SFC CLP V2.0 Manual

CFC SINGLES FOR CHRIST
CHRISTIAN LIFE PROGRAM
Version 2.0
As baptized Catholics, our supreme duty is to proclaim the Gospel to all people. It is God’s command to
evangelize. Our response to that primary call to evangelize is the Christian Life Program (CLP). It is our
premier banner program for evangelization in Singles for Christ among other programs. Thus, for it to be
highly effective, it requires a considerable time of preparation.
Below is a timeline that details the trainings to be conducted prior to the new CLP version 2.0:
TRAININGS TO BE CONDUCTED PERIOD REMARKS

Evangelization Training 3 months before the CLP Evangelization Training is the first
chapter teaching of the year. This is to
remind and exhort every SFC to bring
at least one participant to the CLP.
Use the SFC Evangelization Training
manual that we have.
CLP Team Leaders’ Training 3 – 4 months Prior to the CLP The training is similar with CFC. Use
the CFC material.
CLP Version 2.0 Training 3 months before the CLP The training is similar with CFC. Use
the CFC material.
CFC Teaching on Charismatic Week prior to the pray-over This teaching is conducted for the CLP
Gifts session. service team in preparation for the
“Pray-over” Session. The tongues
workshop is incorporated in this
teaching. The teaching is identical
with CFC. Use the CFC material.
Guidelines in Conducting the SFC Christian Life Program V2.0
1. Use 8-session SFC v2.0 CLP, provided that they have gone through the CLP version 2.0 Training (Phase
1 and Phase 2).
2. No Double (back-to-back) talk. However, Orientation and Session 1 can be combined.
3. Separate CLP for SFC in established areas, mega CLP is not encouraged.
4. A maximum of three (3) absences is allowed for the entire duration of the CLP. Thus, make up session
is also required to be conducted for those who will have absences.
5. The whole session of the CLP is recommended to run for 1 hour and 30 minutes to 2 hours (90 minutes
to 120 minutes). Suggested program flow is as follows:
Gathering/ Teaching of Songs 10 minutes

Welcome by Team Leader and Opening Prayer 5 minutes
Ice breaker 10 minutes
Talk Proper 30 minutes
Group Sharing 30 minutes
Recap and Announcements 5 minutes
Closing Prayer and Song 5 minutes
1|P a g e
SFC CLP V2.0 EXPANDED OUTLINE
SOME ADDITIONAL NOTES:
1. Team Head refers to the brother team leader. Team Leader for the sister counterpart. Collectively,
they are called Team leaders.
2. We don’t assign assistant team leaders in the CLP. The team head leads the CLP and assisted by
the team leader.
3. In the same way, we don’t assign sharers in all the talks.
4. For the talks: The 3 points should be delivered in 30 minutes.
5. Allot 30 minutes for group discussions.
6. It is not necessary to give Certificates for those who graduated the CLP Trainers Training.
7. You may access the Creative Video, Participants Handouts and Session PPT on your members
portal.
8. For any feedback and suggestions, you may email the CFC Singles for Christ PFO at
sfcpfo@couplesforchristglobal.org
2|P a g e
SESSION 1: GOD’S LOVE
THE CHRISTIAN LIFE PROGRAM v 2.0
MODULE 1: THE BASIC TRUTHS OF CHRISTIANITY
OVERVIEW OF THE SESSION

ANCHOR VERSE:
“For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him might
not perish but might have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the
world, but that the world might be saved through him.” John 3:16-17 (NABRE)
GOAL: To communicate the truth that God loves us and to provide a better understanding of that love.
CORE MESSAGE:
God is love. Through the lens of our Christian faith, the concept of “love” is expressed in a self-
sacrificial manner by which the Father offered His one and only Son, Jesus Christ. It is the kind of
love that creates, saves, and sustains.
TENOR: Affirming and enlightening
DYNAMICS:
1. The music ministry plays a set of acoustic love songs.
2. Prayer with 1 song.
3. The CLP Team Leader gives a brief orientation.
4. Introduce the speaker.
5. The speaker conducts the Writing Activity: “What are you most grateful for?” Write
down as many as you can in 1 minute.
6. The speaker sings a few lines of his song to God.
7. Talk proper
8. Play video: A Father’s Love
9. The speaker ends with a prayer. The Service team then provides hand-outs with prayer.
10. Participants proceed with group discussion using metacards: Share about how you have
personally experienced God’s love.
11. Play video teaser for the next session.
SPEAKER’S PROFILE
A SFC brother who recognizes with awe and gratitude his experiences of God’s (Trinitarian)
love; he shall also relate this profound truth to his audience with joy and clarity.
3|P a g e
THE EXPANDED TALK OUTLINE
INTRODUCTION
“God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him.” (1 Jn. 4:16) Love is
a universal feeling. There is no one in this world who has not received love nor has not given love.
In the secular sense, love is an attraction, a fleeting feeling that is commonly based on the here
and now, where “getting-my-own-needs” is a priority, and more often than not is more inclined
on receiving rather than giving.
Through the lens of our Christian faith, we believe that love is directly associated with God, as God
is love. In the scriptures, especially in the New Testament, “love” is expressed in a self-sacrificial
manner by which the Father offered His one and only Son, Jesus Christ. It is the kind of love that
creates, saves, and sustains.
1. God’s Love Creates
a. God is love. God, the loving Father that He is, is also the master creator of all. The
starting point for understanding God’s love is found in the book of Genesis. Whatever
the Lord creates is good. (Gen. 1:31) For five days, God created the heavens and the
earth, the water and the land, the animals and the plants, and “God saw that it was
good.” (Gen. 1:4, 10, 12, 18, 21, 25) He found that all of creation was not only good
but “very good” particularly the day after the fifth.
b. On the sixth day, God created His greatest masterpiece, man, in 2 dimensions: male
and female. He created them in His image and likeness. (Gen. 1:27) It was a deliberate
act of love, setting man apart from all creation. Being created in God’s image and
likeness meant that we mirror the nature of God. He infused in our soul dignity, as
the human person represents God. To be created in His image and likeness defines
our relationship with God. To be a person is to be in a relationship with God.1 This
meant that we are made for love, our hearts made as one with God. We are made
for communion!
1
Katrina Zeno, MTS. 2016. Rooted in the Gift: Theology of the Body for Everyday Life and Ministry.
4|P a g e
c. The gift of free will came with the gift of life. However, man, in the exercise of his God-
given free will, rejected his creator by sinning. Tempted by the devil, man let his trust in
His creator die in his heart, and abusing his freedom, disobeyed God’s command.2 Since
then, man has continued to offend God and go against his ways. Sin, as its consequence,
not only brings us away from God but also makes us doubt the Father’s goodness and
love for us. However, God’s love never wanes despite the sinfulness of man.
2. God’s Love Saves
a. We are redeemed. The Parable of the Lost Son (Luke 15:11-31 NABRE)3 describes the
forgiving love of God. The central figure is the father, and the central message is the
father’s prodigal love, his lavish and generous love, not just for the younger son but the
elder son as well. (Luke 15:11-31) The younger son took his inheritance as if his father had
already died. He suffers misfortune in a distant land and decides to come back after much
suffering, and prepares for a three-part statement: 1) “Father, I have sinned against
heaven and against you”, (Lk. 15:18); 2) “I no longer deserve to be called your son,” (Lk
15:19a) and 3) “Treat me as you would treat one of your hired workers”. (Lk 15:19b)
While he was still a long way off, his father, probably having waited everyday for the son’s
return, caught sight of him. (Lk 15:20b) He showers the son with hugs and kisses despite
how scruffy he must have been. (Lk 15:20c) His son stammers with his prepared
statements, but the father asks his servants to put on his son the best robe to show that
he is regarded with highest esteem, to wear a ring on his finger to show that he has
authority as a son, and to put sandals on his feet to show that he is a son and not a slave.
(Lk 15:22) The elder son, jealous of the younger brother, returns and refuses to enter the
house. He becomes self-righteous. The father reaches out to him and assures him, “My
son, everything I have is yours.” This parable illustrates how God passionately loves his
children.
b. When we sin, God is not indifferent or distant with us. He awaits our response to
Him as He constantly draws us back to Himself to restore our fellowship with him.
(Eph 1:9-10)
c. St. John Paul II tells us that God’s love is expressed in the offering of His only Son. Jesus is
God’s Beloved. Being the Son who redeems, his acts are redemptive. “For God so loved
the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him might not
perish but might have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn
the world, but that the world might be saved through him.” (John 3:16-17 NABRE) Jesus
Christ, our redeemer, forgives our sins and restores us to communion with God.4
2
Catechism of the Catholic Church paragraph #397.
3
Other versions of the Bible: The Parable of the Prodigal and His Brother (New Revised Standard Version), The Parable of the Prodigal Son
(English Standard Version).
4
Michael Gaitley, MIC. n.d. The One Thing is Three: How the Most Holy Trinity Explains Everything. Makati City: St. Paul Publications.
5|P a g e
3. God’s Love Sustains
• God is the giver of life. And since life came from Him, it is also through Him that we are
sustained in life. Thus, he gives us the Holy Spirit through Jesus as seen in John 14:26-27:
“ The Advocate, the Holy Spirit that the Father will send in my name—he will teach you
everything and remind you of all that [I] told you. Peace I leave with you; my peace I give
to you. Not as the world gives do I give it to you. Do not let your hearts be troubled or
afraid.” The Holy Spirit, “who has spoken through the prophets”, is called by many names.
St. Paul calls the Holy Spirit the Spirit of promise, the Spirit of adoption, the Spirit of Christ,
the Spirit of the Lord, and the Spirit of God. St. Peter calls Him the Spirit of glory. (cf. CCC
693) The Lord pours out His Holy Spirit in abundance to us.
b. It is through the Holy Spirit that we are empowered to face life head on. The power
of the Holy Spirit infused in us at baptism, and with its fuller release at
confirmation, enables us to overcome the world, the flesh, and the work of the
evil spirits. Furthermore, it is the Holy Spirit who intercedes for us in our prayers:
it is He who through words and symbols unites us to Christ in the sacraments; it is
through Him, in the charisms and ministries, that our community and the Church
are built up. 5 We bear fruit in our marriage and family, work, service, and social
relationships in and through the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit dwells in us, and
because of Him and through Him we can share in the exchange of love between
the Father, who is Love, and the Son who is Jesus, the beloved.
c. The role of the Holy Spirit is to sanctify or make holy a person forgiven by Christ.
After the fall, the Holy Spirit, through His grace and work of fusing man into
communion with God, restores man to his original state. In short, the Holy Spirit's
role is to give new life through the recreation of man. 6
CONCLUSION
God’s love is reflected in his creation. God’s love is described in the parable of the father and his
two sons. But the fullest revelation of God’s love is the sending of the Son, together with the
Holy Spirit7, to suffer and die that we may have life eternal. Thus, it is of utmost importance that
we know who this Son really is.
GUIDE QUESTION: Share about how you have personally experienced God’s love.
5
Catechism of the Catholic Church paragraph #688.
6
The Theological-Historical Commission for the Great Jubilee of the Year 2000. 1997. The Holy Spirit, Lord and Giver of Life: Official Catechetical
Text in Preparation for the Holy Year 2000. New York: The Crossroad Publishing Company.
7
cf. Catechism of the Catholic Church paragraph #743: From the beginning to the end of time, whenever God sends his Son, he always sends
his Spirit: their mission is conjoined and inseparable.
6|P a g e
PARTICIPANT’S HANDOUT
“For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him might not
perish but might have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but
that the world might be saved through him.” John 3:16 (NABRE)
GOD’S LOVE CREATES

The starting point for understanding God’s love is found in the story of creation in Genesis. Whatever God
creates, He found it good. When He created man, He found it “very good (Gen. 1:31). God created us in his
image and likeness, thus we are created to mirror the nature of God. Because we are created by God who is
love, we are made for love!
GOD’S LOVE SAVES

God is father who passionately loves His children. He is a God who will “run out to meet us” whenever we
decide to come back to Him; a God who will “come out to” comfort and assure us whenever we feel rejected,
taken for granted, or hurt. God is willing to give us all that He possesses even His only begotten Son. Jesus
Christ, our redeemer, forgives our sins, restores us to communion with God.
GOD’S LOVE SUSTAINS

God is the giver of life. And since life came from Him, it is also through Him that we are sustained in life.
Thus, he gives us the Holy Spirit through Jesus. It is through the Holy Spirit that we are empowered to face
life head-on. The Holy Spirit intercedes for us in our prayers, unites us to Christ in the sacraments, and builds
up our community and Church. The Holy Spirit dwells in us and because of Him and through Him we can
share in the exchange of love between the Father, who is Love, the Son who is Jesus, the beloved.
CONCLUSION
God’s love is reflected in His creation. God’s love is described in the parable of the father and his two sons. But
the fullest revelation of God’s love is the sending of the Son to suffer and die that we may have life eternal.
THE CHALLENGE
God has loved you with an eternal love that creates, saves, and sustains. The ultimate manifestation of this love
was sending God's own Son to suffer and die for you. Will you open your heart to receive the fullness of His love?
QUESTION
Share about how you have personally experienced God’s love?
SCRIPTURES FOR DAILY GUIDE

Day 1: Isaiah 55:8-9 Day 2: Isaiah 48:17-19 Day 3: Jeremiah29:11-14
Day 4: John15:4-7 Day 5: Ephesians1:7-10 Day 6: John 3:16-18
Day 7: Romans10:9-13
“God’s love is expressed in the offering of his only Son” – St. Pope John Paul
PRAYER
Father in Heaven, thank you for your compassionate and merciful love. Grant me the grace to remember at
all times, that Your love creates, Your love saves, and Your love sustains. I invite you to come into my life. I
open myself to your blessings, forgiveness, and graces. I offer to you the areas of my life that need more of
your loving presence.
Father, grant me the grace to know and love you more. Today I declare that I am your Beloved child. AMEN
7|P a g e
SESSION 2: WHO IS JESUS CHRIST?

