Cell Group

Cell division, so Wikipedia tells me, is a process by which a Cell divides into two or more daughter cells. Thus our Cell group, once again having grown to the point where it was too large to meet in normal sized living rooms any more, has divided into two, one led by Christina Mc_, the other led by Micky & Carol, with Roger and Chris overseeing all three cells in their locale.

This week Christina invited us each to bring a proverb to the meeting. I read out the following proverb and offered three 'preaching points':


Proverbs 21:23 He who guards his mouth and his tongue keeps himself from calamity.

Prayer gossiping: we know gossip is wrong. We need to be careful when asking for prayer for somebody else that we don't reveal confidential information about that person or his/her situation without having first sought his/her permission. It's important not to use intercessory prayer times as a cover for gossip, and to keep confidential any information that you hear during an intercessory prayer session - to guard your tongue and not pass it on.

Vows: Be careful to guard against uttering a vow you may later regret. In the New Testament (Matthew 5:36 - 38) Jesus warns us not to make vows, but to let our 'yes' be 'yes' and 'no' be 'no'. In Mark 6:21-26 we have the cautionary tale of Herod who vows to give the daughter of Herodias whatever she asks in reward for her dancing, and prompted by her mother, she asks him for something he really didn't want to give, the head of John the Baptist.

Negative remarks which may blight our own lives: Sometimes we're inclined to be negative about ourselves, eg. recently at dance class I've heard myself say things like "I can't remember the steps" , "I always get this bit wrong", etc. The mind is a powerful thing - our own ears are hearing every word we say and inadvertently we may be inviting the very result we don't want by giving voice to these negative thoughts. Better to find the positive and say that: for example, "I can do this if I try".