CFCYOUTHFORCHRIST

3YearPastoralFormationTrack
Year1

FAMILY
CULTURE

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YFCFamilyCulture
TABLEOFCONTENTS

Chapter1:THEFAMILYFOCUSEDACTIVITIESANDTHEFAMILYCULTURE
A. Rationale
B. OverviewoftheFamilyFocusedActivities
C. OverviewofFamilyCulture
D. Objectives
E. ScheduleofActivities
F. GuidelinesInConductingtheActivity
1. RolesandDescriptionofServiceTeam
2. ResourceMaterials

Chapter2:YFCFAMILYCULTURESESSIONDYNAMICSANDEXPANDEDTALK
OUTLINES
A. Talk1PicturePerfect
B. Talk2MyFamilyandI
C. Talk3MyFamily,MyChoice
D. PraisefestExhortationPoints

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THEFAMILYFOCUSEDACTIVITIESANDTHEFAMILYCULTURE

A. RATIONALE:

Thefamilyisanimportantpartintheformationandlifeofaperson.Itiswhere
the person learns and establishes his values, beliefs and experiences that eventually
moldhimtobewhatandwhoheis.Thefamilycaneitherbethesourceoflove,blessing
andinspirationorcanalsobeacauseofbrokennessandfrustrationintheperson.But
whateverthesituationofthefamilyis,itisstillaveryimportantpartintheformationof
theyoung.

CFCYouthforChrist(YFC)believesintheroleofthefamily,mostparticularlythe
parents,inthegrowthandformationoftheirchildren.AlthoughYFCisasupportgroup
for young people ages1321 in a stage of their life where they are forming theirown
identityandbuildingtheirowndreams,wecannotdiscountthefactthatYFCcannotdo
these alone. YFC provides only a supplement to the kind of environment the youth
experiencesinhis/herhome.

Throughtheyears,YFCsawtheneedtoreinforcetheimportanceofthefamilyin
moldingtheyoung.YFCthenseekstobringtheYFCmembersbacktotheirfamilyand
acknowledgemorestronglythatthemoldingintheirownfamilytakesprecedenceinall
othersupportgroupsfortheyoung.AndYFCseeksneithertoalienatenortoreplace
the family. Hence, YFC introduces the FamilyFocused Activities, one of which is the
FamilyCulture.

B. OVERVIEWOFTHEFAMILYFOCUSEDACTIVITY

The FamilyFocused Activities was envisioned because of the need to nourish

themembershiplevelbystrengtheningfamilyrelationships.

TheobjectivesoftheFamilyFocusedActivitiesareasfollows:
1. To allow the young to realize and claim Gods plan for their present and
futurefamily.
2. ToteachtheyoungtobringChristtotheirfamily.
3. Tostrengthenthefamilyrelationship.
4. Togrowintheirloveforsiblings.
5. ToencouragenonCFCParentstoloveandvaluecommunity.
6. Tocreateanalternativeenvironmentforfamilyfellowship.

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ThefollowingarethedifferentFamilyFocusedActivities;eachwillhappenevery
yearwithinthe3YearPastoralFormationTrackofYFCmembers:

Year1:FamilyCulture
Year2:ParentsHonoringNight
Year3:BestWeekend
a) MotherDaughterCamp
b) FatherSonCamp

C. OVERVIEWOFTHEFAMILYCULTURE

TheFamilyCultureactivityisconductedtoanewmemberofYFC3monthsafter
thememberundergoestheCovenantOrientation.Afterlearninghowtolove,tohonor
and to serve the family, this oneday activity seeks to reinforce and strengthen their
appreciationforthefamily,believeintheplanofGodforthefamilyandhowtorespond
totheGodsplanforthefamily.

D. OBJECTIVES

1. This formation track aims for the YFC members to acknowledge, appreciate and
understandthedistinctcultureineachoftheirfamily.
2. This seeks for the YFC members to believe and understand that the Lord has a
uniqueplanfortheirfamily.
3. This aims to let YFC members realize that we are to fulfill Gods promises to our
respectivefamilies.

