This plan is designed to have a Facilitator guide the study and a Facilitation Assistant support the study. All instructions are identified for Facilitators but it is meant to be shared.
This particular study is a guided prayer meeting through the word.
Prepare Ahead
- Read Cell Vision Statement
- Read and meditate of Psalm 62
- Facilitator/Assistant of each group to discuss ahead to share different sections
- Link to sharable version for members: Cell Content
Welcome
Facilitator: If there are new members today joining for the first time. Ask everyone to share their name, hobby, goals for the year. Feel free to change up the question here to dive into different areas of people’s lives (work, family)
Read the Cell Vision Statement together
Worship
Assistant: Please pray for the group to begin the study
Go into musical worship if someone is scheduled. Continue to ask if members of the cell is willing to in the future.
Word
1Truly my soul finds rest in God;
my salvation comes from him.
2 Truly he is my rock and my salvation;
he is my fortress, I will never be shaken.3 How long will you assault me?
Would all of you throw me down—
this leaning wall, this tottering fence?
4 Surely they intend to topple me
from my lofty place;
they take delight in lies.
With their mouths they bless,
but in their hearts they curse.[b]5 Yes, my soul, find rest in God;
my hope comes from him.
6 Truly he is my rock and my salvation;
he is my fortress, I will not be shaken.
7 My salvation and my honor depend on God[c];
he is my mighty rock, my refuge.
8 Trust in him at all times, you people;
pour out your hearts to him,
for God is our refuge.9 Surely the lowborn are but a breath,
the highborn are but a lie.
If weighed on a balance, they are nothing;
together they are only a breath.
10 Do not trust in extortion
or put vain hope in stolen goods;
though your riches increase,
do not set your heart on them.11 One thing God has spoken,
Psalm 62
two things I have heard:
“Power belongs to you, God,
12 and with you, Lord, is unfailing love”;
and, “You reward everyone
according to what they have done.”
Prayer Meeting:
- Read the passage together 2 – 3 times
- The prayer meeting will be a guided one through the Psalm, with each section corresponding to a particular focus
- Feel free to split you group into smaller groups as needed (or keep in a large group if you sense that the Spirit is working through the conversations)
- Take this study slow, it is meant to be a time of rest and reflection, feel free to put on some background music if appropriate.
1Truly my soul finds rest in God;
my salvation comes from him.
2 Truly he is my rock and my salvation;
he is my fortress, I will never be shaken.
- Ask: What is God’s most prominent character that you are experiencing right now?
- Pray: Take a moment to reflect and we will go around and start the study by a short prayer to lift up praises to God
- The idea here is to go around and have everyone pray a short prayer (i.e. God you are so loving and I am thankful for your steadfastness)
3 How long will you assault me?
Would all of you throw me down—
this leaning wall, this tottering fence?
4 Surely they intend to topple me
from my lofty place;
they take delight in lies.
With their mouths they bless,
but in their hearts they curse.[b]
- Ask: In what areas of your life (work, family, ministry, relationships) are you finding it challenging to deal with at the moment? Meditate on v3-4. Share with each other what the situation is.
- Pray: Lift up these struggles to God in prayer and pray for another member in your group, try not to ask for a solution but as you have shared with each other, share with God.
5 Yes, my soul, find rest in God;
my hope comes from him.
6 Truly he is my rock and my salvation;
he is my fortress, I will not be shaken.
7 My salvation and my honor depend on God[c];
he is my mighty rock, my refuge.
8 Trust in him at all times, you people;
pour out your hearts to him,
for God is our refuge.
- Ask: Recall what your reflection of God is in v1-2 and the struggle in v3-4. Meditate on how those 2 ideas connect and what God is reminding you of at this moment to support you through the struggles
- Pray: Pray a prayer of thanksgiving reminding us of God’s character in the midst of our struggles.
9 Surely the lowborn are but a breath,
the highborn are but a lie.
If weighed on a balance, they are nothing;
together they are only a breath.
10 Do not trust in extortion
or put vain hope in stolen goods;
though your riches increase,
do not set your heart on them.
- Ask: Recall the reflection on v3-4, in what ways are we placing our trust in something other than God? Share with your group
- Pray: Pray for the Lord to overcome and enable you to fully trust in him in the struggle.
11 One thing God has spoken,
two things I have heard:
“Power belongs to you, God,
12 and with you, Lord, is unfailing love”;
and, “You reward everyone
according to what they have done.”
- Ask: How is God calling you to act faithfully through his power and love today? Share with your group.
- Pray: Pray for another member of you group.
Witness
- Cell Commitment:
- As a follow up to the last point about suffering, shift gears into by asking the cell if everyone is ready to make a commitment to each other in this cell to identify and support each other in our struggles?
- Follow up: For people who missed last cell, did anyone reach out to them to check in? Continue this exercise by following up this week with anyone who couldn’t make it this cell
- Cell Activity: During the period of 7/22 – 8/4, cells anre encouraged to plan an activity to spend some time together outside of the normal cell setting. Assign 1 or 2 members to help plan for this activity. As an option, you can reach out to another cell to see if you can do a join fellowship activity!
- Cell Dates: Confirm future cell dates and mark it down in the document as far into the future as possible to help the planners schedule properly!