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SSMC SUNGAI WAY-SUBANG METHODIST CHURCH Sunday CELEBRATION SERVICE 26 April 2015 LET’S PREPARE OUR HEARTS TO GAZE UPON THE BEAUTY AND MAJESTY OF JESUS!
Transcript of 04 26 our story his glory - discipleship & prayer
SSMCSUNGAI WAY-SUBANGMETHODISTC H U R C H
SundayCELEBRATION SERVICE
26 April 2015
LET’S PREPARE OUR HEARTS TO GAZE UPON
THE BEAUTY AND MAJESTY OF JESUS!
SSMCSUNGAI WAY-SUBANGMETHODISTC H U R C H
2015
Year of Breakthrough
WHOLESOME
LIVING
26 APRIL 2015
Rev Dr Ng Swee Ming
& PRAYER
Haggai 2:9 'The glory of this present house will be
greater than the glory of he former house,’
Wo
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Isaiah 56:7 “... for my house will be called a house of prayer for all nations.”
Transforming LivesExpanding His Kingdom
Discip
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Givin
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Sen
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Prayer & Intercession
Trilogy of Sermons
i. Word & Worship
ii. Discipling & Prayer
iii. Giving & Going (Sending)
WORD :2 Tim 3:16-17
16 All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness,
17 so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.
WORD is Central & CrucialNeed to do ‘Self-Feeding’…
WORSHIP :John 4:23-24
“... true worshipers WILL WORSHIP the Father IN SPIRIT AND TRUTH, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks. God is spirit, and his worshipers MUST WORSHIP IN SPIRIT AND IN TRUTH.”
All Christians are Worshippers…GOD ALONE is worthy of Worship…
DISCIPLESHIP & PRAYERActs 2:42, 46, 47
They devoted themselves to the apostles’ TEACHING and to FELLOWSHIP, to the BREAKING OF BREAD and to PRAYER….
Every day they continued to meet together in the TEMPLE COURTS. They broke bread in their HOMES and ate TOGETHER with GLAD AND SINCERE HEARTS, PRAISING GOD and enjoying the favor of all the people.
And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved
DISCIPLESHIP & PRAYERActs 5:42
“Day after day, in the TEMPLE COURTS and FROM HOUSE TO HOUSE, they never stopped teaching and proclaiming the good news that Jesus is the Messiah”
Acts 20:20
“… have taught you PUBLICLY and FROM HOUSE TO HOUSE…”
DISCIPLE, DISCIPLESHIP & DISCIPLINGSSMC started as a …
Bible-Study Group…
& Prayer Fellowship Group …
Started in homes
Moved to the church …
Then back to homes …
‘SMALL GROUPS’ is part of SSMC’s DNA
DISCIPLE, DISCIPLESHIP & DISCIPLING
Great Commission Matt 28:18-20
“… GO and MAKE DISCIPLES of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and TEACHING them to obey everything I have commanded you...”
GO…
MAKE DISCIPLES….
TEACH DISCPLES …
DISCIPLE, DISCIPLESHIP & DISCIPLING … becoming a Follower of Christ Involves learning togethersharing lives & growing togetherministering togetherbeing our brothers / sisters keeper
Not possible on a Sunday Celebration Not possible in a large group
DISCIPLE, DISCIPLESHIP & DISCIPLING …
Only possible in ‘small group’ about 10-12
1981 – ‘small groups’ were started in SSMC
Called CARE GROUPS…
Given Biblical names…
Antioch, Bethel, Berea, Bethlehem, Canaan, Carmel, Colossae, Capernaum, Damascus, Emmaus, Samos, Shunem, Goshen, Jordan, Galilee, Petra, Gethsemane, Philadelphia, Shemaiah, Salem, Sharon, Shiloh, Seraiah, Hemon, Samuel, Sinai, Siloam, Jeshua …
DISCIPLE, DISCIPLESHIP & DISCIPLING …
1980’s SSMC – Church with CARE GROUPS …
FCBC Spore - Cell-Church Conferences
1993 – CARE GROUP CHURCH … No change in structure but in emphasis
Everything happens in & through Care Groups
DISCIPLE, DISCIPLESHIP & DISCIPLING …
CARE GROUP CHURCH …
New Believers
‘S.T.E.P.’ Program
‘K.O.D.O.H.’ Training
Joshua Training
DISCIPLE, DISCIPLESHIP & DISCIPLING …
Year 2003…
Changed from CARE GROUPS to …
DISCIPLESHIP GROUPs.
