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Version 1.00May t99j
Available ftom:Damansara UtaEa Methodist Church
34, Jalaa SS 25/28Taea! Mayang
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Table of ContentsI n t r oduc t i on
. . . . . . . 4The Cell Meeting Agenda: . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Purposes of lce Breakers . . . . . . ,
. . . . . . . 6Oifferent Types of lce-Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , ' . 7For Mix ing Around and cet t ing croup part ic ipat ion
. . . . . . . . . . . .8f o r Ge t t i ng Acqua in ted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15For Star t ing Communicat ion Among Cel lMembers . . . . . - . . . . .11Complete the follow.ng sentences:Pos i t i ve Peop le . - . . . . . , . . . . . . . 17c h i t d h o o d . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . l 8A b o u t M y F a m i t v . . - . . . . - . . . . 1 8A b o u t M y s e t f . . - . . . . . . : . . : . : : . ' '
' . . . . . . l eAbou t Myse l f - My Fee t i nos .
- " " " ' : " ' . . . . . 2oAbout Myseff - Mi opinlo-ns . . . . . .
' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' . . - . 21About Myset f - M i c i , , i . t " i i r , . . . . . . . : . . . : . : : : : : . : : : . . : : : . . . . . . . . . . .3 ,
D. For Enmuraging Teamwork or Group Rjationship . . . . . . . . . . . 24Appendix 1: Let Me Introduce you . . . . . . . . . . . . - . . . . . 2TAppendix 2: peopte Bingo
. . . . . . .eaAppendix 3: cinger Bread Man . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 0App€ndix 4: Creative DraMng . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 1Appendix 5: t.e. Test I
f . e . T e s t 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2t . Q . T e s t 3 . . . . . : . . " " " " ' 3 3t . e . T e s t 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ' 3 4t . e . T e s t _ A n s w e r s . . : : . . : : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 :
qpp€{dk 6: Top Ten Worst tcebreakers /vEyER to Be Used!! . . . - . . . . . . . . . . .37
This is a collection of ice breakers for Cell Groups (CG) accumulated ovet the years.Jhey w-ere collated ftom various sources including training resource books, those usedin-ourdifferent Cell Groups, the Intemet and fiom those who had attended seminars orworkshops that had some interesting ones. Over the years, C"ffl""O"o f.rn OUVCand other.churches have requested'this -rpirrti"n j" m"v-o!9"i-io'rppr"","," ,n"values of ice breakers.
I hope this small collection is heloful in making your cell meeting more excrting andmeaningful. lf you have come across interesting and hefptrf ice OrJafrclsi please sendth.em to me to be added to the ne)c release. n,iy con"truifue uoliJu'iiJ,ior tr,i" ,"",,u"rwill be appreciated.
May God continue to bless you in your Cell ministry !!
Pastor Chris Kam
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l. Introduction
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l l . The Cell Meeting Agenda:
MeetingAgenda
SpiritualDynamics
Duration
Welcome(Ice-breakers)
Man to man 10 minutes
Worship(Minisry)
Man to God 20 minutes
Word@dification)
God to Man 4 5 - 6 0minutes
Works(Vision)
Man to man 30 rninutes
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lll. Purposes of lco Breakers
1. Brings everyone in the cell to a common focus. Every member watks into the cellmeeting with different emotion, purpose, attitude etc.
2. lt is NOT a game per s€, but an activity that helps people to take the focus offthemselves in order to feel at ease with each other. lt may require each person tosay something on a pre-determined topic, or for small groups of two or three toaccomplish a simple iask in a limited time.
3. lt helps bind peopte to peopte, usually on a supemcial level but thats what it'ssupposed to achieve.
4. lt helps break the ice! Especially so for people who are new, or shy. An ice-breakeris non-threatening, which everyone, young or old in faith and age, introvert orextrovert, easy{oing or serious in charact€r, children or adults, can participate.Therefore you get everyone involved right from the beginning of a cell meeting!
5. lt enables you as a cell leader to understand something about your members whichyou can later emphasize as a need during worship or edification time.
POINTERS
1. Some cell leaders feel that ice-breakers are a waste of time. Nolt They areextemdy valuable for cells that are beginning to know each other or cells that havebeen together for a long time.
2. lt is a TOOL to help you take the first step into each otheds lives.
