YOU CAN LEAD YOU CAN LEAD A CELL GROUPA CELL GROUPYOU CAN LEAD YOU CAN LEAD A CELL GROUPA CELL GROUP

FACTORES THAT DO AFFECT FACTORES THAT DO AFFECT CELL MULTIPLICATIONCELL MULTIPLICATION

FACTORES THAT DO AFFECT FACTORES THAT DO AFFECT CELL MULTIPLICATIONCELL MULTIPLICATION

• Prayer (devotional time and prayer Prayer (devotional time and prayer for members of the cell)for members of the cell)

• Time spent outside the Cell MeetingTime spent outside the Cell Meeting• Clear GoalsClear Goals• Visiting the Cell Members and Cell Visiting the Cell Members and Cell

VisitorsVisitors• Preparing for the Cell MeetingPreparing for the Cell Meeting

• Prayer (devotional time and prayer Prayer (devotional time and prayer for members of the cell)for members of the cell)

• Time spent outside the Cell MeetingTime spent outside the Cell Meeting• Clear GoalsClear Goals• Visiting the Cell Members and Cell Visiting the Cell Members and Cell

VisitorsVisitors• Preparing for the Cell MeetingPreparing for the Cell Meeting

THOSE FACTORS CAN BE THOSE FACTORS CAN BE SUMMED-UP BY THE WORDSUMMED-UP BY THE WORD

DILIGENCEDILIGENCEIS THE ADJECTIVE USED IS THE ADJECTIVE USED

TO DESCRIBETO DESCRIBE

LEADERSLEADERS

8 8 if it is encouraging, let him if it is encouraging, let him encourage; if it is contributing to encourage; if it is contributing to the needs of others, let him give the needs of others, let him give generously; generously; if it is leadership, let if it is leadership, let

him govern diligentlyhim govern diligently; if it is ; if it is showing mercy, let him do it showing mercy, let him do it

cheerfully (Romans 12:8)cheerfully (Romans 12:8)

Proverbs 13:4 says, “The Proverbs 13:4 says, “The sluggard craves and gets sluggard craves and gets nothing, but the desires nothing, but the desires of the diligent are fully of the diligent are fully

satisfied.”satisfied.”

The Greek word for diligence is the word “σπouδη” (spoudé). What does this word mean? It means:

1. Quick movement in the interests of a person or a cause

2. To hasten oneself3.  Speed in carrying out a matter4.  Give yourself trouble5.  Active, industrious, zeal, effort,

pains

6.   It stands in contrast to laziness

2 Peter 3:12-14, “So 2 Peter 3:12-14, “So then, dear friends, since then, dear friends, since you are looking forward you are looking forward

to this, to this, make every make every efforteffort (spoude) to be (spoude) to be

found spotless, found spotless, blameless and at peace blameless and at peace

with him.”with him.”

2 Tim. 2:15: “2 Tim. 2:15: “Do your Do your bestbest (spoude) to (spoude) to

present yourself to Godpresent yourself to God

as one approved, a as one approved, a workman who does not workman who does not

need to be ashamed need to be ashamed and who correctly and who correctly

handles the word of handles the word of truth.”truth.”

Hebrews 4: 10,11: “Let Hebrews 4: 10,11: “Let us, therefore, us, therefore, make make

every effortevery effort (spoude) to (spoude) to enter that rest, so that enter that rest, so that

no one will fall by no one will fall by following their example following their example

of disobedience.”of disobedience.”

DILIGENCEDILIGENCE

Thomas Edison once Thomas Edison once said that genius is said that genius is 99% perspiration 99% perspiration

and 1% inspirationand 1% inspiration..

The founder of Honda Motors, The founder of Honda Motors, Soichiro Honda, said:Soichiro Honda, said:

Many people dream of Many people dream of success. To me success can success. To me success can only be achieved through only be achieved through

repeated failure and repeated failure and introspection. In fact, success introspection. In fact, success represents the 1 percent of represents the 1 percent of your work which results only your work which results only from the 99 percent that is from the 99 percent that is

called failure.called failure.

Proverbs 14:23: “All Proverbs 14:23: “All hard work brings a hard work brings a

profit, but mere talk profit, but mere talk leads only to leads only to

poverty.”poverty.”

Ecclesiastes 11:4-6Ecclesiastes 11:4-6 ::

4 4 Whoever watches the wind will not plant; Whoever watches the wind will not plant; whoever looks at the clouds will not reap. whoever looks at the clouds will not reap. 5 5 As you do not know the path of the wind, As you do not know the path of the wind,

or how the body is formed in a mother’s or how the body is formed in a mother’s womb, womb,

so you cannot understand the work of God, so you cannot understand the work of God, the Maker of all things. the Maker of all things.

6 6 Sow your seed in the morning, Sow your seed in the morning, and at evening let not your hands be idle, and at evening let not your hands be idle, for you do not know which will succeed, for you do not know which will succeed,

whether this or that, whether this or that, or whether both will do equally wellor whether both will do equally well

NIKE SLOGAN:NIKE SLOGAN:

Their manual declares: Their manual declares: “Often, while others are “Often, while others are

sleeping, the leader sleeping, the leader continues working, trying continues working, trying to find solutions for the to find solutions for the problems of the group.”problems of the group.”

ICM has grown from 70 cells in ICM has grown from 70 cells in 1991 to 20,000 cells today. 1991 to 20,000 cells today.

John Maxwell says,John Maxwell says, “Perhaps the most “Perhaps the most

valuable result of all valuable result of all education is the ability education is the ability

to make yourself do to make yourself do the thing you have to the thing you have to do, when it ought to do, when it ought to

be done, whether you be done, whether you like it or not; it is the like it or not; it is the first lesson that ought first lesson that ought

to be learned.”to be learned.”

We’re all filled with We’re all filled with worthy intentions, but worthy intentions, but preciously few actually preciously few actually live their intentions. live their intentions.

Are you willing to Are you willing to translate intention into translate intention into

reality? reality?

Effective leaders translate Effective leaders translate intention into realityintention into reality

DISCOVER WHAT WORKS DISCOVER WHAT WORKS BEST FOR YOUBEST FOR YOU

•MY OWN MY OWN CELL GROUPCELL GROUP

• CELL AT BETHANY CELL AT BETHANY WORLD PRAYER CENTERWORLD PRAYER CENTER

The Factors that Lead to The Factors that Lead to Success in Cell Group Success in Cell Group

Leadership are Leadership are within the within the Leader’s ControlLeader’s Control

EXHORTATIONEXHORTATION

Both noticed that few people wore Both noticed that few people wore shoes.shoes.

One wired back to home office: “Our One wired back to home office: “Our company has no future here. There is company has no future here. There is no market for our product. No one no market for our product. No one wears shoes.” wears shoes.”

Other salesman fired off a wire as Other salesman fired off a wire as follows: “We have a gold mine of a follows: “We have a gold mine of a market here. Everyone needs shoes!”market here. Everyone needs shoes!”

Two shoe salesmen who went Two shoe salesmen who went to a Jungle Tribeto a Jungle Tribe

OR

Do you see the giants AND God’s power to overcome them?

Do you Do you ONLYONLY see see giantsgiants

In what specific area of In what specific area of

cell leadership do you need cell leadership do you need

to be more diligent?to be more diligent?

REFLECTIONREFLECTION

Share how you plan to Share how you plan to

apply truths of this lesson apply truths of this lesson

in your small group in your small group

leadershipleadership

REFLECTION

On a scale of 1-10, how On a scale of 1-10, how diligent are you?diligent are you?

1 10

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