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[0:00] 请祷吧我得承认当我在准备这篇讲道的时候,我非常紧张Andrew told me about four weeks back that the date I need to give the message, and I was working on it for a very long time.

[0:46] By the way, he's late.And I was put to test a few weeks ago when an incident took place in my life which really shook my foundation as a Christian.

[0:58] I thought I need to share this with you because I've been weaker than ever before.

[1:11] One weekend, along with my family, we had all gone to the Box Hill Shopping Center.

[1:24] And because it was a Saturday, it was extremely very crowded.Some of you who might know me, I'm not really a very shopping kind of guy, especially when it comes to grocery shopping.

[1:42] You may know I'm a really not a person who likes to go to the market, especially when it comes to shopping.To put it in a way, from the time when we have had kids, it's either me or Rebecca, we go individually to shop.

[1:54] So when she gives me the list, I know exactly what I need to buy, and I enter the shop, and I exit it within less than five minutes.And this is what exactly I used to do before marriage also.

[2:20] That is, I used to make a list of things before I enter the shop and finish it less than five minutes and walk out.Just like I said.Okay. Sorry, I think I jumped in.

[2:30] Now, this was really a Saturday where exactly as you all know how Box Hill is on Saturday, it was extremely very crowded.

[2:41] And taking our kids and managing the shopping and carrying all the bags, it was really driving me nuts.I told Rebecca that I'll wait at one place and take care of the kids, and she can go and do the shopping and come back.

[3:07] I told my wife Rebecca I'll take care of the kids outside and wait for her to buy things.But there was a problem because what she wanted is that she wanted me to accompany her, and because she felt that the shopping bags might be too heavy.

[3:20] Danshi Rebecca想让我们留下,因为有些包裹真的是很沉.Now, in this crowded market, with all the shopping bags and with the kids yelling and with all that, it was just too difficult and the entire situation was making me quite annoyed, I would say.

[3:41] But I had decided on that day that I wouldn't get into an argument, and I would do exactly as she tells me to do, and I would finish it on that day.

[4:00] 但是我不想与Rebecca争吵,所以我决定要保持冷静,尽量地去配合她。In the end, it all got over, and we were coming out of the shopping center.

[4:13] 最后我们终于结束了购物,并且要开车往商场外面走。Just then we saw a guy who was driving right in front of us, and who was driving really crazily, absolutely not following any rules.

[4:26] 但是我们发现在我们前面的那辆车,的司机开车开得很疯狂,根本没有遵守任何交通规则。And suddenly he decided to take a wrong U-turn, and go to the opposite side of the lane.

[4:40] 但突然间他决定在这样繁忙的马路上做了一个错误的U-形转弯,到对面的车道上去了。Now, I was very unhappy about it, so to express my unhappiness, I pressed the horn.

[4:52] I'm very unhappy, so to use my car's叭 to try to convince him, I'm not happy.He very rudely looked back at me, he honked back twice, and as if it was my fault.

[5:07] He also very humble to use my two-step, like I'm wrong.Now, in a split second, I just wanted to remove all my frustration what I had in the entire day.So I pulled down my window, and I yelled a foul word at him.

[5:19] Now, it really took Rebecca by utter surprise, because I'm usually the one preaching that one needs to keep a cool head while driving.

[5:34] I believe after we got married, this was the first time she saw me react in this spontaneous way.

[5:45] I believe this is from our marriage, she saw me react in this spontaneous way.She told me that I was absolutely behaving very silly, and the next, the following Sunday, I'm going to preach.

[5:57] Rebecca said, I feel very angry, and he told me that next week, I told him that I was telling.While returning back home, I was thinking a lot if anyone from church didn't see me.

[6:10] I was trying to figure out if anyone was at Box Hill the previous Saturday.

[6:23] I was trying to figure out if anyone was at Box Hill the previous Saturday.Now, it's a public confession, but I thought that I need to put it out, because today I'm going to preach God's word.

[6:35] Now, in James chapter 3 verse 1, here it very clearly says that not many of you should be teachers, my brothers, for you know that we who teach will be judged with greater strictness.

[6:52] So, today I come to you, not as a teacher, but as a friend and a brother who sits exactly the same way as you sit every Sunday on these chairs, and listen to the sermons.

[7:15] So, I'm not a teacher, but as a teacher, I'm a teacher who sits on these chairs, and listen to the speakers and friends.Let's start by reading the first verse.Can anybody read the first verse from Psalm 1 for me?

[7:30] Let's read the first verse.Let's read the first verse, if anyone can read the first verse of Psalm 1 for me?Okay.Excellent.Now, this really very clearly talks about picking up friends very wisely.

[7:57] Try to highlight the verbs here.It's walk, stand, and sit.Let's read the first verse, with the wrong crowd.

[8:10] Now, when you walk with the wrong crowd, you are a part of that crowd.When you stand with them, you're voluntarily being involved with them.

