Spirituality in my Cell Group

Jesus said, "Where two or three are gathered in my Name, there I am with them". When we come together as a cell group under the Word of God, something supernatural is taking place - the community of God are consciously being in relationship to one another and to their God. There are some very important questions that revolve around the spirituality of our cell groups that should be discussed.


At our cell group meeting on Saturday the 6th of March we discussed several questions on spirituality in our cell groups. Please feel free to give your thoughts and honest opinions on these issues. You can give your opinion on one or all of the topics highlighted here. Your feedback is welcome!

1. How do we do praise and worship? Describe different possibilities.

2. Prayer – how do we go about starting a prayer ministry and how do we get people to participate in prayer?

3. How do we introduce the Bible in our conversation?

4. How do we deal with the Different spiritual stages and introduce a Spiritual level - even with our toddlers?

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Discussion in my Cell Group

The heart of the cell group meeting revolves around the open communication and dialogue of the journey our members find themselves on. Here are some topics which warrant some careful thinking regarding the discussions that take place within the cell group meetings.


At our cell group meeting on Saturday the 6th of March we discussed several questions on the discussion in our cell groups. Please feel free to give your thoughts and honest opinions on these issues. You can give your opinion on one or all of the topics highlighted here. Your feedback is welcomed!

1. Dialogue (How do we get the introverts to join in?)

2. How do we identify topics (sources for topics, snippets from news/experiences)

3. How do we deal with the issue of sharing and trust? What do we share?

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Practicalities in My Cell Group

As cell group leaders some of the most important responsibilities we have is just to keep the ball in the air. When it's all been said and done, there are just some basic practical matters that need to be sorted out.

At our cell group meeting on Saturday the 6th of March we discussed several practical questions. Please feel free to give your thoughts and honest opinions on these issues. You can give your opinion on one or all of the topics highlighted here. Your feedback is welcomed!

1. Kids growing up – how do we incorporate them in our cell group?

2. How do we deal with the issue of language and cultural differences?

3. What do we do when a crisis arise?

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Proclaiming God's Message

A couple of years ago a friend of mine called Debbie told me a story I’ll never forget.

She had gone to the supermarket to buy her groceries. She found a parking spot in the underground car park and then went to do her shopping. When she returned from her shopping she found a guy rummaging through her boot. Her boot was wide open and he had collected a few of her things in a shopping cart next to him. She said she couldn’t believe what she was seeing. She proceeded to walk closer and closer to him until she was standing right next to him as he was unloading all her stuff. He didn’t even pay her any attention and just keep looking through her plastic bags and containers. She was in the process of moving some things so she had a lot of stuff in her car.

After standing there, looking at him, for a few moments she asked. “Can I help you?” He said, “nah I’m just looking for something in my car.” She said, “well I think you got the wrong car, cause this is mine.” When he heard that his face froze and he got a guilty look on his face. He was caught red-handed. At first Debbie wanted to alert the security guards about this thief rummaging through her stuff, but then she realised that he was stealing things like her brothers clothes and shoes. She wondered if this man, who was looking pretty rugged and dirty, actually needed some of this clothing. And then she did something that blew me away. She asked him, “Is there anything in here that you need?” The guy must have been just as amazed as I was, because he started stuttering and stammering about excuses about why he was doing what he was doing and so on, but then started replacing all the stuff he had put into his shopping cart back into the boot. He selected a few shirts and pants and a few cups and other bits and pieces. And then he tried his luck and said he needed a new car stereo, and she politely said “no way dude”. After he had packed all his stuff, he stood up straight, looked Debbie up and down and then all of a sudden said, “You’re a Christian, aren’t you?” Debbie said yes, he took his newly acquired stuff and left.

You see, not once did Debbie say anything about her faith or about Jesus. She never quoted a Bible passage, or sung a hymn. She just said to him “is there anything here that you need?” instead of saying “oi, get away from my car you bum!” She proclaimed God’s love and the message of forgiveness and grace to this man, through her actions and not her words.

In the Bible in 1 John 3:18 it says “Dear children, let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth.” It’s easy to say “I love this person”, it’s a totally different story to then actually show love to that person. In every aspect of our lives love and actions go hand in hand, you can’t separate the two. A very famous passage in the Bible says that I could say the nicest things, and speak very eloquently, but without love, I will sound like a resounding gong, or a clanging cymbal. My words will be empty and useless.

You know, Jesus was once asked “What is the greatest commandment?” He replied, “it’s to love God with all your heart and to love your neighbour as yourself.” Out of all the commandments we have, things like “don’t murder”, “don’t steal”, “don’t lie or cheat”. Out of all those laws, Jesus said the most important action to do is to: love. Love God, love people.

I just quoted previously 1 John 3:18 “dear children, let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth”. But just before that verse, the writer of 1 John gives the definition of what that love is. In verse 16 he says “this is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters.”

That is how Jesus proclaimed or showed God’s love, by laying his life down for us in a sacrificial way. And the challenge to us is also to in a sacrificial way love other people. I don’t think the Bible means to die for them, but to love someone to the point where it actually costs us something.

There was a man called Francis of Assisi, who was a monk in the Medieval ages. Francis once invited another young monk to join him on a trip to town to preach. Honoured to be given the invitation, the monk gladly accepted. All day long he and Francis walked through the streets, the alleys, and even into the suburbs. They rubbed shoulders with hundreds of people. At the end of the day, the two headed back home. Not even once had Francis addressed a crowd, nor had he talked to anyone about the gospel. Greatly disappointed, his young companion said, "I thought we were going into town to preach."

Francis responded, "My son, we have preached. We were preaching while we were walking. We were seen by many and our behaviour was closely watched. It’s of no use to walk anywhere to preach unless we preach everywhere as we walk!

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