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E. SCHEDULEOFACTIVITIES
8:00am
9:00
9:30
10:00
10:30
11:30
12:00pm
1:00
1:30
2:15
2:30
3:15
3:35
4:00

Registration
OpeningWorship
Icebreaker
Session1:PicturePerfect
Groupsharing
Processingoftheactivity
Lunch
icebreaker
Session2:MyFamilyandI
PrayerWritingActivity
Session3:MyChoice,MyFamily
Reflection/Closingactivity
Praisefest

Closing/homesweethome

F. GUIDELINESINCONDUCTINGTHEACTIVITY

This is a wholeday activity conducted to YFC members who have already

undergone the Covenant Orientation 3 months before. It will be done in the cluster
levelwhichisheadedbytheClusterCoupleCoordinatorsandtheclusteryouthheads
fortheCommunityBasedProgram andinasectorlevelbytheSectorProgramHeads
andSectorProgramCoordinatorsfortheCampusandHighSchoolBasedPrograms.

It is very much recommended that the same service team who served in the
CovenantOrientationwillserveinthisactivityforcontinuousguidanceandmentoring
ofthegrowthofthenewmembers.

1. RolesandDescriptionofServiceTeam
a. Coordinator Incharge the Cluster Couple Coordinator will oversee the
preparationoftheactivity;makessurethatthelogisticalneeds,likevenueand
soundsystem,areprepared.
b. TeamLeadertheYFCmaleclusteryouthheadwillleadthewholeactivity.He
makessurethateverythingwillbedoneontime,connects,wrapsupandmakes
surethatobjectivesareachieved.

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c. AssistantTeamLeaderthefemalecounterpartoftheteamleaderwhoassists
and caters to the needs of the activity like food preparation, materials needed
forthesessions,budgetingandothers.
d. Facilitatorsassistandhelpinthegroupdiscussionsduringthesessions.They
can be the YFC Chapter heads and YFC Household heads who have undergone
thisactivity.
e. Music ministry incharge of the music during the worships, gatherings and
reflectionduringthesessions.
f. Speakersdeliverthetalksassignedtothem.

2. ResourceMaterials
a. Theparticipantsareaskedtobringtheirownfamilypictures.
b. Registrationsheets
c. Soundsystem
d. Lunchandsnacks
e. Bondpapers
f. Coloringmaterials
g. Glue
h. M&Ms,Nips,oranysugarcoated(indifferentcolors)chocolates
i. Note: The service team is asked to prepare icebreakers to break monotony in
betweensessions.Thiscanbeinaformofgameorteambuildingactivities.

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PICTUREPERFECT
TALKONEOFTHEYFCFAMILYCULTURE
SESSIONDYNAMICS

DESCRIPTIONOFTHESESSION:
ThisisthefirstofthethreesessionsoftheFamilyCulture.Thissessionisactivitybased
withtworelatedpartswhichwillbedoneoneaftertheother.Alltheparticipantsandgroup
facilitatorsintheactivitiesareexpectedtoshareabouttheirfamily.Thespeakeralsohandles
thewholesessionwhichincludesgivingtheinstructionsandtheprocessingpointsofthetwo
activities.

OBJECTIVES:
1. Lettheyouthappreciatetheirfamily.
2. Identifyandunderstandtheirfamilyculture.
3. Leadtheyouthintoarealizationthattheirfamilyisablessingtothem.

PROFILEOFTHESPEAKER:
A YFC leader who appreciates his/her family regardless of the brokenness he/ she
experiencedinhis/herfamily.

MATERIALSNEEDED:
1. Bring a Family picture or individual picture of the members of the family or a close
relativewhomtheyconsiderasafamily
2. M&MsorNips(coatedchocolatecandies,indifferentcolorcoatings)

DYNAMICS:
1. Thespeakerstartswithanoverviewofthefirstsession.
2. The speaker shares about his/her family and then asks the participants to share the
sametotheirsmallergroup.
3. Afterthegroupsharing,thespeakerwillcallononerepresentativefromeachgroupto
sharetotheassembly.
4. Thespeakerwillthengivetheprocessingpointsofactivity.
5. Thesessionwillendwithaprayer.

