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A committed Cell Leader

I don't have a full time job. My days are occupied with children stuff, family and church. I spend a lot of time thinking about my cell group members. I do a lot of things to encourage them to draw closer to God, in any way I can. Before Fridays Cell Group meetings, I think about how to facilitate the discussion, I think about what message I want to impart on my members. Recently, I will do up a nice picture of a Bible verse and I include practical ways on how we can apply that verse in our daily lives. I constantly thinking about how can I bring the cell group to go towards the calling God has for them. And I do many more...  Am I more committed compared to other Cell group leaders who only conduct cell group meetings, and check in on the members by text once in a while, because they have a full time job, and therefore can't have the time to do the things that I do?  Are all Cell group leaders expected to carry out the same amount of work? I have been thinking about the answe...

What does "Believe In Jesus" really mean?

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  'On the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, “If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink. He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.” But this He spoke concerning the Spirit, whom those believing in Him would receive; for the Holy Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus was not yet glorified.' John 7:37-39 https://my.bible.com/bible/114/JHN.7.37-39 In "Believing in Jesus", lies our salvation. In "Believing in Jesus", makes us the recipient of the Living Water (Holy Spirit). In "Believing in Jesus", lies our transformation into a new creation. I always thought that "Believing in Jesus" means that I believe in Jesus Christ. But this morning as I read the above verse, I realised that I never really think deep about what it means by "Believing in Jesus". As I ponder about this, I come up with 3 points. 1. Believe in what He sai...