Family Retreat

“Eli’s sons were scoundrels; they had no regard for the Lord. Now it was the practice of the priests that, whenever any of the people offered a sacrifice, the priest’s servant would come with a three-pronged fork in his hand while the meat was being boiled and would plunge the fork into the pan or kettle or caldron or pot. Whatever the fork brought up the priest would take for himself. This is how they treated all the Israelites who came to Shiloh. But even before the fat was burned, the priest’s servant would come and say to the person who was sacrificing, “Give the priest some meat to roast; he won’t accept boiled meat from you, but only raw.” If the person said to him, “Let the fat be burned first, and then take whatever you want,” the servant would answer, “No, hand it over now; if you don’t, I’ll take it by force.” This sin of the young men was very great in the Lord’s sight, for they were treating the Lord’s offering with contempt. But Samuel was ministering before the Lord—a boy wearing a linen ephod. Each year his mother made him a little robe and took it to him when she went up with her husband to offer the annual sacrifice. Eli would bless Elkanah and his wife, saying, “May the Lord give you children by this woman to take the place of the one she prayed for and gave to the Lord.” Then they would go home. And the Lord was gracious to Hannah; she gave birth to three sons and two daughters. Meanwhile, the boy Samuel grew up in the presence of the Lord. Now Eli, who was very old, heard about everything his sons were doing to all Israel and how they slept with the women who served at the entrance to the tent of meeting. So he said to them, “Why do you do such things? I hear from all the people about these wicked deeds of yours. No, my sons; the report I hear spreading among the Lord’s people is not good. If one person sins against another, God may mediate for the offender; but if anyone sins against the Lord, who will intercede for them?” His sons, however, did not listen to their father’s rebuke, for it was the Lord’s will to put them to death. And the boy Samuel continued to grow in stature and in favor with the Lord and with people. Now a man of God came to Eli and said to him, “This is what the Lord says: ‘Did I not clearly reveal myself to your ancestor’s family when they were in Egypt under Pharaoh? I chose your ancestor out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to go up to my altar, to burn incense, and to wear an ephod in my presence. I also gave your ancestor’s family all the food offerings presented by the Israelites. Why do you scorn my sacrifice and offering that I prescribed for my dwelling? Why do you honor your sons more than me by fattening yourselves on the choice parts of every offering made by my people Israel?’ “Therefore the Lord, the God of Israel, declares: ‘I promised that members of your family would minister before me forever.’ But now the Lord declares: ‘Far be it from me! Those who honor me I will honor, but those who despise me will be disdained. The time is coming when I will cut short your strength and the strength of your priestly house, so that no one in it will reach old age, Every one of you that I do not cut off from serving at my altar I will spare only to destroy your sight and sap your strength, and all your descendants will die in the prime of life. “ ‘And what happens to your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, will be a sign to you—they will both die on the same day. I will raise up for myself a faithful priest, who will do according to what is in my heart and mind. I will firmly establish his priestly house, and they will minister before my anointed one always. Then everyone left in your family line will come and bow down before him for a piece of silver and a loaf of bread and plead, “Appoint me to some priestly office so I can have food to eat.” ’ ””

‭‭1 Samuel‬ ‭2‬:‭12‬-‭31‬, ‭33‬-‭36‬ ‭NIV‬‬

https://bible.com/bible/111/1sa.2.12-36.NIV

Worship Vs Contempt

Contempt - V17 

Treating the Lord’s offering with contempt 

- treating God with disregard, as worthless or beneath consideration 

How we give our offerings 

How we worship

How we pray before meals, watch our hearts when we pray

How we treat the Lord’s day

V18 Samuel was ministernh before the Lord

Wearing an ephod and treating God as worthy of blessing, honour, glory and power. Rev 5:12

We honour human Kings in Palace by dressing up well. Do we sinply dress up for comfort when we come before the Lord. 

Consecrating Worship

Who are we in relationship with 

Discipleship Vs Profanity

Profanity- slept with women who served at entrance to the tent of meeting V22

Treating God’s holiness with contempt

Discipleship- grew up in the presence of God V21

Immersed in the presence of God

Consecrating Discipleship

How much worth is God and His Holiness to us?

In what ways are we profaning the presence of God by thought, word, or action in following Christ?

