 Okay, so we've been looking at the difference between cell group, care cell, home group meeting, and also what the vision of the cell church is, which is, or the cell group ministry is, which is disciple making. So any questions that you might have regarding the working of the cell group, or any other question, any questions that you might have, you can just put it in the chat or also, you know, you can ask any questions. You know, just think about, okay, let's say if you want to have a cell group ministry in the church where you are, you know, so maybe from that point, you could have some questions, or maybe you start your own church or ministry, and then, you know, so what kind of questions would you have? What kind of doubts would you have about the cell group? You can, you can ask, you can take some time to answer that. Any questions at all? So, yeah, so my question is, you know, have any of you been part of this kind of a cell group? You know, we looked at the difference. Have any of you been part of this kind of a cell group, you know, where intentionally we're looking at disciple making? Or you could share what kind of a, you know, or a cell group or a weekly meeting that you are part of? I think Erin, Erin shared last a few, a couple of classes back, right? She shared about how she's part of two groups, and one group is a big group, and it's by the church, and which meets in the area where she is, and then the other one is a meeting of friends. So both I see are, you know, very different from the cell group that we were talking about, right? So anyone else who's part of, they are you part of any, you know, a small group during the week, apart from your Sunday meeting? Okay, you are, okay, fine, fine. So is it, is it similar to this? Is it different? You call it house fellowship? Okay. So when it's a house fellowship meeting, so everybody in that area is invited, right? It can be a big group as much as the house can accommodate. Is it, is it so? Is it something like that? Yeah, okay, okay. So there would be a leader designated by the church, and so that leader is that person living in that house, or it could be any other, you know, the house is just used for the meeting, because it's convenient, it's in the area, it's big and all that. But then the one who is the leader of that house fellowship, is it the same person or someone who comes or maybe, okay, from the leadership in the church? Okay, understand. So the house fellowship group meets in that particular house, and they have this meeting, and the leader of that particular meeting would be someone from the church, okay, someone in the sense of maybe a pastor or one of the pastors or a designated leader, okay, understood that. So that's called a house fellowship, okay. And so does this meet weekly or like once in two weeks? Weekly, okay, that's good, okay, fine. Right. So you, so I guess you're able to, you know, see the difference between this cell group ministry, right, and maybe a house fellowship or a care cell. Each serves its purpose, right. Now, this, the purpose of this is, you know, it's very clear, it's discipleship making and raising up leaders and so on, okay. Anyone else, Prince, what about you? Are you part of like a weekly meeting, a small group? No, okay, okay. So the church meets only on Sundays and there is no other meeting apart from the church service, is that so? Okay, okay, right. And what about you, Karan? How are things with you? Are you part of a midweek Bible study or a small group? Okay, fine. So you're not part of, how are things in my source, how do you, the church that you're part of that you're serving, do they have a cell group or do they have care cells? What is it called? Right now we haven't started yet, so because of all this COVID and things like that. Okay, okay. But we usually have once in a month. Okay, once a month, okay. And this, is it similar to what they were sharing that it's a house fellowship? Or is it different? I mean, once in a month, we do this youth team and we used to do it once in a week when like we, all the boys would get together and have a Bible study. Okay. But it's been a few months that we have stopped. Right, right. Oh, I see. Okay, okay. So that, so the youth would get together and this will happen in the church itself, right? It's not enough. Okay, fine. Understood. Yeah, got it. Okay, so I think Aaron said something. Okay, three groups, okay. Okay, three groups that you're part of. Okay, so what is the third group? One is, of course, you said the church group, which is about 30 odd in number. And the second one you said is a smaller group of friends. And what is the third group? Okay, it's in the colony. Okay. Oh, I thought the sec that, okay, the church one was the colony group. Okay, I see. Okay, so you have all these kind of groups. So you see the, you know, basic difference, right? Difference between the cell group, the vision of the cell group ministry and the vision for, you know, the other groups or other like care cells or house fellowships. You see the difference, right? Okay, so when we, we're going to look at what happens in a cell group meeting. Okay, so you then you see that, okay, there are, here are some more differences. Okay, it's very different from a house fellowship or a home group meeting. Okay, so let me just share the screen. Okay, so the cell group meeting, right? So, so this is what we see happens