1. Explain the importance of learning about God and life in Life Groups.
2. Resolve to ensure that his family will also hear about God's gift of salvation.
3. Respond by committing to:
   • continue attending a Life Group,
   • attend the Pre-Encounter Party and Weekend Encounter.
   • identify his contacts who also benefit from being a part of a Life Group.

1. Announce a theme, e.g. BIRTH YEAR.
2. Ask everyone to arrange themselves in ascending order without speaking a word.
3. After they have arranged themselves, they can take turns to speak to check if they are in the proper order.

Processing
Good communication is very important. When we express ourselves clearly to others, we avoid mistakes and understandings. So when there are conflicts and differences, it is always better to talk things out calmly.

Let's bring before God a sacrifice of praise as and sweet aroma of worship! Let us stand up and give Him praise! (Choose songs from our list at the back.)

1. Who are the characters of the story?
2. Describe the situation of Paul and Silas while in prison.
3. Have you seen people imprisoned? Did they have joy? Why do you think Paul and Silas were still singing praises to God?
4. What happened after Paul and Silas praised God?
5. Another person was the jailer. Why did he want to kill himself when he discovered the prison door open?
6. What did the jailer do to prove his desire to be saved? Based on verses 32 to 35, describe how the jailer pursued Paul and Silas.

1. The jailer asked Paul and Silas: "Sirs, what must I do to be saved?" If you were the jailer, will you ask the same question?
2. Paul and Silas replied to the jailer: "Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved - you and your household." How would you feel if you received this message?
3. Do you want to be like the jailer - bringing your household to salvation?
4. How much do you want to pursue the disciples?
5. How do you want to see yourself together with your whole household to go to baptism to become full-pledged disciples of Jesus?
   
   

1. Commitment to keep praying and praising God no matter what happens.
2. Impact of the participants' personal testimony
3. Salvation of the participants' loved ones.
4. Seal the commitment to attend pre-encounter and encounter; and to become a full-pledged disciple of Jesus Christ.

1. Welcome guests. Mention their names. Bless them in a quick prayer now.
2. Get the group's commitment to continue meeting as a Life Group.
3. Write down the names of delegates for the Pre-Encounter Party and the Encounter Weekend. Ensure that they write down the dates and time for the events.
4. Plan together how everyone in the group can invite more next meeting. Write the names of the invitees
5. Bring them to church on Sundays.
6. Have fellowship. Have simple snacks to serve. Bless the people. Do not go over time.
7. Begin planning to run the same material with a "branch out" group. A "branch out" group is a group formed out of the original group with one of your leaders and his/her invites in another place and time
8. Encourage the original group to still meet next week and even after the Pre-Encounter Party and Encounter Weekend.
9. VERIFICATION: Verify if each member of the EHFC Life Group has completed all the five lessons. Do make up sessions for missed lessons. Record it in the EHFC Monitoring Chart under the "Verified" column.