ANCHOR VERSE:
“Now Jesus and his disciples set out for the villages of Caesarea Philippi. Along the way, he asked his
disciples, ‘Who do people say that I am?’ They said in reply, ‘John the Baptist, others Elijah, still others one
of the prophets.’ And he asked them, ‘But who do you say that I am?’ Peter said to him in reply, ‘You are
the Messiah.’ Then he warned them not to tell anyone about him.” Mark 8:27-30 (NABRE)
GOAL:
To provide a better understanding of Jesus Christ and draw participants into a friendship with Him
CORE MESSAGE:
“Who do people say that I am?” This was the question that Jesus posed to Peter. It is the same question
that Jesus asks us today. Who is He in our lives? Is He our savior, forgiver of our sins, or our friend? He is
our Lord, who by the Father’s extravagant love was sent so that we might be reconciled with God and
know His love. Jesus is our model of holiness so we might grow in faith, hope, and love as His Christian
followers.
TENOR: Enlightening
DYNAMICS:
1. 2 Truths and 1 Lie Activity – The guide is attached at the end of this document.
2. Opening video: “I Am Statements of Christ”
3. Talk proper
4. Reflection (with a song)
5. Group discussion
SPEAKER’S PROFILE
An SFC leader (brother or sister) who can share on his/her personal journey of an ongoing personal,
life-giving, and loving relationship with Jesus; S/he considers her/himself as a friend of Jesus who
can relate facts and stories about Him.
6|P a g e
FOR THE USE OF THE SPEAKER

INTRODUCTION
“Who do people say that I am?” This was the question that Jesus posed to Peter.
Who is this Jesus, whom millions claim to be following, for whom countless men and women have
given their lives and been martyred for their faith in Him, who won for us our salvation, who
restored us to a relationship with God where we can experience a full and new life?
I. JESUS OF HISTORY AND THE CHRIST OF FAITH
Jesus of History
a. History is full of men and women who claimed that they came from God.1 Jesus is the
only person in history ever pre-announced. The prophecies made in the Old Testament
centuries before Jesus was born converge towards the person of Jesus. (Isaiah 7:14;
Isaiah 9:5, Numbers 24:17) Jesus, an absolutely unique figure in human history. He
struck history with such impact that he split it in two: BC and AD.
b. Jesus was born in Bethlehem of a virgin named Mary. (Lk. 2:1-20) He grew up as a young
carpenter in Nazareth. For three years, he became an itinerant preacher. He was never
more than 150 kilometers from his home. He had never been to cities with populations
larger than 50,000. He did not have a school like Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle. His foster
father, Joseph, was a mere carpenter. His short ministry attracted only a modest
number of disciples, mainly uneducated fishermen and their relatives. He showed
tenderness, compassion, and personal concern; expressed anger and grief as well. Yet
He was an impressive person who has an influential personality. He was a magnetic
leader and a man of extraordinary authority.
Christ of Faith
What did Jesus say and do about himself that, despite his humble and short human life,
created such an impact on history?
1
Fulton Sheen, The Life of Christ, p. 218 Kindle Edition
7| P a g e
i. Jesus forgave sins. (Mk. 2:5-7) – He claimed that he could forgive sin, something only
God can do. (See Annex 2)
ii. Jesus claimed to possess all power in heaven and on earth. (Mt. 28:18-19) – He
proclaimed with great conviction that he had power not just on earth but also in heaven.
iii. Jesus claimed straightforwardly to be God. (Jn. 8:56-58, Jn. 10:30, 37-38) – His
contemporaries came to the realization that he was God: Simon Peter (Mt. 16:13-16),
Martha (Jn. 11:27), Nathanael (Jn. 1:49), Thomas (Jn. 20:27-28), the centurion (Mt.
27:54), even the evil spirits (Mt. 8:29, Mk. 1:24, Mk. 3:11, Lk. 4:41).
II. LIAR, LUNATIC or LORD
a. Jesus’ claim to be God must be either true or false. If false, then we only have two
alternatives. Either he knew it was false, in which case he would be a liar, or he did not
know it was false, in which case he would be a lunatic.
b. Could Jesus have lied? If he lied, then he would have been deliberately deceiving his
followers. But we need only look at his person, his words, and his work to deduce that
he could not have been a liar. Look at his moral purity, dignity, sound intellect, and air
of truth. Consider his character that is so original, consistent, perfect and high above
human greatness. He carried out a plan of unparalleled beneficence, moral magnitude,
and greatness, and sacrificed his own life for it. Would he die for a lie? The results of his
life and teachings were lives changed for the better, thieves made honest and spiteful
individuals becoming channels of love.
c. Could Jesus have been a lunatic? In Jesus, we do not see any abnormalities or
imbalances that usually go along with being deranged. In fact, his composure and
thought process were amazing to have spoken some of the most profound sayings ever
recorded. Such a man cannot be a lunatic.
If not a liar or a lunatic, the only alternative left to us is that Jesus did speak the truth. He was, and
is, the Son of God as he claimed—He is Lord!
III. KNOWING JESUS AND BECOMING CHRISTIAN
a. Jesus’ entire life is salvific. It is his suffering and death on the cross that makes Him our
Savior and Redeemer. It is through the cross that He reveals his identity, more than
8|P a g e
the miracles, healings, and teachings when he was in ministry. The cross is the means
by which we can truly know Jesus. It is the central point of our knowing and
understanding Jesus Christ. Only when we start to fully realize the magnitude of this
sacrifice that we can begin to truly know Jesus. And the cross is meaningless without
the resurrection, the most conclusive proof that Jesus is Lord and God. Even the
doubting Thomas finally believed when he saw the glorified body of the risen Christ. (Jn.
20:26-29)
b. Jesus Christ, true God, and true man, invites us to love, repent, forgive and celebrate,
confident that he is involved in our daily struggles. When we truly know Jesus, when
we take him as our Lord and God, when we develop a personal relationship with him,
then we become truly Christian.
“It is Jesus that you seek when you dream of happiness; he is waiting for you when
nothing else you find satisfies you; he is the beauty to which you are so attracted; it
is he who provoked you with that thirst for fullness that will not let you settle for
compromise; it is he who urges you to shed the masks of a false life; it is he who reads
in your heart your most genuine choices, the choices that others try to stifle.”
– St. John Paul II
c. What does it mean to be a Christian?
i. For some people, Christianity is a mere religious system, a mere moral, social, or
humanitarian system, or an escape from the realities of life. But the truth is that
Christianity is a relationship initiated by God out of his mercy and love for us.
ii. To be a Christian means having a loving personal relationship with Jesus Christ.
Since we are followers of Christ we become a new creation by taking on a new
nature. We participate in the very life of Christ and consequently become his
disciple.
iii. Being Christ’s disciple means living in faith, hope, and charity, of which are “infused
by God into the souls of the faithful to make them capable of acting as his children
and of meriting eternal life”. (CCC 1813)
o A Christian is a person of faith. (Heb. 11:1) Faith means acceptance and

commitment. A true Christian is one who freely and boldly expresses his faith
to other people so that they may also be brought further into faith.
9|P a g e
o A Christian is a person of hope. (Rom. 8:24-25) Hope is an attitude of confident
expectation. A true Christian is one who lives full of hope, confident that the
will of God will happen and his plan will come to completion.
o A Christian is a person of love. (Jn. 13:35) Love for one another is what
distinguishes the disciples of Jesus. A true Christian is one who loves as Christ
loves.
CONCLUSION
Jesus now raises the same question to you: “Who do you say that I am?”
He is inviting you to be his friend and to build a close and loving relationship with Him. Will you accept
Him as your Lord and Savior? Will you take him as your dear friend and brother?
“The Lord knows those who are His.” (2 Timothy 2:19a) He is waiting for you to embrace Him with all
your heart, and for you to be called His, an authentic Christian.
GUIDE QUESTIONS:
1. Will you accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior?

2. Will you take Him as your dear friend and brother?
10 | P a g e
“Now Jesus and his disciples set out for the villages of Caesarea Philippi. Along the way, he asked his disciples,
“Who do people say that I am?” They said in reply, "John the Baptist, other Elijah, still others one of the prophets."
And he asked them, “But who do you say that I am?" Peter said to him in reply, “You are the Messiah.” Then he
warned them not to tell anyone about him." Mark 8:27-30 (NABRE)
JESUS OF HISTORY AND THE CHRIST OF FAITH

Jesus of history is an absolutely unique figure. He was the only person in history ever pre-announced. He was born
in Bethlehem of a virgin named Mary but grew up in Nazareth. He became an itinerant preacher but his three-year
ministry attracted only a modest number of disciples, mostly fishermen, and their relatives. He was crucified in
Jerusalem for stirring up the people. From a purely historical perspective, Jesus should have been forgotten by now.
Yet we are confronted by the fact that he divided history into two: before his coming (B.C.) and after his death (A.D.),
and after two thousand years, billions of people profess him as Lord. What did Jesus say and do about himself that,
in spite of his humble and short human life, He created such an impact on history?
Jesus forgave sins (Mark. 2:5-7)

Jesus claimed to possess all power in heaven and on earth (Matthew. 28:18-19).
Jesus claimed straightforwardly to be God (John. 8:56-58, John 10:30,37-38)
LIAR, LUNATIC or LORD

Jesus was condemned through His claim that He is the Son of God. Many people accused Him of being a liar or lunatic.
His moral purity, perfect character, and unparalleled mercy transformed the lives of people. His teachings are
profound but with no abnormality. How he lived his life and His teachings proved that indeed He is the Son of God
as He claimed - He is Lord!
KNOWING JESUS AND BECOMING CHRISTIAN

Jesus' entire life is salvific. It is His suffering and death on the cross that makes Jesus our Savior and Redeemer. The
cross is the central point of our knowledge and understanding of Jesus Christ. But the cross is meaningless without
the resurrection. Because the resurrection is conclusive proof that Jesus is Lord.
When we truly know Jesus, when we take Him as our Lord and God, when we develop a personal relationship with
him, then we become truly Christian.
To be a Christian means having a loving personal relationship with Jesus Christ and living our lives as Christ's disciples.
THE CHALLENGE
Jesus is God. Are you willing to accept him as Lord of your life? As Lord, will you allow him to rule your life totally?
QUESTION
Will you accept Him as your Lord and Savior? Will you take him as your dear friend and brother?

Day 1: John 6:32-40 Day 2: John 10:7-15 Day 3: John 14:6-11
Day 4: John 5:18-24, Day 5: Mark 2:5-12 Day 6: John 8:51-58
Day 7: John 11:25-27, 38-44
"It is Jesus that you seek when you dream of happiness; he is waiting for you when nothing else you find satisfies
you; he is the beauty to which you are so attracted; it is he who provoked you with that thirst for fullness that will
not let you settle for compromise; it is he who urges you to shed the masks of a false life; it is he who reads in your
heart your most genuine choices. The choices that others try to stifle.” - St. John Paul II
11 | P a g e
ANNEX 1:
PRE-TALK DYNAMICS – 2 TRUTHS and 1 LIE ABOUT JESUS
1. CHOICES: Born in Nazareth, Son of a Carpenter, Born in a manger
LIE:
Jesus was born in Nazareth. Jesus of Nazareth, that’s what people call him, but Jesus was
born in Bethlehem of Judea, in the days of King Herod. His birth was foretold, even the wise
men from the East came to Bethlehem to give him homage. (Matthew 2:1-2)
TRUTH:
Son of a Carpenter. Jesus was raised by His adoptive father, Joseph, who was a ‘tekton’, a
Hebrew word for an artisan, a stone mason, or a builder, in modern day we refer to as a
carpenter. In Jewish Culture, the father trains his child into his profession. Jesus learned this
trade during their private life in Egypt. (Matthew 2:14)
Born in a manger. She gave birth to her firstborn son, She wrapped him in swaddling clothes
and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn. (Luke 2:7)
They were in Bethlehem to register in a census. Why Bethlehem? Because Joseph was of the
house and family of David, and Bethlehem is the City of David. While they were there, it was
time for Mary to give birth. (Luke 2:3-6)
2. CHOICES: He forgives sins, He never gets angry, He performs miracles
LIE:
He never gets angry. Did you ever wonder if Jesus also got angry? Yes, He did, but His was a
righteous anger. In Matthew 21:12-13, Jesus entered the temple area and saw people turned
the temple into a marketplace. He overturned the table of the money changers and seats of
those selling doves. He said to them, “It is written: ‘My house shall be a house of prayer’, but
you are making it a den of thieves”. He was quoting Isaiah 56:7, He did not get angry for no
reason.
12 | P a g e
TRUTH:
He forgives sins. One classic example is the Healing of a paralytic at Capernaum. One of
the miracles of Jesus in the Gospels in Matthew 9:1–8, Mark 2:1–12, and Luke 5:17–26. ...
When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralyzed man, "Son, your sins are forgiven."
“…know that the Son of man has authority on earth to forgive sins.”
He performs miracles. The first public miracle of Jesus was during the wedding feast in
Cana. They ran out of wine and with the intercession of Mary, Jesus turned water into
wine. (John 2:1-11). He performed many signs and miracles, he restored the sight of the
blind man(Mark 10:46-52), cleansed the leper(Mark 1:40), Healed the paralytic (Mark 2:1),
cure of a demoniac (Mark 1:21), Cure of Simon’s mother in law (Mark 1:29), He calmed the
storm at sea(Mark 4:35), these are just some of the miracles that Jesus performed during
His public ministry.
3. CHOICES: He died on the cross, He resurrected after 3 days, He will never come again
LIE:
He will never come again. He (Jesus) will come again in glory to judge the living and the
dead. That’s what we believe, as professed by the first Apostles of Jesus. Jesus will come
back soon. But no one knows the exact time when Jesus is coming again, not even the
angels in heaven except the Father. (Mark 13:23)
TRUTH:
He died on the cross. All the four Gospels agreed on the account of Jesus’ crucifixion that
led to his death on the cross. Jesus cried in a loud voice, “Father into your hand I commend
my spirit” and breathe his last. (Matthew 27:50, Mark 16:37, Luke 24:46, John 19:30,
He resurrected after 3 days.. In the Nicene Creed (the summary of our Catholic Faith) we
recite, “Jesus was crucified, died and was buried, and rose again on the third day in
accordance with the scripture”. Again, all four Gospel spoke of Jesus’ resurrection.
(Matthew 28:1-10, Mark 16:1-8, Luke 24:1-12, John 20:1-10)
4. CHOICES: Jesus is the of God, Jesus is Man, Jesus decides on His own
LIE:
Jesus is Half God and Half Man. Jesus is 100% God, Fully Divine. In the Nicene Creed, we
recite, I believe in Jesus Christ. Jesus is 100% Man, Fully Human. He walked where we
walked, He felt what we felt, he was tempted in every way like us, yet He was without sin
(Hebrew 4:15)
13 | P a g e
TRUTH:
Jesus is the Son of God. John 3:16 “For God so loved the world that He sent His only
begotten Son, so that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have everlasting life”
When Jesus was baptized by John in the Jordan River, God the Father confirms Jesus as His
Son. As Jesus came out of the water, the Spirit of God descended like a dove and rested
upon Him then a voice from heaven declared, “This is my beloved Son with whom I am well
pleased. “Matthew 3:17
Jesus is fully man, fully God. Jesus is 100% God, Fully Divine. In the Nicene Creed, we
recite, I believe in Jesus Christ ..True God and True Man. Begotten not made,
Consubstantial with the Father”. In Luke 1:35 Jesus is called as the Son of God, in
Matthew 3:17, a voice came from heaven and said, this is my Beloved Son, with whom I
am well pleased”
Jesus is 100% Man, Fully Human. He walked where we walked, He felt what we felt, he
was tempted in every way like us, yet He was without sin (Hebrew 4:15)
5. CHOICES: Jesus is our Savior, Jesus is Risen, Jesus is just an ordinary prophet
LIE:
Jesus is just an ordinary prophet. Jesus is no ordinary prophet. Even at a young age of 12,
even the scholars of the laws and the High Priests listened to him and were amazed of his
wisdom. ‘He grew and became strong, filled with wisdom; and the favor of God was upon
him’ Luke 2:40
TRUTH:
Jesus is our Savior. The infancy narrative of Jesus in Matthew 1:21 narrates that an angel
appeared to Joseph in a dream and said the Mary will bear a son through the Holy Spirit,
and he shall name him Jesus because he will save his people from their sins.
Jesus is Risen. We all heard of the resurrection of Jesus in the Gospels of Matthew, Mark,
Luke and John)
14 | P a g e
6. CHOICES: He is a lunatic, He raises people from the dead, He performs miracles
LIE:
He is a lunatic. Jesus is not a lunatic, instead, he healed a lunatic in Matthew 17: 14-16
TRUTH:
He raises people from the dead. Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead (John 11:43-44), Jesus
raised the daughter of Jairus (Matthew 9:25), Jesus raised back to life the only son of a
widow in Nain (Luke 7:14-16)
He performs miracles. Another great miracle Jesus did is the feeding of the five thousand
men, not including women and children. It is also known as the miracle of the 5 loaves and
2 fishes. (John 6:1-14)
15 | P a g e
ANNEX 2:
ADDITIONAL REFERENCES FOR STUDY
1. In reference to “Jesus forgave sins”
C.S. Lewis, in his book “Mere Christianity”, gives the most compelling
commentary on these verses:
“Jesus’ claim to forgive sins, any sin, is really so preposterous or comic unless he
is God himself. One can understand how a man can forgive offenses against
himself. You step on my toe and I forgive you. You steal my money and I forgive
you. But what do you make of a man, himself unrobed and unhurt, who
announces that he forgives you for stepping on somebody else’s toes and
stealing somebody else’s money? Asinine fatuity is the kindest description
we can make of such a man. He forgives sin without consulting the people
adversely affected by the offenses. This makes sense only if he really is God
whose very laws were violated by the offenses.”
On Christ’s Divinity and Humanity
2. Pope Leo I stated it very clearly, “It is as dangerous an evil to deny the truth of
the human nature of Christ as to refuse to believe that his glory is equal to that
of the Father.
3. Father Raymond Brown states it very elegantly in his book An Introduction to