in a cell group meeting. So it could be for, it means, of course, the frequency of meeting, it depends, it can be a weekly meeting, it can be once in two weeks. So, but preferably, you know, weekly, or once in two weeks, you know, the thing is once it goes beyond that, if they're going to be meeting once a month, then, you know, if you miss one meeting, that means the group has not met for, you know, one whole month, right? So, so, so the thing is, that's, that's not a very good thing over a period of time, you know, if you miss like two meetings, three meetings, then in a year, it'll be, they would have just met for nine times, or eight times in a year, right? So, so the meeting is, it's, it's, it's good if they're meeting weekly, if not weekly, at least alternate weeks, like once in 15 days. Okay, once in two weeks, right? And the time for each meeting is, it can be one hour, it can be one hour, it can be two hours, right? So, the thing is, to understand what kind of a group it is, and then to have a, to have an understanding that the meeting would be for this, this time, you know, because what happens is, if we, well, there could be people who, who have a lot of time, you know, who don't have much to do the next day, and maybe they would, they would enjoy spending a lot of time, maybe two hours, three hours even is fine. But there would be others who, who need to, you know, go get back, maybe who traveled a bit, and they need to get some things done. So for them, you know, they might hesitate the next time you call them for a meeting, like saying, okay, this meeting will just go on forever. So rather than attend, I'd rather not attend. So, so it's good to have a start time and a finish time. And so that the, you know, the formal meeting is over. And then maybe people want to stay on. And if it's okay with the leaders, they can stay on, you know, catch a fellowship and so on. But so that the others who need to get back can actually do so, right? Okay, so, so those are some things. With regard to location, well, it's preferred, you know, with the, with the, regarding this one thing, you know, with regarding the, the day on which the cell group happens, if it's weekly, okay, is it a Friday or a Saturday, or a midweek thing, or if it's going to be once in two weeks, it's, is it going to be again, you know, on a Friday or a Saturday, or what is the day? And if it is, you know, the day is finalized, what is the time? And also, where is the cell group meeting? Okay, if these three things, the day, the time and the venue, if these things are fixed, it's always good. Right, so everyone in everyone's mind, they know. Okay, this is the day, this is the time, this is the place. So the day, time and place, if it's fixed is easier, it's easier for the group to meet. Whereas, if every week you're going to be changing, you know, if you're going to be changing the day or the time or the place, then it is, it becomes a bit of an effort for the group to meet. Because, and also for the leader, you know, you as a leader, if, if you need, if you're constantly changing it, then you need to communicate that to the group as well. Right, so it's good to keep this constant, the date, the time, the place. Well, if the group decides, okay, you know, we are meeting in just one, where don't we meet in other houses? Well, that's also fine, depending on their, if they're other, the group is okay with it, you know, if they are willing to have it in their homes, and if it's convenient for them. And that's also fine. But the only thing is, when there are changes, you need to communicate to the group. You need to communicate to the group that there is a change. Otherwise, you know, it results in a lot of confusion. And so that's something to keep in mind. Okay, so some general guidelines is that are that are like this, everyone is encouraged to share. Okay, so share openly, share, honestly, take time to do that. Okay, so each person, for a person to be able to share openly, honestly, they need to feel safe, in the sense, they need to feel, they need to know that, okay, they will not be made fun of. Okay, so if you say something, and then you make fun of it, you make a joke about it, or, you know, you look down upon it, then they're not going to share the next time. Right, suppose they are sharing about some of the mistakes that they have done, and, and you're going to look down upon them, or kind of judge them, right, now they're next time, they're not going to share. So, so the thing is, to make it safe for people to share, so that they will understand, everybody will understand when they see that, okay, when I'm sharing something, I realize that person is sharing something, and here I see the others who are listening attentively. Okay, they are not making fun of this other person, they are, you know, even when it's, when it's something that is not nice, you know, that is being shared about themselves, still the group is compassionate, they are understanding, they're not judging, right, they're not making fun, and what happens even after the meeting, right, sometimes we make a joke about what the person shared after the meeting is over, you know, none of that is happening, then the person feels, you know, maybe the person comes as a new member of the cell group, and they have all these fears and insecurities, but as they come and attend and as they see that, yes, you know, they're, I