Crosstown Christian Center

OPEN CELL LESSONS

WHAT IS AN OPEN CELL?
• Primary Purpose : Evangelism
• Prelude to the Encounter with God
• Temporary in nature, can be dissolved
anytime
• A good ground to find your 12
• Attendees may range from 1 to 12
OPEN CELL AGENDA
AGENDA DURATION
I. OPENING PRAYER (Optional) 2 minutes
10
II. ICE BREAKER / INTRODUCTION
minutes
15
III. WORD
minutes
15
IV. SHARING & MINISTERING
minutes
10
V. WORK / ANNOUNCEMENTS
minutes
52
Total
minutes
• Open Cell meetings should not exceed 1
hour
• Snacks are optional
• Choose a suitable venue
The 1st Meeting
INTRODUCTION:
• Thank attendees for coming
• Introduce yourself
• Explain your status as a church leader
tasked to take care of 12 people, to help
them grow in their spiritual lives

ICE BREAKER:
GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER
NAME YOUR CELEBRITY LOOK-ALIKE
WORD:
• Romans 6:23 (Bad News & Good News)
For the PENALTY of SIN is DEATH, but the
FREE GIFT of God is ETERNAL LIFE through
JESUS CHRIST our Lord and Savior
• The verse tells us 2 kinds of news – Good
News and Bad News.
The Bad News:
 We are sinners (do you agree?)
 Our sins have a penalty
 The penalty is death
 Death comes in 2 forms
 We will die physically & go to hell
 On earth, we will die in our spirits and be
so far away from the Lord
The Good News:
 • God has a gift for us, it is for free
• He doesn’t want us to go to hell; He
wants us to have eternal life with Him in
heaven
• This gift was given through Jesus Christ
• This gift can only be received if we
• Confess our sins
• Believe that Jesus died for our sins
• Surrender your life to God
• Make Him you Lord and Savior
SHARING & MINISTERING:
• Would you like to receive this free gift of
Eternal Life from God through Jesus Christ?
• Lead prayer or read prayer of acceptance
• Assure him/her of his/her eternal life in
heaven
WORK:
Invite to church
• Share about her new spiritual family via G12
• Set the day, time and venue of the next
open cell meeting
• Share your dream
• Encourage them to bring their friends

The 2nd Meeting

ICE BREAKER:
• GAME: I’ve Never Ever…
INTRODUCTION:
- Validate Salvation
- Death is unstoppable
- Death is no respecter of age
- Ask “if you were to die today, do you think
you’ll go to heaven and why?
- Relate answer to previous lesson
- Christ is the only way. Good works cannot
save us, although they will just follow once
Christ is in us
WORD:
• JOHN 3:16 (THE 3 CHARACTERISTICS OF God)
God loves the world so much that He gave His
one and only Son Jesus so that anyone who
believes in Him shall not perish but have
everlasting life.
• The verse tells us about the 3 characteristics
of GOD:

CHARACTER #1: He is a LOVER.

- He does not just love us. He loves us so
much.
- He loves us even if we do not love Him
- His love is unconditional

CHARACTER #2: He is a GIVER.

 - He gave us His one and only Son Jesus
Christ to die on the cross for our sins
- Jesus Christ, the Son of a great King, came to
earth, became a sacrifice so that our sins can
be forgiven

CHARACTER #3: He is a REWARDER.

- He gives a reward to those who believe in
Him and to those who accept Jesus Christ as
Lord and Savior
- The reward is Eternal Life which means
being sure of living a great life with Jesus in
heaven after we die.

SHARING & MINISTERING:

• Which of the 3 characters of Christ have you
already felt and experienced in your life?
Tell us about it.
• Pray.

WORK:
• Impart the value of “sinning no more” and
asking for immediate repentance
• Establish a prayer life
• Continue inviting them to church
• Continue sharing your dream.
 • Encourage them to bring more friends in the
next open cell and in the church

The 3rd Meeting

ICE BREAKER:
• LET’S TRAVEL / RHEMA FROM LAST SUNDAY’S
SERMON

INTRODUCTION:
- How was your prayer life last week?
To me, the greatest value of prayers is having
so much peace and assurance knowing that
whatever happens to me, I am right before the
eyes of God and that I will live forever with God
in heaven.
- Today we will reinforce what we know about
Christ through another verse in the Bible

WORD:
• JOHN 10:10 (THE 2 PERSONALITIES IN THIS
WORLD)
The THIEF comes only to STEAL, KILL and
DESTROY. But I have come so that you may
have LIFE and enjoy it to the FULL
• The verse tells us about 2 personalities in
this world and the things they can do.
 • In the end, we will have to choose which
personality we shall serve.