New Testament Christology that the issue of the full identity of Jesus is
ultimately a question of the love of God for human beings. He says: If Jesus is
not “true God of true God”, then we do not know God in human terms. Even
if Jesus were the most perfect creature far above all others, he could tell us
only at second hand about God who really remains almost as distant as the
Unmoved Mover of Aristotle. Only if Jesus is truly God do we know what God
is like, for in Jesus we see God translated into terms that we can understand.
A God who sent a marvelous creature as our Savior could be described a
loving, but that love would have cost God nothing in a personal way. Only if
Jesus is truly God do we know that God’s love was so real that it reached the
point of personal self-giving.
16 | P a g e
Unless we understand that Jesus was also truly human with no exception but sin, we
cannot comprehend the depth of God’s love. If Jesus’ knowledge is limited, as
indicated prima facie in the biblical evidence, then one understands that God loved us
to the point of self-subjection to our most agonizing infirmities. A Jesus who walked
through the world with unlimited knowledge, knowing exactly what the morrow
would bring, knowing with certainty that three days after his death his Father would
raise him up, would be a Jesus who could arouse our admiration, but a Jesus still far
from us. He would be a Jesus far from a humankind that can only hope in the future
that must face the supreme uncertainty of death with faith but without knowledge of
what is beyond. On the other hand, a Jesus for whom the detailed future had elements
of mystery, dread, and hope as it has for us and yet, at the same time, a Jesus who
would say, “Not my will but yours” – this would be a Jesus who could effectively teach
us how to live, for this Jesus would have gone through life’s trials. Then his saying, “No
one can have greater love than this: to lay down his life for those he loves” (Jn 15:13),
would be truly persuasive, for we would know that he laid down his life with all the
agony with which we lay ours down. We would know that for him the loss of life was,
as it is for us, the loss of a great possession, a possession that is outranked only by love.
Jesus Christ is true God and true man. Being God, we can pray to him and ask him to
heal us, to bless us, to protect us, to forgive us, and to provide for all our needs. But
being also human, we can have a very personal relationship with him. Having walked
on earth and suffered, Jesus is acutely conscious of the difficulties, frustrations,
uncertainties, and fears that we all experience. Being human, he feels our feelings, he
suffers our pains and he understands our loneliness. Being human, he can be
passionately involved in our lives.
17 | P a g e
SESSION 3: REPENTANCE AND FAITH
ANCHOR VERSE: “This is the time of fulfillment. The kingdom of God is at hand. Repent, and
believe in the gospel.” Mark 1:15 (NABRE)
GOAL: To lead people to repent for their sins and turn to renewed faith in Jesus Christ.
CORE MESSAGE:
The only proper response to all that God has done for us is repentance and faith. “Repent and
believe in the gospel” is precisely what Jesus calls for from the beginning of his ministry.
Repentance and faith go together. It is a double-action response. But repentance is not just being
sorry for sin because of adverse consequences. It is also not dependent on feelings. True
repentance is metanoia, a change of mind, a change in direction. Repentance is turning away from
sin and evil and surrendering to Jesus as Lord of our life. And if Jesus is Lord, there is no room for
being lukewarm. Authentic repentance requires honesty, to admit that a sin is a sin, and in
humility, to admit that we are weak, and we need help. But true repentance requires faith in God.
Faith is not a feeling or wishful thinking or a blind leap. Faith is the realization of what is hoped for
and evidence of things not seen. (Heb 11:1 NABRE) It is man’s response to God. It is belief in the
gospel, a personal act, and decision. Most of all, faith is a pure gift from God. The consequence of
repentance and faith is a promise of salvation from sin and death, and at a personal level, freedom
from fear of death. Jesus sounded the call to repentance and faith two thousand years ago. It is
the same call to us today. Like the Blessed Virgin Mary, let us have complete faith in God and say,
“Let it be done to me according to your word.”
TENOR: Enlightening and moving
DYNAMICS:
1. Story telling with photos of the speaker’s personal transformation.
2. Talk proper
3. Reflection (silence)
4. Discussion Group Sharing
5. Summary video (care of service team)
SPEAKER’S PROFILE
A SFC brother who had a Spirit-driven transformation, from a life away from God to a life filled
with God’s presence and love through repentance and faith; he shall communicate this
transformation in light of God’s powerful mercy and abundant second chances.
18 | P a g e

INTRODUCTION
“This is the time of fulfillment. The kingdom of God is at hand. Repent, and believe in the gospel.”
(Mk. 1:14-15)
God loves us. And the love of God is most clearly revealed in the sending of the Son that we may
have life eternal. This Son is our Lord, Jesus Christ, who has done so much for us. Now it is time
for us to respond. Our proper response is repentance and faith.
Repentance and faith go together. It is a double-action response. We cannot just have one
without the other. We need to believe in him and in his plans and promises. To simply believe
without doing anything to reform our lives to become pleasing to God is also inadequate. Faith
needs to be manifested in our way of life. Faith necessarily needs to be connected to morality. In
other words, faith without works is dead. (Js. 2:14-17)
I. WHAT IS REPENTANCE?
1. In Greek, the word for repentance is metanoia, which is literally translated as a

change of mind. Repentance refers to a change in direction and not just a simple
confession of wrongdoing. It is a significant change in the way you live your life:
dropping an old set of ideals and values by which you live your life and adopting new
ones. Repentance affects the way you think and act, your attitudes, motives, thought,
and behavior.
2. It means when you are with Christ, you turn away from sin, evil, and wrongdoing. It
means asking God for forgiveness and availing of the Sacrament of Reconciliation, i.e.
going to a priest for confession. There are specific sins we need to renounce, serious
sins that are totally incompatible with a relationship with God.
▪ Among these serious sins are: involvement in cults such as Freemasonry and
New Age; practicing the occult such as witchcraft, fortune-telling, and séances;
sexual wrongdoing such as pre-marital sex and active homosexuality; serious
crimes such as murder, rape, kidnapping, robbery, corruption; drunkenness
(and not just drinking per se) and getting stoned on drugs.
19 | P a g e
3. It means breaking away from running our own lives. It means surrendering to Jesus as
the Lord of our life. If we accept Jesus as Lord, then there is no room for being
lukewarm. (Rev. 3:15-16) We cannot be halfhearted when approaching God for
forgiveness. Repentance becomes complete only under the lordship of Jesus. There are
two essential characteristics of authentic repentance: honesty and humility. When we
ask God for forgiveness, we must be honest enough to admit that we made a mistake.
If it is a sin, we must be honest enough to admit that it is a sin.
▪ We must be honest enough to admit that sex before marriage is a sin. We must
cut it off immediately, go to confession and amend our life.
▪ If we take part in homosexual acts, we must be honest enough to admit that it is
wrong and against the teaching of the Church.
II. WHAT IS FAITH?
1. Faith is the realization of what is hoped for and evidence of things not seen. (Heb. 11:1)
Faith is not just a feeling or a wishful thinking. Faith is man’s response to God, who
reveals himself and gives himself to man, at the same time bringing man a
superabundant light as he searches for the ultimate meaning in life. (CCC 154-155) Faith
is a gift from God.
2. Faith is a grace from God. It is not something that we can earn or acquire by ourselves.
It is a pure gift from God.
3. Faith is belief in the gospel, which is the good news of salvation in Jesus Christ. Faith is
belief in both the messenger, Jesus, and in the message that he brings. It means not
just believing with our minds (an intellectual belief) that Jesus is the Savior but believing
in our hearts that He came to be our personal Savior.
4. Faith is a personal act and decision. It has several aspects. (Rev. 3:20) It is a definite act
– we must open the door if Jesus is to come into our lives. It is an individual act – we
need to decide on our own to open the door. No one can decide for us. It is a deliberate
act – we do not have to wait for a supernatural light to flash upon us from heaven or
an emotional experience to overtake us. We already know that Jesus came into this
world and died for our sins. He is now standing outside the door of our hearts,
knocking. The next move is ours. It is an urgent act – the future is uncertain, and time
is passing away. It is an indispensable act – it is part of our double-action response. It
is the step needed to receive all that God had promised. Faith is relying on all that God
had said.
20 | P a g e
III. CONSEQUENCES OF REPENTANCE AND FAITH
1. The consequence of repentance and faith is a promise of salvation from sin, Satan, and
death. This is the promise of forgiveness and eternal life with God. (Acts 16:31)
2. At a personal level, one consequence of true repentance and profound faith is freedom
from fear of death. If indeed we believe that death is nothing but a passage from a life
of fleeting joy on earth to a life of eternal happiness in heaven, then we should not fear
it. We are unable to overcome our fear because we have not fully repented, and our
faith is weak.
CONCLUSION
Jesus sounded the call to repentance and faith two thousand years ago. It is the same call to us
today. We are called to turn away from sin and to accept Jesus as Lord. Like the Blessed Virgin
Mary, let us have complete faith in God and say, “Let it be done to me according to your word.”
As we respond positively, God promises us salvation from sin, forgiveness and reconciliation,
eternal life, and the power of the Holy Spirit for our lives.
GUIDE QUESTIONS:
1. Share with one another areas where you need to turn more fully to God.
2. Share areas where you need to grow in faith.
21 | P a g e
“This is the time of fulfillment. The kingdom of God is at hand. Repent, and believe in the gospel.”
Mark 1:15 (NABRE)
Our proper response to God’s love is repentance and faith. “Repent and believe in the gospel” is precisely
what Jesus calls for from the beginning of his ministry. Repentance and faith go together. It is a double-action
response. We cannot just have one without the other.
WHAT IS REPENTANCE?
In Greek, the word for repentance is metanoia, which is literally translated as a change of mind. Repentance
refers to a significant change in the way you live your life. Repentance affects the way you think and act, your
attitudes, motives, thought, and behavior.
It means when you are with Christ, you turn away from sin, evil, and wrongdoing. It also means breaking
away from running our own lives. It means surrendering to Jesus as the Lord of our life. Repentance becomes
complete only under the lordship of Jesus. There are two essential characteristics of authentic repentance:
honesty and humility. When we ask God for forgiveness, we must be honest enough to admit that we have
made a mistake. If it is a sin, we must be honest enough to admit that it is a sin.
WHAT IS FAITH?
Faith is the realization of what is hoped for, and evidence of things not seen. (Heb. 11:1) Faith is not just a feeling or wishful thinking.
Faith is man’s response to God, who reveals himself and gives himself to man.
Faith is a grace from God. It is not something that we can earn or acquire by ourselves. It is a pure gift from God.
Faith is the belief in the gospel, which is the good news of salvation in Jesus Christ.
Faith is the belief in both the messenger, Jesus, and the message that he brings. It means not just believing with our minds (an
intellectual belief) that Jesus is the Savior but believing in our hearts that he came to be our personal Savior.
Faith is a personal act and decision. It is a definite act- we must open the door if Jesus is to come into our lives. It is an individual act-
we need to decide on our own to open the door.
CONSEQUENCES OF REPENTANCE AND FAITH

The consequence of repentance and faith is a promise of salvation from sin, Satan, and death. This is the promise of forgiveness and
eternal life with God. (Acts 16:31) On a personal level, one consequence of true repentance and profound faith is freedom from fear
of death.
THE CHALLENGE
Jesus sounded the call to repentance and faith 2,000 years ago. This is the same call to us today. Turn away from sin and all obstacles
to God and accept Jesus as Lord and Savior. Then take God upon all His promises.
REFLECTION QUESTION:
1. What are the areas in your life where you need to turn more fully to God?
2. What are the areas in your life where you need to grow in faith?

Day 1: Mark 1:14-15 Day 2: Galatians 5:29 – 21 & 1 Corinthians 6:9-11 Day 3: Ephesians 5:1-10
Day 4: 1 John 1:5-10 Day 5: Luke 12:22-31 Day 6: Luke 11:9-13
Day 7: Hebrews 11:1-40
“The Lukewarm do not embrace the cross; they merely drag it along” – St. Teresa of Avila
22 | P a g e
SESSION 4:
THE CHRISTIAN IDEALS: LOVING GOD AND NEIGHBOR
MODULE 2: AN AUTHENTIC AND SPIRIT-FILLED CHRISTIAN LIFE
ANCHOR VERSE: “Jesus summed up the whole law in these two greatest commandments: You shall
love the Lord, your God, with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the
greatest and the first commandment. The second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself.
The whole law and the prophets depend on these two commandments.” (Mt. 22:37-40)
GOAL: To explain the meaning of the Christian ideals of loving God and loving neighbor, and inspire
participants to practice it
CORE MESSAGE:
Loving God and loving neighbor form the inseparable core of the Christian life. These two go
together. Loving God with our all heart, mind, soul and strength is our highest ideal. This is the first
and greatest commandment. But we cannot love God without loving our neighbor. We love our
neighbor not only as we love ourselves, but as God does.
TENOR: Inspiring
DYNAMICS:
1. Group Activity: What would a Christian do?