_{Maturity Vs Blasphemy}

Blasphemy - scorn my sacrifice and offering V29

An utterance rhat shows contempt, disrespects or insilts God and what is sacred? 

Maturity - grow In statue and in favour with the Lord and with people V26

Maturing to be like Christ 2 Cor 3:18

Media is preparing a whole generation who thinks ugly  Anti-Christ as cool ! 

Consecrating Maturity 

Do we insult God by the way we speak of His Wors and His Ways? 

Are we following after Jesus and becoming more complete and mature in Him? 

How do we follow Christ? 

Reflection 

In what ways havevwe grown increasingly comfortable with darkness, sometimes to the point of feeling trapped and helpless in our family? 

Has the great transfer take plave or us taking place in our lives? In our families? 

We are Family Church Retreat 2023

We are Family Church Retreat 2023

Karabrunai Resorts https://www.nexusresort.com/en 

29 - 31 May 2023

https://www.nexusresort.com/en

1st church camp after pandemic. It has been at least 5 long years 

since the last church retreat organised.

First morning, woke up to witness intense exercise 

at the beach by our eldest son, Elliot. Quite a scary photo right ?

Family has to have forgiveness for one another. 

Have to learn to wash one another's feet, now modern way, 

we used cleansing wipes to wash the feet. I got a foot massage 

espcially for my bunions simply because I asked for it. 

Family group hug at the youth session with Bel 

and its her 18th birthday today! 

Worship session at the main hall.

About 200 campers at this camp.

Twenty Ways for me to feel loved :-

1. Someone remembers my special days.
2. Someone remembers my sepcial events and offer prayers for me.
3. When I received a special message 
4. Someone offers helps in kitchen and cooking.
5. Spending time with me.
6. Having a lovely meal just because we want to. 
7. Someone calling me just to say what they think of my work
8. Having a deep conversations about personal life and life in general
9. To feel understood 
10. To be heard of my situations
11. To receive a gift to pamper myself esp for me-time
12. To go for massage and spa 
13. To blog or write down what I am grateful for
14. Show appreciation to people who I am grateful for - sharing love to others
15. Reach out to people I love and care
16. Accept compliments from others
17. Helping me to do research on topics that are of concerns and interests to me.
18. Bringing my favourite food to me when I could not go out.
19. Accpeting me trully for who I am and not criticise my flaws.
20. To read up a good write up about keen topics. 

https://www.minimalismmadesimple.com/home/feeling-loved/

God's Ideas about Family through the lens of Marriage Relationship

Why do you think God started "family" with a marriage relationship instead of a parental relationship or a sibling relationship ?

Marriage - equal ground, not lord over one another

Sacrifical relationship 

Protective relationship

Nurturing relationship

Bone of my bone, flesh of my flesh, couple are one 

Husband and wife submit to God, wife submit to husband

Parental relationship is hierachy, order

Siblings - same level 

Building Blocks for building relationship within family

Complimenting

Assuring Confidence 

Comforting

Couching

2023 Church Vision

Break Barriers

Bridge Builders 

Rev Renny Khoo

2 Corinthians 5:18-20

“All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting people’s sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation. We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ’s behalf: Be reconciled to God.”

‭‭2 Corinthians‬ ‭5‬:‭18‬-‭20‬ ‭NIV‬‬

https://bible.com/bible/111/2co.5.19-20.NIV

Bridges are symbolic of human’s connections.

CONNECTION 

Gift of listening 

Jesus became the bridge connecting us to God.

Ministry of reconciliation 

1. God is the initiator and He reconnected Himself to us! 
2. He gave us the Ministry of reconciliation.
3. We are entrusted the message of reconciliation.
4. Be reconciled to God.

Are we connected to God? 

Is it a weak or strong connection? 

How much of the omnipresent God is inside us? 

How much we desire the presence of God? 

There is a shift within us to desire the presence and glory of God! 

Church and Politic by Bishop Rev Dr James Wong

The Church

The Church
1 Peter 2:4-5
Rev Renny Khoo

1 Peter 2:4-5 (KJV)
To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious,

Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.