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ACTIVITY:
1. The speaker will show to the participants the coated chocolate candies in different
colorsaskingthemwhattheysee.
2. Then the speaker will show his family picture and will introduce the members of the
family one by one. (In introducing, it should not just be the name but also a short
description of each family member. (E.g. educational background, and physical
description,character,etc.)
3. Thespeakerwillalsosharetothegrouptheculturethattheypracticeintheirfamily.i.e.
kissingofparentseverymassduringthepeacepart,practicingthegestureofblessas
asignofrespect,familydinnereverybirthday,termsofendearmentetc.
4. Thespeakerwillshowthepictureofhis/herfamilyandwillsharethepositivetraitsof
each family member. He/she should look beyond the perfect picture. (i.e. My dad is
strictbutthatishiswayoflovingus,mysistermightbestubbornbutshetaughtmeto
extendmypatience)
5. The speaker will ask everyone to form a group of 46 members and everyone will be
askedtoshareonthefollowing:
a. Introducethemembersoftheirfamily
b. The common activities, language, terminologies, practices, traditions in their
family
c. Thepositivetraitsofeachfamilymember.(atleastonegoodtraitorthething
thattheylearnfromeachofthefamilymember)
6. The group discussion will allow the participant to appreciate their own family. Each
groupwillhaveafacilitatorforthediscussion.
7. A representative from each group will be called to share his/her family to the whole
assembly.
8. Thespeakerwillgiveprocessingpointfollowedbyaprayer.

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I. INTRODUCTION

Godchosetobringushereonearthwithawholepackageourfamily.Wehave
different setup and composition in the family. Some of us dont have siblings while
somehaveadozenofit;somearenotlivingwithbothparents,whileothersareliving
withtheirparentsandevenotherextendedfamily;andthelistofdifferentfamilyset
upscangoalongwayyetwebelongtoafamily.LiketheM&Msthatwehave,these
comeindifferentcolorsbutthesamechocolateisinsideit.

II. UNDERSTANDINGOURFAMILYCULTURE

Our different family setups have our own way of nurturing the relationships
among family members. God has His own way of bringing the family together or
somehow giving us a personal experience with each of the family member. We made
memoriesandexperiencesandeventuallyobservecertainpracticesandtraditionsthat
sustainedtherelationship.Fromthesharing,welearnedthat:

1. FamilyCultureisasetofpractices,traditions,events,languagesthatwefirstand
regularly experienced in our family. We have different setups and different
culturethatdefinestheuniquenessofourfamily.
2. Different families have different family cultures, different practices/traditions,
language,andendearmentswecalleachother.
3. The differences of our familycultures do not define the kind of family that we
have. (e.g. What can be a common/usual activity for one family may be a
preciousmomenttoanother.)
4. Thereisnostandardofwhatafamilycultureshouldbe.Differentfamilieshave
differenthobbiesandpastimeactivities.

III. LOOKINGBEYOND
Asweliveeachday,werealizethatthereismoretoourfamilymembersthan
whatwesee.Ourfamilycultureallowsustoseetheuniquenessandgoodnessofeach
andeverymemberofourfamily.

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a. Throughourparents/guardians
Whentheydisciplineusandgiveusrulestofollowathome,thiscanbe
theirwayofshowingtheirloveandconcernforus.Itisimportantthatwesee
beyondtheactionsthattheyaredoingandappreciatethereasonwhytheyare
doingthis.

b. Throughoursiblings
When we have small fights and misunderstandings with them, we need
to realize that each of our brother/sister is different from us and we ought to
respectthatthedifferencesthateachhas.Weneedtolovethemthewaythey
areandalwayshavethepostureofforgiveness,humility,andrespect.

Morethanjustappreciatingtheuniquenessof ourbrothersandsisters,
wecouldusethesethingstogrowinourrelationshipwiththem.Wewillsoon
realizethatthegreatestfriendsthatwecanhaveareoursiblings.Thesearethe
peoplethatwecanultimatelytrustandleanon.

IV. CONCLUSION

Moreoftenthannot,whatourfamilyistousisjustamatterofperspective.Let
us be thankful for our families because they are gifts from God. We now realize that
each member of our family has a special touch in us and us in each of them. They
contribute to who we are right now and the dreams that we want for our future
families.

The Lord has a great plan for our family. He has placed us there for a specific
reasonandthisreasonwillultimatelyallowHimtofulfillthatgreatplan.Letusbeopen
inbeinginstrumentstofulfilltheLordsplan.LetusbehopefulthattheLordwillfulfill
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SESSIONDYNAMICS

OBJECTIVES:
1. Fortheparticipantstoknow,understandandbelieveinthegreatplanoftheLordfor
thefamily
2. Fortheparticipantstobeencouragedtohaveavisionfortheirownfamiliesaccording
tothegreatplanoftheLordforthefamily

SPEAKERSPROFILE:
1. PreferablyasectoryouthheadoranyoftheYFCtopleaderofthearea
2. Ayouthleaderwhoknowsandwhocanhandlesensitiveissuesaboutthefamily.