- The Team Leader narrates a scenario (pictures/video) and asks what a
Christian would do in each scenario.
- The participants answer by either acting it out or drawing it.
2. Talk Proper
3. Reflection (Characteristics of Christian Love)
4. Group Discussion
5. Assignment:
i. Read and reflect on the Characteristics of Christian Love
ii. Random Act of Kindness (RAK) Activity with family
iii. Choose an act among 7 corporal works of mercy that you think is most
relevant in your place.
iv. Prepare ahead of time, after you choose the activity make a checklist of
what to do.
23 | P a g e
v. In choosing the place, make sure that the place where you will conduct your
RAK activity is safe for your children.
vi. After the RAK activity, share with your family their experience during the
activity.
vii. Take a picture and post it in your group chat or social media accounts. If you
decide to post it on social media, please use the hashtags:
#ChristianLove #RandomActofKindness #ChristianLifeProgram (name of
Chapter), #Year and #SinglesforChrist
e.g. #ChristianLifeProgramChristTheKing #2020 #SinglesforChrist
7. Announcement: Participants must bring their family picture in the next session.
SPEAKER’S PROFILE
The speaker is an SFC brother or sister who can explain the Christian ideals of loving God and
neighbor without sounding preachy or boastful but inspiring our participants to respond to God’s
invitation.
24 | P a g e
SESSION 4:
MODULE 2: AN AUTHENTIC AND SPIRIT-FILLED
CHRISTIAN LIFE OVERVIEW OF THE SESSION
INTRODUCTION
Loving God and loving neighbor form the inseparable core of the Christian life. These two go
together. Loving God is our highest ideal, the first and greatest commandment. But we cannot love
God without loving our neighbor. We love our neighbor not only as we love ourselves, but as God
does.
I. Loving God is our highest ideal.
a. Loving God with all our heart
The Biblical understanding of “heart” is the seat of intelligence and decision. In modern
English, it would be equivalent to “mind” or “will”. It includes intelligent thought and will,
along with feeling or emotion. The heart is the symbol of the core of who a person is: “As
one face differs from another, so does the human heart from another.” (Prov. 27:19)
To love God with all our heart means to be totally committed to him. It is a commitment
to seek the Lord first and foremost. It is a decision to put God first, to be loyal to him, to
place his will and interest above our own.
How do we put the Lord first and foremost in our life? By deciding to obey him. “If you
love me, you will keep my commandments.” (Jn. 14:15)
We need to develop a personal relationship with Him, arising from our dynamic and life-
giving relationship with Him as His sons and daughters. We should also spend regular time
with God in prayer and Scripture reading.
b. Loving God with all our mind and soul
We love God with all our mind and soul by keeping our mind clean and holy, free from evil
and impure thoughts (Mt. 5:28), from uncharitable thoughts (Mt. 7:1-5), from suspicions
that estrange relationships, and from worries knowing that God will take care of us. We
should be very discerning in the use of media that can influence our minds.
25 | P a g e
What we read, watch and listen to, we hope, can help us become better Christian spouses,
parents, co-workers, and servants.
Our decisions and choices must be guided by God’s Word and not by the ways of the world.
We can love God with all our souls by being at the disposal of God for His purpose and by
thinking of ways to serve God. A model for this is St. Thomas Aquinas, Doctor of the Church.
He devoted his life reflecting, studying, and writing about God, which led him to achieve
one of his life’s greatest works, the Summa Theologica.
c. Loving God with all our strength
Loving God with all our strength means giving God all our resources: time, talent, and
treasure, as what we call “ours” is not really ours but his.
We do not own our time, we merely manage it. Thus, we must seek God’s direction on how
we can spend it generously for his purposes like doing Christian service, visit the sick, serve
the parish, feed the hungry, and many more.
In the Parable of the Talents, Jesus teaches us that if we do not use our God-given talent
for the kingdom of God, then whatever talent we have will be taken away and given to
those who use them rightfully. (Mt. 25:28-30) God asks for our treasure, wealth, and
possessions not because he needs them, but to look into the disposition of our hearts.
God asks us to return to him what is his so that he might pour out even more blessings upon
us. He asks us to give to our tithes and alms. (Mt. 6:21, Mal. 3:10)
II. LOVING OUR NEIGHBOR AS OURSELVES
Our perfect models for loving God are Jesus and Mary. This love is made possible by the power of
the Holy Spirit. May we follow their example and be empowered by the Holy Spirit to love as God
loves.
a. Loving our neighbor is not an option. It is God’s commandment. And Jesus commanded us
to love others not only as we love ourselves but as he loves us: “I give you a new
commandment: love one another. As I have loved you, so you also should love one
another.” (Jn. 13:34) Love as Jesus loves.
b. The full depth of the meaning of Jesus’ teaching on loving our neighbor is revealed in the
Parable of the Good Samaritan. The story begins with a lawyer among the crowd wanting
to test Jesus by asking: “Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” Jesus responded
with a question, “What is written in the Law?” The lawyer answered by quoting Deut. 6:5
26 | P a g e
and Lev. 18:18, respectively, “Therefore, you shall love the Lord, your God, with all your
heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength” and, “Take no revenge and cherish no
grudge against your fellow countrymen. You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”
The lawyer goes on, “Who is my neighbor?” So, Jesus related the parable to them. Jesus
took pains describing in great detail the Samaritan’s specific actions to help the victim —
“approached the victim”, “poured oil and wine”, “bandaged him”, “lifted him up”, “took him
to an inn”, “cared for him” — in order to convey the message that “being a neighbor” entails
“doing things” and not merely wishing others well.
c. “Who is my neighbor?” The responsibility of being a neighbor is upon us. The perspective
is not to ask others but to ask ourselves, “Am I being a neighbor to others?” When we love
our neighbor just as Jesus loves, we become a gift to others!
CONCLUSION
Loving God and loving neighbor have been likened to the vertical and the horizontal parts of
the cross. One directs us upward to God, while the other directs us horizontally toward our
fellowmen.
Loving God is not an easy task. In fact, it is impossible without God’s grace. But God will give
it freely and generously if we sincerely ask for it.
Jesus said that we should love one another as he loves us. He loves us regardless of who we
are. He does not care if we are rich or poor, educated or not, Samaritan or Jew. He died for
all of us. He is “neighbor” to us all.
GUIDE QUESTIONS:
1. Do you understand the Biblical meaning of love in contrast with that of the
worldly meaning?
2. How have you failed to love in everyday life?
27 | P a g e
SESSION 4:
"Jesus summed up the whole law in these two greatest commandments: You shall love the Lord, your God, with all
your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the greatest and the first commandment. The second is
like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. The whole law and the prophets depend on these two
commandments.” (Mt. 22:37-40).
Loving God and loving neighbor form the inseparable core of the Christian life. These two go together. Loving God
is our highest ideal. This is the first and greatest commandment. We cannot love God without loving our neighbor.
We love our neighbor not only as we love ourselves, but as God loves.
LOVING GOD IS OUR HIGHEST IDEAL.

The first commandment of Jesus is to love God with all our heart, with all our soul and with all our mind. To love
God with all our heart means to be totally committed to him. It is a commitment to seek the Lord first and foremost.
It is a decision to put God first, to be loyal to him, to place his will and interest above our own.
We can love God with all our mind and soul by keeping our mind clean and holy, free from evil and impure thoughts
(Mt. 5:28), free from uncharitable thoughts (Mt. 7:1-5), free from suspicion that estranges relationships, and free
from worries knowing that God will take care of us. We can love God with all our souls by being at the disposal of
God for His purpose and by thinking of ways to serve God.
Loving God with all our strength means giving God all our resources: time, talent, and treasure as what we call
"ours" is not really ours but his.
LOVING OUR NEIGHBOR AS OURSELVES.

Loving our neighbor is not an option. It is God's commandment. And Jesus commanded us to love others not only
as we love ourselves but as he loves us: I give you a new commandment: love one another. As I have loved you, so
you also should love one another (Jn. 13:34). Loving as Jesus loves.
The responsibility of being a neighbor is placed upon us. The perspective is not to ask others but to ask ourselves, "Am I
being neighbor to others?" When we love our neighbor just as Jesus loves, we become a gift to others!
Loving God and loving neighbor have been likened to the vertical and the horizontal parts of the cross. One directs
upward to God, while the other directs us horizontally towards our fellow men.
THE CHALLENGE
1. Read and reflect on the Characteristics of Christian Love
2. Do a Random Act of Kindness with your family, post it online or share it with your discussion group.
REFLECTION QUESTION:
1. Do you understand the Biblical meaning of love as contrasted with that of the world?
2. How have you failed to love in everyday life?
SCRIPTURES FOR DAILY GUIDE:

Day 1: Matthew 22:34-40 or Mark 12:28-34 Day 2: John 14:21-24 Day 3: Romans 12:1-2
Day 4: 1 Timothy 6:7-14 Day 5: 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 Day 6: 1 John 3:16-18
Day 7: John 15:9-17
“What does love look like? It has the hands to help others. It has the feet to hasten to the poor and needy.
It has eyes to see misery and want. It has the ears to hear the sighs and sorrows of men. That is what love
looks like.” – St. Augustine of Hippo
28 | P a g e
ANNEX 1:
ADDITIONAL REFERENCE FOR STUDY
HISTORICAL NOTE:
The Jews and the Samaritans hated and despised each other for many generations. It all started
after the death of Solomon in 922 BC. Israel was divided into two, the kingdom of Israel in the north
and the kingdom of Judea in the south. In 721 BC the Assyrians occupied the northern kingdom.
Then in 857 BC, the Babylonians conquered the southern kingdom of Judea. But in 529 BC, the
Persian emperor Cyrus defeated the Babylonians and allowed the exiled Jews to return to Judea.
In the meantime, the northern kingdom remained under Assyrian occupation. The Assyrians, who
were pagans, intermarried with the native population, including the Samaritans. And these
intermarriages went on for many generations. Thus in the eyes of the Jews who had returned from
exile in Babylon and who considered themselves as the only faithful interpreters of Israel’s religious
traditions, the Samaritans were half-breeds and half-pagans. As a result, the Samaritans were
prevented from worshiping in the Temple of Jerusalem. The Samaritans, therefore, built their own
temple on Mt. Gerisim. Then around 6-9 AD, a group of Samaritans defiled the Temple court in
Jerusalem by strewing it with human bones. This action led to further division and even more bitter
hostility between the Jews and the Samaritans. This hostility and hatred between Jews and
Samaritans were so intense that we read in the book of Sirach 50:25-26: “My whole being loathes
two nations, the third is not even a people.” Those who live in Seir and Philistia, and the degenerate
folk who dwell in Shechem. Mt. Seir is in the territory of the Edomites. The Edomites and the
Philistines were enemies of the Jews. Shechem is a city in Samaria. As stated in the book of Sirach,
the Jews did not even want to call the Samaritans “people” (the third is not even a people…the
degenerate folk who dwell in Shechem). The Jews hated the Samaritans more intensely than the
Edomites and the Philistines, whom they had fought with regularly in their long history.
29 | P a g e
SESSION 5: THE CHRISTIAN FAMILY
ANCHOR VERSE:
“If it is displeasing to you to serve the Lord, choose today whom you will serve, the gods your
ancestors served beyond the River or the gods of the Amorites in whose country you are dwelling.
As for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.” Joshua 24:15 (NABRE)
GOAL: To stress the importance of the Christian family, and to give practical advice for building
up a strong Christian family
CORE MESSAGE:
In God’s plan, the Christian family is a community of life and love. It has a mission to guard, reveal
and communicate love. However, God has lost His central place in the family as it is under serious
attack on many fronts. Many have claimed to redefine both marriage and family that causes great
confusion in our society and world today. Let us fulfill our mission by being present in our own
families through three simple yet enriching ways: eating together, praying constantly, and loving
each other unconditionally.
TENOR: Inspiring
DYNAMICS:
1. This is a straight talk where the speaker is an authentic SFC member.
2. Triad Sharing: Participants show their family picture and introduce his/her
family.
3. Talk proper
4. Conclusion
5. It is recommended that the family of the speaker shares about the impact of Singles for
Christ to them. Remind them to keep their sharing short, 3 to 5 minutes is enough. To
keep track of the time, sharing in the form of a video may be the best option.
6. Group discussion
SPEAKERS’ PROFILE:
The speaker is an authentic SFC brother who is a strong, Spirit-filled Christian witness of love and
life of Christ in his family. He shares his journey as a member of a Christian family with its joys,
problems, and hopes.
30 | P a g e
INTRODUCTION
Love begets love, and it begins in the family. The family is life’s first school. In a bigger and general
sense, the family is the building block of society, of the Church, and is the “cradle of every
vocation.”
As an institution, the family is under serious attack on many fronts. Marriages are being broken
and the traditional definition of family is being challenged. Many have claimed to redefine both
marriage and family that causes great confusion in our society and world today. In almost all
countries, except in the Philippines and the Vatican, the seat of the Roman Catholic Church, divorce
is legal. In many countries, abortion and same-sex unions are recognized, accepted, and legal.
The family is imperfect yet a beautiful gift from God. Pope Francis affirms us in Amoris Laetitia
(2016):
“I thank God that many families, which are far from considering themselves perfect,
live in love, fulfill their calling and keep moving forward, even if they fall many times
along the way. The Synod’s reflections show us that there is no stereotype of the
ideal family, but rather a challenging mosaic made up of many different realities,
with all their joys, hopes and problems.” (AL 57)
I. GOD’S PLAN FOR THE FAMILY
a. God has intended the family for the transmission of life.

In God’s plan, the Christian family is a community of life and love.1 It has a mission to
guard, reveal and communicate love. 2
Each family is the home of God, and its members belong to God. Parents must regard
their children as children of God and respect them as human persons.3
1 cf. Gaudium Et Spes, 47

2 Familiaris Consortio, 17
3 Catechism of the Catholic Church, 2222
31 | P a g e
“The fundamental task of the family is to serve life, to actualize in history the original
blessing of the Creator – that of transmitting by procreation the divine image from person
to person.”4 It was meant to be so from the very beginning. (Gen 1:27-28, Gen 2:18-24)
It made sense therefore that God created man male and female, with their physiology so
formed as to enable man to increase, multiply, and fill the earth. God intended man and
woman to be one, not independent individuals producing babies, but husband and wife
raising a family.
b. The family is a place for children to learn and grow spiritually.
The family is a place to transmit wisdom and values of life.
“Parents have the first responsibility for the education of their children. They bear
witness to this responsibility first by creating a home where tenderness, forgiveness,
respect, fidelity, and disinterested service are the rule.”4 Teaching is not formal, but
rather comes in the everyday activities in the home.
Children, on the other hand, should obey their parents in what they ask when it is good
for the children or the family.
The fourth commandment reminds grown children of their responsibilities toward their
parents. As much as they can, they must give them material and moral support in old age
and in times of illness, loneliness, or distress. Jesus recalls this duty of gratitude.5
c. The family is a domestic church.

The spirituality of family love is made up of thousands of small but real gestures.6 One
of which is for men to rediscover their God-given roles as fathers.
Parents, especially the fathers, are to be the priests in their families. They present God
to their families—by their example of a living Christianity, by diligently teaching
Scripture, (Deut. 6:7) by the use of symbols. (Deut. 6:8-9) They present their families to
God—by family prayer, by blessing the children.

6 Amoris Laetitia, paragraph 315
32 | P a g e
“The family, like the Church, ought to be a place where the Gospel is transmitted and
from which the Gospel radiates. In a family which is conscious of this mission, all the
members evangelize and are evangelized. The parents not only communicate the Gospel
to their children, but from their children they can themselves receive the same Gospel as
deeply lived by them. As such a family becomes the evangelizer of many other families,
and of the neighborhood of which it forms part.”7
II. WHY GOD’S PLAN FOR FAMILIES IS NOT HAPPENING
a. God has lost his central place in the family.
Parents no longer bring up their children in the discipline and instruction of the Lord. (Eph. 6:4)
They look more and more to psychology as a source of wisdom for raising their children.
Husbands and wives do not follow God’s order for them. There is confusion of roles. (Eph.
5:22-25) Their commitment is shaky. They cannot be depended on and the partners
become insecure.
There is too much importance given to acquiring material possessions and having an easy
and comfortable life.
b. The family itself is losing its importance.
The pace of modern life has become very fast, making it difficult for lasting relationships
to develop. The culture of busyness where we fill our schedules with too much, takes us
away from what are essentials. Moreover, many of the family’s responsibilities have been
taken over by groups in society–education in schools, livelihood in offices and factories,
recreation in malls.
The traditional family has become dispensable–separations and divorces becoming easy
to obtain, living in is not only acceptable but has become “normal”. The throw-away
culture is evident in the way we deal with each other. “We treat affective relationships
the way we treat material objects and the environment: everything is disposable;
everyone uses and throws away, takes and breaks, exploits and squeezes to the last drop.
Then, goodbye.”8
7 Evangelii Nuntiandi, 71
8 Amoris Laetitia, paragraph 29
33 | P a g e
c. The family is under attack by evil forces. (1 Pet 5:8)
Marriage and family life have always been under attack, but threats in the recent years
have reached extraordinary heights. The devil wants to break up the family and promotes
many things to undermine the family, such as secularism (taking God out of the picture
in everyday life including educational systems and government), relativism (belief that
there is no absolute truth, and that truth is subjective), and viral indifference, among
others. Pope Francis notes that rampant individualism makes it difficult today for a
person to give oneself generously to another.9
III. WHAT CAN WE DO?