Correct question - Who (not what) is church? 正确的问题—谁（不是什么）是教会？

1. Idea 理念

2. Practice 实践

Ephesians 2:19-22

V19 members of the household of God with Jesus as Chief Cornerstone
Being joined togerher

1 Corinthians 3:10-16
Noone can lay any foundation other than what the one that has been laid, that foundation is Jesus Christ.

The Lord dwells among His People. His tabernacle is with us.

Who is Church?

Church is God's IDEA. God and Church cannot be separated.

The Idea 

IDEA - Rests on Jesus Christ, our foundation.

The Practice

PRACTICE - Behaves in a communal manner.


Romans 12:1-21

 a) “Holy priesthood” - Serve “神圣的祭司”—事奉
The first expression to be in communal is to serve God and one another.


 b) “Offer spiritual sacrifices” - Sacrificial serving “供属灵的献祭”—委身的事奉
 Everyone belongs. 每一个人都属于
 Everyone serves. 每一个人都事奉



Hebrews 13:15-16
Do good and share what you have

Philippians 4:10-20
Gifts and material things

Romans 15:16
Be a minister of Christ to the Gentiles bringing them to Christ


Convenient VS Committed Volunteers
We want Committed Volunteers so that the House of God will be built.

Everyone serves.

Pentecost Sunday : Birthday of the Church

Pentecost Sunday : Birthday of the Church

Acts 2:4-12

Pr Renny Khoo

4 June 2017

Understand the Liturgical Calendar

Time helps us celebrate our special life moments and we could celebrate it again and again.  Time plays an important part of in the spiritual lives of believers as it connects us with God and His story. There is Chrono time and Kairos time. The Greek Kairos time is also known in the Christian context as the right time, a window of opportunity time. When it passes, the situation will be different. The Chrono time is the sequential time where the Liturgical calendar reflect and celebrates the Kairos moments of Jesus’ life, death, resurrection and return. Each season celebrates an important aspect of His life. There are 6 main seasons – Advent- preparing the coming of Christ, Christmas, Epiphany – revelation of God in the human form of the Son of God from birth till His baptism. Lent – preparation for Easter starting with celebrating Ash Wednesday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday, Easter/ Resurrection Sunday. Feast of Pentecost – the sending of the Holy Spirit to the Apostle and followers and the Church coming into existence with the recount of the Holy Spirit descending on the disciples and the speaking in tongues. The reformation day was inserted but do not form part of the Liturgical calendar but is important as part of our heritage in the Lutheran World Federation context where Martin Luther posted his 95 thesis on the church door at Wittenberg which was also the turning point of church history.

Acts 2:1-12

1 When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. 2 Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. 3 They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. 4 All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them.

5 Now there were staying in Jerusalem God-fearing Jews from every nation under heaven. 6 When they heard this sound, a crowd came together in bewilderment, because each one heard them speaking in his own language. 7 Utterly amazed, they asked: "Are not all these men who are speaking Galileans? 8 Then how is it that each of us hears them in his own native language? 9 Parthians, Medes and Elamites; residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, 10 Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya near Cyrene; visitors from Rome 11 (both Jews and converts to Judaism); Cretans and Arabs-we hear them declaring the wonders of God in our own tongues!" 12 Amazed and perplexed, they asked one another, "What does this mean?"

13 Some, however, made fun of them and said, "They have had too much wine."

Pentecost

Celebrate the sending of the Holy Spirit to the apostles and other followers of Jesus Christ and this celebration is to be celebrated among fellow believers in a communal manner. Testimonies from the baptism and confirmation candidates confirmed the calling of believers to grow and uphold each other in a perpetual manner.

Pentecost Today

1) Remember God's faithful act in the past

Pentecost is the birthday of the church which entails the celebration of the coming of the Holy Spirit in worship activities. We remember God fulfilling his promise of the Holy Spirit as He commanded them to wait for the Holy Spirit and the Holy Spirit came and fall on them birthing new lives.

2) Recognize God's act among us today

This new lives of the early disciples continues in us and this is manifested in the Holy Spirit convicting us of any wrong doings and bringing comfort when feeling lost/ depressed.

