eke ange ko e ‘oku fonu ai pe ka ke kai lingi pe?

Demonstration:

Ko’etau ‘unu’unu mai ki a Kalaisi kou pau ke tau ‘unu’unu mai ‘oku maha. Ke tau ‘unu’unu mai ko e Petelihema

Ko e naaghi kolo lalahi ko unau fatafa’ia be fiu he nge’esi ‘o mamani

Ko Petelihema ne maha pea ata’ataa kia Kalaisi.

Fakama’opo’opo

Foha na’a ne ‘eke ange ki he ‘ene tamai. Ko e ha nai hoku mahu’inga? What do you think I am worth?

The father gave him a precious stone: Just hold up 2 fingers when asked how much: He went to the Market $2.00; Museum $200, the Jeweler $200,000.00  

Today, you decide if you want to be a $2.00 stone, $200.00 stone, or $200000.00 stone, or a Jesus life which it was given so that we may have everlasting life—priceless

Foha maumau Koloa

Ko e ha ‘a e Koloa ‘oku fakafonu ‘aki kitaua—‘oku fakafonu ‘aki kitautolu ‘ao koloa ne hoko mei ‘Itaniti?