Jehovah Rohi: The Lord my Shepherd 3 JUN 2018 ANDREW WONG

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1 Jehovah Rohi: The Lord my Shepherd 3 JUN 2018 ANDREW WONG

2 OT Reading Psalm 23 1 The LORD is my shepherd, I lack nothing. 2 He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, 3 he refreshes my soul. He guides me along the right paths for his name s sake. 4 Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. 5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. 6 Surely your goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD

3 诗篇 23 大卫的诗 1 耶和华是我的牧者 1 我必不至缺乏 2 他使我躺卧在青草地上, 2 领我在可安歇的水边 3 他使我的灵魂苏醒, 3 为自己的名引导我走义路 4 我虽然行过死荫的幽谷, 4 也不怕遭害 4 因为你与我同在 4 你的竿, 你的杖, 都安慰我 5 在我敌人面前, 5 你为我摆设筵席 5 你用油膏了我的头, 5 使我的福杯满溢 6 我一生一世 6 必有恩惠慈爱随着我 6 我且要住在耶和华的殿中, 6 直到永远

4 NT Reading 1 Peter 5:2-4 2 Be shepherds of God s flock that is under your care, watching over them not because you must, but because you are willing, as God wants you to be; not pursuing dishonest gain, but eager to serve; 3 not lording it over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock. 4 And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that will never fade away.

5 Gospel Reading Matthew 25: When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his glorious throne. 32 All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. 33 He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left.

6 Gospel Reading 34 Then the King will say to those on his right, Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. 35 For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, 36 I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.

7 Sheep vs Goats 绵羊和山羊 Historically, sheep and goats look the same. 绵羊和山羊看起来是一样 Spot the difference 哪些是绵羊, 哪些是山羊?

9 Wild Sheep 野生绵羊 Mountain Goat 野山羊 Wild Goat 野山羊 Domestic Sheep 家养的羊

10 Sheep vs Goats 绵羊和山羊 Difference is more internal than external 差异不是在外部而是内部的 Sheep are dependent on their shepherd and defenseless. 绵羊依赖他们的牧羊者, 毫无防备 Goats, on the other hand, have a reputation for being independent, dangerous and destructive. 另一方面, 山羊因独立, 危险和破坏性而闻名

11 Sheep vs Goats 绵羊和山羊 Shepherds protect sheep from their environment, whereas goatherds protect the environment from their goats. 牧羊者保护绵羊不受环境影响, 而牧羊者则保护环境免受山羊的伤害 A sheep is led by its shepherd. A goatherd is led by his goat. 绵羊是牧羊者领导的但牧羊人由他的山羊领导

13 1. The Shepherd DIRECTS the sheep 牧羊者指示羊 Are we sheep or goats? 我们是绵羊还是山羊? Do we follow our Shepherd and listen to His voice? 我们跟随我们的牧羊者听他的声音吗?

14 John 10:1-5 Very truly I tell you Pharisees, anyone who does not enter the sheep pen by the gate, but climbs in by some other way, is a thief and a robber. 2 The one who enters by the gate is the shepherd of the sheep. 3 The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen to his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. 4 When he has brought out all his own, he goes on ahead of them, and his sheep follow him because they know his voice. 5 But they will never follow a stranger; in fact, they will run away from him because they do not recognize a stranger s voice.

15 约翰福音 10:1-5 1 我实实在在的告诉你们, 人进羊圈, 不从门进去, 倒从别处爬进去, 那人就是强盗 2 从门进去的, 才是羊的牧人 3 看门的就给他开门羊也听他的声音他按着名叫自己的羊, 把羊领出来 4 既放出自己的羊来, 就在前头走, 羊也跟着他, 因为认得他的声音 5 羊不跟着生人, 因为不认得他的声音必要逃跑

17 Lessons from the video 影片的指点 1. There s always one that s in danger of missing the gate 总会有一个人有失踪的危险 2. There are leaders and followers in every herd. Leaders are the sheep that follow the shepherd s voice. Followers are the sheep that simply go where the green pasture is. (John 6:26) 每个群体都有领袖和追随者领袖是跟随牧羊者声音的羊追随者是那些跟随绿草地的羊

18 Lessons from the video 影片的指点 3. Green pastures can become your idol, and prevent you from following the Shepherd. 绿草地 ( 好东西 ) 可以成为你的偶像, 并阻止你跟随牧羊者

19 1. The Shepherd DIRECTS the sheep 牧羊者指示羊 Whose voice are we listening to? Ourselves, our desires? The world? The green pastures? The thief? He tempts you with nice stuff The Shepherd? We GAIN purpose and direction when we follow the leading of the Shepherd

20 2. The Shepherd DISCIPLINES the sheep 牧羊者管教羊 Rod protection (1 Sam 17: But David said to Saul, Your servant has been keeping his father s sheep. When a lion or a bear came and carried off a sheep from the flock, 35 I went after it, struck it and rescued the sheep from its mouth. When it turned on me, I seized it by its hair, struck it and killed it.)[ 竿 - 保卫 ] Staff discipline (Micah 7:14 Shepherd your people with your staff, the flock of your inheritance, which lives by itself in a forest, in fertile pasturelands.)[ 牧杖 - 惩戒 ]

21 2. The Shepherd DISCIPLINES the sheep 牧羊者管教羊 Rod protection[ 竿 - 保卫 ] Staff discipline[ 牧杖 - 惩戒 ]

22 2. The Shepherd DISCIPLINES the sheep 牧羊者管教羊 Do we despise the Lord s discipline? 我们鄙视主的管教吗? Or do we see it as part of His love? 或者我们将它看作是他爱的一部分? The Lord disciplines us because He loves us! 主责备我们, 因为祂爱我们!