3) Prepare for God's action through us in the future

We are to continuously declare God's deed and power in various languages as these languages signifies people or culture. Even amidst great persecution as in the times of the disciples some 2000 years ago till today as experience by those in the Coptic churches in Egypt, they are growing and living out their Christian faith. We as the gospel bearers will continue to advance and be followers and carers of the Gospel.

Today’s act of baptism and confirmation on Pentecost Sunday is also a time where we acknowledge the indwelling of the Holy Spirit in our lives, being sealed/ marked by the Holy Spirit through water baptism in a public and community setting so that God’s presence can be fully manifested in all its glory for God is ever ready to bless us in abundance and to overflowing far more than we can imagine.  

Questions

1) Read John 14-16. Why did Jesus introduce the Holy Spirit before His death resurrection and return to   heaven?

 2) Who is the Holy Spirit? Why are (some of us?) afraid of Him? What misconceptions do we have?

3) Share an experience or a question about the Holy Spirit.

Be a community with Agenda

Church family Series :

Be a community with Agenda

 Pr Janice Chin

5 March 2017

Text: Colossians 2:6-7; Ephesians 4:12-16

Story of a man who helped a little boy (who was too short) ring the doorbell and told to run! He didn't know what the agenda of the (naughty) little boy was! When we say someone has an agenda, it carries negative connotations, implying he has "niat jahat". I wonder what his or her agenda is? It's not always bad to have an agenda. By definition, agenda simply means underlying intentions or motives of a particular person or group. 

Let's be a community with agenda this morning. A church without an agenda or clear one would just be "Church-ianity" and playing church with a lot of activities, but without direction or conviction, and lacking a strong sense of conviction or purpose. A church with an intentional or purposeful agenda is altogether a different story. What does it really mean for us to gather at church on Sundays? What's our agenda every Sunday? What should be our agenda and priority as a church? A good and true agenda is found in Colossians 2:6-7. The agenda is to grow. Growth is a priority.

Colossians 2:6-7

(1.) Grow Yourself

2 Corinthians 3:18

 18 And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the Lord's glory, are being transformed into his likeness with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.

Dying to self is so essential to growth. It's not just an event; it's a process, a process for life. We are to die for life. That's what we are called to do as followers of Jesus. There can be so little transformation and change in the midst of much busyness and activities. Could it be that we're living for ourselves? If we're living for God, we would be dying to ourselves and surely there's transformation. John 12:24; 2 Cor. 3:18. God would desire this for us and so should we. 

Pr. told the story of a family member planting something in the garden and not taking care of it and then finding it dead later. Her father, being the realist, said matter-of-factly, "Of course it died! You just planted it and left it to God, whether it grows or dies." Grow Or Die = G.O.D. (Acronym). 

Don't plant and leave to GOD - Grow Or Die ! 

Growth takes diligence and Progress must be maintained - Progress or Regress! 

Personal breakthrough takes diligence. If we desire to experience more of God, if we desire to be transformed into the likeness of Christ, it takes diligence. It takes continual choosing and conscious effort to correct one's body posture, say from a slouching posture to an upright posture. If we desire to continually grow in Christ, it takes effort and diligence. God's call is for us to grow as a people of God. Progress needs to be achieved and maintained. 

Pablo Casals, one of the greatest cellists, maintained a disciplined regimen of 5 to 6 hours of practice a day, even on the day he died. When asked why, he answered, "Because I think I'm making progress." Progress needs to be worked at. If we are not progressing, we could regress. If we track the disciples' journey with Jesus in the Gospels, they had to surrender and leave behind things. It involved surrender, death to self and resolve to grow and not fall away when things got tough.

(2.) Grow Others

2 Timothy 2:2

 2 And the things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to reliable men who will also be qualified to teach others.

We are called to grow one another, nurture one another. 

Learn to share life-giving thoughts, ideas, books we read.

Our call and our agenda is to grow ourselves and grow one another. This is because discipleship in community is the fullness and not just individualistic. Think about the difference between 20% of us investing in the next generation of disciples versus all of us investing. We are all disciples and disciplemakers, no matter what your job is and your stage of life or your level of spirituality. We are all called to nurture our faith and the faith of others. It's necessary because it's mutually edifying. It's always reciprocal. It's two way. Life impacts life. One way to grow ourselves and others is to learn to read or to share life-giving stuff. Reading is a good way. God's call is for us to all grow together. Grow to be like His Son. Grow to the full stature of Christ. Grow in Christlikeness. We're very much challenged to grow. It's not just a duty but a privilege to grow others.