3. Pray and ask God to give you wisdom in choosing an ice-breakef that would beappropriate for the occasion. We have found out that an ice.breaker chosen withcare allows God to minister to some people during the cell meeting.
4. Do not tty to think of an ice-breaker jusi prior to a cell meeting. Treat it as seriouslyas l'ou would prepare for edification or worship.
5. Use a resource list of ice-breakers. Keep notes of new ice-breakers that you rnayhave discovered in seminars, crnventions etc.
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6. Oo not expect too much out of ice-breakers, i.e. don,t allow it to beoorne a sharingsession, unless it's meant to be aMake _sure you rem,"t"6;;;i3$:ln'iffil"JJi,:r1",ffi H,j;""iJl,T?,i.,13.tf you find a member going overboard, jurt s""dy i"ilpii;e m"iG ana ast t imto bring it up during supper time, or any other part of ir,e "ert meeting which youdeem appropdate.
7. In general, at the earlier life of the Cell Group, time for ic€_b,reakers may begenera y tonger. please see the diagram above: ;i.fi-ei"Lp iif" 6r"re - AgendaPattem".
8. USE ICE-BREAKERS AT EVERY MEETING!! This is also to send a silent messageto your members that you take ice_brcakers seriouslv!
lV. Different Tyires of lce€reakers
A. ForMixing Arcund and Getting Group participation.
B. For Getting Acquainted
C. For Stafting Communication Among Ce[ Members .
D. For encouraging Teamwork or Group Relations
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A. For Mixing Around and Gefting Group participation
1. Let me lntroduce you (Appendix i)
Welcome all your guests (inctuding chitdren) and explain what you will be doingfor the nioht-Hand outihe pre.print€d sheets of paper and a pen/pencil to everyone. pteaser!ore rne attemative questions for children.Ask them to w.ite down their resDonses.Collect all the sheets of paper after everyone has finished fillinq in therrpanrcutars. Separate the children,s sheets ftom the adults_Ask one person to select a sheet from the collected pite and have hir/herintroduce the person indicated on the she€t. Have the chirdren intioouce eacnoner ttfst from the children's oile.
l5r_,1_"-i:igg!"i"n,.the newty intoduced person in rum draws from the piteano ooes the same introduction-Continue through the pile until all are introduced.
People Srhgo (Appendix 2)
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a. Distribute the pEOpLE BINGO Sheet to everyons., ";, ;,,,; 1; i.;.b. l
the word 'Go',_ have everyiine fnd somione who his the ciaraaeristicsh:yl.on any of these squares and'initial his/her name in that square. Therestriction here is that you ars allowed a maximum of two initialsfrom o!!eperson.
c- The.p.erson -with a
squares initialled across, vertically of diagonauy,..wiii shoutr _or\e\J-..uvnen tnree persons have shouted BINGO, the game stops._ro.
llTal(? it jntgrestjng, you.may want to pick one, or all,.of thewinnersrb6 reaOout loud who had initialled the squares, for eg., "Oh .. I didnt know John hasdimculty resisting chocotates."
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a. Everyone must bestanding in pairs. lfthere is a person without a pj;n;r, h€/she. will later pair up with a Mnner from an existing pair.b- Three. symtols are used: Bird (all fngers tips &nverge at a point,life the beak
of a bird), Stone (hands clenched like a fstj and Watjr (fngers att ouistretcfrea).c. ln pairs, at the end of a count to three (loudly in unlsoni, eictr pprsgn-will show
a symbol. A bird will win over watbr @ird drinks wateri, stone'o:ji Uird (stoneinjures bird) and water over stone (ivater sinks in water)r. The wiriner witt Oe the
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one who is the lirst to have a total of three wins.d. The winnerwillgo to the next winner of another pair and repeat the above. The
loser will be eliminated from the game and will sit down. A sole winner willemerge afler a few rounds, depending on the number of people.
Another variation of this game is using Scissors, paper & Stone. All symbds exceptbird and scissors are the same. Scissors is symbotised by wo fingdrc (index andmjddle) outstretched and thg rest clenched, like showing the numb€r two. Scissorswrn paper, paper win stone and stone win scissors.
Jumping Up and Down
Get into pairs. Count the number of abhabets in your name. Add your partne/scount to yours. Holding each otheis hand (botl hands), jump up and dor.n together,the numberoftimes according the total score counted iust now.