23 Hebrews 希伯来书 12:5-11 My son, do not make light of the Lord s discipline, and do not lose heart when he rebukes you, 6 because the Lord disciplines the one he loves, and he chastens everyone he accepts as his son. 我儿, 你不可轻看主的管教, 被他责备的时候, 也不可灰心 6 因为主所爱的他必管教, 又鞭打凡所收纳的儿子

24 Hebrews 12: Endure hardship as discipline; God is treating you as his children. For what children are not disciplined by their father? 8 If you are not disciplined and everyone undergoes discipline then you are not legitimate, not true sons and daughters at all. 9 Moreover, we have all had human fathers who disciplined us and we respected them for it. How much more should we submit to the Father of spirits and live! 10 They disciplined us for a little while as they thought best; but God disciplines us for our good, in order that we may share in his holiness. 11 No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it.

25 希伯来书 12: 你们所忍受的, 是神管教你们, 待你们如同待儿子焉有儿子不被父亲管教的呢 8 管教原是众子所共受的, 你们若不受管教, 就是私子, 不是儿子了 9 再者, 我们曾有生身的父管教我们, 我们尚且敬重他, 何况万灵的父, 我们岂不更当顺服他得生呢 10 生身的父都是暂随己意管教我们惟有万灵的父管教我们, 是要我们得益处, 使我们在他的圣洁上有分 11 凡管教的事, 当时不觉得快乐, 凡觉得愁苦后来却为那经练过的人, 结出

26 Hardship is life s way of telling us we need to turn to God harder than before.

27 2. The Shepherd DISCIPLINES the sheep 牧羊者管教羊 The Lord disciplines us out of love so that we will GROW up 主用爱教训我们使我们成长

28 3. The Shepherd DELIGHTS the sheep 牧羊者使羊喜悦 Even in hardship (in the presence of enemies), the Lord blesses (to overflowing) 即使在困境中 ( 在敌人面前 ), 主也会祝福 ( 到满溢 ) How can the Psalmist say that there is overflowing blessing in the midst of hardship? 诗人如何说困难中充满福气?

29 3. The Shepherd DELIGHTS the sheep 牧羊者使羊喜悦 Because he shifts his focus from below to above 因为他将瞩目从下面转移到上面 1. Unshakeable assumptions (the Lord IS my Shepherd); 2. Acknowledging hardship (I am in the shadow of death); 3. Shifting focus (YOU are with me) 1. 不可动摇的基本假设 ( 主是我的牧者 ); 2. 承认困难 ( 我在死亡的阴影中 ); 3. 转移焦点 ( 你与我同在 )

30 3. The Shepherd DELIGHTS the sheep 牧羊者使羊喜悦 4. Living in the promises: Goodness and love will chase/pursue after you 4. 声称上帝的诺言 : 善良和爱会在你之后追逐 / 追求 HE is our delight 上帝是我们的喜悦 The Hebrew word "rohi" (or "ro'i" or "ro'eh") is both a noun and a verb, meaning "a shepherd" and "a pasture", as well as "to shepherd" or "to pasture". An extended translation of the word as a noun is also "friend" or "companion". That is, God s presence is the ultimate sign of His shepherding. 上帝的同在是祂牧养的最终标志

31 When the Lord is your Shepherd 当主是你的牧者时... You GAIN purpose and direction (when He directs) 你获得目标和方向 ( 当他指导 ) You GROW up (when He disciplines and protects) 你成长起来 ( 当他惩戒和保护 ) You are GRATIFIED (when He delights) 你很满足 ( 当他给喜悦 )

32 When the Lord is your Shepherd 当主是你的牧者时... All this so that you 这一切是让你... REPRESENT Him as a mature and responsible shepherd (As Christ is your example, so you become their example cf. NT Reading be examples to the flock, Gospel Reading: whatever you did for the least of mine, you did for me ) 代表他做一个成熟和负责任的牧羊者 ( 正如基督是你的榜样, 所以你成为他人榜样新约阅读你是羊群的榜样, 福音阅读 : 无论你为这些最少做的, 你为我做了什么 )

33 Personal Testimony 个人证言 Psalm 23:1 is one of my life verses I have never been in want. I lack nothing. I m not worried about the future, because God leads me to green pastures and still waters. After breakup of 7-year relationship, in the middle of the valley of the shadow of death, I learned how to worship. What was impossibly broken was miraculously mended. God blessed me beyond my dreams (I couldn t even dream) even in the midst of that darkness.

39 The Lord is my Shepherd 耶和华是我的牧者 Will you follow your Shepherd, and learn what it means to be His sheep? 你会跟随你的牧者, 学习成为他的羊吗? Enjoy the still waters and green pastures 享受静水和绿草地 You will bring His peace with you to bless others 你会带着他的平安与你保佑别人

40 Reflection & Application 1. Have you ever followed your own way instead of the Lord s way? How did it turn out? 2. How can you follow the Lord s leading now? 3. How has the Lord blessed you in life? 4. What are the times that the Lord has led you out of the valley of the shadow of death? 5. How can you shepherd others toward the Lord?

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