In the bestselling book, "The Tipping Point", John Wesley's values and beliefs were captured by the author Malcolm Gladwell in this way: "If you wanted to bring about a fundamental change in people's belief and behaviour, a change that would persist and serve as an example to others, you needed to create a community around them, where those new beliefs could be practised and expressed and nurtured." We learn to hear and do. We learn to listen and obey. We spur one another on to obey God's Word. Can you imagine being pregnant and not wanting to give birth? If we want to see God's work multiply in our midst, it starts with us.

2 Timothy 2:2

Believing in disciple-making does not make disciples. Connect groups (in and of themselves) do not make disciples. Disciples make disciples. Hunger is, therefore, key. How are we together cultivating a hunger for God? Together. Can you picture it in your mind? Two means (hunger-habits). The habits of people who are spiritually hungry. Is our agenda driven by our own convenience, preference and personality or driven by God who supersedes all those? Love compels us to do remarkable things and to live distinctly different for God. I want to challenge us to have a holy discontent. To grow, we must counter our culture of individualistic privacy, convenience and comfort. 

Two hunger-habits are :-

Worship - Worship should propel us to greater obedience. To worship is to change. We must cultivate this hunger habit. That's where encounter and transformation can happen. Regardless of our preferences, are we worshiping or are we distracted on Sundays? Don't just come to " 聽 书 " but to worship the Lord and be changed by God.

Contemplation - There is contemplation in our worship. Listen to God. Meditate in the Word of God. Listen to the Holy Spirit. Active obedience takes place. Contemplate and hear His Word. Philippians 4:8 - "What is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable - if anything is excellent or praiseworthy - think about such things".

The way to overcome imperfect intentions is not by avoidance of intentions; focusing on more worthwhile intentions is how you replace unworthy ones. As a church, is our agenda driven by God or us? Let's be committed to the agenda of God. May God lead us from breakthrough to breakthrough, from glory to glory.

If we want to grow as a church, stop looking at the flaws of worship and participate and immerse in worship. When we come, in regardless, are we worshipping despite the setup or what burden our hearts? We will encounter break through when we come to really worship Him.

In worship, there is contemplation, we listen to God. 

When we over-think, we can drown in our own thoughts. 

May God speak and we listen to His voice. 

May the Lord anoint us with His power and fill us with His love, joy and peace to serve one another with good and true agenda.  

Questions

1. As church members and/or leaders, how have we been neglecting continuous growth in ourselves and/or others? Why should growth be a crucial concern for every believer in the Body, and in the world?

2. Share how you have actively obeyed God lately. What have you learnt about God?

3. What is one hunger-habit you want to cultivate with fellow disciples of KKE? Talk to your CG or leader, and do it!

IDMC 2017 Miri - Plenary 2: Understand the Biblical Strategy

Plenary 2 : Understand the Biblical Strategy 

Thru' Authentic Biblical Discipleship and Intentional Disciplemaking

Pastor Ann Chan

18 February 2017

IDMS 2017 Miri

Miri Meritz Hotel

Someone has wisely said, "The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing".

We tend to major on the minors. When we come to the Great Commission in Matthew 28:18-20, Christians have often mistaken the minor for the major and have missed the biblical strategy.

Seven Misconceptions of The Great Commission

1. Missing the Main Focus, Not We but Christ.

2. Missing Main Essence, Not "Message to broadcast" but "Life to live". 

    Teaching them ALL THINGS !

3. Missing the Main Agent, Not "Some Missionaries" but "All members"!

4. Missing the Main Product, Not "Make converts" but "Make Disciples".

5. Missing the Main Emphasis, Not the "Manner" but the "Mission".

6. Missing the Main Yardstick, Not "Numbers" but "Obedience".

7. Missing the Main Concern, Not "Disciple" but "Disciple the Nations".

It is not just to make Believers but to make Disciples.

Four Convictions from Matthew 28:18-20

1. The Source of the Great Commission : "All Authority"

We have the Power of Attorney to act on His behalf. From powerless to powerful. We can build or tear down. 2 Peter 1:3

2. The Scope of the Great Commission : "All Nations"

All nations, All races, All tongues. We are often conscious of me, mine and ours only. Indulge of self-love and Selfie.

