2. Biblical Group Image

Key Learning Points:

1. We need to build real friendships and bonds in our small group so that we can build a God-driven community.

2. Our God-driven community should seek to serve God's Purpose.

Smallgroup Love!

Remember the line game eg.. line up in your height.. birthday.. no. of siblings!... The newspaper game.. and the card game where everyone got to know each other better?

The mainpoint of the games is so that youths can know each other more, and we can move from being membrs of the same samll group to being friends and members of a Godly community.

Being a member of God-driven community is one that does not seek to be popular, but one that seeks to serve God's purpose and to obey God.

John 6:22-27, 60-66

v. 22-27: a great crowd of people followed Jesus because He was able to do miraculous things and also feed them. Jesus was popular with the crowd.

v. 60-66: yet many did not truly believe in Jesus, and therefore left them when they could not accept Jesus' teachings.

Hence, we should learn that being in church doesn't mean you're popular but soley to serve God!!!

1. An Atmosphere Of Love (1/2)

Lesson on: 1/2/09

Key Learning Points

1. Love is intentionally doing something in Jesus' name, regardless of the cost or consequence to oneself.

2. There are different types of love: agape love, family love, love between friends, love between couples etc.

3. We love because God first loved us ( 1 John 4:19 ). We love also as a demostration of God's love and our discipleship.

What Is Love?

Love By Man: Mother taking care of her sick children when they fall sick

Love By Jesus:
Mark 1:4 (Jesus had compassion for the leper, reached out his hand and healed the leper.) Matthew 20:34 (Jesus had compassion on the blind beggars, and touched their eyes to heal them.)
John 3:16 (God so loved us that He sent His one and only son, Jesus to us)

What Is Common Across All The Stories?

1. Love requires sacrifice
2. Love must come from inside-the heart
3. Love is intentional: acts of love don't "drop from heaven"

Why Do We Need To Love?

1. Because God first loved us. He gave us the gift to love.
2. Because it is God's commandment. To obey his commandments is to love God. John 14:21, 15:9-13.
3. Because it is only by loving each other that we show ourselves as disciplines of God. John 13:34-35.
4. Because God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in Him. 1 John 4:16.

In Conclusion,

Love is intentionally doing something in Jesus' name, regardless of the cost or consequence to oneself.

Importance Of Knowing And Living Out The YM Foundational Principles

Key Learning Points

The Ym Foundational Principles form and help to grow the encuronment for youths to become Disciples of Christ. Every YM foundational principle is important.

As members of the YM, we need to adhere to the six YM foundational principles so that all of us can help each other to grow to become Disciples of Christ.


Objective Of Wesley YM

Discipleship - To make Disciples of Christ. ( Hence, through the YM foundations )

Through the next few lessons, we will be covering:

YM Foundational Principles

1. An Atmosphere Of Love
2. Biblical Group Image
3. A Consistent Contacting Ministry
4. A Proper Concept Of Christ
5. Prayerful Dependence
6. Communication Of The Word