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trailer /F2 13 0 R But God has a method that does work. /ColorSpace [ /Indexed /DeviceRGB 255 22 0 R ] << When we learn to really treat our visitors with respect and honor, when we learn to intercede deeply for them, without neglecting those already entrusted to our care, our groups will explode with growth and new life. I know that such revival is possible, because it is happening right now at our church, the Full Gospel Central Church. Small groups, which may be known by such names as home cells, house groups or life groups are therefore a vital part of Gods strategy. endobj Then I came to know the truth. Also for the needs for our Children Home Ministry. >>

youth god faith partner mission parents known students own know help /F4 17 0 R << /FontName /Tahoma,Bold >> Dr. Paul Yonggi Cho, Pastor Full Gospel Central Church Seoul, Korea November, 1980, ContentsPreface Why Home Cell Groups?v 1 Personal Ambition: Key to Disaster..9 2 God's Reeducation Program19 3 Selling the Program to the Church..27 4 Satan's Counterattack: the Seven Obstacles35 5 The Security of Cell Groups49 6 Home Cell Groups: a Key to Evangelism55 7 A New Kind of Missionary.69 8 The Miracle Church77 9 Authority With Love..83 10 Church Growth International89 11 How to Begin Home Cell Groups.97 12 Importance of Fellowship With the Holy Spirit..107 13 Motivating Lay Leadership121 14 Preaching to a Growing Church..129 15 The Possibility of Church Growth Unlimited..143, In 1961 I decided to build the largest church in Korea. But certain guidelines must be followed if home cell groups are to succeed. We should care more for people than any kind of investment portfolio, because people are of more value than money. /Type /Page I am serving God in Mindanao,Philippines at present with my wife. Davao,Philippines. /F5 19 0 R /F2 13 0 R Each time I came out from prison, I always made a decision to change but it never lasted long. 0000000558 00000 n How can we love one another as Jesus loved his disciples (John 13:34,35) unless there is an environment in which close relationships can develop? Prepare with a view to helping people in your group go to the next level whatever that may be.

/Contents 35 0 R >> As a response to my background, I had tremendous ambition to become famous and successful, and to make a lot of money. Mi Compaero el Espiritu Santo- David Yonggi Cho, Por que Sofremos - David (Paul) Yonggi Cho. See also Disclaimer. /FirstChar 32 >> endobj Our members have found this kind of involvement very rewarding, and evangelism has multiplied because of it. 5 0 obj H[i4AT,-Y+$ cdQTiw' m!O8y93s /CC~q8!xDvdeQ&<>W?? Actually, the presence of God in the group will go a long way to making a person conscious of their sin even if no one says anything about it. The second is the training and equipping of existing members to lead a home cell group themselves. Change your priorities. Good leaders infest people with enthusiasm. /BitsPerComponent 8 It is better to draw with love than to attempt to manipulate with fear or even mild forms of condemnation. endobj stream /Descent -207

<> /F3 15 0 R /Type /Font >> They should welcome visitors those who have made the effort to come to the group. /Font << We prayed together and I visited the tribal site and the Holy Spirit prompted me that this was the place for me to start the Bible and Mission training centre. /Type /Font The problem started when I was in my secondary school. The Lord had to let me fail so that I would turn to Him in my need and allow Him to build His own churchin His own way. Almost every person can be developed to the point where they are capable of leading a small group in their own right. Its my conviction that the group meeting should always be very sensitive to the visitors and their needs. If the only reason we contact people is because we want them as numbers for our group, people will sense this. endobj << Articulating such a goal may cause some on the one hand to want to back off, if their lifes values are not in line with those of Christ. ;sl+IiH5y wxDG. When they are not quickly promoted as they hope, they may become frustrated and begin to create problems in the group or in the church. /LastChar 255 /CapHeight 1000 Both me and my wife are pioneering a Bible Training Centre and also a Children Home Ministry for the Less-advantage children in Tagum City,Davao,Minidanao,Philippines. >> endobj My father was a drunkard and gambler. >> As a single cell can multiply in a body, so our cell groups will multiply and produce people who will go on to do great things for God. /XObject << The visitor is the most important person for the home cell group to grow. /Subtype /TrueType Church growth is a byproduct. << They should be honored, loved and respected no matter who they are. /Resources << After moving the church from its original site, where it had been known as the Taejo Dong Full Gospel Church, we renamed it Full Gospel Central Church. Today we are bringing the Good news and making disciples and sending them to the harvest field. By creating an account, you agree to our terms and conditions. God had to destroy all that; otherwise the church would have been my work, not His. I started to play truant and mixed with a secret society group. /Flags 6 Its time to change. Personal Contact with Individuals in the Group outside of the meeting time. endobj /Contents 23 0 R The most important preparation is to be as full of the Holy Spirit as possible before the meeting begins.

