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MATALA LE LAGI MO LE ASO GAFUA 5 FEPUARI 2024
Manatu Autu: Papatisoga a Agaga Paia ma le mana 2 (The Holy Spirit Baptism and Power 2)
Tauloto – 2 Timoteo 1:7 “Auā ‘ua lē foa‘iina mai e le Atua ‘iā te i tatou le Agaga e mata‘u ai, a o le Agaga e fa‘amalosi ai, ma alofa ai, ma pulea ai o tatou loto.”
Faitauga - Tusi Paia: Galuega 4:1-13
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I le faitauga o le Tusi Paia o le aso, na tali atu Peteru I le au Faresaio a’o tumau I lona faatuatua ma le suafa o Iesu Keriso. Peitai, na faapea le loto tele o Peteru ae lei papatisoina e Agaga Paia? O le tali faigofie e leai.
I le Mataio 14:28-32, na faamatalaina sa iai le fefe ma le mata’u ia Peteru ina ua ia vaaia le malosi o le matagi. I le Ioane 18:16-27, ina ua faailoa e auauna o ia o se tasi sa mulimuli ia Iesu, na ia teena ma ia tauto e na te leiloa Iesu. O le Peteru lava lea e tasi ua ia tali atu i le au Faresaio.
I le Galuega 4:10, o le tagata sa ia muai teena Iesu Keriso ua faapea mai, ‘o lē na fa‘asatauroina e ‘outou, o lē ‘ua toe fa‘atūina e le Atua nai ē ‘ua oti, o ia lava ‘ua tu mai ai lenei tagata ‘ua mālōlō i o ‘outou luma’. Na ia faaopoopo atu; ‘E leai fo‘i se tasi ‘ua i ai le ola; e leai lava se isi igoa i lalo o le lagi ‘ua foa‘iina mai i tagata e mafaia ‘ona fa‘aolaina ai o i tatou’, ua ia tulai maumaututu ia Iesu Keriso. O Peteru ina ua maea le aso Penetekoso ua suia ma e ese mai le Peteru sa iai muamua ae lei oo mai le aso Penetekoso. Ua ia maua le loto toa ma le loto tele ma ua mafai ona lauga atu e faatatau ia Iesu Keriso I so’o se tagata tusa lava po’o le a lo latou tulaga I le atunuu.
Fai mai le Galuega 4:13 ua iloa uma e tagata na latou iai le loto tele o Peteru ma Ioane. I nisi faaupuga ua matua iloa tino ma vaaia e tagata lo latou loto tele. O le a le mafuaaga o lenei ituaiga loto tele? O le tali o lea fesili e maua I le Galuega 4:8 ‘Ona fai atu lea o Peteru ‘iā te i latou, ‘ua tumu o ia i le Agaga Pa‘ia, “O ‘outou ali‘i o le nu‘u, ma toeaina o Isaraelu…
O le faatumuina ia Agaga Paia o le fofō lea o le fefe ma le mata’u. Afai o lo’o avea le fefe e taofia ai lou ausia o lou lumanai manuia, o lona uiga e lei faatumulia oe I le Agaga Paia. A faatumulia oe e Agaga Paia, e te tilotilo atu I mauga o faafitauli I ou luma ma e ataata auā e sili o ia ‘ua ‘iā te ‘outou, i lē ‘ua i le lalolagi (1 Ioane 4:4).
So’o se taimi e totolo atu ai le fefe I lou loto, amata ona e tautala I le Agaga Paia. Ia e tautala I Gagana eseese seia e oo I le tulaga ua sili atu i lou fefe. E foai atu ia te oe e Agaga Paia le loto tele e siitia ai lou tulaga I luga atu o ni faafitauli o lo’o iai I ou ala tusa lava po’o le a le tetele. Tatalo I le Agaga Paia I aso uma, suesue I lau Tusi Paia, ma faataga Agaga Paia e taitai oe. Ia avea Agaga Paia o lau paaga I taimi uma ona e vaaia lea ua e lē toe masani I le fefe. I le suafa o Iesu, Amene.
Translated from the English version
In the Bible reading for today, Peter confronted the Sadducees defending his faith and in the name of Jesus Christ. However, was Peter this bold before he was baptised in the Holy Spirit? The simple answer is, “No”. In Matthew 14:28-32, Peter was described as being ‘afraid’ after he saw the boisterousness of the wind. In John 18:16-27, when servants recognised him as one of Jesus’ followers, he denied it and swore that he did not know Jesus. This same Peter was now the one confronting Sadducees. In Acts 4:10, the one who denied Jesus Christ said, “The same Jesus you crucified, God has raised Him from the dead, and it is through Him that this lame man is standing before you whole.” He added that there is no other name given unto men by which anybody can be saved but by Jesus – he wa