HEART OF OUR VISION

GOALS
1. To stress how important and crucial the household is to the mission and vision of YFC
2. To make the participants realize that the household is a system of caring for and loving
people
3. To make the participants see that love changes, heals and makes people whole

I. THE HEART OF OUR VISION

A. In YFC we often hear of visions and dreams.

We envision a world that is safer and more peaceful. We envision a world united in
Christ, where there is genuine brotherhood and sisterhood where people genuinely
care and look after each other.

Families in the Holy Spirit Renewing the Face of the Earth

This vision moves us to go out into the world. It leads us into creative
evangelization, trying to evangelize future leaders. It inspires us to organize huge
conferences, parties, and evangelization in the malls or through street concerts.

B. The world will only be renewed if individuals are renewed

When you really think about it though, it actually is a battle for the hearts and minds
of the youth. That all these visions will only happen if the hearts and minds of young
people are won and transformed. The world will only change if individual persons
genuinely change from within. There is only one force that is powerful enough to
bring about this change. Jesus mentioned it; St Paul mentioned it LOVE.

Its great that we do have vision but we should never forget that at
the very core of our vision is the ability to genuinely care for people.
At the heart of our vision is Love.

II. THE POWER OF LOVE

A. We must realize that we have no real power.

1. We arent employers of our members

We do not pay our members. We cant just tell people what we want
them to do.

2. We are not the government

There is no law that forces our members to listen to our advice.
 3. We are not the parents of our members
Members are not obliged to consult us / or ask permission in the same
way they do with their parents.

B. But when our members begin to feel that we genuinely care

for them that we love them, they themselves give us
power

1. How will our members realize we care for them

a. The little things we know their names and nicknames, their

birthdays, phone number by heart.
b. We know their concerns (family, love life, career etc)
c. We genuinely want them to be happy
d. We pray for them constantly

2. When people are loved they become teachable

When our members begin to realize we are looking out for them and genuinely want
to see them happy they begin to seek our guidance. They put us into the situation
where we can help them correct areas of wrongdoing that bring pain, guilt and
misery into their lives.

3. Love, healing and transformation

When people feel loved, their defenses come down, they become confident that they
will be accepted no matter what may be seen. They begin to reveal their most
vulnerable thoughts and innermost hurts In this state and in Gods presence,
healing occurs and people are slowly transformed!

This is the power of love!

III. OUR VISION IN ACTION

A system of caring
In YFC, we are grouped into Households to make sure that everyone is loved (with Christs
love) into change. Simply put, the household is a system of caring.

1. Once a household is able to meet regularly, and genuine

trust and concern is established, members within the group begin to open
up for guidance, healing and complete conversion.
 2. It is more practical to care for a smaller group. (We can
only do so much call people, make sure theyre ok, pray for them,
make schedules meet).

3. The household becomes the most concrete expression

of Gods love within the YFC community Here members
are encouraged and supported until they move into SFC.

Note: Members in the household might not join SFC at the same time, sometimes leaving
just a few or even just one member in the household. In such cases, members may be
regrouped as long as careful consideration is made to find out which group he can more
easily adjust to.

The Most Crucial Service

Since the main mission of YFC is to renew and bring change it follows that leading a
Household is the most crucial service within YFC.

IV. CONCLUSION

Most of us are experiencing the blessings of a renewed life in Jesus because someone took
the time and effort to care for us.

Now the challenge is on us to do the same. All we need to find out is if we are ready to
take on a more difficult but more meaningful service. All it takes is a decision to go out of
our way to care.

REFLECTION
Feed My Sheep (John 21:15-19)

1. Recall how you found the grace and strength to open up to Gods healing grace.

2. Who took the time to care for you and guide you in your walk with the Lord?