am being valued, when I say something, they are listening, you know, that is one, when I say something, I'm not being made fun of, I'm not being judged, then they will be able to feel safe, right, so, and also the other thing is also confidentiality, which means that, okay, if they are saying something, they're sharing something, which is sensitive, okay, something about their lives, something about what is happening at present, maybe they're one of their family members, and they're sharing it in, you know, in confidence knowing that you will not spread it, or maybe they share a prayer request saying, please pray, you know, this is something sharing in confidence with this group, so kindly pray, but if each member on the group or some members of the group are sharing it with others, right, they are talking about it with other people, then, you know, they're kind of spreading the news, which was actually shared in confidence, right, just saying that, okay, please keep it, please keep it confidential, but kindly do not share, then that news is being spread, so, you know, so one of the important thing is to keep it confidential if sensitive, if sensitive matters are shared, okay, then the families of those who are being part of the live group, family members, neighbors, okay, so one can reach out to them, to share Christ with them, right, pray for them, and pray and ask God for divine appointment and orchestration of, you know, of situations so that there are opportunities for the sharing of the gospel, okay, so, and maybe, see, now this group is a small group, it's 12 or 15 people, there can be occasions like, let's say, a celebration, maybe somebody's birthday, maybe somebody's anniversary, maybe it's Christmas, maybe it's, you know, Easter, Resurrection, Sunday, so maybe there's a celebration, the group can actually plan and decide, okay, there's a celebration, we will invite others, we will invite others who are not believers, maybe friends, maybe family, maybe neighbors to be part of the celebration, and during the time, maybe we can have the sharing of the gospel, it can be in various ways, maybe people can talk about their life, maybe they can watch a movie, you know, which talks about the gospel, several things they can do, okay, maybe the whole thing can come out in the form of activities and games and so on, maybe the children can do a skit, whatever, right, so reaching out to family members and friends can happen in that manner, you know, keeping in mind that the group is meeting primarily for discipleship, so they're going to be learning, how can I be a follower of Christ, okay, so whereas these occasions can be used for outreach, can be used to share the gospel, okay, okay, so we will keep the interaction in line with what Christ is doing in our midst, okay, and stop from storytelling or what is irrelevant to the subjects we are discussing, so what is, so we will come to that, you know, what is actually being discussed, the content of what is being discussed, we'll come to that, but the thing is whatever we are discussing on, it's good to, you know, it's important that the focus is on that, so the focus does not go away from that and there's a lot of time being wasted, you know, already people are coming for an hour and a half or two hours, and if there's irrelevant discussion, maybe talking about something, during that meeting time, then it becomes a waste of time, right, for the others, okay, so no murmuring, gossip, no criticism, you know, unless it's constructive and not being judgmental, so nothing like that happens, so it depends on each member of the group to make sure that nothing of this thing happens, so which means that the leader should reiterate, hey, you know, we will not have any of these things in the group, maybe in a formal way, while talking about the vision of the cell group, the leader can state that, or in a formal way, one-on-one to say that maybe we will not, if we see something like that happening to say immediately, maybe we will not do that, okay, so that's something to keep in mind, these are some of the general guidelines, then prayer, you know, this is an area which prayer and the group prays together, there can be a lot of growth, there can be a lot of strength, we are inviting, you know, God's presence and God's power to work in our midst, so definitely prayer is to be part of the live group, cell group, I'm sorry, I'm just using these words interchangeably, live group and cell group, because that is what we call it right now, so we can ask each member to include the cell members and also the ministry of the group in their personal prayer time, so each person in the group can individually pray for the cell group, usually pray for the people in the cell group and the needs that they were mentioned there, so they can do that in their personal prayer time also, and one of the things to keep in mind is the vision of the church, okay, what is the vision of the church, okay, well the vision of the church may have been explained when they join the church or maybe it's reiterated every Sunday and, you know, at all people's church, you know, it's done that the vision of the church is reiterated every Sunday during the announcement time, right, and so that vision is to be always kept in the foremost in our mind, this is what we are as a church and the fact that we are all part of that church, okay, so these are