Memory game
Write about 40 to 50 v,ords on a big piece of paper or transparency. Show it forabo_rrt 30 seconds. People are to write down on their own piece of paper as manyas they can rememb€r. The winner will be the one with the most nuhGr of words.
6. Nice to:Meet You !
Pass€ large softloy (e9. Teddy bear, Aig gird, Cartoon {fiaracter eac.) ftom oneparlicipant to another. At each pelson, explain to him that he is to greet ttle toy .Hai,BQBidrd (name ottoy), my name is Matthew (his name). Nioe to ;e€t you.". At thispoint he is to _greet the toy with an ac{ioni as well (hand shake, hug etc.)S_ubsequent participanb mlst not have the sarne aclion iom previous greaiigs. tnother words, every ac{ion is unique. This continues until the last person.
Now do the same thing again but this time instead of doing it to the soft toy, taketums to do it to tho person on the right.
7. Buzcame ,
Sit in cirde and each person will take tums to audibly count off one at a time. At amuttiple of say 5, buzz instead of the numbers is said.
variation: IJse different numbers and sounds.
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8. Rldiculous Answers to Slrange euesrbrs
Oistribute.two pieces of paper to each person. On the first piece of paper, write aquestion that comes to mind. On the second piece, write the answeiid tne quesrion.Eg. why does the bird nap its wings? To fly, of course! coled aI theluestirns intoa single pile, mixing them wefl. Do tne sahe wittr the answers into a second pire.Each.person will lhen randomly take a question and an answereactr. Ue wil tnenreao tne question first, then the answer.
9. Sarte Surname
9:,_t"_r:,"]y:: ,1" groups_of peopte with sumames having rhe sama arphabet (orrange or atphabets, eg. A - E, F - J, etc.) for the first letter. Afler you have gotten intoyourgroups, share wilh one one anotherone thing you would normallydowhen youhave some free time.
10. Udle Fingers
What do you usuatly do wilh your litfle finger?
11: Your First lmiresstori
Distribute a sheet of paper to everyone. The leader has a list of words that he isqomg. ao re6d cl.:t one at a time, gi/ing a pause of 1O seconds (ptease time it usinga watch). As it is being read, write down what comes to youi minO oforrr firstmpresson) in one, two or three words. When all the wods are read out,,.the leaderwill 90 through'dach wod and have ihe group share what their,first impressionswera. .., .;
Exampfe of list: McDonald, proton Saga, Msrcedes Benz, The Name oi yourCl1urch, The Name ot your Senior paitor, politicians, Bible Study, euiet Time,Movies, Malaysian Orfuers, Children, your Cell Group, Siubbom peoite,.God, HolySpirit, etc. (Mako up your own tist)
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9n lpiece of paper, write down an action that you want the person on your right todo. The trick is, the leaderwill tum it around and say, now fou do itl
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13. Telephone
You must not look a, ,n" ,",:r,pT_1n?n sotving this probtem. lt is a test of yourIl:i:ifffi'fi, llt"liXlfli?ili* Fhd g" 'u' o'r "iiiri" nuiibers on a rereprroneaverage tim;i! id:-";";."'l:1
"'ibers on the dial' what is the answea (Themurtip-ry usini ttre-jfi;;:"'
can you beat it?) Answer is zero because you will
14. Adjectives
Taking fums, each person is to introduce himself or hersell using an adjective thalstarts with the same arphabet as.hivhe, ili na-m;:'#,a;, Joyftrt John,Kemaftabte Roger, Arristic Ai Leen, fr{r."uf "..il-ung;;g Jt". *.