ACTIVITYDYNAMICS:
1. Thespeakerwillshowapieceofwoodandwillaskthemwhattheyseeataninstant.
2. Thespeakerwillcalloutfewparticipantstoanswer.
3. This time the speaker will ask the participants to look beyond what they see.
(Participantshouldseetheendproductofthewoodlikeahouseorachair,atable,etc.)
4. Thespeakerstartsthetalkproper.
5. Beforeendingthewholesessionthespeakerwillleadthemtoareflectionandaskthe
participantstowriteaprayerforeachmemberoftheirfamily.

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AsformyfamilyandmeIwillservetheLord(Joshua24:15)

I. INTRODUCTION

In our first activity today, we talked about the culture of our own family. Its
amazing to realize that we have different culture inside our family that one way or
another defines who we are at present. This culture makes our family special and
uniquefromtheotherfamilies.

Wehavetolookintowhatisbeyondourfamilyssituation.Theworlddictatesthat
we can live without our family and sometimes implying that we can survive without
them.Whatwouldwebecomeifwehaventexperiencedthefirstlove,ourfirstadviser,
ourfirstfriend,andmanymorefirstthatweonlyexperienceinsideourhome.

II. GODSPROMISESFORTHEFAMILY

Aswehaveseentheuniquenessinourownfamily,wealsoopenoureyestothe
futurethatstillawaitsourfamilies;afuturethattheLordheldpreciouslyinHishands;a
futurefilledwithhope,healing,andlove.

A. GodspromiseofHope

Godisatworkinourfamily.Despitethemisunderstandingsanddifferences
thatwehave,Hehaspromisedusthegiftoftransformation.Godisassuringusthat
He will notwaste the learning that we have from our experiences now. These will
evenbeameansoftheLordtoteachustocontinuehopingforourfamily.

Inthesameway,astheLordistransformingourfamilies,Heisalsopreparing
usforourfuturefamilies,throughthelearningandsituationsweareexperiencing
now.Thatiswhytherolethatweplayinourfamiliesisimportant.

Godspromiseofhopedoesnotmeanweshouldjustleaveeverythingtothe
Lord,butrather,weshouldallowGodtouseusandprepareustobethevesselsof
GodsfulfillmentofHisplanstoourfamilies.

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*Notetothespeaker:Considerthattheremightbeextremesituationswhichareseemingly
impossible to resolve. (e.g. When both parents who are separated may have their own
respective families already, the focus on this should be on hoping a better family of their
own)

B. Godspromiseofhealing

God is promising us His power of healing. Despite conflicts, and

misunderstandings, God is assuring us that eventually all our relationships will be
fullyhealed.

We,too,mighthaveourownresentment,prejudices,ourbiases,againstour
family members but healing is still possible. Healing can start with us. The actions
that we make towards our family members and our change in perspective can
contributegreatlytowardshealingwithinourfamilies.

Thesebringaboutnotonlyhealingamongfamilymembersbutalsohealing
within ourselves. Eventually, these promises of healing will give way to restoring
relationshipswithourfamilymembers.

C. Godspromiseoflove

Ourfirstexperienceofloveiswithinourfamily.Ourparentsprovideandtake
care of us because of their love. Our siblings gave us the first encounter of
friendship.

There may be moments that it will be hard for us to see/experience Gods

love but God is promising us that in spite and despite of every situation we face,
Godslovewillalwaysbethere.Itisimportantforustohangontothispromiseand
continuelovingthem.Letusnotstopmakingthemfeelthattheyarelovedby:

a) Lovingthemdespitethemostuncomfortablecircumstance,
b) Notgivinguponlovingthem,
c) Remembering that they are gifts from God and there is something we can
learnfromthem,
d) Havingtheinitiativetoconcretelyshowthatloveisunconditional.

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III. HINDRANCESTHATWILLSTOPUSFROMEXPERIENCINGGODSPROMISE

Asthesepromisesarebeautifulthings,weshouldalsobecautiousbecausethe
evilonewillnotletushavealltheseunchallenged.Hewillsurelydeceiveanddisillusion
us. He will feed us with false ideas that will hinder us from experiencing Gods
promises;thesearewhen:

A. Wefailtobelievewedontbelievethatourfamilyisourhopeandthattheyare
the source of our strength. We see our family as the source of failures and
disappointmentsbecauseofthesituationinsideourhome.Wedonotseethatat
theendofourentireproblem,itisourfamilywhowillbethereforus.