Parents take on many roles and responsibilities toward their family. But this does not mean
that the success of the family resides only on them. Children should support and rally around
their parents with love, respect and gratitude.
1. Make a decision that in your family, you want God’s plan to happen.
2. Honor and respect our parents.

a) “Honor your father and mother. Then you will live a long, full life in the land the LORD
your God is giving you” (Exodus 20:12).
b) Affirmatively, children should love their parents and hope they will enjoy long and
happy lives.
c) They should pray for their parents that they may be holy and good.
d) They should strive to please their parents and be a credit to them by imitating their
good example and fulfilling their good hopes and upright plans.
e) They should express reverence and gratitude to their parents by speech and action.
f) Grown up children should continue to visit their parents, listen respectfully to their
advice, celebrate their special occasions, give them gifts, and so on.
3. Protect, support and serve our parents.

a) Help them in doing the household chores.
b) Care for them especially when they are sick, old or they can no longer care for
themselves (Sirach 3:12-16). Making our parents realize that we love them not based
on what they can do, provide or have but as who they are.
c) Grown up children ought to give their parents whatever support, both material and
moral.
d) Siblings must help one another in taking care of their parents. “And whoever does
not provide for relatives, and especially family members, has denied the faith and is
worse than an unbeliever” (1 Timothy 5:8).
9 cf. Amoris Laetitia, paragraph 33
34 | P a g e
4. Obey our parents.
a) “My son, keep your father’s commandment, and forsake not your mother’s teaching”
(Proverbs 6:20).
b) Our motivation should not be of fear but of love and respect.
c) However, a child should not obey a particular command which he is convinced is morally
wrong. They should discuss the problem politely and respectfully with their parents.
5. Love and support our siblings.

a) Serve and respect your siblings.
b) Support them in times of trials and problems.
c) Lovingly correct them when they commit any wrongdoing.
6. Be a source of unity in the family

a) Examine your daily life to ensure that your family has enough quality time together.
Though you are not yet the head of the family, you should encourage your parents
and siblings to spend time together.
b) Be ready to reduce your other activities, if necessary.
c) Plan regular family recreation, vacation, and other activities with your parents.
d) Encourage your parents and siblings to pray together as a family. Attend Holy Mass
together. Pray the rosary as a family. Pray for your family. Pray for healing of family
members. Intercede for each other’s needs.
7. Learn more about God’s plan for your family.

a) Attend teachings on strengthening family life. Bring your parents with you or invite
them to attend these activities. Do the same with your siblings. In fact, why don’t you
invite your parents and siblings to join the CFC community and its Family Ministries
b) Read Christian books and magazines. Familiaris Consortio is the Apostolic Exhortation
of Pope John Paul II on the Role of the Christian Family in the Modern World.
c) Seek other Christian singles that share your concern about family life, and be in
regular fellowship with them. This is what you can look forward to in the CFC Singles
for Christ ministry (SFC). SFC will provide you support and formation.
CONCLUSION
Every family, despite its weaknesses, can become a light in the darkness of the world.10
We look to the Holy Family for inspiration. Pope Francis, in Amoris Laetitita, says: “Nazareth teaches
us the meaning of family life, its loving communion, its simple and austere beauty, its sacred and
inviolable character. May it teach how sweet and irreplaceable is its training, how fundamental and
incomparable its role in the social order.” (AL 66)
10 Amoris Laetitia, paragraph 66.
35 | P a g e
Prayer to the Holy Family
(The speaker may end with this prayer.)
Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, in you we contemplate the splendour of true love; to you we turn with
trust. Holy Family of Nazareth, grant that our families too may be places of communion and prayer,
authentic schools of the Gospel, and small domestic churches.
Holy Family of Nazareth, may families never again experience violence, rejection and division; may
all who have been hurt or scandalized find ready comfort and healing. Holy Family of Nazareth, make
us once more mindful of the sacredness and inviolability of the family and its beauty in God’s plan.
Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, graciously hear our prayer. Amen
GUIDE QUESTIONS:
a. Have I contributed to the spiritual and material needs of my family?

b. Have I supported my parents in their roles and done my share in building up a
Christian family?
36 | P a g e
“If it is displeasing to you to serve the Lord, choose today whom you will serve, the gods your ancestors served beyond the River or
the gods of the Amorites in whose country you are dwelling. As for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.” Joshua 24:15
(NABRE)
Love begets love, and it begins in the family. The family is life's first school. In a bigger and general sense, the family is the building block
of society, of the Church, and is the "cradle of every vocation."
GOD'S PLAN FOR THE FAMILY
In God's plan, the Christian family is a community of life and love. Each family is the home of God, and its members belong to God.
Parents must regard their children as children of God and respect them as human persons. The family is a place to transmit wisdom
and values of life. Children, on the other hand, should obey their parents in what they ask when it is good for the children or the family.
The family, like the Church, ought to be a place where the Gospel is transmitted and from which the Gospel radiates.
WHY GOD'S PLAN FOR FAMILIES IS NOT HAPPENING

God has lost His central place in the family. Parents no longer bring up their children in the discipline and instruction of the Lord (Eph.
6:4). They look more and more to psychology as a source of wisdom for raising their children. The family itself is losing its importance.
The pace of modern life has become very fast making it difficult for lasting relationships to develop. The family is under attack by evil
forces. The devil wants to break up the family and promotes many things to undermine the family.
WHAT CAN WE DO?

1. Make a decision that in your family, you want God’s plan to happen.
2. Honor and respect our parents.
3. Protect, support and serve our parents.
4. Obey our parents.
5. Love and support our siblings.
6. Be a source of unity in the family.
7. Learn more about God’s plan for your family.
THE CHALLENGE
Set a family date with your family where you dedicated a time and date for you to talk to each other and pray as one family. Example:
go to mass together and eat after the mass, go on a picnic.
REFLECTION QUESTIONS:
Have I contributed to the spiritual and material needs of my family? Have I supported my parents in their roles and done my share in
building up a Christian family?
Day 1: Genesis 1:26-28, 2:18-24 Day 2: 1Timothy 3:4-5 Day 3: Deuteronomy 6:4-9, 20-25
Day 4: Ephesians 5:21 – 6:4 Day 5: 1Peter 5:8-10 Day 6: 1 Peter 3:1-7
Day 7: Sirach 3:1-16
PRAYER
Holy Family of Nazareth, may families never again experience violence, rejection and division; may all who have been hurt or
scandalized find ready comfort and healing. Holy Family of Nazareth, make us once more mindful of the sacredness and
inviolability of the family, and its beauty in God’s plan.
Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, Graciously hear our prayer. Amen
“Nazareth teaches us the meaning of family life, its loving communion, its simple and austere beauty, its sacred and
inviolable character. May it teach how sweet and irreplaceable is its training, how fundamental and incomparable its role
in the social order” Amoris Laetitita, 66
37 | P a g e
SESSION 6: EMPOWERED BY THE HOLY SPIRIT
ANCHOR VERSE:
“But you will receive the power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be my witnesses
in Jerusalem, throughout Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” Acts 1:8 (NABRE)
GOAL: To lead people to understand and receive the power and the gifts of the Holy Spirit
CORE MESSAGE:
The Holy Spirit is the third person in the Holy Trinity, “…the Lord, the giver of life.” It is the Holy Spirit
who unites us with God, gives us a new nature and empowers us to be witnesses of Jesus to Judea,
to Samaria, and to the ends of the earth. There are different gifts from the Holy Spirit – hierarchical and
charismatic. One of the charismatic gifts is the gift of tongues, which is a gift of praise. It is a means to enrich
our prayer life. The enkindling of the gifts and power of the Holy Spirit will be in a form of a “pray-over”
session. There will be laying-on of hands to pray with and for participants, specifically about their concerns
and the gifts they wish to receive. We hope for a fuller release of the Holy Spirit through this pray-over.
TENOR: Empowering
DYNAMICS:
• FOR FACE-TO-FACE CLP
1. Play video clip of the Pentecost

2. Talk proper
3. Reflection
4. Explanation on the pray-over
5. Commitment to Christ
6. Actual pray-over
7. Exhortation to vocal prayer
8. Full worship
38 | P a g e
• FOR ONLINE CLP
1. Play video clip of the Pentecost

2. Talk proper
3. Reflection
4. Group discussion
▪ Who is the Holy Spirit for you?
▪ Which among the gifts do you want to receive? Why?
5. General pray-over care of the Team Leader
6. Full worship
Note for the Team Leader in conducting online CLP
Explain that the following shall happen physically when allowed:

• Explanation on the pray-over
• Commitment to Christ
• Actual pray-over
• Exhortation to vocal prayer
• Refer to annex 2 for the detailed guidelines in conducting online or face-to-face pray over.
SPEAKER’S PROFILE
An SFC brother, at least a Unit Head, who by his experience of fullness of life in, through, and by
the Holy Spirit can explain with clarity and inspiration what it means to receive and be empowered
by the Holy Spirit.
39 | P a g e
INTRODUCTION
“If something should rightly disturb us and trouble our consciences, it is the fact that so many of our
brothers and sisters are living without the strength, light and consolation born of friendship with
Jesus Christ, without a community of faith to support them, without meaning and a goal in life.”1
Much of Christianity today looks weak and lifeless, lacking in power and effectiveness. But this was
not so at the beginning of Christianity. The early Christian movement was dynamic, strong and
attractive. For example, from a small sect, it subsequently conquered the Roman Empire. The source
was the Holy Spirit. In the Book of Acts, we see the Holy Spirit acting among them, guiding them,
speaking to them, and giving them gifts.
This experience of early Christians can also happen to all of us. We will experience the same vigor
and dynamism in our faith once we are able to understand fully how the Holy Spirit works in our
Christian life. The Holy Spirit enables us to experience God, a living relationship with him, and His
actions in our lives. Unfortunately, many of us know do not know or are close to the Holy Spirit as we
are with the Father and the Son, Jesus Christ.
I. WHO IS THE HOLY SPIRIT?
a. Holy Spirit is God, the Third Person in the Holy Trinity.
“To believe in the Holy Spirit is to profess that the Holy Spirit is one of the persons of the
Holy Trinity, consubstantial with the Father and the Son: “With the Father and the Son he
is worshipped and glorified.” (CCC 685)
"Holy Spirit" is the proper name of the one whom we adore and glorify with the Father
and the Son. (CCC 691) The Church teaches us that although there is only one God, yet,
somehow, there are three Persons in God. The Father is God, the Son is God, the Holy
Spirit is God, yet we do not speak of three Gods, but only one God. They have the same
nature, substance, and being.2 Even though the Three Persons are One God, they are
distinct: for the Father has no origin, He came from no one. But the Son is begotten, He
comes from the Father alone.
1
Pope Francis, Apostolic Exhortation Evangelii Gaudium (24 November 2013), 49: ASS 105 (2013), 1040
2
Rev. William G. Most, The Holy Trinity
40 | P a g e
The Holy Spirit comes or proceeds from both the Father and the Son. These different
relations of origin tell us there are three distinct Persons, who have one and the same
divine nature.3
b. Holy Spirit is the Lord and Giver of Life.
The Holy Spirit is revealed here to be both a person and divine. He is depicted as "bear[ing]
witness", "establish[ing] a covenant," is referred to as "the Lord", "puts [his] laws on [our]
hearts", and even forgives sins. How many Catholics realize when they recite the Nicene
Creed every Sunday at Mass that they are clearly and concisely professing just what we see
here in Scripture: the Holy Spirit truly is "the Lord and Giver of Life."4
If we notice in the gospel, Jesus was conceived in the womb of Mary through the power of
the Holy Spirit. When the angel told Mary that she would bear a Son that will be the
Messiah, it puzzled her because she does not have any relations with a man. “And the angel
said to her in reply, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High
will overshadow you. Therefore, the child to be born will be called holy, the Son of God.”
Luke 1:35 (NABRE) The same Spirit needs to be alive in us in order for us to enter the
Kingdom of God. In John 3:5 (NABRE), it is said, “Jesus answered them, ‘Amen, amen, I say
to you, no one can enter the kingdom of God without being born of water and Spirit.’”
c. The Holy Spirit is the Paraclete.
The Paraclete is, contemporaneously, the one who distributes efficaciously, through the
sacraments, the salvific grace offered by Christ dead and risen again, and He is the one
who bestows the charisms.5
“Paraclete” is a term with diverse meanings. The word is derived from a Greek term
meaning “to exhort”, but it has a wide range of meanings. Included in these are “guide”,
“friend”, and “defender”. The term also connotes the imparting of strength. Because of
this wide range of meanings, Scripture translators vary in the way they render the word
in English. Sometimes, it is translated as “counselor” (since the Spirit provides
guidance). Sometimes it is translated as “helper” (in the sense of friendship) or
“advocate” (in the sense of a legal defender).
3
Rev. William G. Most, The Holy Trinity
4
Tim Staples, The Divinity of the Holy Spirit
5
Pope Francis, Iuvenescit Ecclesia
41 | P a g e
This translation is also justifiable since “paraclete” was used in the first century to speak of
a defense attorney in legal proceedings. And finally, “comforter” (in the sense of giving
strength) is a possible translation. As is common in John, we are not intended to pick the
“best” meaning of Paraclete but rather to bear in mind that all these meanings are
intended.6
In the Resurrection narrative found in the gospel of Luke, before Jesus’ ascension into
heaven, He showed Himself to His disciples and spoke to them these words, “And
[behold] I am sending the promise of my Father upon you; but stay in the city until you
are clothed with power from on high.” (Luke 24:49) During this very moment, the
disciples are hiding in fear for their life after Jesus’ death on the cross. The instruction
of Jesus was clear before they were to continue the mission, and before they were to
be given the power to continue the mission, they had to be ‘clothed with power from
high’ – the Paraclete, the Holy Spirit. The Paraclete empowered them to be bold in their
proclamation and witnessing as well as to have the knowledge and wisdom in
proclaiming the Gospel.
Life in the Holy Spirit is very important because it is the kind of life that God wants for us.
The verse from Ezekiel 36:24-28 reminds: Like the people of God during the time of Ezekiel,
we have also become spiritual exiles because of sin; and we long to return to the place
promised to us by God. But God continues to call and gather us and to prepare us for our
return to the kingdom of God. Once we respond positively to God’s call, he will pour on us
the “pure water”, the grace of forgiveness, to cleanse us of our sins. And then God will give
us a new heart and put a new spirit within us. God will remove our heart of stone and
replace it with a heart of flesh. He will give us the power to resist sin and avoid wrongdoing.
This he will do by putting his spirit, the Holy Spirit, the spirit of Jesus, within us. As a result,
his promise will be fulfilled. We will return to the Promised Land, God’s kingdom here on
earth. And we will be his people and he will be our God.
When we receive the Holy Spirit, we gain:
1. Union with God, a new relationship with God as Father that is deep and personal
(Eph. 2:18)
2. A new nature – we receive spiritual power for living the Christian life (2 Cor. 5:17,
Gal. 5:16-23) The inward dimension.
3. A power to serve as Jesus’ witnesses (Acts 1:8) The outward dimension.
6
Ncregister.com
42 | P a g e
We can receive this power of the Holy Spirit by asking God the Father in faith to give us the
Holy Spirit. (Luke 11:9-13) For us Christians, this will not be the first time we will receive the
Holy Spirit. We already received the Holy Spirit during our Baptism and Confirmation. Rather,
what we will experience is a fuller release of the power of the Holy Spirit in our lives.
II. THE GIFTS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
a. The difference of hierarchical and charismatic gifts

Hierarchical gifts are bestowed to the leadership of the Church to “ensure the continuing
presence of Jesus’ unique salvific mediation, and this started with the Apostles who were
enriched by Christ with a special outpouring of the Holy Spirit. (IE 14)
On the other hand, charismatic gifts enable the faithful to do evangelical missions, discern
the signs of times and interpret them in the light of the Gospel. The charismatic gifts
enable the faithful to respond to the gift of salvation in complete freedom and in a way
suited to the times. (IE 15)
b. In CFC, we specifically ask for the charismatic gifts. (1 Cor 12:1, 4-11)
There are 2 teaching gifts: wisdom and knowledge, 3 sign gifts: faith, healing and miracles,
and 4 revelation gifts: prophecy, discernment of spirits, tongues, and interpretation of
tongues.
Note to speaker: Definition of each gift is found in the annex.
c. The Gift of Tongues
We should all desire and ask for the gift of tongues. It is a gift from God. We should ask it
in faith. And then we should cooperate with God’s Spirit in order to receive it.
1. Tongues is a gift of praise. It is a means to enrich our prayer life.

2. Cooperate with God’s Spirit and yield to the leading and prompting of the Spirit by
opening your mouth and speaking out.
▪ Begin by just praising God in your own words. Then start speaking out in tongues.
If necessary, begin by uttering meaningless sounds (e.g., la-lala- la). The Holy Spirit
will form these sounds into tongues. (Analogy: it is easier to manipulate the steering
wheel of a car when it is in motion rather than stationary.)
▪ Do not analyze the sounds or focus on the experience. Just focus on the
Lord and offer to him your utterances as prayers of praise.
▪ Resist the temptation to think that it is just you and not the Holy Spirit
forming the sounds.
43 | P a g e
The gift of tongues is a common experience when we receive the Holy Spirit, just like the
experience of the disciples described in Acts. But unlike the other spiritual gifts, ‘tongues’
is a gift that may not immediately manifest, and it is okay. We will not expect nor force
ourselves to have it for it is only the Holy Spirit that will have a say whether we can have
the gift of tongues or not.
Once we receive it, it can have great consequences in our spiritual life, especially in our
prayer and worship.
III. ENKINDLING THE GIFTS AND POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
The power and gifts are already in us from the day we were baptized and became official members
of the Church. It is also strengthened through the Sacrament of Confirmation. The enkindling of the
gifts and power of the Holy Spirit will be in a form of a “pray-over” session.
Your facilitators will lay hands on you to pray for you, specifically about your concerns and the gifts
you wish to receive. This pray-over is basically between you and God.
▪ This is not a baptism, not even a second baptism. We should refrain from using the term
“baptism” to avoid confusion and misunderstanding. This is a prayer session for the fuller
release of the power of the Holy Spirit.
▪ Different things will happen to different people. Do not seek a particular kind of experience.
Just turn to the Lord and receive the new life of the Holy Spirit from Him.
We enkindle through:
▪ Strengthening prayer life, study of the Sacred Scriptures and sanctity in daily life
▪ Whole-hearted service in and through SFC
▪ Active participation in the bigger Church
CONCLUSION
God offers each of you a new life. This new life in the Holy Spirit is the normal Christian Life. It is the
authentic Christian life. And God desires it for all. Thus, we need to be open to it, better yet, desire
it with all our heart. And have faith that you will receive it because God has so promised.
Look forward to this new life and to experiencing your own “Pentecost”. And remember that “there
is no Pentecost without the Virgin Mary.” (Benedict XVI, Regina Caeli)
GUIDE QUESTIONS:
1. Who is the Holy Spirit for you?