some things to keep in mind, okay, then what happens, you know, in a typical meeting, let's say if it's one and a half hours, now this is just a suggestion, right, it's a suggestion, so it's a it's a good suggestion, you know, these are some things which will work, so we can do that, but it can be flexible, right, so what happens, 10 minutes, you know, people arrive, let's say you say okay, six o'clock, we will start and it's a like a Friday evening or a Saturday evening, six o'clock, so people come, then there is, you know, some refreshments which are which is not mandatory, but it's an option, right, maybe, you know, that it's a little bit of feels that okay, they are not in a position to serve refreshments every time, but mostly, you know, at least one tea, coffee or juice or something, it's possible, but let's say they are not able to, then no pressure, right, no force, no pressure, so they can meet and then if there are no refreshments, right, they're just talking and then a short time of worship after that, okay, maybe there's someone in the group who can lead, who can maybe play an instrument, so they can be songs of praise and worship or if there is no one to lead and no one to play, then they can even play music, play a video and sing along to that, right, they can play, the library leader can choose some songs, you know, play some songs, maybe some three songs, one after the other, if it's 10 minutes, 12 minutes, you know, that will be the time and the group can, you know, sing and worship, sing along and worship, okay, then there could be a 10 minute icebreaker, but, you know, to get to know people, etc., but if it's a group that knows each other, then you can use that time for, you know, for the praise and worship as well, you know, and five minutes to talk about the vision of the cell group, if there are newcomers to talk about, you know, what the cell group is about, how often they meet, why they meet, etc., you know, that can be again shared, then they can, there will be a study of God's word with the discussions, okay, now, now this, this is something that I just wanted to kind of emphasize. In a cell group model of the church, what happens is that the cell, this church normally suggests or sometimes mandates in the sense says, okay, this is what needs to be shared in a cell group, primarily, you know, most of the time this is what needs to be, if the cell group is meeting, then this is what they can or they can or they cannot do, right, so, so what is it when it comes to the word study, one thing that at all people's search, what we suggest is that the cell group studies the sermon which was already shared on Sunday, so when I say studies, you know, it means that they would look at the practical application of it, okay, now, because everybody's part of church, everybody's, everybody in the group is attending all people's church, okay, so they've, they would have attended the church on Sunday or watch the service online, now when they're meeting together, they're talking about the message, okay, how that message was relevant to them, applicable to them, how they were able to apply it in their own lives, what they learned and maybe, you know, they could also be talking about, well, this was difficult, you know, I didn't understand this and there would be others in the group who'd be able to share or maybe the life group, the cell group leader himself or herself would be able to answer that, okay, so now let me just quickly share about the content that is being there that could be followed, just give me a minute, I'll do that, now, you know, the reason why we do this is that, you know, so that the group, see, let's say there are about 12 groups or 12 or more live groups, cell groups in the church, then, you know, you cannot have a situation where each group is doing different things, okay, like let's say you have a cell group that is currently following what is happening on Sunday, you know, Sunday morning service, so they are following that sermon, then let's say if you have another cell group and they are doing a study on, let's say, the book of Daniel or the End Times, then you have another group which is doing gospel, you know, study on the gospels and then there is no, there's no cohesiveness, there's no, you know, everybody is doing their own thing and, you know, so then each person is doing things differently, right, and they're not growing together, well, they are, well, see, since they're looking at God's word, yes, there is growth, but there is no unity, there is no focus on what everyone is doing as believers, as body of the, as members of the body of Christ, a body of Christ, right, so let me just share, you know, see what we, I don't know if you've noticed, you might have seen it, in, in the, in our website, we have these sermons and we have the sermon notes, right, so let me just share that, okay, so we have, what do you have, we have a sermon note and in the sermon notes, now this is last Sunday's message, okay, so January 23, the title was How to Receive What God has Provided, okay, so that was the sermon that was shared, message that was shared, so now there is, this is a life group study guide, okay, so it comes with a guide for the study, so it says, okay, here is something's listed, listen to God's word, it is take turns to read the following scripture, okay, Romans chapter 4, 17 to 21, so basically about what