>> Failure to seriously attempt this has more to do with laziness than a desire to be totally open to the Holy Spirit. Pray for those you love. >> /Descent -207 I stayed among the Yakuman tribes. Without goals, a group will drift, and people will not be as motivated for Kingdom purposes. These principles are not mine, they are God's, and He has given them to us so that all of us may benefit from them. Full Gospel Central Church simply could not function without the Reverend Paul Yonggi Cho, I thought. Upon my release in 1996, I decided to change but it lasted for only a month and I went back to drugs. endobj Healthy home cell groups have as part of their vision the aim to multiply. 4 0 obj All of my family had given up on me but my mum alone would visit me each time and always had hope in Jesus to deliver me from this bondage. 3 0 obj

/Annots 30 0 R I did that and Brother Ronnie Tan asked me to see him at once. But only a limited number of people can attend the seminars. In those days the Yong Nak Presbyterian Church was the largest church in Seoul. Learn why you should. After praying with the same group, they had peace for me to go to the Philippines as I was invited to speak at a church that was holding a convention for their Pastors. Iz\ 3kSA>hx /ProcSet [ /PDF /Text /ImageC /ImageI ] /Subtype /TrueType /Type /FontDescriptor xzy8{63b/,%Iv6,)J-7YK*!-dB$!,B~/3}s=D rDR?4hDhb9tE0 AL/)t6S$/H a\[M7W4(Cfh!dhdM]p4Jqo I=b[{-qg0?vTWiRtPK@g=3knDs,SBW o;.^\U?H_!Eb>g.-D K1#6fRvo~i'+=TAk=cM]v\||Vx`K=KNmU[LI>pNlulsdj]u 0000012902 00000 n /CapHeight 1005 /Name /F1 The early church certainly followed this example, and so multiplied mature and committed disciples, who became effective both in evangelisation as well as the other tasks they got from the Lord. They realise that the leader has expended effort in order to add value to their lives through the preparation. 1 0 obj endobj endobj /CapHeight 1000 /im1 21 0 R People need to know that they are valued as individuals. This requires some preparation, and waiting on God. /FontDescriptor 14 0 R /F1 11 0 R /F4 17 0 R People must become more like Christ. /Author (Ashish\040Raichur) The world today desperately needs the message of Jesus as Savior and Lord. /FontDescriptor 16 0 R 11 0 obj /im1 21 0 R /StemV 95

<< /Encoding /WinAnsiEncoding /F3 15 0 R /Ascent 1005 <> <> /Descent -212 << /Parent 1 0 R >> When these are missing, the group may stagnate or even die. /Descent -216 Michael is the founder of christian-faith.com and New Hope TV, is married to Marilena, has two girls, is a former school teacher in Australia, does business at times, and pastors a small home church. /FirstChar 32 /Name /F3 14 0 obj 18 0 obj Why do visitors come? 12972 0 obj<>stream /F1 11 0 R We had just moved from the original site of the "tent church" at Taejo Dong, a slum area of Seoul, to a better location in the Sodaemoon (or West Gate) area of downtown. <> /FontBBox [ -698 -207 1625 1065 ] The traditional models of church growth and leadership simply do not work on such a large scale.