2. Which among the gifts do you want to receive? Why?
44 | P a g e
“But you will receive the power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be my witnesses in
Jerusalem, throughout Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” Acts 1:8 (NABRE)
Much of Christianity today looks weak and lifeless, lacking in power and effectiveness. But this was not
so at the beginning of Christianity. The early Christian movement was dynamic, strong, and attractive. In
the Book of Acts, we see the Holy Spirit acting among them, guiding them, speaking to them, and giving
them gifts.
This experience of early Christians can also happen to all of us. We will experience the same vigor and
dynamism in our faith once we are able to understand fully how the Holy spirit works in our Christian life.
WHO IS THE HOLY SPIRIT?

a. The Holy Spirit is God, the Third Person in the Holy Trinity.
“Holy Spirit” is the proper name of the one whom we adore and glorify with the Father and the Son
(CCC, 691). The Church teaches us that there is only one God, yet three persons. God the Father, God
the Son, and God the Holy Spirit have the same nature, substance, and being. Even though the Three
Persons are One God, they are distinct: for the Father has no origin, He came from no one. But the
Son is begotten, He comes from the Father alone. The Holy Spirit comes or proceeds from both the
Father and the Son.
b. The Holy Spirit is the Lord and Giver of Life.

The Holy Spirit is revealed here to be both a person and divine. He is depicted as "bear[ing] witness",
"establish[ing] a covenant," is referred to as "the Lord", "puts [his] laws on [our] hearts", and even
forgives sins.
c. The Holy Spirit is the Paraclete.

The “Paraclete” derived from a Greek term meaning “to exhort”, but it has a wide range of meanings.
Included in these are “Guide”, “Friend”, “Defender”. “Counselor”, “Helper”, “Advocate”, and
“Comforter”. As is common in John, we are not intended to pick the “best” meaning of Paraclete but
rather to bear in mind that all these meanings are intended.
THE GIFTS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

The Charismatic gifts enable the faithful to do evangelical missions, discerning the signs of times and
interpreting them in the light of the Gospel. The charismatic gifts enable the faithful to respond to the
gift of salvation in complete freedom and in a way suited to the times (leuveniscit Ecclesia).
There are 2 teaching gifts: wisdom and knowledge, 3 sign gifts: faith, healing and miracles, 4 revelational
gifts: prophecy, discernment of spirits, tongues, and interpretation of tongues.
45 | P a g e
ENKINDLING THE GIFTS AND POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
The power and gifts are already in us from the day we were baptized and became official members of the
Church. It is also strengthened through the Sacrament of Confirmation.
We enkindle through:
• Strengthening prayer life and sanctity in daily life.
• Whole-hearted service in and through SFC
• Active participation in the bigger Church
God offers each of us a new life. This new life in the Holy Spirit is the normal Christian Life. It is the
authentic Christian life. Thus, we need to be open to it, desire it with all our heart and have faith that we
will receive it, because God has so promised.
THE CHALLENGE
God is calling us to live a life of holiness and spiritual power. For this, God has promised us the Holy Spirit.
Will you trust in the promise of your Father? Will you accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior? Will you ask
for the infilling of the Holy spirit in your life?

Day 1: Ezekiel 36:25-27 Day 2: Jeremiah 31:31-34 Day 3: Joel 3:1-5
Day 4: John 14:23-26 Day 5: Luke 11:9-13 Day 6: Acts 1:8, 2:1-12
Day 7: 1 Corinthians 12:1-11
“there is no Pentecost without the Virgin Mary” (Benedict XVI, Regina Coeli)
46 | P a g e
ANNEX 1:
ADDITIONAL REFERENCES FOR STUDY
THE 9 CHARISMATIC GIFTS
REFERENCE: Training on Spiritual Gifts
In Singles for Christ, however, we specifically ask for the nine (9) charismatic gifts. These charismatic
gifts are introduced by St. Paul in his first letter to the Corinthians (1 Corinthians 12:1, 4-11). These
gifts may be divided into 3 groups: two teaching gifts: wisdom and knowledge; three sign gifts:
faith, healing, and miracles; and four revelational gifts: prophecy, discernment of spirits, tongues,
and interpretation of tongues.
The nine (9) charismatic gifts are for the upbuilding of the body. It is described as “manifestation”
of the Spirit (1 Corinthians 12:7). Thus, where spiritual gifts operate, the Spirit is at work. The gifts
make us aware of God’s presence. The gifts make us aware of God’s power.
The nine (9) charismatic gifts:7

a) Wisdom - Concerned with the best way to live. God’s guidance on how to live as a Christian.
b) Knowledge - More of doctrinal teaching. Speak an understanding of the truth of the mystery of Christ.
c) Faith - The charismatic gift of faith seems to be a special gift of prayer. Praying with God-
given confidence, which produces extraordinary results. It is knowing that what one asks for
will be given. Mark 11:23-24.
d) Healing – the Holy Spirit can manifest this special gift through any believer so He can then
heal someone of any kind of disease, illness, or sickness.
e) Miracles - supernatural activity from Him. (E.g., Jesus turning water into wine at the wedding
of Cana, Jesus feeding 5000 people by multiplying 5 loaves of bread and two fish, God parting
the Red Sea for Moses and the children of Israel).
f) Prophecy - The gift by which God speaks through a person a message to an individual or a
whole community.
g) Discernment of spirits - The gift by which a person can tell whether in a situation what is at
work is the Holy Spirit, an evil spirit, or just man’s own spirit. A kind of a vision or a sense.
h) Tongues – A gift of praise that is meant to enrich our prayer life.
i) Interpretation of tongues - Does not refer to the abilities of an interpreter of languages. The
one who exercises this gift does not even understand the tongues. What is spoken in tongues
may not even be an actual language. Like in prophecy, there is an urge to speak words. What
is spoken is an accurate interpretation.
7
Couples for Christ, Training on Spiritual Gifts
47 | P a g e
ANNEX 2:
GUIDELINES FOR THE PRAY-OVER
FOR THE USE OF THE CLP TEAM LEADER
FOR FACE-TO-FACE CLP:
The speaker proceeds with the following:
▪ EXPLANATION ON THE PRAY-OVER
1. Explain the procedure and what will happen during the pray over session (refer to
manual).
We will pray the Commitment to Christ.

We will lay our hands on you and pray with you. But it is basically between you
and God. We are just instruments. You have to ask God to give you what He
promised. And in faith expect it to happen!
2. Some important points to have in mind:
a) This is not a baptism, not even a second baptism. We should refrain from using the
term “baptism” to avoid confusion and misunderstanding. This is a prayer session
for the release of the power of the Holy Spirit.
b) Different things will happen to different people. Do not seek a particular kind of
experience. Just turn to the Lord and receive the new life of the Holy Spirit from Him.
3. Right attitudes during the pray over session:
a) Relax. The more relaxed you are, the easier it is to receive God’s gifts. Open your
hands and place them on your lap with palms facing upward. It is harder to receive
something in a clenched fist than in a relaxed and open hand.
b) Do not be afraid. The Lord is here with us, and he loves you very much. He wants
you to experience His love in a new way.
c) Do not be concerned about how you might act as you respond to the promptings
of the Spirit.
▪ Do not entertain thoughts that you might look or sound foolish if you begin
to praise God in a new way, raising your hands or speaking in tongues.
▪ Nobody will laugh at you. Instead, we will rejoice and be glad with you. We
love and care for you.
48 | P a g e
4. After you are finished being prayed over, please return quietly to your seat and avoid
talking with anybody on your way back. We will have some closing remarks and then
we will all end together.
a) While waiting, you can continue to pray in your heart, read the Psalms, or pray the
rosary silently. Pray for your brothers and sisters here as well.
b) Maintain an atmosphere of prayer and reverence and refrain from doing anything
that will disturb those being prayed over.
▪ REVIEW SEQUENCE OF PRAY OVER SESSION
1. Start with a song. (Let the Fire Fall)

2. Review the procedure briefly.
3. Sing another song. (Create in Me)
4. Do the “Commitment to Christ” and prayer.
5. Proceed with the pray-over session (refer to the manual for details).
6. Give the closing exhortation.
7. Give the mini-talk on vocal prayer.
8. End with full worship, with singing in tongues.
▪ COMMITMENT TO CHRIST
▪ Do you renounce Satan and all wrongdoing?

▪ Yes, I do.
▪ Do you believe that Jesus is the Son of God, that he died to free us from our sins,
and that he rose to bring us new life?
▪ Yes, I do.
▪ Will you follow Jesus as your Lord?
▪ Yes, I will.
DECLARE and PRAY TOGETHER:
Lord Jesus Christ, I want to belong to you from now on. I want to be free from the dominion
of darkness and the rule of Satan, and I want to enter into your Kingdom and be a part of
your people. I will turn away from all wrongdoing, and I will avoid everything that leads me
to wrongdoing. I ask you to forgive all the sins that I have committed. I offer my life to you,
and I promise to obey you as my Lord. AMEN.
49 | P a g e
▪ PROCEED TO PRAY OVER SESSION
The speaker rests or joins the service team. He returns to give the closing exhortation after
everyone has been prayed over with.
CONCLUSION: CLOSING EXHORTATION (after all have been prayed over)
Different people have different experiences.

a. Feeling is not the important thing. Rather, look for the new ways that God is at work
in you and respond to it (e.g. a new desire for prayer, for Scripture, etc.).
b. If you did not speak in tongues, do not worry about it. Do not equate receiving the
Holy Spirit only with receiving the gift of tongues.
c. In your prayer time this week, give plenty of time to praise and thanksgiving. Do this
aloud, if you can without disturbing others. And continue to be open to the Lord
forming your praise into tongues.
Be aware that Satan can tempt you to doubt.

a. Satan is seeking to rob everyone of God’s gift. For him the next best thing to
keeping you from getting it is to keep you from using it.
b. Do not let feelings of doubt bother you. Just remember the fact that God
promised it and that you asked for it.
Do not expect all your problems to go away all at once, though many will. The Holy Spirit
will make a big change in you, and you will see it. But not everything will change. Some
things will take a while to get worked out. But now you have a new power to use in
working them out.
Be faithful to a regular time of daily prayer. Spend a good portion of your prayer time in
praise and thanksgiving in your own words. Pray in tongues every day.
What just happened is only a beginning. Let us now learn about vocal prayer.
EXHORTATION ON VOCAL PRAYER
A. Today we want to introduce to you all another way of praying from what we are used to.
Typically, most Christians today are only used to quieter ways of praying, e.g. silence or just
one person praying out loud. Singing is one exception to the quieter approach most people
take.
B. The Bible shows other ways that are more varied, expressive, and demonstrative for prayer
and worship.
50 | P a g e
1. We can learn from how the Israelites, God’s chosen people, praised God.
a. Psalm 95:1-2. Singing and crying out.
b. Psalm 81:2-4. Singing, shouting, and playing instruments.
c. Psalm 150:3-6. Playing instruments and making a loud noise.
2. In these passages, the Lord is being acclaimed like a king with shouts, songs, playing
of instruments, and dancing. When a king entered his throne room or appeared
before an assembly of his people, all would stand and acclaim him with shouts and
songs to express their love and loyalty, like, “Long live the king!”
3. This is a good way to worship the Lord.
4. The angels and saints in heaven worship God in the same way. (Rev. 19:1, 4-6)
C. A key element of this type of prayer is simultaneous praising. This is when people praise God
in a loud voice and all at the same time.
1. We praise God by acclaiming who He is (samples in Annex D of CLP Team Manual)

and what He has done for us (our many blessings).
2. This type of prayer can help us enter into the throne room of God, where we can
truly feel His presence in our midst.
3. This type of prayer also allows us to worship actively as a community, in a way
that is enjoyable, inspiring and faith building.
D. We are going to do some vocal prayer in a short while.
1. At first it may seem strange or chaotic. But it is neither. Or to others, it might be a

turn off. Please just be open to it. It is new and will take some getting used to. After
a few times doing it, it will feel much more natural and you will be able to see its
benefits.
2. First, we will sing a song of praise. Then we will go right into worshipping the Lord in
this way. Then we can have sentence prayers of thanksgiving or petition, like we have
been doing up to this point.
3. Remember: we are coming before the Great King of the universe, our King who loves
us and who sent His son to die for us and rise from the dead. Let us acclaim our King
and worship Him!
(FULL WORSHIP)
51 | P a g e
FOR ONLINE CLP:
The Team Leader explains the following items briefly before the end of CLP session 6:
▪ Explanation on the pray-over.

▪ Commitment to Christ
▪ Actual pray-over.
▪ Exhortation to vocal prayer
Actual pray-over and full worship must happen as soon as local authorities allow small group
gatherings to resume. These can be conducted together with the Dedication Ceremony and Lord’s
Day (conducted only on Saturday evenings).
52 | P a g e
SESSION 7: GROWING IN THE SPIRIT
ANCHOR VERSE: “If we live by the Spirit, let us also walk by the Spirit.” (Galatians 5:25 NAB)
GOAL: To teach the basic tools needed for our growth and maturity as Christians
CORE MESSAGE:
The Christian life can be pictured as a wheel that has three components: the outer rim, the hub, and
the spokes. The outer rim represents the daily Christian life; the hub, our Lord Jesus Christ, and the
spokes, the tools through which the Holy Spirit is transmitted from the hub (Jesus Christ) to the outer
rim (our daily life). There are five spokes, which corresponds to the five tools that we can make use of
to grow in the Holy Spirit: prayer and study, service and fellowship and the Sacraments. Our prayer
must be faithful, led by the Holy Spirit, and centered on Jesus. We study to know more about God by
reading the Scriptures and Christian publications and attending teachings. We serve by making
ourselves and our resources—time, talent, and treasure—available for God’s work. Fellowship is the
expression of the spiritual reality that we are brothers and sisters belonging to one family and doing
things together. The sacraments, particularly the Sacrament of Reconciliation and the Sacrament of
Holy Communion, are the most important means to grow in the Spirit. If we are faithful in using these
tools, we will grow in the Holy Spirit and be more blessed in our family life.
TENOR: Enlightening
DYNAMICS:
1. Introduction segment by the speaker (Part 1)
2. Speaker facilitates the activity: The Hub of our Life.
3. Play SFC Primer video.
4. Continue with the remaining talking points. (Part 2)
5. Reflection and silent prayer
6. Discussion group
Note: These dynamics are applicable to both online and physical set-up.
SPEAKER’S PROFILE
An SFC brother or sister who continuously grow in the faith recognizing that it is brought about
by the fuller release of the Holy Spirit in his/her life and with the assistance of the tools for
Christian growth.
53 | P a g e
INTRODUCTION
For the speaker: Ask the participants to recall the past session briefly and ask how they feel now.
Then proceed to the talk proper.
I. THE HUB OF OUR LIFE
Activity instructions are part of the session. Have a paper and pencil for each participant.
1. Draw a circle about the size of your paper. What do you see? An empty space,
meaningless? Nothing, a curved line that meets. Does it elicit any emotions? Do
you sometimes feel that way? Empty, your life devoid of meaning? Disconnected?
2. Now at the very center of the circle, draw a small circle. In that circle write the
word CHRIST. Now close your eyes and imagine that the circle is your life.
Previously empty, but now because of the CLP, Christ has been introduced as the
center of your life. Picture Him at the center of that circle that is your life. How
do you feel? What emotions and what images come to your mind?
3. Now draw a bigger circle near the biggest circle. This is like the rim of the circle.
4. Now draw 2 vertical spokes. One that connects the small circle to the top of the
rim, and another one that connects the small circle to the bottom rim. On the
lower spoke, write The Word. On the upper spoke, write Prayer. These vertical
spokes connect us to God. The Word is the foundational spoke. The word of God
keeps us from sin. Prayer spoke allows the very life of God to flow into our lives
just like a straw.
5. Now draw 2 horizontal spokes. To the right is Fellowship and to the left write
Witnessing. Fellowship is not socialization alone. It means allowing us to grow
together in our relationship in Christ as members of a faith community.
54 | P a g e
The first 3 spokes help us to grow in our relationship with God, allowing him to grow more
into our lives. The 4th spoke is witnessing. We are not meant to keep the goodness that the
Lord allowed us to experience, but we need to share it with others. When they see how we
are growing and changing for the better, they will be interested to find out what happened,
and it becomes an opportunity for us to introduce them to a life with Christ.
Draw one more spoke and write Sacraments. For Catholics, the sacraments are the main
channels of God's grace for our lives.
You have actually drawn something like a wheel. Try to imagine your own Christian life as a
wheel of a cart.
• The outer rim. This is the part of the wheel that meets the road. This represents
daily Christian life.
• The hub. This is the part of the wheel from which the power emanates to the rim.
It holds the wheel together. The hub is our Lord Jesus Christ, who is at the center
of our lives. The power is that of the Holy Spirit.
• The spokes transmit the power and direction from the hub to the rim. In Christian
experience, the spokes are the means of putting our whole life in contact with
Christ, so that our life can be transformed by his power and direction.
a. Do you like to read and study scriptures? Why or why not?