15. t ser Game
"tJ::fii#":ffi:TJril,*i:";I:l1q tums' each person must nanE one thinsaoventurous g.up ,nur6",',rlJllent
from everyone else. (For example, ai
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1 6. Ttigonometty
8tr"lfri;t l3;i'riT""Rilf-'i::t:fJ,.i" ".r." piece or paper raree enoqshidentify with i" t,i*r "i'ir'"ii iil
gtolrp' which of these svmbols do eacfr of thin"conect, answer. _. _.-.. _,laracter, and why do they say so? fner"t i"- no
17. crey Elephant from Denma*
ffi:"XTi,??tffffi::'.tJJT#:y*e' Read the instructions berow in sequence.any m|stakas-
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a. PtCKanumberfroml-9O. SUBTMCT 5c. MULTIPLY by 3
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d. SQUARE it (i.e. muttipty by itsetf)e. tr more than one digit ADO uo th; DIGITS until you get only one digit (i.e. 64 =6+4 = 10 = 1+O = 1)f. lF. your_cunent VALUE is tess than S, then add S ... otheMise subtract 4g. MULTtpLy bv 2h. SUBTRACT 6
l. lnlt: DtGtTjo a tetter !n the ALPHABET 1=A, 2=8, etc.I :1yK a name or a COUNTRY th€t begins with that letterK. TAKEIhE SECOND LETTER iNihE CbUNTRY,S NAMEr. I H|NK or an ANTMAL that begins with that LETTERm. THTNK ofthe coloR ofthat iNtMAL
Get everyone to share theiranswer. tt should be:A.grey elephant from Denmark.
18, How many squares are (here?
How many squares are there in the following diagram?
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19. Wodd Vlews
Have lots of old magazines and newspapers ready. Have the members take someand. browse rhrough for some piaurds br words 'whiA;;;#;';;;'quatiries
thewodd tooks for in peopte. Tear out the pictlrre; o; w;;s ;;J'ii-groups or rour, retthem share with one another the reasons for their choices
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20. How Are you keling?
Hand out two sheets of paper to each cell member. Onrransparency, llash the following words:
ANXIETYSoRROWPEACEACCEPTANCE
FORC|yElV€SSHEALINGREJECTEDLOVE
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PATIENCECONFUSEDO€PRESS€D
GUILTPAINCOMFORTHOPE
on^the-first sheet of paper, ask )rour members to writ€ .down a wod from the list that-o.-9:gb:-._h?y th:y feet in_ their hearts right now. On ttre secona street, they witlwnte down ons olher word that describes what they want Jesus {o bring to ihemtonight. Then each taking tums to share what has blen written.
21. Etephant, Rhino and Rabbil
Theplayers sit in a.tight ckcle with .A, in the middle. "A" points to sorneon€ in thecrrde and sa)6 either .Elephant., Rhino., or,Rabbit". it" p"6n rc *r,o, f,"poinb must either put his h;nds behind his bacf ror trre ;naLoiF,'p,li i," t "no" into. fists in front cf his nose for.the "Elephant", or put bottr R-.G on [i-, io". l'�,tn t ro- ;nda( fngers pointi;rg upward tcr the lnrrinor. fi," t*o'p""pr"ln';il;;#f il;pla)€r must put an open hand facing .A. to tr,e n st pravli" [eJ ijrt "pn"nr "naa fst to the othe/s head for "Rhino;. for naOuit" ndy musipii-" nit rc n. nu"o
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of this must be don" U-"6." l,J*unt ot r.n.lr any one of the three hits to do his part, he becomes "A..
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22. clnger Bread Man (Appendix 3)
,:""",JilP "t the diagEm indicated, which Ginger Bread Man do you identify with
23. Creatr.ve Drawing (Appendix 4)
Distribute the diagram in AooentT, *'p "G ii" ffiJ1,p:!,ifi{ :!1?:!l:,;':$,?SH::,r;;completion, spread out the diagrams on the floor for aff to sl.l- '..-:
24. /.Q. Iesf (Appendix 5)
This is a good ice-breaker when you want something to work the mind.atitln
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B. For Getting Acquainted
1. Guess My ,........
Take tums to guess the ...-............ ofthe person on your right.
a. occupationb. hobbyc. favourite type of movie (omance, action, comedy etc-)d- (Make your own)
What Would you Do ,.....
What would you do if you were to see .....
a person being robbed?a person drowning?a house on fire?a child crying at the oadside?a man-sitting down on the pavement looking dazed?a bid in the bushes seemingly hurt?
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3. Thtee Facts and A Lia
Have everyone write on a sheet of paper four startements about themseves, ofwhic*r three are facts and one a lie. L"!"s trrn.-i"-;J;iru;sta;'m-Jl;,ever)rone is given a chance to guess which siatefilent is a i;
Portrait of My Job
9-Ye :veryone a sketch paper and ask them to draw a picture of their Jbbs. uponcompletion, give an opportunity to exptain trek stetcti ''-'-
yatiari). .'/4s eaci perso n shows their sketcl.- have lhe rcst of therrembers guesstheir omupation.