Thru His grace He used me to be His vessel. /Ascent 905 The leader, more than anyone else, needs to be full of the Spirit of God in order to have what is needed to bless the group. /Type /Page 20 0 obj L@=L( t }PU8*V{/}{q @Uh E`P_$'|!:AIqMCp)SA/4H'KugH96||lq27e"RHrQd/0{[vi3*@:o(Ulqo;cNvTBGA;Wa^/+~ww02.k'k2Z]KiYN_x53W4m. It is interesting that the vast majority of growing churches today have some kind of home cell network in place, through which new people are added, strengthened and developed for the purposes of our God. http://kingschurch.net.au/index.php/lifegroup-leader-resources/. Such groups have a limited lifespan.

He has a secret for success, and He wants every church to have it. In His Love /Resources 59 0 R /F5 19 0 R 0000012657 00000 n endobj I stopped following them and was rebellious to my mum and dad. /FontName /Symbol

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>> This is the condition of Gods perfect working. /Parent 1 0 R /Descent -220 /Font << >> /F1 11 0 R /F2 13 0 R Jesus is, or should be, our model. Their forefathers were head hunters. >> /ProcSet [ /PDF /Text /ImageC ] The purpose of this article is to focus on keys which will cause your group to grow. xVmoHvu|"! Join Michael's Prayer and Ministry Group on Telegram. endobj /Subtype /TrueType startxref After learning that he needed help as he was working with a tribal group called the Mansaka and the Mandaya at Pantukan,Davao Oriental, I was excited. During this time of the deliverance session, God revealed His Mighty Power and I began to see visions of how the Cobra was strangling my neck and there was a chain from my head to the leg. <>

