Joy: the fruit of fellowship
(1 John 1:2-9)

​Fellowship is the very essential to be human. Why do our lives contain bitterness? Because our relationships got bitter. When our relationships become bitter, our lives become bitter. How can our lives turn to joy? The key is fellowship, how we relate to each other, how and what for we spend time together.
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For LifeNet groups and personal reflection
1) Whom do you want to share your joy with? Why? What is your expectation when you share your joy?
2) "Children learn what they observe." Give an example how childhood experiences affect relationships in adulthood.
3) "He is faithful and just and will … purify us from all unrighteousness" (v.9). How will you apply this into your relationship? What hope does this give you?
4) If you are a part of a LifeNet group, what can you do to make it better fellowship? What is the challenge to do it? How will you overcome?
5) If you have not taken part in LifeNet groups, try to attend one of them at least one time in February. Which one will you attend?

NLIF is an international church in Yangon. Come and join our English Sunday worship service.

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"The glorious plan in Christ"
(Eph 1:7-10)

1. Forgiveness in the riches of God’s grace
2. Revelation of the mystery of his will
We are only from dust, but God loves us, treasures us and made us alive with Him. This great God revealed himself to us, and led us into fellowship with Him. Is there any plan greater than this?
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For LifeNet groups and personal refraction.
1) Describe how rich God's grace is. Share if you have any experience of the richness of His grace.
2) What is the mystery of God? (Look at Cor 1:27) Why is it so great? And, God revealed it to you. What does it mean to you?
3) It is said "to be put into effect when the times will have reached their fulfillment (v.10)." What kind of period of time are we in? Through it, what does God speak to you?
4) What can you expect when you pray the prayer in Ps 139:23-24?
5) Choose one experience of forgiveness or recovery of the image of God in you, and write it down as a 3 minutes sharing note, and share it with someone this week.

NLIF is an international church in Yangon. Come and join our English Sunday worship service.

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Jeremiah 29:11
 
New Year is a time for new Beginnings.
 
Christians are Exiles (from above). John 17:14
 
How do we live in 2016 in exile? Jeremiah 29:4-7
 
1) Build houses and live in them.
2) Multiply there and do not decrease.
3) Seek the welfare of your city.
 
What plans does God have for you in 2016? Jeremiah 29:11

• To have life more abundantly, in spite of difficulties (exile).
• Joy comes closer to the fulfillment of God's plan for you.

 
Martin Luther said, "I only mark two days on my calendar, this day and that day. And as long as it is this day, I pray that God will enable me to live it for that day."
 
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"Election in Christ"
(Eph 1:1-6)

​1. From an apostle of Christ to church
2. Blessing in Christ
3. The election in Christ
4. Praising the glory of His grace​
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For LifeNet groups and personal reflection:
1) If you didn't know Jesus, how would your life be like now? List up the things in you or in your life that have been changed by God's grace.
2) To be united with Christ, that itself is a blessing. Why? How?
3) In Christ, we are added into the loving relationship with the Triune God, and are blessed with every spiritual blessing. Why can’t we recognize the fact sometimes? When can we experience/recognize it? How can we share it?
4) Give the reasons why you can praise God. How would you practice to praise him this week?

NLIF is an international church in Yangon. Come and join our English Sunday worship service.

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"But God was with him"
​(Acts 7:9-10)

We just started New Year. No one knows what will happen in the future. But we know about the past. Our past experiences help us to recognize God's mighty hands are working in our lives.
- The life of Joseph
- The life of Jacob
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At the beginning of this year, let's think about these things:
- Did you go through difficulty last year? What was that?
- Is there anything you could accomplish or learn because of that experience?
- Can you picture that God was with you even in that situation?
- What does it mean to you now that God was with you then?

NLIF is an international church in Yangon. Come and join our English Sunday worship service.

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