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5. My Chitdhood photo
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thepnotos and mix them well and lay them out on the noor. iu"ryone will have achance to guess who is in the photo.
6' Taking Things for cranted
Pair up and swap watches. Ask each other to describe the faces on thetr watches.Variation: you may want to use cons.
7. Order your priorities
Order Your prioritiesin the following:
9. Iusive Age
Each personthe bllowing:
Telephone RingingCrying BabyKettle BoilingClothes outdoor and nin is siading to fa
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8. Common lnterest
l-1 :q *ial. "9.eone, preferably somebody you don,t know we : Find outsomethiog of interest which is crmrnon to both-ofvou.
is given a sheet of pape'r. The leader will instruct every person to do
a- Write down your house number.b. Multiply it be 2c. Add 5d. Multipty by 50e. Add your agef. Add 3659- Exchange your sheet of paper with a partner.n- suDtFact 615 ftom the resutt on youi partne/s sheet of paper.
The &st part ofthe numbers is the housJ address and the last Wo digits witt be yourparlnet's age. Now you know the age of your padner !
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C. For Starting Gommunication Among Cell Members
Complete the following sentences:
1. Caring for someone means ...
2. Acc€pting others is ...
3. In a group I like to...
4. At times I am afraid to reach out to others because ...
5. Not being accepted by others is...
6. I'm tumed off by peopte who ...
7. I tum off people when | ...
8. I feel comfortable with people who ...
9. The last tirne I got really angry was .....
10. lf I could imp.ove my relationship with others, I would ...
11. I was once mistaken for.......
12. One major problenr I had to solve this year was ....
13. One ofthe best things I ever got for free was....
14. One thing I can,t stand to be nagged about is ....
15. One thing which has stressed me out this week .....
16. One thing which makes me feel guilty ........
17. One lhing which t do not understand about the opposite sex is .......'18. One part'c lar dayinight that I wanted to laSt fcrever was ...
19. Let rne telt you about my best earthly friend...
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lf I could choose my career over again I would ...21. The hardest thing lhave everdone
22. The greatest cornpliment I have ever received was .-..
Posltive people
23. What isfhe most encouraging thing iou have said or done to someone in the last
24. What is the most encruraqino thino snmo^.^ r,-.oneweek? _ , hing someone has said or done to you In the last
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Childhood
28. What is your earliest childhood memory?
29. What childhood fantasies do you have?
30. How would you describe your childhood?
31. Describe your grandparents?
32. Describe your childhood / teenage experience ...I L '
Vt/ho are your best and worst teaehers in achool?
l&Iat did you enjoy most in primary school?.
Say something positive about the person neK to you.Aftrm a good quality in the person nexr ro vou.
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.fte paperto the left aoain r,^rir ri- ^-l^ull.co]'erwhat has been written. Trren pass$:ff ''f .g:l;ffi :';;fi ffi ;"H;rilTJi::lTlfi :"-*l?Lu::f. Then
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34. What did you enjoy most in seconoary school?
35. What did you enjoy most in college or universig?
36. What childish things do you stilldo as an adutt?
37. What is the funniest story your mother te s about vou?aU
f#, could change two things about the way you were raised, whar woutd they
39. Where did you feel warmest and safest as a child?oo
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About My Famtty
11. How many brcthers and sisters do you have and who are you closest to?
42. Get lrourselves into groups of people with the following criteria:a. EHest in the fam vb. Younges in the hhitvc. Somewhere in the middle'd. Only ciild in lhe family
Share with one another what you like and dislike about being io that posffi.,i:{: I43. Couples to share how and where tney frst met..+4. Eetween the ages of Z and .l2... (primary scftool) [euaker euestions]
a. Where did you f ive ?b. tb,y many bmlhers and sisters did you have?c. What kind.of transportation did puit*i, "L,o. who was the person you fett closest lo?e- when did God bemme rnore than a word to you?
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5$. Who b lour hvourite relative? Why? :
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47. What talents do you wish you had?