Rational :
‘Caring’ is good & needful …
BUT God’s Call is to MAKE DISCIPLES…
Emphasis on Discipling & Discipleship…
DISCIPLE, DISCIPLESHIP & DISCIPLING … Small Group / Care Group / Discipleship Group… Same TWO Basic Objectives… EDIFICATION
Personal spiritual growth & development EVANGELISM
Reaching out & share the GospelType 1 & Type 2 !!
What Happens in a Discipleship Group ?
Basic 4 “W’s”
Welcome ‘looking to One Another’
4 “W’s” : Welcome ‘looking to one another’
Eg CHOICE OF FOOD !!
All remain seated‘RIGHT’ hand1. Apple2. Chicken3. Bitter-Gourd YES4. Coffee5. Durian YES
‘LEFT’ hand 1. Orange2. Duck3. Bitter-Gourd NO4. Tea5. Durian NO
Purpose / Result : We learn something more about each other…
4 “W’s”
Welcome : looking to one another
Worship : looking to God
Word : looking to the WORD
Works : looking to our world
“W’s” ++
WELCOME WORSHIP WORD WORKS
WARFARE
WARMTH
WAITING
“W’s”
Welcome
Worship
Word
Works / Warfare
Warmth
EDIFICATION
EVANGELISM
Q: Why “Discipleship Groups” ?1. GOD ALMIGHTY - TRINITY2. JESUS had his 123. EARLY CHURCH
- out of necessity and - ?? also ‘God’s’ design - started as small communities meeting in
homes ….4. METHODIST HERITAGE
– John Wesley “INVENTED” small groups…Classes, Bands & Select Societies
Methodist Heritage – Classes, Bands & Select Societies
CLASS10-12
Mixed GenderWeekly
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Mixed GenderWeekly
CLASS10-12
Mixed GenderWeekly
BAND4-5
Gender SpecificWeekly
BAND4-5
Gender SpecificWeekly
BAND4-5
Gender SpecificWeekly
SELECT SOCIETYWeekly
Leadership
Discipleship Groups ….
LIFE STRENGTH HEART-BEAT
LEARNING TOGETHER
SHARING TOGETHER
GROWING TOGETHER
PRAYING TOGETHER
REACHING-OUT TOGETHER
COMMUNION TOGETHER
CELEBRATE TOGETHER
TRIPS TOGETHER
CRY TOGETHER
Discipleship Groups ….