Abraham did, he refused to waver away from the promises of God, right, and a few other things that he did, so we're gonna, you know, we'll be studying about that, so, so everyone reads this, the next one is investigate God's word together, okay, discuss the following based on the steps of faith, okay, that was shared in the sermon from Romans 4, 17 to 21, okay, refusing to waver, okay, that's something refused to waver, maybe, you know, each person can share an example, okay, this is how this happened to me, and I faced this challenge, and this is how I was able to practice this, I refused to waver, or somebody could share, you know, every time there was a challenge, yes, I wavered at the promise of God, so this is something that I learned, right, that I should not refuse, or should refuse to waver, waver meaning, you know, to change my mind, to, you know, to move from this, to think about this one moment, and then the other thing, the other moment, you know, I should not waver, I should be steady, right, I would get back to the word of God, get back to believing God, okay, and okay, becoming stronger in faith by praising God, so these are some things that the group can talk about, the group can discuss, and maybe somebody can ask a question, you know, how do I, how do I refuse to waver, how do I stand strong, see, because I get flooded with thoughts of doubt, I get flooded with thoughts of anxiety, our anxious thoughts, yes, I believe God, but then when these things come, then how do I do that, you know, how do I stand strong, so, you know, the others who have actually heard the sermon, who have looked into the word, they share their insights, okay, so you see there's a discussion, so it's not one person preaching, but here it's a study, so the life group, a cell group leader is actually facilitating the discussion, okay, there was already an input from the sermon, the previous, I mean that Sunday, so the group is meeting, and they are discussing, the group leader is facilitating the discussion, maybe by asking questions, maybe by asking people, what do you think, you know, how are you able to put this into practice, did you face any challenges, did you learn anything new, so the cell group leader is not preaching a message again, but really reiterating, the cell group leader might take two minutes, hey, this is what we heard on Sunday, looked at this, we studied the scripture, and so very quickly, maybe the cell group leader or anyone in the group could reiterate and summarize and review that sermon, right, so that everybody, okay, everybody is also, memory is refreshed, saying, hey, yes, we remember this is what we heard on Sunday, and then quickly go into the discussion, okay, so this is online, so it talks about fellowship and also talks about prayer, just to help the life group leaders to give, you know, the life group can actually follow this, they can come prepared, the life group can come prepared, having gone through this, because it's a study guide, so this comes with this sermon note, so the sermon note is also there, the sermon outline and the sermon notes are there, they can listen to the sermon, following along with the sermon notes, and come prepared with the study guide, and that can happen when they are meeting, okay, so you see that, what is the advantage of that, right, what happens when we do that, well, the whole church, let's say you have many cell groups, then everyone in the cell group is growing, right, is growing in understanding of the word that was shared on Sunday, okay, so everyone in that group, you know, irrespective of what level of faith or what level of maturity they are in, maybe based on the challenges they face, etc., they're able to put to practice this word, okay, they come to a place of being able to practice the word, apply the word in their personal lives, so what happens when we apply the word in our personal lives, you know, we see the power of it, okay, we see the power of the truth at work in our personal lives, it's no longer a theory, right, it's something that is practiced in our lives, it's not just a theory that is just there for the understanding, it is something that is practiced, and when we practice it, okay, we face some challenges, what are the challenges, you're encouraging one another, and the word of God becomes even more deeply entrenched in our hearts, right, so the word of God is, it needs to be deeply entrenched in our hearts for it to bear fruit, so we know the parable of the sower, right, the enemy tries to take away, when challenges come, the thorns try to choke the word, and then, you know, desires for other things, pride of life again tries to, you know, stifle the growth of the word, but when we do this, the word is nurtured, the word of God is cared for, it is watered by faith, and it's not just, you know, me doing this alone, but I'm doing it with other friends who are on the same journey of growing to be like Jesus, of wanting to be like Jesus, wanting to follow Him, and wanting to do His will, so I'm doing it in the company of others, and growing spiritually, okay, so you see that it's different because it's not one person preaching the other's listening, but it's actually, you know, something that we've already heard that was preached that particular Sunday, now I am getting a deeper understanding of it by discussing it, I'm getting a deeper understanding of it by applying