God’s Power in Your Weakness – Cell Plan

Opening

Icebreaker question: In a job interview, how would you answer the question, “What are your strengths and weaknesses?”

Worship

“Come, let us sing for joy to the Lord; let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation. Let us come before him with thanksgiving and extol him with music and song. For the Lord is the great God, the great King above all gods.”

Psalm 95:1-3

Word

2 Corinthians 12:1-10

12 I must go on boasting. Although there is nothing to be gained, I will go on to visions and revelations from the Lord. 2 I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago was caught up to the third heaven. Whether it was in the body or out of the body I do not know—God knows. 3 And I know that this man—whether in the body or apart from the body I do not know, but God knows— 4 was caught up to paradise and heard inexpressible things, things that no one is permitted to tell. 5 I will boast about a man like that, but I will not boast about myself, except about my weaknesses. 6 Even if I should choose to boast, I would not be a fool, because I would be speaking the truth. But I refrain, so no one will think more of me than is warranted by what I do or say, 7 or because of these surpassingly great revelations. Therefore, in order to keep me from becoming conceited, I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me. 8 Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me. 9 But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. 10 That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.

Discussion

Reflection & Response:

Do you have/have had any unanswered prayers? How has it affected your relationship with God?
Which areas of your life do you approach with an attitude of self-sufficiency? When are you reliant on God’s power?
What opportunities do you currently see for God’s power to be made perfect in your weakness?
- Do you see an opportunity for this to be a testimony to others?

Witness

Operations Christmas Child – Nov 15th / 17th
- This year, our church is participating in operations Christmas child to pack shoeboxes for those in need. We encourage each cell to participate together and pack shoeboxes ahead of the drop off date
- Details can be found at this link, reach out to Lucas and Clarence
  - Boxes, labels for gender/age, and elastics to close the boxes will be available in the English Congregation cubicle in the church office
  - Packed shoeboxes can be dropped off in Pastor Santos’ office up to Sunday, Nov. 24th at 12:30 PM
  - Each cell is responsible for coordinating Christmas shoebox on their own time
  - For those that are not part of a cell, there will be a communal packing session on Friday, November 15th from 7:30 – 10 PM in the small gym
Christmas EV: On Dec 20, 2024, we will be having our annual Christmas EV dinner evening. Begin praying for who we are inviting to this event to share the good news of Jesus others. If you are interested in serving, reach out to Xiao for more details.
Cell Teams
- Thinking about joining the cell team? Talk to your nurturer!
  - Summary of new Cell Roles: Document Link
  - More Details and Sign up forms: https://gcgcny.link/adultzone
Cell Outreach Process
- Gather a group cell members to go and get to know people/person that we are hoping to bring into the cell.
  - Existing Relationships
    - Share the details with the cell group and pray for the outreaching process
  - Cell Request List
    - The cell request list is for people without direct connections to anyone in cell right now, pray regularly for the list to see if God is moving you to reach out of any of them
- As relationships establish with others in the cell (outside of the cell setting), share with them the purpose of cell groups (leverage vision statement) and invite them in.