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2.  Complex life transition of young adult
 Sense of belonging and commitment to church
 Time factor
 Career prospects
 Lack of good leadership and pastoral guidance
 No sense of newness or purpose and
just going through the motions

5.  Ephesus was an important port city

6.  Economy of Ephesus rely on
the imperial cult worship
 Church of Ephesus made
up of Jewish and Gentile
Christians

7.  Equip for Ministry (Eph 4:11-12)
11 It was he who gave some to be apostles, some
to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some
to be pastors and teachers,
12 to prepare God's people for works of service,
so that the body of Christ may be built up

8. First characteristic: Equip for Ministry (Eph 4:11-12)
 Christ supply the church with gifted
ministers:
 Apostles
 Prophets
 Evangelists
 Pastors
 Teachers

9. First characteristic: Equip for Ministry (Eph 4:11-12)
 Why does Christ provide the church with gifted
ministers?
 To prepare God’s people (Equip every believer)
 For works of service (Every believer exercise
his/her gift faithfully)

14.  Fellowship cannot always remain in status quo
 Evaluate Fellowship regularly
 Area of service
 Life of every YAF member
 Activities/Programs

15.  Ask good questions
 Has YAF equip every member to realize his/her
spiritual gift and exercise it faithfully?
 What are the reasons YAF member cannot commit to
fellowship or works of service in church?
 Church Leaders?
 Sunday school teachers?
 Mentors?
 Others?

16.  Attain oneness in Christ (Eph 4:13)
13 until we all reach unity in the faith and in the
knowledge of the Son of God and become mature,
attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of
Christ.

17. Second characteristic: Attain oneness in Christ
(Eph 4:11-12)
 What does it mean to build up the body of
Christ?
 Reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the son
of God
 Striving for deeper fellowship with Jesus
 Become mature
 Collective growth of believers
 Attain to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ
 Life of every believer more like Jesus (WWJD)

18. How does YAF attain oneness in Christ?
 Focused teaching vs Diverse teaching
 Long term plans
 Sermons to stimulate deeper reflection of
God’s word
 Bible study leads to critical thinking and
mutual discussion of God’s word

19.  Mutual support in Christ (Eph 4:15-16)
15 Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in
all things grow up into him who is the Head, that
is, Christ.
16 From him the whole body, joined and held
together by every supporting ligament, grows
and builds itself up in love, as each part does its
work.

20. Third characteristic: Mutual Support in Christ
(Eph 4:15-16)
 What is the important criteria for growth to
happen in church?
 Speak the truth in love
 Truth of God’s word vs Cultic teachings

21. Third characteristic: Mutual Support in Christ
(Eph 4:15-16)
 Paul’s conclusion of Christ and His church
 Christ is the goal that the church should grow towards
 Christ is the reason for the existence of the church
 Christ unites the church and causes it to grow

24. Third characteristic: Mutual Support in Christ
(Eph 4:15-16)
 Collective growth vs Individual growth

26. Third characteristic: Mutual Support in Christ
(Eph 4:15-16)
 Fundamental element is love

27. 1 Corinthians 13:1-8
 1 If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but
have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a
clanging cymbal.
 2 If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all
mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that
can move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.
 3 If I give all I possess to the poor and surrender my
body to the flames, but have not love, I gain nothing.
 4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does
not boast, it is not proud.
 5 It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily
angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.
 6 Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the
truth.
 7 It always protects, always trusts, always hopes,
always perseveres.
 8 Love never fails.

29. How does YAF find mutual support in Christ?
 Have we been faithfully serving one another
with our spiritual gift?
 Evaluating our spiritual gift
 Spiritual gift assessment
 Quote: “with greater power comes greater
responsibility”

30. How does YAF find mutual support in Christ?
 Appreciate one another diversity in our
Spiritual gifts
 Appreciate one another diversity in our
character
 Pay close attention to the ones who are
often left out
 Set aside time for deep mutual sharing and
prayer

31.  Defense against Secularization (Eph 4:14)
14 Then we will no longer be infants, tossed back
and forth by the waves, and blown here and there
by every wind of teaching and by the cunning
and craftiness of men in their deceitful scheming.

32. Fourth characteristic: Defense against
Secularization (Eph 4:14)
 Why does Paul uses an imagery of an
infant?
 To contrast the instability of infant in verse 14 to a
mature man in verse 13

36. Are we aware of the threat posed by Secularization?
 Evolution theory vs Creation truth
 Education place greater emphasis on
knowledge than moral values
 Our generation is growing in an
environment of secularization

37. How can YAF defend against Secularization?
 Christian Education is necessary in our
family, Sunday service, Sunday school,
fellowship or small groups
 Sermons which target crucial issues in
society and response of God’s word
 Gambling
 Homosexuality
 Relation of Christian faith to the marketplace
 Christ-centered perspective of singlehood, marriage
and family

39. YAF to grow in the following 4 aspects:
 Equip for Ministry
 Faithful in exercising our spiritual gift to serve
 Attain oneness in Christ
 Strive for unity and spiritual growth together to be
more like Christ
 Mutual Support in Christ
 Seek for deeper fellowship and closer connection with
one another
 Defense against Secularization
 Sought to relate our faith in every area of our lives

40.  Of these 4 aspects being a new community in
Christ, (Equip for ministry, Attain oneness in
Christ, Mutual support in Christ, Defence
against secularization) which one is the hardest
for YAF to grow? Why?