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[lD^-sJv] 69TE*1"^2>|7n}29#u%h(di!%j L3Jz'{_e@M{{QjB"4v. I had been raised during the Japanese occupation of Korea and had been forced to live in a very poverty-stricken situation. They will appreciate it when it is done with this understanding. Everyone, however, should be encouraged to be ambitious for the edification of others (1 Corinthians 14:12). From Prison To Mission. They come because they are interested in what the home cell group offers! 0000013153 00000 n I am a leader in a small group in Accra Ghana,i am glad i read your principles and pray i will put them in use.I hope will reply me through my mail.Thank you. Always think about the application of the material to the lives of the people. >> In fact, one day, without anyone else knowing about it, I took a measuring stick and went over to the Presbyterian church in order to take its exact measurements. >> There was peace in my home from then onwards. I took the second option and was smoking and popping tablets to overdose. In fact, I had become too confident. /Name /F4 I almost gave up but because of my Counselor, Ronnie Tan whom I met in the Prison Christian Chapel and in whom I could trust as I saw the love in him to help people like us. We'll assume you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish. endobj The leader may need to get up earlier than others in order to have time to get what is needed from God. Another goal of the group needs to be the development of individual members. 0000010718 00000 n 10 0 obj /CapHeight 891 I am very blessed by your site as i am teaching my students to start small groups in their respective churches or cell groups.Ps attached is my Testimony and hope to hear from you. It is important to follow up visitors. Praise Be To God! <> /Ascent 1000 Pests major on negatives. My name is Paul mahendran. /Resources << 4. g8u9vJGr&Zpm_\46A2'4;ZAF6,P(TW Groups should be inclusive rather than exclusive. /Flags 34 It is important that the goals be articulated regularly so that the group can focus on achieving something together. This cant happen if we limit our contact with one another to public celebration meetings and a brief chat afterwards even if we do occasionally go out to lunch with others from the church and talk about things. And since most of us give up so much of our time in order to earn money, how much more should we use a portion of our free time to show interest in, and put a high value on, people. They are much more than numbers for the group. /Contents 29 0 R I was in a room and I could feel death was so near and an eerie voice telling me to die the only way. They were with him both in public and in private. Rather than asking, Are you coming on Wednesday night? Listen to the person, let them know you are praying for them, and express how delighted you will be if they do come at such and such a time. /Widths [ 293 343 489 818 637 1199 781 275 454 454 637 818 313 431 313 577 637 637 637 637 637 637 637 637 637 637 363 363 818 818 818 566 920 685 686 667 757 615 581 745 764 483 500 696 572 893 771 770 657 770 726 633 612 739 675 1028 685 670 623 454 577 454 818 637 546 599 632 527 629 594 382 629 640 302 363 603 302 954 640 617 629 629 434 515 416 640 579 890 604 576 526 623 637 623 818 1000 637 1000 275 637 489 1000 637 637 546 1676 633 425 1037 1000 623 1000 1000 275 275 489 489 637 637 909 546 861 515 425 985 1000 526 670 293 343 637 637 637 637 637 637 546 929 508 703 818 431 929 637 520 818 539 539 546 651 637 363 546 539 539 703 1128 1128 1128 566 685 685 685 685 685 685 989 667 615 615 615 615 483 483 483 483 774 771 770 770 770 770 770 818 770 739 739 739 739 670 659 646 599 599 599 599 599 599 937 527 594 594 594 594 302 302 302 302 620 640 617 617 617 617 617 818 617 640 640 640 640 576 629 576 ] After praying with my cell members and Ronnie, I followed a Pastor friend who was my classmate to Papua New Guinea. << Thank you so much for this article. /Contents 84 0 R 9 0 obj /MediaBox [ 0 0 612 792 ] /MediaBox [ 0 0 612 792 ] /y .y~?dA">G> "j_D>%b`$V(y$yZMkmQTpGc`qf't/ >^#_/J%+NH`r&) \0N;>D6mV?Z l!wv[#v-@r. 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Do YOU have a testimony to share? And every leader should ask, How many more people like me do I want to be in this group? If we would not like more people like ourselves, why not? I remember I left for the Philippines with only S$300. During that time of my transformation, I shared with many members of the church which I was attending with Ronnie. As you read, ask the Holy Spirit what your role is to be. 12961 12 17 0 obj I agreed and as a result of that ministry, God started to break all the bondages that had tied me for all these years. I am trusting God for great things this year in our cell and Im excited to share the goals of the home cell with the family. It is happening because I have applied the principles I am about to relate in the pages of this book. /F2 13 0 R I did not wait for any further revelation on how the Lord wanted me to accomplish this; I simply began to work all the harder to bring in new members. /Font << endobj /ItalicAngle 0 /Filter /FlateDecode /Annots 54 0 R Have a look at http://kingschurch.net.au/index.php/lifegroup-leader-resources/ there are great home cell notes there.And they get updated it with new ones all the time.

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I was crying for help as it was choking me. People need to firstly sense our compassion, before they hear convicting words. << In following people up, it is good to be pro-active but not to be a pest. /Type /XObject >> j`est /Height 80 /Resources << /StemV 83 /ProcSet [ /PDF /Text /ImageC ] /Type /FontDescriptor I have visited some magnificent cathedrals where only a handful of believers continue to worship. /Application () /BaseFont /Symbol 15 0 obj xref /Type /FontDescriptor /F3 15 0 R