b. How do you pray? How often do you pray? What is the content of your
prayer?
c. Would you like to be in fellowship with the people you have met here?
What were your experiences during the CLP?
d. Would you like to share Christ with others?
e. Would you like your life to be directed by Christ and empowered by the
Holy Spirit?
This CLP, is your commitment to Christ, the in-filling of the Holy Spirit through the pray-
over--all these are just the beginning of a new life. We are "babies in Christ" and we need
to grow by making use of the tools provided by God, and we need encouragement from
a community of like-minded believers.
55 | P a g e
II. CFC SINGLES FOR CHRIST
The Vision of CFC Singles for Christ (Read together.)
STATEMENT OF VISION
“EVERY SINGLE MAN AND WOMAN

ALL OVER THE WORLD EXPERIENCING CHRIST”
Singles for Christ is the next generation of Couples for Christ, empowered by the Holy Spirit
to journey and witness with single men and women in their discovery and pursuit of
vocations and the fullness of the mission towards building a Christ-centered society.
Can you relate to the SFC Vision? Call 1 or 2 to answer.
The Mission of CFC Singles for Christ (Read together.)
STATEMENT OF MISSION
“BUILDING THE CHURCH OF THE HOME AND THE CHURCH OF THE POOR”
We are Singles for Christ and we live as His disciples in the present day (empowered and led
by the Holy Spirit to proclaim Christ passionately and unceasingly to all nations, establishing
a brotherhood of love and sharing, and serving the poor, the captives, the blind, and
oppressed). The totality of our lives is a reflection of Christ.
The SFC mission is taken from the mission of Couples for Christ. This is the expression of the
Mission in the SFC Ministry.
a) Building the Church:
First, be good and faithful members, who are committed to growing in love, personal
holiness, and knowledge of the foundations of our faith.
- Be defenders of the Church and life by opposing worldly beliefs and movements
that undermine the very things our faith holds sacred.
- Work for justice, equality, and the dignity of life.
- Actively serve and participate in our parishes.
Second, we build the Church by bringing more people to knowing Christ through
active evangelization and by being strong witnesses to Christ living in our lives.
56 | P a g e
- We strive for both holiness and excellence in all aspects of life that Christ may be
known and glorified.
- We are passionate to go to the ends of the earth to proclaim Christ and we are
just as passionate to do the same where we are right now.
b) Building the Church of the Home:
- We take the lead in creating a family atmosphere where there is love, openness,
forgiveness, happiness, and unity under Christ.
- We are reflections of Christ in our own homes as we support the families we are
born into (as members) as well as prepare ourselves for the families we will start
in the future (as heads). We do this by living a life of purity, holiness, and
selflessness.
c) Building the Church of the Poor:
Because we see and experience Christ in the poor, we serve the poor through a
committed and loving dedication to provide for their needs with urgency through love
and a personal sacrifice of our time, our resources, efforts, and talent. We understand
that we cannot build God's kingdom here on earth without the poor.
SFC lives out the social teachings of the Church through CFC ANCOP (Answering the Cry
of the Poor) and the CFC Social Development Programs. Particularly, SFC as a ministry
helps in the funding, tutorial and values formation in public schools of the Cornerstone
program. The SFCs help out and participate in every Ancop Global Walk that is organized
in their country.
What is your impression? Call 1 or 2 to answer.
Pastoral Formation Weekends
The pastoral formation of SFC allows the members to grow in different aspects of their spiritual
life. The Knights Tale helps men understand the true definition of manhood and challenges them to
live as modern-day knights, ready to offer their lives for the cause of Christ. Princess Diaries on the
other hand teaches women understand and appreciate their identity as a woman created by God and
desire to live out their special calling in intimate union with Jesus.
God’s Masterpiece enables the members to appreciate their family more in spite of limitations and
imperfections and to have a greater love for them so that they can declare that Family is a Gift.
Through Crossroads Weekend the SFCs are accompanied in their journey of discovering, and
afterwards, empowering them to pursue their vocation. Other teachings and leadership trainings
develop members into responsible, passionate and Christ-like leaders.
57 | P a g e
The Philosophy of CFC-Singles for Christ (Read together.)
STATEMENT OF PHILOSOPHY
The following embodies the beliefs and ideals of the CFC Singles for Christ as a ministry, from
which flow the Christian attitudes, values and behavior, as well as its programs, teachings and
approaches to Christian renewal.
 We believe that our bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, and we safeguard its sanctity
by being pure in thought, in word and in deed.
 We believe that God gave us gifts and talents with which we can serve and glorify Him,
and which allow us to live fruitful lives. We believe in the proper stewardship of these
gifts by striving to succeed in our chosen work or profession without sacrificing our
Christian values and ethics.
 We believe in the indissolubility of Christian marriage and the importance of family life
in the plan of God, in the sanctity of human life and the right of the unborn child.
 We believe that we are called to live out our faith fully and to share actively in the life
and mission of our Church — through prayers, evangelization and service to others.
 We believe in living productive lives as citizens of our country, obeying its laws and
respecting its institutions. We believe that we have a duty to the future generations, in
protecting our natural environment and in combating the proliferation of evil in our
social environment.
 We believe that individual and corporate renewal can best be achieved by having a deep
personal relationship with Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior by calling upon the power of
the Holy Spirit in our day-to-day life and by making full use of all charismatic gifts at our
disposal.
Do you think this philosophy is relevant today?

CFC-Singles for Christ allows us to grow our life in the Holy Spirit by providing opportunities
for us to practice the tools needed to live our Christian Life by the power of the Holy Spirit,
as illustrated in the activity we just did.
a) The family as the basic unit of society is God's plan. However, there are many forces in
the world today that seek to destroy the family. SFC has been raised by God to defend
his work. Our task is to strengthen family life. This is our reason for being.
58 | P a g e
b) How do we accomplish our mission?
• By working for the renewal of individuals, families and the Church on a global
basis.
• By providing a strong support environment for our members.
III. HOW CAN WE SUPPORT ONE ANOTHER IN SFC?
1. By our committed relationships
a. In SFC, we make a commitment to grow together in holiness as single Christians,

and to encourage and support one another in living a Spirit-filled Christian life.
b. We have a 5-point commitment—The Covenant of Singles for Christ—which is

embodied in a small white card that we carry with us all the time. Read “The
Covenant of Singles for Christ” and explain briefly.
(refer to SFC Covenant Card for a more detailed context of the SFC Covenant)
i. I shall live as a follower of Christ.

ii. I will work towards the evangelization and transformation of my work place,
my family, and my community.
iii. I will be a committed and active member of the CFC Singles for Christ.
iv. I will make myself available to the Lord for service.
v. I will study and seek to grow as a Christian person.
2. Through households.
All members of SFC belong to small groups which we call “households.” At the end of
this CLP, if you decide to be a part of SFC, you will be assigned to a household.
a) The purpose of a household group is to have a smaller and more intimate

environment for personal support in the Christian life, and to provide a means for
encouraging and hastening growth as a Christian.
- Here you can share life experiences of God’s love.

- You can be helped to overcome obstacles in the Christian life.
- You will develop real friendships and true brotherhood/sisterhood, without
which our Christian life would lack joyful expression.
b) A household is composed of from 4 to 7 singles and is headed by a household

leader and is set up immediately after the CLP.
59 | P a g e
c) The household meets twice a month, on the same day of the week as mutually
agreed by its members.
d) The household meetings are held in the homes of the group members, on rotation
basis. Holding the household meetings in our homes has the following values:
- Worshipping the Lord in our home makes the truth that the home is a
domestic church a concrete reality. And God’s blessings will surely descend
upon the home where God’s people can be found, worshipping him together
and growing in faith together.
- The people living with us—our parents, our siblings, our housemates,
household help, the people who are closest to us—will be aware of what we
are involved in and what we do. To them we will become people who are
living their Christian faith openly and powerfully.
- What we do in our home may be used by the Lord as an effective tool for
evangelization, especially to our families, relatives, neighbours and friends.
e) There are basically three ingredients in a typical household meeting: an extended

period of prayer and worship, a time for sharing or discussion, and some time for
fellowship.
3. By our ongoing teaching and formation.
a) There is a formal first-stage teaching program.
• Covenant Orientation Weekend (3 months after CLP)

• Knights Tales (for brothers) and Princess Diaries (for sisters)
• Christian Character Weekend
• Evangelization Training
b) Beyond the first stage, there are many other courses (e.g. Christian Personal
Relationships Weekend, Intimacy Weekend, Christ Pursuit Weekend, etc.) and
various training modules for those who will undertake leadership services in SFC.
c) There is a special emphasis on forming the members to discover and pursue their
vocations. The Crossroads Weekend Retreat is conducted to deepen their
understanding and help strengthen one's discernment of vocation.
d) Various teachings will also be given through monthly chapter teachings, annual
conferences, and other assemblies. We also have books and other materials on
evangelization, vocation, working with the poor, etc.
4. By the other regular activities of our community.
60 | P a g e
a) Annual SFC Provincial, Regional (National in some countries) and International
conferences.
b) Mission trips both local and international.
c) Monthly prayer assemblies and teaching assemblies.
d) Lord’s Day celebrations, family days, evangelization rallies, leaders’ summit,

sportsfest, social activities, etc.
e) Participation in Church-led activities and advocacies.
CONCLUSION
We are living in exciting times. As we see the deterioration of Christian values and family life all
around us in all parts of the world, we are also seeing God’s loving and protective hands in restoring
our lives, families, workplaces, and society as a whole back to his original plan.
c. We need to see this spiritual drama with the eyes of faith.

d. We are called to be part of God’s work and we should gladly respond to his divine
efforts of restoring families back to his kingdom.
e. We are inviting you to be a part of God’s work by being a part of us in SFC.
GUIDE QUESTION:
What tools to Christian growth have not been fully utilized in your life?
ASSIGNMENT:
1. Read again and try to internalize the Vision, Mission and Philosophy of SFC.
2. Think and pray about "The Covenant of SFC".
a) Look on the covenant as an ideal, not yet fully in place, but as what God calls us
to.
b) What is important is that:
* You understand the SFC Covenant.
* You accept the SFC Covenant as helpful and even necessary for our support
and growth in our Christian life.
* You will try to live out the SFC Covenant.
c) We precisely need one another in SFC in order to support each other in living out
the covenant.
If you decide that SFC is for you, come back next week, ready to make the covenant.
61 | P a g e
THE COVENANT OF CFC - SINGLES FOR CHRIST
Trusting in the Lord’s help and guidance:
I. I shall leave as a follower of Christ.

- Pray daily for at least 15 minutes.
- Study scriptures daily for at least 15 minutes.
- Live a righteous life and avoid situations which are occasions for sin.
- Put good order into my private life and support my parents in building a Christian
family.
- Participate regularly in the worship life of my church.
II. I will work towards the evangelization and transformation of my workplace, my family and
my community.
- Put good order in my work situation.
- Be a witness of the love and power of the Lord Jesus in my work and in my family.
- Be a good steward of all resources entrusted to me.
- Be a good citizen of my country, obeying its laws and protecting its environment.
III. I will be a committed and active member of the CFC - Singles for Christ.
- Attend my small group meetings regularly and support the good order of the
meetings.
- Faithfully participate in all the activities of the group.
- Relate in love, loyalty to and respect for all my brothers and sisters in the Lord.
- Interceded daily for the group and its mission.
IV. I will make myself available to the Lord for service.

- Bring other single men and women to Christ.
- Give generously of my time and resources to the Lord’s service, whenever I am called
and follow directions of those who responsibility for any service .
- Support the work of Couples for Christ and its Ministries.
V. I will study and seek to grow as a Christian person.

- Attend all teachings, retreats, seminars and conferences of the CFC - Singles for
Christ.
- Diligently study all materials given to me.
May the Lord Jesus Christ help me to be faithful in living out this commitment everyday for
His greater honor and glory and for the good of any brothers and sisters.
Signature
62 | P a g e
“If we live by the Spirit, let us also walk by the Spirit.” Galatians 5:25 (NABRE)
The Christian life can be pictured as a wheel that has three components: the outer rim, the hub, and the
spokes. The outer rim represents the daily Christian life; the hub, our Lord Jesus Christ, and the spokes, the
tools through which the Holy Spirit is transmitted from the hub (Jesus Christ) to the outer rim (our daily life).
The five spokes correspond to the five tools that we can make use of to grow in the Holy Spirit: prayer and
study, service and fellowship, and the Sacraments. Our prayer must be faithful, led by the Holy Spirit, and
centered on Jesus. We study to know more about God by reading the Scriptures and Christian publications
and attending teachings. We serve by making ourselves and our resources—time, talent, and treasure—
available for God’s work. Fellowship is the expression of the spiritual reality that we are brothers and sisters
belonging to one family and doing things together. The sacraments, particularly the Sacrament of
Reconciliation and the Sacrament of Holy Communion, are the most important means to grow in the Spirit.
If we are faithful in using these tools, we will grow in the Holy Spirit and be more blessed in our family life.
STATEMENT OF VISION
“EVERY SINGLE MAN AND WOMAN ALL OVER THE WORLD EXPERIENCING CHRIST”
Singles for Christ is the next generation of Couples for Christ, empowered by the Holy Spirit to journey and
witness with single men and women in their discovery and pursuit of vocations and the fullness of the
mission towards building a Christ-centered society.
STATEMENT OF MISSION
“BUILDING THE CHURCH OF THE HOME AND THE CHURCH OF THE POOR”
We are Singles for Christ and we live as His disciples in the present day (empowered and led by the Holy
Spirit to proclaim Christ passionately and unceasingly to all nations, establishing a brotherhood of love and
sharing, and serving the poor, the captives, the blind, and oppressed). The totality of our lives is a reflection
of Christ.
STATEMENT OF PHILOSOPHY
The following embodies the beliefs and ideals of the CFC Singles for Christ as a ministry, from which flow
the Christian attitudes, values and behavior, as well as its programs, teachings and approaches to Christian
renewal.
WE BELIEVE that our bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, and we safeguard its sanctity by being pure in
thought, in word and in deed.
WE BELIEVE that God gave us gifts and talents with which we can serve and glorify Him, and which allow us
to live fruitful lives. We believe in the proper stewardship of these gifts by striving to succeed in our chosen
work or profession without sacrificing our Christian values and ethics.
63 | P a g e
WE BELIEVE in the indissolubility of Christian marriage and the importance of family life in the plan of God,
in the sanctity of human life and the right of the unborn child.
WE BELIEVE that we are called to live out our faith fully and to share actively in the life and mission of our
Church — through prayers, evangelization and service to others.
WE BELIEVE in living productive lives as citizens of our country, obeying its laws and respecting its
institutions. We believe that we have a duty to the future generations, in protecting our natural
environment and in combating the proliferation of evil in our social environment.
And lastly, WE BELIEVE that individual and corporate renewal can best be achieved by having a deep
personal relationship with Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior by calling upon the power of the Holy Spirit in our
day-to-day life and by making full use of all charismatic gifts at our disposal.
THE CHALLENGE
1. Read again and try to internalize the Vision, Mission, and Philosophy of Singles for Christ.
2. Think and pray about “The Covenant of SFC.”
a. Look on the covenant as an ideal, not yet fully in place, but as what God calls us to.
b. What is important for you to be able to make the covenant is that:
• You understand it.
• You accept it as helpful and even necessary for Christian family living.
• You will try to live it out.