[8:24] When you stand with them, you're voluntarily being involved with them.When you stand with them, you will be willing to be connected with them.and standing, you have now decided that you're going to progress and sit in their company.So, which means it's very hard for you to now get up and walk.

[8:37] So, when you stand with them and stand with them, and stand with them, you have decided to work with them.That's how it is.In a very blunt way, as youngsters, we need to choose our friends very wisely, and not get caught up in the wrong crowd and ruin our lives.

[8:57] 坦白一点说,作为年轻人,我们要谨慎选择我们的朋友,不要被牵连到一些不好的人群中,而破坏了前途。Like, living as a Christian for most youngsters can be very difficult in today's world, I can understand.

[9:13] Like, here you have to come every Sunday to church.Seeing that a lot of things your non-Christian friends would be doing would be more exciting.

[9:28] Like, going to the shopping mall, playing sports, hanging around with their friends, watching movies.

[9:40] 比如说,去打球,或是跟朋友们出去看电影。Especially when your parents have to tell you all sorts of things to follow the rules, and mainly keep reminding you that you have to be straight with God.

[9:53] It's not a surprise that in today's world, it's very hard to be straight with God.

[10:06] 在今天来讲,与神要坦率确实是很困难的。Once upon a time, let me tell you, once upon a time, there was a preacher who, after nearly twenty years of his ministry, he decided to quit and become a funeral director.

[10:22] 很久以前,一个传道人在中心的服侍神二十年后辞掉了这份工作,而成为了一个举办葬礼的人。Like, some people asked him, why did he change his profession?

[10:34] 有人问他为什么要辞掉这份工作。He very sadly said that I spent ten years of my life trying to straighten John, and making sure that he quits alcoholism, but he's still an alcoholic today.

[10:50] 他很悲伤地说,我花了将近十年的时间去劝说John让他戒酒,但是他现在仍是一个酒鬼。Well, it's not that, John, don't worry about it.

[11:01] And then I spent two years of my life trying to straighten Harold and Susan's marriage, but they still ended up in a divorce.接着我又花了三年的时间去帮助Harold和Susan的婚姻问题,结果他们最后还是离婚了。Then I again tried two years trying to make sure that Joe quits his drug addicts, but he's still a drug addict till today.

[11:22] And then I spent two years of my life trying to convince Joe to get into jail, but he still is still a drug addict till today.Now, today when I go to the funeral home, and when I tell the dead bodies to stay straight, they always stay straight.

[11:35] And then I stay straight.At times we might laugh about it, but if you really see that do we want to be straight with God only when we are inside our coffin?

[11:50] 仔细想一想,我们真的要等我们的老了或者快死的时候才要归向神吗?When last Sunday,Chris was talking about being, talking about death.That is, he did tell us that it can come anytime.

[12:03] 上星期天,Chris讲道的时候谈到死,他说死亡随时都可能来。Now, as we look at Revelation chapter 14, verse 13, I'll read it out from, I'm following the new international version.

[12:19] And I heard a voice from heaven saying, Write this down, blessed are those who die in the Lord from now on.Yes, says the Spirit, they are blessed indeed.

[12:30] 在启示录十四章十三节说,我听见从天上有声音说,你要写下,从今以后,在主里面而死的人有福了。圣灵说,是的,他们吸了自己的劳苦,做工的果效也随着他们。It doesn't say here that who will die in the Lord when they become old.

[12:50] 主并没有说,当你老的时候将会在主里而死。We need to know that death can come anytime, and the time is always now.我们要认识到死亡随时都可能来,也许就是现在。Back in the days of Adam and Eve, the serpent was the one who gave the wicked advice.

[13:11] 在亚当夏娃的时代,蛇出了一个很诡诈的主意。Now, today, whom do you think the wicked advice would come from?而今天你认为谁会出一些坏主意呢?

[13:22] Is it politicians?是政治家吗?Britney Spears shaving off her head.布兰尼剃头。Television.

[13:34] It's...It's...In fact, whether you are an adult, or whether you are a teen,You have to be careful about how you pick your friends and how you live your life.

[13:45] 事实上,不论是成年人或是青年人,我们都需要谨慎地选择我们身边的朋友。I'll jump directly to verse number two.

[13:57] It's very short.It says that,But whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and who meditates in his law day and night.在第二节中说,唯喜爱耶和华的律法,昼夜思想,这人便为有福。What it says here is that, when you delight in what the Lord wants you to do, you pretty much can't get enough of it.

[14:22] 这里说,当你喜爱主的话时,你就会更加地去渴望他。Like a real smart person, you want to be implementing God's laws, and thinking about it day and night.

[14:33] 一个真正聪明的人会昼夜不停地思想神的话。What it talks about is that we as youngsters need to be consumed with the word of God,Just like how boys today will get consumed with video games, or girls might get consumed with shopping.