I remembered vividly, as my counselors were speaking in tongues and praying, I saw a mighty fire burnt the chain. endobj This requires two things. endobj It is really very important that a group leader has personal contact with individuals in the group outside of the meeting time. The last thing I knew was telling Jesus to please save me .Then I just went off. <> The first year I asked God for 150 members, and I got 150 members. The third year I again asked him to double the membership, and by the end of that year we did have 600 members. The next morning, I found next to me a lump of tablets and I could sense that the atmosphere was peaceful. endobj I am a volunteer Missionary from Spore. Will there be a Secret Rapture of the Church? Have Clear Goals for the Group, and Articulate them. I used to follow my family to church until I was 13. >> <>>> /Widths [ 250 333 408 500 500 833 778 180 333 333 500 564 250 333 250 278 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 278 278 564 564 564 444 921 722 667 667 722 611 556 722 722 333 389 722 611 889 722 722 556 722 667 556 611 722 722 944 722 722 611 333 278 333 469 500 333 444 500 444 500 444 333 500 500 278 278 500 278 778 500 500 500 500 333 389 278 500 500 722 500 500 444 480 200 480 541 778 500 778 333 500 444 1000 500 500 333 1000 556 333 889 778 611 778 778 333 333 444 444 350 500 1000 333 980 389 333 722 778 444 722 250 333 500 500 500 500 200 500 333 760 276 500 564 333 760 500 400 549 300 300 333 576 453 250 333 300 310 500 750 750 750 444 722 722 722 722 722 722 889 667 611 611 611 611 333 333 333 333 722 722 722 722 722 722 722 564 722 722 722 722 722 722 556 500 444 444 444 444 444 444 667 444 444 444 444 444 278 278 278 278 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 549 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 ] /LastChar 255 /Resources << /F3 15 0 R /im1 21 0 R /Pages 1 0 R Its not the opening or closing prayers in a group meeting that count as much as the whole prayer life of the members of the group, especially the group leader. I was very egotistical, and I wanted to do everything my own way. Pls uphold us in prayers for our Bible Training centre needs of materials and study bibles. The real secret is home cell groups. /LastChar 255 3 0 obj

0000010877 00000 n Good leaders use positive reinforcement express delight for the persons visit. [ Uk{Qi~*Zr@|zRe9m)y\~EGnfu;Ha1)pvPcNN? /im1 21 0 R I thought God approved of what I was doing. This website uses cookies to improve your experience. God bless and will study your teachings and bring to our students. /Contents 53 0 R I believe, with His guidance and likeminded Christians, we can win Mindanao for Jesus. /F1 11 0 R 9 0 obj /MediaBox [ 0 0 612 792 ] My name is N.M.Mahendran (Paul). Suddenly, I began to manifest demonic attacks and became violent. I almost gave up but as I was crying and praying for Gods guidance, the same still small voice told me Wherever I send you, My Grace is sufficient for you. At that time I thought I was doing it for God, but today I realize that really I was doing it out of my own personal ambition. Support Michael's mission work here - paypal link. So What are the Keys to Small Group Growth? /Parent 1 0 R People in the group can see if you are unprepared. True Stories, Christian Testimonies of Jesus Christ, How to Be Filled with the Holy Spirit and Pray in Tongues, Prayers and Confessions based on the Word, A Simple Way to Share the Gospel! MY TESTIMONY OF HOW I MET JESUS AND HOW GOD LED ME TO THE PHILIPPINES 7 0 obj No, the full implementation of Gods plan requires a small group setting, in addition to any other kinds of meetings that may be set up. << /Width 80 May God bless you as you put these principles into practice in your home cell group ministry. << /Encoding /WinAnsiEncoding /F5 19 0 R

