GCGCNY Cell Plans

Devoting Ourselves to Prayer

This plan is designed to have a Nurturer guide the study, feel free to have other cell members support any of the sections as part of nurturing. All instructions are identified for Nurturer. A separate document (cell content) is meant to be shared.

This cell plan is based on the sermon shared on Monday, Jan 4th, by Pastor Ted.

Prepare Ahead

  • Read Cell Vision Statement
  • Meditate on Acts 2
  • Pray and discern next steps for your cell for outreach / prayer partners / grad transition
  • Link to sharable version for members: Cell Content

Opening

Nurturer: If there are new members today joining for the first time ask everyone to share something about themselves.

  • Note: Has it been a while since your cell has reviewed the cell vision statement? Review it together at: Cell Based Ministry

Icebreaker: Did you make a new years resolution?

Alternate Ice Breaker Game:  Mind Meld

  1. The Start: Two players face each other and count down together: “3, 2, 1—GO!”
  2. First Round: On “GO,” both players shout any random, unrelated word (e.g., Player A says “Sun,” Player B says “Water”).
  3. The Association: Both players think of a single word that connects the two previous words (e.g., for “Sun” and “Water,” they might both think of “Beach”).
  4. The Next Count: Once both have a new word ready, count down again: “3, 2, 1—GO!”and shout your new words simultaneously.
  5. Repeat or Win:
    • If you say different words (e.g., one says “Beach” and the other says “Ice”), you repeat the process using these two new words for the next round.
    • If you say the same word at the exact same time, you have achieved a Mind Meldand win the game! 

Basic Rules

  1. No Talking: You cannot discuss your choices or give hints between rounds.
  2. No Repeats: Once a word has been said in a game, you cannot use it again.

Worship

Bible Reading Sharing:

Ask: How was your bible reading in the last 2 weeks, share something from your readings with the group!

Note: If sharing is scarce and always the same people, can start a rotation schedule

Go into musical worship if someone is scheduled. Continue to ask if members of the cell are willing to lead this portion in the future.

Please pray for the group to begin the study.

Nurture: For those who would like to allot this portion of the night to something else feel free to use the prayer exercise:

Word

Acts 2:42
42 They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.

Discussion

Reminders and Recommendations for Nurturers:
  • Spend some time in the sermon review to ensure the group has a grasp of the main point of the sermon
    • Ask if there’s anyone who wasn’t able to join, if there is, spend a bit of time to go through the sermon summary being going in to the review questions
    • If everyone was at the sermon, skip directly to the review questions
  • Review the questions ahead of time and decide which questions to ask your group. Typically, a good discussion will only be able to accommodate 2-3 questions for a meeting.
    • If being asked in a large group, invite others to join in and response if they have shared similar experiences or thoughts
    • Try to avoid from going around in a circle, as the nurturer, ask follow-up questions and avoid giving advice.
    • In order to allow for deeper discussion, consider breaking the group up into smaller groups to allow more space for sharing.
  • Reminder to leave space and time for prayer and witness

Sermon Review

  • Core themes: 
    • New theme for 2026 for church
    • The core teaching of the early church
      • devoted themselves to the apostles teaching
      • Fellowship: cell based on church
      • Communion
      • Prayer
    • How can we devote ourselves to prayer?
      • Time: Deep sustained devotion
      • Target: Focused on the Triune God
      • Together: Communal
  • Main Takeaway: 
  • Discussion Questions:
    • Introductory
      • Time Audit Exercise:
        • How do you spend your time? Reflect on a typical day in 2026, try to break your time down into percentages into main categories and share with each other. (i.e. 30% asleep, 30% working, etc.)
    • Exploratory (4-6 people)
      • Why do you pray? What usually brings you to prayer? How have you experienced God’s responding to prayer?
  • Pray together, give time for cell to pray together.

Witness

  • Alpha
  • Help Needed for Adult Zone!
    • We’re looking for help in the following specific areas:
      • Administration – Help organize zone wide information
      • Cell Planners – help review sermons and create biweekly cell plans!
  • Bible Reading:
    • This year, we will be going through a 2 year bible reading plan together. Access to plan at gcgcny.link/readbible. Use this to share regularly in your cell about what you’re hearing from God

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