4th Oct Sermon Discussion - "The Place to Be!"

1st ACTIVITY: (Game)

Let’s start today’s Word Discussion with a Simple Activity:
Let’s play a game, called, PESI-COLA: ONE; TWO; THREE!
The game is simple:

Step 1 – Have everyone hold hands & form a circle.

Step 2 – Let go of your hands, and as you shout out, “PESI-COLA: ONE; TWO; THREE! ,” move backwards 3 steps to make the circle bigger.

Step 3 – One by One, take turn to use your foot to touch anyone’s foot or leg. By so doing, the person being touched will be eliminated & out of the game!
(Please note that every one can only do this in one move & he or she must not jump a few steps… Please REMEMBER to be gentle & do not injured someone by kicking him or her too hard…)

Step 4 – Those who are out keep cheering those who are still “Alive” and see who is the last man or woman Standing WITHOUT being touched by anyone…

Debrief for the Game: What do you think is the moral of this game?
☺ Just to have fun? Of course… Anything else? Anyone can come up with a reason to link back to today’s message?
☺ Correct!

- You can only touch your Neighbour!
- You can only touch the one that is next to you, or surrounding you…

Introduction to Today’s Message:

- To Love God is to Love Your Neighbour; It is the SAME!
- To Love Your Neighbour is the Place to Be.

The Question of Today’s Message is:
How can I be a Good Neighbour?

1. When we Accept our Place in God’s Plan

Acts 2:26 says … God determined the times set for them and the exact places where they should live.

- The Activity that we just went through is to show us how important it is for us to appreciate the place that God has placed us in…
- We are God’s channel, God’s Ambassador to TOUCH someone… who is your Neighbour… who is NEXT to you…
- We can only be a Good Neighbour when we acknowledge that it is God who set the EXACT PLACE that we should live in…
- Then we can actively seek God’s Plans for us at the Place where we are in, be it our home, our school or our cell…

2. When we Align God’s Plan in our Place

Acts 2:27 says … God did this so that men would seek Him and perhaps reach out for Him and find Him, though he is not far from each one of us.

This is God’s Plan:
- God wants to touch everyone! How can He do that?
- And He wants to do it THROUGH YOU!
- This is so that when you begin to TOUCH someone with God’s Love, that someone will SEEK GOD, REACH OUT to God, & FIND GOD!!!

In today’s sermon, Pastor Eugene shared with us 3 Steps of how we can help our Nieghbours Seek God, Reach Out to Him & Find Him…

Step 1: Be a Bridge of Blessing (Make a Difference)
Step 2: Be a Channel of Care (Meet the Needs of your Neighbours)
Step 3: Be a Deliverer of Destiny (Manifest the Savior)

2nd ACTIVITY: (Discussion)

Let’s Discuss how can we Practically do these 3 Steps in our Lives?

- Have Everyone share… This has to be personal…
- Only YOU can TOUCH your Neighbour!!!

3. When we Act in Faith & Believe God for Transformation

Jesus responds to FAITH & not just to Needs. Let your LIGHT Shine!!!

Some say, now is EXAM Time, why are we asking you to be a blessing to someone? At this time, like all other students, should we not JUST FOCUS in our EXAMS instead of being distracted by matters not concerning ourselves?

I want to tell you, “It is precisely that it is during this EXAM Time that we need to move out & be a blessing to our Neighbours… ” In times like this, when all our “Neighbours” are anxious about their exams, this is the best time for us to move in FAITH & be a Blessing to our Neighbours! Do something simple, don’t have to spend too much time… Just say a word of encouragement to some one; or pray for someone…

Let’s group into groups of 2 or 3 to pray for One Another… that we will Make a Difference & Meet Someone Needs so that the LIGHT of Christ will SHINE THROUGH US!!!

Do you accept your place in God’s Plan? Can you appreciate the place that God has placed you? Will you choose to be use by Him to bless someone?

All of us need to go through a JOURNEY of FINDING God’s Destiny for ourselves… We want to know God’s Plans for our lives… And the JOURNEY starts with where we are… NOT somewhere else… It is in the place that we are in, where everything is the same, the people are the same, during very ordinary moments, in the simple ways, that we begin to SEEK GOD… and as we REACH OUT to Him, we FIND HIM…

God place us where we are is so that WE WOULD:

• SEEK HIM
• REACH OUT TO HIM
• FIND HIM

Questions for Sharing:

Let’s share with one another, how we feel about the place where we are in?
- Are we happy with where we are?
- Are we happy with the Family that we are in?
- Are we happy with the School that we are studying in?
- Are we happy with the Church that we are in?
- Are we happy with the Cell Group that we are in?

Let’s share with One Another why are we Happy?
- Or why are we NOT? What can we do about it?
- Do you BELIEVE that God has a Plan for you at where you are?
- Do we want to seek the Lord & find out what His Plans are for you?

If you want, all you have to do is to SEEK HIM & REACH OUT to Him… The Lord says that you will sure FIND HIM!