it, and whatever maybe did not work, maybe I did something wrong, right, or my expectation was wrong, and all that gets corrected, and I'm encouraged to continue following God's word, and that happens in the small group, and finally we have about 15 minutes of prayer and ministry, now this is for a, you know, 90 minutes meeting, now if it's for a two hour, 120 minutes meeting, it can vary, now this is again just a suggestion, right, but the thing is to have this in mind what follows next, what comes after next, so it's good for the cell group leader to have this in mind, so that, you know, he or she can be flexible, but you need to, you know, at no point should be thinking, okay, what happens next, what should we do next, right, so you already have a clear path, okay, this is done, this is done, so there's no wasting of time, and you're already going from one thing to the next, but to be also mindful of what God is doing, right, mindful of the fact, and be open to the fact, as long as you know that it is God leading, right, maybe the prayer time will be more, or maybe the worship time will be more, and that can happen, okay, so you see, you know, the beauty of it, the value of this, right, so now, you know, different life groups have different kinds of, you know, content that is being discussed, now, there could be a new believer's cell group, you know, you can call it differently, and maybe that's only looking at the foundational things, right, well, you could do that also, but then to make it known, to make it known to the leadership, okay, this is what we're going to be doing for some time at least, right, because everybody's a new believer, they haven't gone through the foundational doctrines yet, so maybe take some time to do that, only the foundations, so that everybody's strong, and the foundations also, you know, you have the content, as far as APC is concerned, like, you have the foundation's course, you have, so, you know, several things can be, can happen, I remember we had something called a workplace professionals group, okay, so these were workplace professionals, people who were, people who were working professionals, sorry, working professionals group, so they were professionals, they were working in different companies, now they were getting together, and the content which they discussed was from the book, you know, marketplace ministry, and, you know, I forget the exact title of the book, but, so that was something that they used, and they used that as, you know, something for, let me just get the name of the Google book, I think, timeless principles for the workplace, so they used that as content for the, for their, for their life groups, so they would have their, their questions around that, because they, they face certain challenges in the workplace, so they would find their, you know, answers for the kind of challenges, and how to go about doing it, how to be a believer, how to, you know, work effectively at the same time, you know, not lose your testimony, right, and, and so on, so, so these things would happen, and it's important what is the content that is being discussed, what is the content around, you know, that is also important, right, okay, now, yeah, so any questions here, any questions that you might have, okay, I'm just sharing the notes again, okay, right, fine, so then, you know, looking at as a group meeting, so there is a balanced emphasis, right, balanced emphasis, when we say balance, it's wholesome, it's not leaning to one side alone, you know, there is worship, there is prayer, there is study of the word, there's fellowship, evangelism, everything, like, so it is important that the group, or the cell group, leader keeps this in mind, hey, let's not, you know, just focus on like one thing and then leave out the other, right, let there be a holistic emphasis on all this, so that the one who is, the ones who are attending will grow up to be disciples, ministers, and leaders, okay, so, so there is this person by the name Jim Hagley, so he developed two tools called, you know, upward, inward, outward, and forward, upward, inward, outward, and forward, so the focus, you know, if you look at some of these scriptures, the words of the Lord Jesus, like Matthew 28 and 22 and verse 38, said, love your God, love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind, right, so the focus, the emphasis needs to be upward, where we are loving God, where we are spending time with God, we are loving him, you know, with all our heart, wholeheartedly, with all our mind, with all our thinking, and so on, right, then it's also inward, okay, inward, when we say inward, we are talking about in the life group, okay, in the cell group, so upward, we're focusing on God, each person in the life group, you know, the emphasis is spending time with him, loving him, adoring him, worshipping him, praying, then inward, meaning you're focusing within the cell group, okay, so Matthew 22 and verse 39, the Lord says, love your neighbor as yourself, so how am I, you know, within the life group, within the cell group, am I, you know, loving my neighbor, loving God, and I'm loving my neighbor, right, helping one another, sharpening one another, correcting one another, so loving a neighbor, okay, then it is also outward, which is reaching out, right, go therefore, Matthew 22, 19, go therefore, make disciples, so it's also reaching out to others, to