Yuvajyothi

Jesus Youth Orientation

! 12 hour introduction to Jesus Youth life style.
! Everyday 1-1½ hrs for a fixed group. Don’t allow newcomers after the second day.
! Optimum gp is 15-50. This is for young people and their animators who have had a God
experience.
! This is a team work. Have a common master of ceremonies (MC) for the whole12 days,
but change the input person. For inputs don’t bring impressive speakers, but people who
have enough experience and maturity in Jesus Youth life style and are proved witnesses
in their own respective life situations or parishes.

Orientation
Ice breaking ‘be relaxed in this group’ get to know your friends – an introduction to the
Program – goals, the 4 parts of the daily pgm – lead the gp to a commitment for these days

Prayer Session
Begin a joyful awareness journey – Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of the Father
and the Fellowship of the Holy Spirit (2 Cor. 13:13).

Input outline
Today’s world – time of great hope as well as despair – troubled face of youth 2Ti 3:1-9
Jesus Youth: a joyful contradiction to the degeneration around
Know the Living God and be filled with a sense of mission

Group Reflection
When Jesus saw the troubled crowds, His heart went out to them (Mt. 9.36). My heart goes
out to . . . . (Share your concerns in the small group)

Home Work
To read: Eccle: 11:9 – 12:3 To do: Write down “What I want to receive from this program”;
Pray for perseverance to participate and grow towards the maturity that Jesus is offering
me now.

Part I: MY LIFE IN THE TRINITY

Time Structure
Prayer: 10 – 15 Mnts
Welcome and intro
Father’s Love 2 songs: 1 old 1 new
Introduce a style
Be Healed in His love. Make praise a practice in your life Short prayer
Input : 35 – 40 mts
Prayer Session Introduction 5 mts
Introduce free praise Vision part 15 mts
Skill part 10 mts
Heb: 13:15
Conclusion 5 mts
Buzz Session: 5 mnts
In gps of 3 or 4
Conclusion: 5 mnts
Brief thanks
Home work
Short prayer
Input outline
Father loves me – A christian is one who is constantly aware of
the fathers love and experience His healing touch.
Jn 3:16 – an unconditional, unfailing Ex 15:13
Unique - Is 46: 3,4 your have been carried from birth; Ps 139; 1Pet5:7
Praise, a life style A constant attitude of praise is our response
1Thes 5:16-19

Group Reflection
Share briefly “A touch I received from the Lord”

Home Work
Read: Is. 49:14,15; 1Jn.3:1 To do: Discover and list some of the blessings in my life

I belong to Jesus
He is Lord, Jesus and Christ and he makes my life different.
Read the Word daily.

Prayer Session
Introduce Shared Prayer
Eph 5:19, 20; Phil 4:6

Input outline
Jesus is Lord Make Jesus the Lord of my life and all that I have. Jn. 14: 6; Ro.10: 9, 10;
Acts 4:10, 12; Phil 2:9; 1Jn 4:14,15
Daily Word Have love for His Word. 2Ti 3:14-17; Heb 4:12 How to read the word daily.

Called to a Holy Living

Repent! Make once a month Confession a habit.

Prayer Session
Introduce Praying in Tongues
1 Cor.14: 2, 4, 5, 14; Ro. 8: 26

Input outline
Be holy, Repent – I am called to be holy. Lev. 11:44; 20:26; 1Pet 2:9,10; Ro. 3: 23; 6:21-23;
8:12-17
Confess –a steady plan for growing holiness Mk 2:7; 1Jn 1:9

Group Reflection
Share “One area in my life where I want the grace of the Holy Spirit to experience deep
change”
Home Work
Read: Lk 15: 11-32; Ps. 51 Confession Ps. 32 To do: Say sorry to someone for some of your
wrongdoing ; Make a confession

The Holy Spirit My Guide

Receive the Spirit. Daily time of Personal Prayer.

Prayer Session
Introduce Listening to the Lord
Is 51:1,4,5;

Input outline
Holy Spirit: I am weak. Receive God’s Spirit everyday and be a youth alive with His life. Lk
24:49; Acts 1:8; Jn 14: 16, 26; 7:37; Lk 11: 9,13
Personal Prayer: A daily time to be filled with the Holy Spirit and renew my life in Christ.
Mk. 1:35; Is 30:15; 50:4;

Group Reflection
Share: How do I make my personal prayer?

Home Work
To read: Spirit Ro 8 Prayer – Mt 6:5-23
To do: Take 30 minutes to look at something in nature, reflect, pray and allow the Lord to
reveal his presence in the creation

I am His Disciple
Follow Him carrying my cross daily and loving as He commanded. Make forgiveness a habit.

Prayer Session
Introduce Silence
Ps 46:10; 62:1

Input outline
Suffering: A mature way of being Christ’s disciple is to carry the cross of suffering as we
love and evangelise and as part of the redemptive work of Christ Mk 8:34-38; 1Pet 2:19,24;
4:1,12-14
Forgiveness: practice this best characteristic of a disciple Lk 6:27,28; Mt 6:14; Eph
4:26,30-32

Group Reflection
Share: What is the ‘cross’ that God has given me in my life?