B. We fail to accept we fall short accepting our family for who they are and
whatever attitudes or characters they have. (e.g. family members who have
different principles from us, a nagging mother, irresponsible father). We
sometimestellpeoplethatwehateourparentsorsiblingsthatwemadethembad
familymembersintheeyesofothers.

C. WefailtorecognizewefallshortinrecognizingthatourfamilyisagiftfromGod
and we should take care of it. We choose not to care; we dont take effort of
lookingattheproblemsofourfamilyandhelpingthemsolveit.(E.g.wedonot
correctourbrothersorsistersthathaveviceslikesmoking,drinkingetc.)

IV. GROUPSHARING:
NOTE:Itisencouragethatsiblingswithintheclustershouldbegroupedseparately.Thereshould
beamaximumof3inagroup.

DiscussionStarterforSharingofthesituationsofourfamily:

1)Whatisanidealfamilyforyou?

2)Whatareyourhopesforyourfamilies?
V. PROCESSING/CONCLUSION:

Bynow,weallrealizethatwehavesituationsinourfamilythatweneedtopray
for.Liketheactivityearlier,thewoodwhichmaystandforoursituations,isallthatwe
see. We must realize that there is something more to look forward to. We need to
rememberthatGodisstillatworkinourfamilies,thatthereisavisionyettobefulfilled
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We, too, need to realize that there we play an important role in fulfilling the Lords
promiseforourfamily.Letusrememberthatthefutureofourfamiliesrestsonhowwedoour
partinthefulfillmentofGodsplanforus.

Despite all this, the Lord continues to bring about His promises of hope, healing, and
love. Let us hang on to these promises and realize that there is something that we can look
forward to. God is at work in our families and all we have to do is trust in His love and
faithfulnesstous.

PRAYERWRITINGACTIVITYAFTERSESSIONTWO

1) The speaker will open the activity with a prayer. The prayer should allow the
participantstobeabletoreflectonthesituationsoftheirfamilies.
2) A reflection song should be played as the prayer starts. The song should be about
fulfillmentofpromises,hope,orforgiveness.
3) The speaker will then give time for the participants to reflect on the song and at the
sametimewritetheprayer.
4) Theparticipantsarethenaskedtowriteashortprayerforeachmemberofthefamily.
5) Afteramaximumof10minutes,thespeakerwillthencontinueandclosetheprayer.

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SESSIONDYNAMICS

OBJECTIVES:
1. FortheparticipantstomakeapersonalresponsetoGodsplanintheirfamily.
2. For the participants to identify concrete steps in making Gods plan happen in their
families.
3. Fortheparticipantstostartprayingfortheirfamily.

DYNAMICS:
1. Thespeakerisintroduced.
2. Thespeakerwillconducttheopeningactivityfirst.
3. Thespeakerproceedswiththetalkproper.
4. Thesharerswillbecalledbeforetheconcludingstatement.
5. The speaker continues with the closing activity while the music ministry plays the
reflectionsong.
6. TheClusterhead/chapterheadwillleadeveryonetoapraisefestwheretheywillread
silentlytheprayerthattheyhavemade.

MATERIALSNEEDED:
Piecesofbondpaper
Coloringmaterials
Glueorpaste

SPEAKERSPROFILE:
1. AtleastaYFCClusterHeadmember.
2. AYFCleaderwhocanknowtheissuesoftheYFCmembers.
3. AYFCLeaderwhocanhandlesensitiveissuesaboutthefamily.

SHARERSPROFILE:(therewillbe2sharers)
1. AYFCmemberwhodidnotappreciatehis/herfamilybeforebutnowpracticedhis/her
roleasason/daughterinthefamily.
2. AYFCsiblingwhousedtofrequentlyfightwitheachotherbutisnowappreciatingthe
blessingofeachother.

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OPENINGACTIVITY
1. Theserviceteamwilldistributesheetsofpapertotheparticipants.
2. The speaker will ask them to draw on the upper right corner their dreams for their
family. (if they have hard time drawing it, they can write their dreams on that same
corner)
3. Thespeakeraskstheparticipantstoplacethepicture/softheirfamilyatthebottomleft
ofthebondpaper.
4. The speaker then asks the participants to draw a ladder or staircase steps from the
familypictureleadingtothevisiontheyhaveforthefamilywhichisdrawnattheupper
rightpartofthebondpaper.
5. ThespeakerthenaskstoasktheparticipantstowriteconcretestepstofulfillGodsplan
fortheirfamily.
6. Shareyourvision/stepstothepersonnexttoyou.Allow3minutesforthesharing.

