Talk 5 Outline
Talk 5 Outline
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GROWING IN THE SPIRIT
TALK FIVE OF THE YFC YOUTH CAMP
SESSION DYNAMICS
OBJECTIVES:
1. Help the participants sustain and deepen their personal relationship with God through
the tools for Christian Growth.
2. Invite the participant to YFC Community.
3. Introduce them to the covenant of YFC.
SPEAKER’S PROFILE:
1. A YFC leader who is a well‐experienced in the community.
2. His/her growth in YFC should be very evident in his service and life.
3. He/ She should be a person who walks his/ her talk.
SHARERS’ PROFILE:
(1 brother and 1 sister; one of them should have recently graduated in a Youth Camp)
A YFC member who really used the tools in his/ her growth towards holiness.
DYNAMICS:
1. After the common prayer time, the team leader gathers the participants and collects the
letter. He will lead the opening prayer with a song before introducing the speaker.
2. Talk proper
3. While the talk is going on, the parents are gathered in a separate room where they
cannot be seen. They will be briefed of what is going to happen next.
4. Just before the conclusion, the speaker calls on the two sharers. Each sharer will be
given 2‐5 minutes to share how they have used the tools in their Christian growth.
5. The Speaker continues with the conclusion.
6. The team leader will set the mood and distribute the letters from their parents at the
same time in the parents’ area the letters from the participants are also distributed.
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7. The parents will be called over to spend 30 minutes alone with their children with the
following discussion starter:
a. Read the letters.
b. Verbalize what is in the letter.
c. Ask forgiveness from each other.
d. Express gratitude to each other.
8. The team leader gathers everyone in the session hall and conducts the Pray‐over.
9. The team leader reads to them the covenant of YFC and invites them to YFC. Those who
want to join YFC will be asked to stand up and participate in the Dedication Ceremony.
10. A sharing of experiences from the participants, service team or parents will then follow.
11. The whole session will be closed with a Praisefest.
12. The team leader will announce the next HH meeting and the next activity of the chapter.
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GROWING IN THE SPIRIT
TALK FIVE OF THE YFC YOUTH CAMP
EXPANDED OUTLINE
I. INTRODUCTION
We have heard a lot of good things in this camp, God's love, His salvation, and
received His Holy Spirit. All of us in one way or another have experienced God's
goodness this weekend. But after all these, what do we do next?
In this talk, we'd like to share with you what we can do to sustain our new found
relationship with God.
II. HOW CAN WE GROW AS SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF GOD?
We know, clearly now more than ever, that God's love is real. That the Holy
Spirit is real and that He is truly in us. God is truly good. All His plans for us are for our
own good.
But what happens after this Camp when all of us are no longer in this exciting
environment? What happens when we go back to our friends at home or classmates in
school who do not understand what we have gone through—friends who might even
convince us that what we have gone through is weird and out of this world?
A. Attitudes we should have:
1. We have God's gift of salvation.
We should leave this place with the conviction that what we have gone
through was truly a gift from God, for our good and our salvation. The way to
God through Jesus is the only way and we should fight any idea or direction that
tells us otherwise.
2. We have God's Spirit.
We now have God's Spirit in us to strengthen us, to protect us and to
help us overcome obstacles to our decision to grow as men and women of God.
3. We need to grow.
We need to realize that we have to invest time and effort learning the
tools to growth and support pillars to preserve what we have and to receive
much more.
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B. Tools for Christian Growth: The Four Spokes
All the tools to Christian Growth are available when you join Youth for Christ.
NOTE: You can illustrate this portion by likening the tools of Christian growth
to the four spokes of the wheel. The wheel represents our Christian life which draws
power from the center of the wheel, or the hub, which represents Christ. The power
is transmitted through the four spokes of the wheel. If any one of the four spokes is
missing, the wheel will not function.
1. Prayer and Study of Scriptures
If we want to grow in our
relationship with God, we need to spend
time with Him in prayer and reading
scriptures.
a. Decide on having prayer time ‐ 15
minutes will do.
b. Have a regular time and place for
prayer.
c. Use of prayer and scripture guides
will be very helpful.
2. Fellowship
a. Fellowship is important to us.
• It is in our nature to enjoy the company of people our age. It is for this
reason that teenagers have their own groups in the neighborhood, and
fraternities and sororities in school.
• There seems to be a strong need for us to belong to a peer group. In a peer
group, there is oftentimes peer pressure, which could be either positive or
negative.
b. The YFC provides a real environment where genuine friendship can happen.
• It is a place where we experience positive peer pressure, to speak what is
true and to do what is right in accordance with God's plan.
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c. The YFC is a place where building strong bonds friendship and brotherhood are
considered as important goals of its activities.
3. Service
a. When we are given the opportunity to serve, we grow in our relationship with God.
• Youth are endowed with a lot of talents and energies that oftentimes are not
tapped for productive use, especially in serving God. We have a lot of
opportunities to serve such as YCOM (YFC Communications). A special
program that involves events, music min etc.
• Youth are the hope of today. We are called to love the poor and move
towards nation building. We have this good news called CFC ANCOP. (ANCOP
is our community’s work with the poor. ANCOP Stands for “ANSWERING THE
CRY OF THE POOR”)
• We know that given the right motivation and challenges, we can be
responsible and productive.
b. YFC, just like CFC, is an evangelistic group for young adults.
• Our mission is to bring God to other teenagers.
• In doing this, we develop a sense of mission. We develop our gifts and we
start to make a real effort to be effective witnesses for the Lord as we serve.
4. Sacraments: Taking an Active Part in the Church
In addition to all these tools that we could use in our Christian growth, we should
be aware that another important tool to further enhance this growth is to participate in
the sacraments of the Church. (e.g. attending mass on Sundays, having a regular
confession).
Note: The speaker should give focus on the sacraments that the youth can
receive and mentions the other sacraments. The explanation below is just a reference
for the speaker on the Seven Sacraments.
The following are the Seven Sacraments
a. Baptism
We were baptized in order to be saved. (John 3:5). The original sin is
forgiven. We become children of God and members of the church.
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b. Reconciliation
(John 20:22‐23) All of us need the sacrament of penance, because all of us
are sinners. (1John1:8‐9). We cannot say that there is no need to confess our sins to
the priest, and that we can confess our sins straight to God (Matthew 16:19).
Penance remits all sins, and gives us the sanctifying grace.
c. Holy Eucharist
(Mark 14:22‐24) We receive the body and blood of Christ. We are in
communion with the Church and we receive eternal life.
d. Confirmation
(Acts 2:1‐4 and Acts 19:6) We receive the Holy Spirit and become soldier of
Christ.
e. Marriage
(Matthew 19:5) Covenant of love between a man and a woman.
f. Holy Orders
(Luke 22:19‐20) When we receive the vocation from the Lord we should have
the courage to abandon everything and follow Him.
g. Anointing of the Sick
They will lay their hands on the sick, who will recover (Mark 16:18) Confers
the sacramental grace on the sick person.
(The speaker calls on the two sharers)
III. CONCLUSION
God calls us to live a life that is pleasing to Him. He loved us first, He has already
died for us, He has given us His Holy Spirit, but even more, He gives us tools that we can
use to grow in our relationship with Him. The challenge is left to us. . ."will we respond
to that call?"
We're not saying that after giving through this youth camp, we'll be living perfect
Christian lives. We'll be probably fall but it's standing up those matters most. After all,
it's faithfulness, not success that God wants.
God died for us, now it's time we live for Him.
I am the vine, you are the branches. Whoever remains in me and I in Him will
bear much fruit, because without me you can do nothing. John 15:5