48. Of all the material possessions you have, which gives you the most pleasure?
49. What do you think about when you cant sleep?
S. I:!" l*: items from your purse and wallet. Sharc something about yourselfthrough them.
5'1. On punctuality, whi,rh category do you falt into? Why? Can you improve on it?
a. Most ofthe time late. lt has become a habit no matter how you try to overcomeit.b. Just in time, mosuy. I will be pantr:ng ftom rushing.c. Afiive ahesd of time, within 30 minutes of the aAriat meeting or ap@inted time.
P-ut a few items into a small box, eg. pen, pencil, wa et, kelrs, watch, etc. On ao xo prece ot pap€r. write do/vn-your mme. Fold it and drop it into a seoarale Dox.Each member wil rhen araw a iirece of tr" f"td;tp";;.'i;iii's-offr';;, ,n"name on the paper, relate an item with the pu"on "nO "rpf"in ,n"nv] ''' "'
What is tha best gift that you can give to fourself.r :
When was the last dme you admitted l,ou were wro-ngt Why is it so.hard to do?Tell us one of the worst fights you have eve, gonun i"to.
}lt^1r_y^"i_n:l "O 'n the rnoming? The purpose is to find out what the motivatingrorc€s are In this person,s life. lt is a simpte.question, but, it takes a good dealolthought to answer
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62. What is the one thing you want to accomptish next week?63. What room in your house do you like best?
64, Tell us about your tirst da.te.
65. What is your hobby? What is the th,ng you do to relax?
66. Why did you choose to five,in KL (or the name of your town or cifi?About Myself - My Feetings
67. Do you worry positively or negativety? Why?
68. What is your greatest worry in life?
ut. H"_n^y-": !u ,?st rime you taughed h€arrity?Afler everyone has shareJ. t"tlil;-*-'tauoh ,n avaE^^ ̂ , . tfte follo,ving amazing facts: that cihitdr€nIaush an averase orsoo times eveqdtil;#;Jl'il::
70.l:y_*_u'O O"opt" "round lorJ |ate 'ou as a person who smites?Anereveqrcne has shared. tefl trem ite fdto,ving "rJ"i r""frii"t a,fldren smitean average of 400 times everyday ard grown-ups I 5 tinres.Use a faslal expression to show how lour,!€ar^lve€ldday has be€n?Oescribe how l,ou are feelins doht n"unny, ou"r"""i, ii;;: ;:"
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78. How have rcu embarrassed someone recenuy?
79. What was the happiest moment of vour life?
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What kind of store would you like to own and operate?
What is your ideal driveway for your dream home?
What would you do if someone jumped queue two persons in front of you?
lf you could take a pill that would enable you to live until you reach 1000 years,would you do it? why?
At a meat, your friends start belittting a common friend. What would do you do?
What do you value most in a human relationship?
lf you had a time machine that would work only once, what point in the.future o? inhistory would you visit?
lf you were to go and live on the moon and could carry only one thing, what wouldit be?
lnform everyone that they have just been given $1 OOO 0OO. Let each share howthey would use their newly gained.fortune.
ut Myseli - My Chrlstian Life
What b one thing you would like to give to your Senior Pastor as a birthday present;and why?
What yrould you like to do if given a choice ofjob in heaven?
We can appreo'ate God's creation by observing nature. Which of the things thatGod has created fascinates you the most?
Would you be willing to live a simpler life than you are cunently living? Why orwhynot?
lf you were to die this very moment, do you know where you would spendetemM E)elain.
What examples would you like others to follow about you?
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95. What is usua y the first thing that comes to mind when you think about cod?
96. In what areas of your life is it most difficult to trust God? Other peopte? yourself?
97. Who has been the greatest influence on your Christian life and why?
98. What made you decide to attend ihis church <nsed the name of your Church>.99. How would you live your life diff€renfly if you knew Jesus was coming back againin six months, time?'100. Do you have-a vision for your own life? lf you have, share what your vtsion is. lfnot, why not?
101. What do you think delights cod above everything else in your life?
102. What do you want written on your tombstone?
103. What do you.want said at your funeral?
104. Vvhat don't you wanl said at your funeral?
1 05. WouLi ybu like to know the exact date ot your death?
