Workers Seminar 2017 | Faithful Builder 01
The cell is the basic unit of
Life
The cell in latin means cella.
(Small room)
Cells form tissues = organ =
systems= totality of human body.
The
Arcronym cell can be interpreted.
C – Connecting people
relationally
E – Encouraging and equipping
every believer to be a disciple of Christ
L – Learning to use our homes as
ministry
L – Loosing people from the power
of darkness
HISTORY
MAKES US TO KNOW THAT “FAGBA AND OBAWOLE ZONAL HEAD QUARTER CHURCHES BOTH
STARTED AS HOME CELL GROUP.
ADVANTAGES
OF THE HOME CELL.
What the church may
not be able to achieve easily the cell group can do it. Yourba proverb (owo
omode ko to pepe t’agbalagba ko wo keregbe) the hand of the child
cannot reach the shelf so also the elder’s hand cannot enter a calabash. This
applies to the cell group and the church.
1. Cell group has the
capacity to produce a healthy church. Acts 5: 42.
2. Fellowships are held
at home :Muslims may attend ,Christian from other denomination may attend e.t.c
3. Able to reach out to
people living within the community.
4. Provide natural
setting for Evangelism
5. Team work is easily
achieved
6. Prayer partners are easily identified
7. Non believers are
easily drawn in and find a place to be loved and cared for.
8. Agent of both
individual and community change when focused on living the gospel all through
9. Sharing belongings and
assets together
10. Small groups are powerful
ways to grow spiritually for ministry opportunities and also to develop
spiritual gifts.
HOME CELL
PROVIDING AVENUE FOR DISCIPISHIP
Discipleship cannot be handled
just by ordinary men.
A discipler must above all be
someone who has experienced spiritual regeneration , one who has been BORN
AGAIN Ezekiel 36: 26- 27 , 1Cor 2: 13 –
14
A discipler must possess the
habit of spiritual transformation which qualifies him spiritually for a
spiritual task.
A discipler must be disciplined ,
having foresight , full of wisdom , courageous , sincere , tactful , humorous ,
not easily angered , patient , friendly and possessing a good listening ability
.
He / She must be a communicator
of the truth, biblically sound, seeker of excellence.
Above all He / She must know that
the single most important factor that has influence is the life and personality
of the mentor.
Note “ we teach some, by what we
say , more, by what we do and most, by who we are” foursquare Anthem (catch
your shield oh ye living church ,Christ of Galilee ,Bore all our sickness , carried
our sorrow ,set the prisoners free ,lift the fallen ,help the faint , dry the
weeping eyes …………)
Example of disciplers
a.
Barnabas
with Saul / Paul Act 4: 36- 37 , 9: 27 – 37 , 11: 22 – 30
b.
Barnabas
with John Mark .to rebuild his confidence. Acts 15: 36- 44.
Years later Paul changes
his opinion about him. 2 Tim 4: 11,
c.
Priscilla
and Aquila with Apollos. Acts 18: 1-3, 24 -28.
d.
Paul
with Titus ( Titus 1 : 4-5
e.
Paul
with Timothy Acts 16: 1-5 , 2Tim 2:12
f.
Paul
with Philemon.
Conclusion
Our cell growth is
dependent on our drive and will in seeking and knowing God’s heart beat
Mobilizing for harvest
is an assignment that requires participation and commitment of all. Every one
of us must be involved. There are many crowns waiting for us when we get to the
foursquare city.
Shalom
Sis.
Onafowokan Y.
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