Batam July 2017

After Step 1234, we want to empower the orphanage to reach out to their community. We will be teaching them what it means to share about Jesus to others. And it is not just about sharing the bridge diagram. It is about being a salt and light. It is about seeing people through the God's lens, that everyone is important. (we will use the God's word passage to show this)

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Big Point: I can share about Jesus to others

God’s Word:  Luke 15:3-7 (Every person is important to God, we must share)

3 Then Jesus told them a story. 4 He said, “Suppose one of you has 100 sheep and loses one of them. Won’t he leave the 99 in the open country? Won’t he go and look for the one lost sheep until he finds it? 5 When he finds it, he will joyfully put it on his shoulders 6 and go home. Then he will call his friends and neighbors together. He will say, ‘Be joyful with me. I have found my lost sheep.’ 7 I tell you, it will be the same in heaven. There will be great joy when one sinner turns away from sin. Yes, there will be more joy than for 99 godly people who do not need to turn away from their sins.

Memory Verse: (we have tasted, so we must share)

Psalm 34:8 Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in him 

Life Question: How can I share about Jesus to others?
1) Sharing Testimonies
2) Inviting others to church or events
3) Sharing the Bridge Diagram
4) Being a salt and light

Batam June 2017

Step 4 of 1234. Step 4 is Live for God. What does it mean to live for God? God's heart is for people. Love God and love people are the greatest commandments. To truly live for God, we must always be ready to serve God and serve people. The first step is using what we already have, start serving and God will add onto us. Kids are never too young to serve.

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Big Point: I can Serve with what I have

God’s Word:  (John 6:1-14)

Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand

6 Some time after this, Jesus crossed over to the other side of the Sea of Galilee. It is also called the Sea of Tiberias. 2 A large crowd of people followed him. They had seen the signs he had done by healing sick people. 3 Then Jesus went up on a mountainside. There he sat down with his disciples. 4 The Jewish Passover Feast was near.

5 Jesus looked up and saw a large crowd coming toward him. So he said to Philip, “Where can we buy bread for these people to eat?” 6 He asked this only to test Philip. He already knew what he was going to do.

7 Philip answered him, “Suppose we were able to buy enough bread for each person to have just a bite. That would take more than half a year’s pay!”

8 Another of his disciples spoke up. It was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother. He said, 9 “Here is a boy with five small loaves of barley bread. He also has two small fish. But how far will that go in such a large crowd?”

10 Jesus said, “Have the people sit down.” There was plenty of grass in that place, and they sat down. About 5,000 men were there. 11 Then Jesus took the loaves and gave thanks. He handed out the bread to those who were seated. He gave them as much as they wanted. And he did the same with the fish.

12 When all of them had enough to eat, Jesus spoke to his disciples. “Gather the leftover pieces,” he said. “Don’t waste anything.” 13 So they gathered what was left over from the five barley loaves. They filled 12 baskets with the pieces left by those who had eaten.

14 The people saw the sign that Jesus did. Then they began to say, “This must be the Prophet who is supposed to come into the world.”

Memory Verse: "Even the Son of Man did not come to be served. Instead, he came to serve others. He came to give his life as the price for setting many people free." Mark 10:45

Life Question: How can I serve with what I have?

Batam 13 May 2017

Step 3 of 1234. Step 3 is Hear God. Teaching the kids to be in-tuned to what God is telling them and how God is guiding/leading them.

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Big Point: God I Hear You

God’s Word: Samuel Hears & Obeys God (1 Samuel 3:1-11)

1 The boy Samuel ministered before the Lord under Eli. In those days the word of the Lord was rare; there were not many visions.

2 One night Eli, whose eyes were becoming so weak that he could barely see, was lying down in his usual place. 3 The lamp of God had not yet gone out, and Samuel was lying down in the house of the Lord, where the ark of God was. 4 Then the Lord called Samuel.

Samuel answered, “Here I am.” 5 And he ran to Eli and said, “Here I am; you called me.”

But Eli said, “I did not call; go back and lie down.” So he went and lay down.

6 Again the Lord called, “Samuel!” And Samuel got up and went to Eli and said, “Here I am; you called me.”

“My son,” Eli said, “I did not call; go back and lie down.”

7 Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord: The word of the Lord had not yet been revealed to him.

8 A third time the Lord called, “Samuel!” And Samuel got up and went to Eli and said, “Here I am; you called me.”

Then Eli realized that the Lord was calling the boy. 9 So Eli told Samuel, “Go and lie down, and if he calls you, say, ‘Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening.’” So Samuel went and lay down in his place.

10 The Lord came and stood there, calling as at the other times, “Samuel! Samuel!”

Then Samuel said, “Speak, for your servant is listening.”

11 And the Lord said to Samuel: “See, I am about to do something in Israel that will make the ears of everyone who hears about it tingle.

Memory Verse: Blessed are those who hear God's word and obey it - Luke 11:28

Life Question: How do I hear and obey God more?

Batam 8 April 2017

Step 2 of 1234. After accepting Jesus as their Lord and Saviour, the kids must know that they belong to God. This blessing, joy, security, assurance and grace is the foundation.

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Big Point: I Belong to God

God’s Word: The Little Children and Jesus (Luke 18:15-17)

15 People were also bringing babies to Jesus for him to place his hands on them. When the disciples saw this, they rebuked them. 16 But Jesus called the children to him and said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. 17 Truly I tell you, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.”

Memory Verse:  I am the vine. You are the branches. If you remain joined to me, and I to you, you will bear a lot of fruit. You can't do anything without me. - John 15:5

Life Question: Who do we belong to?

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