Northfield Methodist Church

"Trials prove faith genuine and result in praise, glory and honour." (See 1 Pet 1:6-7)
Ice Breaker: Trace this truth through the life story of one of the following: Moses, David, Jesus, Peter or any other life story.
Reflecting over a trial that has come your way in life, respond to the following:
1. In your trial, has your faith been tested? How so?
2. Did failure feature in your trial? Speak a little around where that failure or potential failure left you?
3. Moses, David and Peter are reinstated after failing in their trials. This resulted in praise, glory and honour. Can you identify a "reinstatement moment" in your life or do you think it still lies ahead of you?
4. In order to recognise reinstatement moments, speak a little around ones known to you.
Share in this faith declaration:
"God calls ALL to a life of love and belief in Jeus, EVEN AFTER FAILURE."

JESUS – MASTER OF LIFE
150 Days of Renewal
As of Easter Sunday we have entered into a Time of Renewal.
For the next 150 Days we will be viewing all that we do through
the lens of Renewal. As you consider the lesson and the
questions for this week would you also consider the underlying
question, “How would this bring renewal into my life today?”
Ice Breaker: What do you understand by Jesus’ words, “I have
come that they may have life, and have it to the full”?
1) The Scriptures imply a choice. What difference do you think
“choosing Jesus” makes to one’s life?
2) How have you experienced, personally, the life giving value
of choosing Jesus?
3) If you only had 48 hours to live, what would you biggest regret
be? (Write this down and share it in the group)
Is there anything you can do about your answer to (4) that
would be Renewing or Life-giving?

Ice Breaker: Share what you feel when you hear “He is risen!” on Easter Sunday.
The followers of Christ were scared. They were hiding.
It took something extraordinary to dispel their fear.
1. “He appeared among them.” Share what you think
happened. (Feelings).
2. These scared men and woman changed the world.
Do you think that the dangers that the disciples
faced were less real after Christ appeared to them?
Why do you say this?
3. Has Christ’s resurrection made a real difference to you?
If you are comfortable share how and why.
4. Jesus said "Go and tell the story.” How can you obey him were you are?

Ice Breaker: Share what you feel when you hear “He is
risen!” on Easter Sunday.
The followers of Christ were scared. They were hiding.
It took something extraordinary to dispel their fear.
1.“He appeared among them.” Share what you think
happened. (Feelings).
2.These scared men and woman changed the world.
Do you think that the dangers that the disciples
faced were less real after Christ appeared to them?
Why do you say this?
3.Has Christ’s resurrection made a real difference to you?
If you are comfortable share how and why.
4.Jesus said "Go and tell the story.” How can you obey
him were you are?

WE SEE THE LORD……
Ice Breaker: What does Palm Sunday mean to you?
1. Discuss the story of Jesus’ ride from Bethany to
Jerusalem.
2. Why did Jesus do this? (fulfillment of prophecy)
3. Who prophesied he’d arrive on a colt? (Zech 9:9)
4. What did the people do when they saw Jesus coming down the road?
5. Why are the people rejoicing?
6. What are they singing?
7. How does it compare with what the angels sang at Jesus’ birth?
8. What did the people do as Jesus passed by?
9. Why is this day called “Palm Sunday”?

JESUS AND THE HUNGRY
Ice Breaker: Divide the Cell into to smaller groups 2/3. Do a
quick search through Scripture and see how many Biblical
Names for Christ can be found. (Set a time limit 15 mins and
see who finds the most)
1) How do you understand the Story of the Fish and the Bread?
2) What lesson does this offer to us as a Community in 2010?
3) What does it mean to be Spiritually hungry?
4) What is you specific hunger now?
As a group, spend time in prayer - bring your “hunger” to Christ.
Also pray for the Easter Journey both for the

Ice Breaker: Is there someone in your life that you would love
Jesus to heal? Explain if you are comfortable to.
Discuss the following:
1. The general story
2. Why do you think Jesus was determined to find out who touched his garment?
3. Her disease was purely physical and she received healing. Some “dis-eases” are other than purely physical and also have a way of clinging. What could some of these be?
4. What would you say to someone who has longed for healing all these years and remains “unhealed”?

Ice Breaker: Do you think that it is normal to doubt? Share why you say this.
1. If you can, share a time when God came to you in some way to reassure your doubt.
2. During this special Lent period how is your heart in relation to doubt?
3. Is there something that God is prompting you to do?
4. Circumstances like health, finance, family challenges etc. often lead to doubt. Are you in such a place or have been in such a place.
Pray for each others doubts. Spend some time asking
Jesus to come into your doubts.

Ice Breaker: What is happening in your prayer
life at the moment?
1. Can you remember your first experience of prayer?
2. Do you think prayer is essentially about deepening
relationship or getting God to do things? Why?
3. Study Jesus’ words about prayer in Math6:5-8-share
your insights.
4. What does the Lord’s Prayer teach you about praying?
Cell Vision: Clear vision creates clear outcomes.
Clear outcomes leaves people with
a sense of achievement.
This is a key to long term cell health.
Some questions that you can ask:-
Is the cell clear about the various functions of
doing cell? Welcome, Worship, Word and Works.
If your cell is struggling in any of these areas
contact a cell Pastor to visit your cell to chat about
it. Tony Habgood, Lorna Mc Neill, Heather Davies

THE METHODIST COVENANT
Ice Breaker: What does making a covenant mean
to you?
Covenant Prayer
I am no longer my own, but Yours;
Put me to what You will;
Rank me with whom You will;
Put me to doing, put me to suffering;
Let me be employed for You, or laid aside for You;
Exalted for You, or brought low for You; Let me be full,
let me be empty; Let me have all things, Let me have nothing;
I freely and wholeheartedly yield all things to Your pleasure
and disposal.
And now, glorious and blessed God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit,
You are mine and I am Yours. So be it. And the covenant now
made on earth, let it be ratified in Heaven. Amen
If members of the Cell Group were not in Church when
the prayer was prayed, it may be helpful for the group
to repeat the prayer
A Covenant is...
... An agreement between God and his people in which God
makes certain promises and requires certain behaviour from
them in return
Consider this: (Discuss as appropriate)
We have prayed the Covenant Prayer during our worship
service on the 21st February 2010
1. What is your initial reaction to the words of the
Prayer?
2. What is your intention having prayed the prayer?
3. What is the ONE specific action or attitude that
will be significantly different because you have
made a Covenant with God?