LIFE STRENGTH HEART-BEAT
LEARNING TOGETHER
SHARING TOGETHER
GROWING TOGETHER
PRAYING TOGETHER
REACHING-OUT TOGETHER
COMMUNION TOGETHER
CELEBRATE TOGETHER
TRIPS TOGETHER
CRY TOGETHER
Rom 12:10 Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another…
13:8 love one another…15:7 Accept one another…
Gal 5:13 serve one another humbly in love…
Heb 10:24 spur one another on toward love and good deeds…
Eph 4:2 bearing with one another in love
Col 3:13 Bear with each other & forgive one another3:16 teach and admonish one another
James 4:11 do not slander one another5:9 Don’t grumble against one another
2 Cor 13:11 encourage one another…
Leadership Team (LT)
SSMC
2015 DG
Structure
Discipleship Group Leaders (DGLs)
Pastors
Discipleship Group Shepherds (DGS)
41 DGs @
1 Jan 2015
Rev Dr Ng Swee Ming
Pastor in charge
Ps Dr Ng Kok Moi
Assistant Pastor
Another UNIQUE distinctiveness of the SSMC DGs system is our ….ANNUAL DG SUNDAY … Once a year, instead of usual Sunday Celebration
we meet in different homes and… For 2014 it was on Sun 3rd Aug Total of 27 homes ‘churches’ that Sunday
(excld the Chinese & KBM Fellowships) Total Attendance: 623 incld children
and 127 ‘visitors’
2015 DG Sunday …2nd Aug 2015
As a Church we try to do things thru DGs Prayer Concerns / Updates via SMS/Whatsapp Hospitality Room weekly Church notices via emails 40th Anni Dinner registration (*23rd May) Baptism Registration (*14th June) Church Membership transfer (*14th June) Participation in church events & seminars Family Camp Registration (*14-16th Aug) Outings & Trips incld Mission trips
John Wesley Quote:“ ‘Holy solitaries' is a phrase no more consistent
with the Gospel than holy adulterers.The Gospel of Christ knows no religion but social;
no holiness, but social holiness.”
“A church should be large enough to celebrate while remaining small enough
to care & disciple”
SSMC’s DNA of …
WORD
WORSHIP
DISCIPLING
PRAYER
Yearly Theme Verse 1990-1991
Q: How many of you HAVE NOT heard about the “10-40 Window”
Video
Praying thru’ the Window IOctober 1993
62 Countries
3.6 Billion People
60% of the World’s Pop.
as a church we begain praying
regularly for ‘ethnos’ in the “10/40
Windows” ….
As a Church on Sundays …
As Care Groups
As Individuals
“Prayer Surfer” booklet ….
praying for the nations...
Cambodia 1993
1st 12hrs prayer meeting
Ps Barnabas attended UNIVITED
Church Planters Institute started 1998
SSMC’s Journey Into
Missions started with Prayer
Bangladesh 1994
Rev Philip Adhikary
Moved by the prayers ….
Praying thru’ the Window IIOctober 1995
100 Gateway Cities
Praying thru’ the Window IIIOctober 1997
Unreached People Groups (UPGs)
PRAYER & INTERCESSION …
Part of SSMC’s DNA
Esp when we came to KSKA in 1994
Eph 6:12 “For our struggle is not against
flesh and blood, but against the rulers,
against the authorities,
against the powers of
this dark world and
against the spiritual
forces of evil in the
heavenly realms.”
“Ara” (Malay) - Strangling Fig Trees
Sungai Kayu Ara
KSKA Then
KSKAWestern Gateway To The Klang Valley
MasjidJamek
St Mary’s
ParliamentHouse
Jalan Damansara
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PRAYER & INTERCESSION …
Continues…
Sun Morning Prayer Meets …
Sunday Service Intercession for UPGs…
Tues morning Chinese Prayer Meet…
Tues nights Prayer Meets – Eng & BM …
Thursday morning Visitation ministry …
Thursday afternoon Ladies Prayer Meet…
Monthly 5hrs (8am-1pm) Revival Prayer
Meetings – 1st Sat usually (*Sat 9th May)
Klang Valley Combined overnight prayer
meets (11pm Fri to 6am Sat) … (**15th May
SIBKL)
Conclusion :‘ubuntu’ – African word
‘Ubuntu’ means that I can only know myself as I see myself through your eyes –so the closer you stand to me, the better I can know myself…
We are our brothers / sisters keeper…Discipling happens in small communities…Prayer happens best in small communities…So …
If you are still not in a DG …Time to join one….
FAMILYFAMILYFAMILYFAMILYFAMILYFAMILYFAMILY
Haggai 2:9 'The glory of this present house will be
greater than the glory of he former house,’
Wo
rsh
ipp
ing
Isaiah 56:7 “... for my house will be called a house of prayer for all nations.”
Transforming LivesExpanding His Kingdom
Dis
cip
ling
Giv
ing
Sen
din
g
Prayer & Intercession