106. Who did cod use to bring you to the point where you knew you needed Jesus?
i 07. if )'cu courd change praces with a Bibte characier, who w6uio y.ori choose? wh jdA
108. What iS your favoudte book of the Bibte? WhW' . t .
109. Share. a versey'passage of scriptu{e that is most,neaningfut to you. Whyjs it so.,l
110. Share a recent answer to your prayers. ' a.
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In line with the edification time for the Cell rneeting, choose an appropriate velse,theme, phrase or vision statement. oetermine_ an6ao oriime novii "iv'gtr'lp" "r I:T:^"j-f?-T_!1 ,r,1 be in rhe cel croup. wtt" o, p,ini t " pi;;;;;rd' " ","*ot peper rarse en;;;;;;,; i""Iff il:t#il!fffl8i:Tifii,lil;Ll fiitr, rcopres accordins the number of oroups. cut tre papei inio ;;l;;;;;; p,""".,:T1:""! word as a singte piecul Mi, it "l ,p ""d s!th"ii-h";".'l oi". o,,r,"Sd !o', tne groups are to assembte ttre woits intJ *e pn."", o"iJ,'i""0 o"the leader. The tun is in taking from the pjle.ano teamingiJfV" "*"r.Jiil;",t;::"^pf^:t.-T1)f .have. The teaderwi
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pont ro note here is that most people will say that they co.e io tnu i"jirhe.loint to note here is that ,";i;;;;i; il".;;#i;;y;# i;;#c;ii:::T no! b€ca.use rh","'s s"od ;ibj;'"i6;;i;#'idft l;i#il,*iulll,iii"ij'Cdl Group.bve ard c€re shown. speni time .iusi ffi '',r'. 1.j|#"i';; il;n-ri,ia-6al aitiii"'',Cdl Grnrrn
Y!!::: Share wly you keep coming to this CeI Group? ts there someona whotEs -not been coming to the Ce
Groip? Do we need tb do something abod it?vaaaDon. S'hare why you are glad to be pan of this Celt Group.
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fl!9-, pi** of a car. Ask your cell members: if the car represenrs your cetlgroup, which part of the car do they think they are in terms o-ifu-n-Jtionatity, anawhv do they sav so? This is a oood, ice-br"ui"i to g"rg" ih"]. e"xtiiiot ownerstripof the cett group. you mav riant.to tist out the ;;r"", p*; i? J'""" u9. ,y.ur,ignition, petrol tank, engine, radiator, Oattery, seatslseJt O;1; ;-
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What God has done for her.What God has done for someone she knows.What God has done for all of us.Sornething she is thanktul for_
After sharing, she throws the ball of yarn to.someone els€ in the circte (whilel:.11'T_ato a t.ensrh of yam), who drch€slit and *p""i. *,. p.*"". wt.,everyone has shared severat times (or, toc tarse sroups, "i L!"ii-"*;, y*uqrs@ver ttpt the group has \4oven a web of iorti. ii,".ipb*Ji. ""1 o. *o*of the folbwtrrg suggestions:
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happens to the sroup *r,"n "orn"onJ iiii.-inlil ,".r" no*Finish with a brief talk about how the Bible instructs us to bear each othe/sprobtems, to share our haDoiness and sonows, to'oL it rn-kiiit" 1,u v".symbotizes the network ofties and retation"t ips u"t*eun ylu."].,!iil" ."", o, ,nucett members, which to mean something, ,riio" ,"i"i"ii,"il;"#*n".
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1. What is your name?
2. What do you work as?What is the name of yout school? (Chitdren)
3. Where is your hometown?where is your fathe/s or mothe/s hometown? (Chitdren)
4. W_hat is the best thing about yourjob?Which subject in schoot do you like best? (Children)
V/hat rlrould b€ one word that best descnbes me?Who is )'our bvourite teached (Children)
What is your prcudesl achievement?h whicfi subjec{ did you score the highest marks on your last exam? (Chitdr€n)
What is your lavourite fast-food?
8. What is your dream can (MeniWhat b one thing on the top on your shopping tist that you would buy if you hadthe rnoney? (Ladies)Wh€t b ),our Favourite toy? (Children)
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9. What is the deepest stronghold in the life of the person on your right?
8. Which person in the cell would you least likely invite to dinner? Whv? ,
7. Share the most recent lie you,ve told.
6. What is the biggest secret you've kept from your spouse?
5. . How often do you trim your nose hair?. r ' .1'.4. Name one person for whom you still harbor deep resentrnent and::, why?
,+3. lf.you could change one thing about someone in this cell, what would.: it be?, . i i
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