[14:52] 就像我们年轻人,有的时候男孩子会对电子游戏痴迷,或者像女孩子对逛商场或化妆品痴迷一样。We can, if you see verse 3, like here it says,The person is like a tree planted by the streams of water, which yields its fruit and season, and whose leaf does not wither.

[15:20] Whatever they do, prospers.第三节说,他要像一棵树栽在溪水旁,按时候结果子,叶子也不枯干,凡他所做的尽都顺利。Now, this is really an excellent promise.

[15:36] 这是一个非常好的承诺。When you have the word of God, you start to make smarter decisions in life.当你有了神的话的时候,你就会做出更好的决定。Suddenly you're much wiser than the world which is around you.

[15:52] 你会比你周围的世界更加聪明。And you suddenly start thinking very clearly.而且突然间你的思想会变得更加清楚。If we notice that this chapter has exactly six verses,好,我们注意一下,这张诗篇一共只有六节。The first three talk about the blessings what God is going to give us.

[16:12] 前三节是讲神的祝福。And the rest of the three are clear warnings.而后三节则是讲警戒。Can anyone read verse 4, 5, and 6?

[16:26] 有人可以读一下四五六节经文吗?Thank you, Andrew.Now, if you ask me, I really don't want to be on the other side of the coin.

[16:39] 而如果你问我,我一定不想在这条路的另外一边。We all don't want to be included in the ungodly company,where it talks about being worthless and scattered with the wind,and condemnment and judgment and all these things.

[16:58] 我们不想活在一个没有神的,毫无价值的世界里,被风吹散,被谴责,被审判。It's a very scary thing to think about this situation.

[17:08] 那样的世界是很可怕的。When we stand in front of God, He would basically tell us that I told you about it, or I warned you, or my Bible is very clear, it's a crystal clear warning.

[17:21] 当我们站在上帝面前时,他也许会说,我已经警告过你,也告诉过你,或者他会说,你已经读过我圣经上的话了,我也说得非常明确了。Let me assure you, friends, that the Lord knows you very well. He knows what you do in private.

[17:38] 上帝非常地了解你。He knows what you're hiding.He knows what you're hiding.He knows when you speak about others.He knows when you pray,and he even knows when you're sad,and he knows when you need him.

[17:55] He even knows what you're thinking day and night,and he wants to,what's consuming your thoughts,right at this moment,right now.

[18:06] He even knows what you're thinking day and night,and he wants to,what's consuming your thoughts,right at this moment,right now.He even knows what you're thinking day and night,甚至是你现在在想什么。Finally,I would like to say that,pick your friends wisely,and don't be on the other side of the coin,where it talks about being worthless,and scattered by the wind,and condemnment,and judgment,and all these things.

[18:31] 最后我要说,谨慎的选择朋友,仔细思考神的话,但不要站到路的另外一边,那是一个没有神的,毫无价值的世界,被风吹散,被谴责,被审判。I'll tell you by ending with a true story.

[18:45] 最后我要讲一个真实的故事。More than a century ago,two sportsmen,they were sailing around the coast of Scotland.一个多世纪前,有两个水手,用帆船到达了苏格兰的海岸。他们在爱沃尼斯的一个码头,泼了他们的船,就上了岸,在美列的乡村里面散步。很快天黑了,他们就迷路了,找不到回码头的路。于是他们敲响了一家农夫的门,想请求他能给他们一点饭吃,并且能让他们戒宿一夜。农民打开了门,用怀疑的目光上下打量他们,接着就把他们赶走了。于是他们敲响了农夫邻居家的门,而这位农夫接待了这两位陌生人。他和他们一起坐下聊天,并且用好吃的热情款待了他们。在早上,他也给他们一个大厨的晚餐,帮他们把他们赶走了。于是他们敲响了农夫邻居家的门,而这位农夫接待了这两位陌生人。他和他们一起坐下聊天,并且用好吃的热情款待了他们。他和他们一起坐下聊天,并且用好吃的热情款待了他们。他甚至给了他们床和早餐。在苏格兰的传统里面,早餐是很丰富的。后来农夫发现其中一个水手是王子威尔士,后来成了国王爱德华武士。想象一下那个既羞愧又失望的第一个农夫,他居然把他的国王拒之门外。我们都会认为第一个农民很蠢。但是我们要问我们自己。我们难道不需要敞开我们的心门去接受万王之王万主之祖吗?

[21:14] 你再也不会看见任何其他的国王有这样的有耐心去等你,并且一直在你的身边。最后,要对你身边的人好一点。因为我们的言行举止也许是一些人这一生唯一会读的圣经。仔细想一下,也许一些人这一生唯一读的圣经就是我们的言行。真的有很多人会看我们基督徒的生活方式,并且有时候他们也会故意地试探我们。