3. The Strategy of the Great Commission : "All Things"

All things pertaining to God and life. 1 Samuel 7:3

Come close to God. We need to come clean to God.

4. The Season of the Great Commission : "Always"

Emmanuel - God with us. 

Anytime, Anywhere, Everywhere

In season and out of season , share Christ and gospel.

Eight Marks of A Disciplemaking Church

1. Purpose-Driven

2, Responsible Evangelism

3. Intentional Growth Strategies

4. Leadership Commitment

5. Vision-Casting

6. Vision-Concretising

7. Small-Group Infrastruture

8. Spiritual Multiplication

What An Intentional Disciplemaking Church Looks Like

The desire to be directed. The determination to be true. 

Christianity started as Passion in Israel, became a religion in Rome, formulated as an institution in Empire, developed into enterprise in America. 

Tragedy of life is not dying young but growing old and have not lived and nothing to show or pass down. 

Judges 2:1-10 Four generations mentioned :-

Generation 1 :- Moses served God

Generation 2 :- Joshua walked with God

Generation 3 :- Elders Served God

Generation 4 :- Young generation who did not know God

The elders failed to disciple the younger generations.

IDMC 2017 Miri - Plenary 1 : See the Critical needs

IDMC Miri 2017

Meritz Hotel Miri

Theme :- A Certain Kind

Rev Edmund Chan

Plenary 1 : See the Critical Need

Returning the Church to i Disciplemaking Roots\

Rev Edmund Chan

17 February 2017

Miri Meritz Hotel

Luke 10:2

 2 He told them, "The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.

Jesus mentioned a contrast - the harvest is plentiful but the workers are few.

No problem with the harvest. There are plentiful. 

 3 Go! I am sending you out like lambs among wolves. 4 Do not take a purse or bag or sandals; and do not greet anyone on the road.

A prescription from Jesus is to pray. The Greek word Theomi used 22 times as forceful prayer. Pray earnestly with desperation.

Holy desperation and beg God to send forth workers to the labor field. 

Pray that The Lord will send His labourers into the harvest field. It didn't say to send MORE labourers.

 V3 Behold I am sending you ! 

Principle - when we pray for God for a solution, we need to pray that we are part of His solutions.

 The Lord is saying :  I cam use you and I want to use you.

The Lord said : I have heard and seen their suffering and I will save them and I am sending you, Moses.

Introduction 

1. There are no professionals for disciple making.

2. ADAPT wisely not ADOPT Wholesale :-

Beware of the myths of the PERFECT 

* Church

* Pastor

* Ministry

* Strategy

* Condition

God grows any church in any conditions.

Five Cries of the Church

1. Too many programs

2. Too few Volunteers

3. Leadership Direction is not clear

4. Leaders are not united.

5. Members are not discipled.

Symptoms of our Problem

1. Tired workers

2. Lack of Leaders

3. Lack of growth by conversion

4. Stagnant or struggling cell groups - not to be problem-centered

5. Struggling marriages

6. Broken relationships - divisiveness 

7. Living in Sin

Why are there dying churches ?

Satan's scheme in attacking the Church

Deception - No1 weapon of Satan, lies against the truth and spread half-truths

Division

Discouragement

Defilement

But the UNDERLYING PROBLEM is CHRISTIANS DO NOT DISCIPLE ! 

Five Misconceptions of Discipleship

1. Discipleship Just happens

2. Discipleship takes place when people attend church programs

3. Discipleship is only for new comers

4. Discipleship is for the spiritual elites only

5. Discipleship is a Program

If Disciplemaking is so important, why is it so neglected?

1. A lack of Time

2. A lack of Interest

3. A lack of Confidence

4. A lack of Disciples

5. A lack of Conviction

Take-Home Lessons :-

1) Leadership show lead by examples who have transformed life.

2) Life transforms life - by living and through living, we teach.

Application in my life and ministry :-

1) Connect Group - To Be ABC - Authentic, Broken, Courageous

2) Mentoring Next Generation.

3) Learn from the Lord - His meekness and vulnerability