Session 6: Telling it like it is



The big idea: Telling the story of all God has done in your own life can have a tremendous impact on others.

Intro: Ok guys and girls and everything in between (Kenn and Alex), today’s lesson is about how the most simplistic of our life stories can be used as a testimony. This is a good preparation lesson for our mission trip (most likely next year). Furthermore this is a good chance for us to challenge the youths to recall when they first accepted Christ and how it has changed their lives. 

Tuner: The Price Is Right!
Charades (salesman version)
Ok so the group splits into 2 groups like a normal charades game.
One representative will come up to collect the “product” that they will be promoting to their group. The objective is to describe their personal experience with the product and to make the group guess what the item is.  They will not be able to speak a few words describing the product.  They will have 1 minute to describe the item.
The team that gets the most correct items wins.
We have asked Pet to bring down some Taboo cards with items as the words. But as a contingency plan here are some products we could ask the youths.
Products:
Dettol Soap
Shirt from Cotton On
Running shoes from Nike
Koi bubble tea
Iphone
Wii
Beatz Headphones
Microwave Oven
Washing Machine
Panadol Extra
Ikea Sofa
Sun Block

Learning Point: When we share our personal experience with the products, we are able to communicate better with the other party we are trying to share with. Personal experiences are real and thus much more impactful, furthermore it gives another perspective of the story we are trying to tell.

Passage of the day: John 9:13-34
This is the passage of the Pharisees investigating the healing of the blind man.
11)    Can sin pass down from generation to generation?
·         Read Deu 28:15, 21-22.  Yes according to the old testament a sin committed by the parents can actually be passed down to the generations below. Was that the reason why the man was born blind? 
·         John 9:3 Jesus did not deny the Old Testament scriptures but instead explained that the blindness was part of God’s plan.
·         John 9:34 The Pharisees however believed that the man was born blind due to the sins of his ancestors and therefore believed themselves to be superior to the blind man.
·         In conclusion the Pharisees were extremely unhappy that Jesus healed the man that was deemed sinful and was of a lower social class than them. However what they did not realise was that healing of the man was going to bring God’s glory through the man’s testimony and sharing of his account.   

God places each one of us in different circumstances and different paths to make an impact on the different people we meet. Our lives may be challenging and demanding at times, however we must always hold firm to God’s promise in 2Cor 12:9.
The blind man lived a rather miserable life before he met Jesus. It was by God’s grace that the man was healed from blindness and thus God’s power and glory was shown through the blind man’s weakness.
The blind man then went on to testify that it was Jesus who healed him. (John 9:9-12) God used the man who was blind from birth to testify the healing of his sight.
Like the blind man we all have a weakness or an area which we might need God’s healing in. (remember last week lesson about healing??) Let us lay down these weaknesses at the foot of the cross and allow God to heal them and strengthen us so that we can use whatever we have for the glory of God.
22)    Our own testimonies
So now that we have seen how God can use the past of a blind man to testify God’s love, let us look at ourselves and discuss how God’s has made an impact on our lives.
Below is a list of questions from the leaders book that we can ask the youths to think about and maybe you could print or photocopy the questions and get them to write it down. (HG: or maybe not)
13)    Where were you when you asked Jesus to take over your life and be your saviour?

24)    Who were you with?

35)    What do you remember about it?

46)    Why did you do it?

57)    When and How has it made a difference in your life?
Additional questions
68)    Have you encountered the presence of God?

79)    What happened during the encounter? Was your life affected after the encounter?

810)    Have you clearly heard God speaking to you? And what was it about?


Note: It would be good if you leaders could share your own testimony with the youths as an example of how they could share theirs.
You could also go one round and share about how they encountered Christ and affirm their sharing.

33)    Sharing our Testimonies
Finally, after confirming our experience with God and how he has changed our lives, we have to share it with others!!!!!!!!!!  (HG: because ! R Cool)
Heb13:15-16
The Bible tells us that we should share the good news with others and one way to do that is to share our very own personal journey with God.
Scenario 1: Imagine you are trying to convince your friend to buy go for a holiday at a country you have visited before. You would convince you friend to visit the place by telling your friend about the experience you have there.
-       In the same way we should be sharing with other our own personal experience with God as it comes directly from how we feel and what we have experienced and is therefore very real to us.

Remember we wrote down the names of some friends that we would like to share the good news with?  Let us pray that we can share our testimonies with them one day.


Done by: Alden & Heng Guang

Saturday, September 29, 2012 | |

 

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