/Type /Page << endobj >> >> Likeminded Christians in Singapore donated and that is how we started. << I was the administrator. When people see that the leader is unprepared, they interpret it, perhaps even subconsciously, to mean that we are not a priority. Sir i can be so gland if you can help me, in this journey of rebuilding lifes through the Gospel in small groups(homecells). Other books by Dr. Paul Yonggi Cho: The Fourth Dimension, Volume 1 The Fourth Dimension, Volume 2 The Leap of Faith Solving Life's Problems Suffering Why Me? I was very down and my only solution was to continue trafficking drugs till I end my life in death or suicide. /Type /FontDescriptor /Widths [ 278 278 355 556 556 889 667 191 333 333 389 584 278 333 278 278 556 556 556 556 556 556 556 556 556 556 278 278 584 584 584 556 1015 667 667 722 722 667 611 778 722 278 500 667 556 833 722 778 667 778 722 667 611 722 667 944 667 667 611 278 278 278 469 556 333 556 556 500 556 556 278 556 556 222 222 500 222 833 556 556 556 556 333 500 278 556 500 722 500 500 500 334 260 334 584 750 556 750 222 556 333 1000 556 556 333 1000 667 333 1000 750 611 750 750 222 222 333 333 350 556 1000 333 1000 500 333 944 750 500 667 278 333 556 556 556 556 260 556 333 737 370 556 584 333 737 552 400 549 333 333 333 576 537 278 333 333 365 556 834 834 834 611 667 667 667 667 667 667 1000 722 667 667 667 667 278 278 278 278 722 722 778 778 778 778 778 584 778 722 722 722 722 667 667 611 556 556 556 556 556 556 889 500 556 556 556 556 278 278 278 278 556 556 556 556 556 556 556 549 611 556 556 556 556 500 556 500 ] Without me, nothing happened in the church. endobj He has given it to us so that we can share it with others. << >> /BaseFont /Tahoma,Bold We're working on it and we'll get it fixed as soon possible. Its important to show grace to people in the group before confronting them with painful truth such as the sin in their lives. And when He gave me a growing ministry, He taught me to visualize the numbers of people that would be coming to my church. But at the same time, there was a still small voice crying JESUS, JESUS! /Name /F5 /Type /Page I felt a great relief and started to confess all the sins that I had done as the Holy Spirit convicted me. /Type /Font Pests are motivated to use the group to elevate themselves. /LastChar 255 11 0 obj /MediaBox [ 0 0 612 792 ] I was also working with some Filipino missionaries under Foursquare Gospel and they invited me to go to their place in Mindanao, Philippines. /Contents 41 0 R God had to break me so that I would be worthy to lead His flock. endstream <> 4 0 obj In addition, each person has a great potential for God. /F5 19 0 R Jesus Christ, who was totally in harmony with the Spirit of God, often knew what was to happen beforehand precisely because he really did have communication with the Father. /Kids [ 3 0 R 4 0 R 5 0 R 6 0 R 7 0 R 8 0 R 9 0 R ] /Encoding /WinAnsiEncoding After all, He was blessing our work with miracles and healings; that was what brought the people to the church. Good leaders invite people, pests badger and hassle prospects. In fact, before I met Jesus Christ as my Savior, I had intended to become a physician. /Keywords (sermon\040notes\054\040sermon\040outline\054\040free\040sermon\040notes\054\040Becoming\040A\040Cell\040Church) Join our Cause. Not on. It was at this time that I attended one of the lunch fellowship meetings at the Metropolitan YMCA that I met Douglas Koh. Grace should be extended to them. /Parent 1 0 R >> After the deliverance, I enrolled in Tung Ling Bible School for the School of Mission (SOM) course. I was involved in gang fights and was arrested for a gang fight when I was 15 yrs old. It seated more than 2,000 persons. But each time when I went home, I could not read the Bible and often felt sleepy but I could watch TV and stay awake. endobj /Subtype /Image /Annots 48 0 R Prison became my first home for the past 18yrs. >> After someone prayed for me I felt a rushing wind throwing me down on the floor. And when God does it, it works so much better than we attempt to entice and cajole people. 13 0 obj endobj /Subtype /TrueType >> >> A number of churches have tried and failed, because they disregarded certain basic principles. The leader, as well as participating members need to put these things into action for best results. They have taken the trouble to get into the car and come out and meet a group of others, many of whom are possibly unknown to them. /Ascent 1000 /FontBBox [ -600 -207 1338 1034 ] God provided me the airfare thru my ex-cell members but it was only a one way ticket. /FirstChar 32 When people see that a leader is prepared, they feel complimented. Some things that God intends just wont happen unless effective prevailing prayer is being offered for the group. /ProcSet [ /PDF /Text /ImageC ] >> /Annots 42 0 R There were so many things that God showed me of my past: unforgiveness, stealing, telling lies, sexual immorality and so many other vices in my life. This is not an expression of Gods love. Every home group should have the goal to grow.