Transcript MAKING HOMES THE GREATEST PLACE ON EARTH

The Great Experience!
Anticipation & Atmosphere
Word &Worship
Food & Fellowship
Anticipation
“An emotion involving pleasure, excitement and
sometimes anxiety in considering some expected or
longed-for good event.” - Wikipedia
Creating excitement & raising
expectation
If you are not anticipating, it may be because you
don’t expect anything to come out of it!
Anticipation
“People who do not expect anything to happen will
not be disappointed!” – Unknown
“Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly
abundantly above all that we ask or think,
according to the power that works in us…” –
Ephesians 3:20
Anticipation is not just in the
practical but also in the spiritual!
Anticipation
Pre-Event Advertising & Publicity
 Creating anticipation
 Hype, Buzz, Making a mountain out of a molehill
 Publicity for your event and also serves as a reminder
 Helps Hommies to invite new friends
 Contains summary details that are helpful
 Date / Time/ Venue / Theme
 Helps confirm number of attendees
Anticipation
Pre-Event Advertising & Publicity
 Facebook Shoutouts / Invites
 Weekly themes
 E-Flyers
 Invitation Cards
 Twitter
Use social media to publicise & create
excitement with a theme!
Actual samples of e-flyers created by Homes
Atmosphere
Not just the physical atmosphere but
also the spiritual atmosphere.
“You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt loses its
flavor, how shall it be seasoned? It is then good for
nothing but to be thrown out and trampled
underfoot by men. You are the light of the world. A
city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden.”
Matthew 5:13-14
Atmosphere
 We are called to change our environment, not be
changed by them.
 Spiritual atmosphere
 DNA of the house
 Warmth of the people
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Ice-breaker tips
 Exercising care for the people
Atmosphere
 Physical atmosphere
 Making the best of what you have in the place
that you meet
 Includes: Cleanliness, Visual, Audio, Smell,
Lights, etc
 Practical Tips - Making it work!
Atmosphere
 Other things you should consider (things that will
take off the charts):
 Parking Guide
 Clear Map
 Children’s Program
 Timing
 Ventilation &/ Airconditioning
 Newcomers
The Great Actsperience!
Worship: Actsperience God
Word: Actsperience Change
Word: Actsperience Change
 Not just conveying information but
communicating with conviction for
impact.
 So people can discuss and understand in
order to live it out (apply) .
 Actsperience real discipleship!
Word
 Prepare, prepare, prepare!
 Generate enthusiasm by using humour
and energy.
 Use appropriate gestures and body
language that draw others in to listen
and share openly.
Word
 Use learning aids eg. props to bring
across point.
 Share stories and specific examples to
illustrate.
 Seek out and use others’ stories as well.
Word
 Maintain eye contact with all.
 Make sure your physical location is
visible to all - clear line-of-sight.
 Dress appropriately.
Word
 Speak clearly and confidently.
 Speak at acceptable pace, and pause
when necessary.
 Ask Homies if they have any questions,
and summarize key take-aways.
Worship: Actsperience God
 Not just a sing-along but offering
worship to the Most High God.
 Sets the tone and atmosphere for the
rest of the Homes experience.
 Actsperience God’s presence and His
supernatural touch!
Worship
 Essentials:
- Worship Leader
- Musician (guitarist, pianist/keyboardist)
- Songs (2 songs)
- Lyrics – laptop, mahjong paper, LCD
projector or print.
Worship
 Choose a comfortable key. Guys and girls have
different range, find a middle ground.
 Choose songs which are ‘current’ (sang at services).
 Don’t just close your eyes – engage the ‘congregation’.
It is not personal worship.
 Good to start with praise & end in praise too – engage
the Homies, uplifting.
Worship
 Be Positive. Don’t go with “it’s been a long week, life is
boring and mundane… God is good. Amen?”
 Practice with musician before actual worship.
 Song signals – chorus, verse, bridge, repeat, freeworship.
- How to signal with your hands (so they can also
communicate with the guitarist and worship leader
effectively).
The Great Actsperience!
Food & Fellowship:
Actsperience Warmth
1 Kings 10:4-5
When the queen of Sheba experienced for herself how very
wise Solomon was, and when she saw the palace he had built, 5
she was overwhelmed. She was also amazed at
the food on his tables, the organization of his officials
and their splendid clothing, the cup-bearers, and the
burnt offerings Solomon made at the Temple of the
Lord.
Food - Planning
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Food must be part of your Homes Privilege Roster
Assign a food team
Have a checklist
Use RSVP to have a good estimate of how much to
prepare
Remember to include enough portions for
friends/newcomers invited
Have a realistic budget and work out your Homes fund
Remember to include cost of disposable cutlery, etc.
Most of all, have a generous spirit to bless others!
Food - What to prepare?
Dessert
+ Drinks
Starter / Sides
Mains
Food – How much to prepare?
Common food
To feed…
Cost
Fried Rice/Hokkien
Mee/ Mi Hun
2 pax/serving
RM5
Nasi Lemak
Per pax
RM1.50-RM6
Burgers/Hotdogs
1 per person
RM2-RM5
Pasta
1 packet (500g) serves 8
RM5
Demo 1- Western (for 20pax)
Item
Cost
Main Meal
• Chicken (6 birds)
• Macaroni and cheese
RM 60
Rm 15
Snacks/Sides
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Rm 15
Rm 15
Rm 15
Rm 15
Drinks
• Sirap
Rm 10
Dessert
• Cake
Rm 10
Cutleries
• Fork+spoons
• Cups
• Plates
Rm 10
Mashed potato
Gravy
Coleslaw
Pork balls
TOTAL
RM165
Rm8/Homie
Demo 2-Balik Kampung (30 pax)
Item
Cost/homie
Main Meal
• Nasi lemak
• Dishes
RM 6
Snacks/Sides
• Keropok lekor
Rm 1
Drinks
• Sirap
Rm 1
Dessert
• Cake
Rm 1
Cutleries
• Fork+spoons
• Cups
• Plates
Rm 1
TOTAL
RM10/Homie
The Great Actsperience!
Food & Fellowship:
Actsperience Warmth
Fellowship
Definition (according to Dictionary.com):
1. the condition or relation of being a fellow: the
fellowship of humankind.
2. friendly relationship; companionship: the
fellowship of father and son.
3. community of interest, feeling, etc.
Acts 2:42, 47
42
And they continued steadfastly in the apostles’
doctrine and fellowship, in the breaking of
bread, and in prayers….
47 And the Lord added to the church daily those
who were being saved.
Fellowship
Definition (according to the Word of God):
(koinonia) G2842
1. Partnership
2. Participation i.e. getting involved
3. (Social) intercourse
4. Benefaction
Great Fellowship!
Fellowship
So what does it mean?
 Acts is a church of ‘every partner’
 Ownership eg. G10s doing follow-up
 Involvement i.e. No spectators
 Intentional investment
 For a purpose and a mission
Purpose: Roadmap of a Disciple
Harvest
House
Homes
Huddle
Visitor
Regular
Partner
Leader
G10
New
Believer
Partnership
FollowUp
Connected
Milk, Member Care, Meat
Home
Leader
L10
Huddle
Leader
Hangout
Leader
Committed
Commissioned
Mentoring to Maturity
Mobilized for Missions & Multiplication
Lifestyle of Discipleship & Evangelism