Day 1: 1 Peter 1:13-16
Day 2: Matthew 18:19-20 / Hebrews 4:12-13
Day 3: Matthew 20:26-28 / James 2:14-17
Day 4: 1 Corinthians 12:12-27
Day 5: Psalm 22:28-32 / Deuteronomy 26:16-18
Day 6: Colossians 3:18-21
Day 7: 1 Peter 29:9-10
64 | P a g e
SESSION 8: TRANSFORMATION IN CHRIST
ANCHOR VERSE:
“Do not conform yourselves to this age but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that
you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and pleasing and perfect.” Romans 12:2
(NABRE)
GOAL: To explain the life and mission of Couples for Christ and to inspire people with the desire
to be part of this community
CORE MESSAGE:
This talk marks the end of the Christian Life Program. However, it is not really the end, but
just the beginning. The Lord has laid the foundation for our transformation throughout the Christian
Life Program. Our transformation, and what we have gone through, may be likened to the story of
the man born blind in the Gospel of John 9:1-38. To continue our transformation, we need to grow
in holiness and discipleship and have a greater commitment to service. This we can attain in Couples
for Christ.
Christ could have restored the sight of the man born blind by merely saying the words, “Be
healed!” But Jesus has chosen to go through a “process” of making mud paste with spittle, rubbing
it on the eyes of the blind man, and sending him to the Pool of Siloam. In the same way, Jesus could
have transformed us and opened our eyes to his plan by some other means. But he has chosen to
open our eyes and transform us through the “process” of the Christian Life Program. Let us thus
praise and thank the Lord for calling us, for opening our eyes, and for starting the process of our
transformation in Christ.
TENOR: Encouraging
65 | P a g e
DYNAMICS:
ONLINE PHYSICAL
Highlight video of the entire CLP Highlight video of the entire CLP
Talk proper Talk proper
Reflection Reflection
Family Commitment Family Commitment
• Participants are asked to reflect which • Participants are asked to reflect which
areas they can work on to show their areas they can work on to show their
love for their family. love for their family.
• Write on their journal their family • Write on their journal their family
commitment. Actions they will commit commitment. Actions they will commit
to do like spend more time with the to do like spend more time with the
family, eat together, attend Holy Mass family, eat together, attend Holy Mass
together, do household chores etc. together, do household chores etc.
Pray for their Family Commitment Pray for their Family Commitment
Plenary sharing Dedication Ceremony
Note:
Dedication Ceremony including Plenary sharing
▪ General pray-over of participants
▪ Welcome to the SFC family Note:
▪ Singing “Welcome to the Family” These shall only be conducted only when the
▪ Sharing of participants of government allows, following the strict health
their experience guidelines of the area.
SPEAKER’S PROFILE
This dedication talk, since it includes official acceptance of new members into the body, should be
handled by the SFC Chapter Head or the Supervising Unit head. He is a credible witness of Christian
transformation through growing in holiness, discipleship and commitment to service.
66 | P a g e
INTRODUCTION
I. OUR TRANSFORMATION: STORY ABOUT THE BLIND MAN
Our transformation and what we have gone through the past weeks may be likened to the
story of the man born blind in the Gospel of John 9:1-38. The story gives a lesson on the
blind man’s transformation in Christ.
1. Jesus opened the eyes of the blind man. The blind man did not heal in an instant, but
through a process. In the gospel account, Jesus made a mud paste and placed it on
the blind man’s eyes. He asked him to wash it afterwards. When we joined the CLP,
all of us have had our own version of “blindness”. As we went through the different
modules, it gradually opened our eyes.
2. When people asked the blind man who cured him, he responded by saying that he was
cured by “the man called Jesus”. Being blind for a long time, Jesus is unfamiliar to him. Like
the blind man, we have also gone through a period of unfamiliarity of Jesus. We knew him
by name, but through the CLP, we were able to deepen our knowledge of Him.
3. When they asked the blind man who cured him for the second time, he responded that
the man was a prophet. This is a significant transformation. From “a man called Jesus”,
the blind man now professes, “He is a prophet”. He was starting to recognize him and
has progressed to the level of admitting that Jesus is a prophet. As the CLP progresses,
our relationship with Jesus became more personal – we can now identify him in our life.
4. Toward the end of the story, the transformation has come to its fullest. From the “the
man called Jesus”, to “he is a prophet”, the man becomes a believer in his final
statement, “Lord, I believe.” That encounter opened his eyes literally and figuratively. As
we come to the end of the Christian Life Program, we should ask ourselves, have we
achieved this transformation? From one who only remotely knows “the man called
Jesus”, are we now ready to proclaim him as “my Lord”?
II. CONTINUING OUR TRANSFORMATION
Transformation is a continuous process in Christ. As we continue on, we need:
1. Growth in holiness (1 Pt 1:15-16) It is not by accident that you joined the CLP. God
called you. As God who called you is holy, you are enjoined to live in holiness.
67 | P a g e
2. Growth in discipleship (Mt 16:24) To be disciples of Jesus, we have to carry our own
crosses. We have to be like Christ who embraced the cross for others. We must listen
to the language of the cross and live out its true meaning.
3. Greater commitment to service (1 Pt 4:10) Our transformation through a greater

commitment to service takes place by serving God, neighbor, society, Church, and
country. To concretize our growth and transformation, God wants us to raise up
families in the Holy Spirit that will renew the face of the earth.
III. TRANSFORMATION THROUGH SINGLES FOR CHRIST
1. It is a great privilege to be where we are now – to have a personal relationship with

Jesus and have the support of a vibrant community like Singles for Christ. This
happened through God’s mercy and grace. We ought to respond with gratitude and
humility.
2. In Singles for Christ, we can continue our transformation in Christ. We will continue
to grow in personal holiness through our regular prayer time and Scripture reading,
reflection and study; through our faithfulness to the covenant of Singles for Christ;
and through the SFC Formation Program. There will be numerous opportunities to
render service.
3. We will develop a greater commitment to evangelization. Evangelization is the global

mission of Singles for Christ. Every SFC member is a Missionary. We must endeavor to
bring others to SFC to meet Christ.
CONCLUSION
If Christ so wished, he could have restored the sight of the man born blind by merely saying the
words “be healed” or “open your eyes”. However, Jesus has chosen to go through a “process” or a
“ceremony” of making mud paste with spittle, rubbing it on the eyes of the blind man, and sending
him to the Pool of Siloam.
We are that blind man, chosen, and transformed by Jesus. He could have transformed us instantly,
but he chose to open our eyes and transform us through the “process” of the Christian Life
Program.
The Lord has chosen you! He has chosen to open your eyes so that you will begin to see God’s plan
for you. His plan is to bring you to his heavenly kingdom.
Let us all rejoice and be glad. Let us praise and thank the Lord for calling us, for opening our eyes,
and for starting the process of our transformation in Christ.
68 | P a g e
“Do not conform yourselves to this age but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that you may
discern what is the will of God, what is good and pleasing and perfect.” Romans 12:2 (NABRE)
OUR TRANSFORMATION
Our transformation and what we have gone through the past weeks may be likened to the story of the man
born blind in the Gospel of John 9:1-38. The story gives a lesson on the blind man’s transformation in Christ.
The blind man did not heal in an instant, but Jesus opened His eyes through a process. When we joined the
CLP, all of us have our own version of “blindness”. As we go through the different modules, it opened our
eyes.
CONTINUING OUR TRANSFORMATION

Transformation is a continuous process in Christ. We need to:
1. Grow in holiness (1 Pt 1:15-16). It is not an accident that you joined the CLP. God called you. As God
who called you is holy, you are enjoined to live in holiness.
2. Grow in discipleship (Mt 16:24). To be disciples of Jesus, we have to carry our own crosses. We have to
be like Christ who embraced the cross for others.
3. Greater commitment to serve (1 Pt 4:10) Our transformation through a greater commitment to service
takes place by serving God, neighbor, society, Church and country.
TRANSFORMATION THROUGH SINGLES FOR CHRIST

It is a great privilege to be where we are now – to have a personal relationship with Jesus and have the
support of a vibrant community like Singles for Christ. We will continue to grow in personal holiness through
our regular prayer time and Scripture reading, reflection and study; through our faithfulness to the covenant
of Singles for Christ; and through the SFC Formation Program. We also grow in personal holiness when we
develop a greater commitment to evangelization.
“Remember that you are never alone, Christ is with you on your journey every day of your lives! He has
called you and chosen you to live in the freedom of the children of God. Turn to Him in prayer and in love.
Ask Him to grant you the courage and strength to live in this freedom always. Walk with Him who is ‘the
Way, the Truth and the Life.’” - St. John Paul II
69 | P a g e
Guidelines in Conducting the SFC Christian Life Program Online
1. The service team must undergo the new CLP Training v2.0. This training is a pre-requisite to all those
who will be conducting online CLP. Since this mode of delivery of CLP is very new to us, nonetheless
the best way to address the current situation, it is important that we are well equipped and trained
on its proper conduct.
2. Online CLP must be conducted in the Chapter or Unit Level household of SFC.
Chapter level CLP team:

• Chapter leaders
• Unit heads under the chapter
Unit Level CLP team:

• Unit Head
• Heads under the unit
- In the Unit Level, a sisters’ unit may combine with a brothers’ unit to create one group of service
team composed of 5 to 7 members only.
3. Each member of the household may invite 1 to 2 participants for the online CLP. A minimum of five
(5) singles to a maximum of fourteen (14) can be invited as long as these people are friends,
acquaintances or at least familiar with one other.
- SFC Members from the Unit or Chapter can also invite participants to join the online CLP as
long as (a) the number of total participants will not exceed the maximum number and; (b) the
SFC member who invited the participant will also join the Online CLP at least until the last
session of module 1.
4. The whole session of the online CLP is recommended to run for 1 hour and 30 minutes to 2 hours
(90 minutes to 120 minutes). Suggested program flow is as follows:
Gathering/ Teaching of Songs 10 minutes

Welcome by Team Leader and Opening Prayer 5 minutes
Ice breaker 10 minutes
Talk Proper 30 minutes
Group Sharing 30 minutes
Recap and Announcements 5 minutes
Closing Prayer and Song 5 minutes
Note: Since the attention span of the audience are momentary, the speaker must keep the session
short, concise, and Christ-centered.
70 | P a g e
5. Group discussions must be held in separate meeting rooms.
- Group limit is 3 – 4 persons only, including the Discussion Group Leader.
6. Other important and non-negotiable elements of the CLP is expected to be maintained:
• Teaching of Songs
• Worship (following the progression of prayer in CLP)
• Group Discussion
• One-on-Ones
• Confession (follow the steps recommended by the Catholic Church)
7. Pray-over Session and Dedication Session will follow when physical gatherings are already allowed.
8. Other Reminders
- Use 8-session CLP, provided that they have gone through the new CLP Training v2.0 (Phase 1
and Phase 2).
- No Double (back-to-back) talk. However, Orientation and Session 1 can be combined.
- Separate CLP for SFC, we do not practice mega CLP online.
- A maximum of three (3) absences is allowed for the entire duration of the online CLP. Thus,
make up session is also required to be conducted for those who will have absences.
- The participants will become full-pledged members after the physical pray over and dedication
ceremony. However, they will already be grouped into a Household and allowed to attend
regular activities of SFC.
- Online CLP may happen simultaneously in one SFC Chapter since it can be done in the Unit level.
71 | P a g e

SFC CLP V2.0 Manual

Uploaded by

Document Information

Original Title

Copyright

Available Formats

Share this document

Share or Embed Document

Sharing Options

Did you find this document useful?

Is this content inappropriate?

Copyright:

Available Formats

SFC CLP V2.0 Manual

Uploaded by

Copyright:

Available Formats

CFC SINGLES FOR CHRIST

CHRISTIAN LIFE PROGRAM

TRAININGS TO BE CONDUCTED PERIOD REMARKS

Guidelines in Conducting the SFC Christian Life Program V2.0

Gathering/ Teaching of Songs 10 minutes

OVERVIEW OF THE SESSION

TENOR: Affirming and enlightening

1. God’s Love Creates

2. God’s Love Saves

GOD’S LOVE CREATES

GOD’S LOVE SAVES

GOD’S LOVE SUSTAINS

SCRIPTURES FOR DAILY GUIDE

OVERVIEW OF THE SESSION

FOR THE USE OF THE SPEAKER

I. JESUS OF HISTORY AND THE CHRIST OF FAITH

II. LIAR, LUNATIC or LORD

III. KNOWING JESUS AND BECOMING CHRISTIAN

c. What does it mean to be a Christian?

o A Christian is a person of faith. (Heb. 11:1) Faith means acceptance and

1. Will you accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior?

JESUS OF HISTORY AND THE CHRIST OF FAITH

Jesus forgave sins (Mark. 2:5-7)

LIAR, LUNATIC or LORD

KNOWING JESUS AND BECOMING CHRISTIAN

SCRIPTURES FOR DAILY GUIDE

1. CHOICES: Born in Nazareth, Son of a Carpenter, Born in a manger

2. CHOICES: He forgives sins, He never gets angry, He performs miracles

1. In reference to “Jesus forgave sins”

On Christ’s Divinity and Humanity

3. Father Raymond Brown states it very elegantly in his book An Introduction to

OVERVIEW OF THE SESSION

TENOR: Enlightening and moving

FOR THE USE OF THE SPEAKER

1. In Greek, the word for repentance is metanoia, which is literally translated as a

II. WHAT IS FAITH?

CONSEQUENCES OF REPENTANCE AND FAITH

SCRIPTURES FOR DAILY GUIDE

OVERVIEW OF THE SESSION

1. Group Activity: What would a Christian do?

CHRISTIAN LIFE OVERVIEW OF THE SESSION

I. Loving God is our highest ideal.

a. Loving God with all our heart

b. Loving God with all our mind and soul

c. Loving God with all our strength

II. LOVING OUR NEIGHBOR AS OURSELVES

LOVING GOD IS OUR HIGHEST IDEAL.

LOVING OUR NEIGHBOR AS OURSELVES.

SCRIPTURES FOR DAILY GUIDE:

FOR THE USE OF THE SPEAKER

OVERVIEW OF THE SESSION

FOR THE USE OF THE SPEAKER

I. GOD’S PLAN FOR THE FAMILY

a. God has intended the family for the transmission of life.

1 cf. Gaudium Et Spes, 47

b. The family is a place for children to learn and grow spiritually.

The family is a place to transmit wisdom and values of life.

c. The family is a domestic church.

4 Catechism of the Catholic Church, 2223

II. WHY GOD’S PLAN FOR FAMILIES IS NOT HAPPENING

a. God has lost his central place in the family.

b. The family itself is losing its importance.

III. WHAT CAN WE DO?