Home Work
To read: Lk 23
To do: Make a list of people I have to forgive and make an act of forgiveness and pray for
them

Part II: JESUS YOUTH IS A MISSIONARY

I am Called and Set-apart
The grace of baptism and reliving it in my life and in Church.
The Holy Communion my daily sustenance.

Prayer Session
Variety in the Body of Christ – do your unique role – be led by the Spirit and contribute
Ro 12:4-8

Input outline
My Call: Be convinced of my call and be sure of the abundant grace of Baptism Jn 3:3-8;
Col 2:10-14; Eph 1:11,12; 4:1-6; Phil 2:12,13
Holy Communion: Strengthen this life as often as possible 1Cor 10:16-18; 11:23-31; Jn 6:53-
58

Group Reflection
Share: Someone I know, who is sure of his call by the Lord and makes a difference

Home Work
To read: Jer 1:4-10
To do: Read the life of a saint and share the inspiration with someone

Be Committed to the Lord of the Harvest

Have a concern for the needy. Make intercession a habit.

Prayer Session
Introduce group intercession
Mt 9: 37,38

Input outline
Concern: beginning of being human and having the attitude of Christ Lk 19:10, 19-31; 1Jn
3:17;
Intercession: The first Christian response to suffering around Ro 8:34; 1Ti2:1-3 – daily plan

Group Reflection
‘A change comes when someone begins interceding’ – Share your own experience

Home Work
To read: Gen 18; Num 14:1-20
 Friendship in the Lord
Christian fellowship. Devotion to Mary and the Saints. Be part of a Jesus Youth Cell.

Prayer Session
Introduce worship
Rev 4:6-11

Input outline
Fellowship: Become aware and be alive in Christ’s Body AA2:42 Jn 13:34,35: 1Pet 2:4,5,9,10;
Col 3:9-17
Saints: The eternal fellowship. My perfect models and friends, talk to them Jn 19:27; Eph
4:11,12; Ro 13:7
Cell: A group of 5-10 – meet regularly to share, to support one another to grow with the
Lord and to help each one in the task of evangelisation

Group Reflection
Form a cell and fix a contact person, a time and place for meeting

Home Work
To read: Heb 10:19-25
To do: Have a lively session of the rosary with a small group of friends

Building a Christian Culture

Jesus youth Movement and Net-working. Introduce Jeevajwala. Be active in the prayer
Group.

Prayer Session
Have an experience of a brief session of praise and worship mixing difference elements
1Cor 14:26-33

Input outline
Jesus Youth: Get to know the essence of the movement 2Ti 2:20-26
Be part of the Net-work: What are the different possibilities? Personally being active
and working in unity. Where can I belong and do good.

Group Reflection
Share: My plans to be an active Jesus Youth. What is my personal plan? What will I do to be
part of the large Jesus Youth world?

Home Work
To read: Ro 12:1-13
To do: In your cell prepare something (a poster, Collage, small skit, music with actions, etc.)
to present youth world in need of the Lord
 I am sent into the World.
Evangelisation – being Christ’s presence in the World. Be a Jesus Youth initiator.

Prayer Session
Introduce Jesus Youth Liturgy – prepared earlier with short songs, Psalms, traditional
prayers and directed intercessions interspersed with free praise, tongues and silence.

Input outline
Be Christ’s presence: I have to be a witness Acts 1:8. My life and interaction should be a
“joyful contradiction” making others reflect about life in Christ. A pleasing presence, be an
accessible personality, be an encouraging person, discerning good in everything and in
everyone. Phil 4:8 Is 52: 7 (How beautiful upon the mountains)
Be an Initiator: Jesus Youth – a faithful and wise steward Lk 12:42-49; faithful over a
little Mt. 25: 14-30 Being an initiator is to be an active Christian wherever I am. How can I
be an initiator?

Group Reflection
Share some Jesus Youth I have known who is a good initiator. What is some creative thing I
have to do to bring Jesus touch and values to someone?

Home Work
Write a review of this Yuvajyothi.
What are the important insights I received?
What the skills that I have learned?
Based on this what is my future plan?

Fellowship day
A day of summing up, clarifying future plans and celebration with the near and dear ones
Invite Parish priest, Animators, toher Jesus Youth, Zonal leaders, Parents and the like for a
fellowship meal

Prayer Session
Have a beautiful prayer session. As others may be there make it short and not anything
strange and unpleasant for the newcomers

Input outline
Have a brief presentation by someone on the role of Jesus Youth in the Church and World
today. This will be an occasion for some new-ones to get to know the beauty of this youth
initiative

Group Activity
Have light interesting group games or mixers to celebrate the occasion
Have something to eat

Home Work
Cell and Jesus Youth life style are the follow up of Yuvajyothi