share the gospel, to invite them, to learn, to follow Jesus together with you, and also going forward, meaning raising up leaders, teaching them to obey all that I've commanded you, the Lord Jesus, and Matthew 28, 20, so we're looking at all that, right, so the upward value, if you want to look at it in detail, is a regular experience of God's presence in worship, in looking into the word, and encountering him, and sharing about what he's doing in our lives, personally, and so on, right, so this is not just a traditional thing, this is not just a prayer time, a worship time, it should not be just a list there, which needs to be ticked off, right, okay, now we had prayer, fine, now we had worship, fine, but it's really a time to connect with God, and a time to encounter his presence, right, so the upward focus, the inward focus, again, we are living, journeying together, moving together as people in the cell group, committed people, so committed to one another, committed to the, committed to the Lord, so how can we do that, how can we, as friends, over a period of time, how can we do that effectively, helping one another, be the best they can be, helping one another to be, to follow the Lord the best way possible, and so on, right, then outward, of course, is in their workplace, in whatever they are doing to be, to go, to reach out, to make disciples, right, and forward, when you say forward focus, it is on helping others who are already following the Lord to be leaders, to be disciples, to be disciples who are making disciples, okay, so training the people on biblical principles and to be disciples, just like how we see in the word, word of God, who also go ahead and make disciples, now this would help in, now in theory, this seems very simple, but we know that it can be challenging when we actually put it to practice, but it's a good thing to keep this focus or keep this emphasis in every cell group, so, you know, if a cell group is just inward looking, you know, taking care of the needs of the cell group member, and forgetting to place an emphasis on the upward focus, right, then it becomes a very self-centered life group, they're just looking at their lives, you know, my needs, other people's needs, and even it can be, you know, it's a good thing to take care of one another's needs, but if you're not going to be focusing on, you know, looking at God, seeking Him, and looking to Him, then we are missing out a very important aspect of discipleship, right, because first of all, it, the Lord Jesus said, I choose you so that you might, He chose the disciples so that they might be with Him, and that He might send them out, so the being with Jesus, the upward focus is very, very important, so this inward focus should be, should not be at the cost of leaving out the upward focus, right, so that's why we said it's a holistic group, which means equal emphasis on each of these things, so let's say the cell group is meeting only for, you know, fellowship and friendship and catching with one another, and they're forgetting to focus on, hey, what can we do to reach out? What can I do, or what can each of us do in our workplace or in our homes, you know, in our neighborhood to reach out to share the gospel? If that focus is not there, then again, we become a very self-centered group, you know, just concerned about having fun, good time, or it just becomes a Christian, you know, Christian club, right, Christian group meeting together, having good fun, clean fun, but, you know, not going beyond that, okay? Okay, so at the other time, at the other, you know, I must also say that at the same time, let's say the group is just focusing on outward, focusing on missions, and forgetting the fact that we are all people who need to fellowship, who need to, you know, be with each other, take care of each other's needs, and so if you forget that, then again, it becomes, you know, very, very transactional, right, by that, I mean, okay, what is the thing that we need to do? Let's do that, let's get the job done, and we're not worried about, you know, one another, or we don't care about relating to one another, and, you know, praying for one another, and just being friends with one another, you know, all that aspect is left out. We are, like, very meeting in a very regimental manner, right, okay, what is the job, let's do the job, and then let's get back, right, so that is why we said, you know, it's a good thing to keep in mind, so it's a, you know, very easy thing to remember, so it's upward, inward, outward, and forward, okay, so these four emphasis for the self-group, okay? Okay, so next class we look at how to lead a self-group, okay, now these are all, you know, some of the foundational basics things we are talking about, self-groups, and so we're going to look at that, so, you know, the thing is, maybe, you know, the church which you are part of might be having a different model of ministry for small groups, and that's fine, we're just sharing, you know, something which is possible as a small group for disciple making, okay, so it's good to know this, it's good to understand this, so that if you have an opportunity to do something like this, then it would be great, right, if you, if you can use these principles and use this model to build believers, to be disciples, right, okay, okay, so we'll stop here, we'll catch up again next week, God bless guys, God bless you.