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MYCHOICE,MYFAMILY
TALKTHREEOFTHEYFCFAMILYCULTURE
EXPANDEDTALKOUTLINE

I. INTRODUCTION

In the second session, we learned the plan of God for our family. We, as YFCs
should believe that our family is at the heart of Gods creation. Our family is united
throughGod,withGodandinGod.Andourfamilyisthesourceoflove,thesamelove
that comes from God. But we are faced with the hard and sad realities that we have
imperfectfamiliesbutstilltheplanoftheLordforourfamiliesstillstands.Here,weare
toproactivelyrespondandknowhowtofulfillHisgrandpromisesforus.

II. OURRESPONSETOGODSPLANFOROURFAMILY

A. Value our Family our family is priceless. Value the family you have right now.
Whateverandwhoeverisinsidethathome,itisstillourfamilythattheLordgaveto
value.

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3.

B.

Serving our family serving our family in small ways (e.g. cleaning our room
andhouse,cookingforthem,etc.)
Respect Respecting our family members, (parents and siblings) or even our
extendedfamily(grandma,grandpa,etc.)inourwordsorinaction.
Loving showing affection that would make our family see the love for each
other, e.g. giving quality time for our family. (Dinner with the family, playing
withyoursiblings,watchingTVtogether,goingtomasstogether)

BegratefulBeingthankfulforthethingsthatourfamilyisdoingandgivingforus.

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2.
3.

Appreciating their effort thanking them in small things that they do for us.
(E.g.whentheycookforyouorpreparefoodforbreakfast,expressingwords
ofaffirmationandlovelikesorry,thankyou,youarewelcome,pleaseetc)
Remembering them in special dates giving them something special during
theseoccasionssuchasvalentines,anniversaries,Christmasandetc.
Prayingforthemincludingallthemembersofourfamilyinourprayertime.

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BeObedientObeyingthemisourwayofshowingourloveandrespect.

1. Acknowledging authority God gave us our parents as our pastors in this

world. As our parents and older siblings we ought to follow them as people
whohaveauthorityoverus.
2. Obeyingtheirrulestheyaretheonewhowantsthebestforussotheywould
notguideusinthewrongdirection.
3. Acceptingcorrectionsacceptingourmistakesandlisteningtothemforthey
loveusandtheywantustobeontherightpath.

(Speakernowcallsthesharersbeforestatingtheconclusion)

III. CONCLUSION

GodenvisionsforustobeFamiliesintheHolySpiritrenewingthefaceofthe
Earth.TheLordiscallingustotakepartinthebiggermissionofbuildingthechurchof
theHome.

Letuscontinuetobelieveandhopeinthisvision,thatyoungasweare,wehave
abigroletoplayinmakingourvisionareality.Letuscontinuetoinfluenceotherpeople
inbelievinginthisvision.Letusstartnowwithourselvesandinourownhomes.

REFLECTIONSONG
While they are doing their activity a reflection song is being played. The song should
expressbeingthankfultoourfamily.

CLOSINGACTIVITY
1. The Speaker will lead the participants to a prayer. As the prayer starts, the reflection
songwillbesung.
2. Duringtheprayer,thespeakerwillasktheparticipantstobringouttheprayerthatthey
madeduringthesecondsession.
3. Thespeakerwillgivetimefortheparticipantstoreadandreflectontheprayer.
4. Thespeakerwillinstructtheparticipantstokeepitintheirbiblesothattheycanreadit
everydayintheirprayertime.
5. Thespeakerseguethereflectionsongtothepraisefest.

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PRAISEFEST
THEYFCFAMILYCULTURE
EXHORTATIONPOINTS

SuggestedPraiseFestExhortation
WewillacknowledgeGodsgreatnessforthegiftoffamily.
WewillthankGodforallowingustorealizethebeautyofeachofourfamily.
WewillexpressourconvictionthatGodhasaspecialplanforourfamilynomatterwhat
setuporbackgroundwearein.
PlacingusinusinafamilyisagreatmanifestationofGodslove.Helovesussomuch
that he thought of us and believed that theres something we can do to make a
differenceinoursituation.
WewillprayforGodsgracethatwemaycontinuetoappreciateandacceptthefamily
thatGodhasgivenus.

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