00:00Now, I ride my bike a lot. Believe it or not, I ride my bike at least 20 miles. I'm
00:05not exaggerating. 20 miles a day, yes, I ride my bike. So that's why I am sweating many times. If
00:15I ride my bike, okay, who will be my mother? Teacher, you will be my mother.
00:21Okay. Alright. Alright. Sige, this is malapit sa akin si Justin. Please say, I need to put this on like
00:27that. Okay. I know that this, hindi kung tina yan, no? Kung ako yan.
00:33I say, ah, safety. At best, at best. Okay. Also, I need to put this on. Ah. Okay. Lagid ko
00:43sa kulo mo. Yan. At best. Okay. Magugulo na dito mo. Okay lang? Yan.
00:49Good. Now, before I ride my bike, I put these things on. Not only that, I put on my special
00:57shoes, special pants, special shirt. And also, I put on the lights for the front and also for the back.
01:04Now, all of those are optional. I don't have to do it.
01:07The law of business say, I must put on my helmet, put on my vest. No. They simply say, you
01:14want a bike? And you want to ride your bike? You know, it's, right? It's your own risk. That's what
01:19they say.
01:19However, as a responsible person, I want to make sure that I can be seen, especially at night. When you
01:26put this thing on, and then the light shines on you, it is reflective.
01:30All of a sudden, I happen to fall. I haven't yet. Nothing good. I'm protecting my head. Well, so, these
01:38are all optional, by the way.
01:40Did you know that for a Christian and for a Christian youngster, a lot of these things are optional. Going
01:46to church seems optional. Praying seems optional. Reading the Bible seems optional.
01:52But let me tell you this. When you do all of those things that I know will help you grow
01:58in your faith, you will benefit from that.
02:01You can, with a reflective shirt, you can let your light shine before people. With your helmet, whatever happens, you
02:08know you are saved.
02:09Now, let me ask you, what are those things, in your opinion, are optional, but then you elect to do
02:16it because you want to grow in your faith?
02:19Let's begin with E.J.
02:30How about the Bible? Reading the Bible? Okay. You have your own Bible? Okay. If you don't have a Bible,
02:36let me know.
02:37Because I'll give you one. About the light-up. What is something that you're doing that a lot of your
02:43friends are not doing, but you want to do it because it's for your own good.
02:48I'm going to go to school. Staying in school. That's optional for other people.
02:55Not for you, it's not optional because your dad will, you'll be as strong with your dad if you don't
03:00go to school. Okay.
03:01So, what's something that you're doing? Oh, I know. Wednesdays and Fridays, you don't have to do it, but you
03:10do it because you want to grow your faith.
03:12Okay. What is that? Wednesdays and Fridays. Wednesdays and Fridays. It has to do with your computer. It has to
03:18do with walking on.
03:20Per meeting.
03:20Per meeting. I always see her per meeting and also Bible study. And also Saturday, Peking of Power. That's why
03:27she's here.
03:28Those are optional for other folks. But, you know, young Asia does it because she wants to grow in her
03:35faith, right?
03:36Do you benefit from the Bible studies and per meetings? Do you benefit from those? Do you find lessons? Do
03:43you think that?
03:43Yeah.
03:44Okay. How about you? What's something that for you, you have to do because it's for your own good?
03:52Praying.
03:53Praying. Yeah. A lot of people go and pray, but you pray because you want to make sure that you
03:57meet God.
03:58And young Justin, what is something that you do? You know, a lot of folks or kids your age may
04:04call it optional for you.
04:06It's a must because I want to grow in my faith.
04:10Also prayer.
04:11Prayer. And coming to church. How about obeying your parents? Okay?
04:16That's optional for a lot of folks. But you do it because it's good for you.
04:20And also, you have your hand that right. If you don't obey your dad, make sure that you have your
04:26hand that on.
04:26Huh? It's supposed to be funny.
04:32So a lot of these things that you're doing. I know a lot of people are not doing it.
04:36I know for them it's optional. But you make it your priority because it is for your own good.
04:42My friends, I want to thank you for coming to church. I know for a lot of Californians, church is
04:47optional.
04:48But not for you. This is your day with the Lord, right? This is your time with the Lord, right?
04:53And Yom Kippur is tomorrow, day of atonement. But for you, we're not Jews, we're not Jewish.
05:00But we do our chair of coming to church, attending Bible studies and prayer meetings.
05:06I know for a lot of people they're optional.
05:08We can't afford not to do it, not to attend, but you want to do it for you to be
05:13strengthened in your faith.
05:14And I thank you for doing just that. Okay? I want you to know that Pastor appreciates us so much.
05:20Fold your hands, close your eyes. Bow your hands. Pray with me. Love you, God.
05:24God, we thank you for those things a lot of people call optional.
05:32But for us, it is mandatory, not because we are forced to do so, but because we are delighted to
05:42do it, to strengthen our faith.
05:45And we know, in doing so, blessings will appear. Not only now, but in the future. In Jesus' name we
05:55pray. Amen.
