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YOUTH AFLAME (WEEK 1)

MEETING FORMAT/PROCEDURES
DATE: SUNDAY APRIL 11, 2021
SUB-TOPIC: AFFECTIONS, INTIMACY AND PRIORITIES
MAIN TOPIC: RECONNECTING WITH GOD AFTER THE PANDEMIC

MAIN BIBLE TEXT: “...That you shall love the Lord you God with all your passion
and prayer and muscle-and you love your neighbour as you do yourself” Lk 10: 27
MSG

WORDS TO COMMIT TO MEMORY: O God, You are my God; with deepest


longing I will seek You; My soul [my life, my very self] thirsts for You, my
flesh longs and sighs for You, In a dry and weary land where there is no
water. Psalm 63:1AMP.

One of our greatest challenges is to properly prioritize who takes the number one
spot in our hearts. The proper question would be. “Who is my first love?” Is it my
Dad? Or my Mum? Or my best friend?

Our Bible text above helps to easily identify who takes that number one spot. Every
aspect of our lives comes to proper balance if we learn to make God our first love.

The world has been going through one of its greatest challenges in modern history.
The coronavirus Pandemic has thrown most of our priorities off balance. With little
or no time for fellowship during this period, it is necessary to explore practical ways
to start reconnecting with God.

As we officially reopen the youth Church after one year of no activity, it will be a
great time for our panelists to discuss the meaning and importance of affection,
intimacy and priorities. Suggesting practical ways to express it towards God.
There are four panelists and there will be four questions asked each panelist. Each
person will be given three minutes to respond to each question. At the end, they
would have been given 12 minutes in total.
The following are the procedure for the panel discussion:
1. There will be a supervising Minister, who in turn will moderate the panel
discussion.
2. At the end of the discussions, the supervising Minister will say the “words to
commit to memory”, and the youths will respond.
3. There also will be a WORD WORX session. A youth shall be nominated to
declare the following words while the congregation responds:

WORD WORX
i. The love of God overwhelms me
ii. My heart is forever drawn to Him and His ways
iii. My affections are set on God, today, always and forever. Amen.

4. Finally, the youths will be informed by Uncle Chibuzor to endeavour to


memorize the “Word Worx” and “Words to commit to memory”. As they will
be called upon next Sunday to say them.

PANEL QUESTIONS

SECTION 1: (15 MINS)

1. WHAT IS AFFECTION
2. WHAT IS INTIMACY
3. HOW DO YOU DEVELOP DEEPER INTIMACY WITH GOD
4. WHAT SHOULD BE THE RIGHT CRITERIA FOR CHOOSING A FRIEND AS A
CHRISTIAN YOUTH?

SECTION 2 (15 MINS)

5. WHAT KIND OF PEOPLE SHOULD WE LISTEN TO?


6. WHAT ARE THE DISTRACTIONS THAT LEADS US AWAY FROM GOD?
7. WHAT ARE HABITS?
8. WHAT SHOULD BE THE DAILY HABITS OF A GOD SEEKER?

SECTION 3 (15 MINS)

9. EXPLAIN FOR US WHAT A TREASURE IS AND HOW WE CAN RELATE TO GOD


AS OUR TREASURE?
10.WHAT ARE THE THINGS A YOUTH SHOULD RENOUNCE IN ORDER TO GROW
INTIMATELY WITH GOD?
11.WHAT IS COMPLACENCY AND HOW DOES IT HINDER OUR WALK AND
INTIMACY WITH GOD?
12.WHAT IS TALENT AND HOW SHOULD YOU USE TO SHOW YOUR AFFECTION
TO GOD?

NB: Supervising Ministers and Panelists are advised to do due diligence to the
above questions through study and research online and offline. They can also
support their assertions with Biblical references.
Book Recommendation: The pursuit of God, A.W Tozer.

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