cls5- faith & repentance

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CLS SESSION 5: REPENTANCE & FAITH

Gathering Songs:

Opening Prayer:

Theres an old clich that says singing is praying twice. So how much more when we are all

gathered to pray and at the same time sing our praises. Lets have a thankful heart for all theabundant blessings He has given us. We can be assured that He is here with us. Lets sing our

gathering song.

(Fast gathering song)

Almighty and merciful Father, we honour and praise you for all the goodness

you have shown us. Thank you Lord for the Holy Spirit, our Helper that slowly

guides us, directs us in the right direction, and for sustaining us.

We take delight in your Word in Hosea 14, The Lord says, I will bring my

people back to me. I will love them with all my heart; no longer will I be angry

with them. They will blossom like flowers; they will be alive with new growth,

and beautiful like olive trees.

Lord Jesus, be with us this afternoon. Enrich our hearts and minds with your

wisdom. Help us in our daily undertakings and grant us the grace to be open for

the changes you want to take place in our lives. We ask this through Christ our

Lord, who lives and reigns with the Father and the Holy Spirit. Amen.

(Sing Hosea)

Welcoming:

Good afternoon, brothers & sisters! Welcome to our 5th

week of the Christian Life Program.

When we started a month ago, from the first talk until last week, all the presentations given

here focused on the very nature of God, of Who He is, What He has done for us and what awaits

and in store for us! But starting today and the coming talks, the message will be on how we are

going to respond to God.

Opening Comments:

From last week, the topic was WHAT IS THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT. It opened our

understanding of Who the Holy Spirit is. He is a counselor, refiner, comforter, the one who

strengthen us in our weaknesses and most of all, He is the Helper sent to us by our Lord to

assist us in our daily life.

Last week also, I challenged you to share your insights from the Bible meditation. So today, we

are blessed to have two sisters that willshare. Lets welcome Sis. ____.

Introduction to the Talk:

If there is one person from the Bible whom we can all relate our life as an

ordinary person, it would be Peter. On several occasions he made mistakes.

When Christ appeared to the apostles walking on water, Peter wanted to get

out of the boat and walked on the water, too. But he became anxious and lostfaith and started to sink. He had to ask the Lord to save him.

When Jesus was telling his apostles on the way He was going to suffer and die in

Jerusalem, Peter jumped up and said, No, Ill never let it happen. In effect,

youll go over my dead body. A very understandable reaction of a loyal follower


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of Christ would be expected to do. But the Lord rebuked him saying, Out of my

sight Satan. You are thinking the thoughts of man, notof God.

At the Last Supper, there was no problem with the other apostles when Christ

washed their feet. They didnt understand what Christ was doing yet they

accepted it. Only Peterdid not allow it, he felt it was not right for Jesus to washhis feet. Jesus told him: Peter, if I do not wash your feet, you cant have

anything to do with Me. And then the impulsive Petersaid: if thats the case

then wash me all over.

Later on, Jesus said: One of you is going to deny Me. AndPeter said: It must

be one of the other guys. Jesus had to tell him, No, Peter. Its you. You are

going to deny Me tonight. And indeed Peter did deny his Lord and Master that

evening.

Peter had made many mistakes. Yet he had his moments of faith and glory.

When many disciples left Jesus because of His hard teachings, Jesus asked Hisapostles: Will you also go away? Peter answered for all of them: To whom

shall we go? You have the words of eternal life. Andanother time was Jesus

asked them, Who do you say I am? Peter answered, You are the Messiah.

You are the Son of the Living God.That was when Jesus said, You are a rock,

Peter, and I will build my church on you.

Peterhad many mistakes, yet in all, Jesus saw through his heart and He knew

Peter as a man of faith, greatness, strength and humility. For us, ordinary as we

are it is very consoling because God does not look at the mistakes we make but

rather on the kind of persons we are. It just meant we keep on trying to becomebetter.

Now, how is this possible that we can become better, that we can overcome our

own failures and mistakes? What steps do we need to do to realize these things?

Introduction of the Speaker:

Talk on REPENTANCE & FAITH:

Personal Testimony:

Discussion Group Sharing:

Closing Exhortation:

Repentance, being renewed or reformed is never easy. Jesus tells us that we

must begin to repent. He does not promise that there will be an end in the

process, where there are no more virtues to acquire or faults to amend. The life

of a Christian is one of constant beginnings, many of them false starts; of

repeated lapses, sometimes very discouraging that we can have the heart to try

again. Yet our Lord Jesus Christ reminds us that if we put our trust and faith in

Him, he will grant us the grace to stand up and begin again.I encourage you to continue going through those meditations passages.

Announcements:

Within the next two weeks, your DGLs will have a one-on-one with you. This is in preparation

for the outpouring of the Holy Spirit. Kindly arrange with your DGLs for a schedule when they

contact or text you.

The Confession Schedule will be on

The Outpouring Mass will be on


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Honoring

Music Ministry

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Snacks

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Closing Prayer:

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