PERSONALITY #1: THE THIEF (Satan).

What can he do?
a. STEAL our Joy – by tempting us to
commit sins which we will soon regret.
People who keep sinning are not happy
people because sin is only pleasurable for a
while.
b. KILL our relationship with God and other
people – when we sin, we will start avoiding
God and the people we have sinned with.
We become defensive and we start to
distance ourselves, seeking comfort from
other things like vices, etc.
c. DESTROY our future and potentials –
when we are unable to handle our sins well,
our future will be destroyed. (Ex - most
drug addicts don’t finish school; smoking
will give us cancer; extreme loneliness can
push people to commit suicide

PERSONALITY #2: THE LIFE GIVER (JESUS

CHRIST)
What can he do?
 a. He promised an abundant life – the verse
says a Life lived to the full and in
abundance. A life full of joy. A life with a
purpose. A life that is lasting, always
looking forward to heaven
Of the 2 personalities, I’m sure we want Christ
to be the dominant personality in our life.
But unconsciously, we have allowed Satan to
dominate our personalities and behaviors (ex:
pagsusungit, pamimintas, pagmumura, etc.)

SHARING & MINISTERING:

• Let’s evaluate. How much of your life today
is ruled by the personality of Christ and
Satan? Give a percentage share (ex: 80%-
20%). How was Satan manifested?
• Pray

WORK:
• To be able to maintain the dominant
personality of Christ in our lives, we need to
be connected to:
• GOD – through prayers
• CHURCH – make your Sunday a non-
negotiable date with God. During Sunday
services, we will hear God’s word –
please bring a Bible, Booknote & Ballpen
 to take notes. Highlight importance of
the Sabbath Day.
• CELL – your spiritual home. I will be your
new spiritual parent. Set a fixed cell
schedule.
• Share encounter experience and ignite them
to have their own personal encounter with
God.
• Continue sharing your dream.
Tell them to invite more friends to the cell and
to the church.
The 4th Meeting
ICE BREAKER:
• GAME : Let’s travel
• If they were around last Sunday, ask what
was the impact of the sermon to their lives
INTRODUCTION:
- Today, I am so excited to share another
verse from the Bible which talks about the 3
Wonderful Plans of God for our life.
WORD:
• JEREMIAH 29:11 (GOD’S THREE-FOLD PLAN
FOR ME) “I KNOW THE PLANS I HAVE FOR
YOU. PLANS TO PROSPER YOU AND NOT TO
HARM YOU. PLANS TO GIVE YOU HOPE AND
A GREAT FUTURE.
 The verse tells us that God has 3 BIG plans
for our lives.

PLAN #1: HE WILL PROSPER US

- It is His will that we live a good and
abundant life
- A life that is beyond our wildest dreams
- “It is ok to start small, but not for long”
- Why? Because being poor is not aligned with
the plan of God for our lives.

PLAN #2: HE WILL GIVE US SECURITY

(Protection)
- He will not harm us
- Trials and testing are not from the Lord, but
He allows them to happen to test if we trust
Him.
- Unless it is already your time, God wants
you to keep going and endure.
He promised an abundant life – the verse says a
Life lived to the full and in abundance. A life of
fullness

PLAN #3: HE HAS PREPARED A BRIGHT

FUTURE FOR US WITH HIM
- An eternal life to look forward to. Our
existence on earth is only for a while
 - “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind
has ever imagined what God has prepared in
Heaven for anyone who believes in Him”

ON EARTH:
- He promised that if we love and obey His
words
 He will bless us
 He will make us succeed in all that we
do
 His favor will always be upon us
- “Seek first the Kingdom of God and all the
things we could possibly want will be given
to you.”

SHARING & MINISTERING:

• After learning about God’s 3-fold plan for
our lives – that He will prosper us, He will
give us security and a bright future, how do
you see your personal and spiritual life in
the next 5 years?
• Pray

WORK:
• It was mentioned earlier that God’s favor
will be upon us if we obey His Words &
 Commands. The best way to be familiar
with His Words is to read the Bible.
• Tell them that in the next cell meeting, you
will share an exciting way of reading the
Bible through Journal.
• Tell them to bring a Bible, Notebook and
Pen
• Update them on the progress of your dream

Short prayer of repentance and acceptance:

Heavenly Father, I acknowledge that I have
sinned against you in words and in deeds. But
today, I heard your word that despite of what I
have done and who I am, you still love me. Lord
Jesus, I open my heart to let you come in as my
Lord and Savior. I accept you as my Lord and
Savior. From now on, my whole life will be
yours. I am ready to turn away from all of my
sins and follow you all the days of my life.
Thank you for forgiving me from all of my sins,
in Jesus Name I pray, Amen!

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